“Other” Class Notes

Jeanne LaSala (Col ’97 L/M) married Andrew J. Taylor on Sept. 4, 2011, at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick in New York City. Mandy Riedel Muller (Col ’97, Law ’00 L/M), Jennifer Young Pierce (Col ’97, Med ’10 L/M) and Alexis Burns Porter (Col ’97) were all in the bridal party. Mr. Taylor is the vice president of operations for Pret A Manger US and Ms. LaSala is an actress and teaches acting at the NY Film Academy. The couple resides in New York City.

Brian K. Matney (Col ’87 L/M) was recently elected to serve on the executive committee of the board of directors for the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals. This summer, he was also appointed by the Virginia Board of Education to serve on its advisory board on teacher education and licensure. Mr. Matney is the principal of Landstown High School and Technology Academy in Virginia Beach, where he resides with his wife, Kathryn; and two sons, Will and J.T.

Jim Balserak (Col ’86 L/M) is the joint assistant for mobilization and reserve affairs for Force Health Protection and Readiness in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs in the Pentagon, and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. Dr. Balserak remains the senior partner in his multispecialty surgical practice in Tucson, Ariz.

William T. Wilson (Law ’63) was named in the 2011 issue of Virginia Super Lawyers. Mr. Wilson is a senior partner in Wilson, Updike & Nicely.

Paul B. Terpak (Col 77, Law ’80) has been named Best Lawyers’ 2012 Washington, D.C., eminent domain and condemnation law lawyer of the year.

Caroline Coronado (Col ’06 L/M) married John Bodnar (Col ’02 L/M) on July 16, 2011, at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Md. The couple resides in Kensington, Md.

Linda Williams Manger (Col ’03 L/M) and Jules Powers Manger (Col ’03 L/M) welcomed their second son, Wyatt Muir, on July 15, 2011. Wyatt joins a brother, Jules Castro, 2. The family resides in Charlottesville.

Atima Omara-Alwala (Col ’03 L/M) was elected national vice president at the Young Democrats of America’s 2011 biennial national convention in July in Louisville, Ky.

Jennifer Keith (Col ’02 L/M) married Peyton McElyea at the Thompson Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 30, 2011. The wedding party included Michelle Keith (Com ’05 L/M), Steven Keith (Arch ’10 L/M) and Heather Sullivan (Col ’02 L/M).

Blair Clarke (Col ’01 L/M) and Natalie Rude Clarke (Col ’01) welcomed a daughter, Katherine Hannabass, on June 27, 2011. The family resides in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Lauren Brown (Col ’00) and Henric Persson (Com ’00 L/M) welcomed their second child, Cole Halsey, in February. Cole joins a sister, Anabelle. The family moved to a new house in July and currently resides in Old Greenwich, Conn.

Andrew Parker (Engr ’95, ’96 L/M) and Meredith Caskey Parker (Col ’99, Law ’02 L/M) welcomed their second child, Mason Andrew, on July 21, 2011. Mason joins a sister, Olivia Catherine, 2. The family resides in Fairfax, Va. Olivia and Mason are the niece and nephew, respectively, of Aaron Parker (Col ’99), Kara Mallory Parker (Col ’99), Courtney Caskey Eliasek (Col ’96) and Ron Eliasek (Engr ’93).

Keisha Jordan (Col ’95) joined the board at the Maternity Care Coalition. Ms. Jordan has also served as the executive director of Computers for Youth-Philadelphia. She has served on the boards of six youth/education organizations, including the Black Alliance for Education Options. In 2004, Ms. Jordan was the youngest recipient in Philadelphia program history selected to receive the Eisenhower Fellowship to study education in New Zealand and Australia.

Lenny Izzo (Col ’94 L/M) is vice president of marketing for Thomson Reuters in its law firm division. He recently relocated to Eden Prairie, Minn., with his wife, Stacy Soffe Izzo (Col ’93, Educ ’95 L/M); and their four sons, Tristan, Tyler, Griffin and Ryder.

George Martin (Educ ’92) is director of the Chesterfield Learning Center in Midlothian, Va. With his wife, Ilene, he has established a tutoring center for students of all ages and for all subjects.

Brian T. Ford (Col ’91 L/M) was selected by the readers of Richmond Magazine as the best financial planner in Richmond, Va. Mr. Ford is a senior vice president and leads the Ford Group of RBC Wealth Management in Richmond.

Robert D. Friend (Col ’73) retired as rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Richmond, Va., after 35 years as a priest. The Rev. Friend received his master’s degree in divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va., in 1976, and his doctor of ministry degree from the same institution in 1998. He and his wife, Susan, continue to live in Richmond, Va.

Rodney Hopson (Grad ’96, Educ ’97 L/M) received the Eugene P. Beard Faculty Award for Leadership in Ethics from Duquesne University, where he is a professor in its School of Education.

Andrew Parker (Engr ’95, ’96 L/M) and Meredith Caskey Parker (Col ’99, Law ’02 L/M) welcomed their second child, Mason Andrew, on July 21, 2011. Mason joins a sister, Olivia Catherine, 2. The family resides in Fairfax, Va. Olivia and Mason are the niece and nephew, respectively, of Aaron Parker (Col ’99), Kara Mallory Parker (Col ’99), Courtney Caskey Eliasek (Col ’96) and Ron Eliasek (Engr ’93).

