will attend Reunion. She enjoyed a visit with Kim Belcher Harvey’s son AJ (20). Liza Dalehite Brinkmann (SBC our freshman year and transferred to UT Austin) lives in Austin with husband Johannes and their 3 children. Their oldest, Patrick, is in college at UT Austin, and daughters Monika (15) and Robin (10) are in 10th and 5th grades. She’s a pediatric nurse practitioner at a pediatric endocrinology clinic. Her husband is the CFO with an Austin based semi-conductor related company. Liza writes, “Warm greetings to my old SBC third floor Reid buddies Robin Frazier, Lisa Thompson Barnes and Stacey Meadows Apter.” Lisa Thompson Barnes says “It’s been almost a year since I married Trevon. We’ve traveled to La. (Trevon’s home state) for his daughter Emily’s h.s. graduation and to Key West. My law practice is busy and serving as chair of trustees for First Presbyterian of Vero. Stacy Meadows Apter and I keep in touch and plan to attend Reunion. Stephanie Wilt Smirnov went on a family vacation to the London Olympics and renovated their home. Stephanie was promoted to CEO of DeVries Public Relations, the PR agency in N.Y. at which she’s worked for the past 12 years. She keeps up with Kate Cole Hite, Tina Savage Lytle, Stacey Sickels Locke and Kelly Meredith Iacobelli on FB. Stacey Sickels Locke has a new job working in development for the University of Md. She’s enjoying life with husband Lyn and her boys. Lee Ann Conard is a pediatrician. She moved to Cincinnati to work at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the Division of Adolescent Medicine. Denise Landau Blind visited with Julie Martin Collins when she and her family came to visit in N.J. in May. She writes, “We’re looking forward to Reunion next year!” Denise’s son, Tyler, is a senior in h.s. He hopes to be recruited to play college baseball. Daughter Chelsea starts h.s. this year. She’s on the competitive gymnastics team. Denise and husband Fred continue their work in the family truck tire business. Heather Gregory Skeens writes from Raleigh that her daughter, Mckinsey Skeens, is a senior at SBC (class of 2013), a double major in religion and creative writing and editor of the newspaper—The Voice. Son, Taylor, is entering N.M. Military Institute as a freshman this year. Brenda Payne writes about her granddaughter, “Kenzie Dawn Godsey was born on 6/29/10 at 5:50 a.m. in Lynchburg, Va.” They celebrated her mother-in-law Elizabeth “Dolly” Ball Payne’s 95th birthday in April and son, John, and grandson, Austin, came in from Calif. Jeanne Rovics Mexic married Scott Dees on St. Simons Island, Ga., on 4/7/12. Jeanne now has stepdaughter Madeleine (8). Her son Blake (14) isn’t quite sure what to do with a little sister. Jeanne loves her job with Hilton WorldWide, which continues to take her to many international cities. Kristen Petersen Randolph was at Jeanne’s recent wedding. I (Maia Free Jalenak) had the pleasure of seeing Jeanne and meeting her new husband this summer when his family in Ocean Springs, Miss. had a party celebrating the recent wedding. My son is a sophomore at LSU and daughter is in 8th grade.
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Husband Jay and I look forward to his H-SC reunion in Oct. and to my reunion in May.
1989
Emmy S. Leung 7102 Wynnewood Ct. Richmond, VA 23235 fan-han@prodigy.net
Lisa Claypool Stevenson found our class banner! It’s ready for our next reunion! Raquel Hickman Thiebes and family have moved to the resort town of Garmisch, Germany! Husband George is attending the Marshall Center there. Alex is in 10th grade at the Munich International School, and Matthias is completing the 8th grade at the school on the U.S. Army base. Raquel’s blog: lifelessonsmilitarywife.com. Elizabeth Fokes is working on her master’s in information technology with a focus on information security and digital forensics. Ellen Duffie-Fritz, Keith and their 3 teenage daughters have relocated to the Philadelphia area. Ellen leads Strategic Consulting & Analytics Practice for the global marketing products division of GSI Commerce, an eBay company. Pauline Hanson Palm and husband Chris celebrated their 20th anniversary and her 20th year of teaching. Kimberly Willock Pardiwala lives in Larchmont, N.Y. with husband Cyrus and their son Becket (2). She keeps in touch with Lisa Claypool Stevenson, Sarah West Reeves and Heather Daly Jones ’92. Kimberly and other like-minded classmates are raising funds for the SBC music dept.! The long-term vision is to support the growth of the music program. If you are interested, contact Kimberly at kimberly@affinityforte.com. I have enjoyed catching up with many of you. Other than work, I’m continuing my fundraising and volunteer work for the American Heart Association and Lab Rescue of Greater Richmond. I still trail ride. Feel free to send news and photos. I’ll start working on the next update and our scrapbook, too! Take care!
