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Alice Hughes 鈥�67听recently received the听. She has been a meticulous recorder of history and spent time serving the Georgia Historic Markers program, contributing to three of the 10 historical markers in 麻豆社 County, including the historical marker for Cloud鈥檚 Creek Baptist Church which was founded in 1788 by her ancestors and others.

Tom Reilly 鈥�67听attended the dedication of a joint memorial to the American and South Vietnamese soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. The memorial stands in Brook Run Park in Dunwoody, Georgia. Veterans from both nations were in attendance.

John ’71 and Mimi Hobbs Fittipaldi ’72 celebrate 53 years of marriage in September 2025. They met in the fall of 1968 at 麻豆社. Congratulations!

Bruce Greenfield 鈥�76听and听Amy Schuman Greenfield 鈥�76听met at 麻豆社 in 1973. They have been married for 45 years and produced three daughters and six grandchildren. Bruce is retired as Professor Emeritus at Emory University.

Brian Sass ’84 and his wife Rana have had their nonprofit selected by @sixdegreesofkb, a nonprofit started by Kevin Bacon, who has chosen several nonprofits to partner with in the month of May for Mental Health Awareness Month. Follow and post to the #Igetit campaign, a campaign to show how one handles their own mental health crisis, what brings them calmness and gets them through tough times. Anyone interested can like or follow to learn more!

Barb Henry 鈥�85听has begun a new position as the executive director of the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) Foundation and director of alumni engagement and development at NSHSS. As executive director of the NSHSS Foundation, she leads a team in shaping the vision and strategy of the foundation; as the director of alumni engagement and development, she is responsible for building meaningful connections with NSHSS alumni, facilitating mentorship opportunities, and fostering a vibrant and supportive network.

Laura Turner Seydel 鈥�86听was named to Atlanta Magazine鈥檚 2025 Atlanta 500: Religious, Nonprofit & Advocacy. She serves as director of the Turner Foundation and works with organizations that address challenges affecting our life support system, including air, water, land, food, biodiversity, and climate.

Deborah Cardone Chosewood 鈥�87听has been elected as the Strengthening Families Georgia Chair-Elect. In this role, she will shadow the current Leadership Chair for this year and then will assume the Leadership Chair role in 2025. Strengthening Families鈩�锔� is a research-informed framework and approach to preventing child abuse and neglect. Developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy, this approach focuses on family and community strengths and Protective Factors rather than risk factors.听Strengthening Families Georgia is a statewide partnership, providing support to organizations embedding the framework and delivering trainings to parents and professionals. The Strengthening Families Georgia Chair is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the coalition of statewide and community-based partners, along with the statewide coordinator, to embed the protective factors in the work of child- and family-serving entities throughout Georgia.

Darien Ogburn ’89 recently published his first book, titled . Among many other anecdotes, he recounts his time as a professional baseball player (for one day), the time he wrote a joke for the president of the United States, and other defining moments of his life. Ogburn will be retiring from the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention on June 28, 2025, after a 35 year career as a Health Scientist and Public Health Advisor.

Merrill 鈥淢erri鈥� Griffis Gibson 鈥�90听renewed her Board Certification as an Orthopedic Specialist in Physical Therapy. She received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy, from Utica University, in 2016 and is celebrating her 29th year as a PT. The Gibsons also celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary as well as their daughter鈥檚 graduation from the University of Georgia. Merrill is a clinic director and clinical instructor in the metro Atlanta area.

Cheryl Ritzel ’91 is now the the owner/editor of Mulberry Magazine, a free digital magazine that offers family-friendly content for the city and surrounding areas. The City of Mulberry is the newest city in the state of Georgia, located in Gwinnett County. She recently appeared on the to talk about it.听She also works as a book consultant and photography instructor with her own mentoring company.

Joe ’91 and Andrea Shelton ’91 hosted their inaugural Nashville Potluck on Sunday, June 29, 2025. Petrels and friends Rachel Lester ’22, Ralph ’85 and Elecia Beard, Jim ’79 and Carolyn听 Steinhouse ’79, Myers ’93 and Angela Brown, Brian ’95 and Tiffany Fryman were in attendance. They had a grand time and their next meetup will be at Union Station for Conductor鈥檚 hour (happy hour).

JoEllen Wilson 鈥�93听has been honored by the Rotary Club of Canton with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Michael Claxton ’94 published his second book, Saving Magic: David Price and the Making of Egyptian Hall, in May 2025. It’s a biography of his friend David Price (1910-1998), who built one of the world’s largest collections of magicians’ memorabilia at his home in Brentwood, Tennessee. Michael has just completed his 22nd year teaching English at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas.

