moving to Columbia, S.C. where I’ll (finally!) start my first job as an ER doctor.
2004
Gretchen Presnell, Ashley Board, and Keith Strombotne gcpresnell@gmail.com ashleyboard@gmail.com ks@thecommunintycloud.com
Elizabeth Eglar Stephens writes: “My husband Jeff and I purchased our first home in North Raleigh on March 3 and were married at The Sutherland in Wake Forest on May 9.”
Rob Mineo writes: “I’m heading to Cornell to start MBA school in August.”
Gretchen Presnell married John Hyde on Nov. 23, 2013 in Raleigh. Gretchen is the director of annual giving for Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer.
Kevin Stevenson writes: “I am still living in Arizona and have recently been named the general manager of the brand new professional soccer team in Arizona called Arizona United Soccer Club. I was helping Kyle Eng (owner of Arrowhead Advertising in Phoenix) launch the sports marketing division of his agency and through many discussions, the USL Pro (which is the league we play in — it is the league right below Major League Soccer) decided to offer Kyle the rights to purchase the team here in Arizona.”
Taylor Greene writes: “My wife and I have moved back to Raleigh and we have a little girl named Lillie Eden Greene who is 15 months old. Zoey and I celebrated our second anniversary at Myrtle Beach.”
2005 10th Class Reunion Time! Mark your calendar for May 2, 2015! If you would like to serve on the planning committee, contact your class agent or Tammy Haywood at thaywood@ravenscroft.org.
Jessie Hale Tesh Jessie.tesh@gmail.com
Crofters at LAUREN KELLY DIVINE’S ’07 wedding, bottom row from left: BROOKE HOLLIDAY ’07, STEPHANIE HALE NORRIS ’07, LAUREN-KELLY DEVINE GREENBACKER ’07, KATIE KAPP MUTO ‘07, LIZZY SIMMONS ‘07, and ELISE DORSETT ‘06
Briana Mahoney writes: “I just took a new position as a primary therapist at Third Way Center here in Denver. We work with adolescents in the correctional and foster care system who have backgrounds in trauma and abuse. Keeps me on my toes!”
2006
Celeste Allen Chapman celeste.allen22@gmail.com
David Fajgenbaum married Caitlin Prazenica ‘06 on May 24 in Philadelphia, Pa. Many Ravens were in attendance including: Ben Chesson ‘03, best man;
Katherine Mann ‘03, Scott Manning ‘03, Max Grossman ‘03, Gena Fajgenbaum Combs ‘98, Lisa Fajgenbaum ‘96, Phillip Fajgenbaum ‘09, and Krissy Fajgenbaum ‘11.
Fanny Slater ’03 WINS RACHAEL RAY’S GREAT AMERICAN COOKBOOK COMPETITION Ravenscroft alumna and Wilmington, N.C. caterer Fanny Slater ’03, one of five finalists in the Rachael Ray Great American Cookbook Competition aired nationally on ABC, was named the contest winner on the May 19 Rachael Ray Show. The finalists competed each week in the kitchen, until the winner was announced. All five finalists received an all-inclusive trip to Cancun, Mexico, Rachael’s cookware, bakeware and tableware, and a webisode on RachaelRayShow.com. As the winner, Slater wins a cookbook contract with Rachael Ray Books, a GE Kitchen Suite, an appearance on the Rachael Ray show and a feature in “Every Day with Rachael Ray” magazine. Her cookbook concept, “Tastes Like Childhood,” was to create a modern version of favorite childhood foods that she often cooked with her father.
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