Stone Ridge Magazine Spring 2017 by Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

SPRING/SUMMER 2017

Stone Ridge magazine

A publication from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

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Middle School Guidance Counselor Hope Hallock walks with Dakota Dorsey '23 through campus. On the cover, Katherine Connell '17 delivers the valedictory address at 2017 Graduation. Spring/Summer 2017 | 2

Contents Stone Ridge Magazine

Spring/Summer 2017 Features 6 Graduation 14 Growth and Gifts 18 Finding Their Voices 38 Alumnae Class Notes 58 Alumnae Reunion 2017

THE STONE RIDGE MAGAZINE is produced by the Office of Marketing and Communications at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart for alumnae, parents, students, and friends of the School.

HEAD OF SCHOOL Catherine Ronan Karrels '86 DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Connie Shaffer Mitchell '92 VISUAL ARTS MANAGER & PHOTOGRAPHY Caitlin Myler Taylor '98 WEBSITE MANAGER Patty Lynch CONTENT MARKETING MANAGER Brenda Funk Please send any letters, comments, or suggestions to the editor, Connie Shaffer Mitchell '92, at cmitchell@stoneridgeschool.org.

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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Wonder Women. Dear SR Community: As I was driving to work this morning, I was delighted to see a little girl—probably four or five years old—walking down the street in a bright red cape. She was with her mom, who I am guessing was dropping her at summer camp. As she bounced along in her shorts, sneakers and superhero cape, the spring in her step left me smiling and thinking, “You go, little sister!” I am guessing that her fashion statement was inspired by the movie Wonder Woman, which has taken theatre audiences by storm this summer with messages about fighting hatred with love, being a force of good in our world, and girl power. During the 2016-2017 academic year, Stone Ridge focused on Goal V, Personal Growth in an Atmosphere of Wise Freedom. I have always seen Goal V as rooted in “girl power” with its focus on leadership, self-acceptance, selfconfidence, pushing limitations, respect for self and others, self-discipline, and personal responsibility. And what a remarkable Goal V year it has been as we have pushed to be our best selves, stretched to grow as a community, and leaned forward with our learning and our visioning for the future.

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The theme of this magazine is “Finding Your Voice: Growth and Gifts” and on its pages you will find a collection of stories, told through image and word, that reflect just a small glimpse into the wonder of Stone Ridge women. Each page is filled with the inspirational lives of our students—past and present—and how they are utilizing their gifts, talents, and education to be a force of good in the world. One particular highlight in this magazine is our acknowledgement of the Class of 2017. No doubt, we have every reason to be proud of their accomplishments and future plans. Yet while the enclosed matriculation list is tremendously impressive, we never see college acceptances as the primary benchmark of student success. As I remind our graduates each year on Commencement Day, the value of a great Sacred Heart education is not measured in where they go to college, but in who they are and who they will continue to become. These young women graduated from Stone Ridge strong in faith, strong in mind, and strong in body. We trust that they will take the five Goals of Sacred Heart education with them, knowing that faith, intellect, social action, community, and personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom are not just the framework for our school culture, but a framework through which Sacred Heart women live their lives.

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

As children of the Sacred Heart, we are each called to act in the footsteps of Christ—to live a virtuous life rooted in justice, faith, hope, charity, fortitude, compassion, gratitude, generosity, and most of all, love.

Catherine Ronan Karrels '86, Head of School

The Religious of the Sacred Heart have just launched a year-long bicentennial celebration of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne’s arrival in the Americas in 1818. Her mission was to bring the tradition of Sacred Heart education to this side of the world, and Philippine herself is a remarkable model for us. Her pioneer spirit continues to inspire our vision as we plan for our own upcoming centennial celebration of Stone Ridge in the year 2023. Saint Philippine once said, “You may dazzle the mind with a thousand brilliant discoveries of natural science; you may open new worlds of knowledge which were never dreamed of before; yet, if you have not developed in the soul of the pupil strong habits of virtue which will sustain her in the struggle of life, you have not educated her, but only put in her hand a powerful instrument of self-destruction.”

Every day of the year, I bear witness to the “wonder of Stone Ridge women.” I marvel at what is happening in our community and our world because of the contributions of the powerful, brave, intelligent, spiritual, compassionate, leaders that we call our students and alumnae. I marvel at the contributions the alumnae make in giving back to their alma mater, investing in future generations of “little sisters”. The Stone Ridge community doesn’t have to sit in a dark movie theatre and watch a fictional hero in order to be inspired. Instead, we need to cast light on our story: the story of real heroes—real everyday Stone Ridge girls who range in age from three-months old in our Little Hearts program to alumnae who span many generations. You are our Wonder Women. So as you dress to leave the house, put on your capes—whether bright red or invisible. Keep bringing love, goodness, and Sacred Heart girl power into our world. Warm regards,

Catherine Ronan Karrels ‘86 Head of School

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CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2017!

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MATRICULATION of 2017 Graduates Karina Absalon · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK

Amanda Heckler · THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Carlota Andrés · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Abigail Heming · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Sofia Araya · WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Molly Hilliard · FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

Rosemarie Armstrong · AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Jeanette Hiyama · UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON

Erin Barry · THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Amarachi Ibe · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Katheryn Bellaschi · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

Elaine Kim · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Imani Benberry · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Caroline King · PRATT INSTITUTE

Tatiana Bennett · EMORY UNIVERSITY

Chloé Lacombe · MCGILL UNIVERSITY

Chelsea Bovell · RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Cameron Leonard · MCGILL UNIVERSITY

Madison Boyle · WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY

Megan Lydon · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Katherine Brewer · COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY

Kathryn Maloney · ELON UNIVERSITY

Madison Bryant · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND,

Colleen McMahon · FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE PARK

Laura-Sofia Mehta · STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Cate Chapin · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Christina Melehy · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Nicole Chu · CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

Camryn Montgomery · UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO

Sophia Ciatto · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Nayantara Mukerji · LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS &

Julia Condron · FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Katherine Connell · DUKE UNIVERSITY

Radhika Mukerji · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Cecilia Connolly · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Eleanor Nuckolls · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON

Catherine Cook · VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

Eleanor Ondeck · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Caoilinn Crowley · INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON

Kathryn Paravano · THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Cheyenne Curley · GAP YEAR, ITALY

Kara Posniewski · UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

Megan Fennell · LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

Meghan Quinn · BOSTON COLLEGE

Katie Flynn · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Jeanine Reilly · THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Nicole Gaisford · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Nora Rhodes · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Marielle Gasaway · COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS

Maria Riberas Orjales · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

Loren Giulieri · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK

Willa Riekhof · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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Awards were given to: 1 Nicole Gaisford, Four Year Commitment to Goal I 2 Nora Rhodes, Four Year Commitment to Goal II 3 Cecilia Connolly, Four Year Commitment to Goal III 4 Sophia Ciatto, Four Year Commitment to Goal IV (pictured with her sisters, Francesca '20 and Julianna '22) 5 Naomi Steplight, Four Year Commitment to Goal V 6 Nayantara Mukerji, salutatorian 7 Katherine Brewer, Citizenship Award 8 Megan Lydon, The Cardinal Award 9 Olenka Wellisz, The Parents and Alumnae Award 10 Madeleine Sparrow, The Philippine Duchesne Award 11 Catherine Cook, The Barat Award, the highest Sacred Heart honor (pictured with Catherine Ronan Karrels '86)

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Dolores Robinson · XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Emily Stutzman · UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Emily Rosenkoetter · CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Gillian Tobias · VIRGINIA TECH

Victoria Round · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Emma Topercer · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND,

Emma Ryan · ELON UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE PARK

Reyna Scafide · VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

Helena Torres-Siclait · UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Sunny Scorsat · ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Michelle Vaca · BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Madeline Shrout · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Abigail Weimer · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Olatomiwa Sobande · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND,

Olenka Wellisz · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

COLLEGE PARK

Landry Werth · UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

Julie Souza · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Julia Willingham · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND,

Madeleine Sparrow · DUKE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE PARK

Naomi Steplight · SPELMAN COLLEGE

Caroline Zorc · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

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GRADUATION 2017 Katherine Connell '17 Delivers Valedictory Address I read Paul Kalanithi’s profoundly moving memoir When Breath Becomes Air. As this graduation day drew nearer, the book offered the perfect opportunity for reflection on the time that I have spent at Stone Ridge. Kalanithi was a gifted neurosurgeon and writer, who passed away just as he was about to finish his residency and progress in his career. His book considers the big questions about life and death and leaves readers wondering not what is the meaning of life, but rather, where is the meaning in life. Where, both literally and figuratively, can we find meaningful experiences that impact our lives? For the past 14 years, Stone Ridge has been a place where I have found many answers to this question. I’ve found meaning in the knowledge I’ve gained both inside and outside of the classroom, from serving others during Social Action, and in the friendships I’ve formed, some over 14 years and some over four years. Stone Ridge has taught me that living a meaningful life means constantly searching for people, ideas, and experiences that make life worth living. Stone Ridge has given me so many meaningful experiences, one of which has been my lifelong friendship with Megan Lydon. Fostered in such a tight-knit community, our friendship has grown only stronger throughout our 14 years here and has been a constant source of joy. Sustaining

Katherine Connell '17, valedictorian

crickets in the slounge, and the growth I’ve seen in all of us from nervous freshmen to confident, passionate leaders ready to take on our next adventures. The thought of leaving this friendship has truly shown me what this place next year is a bit daunting. There will be no more having a meaningful life looks like. Another walking down the halls and waving to friendly faces, no place that I have found meaning has been in this incredible more sing-alongs to Coeur de Jesus during all-school masses, senior class. 2017, we have come a long way; from strangers, and most importantly, no more Sage breadsticks. But even to friends, to sisters. We have though our high school journey is spent so much of high school "Stone Ridge has taught me coming to a close, we will always looking forward: to weekends, have a home in the Sacred Heart. that living a meaningful life to getting through calc tests, to Even if the memories we’ve made means constantly searching here fade away, their meaning will finally doing our senior dance, and to our futures. But as we go for people, ideas, and not. People come in and out of our off on to new experiences next lives, but their impact on us will experiences that make life year, it’s important to look to the last forever. worth living." past, remembering the times that have given our lives meaning and We are leaving Stone Ridge with shaped us into who we’ve become. an overwhelming amount of Even though our class of 74 is the smallest in the Upper gratitude for the permanent influence this community has School, we’ve had so many big moments and memories. I made on our lives. To the faculty, we thank you for your will never forget the laughs we shared at retreat, the tears support, patience, guidance, and wisdom. You’ve given on our last day of class, the greatest spirit week themes, the "Valedictory address" continued on page 9

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GRADUATION 2017 Head of Upper School, Meg Frazier, Offers Closing Prayer to the Class of 2017 Loving and gracious God, We ask for today and always, a special blessing over these daughters of Stone Ridge, the Class of 2017. May their gifts and love for each other multiply in the coming years, may they continue to know your love and our love for them. May sunshine and fairwinds guide their days. May their obstacles be few and may their strength be mighty; Continue to count on them to work for justice, to invite into their fold those on the margins, to bring the heart of Christ to the world. Most of all, in their humble, gentle, loving, and detached hearts, help them to find their best self, their purpose, their passion. And over the years, remind them to seek you, in the ordinary, and the extraordinary, through the intercession of Mary, and in the faces of others. Know that they will be your servants in a world that needs more understanding, compassion, and joy. Be their guide as they leave this place and go out to set the world on fire. May it be that this place is always in their heart and that they continue to call it home. Meg Frazier, Head of Upper School 2015-2017

"Valedictory address" from page 8 us the skills to succeed, inspired us in faith, and nurtured the confidence in us to believe in ourselves. Thank you for showing us the meaning in asking questions and striving for knowledge. Our appreciation for you will live on in our journeys as lifelong learners.

Amen.

"We are leaving Stone Ridge with an overwhelming amount of gratitude for the permanent influence this community has made on our lives."

And to our parents, whose kindness and love they’ve shown us means more than they will ever know, we are forever grateful for you. You have given us the opportunity not only to receive an amazing education, but to be a part of a community that has valued and cultivated our gifts and given us friends and memories that we will cherish for life. You’ve seen us grow from little girls into young women. You’ve prepared us for life, and we are ready to make you proud. To my fellow graduates, we’ve explored this galaxy, and we are ready to discover new ones. I hope you continue on your search for meaning. Find what makes you passionate,

and follow it wholeheartedly. Keep spreading your grace, kindness, and brilliance to those around you, and influencing the meaning in their lives. In the words of Saint Madeleine Sophie: “Let us leave acts, not words. Nobody will have time to read us.”

Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air contains an abundance of applicable insights to this time in our lives. My favorite quote from his memoir goes: “Human knowledge is never contained in one person. It grows from the relationships we create between each other and the world, and still it is never complete.” 2017, the relationships we have created have taught me more than the textbooks could ever teach. You’ve put meaning in my life, and made Stone Ridge a home to me. This bond we share as a class, captured in memories and stored forever in our hearts, will travel with us as we enter the world and journey to infinity and beyond. 2017, you are out of this world. Congratulations! We did it :) www.StoneRidgeSchool.org | 9

GRADUATION 2017 Dr. Carolyn Woo Speaks about Resilience and Strength To hear Dr. Carolyn Woo's address to the graduating Class of 2017, visit www.stoneridgeschool.org/Classof2017 From 2012 to 2016, Dr. Carolyn Woo served as president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS serves over 100 million people every year in more than 100 countries Before CRS, Woo served from 1997 to 2011 as dean of the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. During her tenure, the Mendoza College was frequently recognized as the nation's leading business school in ethics education and research. Mendoza College of Business was ranked number 1 in undergraduate education by BusinessWeek Bloomberg from 2010 to 2015. Prior to the University of Notre Dame, she served as associate executive vice president for academic affairs at Purdue University. Dr. Woo was born and raised in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States to attend Purdue University, where she received her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees and joined the faculty. Her teaching, research, and administrative leadership have been recognized through Best Paper Awards by the Academy of Management; selection as one of 40 Young Leaders of American Academe by Change Magazine, the journal of the American Association for Higher Education; distinguished alumna and honorary alumna by Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame; as well as the conferral of honorary doctorates from Providence College, Loyola University of Maryland, Manhattan College,Wake Forest University, the University of Notre Dame and others. Dr. Woo was the first female dean to chair the accreditation body for business schools — the Spring/Summer 2017 | 10

Marjorie Gillespie speaks at Graduation 2016

Dr. Carolyn Woo

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) — and directed its Peace Through Commerce initiative. She also helped launch the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) for the United Nations Global Compact. Dr. Woo was one of five presenters in Rome at the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment in June 2015. Her faith journey and work at CRS are recounted in her book, “Working for a Better World,” published in 2015 by Our Sunday Visitor.

Representing CRS, Dr. Woo was featured in the May/June 2013 issue of Foreign Policy as one of the 500 most powerful people on the planet and one of only 33 in the category of “a force for good.” Her Catholic News Service monthly column took first place in the 2013 Catholic Press Association Awards in the category of Best Regular Column—spiritual life.

Excerpts from Dr. Woo's address to the graduating Class of 2017:

"Understand how strong we really are. To never underestimate not how brilliant we are, but how resilient we are. That we could go through the disappointments in life. We could go through those situations where we didn’t win what we want to win...But to never underestimate our own strength and our own resilience. Not our own honors and glories and rankings and awards and all of those good things, those are good things, but that in the end, for all the training that you have, there is that capacity to dust yourself off, to learn humility, to accept the fact that whatever goal that you set will be harder than you realized. But that resiliency is in us. There is that strength.

[You] have to spend time to be in the presence of God. You don’t have to pray for the presence of God because God’s presence is always there. It is really a given. It doesn’t depend on our prayers for God to be present in our life. But we have to have those moments to put ourselves in the presence of God. Otherwise we wouldn’t know it. We wouldn’t know what a great thing we have. [On] those days when you didn’t get what you pray for just know that something better is waiting. Go with God the Class of 2017."

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GRADUATION 2017

1 SR Lifers: (back row) Cecilia Connelly, Imani Benberry, Christina Melehy, Megan Lydon, and Laura-Sofia Mehta; (front row) Sofie Araya, Katie Connell, Nicole Chu, and Caroline Zorc 2 Graduates share a moment in the Gazebo 3 Amarachi Ibe with her family 4 Elle Ondeck and Maria Riberas Orjales 5 Carlota AndrĂŠs and Chelsea Bovell 6 Imani Benberry, Michelle Vaca, Reyna Scafide, and Julia Willingham 7 Caroline King with US teachers Miranda Whitmore and Barbara Beachler and Jordan Covell '16 and Gretchen Cubbage '15 8 Gillian Tobias with her parents, Jose and Mary Tobias (Director of Admissions) 9 Tomiwa Sobande with her sisters Temi '25 and Tomisin '22 10 Nicole Chu, Willa Riekhof, Nora Rhodes, Cameron Leonard, Julia Condron, and Ellie Nuckolls 11 Faculty members congratulate the graduates 12 Dolores Robinson, Jeanette Hiyama, and Camryn Montgomery 13 Maggie Quinn with her family, including mother Meghan McMurtrie Quinn '87, and sisters Lucie '19 and Sam '20 14 Colleen McMahon with her sister Maggie '15 and mother Lorna Denger McMahon '88 15 Members of the Class of 1967 acted as Graduation Marshals: Lorena Sevilla-Somoza, Mary Colbert Denger, and Lydia Almon-Hornbaker

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GRADUATION 2017 · AWARDS GRADUATION AND HONORS 2011 VALEDICTORIAN · Katherine Connell SALUTATORIAN · Nayantara Mukerji FOUR YEAR COMMITMENT AWARDS Goal I: Faith · Nicole Gaisford In Honor of Anne Dyer, rscj ’55 Goal II: Intellectual Values · Nora Rhodes Goal III: Social Awareness · Cecilia Connelly In Memory of Mary Hogan Leslie ’64 Goal IV: Building Community · Sophia Ciatto Goal V: Personal Growth · Naomi Steplight THE CITIZENSHIP AWARD · Katherine Brewer THE CARDINAL AWARD • Megan Lydon THE PARENTS AND ALUMNAE AWARD • Olenka Wellisz THE PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE AWARD • Madeleine Sparrow THE BARAT AWARD · Catherine Cook

S NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS Nora Rhodes Olenka Wellisz NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED SCHOLARS Nicole Chu Eleanor Ondeck Laura-Sofia Mehta Willa Riekhof Madeline Shrout

ATHLETIC AWARDS BONIFANT-WILLSON AWARD FOR BEST ALLAROUND ATHLETE · Sophia Ciatto and Kathryn Paravano STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARD · Kathryn Bellaschi SPIRIT AWARD · Katherine Brewer SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD · Abigail Heming STUDENT-ATHLETE LEADERSHIP AWARD · Caroline Zorc DEPARTMENT AWARDS ENGLISH · Olenka Wellisz HISTORY · Imani Benberry MATHEMATICS · Nayantara Mukerji SCIENCE · Reyna Scafide THEOLOGY · Kathryn Paravano THOMAS B. HOY PHOTOGRAPHY · Abigail Weimer CERAMICS · Eleanor Nuckolls STUDIO ART · Kara Posniewski VISUAL ARTS · Caroline Zorc DRAMA · Dolores Robinson FRENCH · Laura-Sofia Mehta LATIN · Cecilia Connelly SPANISH · Michelle Vaca STEM CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Nicole Gaisford Karina Absalon Eleanor Nuckolls Erin Barry Jeanine Reilly Chelsea Bovell Willa Riekhof Madison Boyle Reyna Scafide Cate Chapin Michelle Vaca Nicole Chu Abigail Weimer

Class President Helena Torres-Siclait reads the opening prayer at Graduation 2017

NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLARS Laura-Sofia Mehta Julia Willingham Chelsea Bovell CUM LAUDE SOCIETY Katheryn Bellaschi Christina Melehy Katherine Connell Nayantara Mukerji Cheyenne Curley Eleanor Ondeck Katie Flynn Nora Rhodes Nicole Gaisford Willa Riekhof Megan Lydon Madeleine Sparrow Laura-Sofia Mehta Olenka Wellisz Caroline Zorc www.StoneRidgeSchool.org | 13

Growth and Gifts in a year celebrating Goal V Nayantara Mukerji '17 Every March, Bethesda Magazine picks teens from the area that are extraordinary. This year Nayantara Mukerji '17 was selected for her leadership in service and her deep passion for cultural awareness. She has been described as a Renaissance woman by staff at Stone Ridge. In the summers, Nayantara travels to India with her parents to visit relatives. One summer she decided to stay; determined to improve the lives of children in the slums of Kolkata by working with a nongovernmental organization called Anando. There, she taught English and reading comprehension to underprivileged children at the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s after-school center. These experiences compelled her to found Educate India, a club at Stone Ridge that raises awareness about the impediments to quality education in India. The group raised close to $500 for Anando and created a pen pal exchange. Before her senior year, Nayantara returned to India to volunteer at New Light, an organization that provides a safe haven for sex workers and their children.

Piper Suk '20 Piper Suk '20 continues to give the gift of first-class classical music as she moves further into her cellist pursuits as a Youth Fellow with the National Symphony Orchestra. Piper has performed at venues such as Strathmore Hall, Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, and Carnegie Hall in New York. Among many first place finishes in national and regional competitions, Piper recently placed first in the Concert Artists International Strings, Voice, and Piano Competition. She remains co-principal cellist in the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras, a post she has had since the 2012-13 season.

