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Class Notes
ALUMNI class notes
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1982
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Sharon Smith retired in the fall of 2018 after a career as a special agent of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Her final assignment was at the Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York City. After retiring, she and her husband, James, decided to split their time between New York and Hawaii and engage in the typical retiree activities of traveling and taking classes. In January and February of 2020, they traveled through Southeast Asia and spent some time in the Philippines helping out a Japanese dental volunteer mission. During the pandemic, their traveling stopped but NCIS offered her a telework position counseling agents on mobility and transfers. Now she is back at work, temporarily, until travel becomes a bit easier.
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Sharon Smith and her husband, James, traveled through Southeast Asia and spent some time in the Philippines helping out a Japanese dental volunteer mission.
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1983
Edie Demas’ kids, Grace and Theo, are enjoying their second year at St. Andrew’s and will be heading off to middle school next year. She and her husband, Chuck, are thrilled to have moved into their new home in Bethesda, close to Glen Echo. The one way bridge on MacArthur and the Clara Barton building bring back St. Andrew’s memories on a regular basis. Edie is delighted to have expanded her consulting work this year to include executive search for arts and cultural organizations in partnership with the NYC-based, Tom O’Connor Consulting Group. She is particularly proud to share that she joined the Board of Trustees at St. Andrew’s last fall. “It’s truly wonderful to be back in this community.”
Edie Demas’ kids, Grace and Theo, are enjoying their second year at St. Andrew’s and are looking forward to middle school next year.
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welcome to our new director of alumni relations
St. Andrew’s is excited to welcome Jen Mohr as the new Director of Alumni Relations. Jen joined the St. Andrew’s community in January. She is a Montgomery County native and currently resides in Kensington with her husband, three young boys, and dog. Jen has been an exercise specialist for the past 14 years while spending many hours volunteering to help rebuild her neighborhood association.
Jen is looking forward to connecting with St. Andrew’s alumni in the months to come and hopes to meet you on campus Oct. 15, 2022, for Homecoming & Reunion.
Steve Meima, Phil Parkinson, Frank Kannappel ’84, and David Daniel ’84 enjoyed a day of hunting on the Chesapeake Bay in January. The four are
Steve Meima, Phil Parkinson, Frank Kannappel ‘84, and David Daniel ‘84 enjoyed a day of hunting on the Chesapeake Bay in January.
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The Class of 1986 celebrated their 35th reunion in October at Pizzeria Paradiso.
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avid outdoorsmen and regularly enjoy days at the range and in the field.
Sharon Leach’s son graduates high school this year her other child is finishing their junior year in college.
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Patrick Reed and his wife, Jana, live on California’s central coast.
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Courtney McCollum is happy in Siesta Key, Florida! She has been married to Jim Woodman for 10 years and raising her children, Grace (19), and Marshall (12). “I see Sarah Sweeney Watkins regularly which is a great joy to me. I retired early due to chronic illness, but live my life with gusto and gratitude.”
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There are lots of changes happening in Sharon Leach’s life as her son is graduating this year from high school and is applying to colleges and her other child is finishing their junior year in college. She will be single again, too. “Life has its hurdles. I’m looking forward to recovering a social community as the pandemic moves on. Hope we can all head to healthier times across the nation and around the world.” Sharon also attended the reunion in October. “Our class had an amazing reunion last October where many of us gathered to reconnect, some not having seen each other since high school graduation!”
Mark Otto lives in downtown Washington, D.C., and serves on the Board of Penn Quarter neighborhood association. He enjoys golf, skiing, and running.
1987
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Kirsten Becker-Valero is now living in Singapore.
Ellen Kramer moved from Bangkok to Panama with her work for the UN World Food Program, the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. “It’s great to be back on this side of the globe after so many years.”
Patrick Reed is living on California’s central coast and is happy to report that he recently passed the five-year anniversary of his brain surgery, and all of his scans are clean! His wife, Jana, has been working for the California National Guard for much of the past year, and she is about to transition to a new concierge medicine position in nearby Cambria. Their daughters are now 16 (Lucy) and 14 (Anja). Lucy is playing sweeper for her high school’s varsity team. Anja is an equestrian and is training on her new horse, Stormi.
1988
Geoff Dye and his team at Cushman & Wakefield continue to advise law firms, corporations, and nonprofits on the future of the workplace and the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial office tenants in the local real estate market. Geoff is an active member of the Leadership Council with Miriam’s Kitchen whose mission is to end chronic and veteran homelessness in Washington, D.C. Geoff stays in regular contact with several of his St. Andrew’s classmates which he considers one of the unique aspects of the school. The teachers, mentors, lifelong friends, and positive school culture are all part of a tradition that continues to live on. Geoff and his wife, Dori, are actively planning a visit to Amalfi Coast this spring to celebrate a special birthday!
