“Other” Class Notes
Eric Schmidt (Engr ’01 CM)
Eric Schmidt (Engr ’01 CM) has been named operations director for the Atlanta division of the Williams Gas Pipeline Transco, an interstate natural gas pipeline. The Atlanta division includes all Transco facilities in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Mr. Schmidt and his wife, Rose-Anne McGrail Schmidt (Arch ’00 L/M) live in Johns Creek, Georgia, with their three children.
Daniel Stillwell (Col ’06)
Daniel Stillwell (Col ’06) earned a doctorate in family therapy from St. Louis University in the spring of 2015. He wrote his dissertation on the ability of marriage and family therapists from around the U.S. to meet the spiritual needs of their clients. He is an associate professor at Hope International University in Anaheim, California, where his teaching focuses on blending mental health, science, faith and education.
Desiree Stolar (Col ’07 CM)
Desiree Stolar (Col ’07 CM) has earned an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. While at Harvard, she was part of a team that created Unshrinkit, a patent-pending product that helps unshrink wool clothing that has shrunk in the dryer.
Farrell Jaskot (Col ’03 CM)
Farrell Jaskot (Col ’03 CM) and David Jaskot (Engr ’04 L/M) welcomed a son, Whitt Kingsley, on July 15, 2015. Whitt joins big brother Sutton, 3. The boys are the nephews of Erin Kitchen Jaskot (Col ’01 L/M), Kirk Grigsby Scifres (Col ’07) and Ashley Kautter Scifres (Educ ’07). The Jaskots live in Charlottesville.
Rebekah O’Dell (Col ’04, Educ ’05)
Rebekah O’Dell (Col ’04, Educ ’05) and Allison Hoover Marchetti (Col ’07, Educ ’08 L/M) have published Writing with Mentors: How to Reach Every Writer in the Room Using Current, Engaging Mentor Texts with Heinemann Publishing. The book draws on the writing workshop framework for teaching writing to secondary school students and focuses on the use of up-to-date mentor texts throughout all phases of writing. Ms. O’Dell and Ms. Marchetti both teach English at Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia.
Ryan Mooney (Educ ’04 CM)
Ryan Mooney (Educ ’04 CM) and Susan Woessner were married on June 6, 2015, in Arcadia, Michigan. The couple lives in Denver.
Stacia Ryan (Engr ’98 CM)
Stacia Schlosser Ryan (Eng ’98) and her husband, Michael Ryan, welcomed a son, Lachlan Michael, on August 21, 2015. Lachlan joins big sister, Isla Madeleine, 15 months. The family lives in Hinsdale, Illinois.
Heather Holleman (Col ’97 CM)
Heather Holleman (Col ’97 CM) has published Seated with Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison (Moody Publishers, 2015), a book that outlines how one can stop measuring himself or herself against others and leap free from cycles of shame. Ms. Holleman, who earned a doctorate from the University of Michigan’s Rackham Graduate School, is a lecturer in the English department at Pennsylvania State University, where she helps direct the graduate student ministry of Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ).
Adam Matthews (Engr ’07 CM)
Adam Matthews (Engr ’07 CM) and Blair Reilly Matthews (Com ’07 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Kathryn “Kate” Virginia, on Aug. 12, 2015. Kate is the granddaughter of Melanie Miller Reilly (Col ’79, Law ’82 L/M) and Craig Reilly (Law ’81 L/M). The family lives in Arlington, Virginia.
Patricia Gallant (Col ’86 CM)
Patricia Gallant (Col ’86 CM) earned her Certified Business Analysis Professional designation from the International Institute of Business Analysis in February 2015. She is associate director of business systems analysis at Sun Life Financial in Windsor, Connecticut.
Hayden Lee (Col ’04 CM)
Hayden Lee (Col ’04 CM) and Van-Anh “Pouy” Tran (Col ’04 L/M) were married on June 6, 2015. Ms. Tran is a senior editor at PR Newswire in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Lee is an attorney with ShounBach in Fairfax, Virginia.
Stacy Hines-Bentley (Nurs ’97)
Stacy Hines-Bentley (Nurs ’97) and her husband, Forrest, welcomed a daughter, Carlee Elizabeth, on July 13, 2015. The family lives in Nathalie, Virginia, where Ms. Hines-Bentley is director of the practical nursing program for Southside Virginia Community College, Farmville.
Kelly Bassett (Col ’02 CM)
Kelly Bassett (Col ’02 CM) and her husband, Will, welcomed a daughter, Emily Grace, on Sept. 25, 2014. Emily joins big sister Lucy, 4. The girls are the granddaughters of Patrick R. Wyatt (Col ’71). The family lives in Charlottesville.
Tracy Parfitt (Educ ’00 CM)
Tracy Parfitt (Educ ’00 CM) and her husband, Joseph, welcomed a son, Jameson Leonard, on July 20, 2015. Jameson joins big brother Gavin Joseph, 6; and big sister Ryleigh Suzanne, 4.
Lesia Scholey (Col ’91)
Lesia Scholey (Col ’91) has written her debut novel, Forty One (Matador, 2015). Before writing full time, she was a journalist in the U.S. and overseas, reporting for the Financial Times, among other publications. She completed a master’s degree at the London School of Economics in 1999 and has two children, Sophia, 12; and Konstantin, 10; as well as three college-age stepchildren. She is married to Michael Scholey and lives outside of London.
Sarah Bruss (Com ’04 CM)
Sarah Bruss (Com ’04 CM) and Matthew Walsh were married at the UVA Chapel on June 20, 2015. The couple lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, and both earned MBA degrees from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Alison Brosnan (Col ’03)
Alison Brosnan (Col ’03) and Patrick McKenna were married on Jan. 31, 2015, in Brooklyn, New York. The couple lives in Brooklyn, where Ms. McKenna works at Covenant House International and Mr. McKenna works at Hunter College.
Christopher Spillman (Col ’03 CM)
Christopher Spillman (Col ’03 CM) has established Spillman & Partners, a law firm with offices in Phoenix and Chicago serving small and midsize businesses, family offices and individuals across all practice areas. He and his wife, Allison Vick Spillman (Col ’03 L/M), live in Scottsdale, Arizona, with their three sons.
Alexandra Guest (Col ’09 CM)
Alexandra Guest (Col ’09 CM) and Robert B. Guest (Com ’10 L/M) welcomed a daughter, Everly Cynthia, on Aug. 22, 2015. Mr. Guest recently graduated from Harvard Law School and the family is relocating to Virginia.
Jeremy Branch (Col ’07 CM)
Jeremy Branch (Col ’07 CM) and Melissa DeMott Branch (Col ’08, Educ ’08) welcomed a son, Henry Emerson, on March 15, 2015. Henry joins big brother Jeremiah Edwards. The family lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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