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After 11 years with Haynes and Boone, Jeff Dinerstein has decided to leave and become a partner with Jones Day in the mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices. On the family front, Leah is six years old, and Lewis is three years old. Marilyn Bloss Koester is still teaching literature in the English Department at The University of Memphis. Her three children are busy bees and growing up too fast! Lindsay Dunlop Griffin and Tripp still love life in Charlotte, North Carolina, with their two daughters – Sadie (nearly six and a new kindergartener at Charlotte Latin) and Leila (2.5, but thinks she’s ten). Since the last update, they have moved to a great neighborhood, within walking distance to their church, fun shops, etc. After nearly a decade of working as a Physician Assistant for adult oncology patients, Lindsay has recently decided to try the “stay-at-home” thing, and has loved the additional time spent with her girls. Tripp is still enjoying M&A investment banking with Piper Jaffray. Lindsay and Tripp just celebrated their 10th anniversary and will escape the Carolina cold to the beach after the holidays. Lindsay Wadler Hyman and her husband Jonathan are headed off to Punta Mita, Mexico, to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in December. Lindsay is excited to see everyone at the reunion! Kathryn McCarter Moore is still a social worker at the VA and volunteers at MD Anderson. Mary McFall Groves and her husband Carter welcomed Harrison Thomas Groves to their family on September 9. He joins big brother Henry, who is in Kindergarten at Kinkaid, and big sister Khaki (4). On September 3, Monica Bailey Bickers and husband Curtis welcomed their second daughter, Alison “Ali” James Bickers. Jason Dillee and his wife Sally enjoy watching their two boys, Jeb and Hayes, grow up. They are also looking forward to welcoming baby #3 in April. Jason is still in commercial real estate and recently joined Cassidy Turley. Ashley Browning Pfiester is expecting baby boy #2. He will be joining big brother Charlie (2). That’s going to be a busy household! Founded by J.J. Johnston and now entering its seventh season, the Classical Theatre Company has achieved a landmark moment as it has moved into its own theatre space. In November, CTC became tenants in the Chelsea Market theatre location that formerly housed Main Street Theater’s
Youth Program. The inaugural production in this new 175-seat home will be CTC’s own brand-new adaptation of “A Christmas Carol”. Congratulations! Rachel Applegate has finally moved back to good old Texas. She has taken the newly created position of Chief Marketing and Community Engagement Officer at ZACH Theatre in Austin, Texas. After years of being away in New York, DC and Naples, she’s THRILLED to be back in Texas, closer to family and looking forward to re-connecting with all of my Texas friends. This has been a busy year for Katherine Howe. On July 1, Kate had a young adult novel come out, titled Conversion. In September, she had a nonfiction book called The Penguin Book of Witches come out from Penguin Classics. She has also finished another novel, which will be out next fall, and which will not include any witches of any kind. Kate is back and forth between the Boston area and Ithaca, New York, though in Spring 2015 she will be a writer in residence at a little school in North Carolina, teaching fiction.
1996 Erin Jones Brown Houston, Texas erinjonesbrown@gmail.com Emily Mitchell Covey Houston, Texas emily.covey@gmail.com
1997 Christina Wilson Altenau Houston, Texas christina.altenau@gmail.com Daniel Jenkins Houston, Texas danieljenkinsiv@gmail.com
1998 Amy Parker Beeson Houston, Texas amyparkerbeeson@gmail.com
1999 Alexandra Lacy Houston, Texas alexandralacy10@gmail.com Elizabeth Evans Mann Houston, Texas elizabeth.e.mann@gmail.com
Greetings Fellow Falcons! We hope all is well, and we wanted to thank those of you who participated in the Annual Kinkaid Phonathon! Here is what the class of 1999 has been up to lately: Shadi Abedin is a practicing Endodontist in Houston. She has opened her own private practice this year in the Galleria Area called Roots Houston Endodontics. After working for three years in Washington, DC, for the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Audrey Barrett Bixler and her husband recently moved to Oregon and enjoy cheering on the Ducks. Audrey will continue supporting the Pentagon on their energy and sustainability initiatives. Clay Brollier and his wife Mary Margaret welcomed son Ben Holden last November. He is working at Perdenales Energy in Houston. Elizabeth Wadler Bentley lives in NYC with her husband Steve and their two children, Caroline (4) and Andrew (10 months). Elizabeth is working in the development office of the Birch Walton Lenox School. Sarah Jane Sengelmann Canion continues to enjoy working for Wheless Realty and loves spending time with her family, Carter (3), Kennedy (1) and husband Ross Canion ’98. Kenady Davis is engaged to Nicole Mellina, and they are the proud new parents of Lloyd Kenady Davis IV. Lloyd has already been to his first Kinkaid vs. St. Johns game! Kenady enjoys his work with Jackson Beich Realty in Houston. Carolyn Martin Dodson and her husband Chris are having so much fun with their children, Parker (3) and Milly (1). They are looking forward to family time and vacations over the holidays. Travis Fite and his wife Jennifer are excited to report that they are expecting their first Little Falcon in January 2015. Mary John Frank is based in New York and choreographing and directing for films, fashion, the web and stage. Her latest works have involved creating short film content for New York City Ballet and an evening length immersive dance show called “DEBUTAUNT”. The show was recently featured on Vogue. com, Refinery 29, and more, and she is hoping for an extended run soon! Catherine Goble Weldon married Kevin Weldon on November 22 in Houston... Congrats! Matt Gordon reports that he is still on a high from the excitement that Billy O’Neil is married. John and Molly Brock Harvin are happy to be back in Houston after a brief time
Memphis. Their daughters Natalie and Eloise are both proud to be Kinkaid Falcons! Roseanna Baber Hill recently returned to Akin Gump’s DC office as a Senior Business Development Manager and is excited about closing on a home in Alexandria, Virginia, soon. Jimmy Hinton has entered his eighth year at HFF. His daughter Leighton just turned five years old, and his son James is two. Alex Jachmich and his wife Grace are still living in New York and have two children: a three-year-old boy and a one-year-old girl. Jacquelyn Sorcic Johnson and her husband Jordan are still living in Austin with their little girls, Caroline (3) and Kate (1). Stephanie Johnson is living in Brooklyn, New York, and enjoying her job at Gywnnie Bee Company. Laura Wheless Hilgers is glad to be back in Houston with her husband Steve and three little girls. Alexandra Lacy is back from an enjoyable two-year stint in New York City. She obtained her real estate license in NYC and is working on transferring her license to Texas. She is glad to back home. Liz Evans Mann still lives in Houston with her husband Robert and their two little girls, Mary Evans (4) and Eloise (1). Liz still works part-time as a Speech and Language Pathologist evaluating children with disabilities. Trey Miller is celebrating his four-year anniversary as the Senior Broker at Boxer Property Management Corporation. He and his wife Whitney Rape Miller ’04 are about to celebrate their one-year anniversary. Greg Moore is happily married and enjoying his children, Lucy (4) and Jimmy (2). Greg has been with Norton Rose Fulbright for eight years. Brandon Mundt lives in Houston and continues to practice law and work in Oil and Gas. Ashleigh Nankivell lives in New York, and was recently promoted to be an Art Supervisor in print and TV at the advertising agency FCB. She continues to experiment with many forms of art on a daily basis. Mark Schmulen and his wife Lindsay are proud parents of twins!!! Jack Aaron and Ellie Brooke were born on September 27. They live in Stanford, California, while Mark pursues his master’s degree at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. John Schulte III and his wife Izzy are happily married here in Houston. John recently was hired as the VP of Land and Legal at Escondido Resources II.
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