Class Notes

Jeff Schatz lives in Vienna, Va., with his daughter, a high school freshman. Jeff earned his MBA from George Mason and is a personal financial planner in a small Vienna practice. Jeff’s niece, Jessica Schatz ’09, completed her degree with the help of the Marilyn Mead Burke ’48 and William J. Burke Washington Scholarships, and is a teacher in the Fredericksburg area.

Kent Rice and wife Karen recently celebrated their 20th anniversary. Their daughters are 16 and 13. Kent is a pastor in Pennsylvania and writes devotional messages for his church website.

Kim Slayton White and Dave are celebrating their 20th anniversary. Kids Hampton and Katherine keep them busy. In August, Gov. Bob McDonnell appointed Kim as a judge for the 10th Judicial Circuit in Virginia.

Janet Dawson Bhagat and Rahoul recently celebrated their 25th anniversary. They live in New Hampshire and have a 13-year-old son and 19- and 22-year-old daughters.

Liz Stamoulis Via-Gossman lives in Manassas and is the city’s community and economic development director. Liz is working on a doctorate in community and economic planning at Virginia Tech’s Alexandria campus. Daughter Stephanie is a high school freshman, and son Danny is in middle school.

Ivonne Cotto Steffens lives in St. Petersburg, Fla., with husband Lou, son Louie, and daughter Christina. She is an independent human resources consultant and recently finished a project with Booz Allen in D.C. Ivonne earned her MBA at the University of Maryland. A fond college memory was meeting writer Carlos Fuentes, who died last year.

Gayle Greenwood Whitlock lives in Northern Virginia and participates in UMW College of Business activities. Her company hired its first UMW intern this summer.

My family and I live in Madison, Wis. It’s nice to have a place to call “home” after moving 13 times in 25 years of marriage. My husband retired from the Navy, our son graduated from college, and our daughter is a college senior. I work at a high school with English language learning students.