McNAMARalumni
College. He is the creator of a reading series
titled Mr. Hip Presents, which helps foster
and create a community between emerging
and established poets, spoken word artists,
and jazz music in art galleries throughout
the city of Boston.
Tyrone Allen '13 following his performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Rhonda Jordan '00 was recently
featured on a video for energy.gov
discussing the role of women in science.
Kimberly Mason '00 recently earned her
Doctorate in Microbiology from Howard
University.
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Greg Jones '01 graduated from MIT and
then went to the University of Southern
California to get his Master's Degree in
Animation. Greg produced a video called
JAHELA!
'06
Donald Vincent '06 wrote a touching poem
in tribute to Maya Angelou on her passing
that was published by BDCwire (Boston).
Donald talks about how her death was a
tremendous loss to the literary community
and to the civil rights movement, while
recalling his earliest experiences with her
works. Donald is a poet based in Boston and
teaches in the writing program at Emerson
Meagan Gillis '06 is currently pursuing
a Master's in Music Performance at the
Cleveland Institute of Music. This summer,
Meagan plans to audition for the Music
Under New York (MUNY) Program, a
group of performers who are featured
in the most popular mezzanines of the
New York Subway system. She will be
performing Ragtime Xylophone solos with
piano accompaniment.
We have a new and exciting camp offered
this summer! BMHS offers the first annual
Afrowomda Camp: African and World Music
and Dance Summer Camp that will be
taught by BMHS alum Darlisa WajidAli '06. Darlisa has been teaching dance
for the BMHS Fine Arts department this
year. This camp will be geared towards both
dancers and drummers grade 8-12 who
want to improve their artistic techniques,
learn about African and World culture
through the arts, as well as meet local
'04
Dr. Nicholas Gordon '04, a Boston dentist,
went to Haiti in 2013 as part of a service trip
with ten dentists and ten dental students to
provide oral care to the people there.
On May 10, 2014, Marcus Shorter
'04 received his Master's Degree in
Political Communication from American
University. Marcus was recently hired at
DHS as a writer and editor.
Brandan Pippens '04 married Megan
Vicchio on Saturday, March 29, 2014.
They were joined in matrimony by
Brandan's former Bishop McNamara
history teacher, the Rev. Shawn Dougherty.
Rev. Dougherty's wife and fellow BMHS
teacher, Mrs. Laura Keller-Dougherty,
served as wedding coordinator for the day.
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Keith Payne '10 is studying abroad in Munich, Germany. Guten tag, Keith!