St. Andrew's Spring 2020 Magazine

SPRING 2020

Krissia Rivera Perla ’11 BECOMING THE FRONTLINE DOCTOR OF THE FUTURE

SIGN UP TO BE A ONE PRIDE VOLUNTEER St. Andrew’s mission, core values, and

Episcopal identity are central to our efforts to help those in need. In response to

the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic downturn, our school has

launched the One Pride Initiative. The goal of One Pride is to connect community

members with each other in service and support, and to provide the necessary

resources now and next year to keep our community together.

SUPPORT

If you work in the healthcare field, or if you work at

or own a hospitality-related business that would benefit from our support, please email OnePride@saes.org.

Your St. Andrew’s community wants to be there for you.

SERVICE

We are mobilizing volunteers who are donating and

delivering meals, creating PPE, purchasing gift cards, offering up prayers, and writing letters and cards to

support individuals and families. Visit our website to find a list of service opportunities and suggestions.

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SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, ALWAYS

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EDITORIAL Editors Richard Coco Blair Kaine Kirsten Petersen Designer Nancy Schwartz Class Notes Rachel Kimble Patrick McGettigan Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien ‘05 2019-2020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chair Brian Harris Vice Chair Anthony Izzo, III Treasurer Christopher Dymond Secretary Sandy Horowitz Rana Alarapon William Amick Alfredo Antezana Gail Atwood Rene Augustine Kevin Borgmann Rudy Casasola Elizabeth Drucker Diane Hastings Parisa Karaahmet ‘87 Andrea LaRue Larissa Levine ‘06 Sheila Maith DeMaurice Smith Salim Suleman Steven Ward EX-OFFICIO Head of School Robert Kosasky Alumni Council President Tom Taylor ‘00

A Letter from the Head of School ear Fellow Lions, I walk through our beautiful and beloved Postoak Campus every day.

The deep green grass in Izzo Quad and Bruder Garden and the warm red brick of our buildings bear quiet witness to St. Andrew’s history and growth.

But we are so much more than our buildings.

When Postoak had to close down in March, “campus life” expanded across Maryland, DC, and Virginia – as well as Beijing, Shanghai, and Seoul – courtesy of our far-flung students with their school laptops and iPads. From their kitchen-table classrooms our Lions have recreated Vermeer and Kahlo portraits, mapped the oceans to measure kelp forests, joined with recent alumni in computer-assisted song, and logged in to Linear Algebra class from Korea (yes, in the middle of the night!).

Chapel services have become vital family touchpoints, and virtual lunch tables are in vogue. And as you will see and read later in this magazine, our students have joined their families and St. Andrew’s alumni in an outpouring of service through our One Pride Initiative. Our mission burns brightly in the hearts of our young Lions.

This continuity of learning and community flows from the heroic spirit and creativity of my colleagues. Two months ago our faculty and staff stepped into a new educational reality. The speed and totality of this shift has surpassed anything educators have experienced in our careers, and it has occurred during the deepest societal crisis of our lives.

I am so proud of the foresight of our educational technology leaders who created our pioneering 1:1 laptop and iPad program years ago and have trained our teachers and

students to put that versatile power to good use. I celebrate the warmth of our faculty, staff, and student relationships that makes distance learning feel positive. And I marvel once again at the agility and emotional connection of our school. St. Andrew’s was well prepared to confront and move through this disruption, and every week we grow and improve.

When the pandemic subsides and we come joyfully back together, Postoak will be infused with even more of the “exceptional teaching, learning, and service” to which our mission calls us. That is the “campus life” that really matters.

Be well, Lions, and thank you for being part of One Pride, always.

Faithfully,

Robert Kosasky Head of School

Parents Association President Stacey Kane Bishop’s Representative John Harmon Counsel Marc Kaufman

Editor’s Note: At this time of year, you would normally receive a robust spring magazine including a deep dive into one aspect of the St. Andrew’s program. COVID-19 complicated that timeline. In its place, we hope you enjoy this publication, which focuses on the inspiring work and accomplishments of our alumni.

During the virtual Easter Chapel service, students were treated to a special anthem. Middle and Upper School students, teachers, and young alumni recorded their rendition of "Oh Happy Day," originally performed by The Edwin Hawkin Singers and featured in "Sister Act 2."

SCHOOL LIFE IN 2020

In March, St. Andrew’s took the extraordinary step of shutting down its campus while keeping school open. That meant transitioning as many aspects of school life to student’s homes.

Whether it’s attending traditional academic classes, learning to play instruments from home, joining weekly chapel services, connecting in advisories, participating in P.E. classes or attending roundtables, students remain challenged, engaged, and connected.

The show must go on when campus is closed, especially when it’s time for music class. All fifth-grade students brought home their ukuleles and are continuing to learn how to play tabs and chords as part of distance learning.

Distance learning doesn’t mean screen time, all the time. Here, art teacher Josephine Monmaney prepares her Middle and Lower School students for their distance learning projects (see an example on the right-hand page).

Every week, the Rev. James Issacs, our new Upper and Middle School chaplain, delivers a homily from a scenic location. During a recent virtual chapel, Issacs invited students to demonstrate that they were present in the moment by declaring “Here am I;” the video’s comments section rapidly filled up with the affirmation.

Inspired by the Getty Museum Challenge, students in all divisions recreated famous artworks using objects in their homes.

Here, sixth-grader Grace Bickenbach recruited her sister, fourth-grader Kate, to recreate Norman Rockwell’s “Girl with Black Eye.”

St. Andrew's recognized eight student athletes from the Class of 2020 who will play their sport at the collegiate level next year during a virtual signing day ceremony. One of those student athletes is Spencer Hayes, pictured here with his family, who will play basketball at Howard University.

The goal of St. Andrew’s distance learning plan is to mirror a typical school day as closely as possible. This includes raising your hand when you want to answer a question.

What does distance learning look like in preschool? Our preschool teachers encouraged students to go on nature walks and bring back what they've discovered for a virtual show-and-tell.

Students have also enjoyed taking their special subject classes and seeing their classmates face-to-face.

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A Letter from the Alumni Council ear Friends, When I joined the St. Andrew’s community as a seventh grader in 1994, I had no idea the role the school would play in my life. But looking back now, I see the school’s imprint on so much of my life. I had amazing teachers to look at as models when I became a teacher myself. I had chaplains and community partnerships to remind me of the world beyond my own sphere. And I learned that no one makes it through life without support from others.

This was particularly true for me. My parents were eager to send me to St. Andrew’s, but as clergy members, their salary was not enough to cover the cost of an education at St. Andrew’s. I relied on a vast network of support and resources that ultimately allowed my attendance at the school. I’m grateful to St. Andrew’s for making a commitment to access and equity 25 years ago that made it possible for me to attend. I remain grateful for their

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commitment to those same values today.

From its inception, St. Andrew’s has had a deep commitment to community support.

