CLASS NOTES

from Connelly Contact Summer 2020

by Connelly School of the Holy Child

SR. CONNIE CRAIG: A 60th JUBILEE

C L A S S Class NOTES

1965 1 Cathy Caspar Delahay organized a lunch at Sailor’s Return restaurant with parents and grandparents of alums in Stuart, Florida, this past February. Joining Cathy and her husband Jack (parents of Barb Delahay Murray ’88, Kay Delahay Kalhorn ’88, Ann Delahay Travis ’90, and Liz Delahay Wojno ’03) were Anita Marino (mother of Alisa Marino ’80 and Robin Marino ’86, and grandmother of Kathryn Ramminger ’21), Betty and Bob Kelly (parents of Kathy Kelly Ogilvie ’86, Kim Kelly Heft ’88, and Karyn Kelly Egan ’89), and Ann and Lou Donatelli (grandparents of Maggie ’13, Annie ’15, Kylie ’20, Caroline ’21, Ashley ’22, Catherine ’27 Donatelli, and Emily Baker ’21).

1969 Kate Burke Walsh 2 and her husband, Dan Will, hosted an alumnae and parents of alumnae happy hour at their home in Vero Beach, Florida. Lorraine and Peter Plamondon, parents of Anne Plamondon McNamara ’74 and grandparents of Amy ’06 and Meg ’08 Plamondon and Lorraine McNamara ’17 were among the special guests.

1970 Numerous members of the class of 1970 looked forward to celebrating their 50th reunion in June; however the coronavirus pandemic erased the planned festivities. Lise Hopson compiled words of advice from more than 50% of her classmates and shared them in a letter that each member of the class of 2020 was fortunate to receive during their graduation week. The class of 1970 even celebrated the class of 2020 from afar with a 3 banner for their special Car Parade Day!

1971

Diane Moore Alahouzos 4 is thrilled to share a photo of her daughter, Alex ’99, and her family, Diane’s grandchildren.

1974 Nancie Groff Mackintosh and her husband, Andy, attended the Vero Beach happy hour at Kate Burke Walsh’s home in February. She also welcomed her 5 sixth grandchild this year. Many thanks to Colleen Jones Johnson and her husband, Jeff, who hosted an alumnae and parents of alumnae get-together. Alicia Ryan Karanian became a grandmother for the second time on June 9, when her daughter Meghan gave birth to a son, Lochlan John Sindall. 6 Kathleen Farah Cahill is a grandmother again. Son Michael and his wife Kayley welcomed their second daughter, Samantha Guerin Cahill, in July.

1975 Ann Cassidy Principe 7 and Karen Denison Clark attended the alumnae happy hour at Colleen Jones Johnson’s home in Bonita Springs in February. They were excited about their reunion and now have more time to plan their class party in 2021 with the assistance of Cheryl Becker Grandy.

1980

Lynn Rickman Green and her husband, Gillis, attended the alumnae happy hour at the home of Kate Burke Walsh ’69 in Vero Beach in February.

1983 Karen Odyniec was featured on Holy Child’s social media during Women’s History Month in March. Karen is a New York City based filmmaker. Her commercial, documentary, and narrative work has been showcased internationally and recognized by the Sloan Foundation, Women Make Movies, The Webby Awards, and SXSW.

Ann Bouchard Ann Bouchard Kerrigan 1984 has joined Westminster Ingleside Foundation as their Associate Director of Development.

1989 Joelle Slye Flynn and Sonia LaRosa Hounsell have worked together for many years and last year formed FunkkOFF! Inc. to launch their multi-patented and innovative product. FunkkOFF! TeethRefreshers is a portable, reusable combination toothbrush + toothpaste that gets the "Funkk" “OFF” of your teeth throughout the day! Joelle & Sonia have eight U.S. Patents and four Trademarks to date. Check it out live now on Indiegogo for pre-orders or go to www.teethrefreshers.com for more info. 8 Jessica Metz Barrett, along with Molly Laureosch Mammen '07, attended the West Palm happy hour with Suzi Montes de Oca ’74 in February.

