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1949 Class Representative: Annette Rini Geraci [email protected] 1950 Class Representative: Mary Ann Black Warner [email protected] 1951 The Class of 1951 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if you are interested. 1952 Class Representative: Carol Baird Roddy [email protected] 1953 The Class of 1953 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if you are interested. 1954 Class Representative: Patricia Koehn [email protected] 1955 Class Representatives: Sr. Maureen McCarthy, OSU [email protected] Judy Kish Amundsen [email protected] 1956 Class Representative: Patricia McIntyre Westropp [email protected] During this time there is not a lot of news. Much to be prayed for in our World today. May God's mercy be upon us.The following note was written by Peggi Conway: “Hyderabad, South India, is 28 hours from Cleveland via Boston and traveled from Dubai to Hyderabad, South India January through early February, 2020. Several Cleveland Ursuline nuns including Sister Jennifer Corlett from our Cleveland Medita- tion Center were joined by 40,000 other meditators from all over the world. Another hour by antiquated cab on dirt roads to the Kanha Ashram at 3am was mind bending. The fashions, brilliant colors, aroma of Indian Cuisine were gifts along with the experience of living with people from all over the world. Together we experienced love, harmony, trust, peace and for me Vegetarianism. My focus in meditation was only distracted by visions of a Ruth’s Steak House meal! Returning to the USA, my traveling compan- ions and I were about the only ones without face masks. Much later we learned that next door to us in India the Covid-19 virus had hit China! Let us all take great care as we are “over 65”!” The Hamilton House ladies Dolores McDonnell Ritt, Carol Egan Grady, Judy Bopp Loach and Patty Westropp were able to have an occasional “happy hour” 6ft. apart. A little different but staying safe & sane. Our deepest sympathy to Dolores Ritt on the loss of her sister Mary Kay Roddy and Peggi Conway on the loss of her brother Tommy Conway. We would appreciate your continued support of our 1956 Scholarship Fund! 1957 Class Representatives: Barbara Schuele Schubert [email protected] Judy Patterson Nieser [email protected] Bettina Artino Reid is doing well and living in a small town in Maine about forty miles northwest of Portland. It is called the Lakes Region as there are numerous lakes and ponds surrounding the town. She and her husband, Al, live in a home overlooking two lakes, and have two sons and a granddaugh- ter. One family lives in California and the other in Pensacola, Florida. After graduating from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, she taught school in the Mayfield Heights school system. She then joined the Overseas Teaching Program with the Dept. Of Defense and was sent to Midway Island in the middle of the Pacific. Bettina met her husband there as he was Navy pilot. They have lived in many places and are enjoying retirement in Maine. Marsha Corlett Sarakaitis is back from Florida and waiting for the warm weather! Where is it? Mary Kay Maxson became a great aunt and her granddaughter has been accepted to law school. Monica Bolek Rini writes that she really isn’t doing anything much, but keeping busy doing what everyone seems to be doing during these days at home: going through photos gardening, trying to make life simpler by organizing and straightening her belongings. Liz Olenik Smith lives in Seattle, and mentioned missing her volunteer work at St Francis CLASS NOTES Welcome to Class Notes online. Moving notes online helps us be good stewards of both the environment and your generous contributions. We encourage you to continue to share any recent life events at beaumontschool.org/classupdate or through your class rep so we may share your news online in future Class Notes. CELEBRATING BEAUMONT ALUMNAE 1 BEAUMONT NEWS I A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNAE AND FRIENDS OF BEAUMONT SCHOOL I SUMMER 2020
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1950 Class Representative: Mary Ann Black Warner
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1951 The Class of 1951 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if you are interested.
1952 Class Representative: Carol Baird Roddy [email protected]
1953 The Class of 1953 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if you are interested.
1954 Class Representative: Patricia Koehn [email protected] 1955 Class Representatives: Sr. Maureen McCarthy, OSU [email protected]
Judy Kish Amundsen [email protected]
1956 Class Representative: Patricia McIntyre Westropp [email protected]
During this time there is not a lot of news. Much to be prayed for in our World today. May God's mercy be upon us.The following note was written by Peggi Conway: “Hyderabad, South India, is 28 hours from Cleveland via Boston and traveled from Dubai to Hyderabad, South India January through early February, 2020. Several Cleveland Ursuline nuns including Sister Jennifer Corlett from our Cleveland Medita- tion Center were joined by 40,000 other meditators from all over the world. Another hour by antiquated cab on dirt roads to the Kanha Ashram at 3am was mind bending. The fashions, brilliant colors, aroma of Indian Cuisine were gifts along with the experience of living with people from all over the world. Together we experienced love, harmony, trust, peace and for me Vegetarianism. My focus in meditation was only distracted by visions of a Ruth’s Steak House meal! Returning to the USA, my traveling compan- ions and I were about the only ones without face masks. Much later we learned that next door to us in India the Covid-19 virus had hit China! Let us all take great care as we are “over 65”!” The Hamilton House ladies Dolores McDonnell Ritt, Carol Egan Grady, Judy Bopp Loach and Patty Westropp were able to have an occasional “happy hour” 6ft. apart. A little different but staying safe & sane. Our deepest sympathy to Dolores Ritt on the loss of her sister Mary Kay Roddy and Peggi Conway on the loss of her brother Tommy Conway.
We would appreciate your continued support of our 1956 Scholarship Fund! 1957 Class Representatives: Barbara Schuele Schubert [email protected]
Judy Patterson Nieser [email protected]
Bettina Artino Reid is doing well and living in a small town in Maine about forty miles northwest of Portland. It is called the Lakes Region as there are numerous lakes and ponds surrounding the town. She and her husband, Al, live in a home overlooking two lakes, and have two sons and a granddaugh- ter. One family lives in California and the other in Pensacola, Florida. After graduating from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, she taught school in the Mayfield Heights school system. She then joined the Overseas Teaching Program with the Dept. Of Defense and was sent to Midway Island in the middle of the Pacific. Bettina met her husband there as he was Navy pilot. They have lived in many places and are enjoying retirement in Maine. Marsha Corlett Sarakaitis is back from Florida and waiting for the warm weather! Where is it? Mary Kay Maxson became a great aunt and her granddaughter has been accepted to law school. Monica Bolek Rini writes that she really isn’t doing anything much, but keeping busy doing what everyone seems to be doing during these days at home: going through photos gardening, trying to make life simpler by organizing and straightening her belongings. Liz Olenik Smith lives in Seattle, and mentioned missing her volunteer work at St Francis
CLASS NOTES Welcome to Class Notes online. Moving notes online helps us be good stewards of both the environment and your generous contributions. We encourage you to continue to share any recent life events at beaumontschool.org/classupdate or through your class rep so we may share your news online in future Class Notes.
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House (a shelter) and her morning swim, but is grateful for the yard she shares with her husband, Jim, books, music and good food as well as local family. Barbara Schubert is feeling less restricted now that golf courses are open. She sends her thanks to so many Beaumont classmates and friends who have been praying for her son, who underwent a five hour cancer surgery recently at the Cleveland Clinic. He is doing amazingly well and appreciates all the well wishes!
1958 Class Representatives: Mary Jo Abraham Antoon [email protected]
Sr. Martha Mooney [email protected]
Cathy McReynolds Parent [email protected]
Diane MacDermott Mehling [email protected]
Suzanne Salstrom Ribisl is happy living down South in North Carolina. She has been here for more than 46 years, but misses Cleveland and Beaumont friends ("Beaumonsters"), her Callahan family and the relatives she has left in the Ohio area. She would love to hear from any of her classmates who would like to get back in touch with her, plans to attend the 2020 reunion, and hopes to see many of her classmates attending. Betsy Queen Hines passed away on November 12, 2019 at Hingham, Massachusetts. She leaves her husband Ed, 3 daughters and 7 grandchildren.
1961 Class Representative: Joanne Eafanti Gilliam (440) 461-2193
Mary Pat Boyce Forrestal’s daughter, Brigid Kemmerer, is a published author, and her son Patrick is a registered nurse working in Critical Care areas. She hopes to see all at our reunion! Thanks to Joanne for keeping us up to date.
1962 Class Representative: Cathy Reilly Doyle [email protected]
1963 Class Representative: Kati Callahan Crawford [email protected]
1964 Class Representative: Mary Ferrara Supler [email protected]
1965 Class Representatives: Betsy DeFino Wilson [email protected]
Kathy Gang Rini [email protected]
Congratulations to Mary Ann Johns Koncal’s daughter, Carolyn, who recently published a book about her journey with cancer titled “Faith, Hope and Cancer: The Journey of a Childhood Cancer Survivor” to offer encouragement to other cancer survivors. You can learn more about the book at Carolyn’s website: https://leukemiagirl.com
1966 The Class of 1966 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if interested.
1967 Class Representative: Mary Ellen Shannon Malone [email protected]
Our class sadly lost Carol Kuhner in July. Please keep her family in your prayers. Kathy Asman Dieter’s husband Peter lost a valiant 2 ½ year battle with cancer on Christmas Day. Please keep Kathy and her family in your prayers..
