been traveling around the continent
Fort Hood, TX, in March 2014. While
working on scaling some of ALA’s en-
deployed she passed the promotion
trepreneurship education programs as
board to become a non-commissioned
well. She has been painting and writ-
officer and surprised her brother, Joe
ing about her experiences in Joburg
Sargent ’02, at his wedding during her
and abroad, which can be found on
mid-tour leave last summer. Edward
her blog: www.joburgliving.com. Dori
Barham has been working as a test en-
Rucker and Kevin Finger are engaged!
gineer at Newport News Shipyard, test-
An April 2014 wedding is planned.
ing equipment on aircraft carriers. He
Dori is the nutritional bar buyer for
recently had the opportunity to be part
Whole Foods Market in Virginia
of the re-delivery of the USS Theodore
Beach, and Kevin is the manager of
Roosevelt back to the U.S. Navy after a
service excellence at Maryview Medical
four-year reconstruction overhaul. In
Center in Portsmouth.
his spare time he likes to fish behind
2006
his house on the Elizabeth River. David Calliott moved back to Virginia
Ω Emmy Ill ’06: emmy.ill.8@gmail.com
Beach in July and is working for Dav-
Ω Eleanor Proctor ’06:
enport & Company LLC. He is living
eleanortproctor@gmail.com
with fellow Bulldog alumnus Vinny
Sutton Hirschler took a position as an
DeLalla and likes to spend his free
associate attorney at Wilcox Savage,
time on the water (when the weather
PC, in Norfolk, VA, after graduating
is nice) and playing with his dog, Tom.
from the University of Virginia School
He enjoyed seeing everyone back in
of Law in May 2013. Will Jenkins is
town over the holidays. Vinny DeLalla
working at Admiral Administration as
is studying for the LSATs and plans to
a specialist hedge fund administrator
apply to law schools. Eric Diamonstein
in Richmond, VA. Brandon Nexsen
is doing digital marketing in Sydney,
graduated from the University of
Australia. Fellow Bulldogs Nate Tipora,
Richmond’s School of Law in May
Pat Rice and Richard Whitaker Booth
2013, and he now works as an associ-
made the trek to visit him. Even down
ate attorney at Winslow & McCurry,
under, it is always a great day to be a
PLLC, in Richmond, VA. Eleanor
Bulldog. Amanda Fay recently moved
Proctor is an account coordinator
back to Virginia Beach and is working
at Royall & Company, a marketing
for Sentara. She and her fiancé, Miles
recruitment consultancy that works
Colley, are getting married this sum-
with colleges and universities across
mer. Adam Fisher has been fortunate
the country. She lives in Richmond,
to keep up with a group of other 2007
VA. Nick Szoke and Whitney Nexsen
Bulldog alumni via Fantasy Football
got engaged this August while in Italy
while living in Virginia Beach. In ad-
with their families. They are looking
dition to Adam, their league includes
bottom left David Colen ’05, Alyssa Jenkins ’05 and
forward to a September 2014 wed-
Eric Diamonstein, Nate Tipore, Ian
Cliff Cutchins ’05 all celebrated their graduation from UVA Medical School together in spring 2013.
ding. Shelley Wong graduated from
Smith, Tommy Pecsok, David Calliott,
Vanderbilt University Law School. She
Vinny DeLalla, Ryan Nero, Adam Fisher
bottom right The Flippen-Peccie family gathered
is an associate at Sutherland Asbill &
and Patrick Rice. Adam enjoyed seeing
at The Steward School in Richmond to watch Brian Peccie ’16 and the JV Bulldog basketball team take on the Spartans on his 16th birthday. Back row, from left to right: Katie Flippen ’05, fiancé Mike Kenerson ’05 and Mary Flippen Peccie ’83. Front row, from left to right: Brooke Peccie ’13, Jay Flippen ’07 and Barbara Flippen Merchant.
Brennan LLP in Washington, DC.
familiar faces at the Bulldog Bash
2007
last fall. Jason Forrest is working for
TOp A number of friends from the class of 2006 met
up in New York City recently. Back row, from left to right: Scott Lombart, Mack Kline, Caroline Huber, Cally Robertson Everett, Tripp McCrory and Patrick Kearns. Front: Emmy Ill and Katie Stiner.
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academy
reunion year
Ω David Calliott ’07: dcalliott@gmail.com
Newswatch, a news program on History Channel, doing sales for company features. He is currently living in
Ω Alex Carney ’07: alc6a@virginia.edu
Arlington, VA. Erica Friedman is living
It has been quite the eventful year for
in New York City and working in mer-
Christine Sargent. She joined the U.S.
chandising at J.Crew. Aubrey Gordon is
Army as an air defense early warning
finishing up his last year of law school
operator in January 2012 and deployed
at Samford University’s Cumberland
to the United Arab Emirates in March
School of Law in Birmingham, AL.
2013. She is still deployed and will
This summer he plans to take the
be returning to her duty station at
Virginia bar. Derwin Gray is finishing
Ω Class Correspondents