During these uncertain and often difficult times during the COVID-19 pandemic, that commitment has not wavered. In April, St. Andrew’s announced the launch of the One Pride Initiative which seeks to address our shared desire and opportunity to help our fellow St. Andrew’s families and alumni. It has been amazing to see the strength of our community and how we always support each other. The One Pride Initiative draws directly from the core values and Episcopal identity at the center of our school. The goal of One Pride is to connect community members with each other in service and support, and to provide the necessary resources now and next year to keep our community together.

In just a short period of time, this initiative has allowed St. Andrew’s to mobilize volunteers, show support to the healthcare and hospitality workers of our community, and compile resources for those who may benefit from extra support during this time.

St. Andrew’s leaders are committed to making sure that current families, including those newly admitted – families like mine 25 years ago – will be able to stay at the school next year. One Pride has a strong focus on keeping our student community whole. The school understands that this crisis has created concern for many current and incoming families about their ability to remain a part of this community during the 2020-2021 academic year.

St. Andrew’s has a commitment to increasing funding for need-based financial aid and will do everything they can to keep our community together. I hope that you will join me in support of this mission.

As you read through the rest of this publication, you will have a glimpse into what our alumni community has

accomplished over the past year. We traveled and saw the world, welcomed new members of our families, celebrated marriages, and explored new education and career opportunities. Our alumni have also bravely served on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this uncertain time, they have truly stepped up to positively impact their communities and have lived out St. Andrew’s core value of service.

I wish you all good health,

Tom Taylor ’00 President, St. Andrew’s Alumni Council SPRING 2020

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HEALTHCARE HERO

ANSWERING THE CALL TO SERVE Rivera Perla ’11 supports frontline workers fighting COVID-19

BY KIRSTEN PETERSEN

If it were a typical spring at Brown University, Krissia Rivera Perla ’11, a third-year medical student, would be diving scalpel-first into her trauma surgery elective.

Instead, she is volunteering at a Rhode Island office building with members of the National Guard, calling people she may never meet to break life-altering news – “I am calling because you were in contact with someone who has now tested positive for coronavirus.”

Rivera Perla and her cohort at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have committed to volunteering their time, knowledge, and skills to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Since mid-March, Rivera Perla has worked a COVID-19 hotline, assisted the National Guard with contact tracing, and helped doctors administer COVID-19 tests.

It is already clear to Rivera Perla what this transition means as she prepares to join countless St. Andrew’s alumni who are serving on the frontlines as physicians, caregivers, and counselors today and in a post-pandemic world.

“You can really tell that the people who are leading (the volunteering) are doing it selflessly. We’re not being paid. It’s completely volunteer. There are some people

studying for board exams and doing this at the same time.

“It’s a terrible situation, but the fact that this happened, and we were able to do this now, makes me hopeful that the next generation of doctors will be a selfless generation that’s really there to care for patients,” Rivera Perla said.

Only two months ago, Rivera Perla was still seeing patients in a pediatric unit as part of her clinical clerkship. She successfully completed all of her third-year requirements by mid-March, thanks in large part to the timeline of her dual degree program - she is studying for her Doctor of Medicine and a Master of Science in Population Medicine - but other Brown medical students were not so lucky. Most third years were told to evacuate from hospitals just as they were beginning their last clerkship of the year, Rivera Perla said.

Still, even in the final weeks of her clerkship, the transition from business-as-usual to “the new normal” was arguably just as upsetting. For Rivera Perla, this meant seeing her bronchiolitis patients one day to being barred from any contact the next, due to the risk of potential co-infection in pediatric populations.

“We were seeing everything, all the chaos that was starting to ensue: all the last-minute meetings, the hallway meetings, the special trainings for residents, the hospital-wide administrative meetings,” Rivera Perla said.

“It was looking pretty grim by the time they pulled us out.”

With clerkships and in-person classes suspended at Brown, Rivera Perla’s classmates decided to look at what their peers at other

“One of my rules when I walk in to see a patient is I never walk in without a smile. I purposely stop beforehand and say to myself, ‘Smile, walk in,’ and go from there.” medical schools were doing and followed their lead by volunteering. Rivera Perla’s first volunteer assignment was to answer calls dialed in to a COVID-19 hotline managed by Lifespan Health System in Providence, Rhode Island. She fielded calls from Rhode Island residents and doctors alike, who trusted her for guidance on next steps.

Her second assignment was to assist the National Guard with contact tracing – calling every person who may have been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. She has listened to essential workers air their frustrations about employers who did not enforce social distancing, and recommended mental health resources to people who were upset and scared by the news.

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Continued from page 9 “You do end up doing a lot of talk therapy with people,” Rivera Perla said.

“There’s definitely a lot of anxiety.”

Her third assignment was with Kent Hospital in Warwick, Rhode Island, which opened a COVID-19 testing site for the state’s residents. Medical students were not permitted to test patients, so Rivera Perla and her classmates helped doctors by picking up samples, preparing sample bags, and placing them in ice for transport.

The one aspect of becoming a doctor that she misses the most is patient interaction, which has been entirely restricted in person and, at the call centers, limited to hearing a voice on the other end of the line.

“I felt that, as third-year students at the end of our core clerkship training, my classmates and I had a lot of skills that could be put to use if given the opportunity,” Rivera Perla said.

“It’s pretty hard to get a gauge on how someone is feeling without seeing their body language, and really, a smile can go a long way.

“One of my rules when I walk in to see a patient is I never walk in without a smile.

I purposely stop beforehand and say to myself, ‘Smile, walk in,’ and go from there,” she said.

Rivera Perla has benefitted from the generosity of Rhode Island residents and chefs, who are delivering food donations to volunteers and doctors.

“I truly appreciate these efforts, and it’s comforting to see people come together in difficult times,” she said.

Rivera Perla, who has spoken to the community in the past about the role financial aid played in her ability to attend St. Andrew’s, is hopeful that later this year, she will be able to provide direct patient care during her neurosurgery sub-internship, where she will be performing the duties of a first year neurosurgery resident.

In the meantime, supporting, comforting, and caring for Rhode Island residents is exactly what the doctor ordered.

“For me, it’s healing to be able to help.

I would probably feel worse if I couldn’t help, especially if there is something we can do, even if it is talking to someone on the phone and easing a bit of that anxiety,” she said. “It all makes a difference.”

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF KRISSIA RIVERA PERLA

Above: As a COVID-19 hotline and contact tracing volunteer, Rivera Perla has been tasked with answering questions from physicians and community members and disclosing the results of COVID-19 tests to patients.

Below: Rivera Perla’s last day working in the hospital wards was March 17. Almost overnight, Rivera Perla went from seeing bronchiolitis patients in person to being prohibited from any contact with them, due to the potential of COVID-19 co-infection.

HERE’S ONE WAY YOU CAN HELP The number one thing frontline workers need right now, Rivera Perla says, is personal protective equipment (PPE).

“That’s the biggest limitation right now.

Without it, a lot of healthcare workers are getting sick,” she said. “Having to reuse a mask for more than one patient is not ideal. As soon as you touch a mask, the act of removing it exposes you to whatever you just saw.”

