Summer 2007 - Hood College

42 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazine2004Michelle Brynn Donati13216 S. 38th PlacePhoenix, AZ 85044-8200(602) 373-8656Chanda Gilmore8715 1st Ave., Apt. 1106DSilver Spring, MD 20910(301) 920-0450chandagilmore@yahoo.comYou know you’re doing amazing things; unfortunatelyyour fellow classmates have no way ofknowing this if you don’t update your Hoodalumnae profile. Since Hood Magazine now publishesclass notes in each edition, I hope thosewho I could not reach via e-mail will send theirupdates to me at tabitha4ever@yahoo.com forthe winter edition of the Magazine. MariaAngella Corpancho married Russ Hylton ’03Jan. 18, 2007. Erin Cullison married Don FosterII, July 5, 2006, and is pursing a doctorate in biologyat the Univ. of Delaware. Rachel Hejnalmarried Sgt. Joseph S. Parks Jr., Sept. 7, 2006, inFrederick. In December 2006, the Parks moved toMons, Belgium, were Rachel works with U.S.A.G.Benelux. Beth Woodworth married MatthewCarr, June 9, 2006. Currently, Beth attendsShenandoah Univ. School of Pharmacy and willgraduate May 2008 with her doctor of pharmacydegree. Brittany Nottingham was married Dec.31, 2005, and gave birth to Ava Brielle CoffmanSept. 16, 2005. She graduated in December2006 from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art inLondon, England. Michelle Donati accepted apublic affairs specialist position with AAA Arizonaand Tatiana Santos accepted the humanresource representative position at Farmers &Mechanics Bank in Frederick, Md. I, ChandaGilmore was promoted to communications managerat the American Association of Colleges ofPharmacy and accepted a full-time appointmentin the master’s degree program at Syracuse Univ.S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.I leave for Syracuse, N.Y., late June and will graduateAugust 2008. I am also studying for myaccreditation in P.R. through PRSA, which I hopeto take (and pass) late next year. Jennifer Smithworks for the Immigration and CustomsEnforcement under Homeland Security inWashington, D.C., and will receive a certificateand diploma in fashion merchandising. EssenceJones received a master’s in human sciences anda certificate in thanatology from the College inMay. Jessica Lertora graduated from the Univ. ofMaryland School of Social Work and received herL.G.S.W. She works at the UMD Secure StartsProgram and has decided to pursue the thanatologycertificate program at Hood and an earlychildhood mental health certificate at UMD.Richard Frederickson was inducted as a Fellowin the BioCommunications Association during anannual meeting held in Knoxville, Tenn., in July2006. Valerie A. Buckley-Beason M.S. ’04, incompleting her master’s research, uncovered anew species of cat. Sally Downing Taylor andhusband bought their first house and are now livingat 30 Upper Brassey St., ClaughtonBirkenhead CH41 0AN, England. Sally said ifanyone is ever in the area, they always haveroom for a guest or two.2005Tamara M. McElroy804 Stratford Way, Apt. HFrederick, MD 21701mcelroy@hood.eduHey there ’05ers! I hope life is treating you allwell. It was great hearing from you all! EmilyBrown Hagan B.S. ’06 earned a second bachelor’sdegree in computer science from Hood inJanuary 2006, and has since been working fulltime as a software developer in Baltimore. Emilymarried Andrew Hagan Sept. 9, 2006, and theyrecently bought a house in Baltimore City.Danielle Kahler is currently attending the Univ.of Georgia in Athens, Ga., for her master’s in historicpreservation. This summer she has beengiven the opportunity to work with theWilliamsburg Foundation’s ArchitecturalConservation department as an intern.Congratulations to Jennifer Stiegler on earninga master’s in psychology from the Univ. of NewHampshire in May. Melonie Handberry is livingin Philadelpia. She earned a master’s of socialservice and a master’s of law and social policydegree from Bryn Mawr College May 20, 2007.Tracey Carter continues her work as the assistantdirector of afterschool programs at MindworksLearning in Frederick. She says she has no weddingsor babies to report! Charlene Vestermarkis doing great in med school at PhiladelphiaCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Class of 2010!Jocelyn Berte is a hair stylist at Sam Wong Salonin Frederick. Please keep Jillian Kotmair and herfamily in your prayers after the passing of herfather Feb. 10, 2007, of Lou Gehrig’s Disease.She and her family are trying to raise awarenessof the disease, which is becoming increasinglymore common. Aside from that, Jillian is wrappingup her second school year working withchildren with severe autism at Kennedy Krieger’slower school in Baltimore. As for me, I’m living inFrederick with Tiffany Still and we’re both workingat Hood—Tiffany in the admissions office andme in the marketing and communications office.Congrats to Tiff on graduating in May with amaster’s in human sciences! I was also able tocatch up with my roomie, Rainey Sokol Chase,and Nate, and Jenni Dunn when they came toFrederick to visit for a Hood Dance Ensemble performance.Rain choreographed an amazingdance for the performance! Rain and Nate arestill living in Norfolk and are doing great. Rainwas also recently hired to be a dance instructor atLakewood Dance and Music Center in Norfolk,Va. Meanwhile, Jenni Dunn has been super busylately, preparing to become Mrs. Brown (soonerrather than later!) I’m so excited, Jenni, and Iknow your day will be wonderful! It is with greatsadness that I report the passing of KatelynLange June 13, 2007. Those who knew Katelynwell remember her warm smile and readiness tohelp, listen to or comfort her friends in need. Shetruly embodied a remarkable Hood spirit that willnever be forgotten. Our sincere condolences goto her family and loved ones. Thanks to everyonefor the news! To those of you I didn’t hear from, Ihope all is well and hopefully we can catch upsoon!2006Amy Beekley8041 Broken Reed CourtFrederick, MD 21701Sharia Barksdale5101 Freeman DriveTemple Hills, MD 20748Nakia Bell1348 Oak St., N.W.Washington, D.C. 20010Please note new address!Class of 2006, welcome to the real world! Here iswhat the Class of ’06 has been up to since Hoodgraciously gave each of us a bachelor of “backto reality” degree. Rachel Gauza has been workingfor the Maryland Department of NaturalResources’ Maryland Biological Stream Survey asa biologist since June 2006 and received a promotionin February. She is the coordinator of theMaryland Stream Waders volunteer monitoringprogram. Congratulations to Ashley Mareadywho married James Sewell July 13, 2006, onHood’s residential quad. The new couple movedto Shippensburg, Pa., where Ashley will be workingon her master’s in applied history. Ashley’snew address is 606 Olney-Sandy Spring Road,Sandy Spring, MD 20860. Also just married isChris Jeffers, who married Amy Brosius Oct. 7,2006. Erin Lashof is now teaching first grade forMontgomery County Public Schools.Congratulations to Jessica Gomez who recentlygot married. Jessica is working as a financial transactionspecialist for the National AutomobileDealers Association in McLean, Va. Amy HowerBeekley gave birth to her second baby boy withhusband, Tim; Eli Beekley was born Dec. 26,2006. Congratulations to Kelly Schulz who justaccepted a presidential appointment as the programadviser for the Public Affairs Department atthe Environmental Protection Agency. AmandaReinken is working on her master’s degree in crimonologyand criminal justice at the Univ. ofMaryland Eastern Shore; she also works as anadministrative assistant there. Congratulations toJessica Baer on her marriage to Brian MyroupApril 28, 2007. Alexandra “Sasha” Miles recentlyaccepted the position of executive assistantand scheduler to the comptroller of Maryland.Congrats to Keri Wenderoth on her marriageto Scott Magness, Nov. 4, 2006. MatthewSchimmel accepted the position of congressionalrelations analyst with the Office of the TreasuryInspector General for Tax Administration inWashington, D.C. Katie Hess-Reichardannounced her marriage to Matthew A. ReichardOct. 14, 2006, in Chambersburg, Pa.Their new address is: 4795 Burkholder Road,Chambersburg, PA 17201. Katie accepted theposition of research technologist with ThePennsylvania State Univ. Fruit Research andExtension Center. She expects to begin amaster’s program during the next year.