CLASS NOTES
1971
Our condolences to Bonnie Caslow Allan on the passing of her mother , Eileen , on Feb . 17 , 2020 .
1979
Our condolences to Carolyn “ Sue ” Ziegler on the passing of her mother , Evelyn , on Oct . 11 , 2020 .
1987
Laura Growskowski Carr ’ 87 ’ 89 has joined WMS Partners as Principal and Chief Advisory Officer . In this role she will lead the firm ’ s financial advisory team of 30 professionals and also join the firm ’ s operating committee . Prior to joining WMS , Laura was with PNC Wealth Management where she was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer .
1988
Kelly Koermer ’ 88 ’ 90 was elected to the foundation Board of Directors of The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region . She is the Dean of Community Education , Business and Applied Technology for Harford Community College . In her role , Kelly leads credit and non-credit programming for various academic fields of study .
1989
Our condolences to Victoria “ Vicki ” Young ’ 89 ’ 92 on the passing of her father , John , on July 18 , 2020 .
1997
Kellee Fitzsimmons was named the Tax Director at Ambu Inc ., a rapidly growing medical device maker . She will lead the company ’ s efforts to ensure compliance with state , federal and international tax law , monitor current and impending changes to tax regulation and make the appropriate updates to policies and strategies . She will also watch legislative and regulatory tax law developments and provide guidance to company leadership on the potential impact on business operations and decision making .
1999
Jennifer “ Jenny ” Peddicord Klonin received the Master of Arts degree in Contemporary Communications from Notre Dame of Maryland University .
Last May Brian Schilpp was appointed the science , technology , engineering and mathematics supervisor for Garrett County Public Schools . He has been employed by the school system since 2014 . For the past year , he has served as an administrator in residence . Before coming to Garrett County , he was an educator at the Western School of Technology and at Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore County . Brian and his wife Ali Silbert Schilpp ’ 00 have a son who is a current student at SU .
2000
Heather McGonigle King was promoted to Special Counsel at the law firm of Duane Morris in Baltimore . She practices in the area of corporate and securities law , representing clients in connection with complex financings , mergers and acquisitions , venture capital and private securities offerings . She regularly advises management teams and board of directors regarding corporate governance and matters relating to company operations . Heather has extensive experience advising clients in a variety of industries , including corporate clients in the technology , financial services , consumer products and healthcare industries . She joined Duane Morris in 2008 .
2002
Tom Poe was named Vice President / Director of Marketing and Business Intelligence with Tower Federal Credit Union . He will develop and implement Tower ’ s marketing and business development strategy , as well as enhance the credit union ’ s data and analytics capabilities .
2003
Duckpin , a marketing and advertising agency run by Chad Birenbaum ’ 03 , Creative Director and Managing Partner , and Andrew Woods ’ 10 , CEO and Cofounder , was recognized as number 22 out of 4,600 agencies worldwide on Agency Spotter ’ s annual “ Top Digital Agencies ” list .
Congratulations to the following alumni who were inducted into the Dick Watts Athletics Hall of Fame for 2019 : Annie Ernst Covington ’ 03 for women ’ s soccer and lacrosse ; Jason Cohen ’ 07 for men ’ s tennis ; Lauren Humphries ’ 08 for women ’ s tennis ; Nic Bevacqua ’ 09 and Greg Furshman ’ 09 , both for men ’ s lacrosse ; Wade Keenan ’ 09 for baseball ; Tricia Kauffman Woodford ’ 09 for women ’ s lacrosse ; and Katie
Decker Reilly ’ 10 ’ 12M for women ’ s soccer . The 2009 men ’ s lacrosse team was recognized as the Team of Tradition .
2004
Kimberly Burton-Regulski ’ 04 ’ 09M , mathematics department chair at Eastern Technical High School , was named the 2020 Maryland Outstanding Educator by the Maryland Society for Education Technology . She has taught mathematics and computer science at Eastern Tech for 21 years and was instrumental in building the computer science program there . She is also the innovation coordinator for Eastern Tech ’ s comprehensive Makerspace and a College Board consultant . In 2009 , Kimberly was awarded the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching . Her other honors include being named Teacher of the Month by Code . org , Microsoft Innovative Educator , and the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator . She sponsors a Girls in STEM club and the Maverick Coding Club and also teaches a Teaching Computer Science in the Secondary Schools course for Towson University .
2005
Our condolences to Tali Mindek on the passing of her mother , Laurie , on Sept . 23 , 2020 . Laurie was a former adjunct professor at VJC / SU teaching nursing clinical skills .
Angie Davis Pallozzi is the Corporate Legal Counsel at the Sinclair Broadcasting Group in Hunt Valley Md . Previously she spent more than seven years as an attorney with Offit Kurman .
2006
Lori Adamo was named the Council of Schools for the Blind 2019 Outstanding Paraprofessional for Students with Visual Impairments . She has been on the staff at Maryland School for the Blind since 2006 , serving as a Paraeducator in the early learning program , working with both disabled and non-disabled children from 3-5 years of age .
Victoria Jones Gabbai ’ 06 ’ 13M and husband , Marco Gabbai ’ 12 , welcomed a daughter , Elliana , on Aug . 30 , 2019 .
Renee Heatwole Dunkerly and her husband , Kevin , welcomed a son , William Patrick , on Feb . 21 , 2020 .
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