Phoebe Bacon '20 Phoebe Bacon '20 arrived as an established force in the poolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;bringing continued success and camaraderie to the Stone Ridge Swim and Dive program. Her myriad accomplishments in the ISL, WMPSSDL, and Metros competitions contribute to her name on the national swimming stage. She is an All-American 2016-2017: ranked 55th in the country in 50 Freestyle; ranked 13th in the country in 100 Butterfly; and ranked 4th in the country in 100 Backstroke. She now holds Stone Ridge Pool records in the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke and Stone Ridge Team Records in the 200 Medley Relay, 100 Butterfly, and 100 Backstroke. Phoebe was named First Team All-Met and WMPSSDL Female Swimmer of the Year.

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Lavinia Bonvini '25 Lavinia Bonvini '25 continues to grow as a standout pianist, taking great leaps this year in her repertoire. In May, she participated in the Maryland State Music Teachers' Association’s Miriam Shields Gottlieb Piano Competition held at the University of Maryland Baltimore Campus. For her performance, she placed first in her group. Lavinia's program included the Allemande from the French Suite No. 6 in E major by J.S. Bach, the 1st. Movement of the Sonata in G minor, Op 49, No. 1, by Beethoven and April from "The Seasons" Op. 37, by Tchaikovsky. More recently, Lavinia played in a solo and duet participation at the International Carmel Klavier Annual International Piano Competition and Festival for Young Artists in Carmel, IN.

Yanit Marcus '23 STEM star Yanit Marcus '23 was accepted to NASA’s Summer Institute in Science, Technology, Engineering and Research SISTER Program, designed to increase awareness of and provide an opportunity for middle school students to explore nontraditional career fields with women engineers, mathematicians, and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Yanit will be introduced to a technical working environment; acquainting her and other students with Goddard missions; providing an awareness of educational programs and internships available during high school, undergraduate, and graduate study; and providing observations and experiences with hands-on projects researched and developed by women at Goddard.

Erin Gemmell '23 Erin Gemmell '23 brought her swim talents to the Middle School swim team this year, taking the 100 Freestyle in 54.92. Erin’s time at the 2017 Middle School Championships (held at Holton-Arms School) was less than a second off the oldest standing record set in 2001 of 53.95 seconds. Erin placed second in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 25.35.

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Growth and Gifts

BUSINESS PLAN Rising Juniors Catherine Heming and Annie Kelly: #LEADLIKEAGIRL Budding entrepreneurs Catherine Heming '19 and Annie Kelly '19 earned third place in the #LEADLIKEAGIRL Conference held at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton, NJ on April 8, 2017. #LEADLIKEAGIRL is a conference for risk-takers and changemakers and is designed to showcase and inspire girls' confidence, creativity, and leadership in STEM and entrepreneurship. Catherine and Annie worked with Upper School Science Teacher Kathleen Flood to enter and compete in the Business Fair. The #LEADLIKEAGIRL Business Fair is for high school girls to showcase their entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and business knowledge by submitting a business plan of their own design and presenting their business at the fair. Catherine and Annie began this pursuit last summer when they enrolled in the Stone Ridge Summer Maker Class at the TechShop in Arlington, VA. Excited to explore STEM and the endless possibilities of creating, they stumbled upon working with metal alloys at Tech Shop and fell in love with the media.

Above, Catherine Heming '19 and Annie Kelly '19; right, some of the Katagense jewelry line

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After finishing the summer course, Catherine and Annie bought a kiln to pursue an idea. Soon after, their focus on Goal III: A Social Awareness which Impels to Action, helped them come full circle with a jewelry business. After much research, the students found a nonprofit organization called Pact World which helps to support the needs of mining communities in developing countries. Catherine and Annie are well on their way to mastering the process of working with metal alloys while operating and maintaining a kiln while helping to improve the lives of others by utilizing a philanthropic business model. Their new business is called Katagense.

Growth and Gifts

A Reflection by Katie Hollensteiner ‘21 on the Value of a Catholic Education at Stone Ridge (excerpts from a reflection shared with the Middle School during Catholic Schools Week)

Catholic schools, specifically Stone Ridge, offer students the possibility to grow in their faith, a desire to serve others, and a passion for intellect. Every morning, we start off our day with a prayer. The prayer puts me in a peaceful mood and gives me focus for the day. … Stone Ridge openly teaches students about the Catholic faith and its principles. Stone Ridge supplies us with the information about our faith, and it is our choice how we form the basis of our faith. … Catholic schools teach us a deep understanding for the Catholic faith and other religions. We are able to have a deeper understanding because we live it on a daily basis, The Hollensteiner Family: Mary '23, Katie '21, Alice '16 rather than just learning it from a book. Stone Ridge is a very challenging school, but it gives an education that we will value and appreciate for the rest of our lives. Girls of the Sacred Heart are leaders in the community because of their academic background and love of learning. Stone Ridge has made me intellectuality curious about my academics and the world around me. I aspire to continue my Catholic education and use this as my foundation to approach the world ahead of me.

Little Hearts Project Approach You will find music in the air in the Kindergarten at Stone Ridge. The Kindergarten celebrated their final project, Musical Instruments, with their parents at their culminating event in May. The project stems from The Project Approach, a research-based program (Katz, Chard) that goes hand-in-hand with systematic, explicit instruction. It is an in-depth investigation of a topic that challenges children to apply skills, knowledge, and strategies from different content areas as they think deeply, draw conclusions, and do authentic research that they share with others. Kindergarten students enjoy the project’s visual art component of sketching instruments and then learning about guitars firsthand when Preschool Teacher Hailee Shaia's son brought in his collection of guitars to show the class.

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Finding Their

Voices

All members of the Stone Ridge family — students, faculty and staff, and alumnae — develop a voice that connects to the School’s mission of inspiring young women to lead and serve, through lives of purpose that integrate faith, intellect, community, social action, and personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.

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Finding Their Voices: CURRICULUM Cross-divisional exploration of the Harlem Renaissance Students from Grades Eleven and Four class worked alongside teachers Barbara Beachler in the Upper School and Abigail Winek in the Lower School on a yearlong, cross-divisional project focused on the studies of the Harlem Renaissance. In the fall of 2016, the two grades began the project by traveling to the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, to study Jacob Lawrence's traveling art collection. The collaboration between these two grades is now in its third year. The culminating learning events for these two grades combined occurred at the end of the school year in May 2017. The series of culminating events included, "Harvard Visible Thinking Routine and Diamante Poem Creation," which focused piece was a short video of streetcars that pass our Sacred Heart school Rosary in New Orleans; followed by the girls “Using Canva to interpret theme" which focused piece was the created Diamante poems; and concluded with a "Reflection" where the students co-authored letters to Rosary's Grades Four and Eleven telling them about their collaborative experience. Top, students from Grades Eleven and Four at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC; and bottom, student-created artwork from the collaboration

Our Grade 3 girls find a voice to raise autism awareness In conjunction with the Grade Three Writer’s Workshop unit on opinion writing, the girls were challenged to look at the world around them through a different lens—developing strong opinions that impact change. Grade Three students in Maureen Chambers’ class chose to bring awareness to autism this past April, which is World Autism Awareness month. With guided instruction, the students co-wrote an opinion piece that included detailed facts and evidence to support each student’s opinion of bringing awareness to autism. With the help of our Lower School technologist, Julia Ewart, the girls each read a part of our class opinion piece in front of a green screen filled with images of puzzle pieces, the symbol for Autism Awareness. This final video project was sent to all Lower School faculty/staff and students encouraging them to participate in various activities (e.g. simulation, greetings, research, etc.). This participation fosters an understanding of autism, celebrating and embracing our differences and uniqueness as well as finding ways to show our support to those with autism or families with children/teenagers/adults with autism. Left, Grade Three students wear blue to support autism awareness

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RidgeSound performs at the Christmas Concert at Strathmore in December 2016

A Cappella Voices by Rob Redei, Former Director of Performing Arts and Chorus Teacher

When Alessa Mitchell '21, then a seventh-grade student, approached me at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year about forming a Middle School a cappella group at Stone Ridge, I was initially hesitant. My previous experiences told me that forming and maintaining a group at this level was difficult. Most groups last only a few months, and kids tended not to make the commitment necessary for success. From previous attempts at other schools, I knew that three interrelated elements were essential to making a group such as this work: quality, empowerment, and confidence. If all three of these marks are consistently met, a culture of growth is created, which is, in my opinion, the ultimate measure of success for students. After Alessaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suggestion to me 18 months ago, RidgeSound took flight in December 2015 and has been singing strong ever since.

Quality It is not difficult to hear when something sounds good. Although students sometimes need some guidance to learn what is a reasonable level of expectation for their age (they usually aim too low) they can tell when something sounds good or not. Like adults, students want to feel that the work they put in is worthwhile work. The better their product, the better they feel about how worthwhile the work is. This is why making a group into a lunch club or making rehearsal expectations loose usually results in the group fizzling out after a month or two. The members start to feel that the work is not worthwhile because the product Spring/Summer 2017 | 20

never gets to a level they are happy with. No amount of positive reinforcement, fun activities, trips, or candy motivate kids to learn as much as high quality results. With this in mind, we have endeavored to make the work of RidgeSound, first and foremost, high quality. Arrangements vary from four to seven part harmony. Specific attention is paid to vowel matching, dynamics and articulation. Girls are required to hear the pitches in their heads at the start of a song without humming them. Instead of feeling like these expectations are too high, the girls have found the expectations to be a big part of the appeal of the group.

Empowerment. Most students at this age have built their view of pop singing groups from shows and movies like Glee, The Sing Off, Pitch Perfect, and The Voice. While these shows are great entertainment, they are incredibly inaccurate in their portrayal of success, and more importantly, they do not form a good model for learning. This is because these shows, and the culture that has been built around them, deal in the currency of inspiration and talent. On the one hand, they tell us that if we just love the music enough, or if we just feel enough emotion, we will make good music. On the other hand, they consistently focus on the talent of the singers. But neither talent nor inspiration are things we control, at least not to a great degree. Instead of empowering these girls, this focus tells them that their success depends on something they are gifted with, not something they control.

Finding Their Voices: CURRICULUM Empowerment

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entitlement.

Empowering students is not about making them feel good all the time. Empowering students means making it clear that their success is dependent on what they do, not on who they are. It is about creating a link between the work they put in and the results they hear. It is about creating a connection between the choices they make as musicians and seeing those choices play out in performance. It is about getting it wrong a lot before they get it right. It is about taking ownership of all aspects of the process and not making excuses. Empowerment is a recognition that you depend on the others in the group and they depend on you, and if you don’t do your part, you might let them down. Empowerment is recognizing that someone in your audience might be going through something very difficult, and your ability to connect to them might be a source of comfort or inspiration. All this does not happen by accident. It happens by constant and consistent reinforcement, in action and words. To that end, the word “talent” has no place in RidgeSound rehearsals. It is never mentioned. Similarly words like “good” or “bad” are never used to describe quality. Instead, words like “effective” and “expressive” are used. In the end, a culture of empowerment allows the girls to take criticism from each other without being personally offended. Conversely, it allows them to give criticism that is framed in a way that is useful. Every song, section of a song or phrase within a section has a function. How well does what we are doing make us achieve that function? What can we do to make it more effective? If it is not working, what are we neglecting? What do we need to change? While this is still a work in progress, I’ve seen tremendous growth from the girls since this group began.

Confidence

arts to this age group. The biggest aid to building confidence is the affirmation that comes from performance in a variety of venues, both in and out of Stone Ridge. Performing in front of peers and parents is certainly important. Just as important is the opportunity to work with professionals in the field as much as possible, to perform for larger audiences, and to perform with other high quality groups. These types of opportunities give the girls the affirmation to know that they belong on stage with top ranking groups, while also giving them clear avenues of improvement. There are not that many middle school a cappella groups around yet (though it is a quickly growing field) so most opportunities involve work with high school and college groups. In the last two years, RidgeSound has had the opportunity to sing with Loiederman Middle School’s Hall Pass (one of the only other middle school groups around) La Plata High School’s Unplugged, Chesapeake High School’s Evolve as well as others. They have gotten to perform at the SingStrong! DC festival, the SingStrong! New York festival, sang with professional group Ball in the House, as well as pro group Blue Jupiter. They have gotten individual coaching from Montario Hill (Ball in the House) Diana Preisler (Blue Jupiter, Lifetime’s Pitch Slapped) and Deke Sharon (Broadway’s In Transit, The Sing Off, Pitch Perfect 1 & 2, Lifetime’s Pitch Slapped). They professionally recorded two tracks and are in the process of making a music video. All these experiences have worked to create confidence in girls who have lacked it in the past. Even more importantly, they continue to reinforce a culture of confidence within the group, which will allow new members to find that confidence faster. It has been a wonderful first two years for RidgeSound. The girls at Stone Ridge are fortunate to have opportunities to shine and grow in a multitude of fields—in the arts, academics, athletics, and in extracurriculars. It is my hope that RidgeSound will continue to be one of the places within these many opportunities where girls can find their voice.

Developmentally, Middle School is already a time when children don’t want to stick out. Giving them a platform where they get up in front of people regularly and perform can be difficult. Confidence and arrogance are dangerously similar to seventh and eighth grade girls. Making the distinction is possibly the most difficult part of teaching the performing RidgeSound performs at the 2017 Art Show Opening

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GIVING VOICE TO HISTORY’S EYEWITNESSES In their junior year, Stone Ridge students are offered a unique and fascinating opportunity to take part in an Oral History project as part of their yearlong study of United States history. Oral history is widely regarded by historians and educators as an important

The oral history project is the brainchild of Ken Woodard, Sharon Kenney and Marlen McKinney of the Upper School History Department, and by all accounts, its reputation precedes it. It is generally viewed as hugely challenging, but to a girl, infinitely rewarding in the end. Sharon Kenney calls the project "sophisticated but doable" noting that it may seem daunting given its 7-month scope. However, it’s broken down into manageable chunks with tremendous support from the Oral History teaching team.

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Jen Flannigan ‘13 interviewed Holocaust survivor Henry After identifying their interview subject, the student will Greenbaum and called the Oral History assignment “formative” then write a research paper on the history surrounding the adding that “working on the oral history project and forming event which lends important historical context. A list of relationships with these incredible men and women showed questions is compiled which guide the interview. After the us that we have an ability and even a responsibility to carry hour-long interview, recorded with the help of a“tech buddy” the voices of past generations to the future.” using high quality recording equipment, the students then compile a transcript to serve as a living record of what the Another student, Tatiana Bennett ‘17, who interviewed interviewee has witnessed. Both of these preparatory steps Holocaust survivor Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits, noted “the ensure a productive and fruitful interview, and also help entire project definitely made me grow as a person. I treat their interviewees and the gained self-awareness, and it put historical events they witnessed “In a way, it pulls you out into perspective how lucky I am to with appropriate gravitas. One have the life I have. Additionally, last important portion of the of your comfort zone and she “refined her skills both as a project is the student's own selfteaches you how to be a historian and an analyst.” reflection of what worked well confident, professional and what didn't, what they might Jeanette Hiyama ‘17 who do differently, and how a first young woman.” interviewed 9/11 first responder person account differs from a text Jeanette Hiyama '17 Kevin McGovern, now book version of events.

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Theresa Howard '18 interviewed James Degnan, brother of Middle School Teacher Pat Baldini

understands oral history as a means to a “deeper connection to the stories being told and more meaningful context.” She explains: “I knew about the tragedy of 9/11, but the insight I gained from my interviewee was truly inspiring. The Oral History Project gives you an experience that most schools don’t, and I feel I learned more from this than I ever would have from a textbook.” By embracing all the of various aspects of the project, students gain confidence in their ability to research and interview a subject, and the maturity needed to conduct an interview with an individual who may have experienced difficult or traumatic events in their lives. Beyond improving her organizational and time management skills—important life skills needed for college and beyond, Jeanette added: “In a way, it pulls you out of your comfort zone and teaches you how to be a confident, professional young woman.”

doors both literally and figuratively, with the U.S. History teaching team pointing to meaningful, ongoing and sometimes unlikely friendships between students and their interview subjects. Sharon Kenny even recounted the story of a student who so impressed a college admissions officer with her oral history project that she was offered a full, fouryear scholarship on the spot! At the end of the project, students and their families come together at an Oral History Celebration with their interview subjects to share their experiences. What the student and her interview subject gain from each other over the course of their interactions is surprising, enlightening and inspiring. Marlen McKinney remembers how moved interview subjects were to hear the other interviewees’ stories. After Jen Flanagan made her presentation she recalled her interviewee, Henry Greenbaum, approached her with tears in his eyes, overwhelmed at hearing his own story put into words. “I think for both of us, it was a truly powerful moment—the realization that his generation depends on mine to ensure that his story, and so many more like his, are never forgotten.” by Carrie Tydings, Staff Writer

Sharon Kenney says that the whole process can be life changing and that it can open

Talia Scott '18 interviewed Michelle Bernard (seated in pink), a lawyer, political activist, journalist, public speaker, and president of the Bernard Center for Women's Rights, about her work on promoting democracy and women's rights primarily in Iraq.

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A Teacher's Voice: TJ Tondorf, Middle School Dean of Students When I tell people I work in a middle school, I often see what I call the “confused puppy” reaction. They tilt their head and ask some version of “Why?” Many people remember all the changes, challenges, and turmoil that come with the middle school experience, so this is a logical reaction. Yet it is different for the fortunate few educators that call middle school “home.”

Middle school years are infamous for the amount of physical, mental and emotional changes that go on within them. It is a time for teens to explore who they are and what the world is. In reality, the growing process doesn’t change as we age; people are lifelong learners. Humans naturally react adversely to change and make Herculean efforts to avoid change. But change is what makes the world a better place. In that way middle school can be a liberating place where mistakes are expected and often encouraged. Students who learn from their mistakes learn to form a better understanding of a problem, concept, or even social interaction. I am fortunate to have this constant reminder in my life. In my first year at Stone Ridge, I have learned and grown a tremendous amount. There have been mistakes, but I try to capitalize on the opportunity to show the girls that adults, too, make mistakes. Alfred Pennyworth probably summed it up best when he said, “Why do we fall down sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves back up.” (My advisees are probably shaking their heads at another Batman reference, but it’s an important message.) I think we can all learn a great deal from the Stone Ridge community as it sets an example of how the world could show greater empathy and understanding. I see this in the large number of strong moms and nurturing dads, am inspired by the teachers who have taught the equivalent of many of my lifetimes and still want to learn and try new things, and am emboldened by the strong young women who walk our hallways daily and want to be a force for good in the world.

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TJ Tondorf in his first year with his Middle School advisory group

Though I am new to this community, I have been blessed to have known many of these types of people in my life. I went to schools, both public and private, where teachers cared deeply and inspired daily. I was raised in a family with amazingly strong women: my mother who has fought cancer twice and never stopped smiling; my aunts and cousins who were trailblazers and immensely kind; and my wife who is the kindest and most extroverted introvert that I know. I am also fortunate to have amazing men in my life: a dad who taught me through example what it meant to be a caring and devoted husband; uncles who treated their sons, daughters, nieces and nephews equally; and a brother who is a gregarious laugh-factory with a sincere devotion to his family and friends. My hope is that the young women of the Middle School at Stone Ridge can learn from their families, teachers, and peers how to be the best version of their true selves.

As middle school educators, we want to push our students to test their comfort levels and try new activities. Stone Ridge teachers know this and put this into action. They teach in a variety of formats, encourage girls to go out for a team or a play, and mentor the girls through the highs of success and the lows of failure. "A Teacher's Voice" continued on page 25

An Alumna Gives Voice to the MENA Region Maryam Jamshidi '98

Several years ago, in surveying the mainstream U.S. media coverage of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Central Asian and Eastern European regions, Maryam Jamshidi ‘98 saw what she believed was coverage that was tainted by Western biases and was sorely lacking in historical context. So, in 2010, she launched Muftah. org in an effort to serve as a resource for more balanced and informed media coverage of these regions. “For most of these outlets, the Middle East is just terrorism and oil. Central Asia, when covered at all, is little more than a collection of eccentric dictatorships,” explains Jamshidi.

“Muftah” is an Arabic word meaning "opening" or "key." Maryam says she chose it “in the hopes the magazine would help demystify the regions it covers and serve as a kind of ‘opening’ to a new, more nuanced understanding of these parts of the world.” The website, which receives nearly 100,000 views a month and more than a million annually from its mostly American audience, aims to produce accessible pieces that appeal to both English-speaking and non-English-speaking audiences. It typically covers higher profile issues such as

the refugee crisis but also lesser-known topics such as the black market organ trade in Egypt. Lighter subjects like Middle Eastern fashion also get the spotlight. “If we publish an article on fashion in Iran, for example, I would want any Iranian who reads it to accept it as an accurate portrayal. I would also want an American who has never been to Iran and Maryam Jamshidi '98 doesn’t know much about the country to find the article interesting and engaging.” Muftah.org will not, however, publish any pieces that advocate violence, war, or discrimination. Maryam, who now lives in New York City, says she derives great satisfaction in providing a forum for the perspectives of those who are “often excluded from the pages of the New York Times or the sound studios of CNN.” She goes on to say, “Every time I work with a writer or edit an article for Muftah, I have the privilege of helping fix that problem, in some small way.” by Carrie Tydings, Staff Writer

"A Teacher's Voice" from page 24 There are many lessons that the world can learn from listening to middle school students: • We need to educate. Kids like a challenge and like to learn new things. As adults we need to remember this curiosity: pick up a book, travel somewhere outside of our comfort zone, or accept an invitation to something new. • We need to love. Middle school kids are naturally empathetic and caring. As adults we could reconnect with a friend, reach out to someone in need, or thank someone who has supported us.

