Class Notes

1960s

CECILY WATSON KELLIN ‘64

recently had her book, Becoming the Admiral’s Wife; A Dual Memoir of a Called Pair, published.

1970s

BARB J BRONSON ‘70

and her husband Neal celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 14th. They plan to take their entire family to Maine to celebrate. She said it feels like her graduation from LEC, as well as her wedding were just a few years ago.

1980s

DEBORAH GOODRICH ROYCE ‘80

for winning the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist for her novel, Ruby Falls.

SALLIE SCOGGIN ‘81

is pleased to report that she went back to University at age 60. She had emigrated to Australia in 1998 receiving her MBA and working as a research administrator for the University of Chicago. She worked in Human Resources in Australia for about 10 years and realized it was not her dream job. However, she had become a student of human behavior along the way, so she went back to University in 2013 and studied psychology online part-time for eight years, and earned three degrees, finishing with a master’s degree in professional psychology in 2021. She is now in her one year supervised internship, and must pass a board exam to complete the program. She is loving her new found career path and life down under.

1990s

DR. TRISTA WARREN ‘95

was named Executive Director of the Lake/Geauga Educational Assistance Foundation (LEAF). The organization was established as a nonprofit over 30 years ago to provide services for high school students in Lake, Geauga, Portage, and eastern Cuyahoga counties. Dr. Warren earned her doctorate with Aspen University; her Ed.S. in educational leadership, along with a superintendent’s license and master in administration from Cleveland State University; a master in curriculum and instructional design from Marygrove College; a bachelor in education and in English from Cleveland State University; and a Bachelor in social science from Lake Erie College. Trista and her husband Michael live in Madison with their two adult children, Dilan and Autumn, and their dog Mugsy.

2000s

MELISSA MCCUE-MGRATH ‘03

has recently started MuttStuff Media, a media hub featuring professionals who work with animals to educate kids and adults alike about the animal world, how animals intersect with humanity, and a peek behind the curtain working with animals professionally through audio content, video training and written media.

Currently, under the umbrella is her flagship podcast, “BewilderBeasts”, a show designed for kids and families to learn about science, history and current events through real stories of animals - like how a horse named Jim inspired the FDA, what pigeons have to do with the vicious diamond industry, and how horseshoe crabs are necessary for the COVID vaccine. Melissa doesn’t believe in dumbing down topics for kids, but does make learning about the world between humans and animals accessible.

In addition to “BewilderBeasts” is an NSFW podcast, “Totally Pawsome Pod”, where Melissa teams up with a veterinarian to discuss controversial topics and myths in the animal world. The show is a peak behind the curtain of working with animals. Melissa’s handbook for dog ownership in a city, Considerations for the City Dog, published in 2015, has also been moved to this new media platform. She will continue dog training and animal behavior consultation work virtually for the foreseeable future as her family adjusts to rural life. They moved from Boston, MA, to a rural paradise in Maine this fall.