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CLASS NOTES 1963 Carolee Martelle ’63 ’89 ’97 and Jim Rallo traveled to Antarctica in Dec. 2018 with National Geographic. After sailing from the southern tip of Argentina through the Drake Passage, they stopped at numerous locations in Antarctica traveling all the way to the Antarctic Circle. They saw different species of penguins, humpback and orca killer whales, various seals and birds. While there, they observed the impact of climate change on the continent. They also visited Port Lockroy, a British research center, established in 1944, which is also a museum and the only post office and gift shop on the continent. Congratulations to Donna Thompson Kahoe who won a seat on the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners in the recent election held in November. In fact, she was the top vote getter in a field of nine candidates. 2002 Robyne Resnick Hock married Thomas Vincent Matusiak in May 2019. She has been with LifeBridge Health for 11 years as Executive Assistant/Corporate Business Office Coordinator to the Chief Revenue Officer/Senior Vice President and Tom is a Loss Prevention Engineer with AEGIS. Casey Davis and his team won the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce’s Carroll Biz Challenge in August, chosen as the grand prize winner out of a pool of 47 entries. The challenge offered local entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their new business ideas and win over $21,000 in cash and prizes. His project, KnowMe (getknowme.com), is a patent-pending electronic medical ID that allows a person to have their accurate and up- to-date personal health record with them at all times and allows doctors and first responders to know them anytime, anywhere and in any situation. Casey is a nationally board-certified physician assistant and was the featured speaker at the Beverly K. Fine School of the Sciences Annual Dell Scholarship Lecture held last March at Stevenson. 1996 2003 Congratulations to Angela Chaney ’96, Marcia McMullin ’00, JoAnn Parr ’04 ’17M, Kristina Crumbie Barrick ’12, Patricia Grimes ’15 ’18M, Kristin Trawinski ’17M, and Kimber Abel M’18, who were among the nurses honored in Baltimore Magazine’s fifth annual “Excellence in Nursing” issue for their extraordinary contributions to healthcare. The honorees were featured in the magazine’s May issue and celebrated at the annual dinner and awards reception at the Belvedere Hotel on May 1. Kevin Wisniewski has joined the staff of the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) in Worcester, Mass. as the Director of Book History and Digital Initiatives. He manages the Program in the History of the Book in American Culture and coordinates efforts to create and maintain digital access to collections and to foster partnerships with the larger academic community. He develops new workshops and programs in the Society’s new interactive long- distance Learning Lab. Kevin previously taught in the English Department at the University of Maryland. He holds M.A. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Baltimore and a Ph.D. from UMBC. 1977 1998 Our condolences to Michael Ginski on the passing of his mother, Catherine, on May 6, 2019. 1999 Patchaya Banks is creative director at marketing agency Media Star Promotions, and has been named creative director of Senior Sleuths, an immersive group experience for senior communities that focuses on using interactive storytelling to challenge and ignite problem-solving, recall, dexterity and fine motor skills. 2005 Angela Davis Pallozzi was selected for the Maryland Daily Record’s Leadership in Law Award which recognizes legal professionals whose dedication to their occupation and to their communities is outstanding. Angie serves as co-chair of the Young Lawyers’ Division of the Bar Association of Baltimore City’s Health and Wellness Committee. She also is a blogger for The Daily Record’s Generation J.D. column. 2006 Matt Musgrove is the CEO of the Padonia Park Club, where he had his first job working part time at age 15. His family owned Windy Valley Farms, on property that is now part of Green Spring Station on Falls Road in Lutherville. Matt brought Windy Valley back when a new location opened at the Padonia Park Club during the summer. He plans to open another location in the future in the Falls Road corridor. 2007 Marc Grossblatt was selected as a cohort for the 2018-2019 Leadership Development Program through the Baltimore Jewish Council and graduated in July 2019. He was also one of 15 applicants selected to participate in the 2019-20 Anti- Defamation League Glass Leadership Institute, a nationally recognized leadership development program. Mila Ortiz began a new job as vice president at the Zeno Group in New York City. Previously she worked in Sydney, Australia as a senior PR freelance consultant for GTI Tourism. 2008 Lauren Humphries was named the Senior Manager of Community Engagement for the LUNGevity Foundation. Prior to that, she served as digital community manager for the Foundation. 2004 2010 Jason Dittrich has joined Baltimore- based Mueller Associates as director of business development and marketing. He will oversee strategic marketing initiatives, communications, and client outreach to support the organization’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering services. Jason has 15 years of industry experience having worked with major design and construction firms in Maryland and D.C. Matt Bramble was the featured speaker at the Susan Palmer Slattery Memorial Lecture held in September on the Owings Mills campus of SU. Dr. Bramble is currently a staff scientist in the Department of Genetic Medicine Research at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C. Emily Testerman Reely is the Grants Manager at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. STEVENSON.EDU/GIVING | 29