Short supplies of PPE mean fewer doctors can treat patients. These doctors are working longer hours, and the resulting exhaustion puts them at a higher risk of getting sick, Rivera Perla said.

“There are studies that show if someone is really tired, they’re less vigilant putting (the PPE) on and off, which is key to not getting contaminated, and that’s why healthcare workers are getting sick,” she said.

Many hospitals are accepting homemade personal protective equipment, such as 3D-printed face shields. Learn how you can make PPE or support students who are 3D-printing face shields by visiting http://www.saes. org/one-pride.

alumni serving our community St. Andrew’s is grateful to all the members of our community who have compassionately stepped forward to serve and support those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

1984 Dr. Christopher Reed currently serves as an active duty OBGYN at a navy base on the coast of southern Spain. Dr. Reed and the rest of his department have changed the way they see patients as a way to reduce risk for both themselves as healthcare professionals and those seeking care. They have implemented specialized protocols for handling those who test positive for the virus and have successfully transitioned to seeing many patients via telehealth.

2004 Claire Levinson is a nurse practitioner serving on the front lines of the response to COVID-19 in Washington, D.C. 2006 Amy (Bachman) Zerante is the Director of Procurement and Sustainability at DC Central Kitchen. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amy and her team quickly pivoted to reassess how meals needed to be produced, distributed, and sourced in the community. DC Central Kitchen has provided more than 209,000 meals to children, families, and seniors since the beginning of April. Thanks to recent funding, the Kitchen has distributed more than 1,200 bags a week, which includes goods purchased from local farmers and markets.

2007 Jillian Wiedenmayer is printing face shields and donating them to nurses and doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients at hospitals throughout New York.

Jill and her partner run a small architecture design studio together, called Studio Den Den. They considered it an obvious move to use their skills to try and transform a period of isolation and fear into community building.

2008 Becca Davis is working as a nurse in Seattle. She is trained and ready to care for COVID-19 patients who seek care in her unit.

Jillian Wiedenmayer ’07 is printing face shields and donating them to nurses and doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients at hospitals throughout New York.

Claire Levinson ‘04 (center) is a nurse practitioner in Washington, D.C.

Amy (Bachman) Zerante ‘06 is the Director of Procurement and Sustainability at DC Central Kitchen. DC Central Kitchen has provided more than 209,000 meals to children, families, and seniors since the beginning of April.

reach out to us!

If you know of any alumni in the greater St. Andrew’s community who are serving at this time, email communications@saes.org.

We are committed to recognizing and supporting their work.

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and the community she served. I thank you all. Today I am married to a lady I met in the bereavement group, Dana Lehder Roberts Fowler. We were married on the beach in Annapolis, Maryland with the blessing of our children. Pictured below from left to right are Connor Roberts, Dana Lehder Roberts Fowler, Wayne C. Fowler ’83 and Kirill Fowler.

Ana Fowler is a senior at Virginia Tech, majoring in Environmental Science. She has made dean’s list again.”

Welcome, Rachel!

In February, Rachel Kimble joined St. Andrew’s as our Director of Alumni Affairs and Giving.

Rachel came to St. Andrew’s from the University of Virginia, where she served as a Bicentennial Ambassador within the Office of Advancement. Rachel brings a strong background in alumni relations and fundraising at the university level, but most importantly brings a passion for connecting people to the institutions that have impacted their lives. Rachel can be reached at rkimble@saes.org.

Previous Alumni Director Patrick McGettigan remains on the St. Andrew’s Advancement team, now serving in the role of Director of Development Operations, Strategy, and Research.

2019-2020 Alumni Council President Tom Taylor ‘00 Vice President Lane Brenner ‘05 Edie Demas ‘83 Tammy (Adle) Stone ‘87 Parisa (Kazemian) Karaahmet ‘87 Catherine Callaway ‘88 Jennifer McZier ‘92 Alex Bierlein-George ‘95 Paige Shirk ‘96 Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien ‘05 Alisa Kaswell ‘05 Larissa Levine ‘06 Hannah (Davis) Harlan ‘08 Alex Facciobene ‘10 Katie Jannotta ‘13 12

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83 Edie Demas ’83 was featured in 914Inc. Magazine’s 2019 Women in Business edition.

1982 Peggy Essl is an Associate Lecturer at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia.

1983 Edie Demas was featured in 914Inc. Magazine’s 2019 Women in Business edition for her work as former director at the Jacob Burns Film Center, a non-profit cultural arts center located in Pleasantville, New York.

Wayne Fowler writes, “I thank the entire St. Andrew’s community from our humble beginnings to our great presence. Decades of you, perhaps generations of you, may remember Leslie O. Thompson ’84 as a classmate, a friend or an inspiration. The attendance at her memorial service on December 5, 2015, was a testament and witness to the person Leslie was and what she gave of herself to the ones she loved

83 Wayne Fowler ’83 married Dana Lehder Roberts in Annapolis, Maryland.

After more than 25 years in Los Angeles, Beth Leach moved to Redlands, California. She is loving her new location and new home. Her oldest daughter finished undergrad and graduate school at MIT, took a post-grad year in Germany, and is now working as an environmental engineer for the State of California in Berkeley. Her youngest daughter is at the University of Hawaii studying to be a teacher. Her social media company, PracticeRetriever, is growing and they are enjoying working with the doctors who are their customers. Life without kids has not slowed her down, just changed. Beth

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35TH REUNION YEAR

Please contact Rachel Kimble if you’d like to join the Reunion Committee.

Chris Reed ‘84 and Lauren (Cunningham) Reed ‘84 moved to Rota, Spain last June.

traveled to Ireland last year with her mom and her sister, Sharon Leach ’86, and will be traveling more in the future.

1984 Heinrich Bofinger is working globally on transport issues in the developing world as a Senior Transport Economist for The World Bank. He traveled to Bahrain in early February and has much experience in Africa and the Caribbean.

84 Alexandra (Ryan) Weeks ’84 married Nelson Weeks on Aug. 18, 2019.

87 Pat Reed ’87 with his wife, Jana, and two daughters Lucy and Anja.

Chris Reed and Lauren (Cunningham) Reed moved to Rota, Spain last June. They love the beauty, slow pace, mild climate, and friendly military and Spanish culture there. Chris took kite surfing lessons in August and their Spanish rental house is a 4-minute walk to the beach — perfect for their daily jogs, walks with new friends, or drinks at sunset.

In February, they went skiing in Austria, and plan to celebrate the birth of second grandson!

Alexandra (Ryan) Weeks married Nelson Weeks on Aug. 18, 2019, and they are happily settled in Asheville, North Carolina. Alexandra is the Regional Vice President at Payer Contracting & Alignment for HCA Healthcare’s North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia divisions. Adrienne Dickey-Merrill ’84 and Carolyn Kopf ’91 joined the post wedding October celebration in Atlanta.

