Before joining ABA, Smith worked at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as the first assistant director for the Bureau’s Office of Financial Institutions and Business Liaison. He also worked as director for industry and state regulations at Freddie Mac and represented Fortune 500 companies as vice president at Dehart and Darr Associates.
Alison Banziger, C’92
ALISON BANZIGER, C’92 Alison Banziger, C’92, is CEO and Founder of xScion, a technology consulting firm that helps companies modernize their IT and business operations. For the fifth consecutive year, since 2016, xScion has been named a Best Place to Work in Virginia. The annual award, created by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group, selects winners based on employee feedback, workplace policies, benefits, philosophy and demographics. DAVID NICOSIA, C’94, MBA’00 The Marc R. Mills Memorial Fund (The Mills Fund), founded by David Nicosia, C’94, MBA’00, in 2014 works to bridge the gap between community and philanthropic endeavors by contributing to a broad range of local and regional nonprofits, primarily in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut.
David Nicosia, C’94, MBA’00
Apple Red
e is reluctant to go on an upcoming trip with her Nana because thinks the trip will be boring. Halie’s thought soon dissolves en Nana and her VW, Smiley, magically transport Halie and her er brother, Bobby, over the mountain to an Apple Red Caboose. na and her grandchildren climb abroad and as soon as they put on ir Imagination Hats, they are whisk back into history to the Civil War in Gettysburg, PA.
Harold Underdown – Independent children’s book editor
his book was great because it showed how your imagination can take u anywhere; even if it started with just a flying car and a caboose.”
Caboose Adventures with Nana
Apple Red caboose
u’ve got fun and believable characters, and an interesting adventure hat also manages to put across some real historical information.”
SCOTT SZELIGA, C’97 Scott Szeliga, C’97, accepted a new leadership role at the Baltimore CohnReznick office. Szeliga was named managing partner of the Baltimore office. With more than 20 years of experience, Szeliga has been a leader in the Baltimore marketplace and around the country, lending his significant expertise in the areas of new market tax credits, renewable energy and multi-family housing.
Jason, 6th Grade, Shalom Christian Academy
Illustrated by Valentina Talijan
www.jastrikebooks.com
J.A. Strike Written by J.A. Strike
JUDY STRIKE, MBA’05 Judy Strike, MBA’05, published her first children’s book titled “Apple Red Caboose,” which is available on Amazon and Ingram Spark. Strike is a retired employee of the Mount where she worked as a coordinator of athletic business operations.
Judy Strike, MBA’05
LAUREN NEIGHBORS, C’08 Lauren Neighbors, C’08, an alumna of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, was recognized by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) as a 2019 Triangle’s Finest honoree. Selected as one of five, she is leading a fundraising campaign on behalf of the CFF with a goal of raising $15,000. Neighbors was a recipient of the Mount’s Kuderer’s Fellowship for academic achievement.
Bennett Myers, C’09
BENNETT MYERS, C’09 Bennett Myers, C’09, was named Carroll Hospital’s “Physician of the Year.” Myers practices in the emergency department. In an interview with the Baltimore Sun, he discussed how his time at the Mount helped him develop the leadership skills to be a doctor and lead in times of a pandemic. MAGDALYN “MAGGIE” FIORE, C’17 Maggie Fiore, C’17, was recently published on The Doctor Weighs In, a medical site that offers cutting-edge information about healthcare. Her piece explores the purpose of the field of medicine and the relevance of the Hippocratic Oath to today’s medical ethics. Fiore maintains a blog and has recently launched her own business in academic editing. Her work can be found at magdalynfiore.com. CHRISTIAN WILSON, C’19 Christian Wilson, C’19, was accepted to the Doctor of Chiropractic program at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida Campus, located in Port Orange, Florida.
Magdalyn “Maggie” Fiore, C’17 4 4
CLASS NOTES SPRING 2020