2001

Caroline Jarvis
carolineljarvis@gmail.com

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Stephanie Scheibe Barb married Danny in June 2010 and bought a house in Orange, Va. She is a senior systems administrator at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation. James Lewis works in Ballston, Va., married Kelli Stubbs in Middleburg, Va., in October, and planned to move to Leesburg. Kate Weller, executive director of Slate Valley Museum, lives in Ballston Spa, N.Y., with husband Matt and children Alex, 5, and Ella, 3. Kelly Turcic Bailey, director of alumni engagement at Slippery Rock University, teaches public policy as an adjunct at Thiel College. She and her husband have children Lily, 4, and Aiden, 2.

Caroline Jarvis of London is a private banker and charity trustee. Kate McGinn Pipke and husband Nathan Pipke ’99 were expecting their first child. Jennifer Stringfellow Bing married Stephen in September in Occoquan, Va. They live in Dumfries, and Jennifer works at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Teresa Joerger Mannix and her husband, Mark, had their first child Jan. 9. We’re giving Teresa a break after 10 years as class agent so she can enjoy Bryce David. Congratulations, Teresa!

2002

Travis Jones
tljones8@hotmail.com

Carolyn Murray Spencer
turtlecjm@yahoo.com

Martha Heuser, who joined UMW’s inaugural “Alumni College on the Road” trip to Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and Peru, moved from the Philadelphia suburbs to the city. She is on the board of the Young Professionals Network of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, is pursuing a master’s in nonprofit leadership at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice, and is a contributing writer for the online publication Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal.

Martha MacLay ’49 said granddaughter Katherine Sinclair MacLay was to graduate from Colorado State University’s department of atmospheric science in December.

2003

Jessica Brandes
jessbrandes@yahoo.com

Laura Kassner and husband Bernie welcomed their first child, Hudson Michael, in October. Bronson Hall married Adrienne Trombley ’04 in June in Southport, N.C. Brad Johnson and Christine Brown Johnson ’05 of Durham, N.C., welcomed their first child, Eleanor Kathleen, in August.

Juliette Gomez, an associate attorney with a Philadelphia immigration consortium, lives in South Philly with husband Taylor Ball ’06 and their dog, Elvis.

2004

Katharine E. Leesman
katie.leesman@gmail.com

Sarah B. Smith
sarahbsmith@gmail.com

Sameer Vaswani
sameervaswani@msn.com

2005

Allyson V. Lee
allyvlee@gmail.com

Nell Barnes married Matt Nutaitis in Philadelphia last November. In attendance were Kara Bower, Emil Christofakis, Jeff Cockayne, Alex DeFee, Matt Hoover, Mark Martens, Jon Martin, Marisa Day, Tim Ryan, Martha Mundy Ryan, Megs Senk, Maggie Wynn, and Julia Yolles.

Jane Minerly married Matt Manchisi, a civil engineer, in July at New York Botanical Garden. Samantha Smith Newbold was a bridesmaid. In attendance were Carolyn Schranck Theim, Sarah Notter, Joanna Cahall, Nicole Larson, and Kelly Allen. Matt and Jane bought their first house in Philadelphia. Jane received a JD from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law and is a law clerk to a judge on the U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania’s eastern district.

2006

Shana A. Muhammad
email.shana@gmail.com

Carl Frank Puleo
cfpuleo@gmail.com

Karin Rasmus earned a bachelor’s in nursing science from the University of Alaska Anchorage in August and is a neonatal intensive care RN at Providence Hospital.

2007

Jay Sinha is in his final year at William and Mary Law School, planned to study for the Virginia bar exam in Williamsburg, and was offered a position in the Washington, D.C., office of the national law firm LeClairRyan. Emma Interlandi, operations manager with Democracy for America, earned a master’s in German studies from University College London. Marianne Shapiro married Jason Weiner in November in Washington, D.C. Ellie Tiemann, Yelena Lazdun, and Shannon Thurston were bridesmaids.

Suzanne Volinski married Christopher Broadbent in September in Norwalk, Conn. Joining the celebration were Sarah Floyd, Jane Geisler, Elizabeth Hertz, Deana Zornow, Tierney McAfee, Patricia Corbet, Michael Burns, Marissa Dimino, Anuj Phull, Choya Amenkhienan, Meredith Donaldson ’06, Seth Anderson, and Evan Henry. Suzanne and Chris live in Greenwich, Conn. Suzanne is a public relations and communications specialist for the environmental consulting firm ARCADIS, and Chris is a professional firefighter.