Mario Einaudi resides in Southern California with his wife, Jana, his children, Ethan and Talia, and his cats, Karper, Kane, and Annie. For the past ten years he has led digital projects at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. Last year he was promoted to the Digital Repository Manager, and now oversees the technical planning, implementation, management and support of digital collections, including the Huntington Digital Library. In 2018, Mario completed an important project called Decoding the Civil War, which was a National Historic Publication and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant-funded project. The project enabled the transcription of just under 16,000 Union telegrams from the American Civil War, which all are now available online on the Huntington Digital Library.

1986 In September, Melissa (Donovan) d’Arabian ’86 released a new book, “Tasting Grace: Discovering the Power of Food to Connect Us to God, One Another, and Ourselves.”

Molly Hewes has a psychotherapy private practice, Walk & Talk Therapy Services, LLC. She helps clients supplement the healing process using movement and nature. She finds that people are really interested in the concept of combining movement, nature, and talking to help in the healing process.

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years. After surgery in December 2016, radiation, and 25 rounds of chemo, he is finally ready to return to normal life and will celebrate his return with a huge run.

He is training to race the 100-miler at the 10th annual Born To Run Ultramarathons on May 15-16, 2020. Hopefully, classmate Alex Breckon will be on hand! As Pat has been on disability since his diagnosis, he put his efforts into being the best father he can be and has made it a third of the way through his Masters of Divinity Program through Liberty University with a concentration in Health Care Chaplaincy. Additionally, during the past decade, he has been furiously writing a book on running and Christianity entitled “Running & Seeing,” which he hopes will someday see the light of day.

1988 Paul Downey finished a project that he started last century and received his BIS from George Mason University last May. He also traveled to Belize and Scotland, and celebrated eight years at SNAC International.

Geoff Dye writes, “I was fortunate to join a well-respected tenant advisory team at Cushman & Wakefield last spring, representing tenants in the local D.C. market and around the country including law firms, nonprofits, and technology companies.”

In November, Amy (Understein) Strahan ’88, Ali (Understein) Rottner ’86, Heather (Certner) Brugger ’88, and Amelia (Arnett) Poch ’86 met in Charleston, South Carolina to celebrate the birthday of Kristen (Friedman) Venit ’88.

1989 Jen (Butera) Broderick is living in Fairfax Station, Virginia with her husband and two teenage daughters. She is excited about her new position at DRi Consulting as an executive search consultant for nonprofit organizations, since she loves helping nonprofits find the perfect candidate for their important work.

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Jessica (Bulman) Kolchins ‘90 married David Dennison on Oct. 10, 2019.

1990

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Please contact Rachel Kimble if you’d like to join the Reunion Committee.

For Gevry (Becker) Fontaine, the highlight of 2019 was bringing home her new black lab puppy, Bettsy. She’s brought a ton of joy to their family.

Bettsy loves books, any kind of food, lots of snuggles. Her family is looking forward to many more adventures with their new addition in 2020.

86 88 In November, Amy (Understein) Strahan ’88, Ali (Understein) Rottner ’86, Heather (Certner) Brugger ’88, and Amelia (Arnett) Poch ’86 met in Charleston, South Carolina to celebrate the birthday of Kristen (Friedman) Venit ’88.

Jessica Karp stepped further out of her comfort zone in 2019 and was cast in Susan Griffin’s play “Voices,” in which a group of women told their life stories to the audience. It was her most challenging and rewarding acting experience to-date.

On Oct. 10, 2019, Jessica (Bulman) Kolchins married David Dennison, whom she has been with for more than six years. Their new family includes her two kids, Jordyn (14) and Noah (12), and she is thrilled to welcome three amazing step daughters to her life — Casey, Reece and Taylor — triplets who will all be graduating from college next year. The family lives in Rockville, Maryland.

90 Jessica Karp ‘90 was cast in Susan Griffin’s play “Voices,” in which a group of women told their life stories to the audience.

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Jennifer McZier ‘92 returned to campus over Homecoming & Reunion weekend to represent her alma mater, Spelman College, in a college counseling meeting for members of the senior class.

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91 Last summer, Stacy (Hough) Smith ‘91 hosted fellow classmates Jessica (Wills) Leach ‘91, Alicia (Johnson) Koundakjian ‘91, Edie (Symons) Stanton ‘91, Vivienne (Hess) Barry ‘91, and Priscilla Williams ‘91 at her home.

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Classmates Will Evans ‘92, Jason Klippel ‘92 and Chris Cylke ‘92 gathered to see the Miami Dolphins play the Washington Redskins.

Etaine (Norris) Raphael ‘93 just published her first children’s book, “A Blueberry Day,”

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Katy Richey ‘92 with her three-year-old daughter, Kaede.

Lisa McKay ‘94 and her family recently moved from Vanuatu to Australia.

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Tony Wright just returned from some extended travel to Budapest, Greece, and Oaxaca. After 14 amazing years of living in Seattle, he is looking for a change, and is trying out a few smaller cities this spring. On the professional front, he just accepted an offer to come back as CEO at RescueTime.com, the company he started in 2008. After two-and-a-half years of semi-retirement, he is excited to dig back into the world of “adulting.”

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1991 Last summer, Stacy (Hough) Smith hosted fellow classmates Jessica (Wills) Leach, Alicia (Johnson) Koundakjian, Edie (Symons) Stanton, Vivienne (Hess) Barry, and Priscilla Williams at her home in Maryland. Stacy’s children Taylor (sixth grade) and Riley (second grade) attend Edmund Burke school.

1992 Jennifer Bobys lives in Damascus, Maryland with her husband, three kids — Zach (18), Alexa (14), and Jason (12) — five chickens and two dogs. She has a small home-based business baking and decorating cakes and other desserts. Her eldest was accepted early decision to the University of Rochester and they are very excited.

Classmates Will Evans, Jason Klippel and Chris Cylke gathered in October in Chris’ hometown of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to see the Miami Dolphins play the Washington Redskins.

Jennifer McZier returned to the St. Andrew’s campus over Homecoming & Reunion weekend to represent her alma mater, Spelman College, in a college counseling meeting for members of the senior class. In addition to presenting about Spelman, Jennifer helped students better understand the experience of attending a Historically Black College or University.

Katy Richey has been a teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools for the past 20 years and has a three-year-old daughter, Kaede.

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Katherine Dukehart ‘96 owns a restaurant, El Ultimo Refugio, in Panama.

1993 Etaine (Norris) Raphael is in her second year of homeschooling her two daughters, Madeline and Charlotte. She also just published her first children’s book, “A Blueberry Day,” about the importance of family time and being outside in nature.

It is available for purchase on Amazon.

Michael Rizzo teaches creative writing and humanities courses at Hunter College in New York, where he is also the Director of the Distinguished Living Writers reading series.

1994 Lisa McKay and her family recently moved from Vanuatu to Australia. In addition, Justin Baldoni’s production company has purchased the film rights to her novel, “My Hands Came Away Red.” Lisa has also published a memoir since the novel called “Love At The Speed Of Email.”