1989
After 12 years living out West and 20 years working with Microsoft, Michael Clark and his family moved back to
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Michael Clark and his family moved back to the Washington, D.C., area in 2018. All three of his children currently attend St. Andrew’s.
the Washington, D.C., area in 2018 to be closer to extended family and for a new leadership opportunity with Google Cloud. Will ’22, Charlotte ’24, and Alice ’28 are enjoying being part of the St. Andrew’s community and still don’t believe that Mr. McMillen could be older than their dad. “It is hard to believe that our oldest is off to college next year at Lehigh University.”
Kevin Vendt hosted a 30th reunion celebration at his home in October.
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1990
Kevin Vendt hosted an informal 30th reunion. He sent his five kids out of the house to various family members so he could have his high school buddies from outside the Washington, D.C., area stay in his house. “We had a blast and drank beers and told stories by the fire pit till 2 a.m.”
During the pandemic, Tony Wright went back to serve as interim CEO of RescueTime, a company he founded in 2008. “It was a quick/rewarding phase and I was really happy to have something to focus on during the most lockdown-y phases of the pandemic.” Now he’s back to semi-retirement. “I’m doing a bit of investing and advising in the startup world, remodeling a 1965 Airstream, and spending time with the amazing humans in my life.”
1991
The Class of 1991 celebrated their 30th reunion in October. Fifteen members of the 55-member class were able to attend. Warren Marcus and John McMillen added to the evening full of reminiscing. Dan Anixt and his wife Stephanie, along with their hound Calvin, recently moved into a new home in Loudoun County, Virginia after living for 16 years in Alexandria, Virginia. Dan continues to practice law as the head of the legal department for a global telecommunications and network company.
The Class of 1991 celebrated their 30th reunion in October.
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Tony Wright and his wife, Lacy, enjoyed a trip to Portland, Maine. Vivienne (Hess) Barry and her children, Sophia and Tyler, went on a three-week trip to Vienna, Austria to visit family and friends.
Vivienne (Hess) Barry started homeschooling her children, Sophia and Tyler, when COVID-19 began. In September, they went on a three-week trip to visit family and friends in Vienna, Austria where Vivienne was born. They saw Lippizaner horses and went on a carriage ride in downtown Vienna. They visited a children’s museum attached to Schonbrunn Castles so her kids, who are 8 and 9 years old, were able to dress up and experience what it was like when Sissi was alive. They also visited the Upper Belvedere in the art museum and saw lots
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Greg Portner’s daughter, Hannah, is enjoying her sophomore year at St. Andrew’s, and is an intern in the Alumni Office.
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Todd Roberts is living happily in Dallas with his wife, Jen, and their menagerie of dogs.
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Edith (Edie) Symons Stanton lives in Chevy Chase with her wife of 25 years, Kristen, and their daughters Jacqueline and Suzy. Etaine (Norris) Raphael recently published her second book called “The Rhyme-Time Twins.”
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of paintings by Gustavo Klimt. “It was wonderful getting to see everyone and experience it with my kids.”
Brendan Norris has been living in Aberdeen, Scotland since 2011 and works as a Person-Centered Therapist, helping people with a broad range of mental health issues. He currently works in private practice and also as a counselor with Third Sector (charitable) organizations in the Aberdeen area. In the last year, and throughout lockdown which began in the United Kingdom in March 2020, he has been working to provide therapy remotely (via phone and Zoom) to regular clients as well as vulnerable people on the margins of society, many of whom have had a particularly difficult time since COVID became a part of everyone’s lives. “I remember St. Andrew’s fondly and wish the entire Lion community – past and present – the very best for a happy and healthy 2022.”
Greg Portner lives in Northern Virginia. His daughter, Hannah, is enjoying her sophomore year at St. Andrew’s. “We are so proud of her accomplishments to date!”
Todd Roberts is living happily in Dallas with his wife Jen and their menagerie of dogs. Todd earned his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Maryland in 2003. He is now a tenured professor in the Department of Neuroscience at UT Southwestern Medical Center where he directs a research laboratory studying the circuit and genetic mechanisms for learning, memory, and social communication. This past year, Todd received a Transformative Research Award from the National Institutes of Health. This award is being used to identify the genes needed to learn vocal behaviors like speech and language.
Karen (Mann) Sitrin moved in March 2021 with her husband and daughter to Westminster, Maryland to be closer to her daughter’s school. In August of 2021, Karen started graduate school! She is at Trinity Washington University in Washington, D.C., getting her Master’s in (pediatric) Occupational Therapy.
Edith (Edie) Symons Stanton lives with her wife of 25 years, Kristen Stanton, and their daughters Jacqueline and Suzy in Chevy Chase. There was a sea of change for Edie and Kristen in 2020 as they renovated Edie’s childhood home while teaching virtually. It was certainly a balancing act but they are happily settled now that the house projects on a 1913 home are dwindling and plan to stay put for the next decade, at least. Both Jacqueline (seventh grade) and Suzy (fourth grade) attend Holton-Arms. Edie looks forward to seeing her St. Andrew’s friends throughout the year celebrating birthdays, holidays and summer fun. “Thank you for these lifelong friends St. Andrew’s!”
