1988

Marsha D. Baker
rstarr66@msn.com

Beverly J. Newman
bevnewmn@yahoo.com

Jay Bradshaw
jaybradshaw747@aol.com

1989

Leah Wilson Munnis
flutessa@comcast.net

1990

Susan Crytzer Marchant
march66358@verizon.net

I attended an Esri International User Conference in San Diego in July, a great networking and educational opportunity for those in the geographical information systems industry. In the past, I’ve seen other Mary Wash grads there, including Kevin Wright and Patti Mims. A week in San Diego is always a good thing!

Spend time with Mary Wash friends lately? Take a cool vacation? Get married? Have kids … or grandkids? Please share your life updates with our class.

1991

Shannon Eadie Niemeyer
sfniemeyer@comcast.net

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!

1992

Courtney Hall Harjung
charjung@hotmail.com

I’m happy to be your new class agent and hope to hear from more of you in the coming months.

My husband, Tom, and I have lived in Johns Creek, Ga., for more than five years and celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary in October. Our house is almost completely renovated, and our cats, Leo and Luna, will be glad when the construction is finished – and so will we. Tom and I vacationed in the Bahamas in November and December 2010. We went scuba diving over reefs and wrecks, played in poker tournaments, and danced in the Junkanoo street party parade. We spent the holidays with my family in Lexington, Va., with two dozen of us gathering at my grandparents’ house on Christmas Eve. In May, we vacationed in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, touring the Mayan ruins of Tulum and scuba diving at the Taj Mahal cenote, a sinkhole caused by an underground water source. I recently was appointed social director for my community; I enjoyed planning a successful Memorial Day weekend pool party and have lots of ideas for a fun-filled year. Tom and I are becoming Atlanta Outdoor Club trip leaders. We’ve hiked and camped in several states and hope to organize a Costa Rican adventure. This summer, we enjoyed the beach at St. Simons Island, Ga., and whitewater rafting on Tennessee’s Ocoee River. Please email me or message me on Facebook and let me know what’s going on in your world.

Former Class Agent Kate Stanford McCown sends greetings to the Class of 1992 and wants everyone to know how much she enjoyed being class agent. Her family experienced huge but happy changes in January. Husband John took a job as international tax director for Walmart, so they moved from New Jersey to Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. One week later, Kate; John; Mary Ella, 8; and Jack, 6, welcomed Ashlyn Elizabeth. They love Arkansas but miss being near Kate’s family in Northern Virginia. Her sister and niece visited recently, and they spent three days at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri. “So, I’m starting over here, back to changing diapers and buying Gerber baby food …,” Kate said. “I hope everyone keeps sending updates to Courtney.”

Christine Harrison Grant, a certified life coach and nonprofit fundraising consultant, has been busy building her coaching and consulting company, Nonprofit Support Solutions, based in Raleigh, N.C. She started it early this year after more than 18 years as a professional fundraiser for nonprofits. She provides customized solutions for helping nonprofit boards and staffs raise significantly more money with ease. Christine is also a fundraising volunteer at Hospice of Wake County and COPE Eldercare, and she is a member of the Triangle chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Raleigh chapter of the International Coach Federation. She is looking forward to the 20th class reunion next year and hopes all our classmates will come and contribute to our reunion gift program!

Linda Kelly Hadley and Jeff, her husband of 15 years, of Apex, N.C., have children Anna, 8, who started third grade, and Will, 5, who is in kindergarten. They get to the beach as often as they can but otherwise can be found between soccer and baseball fields. Nellie L. King, a West Palm Beach attorney, was sworn in as president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL) at the association’s 24th annual meeting at Four Seasons Resort in Palm Beach in June. FACDL is a 2,000-member organization, known as “Liberty’s Last Champion,” that strives to advance the knowledge of criminal defense practitioners, promote the proper administration of criminal justice, and encourage the integrity and independence of the criminal defense bar. Nellie is also past president and board member of the Palm Beach Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a frequent lecturer on constitutional issues. (Read the Alumni Profile on Nellie.)

Andy Gustafson, wife Ivy, and children Max, 3, and Maggie, 1½, planned to move from Northern Virginia to Tampa, Fla., where they will miss friends and fellow alums, including Eric Stohr ’93 and Tamara Pfile-Stohr ’93, Rob Nevin and Sarah Cooke Nevin ’93, Gordon Dixon, John Van Vleet ’93, Newton Tiffany ’95, Joe Kruper, and Kent Ingram ’93. Mike Antonio, Kelly Walker Antonio ’94, and their three boys live in Kilmarnock, Va. Kelly teaches first grade, and Mike runs his own graphic design business, coaches, and likes to fish with the kids. He stays in touch with Todd Stayin, who, with wife Laura, finally joined the parenthood club this past year with baby Elle; Steve Wohleking ’91 of Herndon, Va., who is an aspiring singer/guitar player in the band Cameltosis; and Bernard Johnson ’94, who is married, has two daughters, and works for Pfizer in Pittsburgh. Mike’s brother-in-law, Chip Walker, is married, has two children, works for Wells Fargo in St. Louis, and still plays a lot of golf.

