“Other” Class Notes
Mark Warner (Grad ’98)
Mark Warner (Grad ’98) has written Eating in the Side Room: Food, Archaeology, and African American Identity (University Press of Florida), which uses archaeological data of food remains recovered from excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Chesapeake to show how two African-American families established identity in the face of pervasive racism and marginalization. Mr. Warner is a professor of anthropology at the University of Idaho and co-editor of Annapolis Pasts: Historical Archaeology in Annapolis, Maryland.
Roger Morris (Educ ’98, Educ ’02)
Roger Morris (Educ ’98, Educ ’02) has retired as superintendent of Patrick County Public Schools in Virginia and has been appointed assistant professor of educational leadership at Malone University in Canton, Ohio.
Steve Klepper (Grad ’98, Law ’01)
Steve Klepper (Grad ’98, Law ’01) has been included in the 2016 edition of Maryland Super Lawyers for his work in appellate, insurance coverage and general litigation. He has appeared in the Super Lawyers directory every year since 2011. He is a principal with Kramon & Graham in Baltimore.
Mark Angle-Hobson (Educ ’98, Educ ’02)
Mark Angle-Hobson (Educ ’98, Educ ’02) has been offered a three-year contract as superintendent of Douglas County School District 15 in Days Creek, Oregon. Mr. Angle is also principal of Days Creek Charter School, a K-12 school in the district. He also has been nominated for recognition in the National School Public Relations Association’s Superintendents to Watch program.
Eric Potter (Grad ’97)
Eric Potter (Grad ’97) has published his first collection of poems, Things Not Seen (Wipf and Stock). He is a professor of English at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he teaches American literature, modern poetry and creative writing.
Leigh Cummings (Col ’97)
Leigh Cummings (Col ’97) and another lawyer specializing in family law have opened a law firm, Connell Cummings. The firm will offer services in all areas of family law, including divorce, alimony, child support, adoption, and mediation and arbitration. Before opening the new firm, Ms. Cummings was a partner with Warner Bates McGough McGinnis & Portnoy. She has practiced family law exclusively for nearly 15 years and has been recognized as a Rising Star, a Super Lawyer and one of the top women lawyers in Georgia Super Lawyers.
Uma Everett (Col ’96 CM)
Uma Everett (Col ’96 CM) has been named a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox. Working in the firm’s litigation group, she has represented clients in the pharmaceutical and electronics industries in patent cases in federal courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Ms. Everett has also handled appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal and 3rd Circuits and served as trial counsel in multiple proceedings.
Cicely Peterson-Mangum (Col ’94 CM)
Cicely Peterson-Mangum (Col ’94 CM) has been named executive director of Drexel University’s Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships. The center offers a space for educational and outreach activities developed and delivered by Philadelphia residents, partnering nonprofits and Drexel University students, faculty and staff. Its offerings include a community lawyering clinic, computer education and access, job training, adult education, arts collaboration and hands-on science programs. Ms. Peterson-Mangum is a well-known community development leader in Philadelphia, having served as executive director of the Logan Community Development Corp. from July 2008 to July 2014.
Fatimot Ladipo (Col ’94 CM)
Fatimot Ladipo (Col ’94 CM) has been named executive director of government relations in the newly created division of economic development and community engagement at Kennesaw State University. In this role, she is Kennesaw’s liaison to state and federal policymakers, University System of Georgia officials, and business and civic leaders. She has more than 15 years of experience in government and community affairs, including several years focused on legislative issues involving education.
Peter Taylor (Educ ’93 CM)
Peter Taylor (Educ ’93 CM) has been appointed president of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, which facilitates charitable giving in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. He previously led the Maine Community Foundation, overseeing grant-making, scholarship and impact investing programs.
Derek Green (Col ’92 CM)
Derek Green (Col ’92 CM) has been elected to the Philadelphia City Council. He began a four-year term as councilman-at-large on Jan. 4, 2016. Mr. Green has worked as special counsel to Philadelphia Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco and has served as campaign manager, adviser and counsel to a number of political campaigns. He has also been a deputy city solicitor and assistant district attorney for the city of Philadelphia and has served as an assistant deputy attorney general for the state of Delaware.