Scarlet Pressley-Brown ’94 completed her doctoral studies and received her Ph.D. in Humanities with a concentration in English from Clark Atlanta University. She finished in Summer 2024 and marched in May 2025.

Marge Ramos ’95 was recently appointed as a board member of RE:IMAGINE Atlanta, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering pathways for marginalized youth to access paid opportunities within the film and creative media industry. They equip youth with essential training and resources, enabling them to thrive with paid apprenticeships and jobs. Marge is the Founder and Journey Strategist of Moxie Creative LLC, an advisory practice that helps creatives, athletes, ambitious individuals and organizations on how to pivot with purpose, unlock opportunities and map out their next moves.

Rebecca Miller 鈥�97听recently earned the Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA庐) designation from the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF), the only organization accredited by the American Bar Association to offer certification in elder law. Miller is one of 16 CELAs in Tennessee and approximately 500 nationwide, and is employed as an attorney at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Jerry Portwood 鈥�99 recently founded The Queer Love Project, a platform that publishes personal essays, interviews, and columns that reveal the stories behind heartbreaks, happiness, and the multiplicity of LGBTQ+ experiences鈥攁ll in an effort to seek new answers to the question: 鈥淲hat do we know about love?鈥� Portwood听 was quoted in

Maryam Abolfazli 鈥�01听听for Tennessee U.S. House, District 5.

Kate Fitzpatrick ’01 recently celebrated 30 years as an employee at 麻豆社 University. She began work as a student, and has remained with the university.

Daniel Sobczak 鈥�01听earned his Education Specialist from Augusta University in December 2024. He continues to teach economics at Southwest DeKalb High School where he has worked since 2007. He brought two classes of students to tour 麻豆社 and attend a mock Economics lecture last school year. He also has the honor of serving as the first vice president of the Organization of DeKalb Educators, the local affiliate of the Georgia Association of Educators and National Education Association.

Shaniece R. Criss 鈥�02听was selected as one of the听听for 2023. An associate professor of health sciences and director of the Master of Arts in Advocacy and Equity Studies at Furman University, Criss has also recently presented a听听titled 鈥淗aving Babies: From Cotton Fields to Twitter,鈥� in which she draws on her听听and offers several small ways to help shore up health care disparities among ethnic groups.

Gabriel Jason Dean ’03 has a new play, Rift,听that was a huge hit at the this year. It won the prestigious Fringe First Award.听

Robert Fink 鈥�03 has joined Columbia Residential, a leader in affordable housing, as Chief Development Officer. Mr. Fink was the former VP of Development at Zimmerman Properties and also served as the Director of Housing Finance and Development at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

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Nobles Green II 鈥�03听founded Amplify Biovisuals LLC, a biomedical animation and illustration studio in Atlanta.听听鈥渢urns your insides art鈥� by creating captivating graphics for healthcare advertising and patient education. His clientele ranges from hospital and academic institutions to medical device, pharma, and biotech companies.

Additionally, Nobles was elected President of the听. The AMI is recognized as the premier global resource for promoting the power of visual media to advance scientific understanding, communication, education, and research. Nobles is honored to serve in this role and to help advance key goals such as improving health literacy, diverse representation in medical art, and strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations.

Colin Gillis 鈥�04听has been named chief investment officer at Passco Companies. In his new role as CIO, he will continue to guide Passco鈥檚 investment strategy and spearhead new opportunities in the multifamily housing sector.

Brent Jones ’04 has been appointed as associate vice president and executive deputy athletics director at Georgia Tech. He previously led Troy University athletics to unprecedented success in six years as the Trojans鈥� director of athletics.

In May, Katy Purwin Watson ’04 graduated cum laude with pro bono and public service distinction with her JD from Georgia State University College of Law.

UTA Music executive Dina Marto ’05 has been as an influential, dominating force in an industry that historically has been male-dominated.

Jenny Hofstetter Agel ’06 was recently elected to the Board of Trustees for the Georgia Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Jenny became involved with the MS Society after attending the 2024 Taste of Generosity event and went on to graduate as valedictorian of the 2025 MS Leadership Challenge. Earlier this year, she also joined the board of Footie Mob, an Atlanta United supporters group and 501(c)3, where she leads community engagement and philanthropic initiatives as Philanthropy Chair. She currently works as a Senior Consultant at CGI, specializing in project management and business development.

