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CLASS NOTES Hope Honigsberg joined the University of Maryland Community Medical Group based in Easton, Md. Hope is an FNP (family nurse practitioner) and her specialties include disease prevention, diagnosis of acute and chronic illnesses and patient education. Ashley Mil recently left her corporate job in public relations to pursue her passion in fitness, yoga, blogging and all things wellness. She had the opportunity to make a career decision, and decided to take a huge risk to create the life she has been dreaming of. After graduating from SU, Matthew Peiffer worked with Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources as a Ranger Naturalist and Historian. His heart was set on working with the National Park Service (NPS), and he kept applying knowing he would eventually get the opportunity. He is now a Ranger with the NPS working at Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo. 2017 Destinie Burgan is a manufacturing associate at Emergent Biosolutions in Gaithersburg, Md. Abigail Provost was recently promoted from Media Associate for Events to Event Operations Coordinator at Access Intelligence in Rockville, Md. Fred Terry has started a new position as an Executive Management Trainee at Genuine Parts Company in Dover, Del. Previously he was a recruiter for Aerotek. 2018 Krystal Carpintieri and James Cotriss became engaged on April 30 and are planning a May 2020 wedding. Krystal submitted pieces from her SU Capstone Project and won a silver award in the Website and Book Design category of the 2019 Indigo Awards, which celebrates the best in digital and graphic design. She is a visual designer at Barcoding, Inc. and is part of the team that won a bronze Indigo award in the Branding and Computer Animation category for Barcoding’s brand refresh. Grace Clark graduated a semester early and immediately began her career as a public relations and social media account coordinator at Profiles, a marketing, communications and events firm. Grace’s photo now adorns the walls of SU’s Office of Career Services as a “Mustang Success Story.” Alyssa Dahle is a senior communications specialist in the Office of Enrollment Management at Stevenson University. Alexandra Henry is working with the US Fish & Wildlife Service stationed at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown WV. Her position is in the NCTC’s museum and archives transcribing audio recordings from the field. She interned with the National Park Service at Monocacy National Battlefield during the summer of 2018. John Kimenhour has joined the Chesterfield Va. police force following a family tradition. Being a police officer was always his goal since his father has served as an officer in the community for 20 years. And the old patrol car John was assigned to is pretty special because it was his dad’s. Ian Liyayi is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Virginia. Since graduation he has been completing a post baccalaureate research education program as an NIH Prep scholar at the University of Georgia. His research experiences began with an NSF funded REU (research experience for undergraduates) at the University of Michigan in the summer of 2017. Luke Mastrangeli is pursuing a dual degree graduate program at The University of Massachusetts Amherst where he is a candidate for a M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration and a MPPA in Public Policy & Public Administration where he will focus on educational policy and its impact on students. During the summer, Luke was a Program Operations Manager at Brown University’s Pre-College program. Help Make More Moments like this Possible! Created by the Stevenson University Alumni Association Board last spring, the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund has raised nearly $4,000 to date, providing financial support and encouragement to full-time, rising juniors who demonstrate financial need and are involved in clubs, organizations, and/or community service. To support our students through this fund, visit Stevenson.edu/givetosu and include “Alumni Association Scholarship” as your gift designation. STEVENSON.EDU/GIVING | 31