Class Notes

Hello, Class of ’91. We had a great turnout at our 20th Reunion Weekend in June, and it was nice to see so many of you. Highlights included a reception at Brompton, our class party at Brock’s (formerly Sophia Street Station), dinner and dessert and a picnic on campus, kids’ activities in Ball Circle, walking tours of the campus and the new Eagle Village, the Rabble Rousers reunion show at Otter House (formerly Irish Brigade) downtown, and a Sunday farewell brunch. It was great to catch up and relive old times.

Jessica Perkins Storrs has been a librarian at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in Washington, D.C., for 15 years. She and husband Gary of Alexandria, Va., spend time with Ellen Menk Wise, who lives nearby, and Jessica regularly sees cousin Ally Serio Younica ’97 and Clinton Piper ’92. Laura Hilton English and husband Ed of Redmond, Wash., celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary with a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia in the summer of 2010, while their two children visited grandparents in Annapolis, Md. Laura, a life coach with a photography business, was disappointed to miss the reunion, but work, travel, and kid-management took priority.

Janet Nestlerode of Pensacola, Fla., is a research ecologist with the U.S. EPA Gulf Ecology Division and focuses on coastal wetlands. She has worked in wetlands across the northern Gulf of Mexico, most recently in mangrove habitats in the Tampa region. She also has helped guide the EPA’s 2011 National Wetland Condition Assessment, the first national-level survey of its kind. As part of a 12-member U.S. delegation, Janet traveled to three provinces in southeastern China in November 2010, meeting with local and provincial government officials about wildlife refuge and nature reserve management and wetland enhancement, restoration, and monitoring.

Diana Kelley of Warrenton, Va., attended the 20th reunion in June and encourages everyone to come to the next one. Diana is a senior analyst with ATF, is pursuing a master of education in instructional design at George Mason University, and was to have published a Family Circus-type book, her first, about her two adopted children. In May, George Asiello, wife Beth, and big sister Rylee welcomed 7-pound, 2-ounce baby Holden. Everyone was happy and adjusting well.

Todd Stayin ’92 had been working and traveling often with EMC Consulting, then began a local job with Time Warner Cable in Herndon, Va. He and wife Laura welcomed their first child, Elle Marie, in December 2010 and took a family vacation to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks in July. The Rabble Rousers (Mark Reeves, James Benvenuto, Jeff Miers, Dave Smallwood, and Todd) put on a great show at the Otter House in Fredericksburg during the Class of 1991’s 20th reunion and plan more shows in the Washington, D.C., Fredericksburg, and Richmond areas. Todd still sees Mary Washington friends, including Dave Sanders, Jeff Miers, Steve Wohleking, Mike Antonio, Ben Hurley, Jim Harman, Gary Witzenburg, Mark Mesterhazy, Kevin Payne, James Whalen, and Michele Silver.

Billy Germelman left Mary Washington buddies Mike Smith and Marc Tate at Booz Allen Hamilton and joined a smaller firm, Cetan Corp. in Chesapeake, Va. He works from home in much the same role as the one he had as a project manager at Booz Allen and was to earn his project management professional certification. Billy’s children are fine, and his pipe band competed in the grade V division at the Labor Day Weekend Virginia Scottish Games and Festival at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va.

Please keep your news and updates coming. I look forward to hearing from you!