Ashley Wood, a fifth-grade teacher in Wake County, N.C., and Travis Stafford, operations manager for a private company, plan a 2012 wedding in Raleigh. They live in Cary with their dog, Barksley. Jennifer Parsick was published in the 2012 Collaborative Summer Library Program manual, promoting child and teen literacy. Steven Grillo married Lauren Bayer ’06 in November in Sayreville, N.J., and planned a honeymoon cruise through Patagonia. The wedding party included Kyle Coppinger ’08, Andrew Fristoe ’06, and Daniel Smith. Steven is director of urban planning with New York’s Staten Island Economic Development Corp., and Lauren is an assistant deputy public defender in Somerset County, N.J.

Stephanie Barnes is studying to become an RN in Newport News, Va., and is acting president of Thomas Nelson Community College’s Student Nursing Association. First-time parents Susan Alexander Anderson and Timothy Anderson (Chris Anderson’s brother) welcomed identical twin girls Audrey Victoria and Blair Morgan in May.

We were shocked and saddened to hear of the November death of Doug White. His family asks that donations be made in his memory to the American Heart Association, a cause Doug was passionate about.

2008

Brad Buck entered a microbiology Ph.D. program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After three years in China and Hong Kong, Megan Vaughan-Albert moved back to Washington, D.C., to study international economics and development at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Katy Hickman of Boston earned a master’s in communication sciences and disorders at Emerson College. She is a part-time behavioral therapist for children on the autism spectrum at Beacon ABA Services. Katy plans a July wedding in Cape Cod to Andrew Prosser of Bournemouth, England.

Andrew Lynch married Natasha Norris Lynch in October; they live in Reston, Va. Della Hinn moved to Fairfax and is pursuing a master’s in speech language pathology at JMU. Pete Sturke earned a master’s in environmental science from VCU and is a biologist for Dominion Environmental Biology. He married Kate Moore in Richmond in November.

Ben Uscinski is an operator with the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program in Alaska. He is producing the movie Excision, which stars AnnaLynne McCord, Malcolm McDowell, and Marlee Matlin, and is due out this year. Marija Ozolins enrolled at Boston College Law School. Colleen McMichael Southerland married Navy HM2 Spencer Corey Southerland in June in St. Augustine, Fla. Her sister, UMW alum Charlotte McMichael, was maid of honor. Colleen will continue as a field representative for Brooks running shoes in Florida until they learn where they’ll be stationed next.

Heather Decot is pursuing a doctorate in the biological and biomedical sciences program at UNC Chapel Hill. Sarah Marshall Price, an Arlington County middle school math teacher, married Joseph Price. They welcomed daughter Amelia in December 2010. Lindsay Scott Skipper and her husband, associate directors at Virginia Tech’s Baptist Collegiate Ministries, celebrated their first anniversary in September. Jamie Moynihan married Jordan Berg, a second-grade teacher, in July in Baltimore, with 10 UMW grads in the wedding party! They live in Alexandria, Va. Jamie works at George Mason University and plays in the band Oh So Peligroso with other UMW grads. Amanda Hill Corcoran earned a master’s in communication disorders from U.Va., is a speech-language pathologist in Richmond, and got married in October.

2009

Elizabeth Jennings
elizabethsjennings@gmail.com

Alexandra Meier
alexandra.m.meier@gmail.com

Talya Halpern married Jimmy Conroy in Manassas, Va., and honeymooned at Disney. They live in Fredericksburg and are assistant managers at Cardinal Bank. Sarah Elizabeth Restaino earned a master’s in economics from the University of South Carolina and plans to marry Jon McLaughlin in October.

2010

Michelle Bond, who was to begin work as a kindergarten teacher at McKinley Elementary in Arlington, Va., plans a summer wedding to Mike Kappert ’11. Caitlin Donnelly is a communications assistant for Reserve Officers Association.

2011

Hannah Hopkins
hhopkins89@gmail.com

Kira Lanewala
klanewala@gmail.com