1968 Class Representatives: Catherine O’Connor Holzheimer [email protected]
Geralyn Campbell [email protected]
Linda Circillo Hickey [email protected]
1970 Class Representative: Rosemary Amato [email protected]
Kathy Hyland Soeder is a retired social worker from CCF Lutheran Hospital. She lives in Westlake, Ohio with her husband Jack. They have three children and five grandchil- dren. Kathy is looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion! From Barbara Arnold: “Hi all, hope you are well and taking good care during these strange Covid days. I have been staying home with my dog, Dickens, watching movies, doing crosswords, rearranging furniture, working in the yard and wishing this virus would just go away! I am retired twice—once from the Cuyahoga
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County Board of MR/DD after 28 years and again after 9 years of teaching Masters of Ed courses at Notre Dame College. I am officially retired now. I currently reside part-time in Cleveland, and part-time in a vacation resort town called Harbor Springs in northern MI (tip of the little finger on the “Mitt”). I enjoy sailing, boating and swimming on Little Traverse Bay and hosting friends and Arnold family reunions in Harbor Springs too. My 2 children who went to camp in Harbor Springs in their youth were drawn to vacation towns after college. My daughter, 37yo, lives in Kennebunkport, ME and my son, 35yo, lives in Breckenridge, CO. Always nice to visit them in their towns. I have been with my wonderful guy (a St. Ignatius and JCU grad, and Vietnam vet) for 20 years of “unwedded” bliss. I have fond memories of Beaumont, hi-jinks and all, and the gals in our class. We were an eclectic bunch as I recall which made us interesting. I hope the Covid situation becomes such, that this October reunion can occur as planned. I’m looking forward to it. Name tags will be a must! Best to all!
1971 Class Representative: Marianne Kerr [email protected]
Joan Hawkins Kotapish is so glad she downsized and moved into a 3 bedroom, 1 floor ranch with a giant garden for her front and backyards! No lawn to mow!
1972 Class Representatives: Adrianne Senft Kohn [email protected]
Mary Beth Walton Guzzo [email protected]
Greetings Sunshine Class! This past December, several of our classmates gathered for a holiday dinner at Geraci's in Pepper Pike. Joining in the fun were Maryann Anderson Falco, Kim Binder Carroll, Lynn Zeleznik Knast, Karen Bird Mellon, Mary Sciotto Novotny,
Judi Szabo, Mary Beth Walton Guzzo, Tess Dreka Rosch, Mary Beth Jamieson DiCorpo, Mary Roncagli Johnson, Barb Monroe and Karen Bartko Reming. Thank you Karen for putting this event together! Stay tuned for details about the next get-together. 2020 came in with a bang and brought its share of challenges. While many of us had travel plans postponed or canceled, there is still some happy news to report. Pat Connelly and her husband Phil welcomed their thirteenth grandchild. This little one tips the scale in favor of the girls! Brenda Woodworth O'Toole and husband Don greeted their first grandchild in March. Welcome baby Liam! Kathy Simoson O'Brien proudly reported that her youngest son received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon. Well done Michael! Lynn Knast said things are quiet in Barnegat, New Jersey, and she looks forward to summer and hopefully sharing time with family and friends. Mary Johnson reported that she had nothing to report since she hasn't been anywhere in months! However, recently she's been enjoying a good motorcycle ride as places begin to reopen. Kim Carroll has been working in her yard creating beautiful gardens and breathtaking flowers. She also designs lovely interior spaces and tablescapes. Mary Beth Guzzo, Brenda O'Toole and Lynn Traxler Gilligan said the highlight of the last few months is leaving the house to get a color and haircut. My appointment is tomorrow and I can't wait! Karen Reming admits to slipping out while in lockdown and frolicking across NE Ohio (claiming to maintain social distancing). Mary Beth and Lynn are keeping an eye on her! Mary Beth Guzzo was not able to celebrate her mom's birthday with her due to the lockdown. Mrs. Walton, who resides at Jennings Hall, turned 96 in March. Mary Beth and her mom had their first in-person visit last week. MB states her spirits are great and she enjoys FaceTime. God bless! Stay safe, stay healthy, and please continue to pray for our classmates and their families.
1973 Class Representatives: Annie Kachurek [email protected]
Pamela Smith [email protected]
Pam Peebles Smith is still working as a video interpreter specialist for ASL. She is not ready to retire! Pam is married, and is living in the beautiful city of Charlotte, North Carolina.
1974 Class Representative: Teri Ianni [email protected]
1975 Class Representative: Sharon Latkovich Valente [email protected]
1976 Class Representatives: Ellen Triskett Strand [email protected]
Karen Eichhorn Straub [email protected]
Mary Frances Monroe hopes everyone is doing well and staying safe during these challenging times! She had a wonderful weekend at the home of classmate Kath Gilmore and her husband Gary von Lehmden in Zug, Switzerland at the end of February, right before everything shut down both in Europe and in the U.S. Lots of mountain hiking in the beautiful countryside. She is ooking forward to traveling again and seeing friends and family when it is safe to do so! Nadine D’Arcangelo is an Administrative Assistant at the Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute.
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1977 Class Representatives: Nancy Busch Montgomery [email protected]
Maureen Reilly Callam [email protected]
Congratulations to Mary Puckett Hambor, who was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship by the Chester Rotary. The Paul Harris Fellowship is presented in appreciation for tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world. Mary has been a teacher for 37 years, and is currently an Interact Advisor at Valley Regional High School in Deep River, Connecticut. Great job, Mary!
1978 Class Representatives: Rosemary Leone Nemeth [email protected]
Maidie Volpe McGarry [email protected]
Happy 60 years YOUNG to many of us celebrating a milestone birthday this year! We want to extend our sympathy to the families of Mary Beth Pluscinski Roth and Rosemary Leone Nemeth who both lost
their mothers. Please keep them in your prayers. Here is more fun information from our class reunion two years ago: Kathy Hairston is Director of Academic Review, Central New York at Empire State College. Kathy loves road trips and traveling. Ann Marie Monastra Hodrick wrote that she went to Loyola University in New Orleans where she majored in Communications. She worked at WEWS as an editor and moved to Oakland, California. Ann then worked for as an editor for CBS News and Al Jazera America. Ann now has her own jewelry business, Heart's Desire Jewelry. She is living in New Bern, North Carolina. Ann and her husband have two boys. Laureen Fagan is doing freelance work for Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs. She has a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Northwestern University and completed additional study in Theology. Laurie wrote that she thinks of Sister Dorothy all the time and so naturally thinks about Beaumont all the time. She said that it was lovely to return to Beaumont for our 40th. Ann Campeau Ruffell is the Director of Network Operations at Houghten Mifflen Harcourt in Libertyville, Illinois. Ann and Barry have two boys. One son lives in Indianapolis, Indiana and the other lives in Lakewood, Ohio. Margaret Wirtz Kato is the Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity in Flint, Michigan. Margaret and her wonderful husband have five children, ten grandsons and one
granddaughter. Gerri Csorba Mele wrote that she went to Lakeland Community College. She is a special education assistant. Gerri works with adults with developmental disabilities. She is married to her wonderful husband Bill and has three boys. Gerri said, "Life is Good. GOD is Great!" Ann Monroe Ballargeon regretted that she could not make our reunion because she was in the middle of a job transition. Ann was a faculty member and Dean of the School of Education at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. Ann is now the Dean of the School of Education at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Karen Labas Breisinger will be moving out west to Denver, Colorado in early July 2020! She hopes to see Mary Rita who lives out there also. If you would like me to provide a forwarding address, please email [email protected]. Lisa Adams reports: “I am working on the front lines with COVID patients. Hopefully, soon we will turn the corner. I have been well otherwise. God Bless Everyone from the Class of 1978. Love you all.” Pray for good health, justice and peace. Take Action!
1979 Class Representative: Mary Kelley Ebner [email protected]
A group of classmates from 1979 gathered for a night out.
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Class of 1979: A group of classmates gathered for a night out.
Class of 1977: Mary Puckett Hambor was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship by the Chester Rotary.