Marc Tate lives in Centreville, Va., with wife Cemmi and their two children, Marcus and Maddie. He is a principal with Booz Allen Hamilton, celebrated 11 years with the firm, and was recently quoted in NISH Workplace magazine highlighting the success of employing veterans with disabilities. Jay Mitchell of Atlanta, a consultant for the software development company Xpanxion, is married to Julie Isakson Mitchell, and they have children Cecilia, 4, and Hunter, 2.

Bob Franklin married Beth Johnston ’90 in April 2010. Chris Kilmartin, UMW psychology professor, was Bob’s best man, and Kevin Shirley ’90 and Todd Combs ’89 were ushers. Bob still works for the Virginia Department of Health, where he provides training and resources to professionals across the state on the prevention of sexual, domestic, and teen dating violence and statutory rape. He recently enjoyed an educational trip to Puerto Rico with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

Kathleen Riopelle Roberts lives in Richmond with husband Matt and children Henry and Sophie. She is a librarian with Henrico County Public Schools and was last year’s Teacher of the Year at her school. Julie Lail Porter lives in Virginia Beach with husband Steve and children Jacob, 11, and Maura, 9. They have two Labrador retriever puppies and enjoy going to the beach whenever they can. Julie uses her UMW computer science degree as a business intelligence architect for Sentara Healthcare, where her department designs and builds data warehouses and analytical systems. Julie spent a weekend in Fredericksburg with Mary Ryan Cox, who lives in Fairfax with husband Allen and daughters Clare and Kate, and they were amazed and impressed by all the changes on campus.

Tevin Chaney of Fredericksburg sold his mini-golf business in Williamsburg in 2007 and spent three years (one at the College of William & Mary and two at UMW) getting a second bachelor’s degree, this one in environmental science, and a certificate in geospatial information science (GIS). He works in the GIS division for the City of Alexandria, is pursuing a master’s in GIS full time at the University of Maryland, College Park, and was to be done by spring. Tevin enjoyed hearing the Rabble Rousers play at the Otter House (formerly the Irish Brigade) at the Class of ’91’s 20th reunion weekend in June.

Tevin reports the following: Anne Thompson Mendez of Centreville, Va., works for the USPTO, is married, and has two children. Steve Lee, director of software development for Raytheon Solipsys, married Lindsay Mast, and they live in Alexandria and have two children. Barbara Elwell ’91 of Leesburg, Va., is married and a stay-at-home mom of two.

1993

Cheryl Roberts Heuser
chatatcha@yahoo.com

Bethany Zecher Sutton
bethanyzechersutton@gmail.com

From Cheryl: I am recently married and enjoyed a honeymoon on Petit St. Vincent in the Grenadines. In honor of the marriage, Aimee Cooper Starr and family and Lejai Baldwin attended a poolside party in Virginia Beach, where we listened to steel drum music as the sun set and chatted into the evening about our fantastically happy days at Mary Washington.

Tim Landis and his dad were featured in the Father’s Day episode of This Week in Baseball on Fox Sports. In 1932, Tim’s dad was a 10-year-old boy in the front row at Babe Ruth’s legendary “called shot” game, voted baseball’s most famous World Series moment in an ESPN poll, where Ruth pointed to centerfield, then hit the next pitch over the fence for a homerun. There has always been debate as to whether Ruth was actually predicting where he would hit the ball, but Tim’s dad is emphatic that he was, and that he had the best seat in the house to see it. Tim collects vintage sports memorabilia and found a photo of his dad at the game, legitimizing his story. They are thrilled his account was made public after nearly 80 years, helping to substantiate one of the most famous events in baseball history.

Stephen Covert, who served for three years as director of human resources for Spotsylvania County Schools, was appointed assistant superintendent for human resources in March. Wife Amy Parrish Covert ’95 is busy with sons Ben and Bear; Bear was to start preschool this fall. Kristin Breata Hodes is an at-home mom living in Northern Virginia with her husband and son. Anne Dressler Fox said Emma and Joseph did great this year on the neighborhood swim team with Ben Salp, son of Jill Whelan and Andrew. They celebrated Rob Teweles’ 40th birthday in May with loads of bourbon. Ann lost her dad in May after a long illness, and he was to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

Ngozi Obi’s second published book, When Dreams and Visions Collide, is available online at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Mary Ellen Dunn and Mylinda McConnell Green saw Melissa Czarnecki when her mom passed away. Melissa was planning the ninth annual Joey C. Cup golf tournament to benefit Life with Cancer, in memory of her brother, sister, and now her mom. They have raised more than $92,000 so far.

