VISIONS FALL 2017
Alumnae CLASS NOTES 1950-59
1970-79
1958
1973
Carol Duffy Wolfington ’58, Joan Dwyer Walsh ’58, Evelyn Farrell Federico ’57 and Patricia Duddy Cardone ’63 enjoyed an evening together at the Notre Dame Community Event at The Reeds in Stone Harbor, NJ.
D’Arcy Foster Rudnay ’73, Lis Rudnay Moss ’03 and her husband Ryan attended the Notre Dame Community Event at The Reeds in Stone Harbor, NJ.
1960-69 1965 Jennie Abbate ’65 serves as a member of the President’s Advisory Council in Boston, MA. She met with Dr. Dwyer and fellow Council members at the October 18, 2017 meeting at The Harvard Club. Jennie and Kelly Hanna ’04 enjoyed reminiscing about their memories of Notre Dame.
1967
1985 Julia Rota ’85 and Cookie Carr ’66, members of the Washington, D.C. President’s Advisory Council, shared memories of Notre Dame together at the annual meeting on September 28.
1975 Nina Maria Fite ’75 attended the Alumnae Regional Event in Washington, DC and spent most of the evening with alumnae Domenica Giuffrida ’06 and Katie Kersavage Preacher ’06 who both work for the State Department. They discussed their similar backgrounds and career paths. Nina also hosted three students last year for the Career Exploration Program in Montreal, Canada where she served as the Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General.
Dr. Judith Dwyer enjoyed a lively meeting with Maureen Lynch Brosnan ’78, Jennie Abbate ’65, Jackie Generotti Process ’06, Madeleine Finkenaur ’13 and Kelly Hanna ’04 members of the Boston Chapter of the President’s Advisory Council held on October 18.
1995 Laura Lytton McPartlin ’95 attended the Alumnae Regional Event in Santa Monica, CA in June. She previously worked in Development, first for Villanova University and later for NYU Law School. Laura currently resides in Encino, CA with her husband, Peter and their 3-year old son and 1-year old daughter.
1998 Kasey Shuda Jury ’98 works as a Construction Relations Manager for the line extension project of the LA County Metro.
1990-99 1992
1978
Pat Duffy Augusterfer ’65 and her husband Tom attended the Notre Dame Community Event at The Reeds in Stone Harbor, NJ. They enjoyed visiting with Dr. Dwyer, alumnae parents and alumnae.
1980-89
Jane Foreman ’92 attended the alumnae gathering in San Francisco, CA. She moved to the West coast to attend UCSB and later earned an MBA from the University of San Francisco and has remained in California ever since. Jane currently works in marketing for Kikkoman Foods.
1993 Annette Simelaro ’93 has been promoted to the position of Deputy General Counsel at the Georgia Department of Transportation effective November 1, 2017.
1994 Megan McNeill Trost ’94, Ashley McGuigan ’94 and Patty Dwyer Melcher ’94 enjoyed an evening down the shore at the Notre Dame Community Event at The Reeds on July 20.
2000-2009 2001 Tara Hayden Buchakjian ’01 recently joined CBRE as first vice president in their advisory and transaction services group based in Wayne, PA. Tara specializes in representing both landlords and tenants in the greater Philadelphia region, as well as multimarket occupier clients. Claire Howard ’01 is Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, TX. She is pursuing her PhD in Art History at The University of Texas at Austin. In August 2016, Claire married Jason Callahan in Philadelphia. Victoria Howard ’05 was maid of honor, and Class of 2001 classmates Kate Carolan, Laura DiCesare, Elisa Esposito, Joanna Farah, Paige O’Malley, and Maggie Otte attended.
Lauryn Kelly ’01 married Roald Nashi on May 6, 2017. She lives in Houston, TX, and works with charter schools. She and her husband are active with several Houston charities including the Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation.
Sunday Barbagallo Hendrickson ’67 attended the Alumnae Regional Event in Santa Monica, CA in June. She spent several years in New York City, then Colorado, before moving to California. She works as a designer and photographer.
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