Class Notes
Lacy Lusk (Col ’92)
Lacy Lusk (Col ’92 CM) has co-written his first book, From Tidewater To The Shenandoah: Snapshots From Virginia’s Rich Baseball Legacy. The book looks at the past, present and future of baseball in Virginia, a state that has produced five Hall of Famers and several World Series stars. It covers all levels of baseball from high schools to colleges (including UVa) to the minor leagues and the majors. https://www.amazon.com/Tidewater-Shenandoah-Snapshots-Virginias-Baseball/dp/1733303626/
Erik Larsen (Engr ’90 CM)
Erik Larsen (Engr ’90 CM) started a new job as a proposal manager at Maxar Technologies – Assembly, Integration & Test Group. Previously, he was an engineering fellow at Bombardier Transportation/Alstom.
Amy Lightbourn (Col ’12)
Amy Shroyer Lightbourn (Col ’12 CM) and James Lightbourn (Col ’12 CM) welcomed their daughter, Linnea, on July 5th, 2022. She joins big brother Landon and dog Bernie at home in East Norwalk, Connecticut.
Jordan McElwain (Col ’14)
Jordan McElwain (Col ’14 CM) has taken on a new role as the first content marketing hire at Chapter, a Medicare Advisor with a simple commitment: it’s impossible to find a better Medicare recommendation or better support anywhere else. Chapter’s team and technology search every Medicare option nationwide at an unprecedented level of detail.
The company aligns with McElwain’s life goal of helping underserved populations.
Kailey Hamrick (Col ’17)
Kailey Leinz (Col ’17 CM), Dani Burger (Col ’14) and Kriti Gupta (Col ’18 CM) were part of a rare and fun moment, when the Bloomberg TV anchors appeared together on the show Bloomberg Surveillance: Early Edition. They played up the UVA connection throughout the program.
Mark Harrington (Educ ’00, Educ ’02)
Mark Harrington (Educ ’00, ’02) has written the first edition of Preventing School Violence; A Self-Assessment Approach, released by Cognella Publishing and available through https://titles.cognella.com/preventing-school-violence-9781793570277 or at amazon.com or bordersbooks.com.
Alden Hathaway (Engr ’81 CM)
Alden Hathaway (Engr ’81 CM) and his son, Tripp Hathaway, have published Energy Independence – The Individual Pursuit of Energy Freedom, a step-by-step guide to achieving energy independence.
Andrew Buie-Moltz (Col ’08 CM)
David Buie-Moltz (Col’ 08 CM) and Campbell Buie-Moltz (Grad ’10) welcomed their beloved son, Jasper Otis Buie-Moltz, into the world on March 29, 2022. David is director of advancement communications at the UVA Darden School of Business Foundation, and Campbell is certification program manager at Teachstone, Inc. They live in Charlottesville.
Andrew Buie-Moltz (Col ’08 CM)
David Buie-Moltz (Col ’08 CM) started a new job as director of advancement communications at the UVA Darden School of Business Foundation in July 2022. Previously, he was director of strategic communications for UVA Health.
Jasmine Hall Ratliff (Col ’99 CM)
Jasmine Hall Ratliff (Col ’99 CM) recently joined Build Missouri Health as its inaugural executive director. In this role she will establish a strategic plan, branding and other activities to launch the statewide nonprofit addressing health equity in Missouri.
Charles Orndorff (Col ’74 CM)
Charles L. Orndorff (Col ’74 CM) has retired after 47 years with The Conservative Caucus, the last 44 as administrative vice chairman. In addition to overseeing the organization’s administrative matters, he also served as its expert on American history and the U.S. Constitution. He was acting chairman during early 2012. He now lives in Amissville, VA.
Geoffrey Skelley (Col ’09 CM)
Geoffrey Skelley (Col ’09 CM) and Alexandra Garrett (Grad ’16, ’20 CM) were married on June 18, 2022, in a private ceremony at James Monroe’s Highland just outside of Charlottesville. The couple lives in Yonkers, New York, but will soon be moving to Burlington, Vermont, where Garrett has accepted a position as an assistant professor of history at Saint Michael’s College. Skelley is an elections analyst for FiveThirtyEight, part of ABC News.
Chris Schroder (Col ’78 CM)
Chris Schroder (Col ’78 CM) published a humorous memoir detailing his journey growing bald and getting hair transplant surgery that has won all 5-star reviews on Amazon and praise from book critics. Headscape: how a bald guy replanted his hair and restarted his life begins with his first haircut and concludes with his attending a UVA reunion.
Andrew Lee (Med ’89 CM)
Dr. Andrew G. Lee (Col ’85, Med ’89 CM) received the Houston Methodist Hospital Outstanding Faculty Teacher award (2022) for educating medical students, residents, and fellows in ophthalmology at the Blanton Eye Institute, Houston. Dr. Lee recently completed his term as chairman of the board of directors for the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and will be assuming a new role in July 2022 as Senior Vice President for Neuro-ophthalmic Advocacy and Practice at NANOS. Dr. Lee’s daughter, Virginia Lee, will be joining the UVA class of 2026 as an Echols Scholar in the fall.
Patricia Sasser (Col ’99 CM)
Patricia (Anyaso) Sasser (Col ’99 CM) recently moved with her family to Raleigh, North Carolina to start her new job as the Assistant Head of School at Saint Mary’s School. Saint Mary’s is an all-girls boarding and day Episcopal school serving grades 9-12 founded in1842.
Henry Frey (Engr ’85)
Chris Frey (Engr ’85) is on leave from North Carolina State University to serve as Assistant Administrator for Research and Development at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He was nominated for this role by President Biden in January 2022 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in May 2022. He also serves as the EPA Science Advisor.
Patricia Cuadros (Col ’09)
Pat Cuadros (Col ’09) was promoted to senior writer-editor at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service. She was previously a writer-editor for USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service and the U.S. Department of Transportation. In her spare time, Cuadros covers theater and television for Blogcritics Magazine.
Michael Trimble (Col ’04 CM)
Lt. Col. Michael Trimble (Col ’04 CM), USAF, on May 25 completed a two-year tour as Squadron Commander and C-130J Instructor Pilot, 19th Operations Support Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The 19th Operations Support Squadron enables the combat airlift mission of the 19th Operations Group, operating the airfield and providing mission scheduling, aircrew training, combat tactics instruction and development, aircrew flight equipment, aviation resource management, weather forecasting, and joint airdrop inspection for two AMC flying squadrons of 32 C-130J aircraft and 327 aircrew members.
Gregory Harrell (Col ’95 CM)
Gregory C. Harrell (Col ’95 CM) has been elected to serve on the 2022–2023 Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers (FCCC) Executive Committee. Harrell, Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, was installed as the association’s incoming Secretary during FCCC’s summer conference June 8 in Orlando.
Harrell is the newest member of the FCCC Executive Committee and will serve a one-year term as secretary.
FCCC is a statewide, nonprofit member association composed of Florida’s Clerks of the Circuit Court and Comptrollers. It provides local government support services, technical assistance and accreditation opportunities for all members of the association. To learn more about FCCC, visit www.flclerks.com.
Christopher Lee (Col ’05, Com ’05)
Christopher S. Lee (Com ’05) published his first novel, Between the Shimmer & the Blinding, which debuted at No. 1 in Genetics on Amazon. A multi-generational family drama, the book centers on a young couple grappling with the decision of editing their embryos to reduce disease risks, inviting readers to probe the meaning of parenthood and legacy in our era of profound biotechnological change. Find more information at www.chrisleeauthor.com
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