CLASS NOTES
Megan Donovan and Patrick Curtis
’17 got engaged in Aug. 2018 and are
planning an Oct. 2020 wedding. Megan
teaches third grade at West Towson
Elementary School and is in her second
year of a master’s program majoring in
instructional technology with a focus
on library media science. Patrick is a
firefighter and EMT for the Baltimore
County Fire Department. Chris Daley ’17M made the move
to start his own company, Whirlaway,
LLC, after more than 12 years at
Maroon PR. His new communications
agency offers companies and individuals
customized public relations and
marketing services to grow their brands.
Chris is also an adjunct instructor
in the SU Business Communication
Program. to the company’s new operations
headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn., to
support the team that manages all
of Discovery’s on-air talent. Kait will
mentor network on-camera talent,
troubleshoot talent issues and focus
on the business of talent branding,
as well as facilitate communications,
operations, and logistics across many
projects for global on-camera talent.
Nora Long was accepted into the Film
and TV MFA Program at the Savannah
College of Art and Design with an
honors scholarship. Kris Dejesus was ranked as #49 in
The Dodgeball Tribune’s Top 50 male
players overall in the United States.
Kris helped to establish a dodgeball
club at Stevenson during his time as an
undergraduate, and has played against
the best players in the United States
during Team USA tryouts and the Elite
Nationals. Brendan Reynolds made a career
change at WDVM-TV in Hagerstown,
Md., moving from web producer to
reporter. While a student at Stevenson,
he was an editor-in-chief of The Villager
and a member of the Anime Club.
Our condolences to Matthew Myers
on the passing of his mother, Teresa, on
Jan. 30.
Emily Rosenthal is engaged to Braedon
Alster and the couple is planning an
October wedding.
Rojesh Shrestha was accepted into
the Biological and Biomedical Science
Program in the Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences at Harvard University and
will begin studies in the fall of 2019.
2017
John Backert ’17 ’18M is a forensic
services technician for the Baltimore
County Police Department.
Kim Hahr works at the Maryland
Center for Construction Education
and Innovation (MCCEI), and in
a podcast through LinkedIn, she
recently discussed the efforts of the
organization to encourage students to
enter the construction industry. She is
the strategic partnerships manager and
affiliate director of the ACE Mentor
Program of Baltimore.
Kaitlin “Kait” Kirkwood accepted a
full time position at Discovery Inc. as
the Global Talent Management and
Operations Coordinator. She moved
Stephanie Schwarz welcomed a
daughter, Adrianna May Taylor, on July
30, 2019. Steph is a Toddler Teacher at
Advent Child Development Center in
Forest Hill, Md.
2018
Jamie Barthol had her work showcased
in September at the Creative Alliance at
the Patterson as part of the 6th Annual
Best of Baltimore Student Film Festival.
Imani Chaney is working as a legal
assistant in the Mecklenburg County
District Attorney’s Office in Charlotte,
N.C.
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