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Class Notes
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1960s
Class Agents
1967 – Bill Curtis curtis@acm.org
1967 – Bill Landreth blandreth@liferoy.com
1968 – Paul Stouffer pstouffer@sbcglobal.net
1969 – Steve Geis stgeis@hotmail.com
1969 – Gail Widmer Landreth gaillandreth@sbcglobal.net
1970s
Class Agents
1971 – Terry Siegel htsiegel@bvc.com
1972 – Richard Garvey richard@jagee.com
1976 – Brad Nowlin brad@bradnowlin.com
1980s
Class Agents
1981 – Martha Cox marthaccox@yahoo.com
1981 – Dan Tatum danltatum@live.com
Eddie Hartwell ’89 was featured in a Throwback Thursday SB Nation article by Lisa Kelly. The article is titled “Throwback Thursday: Former Notre Dame Baseball Player Edwin Hartwell.”
1990s
Class Agents
1992 – Craig Christopher craig@tarranttech.com
1995 – Alison E. McManus amcmanus@post.harvard.edu
1997 – Zareen Khan zareen@briggsfreeman.com
Elyse Stoltz Dickerson ’93 will serve as a “Navigating the Boardroom and Beyond” panelist at the 360 West Women’s Leadership Symposium on September 9. The session features Fort Worth area leaders who will share their journey to the C-suite — successes and failures along the way. This panel will address issues of race and culture in the workplace to empowering performance through giving and receiving feedback. The 360 West Women’s Leadership Symposium is part of an ongoing effort to bring leadership-focused opportunities to professionals in the Fort Worth area. This half-day symposium allows attendees to hear from industry experts, entrepreneurs, political leaders, C-suite executives and influencers focusing on women in the workplace, all within a space designed to build professional skills, network, open conversations, and create a collaborative movement.
Elyse Stoltz Dickerson ’93
Endyia Kinney-Sterns ’94 was featured on Variety when she took her new position at Wayfarer Studios.
Mikey Abrams ’95 was picked as the best Real Estate Agent in DFW by Voice. Mikey started as a realtor in 2015.
Mikey Abrams ’95
2000s
Class Agents
2001 – Craig P. Barbolla craig.barbolla@gmail.com
2001 – Susanna Gorski Bartolomei sgorski323@gmail.com
2002 – Ashley Stein astein@briggsfreeman.com
2003 – Will Northern will@northernrealtygroup.com
2004 – Kate Strickland Jennings kjennings610@gmail.com
2006 – Rachel Holt Hausser rachelhausser@gmail.com
2007 – Anne Hargis Olson christina.roxanne@gmail.com
2007 – Stephanie Stouffer stephaniestouffer@gmail.com
2009 – Mary Dambro marydambro@mac.com
2009 – Brittany Jenkins brittanyajenkins07@gmail.com
2009 – Margaret Harper mpalmerharper@aol.com
Patrice Rankine ’01 got married in March 2021 and completed her pediatrics residency at Louisiana State University Shreveport. She started a Pediatric ICU Fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson in July. During residency, Patrice was Chief Resident; inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society; and named Outstanding Intern (2018-19), Outstanding Resident (2020-21), and American Board of Pediatrics InTraining Exam Outstanding Resident (2020-21).
Olivia Garcia-Hassell ’03 has started a new business after teaching art in Fort Worth ISD for 11 years. At The OG Art Teacher, Olivia teaches private sessions and takes commissions. She teaches in-person or virtual sessions, all ages, all abilities. Olivia’s website is theogartteacher.com/home.html.
Olivia Garcia-Hassell ’03
Kate Strickland Jennings ’04, a Licensed Professional Counselor, has turned her counseling Instagram page, @thebugandbee, into a new storefront business. The Bug and Bee now has a brick-and-mortar office in Fort Worth. The business focuses on child therapy and helping children be successful.
Kate Strickland Jennings ’04, a Licensed Professional Counselor, has turned her counseling Instagram page, @thebugandbee, into a new storefront business. The Bug and Bee now has a brick-and-mortar office in Fort Worth. The business focuses on child therapy and helping children be successful.
Barron Parker ’09 and his spouse, FWCD Kindergarten Teacher Sarah Parker, recently purchased a new home. Robby LeBus ’10 was their realtor, and Cameron Horton ’10 brokered the mortgage.
