the past 3 years. Being a doctor came in handy, to put it mildly, when her dad had a cardiac arrest while driving just outside her home. Jen’s training and quick action saved his life! She writes that he is almost back to normal, and is even playing baseball again. As for me, Amy Leigh Campbell, 2012 marks my 10th year as an entrepreneur! Pink Collar (pinkcollarink.com) has grown to include e-learning and training, and the web programming/mobile apps piece of our business has grown large enough to be self-supporting. The new entity is branded HTMelle (thehtmelle.com), and will be my day-to-day focus beginning Nov. 1! 2012 has been a roller-coaster year for so many 97ers, but none more so than immediate past class president Sarah Betz Bucciero. In 8/11, Sarah gathered 10 of our amazing classmates to focus on Reunion Giving, and thanks to her leadership and all of your generous contributions, the Class of 1997 broke not one, but 2 giving records! Reunion was a wonder-full, joy-full, and tear-full event, highlighted by our class’ generosity in giving to SBC, but also in another special way. Lucretia Bock organized and pulled off a Not-So-Silent Auction, assisted by many of our classmates and fellow alumnae, which raised over $10,000 for Sarah’s son, Carter, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 10/11. Carter and his big brother Mason (5) were a huge hit at Reunion, entertaining everyone and enjoying the festivities with Sarah and their dad, Paul. Despite treatment at St. Jude, and an army of prayer warriors pulling for him, Carter earned his angel wings on 8/13 and was buried in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 8/20. Stacy McKimm Stevens, who lives in Memphis, Tenn., with husband Rich and 2 girls, Mattie (5) and Lily (1), made several trips to visit Sarah while Carter was receiving treatment at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis. Stacy also attended Carter’s funeral in Ohio and carried to Sarah all our love and sympathy. Over 30 alumnae from our class and sister classes traveled to Concord, N.C., after Carter’s passing to support our dear Sarah, and attend Carter’s memorial service. Sarah and her family have established Sweet Briar’s Carter Bucciero Memorial Scholarship, which will ease the financial burden of a student that has survived a bout with cancer or has been impacted by a sibling or parent with cancer. Please visit CarterBucciero.com or contact SBC’s development office for more information and ways to give! Cancer has touched so many lives in our Sweet Briar family, and we’re not taking it lying down! In Sept. 2011, Ticia Harbour Berg completed a century ride (100-mile bike ride) and raised $6700 for breast cancer research in honor of her little sister, who is a survivor after a double mastectomy and chemo in 2011. Rachelle Colquitt Rose was diagnosed with thyroid cancer our senior year at SBC and it took her 8 years, but she beat it, and now she helps other women who have the disease and runs marathons to raise money! Cancer took the life of my nephew Thomas (2) in May, as well as my aunt Becky this past July, and Liz Drendall Zinckgraf is also praying for a cure after losing both her mother and grandmother to breast cancer.
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Let’s all join together to support Alison Hall as she walks in honor of Carter Bucciero, as well as her nephew Preston, in the St. Jude 5K in Dec. in Memphis. She welcomes all classmates to join her! If you can’t walk, you can still give—donate to her walk page at heroes.stjude.org/alisonhall! Stay in touch on our class Facebook page and send your updates to me at amycampbell1975@gmail.com!
1998
Chantel Nicole Bartlett 7775 Tiverton Dr. Springfield, VA 22152-2021 pinkgreen1998@yahoo.com
Cynthia Bumgardner Puckett
7123 High St. Floyds Knobs, IN 47119-9538 cpuckett@sbc.edu Our 15th reunion is about 9 months away! You’ll be hearing from a fellow classmate very soon with Reunion updates and fundraising. Valerie Walston still lives in Santa Barbara, Calif. She works from home writing freelance. This allows her to work as an EMT for the Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue. Another Calif. girl, Candice Broughton Maillard’s husband Richard became an American citizen on 8/24. Rush Harris’ Kattie Anne just celebrated her first birthday. Her town of Mooresville, Ala. (only 53 residents) will be featured in the Dec. Southern Lady Magazine. Bobbie Hedrick Atristain was recruited by IBM, so now works near Atlanta. She flies down on Mondays and returns home on Thurs. for the weekends. She’s in charge of the web infrastructure for online sites of Macy’s and Bloomingdales. She’ll celebrate her 10th wedding anniversary in Nov. In Aug., Anne-Claire Wackenhut Kasten started her 5th year of teaching at the Friends School of Atlanta. She and Scott took Jacques (b. 04/30/11) on his first trip to France, where he thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Anne-Claire and Jacques have also connected several times with fellow Atlanta-area alumnae: Tanya Ketchum Young ’97 and Lisa Tedder Baker ’97. Anne-Claire’s sister Sophie Wackenhut Szymanski ’02 has also returned to town with her children this past year, and her parents now live there permanently as well. Diana Jordan Avery is part-time job sales associate at Soma Intimates in Richmond. Daughter Meredith started 2nd grade. She keeps asking when she gets to go to college and can’t wait to get to SBC! Son Aaron started 3-day preschool in Sept. Kelly Bowman Greenwood caught up with Sophie Simonard ’97 on her recent trip to Calif. They had a blast with Helen Greenwood (class of ’28, if a double major in drumming and paleontology is offered) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Page Darney is now Deputy Attorney General in the Civil Litigation Section for the Pa. Office of Attorney General. She is in love with her new white German Shepherd puppy, Samson! Cady Thomas visited with Serena Putegnat and sister Tara ’00 this summer in Texas to celebrate their brother’s
(William HSC ’04) 30th birthday. Cady hopes as many of you as possible with participate in Reunion. Heather Smith is relocating to Birmingham, Ala., this fall for her job. She still works as a dietetic technician in enteral nutrition. Chantel Bartlett is 5 months into her new job. She’s looking forward to Reunion. Babies born: Jacqueline “Jake” Weiner Flaherty announced the arrival of Jack Liam Flaherty born on 7/5/12. Tonya Grudier Montgomery welcomed baby girl Ryan Marie in July. Jenny Hogan Kohen and husband David welcomed a son, Alden Burke, on 6/14/12. He joins big sister Adella (2). This Sept., Cynthia Bumgardner Puckett welcomed her 4th child, a 2nd son! In addition to homeschooling, she’s co-chairing our Reunion Committee. She looks forward to reconnecting with fellow classmates! Alicia Foster Wilbun announced the birth of their 3rd daughter, Roslyn Victoria (Dec. ’11). Krista Wigginton Gravatt ’99 came for a visit in April. Estelle (2nd daughter) had to have her adenoids removed. Alicia’s dad was in the hospital for a while with blood clots in both lungs and legs, but he has recovered. Alicia is trying to keep her sanity, being a mom of 3 little girls! Expecting babies: Courtney Morgan Harris is expecting baby #2, a boy, in Dec. Courtney also told me that Emily Meger will be getting married in Oct. to Ohad Braha.
