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as one of its “Top 40 Under 40”
in Pennsylvania.
President: Kimberly A. Leary
Fund Manager: Timothy E. Herburger
Reunion Chair: Michele Kaplan McMillan
Web Administrator: Shannon Gregg Agin
Correspondent: Eric S. Goll
ericgoll@alumni.lafayette.edu
Rob Burrough and
1998 wife Tricia welcomed
their first child, Kara Grace, on Aug. 7
(see photo online).
On March 9, Jeremy Winkler and
Rachel Masevice welcomed son Luke.
Jeremy is a teacher in Prince George’s
County, Md.
Lindsay Laird Pope, husband
Amman, and daughters, Riley and
Reese, welcomed baby girl, Emma
Mae, on Jan. 10.
President: David A. Cheney
Fund Manager: Open
Reunion Chair:
Nicole Magnant Morrissey
Web Administrator:
Maureen Rafferty Hopper
Correspondent:
Tarin Decembrino Cataldo
(610) 688-3837
tacataldo@verizon.net
1999
Jon McMeen, formerly a
criminal defense attorney,
was named associate attorney for the
law firm Laddey, Clark, & Ryan LLP
in Sparta, N.J. At the firm, he was
appointed municipal prosecutor for
Sparta Township, Newton, and
Ogdensburg. He also became engaged
to Erin Daly on Nov. 17.
Last summer, Dan Leisawitz and
wife Daniela welcomed their first son,
Samuel Carlo. Dan also received his
Ph.D. in Italian Studies from Yale
University and now teaches at Wesleyan
University in Middletown, Conn.
Karen Berrier Woodmansee, a
program manager at LifeCell, oversaw
the successful launch of a ready-to-use
version of AlloDerm ® , a regenerative
tissue matrix used in repair and
reinforcement of soft tissue, primarily
breast reconstruction. Karen enjoys
using her mechanical engineering
background to help process engineers
develop and implement innovative
improvements and line extensions.
Karen and husband Matthew
celebrated their 10th wedding
anniversary on a cruise last April.
She enjoys leading a Daisy troop for
her daughter, 6, and cheering for
the baseball team on which her
son, 8, plays.
Jen Mackey Burke received her
LEED Green Associate credential this
past fall. She and husband Jeff live in
West Springfield, Mass. They attended
Jeff Di Stasi’s wedding in New Jersey
last fall and caught up with many alums
there. They see Kelly Strickler Cray a
few times a year and Jeff and Jen
Yamarik Gingerich yearly.
Michael Higdon and wife Jamie
celebrated the Jan. 3 birth of son Ryder
Joel. Before the birth, the couple helped
their church establish an HIV hospice
care center in South Africa. The
Higdons reside in the H Street
neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Amanda Alpert Knight lives in
Chicago with husband Rob and sons,
Alex, 4½, and Thomas, 2. After a brief
stint with a startup company, Amanda
is happy to be back working on
education reform.
Lindsay Suthard Nero, husband
Lou Jon, and daughter Emory, 2,
welcomed Margaret “Maizy”
in January.
Stacey Donofrio D’Arcy and
husband Peter had their third daughter,
Julia Frances, on Feb. 23. Julia joins
Catherine, 4, and Meredith, 2.
Residents of Winston-Salem, N.C.,
Matt and Shama Gumnerdngam
Whitley had their first child, Charles,
in April 2010 and expected a sibling
in June 2012. Matt and his father,
Mark Whitley ’70, opened their third
Firehouse Subs restaurant and are
developing several more in the area.
Erica Mellin Scioscia, husband
Steve ’98, and son Jack welcomed
Katherine Anne “Kate” on Aug. 10.
Erica will see Saskia Witkam
Valentine, Donna DiGregorio Weller,
and Christine Wilkens Lombardi in
early December for their annual
Christmas dinner in NYC.
Jon and Kara Lehman ’01 Bowser
welcomed Lauren Marie in January
2011. The Bowsers live in Vienna, Va.
Carl Giannone has lived in NYC
since college. He started a trading desk
5½ years ago, which merged with T3
Trading Group LLC about a year and
half ago. He has been occupying Wall
Street (from the inside) since 1999.
President: Amanda Alpert Knight
Fund Manager: Amanda Alpert Knight
Reunion Chairs: Taryn Boland,
Megan Sweeney Waite
Web Administrators:
Adriana Franceschini Casey,
Jennifer Padgett Ferrie
Correspondent: Pamela Perez
258 North Ballston Ave.
Scotia, NY 12302
pamelaperez99@alumi.lafayette.edu
2000
Jaclyn Benschip Ryan,
husband Mike, and son
Nicholas, 3, welcomed Alyssa Nicole
on March 13.
Amy Mahon, director of operations
and marketing at FBK Wealth Management,
was honored as a “Top 40 Under
40” by Atlantic City Weekly. She oversees
client services and marketing and is
working toward her Series 7 (general
securities representative) and Series 66
(uniform combined state law exam)
licenses. Amy is president of Love of
Linda Cancer Fund Inc., a nonprofit
providing financial assistance to Cape
May County, N.J., cancer patients.
Suzanne Muzzey Seminara and
husband Gary live in Texas and work for
Lockheed Martin. They were expecting
their first child, a boy, in April.
Jessica McRorie was promoted
to sergeant in NYC Police Department
in October. She works at a Harlem
patrol precinct.
Erin Carney and Sean Berry were
married in Philadelphia. She works at
Protégé Partners, a NYC investment
management firm.
Alex Radetsky married Briana
Sullivan in Manhattan. Alex is president
of Radegen Sports Management,
a NYC agency that represents
professional athletes, coaches,
managers, and media personalities.
Diane Pisseri Lindemann, husband
Chris, and son Trent William welcomed
a baby boy, Aiden Christopher, on
Jan. 31.
President: Joshua W. Ruthizer
Fund Manager: Daniel Turrentine
Reunion Chair: James E. Abels
Correspondent:
Diane Pisseri Lindemann
dmpisseri@yahoo.com
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