• We need to stand up for what we believe in. If given the right outlet, middle school students will let you know exactly what they think in amazing detail. We can learn from this candor and openness. • We need to be open to being wrong or, at the very least, understanding and empathizing with another person’s perspective. With all that is happening in the world, I am blessed to walk the halls of Stone Ridge daily and be reminded of how much good still persists in the world. These young women have a variety of backgrounds, opinions, perspectives, and interests, but they surround themselves in the Sacred Heart Goals and a love for their fellow humans – lessons we can all learn from the young women of Stone Ridge. www.StoneRidgeSchool.org | 25

FINDING YOUR TRUE VOICE IN SILENCE Kyle Dyer '85 In 2012, with nearly two decades as a successful journalist at television stations in Evansville, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky; and Denver, Colorado, Kyle Dyer, ’85 experienced a moment that changed her life and her career path. During her live morning show on Denver’s NBC affiliate, one of her guests was Max, an Argentine Mastiff who had fallen thru the ice on a pond the day before, along with the dog’s owner and the paramedic who jumped into the half frozen pond to save the dog. Unfortunately, during the interview Kyle leaned too close to the dog who bit her face. While she calmly tossed the show back to her partner with a chipper “Back to you…”, little did Kyle know how serious her injury was.

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With the help of one of Denver’s top plastic surgeons, Kyle received 78 stitches to her mouth and nose, as well as a skin graft. Two more surgeries followed. After more than 20 years of using her voice to tell others’ stories, Kyle was effectively silenced—with her mouth literally sewn shut for ten days. It was during that period, she says, “…I found my voice at a time when I lost my voice. I found what was really important in my storytelling.”

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journalism” that she encountered online. Kyle recalls that she was overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and support that she received from all walks of life after the dog attack. “I found strength in love…love from God, and love from family, friends, and strangers.” She added that her faith was enormously sustaining during a very scary time: “It was incredible to feel so close to God. I felt an enormous amount of comfort and peace during an otherwise chaotic time.” While her professional career reaches back twenty-plus years, Kyle fondly recalled the gentle pressure of her English teacher Mrs. Eleanor Heginbothom (and advisor to the newspaper, Here and Now) to join the team where she eventually served as a writer, then Sports Page Editor and then Editor-in-Chief her senior year. Following that, she went on the write for the daily newspaper at the University of Maryland, then the university radio station, and right out of college, she joined WJLA, attracted to the idea of using her words and video as a way of storytelling. Her newest venture is Kyle Dyer Storytelling, and it is directly informed by her injury and her enhanced ability to “listen deeply” to connect with an individual and tell their story. “I love what I do because storytelling connects people. It inspires others. It can be a force for positive change.” Interestingly, Kyle was careful to clarify the difference between a “fluff story” and a positive story. “A fluff story is a story on, for example, puppies or baby goats or puppies interacting with baby goats. It’s cute. You smile. A positive story makes you feel something stronger. The story has an impact on you.”

She relays that it means “generating news and sharing to build community” which correlates nicely with Goal IV of the Sacred Heart education that Kyle received at Stone Ridge. “A well-told positive story that resonates with people and engages them has the ability to connect people and build community.” She was also excited to share just some of the stories she’s working on including one about a Congolese refugee who worked her way through college and with the help of social media was able to reconnect with her mother who was living in another country, and another story about a mother who started an organization for adults with developmental disabilities as they age out of school-supported services. “I know the power of words,” she says, but “I also know the power we get through talking and listening with one another.” Kyle is surely inspired each day by this St. Madeline Sophie Barat quote that is taped to the inside of her closet.

“Your example, even more than words, will be an eloquent lesson the world.” by Carrie Tydings, Staff Writer

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GIVING CHILDREN A VOICE Marion Mattingly '47

Marion Mattingly '47 is a trailblazer, giving a voice to the youth of our nation. She has spent more than three decades of leadership and handson involvement in national and state policy development

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Since 1995, she has been Washington editor of Juvenile Justice Update, a regular column for which she interviews members of Congress, the White House Administration, and experts across the country. She is a founding member of Strategies for Youth, a longtime member of the American Bar Association and its Criminal Justice Section's Juvenile Justice Committee, and the National Law Enforcement Explorer Committee. She is also an independent consultant at Mattingly Associates.

Named “Washingtonian of the Year” by Washingtonian Magazine, Marion has received awards from many organizations including the National Council of Juvenile Family Court Judges and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. In an article in The Washington Post, she was described as “all work and no pay,” and in The Baltimore Sun as “a modern day Joan of Arc and the facts are her sword.” Marion is one of the cherished few alumnae who attended and graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart, located at 1719 on Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest DC, before it relocated to the present location of Stone Ridge. She graduated as valedictorian in 1947. She attended Mary Washington College, majored in political science, and began her career at U.S. News & World Report. After marrying Joseph Mattingly in 1950, they settled in Bethesda, MD, and raised eight children, with two of her daughters having attended Stone Ridge, Diane Mattingly Thompson ‘72 and Marion Joan Mattingly Steinfels ‘68. Her other daughters Caroline and Jane also attended Stone Ridge but did not graduate from the School. For many years, Marion was very active as a volunteer at Stone Ridge and its Alumnae Association, helping chair the Très Bien Ball. Her family shares a long and proud legacy of Sacred Heart education: Marion’s mother, Marion Ruddy Woolley, graduated from Lone Mountain and attended Lake Forest and Menlo Park. Her granddaughter, Jane Steinfels, attended Sheridan Road in Chicago, where she now serves as Director of Campus Ministry. Her great grandson, Joshua Steinfels-Saenz, also graduated from Sheridan Road.

In living out the charism of Sacred Heart education, Marion has always been an active participant in her community, serving her church, schools, the Red Cross, and political activities. In the late 60's she and three Republican colleagues founded Women on Watch (WOW), a court watching and advocacy program focused on juveniles in Montgomery County, MD. They were quickly joined by active Democratic women. This bipartisan group was successful in bringing attention to juvenile justice, and successful in improving laws and programs and increasing funding in county and state budgets to benefit juvenile justice. This brought her to the attention of members of Congress who invited her to testify on this important issue in both the Senate and the House. She was a founder and first executive director of what is now known as the Coalition for Juvenile Justice which works with states and territories, as well as the administrative and legislative branches of the federal government reaching out to states and territories and constituency groups. For ten years, she directed the National Campaign to Stop Violence and its “Do the Write Thing” program. Marion has been a consultant to many agencies and organizations, and served on numerous boards, committees, and commissions. After being involved in the crafting of the legislation that resulted in the creation of the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, she was appointed by President Ford to the National Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, later served as a member of President Reagan's transition Task Force on Law Enforcement. She also received appointments from five Maryland governors, most recently Martin O'Malley's Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction. Marion explained how one visiting priest in particular, who would celebrate Mass for the RSCJ and students often at 1719, made a particular impact on her future path. Father James Keller, a Maryknoll priest, would eloquently speak to the language of the Society’s mission, and he convinced her she could do something to make the world a better place. Marion fondly reflects on the dynamic Father Keller, recounting his words, “You, individually, have a mission in life to fulfill—a special job to do. You can do something no other person can do to shape the world in which you live.” Marion has simply and humbly done just that. Compiled by the editorial team and collaboration with Marion Mattingly '47

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1 Jordan Deveaux '18 received third place in the Bethesda Urban Partnership and Bethesda Magazine Essay & Short Story High School Contest for her short story "Invisible Crown" 2 and 3 Kathryn Yost '22, Rachel Nokku '22, and Lillian Wright '22 participate in the Middle School STEAM Competition 4 Julia Kushan '18 performs during the Art Show opening 5 Colleen Stroud '21, Sofia Laje '22, Hannah Sanghvi '21, Grace Ann Morrow '22, and Annabelle Lee '23 perform in the Middle School production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 6 Erin Barry '17 and Caroline Barry '19 demonstrate working on the ceramics wheel with Alessandra Ferguson '27 during the 2017 Art Show Opening

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7 LS students respond enthusiastically to a Read Across America performance 8 Juliette Duvall '26 in a class project portraying a historical figure 9 Violet Espinoza '28, Junia Whang '27, Sarah Anglade '29, Savina Whang '29, and Isabella Ortiz '29 at the LS Luau 10 Morgan Weidinger and Adam DeGraff, guest clinicians for a violin workshop, stand with Music Teacher Elizabeth Cunha and Madeleine Sateri '19, Quincy McElhaney '19, Nanako Sugimoto '20, Makenzie Higgins '20, and Meaghan Kilner '20 11 Natalie Shaffer '26 and Caitlyn Alexander '26 present a science project on adaptations in the desert 12 MS dancers show off their moves at the end-of-the-year performance 13 MS students admire artwork at the 2017 Art Show Opening 14 Artwork on display at the 2017 Art Show

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Athletics at STONE RIDGE 1 1 US Track and Field runners Shira Nash '19, Rohey Colley '20, Genevieve DiBari '18, and Maddie Rodgers '18 at the 2017 Penn Relays 2 Members of the US Golf team: Alex DiZinno '18, Sophia Trone '20, Kayleigh Zeman '20, Alexandra Jenkins '19, Katherine Shrout '18, and Isabella Martinez '18 3 Natalia Kabenge '22 prepares for a pitch in MS Softball 4 Megan Fennell '17 signs to commit to swim for Lehigh University this coming fall 5 Cara Mitchell '24 in MS Lacrosse 6 Nankyinga Njuki '25 and Mary Kate Friel '25 in LS PE 7 Janie Bell '18 on the attack in Varsity Lacrosse

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#GatorStrong Gators One of Two ISL Schools to Finish in Top Four for Three Consecutive Years The Gators placed third in the 2017 James W. Lewis Trophy (Director's

recognition of all sports. Specifically, a school cannot finish high in

Cup). This award is presented annually in the Independent School

the Lewis Cup standings simply by winning in one, two, or a handful

League (ISL) to the overall champion for competitive success. As

of sports. In order to finish in the top of the Lewis Cup standings,

recent as 2014, Stone Ridge finished 10th in the Director's Cup

schools must be competitive in all sports.”

standings. For the past three years, Stone Ridge Athletics has placed third (2015), fourth (2016), and third (2017) in the Director's Cup

During the recent Spring Sports Awards Banquet held in May, Mr.

standings. In fact, Stone Ridge is one of only two schools, the other

McGhee explained why he has often referenced the Lewis Cup

being Georgetown Visitation, that has placed in the top four in the ISL

over the past three years. "For any team in any sport to win, each

for three consecutive years.

team member must play a pivotal role every day in practice and games, regardless of their individual accomplishments. Likewise, to

According to Stone Ridge Athletic Director Jason McGhee, “There is

compete for the Lewis Cup, every Stone Ridge team plays a pivotal

added emphasis placed on competing for the Lewis Cup due to its

role, regardless of whether they win a championship or not. As a Department, we cannot be successful unless every team does its part." As is often stated in the world of sports, winning championships is hard. Championships win the headlines and are exciting, but winning Director’s Cups is even harder. At Stone Ridge, we believe when every student-athlete prioritizes team success and accomplishments on each team we will remain one of the top schools in the ISL and beyond. Congratulations to all the 2016-2017 athletic teams on another very successful year. Looking forward to 2017-2018!

#goSRgators #GatorStrong

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2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 Alumnae Board: 1 Thank you to our 2016-2017 Alumnae Board: (back row) Mara Gomes McCarthy ’06, Robyn Schwartzman ’08, Meg MacWhirter ’01, Patty Wimsatt Myler ’64, Daphne Kiplinger ’03, Maria-Stella Gatzoulis ’86, Dominique Martinet ’62, Kellyn Mahan ’06, Catherine Ronan Karrels ’86, Michael Anne Cullen ’95; (seated) Eileen Mayer ’70, Maureen Daly Kelly ’87, Mary Williams Schaller ’61, Mary Ellen Ruff ’90

2 Alumnae gathered for a tour and beer tasting at Denizens Brewery, owned by Alumnae Board member Julie Verrati '97: 2 Julie Verratti '97, Taryn Wolf '97, and Elise Stull '97 3 Alison Smith '02, Rachna Arora '02, Bridget Campbell '02, Annie Campbell '05 4 Brianne Burke Harrison '01, Renee Green '08, Mary King '08, and Emily Herring '08

Gators Come Home: Gators from the Class of 2016 returned to campus for lunch, fellowship, and a special goûter in January before they went back to college. 5 Nastasja Wilson, Lauren Woodard, Sophie Pirozzoli, and Alice Felker (pictured with Catherine Ronan Karrels '86 and Assistant Head of Upper School Malcolm McCluskey) talked to the Third and Fourth Academic classes about their college experiences 6 (back row) Colin Barnes, Nastasja Wilson, Zoe Sheppard, Lizzie Young, Anneliese Goetz, Suzanne Antoniou, Arianna Scott; (middle row) Sydney Rickford, Juliette Howard, Liv Anderson, Lena Bakalian, Maya Moore, Madison Smith, SaRena Coleman, Nikki Lumbre, Kelsey Brigati, Sophia Pirozzoli; (seated) Ariadne Manikas, Maryam Fassihi, Claire Biffl, Ellen Morrissey, Giselle Rodriguez

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Alumnae Cocktail Receptions

New York City:

1 Alison Heidenberger Coffey ’99 and Charlotte WalkerSaid ’99 2 Catherine Ronan Karrels ’86, Regina Fay Gannon ’86, Alisha Armstrong '86, and Alisha's sister 3 Amity Wall Curry ’95, Katya Sienkiewicz ’95, Bridget Farrand Fox ’95, Michael Anne Cullen ’95 4 Rosemary Yogiaveetil ’07, Mara Gomes McCarthy ’06, Blair Butcher ’07, Katherine Black '10, Emily Bates Sullivan '03 Washington, DC: 5 Kelly McInerney Lovallo ’86, Catherine Ronan Karrels ’86, Lisa Kirby Greissing ’68 6 Kata Kobli ’99, Sophia Curcio Beaulieu ‘99 7 Allison Cryor DiNardo ’78, Tam Nguyen ’07 8 Christine Antoniou '10, Kelly McInerney Lovallo ’86, Taylor Douglas '09, Toni Rodriguez Roberts ’92 Boston: 9 Meghan Burke '84, Catherine Ronan Karrels ’86, Dorothy Muhlen-Tomaszewski '87 10 Suzanne Sullivan ’93, Ilona Kopits ’93 11 Jessica Dzyak ’98, Mary-Louise Tracy Coates ’72 London: 12 Justine Desmond '09, Caitlin O’Connell ’05, Alex Marciniak ’05, Elissa Goeke ‘08 13 Virginia Longino Jordan ’66, Elissa Goeke ’08, Helena Fernandes ’89, Justine Desmond ’09, Monica Risam ’89, Cecile Divino ’93

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Spirituality Retreat

The Stone Ridge Alumnae Board, Campus Ministry, and Religious of the Sacred Heart hosted an Alumnae Spirituality Retreat: “Spirituality Spa Day: Seeking the One Whom We Love” on March 11 at Stone Ridge. Diane Roche, RSCJ facilitated the day's discussions. “These retreats are a really lovely day...spent reflecting on how to deepen our prayer life and connect more personally with scripture. I love being around alumnae spanning decades because it reminds me how special and enduring our Sacred Heart education really is.” — Anonymous

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TRÈS BIEN BALL 2017

Très Bien Ball

The Très Bien Ball was held on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center. Over 460 guests, including more than 25 alumnae, celebrated the induction of the Class of 2017 into the Alumnae Association.

1 The Class of 2017 2 (back row): Meghan Zorc ’15, Collen Zorc ’11, Maureen Daly Kelly ’87, Catherine Ronan Karrels ’86, Maria-Stella Gatzoulis ’86, Megan Daly ’84, Mary Colbert Denger ’67, Tara Fettig Ryan ’85, Lizzie Lamond McMurtrieSR, Amanda McMurtrie Herndon ’92, Joyce Connolly ’14, Shannon Lydon ’14, Julia Hilliard ’12, Stephanie Farr Lennon ’83, Julie Farr Connolly ’84, Haley Kameros ’11, Natasha Armstrong ’14, Michelle Reilly ‘16, Sarah Connell ’16, Maggie McMahon ’15; (front row): Michael Anne Cullen ’95, Lorna Denger McMahon ’88, Rachel Denger Burke ’94, Molly Denger Ervin ’90, Maddy Willingham ’15, Tori Willingham ’08, Lexi Willingham ’12, Elizabeth Shrout ’15, Kendall Kaiser ’16

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The mission of SR Connects is to create professional opportunities for alumnae to network, foster business relationships, and continue their lifelong connection with Stone Ridge. SR Connects is engaging alumnae as: • Presenters in Middle and Upper School classrooms • Speakers at Middle and Upper School assemblies • Networking professionals at industry-specific roundtables • Hosts for the Job Shadow Program for the Fourth Academic • Speakers and site hosts for the Social Action program

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Please contact Michael Anne Cullen ’95, Director of Alumnae Relations, at 301.657.4322, ext. 376 or macullen@stoneridgeschool.org if you are interested in getting involved.

1 Maria-Stella Gatzoulis ’86 came to Upper School Assembly during World Language week to talk about international mindedness and work in a multilingual and multicultural setting at the Wilson Center. 2 During Social Action Assembly, Upper School students enjoyed listening to Beverley Robinson Wheeler ’72 talk about her experiences in her effort to end hunger in D.C. 3 Kate Freund Hailey ’03, Aveen Karim ’07, Kelly Seegers ’12, and Katie Shea ’09 participated in the Fourth Academic Alumnae Career Panel, discussing their professional paths since graduation and how their experience at Stone Ridge had substantial impact on where they are now in their careers. 4 Toni Rodriguez Roberts ’92 spoke to an Upper School forensics class about her experience with the FBI doing fingerprint forensics. 5 Jessica Kane ’97, Director of the Office of Municipal Securities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, came to Stone Ridge to speak to an economics class about the SEC and the stock market. 6 Suja Parakamannil Ali ’80 spoke during Social Action Assembly about what it means to be spiritually healthy and how the community can use the Lenten season as a time to reflect on spiritual and physical wellbeing. She talked about her own experiences in the field of health and wellness and the role of personal wellness on individuals and society. 7 Deidre White ’84 came to speak at the Upper School Social Action Assembly about the value of successful partnerships and a deeper understanding of the U.N Sustainable Development Goals. 8 Margot Ingoldsby Schulman ’69 teaches the Upper School Journalism class about telling a story with photos.

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Class Notes Class Correspondents needed! Please contact Michael Anne Cullen '95 at macullen@stoneridgeschool.org if you would like to become your class correspondent for the Stone Ridge Magazine.

1947

VIVIAN “PUNKY” CISSEL NEUHAUSER celebrated her 90th birthday in March, and lives at Brighton Gardens Friendship Heights. She trusts in the mutual prayers she and her fellow children of the Sacred Heart say for one another; and in the safekeeping of our Blessed Mother.

1953

BARBARA FALGE OPENSHAW has 13 grandchildren. All of her grandchildren are doing very well in their present fields. She is looking forward to an upcoming family wedding.

1954

JACQUELINE "BUNNY" CREMEN KEESHAN’s husband, Bill, died of cancer in the middle of July. Even though Bill died within several days of being diagnosed, his family was able to be with him. Unfortunately, Bunny had several serious medical problems after that, but she has moved to an assisted living place and is now able to walk with a walker. Since ROSALIE MCGRORY LYNCH has been living in the Chicagoland area for over 20 years, even though it was supposed to be for only two years. While she rarely gets back to the East Coast, when she is able to travel, she sees KATHERINE "TOOTS" KELLY CAWOOD who was still practicing law in Annapolis. Soccer took over the Lynch family with two college freshmen playing for Northwestern and Augustana; a high school junior and sophomore playing on their “Academy” teams, and a seventh-grade girl and sixth-grade boy. Her email address is rosaliart@sbcglobal.net, and she would love to hear from everyone.

1955

ALICE SHANNON STOLZBERG has been gloriously retired from medical practice for 15 years. Always a needle-work hobbyist, she has taken up Modern Quilting and gradually became very proficient with computerized sewing. To celebrate her 80th year, they are taking their five children and 11 grandchildren on a French river cruise. Her husband is enjoying the planning as much as he will enjoy the actual trip. On a day-to-day basis, they travel the country visiting with family and friends and, of course, try to survive the Oregon rain in Portland and at the beach.

1956

CORINNE CHRISTMAS SULLIVAN is still busy at Fahrney’s Pens in DC and Fahrney's Mail Order trying to keep handwriting alive in our age of technology.

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The eight grandchildren of Elizabeth Langdon Teasdale ’58

1958

LIZ LANGDON TEASDALE lizzieteasdale@gmail.com ALMA HARDY GATES has been married for 54 years to Harry Gates. They still live in their first house. They have two children: April Davidson Gates, a psychotherapist in Washington, DC, and, Hardy Gates, a props master in Hollywood. Hardy is married to Laurel and they have three beautiful grandchildren, Taggart, Sloan and Fisher. Alma continues to serve the residents of DC, as an elected Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and a Mayoral appointee to the Commission on Arts and Humanities. Alma says, “Our 1958 class of 21 graduates has been blessed by lifelong friendships. We received an extraordinary education. For both of these, I am extremely thankful.” ADELE KEOGH CAHILL reports that she loves being married to Bob Cahill. She is thankful to each of her dear friends who wrote and called when her sister, Joyce, died. Joyce’s husband, Harry, and the family are holding up valiantly. Adele says, “that it is difficult to believe she (Joyce) has gone to heaven…” and she looks forward to seeing friends at the next Reunion. ELIZABETH LANGDON TEASDALE reports that all is well in the middle of the country. Her eight grandchildren are thriving. Her oldest daughter lives in Rye, NY, so she gets there frequently. This past January she had the pleasure of having dinner and brunch the next day with ADELE KEOGH CAHILL and her husband and DIANA PYLE ROWAN and her husband. She says, “Everyone plan for our 60th reunion in April of 2018!”