1992
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1993
Etaine (Norris) Raphael recently published her second book, which she is hoping will be the first in a five-part series called “The Rhyme-Time Twins.” It is a series about friendship, kindness, inclusion, empathy, and teamwork. She is currently working on the next one in this series - it’s all about trying to find the silver linings in tough situations. The manuscript is done and she is working her way through the illustrations. ”I really love the whole process!”
Pamela Saunders is still living in McLean, Virginia, celebrating 20 years of marriage to her husband John. They have two awesome teenagers, Emma (17) and Holden (14) and their rescue cat, Piper (9). Last summer, she launched an international monthly art membership club for families with creative children. Pamela continues to teach art in person in private schools, art galleries and through PTA programs. “Many of my St. Andrew’s friends are on my daily text threads, and I cherish our long-lasting friendships!”
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1994
Renee Barnett lives with her husband, Mike Bomba, and their two children, Charlotte (14) and Luke (10) in Kensington, Maryland. She is Senior Counsel at an association that advocates to ensure that all Americans have access to professional financial advice. She is excited to reconnect with the St. Andrew’s community, this time as a parent – Luke started at St. Andrew’s this year and is in fifth grade.
1995
Jennie Norton left Washington, D.C., in July 2021 and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida for her husband’s job. She also quit her job to stay at home with her 3-year old son. “Mari McDonald ’95 and I speak every day and have kept each other sane throughout the pandemic! Alex BierleinGeorge ’95 put me in touch with some of his close friends who had just moved to St. Pete too, so I had instant friends here!”
1996
After being closed for a 16-month gut renovation, Tim Finn’s brick and mortar shop Hub Comics in Somerville, Massachusetts, reopened in August. “Initially we were shut down for the pandemic, but had long planned rebuilding an exterior wall. The pandemic offered an opportunity to take the work further – new floors, electrical, windows, logo, everything.” Tim has shot, edited, and posted weekly one-minute video updates
Victoria Hutchen and her husband, John, and their three children have lived in the mountain town of Evergreen, Colorado for nearly 10 years.
through the whole process. He’s also in his 18th year as adjunct animation and animation history professor at Lesley Art + Design, and with fellow alum Nick Nadel and creative partner Kevin Maher, produces online videos as the comedy collective Atomic Abe. For the past year, Finn has co-hosted the weekly G.I. Joe comic book podcast, “Talking Joe,” and he continues to write his history book on G.I. Joe in the background of it all.
Victoria Hutchen and her husband, John, have been in the mountain town of Evergreen, Colorado for nearly 10 years. This past year was their biggest for transitions! They bought Mile High Landscaping (milehighlandscaping.com) in April 2020 and after teaching in-person for 2020-2021 Victoria was ready to “retire” from nearly 20 years of the classroom! Turned out taking over a landscape architecture design/build firm was great timing with everyone being stuck home in a pandemic. “We’ve always been “project people” so we’re happily working hard with our fantastic team.” Their daughter Taylor started ninth grade, Charlie’s in sixth, and Connor’s in third. They also coach lacrosse, cheer on Taylor for cheer/ freestyle skiing/lacrosse, cheer on Charlie
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Pamela Saunders lives in McLean, Virginia, with her husband, John, and children, Emma and Holden.
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Jennie Norton moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in July 2021 for her husband’s job.
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The Class of 2001 celebrated their 20th reunion at the home of Allie (Beyda) Kendall.
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Michael DiPaula-Coyle and his wife, Torie, welcomed their first child, Charlotte, born on December 13. Meghan Ball is married with two lovely little girls, Hazel Jean Dudley and Argentina (Argie) Louise Dudley.
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Katie Ballou married Christopher Sheeron on October 2, 2021. They celebrated with their family and friends with a beautiful ceremony and reception in Middleburg, Virginia at Goodstone Inn.
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Nick Mikhalevsky helps nonprofits effectively fundraise with cryptocurrency and was pleased to make a recent crypto donation to the school. Emily Williams marks 15 years of living in Boston and took her oldest son, Gavin (9), to his very first Red Sox game – Game 4 of the American League Division Series (ALDS) . Marian (Goddard) Carpenter with family — George started first grade and Teddy started preschool.
for football/basketball/lacrosse, and cheer on Connor for Park & Pipe/lacrosse. “We love hosting when anyone’s in the area and had so much fun showing Evergreen off to Claire Burgess and her family this fall. Feel free to reach out if you’re ever in our neck of the (literal) woods!”
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1997
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Lexie Doud and her family are happy and healthy. She and her husband live in Northern Virginia with their three young sons. “The boys and my real estate career keep me very busy. If any alumni are in need of real estate help or advice, I’d love to be a resource!”
1998
Michael DiPaula-Coyle and his wife, Torie, welcomed their first child, Charlotte, born on December 13. They have relocated back to the U.S. from Singapore and just bought a house in Chevy Chase. “We are obviously thrilled. Hopefully Charlotte is a future Lion!”
