CLASS NOTES
on 11/29/11. Shaun is a director of employee relations with Resources Global Professionals. The family lives in Maplewood, N.J. ■ Corbie Meadows Latham and Christopher Latham welcomed a son, Parker Paschall, on 12/16/11. The family lives in Winter Park, Fla. ■ Mike Lunney and Angelica Lunney welcomed a son, Victor David, on 11/11/11. Mike is a director of assessment scoring operations for The College Board, and the family lives in Leesburg, Va. ■ Tom P. Mullen has been promoted to director of digital marketing at Sony Music Entertainment, where he will handle the Sony Legacy imprint. He lives in New York City. ■ Courtney Daubert Verdelli and Greg Verdelli ’01 welcomed a son, Colton Matthew, on 5/6/11. The family lives in Hummelstown, Pa.
Heather E. Ball was voted
by parents, coworkers and friends as one of the top 10 teachers in Hampton Roads, Va. She was featured in the February 2012 issue of Hampton Roads Magazine. Heather teaches in Chesapeake (Va.) Public Schools, where she lives. ■ Mary Scot McAllister Boyce and Matt Boyce welcomed a daughter, Emory Sue, on 9/20/11. The family lives in Charlotte, N.C. ■ Mary Kate Shupe French and
Carley Olsen Hill ’03 & Sean Hill ’03
Katie Beaver Parsley ’03 with daughters Lena & Clara
Lindsay Van Cleave Severn ’03, William Severn & friends
Peter French welcomed a son, Colin John, on 5/30/11. The family lives in Riverview, Fla. ■ Jamesia Hale Green earned a master’s degree in management and public relations from the University of Maryland, University College, where she was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society in spring 2011. She lives in Upper Marlboro, Md. ■ Elizabeth Burris Matthews is a Delaware native but decided to stay in North Carolina after graduation. She attended culinary school, and her experience opened her eyes to the downward spiral of our food system – and she wanted to make a difference. She joined the Company Shops Market, a local food co-op in downtown Burlington, N.C., first as a volunteer fundraiser and now as its prepared foods and specialty department manager. Elizabeth lives in Burlington with her son, Nicholas.
William Duffy completed his
doctorate in rhetoric from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and now serves as an assistant professor of English at Francis Marion University. He and his wife, Vicki Kintner-Duffy, live in Florence, S.C. ■ Carl LaPan completed his Master of Arts in Teaching degree in December from Mercer University. He lives in Atlanta. ■ Carley Olsen and Sean Hill were married on 5/7/11 in Jamaica. Alumni in attendance were Shaler Black Cooper and Kelly Kirby ’02. The couple celebrated with a reception in Arlington, Va., which was attended by Katy Wilson McCombs, Jamie McGovern Sheggrud, Emily Kolakowski, Megan Mondy Carroll, Maureen Hass Murano ’01 and Katie Sullivan Corrigan ’02. Carley is an agent for STA Travel, and the couple live in San Francisco. ■ Katie Beaver Parsley and Brad Parsley welcomed a daughter, Clara Madelyn, on 3/28/11. Clara joins big sister Lena. The family lives in Mocksville, N.C. ■ Lindsay Constance Van Cleave
Melissa Will Banta ’04, Robert Banta III ’05 & daughter Adeline
Jared Rudolph ’04, Catherine Cameron Rudolph ’04, & children Cameron & Joseph
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Krysten Bailey ’05 & friends
and William C. Severn were married on 10/7/11 in Baltimore, Md. Alumni participating in the wedding were Allison Bystry, Bethany Zimms Walton, Brett Jochim Schmidt and Justin Van Cleave ’07. Alumni in attendance were Heather Trant, Peter Walton and Iman Williams Brady.
Lindsay owns a jewelry company, LCVintage, and works in advertising. The couple live in New York City.
Melissa Will Banta and Robert Banta III ’05 wel-
comed a daughter, Adeline Virginia, on 5/15/11. Melissa is a physical therapist and manager of inpatient therapy for Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Center and Robert is an attorney. The family lives in Richmond, Va. ■ Lillian F. Ciany finished the Myrtle Beach Half Marathon in February alongside fellow Elon cross-country alumnae Jackie Sgambati ’98, Erin Wallace McQueen and Clara Urquhart. The friends have started a tradition of running a race together every year. When she’s not running, Lillian is a high school physics teacher in Charleston, S.C. She lives with her daughter, Lennon, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. ■ Greg (Halstead) Halzen received the National Association for Bilingual Education’s Teacher of the Year award at its 2012 conference in Dallas. Greg is a dual-language (English/Spanish) middle school social studies teacher for the New York City Department of Education. He lives with his wife, Jolene, in Brooklyn, N.Y. ■ Jonathan P. Lindberg has been promoted to strategic account manager at PRA International, and is responsible for all business development for a top-five client. He and his wife, Sarah P. Lindberg ’02, live in Raleigh, N.C. ■ Lauren Miller graduated with a degree in energy and environmental analysis from Boston University in September 2011. She now works as an environmental consultant focused on climate change services at CDM Smith in Cambridge, Mass., where she lives. ■ Jared Rudolph and Catherine Cameron Rudolph welcomed their second child, Joseph, on 11/24/11. Joseph joins older sister Cameron. Jared works in sales at Rudolph Brothers & Co., and Catherine is chief executive officer of Rudolph Management Company. The family lives in Westerville, Ohio. ■ Joey White and Jennifer White welcomed a son, Cameron, on 3/9/12. The family lives in Knoxville, Tenn. Krysten Bailey and Matthew DeMott-Anthony were married on 9/10/11 in Asbury Park,