University of Mary Washington - Index

University of Mary Washington - summer08 - Index

sixth-grade teacher, has been racing in
Ironman triathlons for four years and is
sponsored by Her Sports magazine.
Joselle Poblette Duncan and her
husband, Callum, welcomed daughter
Charlotte Ellinne in January. Charlotte’s
middle name is a combination of her
grandmothers’ names: Ellen and Corinne.
Anitra Pool Fenderson and her
husband, Tripp, celebrated the first
birthday of daughter Ayn Doherty in
March. Tara McGintee Gibbs and
husband Dave have two sons – Owen, 2,
and Colin William, born in December.
Tim Deyesu and wife Lesley
Deyesu ’00 welcomed their second
child, Mary Harper, in August. The
family lives in Myrtle Beach, and Tim
is the assistant general manager of The
Ripken Experience.
Wendy Sulc enjoys winters with
temperatures near 80 degrees in balmy
Miami. She and her husband, Greg,
welcomed daughter Natalie Grace just
in time for Christmas. It turns out
that 2007 was a big year for baby girls
among the Bushnell Fourth North
Crew. Natalie joined friends Emily
Elisabeth, daughter of Abby Mitchell
and husband Ben, and Lily Anne,
daughter of Amy Wachenfeld Eagen
and husband Tim.
Kelly Coleman received a master’s
degree in professional writing from
Carnegie Mellon University. In 2003,
after they’d dated for seven years, she
married Mike Giglio ’97, who works
as a physician’s assistant after getting
his advanced degree from George
Washington University. In July of 2006,
Mike and Kelly welcomed triplets – Ian,
Madeline, and Emma. The family of five
lives in Northern Virginia. Mike works
in the ER at Fairfax Hospital, and Kelly
works two days each week at EDS in
Herndon.
Betsy Maldonado Sauer and
husband Bryan had a baby boy last
fall. Her friend Caitlin Jenkins
lives with husband Jason Losh in
Brooklyn. Caitlin works as an art
conservator at the Brooklyn Museum.
Another good college friend of Betsy
and Caitlin, Sarah Geiger Luisi, and
her husband, Mike Luisi ’97, live in
Annapolis and were awaiting the arrival
of daughter Elizabeth’s sibling in June.
Cecelia Gibson Walls received a
master’s degree in museum studies from
the University of Leicester in 2005. She
married Gene in November; the couple
lives in Falls Church, and Cece works
as a registrar at the National Building
Museum in Washington, D.C.
Jeremy Blain and wife Jen live
with their children, Ellen and Jason, in
Springfield. Jeremy is senior manager
at Booz Allen and was to complete his
MBA at Johns Hopkins in April. He
hoped finishing school would leave
him with enough time to work on some
home projects and finally take the miter
saw he received two Christmases ago
out of its original packaging.
Jeremy wrote that Lars Thestrup
and his wife, Heather, live in Chapel
Hill, N.C., where Lars is chief paramedic
for the entire county. Mike “Pasta”
Paolino celebrated his 32nd birthday
with a trip to the Bahamas with his
wife, Diane, and their 15-month-old
daughter, Hannah. On the way back,
they visited with Jeff Seaman ’97,
wife Martha, and their 3-month-old
daughter, Kate, in Charlotte, N.C. The
Paolinos are looking forward to an
invasion of Mary Washington grads in
Rhode Island this summer for JT Tani’s
August wedding on Block Island. Sean
Tuffy made a quick trip across the pond
to celebrate at Eric Kloss’ stag party
with Mike Cirami. Apparently “stag
party” is a fancy name used in Ireland
for bachelor party. Wes Heuvel got
engaged in February while vacationing
in St. Lucia. He and his fiancée plan a
summer ’09 wedding.
By the time you read this, Alyson
Andrews Ramsey and her husband,
Peter, should be the proud parents of
two. Daughter Sarah was born two years
ago. Niki Gonyo planned to be married
this summer to Phillip Throckmorton.
She lives in Woodbridge, Va., and works
as a reading specialist for Prince William
County Public Schools. Chris Bagley
and wife Jen Koster celebrated daughter
Logan Cate’s first birthday in February.
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Amanda Goebel
2039 Lake Park Drive, S.E., Apt. G
Smyrna, GA 30080
goebel_amanda@hotmail.com
Correction: Kristin Ruhl Bergstrom’s
nephew, Stephen Clendenin ’11, is a
freshman at UMW.
I have just finished my first year
teaching at Trinity School in Atlanta
and have loved every minute of it. This
summer, they are sending me out West
to tour seven national parks and put
together a new curriculum for our forest
unit. I am really excited to see the Hoh
temperate rainforest and Crater Lake!
Please continue to send me your updates,
and tell your friends to do the same.
Kerry Andres Costanzo married
Stephen Costanzo ’00 and lives in
Strasburg, Va. Stephen is special services
director at Seton Home Study School
in Front Royal. On July 25, 2007, they
welcomed their fourth child, Luke
Michael Joseph. Older brother Dominic
was born July 25, 2005! Kerry home
schools and takes care of her children.
