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2000

Daniela Kelley Sicuranza
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Lots of new babies to celebrate for the Class of 2000! Olivia Synnott Landry, her husband, and son welcomed baby Liam Bernard. The Landrys live in Stephenson, Va., and run a barbecue catering business at the Jordan Springs Market.

Last May, Sarah Stacy Selgas, an account director, and Tim Selgas ’97 of Philadelphia welcomed son William.

Lauren Rizzi Crawford and husband Peter live in Washington, D.C., with son Flynn Peter, born in October. Jonathan Branson proposed to Kristin DeGraff on a Disney cruise in October.

Christen Masaniello Bensten’s Blue Egg Brown Nest furniture-refinishing business and blog offers cool, vintage finds and ideas. Christen recently posted online tutorials on her chalk paint process. Her daughter, Greta, started kindergarten this year.

Beth White Busch, husband Matt, and daughter Becca lived without power for a very long time after Hurricane Sandy, but they all are safe and sound.

Ryan Wellner of Annapolis, Md., assistant lacrosse coach and defensive and recruiting coordinator for the U.S. Naval Academy, caught up with a couple dozen fellow UMW alumni at the Navy vs. Johns Hopkins game at Navy Marine Corps Stadium.

In California, Jasmine Commerce, mother to 13-year-old Ella, recorded an EP of original music with Sean Watkins, formerly of Nickel Creek. Jasmine did a monthlong East Coast summer tour with singer-songwriter Rheanna Downey, and the two plan to release an album this summer.

Last fall, my husband, Chris Sicuranza ’98, and I ran the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C. Among 33,000 people, we saw Ryan Wellner, who was there to cheer on friends. I am training for another half marathon.

Last August, Chris and I went to the Outer Banks with his family. We wanted a portrait and hired a photographer, who, unbeknownst to me, was Amy Davis Dixon! Amy has a photography business in Manteo, N.C., where she lives with her husband and two children.

Last fall, Amy, Sara Monaghan Poole, Julie Rakowski Marino, Beth Wheeler Byrd, Susie Jackson Bull, Courtney Gelardi, and Whitney Wallace Griffiths had a girls’ weekend in Fredericksburg. They saw the UMW pedestrian bridge and great new restaurants but were happy some things never change − like Trinkle Hall and the Caroline Street shop with wigs in the window.

Mel Sirois completed her 20th marathon in November.

Editor Kari McGlamery Donner, husband Rob, and son Liam, 5, live in York, Pa. It’s been more than a year since Kari’s treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and she is healthier than ever. Last fall, she did a reading at Liz McKeeby’s wedding and co-hosted a baby shower for Lauren Rizzi Crawford.

I feel honored to be your class agent. Many of you read this, but I may not have heard from you for a while, so send me an update.