Sweet Briar Alumnae Magazine | Fall 2012

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Mary-Linda “Molly” Morris Flasche 152 N Remington Rd. Columbus, OH 43209 molly.flasche@gmail.com

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Beverley Stone Dale 2006 Ashcrest Ct. Richmond, VA 23238 bsdale@comcast.net

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Sarah Reidy Ferguson 1915 Edinburgh Ter. NE Atlanta, GA 30307 serferguson@gmail.com

Mrs. Kelly Collins Lear 24 Prescott Dr. Hudson, OH 44236 kellycollins13@yahoo.com

Abby Phillips Hinga: Still in Denver and having fun with Laura Powell Gatling and her 3 kids! We also went back to D.C. to visit friends, including Easter at the Durhams’ with Jesse Durham Strauss, Bridget Bayliss Curren and Rachel Baltus Price. We’re also very excited to be expecting baby #2 this fall. Annie Pankoski Sherman: Enjoying summer in Larkspur, Calif. Found time to visit Janeen Sharma in Boulder, Colo. Annie and husband Peter have 2 children, Max (6) and Elsa (3). Annie is a busy stay-athome mom as she shuttles Max to various therapies; Max was diagnosed with autism in 2009. Mary Copeland Dellinger: Just got engaged! We’re living in Pala, Calif., and planning the wedding for 2013. Jennifer Smith: I’m going into my second year as a h.s. administrator in Charlottesville City Schools. In Dec., I visited Andie Thomas-Young ’95 and husband Terance in N.C. as they were preparing for the arrival of their son Christopher, born in Jan. I’m in constant communication with Yolanda Davis Saunders as we prepare for our 20th h.s. reunion! Jesse Durham Strauss: I enjoyed a pool party birthday on 8/1 with several classmates: Laura Lechler; Rachel Baltus Price and her daughter Winona (1); Sarah Chaffee Paris, husband Jon and children Bella (9), Stevie (5) and Charlie (2); Lee Foley Dolan and children Henry (10), Mattie (7) and Fred (4); and Bridget Bayliss Curren, husband Rich and daughter Aoife (1). My children Anna (5), Audrey (4) and Ari (2) loved getting to play with their Sweet Briar pals! Sarah Reidy Ferguson: I sell hand-selected vintage decor and one-of-a-kind finds through One Kings Lane. My blog, Duchess Fare: duchessfare.com. Robin Bettger Fishburne: Joseph “Parker” was born on 7/7/12. Gibbs (7) is in 2nd grade. Sarah Betz Bucciero ’97 is Parker and Gibbs’ godmother. We see them more often now that they moved to Greenwood, S.C. Sarah’ son Carter (3) lost his battle with cancer on 8/13/12. Carter and big brother Mason (4) are our blessed godsons. Thank you to everyone who has contacted me from SBC and all your messages. I’ve been in real estate for 11 years.

