James Blair Hallway

Class of 2014

Class Reporter

Thomas E. Vereb

tverebwm14@gmail.com

Latest Class Notes

Hello, friends! Thanks to those who sent in news this time around! 

Devon Fryatt Mangin and Shane Mangin welcomed their daughter, Bridget, in June. She joins big brothers John (3) and James (2). 

Elizabeth Haverty Skeps and Joe Skeps  welcomed their first child, Sylvia Elizabeth Skeps, on Oct. 3, 2024.

Picture of a baby

Sylvia Elizabeth Skeps

Andrew Walker and his wife, Betsy, welcomed their first child, Glenn Gideon Swanback Walker, this past June.

Morgan Doyle and her husband, Doug, welcomed their first child, Simeon “Chip” Charles Gordon, on July 12, 2024. They live in Philadelphia but were able to return for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend this year! Morgan, Doug and Chip visited W&M for our 10th reunion in October and spent the weekend reconnecting with many former classmates, including Haley Kumar Allen, Bracken Allen and their daughter Ellora; Rachel Cheche Hoover and Drew Hoover ’14, M.B.A. ’16, who are expecting their first child in December 2024; and Ashley Trainor Rebertus and Ben Rebertus, who are also expecting their first child in December 2024. See a photo of the happy crew below!

Photo of a group of families

Congratulations to all! 

Here are a few more news items compiled by the magazine staff:

With a degree in marketing, Delia Folk has forged a successful career in the fashion industry, founding her own company, The Style That Binds Us. Look for a profile of her in this issue’s Tribe section. Delia was also featured in an article for the Raymond A. Mason School of Business. 

On a summer cruise along the Danube River, Rose Stillwell BaughNathan Baugh ’12 and JoEllen Jacoby Baugh ’78 serendipitously met fellow Tribe mem-bers Ed McLeod ’80 and Jenny Tatnall McLeod ’81 and bonded over fond W&M memories. They took a picture together while at port in Regensburg, Germany. 

Photo of a group

From left to right: Rose, Nathan, JoEllen, Ed and Jenny

Erin Spencer was spotlighted on the WMAlumni Instagram account as part of the #LifeAfterWM series. She wrote, “After graduating W&M with a self-designed major in ecology and a minor in marine science, I pursued a career as a marine ecologist and just finished my Ph.D. in Miami. I put tech called biologgers (which are essentially FitBits for sharks) on great hammerheads, and was able to calculate their energy use, movement patterns and more. You can check out more of my and my colleagues’ work on @NatGeo #SharkFest. I also published two kids books on ocean animals, including one about my favorites — octopuses!” Erin added that she will always be grateful to William & Mary, W&M’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS and the W&M Washington Center for the undergraduate experiences that put her on this path. She closed with, “Go Tribe!”

Class Notes Archive

Hello, friends! I shared a few personal notes in the last issue that I know you’re dying for me to expand on: I’ve now seen “Dune: Part Two,” my account is in good standing at the Williamsburg Regional Library and my wife and I did not win tickets to see Taylor Swift. Fortunately (for us all) there are more exciting notes to share!

Meara O’Malley has become a West Coaster and is loving life in beautiful Tacoma, Washington (just south of Seattle). She is enjoying rock climbing, cold plunges in Puget Sound, backpacking on the Olympic Peninsula and spending time with friends and her partner, Drew. She works in the Dean of Students Office at the University of Puget Sound, a small liberal arts college with a campus almost, but not quite, as beautiful as W&M’s. 

A picture of O'Malley and her partner.

Meara O’Malley with her partner, Drew. 

Alex May and Andrea Alvarez got married on May 11 at the Williamsburg Inn in Colonial Williamsburg! Congratulations, you two! See a beautiful picture from their day below. 

A picture of the happy couple.

Daniel Ricchetti ’13 and Emily Reeder-Ricchetti welcomed their first child, Elliott “Ellie” Elizabeth Ricchetti, on Nov. 16, 2023.  Ellie is already rocking her W&M garb and is hoping to make her first trip to Williamsburg later this year. See photos below!

A picture of Daniel and Emily's baby.

A picture of Emily with the baby.