1980 Class Representative: Dee Curtis [email protected]
1981 Class Representative: Marianne DiSanto Storath [email protected]
1982 Class Representative: Mary Walton McBride [email protected]
1983 Class Representative: Kristin Nigro Kranz [email protected]
1984 Class Representative: Pam Strong-Marlow [email protected]
Rita Hanna Pappas had the privilege of leading an interprofessional team as the Chief Medical Officer to create a surge hospital with over 1000 beds for COVID19 within the Health Education Campus of Case Western. Thank you Rita! https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/ how-we-created-a-hospital-for-covid-19- patients-in-less-than-a-month/ Kathleen Miller will begin her 20th year as a professor at The Crane School of music at The State University of New York in Potsdam in the Fall of 2020. This past semester they converted entirely to on-line learning in one week and she doesn't know what the fall will bring! She is blessed every day to work with such wonderful students. Also, in August of 2019 Kathleen became a grandmother. Alcide Michael (A.J.) came into the world early and had a rough first few months but is now happy and healthy.
1985 Class Representatives: Rachel Schuele Verderber [email protected]
Karen Ritt Grealis [email protected]
1986 Class Representative: Heather Fowler Nacke [email protected]
Kathy Collins is in her second go-around with a Doctorate Program. This time at the University of Dayton, commencing in January, 2020. She is working on her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership for Organizations, and is thrilled to be ready to achieve this life-long goal. Her research area is adult literacy, working with women who are incarcerated or in recovery and are low literacy. Her goal is to mimic Cuba's Campaign for Literacy's successes in making literacy a community learning project, not just for certain people, but for all.
1987 Class Representative: Gina Robinson-Harris [email protected]
Jeanine Maddox writes “I am the proud momma of a college graduate! My daughter, virtual graduation and all, Adrianna Wilkes, graduated from Columbia College Chicago during a time definitely more different than when we graduated from our respective institutions. Like everyone else, my own company lost some client work during the stay in place, but fortunately, it has bounced back with opportunities I couldn’t image. My hope is others’ employers and businesses rebound as we safely start moving back in society.” Thanks Jeanine!.
1988 Class Representative: Laurie Klopper [email protected]
1989 Class Representative: Marie Miechelle Luna Javitch [email protected]
1990 Class Representatives: Jennifer St. John Bolander [email protected]
Shannon Brown Burke [email protected]
1991 The Class of 1991 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if you are interested.
1992 Class Representatives: Tresa Rice [email protected]
Terese Adomaites Fennell [email protected]
Johanna Keenan Henz [email protected]
The Class of '92 has been meeting virtually during this time of COVID-19, between Zoom happy hours and Facebook. If you want to join us, email Johanna Keenan Henz, class rep, at [email protected] for details about the happy hours and/or join us via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/beaumont1992. Beth Fairman Kinney works for the City of Columbus as a Neighborhood Liaison and received her Master of Public Administration from Ohio University in December 2018. After she achieved this goal, she set her next goal on something higher—and started dancing at Aerotique, an aerial acrobatic studio. She has performed and choreographed two bungee dance routines in the past year. She lives with her husband (Jim), two boys (ages 9 and 12), two dogs and a cat. Heidi Hughes Linehan writes: My family and I moved to Panama City, Panama on February 25. We had about one week of “regular” life (new school, new office, new apartment)
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before Panama locked down... and we have officially been on lockdown ever since, i.e. not much news to report on my end! We have a lovely view from our new home, which is about all we’ve seen of Panama so far, and after 3 months of living out of suitcases, we finally got our stuff (furniture, books, TV, coffeemaker), so life is a bit more comfort- able now. My husband, Jim, as part of his job here, is leading Roche Diagnostics’ COVID-19 response in Latin America, so that’s cool and relevant, and I’ve spent the last few months as virtual-school taskmaster for Éamonn (12) and Maeve (10) while trying to maintain my enthusiasm for learning Spanish and going to the supermarket once a week. Since we’re not even allowed out to take a walk, Maeve and I virtually climbed Mt Kilimanjaro during the month of May in the hot, dark stairwell of our apartment building: 42 floors down, 42 floors back up. She hated it, but I’m now en route to Everest (solo). I’m buoyed every day by news of friends and family around the world, so I’m hoping you’re all healthy and happy and ready to share some tales of your own! Jaqueline Virant Skotzke’s oldest, Luke, graduated from 8th grade at St. Anselm’s and is headed to NDCL, and her daughter Sadie is going into 7th grade. Jackie is a first grade teacher and the last semester of the year—when the schools because of COVID—threw her a curve ball, but it went really well! She lives in Chardon, with her kids and husband, who is also a teacher! Miriam Metlock Sterling is a nurse at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. From March through May, she was on the pandemic frontline, providing testing to about 100 patients a day, in both the hospital and in drive-through testing sites. Miriam also got married September 14th, 2019 at Havana Springs resort in Tallahassee Florida to Navy retired AT1 Edward Sterling. Congrats, Miriam! Maggie Strunk Toohig is living in Kansas City, MO with her three girls, Molly (14), Allie (12) and Katie (9). They are doing well through corona, although everyone is ready to see friends and get back to normal. They would love to be able to make a trip “home” soon! After many years of studying and living
in Chicago and Philippines, Abigail Cay-Palinkas has finally settled down in Hudson, Ohio with her husband of 7 years, Michael Palinkas, and our 5 year-old son, Brian. Since 2009, I have been working as a Family Medicine physician with a private medical group: Pioneer Physicians Network where we have multiple office locations throughout summit and portage counties. I keep in touch with my fellow neighbor Amy Leskovec Rayer where we celebrate our Mother’s Day every 3 to 4 months while exploring wonderful brunch food restaurants. Maggie Sidley Prater officially retired from the Army as a LTC September 2019. Her fam- ily moved from Florida back to the Cleveland area last summer, and her kids just started Gesu last fall. Other than that, she’s laying low and surviving my boys with a summer of no public pools. Hope all is well with everyone! Kara King has been living in Charlotte, NC since she graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA in 1996. Living there was just supposed to be a trial run, but she never left! She earned her PhD in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2007, and works for Atrium Health as the Director of Grants & Contracts and Systems Support in Sponsored Programs Administration. Her team helps to oversee pre and post-award non-financial adminis- tration of funding for research and other sponsored activities. Last summer, she was honored as one of Pride Magazine’s Best of the Best for this role in the Charlotte community. She had two huskies, littermates, who both lived to be about 13. These days, she volunteers, draws, reads, and travels when she can and spends time with friends. Kara still comes to Cleveland a fair amount as it will always be home, and still loves and cheers for every Cleveland sports team before any other! She sends love to all of her fellow Beaumonsters and the Class of ‘92! Monique Graves-Banks writes: “Hey everyone! Since climbing over that Beaumont wall, I attended the University of North Carolina Central University. I returned home to Cleveland briefly, soon leaving for Florida where I lived for about 23 years before relocating to Tennessee. I have a 25
year-old son, who is a graduate of FIU and a beautiful wife whom I met and fell in love with in Florida and married legally in 2015. Before leaving Florida, I worked in the biotechnology field for Regenerative Biologics in Gainesville (Go Gators!) & UM Tissue Bank (Vivex Biologics) in Miami. Due to MS, I no longer work, as I was forced into early retirement by this disease. I enjoy traveling, spending time with family, getting on my wife's nerves and reading which is my passion. Thanks for the update, Monique! I hope you all are safe and healthy, and look forward to seeing you on a Zoom call soon! Please keep your updates coming! [email protected] Happy Summer!
1993 Class Representatives: Megan Comiskey Bayhurst [email protected]
Amy Fistek [email protected]
1994 Class Representative: Kathleen Koehler Quail [email protected]
Please keep Kristina Rus Cullis in your prayers, her mom passed away in January. Brooke Delaney and her partner J. Ryan Stradal welcomed a long awaited child, son Auden Louis (Audie), on December 19th, 2019. Brooke received her Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in 2000 and worked for several years in NYC Theater, including the creation of 2 independent theater companies, as well as extensive work with The Moth and StoryCorps. She has since transitioned to healthcare, receiving her Masters in Nursing from UCLA in 2014 with a focus on Palliative Care. She began her nursing career in Bone Marrow Transplant at UCLA and most recently managed the Palliative Care Team at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She serves as the initial editorial voice for her partner J. Ryan's novels, the third of which will be published by Penguin Random House in the
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Summer of 2021. After taking time to be with Audie in these early years, she hopes to combine her skills through work as a clinical educator in the field of Narrative Medicine.
1995 Class Representatives: Meredith Owendoff Sonby [email protected]
Molly Mooney Beam [email protected]
Kate Fitzgerald Herberth [email protected]
Please keep Christa Smith in your prayers, her mom passed away in January.
1996 Class Representative: Helen Curak [email protected]
Maggie Keenan graduated law school in Summer 2020.
