Marriages
Germany. She received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation, and is teaching judo on the side. Raphael Langenscheidt happened to be in town in January and they were able to meet and catch up. Karla says it was “exactly like in the good old Mercersburg days... it was great!” T.J. Gerber is moving from Atlanta to Denver to be an assistant front office manager at Omni Hotels. “I’m excited to be so close to great skiing,” he says. Birgit Heraeus started work in January toward a master’s of business administration at Columbia University. Alex Kim is a first officer at Atlantic Southeast Airlines, which operates flights for Delta Connection and United Express.
Christopher Thoren ’90 and Sarah Orgain on their wedding day, September 26, 2009.
The wedding of Kristine Pierson ’98 and Seth Kennedy, September 6, 2009, in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Also in attendance (back row): Jessica Swope ’98, Leslie Magraw ’98, Rev. Kristen Pelekanakis ’98, Katrina Pelekanakis ’96, and Julian Pelekanakis ’00. Jamie Blackburn ’03 married Victoria Leontieva ’03 May 2, 2010, in Durham, North Carolina, and traveled to Victoria’s hometown of St. Petersburg, Russia, for a second wedding June 26, 2010. Jamie is in his first year at George Washington Law School and Victoria works for Accenture. Standing (L–R) behind Jamie and Victoria: Natalie Blackburn ’05, Sarah Blackburn Brincefield ’99, William Olson ’75, William Blackburn ’49, Elizabeth Blackburn Olson ’75, Tyler Jones ’02, Peter Baker ’02, and best man Matthew Haxby ’03.
Claire Lazo returned to campus to give a presentation on sustainability as part of a school meeting in January. Claire is an analyst for The Cadmus Group, an environmental consulting firm in Arlington, Virginia. She is pursuing a master’s in environmental planning and management from Johns Hopkins University. Cara Leepson is pursuing a master’s in art and museum studies at Georgetown University. Dale Statler will complete a master’s in structural engineering from Lehigh University in May, and will then continue to delay the onset of adult responsibilities while backpacking the John Muir Trail with friends in June and July. Nick Ventresca is engaged to Christianna Dawson. An August 2011 wedding is planned.
’06
5th Anniversary Reunion
June 10–12, 2011
u Pamela Aquino p_aquino_01@msn.com u Adrianna Beer adriannachristina@gmail.com u Medora Hartz dora22356@gmail.com u Rachael Hendrickson hendricksonra@mercersburg.edu u Crystal Lora cryslora@gmail.com u Justin Mellott jmellott@rollins.edu u Joy Thomas jatho2@wm.edu u J.T. Wilde wildejt@comcast.net Lee Banta and Madeleine Deupree are engaged.
The wedding of Irene Papoutsis ’99 and Andy Mulkerin, August 29, 2010, in Keswick, Virginia.
Elizabeth Curry ’98 and Pete Watkins ’97 on their wedding day, August 21, 2010, in Mercersburg.
After graduating from Bucknell University in May 2010 with a degree in English, Griffin Burns moved to Los Angeles, where he played open mics and assembled a band. Griffin has landed