Stacey Chavis ’06 joined the Leadership Perimeter Board of Directors. She also completed the Leadership Perimeter Class of 2025.

Chelsie Green Ogletree ’09, the owner of Her Majesty Kitchen in Forsyth, earning a $10,000 prize.

Radford Bunker 鈥�10听(EDP) was promoted to Assistant Public Defender IV for the Rome Judicial Circuit.

Jude Gelman 鈥�11听recently celebrated his marriage on March 25, 2025, to Maya Banerjee.

Barry Langer ’11 married Rachel Ginsberg in Chicago, IL on May 25, 2025 in a morning ceremony at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Other Petrels in attendance were his brother Seth Langer ’13, Robert Cairns ’11, Zach Kevorkian ’13, Chandler Anderson ’13, Nicholas Etherington ’10, his father and former Adjunct Instructor of Accounting Stuart Langer, along with former 麻豆社 students Zach Hamilton, Sara Foster Hamilton, and Elena Freeman. Rabbi D鈥檙or Chankin-Gould of Anshe Emet officiated. They honeymooned in Cancun, Mexico and Warsaw, Poland.

Felix Mann ’11 is in his seventh year leading the Sewanee Tigers men’s tennis team, and recently won Sewanee’s 11th conference title. The coaching team, led by Mann, was voted the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Coaching Staff of the Year for the second-straight season.

is stepping into a new chapter with 鈥�,鈥� a podcast that holds space for healing, honesty and what comes after survival.

LaDonna Stallworth 鈥�11听welcomed her first child, Catherine Carolyn Stallworth, on February 24, 2023, with husband Byron Stallworth. Mom, dad, and baby are healthy and happy.

Nic Harris ’12 recently graduated on June 2, 2025, from the State Department鈥檚 Basic Special Agent Course, completing a long training pipeline. He has been appointed as a Special Agent with the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), the federal law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of State. The DSS mission is unique in blending global law enforcement authority with the Department of State鈥檚 broader diplomatic mission, providing an opportunity to represent the United States both in security and in diplomacy.

Ashleigh Cauthen 鈥�13听married John Papageorgiou on September 21, 2024 at Oakland Cemetery.听Chris Richardson 鈥�13听officiated the ceremony.

Cedric Floyd 鈥�13听has returned to 麻豆社 to pursue a business administration degree, and he has secured a position on SGA for the fall 2023 semester. Additionally, he will be getting married in September 2025.

married Jordan Reddington on January 17, 2025 in Stony Brook, NY. Fellow petrels Shelby King 鈥�12 and Kristin Butler 鈥�14 were in attendance.

Lewin also started a new job as a the Branch Manager at the Peachtree Library in Midtown on May 21, 2025.

Ruwa Romman 鈥�15听听on the John Oliver show.

Grace Djokoto ’16 recently launched Kalanchoe Skateboards, a brand designed to create space for women and nonbinary skaters. The launch was marked with a party at Brook Run Skate Park on August 9, 2025, bringing the community together for skating, music, and giveaways. To learn about upcoming events, visit .

Toni Jennings Hodge ’16 and her husband have a new baby. Baby Jalen Hodge was born on March 21 and they are all excited about the addition to the family!

Y. Malik Jalal 鈥�16听had an exhibit opening on April 3, 2025 at the Gallery 400 Lecture Room in Chicago. Jalal鈥檚 sculptures expand dialogues on Black history, post-industrial production, and the interconnectivity highways and automobiles enable. Building upon the legacies of Black artisans working in Southern iron and steel industries, Jalal welds steel and bronze to re-frame US histories formed by morphing industries and inequalities.

In May, Ana Almeida Rojo ’17 graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Ph.D. in Neurobiology, making her the first person in her family to obtain a Ph.D.

Taryn Spires 鈥�17 has recently been appointed as an adjunct instructor of Core Studies with the 2025-26 new faculty at 麻豆社 University.

Shanice Chesney Taylor 鈥�17 recently married Wayne P. Taylor, Jr. on August 8, 2024, in Decatur, Georgia. Fellow Petrels听Aadithya Prem 鈥�17,听Caleb Logan 鈥�18,听Gabrielle Williams 鈥�16, and听LaBreshia Taylor 鈥�18听were in attendance. The couple now lives in Washington, D.C. with their cockapoo, Garbanzo, where Shanice works in philanthropy for the Trust for the National Mall. She鈥檚 also deeply involved in her community, serving on the Board of Directors for the Ecological Landscape Alliance, as Vice Chair for SlowFood D.C., and as an active graduate member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Hailey Daigle ’18 married Joshua Grindle on April 4, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her bridesmaids include Alpha Sigma Tau sisters Hannah Kuhn ’17 and Kaley Lackey ’19.

