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1992
Mac Purdy ’ 92 is the Director of Student Ministry at Christ Presbyterian Church , Old Hickory Boulevard campus .
Cathy Wells Shanks ’ 92 quit her job to go back to what she loves most , working with children . She is the Discovery Teacher at a local preschool . Son Aaron is in the US Army , where he finished up a year in Korea and is serving at Ft . Stewart in Georgia . Son Caleb graduated from Centennial High School with a 4.0 and will be taking a gap year before attending MTSU . Son Seth is going into tenth grade at Centennial High School and is a member of JROTC .
1993
Sam Logan ’ 93 is in real estate development and sales with the Boulevard Nashville Group . He and wife Karen have been married for twenty-three years in July , and they have three children , Mary Carter Logan ’ 21 ( 19 ) who attends Ole Miss , Betsy ( 15 ) attends CPA Upper School , and Charlie ( 12 ) is at CPA Middle School .
Tim Padgett ’ 93 is the Resident Theologian at The Colson Center for Christian Worldview . He lives in Colorado Springs with wife Emmalee and four sons , Liam ( 13 ), Declan ( 11 ), Colum ( 9 ), and Rowan ( 4 ). They are involved in their local church and several homeschool community organizations . They spend most of their time reading , hiking , and camping .
1994
Chris McMillen ’ 94 is an executive and investor at a technology company . He resides in Brentwood with wife Tanya and four children . Oldest daughter Maya graduated from CPA in May 2022 and is attending the University of
Tennessee . All three sons attend CPA , Jonah ( 11th ), Luke ( 9th ) and Seth ( 6th ). CPA continues to be a very special place for the McMillen family .
Richard Means ’ 94 is an artist-painter for R . Means Art and lives in Brentwood with wife Julie , who is a nurse in the Pediatric ICU at Vanderbilt Children ’ s Hospital . He has three daughters : Ashton is a junior in the nursing program at Samford University Avery is a sophomore Biblical Studies major at Samford University , and Addison is a senior at Brentwood High School .
Zade Pollock ’ 94 is a Senior Sales Manager with Aegis Sciences Corporation . Wife Nan is a National Accounts Director with Cox Automotive . They live in Nashville with five-year-old daughter Sloane , who is in kindergarten at CPA . Zade also serves on the CPA Alumni Board .
1995
Tarah Prater-Burkhart ’ 95 accepted a full-time remote position with the Walmart Marketplace team , where she sources vendors to sell on the Walmart . com platform . Husband Keith retired from the U . S . Coast Guard after twenty-two years of service . They are full-time RVing all over FL and throughout the South ( GA , TN , NC , VA , etc .) while their home in St . Augustine , FL is being built . She has three step children and three grandchildren .
Bryan Dihigo ’ 95 lives in Nashville with children Myles and McCartney and works as a sales manager at Valpak .
Shannon Newbill Niemann ’ 95 feels blessed that all three daughters became CPA Lions during the 2021-22 school year . She is thankful that her children are loved on and cherished by some of the same faculty that nurtured and led her to a relationship with Christ . She also serves on the CPA Alumni Board .
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