Yonsoo Kang reconnected with the W&M Italian Language House tutor from 2012-2014, Giulia Manganelli, in London. Yonsoo shared, “It has been about eight years since we last saw each other in person. We first met up for a classic British Sunday roast and then we recently met up again to get Korean food. I introduced them to different dishes beyond KBBQ like naeng-myun (cold buckwheat noodles), soon-dooboo (spicy silkened tofu seafood stew) and the classic dolsot bibimbap.” 

Another reconnection was made by Willie Shaw ’14, M.Acc. ’25 and the Tribe baseball team, who made a trip back last year (2023) to commemorate 10 years since getting the program’s first at-large bid.

Claire Kilgore (an art history major at W&M, now working on an art history Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison) is a co-curator of the exhibition “Material Muses: Medieval Devotional Culture and Its Afterlives,” running Aug. 23-Dec. 22 at the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University. 

Erin Spencer got her Ph.D. in biology from Florida International University in Miami: “My dissertation was on the movement and behavior of great hammerhead sharks. Now I’ve started a job at National Marine Sanctuaries Foundation working on deep sea restoration in the Gulf of Mexico.” Congratulations, Erin!

I’ll close with an invitation to Homecoming & Reunion Weekend, Oct. 17-20. If the notes above are any indication, we all have plenty to remember, share and celebrate, and Homecoming is a great place to do just that. Maybe over some Korean food? (I’ve been pretty fixated on Yonsoo’s submission.)

I am writing this column in a season some know as Lent. From the Old English word “lencten,” this season sees the lengthening of days in springtime and looks to share in the experience. Knowing this is being read well after Lent, I trust the longer days have been delivered, and I hope you’ve got some bright spots to share! Here are some from our classmates:

Samantha Phillips completed her MBA at Oxford in September and moved back to Santa Monica, California, where she hosted a Friendsgiving with fellow Tribe members Meredith Seitz Halleen, Danny Anderson and Alex Vargo in attendance.

Marlee Burroughs Bardenett and her husband, Ryan, welcomed a daughter, Ellie Jane, on Nov. 30, 2023.

Margo Thronson Bost and Stuart Bost ’13 welcomed their baby boy, Cameron Stephen Bost, on July 11, 2023. Margo, Stuart and Cameron live in McLean, Virginia. See a photo below! 

Photo of a baby sitting on the floor.

Emily Nichols Miles and her husband, Jeremy, welcomed their second child, Caleb, in October 2023. They are currently living in Brazil with Caleb and their daughter, Gracie. See a photo of the whole family below!

A family photo with wife, husband and two kids.

Bernadette Aylward and Brennan Dolson ’14, M.S. ’19 welcomed their first child, James Lakeman Dolson, in early February this year!

Sean Sweeney and Sarah Gilliand welcomed their daughter, Robin, on May 23, 2023. 

And to correct one of the names from the last issue, I wanted to reprint and celebrate: Khaki LaRiviere and Nick Bryant were married on Oct. 14, 2023, at the Wren Chapel. Khaki’s bridesmaids were all members of the Tribe — Stacey LaRiviere (maid of honor), Meredith Looney, Rose Stillwell Baugh, Catie Shelton and Annie Soncrant.

Congratulations to all! 

Looking ahead, Grey Gowder wants to share an invitation to attend The Hope Summit 2024, a conference and festival that the nonprofit he founded hosts in Charleston at the end of September each year. This is a multi-disciplinary and intersectional program that includes a conference, film festival, community solutions festival and other recreational and creative events. This year, the theme will be “reshaping our relationship with water, waterways, and the ocean through community-driven solutions” with keynotes by Wallace J. Nichols and Clare Fieseler. More information can be found at thehopesummit.org

Now you! Write in. The accomplishments above cast quite a shadow, I know. If it helps to see the bar lowered, I have not earned a new degree, fathered a child or founded a nonprofit, but I did finally see Dune Part I, I’ve officially exceeded the renewal maximum on the first and only book I have checked out from the Williamsburg Regional Library (I’m so sorry; it’s coming, I promise), and my wife has entered us into a sweepstakes to win Taylor Swift tickets (she did hint that broadcasting the sweepstakes might hurt our chances, so ... don’t look into that or anything), but how about you? Marvelous or mundane — what have you seen, what have you read, what are you listening to? 