1990
Kelly Wood Erickson 104 S Winterberry Ct. Smithfield, VA 23430 skjs2@charter.net
Kelly Wood Erickson: Started a new job in a different school district as a K-5 reading specialist. Husband Steve is finally stationed back in Hampton Roads. Jack (14) starts h.s. this fall. Sophie (12) will be in 7th grade. Julie Brooks Nyquist: We’ll be moving to Chicago at the end of 2012 where my husband Stephen has taken a position with Ernst and Young. I completed 10 years at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Andrew (3) looks forward to being near grandparents. Kelleigh Klym Friesen: I went to the SBC riding reunion in April. We have 3 foals. Ava (4) has a pony, Tippy-Toes, and was in her first lead-line. Pediatrics is super and we have a new colleague to assist with clinical coverage and teaching. I hope to be out in Va. next spring. Brandy Beck: After 16 years in Los Angeles, Dasha (7) and I moved to N.Y.C. Rosanna Jones Thruman (Papillion, Neb.):
I have private psychology practices in Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa—work in both states. My oldest son (22) manages a fitness center. My other 2 sons are in h.s. and junior high. My husband manages a fitness center as well. We travel with my husband’s power lifting and see family in Calif., Va. and Fla. Allison Novellino: I keep up with Sallie McIlheran Wunner who is living in Freising, Germany. She’ll be in Dallas at the Norwood Flynn Gallery this Nov. Elizabeth Horsley: I moved into a new house this summer. Still in Richmond working at Williams Mullen and was selected as a Va. “super lawyer” in trust and estate litigation. I ride in my free time and catch up with Lisa Waldrup Hammerschmidt at local shows. Sallie McIlheran Wunner: I joined a delegation from Ft. Worth, Texas in April and went to Guiyang, China with the Fort Worth Sister Cities Organization and represented Fort Worth as an artist. I had a showing in Vienna, Austria in March. 11/10/12, I’ll be having a solo-exhibition at the Norwood Flynn Gallery in Dallas, Texas. Website: sallie-mcilheran.de. Amy Donnelly Tobik: We moved from Fla. to Fort Mill, S.C. over the summer when Siemens transferred my husband, Steve, to the Charlotte, N.C. facility. After 8 years as the main feature writer for a Fla. newspaper, I now work from home as a technical writer for a financial website. Daughter Katie (16) travels with her new h.s. marching band and daughter Emily (13) keeps us busy with her intense Charlotte United soccer schedule.
1991
Lorraine Haire Greer 38 Maple St., Unit 2 Derry, NH 03038 lhgreer@gmail.com
Carey Bates is an independent consultant for a software company in Manhattan, creating her own LLC and running her own business. She has had a couple of visits with Amber Vellenga. She enjoys keeping up with Karen Hott, Suzanne Petrie Liscouski and Kathryn Hagist Yunk on FB. Carey has plans to go to Paris this summer. Joan Dabney Clickner writes from Charlottesville that Ian (10) and Georgia (5) are great playmates. Joan may soon work from home as a copy editor for an Atlanta-based publishing firm. Karen Holland Carlisle still lives in Fla. and works at Chico’s. Hayden is starting kindergarten. Keeping in touch with Elise Scott. Bless Karen Hott, who keeps us all informed. Kristen L. Walberg: Moving from D.C. to R.I. and will be working for the U.S. Sailing Association as director of membership. My daughters are entering 5th and 6th grade. Laura Rose Martin: Chris and I will be celebrating our 22nd anniversary in ’13! We’ve been in Dothan, Ala. for 20 years. We have 3 kids: Kyle (17) is a senior and is hoping to attend VMI; Nathan (15) is a sophomore; Elizabeth (12) is in 7th grade. Our family keeps busy with Boy Scouts, swim team, SCUBA diving, dock dog diving and our 3 Morgan horses. Mamie Farley: My youngest Joanie (8) and I went to Austin to visit Christine and her family. We’ve had lots of family events—my
brother-in-law got remarried in May in Rocky Mount, N.C., and my youngest sister Katharine had her first baby in Aug., a girl. My husband Matthew and I have been helping his mother and stepfather through health issues. We made a trip to Tybee Island with my family in June, and then Matthew took Harry (11) to N.Y. while Joanie and I were in Texas. My oldest Miller was away at camp. Allene Doucette: Alastair started kindergarten this year. Mary Price (Fairfield, Va.): I’m writing for VMI’s newsletter, the Institute Report. My husband, Tim, is a computer programmer. Ginny and Elaine, fraternal twins, turned 7 in May. Tori Hutcheson and I met at the Virginia Horse Center for a show in March and saw Tori’s daughter Megan (10) ride in a jumper class. Lorraine Haire Greer: We re-located to New England. Alex is growing so fast. I’ve been doing lots of volunteering in various groups including (of course) SBC Riding. I’ve been traveling to obtain some specialized training certificates/endorsement. I plan to start my own educational consulting services. I’ve been grateful for the support of some of my close SBC and N.C. friends, such as Jen Kemper Wallis, Beth Hensley Martin, Stephanie Berger, Melanie Duke, Karen Hott and Amber Vellenga. I hope to send a class newsletter every quarter to keep us focused on giving back to SBC. Be on the lookout for the next newsletter in late Nov.—ideas/ comments welcome. Please update your personal information with the Alumnae Office in order to receive our quarterly newsletter, etc. Much of our personal class information is outdated. In regards to our 20th reunion scrapbook, please submit your photos and captions to me. For those who were able to attend you will receive a small questionnaire to be added to the book of memories. Al Doucette has offered to head up and coordinate a minireunion for next year. Please contact her directly if you are interested and she will be able to provide you will all the details of the trip. Check the FB page for updates. Thanks to Elliot Pitt for helping it. Thanks to our class president Karen Hott for keeping us focused.
1992
Charlotte Bonini PO Box 145 Ashburn, VA 20146
Amy Peck Driscoll 3848 Thalia Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23452
1993
Stacey McClain
1856 Christopher Point Rd. N Jacksonville, FL 32217 stacey.mcclain@gmail.com Tracy Meir Mason and husband Derek are proud to announce the birth of Jacob Burbank Shaw Mason on 5/22. They had a great visit from Carolyn Imperato and her family this summer. Our 20th reunion is set for May 31-June 2, 2013. Save the date and be on the lookout for more information—check our FB page regularly for updates! facebook.com/ groups/sbc1993/