1999
Ms. Lindsey Neef Kelly 15012 Ashby Way E Carrollton, VA 23314 lindseyckelly@verizon.net
Devon Vasconcellos Bijansky left a bad job situation earlier this year and has been enjoying exploring opportunities in sustainability-related fields and especially loved reconnecting with Lindsay Watrous during a trip to Phoenix. Rachel Bratlie and husband Chris Taylor welcomed their first child, Zachary Ryan Taylor, on 10/14/11. They still live in Oakland, Calif. Amy Brown got together with Megan Leypoldt in Atlanta. Christy Carl Allison is in Leesburg with husband James and Laurel (3). When she’s not working for conscious-awareness expert Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, she’s singing and assisting worship at Unity of Loudoun County. This past spring, Marisha Bourgeois traveled to Austin, where she visited Catherine Zahrn ’98 and Shannon Zahrn and met their magnificent baby, whom she calls “Koala,” along with Heather McLeod and Devon Bijansky. In Dallas, she saw Jennifer Crutcher. Nessim Yafi, Julie Harju and Kelly Gatzke visited her in D.C. She moved cross-country and met up with Jill Meadows in W.Va., Erin Vlasaty in St. Louis, and Becky Hamby in Oklahoma City. Now she is a speech language pathologist at a rehabilitation hospital in Ariz. and the southwest correspondent for Cool Like Pie. Kristine Brown had a baby boy, Tyler Alexander Brown, on 1/16/12. Kristine continues to work at Connecticut Renaissance and has been there for almost 6 years.
Angela Walton Carpita, husband Chris and son Tommy (2) welcomed baby Morgan Christopher Hughes Carpita with open arms and hearts on 3/26/12. Angela continues to be in touch with Kibby Ferguson, Astrid Liverman and Mary Lea Harris. Constantly she remembers Jessica Tinfo with deep fondness, pure laughter and now loves her from a greater distance. Sarah Dorminey is working at Earth Fare and coaching JV field hockey at Charlotte Country Day School. She is also designing landscapes on the side. Kelly Turney Gatzke and family are still stationed at West Point (Ben is teaching math). Amelia and Cameron are getting big. The Gatzkes will be on to new adventures in summer 2013 to wherever the Army sends them! She also had a minireunion in D.C. this spring with Julie Harju Miskinis, Kelli Rogowski, Erin Vlasaty and Marisha Bourgeois! Becky Hamby has been working as an executive assistant at Chesapeake Energy in Oklahoma City. Just celebrated her 5th year with the company. She’s training for her first triathlon. She looks forward to traveling to the UK this fall! Lindsey Neef Kelly and Sean are proud to be sending their oldest, Catherine (5), to Kindergarten this fall. Rachel (4), Alice (3), and Joe (1) are still at daycare/preschool. Lindsey’s taken up running, sewing, homebrewing, thrift store shopping, fantasy football and making homemade spices. In her free time (otherwise known as 9-5 job), she continues her crusade to keep the banks and mortgage servicers afloat. Deborah Lanham finally joined Facebook and has been having a great time reconnecting with so many great SBC friends! She and the kids still live in Sneads Ferry, N.C. on the coast. Heather McLeod and TJ Griffin are still in Austin and have children who are 3 and 5. Heather recently took up freelancing with Simon & Schuster again after taking several years off to parent full time. Emily Sartor Patterson and husband Brad are celebrating having both kids in preschool this year: Claire (3) and Tyler (2)! Emily continues to work part time at Duke Medical Center providing marriage and family therapy for those affected by cancer. Tina Hansel Snover and family now live in Grand Junction, Colo. She is still maintaining her résumé business and is also the graduate coordinator at Colo. Mesa U. in the Center of Teacher Education. Her oldest, Brenae (6), started Kindergarten. Lizzie is 3. Tina has also started playing soccer again and put together a whole team of moms. Their team name is the “Mom Squad.” Tiffany Tyler just got married to Jesse Rodriguez, a wine director for a resort, and lives in San Diego; Tasha White Gamboa was in attendance. The reception was in Palm Springs. Erin Vlasaty is unexpectedly enjoying being a grantwriter in St. Louis. She and husband, JP Cooper, are expecting their first son and first child in Nov.
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Marilen Jordas Sarian 212 Rock Creek Ct. Yorktown, VA 23693 artinspired@loveandmojo.com