1961

MARY WILLIAMS SCHALLER mnschaller@verizon.net ELIZABETH “LIBBY” MILLER FITZGERALD and her husband Paul made a month-long bicycle tour through Africa in 2016. NANCY KNIGHT SMITH reports that she is recovering from back surgery and is doing better every day. She is having a wonderful time with her granddaughter, Morgan, whom she sees often. Morgan is a joy to watch growing up. LYNNE HOLLAND is still living near Capitol Hill in Washington. She had a great time revisiting Stone Ridge for her 55th Reunion in April 2016. NANCY SCANLON MEYER in Cincinnati, OH; IRENE MORROW DAVIS in Bellevue, WA; MARY CHRISTINE CARPENTER in Fairfeld, PA; MICHELE STERNS MUNOS in Kensington, MD all sent Christmas good wishes. We hope to see each other in 2017.

MARY WILLIAMS SCHALLER reports that this summer, both of her granddaughters, Shelby age 14, and Karenna, age 12 from Cincinnati, worked on an ongoing story project of Shelby’s and completed a little book. Karenna is the family artist and she did four illustrations for it. Mary sent it off to Bookbaby, a great self-pub company, and they have just released it on Amazon Kindle. It’s called THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE FISHY!, a Spy Spoof for All Ages. Mary acted as the secretary and ghostwriter, but all of the plot, the characters, most of the dialogue, the titles, and the illustrations are Shelby’s and Karenna’s. Mary’s harlequin romance books are still selling worldwide. To date, a million copies of her books have sold in 19 countries and in 13 languages. She is also working on her first murder mystery book with hopes to see publication in 2017. She and her husband, Marty, made their first Disney Cruise in November 2016 and enjoyed getting up close with baby sea turtles in Grand Cayman. They also enjoyed a tea at a sugar plantation in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.

1962 DOMINIQUE MARTINET got her swim club at Quassy Lake to root for Katie Ledecky ’15 during the Olympics. Dominique is very proud of her and all of our Stone Ridge and Sacred Heart champions. PATRICIA AIKEN-O’NEILL joined the Community Foundation of Collier County Board of Trustees.

1963

GLORIA SOLA the.canadian.ecuadorian@gmail.com KAROLEN LINDERMAN MUHLKE is proud to announce that her oldest Bottom left, Marty and Mary Williams Schaller ’61 have a moment with baby sea turtles in Grand Cayman; bottom right, Mary Williams Schaller ’61 with a gator statue in the Cincinnati, Ohio Zoo in August 2016.

PATRICIA WIMSATT MYLER '64 was awarded the Mary Virginia Merrick Award, the highest award given by the Christ Child Society of Washington, DC, an organization founded in 1887 to provide programs for children in the Washington, DC area. Patty has been active in the Christ Child Society for many years, having volunteered at the (now-defunct) Christ Child Institute when she was a student at Stone Ridge. She has been a formal member of the organization since the mid-80s, during which time she has chaired and served on many committees, served on the DC Board of Directors as well as the National Board, and was the National President. Above left, Dominique Martinet ‘62 with her swim club; above right, Patricia Aiken-O’Neill ‘62

granddaughter Katelyn Snee just made the Dean’s List at Miami of Ohio where she is in her sophomore year. Karolen’s oldest son, Chad Snee, and his wife, Lynne, just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. CAMILLA "CAMMIE" CORNELSEN MCLAUGHLIN spent a number of years in New Hampshire and Boston (preceded by a few years in New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania). Her husband’s job took them to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2000, and she really fell in love with the West. Their three daughters live on the East Coast. Cammie has been a journalist, writer and editor for a number of years and publish in a range of outlets including magazines, newspapers, online sites, and custom publications. She has also done a few articles for The Washington Post. This year, she is working on a book for an architecture firm in Newport Beach, California. She specializes in real estate, architecture, and design. Cammie reports, “I think my years at Stone Ridge were some of the most transformative in my life, and I am forever grateful to have shared that time with everyone in my class.” MARIA METZLER JOHNSON's four children are grown and working on the East Coast. There are six grandchildren between the ages of one and seven. Calvin and Maria are still in Austin, Texas, where Calvin is a tax scholar at Texas Law School.

1964

KAY DEFRANCEAUX LEONARD kayluvcats@aol.com E L I Z A B E T H WERTENBAKER MACKENZIE lives in Dorset, UK, with her husband Jeremy. Their son, Edward, died suddenly at age 39 in Tanzania last year. Their daughter, Georgina, lives and works in London. Top left, Elizabeth Wertenbaker Mackenzie ’64 and her husband Jeremy with their two Whippets Archie and Lily at home in Cerne Abbas, Dorset UK; bottom left, Ada DeFranceaux, mother of Kay DeFranceaux '64, celebrates her 104th birthday

Elizabeth still has many cousins and friends in the U.S., and she visits frequently. KAY DEFRANCEAUX LEONARD’s mother turned 104 years old on March 1, 2017. Still ready with a quip or come back, she rules in Bethesda. Here’s to Ada DeFranceaux!

Patty Wimsatt Myler '64 with her family at the 2017 Christ Child Founder's Day Mass where she was awarded the Mary Virginia Merrick Award, with husband John, daughters Caitlin Myler Taylor '98 (and husband Matt Taylor, daughters Josephine and Genevieve, and son Christian), Brigid Myler '03, and son Devin (with his wife Denise Menaker Myler '00 and their daughter Addison)

DOLLY VACA DONIHI is employed as a community service worker at Santa Fe Community Guidance Center, Presbyterian Medical Services. She is now up and over full capacity with a caseload over 32. She has seen the needs of clients, heard their concerns, their voices and pleas. What she reminds herself over and over is that so many of the faces before her in her office once had lives, dreams of their own, and people who loved them. She has been in this position since last August. She misses her beloved House Appropriations and Finance Committee and the NM Legislature, where she returned from year to year, bedecked in Native American jewelry, velvets, cowboy boots and smile and attitude. She missed her staff there…and yes, has toned the wardrobe down a bit! Her children are well, her grandsons, now ages 13 and 16. SANDY THEUNICK finally decided to move to Denver (from Honolulu, HI) which will take place sometime this summer.

1966

JACKIE ALBARRAN is very busy with her architecture. She just completed four historic restorations, and she is about to embark on three new homes in Palm Beach.

1969

CARROLL CONNOLLY DUNN sepcd13@gmail.com ANDREA TOVAR TEN CATE lived in Amherst, MA, and taught ESL to immigrants in the community while working on an M.Ed, teaching grade school, and raising her two wonderful sons, Alan and Chris. What is truly a blessing is that their oldest son, Alan, and his wife, Alyssa and their two babies have left Palo Alto, CA, and have moved to Bristol, RI, closer to GaGa (Andrea) and Opa (Albert- Stepgrandfather), and Grandpa, Kent. Their youngest son, Chris, has been living in Bogota, Columbia, for six years. He comes to visit for holidays a couple of times a year. Her mother died in August 2013 and her father died in June 2015, a month after her grandson, William, was born.

VIRGINIA LONGINO JORDAN made her second trip to this time zone this year for the Women's March on January 21, and thank you to CANDY HALL AARON for sharing space, family history and the chance to meet the next generation. She is now in Jamaica storing up energy to face medical explorations when they return to the UK. She sends warm regards to all the sisters of ‘66.

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ANNE CAREY annecarey@me.com

Andrea Tovar ’69 with her grandson

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Far left, Claire Kurtz Crain '69 with her family; near left, Alexis Mazzocco '69 with her husband, Frank

She and her five brothers are all well, although now that their mother has died, they seem to see each other less frequently. Whenever you are in Massachusetts or The Netherlands, please don’t hesitate to look her up. CARROLL CONNOLLY DUNN’s first grandchild was born last April 2016 to her daughter, Catie ’01, and her husband, Jerry. Her name is Maggie Meehan. Carroll and George love the time they get to babysit. They proudly announce that their son, Colin, was recently appointed President of Heffron Company, their family’s mechanical contracting firm. He is succeeding George and looking forward to the new challenge. His wife, Laurie, is his biggest asset. Carroll is spending a lot of time on Kiawah Island, SC, and has enjoyed playing with MARY MARGARET DUGAN and MARYELLEN SULLIVAN KYLE. GAEL DOAR came to visit recently and Annalee Gillette Regensburg ’70 just bought a house on Seabrook Island so they will get to see more of her as well. Carroll’s husband, George, is backing off work a bit but has no plans to retire soon. RUTH THOMAS just retired after working at the CIA for 32 years. She reports that she and BECKY CRUMLISH meet at a neighboring watering hole to commiserate over national developments. CLAIRE KURTZ CRAIN’s husband, Joe, passed in November from ALS. All of the family and some friends joined them for his last Thanksgiving. They have four children and nine grandchildren, ranging from 2 to 24. Two of their children ran the NYC marathon with Team ALS in his honor. Raising money and awareness of ALS is very important to them. She still works part-time with Home Instead Senior Care which helped her to care for her husband so he could die at home. Four days a week, she has Mom Mom school for her two youngest grandchildren at her house. She still lives in their house in Palmyra near Charlottesville, but she is thinking about downsizing. Her husband loved deep sea fishing out of Virginia Beach, so she is planning on keeping their condo in Rudee Inlet for the family to use. She is still trying to get used to her new normal with God and family as her support. GAEL DOAR and her husband, Larry Walsh, recently spent time in Seabrook, SC, and she was happy to reconnect with her classmates CARROLL CONNOLLY DUNN, MARY MARGARET DUGAN, MARYELLEN SULLIVAN KYLE, and Annalee Gillette ’70. She is looking forward to her son’s wedding in

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Houston. John is marrying a young woman, Jessica from Houston who graduated from Duchesne Academy. Her mother graduated from Manhattanville. Her daughter, Maggie, lives in Stamford, CT, and teaches fourth grade in Westport, CT. ALEXIS MAZZOCCO built a house in Nevada, near Las Vegas, this past summer and is spending the month of February there. Her older son, Alan, lives in the area. They also brought along their 9-year old Maltese, Annie. Her younger son, Evan, will be moving to Boston for his Masters of Engineering in Logistics at MIT. They are planning on living most of the year in Oak Hill, Virginia and will completely re-landscape the front and back of the house. They have decided not to move, because they enjoy the convenient location, neighbors, and a beautiful lot filled with wildlife that backs to the woods. Her husband, Frank, retired a few years ago, but she is still working part-time mostly because she enjoys the people. MARTHA DONNELLY led the Women’s March in San Miguel de Allende and shared the stage with a wonderful singer, Maria Sanchez. They toggled between English and Spanish but were thrilled with the turnout. Having only expected about 200, they had 2,000 participants. The purpose of the march was to move forward on several fronts to effect policies on Capitol Hill. She welcomes visitors in Mexico!

LINDA LEE CHANEL BOYLE celebrated her 40th wedding anniversary with her husband with whom she shares two exemplary grown sons. They also enjoy two beautiful, adorable grandchildren. Linda still works for the local county government helping elders. CECI KIRBY WRAASE and her husband, Dennis, made the semi-commitment and bought a fixer-upper in Venice, FL, near KAREN HORSTMAN KAMERICK and her husband, Tony. They are enjoying the renovation. She was blessed with a great evening visiting with classmates SALLY CORNELSEN and REGGIE SCANLAN. KAREN HORSTMAN KAMERICK and her husband, Tony, moved to Venice, FL. They built a home while in Bethesda, which was quite an undertaking being 1,000 miles from the project. Everything has worked out pretty well but settling in is taking a while. They will be in Bethany Beach from June through midOctober, and they would love to see anyone who is in the area. SUSAN LEE MAHAN and her husband, Larry, live in Bethesda with their blended family. Evan and his wife Kate Mahan and big sister, Libbie, are local as well. Sarah Trevisan ’02 is in Bethesda as well as their son Tony Trevisan (‘90 SR Kindergarten), his wife Autumn and their son James Edward Trevisan (9 months). Kellyn Mahan ’06 is also in Bethesda and is a member of the Stone Ridge Alumnae Board. Noah and Carrie Trevisan Corwin ’01 are in Bozeman, MT, and they own the restaurant The Mint.

JULIE DUVALL STULL and her husband, Hal, are finally grandparents. Madeleine Elizabeth Stull was born on February 11, 2017 in Dubai to their son, James, and his wife, Katie. Maddie arrived a little early, so they missed her debut, but they had the pleasure of meeting her a week later and have been delighting in her company. Her great grandmother and Aunt Katie ’97 look forward to meeting her when she comes to visit this summer. MAGGIE MORTON BABBITT and her husband, Robbie, moved to West Virginia three years ago. They live on an organic farm and practice sustainability. Robbie is raising sheep and vegetables. She is a clinical therapist and works part-time at Winchester Medical Center. She also has a private practice in Martinsburg. They love visiting their granddaughter, Alaleh Babbitt, age 1, in Sherman Oaks, California.

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ELIZABETH WALLACE elizfwallace@gmail.com

Top, Susan Lee Mahan '70 and her family at Christmas; above, Celeste Fuqua O’Neil '70 with her family

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Above left, Lisa Gorski Kowalski ’70 and her husband Tom walk daughter Catherine down the aisle when she married Matt Phillips on September 24, 2016 at the Kaaterskill Resort in the Catskills; and above right, helping her celebrate were Celeste Fuqua O’Neill ’70 and Susan Lee Mahan ’70.

Clockwise from above right: Lisa Gorski Kowalski ’70 at Pebble Beach; Carol Nolan Klatt ’70 in Monterey, CA; John Cassidy Whalen, grandson of Jane Welsh '70; Thomas Trevisan, Evan Mahan, Larry Mahan, Susan Lee Mahan ’70, Tony Trevisan, Carrie Trevisan Corwin ’01, and Noah Corwin

Thomas Trevisan ('92 SR Kindergarten) works in Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn. Sean Mahan is also in Manhattan. Family gatherings are utter mayhem! CELESTE FUQUA O’NEIL is the Senior Talent Scout at Bon Secours Health System. She is so excited to have a family reunion in Vero Beach, CA. JANE WELSH’s husband, John, passed away in June 2011 after a long fight. Her daughter, Carrie, married Matt Whalen, and they own Good Nature Brewing in Hamilton, NY. It is New York State's first licensed farm brewery. You are all invited to the opening of the new expanded brewery sometime this summer. She is excited to be the grandmother of the most brilliant little angel ever born, John Cassidy Whalen, age 2. CAROLINE MCSHERRY BLACK’s darling daughter, Emily, is currently in Annapolis, but thinking about a few possible moves in the coming months. Her husband, Clint, retired in September 2016, but serves on two boards, and is still of counsel to his law firm. CAROL NOLAN KLATT and her husband, Mike, live in the Northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, 1.5 hours from NYC. After working as an English language tutor while living in Madrid, she decided to work as a substitute teacher in the Pocono School System. It is never boring and it’s flexible! She and Mike have two sons; David lives in Brooklyn, and Andy just got married and lives in Seattle.

Griffin, grandson of Betsy Reggio Davis ’70

MARY PRATT BRANDENBURG and her husband, John, of 24 years, moved ‘back’ to Columbia, MD in 2015, to the same street where they lived for the first 14 years of their marriage. John retired in April 2016. She still practices acupuncture, going on 32 years, work that engages so much of her passion! They have three girls and five grandchildren. ELIZABETH WALLACE attended the Women's March with her son, Justin, and was cheered on by texts from her daughter Alexis in CA. Her activism is more local now. She joined the Community Police Academy to get to know her officers and encourage transparency. She is still running an Airbnb for long-stay guests from Kazakhstan to Colombia, Saudi Arabia to Switzerland. She learns as much about herself as she does about others. ANGELINA PARLADE RODRIGUEZ is the Programs Director for a charity organization SCLAD, Inc. (Spinal Cord Living-Assistance Development, Inc.) dedicated to serving persons with physical and developmental disabilities. Besides coordinating personal support services, vocational services and housing services, SCLAD develops and manages affordable accessible housing. They are in the pre-construction phase of their fifth project - Le Jeune Gardens, in their home City of Hialeah, Florida. The work is tough but rewarding! BETSY REGGIO DAVIS retired from being a Pediatric Occupational Therapist in June 2014 just after Griffin, her wonderful grandson, was born. She and Shaun take care of him 3 days a week. It is lots of fun to watch him grow and learn. On her well-earned days off, she stays busy with needlework, sewing, the gym, and volunteering at the local MDSPCA, where our beautiful 3 cats were adopted.

Above, classmates from 1970 enjoyed a send-off lunch for Susan Nemazee ’70: Mary Pratt Brandenburg, Eileen Mayer, Annalee Gillette Regensburg, Susan Lee Mahan, Ellen Dugan, Susan Nemazee, Karen Horstman Kamerick, Ceci Kirby Wrasse, Carol Nolan Klatt, Molly Counihan Feliciano, and Lisa Gorski Kowalski.

International City of Peace. They produce IMAGINE magazine, Sedona which also goes out to 150 Cities of globally (http://joom.ag/ hCYW). Inspired by the Women's March in DC, singer-songwriter daughter Tara is releasing a music video, "Mother of Exiles" based on the poem excerpt inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. LISA GORKSI KOWALSKI drove back to the San Francisco Bay area in December across I-40 via Kentucky Horse Farm, Graceland, Bourbon Distillery, Clinton Library, Marijuana Dispensary, Bonneville Flats, Santa Fe, and survived a wild dog attack! Her daughter Caroline (24) graduated from JMU and works/ lives in Northern Virginia. Her daughter Catherine (31) married in September and is launching a bridal line in NYC. Lisa proudly marched in the San Francisco Women’s March. She is hooked on yoga, biking, skiing, golf. Facebook her!

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KATHY JOHNSTON HUTTO Kathhutto@aol.com JULIE BUNT is still working full-time in one of the suburban libraries in Johannesburg, South Africa, although she is hoping to retire in May 2018. Then she will embark on a new challenge, perhaps for three days a week. Her music student is making good progress in learning to read music. Choir singing brings much enjoyment and satisfaction! Below left, Kathy Daniel ’73 and Kathy Johnston Hutto ’73 on a three week trip to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam; below right, Kathy Daniel ’73 heading to the Mekong Delta near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Above, from left: Dianne Sites Caprio ’73, Kathy Daniel ’73, Maureen O'Hagan Lobb and Kathy Johnston Hutto ’73 supporting Katie Ledecky ’15 while visiting Dianne in NC; Susan Farnsworth ’72 (and her dog Texas), Kathy Johnston Hutto, Kate Farnsworth '73, Marianne Sheahan ‘73 (and her dog Hope), Kathy Daniel (and dogs Jack and Lola); Kathy Johnston Hutto ’73 and Marianne Sheahan ’73

K A T E FARNSWORTH is a Regional Advisor for the USAID Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 2016, she worked on the US response to the Ethiopia Kate Farnsworth ’73 visiting the Pyramids at Meroe in the drought and as Sudan of January 2017 is on a temporary assignment in Khartoum, Sudan, working on various humanitarian issues. Kate's husband will retire from the United Nations in March and join her in Ethiopia. Kate doesn't plan to retire just yet, but the two will make Ethiopia their retirement home base. Kate hopes that classmates will put Ethiopia on their bucket lists and come for visits!

outcome should be a reduction in overdose death rates in the state.

KATHY JOHNSTON HUTTO moved to Winter Garden, FL, in July 2016 and loves it! She joined KATHY DANIEL, KATE FARNSWORTH, Susan Farnsworth ’72, and MARIANNE SHEAHAN for July 4th. Kathy, Kathy Daniel and MAUREEN O’HAGAN LOBB visited DIANNE SITES CAPRIO in North Carolina last August. ANN BIERBOWER LALLY hosted Kathy and Rick for a fun weekend in Atlanta in September, and then Kathy and Rick celebrated Maureen O’Hagan Lobb’s husband’s big birthday on another weekend in Atlanta. She is taking a trip to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam for a three week adventure with Kathy Daniel. This trip will cap off a great year of travel and special times with classmates. Her daughter, Katy, is settled and working in Boston and her son, Martin, is a junior at the University of Pittsburgh. Her husband, Rick, just published his sixth book, The Kaiser's Confidante.

MARIANNE SHEAHAN is living and working in Oshkosh, WI. Marianne remembers her 4th of July weekend at Scientists Cliffs, MD, with Stone Ridge friends KATHY DANIEL, KATE FARNSWORTH, Susan Farnsworth ’72, and KATHY JOHNSTON HUTTO as a highpoint. As if catching up on 40 years wasn’t enough fun, Marianne won the community’s Egg Toss competition.

ANN BIERBOWER LALLY continues to provide content and marketing services for clients. She edited and produced a white paper for recent client, Georgia Prevention Project, entitled The Georgia Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic. After Governor Nathan Deal read it in December, he issued an executive order to make Naloxone, the antidote overdose drug, available to all law enforcement and others free of charge throughout Georgia. The

PARIS KEENA spends the year following the nice weather on the East Coast with her husband, Willard, and dog, Henry. She got back into horseback riding after several years because she wanted to ride again before it was too late! Paris also sails during summers in CT.

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KATHY MAYER ROED and husband, Carl, had a great year spending time with family, traveling and participating in a wide variety of volunteer and community activities in their Cliffs Valley mountain home in South Carolina. On their five week Northwest US and British Columbia trip last August, they put 8,850 miles on their car! They also enjoyed a Panama Canal cruise with port calls in Aruba, Curacao, Colombia and Costa Rica. They are scheduled to do a 15-day land and cruise trip to Alaska next August. Travel is a priority for them now! Volunteer activities have included tutoring second graders, Meals on Wheels, singing with the “Cliff Notes” in nursing homes, Adopt-AHighway activities, and serving on the POA Board of their community. Visits with their two grandchildren, golf, book clubs and OLLI classes at Furman University make for an outstanding retirement life. Come visit anytime!

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LISA COSIMANO GALLAGHER lisagallagher@hawtanleathers.com lisa.gallagher@fusionmediagroup.com COURTNEY KENNEDY is happily living on Cape Cod year round. She is an accomplished artist in watercolors, oils, and acrylics. She also does shell sculptures. Her daughter Saoirse ("freedom" in Irish) just started at Boston College.