Go Tribe!

Happy New Year, Tribe! As I type this column, I’m trying wrap my head around this issue being mailed out in 2024, ten years since we graduated! Ten! Isn’t that where we shift to using the number 10? We’re no longer using letters to spell out the years since we were on campus; we’re on to figures. We were on campus 10 years ago. Oh my.

And I don’t know about you, but I still think I look fairly young. Like, you give me a W&M hoodie and plant me on the Sunken Garden, I’d blend, right? Wrong. My wife and I enjoyed the Homecoming Parade last October with Matt Carpenter ’13 and his family, and I knew pretty quickly I would stand out if I were to try to join a student float. So maybe our place isn’t in the parade, but we’re forever a part of “the student’s voices swelling strong and true and clear. Alma mater’s love they’re telling, ringing far and near.” On to the love:

In the last issue, we shared news of Yonsoo Kang’s move to London in the summer. Yonsoo was pleased to be visited by Eric Wong ’14, M.Acc. ’15 and Steven Arquieta as they traveled through Europe. The three of them toured Westminster and hiked the Seven Sisters on the southern coast of England. Together, they reminisced on their time together at William & Mary. Yonsoo appreciated “the chance to learn more about them as individuals in relation to being children of immigrants and navigating cultural and linguistic differences for our parents in the U.S.” Thanks for sharing, Yonsoo!

Join me in congratulating our newlywed classmates!

Joseph Stief married Jessica Wong in 2021. Jessica is a U.S. Space Force officer, and together Jessica and Joe live in Tokyo. See the online edition of these notes for a photo of Joe representing the Tribe at the summit of Mount Fuji!

Joseph Stief with a Tribe flag on Mt. Fuji

Jessica Parks married Jeroen Goossens on June 3, 2023, in Norfolk, Virginia. They currently reside in Reston, Virginia, where Jeroen works as a software engineer and Jessica works in business development at a government contracting firm.

Cassidy Reich Smith and Jack Smith were married on Aug. 12, 2023, in Marlboro, New York. One month after their wedding, they brought home a French bulldog puppy, Petey. The Smiths currently reside in the Hudson Valley.

French bulldog puppy, Petey

Khaki LaRiviere and Nick Bryant married on Oct. 14, 2023, at the Wren Chapel. The ceremony was followed by a cocktail reception, dinner and dancing at the Williamsburg Inn. Khaki’s bridesmaids were all members of the Tribe: Stacey LaRiviere (maid of honor), Meredith Looney, Rose Stillwell Baugh, Catie Pavilack Shelton and Annie Scoggins Soncrant. Khaki and Nick rang the bell after their ceremony at the Wren Chapel, and arrived at the Williamsburg Inn on horse and carriage while Fife and Drums led the guests to the Regency Ballroom where everyone danced the night away.

Sara Iqbal married Nickolas Armstrong on Nov. 11, 2023, in Lanham, Maryland. Sara is due further congratulations; she graduated with a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in May 2023.

Lastly, we’ve got three baby announcements to share:

To Jessie Partridge ’17 and Jeb Cooke ’14, M.Acc. ’16, a son, Rowan Jacob, on July 20, 2023.

To Zoe Altholz Morris and Grant Edward Morris, a son, Ian Anthony, on Sept. 23, 2023.

Kelly Berdelle Nyquist and her husband, Nate, welcomed their second child, Heidi Augusta Nyquist, on Oct. 6. Heidi’s big brother, Soren, has been gently patting her head like he practiced on their dog, Karlee, during Kelly’s pregnancy.

Congratulations, Tribe! Enjoy this final year as members of the Young Guarde and be sure to send updates as you proudly press on older and wiser!

If you, like me, needed a refresher on the chorus of “Our Alma Mater,” when we “hark upon the gale,” we are “listening upon the wind” to the voices of William & Mary students singing. Well, there is a lot the Class of 2014 is singing about these days, so let’s get to it.