1993 Claudia Pinilla Smith premiered her new website earlier this year. Check it out at: www.fig2design.com. Claudia’s company provides branding and graphic design services for small businesses looking to elevate their brand. She also provides her design expertise for stationery and invitations. Heather Crosby launched The Good Food Cooking School where you will learn to cook plant-based, gluten-free foods that taste comforting and delicious. You can get a course tour here: https://goodfoodcookingschool.com/cooking-basics/

1995 Jennifer Baumgartner Royse was featured on Holy Child’s social media during Women’s History Month in March. Jennifer is a clinical psychologist 9 specializing in the treatment of anxiety, mood, and drug and alcohol use disorders. Currently, she works with veterans who are suffering primarily with PTSD at the VA in Pennsylvania. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Royse specializes in the psychology of dress, examining internal reasons for external choices and authored the book “You Are What You Wear: What Your Clothes Reveal about You.” Prior to this work, Dr. Royse was a science and math teacher for Holy Child’s upper school and counselor for the middle school.

1999 Johanna Bayly Howe 10 , along with others including current parent Sassy Jacobs (Lucy ‘23), was involved in the grassroots effort of Feed the Fight, a program that takes in donations from individuals/companies so that local restaurants can prepare meals for healthcare workers at local hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more and listen to Johanna's interview with Holy Child on our Youtube page at www.youtube.com/holychildpotomac.

2000 Sarah Siciliano Wragge 11 was featured on Holy Child’s social media during Women’s History Month in March. Sarah, a Holistic Nutritionist and Wellness Coach, launched Sarah Wragge Wellness working with private clients and businesses to help them live well. Sarah's programs are custom tailored to the individual, create structure, and help them make sustainable lifestyle shifts. Jessica Dillon Bieligk was the class of 2020's graduation speaker.

2001 Dani DiPirro 12 was featured on Holy Child’s social media during Women’s History Month in March. Author and illustrator, Dani launched PositivelyPresent.com in 2009 with the intention of sharing her insights about living a positive and present life. Since then, she has published many books, including Stay Positive, Everyday Optimism, and the forthcoming Grow Through It (October 2020). Follow her daily illustrations on Instagram and Facebook @ positivelypresent

2004 Therese Walsh 13 married Tim Walsh (from Leonardtown, MD/St. Mary’s Ryken HS) on November 16, 2019 in Maryland at Holy Redeemer Church and the reception was at Columbia Country Club. Two alumnae, Therese’s sisters, Emily Elphick '99 and Libby O’Donnell ’03, and friend Caitlin Chalke, Holy Child’s Director of Communications, were in the wedding party. 14 Alli Tarka Abbondante with godson, Vinny, son of Liz Palka Minukas.

2005 Noreen Ahmed earned her Master of Public Policy from UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, CA in June. Noreen was the 2020 Department Leadership and Service Award Recipient. She was a Board of Directors member and Personnel Committee Chair of Associated Students UCLA. Noreen was one of four graduate UCLA representatives to serve on board for 1500-person nonprofit that operates UCLA’s student services. She lead monthly Personnel Committee meetings to discuss efforts to engage ASUCLA employees. 15 Meghan Karanian Sindall and her husband, Mike, welcomed their son, Lochlan John Sindall. Lochlan’s 20 month old sister, Sawyer Rose, was happy to meet her brother. 16 Cayley Sheehan was featured on Holy Child’s social media during Women’s History Month in March. Cayley leads SAP's Women Forward program which engages customers and partners on the commitment to gender equality, enabling change, and driving a level of diversity of thought, engagement and purchase consideration. By building a consistent brand experience across in person events and online engagement, Cayley creates an environment where women know they will feel special, included, and valued. Cayley is also the NYC chapter lead of SAP's Business Women's Network and leads CSR efforts for the office.

2006 Elaine Stefanou 17 became engaged to Thomas Kierl December 31, 2019, and has wedding plans for March 6, 2021.

2007 Molly Lauroesch Mammen 18 attended happy hour in West Palm Beach, Florida in mid-February. Molly is Director of Alumni Services for FHE Health and recently received her Bachelor's in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from University of Central Florida. Laetitia N'Dri received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland (Baltimore) in May 2019. She is doing a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. As part of this role, she is also pursuing an Executive Master's degree in Applied HEOR, which will provide her with the expertise needed to work as a skillful and strategic researcher in the pharmaceutical industry. Erin Dreux Rock is Controller at Association for Talent Development.

2008 Josephine Kraus is a Senior Corporate Recruiter at Teaching Strategies, LLC. She joined our Holy Child Network (www.holychildnetwork.com) and posted a job opening - seeking a Sr. Director of Demand Generation. If you would like more information, go to the Holy Child Network page or email Josephine: jvkraus08@gmail.com. 19 Julia Murphy hosted Holy Child Art students at the Hirshhorn Gallery in January. Michelle Guzman has moved to the west coast for her new job as Content Strategist for Facebook.

