Alumni Class Notes

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1982

In October, Susan Howard, Sharon Smith and Debbie Maher enjoyed attending their 40th reunion on St. Andrew’s campus while catching up with former teachers Dona Weingarten and Ruth Faison.

1983

Beth Leach got together for a mini ’80s reunion with John Barron, Heidi Forbes, Laurel Pierce, and Clinton Carbon at John’s home in Palm Springs, California. They had a wonderful time catching up and Heidi brought pictures and memorabilia from their time at St. Andrew’s. Her oldest daughter, Samantha, is now an engineer in climate change and water for the state of California and her youngest, Jessica, is a special education teacher in Hawaii.

Steve Meima is in his 10th year serving as Executive Director/CEO of the Gypsum Association, a trade association representing the manufacturers of gypsum panels (aka drywall) in the U.S. and Canada. Steve and wife, Rachel, will be celebrating 30 years of marriage in May. His daughter, Rose (Holy Child ‘17, Sewanee ‘21), is a real estate agent with the Dana Rice Group in Bethesda. His son, Hughes (Landon ‘20), is a junior at Hampden-Sydney College, in HampdenSydney, Virginia. In his free time, Steve is active in the shooting sports industry, volunteering as a range officer at a local gun range and instructing and certifying Virginia and Maryland residents seeking concealed carry firearms licenses. Steve is looking forward to the 40-year reunion this fall.

Brad (Skip) Norman is moving with his wife, Kim, to the Salt Lake City, Utah

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83 area temporarily. He’s looking forward to getting outdoors, camping, hiking, exploring Utah, and working. He is upgrading to Captain on the Boeing 737 based in Salt Lake City. He is still into all things tech-related, including drones, CNC, 3D printing, and videography. You can find him on YouTube (B-RadFPV), Instagram (b.radfpv), and Facebook (verohomie).

1984

David Huff lives in Damascus with wife, Renee, and children Rachel (10), Zachary (10), and Joshua (8). David provides IT support for NIH and is the founder of WebWow, an ad agency that provides marketing services to local real estate agents and other businesses. Renee homeschools their three children and is also the director of a homeschool co-op in Damascus.

1985

Jennifer Wade Greiner visited St. Andrew’s recently and was delighted to find the same warm and welcoming spirit she remembers from her time as a student there. Jennifer is an empty nester living in Alexandria, Virginia with her husband, Nick. She would love to catch up with St. Andrew’s friends in the area and still loves spending as much time as possible with her brother, Steve Wade ’84. Steve lives in Michigan with his wife and three fabulous kids.

1986

Sharon Leach’s oldest child will graduate from Oberlin College in May and her youngest child entered the University of Stirling in Scotland. Sharon is enjoying her clinical work and the teaching she gets to do with medical residents at the University of Vermont and high school students at the Vermont Brain Bee each year. Her love of neuroscience and humanity has deep roots at St. Andrew’s with all of her teachers, Dr. Jess Borg, and amazing friendships. She says to embrace every opportunity and find joy in each experience!

1987

In October, the Class of 1987 enjoyed catching up with each other at their 35th reunion, which was held on St. Andrew’s campus. Warren Marcus, Tracey Goodrich, and John McMillen, and Head of School Robert Kosasky stopped by the celebration. The Class of 1987 also won the Alumni Class Cup Trophy at Reunion for their participation in the Lions Fund.

In September, Ellen Kramer moved to Lviv, Ukraine where she is heading the World Food Programme’s office.

In 2014, Allyson Radcliffe and Tracy Keller randomly found each other on a Sail Across the Sun cruise and have been close friends ever since. Allyson writes, “We hadn’t contacted each other in many years. It was all a coincidence. Since then, my friend who was on the trip also became friends with Tracy and some of her friends, and it just sort of spiraled! And now it’s one big happy group of friends.” Tracy says, “Allyson is a die hard Train fan, and has been on all seven cruises. I went on one because my friend loves Train and it was her 40th. But I had a lot of fun so I went a couple more times. Allyson and her family took me to my first live concert — Bryan Adams. She has always loved live music. I spent my 16th birthday and my 54th with her!”

