CLASS NOTES
teammates began their quest for the world cloth dodgeball title in Edmonton , Canada . In the cloth-ball version , the ball is a little bigger and more difficult to grip , but travels faster and packs more punch . Kris helped establish a dodgeball club at Stevenson during his time as an undergraduate .
Blake Ford and his wife Kaitlyn ( Rollyson ) ’ 16 welcomed their first child , Maeve McKay , born on August 27 , 2022 .
Shahrose Noman ’ 17 ’ 18M started a new position as a Senior Revenue FP & A Analyst at Xometry , an AI-enabled marketplace for on-demand manufacturing .
Matthias Ojo ’ 17 ’ 19M has been accepted to the Charles R . Drew University of Medicine and Science in California .
In May , Janaya Slaughter graduated from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic
Medicine in South Carolina . During Match Day in March she learned that she will be continuing her training at Virtua Health System : South Jersey Healthcare and Hospitals in Obstetrics and Gynecology .
Andrew “ Andy ” Stark ’ 17M was recently named Head Men ’ s Basketball Coach at D ’ Youville University in Buffalo , NY . He previously served on the Baylor men ’ s basketball staff and as assistant coach at Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference member Penn State-Behrend . While at SU , Stark was a graduate assistant for the men ’ s basketball team .
Dayne Turner returned to SU in March to visit a communications class and discuss his career journey . He is a Key Account Manager at Meltwater , one of the first global companies to offer social listening and social media analytics .
2018
In early December , Kashia Adams received the Assistant Attorney General ’ s Distinguished Service Award at the Department of Justice , one of the highest awards an employee can receive in the Civil Rights Division . While at the DOJ , Kashia worked on investigations and litigations , and traveled the country working on enforcing the Civil Rights Act . She is now working at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as a litigation paralegal .
Grace Clark started a new position at Comcast as an Event Coordinator .
Krystal Cotriss ( Carpintieri ) is the Creative Manager at Barcoding , and was selected as the 2023 Crystal Prism award recipient during the 49th Annual American Advertising Awards Show , presented by the American Advertising Federation of Baltimore .
Dan Halla and Jessica Wagner ’ 18 were married on October 8 in Fallston , Md . The couple met in a public speaking class on their first day as students at SU .
Lauren Knisley ( Spivey ) and husband , Charles , welcomed a baby boy , Charles Eugene Knisley IV , known as “ LC ,” on August 22 , 2022 .
Helena Rogers DPT , PT is physical therapist at Agape Physical Therapy , a sports outpatient clinic . She thanks her great mentors in the SU School of the Sciences and counselors who pushed her to get to where she is today . Rogers writes , “ I could never have accomplished getting my doctorate degree without Stevenson ’ s help and providing me with amazing opportunities including once in a lifetime internships .”
Class of 2018 graduate Zak Book and Mariah McCarthy ’ 19 were married on Saturday , October 15 , 2022 at Blue Mountain Lodge in Linden , Virginia . The pair met at Stevenson in October 2017 . The celebrations were attended by nearly 25 fellow Mustang alumni .
Terryn Valikodath ’ 18M is an incident response consultant with Cisco Talos .
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