2000
Nick Mikhalevsky is still living in New York’s Hudson Valley about an hour north of Manhattan. With a job that will be forever remote, he gets to enjoy more time at home with his kids James (9), Andrew (7), and Nora (5). Professionally, he’s deeper in the digital asset space, moving from past roles in global anti-money laundering to helping organizations safely transact with cryptocurrency. Today, he’s helping nonprofits (like St. Andrew’s) effectively fundraise with crypto and was pleased to make a recent crypto donation to the school. Nick’s wife, Alana, continues to enjoy a great career in energy and government affairs, leading her company’s corporate communications division.
2001
Ben Fishel visited St. Andrew’s for
Jill (Collier) Silbert lives outside Baltimore with her family.
the Class of 2001’s 20th reunion this year. Attendees met up at the home of Allie (Beyda) Kendall in Bethesda. Ben, and other members of the Class of 2001 watched as Ashley (Ehrenreich) Carey was inducted into the St. Andrew’s Athletics Hall of Fame.
2002
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Meghan Ball is married with two lovely little girls, Hazel Jean Dudley and Argentina (Argie) Louise Dudley. They are happily living out in Paso Robles, California, on a small ranch with their 19 goats. After university, Meghan moved to Japan to work as an English teacher for three years, then moved to New York City to become a Sommelier for Jean Georges. In 2013 she decided to leave New York, and while traveling up and down the west coast fell in love with the Paso Robles wine region. She became an assistant winemaker, and then, after getting married and pregnant, moved over to be the Director of Sales at Linne Calodo Winery. Paso Robles is a wine destination for visitors from all over the world, famous for big bold red wines. “Be sure to reach out if you ever want help planning a trip to our town!”
Katie Ballou married Christopher Sheeron on October 2, 2021. They celebrated with their family and friends with a beautiful ceremony and reception in Middleburg, Virginia at Goodstone Inn.
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Sarah (Taylor) Bower recently joined the Maury Home Team at COMPASS as a licensed real estate agent.
Emily Williams marks 15 years of living in the Boston area this year. It was an eventful fall for the Williams family. She took her oldest son, Gavin (9), to his very first Red Sox game – Game 4 of the American League Division Series (ALDS) no less. He definitely learned some colorful language in the Fenway bleachers but they had a ball (pun intended) and it was an exciting game. Emily’s younger son, Henry (5), participated in his first fishing derby in their town and won a trophy ... for the smallest fish caught in his age group! This spring, Emily accepted a job as the Director of Alumni Engagement and Lifelong Career Development at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.
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Sarah (Taylor) Bower is thrilled to announce she recently joined the Maury
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The Wallace siblings — Jake Wallace ‘04, Madeline O’Brien ‘05, Abbey Eddy ‘08, and Sam Wallace ‘12 — gathered this winter in Park City, Utah.
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Home Team at COMPASS as a licensed real estate agent in Maryland, with various members of her team licensed in both D.C. and Maryland. She is excited to contribute to the team’s almost 100 years of collective real estate experience. Please be in touch if you or someone you know is looking to buy or sell in the D.C./ Maryland area. Sarah would love to help!
It’s been an exciting year for Marian (Goddard) Carpenter both personally and professionally. George started first grade and Teddy started preschool. The whole family enjoyed ice skating this winter. At work, The Siena School, where Marian is the college counselor, opened a second campus in Oakton, Virgina, and her article, “Screening and Onboarding: Assisting students with learning differences to ‘hire’ a college learning center” is slated for publication in the Spring edition of “Link for Counselors.”
Jill (Collier) Silbert is living outside of Baltimore with her husband and 20 month old son, Jordan, and their puggle, Simba. She has been working as the nurse manager of the ICU step down unit at Sinai Hospital.
Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien enjoys life in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Graham and now 18-month-old son, Parker.
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Lauren (Brown) Albenesius and her husband welcomed their first child, Jackson Drage Albenesius, on June 22, 2021.
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Courtney (O’Dell) Snavley and her husband, Brian, welcomed their son Jackson Lee Snavley on June 22, 2021.
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Lexi Heywood married Nick Generous in August 2020, and welcomed their daughter Telluride in October 2021.
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David Magida has just kept on running, ever since he left St. Andrew’s, this past year diving into a few new adventures. In September he finished fifth overall at the Hyrox World Championship of Fitness Racing, and just six weeks later ran the New York City Marathon in a personal best of 2:37:41. His personal life went even better, as he got married to his wife Kait in October and they are expecting their first child together.
Sarah A.O. Rosner premiered 10 short films in 2021. Those 10 screened in 14 countries at 24 festivals over the course of the year. They started 2022 by making the jump to full time work as the Creative Director of their studio, AORTA films, and are excited to be courting angel investors for AORTA’s next phase of growth. They’re thrilled to be living the dream as a full time artist, and are looking forward to top surgery this February.
2005
Alisa Kaswell just celebrated nine years of living in New York City. She is also enjoying startup life - Alisa works as a product marketing manager at Qualia (a SaaS platform for real estate transactions).
Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien is enjoying life in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Graham and now 18-month-old son, Parker. They spent the winter months in Park City, Utah with family including siblings Jake Wallace ’04, Abbey (Wallace) Eddy ’08 and Sam Wallace ’12.
