Alumnae News

Class of 1971 Cecilia Society 50th reunion Dinner Class of 1986

D.C. alumnae reception: Sister Anne Catherine, Sarah Petroni ’14, Page Forrest ’13, Clare Sherlog ’13

2021 Alumna of the Year Laura Sanders Christy ‘57 Class of 2001 2021 Young Alumna of the Year Sarah Cragon ‘08

Alumnae Christmas luncheon: Mariam G. Hawaz '17 and Clare Harney '17 with Becka Rosenblatt '89, Director of Alumnae Relations Sister Anna Laura with Jean Drennan Dortch ’51 and Nancy Sanders Peterson Hearn ’51

(Right) D.C. Alumnae Reception at Oyamel

MICHELLE IVEY FRAZIER ’87

Michelle is the new Director of Operations and leading DEI efforts for Music City Baseball.

GENIE DUNN KASTRUP ’92

In March, 2022 Rita Gene (Genie) Dunn Kastrup ‘92 was sworn in as the first woman President of the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Local 1, which represents 50,000 property service workers in six states and 11 cities across the Midwest. Genie has been serving as executive vicepresident of the SEIU, and for the last 15 years has played an instrumental role in framing the union’s political strategy. She has also served as one of the managers of relationships on behalf of the union with elected officials and government administrators. Genie is married to Scott Kastrup and lives in Evanston, Illinois with their 8 year-old daughter, Amelia.

HEATHER YOPP HONEYCUTT ’02

On May 28, 2021 Heather Honeycutt was one of 12 inaugural inductees into the new Forensics Hall of Fame for the Nashville Catholic Middle School Forensics League. Heather competed in Forensics at both Overbrook and St. Cecilia. Her husband and children were in attendance (photo below).

ASHLEIGH GARMAN ’04

Ashleigh Garman has been teaching abroad for the past 12 years. She started in Korea in 2010 and then went on to teach in Vietnam and Russia. She has been in Kuwait for the past seven years, teaching first and second grade Kuwaiti children. She has loved living abroad, especially in the Middle East.

LIZ MIZELL KOPPES ’05

Elizabeth (Liz) Mizell took a new position as Business Development Manager with Wipfli, one of the top 20 accounting and business consulting firms in the nation. In her role, Liz will lead Wipfli's growth in Washington DC, specifically focusing on partnering with nonprofits, including associations, foundations, and communitybased organizations to support them in creating a lasting, positive impact. Liz has lived and worked in Washington, DC for over 10 years and has expertise in the nonprofit sector providing management consulting, board training, resource development, and fundraising. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama and has been active in her community, including as a member of the Association for Fundraising Professionals in DC.

ELLIE WALSH-MOOTS ’08

Last year, Ellie was named a Fulbright Scholar, and this year has been studying school leadership at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Ellie is the daughter of Fran Coode Walsh '77 and granddaughter of the late Mildred Sharp Coode '42.

MIRANDA MCDONALD ’09

Miranda recently started a new job with Calvert Street Group as their Senior Campaign Manager. Calvert Street Group is a nationallyrecognized consulting firm that specializes in local land-use campaign strategies. She will be managing Calvert Street Group's Nashville-based projects portfolio and interfacing with Metro Council Members.

CHLOE WALL KENT ’14

Chloe passed her board certification exam in fall 2021 and is now a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS). She works at Cookeville Regional Medical Center as a clinical specialist pharmacist with a focus in cardiology and critical care.

Weddings

1 / KATIE WELLS PRICE ’00 married Pat Price on March 20, 2021 at St. Henry Church in Nashville, TN. They are living in Nashville.

2 / LESLIE ROBERTSON VOLZ ’06 and Adams Robertson were married on September 25, 2021 at St. Henry Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Their wedding party consisted of Mary Ruth Peffen Geny, Anne Clair Hamilton Hoffman, Elizabeth Geny, Denise Volz, Sally Davis, Jessica Volz Leslie Volz Robertson, Norma Trauernich Volz, Julia Moore Hall, Karen T Sadler, Monice Hostettler, and Kay Gallagher.