1988

Nick Fisken has been living in Little Rock, Arkansas and working for Stephens Inc. for the last 29 years. He and his wife of 26 years (Leslie) have three kids, Natalie, a senior at Tulane, Cooper, a first year at Furman, and Allie, a junior at Little Rock Central High School. Leslie recently took a new job in the executive leadership group with Arkansas’ first female governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

1989

Kiki Weingarten Condon has had a rough few years with the passing of her parents in 2020 and her husband in 2021. But, with the help of family and friends, she has soldiered on and looks ahead to the future. She is still working for Lexis Nexis and continues to run and play hockey. She is looking forward to more international travel in the next year.

In 2022, Will Edwards found out that he has two brothers and two sisters he never knew about. He says they are amazing people and he has spent the past three years getting to know them and catching up for lost time. Three of them live in Jacksonville, Florida, and he has now attended three weddings there involving his new nephews and nieces — 11 in all. Will and his wife, Samantha, are still living in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his two kids, Indiana and Ozzie, and loving life.

1990

Nick Demas and his wife, Lauren, welcomed their son, George Nicholas, into the world this February. They are happy to report that everyone is healthy, happy, and at home.

1991

Stacy Smith has been teaching for 20+ years at Edmund Burke School in Washington, D.C. Stacy is the proud mom of two daughters — Taylor attends Burke (Class of 2026), and Riley will be entering Burke in the Fall as a 6th grader (Class of 2030).

1992

In October, the Class of 1992 enjoyed catching up at their 30th reunion!

1993

In June, Paige Dreyfuss Cooper was home for a week visiting family and she noticed on social media that Lorena Jordan Decker was also in town. Lorena lives outside Atlanta, Georgia, and they met up one afternoon. Paige says it was nice to connect when they were both back home.

Etaine Raphael is a children’s storybook author. Last fall she visited St. Andrew’s to share her latest book with the prekindergarten and kindergarten classes. Etaine shared how she used coffee filters, twine, and jewelry-making chains to create mixed-media illustrations for her books, which include “A Blueberry Day” and “The Rhyme-Time Twins” series. Then, she showed students how to create their own mixed-media flower illustrations by painting coffee filters with watercolors.

1994

Renee Barnett says it was great to see so many familiar faces at this year’s Alumni Awards Luncheon during Reunion. She loves being both a St. Andrew’s alumna and a current parent.

This January, James Corbin saw the passing of his father, Tom Corbin. James says, “He was a career astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory. Early to mid-90s St. Andrew’s students probably had him come through to give talks on astronomy and there were a few astronomy/observing nights at the old campus. He was known for taking complex, abstract concepts and making them accessible. A brilliant mind, kind and loving father and grandfather, he will be missed.” James lives in Dakar, Senegal with his wife, Carmen, whose job with the United Nations brought their family, including children Sonia (8) and Camille (11), to Senegal. He is in his third year at the International School of Dakar managing the medical clinic. Having successfully navigated the school through COVID-19 (without ever having to close the school), he is now dealing with malaria, dengue, and an upcoming contentious election, so never a dull moment.

1995

Alessandra Brocca loves reading news about the community in the St. Andrew’s magazine. She looks back on her time at St. Andrew’s fondly. Alessandra recently relocated to the Bay Area to manage her company office there, and says the magazine gives her a wonderful way to stay in touch with the Washington, D.C., area in her absence.

Maryann Heim is currently working as a math specialist at Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School, and appreciates being connected to the

St. Andrew’s community as the parent of a current junior who is “loving her experience there as much as I did.”

1996

In 2022, Sally Daee had a baby, Laila. Simone is a wonderful big sister. Sally misses Washington, D.C., and the diversity of the city, but not the cold!

In January, Jessica North Macie connected with Rachel Taylor Lane ‘96 in San Diego, California, where Jessica attended the INDEX Diversity Directors conference. She shared that “it was a joyful reunion and I think it’s a great treasure to have been friends for 33 years (wow)!”

