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48 HOOD MAGAZINE | WINTER 2010 Class of 1997 Alumna Inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame Dominique Bustamante Thayil ’97 graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in environmental science and policy. A three-sport athlete for the Blazers, Thayil participated in ﬁeld hockey, lacrosse and soccer during her time at Hood. But it was her fortitude as a soccer pioneer at Hood that distinguished her as an exemplary Blazer student-athlete. Thayil was instrumental in founding the women’s soccer club at Hood in the early 1990s. After one season as a club sport, soccer was elevated to varsity status in the fall of 1995, the same year Hood joined the Atlantic Women’s Colleges Conference. In the inaugural AWCC tournament, Hood defeated Wells College, 3-2, to capture the conference crown. Thayil captained the Blazer soccer squad for three years and was the ﬁrst Hood soccer player to record a hat trick with three goals against Trinity Oct. 27, 1996. After graduating from Hood, Thayil coached and taught at Frederick area high schools and is currently an advanced placement environmental science teacher at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick. since she has been a stay-home mom, helping out in her husband’s business. Congrats to Deanna Schenck French on her recent move to Lancaster, Pa., with family David, Ethan, Ryan and Aidan. Enjoy your new home! Hood attendees to my daughter’s ﬁrst birthday party in June included Emma Frederick King, Kim Unseld and Jewel Smith ’96. Also, this year I have gotten together with Quicha Tresvant ’96 and Jennifer Barbieri ’98. It is always fun to see friends and classmates! Giving Participation: 5.02% · Total Class Dollars: $2,125 Jewel Smith 906 S. Washington St., #313 Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 838-7668 jewels@amgen.com jewelsmith@prodigy.net Happy New Year! I welcome any news and look forward to hearing from my fellow ’96ers. Please feel free to e-mail me anytime. Nicole Beverly Ridley is continuing her residential interior design business in Clinton, Md. Nicole can be reached at NLB Interiors, LLC, www. nlbinteriors.com, (301) 868-4311 (ofﬁce), (443) 416-9624 (cell). Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. by appointment, Sunday and Mondayclosed. Angela Schmuck Bond was laid off in January and is making the most of it by going back to college (Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa.) for her teaching certiﬁcation in elementary education. She had been considering a career change from interior designer for about four years and decided the lay off was the push she needed. She is hoping to complete the certiﬁcation in spring 2011. She is also enjoying being home with her 4-year-old daughter, though it is a challenge to study and entertain a 4-year-old at the same time! Overall, the layoff was a good thing! Laura Stull Reifsnider and her husband Clint welcomed the birth of their second daughter Isabella Diane Dec. 15, 2008. Chantelle Kimm earned a master’s degree in southeastern European studies in 2006 and was married to Thomas Kelsey in December 2008. Chantelle is currently working on her doctoral degree in politics at the Univ. of Oxford in England. Next year she and her husband will be moving to his next diplomatic post in Athens, Greece. Thanks for the updates—keep them coming. work as a customer care rep for an extended protection plan in Hays. If anyone wants to keep in touch, I can be reached via e-mail at mommyworks3@go.com and mraynesford@yahoo.com, and I am also on MySpace and Facebook. I hope to hear from everyone soon!” Michelle Barr Raynesford also talked to Giovanna Colucci recently and reported that Giovanna is married and living in Pennsylvania. Kimberlee Rhodes Cornett recently accepted a new position as director of strategic investments for the Kresge Foundation. She will be relocating to Michigan with her family in January. Jennifer English Keefer wrote, “An update in my life … I am still married to my husband of 17 years, Terry. (We were married my senior year at Hood.) No kids, just a furry beagle mix who thinks he is a child. I have been an R.N. at Frederick Memorial Hospital for the past 10 years and have two national certiﬁcates—one in orthopedic nursing and one in medical/surgical nursing. I am currently