1997 Class Representative: Christine Natemeyer Walanka [email protected]
1998 Class Representatives: Maureen Christy Yates [email protected]
Jennifer White Mulligan [email protected]
Lauren Santoriella Meek [email protected]
Jennifer Bencin Pelc [email protected]
Molly Kohut Kometiani’s edited book Art Therapy Treatment with Sex Trafficking Survivors: Facilitating Empowerment, Recovery, and Hope is now available at
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Lauren Conochan Smith [email protected]
2002 Class Representative: Ana Tremaglio Hinchcliffe [email protected]
Nichelle Travis is engaged to Keith Lewis. Their wedding will take place July 18 at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Nichelle’s daughter, Kaylin, will be a part of the wedding party. Nichelle and Keith are waiting to plan their honeymoon trip until after the coronavirus pandemic ends.
Lesley Monachino Bertin and her husband, Jason Bertin, an alumnus of St. Edward High School, are preparing to celebrate their first anniversary! The happy couple tied the knot on June 6, 2019, in Napa, California, and currently enjoy living in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kerry Monreal Cross and Nic Cross celebrated their marriage on November 2, 2019! Kerry is a Nurse Coordinator at the Cleveland Clinic in the Blood and Marror Transplant Department and Nic works for United Airlines. Lea Wolfe Jones and her husband, Matt, welcomed baby boy, Henry, in February 2019. He joined big sister, Fiona, who loves being a big sister! Erica Dunham gave birth to baby girl, Zara Reneé, on November 12, 2019! Zara joins big brothers Zion, 7, and Zaiden, 5. Lauren Brown Woertz and husband Erick welcomed Felicity Lilla Hope on July 27, 2019. She joins big brother, Erick III, and twin sisters, Lilianna and Lucia. In addition to her work as a stay-at-home mom, Lauren also volunteers with the SJIA Foundation, working to raise awareness and funds for research into systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a rare autoimmune disease affecting Lilianna. Valerie Malcolm Kern, and her husband, Jakob, welcomed their first child, Donovan, on April 22, 2020. Little Van was almost 7 weeks early and spent some time in NICU, but is home enjoying life with Mom and Dad now! Caitlin Payne Michelberger and her
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Class of 2002: Kerry Monreal Cross and Nic Cross were married on November 2, 2019.
Class of 2002: Valerie Malcolm Kern, and her husband, Jakob, welcomed their first child, Donovan, on April 22, 2020.
husband, Alex, moved to San Antonio, Texas in March 2020. While they have been unable to explore during the pandemic, Catlin, Alex, and their sons, Eddie, 3, and Arter, 19 months, are enjoying the warm weather. They look forward to learning all about their new home as soon as they are able.
2003 Class Representative: Shannon Hawkins [email protected] 2004 Class Representatives: Jaime Vleck-Mitra [email protected]
Victoria Yuko [email protected]
Suzy Music [email protected]
Molly Dise [email protected]
On May 25th, Kelly Knapp and her husband Chris Chapman welcomed our first child Isabella Antoinette Chapman into this world. Congratulations, Kelly!
2005 Class Representatives: Dia Dalsky [email protected]
Kaleigh Gallagher [email protected]
Anne Roberto [email protected]
Kaitlin Daly Heisler [email protected]
Courtney Young is working at Beaumont and would love for her classmates to drop by and visit sometime in the future! Molly St. John Strano moved back to Cleveland
from NYC August 2019, and has a new addition to the family : Lucia Catherine Strano, born 6/1/20. She is currently working at UH as an RN. Katie Coyne is currently in her chief year of OB/GYN Residency at UH, and was accepted into Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility in 2021. Elizabeth Dugas Crumrine is expecting her first child, a little girl, July 2020! Kate Greve Holmes had a baby boy, born May 3, 2020. Chrissy Orovets Zency got married on May
16th—congrats Chrissy! Maggie Prosser recently spent six months living in Germany with her husband Andrew Hauser. She completed a health coaching certification and traveled much of Europe. After moving back to the U.S., they welcomed a baby girl, Cecilia Mary, in November. Maggie, Andrew, and CeCe currently reside in Raleigh, North Carolina. Maggie also reports that she and Mary Carney Sayre and Katie Carney Brouch '09 got together with their little Beaumont baby girls.
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Class of 2006: Maggie Prosser and her husband Andrew Hauser welcomed a baby girl, Cecilia.
Class of 2006: Maggie Prosser, Mary Carney Sayre and Katie Carney Brouch ’09 got together with their little Beaumont baby girls.
Finally, Ronni Garofoli and her husband, Dan Bosco, welcomed our daughter, Domenica “Domi” Therese Bosco, into the world on 6/15/20. She was delivered in the hands of fellow classmate and best friend, Dr. Katie Coyne.
2007 Class Representatives: Margaret Eppright [email protected]
Maura Jochum [email protected]
Caitlin Monahan [email protected]
Kerry Hawkins [email protected]
Kamilah King is engaged to be married to Richard Heslop. Their wedding will take place in April 2021 in Charlotte, NC. Jessica Floriano finished three Nurse Practitioner degrees from Case Western Reserve University and became board certified in two pediatric subspecialties and one adult sub specialty. She moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina after accepting a Nurse Practitioner position in inpatient Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of North Carolina. Amanda Gambatese Kidon is expecting baby girl number two in October 2020. Melissa Hunt Ryan and her husband Michael, a St. Ignatius graduate, welcomed their son Michael Joseph Ryan Jr., in February. Margaret Eppright Casey welcomed a new baby boy to the family. Thomas Casey was born on March 30th. After teaching for about 4 years, Emily Rose went back to school at Cleveland State to get her masters in occupational therapy (MOT). Following graduation, she moved to Denver for skiing and hiking, and is currently working in pediatrics.
2008 Class Representatives: Sara Keller [email protected]
Kristian Gist [email protected]
Halle Tischler Yaeger will be moving to Raleigh, North Carolina in the summer of 2020. Rachel Kesselem rescued a 5-year old Newfie dog during quarantine. Beasley (Newfie dog's name) is the best anti-anxiety companion to come from this pandemic. She also moved into a new home with her boyfriend of 4 years and their sassy-chonky cat, Boo. Danielle Peck Braden received her Masters in Social Work and a Certificate of Nonprofit Management from the Mandel School at Case Western Reserve University in
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Class of 2006: Ronni Garofoli and her husband, Dan Bosco, welcomed their daughter into the world on 6/15/20. She was delivered in the hands of fellow classmate and best friend, Dr. Katie Coyne.
Class of 2006: Ronni Garofoli and daughter, Domenica “Domi” Therese Bosco.
2018 and now works for Catholic Charities. She got married in January 2020 and has a baby on the way! Bridget McMurray Grover reports that she got married to her wonderful husband Dan last year, May 18, 2019! Kristian Gist welcomed her first child, Lennon James, in November on Thanksgiving Day. Congrats, Kristian! 2009 Class Representatives: Meredith Muir [email protected]
Carrie Killeen [email protected]
Christiane Mhanna [email protected]
Leah Adams [email protected]
Liz Calvey [email protected]
Diana Hauptman [email protected]
Gabriela Leskur [email protected]
Maribeth Teresczuk [email protected] Jacky Brady graduated from Duquesne PT school August 2019, and is working at UH Rehab Hospital in Beachwood. Congrats Jacky! Noelle Ivec moved to Southwest Arkansas in 2018 and now
works as the Activities Director in a senior living care facility.
2013 Class Representatives: Johanna Tomsick [email protected]
Chelsea Day [email protected]
Katie Hankins [email protected]
Kailyn Brooks [email protected]
Madeline Anderson has been working for Sherwin Williams for the past 3 years and I am currently going to grad school at CSU for her MBA. Gabrielle Struger is currently living in Milwaukee, WI with my husband Dr. Eric Anderson. They were married in December of 2018. She has been working at the Wisconsin Humane Society as an Animal Care Technician and Adoption Counselor, but has recently accepted a position as a Wildlife Rehabilitator for the organization. Katherine Gaser is starting CRNA school at Case. Leah Bruno graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy and will be completing a pharmacy residency with Summa Health this year. She is also getting married in November! Anna Grushetsky graduated from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and will marry Christopher Bullock on August 15th, 2020. Please keep Caroline Anderson-Nhok and her family in your prayers. Caroline’s mom died in June, after a valiant two-year battle with ALS. Caroline just graduated from CWRU (where her mother worked) in May.
2014 Class Representatives: Christine Baucco [email protected]
Ellen Fisher [email protected] Marija Rowane, OMS-III, completed her Pre-Clinical years of medical school training at Ohio University, as well as a research/ clinical sub-fellowship with the University
Hospital Pediatric & Adult Allergy/ Immunology Fellowship, publishing over 10 studies, presenting at several national conferences, and working as Student Editor for the Scholar 12 research development series and journal in the past academic year. Marija also serves as National Chair for the Student American Academy of Osteopathy Executive Council. She plans to continue her clinical training and research in pediatric sub-specialization. Congrats, Marija!