Hallie Sherard is living in Washington, D.C., and celebrating 15 years in the Commercial Real Estate industry. In addition to spending time with her boyfriend and fur baby Truckee (5), a golden retriever. Hallie is involved with numerous volunteer organizations in the D.C. area including the St. Andrew’s Alumni Council. This year, her parents, Bill and Polly, celebrated their 80th birthdays with Hallie and her sister, Serena Sherard ’93

1997

In October, the Class of 1997 enjoyed catching up at their 25th reunion! They joined the classes of 2007, 2012 and 2017 for a get-together at Mission on Dupont Circle.

1998

Ann says, “Thank you, St. Andrew’s, for having such a fun family event and showing us all that the Lower School has to offer!”

1999

Jennifer Hawkins spoke during an assembly at Riverdale Country School in New York City, where Tom Taylor ‘00 is the Upper School Head. Jennifer’s talk centered on her work at USAID and the impact of various global humanitarian crises on women and children. Both are grateful to St. Andrew’s for the strong alumni network and for a community that fostered a desire to work in human centered fields.

In July, Mara Holiday and other members of the Class of 1999 met for a casual happy hour at Millie’s in Spring Valley. Mara writes, “It was so nice to see everyone, but we were missing the rest of our wonderful class. We can’t wait to catch up with everyone in 2024 for our next reunion! Keep it on your radar — we are planning a fun and special reunion weekend.”

2000

Sarah (Melby) Zijp started a new job. She is the new Regional Sales Representative for Petrossian, the French caviar company.

2002

In October, the Class of 2002 enjoyed catching up at their 20th reunion!

Fikile Richard Brushett was happy to return to St. Andrew’s in October for the first time in many years to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award for his work as a scientist at MIT. Fikile says, “It was wonderful to catch up with fellow alumni, re-engage with former teachers and mentors, and see how much has changed!”

2003

Sarah and Doug Bower’s kids had a blast at the Alumni Playdate hosted at the St. Andrew’s Lower School in November.

2005

Matt Amling and his wife, Alicia, welcomed their son, August Francis, on December 30, 2021.

Madeline (Wallace) O’Brien welcomed Charlotte Secor O’Brien on March 12, joining big brother Parker. Madeline, her husband, Graham, and their family currently live in Park City, Utah. They’re enjoying the snowy mountains and living closer to family.

In January, Anjalee Sewpaul visited Karen Kauffman and Gregg Ponitch’s entrepreneurship class and shared her insights from launching a start-up in London to helping corporations create solutions through a Corporate Venture Building Studio. Sewpaul invited students to interpret failures as learning opportunities and to invest in people as they strive to make their business dreams a reality.

2006

Claire Matlack Carucci welcomed a daughter, Caroline Ruth, in March 2021. After a quick two years in Dallas, she recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. She is excited to be back on the East Coast and closer to family and friends in the Washington, D.C., area.

Larissa Levine started a new job as the Vice President of Revenue Operations at Fran Connect.

2007

In October, the Class of 2007 enjoyed catching up at their 15th reunion!

2008

Andy Brown is opening his seventh location of Andy’s Pizza this spring in Bethesda. He hopes to see St. Andrew’s alumni stop by for a slice! In February, Andy stopped by campus to talk with the Entrepreneurship class and share his story of crafting the perfect pie.

Ben Chernow recently left his job as a commercial litigator and started a new business. He purchased the local Seniors Helping Seniors franchise and now provides in-home care for seniors in Potomac and the surrounding areas. He was recently featured in the Washington Business Journal.

2009

Last May, Dannie (Moore) Ngalibika and her husband, Killian, had their first baby, a son named Ezra. In the fall of 2021, Dannie started a new role as a principal of Cornerstone Academy.

2010

Nikki Azzara visited Karen Kauffman and Gregg Ponitch’s entrepreneurship class this winter and spoke to students about starting her business, P.S. Snacks Company, which sells gluten free, plant based cookie dough and cookie dough bites. They can be purchased at Whole Foods, Amazon, and other online retailers.