Four years ago, PHOEBE OVERALL BUSGES and husband, Michael, moved from Kensington, MD to State College, PA where

Michael is Enterprise Project Director at Penn State. Phoebe now teaches French literature to students who are majoring and minoring in French in the Department of French and Phoebe Overall Busges ’74 Francophone and husband, Michael, at son Studies. On a Christopher’s wedding more exciting front, two years ago, her son, Christopher, got married. Aside from work, Michael and Phoebe have taken some wonderful trips, their favorite being their journey through Vietnam. Also exciting, Phoebe says that she and her classmates SABRINA SUTTERLIN FOX, and YVETTE TRUJILLO ROSE reconnected at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Trujillo (Stone Ridge alumna parents and grandparents) this past summer. It was heartwarming and hysterical being back at their home base. Needless to say, the Trujillos spoiled them galore just like the good ole days in high school. SABRINA SUTTERLIN FOX reports that 2016 brought her first return to the Stone Ridge campus since graduating. Accompanied by classmates, YVETTE TRUJILLO ROSE and PHOEBE OVERALL BUSGES, she wandered the campus, peeking in windows, marveling at all the changes, and reliving fond memories of plaid skirts and knee socks. On the home front, Sabrina and her husband, Steve, spend much free time on their bicycles, and in July, they rode across the border into Canada. Their first bike trip requiring passports! Sabrina continues to enjoy her work at a Boston law firm, and she especially loves spending time with her two children, one in Boston and one in Philadelphia. YVETTE TRUJILLO ROSE still lives and works in Westport, CT where she enjoys her free time rowing on the Saugatuck River in addition to practicing and teaching yoga. She and her husband, Bob, spend as much time as possible with their three children who are based in NYC and DC. They recently returned from a vacation in Aspen, CO, and are still delighting in photos from their summer trip to Alaska. Yvette is grateful to Stone Ridge for her close and enduring friendship with classmates PHOEBE OVERALL BUSGES and SABRINA SUTTERLIN FOX.

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Paris Keena Scott '74 and Kathy Blackwood '74 had the chance to meet for lunch (and celebrate Katie Ledecky '15) at the Mucky Duck in Captiva, FL, while Kathy was visiting Sanibel.

RUTH ANN DOWNS MCCARTHY is loving life in Virginia. After college, she stayed in Virginia where she was a high school English teacher for fifteen years. She raised her five children with her husband, Allen, in Above, Ruth Ann Downs Lynchburg, VA. She is McCarthy with her grandchildren now a children's librarian at the elementary school where three of her six grandchildren have attended. They divide their time between their home in Lynchburg and their "rivah cottage" near Urbanna, VA. She loves to renovate sailboats, old houses, and anything else with good bones. She is so grateful for her seven years at Stone Ridge. The education she received, both moral and academic, has carried her well. KAREN HUNTT MASON recently left the corporate world and is enjoying traveling and re-discovering the practice of art. In February, she visited Vietnam solo for two weeks. Her husband traveled by motorcycle in the high altitudes of northern India last summer. Her oldest son serves as an officer in the US Air Force and younger son is studying multimedia. No grandchildren yet! DEB SIM reports that all is well here in Blacksburg, VA. Her daughter, Molly, graduates from VT this May. The Armory and Mezzanine Galleries, along with a good teaching load keeps her out of trouble (mostly). She was in England over the Christmas break studying with a Master Saddler, looking toward a different path. HOLLY MCGLOTHLIN moved to San Francisco after graduating from Sweet Briar College. She still lives in the area and has been working for a small software company for the past 20 years. She has two rescue fur babies. She would love to hear from classmates, especially if you are in the SF area: khmcg@ earthlink.net. HELEN MACSHERRY is a freelance writer and editor in MD. Lately, she has been spending lots of time in Western Maryland, leading a Museum Assessment Program (MAP) team on behalf of the Union Mills Homestead Foundation, Inc. In 2015, she was elected to

the Foundation's Board of Governors and named Chair of its Curator Committee, of which she has been a member since 2009. Last year, she earned a MD State Real Estate license. She is well into the downsizing process in Potomac, anticipating a spring FSBO listing in this great community and location. To this day, she continues to be inspired by Stone Ridge's Social Action program, volunteering with A Wider Circle, a social service non-profit in Silver Spring, MD, helping those who are homeless transition to permanent housing. She also does distance walking, raising monies for Habitat for Humanity through charitymiles. org. She cherishes lifelong friendships made at Stone Ridge and always enjoys gatherings with local and visiting alums. In January, Sr. Mary Helen McComas, former Stone Ridge CFO, arrived in DC for a visit from Albany, NY. She was fortunate to spend some time with Sr. McComas, Sr. Betsy Hartson, and Sr. MarieLouise Wolfington. While here, she knows Sr. McComas also enjoyed a visit with ELAINE MASUCCI MARTIN, DDS and her sister, Loretta Masucci Bonner, Esq. ’75. KIM MARINELLI VREELAND had a big, big year and was delighted to share it with JERI SHEAHAN FORD, MONICA SHAFFER KARO, and their daughters. Everyone gathered in New York to celebrate Kim’s daughter, Danielle Michaella Vreeland’s ‘03 wedding to Michael Ventura, on June 25, 2016. Cameron Ford ‘06 stood by Danielle as her maid of honor. Other class of 2003 attendees included Gabby Geier, Renee Clinton, Stephanie Taylor, Megan Vassallo, Julia Rumford, and Cissy Fenwick. LISA COSIMANO GALLAGHER has had a busy year caring for grandson, Luke age 2. She is happy to report her golf handicap is steadily decreasing while playing with friends and traveling to Scotland, Portugal, Bermuda, Florida, and the Carolinas. Always focused on helping Haiti recover, Lisa has entered a joint venture with her son, Daniel and a Chinese based company to build a glove factory, Port City Glove in Haiti, next to their tannery (Cuirs Hawtan) outside of Port Au Prince. Going operational in May with 100 newly trained workers, the goal is to bring 2000 new jobs to Haiti by 2018. Lisa has also gone totally organic, and happily is raising her own produce, chickens, and eggs.

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Above, Luke, grandson of Lisa Cosimano Gallagher ’74, on the beach, and with Lisa and her chickens

Above, Monica Shaffer Karo ‘74, Marissa Karo, Kim Marinelli Vreeland ‘74, Danielle Vreeland ‘03, Cameron Ford ‘06, and Jeri Sheahan Ford ‘74 at Danielle Vreeland’s wedding

playing and skating with their grandchildren. She is learning to play the harp, working on the electricity in a dollhouse, and having fun with the grandkids. Their son Christian is finishing his Master’s in English/Writing and is busy keeping up with Sara 5, Matthias 2, and Gabriel 1. Their daughter Hannah ran the Disney Marathon, finished her Master’s in Multiplatform Journalism and is doing freelance photography for different news agencies. E I L E E N J O H N S O N W I L L I A M S ’ daughter Dylan ’12 graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Elon University in 2016. Now a Finance Analyst with Credit Suisse Bank in Raleigh, NC, she looks forward to best friend Catharine Haglund ’12, a former Stone Ridge classmate and Elon grad becoming her roommate this

Above, Dylan Kendall Williams ’12 and Alexis Paige Williams ’08, daughters of Eileen Johnson Williams ’75

NAOMI MONTAGUE KLARNER’s husband Scott enjoys swimming, reading, The family of Naomi Montague Klarner ’75, clockwise from right: daughter Hannah as Tinkerbell running the Disney Marathon; grandson Gabriel’s first birthday; grandchildren Sara and Matthias at their first day of school

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Class of 1975, from left: Ellen Brady and Cecelia Calhoun-Wells at Eileen Johnson Williams’ 60th Birthday party; Cecelia Calhoun-Wells, Heidi Daniel, LuAnn McNabb, Eileen Johnson Williams, Guiomar Aguirre Vivas and Anne Vinson enjoy brunch at Stanford Grill for one of their many planned 60th birthday celebrations; members Anne Vinson, Guiomar Aguirre Vivas, and Eileen Johnson Williams at Guiomar's 60th Birthday Bash

HEIDI DANIEL is honored that her daughter, Julianne, a senior at HB Woodlawn High School in Arlington, VA, received an appointment to West Point, but is apprehensive about her accepting it. Her husband’s Phil Meany, real estate business is picking up after the Great Recession. Her son Ted, a sophomore at Arlington's Yorktown High School, is focusing on his art.

JANE MENDENHALL MASTRIANNI is thinking more about all the strong women she Julianne Daniel, daughter knows from her Stone Ridge days, of Heidi Daniel '75 and is reminded of 1 Thessalonians GUIOMAR AGUIRRE 5:16-18: “Rejoice always, pray VIVAS writes that the “big continually, give thanks in all circumstances news” in the Vivas Aguirre family this past for this is God’s will for you in Jesus Christ.” year was their newest addition to the family, Patrick Joseph Keating. He is the son of CATHERINE MEIER GALLO is still working Guiomar’s daughter, Christina Vivas Keating as a lawyer at the UN and living in Rome. Her and Sean Keating. Patrick was born on July twin sons are now in college, one at Holy Cross 8, 2016. Guiomar says her family is certainly College and one at Hofstra University. She is blessed with the birth of Patrick, who joins still traveling a lot, and wishing she could big brother, Connor. Guiomar adds that as be at some of her classmates’ 60th birthday usual, the local group of Stone Ridge friends/ celebrations this year. classmates always tries to get together, and occasionally, they will even be lucky enough LUANN MACIULLA MCNABB and to have classmates from out of town join them. her husband, Steve, had the wonderful opportunity to go to the 2017 Sundance SUSAN MEIBURGER MARKS reports Film Festival in Park City, UT. Their youngest that after a career in higher-education son, Chris, edited the documentary, "Whose development, she happily left the working Streets," which was recently bought by world for good last May. She is busy planning Magnolia Pictures. The documentary is about the next phase of her life which will include the community's reaction following the lots of travel. Her daughter, Carolyn, is an shooting death of Michael Brown. Her middle attorney and just started a job at Bloomberg child, Patrick, is a professional photographer in New Jersey. Her son, Stephen, has been in Brooklyn, NY, and her oldest, daughter working with PWC in their DC office for three Caitlin, teaches at grandson Caleb's preschool years and is transferring to New York in May. in Ashburn, VA. Her granddaughter, Baylee, is Her husband still teaches at Kent State. in second grade.

Above left, Guiomar Aguirre Vivas ’75 and her family at Christmas; above right, Guiomar's daughter Christina, son in law Sean and grandchildren Connor and Patrick

MADELINE MUIR BACON shares a reflection, “I was reflecting on all of the friendships that were forged at Stone Ridge— friendships made while walking to class, attending Wednesday mass, driving to Social Action sites, eating lunch, playing sports, etc. These bonds—which I thought had been lying dormant for decades—somehow managed to strengthen imperceptibly with the passage of time. It was only then that I realized that friendship and faith had brought us all together, but it is the moments of joy and sorrow that will continue to keep us intertwined.”

1979 CHRISTY GOSNELL’s daughter Charlotte ‘18, is currently a junior at Duke, studying

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LuAnn Maciulla McNabb ’75 and, from left: her family; her son Patrick; son Chris; her grandchildren

MADELINE MUIR BACON madelinebacon@gmail.com

Above, the Class of 1976 celebrates their reunion

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Sharon Maksymiec Sabatos ’79 with her family, Chuck, Aly, and Charlie on vacation in Maine.

Environmental Science and Policy, with a concentration on conservation and media. Her son, Greg, is living and working in San Francisco, California.

1980 JEAN DORNHOFER is living in London (if anyone needs help during a visit.) She has a four year-old daughter named Lydia Sarah.

1981 CHRISTY EAGLETON FLEMING lives in Wilmington, DE, and is busy pursuing her career in journalism. In 2011, she and her husband, Michael, launched TownSquareDelaware. com, Delaware’s first all digital communityfocused media company. TSD has covered and promoted thousands of local events, while offering commentary, profiles and stories that can’t be found anywhere else. They have three children: one at UGA, one about to head off to college, and one still in high school. SUSAN KOKAT went back to school full time while working and completed her MBA at Villanova in 18 months in the spring of 2016. She continues to be deeply committed to social action. Stone Ridge built a lifetime practice of giving back to her community. She is dedicated specifically to land conservancy and diversity/inclusion. She lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia. CARYL LAZZARO FLANNERY has been living in St. Louis for 16 years. After 20 years as an employment law attorney in private practice, she recently took a hybrid HR/ legal role with Centene Corporation, a large managed care provider. Caryl has three very large, athletic and wonderful sons—Joe, a senior at American University; Brian, a sophomore at University of Texas; and Sean, a high school senior. Caryl was recently appointed to the board of the St. Louis Zoo.

Below left, Christy Eagleton Fleming '81; below right, Caryl Lazzaro Flannery '81 and her family

ELAINE HOUSE CUSTEAD left corporate America for volunteer service as an NREMT EMS Master in MCFRS at Station 40. She is currently employed by the MSFA (Maryland State Firemen’s Association) as the SAFER Grant Project Coordinator. She also went back to college and received her national EKG Technician Certification in January of this year. She loves being a volunteer EMT, ambulance driver and swift water rescue crew. She is currently working on becoming a Lieutenant in her station, and she loves training new recruits. She wishes that she had volunteered years ago as the rewards she reaps are far greater than anything she ever did in her prior career. She has been married now for 34 years, has two wonderful gentlemen that she calls sons and is finally living her dream. Her boys are 25 and 23, and they are her proudest accomplishment. Respectful, kind, trustworthy, and giving are the attributes that most people attach to her boys. Her husband, Clay, is a comptroller for a large defense contractor. MARY MCCARTHY WARD is teaching fifth grade math. This is her 31st year as a teacher. She and her husband have a busy year ahead. Their eldest, Shannon, is getting married in September. Their twins, Ross and Hannah, will be graduating in June and heading off to college. NANCY MANNINO has been selling real estate in DC, MD & VA for 23 years now. CLAIRE SANDERS SWIFT continues to serve on the Board and provide strategic development services for the American News Women’s Club (anwc.org), one of America’s first women's press clubs, where they are celebrating 85 years of women breaking barriers. She says she uses the values she learned at Stone Ridge every day. Her son William, age 11, is at Landon and her son Robert, age 8, is at Key Elementary in the Palisades. Both boys are pals with MAUREEN RYAN’s son Sergey, age 14, and they see each other often. She lunched with VICKI THRELFALL, who is living in Dallas, recently at the Riggsby. Claire also teaches a Media 101.102 class and a Student Reporter’s class at her son’s school. Her student Press Corps, comprised of second-fifth grade students, keeps her busy with the latest goings on. She and her sister Marianne Sanders Cantwell ‘82, a lawyer at the Justice Department, saw fellow classmates CHRISTY EAGLETON FLEMING, ANNE NICOLAIDES HAGLUND, and other Stone Ridge alums, Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen ‘80, Kate Nicolaides Lyons ‘77, Tina Nicolaides Kearns ‘78, Julie Chase ’82, Caroline Cole ‘85, Catherine Shook Gallagher ‘78, Dana Williams Fulham ‘80, MAUREEN RYAN, Mary Joyce Farr Colwell ‘80, and an even larger group of alumnae who came from all over the country for the funeral of Lili Gillespie Billings ‘80.

Above, the grandchildren of Nancy Mannino ‘81: granddaughter Celia James Fox and grandson Otis James Stortroen

ANN NICOLAIDES HAGLUND and her daughters, Kelly ‘12 and Catharine, started a small company called Vitamin Sea Design. They design and produce gift products such as yoga mats, fleece blankets, beach towels, coolers and pillows that can be customized with name, monogram, or graduation year. For more information, check out their website at www.VitaminSeaDesign.com. TRACY SCOTT STABLER lives in Summit, New Jersey, with her husband, Eric. They have four children, Eric, age 23, Jennifer, age 22, Caitlin, age 19, and Cecily, age 17. Tracy works for a friend who owns a restaurant in Summit called Marigolds. Stop by! CARRIE CASSIDY GOERTZ lives in Alaska, mostly in Seward but also in Anchorage. She is a veterinarian at the Alaska SeaLife Center. She and her husband, Ron, have two kids. John, who is close to finishing his PhD at UMD's Bio-engineering school, and Jennifer, who is pursuing a neuroscience undergraduate degree at UVA.

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CHARLOTTE FORD BIRCH cfbirch@gmail.com ALLYSON REDPATH MAWE has recently relocated back to Maryland after living in New York since college. She is looking forward to reconnecting with her Stone Ridge classmates!

Deirdre Lemp O'Connor's '85 daughter at the Haglund family show in Watch Hill, Rhode Island

1983 LISA MCCLOSKEY KEELER has two children in college. Claire attends UVA, and Frances attends Elon. She will have a new job, still at St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville. She will be the dean of faculty development for Pre-K-fourth grade. She will continue to teach reading and coordinate the writing curriculum Kindergarten-fourth grade. For the last 10 months, she has also been a regular contributing writer for a blog for educators called Two Writing Teachers.

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Above left, Raphael Bastian '83 with daughter Marika (Carrollton '18) at her Class Ring Mass; above center, Tracy Kalil Ferridge '83 with her family; above right, 1983 classmates got together for a ski trip in Beaver Creek, Colorado – Lori Weinrich Kaplan, Renate Schroeder Dolphin, Moira Dempsey Deziel, Amy O'Neill Richard, Colleen Treacy Dickerson, Raphael Bastian, Grace Demetrovits Ronan, Mary Nordberg O'Connor, Cindy Domalski Henschel

TRACY KALIL FERRIDGE reports that almost four years to the day that she and her family moved back to the U.S., her husband, Hugh, became a U.S. citizen. "What an experience it was to be a part of this important ceremony. We are all very proud of him!" Her daughter, Lauren '19, is thriving at Stone Ridge.

1985 KELLY MCKAY currently lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and teaches High School Theater at the American International School of Riyadh, which has approximately 1,200 students from over 60 countries. It's been a whirlwind teaching and living overseas since 1995, in the Philippines, Germany, Japan, Zambia, Bangladesh, Ghana, and since August 2016 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Kelly is passionate about teaching Performing Arts Information Science Associate Professor PHOEBE SENGERS ’86 has been recognized as one of Cornell's leading voices who will help inform the most important conversations of our time—from racial unrest to income inequality to sustainability. Sengers was one of nine College of Arts and Sciences faculty picked for Cornell University's Public Voices Thought Leadership Fellowship program, an initiative aimed at increasing the public impact of top underrepresented thinkers in the U.S. Below left, Kelly McKay '85; below center and right, Regina Fay Gannon '86 and Maria-Stella Gatzoulis '86 and Maria-Stella with Regina's daughters in NYC

and is working on her third Masters, this one in Theatre Education, from The Catholic University of America. She met her husband, Edward, a Physical Education and Health teacher from Pittsburgh, PA, in Bangladesh, nine years ago. Kelly loves golf, travel adventures, mountain biking, and spending time in a tiny Spanish village where they have a house. She is a proud Stone Ridge alumna who wears her Stone Ridge sweatshirt almost everyday in the Riyadh winter.

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MARGIE MCCENEY mmcceney@yahoo.com ANNE MARIE BOLER KIRLIN amkirlin@comcast.net

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GINA MARIA JOHNSON SCHULZ ginamariaschulz@verizon.net JULIE DORMENT KENNON juliedkennon@aol.com KATE MAHONEY just celebrated five years as a Site Reliability Engineer at Google in their Boston office. Her son Alexander, age 7, will be making his first communion this May, and enjoyed getting to have breakfast with Santa at Stone Ridge this past Christmas. CAROLINE MCINERNEY WILLIAMS went on a really fun trip with her husband, Nelson, and their three children – Jack age 11, Nelson age 9, and Ann Chandler, age 6. They drove almost 6,000 miles in 15 days hitting 17 states and 14 National Parks. It was a trip to remember. ROBIN DEVEAUX-TAYLOR married her college sweetheart Charles E. Taylor on Sept 10, 2016. They met while he attended Morehouse and she was attending Emory in 1990. They feel so blessed to get a second chance at love! ELIZABETH MERTINKO got married on February 3, 2017 to Charlie Kramer, an economist at the International

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Above right, Caroline McInerney Williams ‘88 and her family at Canyonlands National Park just outside of Moab, UT; right, Robin DeVeaux-Taylor ‘88 married her college sweetheart Charles E. Taylor; below right, Elizabeth Mertinko ‘88 and her husband Charlie Kramer

Monetary Fund. They live in Arlington, VA, with their daughter Caroline, age 13. LORNA DENGER MCMAHON’s youngest daughter, Colleen ‘17, will be graduating from Stone Ridge this June. It is an especially momentous occasion because it is also her mother's, Mary Colbert Denger ‘67, 50th reunion. MICHELLE LOPEZ RAAB wrote that her husband and she bought a house this past summer, in a suburb outside of Pittsburgh. Happy to be back on the mainland, as she really missed the seasons. They are trying to adopt. Her in-laws live a half-mile away. She spends time doing housewifey stuff and she is writing a short story. GINA MARIA ANNA JOHNSON SCHULZ started a new position at The Christ Child Society in DC. She absolutely loves it! A great cause where women come together to help children in need. She loves seeing so many fellow Gators volunteer their time there. They have a variety of programs from Book Bunch, Layette Packings, Girls on the Rise… the list is endless. If anyone is interested in volunteering, please let her know.