Olivia Armstrong Daniels has had a flurry of activity recently. In March 2022, she joined Microsoft Security as a senior product marketing manager. She is a remote employee based in Wilmington, Delaware, where she bought a house in March. Additionally, Olivia got married on June 24, 2023, to JaQuanne Daniels, a Wilmington-based teaching artist, painter, muralist and curator. 

Sarah Stubbs finished a Master of Public Administration at American University in 2022, and she started a new fellowship with the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Mary.

In the past year, Grace Martini joined the William & Mary Alumni Association Board of Directors and will be getting married on Oct. 7, 2023, in Sun Valley, Idaho! Best wishes, Grace!

Brittney Gordon, in Vienna, Virginia, was newly elected to the board of the Greater Washington Society of CPAs.

Linda Baysore also started a new role this year as development coordinator at Bat Conservation International, supporting the development team in their operations and fundraising.

Since graduating, Delia Folk started a company with her mother called The Style That Binds Us. Asked what she loves most about her job, Delia shared, “It is an incredible experience building something from nothing that impacts people’s lives for the better, with the person who brought me into this world and raised me to be the person I am today!” Located in New York City, Delia’s company has hired interns from W&M and looks forward to connecting with fellow alumni at alumni events in NYC!

Yonsoo Kang has completed his fifth year of teaching high school social studies at Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. He has been recognized by the Montgomery County Council for helping to create the county’s first high school Asian American Studies curriculum. He would like to give thanks to the Asian American W&M classmates who started the Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies program, saying, “They really lit the spark that got me interested in my own identity.” Over the summer he started a new adventure, working at The American School in London.

We have additional marriages to celebrate! Sarah Clark-Francis ’14, M.A.Ed. ’15 married Chris Francis in Chesapeake, Virginia, on April 15, 2023.

Andrew Walker married Betsy Swanback on June 24, 2023. Congratulations, Tribe!

Walker

Congratulations are also due to Lindsey Neimo Farrell and Greg Farrell, who welcomed their daughter (and “future Tribe Pride-r”), Adalee Rose Farrell, last June.

Farrell

Andrew Strait and Danielle Strait welcomed their son, Ocean Lee Strait, on Dec. 31, 2021. 

Straits 

Brett Prestia shared this adorable photo:

Brett Prestia child

Sadly, however, we close this column seeking to honor the life of a fellow classmate. Emily Mamula passed away on Nov. 3, 2022. Amanda Morrow said she was well-known and beloved by so many fellow members of the Tribe: “She was a brilliant verbal sparring partner and trivia friend who could charm absolutely anyone. She made the world a smaller, more connected place, and her legacy is definitely the network of friends who met through her and shared in her love and friendship.”

Congratulations to Greg Skipworth, who accepted a position teaching dual enrollment U.S. history and contemporary issues at Giles County High School in Pulaski, Tennessee.

The Broke Royals, which includes Colin Cross ’14, M.Ed. ’20, Philip Basnight ’13 and Rebecca Silverstein Basnight, released their third album, “Local Support,” this summer. They also performed at Busch Gardens as part of the Summer Celebration series. The Broke Royals got their start at William & Mary when Colin and Philip were working with Alma Mater Productions, according to an article this August in the Virginia Gazette.

Alana Ogata is an analytical chemist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She is working on bioanalytical technologies that can sense tiny amounts of proteins in the body that cause diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cystic fibrosis, cataracts and more. Read more about her work in the online edition.

Go Tribe!

Greetings from Williamsburg! If you haven’t been back in a while, consider doing so for Homecoming this year, Oct. 6-9. There’s an Illy Cafe on DoG Street (if you can’t reminisce early enough to beat the crowds at Aromas), the Cheese Shop is making sandwiches again, and Bruster’s Ice Cream now has non-dairy flavors and a drive-thru, so ... unless you don’t like coffee, sandwiches and ice cream ... you should probably come and taste some of the best as you connect with old friends! Speaking of, we’ve got some congratulations to extend:

Kudos to Ryan Smith on joining Northwestern University as the team’s cornerbacks coach! While playing for W&M Football, Smith made the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team for two consecutive years and earned the CAA Sports Commissioner’s Academic Award.  Read more in this article.