Christina Goldbaum is a correspondent in the Kabul, Afghanistan bureau for The New York Times, where she covers topics ranging from terrorist attacks and assassination attempts to prisoner swaps and human rights violations. One of her most recent articles was a dispatch from Afghanistan on the Taliban settling into the former U.S. Military Green Zone. Look for her bylines in The New York Times.

2011

Last May, Amy Belchatovski and her husband, Elliot, welcomed their first child, Ava Rose. They are enjoying life as a family of three in Baltimore.

Natasha Belikove left Friends at Work management (John Legend, Charlie Puth, Lindsey Stirling, Hunter Hayes) at the end of 2022 and began the new year as an Associate Director of Digital Marketing at Warner Records. Some of the artists she works with include Ashnikko, Brandy Clark, Nessa Barrett, Patrick Droney, and Cher. Natasha traveled to Italy and Aspen, Colorado last summer with Joslyn Jacoby to celebrate Cara Huskey’s wedding.

This past year Tim Gregg competed in his first USGA National Championship — the U.S. Mid-Amateur at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. Tim lives in San Diego,

California, and helps businesses and homeowners save money and protect their families by upgrading to solar.

2012

In October, the Class of 2012 enjoyed catching up at their 10th reunion. They joined the Classes of 1997, 2007, and 2017 at a Reunion get-together at Mission on Dupont Circle.

Last May, Chrisie Appleby received her Master’s in Special Education from Lourdes University. She will begin work as an intervention specialist in Toledo, Ohio in the fall.

In April, Zack Horowitz married his long time girlfriend, Caroline Zybala, at the Cosmos Club in Dupont Circle. Surrounded by family and friends, they danced the night away.

Broadway actor Abigail Stephenson visited St. Andrew’s this year to share how she has chartered her career path in the performing arts. Stephenson, who played Iris Ann in “Ohio State Murders” on Broadway alongside Audra McDonald this past fall, engaged students in acting games as part of our “Roar Stories” speaker series. Musical about how she develops new characters for the stage and navigates the audition process.

2013

Bobby Blume is working for Homeland Security for FEMA doing Geospatial Disaster Intelligence and traveling the country managing active federal disasters.

In December, Derrick Carr successfully defended his Physics masters thesis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He anticipates earning his Ph.D. in physics in the next year and a half.

Katie Janotta and her husband, Harrison, were married at the United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland. The arch of swords is the grand finale to any military wedding and is a symbol of the couple’s journey together into military life.

Ian Decker will graduate in May with a Master in Journalism from Philip Merrill College at the University of Maryland and he hopes to be a sports beat reporter. He is currently working as a high school sports reporter, covering boys and girls track & field for The Washington Post. He has also recently done some freelance work for the Seattle Times and has written for outlets covering the Washington Mystics and Wizards. While at St. Andrew’s, he wrote for the Mane News!

February and spoke with Upper and Middle School students about how they can be allies and advocates in the fight against racism and antisemitism. She shared personal stories of the hatred she has experienced while practicing Judaism, and invited students to learn more about different cultures and the discrimination they face. “The more we are informed about any type of hate, the more we can speak out against it.” Sarah is a program development specialist with the Close Up Foundation and proud advocate for the Jewish community.

2014

Joined by many from the St. Andrew’s community, Becca Davis and Hunter Goodrich were married in July 2022 in Minnesota. Their wedding was delayed more than 1,000 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but for the high school sweethearts it was worth the wait! Becca and Hunter live in Seattle, Washington.

Ella Farago is a plaintiff’s federal and private-sector employee discrimination attorney at Atkinson Law Group in Bethesda, Maryland. In 2018, Ella graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.S. in Environmental Studies with a concentration in policy and development. In 2020, Ella graduated from Vermont Law School. During her time in Vermont, Ella attended Vermont State Senate on agriculture sessions and placed runner up in Miss Vermont USA for three consecutive years. Ella has a love for the outdoors, which led her to Alaska. She lived in a remote fly-in only village for two years working for the Alaska Public Defender’s Agency that handled cases for the southwest region of Alaska. In Alaska, Ella boated and fished on the Kuskokwim River, picked berries on the Tundra, and helped with the 2021 K300 dog-sled race. Ella passed the Maryland and Washington, D.C., bar exams at the end of 2021.