2015 Class Representative: Bethany Garin [email protected]
Tessa Langa is working as a second grade teacher at Saints Robert and William in Euclid, Ohio. Emily Brady was laid off from a design studio job during the corona virus outbreak, and is still working at Mitchell’s. She created an earring Instagram for creative outlet during quarantine, and is still in Cleveland and hanging out! Bethany Garin graduated with BA in Speech and Hearing in December 2019, and is currently working as a nanny in Cleveland. Getting married to Richard First, Benedictine class of 2014, in September 2020.
2016 Class Representatives: Brianna McElrath [email protected]
Elizabeth Skelin [email protected]
Reilly Girardot [email protected]
Isabelle Klayman [email protected]
Molly McCann [email protected]
Public Relations and Strategic Communication student Rikki Kyle became the recipient of the organization’s Ofield Dukes Multicultural Student Award. This award recognizes a student who values and practices ethical public relations. The honor is named after
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public relations executive, Ofield Dukes, who founded one of the first Black-owned PR firms, which represented civil rights figures. Rikki is a junior at American University, and currently serves as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for AU’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter. Brianna McElrath graduated college this spring from Ohio University. Her major was History Pre-Law, and she is moving to Indianapolis to be a 1st grade teacher through Teach for America, where she will be teaching full time and getting a Master’s degree simultaneously. After her two-year commitment with Teach for America, she plans to move back to Cleveland and pursue a law degree and career. Samaria Gonzalez graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Communication and is hoping to pursue a career in manage- ment or consulting. Kailey King has recently graduated from Ursuline College with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Brooke DiPasquale graduated from the University of Denver with a double major in Biology and Spanish, and is preparing to apply to graduate programs to become a physician's assistant. Colleen Mackay recently graduated in May 2020 with her Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Cincinnati, and is proud to say that she will be moving on to Baldwin Wallace University to earn her Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology. While obtaining her graduate degree, she will be close to family and Beaumont friends in Cleveland which is v ery exciting! Baldwin Wallace offers many hours of clinical experience which will be
especially beneficial being in the great and medical city of Cleveland. She is ready for this next academic journey thanks to Beaumont and UC! Rachael Fink graduated from Wittenberg University Summa Cum Laude with Departmental and University Honors, with a triple major in French, Russian Central Eurasian Studies, and International Studies with a minor in Russian. She’s accepted a fellowship position in Lesotho, a small country in South Africa, to work with a non-profit organization called Touching Tiny Lives. Rachael will be spending a year there working with TTL to serve the most in-need children in Lesotho by providing access to health care, offering health education, and combating malnutrition. She’s been connected with Lesotho for the past four years at Wittenberg, working to help run a non-profit organization that was started called the Lesotho Nutrition Initiative, where they partner with organizations in Lesotho to help combat childhood malnutrition. She loves Lesotho with all her heart and can't wait to start her journey with TTL (which should start in August). Looking forward to seeing everyone at the 10 year reunion! Carolyn Dreyer graduated from Walsh University this Spring with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Management and a minor in Community and Non-profit Leadership. She has accepted a position with Augustinian Volunteers, where she will complete a year of service in San Diego at St. Augustine High School as a Campus Ministry assistant. Hope to see you at the 5 year reunion!
2017 Class Representatives: Reba Bartram [email protected]
Deja-Verenda Baker [email protected]
Alexandra Andrus [email protected]
Megan Pophal [email protected]
Katie McGreal [email protected]
Brianna Davis [email protected]
Shannon Jacobs [email protected]
Macie Bell [email protected]
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Rita Hart Flanagan (Ursuline Academy) ’39
Kathleen Reid Creadon ’41 Coletta Boylan Hayes ’46 Elaine Balogh Marria ’47 Martha Durbin Moore ’47 Maureen Dempsey Lombardo ’50 Michele Fenlon Tomazic ’51
Ann Murphy Trivisonno ’51 Dianne Ottman Buran ’53 Norma Wahl Stenger ’53 Clare Kirchner Schuele ’54 Theresa Cerrito Burke ’55 Ann Mishler Hutzel ’56 Mary Kay Thomas Damian ’59 Betsy Queen Hines ’60
Phyllis Sepeta Wissmann ’63 Cassie B. Hunter ’65 Kathleen Mills ’66 Carol Kuhner ’67 Susan Recko ’75 Christine Reilly Novinc ’80 Beverly Eafford ’83 Martha Durbin Moore ’87
IN MEMORIAM
1951 The Class of 1951 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if you are interested.
1952 Class Representative: Carol Baird Roddy [email protected]
1953 The Class of 1953 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if you are interested.
1954 Class Representative: Patricia Koehn [email protected] 1955 Class Representatives: Sr. Maureen McCarthy, OSU [email protected]
Judy Kish Amundsen [email protected]
1956 Class Representative: Patricia McIntyre Westropp [email protected]
During this time there is not a lot of news. Much to be prayed for in our World today. May God's mercy be upon us.The following note was written by Peggi Conway: “Hyderabad, South India, is 28 hours from Cleveland via Boston and traveled from Dubai to Hyderabad, South India January through early February, 2020. Several Cleveland Ursuline nuns including Sister Jennifer Corlett from our Cleveland Medita- tion Center were joined by 40,000 other meditators from all over the world. Another hour by antiquated cab on dirt roads to the Kanha Ashram at 3am was mind bending. The fashions, brilliant colors, aroma of Indian Cuisine were gifts along with the experience of living with people from all over the world. Together we experienced love, harmony, trust, peace and for me Vegetarianism. My focus in meditation was only distracted by visions of a Ruth’s Steak House meal! Returning to the USA, my traveling compan- ions and I were about the only ones without face masks. Much later we learned that next door to us in India the Covid-19 virus had hit China! Let us all take great care as we are “over 65”!” The Hamilton House ladies Dolores McDonnell Ritt, Carol Egan Grady, Judy Bopp Loach and Patty Westropp were able to have an occasional “happy hour” 6ft. apart. A little different but staying safe & sane. Our deepest sympathy to Dolores Ritt on the loss of her sister Mary Kay Roddy and Peggi Conway on the loss of her brother Tommy Conway.
We would appreciate your continued support of our 1956 Scholarship Fund! 1957 Class Representatives: Barbara Schuele Schubert [email protected]
Judy Patterson Nieser [email protected]
Bettina Artino Reid is doing well and living in a small town in Maine about forty miles northwest of Portland. It is called the Lakes Region as there are numerous lakes and ponds surrounding the town. She and her husband, Al, live in a home overlooking two lakes, and have two sons and a granddaugh- ter. One family lives in California and the other in Pensacola, Florida. After graduating from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, she taught school in the Mayfield Heights school system. She then joined the Overseas Teaching Program with the Dept. Of Defense and was sent to Midway Island in the middle of the Pacific. Bettina met her husband there as he was Navy pilot. They have lived in many places and are enjoying retirement in Maine. Marsha Corlett Sarakaitis is back from Florida and waiting for the warm weather! Where is it? Mary Kay Maxson became a great aunt and her granddaughter has been accepted to law school. Monica Bolek Rini writes that she really isn’t doing anything much, but keeping busy doing what everyone seems to be doing during these days at home: going through photos gardening, trying to make life simpler by organizing and straightening her belongings. Liz Olenik Smith lives in Seattle, and mentioned missing her volunteer work at St Francis
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House (a shelter) and her morning swim, but is grateful for the yard she shares with her husband, Jim, books, music and good food as well as local family. Barbara Schubert is feeling less restricted now that golf courses are open. She sends her thanks to so many Beaumont classmates and friends who have been praying for her son, who underwent a five hour cancer surgery recently at the Cleveland Clinic. He is doing amazingly well and appreciates all the well wishes!
1958 Class Representatives: Mary Jo Abraham Antoon [email protected]
Sr. Martha Mooney [email protected]
Cathy McReynolds Parent [email protected]
Diane MacDermott Mehling [email protected]
Suzanne Salstrom Ribisl is happy living down South in North Carolina. She has been here for more than 46 years, but misses Cleveland and Beaumont friends ("Beaumonsters"), her Callahan family and the relatives she has left in the Ohio area. She would love to hear from any of her classmates who would like to get back in touch with her, plans to attend the 2020 reunion, and hopes to see many of her classmates attending. Betsy Queen Hines passed away on November 12, 2019 at Hingham, Massachusetts. She leaves her husband Ed, 3 daughters and 7 grandchildren.
1961 Class Representative: Joanne Eafanti Gilliam (440) 461-2193
Mary Pat Boyce Forrestal’s daughter, Brigid Kemmerer, is a published author, and her son Patrick is a registered nurse working in Critical Care areas. She hopes to see all at our reunion! Thanks to Joanne for keeping us up to date.