And in the world of music, Car Seat Headrest went back on tour this summer. DJing at WCWM as a W&M student “was a really formative time, for me and for Car Seat Headrest,” says Will Barnes, who performs under the name Will Toledo. Read more about the band in this article.

Send me any notes you may want to share in the next issue!

Happy Spring, Class of ’14! I hope you are safe and well and enjoying brighter days.

Please join me in congratulating Kelly Berdelle Nyquist and Nate Nyquist on welcoming their first child, Soren Michael Nyquist, on Oct. 22, 2021. Kelly and Nate live in Vienna, Virginia. I asked Kelly about any new books/hobbies/shows they had picked up while on a newborn’s sleep schedule, but apparently there was no need! Soren sleeps through the night, and credit is given to the “Taking Cara Babies” newborn sleep class. Kelly testified, “It’s a total game changer!” Congratulations, Kelly and Nate!

In other news, did you know that coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but 25% of all ocean life depends on them? I didn’t either, but Erin Spencer did! Join me in congratulating her on the release of her children’s book, “The World of Coral Reefs,” published by Storey Publishing. Erin is currently a Ph.D. candidate in biology at Florida International University, studying the movement and behavior of great hammerhead sharks. I learned of her current studies and work as an author through her blog for the William & Mary Alumni Association, which you should read: https://youngguarde.pages.wm.edu. And, of course, go check out her book! Congratulations, Erin!

Congratulations to Aryn Martin ’16 and Brett Prestia on the birth of their second child, Beau Asher Prestia, on Oct. 11, 2021. 

Congratulations to Rose Stillwell and Nathaniel Baugh ’12 on their marriage on Sept. 5, 2021. So many members of the Tribe were in attendance at the beautiful Glen Foerd Mansion on the Delaware! 

Amanda Morrow and Matthew Daly '15 were married on Sept. 4, 2021, in Mexico City, surrounded by many fellow members of the Tribe.

Congratulations, Amanda and Matthew!

 

Congratulations to Hilary Adams and Griffin Voltmann, engaged on Christmas last year!

Congratulations also to Jessie Partridge ’17 and Jeb Cooke, who had a daughter, Frances Courtney, on April 7, 2021.

I think it has been a year or so since our last Class Notes were in print? Not that I was contributing prose of breathtaking beauty before, but I must admit I don’t remember how to do this!

Writing on Jan. 20, 2021, this week marks a year since the coronavirus was first discovered in Washington, which means by the time you’re reading this it will be well over a year since the virus has measured our daily lives not by hours spent together but feet set apart.

For some, it has been long enough to appreciate technology, and long enough to hope you never have to jump on a Zoom call again. For some, it has been long enough to admire the great outdoors, and long enough to hope you can safely meet indoors again very soon For some, it has been long enough to attempt baking your own bread, and long enough to leave that to the professionals at Food Lion.

For whatever new rhythms or routines we’ve established (and maybe already broken), I think we can all agree it has been long enough. For whatever loss was suffered, I hope 2021 is a year of great fullness for you. With that in mind, let’s congratulate our friends below in their birth announcements!

To Aryn Martin ’16 and Brett Prestia, a son, Parker Otto, on March 20, 2020.

To Zoe Altholz Morris and Grant Edward Morris, a daughter, Olivia Ruth, on Dec. 22, 2020.

Marriages
Loetta Nicole Henry married Henry K. Essiaw on Aug. 17, 2019.

How are you, '14?

It's January as I write this column, but I'm having no trouble imagining the spring season you all will read it in; thermometers reached 73 degrees this past weekend! In its sunshine, my wife, dog and I visited Redoubt Park, a first-time experience for us. It's a quiet little park, though not without some surprising elevation for Williamsburg, that preserves two redoubts (earthwork forts) from the Civil War. Check it out next time you’re in town!

We had two weddings in the Wren this past fall: Alex Rendon ’15 and Quinn Novak married in the Wren chapel on Oct. 26, 2019. Alex Berry and Katie Durst married on May 4, 2019 in the Wren building. See other weddings below. Congratulations all!