Courtney (O’Dell) Snavley and her husband, Brian, welcomed their son Jackson Lee Snavley on June 22, 2021.
2006
Lauren (Brown) Albenesius and her husband welcomed their first child, Jackson Drage Albenesius, on August 4, 2021.
Elizabeth Kukla founded a custom software product development firm in February 2021. They specialize in full stack custom web & mobile applications with an emphasis on usability. They are based in Alexandria, Virginia but service many clients remotely and several clients based in the New Orleans area.
2007
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Lexi Heywood married Nick Generous of Potomac in August 2020, and they welcomed their daughter, Telluride Generous, in October 2021! They’re moving to Santa Fe this summer.
Kelsey Freeman Saelens and her husband, Drew, recently welcomed their second child, a daughter named Molly, in August. Molly joins 2.5 year old Jack and their yellow lab, Puck at their home in Alexandria, Virginia. Kelsey recently took over leading the federal government relations team for the U.S.based agricultural and food supply chain company, Cargill Incorporated.
Tim Rogan was featured in the American Express Shop Small campaign for the Winter 2021 season. Over the course of three days, Tim performed in musical advertisements that were recorded at Pinewood Toronto Studios, the largest film and television studio complex of its kind in Canada. In total, more than 30 spots were recorded. Fun fact – the vocals for the ad jingles were produced and engineered by Bri Holland, who worked with Steven Levenson ’02 on “Dear Evan Hansen” and “tick, tick...BOOM!”
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Kelsey Freeman Saelens and her husband, Drew, recently welcomed their second child, a daughter named Molly, in August.
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Abbey (Wallace) Eddy welcomed her first child, James Gust Eddy, who was born in October in Park City, Utah.
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Abbey (Wallace) Eddy welcomed her
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Tim Rogan was featured in the American Express Shop Small campaign for the Winter 2021 season.
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Vesna Harasic-Yaksic married David Van Voorhees on October 10, 2021 at the Four Seasons in Georgetown.
first child, James Gust Eddy, who was born in October in Park City, Utah. Gust loves playing with his aunts and uncles, Jake ’04, Madeline ’05, and Sam ’12, and feels like an honorary Lion already.
Vesna Harasic-Yaksic got married to David Van Voorhees on October 10, 2021 at the Four Seasons in Georgetown. A ton of her St. Andrew’s friends were in attendance! “Shortly after our minimoon in Cabo (we’re saving our big Asia
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The Class of 2010 celebrated their reunion in October at Andy’s Pizza in Washington, D.C. Andy’s is owned by fellow alumnus Andy Brown ‘08.
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Several members of the Class of 2010 attended Steve Webster’s wedding in September.
Ben Wald got engaged to Rachel Kaufman this past September.
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Dylan Thayer got engaged to Lindsay Schappell in December of 2021, and they plan to wed in October.
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honeymoon for next year due to COVID), we added a new member to the family: a new German Shepherd puppy named Spartacus Van Voorhees!”
Bryn (Whiteley) Seabrook is enjoying her position as an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia. The switch to virtual teaching and learning actually enhanced her class discussions about engineering ethics! She continues to serve as a council member of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), an international organization that fosters interdisciplinary and engaged scholarship in social studies of science, technology, and medicine. Personally, Bryn and her husband Tom purchased their first home near Charlottesville, and welcomed their first child in March 2021!
2009
Jacob Horn recently left the Whitney Museum of American Art after almost nine years to take a role as grants coordinator for the Shubert Foundation. The Foundation - the charitable arm of Broadway theater owner and producer The Shubert Organization - is the nation’s largest funder dedicated to unrestricted grants to nonprofit theatres and dance companies. Jacob completed an MA in Theatre at Hunter College in December and has also been serving as an adjunct lecturer in the department this academic year.
In late 2021, Lisa Rokoff successfully defended her dissertation entitled the “Impact of Environmental Chemical Mixtures on Maternal and Child Mental Health.” She will graduate with her Ph.D. in Population Health Sciences from Harvard University this spring.
Dylan Thayer currently works at St. Paul’s K Street in the District. He enjoys the satisfaction of building up God’s Kingdom and serving his community. Dylan continues to compete in marathons regularly, continuing a passion for running that began at St. Andrew’s when he was 12. He got engaged to Lindsay Schappell in December 2021, and they plan to wed in October.
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Krissia Rivera Perla recently matched with Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where she will start her residency in plastic surgery.
2010
Jonah Orr graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2021 and is now a second-year plastic surgery resident at Washington University in Saint Louis, where he lives with his wife Natalie and their two dogs.
Ben Wald placed fourth nationally in World’s Top Whiskey Taster presented by Bardstown Bourbon Company. He also just started a job as the new Beverage Manager of CORE: Club, a private member’s club in Midtown Manhattan, and will be part of their expansion to Milan and San Francisco. Ben also got engaged to Rachel Kaufman, a Broadway General Manager, back in September.
