“Wedding” Class Notes
Kaitlyn Badlato (Arch ’13 CM)
Kaitlyn Badlato (Arch ’13 CM) and Oscar Granberry Adams IV were engaged March 16, 2024 at Maine Maritime Academy, Adams’ alma mater.
Badlato is the daughter of Julie Kruger-Badlato (Com ’82 CM). Adams is the son of Nancy Bizier Adams (Col ’78 CM). The couple met in 2022 and live in Arlington, Virginia. Badlato works as a medical planner and architect at HKS Architects and Adams works as a management consultant in Deloitte’s Government and Public Sector practice.
Chelsea McNeilly (Col ’19)
Ryan McNeilly (Col ’20 CM) and Chelsea Guillory (Col ’19 CM) were married in Pensacola, Florida on May 2, 2023. The two met at the Aquatic and Fitness Center in 2018. They recently celebrated their marriage back in Charlottesville on Jan. 13th, 2024 with many ‘Hoos in attendance. The couple lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
Stephanie Coffua (Col ’16, Com ’16 CM)
Benjamin Cunningham (Com ’16 CM) and Stephanie Coffua (Col ’16 CM) were married in Savannah, Georgia, on October 28, 2023, 10 years after meeting at the Corner Parking Lot during a scavenger hunt for new students. Over 50 ‘Hoos attended the nuptials, where the bride and groom led a rendition of “The Good Old Song” during the reception. The couple lives in Brooklyn, New York, where Stephanie works as an editor for ABC News and Benjamin works as a consultant for McKinsey & Co.
Elizabeth Barbour (Col ’16, Educ ’16 CM)
Liz Barbour (Col ’16, Educ ’16 CM) and Ian Nickel (Med ’19, Res ’20) were married in Albemarle County at Valley Road Vineyards on September 30, 2023. The couple lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with their dog, Rhys.
Joe Iriarte (Com ’09)
Joe Iriarte (Com ’09, ’10) married Katherine Mize on Sept. 30, 2023 at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. They met in New York City and live in Boston with their pup Alfie.
Lindsey Jensen (Col ’13)
Lindsey Jensen (Col ’13) and Bryan Dale (Eng ’14 CM) got married north of Charlottesville at Moss Vineyards on Sept. 16, 2023. Lindsey and Bryan met on The Lawn one fall sunny day at UVA as fourth years. They survived years of long distance before settling down together in Kansas City, Missouri with their golden retriever, Charlie. They had a great time celebrating their love at the place where their story began. Wahoowa!
Chloe Downs (Col ’17 CM)
Chloe Downs (Col ’17 CM) married Jonathan Colen (Engr ’18 CM) on September 16, 2023, in the garden of Pavilion I at UVA. In attendance were a number of alumni, including in the wedding parties Tyler Curran (Col ’19, Educ ’20), Katherine McCool (Engr ’19 CM), Andrew Coffee (Engr ’18 CM), Brittany Huffman (Col ’18 CM), Anna LeValley (Col ’17 CM), Ritika Bhat (Col ’17 CM), Erika Rashka (Engr ’18), and Caelan Ryberg (Engr ’18). Chloe and Jon are living in Hampton, Virginia, where Chloe works at NASA Langley and Jon is about to begin working as a research professor at Old Dominion University.
Sarah Gabriel (Col ’12)
Sarah Gabriel (Col ’12 CM) married Christopher Alimenti Sept. 9, in Richmond, Virginia. The couple met while Sarah was a server at Boylan Heights in 2011 and Christopher was visiting Charlottesville. He left his phone number on a piece of paper for Sarah and she kept the note all those years. She found it again while she was going through old college mementos in 2020, and decided to text him out of the blue.
The couple lives in Richmond but loves to visit Boylan Heights as the official place where they first met.
Lindsey Jensen (Col ’13)
Daniel Sunshine (Col ’14, Grad ’18, Grad ’22 CM)
Daniel Sunshine (Col ’14, Grad ’18, ’22 CM) wed Kajsa Eskilsson on June 3, 2023 in a beautiful ceremony at Early Mountain Vineyards. The couple met in Charlottesville in 2018, while Kajsa was studying abroad at UVA through her law program in Sweden, and Daniel was earning his doctorate in history. The wedding was officiated by the groom’s brother, Ben Sunshine (Col ’11), and was attended by many ’Hoos from the class of 2014!
