Cady Thomas saw Susan Barney and talked with Serena Putegnat over the holidays. “It was fun to go back to campus for the Homecoming weekend, and I am looking forward to being there in April again for the next alumnae board meeting.” Candice Broughton Maillard and Chantel Bartlett spent a few days together in early Feb. (Chantel had been in Vegas on business.) Candice reported that it was great having a few days with Chantel, and meeting fellow alumnae and prospective students in Santa Monica for an SBC tea with President Parker. Boys Everest (10) and Judah (8) keep her moving, as does working alongside her husband in his new fitness endeavor. Daughter River is three. Cynthia Bumgardner Puckett is teaching third, first and preschool to her four kids. She created the first rite-of-passage for her daughter (9), which included seeing Dannah Gresh’s Crazy Hair Tour in Chattanooga, TN. Cynthia and Darrin live10 minutes from Louisville. In Dec.’13, Anna Meres Wade started a new job at the U. of TN working with distressed students. Patrick and Anna still live in Knoxville, TN, and Patrick continues to enjoy his job as the director of the Pat Summitt Foundation where he is raising money and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease. Patrick and Anna are expecting a little girl in June ’14. “It’s been a long and emotional journey, and we feel so blessed and excited to finally become parents!”
1999
Lindsey Neef Kelly lindseyckelly@verizon.net
Margaret Dally Abate is still in Southern CA working as a hospitalist and enjoying her two kids Alamael (7) and Elionaye (4). Kate Akers is in Nashville. She is the director of retail sales and marketing for Gray Line of TN and has Ruby (2). Christy Carl Allison lives in Brambleton, VA, with husband James and daughter Laurel (4). In addition to working for author/educator Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, Christy’s hard at work on her first fulllength sci-fi “space opera” novel. Aimee Armentrout got engaged on Christmas Eve to Jesse Peacemaker; they plan to get married on 10/25/14. She’s in her eighth year teaching kindergarten in Caroline County, VA, but is applying for teaching jobs at private schools. Aimee and Jesse live Ashland, VA, with beagle Molly. Devon Vasconcellos Bijansky is working at the TX Racing Commission, where she prosecutes drug offenses in horses and contributes to various other projects relating to horse racing. At home, she gardens and focuses on running and triathlon training. Rachel Bratlie, husband Chris and son Zachary have moved to Hamilton, New Zealand for at least two years, where Rachel will continue to work as an inpatient psychiatrist. She and Chris are expecting another baby in Aug. Amy Gibbs Brown is living in Atlanta with husband Kenton and two boys, Cooper (8) and Malcolm (6). She’s busy with her design business Amy Brown Interiors. She plays tennis with ALTA. Angela Walton Carpita still lives, coaches and teaches part time in Annapolis with husband Chris and two boys Tommy(3) and Morgan(2). Angela renewed her
connection with Emily Sartor Patterson, and will visit Kibby Bryenton Furgesson ’00 in HI this summer. Aracelie Castro continues to work in Washington, D.C. as an international trade specialist at the Foreign Agricultural Service. Brenda Elze and husband Jon Mikan welcomed son Xander Elze in Aug. ’13. She was blessed with visits from Alex Sienkiewicz Auer, Jennifer Schmidt Major, Heather Carson ’00 and had a baby shower thrown by Kim Schmidt Miscavage ’01. Brenda is staying at home since she and Jon moved into a new house in Camp Hill, PA. After 14 years, Natasha White Gamboa, her husband and two boys left CA last year and bought a home in Glen Allen, VA! She enjoys being able to play tennis, volunteering at school and becoming a part of her new community. Katelin Chmielinski Garland, Meghan Pollard Leypoldt, and Sarah Kingsley all vacationed together for a week in Nags Head. Meghan’s daughter, Piper, and Katelin’s daughter, Abby, made a perfect team and may be together in the SBC class of 2030. Meghan and Katelin also got together in Los Angeles and ran the LA Marathon together. Kelly Turney Gatzke and family moved to WA last summer. She is keeping busy as a volunteer-aholic, Army wife and stay-athome mom. Lindsey Neef Kelly is still working at Shapiro Brown & Alt, LLP in Virginia Beach, where she represents banks by doing real estate title clearance, foreclosures, and mortgage, banking, and eviction litigation. She recently co-authored several briefs for the Supreme Court of VA. She and Sean are still running a lot and home brewing. Catherine (7) was the youngest finisher at a regional 8K race last Dec. and has started in a kids running program. Deborah Lanham still resides in Sneads Ferry, NC, with her three children. She is active in the BSA, at church and in the community while working from home as a seamstress. Heather McLeod and TJ Griffin are still living the dream in Austin, TX, with Eamon, who’ll start first grade in the fall of 2014, and Hazel, who’ll start her last year of preK. Both kids got into a new public charter Montessori school opening in the fall. Heather continues to copyedit YA novels for Simon & Schuster part time from home. Lindsay Hicks Watrous is still living in Gilbert, AZ, with Tim and their three children. She visited with Jera Niewoehner while she was in town on business last Oct. Shannon Smith married Duane Willis 9/7/13. She is still a veterinarian with Banfield, but is now living and working in Burlington, NC.