1962 Class Representative: Cathy Reilly Doyle [email protected]
1963 Class Representative: Kati Callahan Crawford [email protected]
1964 Class Representative: Mary Ferrara Supler [email protected]
1965 Class Representatives: Betsy DeFino Wilson [email protected]
Kathy Gang Rini [email protected]
Congratulations to Mary Ann Johns Koncal’s daughter, Carolyn, who recently published a book about her journey with cancer titled “Faith, Hope and Cancer: The Journey of a Childhood Cancer Survivor” to offer encouragement to other cancer survivors. You can learn more about the book at Carolyn’s website: https://leukemiagirl.com
1966 The Class of 1966 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if interested.
1967 Class Representative: Mary Ellen Shannon Malone [email protected]
Our class sadly lost Carol Kuhner in July. Please keep her family in your prayers. Kathy Asman Dieter’s husband Peter lost a valiant 2 ½ year battle with cancer on Christmas Day. Please keep Kathy and her family in your prayers..
1968 Class Representatives: Catherine O’Connor Holzheimer [email protected]
Geralyn Campbell [email protected]
Linda Circillo Hickey [email protected]
1970 Class Representative: Rosemary Amato [email protected]
Kathy Hyland Soeder is a retired social worker from CCF Lutheran Hospital. She lives in Westlake, Ohio with her husband Jack. They have three children and five grandchil- dren. Kathy is looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion! From Barbara Arnold: “Hi all, hope you are well and taking good care during these strange Covid days. I have been staying home with my dog, Dickens, watching movies, doing crosswords, rearranging furniture, working in the yard and wishing this virus would just go away! I am retired twice—once from the Cuyahoga
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County Board of MR/DD after 28 years and again after 9 years of teaching Masters of Ed courses at Notre Dame College. I am officially retired now. I currently reside part-time in Cleveland, and part-time in a vacation resort town called Harbor Springs in northern MI (tip of the little finger on the “Mitt”). I enjoy sailing, boating and swimming on Little Traverse Bay and hosting friends and Arnold family reunions in Harbor Springs too. My 2 children who went to camp in Harbor Springs in their youth were drawn to vacation towns after college. My daughter, 37yo, lives in Kennebunkport, ME and my son, 35yo, lives in Breckenridge, CO. Always nice to visit them in their towns. I have been with my wonderful guy (a St. Ignatius and JCU grad, and Vietnam vet) for 20 years of “unwedded” bliss. I have fond memories of Beaumont, hi-jinks and all, and the gals in our class. We were an eclectic bunch as I recall which made us interesting. I hope the Covid situation becomes such, that this October reunion can occur as planned. I’m looking forward to it. Name tags will be a must! Best to all!
1971 Class Representative: Marianne Kerr [email protected]
Joan Hawkins Kotapish is so glad she downsized and moved into a 3 bedroom, 1 floor ranch with a giant garden for her front and backyards! No lawn to mow!
1972 Class Representatives: Adrianne Senft Kohn [email protected]
Mary Beth Walton Guzzo [email protected]
Greetings Sunshine Class! This past December, several of our classmates gathered for a holiday dinner at Geraci's in Pepper Pike. Joining in the fun were Maryann Anderson Falco, Kim Binder Carroll, Lynn Zeleznik Knast, Karen Bird Mellon, Mary Sciotto Novotny,
Judi Szabo, Mary Beth Walton Guzzo, Tess Dreka Rosch, Mary Beth Jamieson DiCorpo, Mary Roncagli Johnson, Barb Monroe and Karen Bartko Reming. Thank you Karen for putting this event together! Stay tuned for details about the next get-together. 2020 came in with a bang and brought its share of challenges. While many of us had travel plans postponed or canceled, there is still some happy news to report. Pat Connelly and her husband Phil welcomed their thirteenth grandchild. This little one tips the scale in favor of the girls! Brenda Woodworth O'Toole and husband Don greeted their first grandchild in March. Welcome baby Liam! Kathy Simoson O'Brien proudly reported that her youngest son received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon. Well done Michael! Lynn Knast said things are quiet in Barnegat, New Jersey, and she looks forward to summer and hopefully sharing time with family and friends. Mary Johnson reported that she had nothing to report since she hasn't been anywhere in months! However, recently she's been enjoying a good motorcycle ride as places begin to reopen. Kim Carroll has been working in her yard creating beautiful gardens and breathtaking flowers. She also designs lovely interior spaces and tablescapes. Mary Beth Guzzo, Brenda O'Toole and Lynn Traxler Gilligan said the highlight of the last few months is leaving the house to get a color and haircut. My appointment is tomorrow and I can't wait! Karen Reming admits to slipping out while in lockdown and frolicking across NE Ohio (claiming to maintain social distancing). Mary Beth and Lynn are keeping an eye on her! Mary Beth Guzzo was not able to celebrate her mom's birthday with her due to the lockdown. Mrs. Walton, who resides at Jennings Hall, turned 96 in March. Mary Beth and her mom had their first in-person visit last week. MB states her spirits are great and she enjoys FaceTime. God bless! Stay safe, stay healthy, and please continue to pray for our classmates and their families.
1973 Class Representatives: Annie Kachurek [email protected]
Pamela Smith [email protected]
Pam Peebles Smith is still working as a video interpreter specialist for ASL. She is not ready to retire! Pam is married, and is living in the beautiful city of Charlotte, North Carolina.
1974 Class Representative: Teri Ianni [email protected]
1975 Class Representative: Sharon Latkovich Valente [email protected]
1976 Class Representatives: Ellen Triskett Strand [email protected]
Karen Eichhorn Straub [email protected]
Mary Frances Monroe hopes everyone is doing well and staying safe during these challenging times! She had a wonderful weekend at the home of classmate Kath Gilmore and her husband Gary von Lehmden in Zug, Switzerland at the end of February, right before everything shut down both in Europe and in the U.S. Lots of mountain hiking in the beautiful countryside. She is ooking forward to traveling again and seeing friends and family when it is safe to do so! Nadine D’Arcangelo is an Administrative Assistant at the Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute.
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1977 Class Representatives: Nancy Busch Montgomery [email protected]
Maureen Reilly Callam [email protected]
Congratulations to Mary Puckett Hambor, who was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship by the Chester Rotary. The Paul Harris Fellowship is presented in appreciation for tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world. Mary has been a teacher for 37 years, and is currently an Interact Advisor at Valley Regional High School in Deep River, Connecticut. Great job, Mary!
1978 Class Representatives: Rosemary Leone Nemeth [email protected]
Maidie Volpe McGarry [email protected]
Happy 60 years YOUNG to many of us celebrating a milestone birthday this year! We want to extend our sympathy to the families of Mary Beth Pluscinski Roth and Rosemary Leone Nemeth who both lost
their mothers. Please keep them in your prayers. Here is more fun information from our class reunion two years ago: Kathy Hairston is Director of Academic Review, Central New York at Empire State College. Kathy loves road trips and traveling. Ann Marie Monastra Hodrick wrote that she went to Loyola University in New Orleans where she majored in Communications. She worked at WEWS as an editor and moved to Oakland, California. Ann then worked for as an editor for CBS News and Al Jazera America. Ann now has her own jewelry business, Heart's Desire Jewelry. She is living in New Bern, North Carolina. Ann and her husband have two boys. Laureen Fagan is doing freelance work for Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs. She has a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Northwestern University and completed additional study in Theology. Laurie wrote that she thinks of Sister Dorothy all the time and so naturally thinks about Beaumont all the time. She said that it was lovely to return to Beaumont for our 40th. Ann Campeau Ruffell is the Director of Network Operations at Houghten Mifflen Harcourt in Libertyville, Illinois. Ann and Barry have two boys. One son lives in Indianapolis, Indiana and the other lives in Lakewood, Ohio. Margaret Wirtz Kato is the Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity in Flint, Michigan. Margaret and her wonderful husband have five children, ten grandsons and one
granddaughter. Gerri Csorba Mele wrote that she went to Lakeland Community College. She is a special education assistant. Gerri works with adults with developmental disabilities. She is married to her wonderful husband Bill and has three boys. Gerri said, "Life is Good. GOD is Great!" Ann Monroe Ballargeon regretted that she could not make our reunion because she was in the middle of a job transition. Ann was a faculty member and Dean of the School of Education at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. Ann is now the Dean of the School of Education at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Karen Labas Breisinger will be moving out west to Denver, Colorado in early July 2020! She hopes to see Mary Rita who lives out there also. If you would like me to provide a forwarding address, please email [email protected]. Lisa Adams reports: “I am working on the front lines with COVID patients. Hopefully, soon we will turn the corner. I have been well otherwise. God Bless Everyone from the Class of 1978. Love you all.” Pray for good health, justice and peace. Take Action!
1979 Class Representative: Mary Kelley Ebner [email protected]
A group of classmates from 1979 gathered for a night out.