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Mariah Bibby adopted a dog last July named Darby, a terrier/hound mix.

Natasha Scripture welcomed her first child, Layla, in July 2019. Her book, “Man Fast,” was featured in TIME magazine, The Washington Post and the Philadelphia Inquirer last summer when it came out in the United States. It was also in the New York Post, Marie Claire, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sunday Times (UK), Glamour UK and The Telegraph UK, among others. It is currently being shopped around Hollywood to explore the possibility of making it into a movie or TV series. Until recently, Natasha was working at The Pew Charitable Trusts in the area of ocean conservation, but she has decided to take time off to be with her baby and work on her next book. She is also a health coach for women, with a focus on Ayurveda, an ancient holistic system of health and well-being originating in India some 5,000 years ago.

1996 Katherine Dukehart is going on 15 years living in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

The most exciting change in 2020 is moving her restaurant, El Ultimo Refugio, to a new and even better location overlooking the Caribbean. She would love to see some familiar St. Andrew’s faces — look her up!

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Lexie (Horowitz) Doud and her husband welcomed their third son, Drew, on Oct. 3, 2019. His older brothers adore him and they are loving being a family of five!

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Ben Stein ‘97 and his wife welcomed their second child, Mila Yve, on Jan. 21, 2020.

In 2019, Lexie (Horowitz) Doud ‘97 and her husband welcomed their third son, Drew.

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Christina Talcott ‘97 and Alice Astarita ‘97 celebrated their 40th birthdays together.

Sarah (Melby) Zijp ‘00 and her husband, Jochem, welcomed a baby boy, Aiden Everett Zijp, born on Dec. 13, 2019.

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Nick Nadel recently worked as a writer and producer on the new comedy show “Blind Date,” which currently airs on the Bravo TV network. A member of the Writers Guild of America East, Nick has written comedy for The Onion, IFC, TruTV, NBC, HBO, and many other outlets. In 2016, he enjoyed returning to St. Andrew’s to speak with Susheela Robinson’s literature class about writing for TV and the web. He hosts the popular podcast “Movies My Friends Have Never Seen” and lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, Danielle, and their dog, Charlie.

Ben Stein wrote, co-illustrated, and published his first children’s book, “Little Benny Piggy in Courage for the Win,” available on Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com. Ben and his wife welcomed their second child, Mila Yve, on Jan. 21, 2020. Their son, Noah, is two years old. The family moved to Miami a year-and-a-half ago and are loving it.

Ben is currently coaching businesses and executives at his company, Purpose Up. Christina Talcott and Alice Astarita celebrated their 40th birthday year by camping in the desert and dancing under the stars at a music festival in Joshua Tree, California. They plan to meet up in Las Vegas for more desert adventures in the future!

1998 In April 2019, Ann Nash and her husband, Adrian, welcomed their third child, a healthy and happy daughter named Kendall. Their other kids, Tommy (3) and Sylvia (4), love their new baby sister.

In September 2019, Sarah Kmieciak ‘99, Missy Levin ‘99, Sarah Ohle ‘99, and Mara (Stringfield) Holiday ‘99 celebrated Sarah Ohle’s marriage.

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1999 In September 2019, Sarah Kmieciak, Missy Levin, and Mara (Stringfield) Holiday reconnected in Minneapolis at a mini reunion to celebrate Sarah Ohle’s marriage. Mara writes, “It was a joyous day! I was also so happy to see Becca (Ohle) Artinian ’96 and Sarah’s parents, including Mr. Ohle, who formerly worked in the St. Andrew’s Admission office.

Also in attendance was Class of 1999 notable Beth Miller, who gave a beautiful speech.”

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01 03 05 Laila Salimi ’05, Ann Reifsnyder ’01, Sarah (Taylor) Bower ’03, Anusha Salimi ’03, Zoe (Vestal) Persina ’03 and Gillian (Kline) Reiman ’05 reconnected this winter.

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Sarah (Melby) Zijp and her husband, Jochem, welcomed a baby boy, Aiden Everett Zijp, born on Dec. 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

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Sana Shah, ‘03 Eugenia (Leone) Gold ‘03, Malorie (Garret) Crocker ‘03, and Marian (Goddard) Carpenter ‘03 gathered with their little Lions!

PJ Hart, his wife, and their son, Teddy (4), continue to reside in Old Town Alexandria. If any alumni come through the area, he looks forward to connecting!

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2003 In June 2019, Marian (Goddard) Carpenter and her husband, Adam, welcomed their son, Thomas Edward, “Teddy,” who joins big brother, George.

Michael Rogan ‘03 and Sarah Zorio were married last spring in Bethany Beach, Delaware.

Christina McDowell’s novel, “The Cave Dwellers” will be published this fall by Gallery Books at Simon & Schuster. Set in Washington, D.C., it’s about the murder of a wealthy family — it’s an exploration of classism, power, and white fragility in America today.

Alumni from the classes of 2001, 2003, and 2005 reconnected this winter. Pictured are Laila Salimi ’05, Ann Reifsnyder ’01, Sarah (Taylor) Bower ’03, Anusha Salimi ’03, Zoe (Vestal) Persina ’03 and Gillian (Kline) Reiman ’05.

Michael Rogan and Sarah Zorio were married last spring in Bethany Beach, Delaware.

Recently, Sana Shah, Eugenia (Leone) Gold, Malorie (Garret) Crocker, and Marian (Goddard) Carpenter gathered with their little Lions!

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Last June, Marian (Goddard) Carpenter ‘03 and her husband, Adam, welcomed their son, Thomas Edward, who joins brother, George.

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2004 Emily (Widrick) Carpenter and her wife, Eve, welcomed a baby boy, Clyde Gilbert Carpenter, on March 7, 2019.

Emily (Widrick) Carpenter ‘04 and her wife, Eve, welcomed Clyde Gilbert Carpenter, on March 7, 2019.

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Dana (Wiedenmayer) Naddaff ‘04 moved to Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Their daughter, Hope, born in June 2019 joins brother Chase.

Evan Ellsworth and his wife, Kristen, welcomed a son, James, in August 2019.

James joins big brother, Jack (3). The Ellsworth family lives in Los Angeles, where Evan is an investment banker at Credit Suisse. The family visited Portland, Oregon this fall and caught up with Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien ’05 and her husband, Graham.

Evan Ellsworth ‘04 and his family visited Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien ’05 and her husband, Graham, in Portland, Oregon.

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Emily (Taylor) Young ‘05 welcomed a son, Arthur Odin Young, on Oct. 27, 2019, and her daughter, Maire, turned two in February.

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George E. MacDougall lives in Natick, Massachusetts where he is enjoying married life and staying busy with work.

“Wishing everyone in the St. Andrew’s community the best!,” he writes.