2000
Marilen Jordas Crump artinspiredme@gmail.com
Laura Wessells Waisner: Enjoying life with boy/girl twins Will and Hope and daughter Emily in CO. Victoria Zak Rosenthal and husband Ben are expecting a baby boy in May. Spent the first two weeks in Dec. in Amsterdam, Venice and Prague. Emily Pegues: Going back to school for Ph.D. researching the sculptor Jan Borman
at the Courtauld Institute of Art. This spring there was a mini-SBC reunion in London when Caroline Stark gave a lecture at the Warburg. Also saw Professor and Mrs. Witcombe and Misa Sarmento ’01 in London. I love being an aunt and working at the National Gallery of Art. Emily McGregor Fenlaw and husband Jay are enjoying their four kiddos and life in Dallas. Emily stays busy with artwork commissions and freelance architectural design. Heather Carson: Jan. ’13 was in D.C. to see Christy Carl Allison ’99, Kelli Rogowski ’99 and Katherine Carr ’99. Also became a licensed MA real estate agent in Feb. and am starting a new HR position. Kimberly Earehart Coleman: Living in Inwood, WV, working at WV Dept. of Health and Human Resources as a family support specialist. Enjoying time with my daughters Claire (7) and Allison (4). Kimberly Ann Burge: Kim, Christian, Sarah and Rebecca Burge are well. Kim enjoys staying home raising her girls. She had a great time when Dina Orbison visited in Dec. Carol Skriloff Starr and Pierce are having a blast with James (2) and are expecting their second child in Oct. They’ll attend Mary Friberg’s (’98) wedding in Charleston in May. Maureena Crawford: Busy raising two kids, working full time, maintaining our home and yard. Alethea Okonak: Living in Pittsburgh with her husband and enjoying the active handmade community. Runs “John the Craftist,” a paper craft company and loves being part of the rust belt revival. Cara Millar Bean: Opened her own daycare! Loving every day with Ellie (8 mos), Wyatt (16 mos), Abby(4), and Gabe(6). Josie Beets: Welcomed husband back from a deployment to Afghanistan in Feb.! Continues to work as a legislative analyst and enjoys connecting with alumnae in Nashville. Evangeline Easterly Taylor and husband Eric are heading to their next embassy assignment in Moscow, Russia. Elissa Pugh-Arguello and husband Enil welcomed baby Elida in Nov. The entire family, including Ziggy (6) and Goldie (2), is smitten! Melissa Bellan: Made the runoff in her election for Justice of the Peace. Runoff happened May 27. Melissa Fauber Carter: Teaches fourth grade in Amherst County. Jack (HSC ’00) is a sergeant for the county sheriff’s office. Aubrie will start kindergarten in the fall and Clara will be in fourth in my class— that could be fun! Lindsey Custer: Horse Copper that she rescued last May is thriving. She’s hoping to show him this year. Anne Harper Biard: Welcomed daughter Grace Margaret 7/3/13 with husband Will. Catherine (6) and Clary (5) are enjoying being big sisters. Anne-Ryan Sinnott Craig: Works as preschool director for a Catholic school in McLean, VA. Daughter Abbey (8) is enjoying second grade. They welcomed a baby boy, Colin, in Dec. Abby Schmidt Anzalone: Teaching Pilates and working at TjX. Will start teaching at Btone Fitness 05/14 (Wellesley & Sudbury).
Amanda Ankerman: Living in the D.C. area and traveling on occasion. Co-hosting a Mary Kay party with Evangeline Taylor in March and hoping to see more alumnae there! Amanda Atkinson and Noah welcomed their third son, Harvey Abraham Atkinson, 10/2/13. He enjoys big brothers Arlo (8) and Gus (8). Marilen Jordas Crump: Became a board member for Philippine-American Community of the Peninsula (VA) and performed at Dancing with the Williamsburg Stars in March to help raise nearly $100k for Big Brothers Big Sisters and The Literacy Foundation. Marilen is working on her businesses ArtInspired.com and VAPhotoClass.com.
2001
Julia Ambersley jambersley@sbc.edu
2002
Margaret Brooks Tucker Buck brookiebuck@gmail.com
Lori Smith Nilan lori.nilan@gmail.com
PLEASE SEND LORI or BROOK your UPDATED email addresses (or to the Alumnae Office)! Some of you still have @sbc.edu by your names and we know that isn’t correct! Thanks to all of you who submitted class notes and keep sending them. Nicole Stamant and husband James welcomed their first child, Henry Emile Stamant, on 12/19/13. She visited with Meg Anderson Richburg to celebrate the birth of their boys. Nicole and Jamie still live in Decatur, GA, where both teach at Agnes Scott Coll. Her book, Serial Memoir: Archiving American Lives, will be published in June ’14. Becky Lewis Dowdy had her second child, Ann, in Nov. ’13. She lives in Woodlands, TX, with husband Joe, George (3) and Weimeraner Dorian (9). Katherine Moncure Stuart and husband Harrison still live in Orange, VA. They have two boys, Teddy (5) and Jack (3), and are expecting twins at the end of April! Harrison is director of admission at Woodberry Forest; she is working for The Education Group. In Houston, TX, Jennifer Taylor Catano and husband Dave welcomed their second daughter, Emily Claire, on 10/2/13. Taylor Grace (4) loves being a big sister! Jennifer stays home the majority of the time. She’s still doing personal training and some telephone interviews for her former employer, YES Prep Public Schools. Serena Basten Kachinsky and husband Louey are selling their house in Oakland, CA, and moving back to VA to be near family. Serena is applying to graduate family nurse practitioner programs. She loves being mother of Claire (1). In Sept., Mary Tassone Dunlevy and family bought a house in Fort Lee, VA. Ariana (4) is now big sister to Lorien Gael born on 1/29/14. Melissa Rudder and son Shaine (2) live in Greenport, NY. They live near her family, the water, farms and vineyards of Long Island! Kassie Brown was married on 2/1/14 in San Juan, PR, to Edward Popwell at the El San Juan Resort and Casino. They live in D.C., and she is still working for PWC. Casey Perlow Davidson and her husband welcomed Larkin Hope on 11/22/13. Misa Sarmento Francis
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