“Birth” Class Notes

Jaime Wisegarver (Col ’05 CM) and her husband, Jordi Lamas, welcomed a son, Oscar Carlos Lamas, on October 8, 2016. The family lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Adam Wood (Col ’99, Darden ’05 CM) and Melissa Seymour “Missy” Wood (Col ’01, Educ ’01 L/M) welcomed a fourth son, James Patrick Wood, on September 13, 2016. James joins Harrison and August, both 8, and Philip, 4. The Wood family lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Deana Miller (Med ’11) and her husband, Ronald Miller, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Helen Mae Miller, on September 26, 2016. The family lives in Wilmington, North Carolina.

William Oetgen (Col ’05, Res ’15 CM) and his wife, Laura Nelson Oetgen (Col ’07, Educ ’07, ’19 L/M), welcomed their second child, Thomas Everett, on June 21, 2016. Everett joins sister Nora, 2. The family lives in Charlottesville, where Dr. Oetgen is a practicing psychiatrist and Ms. Oetgen is pursuing a specialist degree in reading education.

Ilan Kaufer (Col ’03 CM) and his wife, Stephanie, welcomed a daughter, Arden Lillie, on July 13, 2016. Arden joins brother Asher, 2. The family lives in Jupiter, Florida.

Hillary Mikeska (Col ’02 CM) and her husband, Michael Mikeska (Col ’02 L/M), welcomed their second son, Henry Morris, on February 16, 2016. Henry joins brother Charlie, 3, and is the grandson of Paul Augustus Stuhlreyer III (Darden ’76 L/M) and the nephew of Matthew Mikeska (Col ’94). The Mikeska family lives in Richmond, Virginia, where Ms. Mikeska works for Altria and Mr. Mikeska works for Markel.

Natalie Bell (Col ’06) and her husband, John Fredrick Bell (Med ’06, ’07, Res ’10), welcomed a son, Henry Jackson Bell, on August 29, 2016. He joins sister Annie Reese, 2.

Lindsey Cote (Col ’03) and her husband, Tyler, welcomed a daughter, Katherine Ada, on May 9, 2016. Katherine joins brothers Dylan, 5, and Bryant, 3. The family lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Karen Courington (Col ’01 CM) and her husband, Chris Finan, welcomed a daughter, Caroline Courington Finan, on August 12, 2016. Ms. Courington is an operations manager for Facebook and previously served as military adviser to Sen. Tim Kaine. Mr. Finan is CEO of Manifold Technology, a cybersecurity firm. The family lives in Menlo Park, California.

Jennifer Berger (Col ’05 CM) and her husband, Jonathan, welcomed their third child, Raines Clark Berger, on April 28, 2016. He joins sisters Mattie, 4, and Sophie, 2.

Paige Anderson (Com ’07, Law ’13 CM) and her husband, Marc, welcomed a daughter, Mackenzie Corbin, on July 6, 2016. Mackenzie is the first grandchild of John Nichols (Col ’78 L/M) and Suzanne Nichols (Educ ’79, ’84 L/M). The Andersons live in Richmond, Virginia.

Erika Caruso (Col ’05, Educ ’05 CM) and her husband, Thomas J. Caruso (Col ’04), welcomed a daughter, Marielle Frances, on June 1, 2016. Marielle joins sister Charlotte Jane, 2. The family lives in Menlo Park, California.

Michael Wells (Col ’01) and his wife, Jillian Brevorka, welcomed a daughter, Caroline McCarthy Brevorka-Wells, on December 2, 2015.

Hunter Chorey (Col ’05 CM) and Mika Richardson Chorey (Col ’05, Nurs ’08, ’14 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Molly Callison, on April 7, 2016.  Molly joins sister Caroline, 2.  Molly is the granddaughter of Thomas V. Chorey Jr. (Engr ’69, Law ’72 L/M) and the niece of Christina L. “Christy” Chorey (Col ’07 L/M), Sierra Richardson Brown (Col ’10 L/M) and Jonathan Brown (Engr ’10 L/M). The family lives in Charlottesville.

Andrew Joyner (Col ’97 CM) and his wife, Elizabeth, welcomed a son, William Terry, on May 1, 2016. William joins brother Thomas, 2. The boys are the grandsons of William H. Joyner Jr. (Engr ’68 L/M) and the nephews of John T.R. Terry (Grad ’10, ’14) and Caitlin Morris (Col ’12 L/M). The family lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Vanessa Hurst (Engr ’08) and her husband, Nathan Hurst (Engr ’07), welcomed a son, Thomas Maverick, on April 15, 2016. The family lives in New York City, where Ms. Hurst works for Etsy and Mr. Hurst works for Teachers Pay Teachers. Ms. Hurst also recently joined the Board of Directors for Girl Develop It, a nonprofit she founded in 2010.

Moira Ballard (Com ’99 CM) and her husband, Tim, welcomed a daughter, Joelle Shani, on November 8, 2015. Joelle joins siblings Celeste, 5, Alana, 6, and Timothy II, 9. The family lives in southern Maryland.

Christopher Lynn (Col ’10 CM) and his wife, Kelly McVicar Lynn (Col ’10 L/M), welcomed their first child, a son, Brady Elliot, in October 2015. The family lives in Burke, Virginia.