2010s
Class Agents
2010 – Claire Davidovich clairedavidovich@gmail.com
2010 – Ashley Uptegraft auptegraft10@gmail.com
2011 – Alex Manson Klinedinst laklinedinst29@gmail.com
2011 – Kate Petsche kate.aep@gmail.com
2011 – Nayelly Dominguez ndominguez@smu.edu
2013 – Jonny Clum clumjonny@gmail.com
2013 – Oliver Newberry oliver.newberry@utexas.edu
2015 – Connor Cassady connorcassady@sbcglobal.net
2015 – Madelyn Luskey madelyn.luskey@gmail.com
2015 – Shelby Sanford shelby.e.sanford@vanderbilt.edu
2016 – Delaney Fleming delaney.fleming97@gmail.com
2016 – Branson Nelson branson.nelson5@gmail.com
2016 – Jacob Rains jrains22@gmail.com
2018 – Sam Carlile fwcd@samkc.me
2018 – Kacey Melton kcmelton@umich.edu kmelton0000@gmail.com
2018 – Kathleen Clum kathleen.clum22@gmail.com
2018 – Maggie Brants margaretbrants@gmail.com
2019 – Alexandra Galloway alexandragalloway@icloud.com
2019 – Sarah Clark clarksarah160@gmail.com
2019 – Megan Lammons meganlammons18@gmail.com
Marquel Norton ’10 is a Counseling Psychology PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His proposed project includes researching Black queer and trans folx experiences of loneliness and solitude.
Alex Espinoza ’11 began a new position as a Recruiting Specialist with SHI International on June 1. In this role, he will join one of the global leaders in solving complex IT challenges.
Alex Reeb ’11 is attending the University of Kansas for his general surgery residency.
Alex Reeb ’11
Taylor White ’11 wrote a short story titled, “The Wilting House on the Mountain.” The story was published in a collection with other stories in the book, Duplicitous: A WriteHive Compilation.
Kate Wall ’12 is a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Texas Science Center at Houston. She also recently was given a SMART Scholarship Award Recipient. The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship program is one of the Department of Defense’s STEM initiatives.
Ketrick Karsten ’16 is engaged to Grace Hodo. The couple is planning to have their wedding in Round Rock in early 2022.
Ketrick Karsten ’16 is engaged to Grace Hodo.
Jessica Sustaita ’16 was the keynote speaker at Breakthrough Fort Worth’s Fancy Meal Celebration in June. A Breakthrough graduate, she also gave back to the program, dedicating two summers as a volunteer Teacher’s Assistant, two summers serving as a Teaching Fellow, and one interning as a Summer Executive Assistant. Jessica is now a student at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. She is interning with the International Rescue Committee and working with its SAFE Department, which focuses on providing legal representation to those facing deportation.
Jessica Sustaita ’16
Nicholas Aufiero ’17 has been playing on the club soccer team all four years at The University of Texas at Austin and has traveled to Phoenix and Foley, Alabama for nationals. The team recently had a volunteer event at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. This summer, Nick worked as a Site Reliability Engineer at LinkedIn. His role involved making sure that LinkedIn was up and running fast enough for the millions of users worldwide.
Nicholas Aufiero ’17 and the club soccer team at The University of Texas at Austin recently had a volunteer event at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
CJ Landrum ’18 and the Georgia Bulldogs advanced to the Women’s College World Series. This is the fifth appearance for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs were eliminated from the tournament after losing to the eventual 2021 Softball Division I Champions, the University of Oklahoma Sooners. Falcons in attendance to cheer CJ on included Coach DeAnn Hall, Adele Elkind ’16, James Rains, Jackie Rains, Shelley Rains, Katie Bruce ’24; Emily Klein ’24; and Liz Hazelton ’22.
Falcons in attendance to cheer on CJ Landrum ’18 and the Georgia Bulldogs included Coach DeAnn Hall, Adele Elkind ’16, James Rains, Jackie Rains, Shelley Rains, Katie Bruce ’24; Emily Klein ’24; and Liz Hazelton ’22.
Chris Smith ’17 and the UCLA Bruins took on Gonzaga in the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Chris missed the game due to injuries, but was a vital part of the team’s overall success this year.
Chris Smith ’17 and the UCLA Bruins took on Gonzaga in the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
In her first at-bat for Nova Southeastern University, Samantha Burke ’18 hit it out of the park. She kicked off the 2021 season for NSU with a two-run homer against Florida Tech on April 1.
Samantha Burke ’18
Griffin Grubbs ’18 completed a summer neuroscience internship at New York University. She will be a senior at Vanderbilt University this fall.
2020s
Class Agent
2020 – Stephanie Cook smcook350@gmail.com
Ozzie Fleischer ’20 had a great first season at Tufts University. The Jumbos’ season came to a close with a loss in the Region Championship game against SUNY Cortland. Ozzie ended the season with a .440 on-base percentage.
Ozzie Fleischer ’20
Ned Newton ’20 spent a week in San Antonio building a pontoon raft. After it passed inspection and was licensed, he drove to Shreveport, where he and a few of his Washington and Lee University classmates entered the Red River. They filmed a documentary about floating down the Red and Mississippi Rivers from Shreveport to New Orleans.
Ned Newton ’20 spent a week in San Antonio building a pontoon raft.
Allie Stewart ’20 and her Angelo State University soccer teammates won the Spring 2021 Lone Star Conference Championship. The team went undefeated this season.
Allie Stewart ’20 and her Angelo State University soccer teammates won the Spring 2021 Lone Star Conference Championship.
The Class of 2021 celebrated its Commencement Exercises on May 14 at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Read the feature story on page 30.