On September 4, 2021, Steve Webster and his wife, Marielle, were married in Brooklyn, N.Y. They met in college. He’s been a freelance TV producer in New York City since moving there in 2014. Steve is currently working at TLC editing and producing videos for their social platforms. Before that he was directing and producing live cooking classes for Food Network.
2011
Caroline Worthy Dyer and her husband, Kevin, welcomed their first child Edward in September of 2021. She and Kevin were married in July of 2020 and are enjoying life in Washington, D.C.!
The Class of 2011 celebrated their reunion in October at Andy’s Pizza in Washington, D.C. Andy’s is owned by fellow alumnus Andy Brown ‘08.
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Tim Gregg enjoyed the honor of being inducted into the St. Andrew’s Athletics Hall of Fame this past October.
Tim Gregg enjoyed the honor of being inducted into the St. Andrew’s Athletics Hall of Fame this past October. He is living in San Diego and running a solar business. He is continually trying to get better at golf, and recently set the Speed Record at The Cradle par-3 course at Pinehurst by playing all 9 holes in 6 minutes and 49 seconds.
Krissia Rivera Perla recently matched with Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where she will start her residency in plastic surgery.
2012
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In May 2021, Janice Freeman graduated with her Master of Science in Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University. She is now working at Ernst & Young on the Global Public Policy team, focused on sustainability and technology policy. In August 2021, Janice married Ben Nussbaumer in Washington, D.C, with fellow St. Andrew’s alum, Adam Barton, as her man of honor.
In October 2021, Mike Fuller was
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The classes of 2015 and 2016 gathered at Caddies in October to celebrate their respective five-year reunions.
assigned to the Department of Commerce headquarters to be the new Uniformed Aide to the Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Having spent the last year and a half working for the Director of the NOAA Corps, he is excited to be wrapping up his time in the Washington, D.C., area with the opportunity to work for senior leadership in the US Government. In June of this year, he will change assignments again and prepare to head to Bahrain with the U.S. Navy, working on applications of uncrewed underwater vehicle technology.
Margaret Kenworthy is living in New York City and just started her second year of teaching kindergarten at the New Amsterdam School in the East Village. The fun part about her job is that it’s a fully outdoor nature program right in the heart of Manhattan!
Randi Kontner is enjoying her career as an architectural designer at STUDIOS Architecture designing corporate and multi-family residential projects. She has also recently launched her own art business, Randmade, through which she has created custom apparel and footwear for local brands and painted murals for restaurants in the Washington, D.C., area. She donated some of her work to the St. Andrew’s auction.
2013
Alexia Jacoby lives in New York City and works in marketing at an education technology company. In her free time, she enjoys writing and recently had one of her short stories published in a literary magazine.
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Scotty Matthewman recently traveled across Europe to photograph and draw the unique architecture in cities including Paris and San Sebastian in Spain.
Jacob Reiskin is living with his fiancée in Washington, D.C. after graduating from The George Washington University Law School in 2021. He passed the bar and is now working as an international trade associate.
2014
Brian Bies is Head of Publishing for New Degree Press. Since its founding in 2017, New Degree Press has published 1,200-plus authors with 25 National Book Awards & Finalists in the past year. New Degree Press was also ranked #293 in the Inc. 5000 of fastest growing private companies in the US in 2021, and they were also ranked #5 for education companies on the same list. New Degree Press operates as a public benefit corporation (B-Corp certification pending).
Over the last year at Defenders of Wildlife, Kristin Butler worked with Congress and federal agencies to draft and pass legislation, secure funding, and build support to address a variety of ocean, endangered species, and biodiversity issues. To satisfy her ocean craving while living in Washington, D.C., she spent a few months teleworking from Miami with her mom, and a couple weeks in California and Hawaii with family.
Blair Ezra worked for Kate Spade New York (corporate/headquarters) for two years doing their social media content and digital design. She shot most of their social media images, videos, and made all the stories. She switched jobs in October of 2021, and now works for Victoria’s Secret (corporate/headquarters) where she manages their social media content (editing and shooting both photos and videos), and is the digital designer for all their social platforms (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube). During college at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Blair majored in Fashion Marketing and Management; however, she picked up photography and videography for fun (and
never took a class in it). Her hard work learning photography, videography and editing paid off, as she has shot content for two huge fashion brands. You can view her work on her portfolio website at www. BlairEzra.com.
Claudia Heesen proudly works for Ovia Health, a company that serves millions of people with clinical programs, predictive interventions and personalized pathways spanning the spectrum of family health and parenting.
Ethan Lockshin is working in the DevOps space, specifically Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Deployment (CD). He also invested in the pre-seed round of Alongside Finance, the “Vanguard for Crypto.”
Chris Quintero just returned from a trip to Colombia where he got to see a lot of his family for the first time in a few years given the pandemic. Now he has started a new job at Morgan Stanley in New York City where he is a research analyst covering enterprise software stocks. In his free time Chris has joined Angeles Investors, an angel investing group that looks to find, fund, and grow promising Latinx startups.
2015
The classes of 2015 and 2016 gathered in October to celebrate their respective five-year reunions. They met for drinks and appetizers at Caddies on Cordell and spent the night catching up with one another. They’re looking forward to their 10-year reunions in 2025 and 2026!
