Class Notes

1961

Molly Tritschler Woodberry '61 lives in northern California and is enjoying time with her grandchildren, Gayson, 6.5, and Wilder, 2.5.

1986

Bridget Vollmer Brennan ’86 "retired" from Corporate America and moved to Jackson Hole to live her dream life in the Teton Mountains. She founded Jackson Hole Concierge in 2017, a human powered, personalized concierge service, specializing in planning, booking, and making sure vacations in Jackson are nothing short of amazing. Bridget photographed with her twin sons.

1998

Kim Lempke Lapinski '98 and husband, Ryan, welcomed daughter, Jane Eileen, on April 7, 2020. Jane joins big sister, Margaret (age 4)

1999

Catherine Oakar '99 is working at the White House as Special Assistant to the President for Community Public Health and Disparities—Domestic Policy Council, and most recently served on the BidenHarris Transition.

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2002

Lindsey Arundel Murphy '02 and husband, Bob, welcomed their twins, Erin Marie and Caitlin Robin, on January 7, 2021, joining big brother Brendan (age 5) and big sister Shannon (age 3).

2004

Julianne Smith '04 finished a postdoctoral fellowship at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University and relocated to Columbus for an Immunology Research Scientist position at Battelle.

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2006

Sarah Michael Ianni '06 and husband, Ricky, welcomed their son, Dominic Joseph, on September 23, 2020.

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2007

Christine Francis Ciullo ’07 and husband, Zac, welcomed their first baby girl, Layla Rose, on February 2, 2021. Christine is a dentist and lives in Chicago, IL.

2008

Lori Sommerfelt '08 married Matthew Hayes on February 15, 2021. The ceremony was held in the couple's backyard in Seattle due to a snowstorm.

2009

Samantha Tamas ’09 married Eric Price on November 28, 2020. Bridesmaids and guests included Elizabeth Tamas (2011) Ali Rodriguez (2013) Isa Rodriguez (2016) Samantha Tamas, the bride, Emily Tamas (2013) Elizabeth Pfahler (2017) and her cousin, Lyla Marrone (2024).

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2013

Erin Gallagher ’13 married her high school sweetheart, Mickey Whitford, on October 24, 2020. Pictured in this photo left to right: Colleen Carroll '13, Devyn Brossard '13, Shannon Sullivan '13, Erin Macey Walker '13, Katie Taseff '13, Shannon Walton '13, Katie Kerr '13, and Katie Kasunick '13. "The 9 of us have been best friends since meeting at Magnificat over 10 years ago." Not included in this photo but integral to the celebration were mother of the groom, Bridgid McNamara Whitford '86, sister of the groom, Meg Whitford '16, and maid of honor, Alyssa Hrobat '16.

2017

Bridget Croniger '17 and Farah Almhana '17 placed first at the Abbott Laboratories case competition cohosted by the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Bridget and Farah both graduated from CWRU this spring and will continue on to medical school after graduation.

Send us your news! Email Nora Hudec ’12 at nhudec@maghs.org with your alumnae updates.