Class Notes

Mikaela Jordan moved home to West Warwick, R.I., then got a job in the underwriting trainee program, specializing in life sciences, at Chubb Group of Insurance Companies in Phoenix. She hopes to obtain her CPCU designation. Matt Longo worked in electrical supply for Raytheon Polar Services Company in McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Elizabeth “Kati” Bergman planned to complete a graduate degree online through Clarion University and works in circulation and youth services at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library.

Broderick “Brodie” Collins and Michael “Chase” Morgan took a nine-week road trip through the U.S. and parts of Canada. Upon return, Brodie got a job in customer service at McLean Animal Hospital. Nicki J. Shupp was promoted to enterprise risk management specialist for Mary Washington Healthcare. Christy Tyrrell is pursuing a master’s degree in media psychology and social change at Fielding Graduate University.

Erika Spivey turned her internship with the UMW Office of University Events and Conferencing into an administrative assistant position. She’s the new communications chair for the Alumni Association Fredericksburg Network. Katherine Beegle joined the Army and is to be a National Guard information systems specialist, stationed in Fairfax County, Va. She and husband Matthew Shaver live in Fredericksburg.

Monica Band is pursuing a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling with a concentration in autism spectrum disorders at George Washington University. She received the Rehabilitation Services Administration hybrid scholarship, which mixes on-campus and online courses. She also is a counselor for adults with severe mental illness for an Arlington, Va., nonprofit. She plans to get her license in Virginia and apply to doctoral programs in clinical and/or counseling psychology.

Rosana Marzullo-Dove is in the doctorate in clinical psychology program at Argosy University in Washington, D.C. She was to take a spring study abroad class in Barcelona, Spain, and start her first-year practicum in a residential facility for people with gambling addiction in Hanover, Va., in the fall. She’s a family educator with the Spotsylvania Department of Social Services and volunteers at the Rappahannock Council on Domestic Violence. Her husband and two daughters are her biggest supporters.