ALUMNI UPDATES 2018
’06 Brooke Stevenson Durr
Brooke Stevenson ’06 married Nashville native,
Elliott Durr on Sept 16, 2017. Fun fact: he is an
alum of FRA and Auburn, and she, CPA and
Alabama... they are a house divided when it comes
to football (Go Lions, Roll Tide)! They recently
bought their first home in West Meade and live
with their Chocolate Lab, Whiskey Brown and
Golden Retriever, Marley. Brooke currently works
in retail leasing at GBT Realty Corporation.
Brooke Mooney ’06 married Taylor Shomaker on
December 16, 2017. Brooke’s brother, Will Mooney
’01, was one of the pastors that officiated. Brooke
started a new job this year as the Director of
Events at Project 615 in Nashville.
’06 Brook Mooney Shomaker
Olivia Patton Terrell ’06 lives in New York City
with her husband, Andrew, and their son Asa. She
has her own small business working as a jewelry
designer. Her main focus is on creating everyday-
wear collections as well as custom engagement
rings and wedding bands.
Liz Kirk Walker ’06 lives in Seattle with her
husband and two dogs. She works as a personal
trainer and loves living on the West Coast.
’07
Sally Ward Brewer Woodyard ’06 lives in East
Nashville with her husband, Patrick, and works
as the Creative & Brand Director for Paddywax,
a global candle company based in Nashville. She
also serves as a member of the CPA Alumni Board.
Melissa Beall ’07 works on a goat farm on the
Hildene property, summer home of Robert
Lincoln. She is in charge of fiber arts, makes
cheese, and herds goats.
Elliott Dyson ’07 and Samantha Stevenson Dyson
’08 have been back in Nashville for almost four
years. They currently live in Crieve Hall with their
two children, Forrest (2) and Ellie Harper (1).
Elliott is a project launch manager for Amazon and
Samantha is a nurse at Centennial Medical Center.
They both enjoy living close to their families.
’07 Melissa Beall
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Amy Ingham ’07 is on the board of Middle
TN Oncology Nursing Society. She is a Clinical
Research Nurse Specialist at Vanderbilt-Ingram
Cancer Center and works in clinical trials for first-
in-human cancer drugs.
Richard “Sully” Sullivan ’07 is currently working
with his dad at Sullivan Dental Partners in
Brentwood, TN. He and wife Caroline will be
married 5 years this August and are expecting
their first baby in November. They live in Oak
Hill with their dog Raley and love being back in
Nashville. Sully also started a podcast for dentists
called the Millennial Dentist.
Purple & Gold / September 2018
Courtney Gott Whitsett ’07 lives in Nashville and
married Kevin Whitsett, a touring musician, this
winter. She is working for CREMA Coffee Roasters
in wholesale client coordination & marketing/
social media. She continues to use her education in
nutrition & food sciences in conjunction with her
Natural Chef certification doing freelance work as
well as working on creative video content.
Jonathan Buntin ’08 resides in Crieve Hall with
his wife of four years, Katie, and their black lab,
Peyton. Jonathan is currently employed in real
estate sales with Parks Realty out of The Gulch and
Katie is employed with Vanderbilt Medical in their
marketing department.
’08
Andrew Fuqua ’08 is living in Maui, HI with his
wife Chelsea. He is currently finishing his last
clinical rotation for Doctorate in Physical Therapy
at Tennessee State University. He graduated in
May 2018. Between school and work the couple
has lived in Tennessee, Hawaii, Alaska, and
Michigan.
Abigail Delvaux Graves ’08 teaches upper level
math at Ch