Katie McCarthy (Col ’09 CM)
Katie McCarthy (Col ’09, Arch ’18 CM) married Alex Stefanic in St. Lucia on May 27, 2023. The couple lives in Richmond, Virginia. ’Hoos in attendance included Megan (Van Syckle) Winter (Com ’09 CM), Chris Winter (Col ’07 CM), Katie (Gruber) Sheldon (Col ’08 CM), Virginia McCormack (Com ’08 CM), David Schultz (Engr ’11 CM), and Marshall Agee (Engr ’11 CM).
Michael Genovese (Col ’98 CM)
Michael Genovese (Col ’98 CM) was married October 9, 2022, to Jennifer Ann. Sons Alexander and Ryan served as best men. Genovese completed his doctorate at St. John’s University in New York in 2020, and is the principal at Norwood Avenue Elementary School in Northport, New York.
Charles Cockrell (Engr ’90 CM)
Charles Cockrell (Engr ’90 CM) and Andrew “Drew” Cannady (Law ’02) were married on April 22, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia, with family, including Mr. Cockrell’s son Matthew Cockrell (Col ’20 CM) and daughter Megan Cockrell (Col ’24), friends, and many other UVA alumni. Cockrell is director of safety and mission assurance at NASA Langley Research Center and Cannady is assistant general counsel, legal services at the Government Accountability Office. The couple lives in Norfolk, Virginia.
Julia Truelove (Nurs ’14, Nurs ’15)
Julia Truelove (Nurs ’14, ’15) and David Ensey (Engr ’14) were married on October 6th, 2022 in Washington, D.C. The couple became friends after he invited her to interview for the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society. Truelove is the daughter of Margaret Kositch (Col ’83 CM) and Graham Truelove (Col ’83). The wedding party included Amanda J. Ray-Fehlinger (Engr ’13 CM), Patrick Greco (Col ’13, Law ’16), and Kathryn (Kingsbury) Greco (Col ’15 CM), with many other ’Hoos joining to celebrate. The couple lives in Washington, DC, where Truelove is a nurse in the Burn/Trauma ICU at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and Ensey is the Director of Data Analytics at Optoro, a reverse-logistics technology firm.
Carolyn Wilkes (Col ’17 CM)
Carolyn Oare (Col ’17 CM) married David Wilkes on November 12, 2022 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, DC. In attendance were Jean Wang (Col ’18 CM), Henry Hull (Arch ’16, ’17), Morgan Hull (Col ’17) and Kathleen DiSanto (Col ’05). Carolyn and David are living in Arlington, Virginia while David is stationed at Andrews Air Force Base.
Matt Trogdon (Col ’04)
Matt Trogdon (Col ’04 CM) and Sarah Devine were married on June 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. Matt is a financial advisor at Craftwork Capital, LLC, an independent advisory firm in the DC area. Sara is a foreign service officer at the U.S. Department of State. The couple currently lives in Washington with their beloved rescue pup, Maisie.
Daniel Young (Col ’13 CM)
Daniel Young (Col ’13 CM) and Madeline Caldemeyer were married Sept. 24, 2022, in Cincinnati. Cavaliers in attendance were Glen Hookey (Col ’13 CM), Zac Whittaker (Col ’13 CM), Kenny Perez (Col ’13), Andrew Baltimore (Col’13 CM) and Sunan Ahmed (Col ’13).
The couple met in Cincinnati during Young’s medical residency at Cincinnati Children’s, and they currently reside in St. Louis while he completes his pediatric hospitalist fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine. They are moving to Denver with their Samoyed puppy, Wally, in July 2023—right after their honeymoon to South Africa and Mozambique.
Kathryn Wymer (Col ’14)
Katie Wymer (Col ’14) and Philipp Clarke (Col ’15 CM) were married on Oct. 8, 2022, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, Georgia. The couple resides in Atlanta, where Wymer works as an attorney and Clarke works in politics.
Alice Shaw (Col ’12)
Ali Shaw (Col ’12 CM) married FortHouse Studios illustrator Joe Rosshirt on Aug. 13, 2022 at The Towers in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The ceremony was officiated by Jane Carrick (Col ’12 CM), with many ’Hoos in attendance. The couple lives in South Portland, Maine, with their Lab mix Astro.
Sara Albrecht (Col ’18 CM)
Sara Albrecht (Col ’18 CM) and Michael McWilliams (Col ’18 CM) were married in Charlottesville July 10, 2022.
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