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Class Notes

Fahad Qureshi ’99 works for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), a bureau within the Department of Treasury, as the assistant CIO for software application security and assurance. In this position, he will be overseeing the development of "myTTB," a new and modern application that will serve as an integrated and personalized online portal to help alcohol and tobacco industry members navigate the process of doing business with TTB.

1 Ayers Gilman Dawes ’06 and her husband, Adam Dawes ’07, welcomed baby girl Addison Lynn on November 3, 2022 at 8:53 a.m. She weighed 6 lbs 4 oz and was 19 inches long.

2 Ryan Burgess ’09 and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a son, Easton James, on March 19, 2022.

3 Samantha Bisger ’10 married Stephen Stephano on July 23, 2022 at the Mayflower Inn and Spa in Washington, Conn. The wedding party included Mary Taylor Tepper Collier ’10, Taylor Booth ’10, Madelyn Stoneburner Rowland ’10, Parker Wheat ’10, Mary Stuart McIntyre ’10, and Kate Farmer Walker ’11

4 Amanda Kern Mitchell ’10 and her husband, Hunter, welcomed a baby boy, Hudson Hayes, on August 16, 2022.

5 Samantha Cummings ’12 earned her bachelor's degree from USC in 2017 and her master’s degree from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business in 2020. She is currently living in Charleston, S.C., and is a healthcare sales recruiter at Carter Mackay. She has also established her own consulting group, Silver Linings Consultancy, a website design, branding, and strategic business development company supporting and empowering small businesses everywhere (mention “Steward alumni” to receive a 25 percent discount on services!).

6 Preston Huennekens ’12 married Rachel Morrison on August 13, 2022 in Arlington, Va. David Carl ’13, Parker Leep ’13, Kevin Friend ’12, Boyd Chambliss ’12, and Harrison Mire ’12 were in attendance. Following the wedding, the couple moved to Kentucky, where Preston is attending law school at the University of Kentucky.

7 Mackenzie Marcia ’13 married Davis Boyd on July 2, 2022 in Richmond at Willow Oaks Country Club. Friends since Lower and Middle School days at Steward, Michelle Napper ’13 and Abbey Twining ’13 were bridesmaids. Davis is a financial advisor for Ameriprise Financial, and Macky is an underwriter with Kinsale Insurance Company. They recently bought a house in the Malvern Gardens/Mary Munford neighborhood, where they live with their Schnoodle, Berkley.

8 Mason Mire ’15 and Haley Cagle were married in Hillsborough, N.C. on July 16, 2022. Steward alumni Cameron Bachman ’15, Kevin Cameron ’15, Harrison Mire ’12, and Susan Mire ’14 were in the wedding party. In addition, Chloe Staples ’14, Forrest Andrews ’14, Tyler Miracle ’14, Braeden Glancy ’15, former student Gray Chambliss, and former teachers Louise Robertson and Meredith McGuire were in attendance.

9 Mary Madison Andrews ’16 and Matthew Gelber ’15 were married in Glen Allen, Va. on October 15, 2022. Harrison Gelber ’21 was his brother’s best man; former Steward faculty member Chip Chapman officiated the ceremony; and Lee Healey and former math teacher Doug Griffith were in attendance.

10 Ally Dods ’16 and John Keefe ’15 were married in Lexington, Va. on October 15, 2022. Andrea Schwartz ’16 was maid of honor; Jay Charity ’15 and Sean Highfill ’15 were groomsmen; and Virginia

Villani ’15 attended the wedding. The couple recently bought their first house in the Richmond area.

11 Liza Thompson ’17 and Sean Highfill ’15 were married on August 27, 2022 in Charlottesville. The wedding party included John Keefe ’15, Jay Charity ’15, Holly Highfill ’14, Taylor Walker ’17, and Xander Johnson ’17.

12 Cole Richardson ’17 married Mary Welty on November 26, 2022 in Winchester, Va. His classmates Tucker Diveley ’17, Chris Frydenborg ’17, Will Harrison ’17, Chris Koerner ’17, Landon Smith ’17, and Ethan Stein ’17 were groomsmen, and Anna Reese Richardson ’20 was a bridesmaid.

13 Ryan Odibo ’18 was named the first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy Intern for the summer of 2023 at Arcesium, a global financial technology and professional services firm based in New York City, delivering post-investment and enterprise data management solutions to some of the world’s top financial institutions.

Abby Dwelle ’19 graduated from Clemson University in December 2022 with honors in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology. She spent spring semester 2022 at the School for Field Studies Center for Wildlife Studies and Human Dimensions of Conservation in Kimana, Kenya. She began working as a research technician for the Savannah River Ecology Lab in Aiken, S.C. in January 2023.

14 Sonali Sanjay ’20 created an app called Mil, which launched recently after more than a year of research, testing, and development. Sonali, a junior at Duke University who is studying statistics and finance, was inspired to create the app during the pandemic. Mil — the Hindi word for “meet” — is designed to encourage “hyper-casual and spontaneous” meetups with other members of the Duke community.