In 2021, Danny Knauss received his MSE in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He now enjoys working full time at Northrop Grumman in Dulles, Virginia designing a GEOSTAR line of satellites, one of which will implement on-orbit repair of other satellites.
Husam Shabazz has been promoted at St. Andrew’s to the Assistant Director of Admission for the Upper School. He will begin his new role on the Admission team in July of 2022. This new position will give him the opportunity to continue his work with the Black Alumni Collective, as well as welcoming prospective families into our community.
Scotty Matthewman is a User Experience Designer at Wondersauce, where he works with companies such as golf.com and Folx Health. Recently, Scotty traveled across Europe to photograph and draw the unique architecture in cities including Paris and San Sebastian in Spain. Scotty credits Lauren Cook’s AP Studio Art class for encouraging him to pursue a career in design. “The support at St. Andrew’s was incredible. Nobody questioned the decision to study art/design in college, and being around other artists in my class, like Noa West and Yueqi Sun, made it feel more normal to pursue creative efforts.”
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Liz Naab served as the Interim Director of Alumni Relations at St. Andrew’s and enjoyed planning Reunion weekend, which took place in October.
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Husam Shabazz has been promoted at St. Andrew’s to the Assistant Director of Admission for the Upper School.
After serving as the Interim Director of Alumni Relations at St. Andrew’s, Liz Naab began working as the Marketing Coordinator for a local construction firm in February 2022. She traveled in March to San Diego and Phoenix with her sister, Ría Naab ’18, to visit with friends and family.
After working at St. Andrew’s for two years as a Teaching Assistant and Associate Teacher, Jordan Reilly is moving back to Los Angeles this summer to continue working in television.
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After working at St. Andrew’s for two years as a Teaching Assistant and Associate Teacher, Jordan Reilly is moving back to Los Angeles this summer to continue working in television.
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Anthony Duruji just scored his 1,000th collegiate point during the 2021-2022 season at the University of Florida.
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Jennifer Clogg graduated from Gettysburg College in May 2021 with a Double Major in English and Spanish and a Minor in Writing.
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After graduation Lily Velazco intends to pursue a Ph.D. in cancer immunotherapy.
2016
In April 2021, Amelia Heesen accepted a position working for a biotech company that does t-cell process development for pre-clinical stage cell and gene therapy. She graduated in May 2021 from Northeastern University with a M.S. in Chemical Engineering.
Stephanie Quintero recently received a grant from the Rajendra Foundation Social Impact Fund, which is awarded to innovative young women leaders in the United States and Mexico seeking to create sustainable change within their communities. She will be using the grant to fund the creation of workshops called Preparing for My Big Day which is a community-based health intervention aimed at reducing maternal morbidity and mortality disparities among pregnant adolescents who are victims of physical and psychological abuse in one of the lowest income sectors of Cali, Colombia.
2017
5Please contact Jen Mohr if you would like to join the Reunion committee.
Ben Wang is in a five-year B. Architecture program at Syracuse and set to earn his degree in May of 2023. His senior thesis and Honors thesis (he won a grant) is on coastal flooding in New Orleans and Ho Chi Minh. He did a summer interior design internship at Baskervill.
Jennifer Clogg graduated from Gettysburg College in May 2021 with a Double Major in English and Spanish and a Minor in Writing. She started a new remote job as a Government Account Representative at Carahsoft Technology, which is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Jennifer is currently living in Maryland but will be moving to Virginia to work in person this coming fall. “I absolutely love my job and co-workers; it’s truly a great fit for me. Go Lions!”
Since graduating from the College of Charleston in 2021, Alex (Sandy) England worked for six months as a recruiter before taking some time off and beginning pilot lessons. He is working towards his private pilot license and considering making it a career down the road. In the meantime, Sandy recently started a new job (remotely) as a Public Relations account manager for Energent Media, doing extensive work with blockchain and cryptocurrency startups. “Although there are so many terms and companies that overlap with each other, it’s an exciting field and a great time to start learning about everything blockchain/ crypto-related. I still live in Charleston and have great things to say about the city, but I’m excited about my next city and adventures wherever that may be.”
Bridgette Kontner graduated from New York University’s Music Business undergraduate program in May, where she uncovered a passion for artist discovery and development. She currently works as an A&R Scout at AWAL, a record label/ distributor under Sony Music, where she finds and signs new and emerging artists.
Anthony Duruji just scored his 1,000th collegiate point during the 2021-2022 season at the University of Florida.
Alex Smith earned his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland and is currently completing his Masters at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business. Last season was the second time Alex was named Big Ten All-Academic as the men’s lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA Division I National Championship Game. After winning the Big Ten title, they came up one victory shy of the national title. This year, the Terrapins are ranked #1 in the nation (as of 4/14/22). After completing his graduate degree, Alex will join Goldman Sachs in New York.
2018
Megan Blaine made the Dean’s List at Washington College. She plays softball at college, and has coached at St. Andrew’s.
