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fantastic! I heard from many of our classmates this year.”
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Nicole
Bromwell Giordano’s husband Jason opened up a car dealership in Glen Burnie, ‘Certified Cars Inc.’, which is keeping them busy. She writes, “Son Jaidan will be 3 this month and Jaxson just turned 5. Still living in Lothian, MD, still working for BB&T and life is good! Got back for Severn Homecoming this year and the place looks great!! =).” n Mindy Dapkunis Kilgore and her husband moved back from CO in 2002 and are living in Arnold. “I am a pediatric occupational therapist in Severna Park, and love every minute working with children who are special in one way or another! My kids are 12, 11, and 7 - yep, this makes me feel really old!!” n Ryan Phillips is still serving our country (thank you for your service Ryan!) and is stationed in the tropical paradise of Guam with his wife and 3 yr old daughter. He writes, “I still fly search and rescue helicopters in the Navy, and I am days away from finishing a 10 month deployment in the Far East. We love living in Guam where temperatures stay between 80-85 all year round, our base housing is on a palm tree lined golf course, and we enjoy some of the best diving in the world. If anyone should find themselves out here, give me a heads up and we’ll throw some extra ribs on the bbq.” n Kimberly Johnston Gentile is living just south of Boston in Bridgewater, MA. Her daughter Emma turned 6 in November, is in kindergarten
this year, and Sophie turned 1 in September. They recently visited with Becca Batchelder Beckman, her husband Scott and their adorable new baby Libby. She writes, “OMG...it was so funny to see our KIDS together! Crazy.” Kimberly also tells me that her brother Mark Johston ’97is doing great still living in Vermont and is so happy with his dog, cat and girlfriend Journey. n Carmen Fifer Bailey writes, “We are living in Tampa, Florida due to move again in 2011 possibly back to MD or VA. Maggie is now 3½. We are really enjoying Florida and are just an hour from Disney which Maggie loves.” n I heard from Graydon Ripley who is living in Elkridge, MD with his wife Angela and their two little girls, Emma (4) and Madelyn (20 months). He recently joined a small elevator consulting firm based in Annapolis and it has been a great change. n Jacqueline McDermott and her husband Chris were blessed with their second son on Sept. 30. Alton Harlow Smith, II called “Ace” (named after his paternal great grandfather). n Andrew Webb let us know that he is still living in Summit, NJ with his wife, Denielle, and their three daughters, Cecelia (5), Juliet (2) and Evangeline (6 months). He writes, “Between the girls and work (I just started a new role at my company, Knight Capital Group, as chief of staff) life is pretty busy. My parents now live just off Old County Rd, so I see Severn every time we visit. The campus looks great. If anyone is
Bartram Andrew Shaeffer, II, son of Bart Shaeffer ’92 32
up in NYC, please drop us a line.” n Aimee Sadle Brainard and her husband Tom and have been living in Denver, CO since their wedding in Beaver Creek in 2008. She tells me, “I am managing editor of a locally-based publication and website, Modern in Denver, and my husband specializes in insurance for the creative community with the Denver Agency. We love Colorado and the mountains with all that it has to offer, but find ourselves missing the coast! I travel back to MD often, as my parents and sister still reside in Annapolis, and would love to catch up on a future visit. If anyone finds themselves in Denver, please let us know!” n Carrie Glasby is still living in Philadelphia, PA with her wife Kathleen and their kids, Tim (5) and Alma (1). She just celebrated her seventh year as development manager for a Quaker nonprofit (Friends General Conference) and she is taking parttime classes in anticipation of becoming a nurse. n Katie Burrows Hill and her husband Rolf Hill ’90 will celebrate their 8th wedding anniversary in March. They are living in West Annapolis with their three beautiful and fabulous little girls, Sam (6), Polly (5) and Rebecca (2½). Rolf ’s environmental consulting business is keeping him pretty busy these days and Katie is still an attorney with Miles & Stockbridge P.C. in Baltimore, working in the commercial business litigation department. Katie says, “Life is crazy busy, but great. I ran the Annapolis 10 Mile Run
Rolf and Katie Hill’s ’92 girls, Polly and Sam
in August - last time I did it was 10 years ago. I am planning on running again this year.” n Valerie Threlfall shared that in 2007 she chose to go back to the nonprofit sector, where her passions really lie, and is now working for an organization called the Center for Effective Philanthropy leading a project called Youth Truth. In June 2008, she became CEP’s West Coast office director and moved to San Francisco, with her new wonderful husband, Steve Boni (married in July 2008). She writes, “If anyone’s ever out in the Bay area please let me know. It would be great to catch up!” n Susanne Ducker and her husband Jon have been living in Santa Fe, NM for 7 years with the recent addition of their son Eli now 18 months. She tells us that she was, “...the art director for Outside’s Traveler, a special edition travel magazine. I worked for the magazine for 5 years, until becoming pregnant with Eli and am now, mostly a stay at home mom. However, I’ve recently started a small business selling handmade baby and kids knitted items to local merchants in Santa Fe and am also, in the process of setting up an online store for the selling of my art and designs on paper.”
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Carrie Cole Pizzi ’95 & David Pizzi ’95 with daughter Susie