Liliana Esquivel ’18 has been named a Alpharetta Office. Lili will focus her practice on general liability, premises liability, professional malpractice & ethics, and transportation matters. Before joining HBS, Lili was a senior legal analyst at GreenSky in Atlanta, where she managed a broad portfolio of finance litigation across multiple jurisdictions.

Alex Wilson ’18 proposed to Viviana Osorio atop a Buddhist temple in Thailand on February 13th.

In April, Amani Moore ’18 was admitted to the Alabama State Bar after successfully in February.

Vinh Pham ’18 got engaged to Cindy Huynh in June of 2025.

Becki White 鈥�18 competed at the 2025 USATF Masters Indoor Championships in February, placing in multiple events

Bradley Firchow ’19, a fourth-year medical student in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine鈥檚 Rural Physician Leadership Program, has been awarded the by the . A native of Kentucky and West Virginia, Bradley鈥檚 commitment to rural health was shaped by his firsthand experiences of healthcare gaps in Appalachia. In Morehead, Kentucky, he co-founded the Caring for Appalachians Through Service (CATS) Clinic, providing care to underserved populations through a student-run model. His leadership extends to national policy work: as chair of the NRHA Student Constituency Group, he championed student voices and contributed to initiatives like the creation of CDC鈥檚 Office of Rural Health through an act of Congress. Bradley鈥檚 work 鈥� from authorship in leading journals to community service 鈥� highlights his dedication to bridging health equity in rural America.

Lexi Grams ’19 and Martijn Edelman ’16 got engaged in Virginia Highland, GA.

Amari Holmes 鈥�19听was promoted in September 2024 to the Marketing Manager position at Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta.

Dylan Harper-Firchow 鈥�19听was recently featured on ABC 36 Lexington鈥檚听. He was interviewed as a board member of Lexington Rotary Club for the show鈥檚 Charity Spotlight. Dylan is one of Lexington Rotary鈥檚 youngest board members and has led new initiatives including a monthly morning mixer for Lexington鈥檚 business community.

Jibril Stapleton 鈥�19 graduated from Kennesaw State University with a masters in Exercise Science in 2023 and is currently serving as head coach for the Men鈥檚 Lacrosse team at 麻豆社 University.

Deon Heavens 鈥�19听becomes the first physician in his family. He will serve as one of the latest Internal Medicine-Pediatrics physicians at Medical University of South Carolina.

Taylor Dodson ’20 married Brantly Mitchell on May 10, 2025 in Loudon, TN. Fellow Petrels Charlotte Disley ’19, Maya Diab ’20, Ruby Philippaerts ’20, Carson Pittman ’19, Hava Stenn ’20, Hailey Willman ’19, Sydney Long ’19, Ana Garcia ’20, Katie Hanley ’19, Michael Santalocci听’19, Karly ’20 and Justin Thigpen ’16, Hunter Couchot ’19, Makay Nichols ’20, Connor Bolinger ’21, Ben ’19 and Madison Hopper ’19, Matt Motz ’18, Henry Edwards ’18, Jake Arnett ’19 were in attendance.

On May 15, 2025, Autumn Johnson ’20 graduated from the University of North Georgia鈥檚 Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership and Practice program.

Manuel 鈥淢anny鈥� Portillo 鈥�20听is excited to announce that he has joined HOPE Atlanta鈥檚 Young Professionals Board. HOPE Atlanta is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending homelessness and hunger across Atlanta. Manny is eager to contribute his skills and passion to support the organization鈥檚 mission. You can help make a difference by听.

Ansley Hames 鈥�20听married听Patrick O鈥橲ullivan 鈥�23听on March 29, 2025, in Apalachicola, Florida. Fellow Petrels were among the bridal party, including 听Lauren Bacque 鈥�19,听Amara Carrero 鈥�22, and听Tuli Mwarumba 鈥�22.听Friends听Felipe Ferreira 鈥�24,听Sebastian Molina 鈥�24, Spencer Hsu 鈥�24, Carlos Cavallaro 鈥�24, Stephen Summerow 鈥�22, Jeff Poyo Martinez 鈥�23, Faith Miller 鈥�24, Kirsten Wrona 鈥�25,听Will Ransom 鈥�21, and听Stephen Bole 鈥�25听were in attendance.