Births
  • To Ryan Thomas Burbey ’13 and Amanda Burns Burbey a daughter, Dahlia Rae, 7/22/19.
Marriages
  • Alex Berry to Katie Durst 5/4/19.
  • Ryan Christopher Fowler to Sofia Lenore Chabolla, 11/23/19.
  • Renee Pai Chu to Gavin Wei‑Yuan Mak ’13, 8/03/19.      
  • Sarah Jo Laughon ’14 to John Fenninger, 10/06/18.             
  • Alicia Renee Moore to Phillip Blackburn, 9/07/19.
  • Quinn Novak to Alex Rendon ’15, 10/26/19.
  • Elizabeth Caroline Russ to Austin Christopher Bayer ’11, 6/22/19.
  • Sarah Margaret Schuessler to Alexander Willem Blaha ’13, 5/04/19.
  • Jessica Louise Smith to Reid Martin Francis ’13, 9/07/19.
  • Margo Elizabeth Thronson to Stuart James Bost ’13, 9/7/19.
  • Kathleen Hope Swift ’14, M.A.Ed. ’15 to Christopher David Papas ’15, 7/05/19.

I’ve never been one particularly spellbound by nostalgia or resolution, and perhaps that disenchantment isn’t all that unique. Nevertheless, in New Year’s fashion, reflect with me. Or don't! From a "demotivational poster" a friend shared with me: “Blogging: Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few.” I promise this column will not be profound, but I feel I owe it to the magazine to write something. So please email me and share what's going in your life so that family who visit can read about where you are while they're in the bathroom, instead of where I am! (Though, cue nostalgia: let’s go ahead and press play on Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?” Could be a song 2020 needs sung.)

This time 10 years ago we were waiting waiting to hear that acceptant “hello” from colleges and waiting for that amicable “goodbye” from high school. While the severity of that waiting varied from person to person, there was a clear and significant countdown that affected us all. The countdown is less clear but seemingly more significant now as the “tribe” we were once physically united in has spread out to create and influence new ones. We’re on the other side of our days at William & Mary (well, at least figuratively; I’m writing this at The Daily Grind), but I don’t think our waiting is over. It’s a different question than “what is your New Year’s resolution?” What are you waiting for now? If your answer is, “a better column from my class reporter,” I hear ya, let’s make one together! And if you’re a Tribe alum’s relative, please remember to wash your hands.

Marriages

Israel Alejandro Castorena to Jasmin Nicole Boothe, 5/26/18.

Arrianne Louise Daniels to Gyeongil An, 11/10/18.

Katherine Elizabeth Durst to Alexander A. Berry, 5/04/19.

Caroline Kirk Gensheimer to Reed DesRosiers, 5/26/19.

Shane Michael Mangin to Devon Margaret Fryatt, 8/10/19.

Kathleen Swift ’14, M.Ed. ’15 to Christopher David Papas ’15, 7/5/19.

Kelley Anne Quinzio to Timothy Peters, 6/08/19.

Greetings, Class of 2014! Let's get right to it:

Zachary Webb Nicholls received the Gold for Nonfiction from the Florida Author’s and Publishers Association for his latest project, “The Bull Shark Compendium”; he is currently working on a sea novel set in the Outer Banks. 

Tim Rusthoven accepted a job at Arrow Payments earlier this year as their enterprise sales executive. They are headquartered in Chicago and help universities navigate the world of payment processing and data security. 

Andrew Shelton proposed and is now engaged to Catie Pavilack — congratulations, you two!

Members of our class have been busy this year; here are a few notes from local newspapers:

The Yorktown Crier reported in January the team that Congresswoman-Elect Elaine Luria (VA-02) had assembled, and among that team stands Kate Fegley, managing Congresswoman-Elect Luria’s daily agenda as scheduler.

The Home News Tribune of East Brunswick, New Jersey, reported in January that Allen Blehl has been appointed as chief of staff to State Senator Patrick J. Diegnan (D-18th District).

Also this past January, The Gazette-Journal in Gloucester, Virginia, reported that Joey Thompson was the guest speaker at the John Clayton chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, sharing his “research findings with respect to the recent increase in cover of native wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) on several barrier islands.”

