alumni alley Region-York/Poquoson/ Williamsburg Chapter of the American Red Cross and volunteers with local nonprofits including Edmarc and the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula. She lives in Yorktown.
{2001} Christy Tomlinson Morton (’01) has been appointed executive director of the Center for Rural Virginia. A Gloucester County native, Morton most recently served as deputy director for external affairs and policy development under previous Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. She is finishing a master’s degree in political science from Virginia Tech. In addition, she is a graduate of the Sorensen Institute for Political Ledership (University of Virginia) and has received graduate certificates in the foundations of political analysis and environmental politics and policy. Morton lives in Glenns. Emilio Pesante (’01) led his own choir, Jubilee Chorale from Woodside High School in Newport News, to the White House to perform for President Barack Obama last December. The Jubilee Chorale sang carols, spirituals and other songs at the party given for people who helped with Obama’s campaign.
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Freddy Arsenault (’02) was featured in “Still on the Road,” a documentary that aired on PBS in 2013. He has appeared on Broadway in “The Taming of the Shrew,” “Henry V” and a number of other productions. Arsenault currently resides in New York.
Greg Andrew Dale (’03) married Amie Graham, who serves as Christopher Newport’s director of alumni relations and university events, in a candlelight ceremony in August 2013. The wedding took place at Anderson Wright Garden in Olde Towne Portsmouth. Greg works for Newport News Shipbuilding, and they live in Port Norfolk with their dog, Heinz. The wedding was photographed by Jillian Michelle (’10) Photography. a4
James Cale (’02) has been named senior portfolio manager in recognition of his contribution to the Portfolio Mangement Group of Morgan Stanley. Cale is a first vice president and partner with the Medina Cale Group at Morgan Stanley in the City Center area of Newport News. He resides in Hampton Roads. Zabrina Coleman-Webster (’02) joined the Chesapeake Academy faculty as an elementary school teacher in 2013. She also assumed responsibility for the extended day program. Coleman-Webster resides in Saluda. Tara McCook (’02) married Jay Mehta in October 2013 in New Orleans. She is the senior tax learning specialist for CohnReznick LLP, a top-10 public accounting firm. Jay is the IT manager and web developer for InsideNGO, a membership organization for international nongovernmental aid organizations. The couple resides in Arlington.
Stephanie Andrews Knight (’03) was recognized as the Hampton City Schools Teacher of the Year for 2014-15. a5 Amy (Stuker-Stonebraker) Pearson (’03) graduated from Virginia Tech in 2013 with a master of public administration degree. She works as the assistant financial officer for the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission and resides in New Kent County with her husband, Ned. Kourtney Watson (’03) was promoted to assistant principal and dean of women at Christ Chapel Academy in Woodbridge in 2013.
{2004} Jenna (Reese) Bratten (’04) is founder, president and CEO of AEi, a management consulting firm. Founded in 2007, AEi is a highly regarded organiza-
tion with clients such as Freddie Mac, WellPoint and The Washington Post. Rachael Elizabeth Harrell (’04) married Maury Addison Denton in August 2013 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond. The reception was held at the historic Bolling Haxall House. Juellisa Gadd (’04) was maid of honor. Harrell earned a master of public administration degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and is a regulatory analyst for the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget. The couple resides in Richmond. a6 Bryan Herrin (’04) attends law school at Widener University in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with an anticipated graduation in 2016. Akeembra (Grady) Lawrence (’04) married Jarret Lawrence in July 2012. Priscilla Spencer (’05) served as maid of honor. The wedding took place at Baker Park in Frederick, Maryland. Akeembra works as an assistant director of development and communications for a nonprofit organization, and Jarret is a staff sergeant in the United States Army. The couple resides in Maryland. a7 Tomorrow (Lofton) Pickens (’04) married Jeffrey Pickens (’04) in October 2011 at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Glen Allen. They welcomed daughter Candis Denise Pickens on November 30, 2012. The family resides in Newport News. a8
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