CYCLONE NOTES
EXCITING NEWS FROM OUR ALUMNI
Charles E. Staats III ‘04 earned a Ph.D in Math from the University of Chicago in 2014. He now works for Google in California.
Class of 2003
Scott and Jenny L. Eskildsen ‘03 welcomed a son, Connor Brand Eskildsen, on January 29, 2016.
Julia P. Hawkins ‘02 has joined Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International realty. She will be working P-G alums Daniel Ravenel ’02 and Ruthie Ravenel ‘04.
Class of 2001
Charles P. Darby ‘01 and his wife, Maria, welcomed a baby boy in February, 2016. Jarvis Darby joins his big brother, Quinn.
John L. Ripley III ‘03 and Corey Conrad Ripley ‘04 have moved to Sumter, SC. Rip has accepted a job at Wilson Hall where he is serving as an Assistant Athletic Director as well as teaching and coaching Volleyball, Track, and assisting with Varsity Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball. He is currently working on his M.B.A. through the University of Mississippi. Corey is teaching 1st grade at Pocalla Springs Elementary and will be completing her Masters in Educational Administration from the University of South Carolina in May. Ashley Smith ‘03 owns two photography companies in Charleston specializing in wedding, family, and real estate photography. They are Ashley James Photography, LLC and Charleston Realty Pics, LLC.
Class of 2002
Lee Butler Bressan ‘02 and her husband, John, welcomed a baby boy, Jack, on February 5, 2016.
Jean M. McDowell ‘01 is engaged to be married to Patrick Martin. The wedding is planned for June 10, 2017. Mary Neill Hagood McKie ‘01 and her husband, Blake, are over the moon about their newest family member. Louisa Hagood McKie was born on January 6, 2016.
Anthony J. Del Porto ‘02 has joined Questis Inc. (located at 112 Bull St. in Charleston) as Director of Marketing. Questis, a startup focused on bringing financial wellness to the American workforce as an employee benefit, has created their flagship software products, Pension 2.0 and FinancialHR. Anthony will be responsible for getting the word out about the company and their products. www.myquestis.com Hallie Belk Daughtridge Harris ‘02 has been the Managing Director at Epic Signal since January 2016. Previously she was the Director of Social Strategy. The company grows brand communities and has clients such as Pepsi, Mountain Dew, The Voice, Ralph Lauren, CNN, NFL, Starbucks, YouTube, Kind Snacks, and Nordstrom Rack.
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Jonathan Michael Zile ‘01 is the Director of Product Management Programmatic with comScore, Inc. He has first-hand experience leading both products through their development life cycle and personnel through their career advancement. He has succeeded in a variety of roles, from client facing to managerial and analytical to product management. He developed his analytical, programming and problem solving skills at Duke University’s Pratt Engineering School and has since applied these skills to extensive professional experience.