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LAUREL HILFIKER MCCARTHY laurel@carrymeaway.com MELISSA ADAMS GRUBER’s master bath design is a finalist in Westchester Home Magazine’s design competition! She is also the interior design blogger for U.S. News and World Report. MONICA RISAM was promoted to General Counsel & Company Secretary of Aviva’s Life business (which comprises 70% of the Aviva Group) and was recently named to the Legal

August. He hopes to work toward Eagle Scout over the next thre years. Her youngest, Delaney, is a very active fourth grade Above left, Mary Ellen Ruff ‘90 in Mallorca with the Palma Cathedral student doing in the background; above right, the children of Jennifer Consilvio ‘90 – cheer, lacrosse, Helen and Sydney (8 weeks), and Max (9 years) and swimming Clockwise from left, Monica Risam in the summer. She is also busy with girls and hoping to ’89 and Anastasia Telesetsky ’89 in the newest family member, Bria, the make it to next year’s London; Laurel Hilfiker McCarthy reunion! Here's to 25 ’89 and Kathleen May ’89 with their Havachon puppy! years! families in Edinburgh, Summer 2016; Melissa Adams Gruber ‘89 JENNIFER CONSILVIO, husband, K A R I N E Jesse Weissman, and big brother Business “GC Power Max welcomed identical twin girls, M A U P R I V E Z List”. In 2015, she Sydney and Helen, in November. For added BLEU BACKER started a three-year term as a non-executive married on excitement, the girls arrived the same night was member on the Finance & Investment November 16, 2016 they moved from NYC to NJ. They were Committee of the Elton John Aids Foundation. in Savannah, GA. She anxious to check out the new house. and her husband live LAUREL HILFIKER MCCARTHY recently MARY ELLEN RUFF is still teaching in the in the Savannah area. left her social work job after 14 years to work Graduate Art Therapy Program at George full-time on her home business. It has been Washington University where she has been for 1994 quite an adventure, but a great life decision. the past 11 years. She is also in private practice EGAN DUFOUR Last year, she saw both Kathleen May ’89 (living and has enjoyed several trips to Europe in the CANNON in Edinburgh) and Kathleen Hitselberger past year. egancannon@gmail. Culver ’89 (living in Needham, MA). She hears com from Nadia Wetzler ’89 that she and her family 1992 have moved back from Germany and are now COLLEEN QUINN C H R I S living in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. CHANYASULKIT colleen_quinn@hotmail.com From top, Colleen Quinn ’92 and her sister Deirdre Quinn was elected in '99 in France; Colleen Quinn MELISSA VINES DWYER is moving to November 2016 to 1990 the Executive Board ’92, Christina Lowe '92 and Erin the San Francisco area this summer, after 11 MARY ELLEN RUFF wonderful years in Philly. Her husband, Sean, of the American O'Connor McBrien ’92; Trishna maryellenruff@gmail.com Chaabra Batra '92 and her Health family; Trishna Chaabra Batra got a job with Chevron in San Ramon. The Public APHA ANGELA POWERS SNIDER went back to kids Ceili, age 9, Paddy (Padraic), age 7, and Association. '92 and her husband strives to improve the Mairead, age 6, are excited. work after 13 years of being home with her health of the public three children. She had worked for four years and achieve equity as a full-day Pre-K teacher. In the summer of COLLEEN QUINN is sad to be leaving 2016, she finally landed a teaching job with Brussels after three fun years, but she is in health status with looking forward to spending next year in DC a vision to create the Montgomery County Public Schools. She is healthiest nation in before heading out to Rabat. now teaching first grade. She is excited to one generation. begin her career! Her oldest son, Scott, will graduate from Northwest High School in 1993 THEDA DOANE June. He already does the dual enrollment SUZANNE SULLIVAN GRAHAM married program where he attends high school in sully823@hotmail.com David Graham, a the morning and Montgomery College in graduate from Magruder High School and the afternoon. He will continue there for the CECILE DIVINO has been living in next two years before moving on to a fourLondon for the past ten years and works at Clemson University on Bethany Beach on July 29, 2016 with their children. His beautiful year school. Justin is happily making his way the European Bank for Reconstruction and daughters Bella, age 11, and Sophie, age 9, through his freshman year in the same school Development. She and her husband, James, as his brother. He is active with Boy Scouts welcomed a daughter, Anise Rose, in March were the Maids of Honor, and her handsome son Porter, age 8, was the Best Man. Their new so he will attend Sea Base in the Bahamas in 2016, and she joins her older brother, Luke, who is 3. Below left, Angela Powers Snider ‘90 with her family Delaney, Scott and Justin; below right, Angela Powers Snider ‘90 with her new school ID

ANA LINARES and her son, Logan, age 2, live in Alpharetta, Georgia. After moving from Chicago she is enjoying the milder temperatures and beautiful trees! Ana has a growing private clinical psychology practice that she opened last year. She is loving watching Logan grow and learn more and more every day! She is missing her Stone Ridge

Below, from left: Cecile Divino’s ‘93 children, Anise and Luke; Ana Linares ‘93 and her son Logan; Karine Mauprivez Bleu Backer ‘93 at her wedding

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Above, Theda Doane Graham ‘94 and her family at a Nationals game; above right, Michael Francis McGuire, son of Sarah Thurston McGuire '94

family lives in Olney! They enjoy DC sports and Star Wars.

S A R A H THURSTON MCGUIRE welcomed Michael Francis last September, joining Patrick, age 9, and Lily, age 5. It is fun having a baby in the house again, and the big kids just love him! MARIE FAY VON SEYFRIED continues to live in Zurich, Switzerland with her husband, Julian, and three boys, Henry age 5, Ferdinand, age 4, and Leopold, age 2. She is working for the pharmaceutical company, Shire, where she is Head of Pharmaceutical and R&D global communications. Marie is planning to return to DC in spring of 2018, in combination with her 20 year reunion from Georgetown and hopes to see many of you then, if not beforehand.

1995

CAROLINE GREEN fittongreen@gmail.com BRIDGET FARRAND FOX still lives in Stamford, Connecticut with her husband, Dan, and their three kids Elly age 10, and spelled with a "y" because of KATYA SIENKIEWICZ's mom, Elly!), Tommy age 8, and Maura age 5. Bridget works at United Way in Stamford as Executive Vice President of Community Engagement where she manages the community grants process and fundraising. Her husband, Dan, is an attorney in Stamford and is also a State Representative in the CT Legislature serving in his fourth term. They have had a difficult few years as Dan

became sick with a rare illness called Encephalitis Lethargica, but two years after the initial onset he is doing remarkably well. Bridget relied on her oldest and dearest friends from Stone Ridge to help get her through the challenging time and it was just another reminder of how special friendships formed at Stone Ridge are. She is now relishing in the mundane and trying (hard) not to complain about all the hockey practices!, Irish Dance and birthday parties. She wishes everyone much happiness and health for 2017! Last year, CHRIS COOKSON and Rebecca Phelps launched Novel2Screen, a website dedicated to the art of adaptation. The pair discusses what they love—and hate—about transforming the written word to the silver screen. Novel2Screen is the place to go for book reviews, TV and film critiques, and interviews with novelists, screenwriters, and more. In Novel2Screen’s first year, Chris interviewed the New York Times bestseller J. Ryan Stradal (if you haven’t read Kitchens of the Great Midwest do it now!) and the star of Freeform’s hit TV show Shadowhunters, Katherine McNamara. Check it out at Novel2Screen.net! NICOLE PICHARD ROMAN continues to live in Rockville and work as a nurse at Shady Grove Hospital. She recently left night shift and started as the Chest Pain Coordinator for the hospital. She and her husband love to travel and had the good fortunate to visit six different countries last year! This summer they are hoping to take a trip to Europe. Nicole's daughter, Sophia, is in third grade and growing into a lovely young lady. She loves dancing and watching Master Chef.

KATE FINNERTY SUMNER enjoys busy life as usual in the Sumner Casa. They had a blast last summer catching up with CAROLINE GREEN and her family in Tuscany, Italy. They are extremely proud of their eldest daughter Braeden, age 21, who will be graduating from Parsons in May on the Clockwise from below right, Sayler Dean's list! Juliet, age 4, is (5), Finn (7), and Hamish (9 months), loving kindergarten, Chloe, the children of Covi Smith Campbell age 3, is enjoying nursery '96; Margaret Comstock Watkins '96 school, and baby brother married Alex Watkins at Church of Finn, age 2, is loving the Epiphany in Georgetown; Robert life. Kate will be taking Alexander, son of Margaret Comstock Watkins '96 parenting to a new level while her husband Joe is away singing his heart out on a world tour over the next six months.

Clockwise from above: Kate Finnerty Sumner ‘95 with husband Joe Sumner, and children Juliet, Chloe and Finn Sumner, with Caroline Green ‘95 and husband Peter Fitton, and children Maya, Oliver and Arthur Fitton; Bridget Farrand Fox ‘95, Dan, Elly, Tommy, and Maura, in Avalon, New Jersey, where they go each summer with family; Nicole Pichard Roman ‘95 with her husband and daughter, Sophia

1996

ELIZABETH SATTERLEE ERSENKAL esatterlee@gmail.com COVI SMITH CAMPBELL is enjoying teaching photography to high school students and adults in Palm Beach County, FL. Recently, she dusted off her senior portfolio to show her students, and missed the Stone Ridge darkroom. SARAH MATHEWS works for the New York Stock Exchange as an instructional designer. Her husband and she are the proud parents of a 20 month-old boy, Wesley. AMANDA LONG and her husband, Tommy Hartung, are both successful artists with Amanda's sculpture shown through the NYC Arts in the Parks program and Tommy's work included in the 2017 Whitney Biennial. MARGARET COMSTOCK WATKINS and her husband, Alex Watkins, were married on October 10, 2015 at the Church of the Epiphany in Georgetown in DC. Cardinal McCarrick married them along with Msgr. Rossi of the National Shrine and Msgr. Enzler of Catholic Charities, DC. JUHI BAIG was maid of honor.

Right, Avery, daughter of Anna Tiedeman Irwin '96, playing ninja with Louisa and Oben, children of Elizabeth Satterlee Ersenkal '96

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Left and above, Meghan de Andrade '98 at her wedding with her husband, William Cannon, and Allison Cohen '98; above right, Cydnee Welburn Rafferty ’98, husband Damien, and daughter Devin enjoying a trip to Disney World

Top, Chrissy Fitzpatrick Mann ‘97, Tiffany Barney Warner ‘97 and Katie Davis Lusby ‘97 got together with all of their children, shown here; bottom, Chrissy Fitzpatrick Mann’s ‘97 twin girls, Hannah and Mackenzie were born on January 29, 2016, and join big brother Landon, age 4

Margaret and Alex had a baby boy, Robert Alexander, on September 21, 2016, and they are all doing great and live in New Orleans. ELIZABETH SATTERLEE ERSENKAL and ANNA TIEDEMAN IRWIN briefly escaped work and family life and enjoyed a weekend in Amelia Island, FL, this past October. In December, they got their families together at a ninja-themed restaurant in NYC and their kids loved it.

1997

KATIE STULL kes_20895@yahoo.com INGRID SCHULTZ MALCHAK malchakia@gmail.com KATHLEEN SHAFER's book Marfa: The Transformation of a West Texas Town will be published by the University of Texas Press in the fall of 2017.

1998

CRISTINA CURCIO BRANDALEONE cristinacurcio@gmail.com MEAGHAN QUINN FORTIER and her husband, Ken, welcomed their daughter, Olivia Catherine, on January 3, 2017. Meaghan currently works for a healthcare association in DC and lives with her family in Annapolis.

Below left, Meaghan Quinn Fortier ‘98 with her husband, Ken, and daughter, Olivia; middle, Margaret Hallowell Catalan ’98 celebrated Christmas with her family, including daughter Isabel, also shown below right

If you are in New York City, make sure you stop into the Brazen Tavern in Hell's Kitchen, as CYDNEE WELBURN RAFFERTY and her husband Damien just opened up their first pub! It has been an amazing first year of business and they are very blessed to have gotten off to a great start. Their daughter Devin Cristina Curcio Brandaleone ’98 with her just turned three, and has had an party of 5 over Christmas; Cooper, son of Cristina Curcio Brandaleone ’98, at one amazing year of travel, including month old and at three months old her first trip to daddy's hometown in Ireland, a visit with CAITLIN Outstanding Lead MYLER TAYLOR's twins in DC, and a trip to Actress in a Musical Disney World for her birthday. ("Next To Normal," Keegan Theatre) MEGHAN DE ANDRADE married William and Outstanding Cannon, of Poulsbo, Washington, on October Supporting Actress 15, 2016 in Seattle. They reside in Seattle in a Play ("When the Rain Stops Falling," 1st where Meghan is a Senior Producer with RUN Stage). #threesqueezes Studios. Allison Cohen and Eleanor Mahoney attended the celebration. ERIN KUNKEL is finishing her residency in OB/GYN in June and moving to Providence, RI ISABEL GABRIELLA CATALAN was born with her new husband Chris to start a career as April 12, 2016 to Margaret Hallowell Catalan. a general OB/GYN. She and Chris were married Every day she brings happiness and joy to among family, friends, and farm animals on Margaret and her husband Ricky. April 22 at a farm in West Chester County, PA. She is looking forward to a summer of sleep, This past fall the Brandaleone family good books, great food, and catching up with was blessed with their third child. In all of the people with whom she lost touch November 2016, CRISTINA CURCIO during a grueling 8 years of medical school BRANDALEONE, her husband Chris, and residency. daughter Avery (then 3 ½ years old), and son Boden (then 14 months) welcomed little JESSICA MCKNIGHT MCKAY and her brother Cooper. He is an absolute angel with husband, Montrel, welcomed a beautiful the cutest dimple. Like his siblings, Cooper baby girl, Claude McKay, into the world on loves to smile ear to ear. Boden has quickly September 13, 2016. Big brothers, Carter and grown into a great big brother who recently Chase, have been kissing and hugging her started walking and talking. Avery embraces ever since. her role as big sister of two brothers. Cristina and Chris are enjoying all their special CHARLOTTE moments with 3 kids under 3. WALKER-SAID and her husband, CAITLIN MYLER TAYLOR, husband Maher, welcomed Matthew, and daughters Genevieve and a beautiful baby Josephine, welcomed Christian Matthew girl, Dahlia, on Taylor into their world on May 13, 2016 at 7 October 11, 2016. pounds, 7 ounces and 20 inches 1999 long. KATHLEEN RUYAK TAYMAN Above and below right: krtayman@gmail.com KARI GINSBURG received nominations for two Helen Hayes Awards:

the children of Caitlin Myler Taylor '98, Genevieve, Josephine, and Christian

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Clockwise from top right, Emma and Pia, daughters of Elisa Minoff ‘00; Anna Kukelhaus Dynan '00 and husband Chris, with their son Bryce, on vacation in Portugal; Monica Kukelhaus Miller ‘97, Christina Kukelhaus Ryder '05 and Anna Kukelhaus Dynan '00 at brother Frederick Kukelhaus's wedding; Bryce Dynan, son of Anna Kukelhaus Dynan '00 Clockwise from left, Kathleen Rice Lowenthal, Christine Kettmer, Andrea Scalco Dingwall, Maria Kessides, Sophia Curcio Beaulieu, and Christine Freund McHugh; Kathleen Ruyak Tayman and her family; the children of Jessica McKnight McKay ‘99: Claude, Carter, and Chase; Dahlia WalkerSaid, daughter of Charlotte Walker-Said ‘99; and Maria Kessides ‘99 and Christine Kettmer ‘99 on vacation in Europe

M A R I A KESSIDES and CHRISTINE K E T T M E R celebrated 25+ years of friendship by heading off on a wonderful trip to Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Maria is still working as a dermatologist at Kaiser and loving it. CHRISTINE KETTMER is Senior Director for Customer Experience and Insights for The Americas, at Marriott International. She shares that the job is a wonderful opportunity to blend her professional background in consumer behavior and personal interest in travel/hospitality. JULIE THURSTON OTT and husband Andrew welcomed Lorelei Clare Ott, born February 22, 2017. She will join big brother, Thurston, at Stone Ridge in the fall! KATHLEEN RUYAK TAYMAN and her husband, Kyle, welcomed a baby boy, William Luke “Will” on October 17, 2016. He joins big sisters Avery and Megan who have already enjoyed spoiling him and making him giggle uncontrollably.

ROSHANAK R O J A N TAGHAVI has moved to New York to study as a KnightBagehot Fellow at Columbia University's Schools of Business and Journalism. Rojan was previously based in Washington, DC, where she reported on U.S. Policy towards the Persian Gulf, as well as culture and the arts, for Newsweek Middle East. In July 2016, Stone Ridge friends from the class of 1999, CHRISTINE FREUND MCHUGH, PATRICIA BARR STRAUGHN, AMELIA STEPHENS CLARK, and JENNIFER WATTS ADIE got together for a long weekend on the Chesapeake Bay.

2000

DENISE MENAKER MYLER denise.myler@gmail.com ELISA MINOFF has been living in Tampa, FL with her husband, Ramesh, and their daughters Emma, age 4, and Pia, age 1. She has been teaching at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and working on a book, and is super excited to be moving back to DC in May. Ramesh just started a job at the FCC, and Elisa is looking for her next adventure. ANDREA BAHIMAN NUGENT and her husband, Jeff, welcomed their second child, Sofia Stella, to the world on November 7, 2016. Big sister Carolina loves her baby sister! The Nugents continue to live in Bethesda. Andrea will soon be returning to her job as a managing consultant for IBM, and Jeff continues to work at the Department of Defense.

Clockwise from left: Lorelei Ott, daughter, of Julie Thurston Ott '99; Christine Freund McHugh ‘99, Patricia Barr Straughn ‘99, Amelia Stephens Clark ‘99, and Jennifer Watts Adie and; their children – "the next generation of Stone Ridge girls...and Jack"

In October, ANN HIMMELBERG TOPOR, and her husband, Eric, welcomed a baby boy, Samuel Quinn. Ann, Eric, and Sam live in Northwest DC. Ann has been editing comics and political

cartoons for The Washington Post for the past 10 years. DEIRDRE SCHROEDER FURR is living in Gaithersburg, MD with her husband and two sons, Ned, age 6, and Henry, age 4. She and her husband will be celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary this June. Deirdre is completing her third year as a fourth grade teacher at The Potomac School in McLean, VA and loves it! At Potomac, Deirdre is on the Academic Council, working towards a streamlined curriculum review process and on the Service Learning Committee, working to educate the fourth graders about hunger, homelessness, and poverty. Her son, Ned, is in Kindergarten at Potomac and they love carpooling and seeing each other during the day. In their free time, they love spending time outdoors with their two dogs and having Friday night at the movies in Above: Ann Himmelberg Topor ’00 and her son Samuel Quinn their family room! KATIE PIRINGER VANCISE and her husband, Bill, welcomed their third child, Elizabeth on October 24, 2016. Ellie joins big brother Ben, age 5, and sister Cecilia, age 3. The happy family of five is excited to relocate to Poolesville, MD this

Right, Carolina Nugent and Sofia Stella Nugent, daughters of Andrea Bahiman Nugent ‘00

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Clockwise from left: Charlotte Marie and James Edward, children of Christina McGowan O’Brien ‘00; Katie Piringer Vancise ‘00 with her husband Bill and their children Ben, Cecilia, and Ellie; Katie Piringer VanCise ‘00 with her sisters Chrissy Piringer Wolf ‘97 and Kelly Piringer ‘95 with their families; William Scott Strongoski, son of Elizabeth Kearns Strongoski ‘00; Jackson Grijalva Theodore, son of Rikah Grijalva ‘00; Denise Menaker Myler ‘00, husband Devin, and daughter Addison, at Thanksgiving 2016; Megan MacWhirter ‘01 celebrates the opening of MISCellaneous Distillery in Mount Airy, MD

summer! Katie is in her third year working at NIST in Gaithersburg as a Procurement Analyst. ALANNA MAZZARELLA HART's family became a party of five on October 10, 2016 when Rowan Patrick was born! Big siblings Madelyn, age 4, and Grady, age 2, are wonderful buddies and caregivers to their little brother; their Boxer, Bailey, has embraced the bottom rung on the totem pole with grace. The big kids enjoy riding to school daily on the family bicycle with dad, Brendan, and look forward to the day when Rowan can jump on board! After six fabulous months of parental leave, Alanna is a bit bittersweet about returning to work, although she continues to enjoy her role as Life Sciences and Healthcare Talent Development Manager at Deloitte Consulting. CHRISTINA MCGOWAN O'BRIEN, and her husband, James, welcomed their daughter, Charlotte Marie, on May 24, 2016. They are enjoying their new home in Philadelphia as a family of four. CLAIRE THORIN MAULDIN and her husband Joshua are happy to announce the birth of their son, Sebastian Georges, on June 13, 2016. ELIZABETH

KEARNS

STRONGOSKI and her husband Scott joyfully welcomed their

son William Scott Strongoski on January 29, 2017. The happy family lives in Northwest DC. RIKAH GRIJALVA recently moved to Howard County, MD, and still works for Booz Allen Hamilton. She and her husband, Steve, welcomed their first child, Jackson, in November. She's enjoying all the new milestones he's reaching, especially seeing Jackson's beautiful smile and his most recent accomplishment of sleeping through the night. She and Steve are looking forward to watching this sweet baby boy continue to grow and learn more each day.

works primarily with health sector clients. RUTHIE BECKLER GAISER and her husband, Sean, welcomed their third baby, Dolores “Dolly” Jane on December 7, 2016. Big sister Charlotte, age 5, and big brother Britton, age 3, are thrilled with the new arrival! CATIE DUNN MEEHAN and her husband, Jerry, welcomed daughter Margaret Catherine Meehan on April 7, 2016. Maggie loves water and the hammock! Clockwise from below, Ruthie Beckler Gaiser ‘01 and her family: Dolores "Dolly" Jane (born December 7, 2016) and big brother Britton and big sister Charlotte

DENISE MENAKER MYLER and her family are living in Chevy Chase, DC. She continues to work in commercial architecture repositioning real estate assets and designing corporate interiors throughout the US. Her firm, OTJ Architects, recently opened an office in NYC! She is also active in Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), serving on the executive committee of the DC Chapter.