Dana (Wiedenmayer) Naddaff and her family (including both sets of parents) moved to Doylestown, Pennsylvania last year to be closer to her husband’s familyrun financial consulting business. Dana and her husband, Chip, love the small town lifestyle, especially being surrounded by old stone barns and the complete lack of traffic! After working as a store designer at Crate & Barrel for six years, Dana joined the virtual interior design company, Modsy, as a stylist in 2017, when her son Chase (2) was born. Their daughter, Hope, was born in June 2019. The children have brought so much laughter (and Raffi songs) into her life!

Sarah A.O. Rosner writes, “This year I’ve transitioned from working as a freelance manager to a full time position as the Producer at Gibney, a dance-focused space in Lower Manhattan that presents over 150 artists a year. Additionally, my work with AORTA films is taking off; our feature film (W/HOLE2) premiered at the Invisible Dog Art Center (Brooklyn) in January, and has gone on to win Best Film (Fiction) at the Vienna Porn Film Festival and Best Feature at the Hacker Porn Film Festival in Rome.”

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Alex Freeman ‘05 married Luke Markesky on July 12, 2019, at Historic London Town Gardens in Edgewater, Maryland.

Conrad Osipowitz ‘05 was recently given the honor of becoming a Voting Member of the international Recording Academy.

Mike Bryan and Kirstin (Kinney) Bryan welcomed Lacey Marie Bryan on Nov. 12, 2018, and enjoyed time at the beach this past summer.

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Whitney Delphos graduated from Pace University in December 2019 with a Master’s of Science in Mental Health Counseling. She works on an Assertive Community Treatment Team in Manhattan at the Bridge New York.

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Alex Freeman married Luke Markesky on July 12, 2019, at Historic London Town Gardens in Edgewater, Maryland.

On July 22, 2019, Cara (Skubel) Hoadley and her husband, Chris, welcomed a baby, Connor. They recently bought a home in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien and her husband, Graham, live outside of Portland, Oregon and are expecting their first child this summer.

Courtney O’Dell married Brian Snavley in October 2019 at The Market at Grelen in Somerset, Virginia. Also pictured are her brothers and fellow St. Andrew’s alumni, Isaac ’06, Stephen ’09, Nathanael ’12 and Joshua O’Dell ’15.

Conrad Osipowitz, a recording engineer of 16 years and studio owner for the last 10 years, was recently given the honor of becoming a Voting Member of the international Recording Academy, the international entity of producers, engineers, songwriters and artists that determines the nominees and winners of the annual GRAMMY Awards. The application process is highly competitive as there are only 8,000 voting members in the world. He attended the GRAMMYs at the Staples Center in January in Los Angles, and hopefully next year will be eligible to submit music for consideration.

Chelsea Whittaker is celebrating the one year anniversary of her liver transplant. She’s back at work as the HR Director at GrowNYC, an environmental nonprofit. She lives in upstate New York with her husband.

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Courtney O’Dell ‘05 married Brian Snavley in October 2019. Also pictured are her brothers and fellow St. Andrew’s alumni, Isaac ’06, Stephen ’09, Nathanael ’12 and Joshua O’Dell ’15.

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Above: Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien ‘05 and her husband, Graham, are expecting their first child this summer.

Left: Mike Bryan ‘05 and Kirstin (Kinney) Bryan ‘05 welcomed Lacey Marie Bryan on Nov. 12, 2018.

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store for her company, Brass & Burl, in East Hampton, New York this summer.

Until then, you can shop her site at brassandburl.com.

2007 It’s been an exciting year for Nora Goddard and her husband, Dave. They are loving life in Fairfield, Connecticut with their dog, Roxy, who enjoys playing with other dogs at the beach and chasing squirrels on hikes. In April, Nora and Dave are expecting their first child, a boy!

Abbey (Wallace) Eddy ‘08 married Travis Eddy on Aug. 31, 2019. Siblings Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien ‘05, Jake Wallace ‘04, and Sam Wallace ‘12 were all in attendance.

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Capt. Stephen Lanpher ’07 has command of a U.S. Marines Corps Reserve Center in Texarkana, Texas. He and his wife, Lacey, welcomed their first child, Owen Gibson Lanpher, on July 30, 2019.

Jeffrey Michel and his wife welcomed a daughter, Rory Lynn Michel, to the world on Dec. 2, 2019.

Jillian R. Wiedenmayer ‘07 partnered with product designer George Coffin to form Studio Den Den.

Nora Goddard ‘07 and her husband, Dave, are expecting their first child in April. Their dog, Roxy, is excited too.

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Last summer, Kelly (Tillotson) Bradway ‘08 and her band, MAMADEAR, had the opportunity to open for renowned artists like Sting, John Legend, The Jacksons, and Enrique Iglesias.

Jillian R. Wiedenmayer, a Brooklynbased architect, recently partnered with product designer George Coffin to form Studio Den Den (studiodenden.com). With a range of projects throughout the MidAtlantic and Northeast, their work focuses on designing one-of-a-kind projects and products that balance art with necessity.

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2008 Last summer, Kelly (Tillotson) Bradway and her band, MAMADEAR, had the opportunity to open for renowned artists like Sting, John Legend, The Jacksons, and Enrique Iglesias. More recently, they have been playing shows with Josh Turner. Kelly and her husband recently bought their first house in Nashville.

Leili Doerr interned on Wendy’s Brand Management team this summer in Columbus, Ohio, and worked specifically on their alternative meat strategy. She will graduate from the UT-Austin McCombs School of Business in May.

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Abbey (Wallace) Eddy had a big 2019 — she got married, bought a house, and changed jobs! On Aug. 31, 2019, Abbey married Travis Eddy in Park City, Utah, with Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien ’05, Amy (Bachman) Zerante ’06, Jake Wallace ’04, and Sam Wallace ’12 all in the wedding party. She and Travis bought a fixer-upper in Park City and are excited to make it their own over the coming years. Abbey also started working for SOS Outreach, a youth development nonprofit that provides a skiing/snowboarding program to underserved youth.

Bryn (Whiteley) Seabrook is enjoying her position as an Assistant Professor in the department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. She’s recently been elected as the representative for the engineering school to the General Faculty Council at UVA. She’s also been elected as a council member for 4S (Society for Social Studies of Science), an international society for the study of science, technology, and society (STS). Bryn celebrated her first wedding anniversary with her husband, Tom, in September. Both Bryn and Tom are looking forward to more adventures in Charlottesville, Virginia!

William White married Kerry Clark on March 9, 2019, in Park City, Utah.

St. Andrew’s Class of 2008 friends in attendance included Lee Miller, William Moodie, Roger Robinson, and Eleanor (Geise) Wasserman.

2009 After about a year working at Goldman Sachs in their Investment Banking Division, LeRoy Howard II moved to start a new job as a Director of Investments at OYO Hotels & Resorts, a fast-growing budget hotel chain rapidly expanding in the U.S. In 2018, David Nega graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, with a degree in biology, where his focus included a concentration of marine biology classes.

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Capt. Stephen Lanpher ’07 and his wife, Lacey, welcomed their first child, Owen Gibson Lanpher, on July 30, 2019.

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Leili Doerr ‘08 interned on Wendy’s Brand Management team this summer in Columbus, Ohio, and worked specifically on their alternative meat strategy.