In March, The Union Leader in Manchester, New Hampshire, reported on Hayley Fallon and her work with the Children's Nutrition Program in Haiti, a humanitarian organization that fights malnutrition and seeks to create local, sustainable solutions to addressing poverty. She was there only seven weeks before the U.S. State Department advise its citizens leave due to civil unrest in Haiti, but she looks forward to returning and continuing the work with local community leaders.

Aryn Martin '16 and Brett Prestia were married Feb. 16, 2019, in Savannah, Georgia. Many alumni were in attendance for this joyous event!

That's all for this issue. Thanks, Tribe.

Marriages

Thomas Vereb to Kacey Dolan, 4/27/2019.

Tyler Blaine Minnich ’13 to Katherine May Skochdopole ’14, 8/04/2018.

Tamara Middleton Elamin ’14 to Alix N. Elamin, 9/02/2017.

Anthony Robert Giaccio ’14 to Callie Marie Angle ’15, M.A.Ed. ’17, 7/14/2018.

Ian Gordon Lewis ’14 to Maura Marlene Brennan ’15, 8/11/2018.

Raquel Marie Tripp ’14 to Christopher Kilgore, 5/26/2018.

Greetings, Class of 2014! Hope everyone is well and ready for summer. We've got a few notes to celebrate together.

Congratulations to Lauren Post Stone ’14 and Matthew Stone ’15, who were married Aug. 18, 2018, at the United States Marine Memorial Chapel! Included in their bridal party were W&M alumni Ashley Post Smith '11, Brandon Smith ’10, Cady Wiltsie Tsoukalis ’14, Katie Caudle ’14 and Ashton Smith ’10. The reception was at Potomac Point Winery, and joining were several more W&M graduates (too many to list)!

Congratulations to Teaghan Grayson ’14 and Elizabeth Cross Grayson ’14, who had their second baby this past September! Their daughter, Clare, was born on Sept. 17, a day before their daughter Cecilia's 2nd birthday.

Best wishes to everyone else, and because it's been too long since I've signed a yearbook: H.A.G.S.

Marriages

Jennifer Rose Gaertner '11 to Daniel Leigh Otto '14, 7/04/18.

Lauren Kay Post '14 to Matthew Tyler Stone '15, 8/18/18.

Johnathan Edward Savino '14 to Lucile Holswade King '15, 9/01/18.

Andrew Werner Strait '14 to Danielle L. Rutter '14, 11/10/18.

William Crandall Thompson '14 to Emily Reid Smith '14, M.A.Ed. '15, 8/04/18.

Cady Josephine Wiltsie '14 to John H. Tsoukalis, 7/15/17.

 

Hi Class of 2014!

I saw in our last issue the need for a new reporter. I immediately responded to the call, but have had a draft of this column on file for about three weeks now. Where do I begin in introducing myself? It's been four years since Commencement! Well, since then I’ve remained in town, working at the Williamsburg Community Chapel (with a few other W&M alumni). I became an uncle last year. I gained a sister-in-law this summer. I, myself, am recently engaged, and am more recently a dog owner. (Though each of those notes was worthy, four exclamation points would have been a bit much; please let me punctuate one for all here - !)

In other class news, Patrick Blank ’14, M.S. ’15 and Graceann Pike Blank married May 12, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia at St. Benedict Church. In their bridal party was Caitlin Marsh, Whitt Johnson, Alex Chadwick, Doug Cheek and Owen Scarbrough. Many other W&M friends joined them at the Country Club of Virginia for dinner and dancing after the ceremony, including Catie Pavilack, Kayla Elias, Mike Vanderloo, Gloria Navas ’13, Sujaan Joshi ’13 and Molly Michie. Patrick is now working on his Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and Graceann is working in digital marketing for Kepler Group. Congratulations, you two!

What about you? In a world of constant and instant (and perhaps more convenient ways for) updating, maybe you've never submitted a note to the magazine before (I hadn't!). Though occasional (three issues published a year), and slightly more delayed than a tweet, let us know what you're up to and where you're up to it, so we can properly punctuate together: Go Tribe! -TEV

Marriages
  • Patrick Neil Blank ’14, M.S. ’15 to Graceann Christine Pike ’14, 5/12/18.

  • Zachary Michael Moore ’14 to Jennifer Beth Hackett ’14, 11/24/17.