Blair Nelsen (Col ’80 L/M) was appointed to the Virginia Board of Health Professions by Governor Bob McDonnell.

Kristina Allbee (Col ’09 L/M) married Daniel Bess (Col ’09 L/M) on June 17, 2011. Ms. Allbee is an emergency nurse at INOVA Alexandria Hospital and Mr. Bess is attending medical school at Uniformed Services University in Bethesda.

Meg Ferguson Roughen (Engr ’02 L/M) and her husband, Matt, welcomed their first child, Albert “Tripp” Hugh, on June 7, 2011. The family lives in Atlanta.

Paige Yurachek Bobick (Col ’02, Law ’07) and Shawn Bobick (GSBA ’11) welcomed their first child, Graham Warner, on Jan. 29, 2011. Graham is the grandson of John Yurachek (Grad ’69). The family resides in Crozet, Va.

Jennifer Crist LaFollette (Col ’00 L/M) and Jason LaFollette (Engr ’00 L/M) welcomed their first child, Ethan James, on May 19, 2011. The family resides in Reston, Va.

Bradley Easterlin (Col ’00 L/M) relocated to St. Simons Island, Ga. Dr. Easterlin is a practicing plastic surgeon with Renue Plastic Surgery. His wife, Marie, is a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist with Lily Ob/Gyn. They have one child, Clara Elizabeth, born Jan. 24, 2009.

Sarah Graham Porter (Col ’98) and her husband, Scott, welcomed their first child, John “Jack” Graham, on April 2, 2011.

Drew Gaffney (Col ’88 L/M) is president and chief executive officer of Parent Outdoor. Based in Boston, the company is a bricks-and-mortar retailer of fine outdoor buildings and furnishings. Mr. Gaffney and his wife, Pamela, live in Hingham, Mass.

David Granger (Grad ’81) received the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. He is the editor in chief of Esquire magazine.

Burton F. Dodd (Col ’75 L/M) was named in the Best Lawyers in America 2012. Mr. Dodd is a partner in the Atlanta office of Fisher & Phillips.

Meg Ferguson Roughen (Engr ’02 L/M) and her husband, Matt, welcomed their first child, Albert “Tripp” Hugh, on June 7, 2011. The family lives in Atlanta.

Jim Adelizzi (Darden ’99) joined global consulting firm ZS Associates’ San Diego office as a principal. He previously served as vice president of strategic planning and analysis at Prometheus and worked at ZS Associates for seven years.

Brian Cooney (Col ’10 L/M) married Victoria Knobeloch on July 23, 2011, in Fredericksburg, Va. The couple resides in Charlottesville, where Mr. Cooney works for Booz Allen Hamilton and Ms. Knobeloch works for NBC29.

Katherine Hutson (Col ’08 L/M) married Robert Battisti in Terre Haute, Ind., on July 3, 2011. The couple lives in Norfolk, Va., where they both attend Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Leah Sirkus (Col ’04 L/M) married Brian McGrath on May 21, 2011, in Asheville, N.C. The couple resides in Durham, N.C.

Harris S. Freier (Col ’03 L/M) and Lily Morris Freier (Col ’05 L/M) welcomed their first child, Marshall Andrew, on June 22, 2011. The couple lives in Cranford, N.J. Marshall is the grandson of Jerold L. Freier (Col ’67 L/M) and James Morris (Col ’73). David Bander (Col ’02) attended Marshall’s bris/naming ceremony.

Davis Vanderwerff Barnes (Col ’02) is marketing and communications manager at Slant Media in Charleston, S.C. Mr. Barnes previously worked for Family Circle Cup in Charleston, after many years with Atlantic Media Co. in Washington, D.C.

Edward Emile Richardson (Arch ’97 L/M) joined his wife and partner, April Clark, at Clark | Richardson Architects. Their practice includes custom residential, commercial buildings and professional offices with active projects across the South and Southwest. Mr. Richardson previously spent five years with Miró Rivera Architects in Austin, Texas.

Lynn Metzger Coulter (Col ’98) and her husband, Mark, welcomed their second child, Mason Grant, on May 10, 2011. Mason joins a brother, Evan, 2. The family resides in Miami.

Lee Snyder (Arch ’97) and his wife, Una, welcomed a daughter, Megan Erin, on Nov. 7, 2010. She joins a sister, Sarah, 3. The girls are granddaughters of James D. Snyder (Law ’62 L/M) and Sara Lu Persinger Snyder (Educ ’60); nieces of R. Meade Snyder (Col ’93, Law ’98 L/M); and great-nieces of Nancy Jane Snyder Feuerstein (Educ ’60). The family resides in Marietta, Ga.

Tracey Zemitis Schaefer (Col ’94 L/M) and her husband, John, welcomed a son, Luke Henry, on June 11, 2011. Luke is the couple’s first child and is the nephew of Darrell Zemitis (Col ’90 L/M) and W. Scott Zemitis (Engr ’94).

Ashley Maynard (Col ’94 L/M) is professor and chair of the department of psychology at the University of Hawaii.