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Class of 1979: A group of classmates gathered for a night out.
Class of 1977: Mary Puckett Hambor was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship by the Chester Rotary.
1980 Class Representative: Dee Curtis [email protected]
1981 Class Representative: Marianne DiSanto Storath [email protected]
1982 Class Representative: Mary Walton McBride [email protected]
1983 Class Representative: Kristin Nigro Kranz [email protected]
1984 Class Representative: Pam Strong-Marlow [email protected]
Rita Hanna Pappas had the privilege of leading an interprofessional team as the Chief Medical Officer to create a surge hospital with over 1000 beds for COVID19 within the Health Education Campus of Case Western. Thank you Rita! https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/ how-we-created-a-hospital-for-covid-19- patients-in-less-than-a-month/ Kathleen Miller will begin her 20th year as a professor at The Crane School of music at The State University of New York in Potsdam in the Fall of 2020. This past semester they converted entirely to on-line learning in one week and she doesn't know what the fall will bring! She is blessed every day to work with such wonderful students. Also, in August of 2019 Kathleen became a grandmother. Alcide Michael (A.J.) came into the world early and had a rough first few months but is now happy and healthy.
1985 Class Representatives: Rachel Schuele Verderber [email protected]
Karen Ritt Grealis [email protected]
1986 Class Representative: Heather Fowler Nacke [email protected]
Kathy Collins is in her second go-around with a Doctorate Program. This time at the University of Dayton, commencing in January, 2020. She is working on her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership for Organizations, and is thrilled to be ready to achieve this life-long goal. Her research area is adult literacy, working with women who are incarcerated or in recovery and are low literacy. Her goal is to mimic Cuba's Campaign for Literacy's successes in making literacy a community learning project, not just for certain people, but for all.
1987 Class Representative: Gina Robinson-Harris [email protected]
Jeanine Maddox writes “I am the proud momma of a college graduate! My daughter, virtual graduation and all, Adrianna Wilkes, graduated from Columbia College Chicago during a time definitely more different than when we graduated from our respective institutions. Like everyone else, my own company lost some client work during the stay in place, but fortunately, it has bounced back with opportunities I couldn’t image. My hope is others’ employers and businesses rebound as we safely start moving back in society.” Thanks Jeanine!.
1988 Class Representative: Laurie Klopper [email protected]
1989 Class Representative: Marie Miechelle Luna Javitch [email protected]
1990 Class Representatives: Jennifer St. John Bolander [email protected]
Shannon Brown Burke [email protected]
1991 The Class of 1991 is in need of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@ beaumontschool.org if you are interested.
1992 Class Representatives: Tresa Rice [email protected]
Terese Adomaites Fennell [email protected]
Johanna Keenan Henz [email protected]
The Class of '92 has been meeting virtually during this time of COVID-19, between Zoom happy hours and Facebook. If you want to join us, email Johanna Keenan Henz, class rep, at [email protected] for details about the happy hours and/or join us via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/beaumont1992. Beth Fairman Kinney works for the City of Columbus as a Neighborhood Liaison and received her Master of Public Administration from Ohio University in December 2018. After she achieved this goal, she set her next goal on something higher—and started dancing at Aerotique, an aerial acrobatic studio. She has performed and choreographed two bungee dance routines in the past year. She lives with her husband (Jim), two boys (ages 9 and 12), two dogs and a cat. Heidi Hughes Linehan writes: My family and I moved to Panama City, Panama on February 25. We had about one week of “regular” life (new school, new office, new apartment)
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before Panama locked down... and we have officially been on lockdown ever since, i.e. not much news to report on my end! We have a lovely view from our new home, which is about all we’ve seen of Panama so far, and after 3 months of living out of suitcases, we finally got our stuff (furniture, books, TV, coffeemaker), so life is a bit more comfort- able now. My husband, Jim, as part of his job here, is leading Roche Diagnostics’ COVID-19 response in Latin America, so that’s cool and relevant, and I’ve spent the last few months as virtual-school taskmaster for Éamonn (12) and Maeve (10) while trying to maintain my enthusiasm for learning Spanish and going to the supermarket once a week. Since we’re not even allowed out to take a walk, Maeve and I virtually climbed Mt Kilimanjaro during the month of May in the hot, dark stairwell of our apartment building: 42 floors down, 42 floors back up. She hated it, but I’m now en route to Everest (solo). I’m buoyed every day by news of friends and family around the world, so I’m hoping you’re all healthy and happy and ready to share some tales of your own! Jaqueline Virant Skotzke’s oldest, Luke, graduated from 8th grade at St. Anselm’s and is headed to NDCL, and her daughter Sadie is going into 7th grade. Jackie is a first grade teacher and the last semester of the year—when the schools because of COVID—threw her a curve ball, but it went really well! She lives in Chardon, with her kids and husband, who is also a teacher! Miriam Metlock Sterling is a nurse at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida. From March through May, she was on the pandemic frontline, providing testing to about 100 patients a day, in both the hospital and in drive-through testing sites. Miriam also got married September 14th, 2019 at Havana Springs resort in Tallahassee Florida to Navy retired AT1 Edward Sterling. Congrats, Miriam! Maggie Strunk Toohig is living in Kansas City, MO with her three girls, Molly (14), Allie (12) and Katie (9). They are doing well through corona, although everyone is ready to see friends and get back to normal. They would love to be able to make a trip “home” soon! After many years of studying and living
in Chicago and Philippines, Abigail Cay-Palinkas has finally settled down in Hudson, Ohio with her husband of 7 years, Michael Palinkas, and our 5 year-old son, Brian. Since 2009, I have been working as a Family Medicine physician with a private medical group: Pioneer Physicians Network where we have multiple office locations throughout summit and portage counties. I keep in touch with my fellow neighbor Amy Leskovec Rayer where we celebrate our Mother’s Day every 3 to 4 months while exploring wonderful brunch food restaurants. Maggie Sidley Prater officially retired from the Army as a LTC September 2019. Her fam- ily moved from Florida back to the Cleveland area last summer, and her kids just started Gesu last fall. Other than that, she’s laying low and surviving my boys with a summer of no public pools. Hope all is well with everyone! Kara King has been living in Charlotte, NC since she graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA in 1996. Living there was just supposed to be a trial run, but she never left! She earned her PhD in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2007, and works for Atrium Health as the Director of Grants & Contracts and Systems Support in Sponsored Programs Administration. Her team helps to oversee pre and post-award non-financial adminis- tration of funding for research and other sponsored activities. Last summer, she was honored as one of Pride Magazine’s Best of the Best for this role in the Charlotte community. She had two huskies, littermates, who both lived to be about 13. These days, she volunteers, draws, reads, and travels when she can and spends time with friends. Kara still comes to Cleveland a fair amount as it will always be home, and still loves and cheers for every Cleveland sports team before any other! She sends love to all of her fellow Beaumonsters and the Class of ‘92! Monique Graves-Banks writes: “Hey everyone! Since climbing over that Beaumont wall, I attended the University of North Carolina Central University. I returned home to Cleveland briefly, soon leaving for Florida where I lived for about 23 years before relocating to Tennessee. I have a 25
year-old son, who is a graduate of FIU and a beautiful wife whom I met and fell in love with in Florida and married legally in 2015. Before leaving Florida, I worked in the biotechnology field for Regenerative Biologics in Gainesville (Go Gators!) & UM Tissue Bank (Vivex Biologics) in Miami. Due to MS, I no longer work, as I was forced into early retirement by this disease. I enjoy traveling, spending time with family, getting on my wife's nerves and reading which is my passion. Thanks for the update, Monique! I hope you all are safe and healthy, and look forward to seeing you on a Zoom call soon! Please keep your updates coming! [email protected] Happy Summer!
1993 Class Representatives: Megan Comiskey Bayhurst [email protected]
Amy Fistek [email protected]
1994 Class Representative: Kathleen Koehler Quail [email protected]
Please keep Kristina Rus Cullis in your prayers, her mom passed away in January. Brooke Delaney and her partner J. Ryan Stradal welcomed a long awaited child, son Auden Louis (Audie), on December 19th, 2019. Brooke received her Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in 2000 and worked for several years in NYC Theater, including the creation of 2 independent theater companies, as well as extensive work with The Moth and StoryCorps. She has since transitioned to healthcare, receiving her Masters in Nursing from UCLA in 2014 with a focus on Palliative Care. She began her nursing career in Bone Marrow Transplant at UCLA and most recently managed the Palliative Care Team at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She serves as the initial editorial voice for her partner J. Ryan's novels, the third of which will be published by Penguin Random House in the
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Summer of 2021. After taking time to be with Audie in these early years, she hopes to combine her skills through work as a clinical educator in the field of Narrative Medicine.