From Bethany: Please take a moment as you read this report to send me a quick email so I’ll have your address. That way, when I get ready to send out the next request for updates, you will be on my email list.

I still live in Arlington with husband Ben Sutton ’95 and daughters Claudia, 5½, and Cara, 2½. I was promoted to chief of staff at the Association of American Colleges and Universities in fall 2010. Tama Welch Press and Jon Press ’92 live in the Chicago suburb of Oswego, Ill. Oldest daughter Maddie is a high school freshman; their youngest is in seventh grade. Tama works from home for SunTrust and leads a college and 20s group at church, which brings back fun UMW memories. Jon is a client relationship manager for the private software company Investortools and travels often to New York and Boston.

Harriet Greenlee-Herndon ferried kids to activities this summer and was training for a 50-mile trail run in Duluth, Minn., in July. Anita Essalih lives in Houston with her English cocker spaniel and dates a gentleman from her church seniors group. Son Tony Essalih ’99, who has daughters Grace, 4, and Libby, 1, and his wife live nearby. Anita does volunteer work and walks and watches pets. She planned to come to Fredericksburg in September, when she was to visit her 88-year-old mother.

Leann Vernon, who works with BethanyKids, a nonprofit organization supporting missionary surgeons in Africa who treat children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, sent updates about others. Suzanne Horsley of Tuscaloosa, Ala., a University of Alabama faculty member, is active with her husband as an American Red Cross volunteer and helped after this spring’s devastating tornado. Cindy Dunnavant Easterday is director of human resources at American & Efird in Charlotte, N.C., and has a Chihuahua named Waggie Mae. Carolyn Herndon Ewers, husband Andrew, and daughter Amy, who live on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, traveled in June and July in the U.S., visiting friends and family. Diane Easter is special assistant to the president and director of events and ceremonies at Longwood University.

Debbie Newell Scott and Stacey McInerney Law returned from Hawaii and Las Vegas, respectively, to the greater Washington, D.C., area with their families. Necole Dunnivan Christmas and her children welcomed husband-dad Brian back home in Fredericksburg last year from Afghanistan. I’m excited to attend the Labor Day weekend wedding of Jason Ackerman, who works at Georgetown University. Kathy Mulvaney was married this spring, lives on Capitol Hill, and works at the National Endowment for the Humanities.

1994

1995

Jane Archer
jane@janearcherillustration.com

Megan Concannon Richardson
mythreebeauties@gmail.com

Rebecca Taber-Conover of Simsbury, Conn., is public programs coordinator at Connecticut’s Old State House. She became the first-ever recipient of the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies’ Bruce Fraser Friend of CCSS Award, presented to a non-teaching professional who significantly furthered the advancement of social studies education. Rebecca was recognized for her contributions to the development of educational and community programming and for her leadership in the museum’s collaboration with the Connecticut Historical Society on the 2010 and 2011 History Day competition.

1996

Jennifer Rudalf Gates
jsmartypants@cox.net

Jill McDaniel
jmmcdaniel@fcps.edu

1997

Michelle Trombetta
blondebombchelle@yahoo.com

After seven years with the OptumHealth division of UnitedHealthcare, I pursued a new opportunity and promotion, becoming director of member engagement operations for UnitedHealthcare Community & State. I enjoy the challenge of working with Medicare products during healthcare reform. In May, Vanessa Valley Wedding of King George, Va., published her first novel, An Uncivilized Yankee, available online at Amazon. Jason Terril was to travel with friends to Alaska and the Yukon. Crissandra Finno Domroes and husband Stephen moved back east to Connecticut after 10 years in Houston, were excited to start fresh and have four seasons again, and expected their first child, a girl, in August.

This is the shortest class update I’ve written in 14 years. I’ll chalk it up to everyone being busy having a fun and exciting summer, and I will expect more news in the next issue – don’t forget to write!

1998

Erika Giaimo Chapin
erikagchapin@gmail.com

Adrien Snedeker Dickerson reports that she and husband Adam “still have a baby.” Betsy Kiger West and husband Michael also have a baby, albeit a newer model; Ella Elizabeth was born in June. Alexis Kingham Fuge and husband’s second child was due in January. Robyn Oliver Hedges and Mark Hedges ’95 welcomed daughter Sierra Rachel in July.