Dannie (Moore) Ngalibika married Killian Ngalibika on Sept. 21, 2019 in Ijamsville, Maryland, at her home church.

The church was filled with many of her close friends, family members, and colleagues. Dannie writes, “Since Killian is a native French speaker, the ceremony was held in both languages. We even had a special touch of writing personal vows in French. Who knew that after all of my years studying French at St. Andrew’s, it would become so useful! It was truly a memorable moment of the big day.”

Chantal Cassan-Moudoud, Dannie’s former teacher and now colleague, even helped write her French vows.

In 2019, Neha Shastry left her job as a producer at the documentary unit at CNN and decided to set out to create her own production company. First, she developed a series about recovery for Jeff Katzenberg’s new video platform, Quibi.

She then spent four months traveling to Colombia, Pakistan, and Ethiopia with international correspondent Bob Woodruff

William White ‘08 married Kerry Clark on March 9, 2019, in Park City, Utah.

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Dannie (Moore) Ngalibika ‘09 married Killian Ngalibika on Sep. 21, 2019 in Ijamsville, Maryland, at her home church.

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Andrea Roman is currently living in Hudson Yards on the West Side of Manhattan. While at Columbia Law School, she was a summer associate at Hogan Lovells, a Summer Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and a Law Clerk at the NFL. Upon taking the bar, she traveled to Thailand and Bali. She is a current corporate associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, working in the Capital Markets Group. She also serves on the Violence Intervention Program, Inc. Board of Directors.

10 Elliott Silverman ‘10 and his wife, Emily, were married on March 22, 2019, with several classmates in attendance including John W. Gill, Alex Facciobene, Phil Doerr, Kevin Wyatt, Mark Small, Jimmy Petersen, Ben Naughton, Steve Webster, Ben Yeo, Noah Platt and Tom Belikove.

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for a documentary series for Disney+.

She’s currently producing a feature documentary with Amazon Films about Stacey Abrams, and the history and legacy of voter suppression in the United States.

Katherine Young is teaching math at KIS International School in Bangkok.

She recently reconnected with her former teacher, John McMillen, at a math conference.

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Amy (Sharfman) Belchatovski is an Event Planner at Medifast/OPTAVIA, a health and wellness company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

She is currently working on their annual convention held in Atlanta, at which they are expecting 15,000 attendees. She celebrated her one year anniversary with her husband, Elliot, in November and they purchased their first home in August in Parkville, Maryland.

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Clinton James ‘10 and his wife, Rachel, welcomed Carty Charles James in January.

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After practicing law as a mergers and acquisition associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York, Brendan Harvey has relocated to Tokyo to join the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. He will be practicing in the firm’s Private Funds group.

Sev Henry proposed to his girlfriend of five years after completing the Marine Corps Marathon. He was able to drop down on one knee, and get back up after she said yes.

Andrea Roman ‘10, pictured here with Charles Griffen ‘10, is a corporate associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, working in the Capital Markets Group.

Elliott Silverman and his wife, Emily, were married on March 22, 2019, in Florence, Italy with several classmates in attendance including John W. Gill, Alex Facciobene, Phil Doerr, Kevin Wyatt, Mark Small, Jimmy Petersen, Ben Naughton, Steve Webster, Ben Yeo, Noah Platt and Tom Belikove.

Clinton James and his wife, Rachel, welcomed Carty Charles James in January.

Through his name and spirit, Carty James honors his maternal great-great grandfather, an Oregon rancher whose name was James Carty, as well as a fifth generation of the name Charles James.

Margaret Kenworthy had an exciting and transitional year. She moved to New York City and started a job at an events company, Van Wyck & Van Wyck.

After four great years working in the St. Andrew’s Admission Office, Lauren Melvin will be leaving St. Andrew’s at the end of June to relocate to Chicago. She and her fiancé are excited to be planning their upcoming wedding in November.

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Krissia Rivera Perla was accepted into Harvard University’s Master of Public Health program in Quantitative Methods.

She is currently finishing her third year in medical school in the combined MD/MS program at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and will be completing the MPH program in between her third and fourth year of medical school.

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2012 Adam Barton is an educational researcher studying global innovations that can help all learners thrive. He was recently named a 2019-2020 Luce Scholar, one of 18 Americans selected for a yearlong, curated professional placement in Asia. He currently serves as a visiting fellow and Luce Scholar at the Asia Pacific Initiative, a Tokyo think tank. There, he leads a research project on “social implementation” — harnessing community demand for change in order to design and action sustainable social innovation. Managing a team of junior researchers, he’s co-writing a book on the topic for publication this year. This builds on his work at the Brookings Institution, where he published a book titled “Leapfrogging Inequality” on the potential of education innovations to accelerate global learning progress.

Chris Carr married Emily Gower in October 2019 in Chatham, Massachusetts.

Classmates Phil Werner, Grant McGovern and Alex Renzi were among the attendees.

Becca Davis and Hunter Goodrich got engaged on Easter of 2019 and took their engagement photos at St. Andrew’s, where they started dating in ninth grade. They are getting married in July at the Davis’ lake house in northern Minnesota. Becca and Hunter recently moved to Seattle, where Becca started a job as a nurse on a burn unit.

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Becca Davis ‘12 and Hunter Goodrich ‘12 got engaged on Easter of 2019 and took their engagement photos at St. Andrew’s, where they started dating in ninth grade.

University and serving as Strategy Advisor at the peacebuilding NGO, Search for Common Ground. Janice also became engaged to her fiancé, Ben Nussbaumer, in 2019 and will be getting married in 2021!

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Anne Mercer Schoenfeld has been with the company Tuckernuck, a curated online boutique headquartered in Georgetown, for three-and-a-half years. She works as a Web Production Associate uploading product, merchandising, and maintaining their e-commerce site for the overall user experience.

In July, Sam Wallace completed his Peace Corps service, where he was living and working in the Luapula province of Zambia. His work entailed coordinating with the small-scale farmers and the Zambian Department of Fisheries to promote, manage, evaluate, and harvest hand-dug fishponds. While not in the field, he spent his time focusing on developing and improving sustainable agriculture practices, animal husbandry, water resource management, income generating activities, nutrition, and prevention strategies for malaria and HIV/AIDS, as well as the establishment of a water sanitation and hygiene program with a local NGO. Since July he has been traveling and visiting family and friends.

He is currently back in the Washington, D.C., area and looking to enter a career in the agriculture, fisheries, or international development field.

Adam Barton ‘12 was recently named a 2019-2020 Luce Scholar, one of 18 Americans selected for a yearlong, curated professional placement in Asia.

2013 Robert Blume is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Severe Weather and Emergency Management at Florida State University. His work includes learning about UAS Flight Systems and writing a tornado research thesis.

After graduating from Virginia Tech with a Mechanical Engineering degree, Reilly Giunta moved to San Diego. He currently works for a defense contractor as a Components and Standards Engineer. His passion for cars has never wavered and he

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In July, Sam Wallace ‘12 completed his Peace Corps service, where he was living and working in the Luapula province of Zambia.

