CLASS NOTES
2015
Sergut Admasu’ 15’ 17M is working as a Research Administrative Coordinator at the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus.
Jenifer“ Jen” Antonelli’ 15 is working for The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults as their 4K for Cancer Program Coordinator, Events and Recruitment. She will focus on organizing events for the runs and rides, and recruiting college students to participate in the cross-country events. Jen spent the summer of 2017 running across the United States with a group of volunteers to help raise money and awareness for the Ulman Cancer Fund.
Marissa Sue Cote is the Center Director at Huntington Learning Center in Eldersburg, Md.
Bradley“ Brad” Garfield started a new position as a Sales Development Associate at T. Rowe Price. He is completing work on a M. B. A. at Loyola University.
Thomas“ TJ” Janasek is working as a teacher in the Howard County Public School System.
Janice Laforteza spent the summer before graduation as a Quality Systems Intern at the Living Legacy Foundation and was hired full time as a Donor Services Coordinator. The Living Legacy Foundation is the organ and tissue procurement organization for the State of Maryland.
Frank Reynolds is working as a copywriter at Compulse Integrated Marketing, which provides digital marketing services to help businesses keep growing.
Michael Talley is working as a pretrial investigator at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Benjamin“ Ben” Trently and Sabrina Robbins’ 16 were married on March 26 at The Cloisters.
Ben is the Assistant Director of Development for the Annual Fund at the Maryland Science Center and Sabrina is a paralegal at Royston, Mueller, McLean and Reid in Towson.
Dan Waters and Courtney Dreisch’ 15 were married on Nov. 3, 2017, in Mt. Airy, Md. Four SU alumni were members of the bridal party: Abbie Wright’ 11, Jessica Downs’ 14, Corey Vincent’ 15, and Mercedes Acevedo’ 15. Dan and Courtney live in New Market, Md., and are both pursuing master’ s degrees at UMUC and Hood College, respectively.
2016
Henry Adjah-Provencal is working as a Debit Card Resolution Specialist at Navy Federal Credit Union in Vienna, Va.
Megan Donahue is working as an Office Solutions Associate with Brown Advisory in Baltimore.
Ryan Drazenovic’ 16’ 17M is an Assistant Toxicologist in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Maryland. Since graduation, he also has been teaching general chemistry lab at SU and will continue to teach in the evenings.
Brendan Dreitlein started a new full time job in March as a second assistant professional at the Greenspring Valley Hunt Club, where he will be giving golf lessons, managing the outside golf staff, running golf tournaments, and managing the day to day golf shop operations. He will be working toward his class A PGA certification. Brendan says that the opportunity presented itself for him to pursue his passion, and he gets the chance to play golf as well. He also works part-time as a marketing associate at Crown Trophy in Owings Mills.
Kimoya Henry is working as a paralegal at Summerfield, Willen, Silverberg & Limsky in Pikesville, Md. She is continuing her studies at
Stevenson and anticipates receiving a master’ s degree in forensic investigations this year.
Heather Hughes’ 16M is pursuing an Adult / Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner / Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree at the University of Maryland. She has been a registered nurse for 13 years and credits her experience at SU with helping to ignite her passion to keep moving forward with her education. Hughes hopes to one day teach in a nurse practitioner program.
Chris McKneely designed the new logo for Roberto Clemente Middle School. His first design for the Montgomery County, Md., school is featured on the school’ s website and emblazoned in the gymnasium.
Malik Naanaa’ 16’ 17M started work in May 2017 as an Analytical Chemist working for the Delaware Division of Forensic Science. In addition to a training period, he had to complete 10 proficiency cases, an oral exam, and a mock trial before beginning actual casework in October.
Emily Rosenthal has started a job with the Catholic Review as a staff writer. One of her recent articles combines her Catholic heritage with her love of Carroll County. Emily is excited about the job, where she will be able to combine her reporting, writing, and editorial skills.
Dzov Singman was accepted to the M. D./ Ph. D. program at the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and began her studies there last August.
2017
Courtney Aceto is headed to Johns Hopkins University in September where she will be studying for a master’ s degree in biotechnology with a concentration in biodefense and infectious diseases. She will be enrolled in a part-time graduate program geared toward working individuals, and she hopes this advanced degree will allow her to expand her future career opportunities and may lead to an M. D./ Ph. D. program down the road.
Kristen Brooks and David Moler’ 15 are engaged to be married in April 2019.
Michael“ Mike” Byrd completed his capstone internship at Northwestern Mutual, a financial planning company. He accepted a job offer at Enterprise Holdings and is preparing to pursue a master’ s degree.
Class of 2015 graduates Courtney Dreisch and Dan Waters celebrated their marriage with several fellow alumni.
Bryan Corvera-Flores is a Sales Assistant with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, a professional minor league baseball team that plays in the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
Tiffany DaCosta is working as a help desk assistant at the Maryland Department of Budget and Management in Baltimore.
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