Tara Moran Weyer: Celebrating 15 years working for Discovery Channel and living in Md. with my husband of 10 years and Julia (5) and Evan (3). Catharine King Laufer: We moved to Aiken, S.C. in June for Jordan’s new job. I started teaching at a private school and Jackson attends the 3K program there as well. Sarah Dennis Roberts (Oklahoma City): Jackson (9) and Owen (3) are happy attending Crossings Christian School. Jackson enjoys playing whatever sport is in season, and Owen is trying gymnastics. Sarah is working at Inasmuch Foundation and Hayden is working at Western Heights Public Schools. Over the summer, we took a great trip back to Tenn. for the 4th of July and we look forward to a trip to N.Y.C. this fall. Heather Baskett: My partner Layla and I purchased a townhouse in March and have been enjoying northern Va. I’m a biologist in the Dept. of Nutrition at Smithsonian National Zoo. I keep in contact with Penelope Spain and Melanie Vracas. Amy Daugherty Michel: Sam and I are expecting baby #3 around 10/5, a girl! Xander (5) is in Kindergarten. Owen is 3. Paige Vaught Campion will visit later in the fall. Jen Beck Locke: Hunter is the general manager for RockTenn Corporation in the Jacksonville and Gainesville areas. We just moved (move #8). Marte (9) is in 4th grade and is playing soccer and golf. Thomas (6) is in K. Trae (4) is in Pre-K and playing sports. I volunteer at the school, as well as several local autism and Asperger’s support groups. I’m the proud aunt of Chris and Susan’s first child, Ann Mason “Macey” Chastain Beck. Kelly Collins Lear (Hudson, Ohio): Evelyn is in first grade, Teddy is in K. I’ve been volunteering in school and am home with Penelope (2). Aaron is practicing sports medicine at Akron General Hospital. Amelia Dudman Atwill: Thank you to my fellow Vixens for your love, prayers and support during Pierce’s surgeries last fall. Pierce is doing very well, has grown about 2.5 inches and thriving. We aren’t out of the woods (all clear will be when she is 1718), but we have jumped a hurdle. (Pierce has a condition called craniosynostosis.) On 4/14/12, Charles Bailey Atwill III arrived! Janna McLarty Chandler and her kiddos passed through Richmond on their way to a family event. Looking forward to our next reunion.

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Amy Leigh Campbell

PO Box 134 Sweet Briar, Virginia 24595 AmyCampbell1975@gmail.com If you haven’t yet visited and fallen in love with MacaroyKangaroo.com, you should! The cute shop for mamas and kiddos is run by our very own Kristen McCowan DeLargy! Kristen and her husband are living in Leesburg, Va., with kids Daniel (8), Davis (6) and Sullivan (3). This past spring, Kristen and kids took a beach vacation with Nicole Kelleher Linkonis and Holly James Trent. Nicole and her husband, Rich, make their home in Richmond, Va., with their 3 children Gabi (5), Valentina (3) and Porter (14 mos.). Nicole completed her radiology residency and then a

breast imaging fellowship at MCV in 6/11. Since then, she has been with Radiology Associates of Richmond, where she works at the HCA Breast Centers. After 12 years of locking up drug dealers while in the narcotics unit of the Richmond City Police Dept., Amanda Acuff is now on the Mounted Squad. Yes, she rides a horse around the city conducting PR and enforcing law! She’s planning her Oct. wedding to Scott, a Va. State Trooper. “Whoomp” and Scott have been living together in Chesterfield for close to 3 years with their 3 dogs. Cassie Thomas Campbell and Katrina Balding Bills ride as often as they can. Cassie works at Peaks View Animal Hospital and lives in Lynchburg, Va., with her daughter Lexi, boyfriend Tim and Tim’s son Timothy. Together, they’ve been traveling to places like Bonaire and Fla. Cassie is becoming an amazing photographer, too! Katrina Bills and hubby Kevin are building 2 businesses. Her Mary Kay business continues to grow, and Kevin is now, in addition to his job at Sprint, a full-fledged BrewMaster for and co-owner of Corcoran Brewing Company in Waterford, Va. Keara (3) started preschool and Kenny (9) is in 3rd grade. Katrina writes that all sister Vixens are welcome in Corcoran Brewery’s tasting room. Kerri Rawlings Burtner was the first one to give it a try! Kathryn Black Watson still calls Jackson, Miss., home. She and Allen celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary! She is teaching again. Caroline is in 8th grade, Elizabeth in 5th and Robert in Kindergarten. Jill Gavitt is in her second year teaching h.s. Spanish in Staunton, Va., where she lives with her hubby and 2 dogs. Besides seeing the crew at Reunion, she’s been keeping in touch with Kathy Johnston and Jill Butcher. She also saw Alicia King briefly this summer as Alicia and friends embarked on a week of hiking the Appalachian Trail. Alicia and 5 of her friends completed their 50-mile hike, and she’s now safely back in Atlanta, Ga., doing SEO for WebMD and walking down the aisle in Nov! Alicia Allen is stationed in Mauritania with the Army. She writes that she truly sees the resilience of the human spirit in her work there, and I promised to send out a loud Holla Holla to her favorite Vixen, Christy Jordan, who is halfway through her graduate program at Notre Dame. Lisa DuCharme Elwell and Tristan are enjoying life in London with their 2 boys Evan (3) and Edward (1). She works part time at Fidelity International and enjoys belonging to the American Women’s Group. Rachelle Colquitt Rose and husband Lenny lived in England for 2 years after they were married in 2009. Rachelle is VP of Colquitt Company, a land development company in Chaparral, N.M. and VP of Lake Section Water Company in the same city. Rachelle and Lenny moved to San Antonio, Texas. That means she can hang out with Lucretia Bock, our new class president! Lucretia lives in her hometown of New Braunfels, Texas, in a very cool 1850s cottage retro-fitted with running water and electricity. In addition to hanging out with Rachelle, who is only 50 minutes away, Lucretia recently caught up with CeCe Valentine ’95.