2009 Gabrielle Llerena was promoted to the position of Senior Research Associate at Champions Oncology, Inc. M.K. Raffaniello is the Product Marketing Manager, Signals & Identity at Facebook.

2010 Some members of the class of 2010 enjoyed a virtual baby shower for 20 Katy Conley Hanley who lives in Hawaii. 21 Ally Kebba was featured on Holy Child’s social media during Women’s History Month in March. Ally works in the Development of Preschool Series on the Original Animation team at Netflix. She received her BA degree in English and Media/Film Studies from Bucknell University in 2014.

2011 Charlotte Barry 22 graduated with the MBA and graduate certificate in Organizational Development from Georgetown University. She works in Georgetown's Advancement Office in the Annual Giving and Engagement Department working with the Medical School and Medical Center. KT Prominski was featured on Holy Child’s social media during Women’s History Month in March. KT is a Therapist at OrthoVirginia.

2012 Madison Glueckert has been a Scrum Master for about 2 years now. She manages two development teams and helps facilitate the client relationships, business requirements, technical planning, and implementation of the services her teams support. She helps mitigate blockers for the developers and testers and ensure the product gets to production for their clients. As a woman working in the STEM field, Madison would love to expose our students to the many new opportunities coming up in STEM. Anna Smith Brisbane was promoted to the position of Senior Program Finance Analyst in the Finance Leadership Development Program at Lockheed Martin.

2013 Ashleigh Murray is now a Partner Development Associate at EAB, an education research and consulting firm that helps schools support students.

2014 Rebecca Rizkalla was promoted to Renewal Representative at Varonis, data security and analytics, fighting a different battle than conventional cybersecurity companies. Maddy Hopkins is an Analyst II at TD Ameritrade. Katie Rose Marvin helped kick off our Stress Less Week by providing a video of helpful tips and tricks to remain less stressed during a pandemic. You can see more helpful tips from other alumnae on our Instagram at www. instagram.com/holychilmd. 23 Alexa Popera coached the Holy Child swim team this year as they broke numerous records throughout the season! Follow @HolyChildTigers on Twitter for all Holy Child athletic updates.

2016 Lucy Gilak recently graduated from University of Pennsylvania with BAs in Neuroscience and Nutrition Science, and minors in Law & Society and Chemistry. She started a new job on June 1 with Amarex Clinical Research, an NSF International company based in Germantown, MD. She helps write protocols/reports/other documentation related to clinical trials of new drug products. Lucy stated, "It is a good way to merge my interests in science and writing! I'm definitely lucky to have found a job when the market is in this state." Carly Soistman made the Fall 2019 President’s List at University of Alabama with an academic record of 4.0. She graduated from Alabama in May. Catherine Altemus was featured on our Actions Not Words Day for her work in raising money and awareness for the Save the Children and No Kid Hungry Foundations. Catherine, who, after the Charlottesville marathon, she had been training for was cancelled, decided to raise money and run it while social distancing in DC. See her Instagram live interview on our Youtube at www.youtube.com/holychildpotomac. Sarah Holladay graduated from the University of Kentucky with her Bachelor’s degree major in Equine Science and Business Management and a minor in Agricultural Economics. She is managing a small farm in Lexington, Kentucky where her responsibilities include the day-to-day care of 15 horses and keeping track of vet and farrier records.

2017 Amiri Hill 24 is a Government and Politics Major at the University of Maryland, College Park. Amiri serves as the historian for the University of Maryland, College Park Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In addition, she is an active volunteer with the Community Action Council of Howard County, where she volunteers to help Howard County residents navigate the Food Bank. Moreover, during Winter Break 2020, Amiri traveled to Havana, Cuba where she studied Foreign Policy decision making and U.S./Cuba relations. Amiri was a Summer 2020 intern in Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke’s Washington, D.C. office where she learned more about the legislative process. In addition, Amiri is a summer 2020 Congressional Intern with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Looking into the future, she will intern in the University of Maryland Undergraduate Student Legal Aid Office during the Spring 2021 semester and will be graduating May 2021. 25 Justine Verheul was the Choreographer and Assistant Director on Holy Child’s production of Bye Bye Birdie in February.

2018 Jackie Keeney 26 joined Suzi Montes de Oca for lunch at the University of Miami in February where she is majoring in exercise physiology with a minor in biology and Spanish. Jackie recently made the Dean’s List and the Provost’s List. She plans to be a physical therapist. She also works part-time as an equestrian instructor. Kendall Soistman was named to the College of Charleston Fall 2019 President's List. Kendall is a communication major.

2019 Members from the Class of 2019 returned to campus in January to chat about college with the 2020 seniors.