CLASS

1980s

(Photo Left) Friar Timothy Dore, OFM Conv. ’80 is now on staff at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, and is the part-time chaplain of the St. Joseph’s Nursing Home in Catonsville.

John Lepore ’82, Senior Vice President of Government Engagement for Moderna, was named one of Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2023 by Washingtonian Magazine

Steve Martin ’83 was named Chairman of the Board for the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). Martin, the President of Firaxis Games, has been an integral part of the RMHC mission for several years.

1960s

Ken Cheers ’62 is working as a full-time instructor at FAA Academy for Air Traffic Control in Oklahoma City, OK.

(Photo right) Patrick Wiglesworth ’62 was featured as the cover story in the University of Maryland St. Joseph’s Medical Center’s Maryland’s Health Matters Spring 2023 magazine.

Dr. Michael Dodd ’64 recently published his first book, Chesapeake Bay Odyssey. It is a cruising guide of the Chesapeake Bay with many historical vignettes.

Jack Leonard ’64 works part-time for the National Fireworks Association writing a column for their bulletin. Leonard taught English and Social Studies for 30 years at Deep Creek Middle school in Baltimore County.

Ron Szpatura ’66, President & Founder of Landmarks Digital, has written his first book, Future Proof – 10 Simple Steps to Pivot From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Szpatura has been an entrepreneur for 50 years and developed several multi-million dollar companies. This book is written to inspire, educate and prepare people to have a better future. He has generously offered to donate a portion of sales to The Hall Fund.

Richard Balog ’69 hosted the first Jacksonville area Calvert Hall alumni get-together. Ed Bender ’65, Jay Baker ’65, Louis Ricci ’74, Mike Curreri ’69, and Joe Butta ’74 were all in attendance.

1970s

Chris Devlin ’72, Eddie Oliver ’84 and Lou Heidrick, AFSC, were inducted into the Baltimore Catholic League Hall of Fame in May.

Pete Caringi ’73 retired as UMBC Head Men’s Soccer Coach. Caringi enjoyed the longest tenure of coaching one program in UMBC Athletic’s history including 11 conference championships and 320 victories.

Eric Rebbert ’77 is now Peake Partner’s Senior Vice President for growth & strategy.

Andrew Shipley ’77, was recognized as a Government Contracts lawyer MVP for the second time by Law360, a legal publication with 1.5 million subscribers, including the world’s largest law firms, major corporations, and key decision-makers in the government. Andrew was also listed as one of the top two dozen government contract litigators in the U.S. by Chambers, a London-based firm considered the world’s leading expert on identifying, ranking, and differentiating legal talent.

Karl Fickenscher ’78 was the guest speaker at the Model UN Conference at Calvert Hall on February 25, 2023. Fickenscher, the Acting Assistant Administrator at the U.S. Agency for International Development, spoke to the students about his government work experiences and the potential careers in international politics.

Michael Kastner ’78 was on the TD Ameritrade Network’s Trading 360 show in January 2023 to talk about the fixed income markets. Kastner is a Principal at Halyard Asset Management in New York.

Marty Blair ’79 has been named President of Schmitz Press, a commercial printing company in Sparks, MD. Marty formerly served as CEO & CFO for the last 13 years.

Bill Mojica ’84 is now the Chief Development & Communications Officer at LET’S GO Boys & Girls, a nonprofit aimed at creating economic success for underserved and marginalized communities through STEM education and workforce development.

Anthony Rosso ’85, a partner at Venable LLP, was recognized by The Daily Record and the Maryland State Bar Association among their Leaders in Law for 2023.

Dr. John Weaver ’86 graduated from Towson University with a master’s degree in integrated homeland security with a certificate in security assessment & management.

Mario Armstrong ’88 has signed a licensing and distribution deal with Entrepreneur Magazines TV Network for his independent show “Never Settle ”.

Charles Benner ’88 retired from Maryland Army National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel after 36 years. Benner joined while a junior at Calvert Hall, was activated and served in Desert Shield/Storm, Afghanistan and Iraq. He spent 30 years with the 20th Special Forces Group Airborne, and six years with the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade.

1990s

Anthony Adams ’92 was named the new UMBC Men’s Soccer Head Coach. Adams had served as associate head coach the last 12 years for the Retrievers.

Chad Albertson ’92 was promoted to International Sales Manager at Sagamore Spirit to help inspire a global passion for Maryland Rye Whiskey.

Matt Disney ’93 was named the first Institute Professor of The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology.

Austin Ewachiw ’93 (Staff) is the chapter author of “The Art of Running a TechSavvy School” for the e-book, The Art and Science of Running a K-12 Private School Additionally, he has accepted a leadership role on Blackbaud’s K-12 Advisory Board.

CDR Stan Fisher III, USN ’93 wrote his first book, Sustaining the Carrier Way: The Deployment of Naval Air Power to the Pacific Brad Borchers ’98 has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking with PNC Bank.

Kevin Conoscenti ’98 married Maggie Simpson on June 2, 2023. Several Calvert Hall friends celebrated the happy couple including Matt Radebaugh ’98, Matt Breault ’98, Andrew Snyder ’98, Nick Noppinger ’98, Brian Andrews ’98, Adam Ermanis ’98, Dr. Dan Kunaprayoon ’98, Dave Lang ’98, Pete Angelone ’97 and Fernando Delgado ’98

Louis Gephardt-Gorsuch ’98 participated in a one-week tour with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, performing at the Berlin Philharmonie, Germany, and the Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, in Prague, Czech Republic in October 2022. The tour culminated with an intensive set of rehearsals followed by a concert featuring Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony under the baton of Marin Alsop, formerly the conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and protege of Leonard Bernstein, at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria.

Gregory Hogan ’98 is now a Co-Leader of SC&H Capital. Hogan leads mergers and acquisitions and employee stock ownership plan advisory transactions for private company business owners across the country and oversees the business valuation team.