Stephen O’Connell, who has taught geography for three years as an adjunct and visiting professor at UMW, and wife Maggie were to leave Fredericksburg for Little Rock, Ark. Stephen accepted a tenure-track position as an assistant professor at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, where his cowboy boots will seem slightly less out of place. James Creegan and wife Meg live in New Jersey, where James recently made partner at his law firm. The highlight of his year was traveling to UMW for a rugby alumni weekend! Michelle Ciarlo-Hayes and husband looked forward to celebrating their 10th anniversary. Philadelphia City Hall was to display some of Michelle’s photography during the Score exhibit there from July to September, and her artwork is included in a calendar available at bookstores.

Caitlin Jenkins Losh and husband Jason were to move from one coast to another, leaving Brooklyn in the rearview mirror and heading to Los Angeles. Caitlin and son Paul were to meet up with Jason in December after Caitlin finishes her fellowship at the Brooklyn Museum. Mandy Grandle Freds, husband Will, and their children drove across the country from Toronto to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Seattle after Will finished his course at Canadian Forces College.

Finally, in truly epic news, Sean Tuffy was wed in Dublin, Ireland, in October. Deacon and I, along with Michael Cirami, Erik Kloss, Ed Kriete, and Ashley Hicks Weisleder, made the trip to the Emerald Isle to watch him make an honest woman out of wife Lorraine.

And that’s the news from the Class of 1998! Email updates and happenings you’d like to share to the address above. You don’t even have to wait for me to ask.

1999

I had a great summer in Atlanta, watched friends get married, traveled to Kiawah, S.C., drove a front loader at Ryan Klesko’s tree farm, visited friends in Washington, D.C., hung out at the dog park, and read. I began my fifth year at the Trinity School and continue to teach fourth grade. It was great to hear from all of you. Keep me informed.

Brian Straight was a civilian with the Department of Defense from 2006 to 2010, was in Iraq from 2007 to 2008, and did some work in Central America when he got back, “most awesomely in Honduras during the coup in 2009.” He was in Colombia from 2009 to 2010 and traveled all over that country and throughout South America. He returned at the end of the year to join the Foreign Service/ State Department, trained in Washington, D.C., for three months, and was shipped in April to Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, where he planned to be through mid-2013. He is a diplomat beginning his first two-year tour. Brian has no wife nor children and wasn’t interested in either as he turned 35 this November.

Martha Smith said, “The problem with the movie business is that you have to keep on working or else you are out of the loop!” Since February, she has worked on the same project, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, starring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock and slated to come out in December. (Martha got to talk with Sandy Bullock about her mom – for all the Helga Bullock UMW students out there!) Kristin Ruhl Bergstrom, Flora Adams Mays, and Jeff Seaman attended Jenny Moss’ June wedding to Chad Van Riper in Kinsale in Virginia’s Northern Neck. Her sister, Beth Moss Burke ’98, was matron of honor.

Flora Adams Mays of Birmingham, Ala., an elementary school teacher, and husband Keith welcomed their first son, Porter Emory, in March. Erin Murphy Thorp moved from Washington State back to the East Coast in the Norfolk, Va., area. In January, Amanda McLennan MacDonald and Matthew MacDonald of Richmond welcomed twin girls, Evelyn and Harper, joining 4-year-old son Deacon. Steve Charnoff and Katherine Fry Charnoff ’00 welcomed son Samuel in November 2010. Steve still works for a law firm in Tysons Corner, and Katie takes care of Sam full time.

Ashley DeNegre of Piscataway, N.J., married Ryan in May 2009, with Julie Spessard Ebersole as matron of honor and Cindy Rollo in attendance. Ashley is a third-year doctoral student, studying evolutionary biology with a specialization in behavioral epidemiology at Rutgers. Hien Truong married Johnny Lyons in June at the Allan House in Austin, Texas, with Julie McPhilomy as maid of honor and Supapan Kanti, Caritta Lee, Lindsey Morgan Grinnell ’02, and Orrin Marcella ’02 in attendance. The couple honeymooned in Greece and Turkey and lives in Chicago.

Laura Reilly Lewis continues to conduct background investigations part time. She and husband Sam of Fairfax, Va., welcomed daughter Reilly Cate in January. Jimmy Rhodes introduced John Thibodeau to Natasha Linn and traveled with Jim Archy to Germany, where he met up with Alex Panek to attend John and Natasha’s wedding. Lots of good meat and beer! The Thibodeaus planned to host members of the Class of 1999 at an August reception in the U.S.