2001

JESSICA SIRI jessings@hotmail.com COURTNEY GREEN groovdiva@gmail.com

MEG MACWHIRTER joined the Alumnae Board this year and is excited to be more CLARE INZEO BONSIGNORE and her husband, Michael, welcomed their second involved with Stone Ridge activities. With partner Dan McNeill, she recently child, Bridget Mary, on December 5, 2016. Son Clockwise from below, Alanna launched MISCellaneous Distillery Tommy, age 2, is a very proud big brother! Mazzarella Hart ‘00 with in Mount Airy, husband Brendan and children Maryland. The Madelyn, Rowan, Grady, and artisan distillery their fur-baby Bailey opened in late 2016 with a white rum (rye whisky coming soon!). Meg continues as a Manager in the Federal Human Capital Practice at Deloitte Above, from left: Clare Inzeo Bonsignore’s ‘01 son Tommy with his little sister, Consulting, Bridget Mary; Catie Dunn Meehan '01 with husband Jerry and daughter where she Maggie; Maggie Meehan, daughter of Catie Dunn Meehan ‘01

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a new baby girl in April 2016, Anna Catherine Foster who joins big brother, David.

Clockwise from left: (bottom two photos) Quinn Connor, daughter of Alex Kolakowski Connor ‘01; June Chanyasulkit ‘01 welcomed son Henry Hasley on May 12, 2016; June Chanyasulkit ‘01 with baby Henry; June Chanyasulkit ‘01 with her family

CATHERINE DAWSON THOMAS and her husband welcomed their first daughter, Moira Beatrice, on Sunday, July 17, 2016. The family is doing well and loving their newest addition. MONICA STINE CHURM and her husband, Tristan, were thrilled to welcome their first child, Duncan, on August 10, 2016.

JUNE CHANYASULKIT and her husband, Mark Halsey, are excited to introduce the Stone Ridge family to their son, Henry, born May 12, 2016. They are currently living in New York City, where June is working as a pediatric orthopedic surgery fellow at NYU.

PATI NOTARIO and her family are moving to Billings, Montana, this summer. Her husband's parents are newly retired and live in Billings. It'll be great to have the extra support and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. The kids will grow up with fresh air and open spaces!

ALEX KOLAKOWSKI CONNOR and her husband, Ryan, welcomed their second child, daughter Quinn Evelyn Connor on August 20, 2016.

CONNY MASLYAR WULF had a busy year getting married, opening a private practice specializing in trauma, and becoming a Behavioral Health Consultant at her full-time job at a community health clinic.

2002

ALISON CALDWELL BLISS alison.c.bliss@gmail.com ALISON CALDWELL BLISS and her family live in Houston, Texas. Her daughter, Campbell Elizabeth, started Pre-K this past fall and absolutely loves it. Her son, Thomas, is as busy as a two-year old can be. They’ve had a number of visitors this year including Christina Scalco ’02 and her son Lincoln. She enjoys her trips back to the East Coast and always loves catching up with her 2002 ladies. JESSICA BOBULA FOSTER will be completing her fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) this June. Afterwards, she will be staying at CHOP in the department of Oncology where she will continue caring for children with cancer and pursuing her research in immunotherapy. Jessica and her husband, Sean, welcomed

RACHNA ARORA, CAITLIN MILLER, and ALISON SMITH CHURCHILL spent the holidays together in India this year! The colors were vibrant, the food was amazing, and the temples and mosques were simply stunning. Rachna's extended family were incredible hosts! BRITTANY BASCHUK BELLO and her husband, Max, welcomed the birth of their second child, River 'Rio' Claire Bello in September 2016. Big brother Benjamin, age 1, is starting to get used to sharing the spotlight. The Bello family balances time between Washington, DC, New York and Santiago, Chile visiting family and for work. Max and Britt both work in the international environmental policy world and are gearing up for a busy year ahead. ALISON SMITH CHURCHILL enjoyed her first year as Isabel Clair's mama born March 3,

Below, from left: Christina Scalco '02, Robyn Raber Borgelt '02, Genevieve McCarron Vetter '02, Diane Bernardi Olson '02, Alison Caldwell Bliss '0,2 and Channing Cooper '02 enjoying time together in DC; Moira Beatrice Thomas, daughter of Catherine Dawson Thomas ‘02; Duncan Churm, son of Monica Stine Churm ‘02 and Tristan Churm; Andrew Churchill, Alison Smith Churchill '02, and daughter, Isabel, enjoying the sights in Porto, Portugal, in October 2016; Rachna Arora ‘02, Caitlin Miller ‘02, and Alison Smith Churchill ‘02 at the Taj Mahal (Agra, India)

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2016, and is amazed at how quickly little ones grow and learn. Alison and husband, Andy, were fortunate to travel to India, thanks to planning Anna Doctors ’03, her husband by RACHNA John Delli Carpini, and ARORA and her Anna’s mom on a farm near Chang Mai, Thailand family. CAITLIN MILLER and other friends toured Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, and Udaipur. Isabel has caught the travel bug as well, visiting Portugal at 7 months. Ireland and Chile are next for 2017!

2003

DANIELLE VREELAND daniellevreeland@gmail.com BRIGID MYLER brigidmyler@gmail.com BRITTANY COALE BOURASSA has two sons, Robert William “Bobby” Bourassa, born July 9, 2016 who joins Tommy, age 2. JULIA RUMFORD BETHUNE and her husband, Richard, are settling into life in Raleigh. Julia is still loving her job at Burt's Bees and they have enjoyed celebrating various Gators’ weddings and catching up with folks during their travels. ANNA DOCTORS and her husband, John, had a busy 2016! They went to Thailand and Ireland and bought a house in the Park View neighborhood of Washington, DC. Since moving back in 2014, Anna has enjoyed reconnecting with other Stone Ridge alumnae. MOLLY MCGUINESS SAXON and her husband, Matt, welcomed Siena Leyva Saxon, born in May 2016. Siena joins her big brother, Cullan Foley Saxon, born in August 2014. BENNETT COFFEY married Wolfie Blair on Martha’s Vineyard in June 2016. MEAGHAN CARRIGAN wed Boston native, Nick Barnicle, a documentary filmmaker and

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A L E X A N D R A M A S C I U C H LEWIS alexandra.lewis713@gmail. com Clockwise from left: Danielle Vreeland ’03 and her husband Michael Ventura at The University Club in NYC; Molly McGuiness Saxon ’03 and her daughter, Siena Leyva Saxon; Cullan Foley Saxon, son of Molly McGuinness Saxon ’03; Anna Doctors ’03, Bennett Coffey ’03, Meghan Mullen ’03, and Brittany Coale Bourassa ’03 at Bennett’s wedding weekend on Martha’s Vineyard

founder of Prospect Productions, this past October in Middleburg, VA. Meg is currently a creative producer in New York City at women's wear designer Tory Burch and the brand's newly launched sport line, Tory Sport. Near below, 2003 classmates Katie Freund Hailey, Stephanie Taylor, Daphne Kiplinger, Gabby Geier, Brigid Myler, Michelle Duplinsky Garvin, and Anna Doctors at Denizens Brewing Co. owned by Julie Verratti ‘97; far below, 2003 classmates volunteer at the DC Diaper Bank founded by Corinne Cannon ‘96: Annie Borchardt, Anna Doctors, Stephanie Taylor, Bahareh Sarrami, Brigid Myler, and Daphne Kiplinger

DANIELLE VREELAND wed Michael Ventura in NYC on June 25, 2016. They were joined by friends, family, and of course Stone Ridge alumnae. Danielle left Donna Karan Intl in October 2015 to join Zac Posen/House of Z as Director of Global Public Relations and VIP. Michael is a Director in the Equity Capital Markets group at RBC Capital Markets. D a n i e l l e and Michael currently reside in New York City.

M O N I K LUABEYA monikaml@gmail.com

HAYLEY TAWES married Patrick Coyle (Georgetown Prep class of 2003) and her bridesmaids included ALEXANDRA JEFFERY MEGAN, ALISSA HAUSER, CAITLIN O'CONNOR, TERESA BOUCAS, KAITLIN MCTIGHE, and Laura Tawes ’00, Maid of Honor. Other Stone Ridge guests included Emily Bates Ryan ‘03. TESSA SOLLWAY started her own photography company. She is taking a break from acting and now shooting theater press photos, weddings, real estate, and a ton of other things. She is still working at the school and still involved with Fells Point Corner Theatre, but she is enjoying being on the photography end rather than on stage for the time being.

Top, Hayley Tawes ‘04 married Patrick Coyle; above left, Liam John Coyle was born on February 18, 2017 to Hayley Tawes '04 and Patrick Coyle; above right, Kendall Strang Unikel '04 with her husband Keith, and sons, Cole and Cooper James

KENDALL STRANG UNIKEL and her husband, Keith, and big brother, Cole, were overjoyed to welcome Cooper James to the family on May 15, 2016.

2005

MICAELA MAZZARELLA mazzmc5@gmail.com SHANNON HOCHMAN has finished his thesis on illustration in adult fiction, penned two illustrated novels and a kid’s book to push out the door, and is about to graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design with an MFA in comics and illustration. Shannon isn’t sure where he’ll end up after grad school, but hopefully it’ll be related to all those darn books! By night, he fights crime. Obviously. SUSAN WATKINS continues to enjoy working at Contactually, a DC based startup. She recently became a certified Reformer Pilates instructor and will be teaching in DC and Arlington. She also was lucky enough to visit many of the National Parks over the summer and loved every minute of it!

Original artwork by Shannon Hochman ‘05

CAROLINA FOJO is still living in Philadelphia and loving every minute of it. In 2016, Carolina married Zach Stone, her partner of four years, and they live with their pooch, Oliver, in Center City. Carolina currently works for FamilyWize, using her Masters Carolina Fojo ‘05 and in Social Work to her husband, Zach Stone help people in need get access to affordable prescription medications. LINDA PEAR and her husband, Dan Takacs, opened Snapdragon Montessori School in Cambridge, Massachusetts this past fall. Their

Far left, Gabby Geier '03 and Dave Wright celebrated their wedding with 2003 classmates Sophia Peters, Renee Clinton, Daphne Kiplinger, Stephanie Taylor, Megan Vassallo, Danielle Vreeland, and Julia Rumford Bethune; near left, Meaghan Carrigan ’03 and Nick Barnicle at their October wedding in Middleburg, VA

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Clockwise from left: Mary Bonney ‘05 at the 2017 Academy Awards; Henry and Liam, sons of Maddie Kearns Keegan '05; Linda Pear ‘05 with her students; Brittany Dye Johnson ‘05 and her family; Kiki Burton ‘05 and her husband on their wedding day; Micaela Mazzarella ’05 and her dad with the Somos Amigos Medical Mission in the Dominican Republic; Maggie Cooper ‘05 and her husband on their wedding day

school offers an authentic Montessori environment for children 15-33 months. They are so grateful to have been offered this opportunity through The Wildflower Foundation, which helps Montessori teachers open their own schools. They especially love that they get to work together every day. BRITTANY DYE JOHNSON finished her Emergency Medicine residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School this past June. She joined Emergency Medicine Associates as a full time physician working at UVA Culpeper Hospital. She currently lives in Charlottesville, VA, with her husband, Matthew, and their son, Alexander. MOLLY SHAFFER KESZLER is completing her last year of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation residency at Thomas Jefferson University during which she had the honor of being a Chief Resident. This summer, she will be moving to Seattle to do a fellowship in Amputation Rehabilitation at the University of Washington, after which she and her husband will hopefully be moving back to the DC area. KAREN FARRELL is living in the DC area again for the first time since high school, although this time she has her husband, dog, and two cats with her. Highlights of the past year include her PhD graduation ceremony, and seeing Stone Ridge alumnae Amrita Goyal ’05 and Shannon Hochman ’05 during road trips throughout the U.S. MADDIE KEARNS KEEGAN and her husband, Sean, welcomed their second child on February 13, Liam Culligan Keegan. His big brother, Henry, is very excited to have a little brother! ELLE ALEXANDER is in her second year of the PhD program in Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. Elle moved to Capitol Hill in DC this past fall and loves being back in the area.

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KIKI BURTON is leading a global product development team at Adobe for their Digital Marketing division. She is based in San Francisco, and loves life on the West Coast. Last summer Kiki married Nate Schneiders, a fellow DC native who she has known since high school! MARY BONNEY has been working as a producer and coordinator in film, TV, and commercials in Los Angeles. She produced a pilot for Ron Howard's digital company and worked on the 2017 Academy Awards. She celebrated her original musical web series at festivals all year and in her spare time, she still gives VIP tours at Universal Studios. MAGGIE FERRENZ joined the Washington, DC office of McKinsey & Co. in the spring. She is working in the Operations Implementation practice, primarily on industrials and infrastructure. She is loving management consulting, traveling the country and especially living in DC. MAGGIE COOPER KENNER married Richie Kenner in Charlottesville, VA. She met the Australian while living in Singapore, and they now reside in Cincinnati, OH where Maggie is pursuing her Masters of Science degree in Nutritional Sciences. Last spring, MICAELA MAZZARELLA joined the Commercial Human Capital practice of Deloitte Consulting in McLean, VA. She is enjoying this career change working in organization transformation. In January, she volunteered for the second time as a medical translator with the Somos Amigos Medical Mission providing medical care to underserved populations in the Dominican Republic. This year she brought her father along on the mission trip! MARY KATE FUNARI ABBADESSA and her husband, Matthew, welcomed Christopher Joel on September 2, 2016. They are enjoying every moment with their sweet boy! KATHRYN JAFFE BOOTHE lives in Rosslyn with her husband, Ryan, and was recently promoted to Director of the Criminal Division of D.C. Law Students In Court Clinical Program.

KATIE TOMLINMATHEWS INCH is currently in her fifth year of working for Fairfax County Public Schools as a preschool special education teacher. She married Steve Inch in October 2016, and they are happily living in Fairfax, VA. MORGAN BORCHARDT has been working in the food industry for the last six years with chefs in both LA and NYC where she lives. She is currently working with Gabrielle Hamilton at Prune in Manhattan. She was fortunate to spend much of this past year traveling and learning about food and wine. She is now pursuing her WSET Diploma, a certification in wine studies. LAURA WRIGHT SALOMON lives in Jersey City with her husband, Dan, and works at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She recently completed her first half marathon, the Disney Princess Half Marathon at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Florida.

2006

KELLYN MAHAN kmahan88@gmail.com ELENA ROTH MURPHY married William S.L. Murphy (St. Alban's Class of 2007) on March 19, 2016, at The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, DC. They Below, Mary Kate Funari ‘05 and her family; bottom right, Laura Wright ‘05 at the Disney Princess Half Marathon; bottom left, Katie Tomlin-Mathews Inch ‘05 and her husband on their wedding day

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JESSICA WYBLE '06 is the first woman to successfully complete the USAFWS graduate-level A-10 weapons instructor course that provides the world's most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment.

Captain Jessica Wyble '06, 66th WPS A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot at the USAFWS graduation ceremony, Las Vegas, June 25, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Susan Garcia/Released)

held their wedding reception at the Sulgrave Club. They met while studying at Trinity College, CT. Elena is an Architectural Designer at David M. Schwarz Architects in DC. ALINA BERUFF is executive director of the nonprofit Young Eisner Scholars (YES). YES was recently featured on episode four of Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast, Revisionist History. ALLISON BUTTS graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May of 2016. She is a pediatric registered nurse at Spring Valley Pediatrics, a private primary care practice in DC.

2007

CLAIRE CLARK NOWLIN claire.nowlin@gmail.com CARA SULLIVAN sullivanc11@mail.wlu.edu KRISTINA MADARANG serves as the Associate Director of Development at Georgetown University Medical Center. She will receive her Master’s degree in environmental science with a concentration in conservation biology and wildlife management from Johns Hopkins this May. A stalwart goûter and outdoors enthusiast, she seeks out both new gems and old favorites the DMV has to offer, while taking any opportunities to travel. She continues to cheer on (or bemoan) the Caps and Redskins, respectively (in person or in spirit).

Clockwise from above left: Cate Sullivan '11 and Cara Sullivan '07 in the Trinità dei Monti in Rome, May 2016, and with the Mater Admirabilis painting in Rome, May 2016; Amy Muscato Ahn ‘07 and her husband Christopher Ahn at their wedding on April 30, 2016, at Rocklands Farm in Poolesville, MD; Kristina Madarang ‘07 in a training course at a West Coast dolphin research facility

AMY MUSCATO AHN got married on April 30, 2016, to Christopher Ahn—a fellow local from Whitman high school! She also left her full-time job as editorial manager at a small PR firm in DC to set out on her own as a writer. She started her own writing and editing company, Amy Ahn Writing & Editing, and is trying to write fiction on the side. CARA SULLIVAN is currently teaching Kindergarten at Democracy Prep Public Charter School in Baton Rouge, LA. Last summer, she visited Italy and the original Mater painting with her family, and worked for Teach for America as a School Manager in Cleveland, MS. She still works for the organization coaching new early childhood education teachers. CAITLIN ROYSTER accepted a new position as Nutrition Care Coordinator at The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt. She is responsible for implementing and managing nutrition therapy in the inpatient, PHP & IOP programs. Her article on incorporating fear and challenge foods in eating disorder recovery was recently featured on the Eating Disorder Hope website. She continues to reside in Baltimore, MD.

2008

ELISSA GOEKE elizabeth.goeke@gmail.com ANNE ELISE DROZDOSKI adrozdoski206@gmail.com

CAITLIN-MARIE WARD received her MA in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University at the May 20, 2016 commencement ceremony. SASHA GOLDBERG is enjoying her third year in Boston, after moving there to volunteer for AmeriCorps. She now works in the commercial real estate business. She and her boyfriend bought a 150 year old house, and are working hard on making it a beautiful home. ALINA MARTY CHESTER married Jonathan Morris Fish in Queenstown, New Zealand on October 21, 2016. CAROLINE CHAPMAN is currently residing in Arlington, VA, and has recently completed her Masters of Science in Health and Medical Policy. She is working as an Account Manager within the Cyber Technology Practice at Lockton Companies and is loving every minute of it. Of course, Caroline continues to ride horses and compete up and down the East Coast. ROBYN SCHWARTZMAN has been working at a medical diagnostic company in Maryland for the last three years and has been Below, Alina Marty Chester ‘08 and her husband Jonathan Morris on their wedding day

PATRICIA RICHEY graduated in May from Georgetown University Medical School. She moved to Iowa for her residency with a specialty in dermatology. She continues to work on her music and is blending her passion for music with her practice of medicine. Left, Elena Roth Murphy ‘06 and William Murphy on their wedding day

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KATIE SHEA recently moved to Seattle, WA, and is working at Microsoft. She is training to climb Mt. Rainier in August and is fundraising for the Washington National Park Fund.

Above, Caitlin-Marie Ward ‘08 and Rachael Moss ‘08 at Rachael's citizenship oath ceremony

enjoying her role in Quality Assurance for over a year now. She is excited to have joined the Stone Ridge Alumnae Board this year, as it has been a great opportunity to meet and connect with all sorts of Gators in new ways and stay connected to Stone Ridge. Currently, RENEE GREEN is in her second semester at American University's Kogod School of Business getting her MBA. She also works full time at LeadingAge, an aging services non-profit member association whose mission is to be the trusted voice for aging in America. Renee has been with LeadingAge for almost three years and was recently promoted to Marketing Manager. Class of 2008 graduates CAITLIN-MARIE WARD and RACHAEL MOSS celebrated Rachael becoming a U.S. citizen at her oath ceremony on February 22, 2017.

2009

SAMANTHA FIRSTENBERG samantha.firstenberg@gmail.com MICHELLE MAY will complete her Master of Public Health degree at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health this May. She spent last summer at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, interviewing women about their perceptions of Zika virus and its affect on their family planning. She is currently working in the Division of Global Health Protection at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and consults for the World Bank. CHARIS WHITNAH is currently living in Denver, CO. She recently was promoted to a vice principal-like role as the Assessment Coordinator and Elementary Supervisor at the Tennyson Center for Children. Outside of teaching, Charis continues to run and train for ultra marathons. She is currently training for the Colorado Marathon, Dirty 30 50k, and JFK 50 miler. TAYLOR DOUGLAS will graduate from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in May of 2017, and begins her residency training in July.

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This fall, SAMANTHA FIRSTENBERG began teaching Grade 6 math and science at The Woods Academy in Bethesda. She continues to train for triathlons and marathons. She is currently focusing her training on the Ironman Lake Placid in July.

2010

MEGHAN CONLEY meghanconley6@gmail.com MARGARET CRILLEY margaretcrilley@gmail.com SHARON ZWACH is a Design and Strategy Project Manager at the UNESCO headquarters and recently received her M.A. in Global Communications at the American University of Paris. Her work went viral online, getting published by the UN, the International Federation of the Red Cross, and the Ethical Journalism Network. After having worked on a research project at the NIH National Heart Lung and Blood Institute from 2014-2016, CARLY CANTILENA’s findings were accepted for a highly competitive oral presentation spot at the December 2016 meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego, CA. Carly is now a first-year medical student at the University of Kansas. KIRSTEN RUGINSKI graduated from Eckerd in 2014. Currently, she serves as a Gallery Assistant at Shapiro's Gallery in downtown St. Petersburg, FL, part-time. She is working as an artist and in the process of pursuing graduate school. Her father passed away on September 4, 2015 from pancreatic cancer. Her maternal grandfather passed away November 22, 2014, and her paternal grandmother passed away on December 3, 2015. Follow her professional artist pages on Facebook @Kirsten Ruginski Photography or Instagram as KirstenRuginskiPhotography or on her website at www.kirstenruginski.com.

