2002 Class Agents – Communications: Heather White Linburg hlinburg@gmail.com Anne Miller Morris anne.m.morris84@gmail.com Margaret Elizabeth McKissack memckissack@buckner.org Class of 2002 has been busy! Sandy Barnett Haviland married Zak Haviland in August 2012. Sandy’s bridesmaids included Hockadaisies Callan Blount Fleming, Mimi Lee, Meghan Bartos, Heather Winn Bowman, Bo Joplin, and Kate Barnett ’08. In June 2013, Sandy left her job as Director of Business Development at Happy Family Brands to pursue her M.B.A. at NYU Stern School of Business. Elizabeth Norris Beacom married John Beacom on November 10, 2012, and they currently reside in Austin, Texas. Meredith Vesledahl Kennedy was married in Santa Fe in April to James Kennedy; Heather White Linburg served as her matron of honor and Laura Ginsburg Pierson served as a bridesmaid. Elizabeth Darver Leak and her husband, Luke, welcomed an adorable baby girl named Elliot Kathleen to the world on May 5, 2013. Laura Ginsburg Pierson married Lloyd Pierson on May 11, 2013; Jacquie Braun Klein served as her matron of honor and Courtney Petruska, Meredith Vesledahl Kennedy, and Heather White Linburg were bridesmaids. Olivia Jennings Adendorff married Justin Adendorff on May 26, 2013 in Santorini, Greece. Adrie Lopez Mackay is currently living in Wellington, New Zealand, with her husband, Niall Mackay. Adrie and Niall met in Australia in 2011 and married in Wellington on July 10, 2013. Adrie is currently working at a conservation non-profit called The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand. Katie Ruggeri Nelson and her husband,
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Dr. Susan Mathai ’01 and her husband, Dr. Christopher Sigakis
working in a basic science lab on the genetics of pulmonary fibrosis. Congrats to Jennifer Keener Judge and her family as they welcomed Sean Daniel Judge to the world on August 23, 2013. He joins his big brother, James Howard, who was born February 22, 2012. Kate Holbrook moved to rural Honduras in January 2013 to work for a non-profit called Shoulder to Shoulder. The program provides primary and public health care for five municipalities (about 36,000 people), and Kate is supervising an emergency and birth clinic. She will be there until mid-November and then will be traveling to South America for a month. While in town for a wedding, Kate had dinner with Jennifer Muncy Thomas, and she and her two beautiful boys are doing great. She’s in her third year of a pediatric neurology residency at UT Southwestern. Kate has also been in close touch with Stephanie Frankfurt Weinberg, who was recently promoted at Blackboard and enjoys chasing after her 15-month-old. Jennifer Clary and Michelle Vick started a company together called The Baby Box Co. (http://thebabyboxco. com), which sends expectant moms the perfect new baby starter kit. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \
Nathan, welcomed their first child, Gabriella Rose Nelson, on July 1, 2013. Katie will return to The Lamplighter School as a pre-kindergarten teacher following her maternity leave. Leslie Peña Collins graduated from law school in Mexico six years ago and has been working in New York City ever since. Leslie is currently teaching fourth, sixth, and eighth grade, and serving as a homeroom and yearbook advisor at Grace Church School. This summer, Leslie took her students to Spain and stayed in Italy for professional development courses learning Italian. Megan Titzer is working as a consultant in Boston, living in the same apartment building as Caroline Stevenson Brownworth and her husband Anders, and performing with several Boston-area orchestras. This summer, Megan played in an opera in Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall, and adopted two female kittens named Minnie and Daisy. Kristina Kiik finished her federal judicial clerkship and has returned to private law practice. Kristina enjoys covering food and wine events in Napa, Aspen, and Grand Cayman, and learning from the master chefs and sommeliers. You can follow Kristina’s adventures at kiikindekook.blogspot.com. Leslie Moses completed her master of science in counseling degree from the University of North Texas. Leslie currently lives in Dallas and accepted a position as a therapist at the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, providing counseling services to children, adolescents, and families affected by abuse. Kathryn Swygert Dempsey is finishing her dermatology residency this year in Charleston, South Carolina, with plans to go into private practice next year. Stephanie Snell is teaching second and third grade and working on her master’s in counseling at SMU in Dallas. Leslie Moore has started a small animal surgery residency program at Auburn University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Auburn, Alabama. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \
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