Where Are They Now? TONY WOLFE ’88 Tony is now in his 17th year as a social sciences teacher and coach at Buford High School, where he served as an assistant football coach for 10 years and was a part of three State Championship teams (2001, 2002, and 2003) and a state record 47-game winning streak. He was also head baseball coach all 17 seasons, winning more than 300 games and the 2011 AA State Championship. In 2007, he became head softball coach, winning a string of six straight State Championships and racking up a 190-31 record. Tony and his wife, Kim, have been married 23 years and have two daughters, Whitney, a sophomore softball player at Piedmont, and Peyton a freshman at Buford High School. “I still have many friends from my days at Piedmont and enjoy visiting several times a year to see my daughter. I know I wouldn’t have had the success I have enjoyed without the opportunity to attend Piedmont College,” Tony said. EDWARD BELL ’04 Ed Bell is a regional sales manager for Allstate Benefits in Atlanta and living in Glenwood Park. He is also a member of the National Association of Heath Underwriters, an advocacy group for health care and health insurance industries. When he is not working, Ed plays soccer with an Atlanta Silverbacks park league and
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softball. He also helped organize Atlanta Chess Mess, which now boasts some 230 members who meet twice a month at Manuel’s Tavern. As the name implies, it is a fun way to mix food, beverage and chess in a fun atmosphere. An art major at Piedmont, Ed said he finds graphic design has been a big help in designing communications pieces for work, and he also does a little graphic design on the side, creating fliers and logos. MICHAEL SANTOWSKI ’06 Michael lives in Cumming with his wife, Mattie. He is currently a vice president, principal banker in the Atlanta Business Banking Group of Wells Fargo, with an office in Duluth. Shortly after graduating, Mike began his career with Habersham Bank, where he completed a management training program that exposed him to many areas of banking. During his tenure, his focus was on credit analysis and commercial lending. Outside of work, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife, playing golf, traveling and exercising. He and his wife are regular attendees of North Point Community Church and are members of several small groups/Bible studies. “In the near future,” he said, “we plan to add to the family to carry on the Santowski name!”
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MALLORY DUMAS ’08 After graduation, Mallory moved to New York City for a summer fellowship with the International Radio and Television Society. Through IRTS, she interned at Sharp Entertainment and worked on a Food Network show. “I was mostly a production assistant, which means I did a lot of running around to make sure everything was where it needed to be.” In September 2008 she was hired by Food Network and is now an associate producer. “I work full time on writing and producing promos for Food Network and Cooking Channel. A normal day for me involves screening shows, writing scripts, searching for music tracks and much more. I love working in short form video and the people I work with everyday,” she said. In her free time, Mallory volunteers with the Learning Ally, recording textbooks for the blind and dyslexic. “I also swim, read and go to museums. I love living in the city and try to enjoy it as much as possible on the weekends. I’m not sure I’ll be in New York forever, but my career is here and that’s fine by me!” SPENCER WRIGHT ’98 When Spencer was hired right after graduation as director of the choral program at Dawson County High School, the program had about 25 students. Since then it has grown to nearly 225 students,