In Aug., Gina Miller Brown and family moved to Pittsford, N.Y., just outside of Rochester. Gina’s husband has been working there for 1½ years so they’re thrilled to be together again! Mason (5) just began Kindergarten and Garett (3) in now in nursery school. Plus, Baby Brown #3 will arrive late Feb.! Stephanie Pappanikou Foley is expecting a baby girl this winter! Good thing that Steph and her husband recently moved into a 4-bedroom home in Raleigh, N.C. What they thought would be a guest room will come in handy as a nursery for a baby sister for Parker (4) and Conner (1). Leigh Wilson gets to play Auntie and visit the Foleys on occasion! Alison Hall also enjoys the role of aunt for her 2 nephews, Trevor and Preston. Dothan lives in Auburn, Ala., serving as the city’s community and special programs director. She’s also been named county chair for the United Way of Lee County fund drive! Dothan did take time to travel back to SBC and have a blast at Reunion, which she followed up by traveling to various civil war sites with Jess Hiveley. Way up in New England, Christina Benson Stanton works part time and lives in Stamford, Conn., with her husband, 2 boys, a cat and a dog. Katherine Seder Karon and Ticia Harbour Berg caught up in Aug. while Ticia was in Boston, where Katy lives with her husband and 2 boys, Stephen (2) and Max (5 mos.). Katy previously worked for a hedge fund, but is now staying at home. Ticia and her husband live in Vienna, Va., with their 3 kids, 2 of whom are in French Immersion school. Northern Va. is also home to Becky Moats Miller and Kerry Coleman-Proksch. Becky and husband Chip, along with Michael (4), live in Warrenton, Va. They enjoy working in their real estate business, as well as on their farm raising Angus beef. Becky sees Julie Nelson ’96 and her growing family regularly. In addition to attending our class reunion in May, Becky had a mini-reunion with Vaiana Teriitehau Williams and Tasha Swales Newill. Kerry still lives in Woodbridge, Va., with husband Steven and their 2 sons, Jack (6) and Patrick (3), and works part time as an adjunct professor at NOVA-Woodbridge. Kerry visited Tanya Ketchum Young and her daughter Talley while she was in Tenn. in July, and took the boys on their annual visit to see Amy Cook Rexrode and her family in Petersburg, W.Va. Cape Healey Boyd lives in Charlotte, N.C., with husband Brian, twins, Aiden and Katherine (6), and Brendan (3). Cape is a stay-at-home mom. Aiden loves baseball and basketball, while Katherine loves soccer and her Daisy Troop. They also swim and are already prepping for their First Communion to take place during 2nd grade. Brendan attends preschool. Tamber Marea Hannah graduated from nursing school and lives in Miles City, Mont., with her fiancé, Doug Dalton. They enjoy horseback riding, camping, fishing, hunting, their chickens, cats, dogs, turkeys and tending to their large garden. After moving all over for med school and residency, Jennifer Swisher Lynes lives in her hometown of Tallahassee, Fla., with her husband, Richard and daughters Morgan (4) and Madison (18 mos.). She commutes to a small ER in Cairo, Ga., and loves the job, which she’s been doing for

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