Alumni Notes tion of America's 38th Annual Convention in late September. Marielle Hsu is living in San Francisco and works for a start-up company. She enjoys spending time with friends “dancing all night, hosting and bartending parties, falling in and out of love, going on adventures across the countryside, meeting family in China, bridesmaid-ing for a friend, and lighting the lamps of Black Rock City.”
2006 Gabrielle Quintana Greenfield graduated from Brown University this May with a B.A. in Public Policy and American Institutions. During her time at Brown, she worked at a Providence commercial radio station, 95.5 WBRU, as the Assistant Program Director, intern trainer, and host of the "Afternoon BRU" program. This summer she interned at the Democratic National Committee.
2009 Suzy Mirvis recently returned from
Suzy Mirvis ‘09 volunteered at the Vervet Monkey Foundation in South Africa. South Africa, where she spent a month volunteering at the Vervet Monkey Foundation. There she cared for orphaned, injured and abandoned vervet monkeys. She worked directly with the monkeys and learned a great deal about wildlife conservation. The Foundation is always in need of volunteers and runs completely off volunteer labor and donations. If anyone is interested in volunteering, please contact Suzy at szmirv@aol.com.
April Hall-Hough ‘98 is competing her horse in Westminster, MD.
Former faculty/staff Bill Moody and his wife, Janet, divide their time between Bethesda, MD, in the winter and Lake Tahoe, NV, during the summer. They are involved in writing; music; church; travel to France, Malta and Sicily; and community activities.
In Memoriam SSFS was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Melissa Spearing Trout ‘89, who died on August 26, 2010, following a long battle with cancer. Jessica Balsam ‘89 recently shared that, even on her most difficult and painful days, you could “hear” Melissa smiling. Another classmate and friend, Kristin McNary ‘89, wrote, “As long as I knew her, [Melissa] was the very embodiment of ‘it’s how you look at it.’ She had a positive, uplifting attitude about absolutely everything.” Following her graduation from SSFS, Melissa attended Colgate University ‘93, earning a B.A. in Psychology. She continued her education with a Master’s degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University ‘99. Melissa worked at the National Institutes of Mental Health in the Office of Communication and Public Liaison throughout her professional career. Melissa is remembered by her Sandy Spring teachers and mentors as a student who embodied the values of the School and “Let her life speak” in every way. She looked for the “Light” in every living thing and had a unique gift for helping others discover the “Light” within themselves. Former classmates and friends of Melissa are invited to post remembrances and messages on the alumni web site. Contributions may be made in Melissa’s memory to LifeWithCancer.org.
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