Class Notes

1992 Carrie Wagner is the Founder and Executive Director of the Girls Athletic Leadership School (GALS) in Los Angeles, a charter school for grades 6-8 that takes a holistic approach to educating girls for success. Carrie has a B.A. in Accounting and Computer Applications from the University of Notre Dame; an M.B.A. from The Anderson School at University of California, Los Angeles; and an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. 1997 Dawn Stary is a Postulant to the priesthood in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. She has been accepted at Sewanee Episcopal Seminary where she is enrolled to start coursework in fall 2020 toward a Masters in Divinity. Dawn’s ordination will take place at the end of her successful tenure in seminary. 1998 Marjorie Duffy, a partner at the Jones Day law firm in Columbus, Ohio, was recently named to the 2019 Law360's Rising Star list for her expertise in Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement. 2000 Michelle O’Malley and husband, Matt Helgeson, welcomed twins Mia Evangeline ➝ Helgeson and Lucas John Helgeson on April 13, 2020. They join big brother, Elliott, 3. Michelle, a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been elected to be a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers (AIMBE). She was awarded the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Award for Early Career Applied and Biotech Research, and she was also named one of the top 10 "Scientists to Watch" by Science News. 2003 Caitlin McDermott Laschinger and husband, Keith, welcomed son Conrad ➝ McDermott Laschinger on January 21, 2020.

2005 ➝ Katie Francis Haneline and her husband, Kyle, welcomed daughter and future Blue

Streak, Francis Elizabeth, on March 5, 2020. Katie is the Principal at Orchard

STEM School in Cleveland, where she works with several faculty and staff members who are Magnificat alumnae. 2010 ➝ Susan Nicolay married Duke McDonald on February 29, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

Her sister, Kelley Nicolay Kosik ’07 (right of Susan) served as matron of honor.

Bridesmaids included Annie Tengel ’10 (far right), Lauren Mauerer ’10 (left of

Annie), and Cali Lynch ’10 (third from left). 2011

Annie Vozar graduated from

Northeastern University School of Law in

May 2019. She is currently practicing as a

Public Defender for the state of Colorado and resides in the Denver area. Prior to law school, Annie studied Philosophy,

Classics, and Psychology at McGill

University. 2013 Congratulations to ➝ Jennifer Heisser who married Jake Remington on April 18, 2020 at St. James Church with just 16 guests. The wedding party included

Carolyn Heisser '15. Jen graduated from

The University of Toledo in 2019 with a

Doctorate in Pharmacy. She began a full time position with University Hospitals in

July after completing a residency at St.

John Westshore Medical Center. ➝ Congratulations to Ellen Short who married Curtis Payne on April 24, 2020 at

Holy Trinity Church in Avon, Ohio with just 14 guests. The wedding party included

Audrina Short Waterman '13. Ellen graduated from The Ohio State University majoring in Hospitality Management and minoring in Business in 2017. She is working as a Banker at Huntington

National Bank.

Send us your news: Email Maggie Mroz Lamb ’84 at mlamb@maghs.org with your alumnae updates.