Sweet Briar College Magazine - Spring 2018

CLASS NOTES
Corinne (Davies) Asakevich ‘07 with her husband, Scott, and their two
children, Mirielle and Graham
Portland Vixens Stacy Ludington ‘12, Kimberley Battad ‘07 and Temma
Clark-Braverman ‘09 at a wine tasting event in Portland with other
women’s college alumnae
Rebekah (McSpadden) Burger ‘07 and Kimberley Battad ‘07 visiting the
Portland Chinese Garden in Portland, OR
2007
Emily Nicole Olson
1106 N. Rio Street
Fort Stockton, TX 79735
emilynicoleolson@gmail.com
Lisa Wolff Terwey and her
husband moved to Hudson, WI,
in 2016, and are building up a goat
herd to reclaim 17 wooded acres
that are currently covered in buckthorn.
Their two sons, John and Joe,
are having a blast living the country
life, and are going to be welcoming a
little brother or sister this summer.
Lisa has started a house-call practice
for her veterinary business and will
be fully launching this spring. She
writes, “I loved seeing everyone that
came to the ‘07 10th Reunion last
year and hope to visit Sweet Briar
again this fall.”
In February, Morgan Roach
Viña celebrated her one-year anniversary
working for Ambassador
Nikki R. Haley at the U.S. Mission
to the United Nations in New York.
Since relocating from Washington,
DC, she and her husband, Stephen,
take advantage of their new home,
exploring the city every weekend and
travelling whenever Morgan can get
away from the office. Morgan and
Stephen will celebrate their five-year
anniversary in May.
Kimberley Battad is still living
in Beaverton, OR, and working
as a Life Enrichment Coordinator
with a memory care facility and incorporating
a lot of art and music
therapies with residents who suffer
from dementia. She writes, “It’s very
challenging and rewarding, and I am
enjoying the work. I have also been
volunteering quite a bit with Beaverton
Civic Theatre, doing everything
from marketing to stage management.
It’s been amazing to work
with theatre people again and tell
creative stories. I even won a ‘Civie’
award at our banquet early this year
called the ‘Golden Plunger,’ awarded
to one volunteer each year who is
willing to roll up their sleeves and do
anything. It was a big surprise, but I
love it and it now stands proudly on
my bookcase. I try to connect with
the Portland vixens whenever I can,
including our classmates Rebekah
McSpadden Burger and Laura Jane
Schaefer Hope you all are well.
Jennifer Dick is happy to report
that she has just started two new
jobs, after searching since Aug. She
writes, “I am the new assistant swim
team coach at my local YMCA until
the end of March, and I will then
decide if I have time to continue into
the Summer season. I also just started
a new position at Mary Baldwin
University as a Logistical Services
Associate. This is a “floater” position,
which means that I will be helping
in four different departments when
people are out on vacation or are out
sick. I am excited, but also nervous
as there will be a learning curve for
4 different departments, but I think
it will give me a lot of new skills to
add to my resume! My mom and I
have also been renovating my late
grandparents’ house and I will be
moving in when it’s done. I’m excited
that the home will stay in the
family and that I will get to have
many more memories there! I hope
that everyone is doing well! Also, I
am the new Stewardship Officer
for our fantastic class, and so I need
your current addresses so that I can
send out birthday cards! If you have
a birthday coming up, please feel free
to shoot me a message on Facebook
with your current address!”
Corinne Davies Asakevich still
lives in Oklahoma with her husband,
Scott, and their two children.
She is currently working as needed
as a pharmacist. She writes, “My ‘as
needed’ position has given me more
time to be with my babies who are
growing up much too fast and to
travel with them and my horses. My
daughter just turned 4 and my son
will be 3 in May.”
In Oct. 2017, Heidi Trude was
named the Foreign Language Teacher
of the Year for Virginia. She will
now compete for the Regional Foreign
Language Teacher of the Year
at the SCOLT Conference in March
2018 in Atlanta, GA Heidi completed
her graduate program in Dec.
2017 and now has a graduate certificate
in Instructional Technology
and Language Learning. Heidi was
selected as one of four teachers from
Virginia who will travel to France in
April as part of the Virginia Partner
School project. During the trip, she
will receive training at the Ministry
of Education in Paris and Reims,
as well as visit her partner school in
Charleville-Mézières.
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