Desiree Runey Clement (see Jeremy Clement ’01) Ryan Eleuteri’s Charleston Bold & Spicy Bloody Mary Mix won Garden & Gun Magazine’s 2011 Made in the South Award for the food category. Millie Embree is an assistant professor at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in New York City. Ned Goss is the dockmaster for the College’s topranked sailing program. Jerri Johnson is the executive director of Morningside of Orangeburg. Jerri and Tony Still were married in December. Courtney Lepianka is the marketing manager with Valvoline International in The Netherlands. Tre Lucas is the vice president of business optimization for Centerplate, a hospitality company based in Stamford, Conn. Tre is also a graduate student in Columbia University’s sports marketing program. Jason and Carissa Lentz Stephens announce the birth of their third child, Dean Everette, born in July. Carissa is a registered nurse at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas.
2003 Ryan DeAntonio is the operations
manager for BenefitFocus on Daniel Island. Josh and Sarah Permenter Hays announce the birth of their son, Caleb Alexander, born in August. Josh is a senior programmer at Automated Trading Desk in Mt. Pleasant, and Sarah is the owner of YuDu Concierge Services. Allison Hicks Kaczenski is the director of annual giving for Oxford College of Emory University. Corrie Gilchrist Manis is the assistant director of individual giving at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Jermel President was chosen to participate in Leadership South Carolina. Jermel is the program director for the DAE Foundation in Charleston and serves on the College’s Alumni Association board of directors. Ed Short is the associate director for Russell House operations at the University of South Carolina, and he lives in Lexington, S.C. Crystal Smith and Kyle Connelly were married in October. Crystal’s play Til Death Do Us Part made it to the semifinals of Little Fish Theatre’s Pick of the Vine competition. Ashley Vaughan is a land acquisition manager with Lennar’s coastal Carolina division. Jessica Via and Stephen Smith II were married in August 2010 and live outside of Atlanta, where Jessica is a claims representative with the Social Security Administration. Travis and Amy Wheeler Warren announce
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the birth of their daughter, Alicia Kanikele, born in May. Amy earned her master’s in interior design from Savannah College of Art and Design and is a commercial real estate paralegal for Kitchens Kelley Gaynes in Atlanta. The Warrens – who were married in 2003 – live in Milton, Ga. Margaret Dover Wilson is a project manager in the grants division of the Appalachian Council of Governments in Greenville, S.C. She is also the principal consultant at Upstate Preservation Consultants. Drew Yochum is director of sales and marketing at Tour Management Services and Charleston Harbor Tours.
2004 John Assey received his dental
degree from MUSC’s College of Dental Medicine and has joined his father, Dr. C. Timothy Assey, at his practice in Mt. Pleasant. Matthew Bennett lives in Hong Kong. Jenifer Kampsen Carreras is a Fellow to the Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children and an attorney practicing child welfare and family law at the Law Office of Jen Carreras. She and her husband live in Roswell, Ga. Preston Cooley is the manager of the plantation house at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston. Deon and Laytora O’Neal Dash announce the birth of their son, Deon “DJ” Dash Jr., born in August. Laytora earned her master’s in education from Montreat College in August 2010 and is the lead teacher for a first–fourth grade classroom at Renaissance Christian School of Excellence in Charlotte. Kathryn Findley and Theodore Beckenhauer were married in October. Kathryn is a claims representative with State Farm Insurance. Casey Burnett Hendricks is an academic adviser in the College’s Academic Advising and Planning Center. She and her husband live in Mt. Pleasant. Peter Jones co-wrote Acrobat, which took first place in the New England division of the Rhode Island International Film Festival’s screenplay contest. Acrobat deals with child molestation and the subsequent cover-up by a local church official. Peter lives in Groton, Mass. Zane Latham is an associate in the credit risk division of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in Stamford, Conn. Tom McCarty is a licensed agent for New York Life Insurance Company in Charleston.
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Natalie Whitney Murdy is the director of marketing and public relations at Middleton Place in Charleston. Katy Pendley and Andrew Evans were married in October 2009. Timmons Pettigrew published his first book, Charleston Beer: A High Gravity History of Lowcountry Brewing. Cameron Banner Renwick is the director of development for the Alzheimer’s Association, Lowcountry and Coastal Regions.
2005 Parks and Jessica McGrail Batten announce the birth of their daughter,
’06 Isabelle McKenna, born in October. The Batten family lives in Charleston. Emily Brown is a staffing specialist for MAU Workforce Solutions’ North Charleston office. Jennifer Bussey, who is working with the Africa Inland Mission, taught nurses how to care for critically ill pediatric patients at Katura State Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. Nicole Casanova and Matthew Pridgen were married in June and live in Charleston, where Nicole is the house manager for John M. Rivers Jr. Tyler Chewning is an aftermarket parts specialist for American LaFrance in Charleston. Ryan Coker is the district manager for Home Care Assistance of Greater Charleston. Graham Ervin is the director of special events and institutional advancement at the Charleston School of Law. Emily Ferraro is an account executive with Amedisys Home Health Care in Charleston. Kedra Ford is a job recruiter for the nonprofit Man 2 Man Fatherhood Initiative and lives in Bennettsville, S.C.
2006 Josh Atkinson was elected to the
Cougar Club Board and is the sales manager for Atkinson Pools and Spas in Mt. Pleasant. Jessica McGrail Batten (see Parks Batten ’05) Sabatino Covollo is the owner of Sabatino’s Pizza in Charleston. Marcus DeBiasi is the owner of DealerPicture.com, a professional auto-photography company. James and Iesha Johnson Elliott were married in March 2011. Iesha is a human resources generalist for Motley Rice law firm in Mt. Pleasant. Joel and Kathleen Clyde Green were married and live in Summerville, S.C. Kathleen is a compensation analyst at MUSC. Adrienne Hatcher and Matthew McNew were married in October and live in Nashville.