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W W W.HOOD.EDU 45 1997 Participation: 3.47% Total Class Dollars: $1,195 Heather Rundle Rembold 37 E. River Drive Beaufort, SC 29907 (843) 770-9940 remboldjh@yahoo.com Tiffany Adams Ward and husband Randy welcomed daughter Kyla Suzanne into the family March 11, 2008. Alesia Gallego Brand and Kevin welcomed son Colton Paul to the family Jan. 9, 2008. Colton joins three older siblings—Jordan, 10, Ciara, 4, and Cienna, 2. Kenya Brown B.A. ’06 returned from her art restoration certiﬁcate program in Florence, Italy, and is now the new archaeological conservator of the Jamestown Project at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory in St. Leonard, Md. She married Fabio Fusciello of Molise, Italy, July 26, 2008, in Buckeystown, Md., and many Hood alums were in attendance. Her e-mail addresses are kfusciello@gmail.com and kmb4@hood.edu. Our condolences to Candy Sharer whose father-in-law Robert died Oct. 4, 2008, in Frederick. Sara Hemenway, a teacher at Hutto Middle School in Hutto, Tex., was one of six teachers selected from across the state of Texas to participate with Texas Space Grant Consortium on a reduced gravity project in conjunction with NASA’s C-9. Sara was selected for the program based on her application focusing on cross-curricular education. employed at Clinical Care Associates of the Univ. of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, Pa. Abigail Bowlsbey married Juan Lara Sept. 14, 2008. Rachel Bagni, Emily Barbara ’98 and Melanie Pallansch Cokonis ’06 attended the ceremony. Elizabeth Kyle-Bowlsbey ’97 was the matron of honor. The couple resides at 8 Taylor Hill Lane, Bluemont, VA 20135. Allison Bell earned an event management certiﬁcate from The George Washington Univ. in December 2007. She recently accepted a new position as an event manager with the National Association of Home Builders in Washington, D.C. 2000 Participation: 3.57% Total Class Dollars: $477 Suzanne Benson 3127 Clearview Ave. Parkville, MD 21234-7143 suzanne.benson@remichel.com Our condolences to Adriane Eader Shell whose father Dennis died Sept. 21, 2008, in Frederick, Md. Lynn Whelchel M.S. ’07 earned a master’s of science degree in biomedical science from Hood and, shortly after, began working at USARMIID as a technology transfer administrator. On Oct. 4, 2008, she married Capt. Justin Wilson, M.D., at her church in Woodlawn, Md. Crystal Baskin ’01 attended the wedding and reception. Lynn recently left her job at USAMRIID and will relocate with Justin to Fort Irwin, Calif., where he will assume the role as chief radiologist for Weed Army Community Hospital. Congratulations to Erica Davis Watkins on the birth of her son Garrison Blake Oct. 25, 2008. great and reminds her a lot of Hood. Andrea L’Heureux Bishop, husband Jamie and their boys also welcomed a bundle of joy into their family—Madison Anne Bishop was born Jan. 19, 2008. Andrea said that Madison’s brothers Tim, 5, and Patrick, 4, were VERY excited about her arrival! Doris Oshin Ogunmakinwa ﬁnished her master of science in nursing Dec. 4, 2008, from the Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore School of Nursing. Her area of focus is public health. April Jones tied the knot with Brian Tate Nov. 1, 2008, in State College, Pa. Her bridesmaids included fellow ’01 alums Lisa Dreisch Miller, Jennifer Frank Spotten, Katie McGowan and Lisa Woodall Buckler. Sarah Kistler Drabant was also in attendance. Crystal Thompson moved to Madagascar to work at the U.S. embassy as a special programs manager coordinating development projects all around the country and Comoros. She plans to be there at least another year or two. Congratulations to Niki McElroy who earned a physicians assistant certiﬁcate from The George Washington Univ. Aug. 16, 2008. 2002 Participation: 2.15% Total Class Dollars: $320 Michael Dillman M.S. ’06 8105 Clearﬁeld Road Frederick, MD 21702-9485 (301) 620-2012 michaeldillman@adelphia.net 1998 Shanise Hill married Shantay DeMar July 4, 2008. Edena Mallory-Church ’00 was one of her bridesmaids and Linda Sothern was in attendance. Participation: 3.53% Total Class Dollars: $1,125 Jennifer Massagli 4712 Coralberry Court Aberdeen, MD 21001-2653 (410) 272-0734 j_massagli@hotmail.com Blythe Chambers RP Realty Partners 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 260 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (818) 383-0174 or (310) 880-5477 bchambers@rpprop.com blythe_chambers@hotmail.com No news was reported for this class. 2001 2003 Participation: 3.56% Total Class Dollars: $1,255 Holly Kirkpatrick 1426 Hallman Road Roslyn, PA 19001 hollyrita@yahoo.com Heidel Goldenman 16 Cedarwood Road Catonsville, MD 21228 (410) 744-4459 goldenmanh@hotmail.com It’s been a busy year for me (Heidi Goldenman) and a few other ’01ers. My husband and I bought a house last June which we love! (Please note our new address above.) I also started graduate school and extend hats off to all of those who have already tackled this hurdle (or doctoral degrees). Kelli Crown Ahern and husband Chris welcomed son Liam Christopher into the world May 15, 2007. Rachel Hess-Mutinda and her husband celebrated in similar style when their daughter Zilani Hess Mutinda arrived May 22, 2008. The Hess-Mutindas are all enjoying life in Baltimore. Meg Kula started a new job as the associate director of major gifts at McDaniel College in Westminster. She says McDaniel is Participation: 2.71% Total Class Dollars: $845 Charnita Garvin 106 Colton St. Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 crgarvin@comcast.net Congratulations to Naomi Levin Levinthal and husband Eli on the birth of their son Joseph July 19, 2008. Noami also earned a master’s in medical informatics from Northwestern Univ. in Chicago, Ill., in June 2008. Danielle Perella-Green has a new position as program manager with Witness Justice, a nonproﬁt organization that offers support and advocacy to victims of violence and trauma, in Frederick. Shahrzad Ehdaivand graduated from Brown Medical School May 25, 2008, and began residency in pathology at Brown Medical School’s afﬁliate, Rhode Island Hospital, in June 2008. She is also engaged to Mohabe Vinson. Her e-mail addresses are shahrzad_ehdaivand@brown.edu and shahrzad99@hotmail.com. Lauren Guerieri married Jessop McCrea Oct. 7, 2007. The couple resides in Parkville, Md. Congratulations to Michelle Wilkins Andersen on the birth of her second son Dominick Tyler Dec. 5, 2007. 1999 10th Reunion June 5-7, 2009 Participation: 2.41% Total Class Dollars: $937 Amy Countryman 623 Lions Gate Lane Odenton, MD 21113 (410) 674-7564 Tamara Welch resides in Media, Pa. She earned a medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Univ. School of Medicine in 2004 and is currently practicing family medicine,

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