Chris Carr ‘12 married Emily Gower in October 2019 in Chatham, Massachusetts.

is currently building his third race car to compete in this upcoming season of local Autocross and amateur league racing.

After working at a charter school in Boston for a year, Alexia Jacoby decided she no longer wanted to be in the classroom, but she still wanted to be involved in education. She now works for an education technology company called Amplify Education based in the DUMBO neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.

Amplify’s products are in schools all over the county, helping students learn. She is part of their marketing department and focuses on social media marketing.

Britta Loftus released her first single, “Daydreams,” which was produced by fellow alum Brenton Duvall ’09.

Billy Petito is currently working as the Director of Jazz Bands at the Rochester City School of the Arts, an arts high school that offers majors in music, art, theater, dance, creative writing, and theater technology. In addition, he frequently performs as a multi-instrumentalist throughout western and upstate New York and works as a freelance composer/ arranger/producer. He can be heard playing guitar, bass, and keyboard in a variety of styles both live and in the studio, playing trumpet in commercial brass bands including the award-winning ensemble Prime Time Brass, or seen directing a

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Jacob Reiskin returned to the Washington, D.C., area after graduating from Skidmore College in 2017. He now attends The George Washington University Law School and plans to pursue litigation after graduation in 2021.

Samantha Spaccasi now holds an M.A. in Arts Presenting and Live Entertainment Management from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. After completing an internship with We Are Free as part of her degree program, Samantha was hired as a day-to-day artist manager with the company, and is now based in Los Angeles.

Anne Mercer Schoenfeld ‘12 works at Tuckernuck, a curated online boutique, headquartered in Georgetown.

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2014 Kristin Butler completed her master’s degree in Marine Conservation at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. For her thesis, she worked with Miami-Dade County’s Office of Resilience to develop its Sea Level Rise Strategy. She is a 2020 Legislative Fellow for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship through NOAA and Sea Grant. For the fellowship, Kristin

Britta Loftus ‘13 released her first single, “Daydreams,” which was produced by fellow alum Brenton Duvall ’09.

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is working on Capitol Hill with the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (Minority).

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In 2018, Daniel Terman moved to Denver. He is currently working for 1stdibs, where he helps the best designers in the world find the most beautiful things on earth. He lives with fellow St. Andrew’s graduate, Ethan Lockshin.

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Memuna McShane graduated from MICA, finishing her last semester with a 4.0 and making the dean’s list. She is now taking prerequisite classes at Community College of Baltimore County for graduate school at Notre Dame Maryland University, where she will begin studying this fall to become a therapist.

Kristin Butler ‘14 completed her master’s degree in Marine Conservation at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

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2016 Chris Currie was selected to commission as an Air Defense Artillery Officer of the U.S. Army upon his graduation from college and the completion of his ROTC requirements.

Njoki Kamau recently moved back to the Maryland area after graduating from Nottingham Trent in the UK. She now enjoys working full-time as an UX/ UI Designer where she works on various programs and leadership projects.

Steph Quintero is graduating from Dartmouth College in June with a major in Anthropology and Global Health. She will be working at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health, conducting a two-year research project.

2017 Lindy Hill, a junior at Denison University, is interning this semester at C-SPAN in Washington, D.C.

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In October, Will Lucas ‘17 wrapped a three-day shoot in Vienna, Virginia for his short film “Steps.”

In October, Will Lucas wrapped a threeday shoot in Vienna, Virginia for his short film “Steps.” He writes, “This project was my junior level intermediate production at NYU that I wrote and directed. The crew was 16 students (from freshmen to juniors) and had a cast of four New York-based actresses. We traveled to Virginia, and we spent three days shooting the project. Now I’m off to the edit room for the rest of the semester, and will hopefully have a film to send off to film festivals by the time I leave for Sydney in late January, where I’ll be studying abroad for the spring semester.”

2018 Benny Anderson is studying spatial dynamics, design, and the elements of sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Anna Fiscarelli-Mintz is studying at Haverford College, where she is currently directing a play.

Colin McLearn is double majoring in English and Japanese language at The College of William and Mary.

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St. Andrew’s mourns the loss of those who have died yet remain a beloved part of our community. We pray that God’s loving embrace welcomes them and comforts us.

Alejandra “Ale” Alvarez Class of 1992

Benny Anderson ‘18 is studying spatial dynamics, design, and the elements of sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Gordon Reeves is completing an internship at a Middle East think tank and research organization. He is also applying for a merit-based grant from his school.

Joy Reeves wrote a book for an environmental independent study at Duke University, and partnering with New Degree Press, a publishing company run

by Brian Bies ’14. The title is “Growing Up in the Grassroots” and it focuses on overcoming generational differences and the divisive “Ok Boomer” language to innovate solutions on climate change.

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Julia Ziffer writes, “For our final project in Introduction to Industrial Design, we were tasked to create a human powered vehicle to race on the final day of class.

We had to build the entire thing from scratch, only allowed to use chain systems or parts we found or bought. We received extra points for junkyard or second hand parts, extra riders, and unique design.

Our group created a two rider, five wheeled design with a rear wheel pedal system and independent front wheel steering. The design was inspired by a midnight pieced together theme, most of our pieces coming from a junkyard.

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Mary Essl died September 2, 2018. Mary was the librarian from 1979 through 1984, and mother of Peggy Essl ’82.

Dr. Michael L. Goldstein Lindy Hill ‘17, a junior at Denison University, is interning this semester at C-SPAN in Washington, D.C.

Megan Reilly is studying at Oberlin College, where she recently took a class on paper and book making.

Lily Velazco is a first-year mentor in the Multicultural Scholars program at Messiah College.

Alejandra “Ale” Alvarez died June 6, 2019. Ale was a member of the Class of 1992 from ninth through eleventh grades.

She is survived by her mother, Vivianne, her brothers, and her husband, Rodrigo.

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Michael Goldstein died June 12, 2019.

Michael was father to Andy ’05, and served on the Board of Trustees from 2002 through 2005. Michael is survived by his wife of 38 years, Susan Nall Bales, and his son, Andy.

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Ultimately, we raced into second place out of all the vehicles!”

2019 Parker Cole is a freshman at Bucknell University, studying in the Freeman College of Management. He loves Bucknell and had a very successful first term.

Sheila Hundley died July 5, 2019. Sheila taught at St. Andrew’s from 1997 through 2006. She was preceded in death by her father, William Henry Worrell, and her mother Clara Williams Worrell. She is survived by her husband, James Joseph Hundley, and her three children, two grandchildren, and her devoted cat, Toby.

Sheila is also survived by her sister, Linda Bayer (Mark), and her two nieces.

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Jennie Rideout died October 3, 2019.

Jennie was the Director of Admission from 1988 through 1999. Jennie is survived by her husband, Charles (Skip), daughter Anne, son Michael and three grandchildren.

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