After graduation Lily Velazco intends to pursue a Ph.D. in cancer immunotherapy. She recently applied to do postbaccalaureate research at NIH
through the IRTA. Lily is currently working under the mentorship of Dr. Lawrence Mylin, a biology professor at Messiah University. “This past semester we designed an efficient screening assay to screen for T4 neutralizing antibodies. I also presented my research at Messiah University’s Fall SEH symposium where both Mr. Ferriby and Mrs. Robinson attended my talk virtually. This semester we are working on the actual hybridoma fusion and I am scheduled to present my research at this year’s Pennsylvania Academy of Science Annual Conference held at Desales University in May. I will also present my research at Messiah University’s Spring SEH Symposium. My most recent work so far is the transformation of antibiotic resistant E. coli B for the screening assay.
2019
Joshua Joseph spent two years after graduation training and competing as a member of the U.S. Whitewater Slalom Kayak Team. In the fall of 2021, he started at Lehigh University studying computer science. Joshua has continued training on his own while at Lehigh, working on technique and conditioning using the local Lehigh River in Bethlehem as his training ground. “Not an ideal training environment, but making the best of it while working on my undergraduate degree. I spent winter holidays training in Pau, France – somewhat warmer weather and great whitewater training. I plan to increase whitewater training throughout the spring prior to the U.S. Team Trials and presuming I retain my place on the team, 2022 World Cup Races this summer in Prague, Czech, Krakow, Poland, Ljubljana, Slovenia and World Championships in Augsburg, Germany.”
Sarah Kirby is a junior at Georgetown University studying political science, Arabic, and justice and peace studies. This semester, Sarah is studying abroad in Amman, Jordan working as a research assistant at the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan where she is researching the impacts of refugee integration and also working towards proficiency in the Arabic language. In the fall, Sarah will return to Georgetown for her senior year where she helps organize the University’s Farmer’s Market and writes for the Georgetown Voice magazine.
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Sarah Kirby is studying abroad in Amman, Jordan through Georgetown University working as a research assistant at the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan.
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Joshua Joseph spent the winter holidays whitewater training in Pau, France.
2020
Brooke Anya just completed a highly successful season playing for the Longwood Lancers. In one week, Brooke was named to the Big South All-Academic Team and then helped lead the Lancers to their first-ever appearance in March Madness. Longwood (21-11) won the 2022 Hercules Tires Big South Women’s Basketball Championship with an 86-47
Alex Smith was named Big Ten All-Academic for the second time as the men’s lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA Division I National Championship Game.
win over top-seeded Campbell. Brooke was sixth on the team in rebounding and shot 49% from the field.
Chase Noah and Nikos Karayiania ’21 are playing lacrosse for Howard Community College and both are doing well academically and enjoying being starters on this year’s team. Chase is a starting attacker and Nikos is starting defensive midfielder.
After spending a year in Israel, Coby Kapner is enjoying a freshman year that has “truly been an amazing experience. While the transition into a big university can be scary, the skills I learned at St. Andrew’s have really helped me both academically and socially.”
Nick Tsintolas is currently a sophomore at Duke University studying Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Economics. COVID-19 restrictions put a damper on his freshman year experience, but he’s been using this year to make up for lost time. Upon returning to campus in the fall, he joined Duke eNable, an undergraduate club that collaborates with the School of Medicine to design and 3D-print prosthetic limbs for local Durham residents. Nick has also been an active member of the Duke University Stand Up Troupe since freshman fall, and this past November he was able to perform for the first time live and in-person! This spring, Nick started working as an undergraduate research assistant in the Bursac Lab. His work involves the impact of immune cells on engineered skeletal muscle tissue.
Kane Worch is a sophomore at Xavier University in the Williams College of Business. This upcoming summer he will stay in Cincinnati pursuing an internship in his field of Business Marketing. He is also playing for the Men’s Club Lacrosse Team. This past summer his family realized an opportunity to move to Florida and they currently reside in Delray Beach. “We could not be happier with our new home in the sunshine state!”
2021
Kyle Boozer is a freshman at Kenyon College in Ohio. He has joined the ultimate frisbee team, which has helped him stay active, make new friends, and go to some awesome parties. “College right now has really helped me break out of my shell and make myself more social.”
Samantha Ojeme is enjoying college, studying nursing, and on the rowing team at La Salle.
Caroline Schneider is in her first year
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Brooke Anya just completed a highly successful season playing for the Longwood Lancers.
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Kane Worch is a sophomore at Xavier University in the Williams College of Business.
at Clemson where she has enjoyed being on the swim team and joined Alpha Delta Pi. She also started an undergraduate research assistant position doing breast cancer research and enjoys her classes as a biology major in the Honors College. “My first semester has been amazing so far at Clemson! Clemson has made me realize how much of an impact St. Andrew’s had on my education and I’m extremely lucky to have a great high school education to prepare me for college.”
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Coby Kapner is enjoying a freshman year that has “truly been an amazing experience.”
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Nick Tsintolas is currently a sophomore at Duke University studying Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Economics.