back in school for my B.S.N. through Chamberlain College of Nursing. I would love to hear from any of my fellow Hood grads. Just drop me an e-mail at JKeefer70@hotmail.com.” Kudos to Rona Mensah who e-mailed us about the October 2009 Hood College Board of Associates meeting. Rona is now co-chair of the career advisory council to the board of associates. Seana Rafferty-Hanson wrote, “I worked at a variety of jobs after Hood, including as administrative assistant for the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1664, where I met my husband Stu, who served on the executive board. I went on to attain my property and casualty insurance license and worked as an account executive until I was forced to retire following a back injury and four unsuccessful back surgeries. We moved to Falling Waters, W.Va., in 2003. I am busier now than I was when I worked full time. I am legal guardian and caregiver to my mother, who suffers from MS and dementia. Her care requires most of my time and more energy than I ever had. I am on Facebook and can be reached via e-mail at squeekandbud@comcast.net. I would love to hear from you.” Michele Martin wrote that she will be leaving the National Aquarium in Baltimore after 12 years to take a new job with the Department of Defense at Fort Meade in January. She said it is a longer commute but provides substantially better pay and prospects for advancement. I, Sally Altland Mason, have been married to Dean for 15 years, and we have one daughter Emma, who is almost 11. I teach eighth grade language arts at Red Lion Area Junior High and also serve as department lead. My family is eagerly counting down the days until our second Disney cruise in March. On this cruise, we hope to swim with the stingrays in Grand Cayman, as well as visit ruins in Cozumel and tour Key West. We are also looking forward to a February ice ﬁshing trip to the Thousand Islands area of upstate New York on the St. Lawrence River. This is where Dean’s parents live but Emma has never experienced ice ﬁshing in below zero temperatures. Before we sign off, we would like to thank Diana Bevensee for the many years she spent serving as our class reporter. Giving Participation: 2.63% · Total Class Dollars: $2,630 Marcelle Doll 109 Grand St., Apt. 203 Hoboken, NJ 07030-8542 (201) 459-9403 marcie.doll@pearsonachievement.com Giving Participation: 3.53% · Total Class Dollars: $450 Yibeli Galindo-Baird 3153 Mimi Court Marina, CA 93933 (831) 883-8382 Giving Participation: 5.47% · Total Class Dollars: $1,080 15th Reunion June 4-6 Jacki Resop Amato 100 Manor Ave. Baltimore, MD 21206 jresop@yahoo.com Our condolences to the family William Aud who died Feb. 14, 2009, in Frederick. Heather Hamilton was promoted to executive director of the Connect U.S. Fund, an initiative that supports more responsible U.S. global engagement and advocacy for more cooperative U.S. foreign policy. I (Jacki Resop Amato) hope all of my Hoodlums are having a good year. I enjoy hearing from you anytime of the year so please feel free to e-mail or write all year long with your updates. Heather Fox-Brashears and husband Brian Brashears ’03 welcomed second son Luke Alexander July 10, 2009. His big brother Cole Spencer is 5 years old. They live in Frederick. She has worked at SABiosciences in Frederick for the past three years as a technical sales rep/application scientist for the mid-Atlantic region. Congratulations on your bundles of joy! Julia Leon De Arellano has two daughters—Valeria, 7, and Giuliana, almost 3. After graduating from Hood she moved back to her native Guatemala. She earned a master’s in social science and leadership studies from Azusa Paciﬁc Univ. in California. She worked as a high school counselor for almost ﬁve years before having her ﬁrst child. Ever Giving Participation: 3.49% · Total Class Dollars: $1,920 Heather Rundle Rembold 37 E. River Drive Beaufort, SC 29907 (843) 770-9940 remboldjh@yahoo.com Giving Participation: 1.59% · Total Class Dollars: $1,256 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 ’Tis the season, indeed, with all the exciting news from the Class of 1998! Happy holidays to my fellow classmates and alums. Blythe Chambers here, reporting from my primary residence in San Antonio, Texas. My e-mail is still blythe_chambers@hotmail.com, and I am

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