Ced McFadden is currently living in New York City and working as an Occupational Therapist. He is also the cohost of the podcast, Law of Athlete.

Drew Singleton is now in his second year of teaching at St. Andrew’s. He is a Grade Dean for the Class of 2028 and also teaches 7th grade English and History. In March, Drew spoke to a crowd of 300 at the Fund-a-Scholar Gala about his time at St. Andrew’s.

2015

Marcus Adkison is still working for Smithbucklin in membership and operations.

Beverley Howard completed her Master of Social Work from George Mason University. Her interest in social work and helping others as a career was instigated by her time at St. Andrew’s. With the help of Mr. James and many others, she was fortunate enough to go to Haiti in 2011 and it was that experience that helped her decide on social work as a career.

In February, Liz Naab celebrated her one year work anniversary with The Donohoe Companies. Outside of work, she has picked up a few hobbies including boxing, Cricut crafting, and exploring new cookie recipes.

2016

This past spring, Tristen Chen started a new job at Goldman Sachs as an assistant in the private wealth management division. One day, while he was at the office in New York City, he ran into his former lacrosse teammate, and recent St. Andrew’s Hall of Fame inductee, Alex Smith. To his surprise, he learned Alex also worked at Goldman Sachs as an analyst in the risk department.

2017

Olivia Bronson moved to Raleigh, North Carolina and started working at an estate planning law firm.

Anthony Duruji was recently into town for a basketball game with his NBA team, the Charlotte Hornets. Austin Allen ’16, Cedrick McFadden ’14, Scotty Matthewman ’15 and Athletics Director Kevin Jones came to support and cheer him on.

Justin Harmon is performing throughout Italy with the Bell Beyond touring company, which introduces Italian children to the English language through acting and theater. Before heading abroad, Harmon performed in shows like “Hit the Wall,” which tells the story of the Stonewall Riots, with acting companies at Michigan State University.

Louis Poirot graduated from Dickinson College in May 2022 with a BS in Physics. He started working as a Physics Teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore.

Christopher Smalls plays on the Hood College men’s basketball team and was recently named to the Winter Middle Atlantic Conference All-Sportsmanship Team, and the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Second Team.

Alex Smith was so happy to be back at St. Andrew’s for Homecoming and Reunion this past fall. He was inducted into the St. Andrew’s Hall of Fame for his contributions on the lacrosse field. He is living in New York City, and working for Goldman Sachs. He also plays professional lacrosse.

Ben Wang graduated from Syracuse University School of Architecture magna cum laude, earning the Crown Award from the school’s Honors Program. He is currently Model Shop manager at ZGF, an international architecture firm with an office in Washington D.C.

In May 2021, Hannah Winter graduated undergrad and is now in a graduate program at Northeastern University studying counseling psychology. She will graduate in May 2023 with an MSCP working towards her LMHC. She is living in Boston, Massachusetts and interning at a substance abuse clinic during her final year of graduate school. She traveled around Europe last summer, which has inspired her to want to move to London in the near future and explore more of the U.K. and Europe.

Samantha Winter is currently a first-year law student at the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. She has an interest in litigation and she is also in the process of founding a student organization for first-generation law students (those whose parent(s) did not complete a baccalaureate degree and/or are the first in their immediate family to attend law school). When she is not in class or studying at the law library, she can be found spending time with my family or exploring D.C.

2018

After graduating from Rhode Island School of Design last spring, Benny Anderson has spent the last year working for the New Orleans company Royal Artists, making a total of 14 floats used in multiple cities and states, including New Orleans, Louisiana, for this year’s Mardi Gras parades.

