CLASS NOTES
1970
Our condolences to Susan Burns Wilfong on the passing of her sister , Mary Berheimer , on July 10 .
1990
Susan Wisniewski Hussey ’ 90 ’ 92 has joined the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute as Vice President of Human Resources . She will have oversight for all aspects of the HR function at both UMMC campuses as well as UM Rehab . Susan was the Vice President of Human Resources at the University of Maryland St . Joseph Medical Center , and prior to that she served in HR roles of increasing responsibility at Greater Baltimore Medical Center .
2006
Diane Horton Pfeifer and her husband , Ryan , are happy to announce the birth of their second child , Alyssa Mae , on June 20 , 2017 . She joins big brother Hunter at home .
2007
Anna Pacelli Bell is working at Ascension in St . Louis , Mo ., as a Sourcing Manager , Strategic Sourcing . Ascension is the largest non-profit health system in the U . S . and the world ’ s largest Catholic health system .
2008
Cybill Birmingham is engaged to marry Marc LaMartina and the couple is planning an October wedding . Cybill is an enterprise client services manager for PayPal and Marc is a client service manager for ConnectYourCare in Hunt Valley .
Matt Bramble graduated from UCLA with a doctorate degree in human genetics after successfully defending his thesis . SU biology professor Joe Matanoski and former faculty member Andy Kreutz attended the defense in support of Matt . He was also recently awarded a Fogarty Global Health Fellowship and will spend much of the coming year in the Congo , and then he will continue his work at Children ’ s National Medical Center in Washington , D . C .
Mikki Firor is the President and CEO of Trovato , LLC , a dementia consulting company that she opened in November 2015 . She is a regionally known dementia expert , speaker , trainer , and consultant serving D . C ., Maryland , and Virginia .
2012
Kelsey Funk Amrhein and her husband , Michael , are living in Honolulu , Hawaii , where she is a Director at the Strode Montessori Preschool . She received a master ’ s degree in early childhood education along with the Montessori AMS certificate from Chaminade University .
2014
Kathryn “ Katy ” Puccio is a Shared Collections Specialist at the Washington Research Library Consortium , a non-profit corporation established in 1987 to support and enhance the library and information services of universities in the Washington , D . C ., metropolitan area .
Ryan Rubenstein is working in sales and account management at W . B . Mason in Columbia , Md . He also coaches lacrosse for the
Baltimore Breakers and assists at the Boys ’ Latin School , where he attended high school .
Julia Tucker ’ 14 ’ 15M was honored to be asked to sing the Stevenson Alma Mater at the gala farewell event honoring President Emeritus Kevin J . Manning on June 10 . She also returned to the Owings Mills campus on April 18 to join the community celebration in honor of President Emeritus Manning and helped to conclude the ceremony by singing the Alma Mater , with keyboard accompaniment by Robert Suggs .
2015
Jenifer Antonelli spent the summer running across the United States as part of the Ulman Cancer Fund ’ s 4K for Cancer program to raise funds and awareness for young adults with cancer . She was part of Team Baltimore , which left San Francisco on June 18 and arrived at Federal Hill in Baltimore City on Aug . 5 .
Cortney Carnaggio ’ 15M was recognized in the May issue of Baltimore Magazine as one of the region ’ s top nurses for her extraordinary contribution to healthcare . She is a Nurse Manager at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center , where she is responsible for ensuring quality patient care through the direct supervision of all nursing personnel . She coordinates and maintains staffing adequacy and patient throughput , and she is passionate about educating staff and growing their knowledge so they can provide optimal care to patients and families . She is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society and Sigma Theta Tau International and previously spent six years as a charge nurse on an inpatient oncology unit at the Johns Hopkins Hospital . Cortney extended her gratitude to SU nursing professors and added , “ I could not be where I am today without their knowledge and guidance .”
2010
Julia Wikoff Barker ’ 10 ’ 11M is a Forensic Document Examiner for the United States Secret Service , and she returned to campus last April to give a seminar on questioned document evidence to students in the Introduction to Forensic Science class . She brought samples of currency , both authentic and counterfeit , for students to examine and then quizzed the class on their ability to match handwriting samples . In her work , Julia examines all kinds of evidence , from falsified contracts to counterfeit currency .
Kristin Baione ’ 14 was married on April 29 , 2016 , in Honolulu , Hawaii to David Clymer . Four SU alumni were members of the bridal party : Kelly Dorsey Baione ’ 11 , Ryan Baione ’ 10 , Kelly Spencer ’ 14 ’ 15M , and Emily Rogers ’ 15 . Kristin graduated from American University with a master ’ s degree in strategic communication in May 2017 .
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