2011

COLLEEN ZORC colleenzorc@gmail.com SHAWN GANNON gannons1@xavier.edu

Near right, Kirsten Ruginski ‘10; far right, Carly Cantilena ‘10 gave her oral presentation at the December 2016 meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego, CA

NATALIA SCHMIDT was accepted to The UVA’s School of Medicine l and will matriculate in August. MEGAN BURLEIGH will be attending George Washington University part time beginning in the fall. She is pursuing a Masters in Special Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners. Last year, ANNA DUNLAVEY taught English abroad in Lille, France. She is now teaching in the United States. She was accepted into the New York City Teaching Fellows program, and teaches ESL at a school in Brooklyn.

2013

KELLY FALVEY kaf4fa@virginia.edu CARRIE WILLIAMS has graduated from Mount Holyoke College after three years and two degrees. This fall, she will be attending Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC for her M.A. degree. KATIE MONGOVEN, a senior at the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, recently won Honorable Mention in the Third Coast National Exhibition for her piece Untitled, a sculpture made of 20,000 Q-tips. The Third Coast National, now in its 10th year, is a non-thematic, juried exhibition of contemporary art from across the U.S., on display through October 14, 2016 at K Space Contemporary in Corpus Christi, TX. Katie’s sculpture has also been accepted at the "30 Under 30" exhibition in New York.

2014

LINDSAY BRATUN lindsaybratun@gmail.com KAYLA MIMS has released her debut single "Again" on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and Tidal. The cover art for her album was done by Maddie Payne ’15. At Stone Ridge, Kayla was actively involved in Drama, as well as playing a role in the student-led a cappella group Heartfelt. She strives to be a part of the music industry as she continues to write and record her music at Loyola University New Orleans. She hopes to have an EP released by summer 2017. You can follow her on Spotify and through her Facebook page to keep updated.

ALUMNAE Class Notes Clockwise from right: Maryam Fassihi ’16 as the Butterfly; Annelise Coffin ’16 performing with Laugh Out; Rosario Rivera ’16 training to throw the hammer for Lafayette College; Danielle Vandre ’16 at the Ring of Kerry during her first week in Ireland

Maddie Greene ‘14 at the Rock n roll Lisbon Marathon in October in Portugal

MADDIE GREENE ran the Rock n roll Lisbon Marathon in October in Portugal. LINDSAY BRATUN was elected the Panhellenic Association President at the University of South Carolina and Co-Chaired the It’s On Us Campaign to prevent Sexual Assault on campus this year as a Student Government Initiative. They have over 4,000 Panhellenic sorority members on our campus. TASHA ARMSTRONG will be interning at Morgan Stanley in New York City this summer as an analyst in the Bank Resource Management Division. Raina Williamsis rooming with Tahsa and she will be interning for American Express. MIA GANCAYCO will be working on a tech startup, FoodLove, that she co-founded for a second summer in a row in Williamstown, MA. JAMIE MYROSE spent last summer in Ashkelon, Israel, excavating the only known Philistine cemetery, and will be returning to Israel this summer as an Assistant Square Supervisor at Tel Shimron. She is also taking Biblical Hebrew at Boston College and plays in the school’s band. ANNA PRIMOSCH took the Fall semester to work full-time on the Democratic campaign as the Special Assistant to the Executive Director of the Maryland Democratic Party. Many members of the Class of 2014 have or will be studying abroad. CATE CALOGERO is going to the University of Strasbourg, France. SOFIA DABOUB is going to Rome in the summer, and Fremantle, Western Australia for the Fall semester. ELLIE BLAKESLEE is studying at Trinity College, Oxford for the semester. ALLIE INGRAM is studying in Edinburgh. JULIA LEEP-LAZAR studied in Gaborone, Botswana where she studied global community health, continuing her research on tick-borne infectious diseases.

2016 Last semester, MARYAM FASSIHI was in a student production of Federico García Lorca’s play, The Butterfly’s Evil Spell. It was a staged reading, and one of the production members retranslated the entire show himself. Maryam

played the Butterfly, and the show was brilliant. This semester she is a production designer for Cigarette Cakes, Frames Per Second's (Emerson’s film producing organization) Freshman Film Narrative for the 2016/2017 academic year. This past semester, ANNELISE COFFIN auditioned and was accepted into a performing improv group called Laugh Out. They have no scripts and use only audience suggestions to make people laugh. Annelise plays various short form games, like those on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and long form story structures, such as choose-your-ownadventures. ROSARIO RIVERA has been training for track and field season at Lafayette College. Her events, hammer and discus, will begin in March. KELLY GRUNEWALD was recently appointed a position on the Marketing Team at The Miller Center at Santa Clara University. The center works to train and mentor social entrepreneurs by pairing them with professionals from Silicon Valley. They are taken through the process of developing their non-profits in order to make positive impacts on impoverished areas. Kelly is in charge of controlling all of the social media and working on different projects for the Center. DANIELLE VANDRE studied abroad in Dublin, Ireland, during her first semester of college at Dublin Business School. She learned about the Irish culture, visited many different sites, and traveled to five new countries. She also volunteered every week at Volunteer Ireland, which is a support center for 20 other volunteer centers.

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ALUMNAE Class Notes ALUMNAE CELEBRATE REUNION 2017 1

This April, we welcomed alumnae back to campus to reconnect with classmates and fellow Gators, rediscover what SR means to them, and reunite for Reunion Weekend. Our inaugural Legacy Reception kicked off the three-day celebration, as families of Stone Ridge and Sacred Heart alumnae came to Hamilton House to celebrate their shared bonds. Alumnae gathered for class parties on Friday evening and returned to campus on Saturday for special class offerings, Liturgy, and Dinner Celebration. A special thanks to our SR Gators for another remarkable Reunion Weekend.

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11 Legacy Reception: 1 Kim Kalagher Mazzarella ’76, Mary KalagherSH, Tara Kalagher Giunta ’77, Alanna Mazzarella Hart ’00, Micaela Mazzarella ’05 2 Lisa Kirby Greissing ’68, Kirby Greissing ’10 3 Yvette Trujillo Rose ’74, Sara Denise Trujillo ’76 4 Joanne Avon Shields ’66, Stephanie Shields '87, Katie Miller Stigi '01, and Ellen Avon Miller '71 5 Larry Mahan and Kellyn Mahan ’06 6 Tara Fettig '85, Maureen Daly Kelly ’87, Ginny Devereux Sparrow ’51 Dinner Celebration: 7 Former faculty members Suzy McKay, Catherine Hall and Patty Prince 8 Mary Suarez Hamm '72, Anne Brown Rodgers '72, and Susan Farnsworth '72 9 Sr. Karen OlsonSH and Maria Doultsinos Spina '87 10 Former faculty member Devan Audilet and Sheela Katikinen '07 11 Catherine Ronan Karrels ’86, Marjorie Betubiza '07, Preanka Hai '07, and Chelsea Kelly '07 12 Dylan Williams '12, Ariana Abedin '12, Iana Kozelsky '12, and Elizabeth Burdett '12

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REUNION Weekend 2018 Thursday, April 26, Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28, 2018

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1 Class of 1967: (back row) Molly McGrane, Lorena SevillaSomoza, Mary Colbert Denger, Betsy Wooster Flynn; (middle row) Helen Briggs McNeal, Patty Armstrong, Kathy Crilley Fulmer, Nicky Murphy Holland, Diane Lloyd Yaeger, Susan Kehoe, Patty Kavanagh; (front row) Dedre Hall Fiske, Lydia Almon Hornbaker, Rosario Alvarado Alzamora, Nancy Burns Quaranto, Jenny Loving Williams, Marie Robey Wood, Anne Carey, Jackie Albarran, Elise Gillette 2 Class of 1962: Dominique Martinet, Kathleen Malley Montague 3 Class of 1957: Carol Sweeterman Shiff, Jo Ann Costello Devaney 4 Class of 1952: Janet de Groot Ball, Patricia Devereux Crowley

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REUNION 2017 · Outstanding Alumnae Awards The Outstanding Alumna Award recognizes three alumnae who have made significant contributions to their community and/or profession. Each of this year’s Outstanding Alumna recipients have demonstrated dedication to the Goals of Sacred Heart education, commitment to excellence in their life’s work, a loyalty to Christian values, and selflessness in service to others. During the Reunion Celebration on Saturday evening, Stone Ridge recognizes a Golden Outstanding Alumna (50 or more years since she graduated), Outstanding Alumna (1149 years since she graduated), and a Young Outstanding Alumna (10 years or less since she graduated).

Golden Outstanding Alumna KAREN DONOVAN-GODT ’62

KAREN DONOVAN-GODT ’62 is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Hope for Honduran Children Foundation as well as the President & Creative Director of MG Studios. In 2004, Karen and her husband, John, founded the Hope for Honduran Children Foundation with the mission to protect, inspire, nurture, educate, and challenge abandoned and disadvantaged youth, providing them the opportunities and skills to become self-sustaining, responsible leaders. Together, Karen and her husband have rescued and affected change for over 3,000 children. She lovingly embraces the poorest of the poor and teaches them the meaning of “hope” and “opportunity”. Each of her children is personally provided with encouragement, skills, and the necessary education to end the cycle of poverty for themselves and their communities. Graduates of her Casa Noble Youth Transition Home have become policemen, accountants, a doctor, nurses, teachers, factory managers, and shop owners. In addition, her foundation provides sustainable support to five remote mountain communities. Karen and John reside in Cleveland, Ohio.

Karen Donovan-Godt '62, Stone Ridge Golden Alumna Award Recipient, with Michael Anne Cullen '95, Director of Alumnae Relations, and Catherine Ronan Karrels '86, Head of School

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REUNION 2017 · Outstanding Alumnae Awards Outstanding Alumna

ELEANOR N. ALVAREZ ’72 ELEANOR N. ALVAREZ ’72 has more than 30 years of management experience in the long-term care field, both as a provider and a consultant. Eleanor is a licensed nursing home administrator and has had operational management responsibility for more than 20 facilities. She has opened skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, developed numerous high acuity specialty units, and conducted the due diligence process for three large acquisitions for a national long-term care company. As the President of LeaderStat, Eleanor provides consulting and management support to more than 1500 long-term care clients in all 50 states and Canada. As an entrepreneur, she believes in driving innovation and growth in the world of senior care. Her current start-up, The Ganzhorn Suites, sets new standards for the care of Alzheimer’s and dementia residents in the assisted living setting. The Ganzhorn Suites specialized environmental design help residents maintain their cognitive function for as long as possible. Part of her inspiration for caring for our elders came from her experiences during her Social Action experience. She has learned that our elders have many stories and rich histories to share, and they need our care.

Eleanor Alvarez ’72, Stone Ridge Outstanding Alumna Award Recipient

Young Outstanding Alumna AVEEN KARIM ’07

AVEEN KARIM ’07 moved back to the D.C. area after graduating from Wake Forest University to work at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a docket clerk. She moved on more recently to work at Sister Cities International (SCI), a nonpartisan nonprofit organization focused on citizen diplomacy. As Membership Manager at SCI, Aveen focused on the organization’s arts, culture, and youth programs as well as the education exchanges. She left SCI in 2015 to begin a master’s program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. She is expected to receive a degree in security studies with a focus in terrorism and sub-state violence in May 2017. Aveen has maintained an active role in Kurdish affairs and is a member of the board of directors of the Kurdish Political Studies Program at the University of Central Florida. In addition, she volunteers at the Washington Kurdish Institute and actively helps with fundraising for her alma mater, Wake Forest. Aveen continues to support Stone Ridge in a variety of ways on and off-campus.

Aveen Karim '07, Stone Ridge Young Outstanding Alumna Award Recipient

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REUNION 2017 · DINNER CELEBRATION 1 • GOLDEN ALUMNAE

Celebrating its 50th Reunion from Stone Ridge, the Class of 1967: (back row) Lorena Sevilla-Somoza, Mary Colbert Denger, Rosario Alvarado Alzamora, Susan Kehoe, Helen Briggs McNeal, Betsy Wooster Flynn, Elise Gillette; (front row) Jackie Albarran, Patty Armstrong, Lydia Almon Hornbaker, Anne Carey, Dedre Hall Fiske, Lela Lienhard Curtis, Shelley Branson De John, Marie Robey Wood

2 Class of 1977: Roxanne Foster Foshee, Anne Worthy Dunkelberger, Tara Kalagher Giunta 3 Class of 1972: (back row) Susan Farnsworth, Mary Suarez Hamm, Louie Tracy Coates, Rosanne Hall Tu, Gretchen Bank, Nory Yewell Buchheister, Virginia Hagan, Beverley Robinson Wheeler, Anne Brown Rodgers; (front row) Susan Farnsworth, Mary Suarez Hamm, Louie Tracy Coates, Rosanne Hall Tu, Gretchen Bank, Nory Yewell Buchheister, Virginia Hagan, Beverley Robinson Wheeler, Anne Brown Rodgers 4 Class of 2002: (standing) Christina Meyer, Pati Notario, Genevieve McCarron Vetter, Diane Bernardi Olson, Meg Barr, Alison Caldwell Bliss, Laurie Chin, Kate Loughran, Alison Smith; (seated) Conny Maslyar, Joanna Kepler Anzalone, Caitlin Miller, Christina Scalco, Emily Burman, Robyn Raber Borgelt, Emily Borababy, Molly Kilduff Greer

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5 Class of 2007: (back row) Anna Mysliwiec, Katherina Timmer, Mary Beckler, Jillian King Broek, Casey Adams, Natalia Bengoechea, Eve Conti Gibbons, Rosemary Yogiaveetil, Chelsea Kelly, Victoria Barrera-Garces, Jeanna Kim, Mary Riley, Preanka Hai, Kurumi Furusawa, Claire Nowlin, Cara Sullivan; (middle row) Linda Moore, Christine Strang, Grace Kane, Alix Tydings, Francesca Archila, Marjorie Betubiza, Lorne McManigle, Stephanie Lee, Tam Nguyen, Laura Mickum, Sheela Katikineni, Amy Muscato Ahn; (front row) Aveen Karim, Sara Levintow, Colleen Renzi, Courtney McGlynn, Jordan Webber, Laila Sharafi, Patricia Loureiro, Elizabeth Winkler, Caitlin Kearney, Aimee O'Rourke 6 Class of 1962: (back row) Karen Donovan Godt, Kathleen Malley Montague; (front row) Mickey Keppel Kelley, Dorcy Towers Burns, Dominique Martinet, Dorothee Didden Riederer 7 Class of 1992: (back row) Patty Prince, Kristen Bowers, Michele Hinerman Wilham, Betty Wang, Kathleen Frye Weber, Allyson Kreter Gozycki, Toni Rodriguez Roberts, Dana Simeone Iandoli, Katie Barrett, Caroline Ruggieri, Allison Tobin Reed, Connie Shaffer Mitchell; (front row) Beth Emerson, Alex Swezey, Kate Abell Nolan, Melissa Vines Dwyer, Chris Nash Leibrand, Anne-Marie Wells Dorsey, Mina Kim, Motoko Sakurai, Erin Bergin Earnst

8 Class of 1997: (standing) Julie Verratti, Jessica Kane; (seated) Christine Branson Faucett, Julia Richardson, Monica Kukelhaus

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ALUMNAE Class Notes REUNION 2017 Âˇ DINNER CELEBRATION 2

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1 Class of 1982: Celia Barriteau, Marianne Sanders Cantwell, and Georgette Johnson Pulli 2 Class of 1987: (back row) Susan Hilliard Brewer, Stephanie Shields, Kate Hensler Fogarty, Susan Buckley Doran, Daniella Stephenz, Trisha Cunningham, Meghan McMurtrie Quinn, Patty Prince; (front row) Michelle Bailer, Maria Doultsinos Spina, Patrica Andreau, Maureen Daly Kelly, Kit Noonon, Nicole Escudero Christenson, Adriana Bourgoin 3 Class of 2012: (back row) Iana Kozelsky, Meghan Pfeifer, Hannah Bradford, Helen Felker, Martha Barrios-Genie, Maddie Cullen, Kate Kiernan, Keleigh Ramos, Nicole Agama, Jessie Rhodes, Vivian Spies, Wynne Leahy, Hannah Greene, Elizabeth Burdett; (middle row) Julia Hilliard, Catherine Kan, Sofia Douki, Alicia Hai, Gina Kessie, Alex Zimmerman, Ellie Beckler, Dylan Williams, Ashleigh Canton, Callie Rushton, Caroline Shook; (front row) Chloe Nickens, Mary Creel, Kelly Seegers, Molly Dunn, Lexi Willingham, Ariana Abedin, Katie Tehan 4 Stephanie Shields, Patricia Andreu, Catherine Karrels, Kit Noonan, Nicole Christenson 5 Eve Conti Gibbons '07 and faculty member Gillian Amoaka-Atta 6 Colleen Renzi '07, David Cantwell, and Marianne Sanders Cantwell '82 7 Kathleen Frye Weber '92 and Allison Tobin Reed '92 with their husbands 8 Alicia Hai '12, Preanka Hai '07, and Anna Mysliwiec '07 9 Connie Shaffer Mitchell '92, Kate Abell Nolan '92, and Mina Kim '92

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SACRED HEART VISITORS Connie Solari

Speaks at Employee Retreat Author of Sophie’s Fire and Sacred Heart educator Connie Solari from Sacred Heart Schools Atherton visited during our employee retreat in February. She spoke about the four quadrants of Sophie's being that we must continue to develop as educators: "Romantic, Intellect, Entrepreneur, and Mystic." Our work to balance intellect, passion, heart, and instinct are informed by these quadrants, and, when held together in perfect balance, we are at our best. Ultimately, Connie Solari emphasized the importance of "believing the future into being" which was a complement to our next day of professional collaboration. Sophie’s Fire, a historical novel based on the life of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, traces Sophie's life from her birth in Joigny in 1779 to the celebrations of her 50th Jubilee in Rome and Paris. The book is for lovers of Sophie as well as fans of European history, Catholic Church history and spirituality, and gender politics.

Diane Roche, RSCJ

Speaks at Social Action Assembly This past April, Diane Roche, RSCJ, spoke at a Social Action Assembly in the Upper School telling her personal and professional life journey as a religious. Diane presented on the promotion of a peaceful and inclusive society not only through our Social Action program, but also during our students’ time outside of school. She encouraged awareness and the quest for knowledge that impels our community to act responsibly for the common good. Diane serves as the Director of the Office of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation at the Stuart Center in Washington, DC. She earned an MA in Urban Affairs from Boston University. She has spent the better part of four decades living and working in poor, urban neighborhoods in the United States and Haiti. Her training and deepest interest is in the field of affordable housing, having served as a property manager in Boston, St. Louis and Washington, DC. She has

also served as the executive director for several non-profit community development agencies and was the Director of Ministry for the US Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart from 1994-2000.

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FIELD DAY, THEN AND NOW.

Field Day from the 1950s and Field Day 2017. Times may have changed, but the energy and spirit remain the same. The Gold Team fought hard to retain its title as reigning team for the 2017-2018 school year.

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In Memoriam

Notices as reported to the School as of June 1, 2017. To notify the School of a death please contact Michael Anne Cullen '95 at 301.657.4322, ext. 376.

Stone Ridge extends our sympathies to alumnae, current families, and current faculty and staff who have lost loved ones. ANTHONY F. ABELL

STEPHEN ELMENDORF

Friend of Stone Ridge

Father of Audrey Elmendorf ’21

SHARON AMBROSE

JOHN FALVEY

Mother of Nelly Ambrose ’89 and Peggy Ambrose ’90

Grandfather of Kelly Falvey ’13

DWAYNE ANDREAS

FRANCIS FRAMPTON

Grandfather of Meghan McMurtrie Quinn ’87 and

Father of Helen Frampton Leinhauser ’82

Amanda McMurtrie Herndon ’92; great-grandfather of Maggie Quinn ’17, Lucie Quinn ’19, Sam Quinn ‘20, Lila Herndon ’21,

RALPH GUGLIELMI

Hannah Herndon ’23, and Billy McMurtrie ’29

Father of Lisa Guglielmi Hofman ’01

FRANCISCO PERRY BANDA, M.D.

CAROL HAGGARTY, RSCJ

Father of Charlene Banda Cederdahl ’82 and Christene Banda ’99

VANESSA LEE KIM Mother of Patricia Kim Abelson ’75

LILI GILLESPIE BILLINGS ’80 Sister of Joan Gillespie Swift ’78, Ellen Clare Gillespie Dreyer ’79 and

MICHAEL KLEIN

Julie Gillespie Sanders ’82, and mother of Marjorie Billings ’06

Father of Genevieve Klein ’18, Jackie Klein ’22, and Gabby Klein ’24

MICHAEL BOLAND, JR. Brother of Brooke Boland ’15 and Maggie Boland ’18

PETER KRATZ Brother of Cynthia Kratz Lauta ’95

HARMON BURNS Brother of Barbara Burns Williams ’65 and Nancy Burns QuarantoSR

SHIRLEY AKERS LOWE Mother of Jerelyn Sheahan Ford ’74; grandmother

FABIENNE FADELEY CHRISTENSON ’69

of Cameron Ford ’06 and Casey Sheahan ’11

NANCY LEWIS CLARK ’62

SARAH FORET MASCOTTE ‘56

Sister of Susan Clark ‘64

IDA C. ROBINSON JERRY COLBERT

Mother of Beverley Robinson Wheeler ’72

Grandfather of Catherine Colbert ’22

WAYNE RUGINSKI ELEANOR HANCOCK DEACON ’58

Father of Kirsten Ruginski ’10

JOHN FRANCIS DEALY

DIANE ELAINE WHITAKER

Father of Marian Dealy ’88

Mother of Arjetta Oliver White ’88

LAWRENCE GOVE DOTY

JULIA BLANCHARD WHITMORE

Father of Pamela Doty Braker ’80

Mother of Miranda Whitmore, Upper School Faculty Member

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