Last spring, Megan Blaine interned at St. Andrew’s in the science department. This past fall, she studied abroad at University of St Andrews in Scotland.

Faith Fisher lives in New York City working as a Paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

Colin McLearn dropped into Mrs. Goodrich’s class this past fall to say hi and make a pot!

Jenny Yazlovsky lives in Washington, D.C. and works as an advertising sales intern at Warner Bros. Discovery.

2019

This summer, Hannah Belin will be working at Bluemercury as a marketing and creative intern.

Heru Bligen plays on the Fairleigh Dickinson basketball team and, in March, helped the 16th-seeded Knights to the biggest upset in NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament history as they beat No. 1 seed Purdue before falling in the second round.

Leah Holzer had a great time studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland last spring and looks forward to traveling more after graduating from Georgetown University in May.

2020

Isabella Douglass is enjoying her studies as a psychology major at Fordham University. She is happily enjoying campus life at Rose Hill in the Bronx!

Justice Morgan is majoring in Writing for Film, TV, and Emerging Media, and minoring in Animation at Ithaca College in New York. He is currently working on a multi-sensory novel, complete with original illustrations and music compositions aimed at children who are neurodivergent. Justice looks forward to a career in the entertainment industry working as a character designer or writer for children’s animation. This fall, he will participate in the ICLA Internship Program in Los Angeles, California.

Brooke Nduka-Anya is loving college life and playing Division I basketball at Longwood University in Virginia. Recently, Tracey Goodrich, Molly Magner, Gregg Ponitch, David Brown and Ginger Cobb caught a game when Brooke traveled to the DMV.

Colin Smalls is a junior guard on the American University basketball team. In January, he was mentioned in a Washington Post article about the success of the 2023 basketball team.

Penny Wang is studying nutrition at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. She will graduate in 2024.

2021

Meredith Amick is studying architecture at University of Southern California and loving it. She says she has found a great balance between challenging herself academically and having a fulfilling social life. In her downtime, she enjoys exploring Los Angeles and taking advantage of the nice weather, along with hiking, going to flea markets, and exploring restaurants.

Diana Bernard attends Dickinson College and works part time at Petco.

Kyle Boozer joined a fraternity at Kenyon College and remains a member of the ultimate frisbee team. Last summer, he interned for congressman Jim Clyburn and traveled to England and France.

Kisa Kingii is a member of the Cornell University men’s soccer team. Last fall, Kisa and his team at Cornell scored the team’s first NCAA DI Men’s Soccer College Cup win since 1977, beating Maryland before losing to eventual national champion Syracuse.

Charley Young, Neeve Izadi, and Andy Battan all attend Virginia Tech and traveled together to Kiawah Island, South Carolina for Spring Break.

Holden Woodings helped the UNC-Greensboro Spartans advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA DI Men’s Soccer College Cup in December.

2022

Simone Foreman is enjoying life at College of the Holy Cross and was recently in town for a basketball game. Ginger. Cobb, Tracey Goodrich, David Brown, Molly Magner and Gregg Ponitch enjoyed running into Myles McCray ’22, Laurenz Millin ’22, Eric Muchane ’22, Kieran Lamb ’22 who were there cheering Simone on. Later in the year, her team played Maryland in the NCAA DI Women’s Basketball Tournament and she was the team’s leading scorer in their opening round loss.

Will Kaine is studying biology and philosophy at Colby College this year. He has been rowing for the Colby crew team and recently completed his National EMT certification.

Harrison Kehler formed a trivia group at Hamilton College.

Rushien Maghsoud, Caroline Hundley and Sophia Papademetriou returned to campus in October for Homecoming and Reunion, and loved catching up with Tracey Goodrich, Molly Magner, and Jen Mohr. Rushien and Sophia attend college in Washington D.C., and Caroline attends Villanova University and is studying nursing.

Last summer, Lily Nordheimer competed with the women’s golf team in the Maccabiah Games in Israel and won a gold medal for the USA.

Katie Skinner is in her first year at Bucknell University and is studying chemistry and studio art.