3 / ELIZABETH SULLIVAN WILSON ’09

married Guy Wilson on June 27, 2020 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, TN. Elizabeth’s sister, Kate Sullivan ’19, was her maid of honor.

4 / ALEXANDRA SWINDELL MAGHAMEZ '13

and Sergeant Antoine Maghamez were married on September 5, 2021 at Front Porch Farms in Ashland City, Tennessee.

5 / CECILIA BELLET RUTHERFORD ’14

married Patrick Rutherford from the Shetland Islands, Scotland at St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows in Nashville on October 9, 2020. Since Patrick's family could not travel from Scotland due to Covid restrictions, Cecilia's eight brothers provided music for Mass and even gave the best man toast at the reception.

6 / HELEN SIMPSON BAKER ’18 and Ian Baker were married on December 31, 2021 at Camp Marymount in Fairview, Tennessee.

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Births

1 / MARIDA MILLICAN BALCH ’98

Mother of Kolbe Dylan Balch, born on December 24, 2021.

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LUCIO ’03 Mother of Fox Elliot Lucio, born on February 11, 2022.

3 / MAGGIE REYLAND ’05

Mother of James Clark (Jamie), born on March 8, 2021.

4 / MARISSA LEIGHTON MENCIO ’06

Mother of Leighton Rose Lichliter, born June 8, 2021.

5 / BETH CRAGON BESTE ’07

Mother of Lucy Elizabeth Beste, born on April 19, 2021.

6 / MEGHAN CLARKE NICHOLSON ’07

Mother of Mary Morgan Nicholson, born on February 14, 2021.

7 / MARY HANCOCK MITCHELL ’07

Mother of Margaret Briggs Mitchell, born on July 20, 2021.

8 / SUSAN BEAVIN

GEORGE ’08 Mother of Robert Brady George, born on March 7, 2022.

9 / ALLIE SAXON NOOTE ’09

Mother of William Bennett Noote, born on October 7, 2021.

10 / RAGAN TODD OGG ’09

Mother of Dorothy Ogg, born on September 4, 2021.

11 / NATALIE GOODRUM KELLY ’11

Mother of Declan John Kelly, born on September 23, 2021.

12 / CECILIA BELLET RUTHERFORD ’14

Mother of Elizabeth Ann, born on November 9, 2021.

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in memoriam

JANUARY 1, 2021 - MARCH 31, 2022

Novarese “Rese” Ballentine Klingenberg ’41 Virginia Ford Markle ’42 Joyce McCracken Eisenmann ’46 Sister Mary George Barrett, O.P. ’47 Joyce Plummer Russell ’48 Patricia “Patsy” Byrne Ulincy ’49 Mary Margaret O’Malley ’50 Joan Fey Colorigh ’51 Jean Kane Natcher ’51 Margaret “Peggy” Carroll Bargatze Sumner ’51 Anne “Shirley” Conway Markezich ’52 Mary Ann Winter Sandler ’52 Stella Sullivan Shiber ’54 Theresa Rogers Raisch ’55 Veronica Strobel-Seigenthaler ’57 Theresa Dury Botts ’59 Patricia “Pat” Weisiger Morel ’60 Nancy Luckett Richey ’60 Virginia “Ginger” Ferrell Hall ’62 Twila Harrison Lance ’63 Carol Blackford Farrell ’69 Julie Ann Fishburn Wood ’70 Mary Pat Becker Baltz ’71 Luann Daugherty Pratka ’71 Katherine “Kathy" Crawford Darnell ’73 Donna Marie Howe ’73 Liane Deere Ray ’80 Lucynda “Cindy” Woodroof Land-Cantrell ’86 Hope Erlenborn Meushaw ’06 Rosemary “Rosie” Therese Robinson ’20

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