CLASS NEWS
Max McChesney ’06 and Jake Hadden, founders of DigitalCrafts
Max McChesney cofounded DigitalCrafts, an accelerated learning program with campuses in Atlanta and Houston. More commonly known as a coding boot camp, DigitalCrafts offers a 16-week intensive classroom experience that transforms beginners into entry-level software engineers with cutting-edge skillsets, polished portfolios, interview training, and ongoing career support. Their local campus is in Atlanta Tech Village and has graduated several Wildcat alumni already! You can stop by the campus anytime or visit www.DigitalCrafts.com.
CLASS NEWS
Groomsmen at the wedding of Bryce Albin ’06 and Casey Woodward Albin ’06. Nick Napolitano ’06, who passed away in 2011, was Bryce’s honorary best man, and the alumni wore “No greater love” bracelets in Nick’s honor.
Eli Tedesco is the director of the Elevated Studio in Brooklyn, New York. She completed her master’s degree in architecture from the Pratt Institute and received a specialized master’s from Columbia University. 2007 Heather Karellas, CFRE is development director at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, which inspires imagination and builds community through performances, programming for adults and children, a museum, and educational workshops. Heather oversees all
fundraising staff and initiatives, including an annual gala, birthday party and event rentals, in-kind support, and individual, corporate, foundation, and board philanthropy. 2008 Priyanka Anand writes, “I spent the summer at the Zoonotic Disease Research Center in Arequipa, Peru, studying epidemiology and spatial control of Chagas disease, a tropical parasitic disease. I’m excited to return to medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in the fall with a new skillset under my belt.”
Westminster alumni celebrate at the wedding reception of Ali Waldron White ’09 and Michael White ’08 at Cherokee Town Club.
Layne Brodie ’08, with University of North Carolina head swimming coach Rich DeSelm, was inducted into the UNC Swimming and Diving Champions Circle hall of fame.
Westminster alumni at the wedding of Hagan Ramsey ’07 and Jenna Smith Ramsey ’07
Maggie Allen writes, “In May 2016, I started a new job with Matchstic, a brand house in Atlanta that exists to ignite passionate brands. We do that by helping companies reimagine who they are and express their identities to the world. I’ve been developing a career in client management since graduation, and I’m really excited to be in this new position with a range of clients from Chick-fil-A and the WinShape Foundation to tech startups and new restaurants.”
2010 Thomas Brooke completed his first year in medical school at Johns Hopkins University. During the summer of 2016, he conducted research into the frailty phenotype and providers’ effectiveness at estimating frailty. He has also been commissioned into the U.S. Navy under the Health Professions Scholarship Program.
2012 In October 2015, Caroline James gave a TED talk via TEDxGeorgetown during which she discussed her experience being arrested for civil disobedience outside the White House in a protest against the Keystone XL pipeline. Watch her discussion on YouTube at https://youtu.be/tR-PS_Vllu4.
Nenette Saetie Bradley ’05 and her husband Nathan with their wedding party, including Mimi Skiles ’05, Tricia Clineburg Asbridge ’05, Chada Saetie Master ’03, and Nita Saetie Taylor ’01
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