Emily Schultz 鈥�20听graduated from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice this May with a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology. She is celebrating by running the TCS NYC Marathon to听raise funds for Team Innocence Project, which works to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, to reform the criminal legal system, and to build a justice system that is based on science and is fair for all. She chose to fundraise for the Innocence Project because the nonprofit has been a center for research and activism which she followed closely throughout her undergraduate and graduate studies.

Petrel Pair听Sharia Rahman 鈥�20 and Ariana Jimenez 鈥�20听tied the knot in a religious ceremony on April 20, 2024 and a larger ceremony on August 24, 2024. 麻豆社 brought the pair together over 6 years ago.

Fine Arts Center Technical Director Jax Rootes ’20 and communications associate Savannah Rootes ’20 oversaw the second annual 12-Hour Play Festival through Pace Academy on Saturday, Aug. 30. Fourteen students spent the day writing and performing original plays, each of which concluded with the line, 鈥渁nd they never saw them again.鈥� The two mentored students as they developed and presented their works.

McKenzie Simpson ’20 graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of North Georgia. She will be working in sports rehabilitation and performance.

Melody Weckel Confer ’20 has been selected as a 30 Under 30 recipient from the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Atlanta. This distinction is given to inspiring individuals who are shaping Atlanta’s nonprofit community. She is the member engagement specialist for Professional Photographers of America, a non-profit member association for professional photographers based in Atlanta, which has allowed her to connect with the creative community here and around the world, as she supports photographers running profitable and sustainable studios.

Kayla Trice ’21 married Lane Foster ’21 on 8/2/2025 in Dawsonville, GA. Fellow Petrels were among the bridal party including, Arielle Shaw ’19, Sedaries Mathis ’19, Alexis Walker ’22, Maya Singleton, and Dimetri Chambers. Friends Lauren Ransom ’19, Tom Inungu ’19, Will Perry ’19, Sydney Steinberg ’20, Justin Hughes ’21, and Jamal Willis ’23 were in attendance.

Rachel Lester ’22 graduated from Vanderbilt Law School on May 9, 2025. She also received the , presented annually to the third-year law student who has a keen dedication to legal activism and a demonstrated commitment to confronting social issues facing both Vanderbilt Law School and the greater Nashville community.

Alessandra Nash ’22 recently completed her master’s degree in counselor education with a specialization in education from Clemson University in May. She got engaged the same week.

Jackson Owen ’22 will present his work at the , exhibiting pieces created during his master of arts in painting program. While attending 麻豆社 as a student he pursued study abroad with the partner program in Oxford, and stayed for a master鈥檚 degree at Cambridge University.

Vanessa Rodriguez ’22 was married on Valentine鈥檚 Day to Adalberto Mendez and their story was featured in the news.

Katie Hunter ’22 married Collin Sides ’22 on September 21, 2024 in Vinings, GA.

Sarah Taphom ’22 married Thomas Whalen on October 12, 2025. Fellow 麻豆社 alumni Madison Myers ’23 and Dani Lindmier ’22 were in attendance.

After two years of living in Tel Aviv, Israel, Alex Blecker ’23 has relocated to Washington, D.C. to continue working for UN Watch, a non-governmental organization whose mandate is to monitor the performance of the United Nations by the yardstick of its own Charter.

Trevon Burkhead ’23 got engaged to Tori Hammond on June 14, 2025.

Marc Collins 鈥�23听appeared in a Super Bowl commercial this year. The clip is听. Collins is also the spokesman for a national Shoe Carnival commercial.听

Kaitlynn Alford ’24 works with South Fulton Police Department as a Crime Scene Investigator, responding to various types of crime scenes and documenting the scene through photography, evidence collection and evidence processing. Alford has officially completed all the requirements for a GA Post Crime Scene Technician Certification.

Chloe Campbell ’24 is in the premiere of Young John Lewis听at the Theatrical Outfit, which is now on tour.听

Wynne Kelly ’24 is an actor and singer in Atlanta, and she was recently highlighted by .

LaChelle Foster 鈥�24听is opening Mai听A莽a铆 this spring in Peachtree Corners. The shop will feature self-serve bowls made with a莽a铆 sustainably sourced from Brazil.

Randi Parks ’24 renewed her and was awarded a second grant for the 2025-26 academic year. Parks will help teach the English language while serving as a cultural ambassador for the United States.

Tori Perez ’25 was featured in a story on . After playing lacrosse in high school and college, she is now training with the Colombian team. She was active across athletics at 麻豆社, and served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She is studying nursing this spring.