Voices - Ursuline Academy

Andrea Pfarr Switzer '94Andrea Pfarr Switzer '94 earned her Bachelor of Science fromXavier University and currently works at Proctor & Gamble intheir Research and Development department. She is marriedto Chris Switzer and the two have three children: Grant (8),Morgan (6), and Riley (3). She says in addition to her 3 bestaccomplishments (Grant, Morgan, and Riley), she is so proudto be co-creator of so many fabulous P&G products includingher favorite: Swiffer Dusters! “I get to use my two favoritetools everyday—science and creativity.”Maura Habig Walker '99Maura Habig Walker '99 attended John Carroll University andreceived her degree in Communications. She now works forTiffany & Company and resides in Cincinnati with her husbandJim and daughter Meredith (16 months).Emily Blocher Weddle '96Emily Blocher Weddle '96 attended Miami University after highschool and earned her B.F.A. in Theatre Performance. Emilywas a professional actress for several years after college. Nowshe is a full time mom and teaches part time at CincinnatiPlayhouse in the Park (Children’s Improv and Acting). And ifthat doesn’t keep her busy enough, she is a resident CostumeDesigner at Anderson High School. She and her husband, Chad,reside in Cincinnati with their two children: Olivia Rose (4)and Henry Dominic (2).Jodi Damon Williams '96Jodi Damon Williams '96 attended Ohio University after highschool, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art(Music Therapy). She currently resides in Monroe, Ohio withher husband Mark and their 3 children: Taylor (5), Charlie (3),and Morgan (turning 1 in August). She is a music therapist andthe current owner of Ohio Music Therapy.Lauren Zapkowski '99Lauren Zapkowski '99 earned a BA from Indiana Universityand in 2006 earned a MA in Graphic Design from SavannahCollege of Art and Design. While living in Atlanta for severalyears, she met her fiancé Joseph and moved to Denver lastJune. Both are currently busy planning a wedding in Boulder,CO this coming October.Allison Cottrell '05Allison Cottrell '05 currently is the Production Assistant onthe Broadway musical SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK.Living up to her Senior Superlative in the yearbook (“MostLikely To Be Found Backstage”), she spent her first year out ofcollege as a Stage Management Intern at Cincinnati Playhousein the Park, and then in July of 2010, moved to NYC to takea position with the stage management team at PlaywrightsHorizons, an off-Broadway theater company. Allison workedthere until just recently someone offered her a dream job withSpiderman. She says, “So far it is a lot of crazy hours and Idon’t anticipate sleeping a whole lot until we open in June, butit is an amazing opportunity!”Rosie’s treehouseRosie Elefante '05Rosie Elefante '05 currently lives in Madison, WI. After earningher B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Case WesternReserve University, she went on to work at Epic. She is a TeamLeader and Problem Solver, working with operating room softwareused in documenting Electronic Medical Records. Whenshe needs a place to escape at work for some serious projectplanning, there is a treehouse made of leftover constructionmaterial. There is also a slide she can take from her floor to theparking garage! Rosie also works with fellow classmate, RoseGlinka '05 and both still wear their UA class rings!Lauren Skyllingstad Glenn '05Lauren Skyllingstad Glenn '05 attended Xavier University afterhigh school, earning her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Sheand her husband, Donnie, reside in Cold Spring, KY and areproud parents of their one-year old son, Nicholas.Angela Neyer '05Angela Neyer '05 attended Xavier University and earned herBachelor of Arts in Political Science with honors. She is currentlyin law school at the University of Cincinnati Collegeof Law and expected to graduate in May of 2012. Angela hasworked this past year with fellow '05 alum, Molly CaJacob, atthe Ohio Innocence Project. Both Angela and Molly investigatethe cases of convicted individuals in Ohio who claim to beinnocent and work to free those actually innocent individuals,often through the use of DNA.Cara Nicolas '10Cara Nicolas '10 now has her music on the internet and canbe downloaded at http://soundcloud.com. Go to the site andenter “cara nicolas” in the “Search SoundCloud” box in the topright area of the web page. Click on the down arrow next toVOICES SUMMER 201133