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ALUMNI MILESTONES 2000s David Sparacio, M.B.A. ’01, was hired by IBERIABANK as a senior vice president in the corporate accounting group. Additionally, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he is currently assigned to the Joint Chiefs of Staff Office in The Pentagon. He currently resides in Birmingham, Ala., with his wife, Danielle, and their four children. Brothers John Shirley ’07 (marketing), Joe Shirley ’10 (music composition), and David Shirley ’11 (music business) formed the band Cardinal Sons. You can check out their debut video on YouTube and also download their four-song EP, Make an EP, (and one bonus) at www.cardinalsons.com Alexander McConduit ’08 (marketing), following the success of his books, The Little Who Dat Who Didn’t and Snowballs for All, founded a children’s publishing program called Write, Read & Illustrate to Educate (W.R.I.T.E.), which he operated at SciTech Academy with 80 secondgraders. Through W.R.I.T.E., Alexander helps children foster their creativity by teaching them the basics of writing, illustrating, and publishing over a three-week period, and inviting guest presenters to speak. Alexander is still involved in freelance social media marketing, and he used fundraising site IndieGoGo to raise almost enough money to cover the cost of publishing all the students’ books using Amazon.com and CreateSpace. He currently is working on his third book, Buddy Goes to the Bowl, a sequel to The Little Who Dat Who Didn’t and the second in a series Alexander plans to continue. In addition, he was named to Gambit’s “40 Under 40” for 2012.
2010s Hillary Barnett, J.D. ’12, M.B.A. ’12, joined the New Orleans, La., office of McGlinchey Stafford, P.L.L.C., as an associate in the real estate section of the firm.
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Births 1 Karen Brazuk Cornwell ’08 (criminal justice) and her husband welcomed their first child, John Joseph Cornwell V, on August 21, 2012. 2 Kara Hannan McGinn ’01 (political science) and husband Michael welcomed a baby boy, Patrick Francis McGinn, into the family on May 19, 2012. Big sis Maura is two years old. Everyone is looking forward to visiting New Orleans and the campus soon! 3 Meredith ’03 (economics/finance) and Nick Smythe ’02 (English) welcomed a baby boy on January 23. He’s named after Osa James “Jack” Smythe ’39 (philosophy) and is a fourth generation Loyola Legacy along with big sister Mallory, 4. • Caitlin Craig Brewster, M.B.A. ’09, and G. Hyder Brewster ’07 (social sciences), M.B.A. ’09, welcomed Mary Catherine Brewster on Dec. 2, 2010, and William “Wills” Craig Brewster on June 24, 2012. Caitlin is the district marketing manager for Sodexo Campus Services. • Catherine Comiskey Marsh ’94 (communication) and husband, Andrew, are happy to announce the birth of their third child, James Comiskey Marsh. James joins sister Mathilde Mouledoux Marsh and brother William Harrison Marsh. He was born on June 17, 2011.
Weddings 4 Christine Rose Minero ’10 (communication, English) married David Christopher Rigamer ’10 (economics) on September 8, 2012 at Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church in New Orleans, La. The reception was held at City Park’s Pavilion of the Two Sisters. • Andrea Ganier ’06 (communication) and Dr. Nathan Wilson were married in a private ceremony on December 26, 2012, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Andrea is a senior account manager for iModules Software in Overland Park, Kan. Nathan is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Mass Media at Northwest Missouri State University. • Karen Hope Ressue ’08 (graphic design, marketing) and Kevin Andrew Jacobsen were married in the presence of their close family and friends at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., on October 7, 2012. Karen and Kevin currently live in Washington, D.C., where Karen works for a litigation law firm and Kevin is the assistant dean of students at Gonzaga College High School.
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