CLASS NOTES
Courtney North Sagal was promoted to deputy director of Irvine Nature Center , a 45 year-old environmental education organization . Having risen through the ranks over the past 12 years , Courtney has honed her operational management skills and is ready to help the organization execute its newly approved strategic plan .
2007
Stacy Spangler Barry , a resource teacher in the Baltimore County Public School ( BCPS ) Office of Innovation and Digital Safety , was named 2020 Maryland Outstanding Leader Using Technology by the Maryland Society for Education Technology . She has been an educator in BCPS for 11 years , spending six years teaching Grades 2 and 3 , as well as library media . In her current position , she supports elementary schools with innovative technology practices . She has been recognized as a Microsoft Innovative Educator , as well as a Tech4Learning Innovative Educator .
Marc Grossblatt completed the Anti- Defamation League Glass Leadership Institute leadership development program . He plans to write an article in a community publication about his experience with the hope of encouraging others to consider participating in a future program .
Matt Orchowski is the Director of Media for L37 Creative , a full service production company . His background is as a cinematographer and editor , and he leads a team of eight cinematographers and editors who produce content and live events worldwide for major brands across industries . Over the past 13 years he has traveled around the world working on feature length films , commercials , music videos , live concerts and documentaries .
2008
In early May , Bridget Forney Deise ’ 08 , Allison Winer ’ 13 and Grace Clark ’ 18 were featured in the Baltimore Business Journal in their “ Career and Workplace ” article . They shared photos of their home workplaces in the article that examined what it takes to make a home workplace successful while the social distancing guidelines remained in effect during the Covid 19 crisis . Allison and Grace serve as Account Executives and Bridget is Vice President for the local public relations firm , Profiles .
Shantell Roberts was selected as one of five winners of the second annual “ Homecoming Heroes ” awards which recognize exceptional community leaders working creatively to inspire and motivate change in Baltimore City , overcoming challenges and transforming lives . She is the founder and executive director of Touching Young Lives ( TYL ), a nonprofit focused on the well-being of infants and children . The group partners with hospitals to identify families who lack a safe sleeping space for their infants . TYL provides education on best practices and a portable alternative crib to protect infants - a simple box with a mattress that reduces the risk of sleep-related death . The group has given out more than 8,000 of the cribs throughout the state .
Nick Scott was promoted to Director at SC & H Group , an audit , tax and consulting firm . As the new Director of Data Analytics , Nick will work with businesses to help them turn their data into interactive reports . He is an Oracle- Hyperion certified professional , and has been tapped as a regular presenter at industry and technology conferences .
Lauren Mittleman Shapiro was recognized by Baltimore Real Producers “ 30 in their Thirties Class of 2020 .” She was chosen as one of 30 most reputable , inspiring , productive , respected , collaborative , honorable , giving , servicefocused and influential thirty-somethings in the local real estate industry .
2009
Sabrina Molly Knott is the Tax Director at Realterm , a real estate operator based in Annapolis .
Ashley Ward Lawrence was selected to the 2020 Maryland Rising Stars list . She was selected for this honor by the research team at Super Lawyers . Ashley is a litigation associate in the international domestic litigation firm Cordell & Cordell in their Baltimore City office .
2010
Kelli Sandilands Natrin ’ 10 ’ 12M was featured as a graduate success story as part of the American Bar Association celebration of 45 years of Paralegal Education . Kelli is currently working as Senior Immigration Paralegal at Cozen O ’ Connor . In addition to her role there she is a faculty member with SU Online , and is pursuing her law degree .
In 2017 a group of SU alumni began an annual golf trip . They travel around the tristate area and in 2019 they met in Ocean City , Md . and reported they had their best turnout and great weather . The majority of the group met freshman year playing lacrosse and have stayed close since graduation . They include Chris Baldwin ’ 10 ; Mike Gustowarow ’ 10 ; Paul “ Trip ” Latta ’ 10 ; Vince Delle Grotti ’ 11 ; Kyle Moffitt ’ 11 ; Jake Stocksdale ’ 11 ; and Joe Valderas ’ 11 .
Megan O ’ Shea recently advanced from a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor to a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor , and is a primary therapist at the Maryland Addictions Recovery Center . She received an MS degree in mental health counseling from The Johns Hopkins University three years ago .
Kristin Fleischmann Ponce was promoted to Clinical Trials Manager for the Neuro Oncology Program at the Yale School of Medicine . She was married to Michael Ponce in Sept . 2019 , and the couple resides in New Haven , Conn .
Katie Wagner Vogel was named one of the “ Marketing Women to Watch ” at the Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 annual convention in San Diego held at the end of March . She is the Chief Marketing Officer for Agora Financial in Baltimore .
Amanda Weber is a realtor in the Bozeman , Mont . office of ERA Landmark Real Estate . She relocated to Bozeman to sustain an active lifestyle in the mountains .
2011
Nurse Practitioner Christine Simms Ball has joined the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health ’ s Palliative Care Program , which works with a patient ’ s primary care and specialists ’ team to relieve the stress and symptoms of serious or chronic illness . Previously she was a nurse practitioner at Bayleigh Chase in Easton , and has also held positions as a nurse practitioner in Peninsula Regional Medical Center ’ s Neurology Department . She was the University of Maryland Medical Center ’ s Comprehensive Stroke Center Coordinator in Baltimore , and moved up from staff nurse to clinical coordinator to neuroscience specialist with University of Maryland Shore Regional Health , where she worked for
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