Katharine Santos (Col ’89, Law ’92)
Katharine Santos (Col ’89, Law ’92) and her husband, Manuel “Manny” Santos, have written The Four Keys to Everlasting Love (Ave Maria Press, 2016), a book that discusses a Catholic approach to modern marriage, drawing on the personal experiences of the authors and the writings of church figures, including Pope John Paul II. Ms. Santos is a speaker and writer for the CatholicMatch Institute and Dr. Santos is a psychiatrist at Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre, New York.
Michael Goodove (Com ’89 CM)
Michael Goodove (Com ’89 CM) has been appointed to Southern Bank’s Hampton Roads regional advisory board. Mr. Goodove is a personal injury attorney and a partner in the Norfolk, Virginia-based law firm Swartz Taliaferro Swartz & Goodove. He was selected for the board because of his leadership in the business community and his lifelong residence in Hampton Roads.
Sarah Camougis (Col ’89 CM)
Sarah Camougis (Col ’89 CM) has joined Choate Hall & Stewart’s private equity group as a partner. She advises private and public companies, private equity and venture capital funds, angel investors and management teams in a wide range of industries in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Ms. Camougis is a founder and board member of the Women’s Association of Venture & Equity, a national networking organization for women in venture capital and private equity. She was previously co-chair of Locke Lord’s technology, media and telecommunications group and a partner in both the corporate and transactional department and the private equity and venture capital group.
Michael Dow (Engr ’88 CM)
Michael Dow (Engr ’88 CM) has published his first novel, Dark Matters, a science fiction thriller set in the near future that touches on topics of current political interest, including the influence of wealth in politics and income inequality. Mr. Dow has worked in business for more than 25 years, in positions ranging from software developer to CEO.
Brian Matney (Col ’87 CM)
Brian Matney (Col ’87 CM) has been profiled in Phi Beta Kappa’s new national member profile campaign, “Behind the Key.” In the interview, he discusses the role of the liberal arts in a contemporary approach to education. Mr. Matney is the principal of the Governor’s STEM and Technology Academy at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, where he lives with his wife, Kathryn, and two sons, Will and J.T.
Stacy Davidson (Col ’84 CM)
Stacy Davidson (Col ’84 CM) has been named director for academic support at Trinity University’s Student Success Center in San Antonio, Texas, where she is working to implement theories and practices that support lasting and meaningful learning experiences. Among the programs she leads are the summer bridge program for first-generation students and athletes, adviser training and peer tutoring.
Mark Mosby (Col ’82)
Mark Mosby (Col ’82) has been named chief legal counsel for Fallon Health, a not-for-profit health care services organization. Mr. Mosby has more than 20 years of health law experience in support of health plans and health benefit organizations. As an attorney with Epstein Becker & Green, he provides counseling and representation for Fallon and manages EBG’s legal work for the organization. He lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, with his family.
Mark Bateman (Col ’79, Engr ’86 CM)
Mark Bateman (Col ’79, Engr ’86 CM) has been promoted to principal hardware systems engineer at Lockheed Martin’s undersea systems facility in Manassas, Virginia; he has worked off-site at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, since the start of the Virginia-class submarine program in 1996. Mr. Bateman serves as the engineering liaison to the shipyard and supports development and testing of the sonar, combat and imaging systems for the Virginia class and on the new Ohio-class replacement program. He recently received the Evening of Stars Award from Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training for integrating and installing mission-essential electronic systems onboard every Virginia-class submarine, contributing to the program’s overall success. Mr. Bateman lives in Ledyard, Connecticut, with his wife, Paula. They have two children, Chelsea Lauren Bateman (Nurs ’13 L/M) and Callie Anne Bateman (Nurs ’16).
Dennis Curran (Law ’77)
Dennis Curran (Law ’77) received the Chief Justice Edward F. Hennessey Award from the Massachusetts Bar Association for his work on revamping the jury selection process in Superior Court in Massachusetts. The award has been given out only five times in its 20-year existence. In addition to serving on the Massachusetts Superior Court, Judge Curran is an adjunct professor of law at the Roger Williams University School of Law, and published an article, “Abraham Lincoln: A Model for Today’s Trial Lawyers,” in the October 2015 issue of the Massachusetts Law Review.
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