for more on the reunion in the next issue. It’s not too late to join our Facebook group, Mary Washington College (UMW) – Class of 1991. It’s a great way for us to keep up to date and share information. Keep your news and updates coming.
1992 Courtney Hall Harjung charjung@hotmail.com
1993 Cheryl L. Roberts chatatcha@yahoo.com Bethany Zecher Sutton sutton@aacu.org
1994 Nathan Wade smileynate72@yahoo.com
1995 Jane Archer jane@janearcherillustration.com Megan Concannon Richardson mythreebeauties@gmail.com
1996 Jennifer Rudalf Gates jsmartypants@cox.net Jill McDaniel jmmcdaniel@fcps.edu
1997 Michelle Trombetta blondebombchelle@yahoo.com I celebrated nine years and five months of wedded bliss to Wade Van House in February on a Western Caribbean cruise to Cozumel, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Grand Cayman. We’re already looking forward to snorkeling in Roatan, Honduras, again. Escaping Minnesota in winter is more important than getting away for our actual 10th anniversary in September, when the Minneapolis weather is beautiful. Most of our trips for the rest of the year will be to see our 2-year-old niece, Zoey, who lives in New York with the rest of my family.
Leslie Houts Picca earned tenure and is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Dayton. Leslie, the mother of three, is celebrating by taking her family with her to London while she teaches a study abroad program. Dell Hagan Rhodes lives in Baltimore City, Md., with husband Tim and their children, Evangeline, 2, and Wyatt, 1. She is truly fortunate that her best friend, Raven Ellis, whom she met at Mary Washington, lives only 10 minutes away, as Dell’s children adore Auntie Raven. As director of student life at the Community College of Baltimore County, Dell serves a student population of 70,000, and her responsibilities include oversight of the leadership development program, civic engagement opportunities, the first-year experience, the Student Government Association, and all major college events. She recently was accepted into a prestigious national leadership training institute for women in college administration and faculty.
Kimberly Ranney married Michael Smith in September 2009, then welcomed their first baby boy, Martin Finnegan “Finn” Smith, this January. They moved from Brooklyn to Maplewood, N.J., around the corner from Kim’s brother, Brian Ranney ’94, and family. Pam Ellison Massa and husband Justin of Long Island, N.Y., welcomed son Lucas in February. Pam is a sonographer with a private radiology group.
1998 Erika Giaimo Chapin erikagchapin@gmail.com Adrien Snedeker Dickerson and husband Adam welcomed baby Simon Elliott in January. Also in the “addition” column, Todd Hamlin welcomed Nestle, a chocolate Lab puppy into his family. Josh Bacigalupi and wife Darci were expecting their first child in August and couldn’t be happier. Chris and Jayme Van Horn have been busy chasing baby Hailey, who joined her 2-year-old brother and sister in November. Jeremy Blain and family of San Antonio had a recent visit from former roommate Lars Thestrup, wife Heather, and 2-year-old son Hadin, who live in Houston. Jeremy and Jennifer are happy to
Nettie Liburt-Weiner earned her doctorate in animal science at Rutgers University in January. An equine specialist and field nutritionist for Kent Nutrition Group/Blue Seal Feeds, she lives on Long Island with husband Randy. Nettie caught up with Christina Staehling-Zamora and Greg Willoughby at Julia Rosenbaum’s February Ali Meier ’09, an event engagement party in New York City. production coordinator for Jennifer Wilson AVT Event Technologies in Watson met up with Cecelia Washington, D.C., was training Gibson Walls ’98 for a triathlon to benefit the and her adorable baby girl, Gena, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Bernadette Russell married at a baby shower Travis Eyrich in a Virginia for Heather barbecue wedding. Kari Kulow Payne Phillips ’99, who was be back in the United States after Obrist, Hilario Ellis, and Jon expecting her second child two years in Germany and were Hickman represented the Mary this spring. Jennifer works expecting the fourth addition to Washington contingent at the at the Rappahannock Area their family in May. celebration. In December, Hellie Community Services Board, Snyder Walter of Seattle had recently became a field leader Erin Rodman writes movies her second child, a beautiful with MOPS International, for DreamWorks Studios in Los red-headed daughter named and will help plan local and Angeles and was eagerly awaiting Mackenzie. Hellie and Kari national events. Laura Letchworth Nesbit’s Kulow Obrist of Bellingham, return to dry land. Laura, who Matthew Michaelson Wash., get together to shop at was deployed aboard the USS moved back to Las Vegas last Anthropologie, though way too Kearsarge (LHD 3) as a Medical year, is a high school math infrequently. Joyce Hanzlik Service Corps officer in the Navy, Cain traveled was just as eager to get back and with husband Laura Rawlett ’05 was engaged reunite with her husband, family, Doug to Jamaica and friends. She and her husband to be married to Brandon Taylor in November to moved back to Chesapeake, Va., attend Jennifer in June on St. John in the U.S. in July and bought a house, after Macomber being stationed in Charleston, Virgin Islands. Meidinger ’98 and S.C., which was a blast. She plans Jeff Meidinger’s to see Erin in Los Angeles as soon teacher in Clark County, and wedding. Also attending from as she gets back! Ed Kriete, Eric teaches math part time at the Mary Washington were Megan Kloss, Mike Cirami, and Deacon University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Will ’98 and Natalia Norko ’98. Chapin planned to join Sean where he’s pursuing a master’s It was a great vacation for Joyce Tuffy this summer in Key West in math sciences. While in before she changed career paths, for his stag weekend. Tuffy still becoming a full-time stay-atFredericksburg in August, he lives in Dublin, Ireland, where he home mom to children Josh, visited UMW and had lunch was to get hitched this fall. Ethan, and Sabella. with Dr. Sumner and Dr. Hydorn. Jason Terril has lived Krissy Tsantes Moore in Hawaii for two years and and husband Derek moved visited Japan for Thanksgiving, to Morristown, N.J., after which provided a needed dose of Amanda Goebel welcoming their first baby girl, autumn weather. goebel_amanda@hotmail.com Lyla Zane Moore, in June 2009.
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