CLASS NOTES
Zach Jesse ’02 married McLean Fletcher on Dec. 31, 2012. David Mathews ’02 married Lindsay Sams on Aug. 13, 2011.
Kyle Coleman ’03 with wife Melissa, son Ben, and daughter June.
Christie Thalhimer ’02 married Evan Silverstein on Sept. 10, 2011. FRONT: Katie Adamson ’23, Christie Thalhimer Silverstein ’02, Evan Silverstein, Adam Thalhimer ’97. BACK: Adam Norton ’96, Katherine Thalhimer Adamson ’96, Jill Thalhimer Campbell ’00, Ross Cushnie ’02, Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt ’94, Billy Thalhimer ’64, Courtney Harrison Bradenham ’02, Sarah Harrison ’05, Carson Walker ’02, Liz Costin Nixon ’02, Andrew Nixon ’02. Maria Jarvis Darby and Hilary Robertson Crittendon (both ’02) were greeters. David and Lindsay live in New York. He recently received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern and she works for McGuireWoods. Christie Thalhimer to Evan Silverstein on Sept. 10, 2011 in Richmond. Sisters Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt ’94 and Katherine Thalhimer Adamson ’96 were the matrons of honor and Jill Thalhimer Campbell ’00 and Courtney Harrison Bradenham ’02 were bridesmaids. Christie and Evan live in Nashville.
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While keeping up with his growing family and loving his full time job as a marketing director for Virginia’s largest commercial truck dealership group, Truck Enterprises, Kyle Coleman recently celebrated his first year as a small business owner. He started The Social Target in February 2011, and over the last year has been developing
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and executing social media marketing campaigns for small businesses from Harrisonburg to Charlottesville. Kyle has even turned his venture into a training ground for JMU students seeking careers in marketing, specifically in the niche of social media – taking time to meet with students and giving them the chance to work on campaigns. Funny thing is, Kyle doesn’t really use Facebook that much for himself – but he’s on it everyday keeping tabs on The Social Target’s clients! Harrison Jones recently returned to Richmond after doing mission work in Uganda. He works for SEAL Team physical training as an assistant instructor and in the sales office. His next step is likely to be Air Force, hopefully special ops. Michael “Bud” Petit is a senior account representative at Groupon’s headquarters in Chicago. Groupon offers daily, heavily discounted deals for good things to do, eat, buy and see in 48 countries. Bud works with businesses in the San Antonio, TX area who want to use Groupon as
Adriaan Follansbee ’04 married Erick Gomez on May 19, 2012. Pictured are Daniel Newton, Cesalie Stepney, Adriaan, Elissa Colley Williams, and Phillip “Pip” Nguyen (all ’04).
Ami Gokli ’04, Palen Powelson ’04, Daniel Newton ’04, and Don Davidson ’03 graduated from the VCU School of Medicine on May 12, 2012. their advertising. “I was the 60th employee here at Groupon, and now there are 10,000. I think we are on the verge of creating a new way of thinking for merchant advertising,” he says.
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