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AlumniRoll CallFrancine Proulx ’61 was highlightedin the Lifestyle section of The WashingtonPost about her work as a professionalaccredited appraiser. Visithttp://tinyurl.com/74fqj6l to view the article.Michelle Deutsch LaMarche ’74 hasrecently accepted a position as a SeniorRetirement Counselor at Stoneridge Creekcontinuing care retirement communitybeing built in Pleasanton, Calif.Maddy BrownMegan Lipari Brown ’98 and herhusband Jimmy (teacher and basketballcoach) are the proud parents of MadelineKathleen, born Feb. 23. “Maddy” waswelcomed home by her 5-year old brother,Vincent.Andrea McHugh ’93is a style writer livingin Newport R.I. She hasa style blog focused onNewport fashion sceneat www.newportstylephile.com.Ray Zdacewicz ’74 accepts the MORE awardwith Bishop Loverde looking on.Ray Zdancewicz ’74, receivedthe MORE award at the Youth andCampus Ministry AppreciationMass and Dinner for his work withthe Northern Virginia Junior CYO.Robert Reed ’86 has been namedthe new varsity golf coach at DJO.He has been the Head Pro at ChantillyNational for nine years, andhas coached the Westfield HighSchool golf team for four years.Welcome back Coach Reed!Ali Renner ’03 and GP MansonAli Renner ’03 is marrying GP Manson onApril 27 at St. Rita Church in Alexandria.Fellow 2003 graduates, Colleen StoehrerSweeny will be here maid of honor andLibby Muldoon will be one of her bridesmaids.Groomsmen include Ali’s brothersSteve Renner ’06, Joey Renner ’08 andRobby Renner ’12.18
Over Christmas break, Katie Yohe ’05and her dad Joe Yohe ’76 went to Ghana.Katie was able to share with her fatherwhere she had spent a year volunteeringand he was able to meet the kids, experiencethe village, and just have all thestories make sense and come to life. Theyvisited an orphanage in the capital cityof Accra, spent a day handing out gifts tochildren in the village of Kasoa, celebratedChristmas with the Sisters and Brothers ofthe Holy Cross, and visited the Cape CoastSlave castle.Jimmy Murphy ’06 and his dad, Bob MurphyJoe Yohe ’76 and his daughter, Katie Yohe ’05Jimmy Murphy ’06 reached the summitof Aconcagua in Argentina this past January.Aconcagua is the highest mountainin the Americas at over 20,000 feet. Thisis Jimmy’s third mountaineering adventure.He and his father have already conqueredKilimanjaro in Africa and Elbrusin Russia.Rob Cherry ’06 is now a Certified PublicAccountant and works as an Associatewith Dixon, Hughes, Goodman LLC inTysons Corner.Devon Metcalf ’08 was one of eightDrexel University softball players to earnNFCA All-America Scholar Athlete accolades.Two O’Connell graduates were honoredwith Virginia Tech’s Aspire! Awards whichrecognize current students who exemplifythe university’s five aspirations for studentlearning—Curiosity, Self-Understanding,Civility, Courageous Leadership and “UtProsim” (that I may serve). Nicole Catalfamo’08 was recognized for her serviceto the community with an “Ut Prosim”award, and Nicholas Roberts ’08 washonored for his Civility.Meet Our Manager of Alumni Relations – Michelle Kannan…and she wants to hear from you! Asmanager of alumni relations, Michelle Kannan’sgoal is to help alumni stay connectedwith their alma mater and their friendsfrom DJO.At her desk she has a complete set ofyearbooks and at her finger tips she hasan alumni database that reaches back toopening day at Bishop O’Connell. Michelleis a first stop for reunion planners as theybegin organizing their class reunions. Duringthe school year, she plans other eventsto help alumni feel welcome at DJO. Theseinclude the alumni events at the fall Homecomingfootball game, an informal youngalumni pizza party during Thanksgivingbreak, the springtime Legacy Brunch, andthe All-Alumni Reunion Weekend in June.She also supports the efforts of the AthleticHall of Fame committee to host the annualawards dinner.Michelle works with committees of enthusiasticvolunteers to organize the annualMichelle Kannan interviewed Joe Alonso ’78 at theWashington National Cathedral. (See page 21).school Gala & Auction and the ConnollyMemorial Classic golf tournament. Both ofthese events bring alumni, and even parentsof alumni, together for a day of fundraisingfor a great cause.When Michelle is not busy organizingevents, she is keeping alumni up-to-datethrough the monthly e-newsletter,AlumNotes. She also keeps the alumnipages of the school web site current, andworks with class moderators to engagewith their classmates on the Alumni Portalof the web site.If you have alumni news, Michelle is the onewho will make sure it gets into our Knights’Pages magazine.“One of the favorite parts of my job is interviewingalumni for the magazine’s Spotlightsection,” says Michelle. “I am in awe of allthat our alumni have accomplished and amoften amazed at their individual stories.”Michelle came to Bishop O’Connell aftertwo years as a development associate at St.Anselm’s Abbey School in Washington, D.C.Michelle is originally from St. Petersburg,Fla. She received her undergraduate degreefrom Furman Univeristy in Greenville, S.C.and her Masters in Public Administrationfrom the University of South Florida.Michelle can be reached at 703-237-1437 ormkannan@bishopoconnell.org.19
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