Joy Conoscenti Spencer and
husband Todd live in Newport News,
Va. Joy does e-commerce in the IT
department of Ferguson Enterprises
and loves it. Son Chase – 3 as of June
and the only grandchild on both sides
– is spoiled rotten. Joy and Todd are
expecting their second child in October.
Terri Seidl ’98 married high
school sweetheart Brett Haas; they
have two children, Faith and Lucas,
and live in the Atlanta suburb of
Marietta. Brett is the principal software
engineer for Autotrader.com, and Terri
is a science teacher at Cornerstone
Preparatory Academy.
In February, Martha Smith gave
up her job at CBS. Not to name-drop,
but she is happily working on a subway
thriller starring Denzel Washington and
John Travolta. She is SO happy to be
back with costumes.
Megan Sheils earned a master of
library science degree and is a reference
librarian at the U.S. Department of
State in Washington, D.C. She spends
a lot of time planning the inaugural
summer of Girls Rock!
DC, a rock-and-roll
camp for girls, and is
roommates in D.C.
with Nancy Eddy ’00.
In February of
this year, Kristin
Ruhl Bergstrom
suddenly lost
her father. Former classmates Katy
Buchanan, Paul Storer, and I were
there in Lewisburg, Pa., for the service
and support. On a happier note,
her daughter, Addison, 2, is a pro at
enjoying the Florida sun and riding her
scooter.
Joe Tompkins separated from the
Air Force last July and began doing force
protection work as a defense contractor
with BAE Systems. In December, he
left them to snatch up a civilian job
back in his old office as a transnational
threat analyst for the Air Force and has
just started his USAF Reserve duty. So,
in six months, he has had three jobs,
moved 15 feet, and only changed desks
twice – sweet!
Steve Charnoff plans to marry
Katie Fry ’00 this summer. He still
practices law and lives in Arlington.
Katy Buchanan is still exploring
Northern Virginia. She recently traveled
to Hawaii and Key West for business.
Her son, Nicholas, 4, got his first real
bike – with training wheels, of course!
Susanne Eymer married last April;
Carol Chace, Martha Smith, and
Carrie Williams were in the wedding;
Laura Reilly Lewis, Claire Wagner, and
Leah Morris were guests. The couple
lives in Arlington, where Susanne does
counseling in Washington, D.C., and
plans to soon have her professional
counseling license. She is involved in the
Capital Alumni Network in D.C., which
brings together alumni chapters from
all over the country for social events,
community service, and sports. She
would love for more D.C. metro Mary
Washington alums to get involved.
Kyle and Amy Conway Colin are
married, and, after having bounced
around from New Jersey to Maryland,
have settled in Philadelphia. Amy is
a speech and language pathologist at
Children’s Hospital, and Kyle is an
attorney. Daughter Maille James was
born Nov. 1, 2006.
Erin Murphy Thorp and her
family have moved back to Northern
Virginia; she was expecting her second
child last month.
Meredith Wilcox Thomas and
husband Ryan were expecting their
first child in June. They were looking
forward to the old-fashioned surprise of
learning whether it was a boy or a girl.
Beth LaMantia married ODUgraduate
JJ Rafferty September 2006,
and he surprised her with a two-week
honeymoon in Bora-Bora. She said
it was incredible! They own a home
in Arlington. Beth enjoys working in
finance management at an investment
firm downtown.
Martha Smith ’99 worked on
costumes for a subway thriller
starring Denzel Washington and
John Travolta.
Erika Meredith enjoys the
sunshine of Flagstaff, Ariz., where she
is student teaching and having a blast.
She planned to finish a master’s degree
in art education from Northern Arizona
University in May. She’ll be certified
to teach K-12 and can’t wait to have
her own classroom. Her husband, Ted,
also planned to graduate in May with a
master’s degree in archaeology. Last fall,
they moved 25 miles out of town – out
to the middle of nowhere – to be
caretakers for a beautiful future ranch
property. There are cows, jackrabbits,
antelope, eagles, coyotes, and more
bluebirds than Erika has ever seen!
Aaron Davis married Alison Evans
in Kent Island, Md., in March. Darian
Klare and Andrew Rothschild were
in the wedding, and all of Aaron’s
old roommates, including Peyton
Davis, Kyle Colin, Dave Kohne, and
Brad Hopper (who was expecting his
second child early this year) attended.
Aaron and Alison live in the Petworth
neighborhood of Washington, D.C. He
teaches second grade in Virginia, and
she works for the EPA. Ali was in the
Peace Corps, too, and they hope she gets
a job with the Foreign Service so that
they can live abroad again.
Brad Hopper was expecting his
second child early this year. Darian Klare
planned to marry Allison Brown in the
Outer Banks on April 26. Darian lives in
Washington, D.C., and Aaron Davis says
it’s nice to hang out with him there.
John Hallett and Susan Heller
Hallett welcomed their first child, Mary
Elizabeth, on March 5.
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Joy Barnes
PSC 559 Box 5185
FPO, AP 96377
mwc2000@hotmail.com
My husband, Roger, and I decided to
extend our time here in Okinawa, Japan,
for three more years, so we’ll have plenty
of time to do all the exploration of Asia
that we want to. Our biggest news is
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