1995 Class Representatives: Meredith Owendoff Sonby [email protected]
Molly Mooney Beam [email protected]
Kate Fitzgerald Herberth [email protected]
Please keep Christa Smith in your prayers, her mom passed away in January.
1996 Class Representative: Helen Curak [email protected]
Maggie Keenan graduated law school in Summer 2020.
1997 Class Representative: Christine Natemeyer Walanka [email protected]
1998 Class Representatives: Maureen Christy Yates [email protected]
Jennifer White Mulligan [email protected]
Lauren Santoriella Meek [email protected]
Jennifer Bencin Pelc [email protected]
Molly Kohut Kometiani’s edited book Art Therapy Treatment with Sex Trafficking Survivors: Facilitating Empowerment, Recovery, and Hope is now available at
https://www.routledge.com/Art-Therapy- Treatment-with-Sex-Trafficking-Survivors- Facilitating-Empowerment/Kometiani/p/ book/9781138602281
Lauren Conochan Smith [email protected]
2002 Class Representative: Ana Tremaglio Hinchcliffe [email protected]
Nichelle Travis is engaged to Keith Lewis. Their wedding will take place July 18 at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Nichelle’s daughter, Kaylin, will be a part of the wedding party. Nichelle and Keith are waiting to plan their honeymoon trip until after the coronavirus pandemic ends.
Lesley Monachino Bertin and her husband, Jason Bertin, an alumnus of St. Edward High School, are preparing to celebrate their first anniversary! The happy couple tied the knot on June 6, 2019, in Napa, California, and currently enjoy living in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kerry Monreal Cross and Nic Cross celebrated their marriage on November 2, 2019! Kerry is a Nurse Coordinator at the Cleveland Clinic in the Blood and Marror Transplant Department and Nic works for United Airlines. Lea Wolfe Jones and her husband, Matt, welcomed baby boy, Henry, in February 2019. He joined big sister, Fiona, who loves being a big sister! Erica Dunham gave birth to baby girl, Zara Reneé, on November 12, 2019! Zara joins big brothers Zion, 7, and Zaiden, 5. Lauren Brown Woertz and husband Erick welcomed Felicity Lilla Hope on July 27, 2019. She joins big brother, Erick III, and twin sisters, Lilianna and Lucia. In addition to her work as a stay-at-home mom, Lauren also volunteers with the SJIA Foundation, working to raise awareness and funds for research into systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a rare autoimmune disease affecting Lilianna. Valerie Malcolm Kern, and her husband, Jakob, welcomed their first child, Donovan, on April 22, 2020. Little Van was almost 7 weeks early and spent some time in NICU, but is home enjoying life with Mom and Dad now! Caitlin Payne Michelberger and her
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Class of 2002: Kerry Monreal Cross and Nic Cross were married on November 2, 2019.
Class of 2002: Valerie Malcolm Kern, and her husband, Jakob, welcomed their first child, Donovan, on April 22, 2020.
husband, Alex, moved to San Antonio, Texas in March 2020. While they have been unable to explore during the pandemic, Catlin, Alex, and their sons, Eddie, 3, and Arter, 19 months, are enjoying the warm weather. They look forward to learning all about their new home as soon as they are able.
2003 Class Representative: Shannon Hawkins [email protected] 2004 Class Representatives: Jaime Vleck-Mitra [email protected]
Victoria Yuko [email protected]
Suzy Music [email protected]
Molly Dise [email protected]
On May 25th, Kelly Knapp and her husband Chris Chapman welcomed our first child Isabella Antoinette Chapman into this world. Congratulations, Kelly!
2005 Class Representatives: Dia Dalsky [email protected]
Kaleigh Gallagher [email protected]
Anne Roberto [email protected]
Kaitlin Daly Heisler [email protected]
Courtney Young is working at Beaumont and would love for her classmates to drop by and visit sometime in the future! Molly St. John Strano moved back to Cleveland
from NYC August 2019, and has a new addition to the family : Lucia Catherine Strano, born 6/1/20. She is currently working at UH as an RN. Katie Coyne is currently in her chief year of OB/GYN Residency at UH, and was accepted into Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility in 2021. Elizabeth Dugas Crumrine is expecting her first child, a little girl, July 2020! Kate Greve Holmes had a baby boy, born May 3, 2020. Chrissy Orovets Zency got married on May
16th—congrats Chrissy! Maggie Prosser recently spent six months living in Germany with her husband Andrew Hauser. She completed a health coaching certification and traveled much of Europe. After moving back to the U.S., they welcomed a baby girl, Cecilia Mary, in November. Maggie, Andrew, and CeCe currently reside in Raleigh, North Carolina. Maggie also reports that she and Mary Carney Sayre and Katie Carney Brouch '09 got together with their little Beaumont baby girls.
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Class of 2006: Maggie Prosser and her husband Andrew Hauser welcomed a baby girl, Cecilia.
Class of 2006: Maggie Prosser, Mary Carney Sayre and Katie Carney Brouch ’09 got together with their little Beaumont baby girls.
Finally, Ronni Garofoli and her husband, Dan Bosco, welcomed our daughter, Domenica “Domi” Therese Bosco, into the world on 6/15/20. She was delivered in the hands of fellow classmate and best friend, Dr. Katie Coyne.
2007 Class Representatives: Margaret Eppright [email protected]
Maura Jochum [email protected]
Caitlin Monahan [email protected]
Kerry Hawkins [email protected]
Kamilah King is engaged to be married to Richard Heslop. Their wedding will take place in April 2021 in Charlotte, NC. Jessica Floriano finished three Nurse Practitioner degrees from Case Western Reserve University and became board certified in two pediatric subspecialties and one adult sub specialty. She moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina after accepting a Nurse Practitioner position in inpatient Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of North Carolina. Amanda Gambatese Kidon is expecting baby girl number two in October 2020. Melissa Hunt Ryan and her husband Michael, a St. Ignatius graduate, welcomed their son Michael Joseph Ryan Jr., in February. Margaret Eppright Casey welcomed a new baby boy to the family. Thomas Casey was born on March 30th. After teaching for about 4 years, Emily Rose went back to school at Cleveland State to get her masters in occupational therapy (MOT). Following graduation, she moved to Denver for skiing and hiking, and is currently working in pediatrics.
2008 Class Representatives: Sara Keller [email protected]
Kristian Gist [email protected]
Halle Tischler Yaeger will be moving to Raleigh, North Carolina in the summer of 2020. Rachel Kesselem rescued a 5-year old Newfie dog during quarantine. Beasley (Newfie dog's name) is the best anti-anxiety companion to come from this pandemic. She also moved into a new home with her boyfriend of 4 years and their sassy-chonky cat, Boo. Danielle Peck Braden received her Masters in Social Work and a Certificate of Nonprofit Management from the Mandel School at Case Western Reserve University in
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Class of 2006: Ronni Garofoli and her husband, Dan Bosco, welcomed their daughter into the world on 6/15/20. She was delivered in the hands of fellow classmate and best friend, Dr. Katie Coyne.
Class of 2006: Ronni Garofoli and daughter, Domenica “Domi” Therese Bosco.
2018 and now works for Catholic Charities. She got married in January 2020 and has a baby on the way! Bridget McMurray Grover reports that she got married to her wonderful husband Dan last year, May 18, 2019! Kristian Gist welcomed her first child, Lennon James, in November on Thanksgiving Day. Congrats, Kristian! 2009 Class Representatives: Meredith Muir [email protected]
Carrie Killeen [email protected]
Christiane Mhanna [email protected]
Leah Adams [email protected]
Liz Calvey [email protected]
Diana Hauptman [email protected]
Gabriela Leskur [email protected]
Maribeth Teresczuk [email protected] Jacky Brady graduated from Duquesne PT school August 2019, and is working at UH Rehab Hospital in Beachwood. Congrats Jacky! Noelle Ivec moved to Southwest Arkansas in 2018 and now
works as the Activities Director in a senior living care facility.
2013 Class Representatives: Johanna Tomsick [email protected]
Chelsea Day [email protected]
Katie Hankins [email protected]
Kailyn Brooks [email protected]
Madeline Anderson has been working for Sherwin Williams for the past 3 years and I am currently going to grad school at CSU for her MBA. Gabrielle Struger is currently living in Milwaukee, WI with my husband Dr. Eric Anderson. They were married in December of 2018. She has been working at the Wisconsin Humane Society as an Animal Care Technician and Adoption Counselor, but has recently accepted a position as a Wildlife Rehabilitator for the organization. Katherine Gaser is starting CRNA school at Case. Leah Bruno graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy and will be completing a pharmacy residency with Summa Health this year. She is also getting married in November! Anna Grushetsky graduated from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and will marry Christopher Bullock on August 15th, 2020. Please keep Caroline Anderson-Nhok and her family in your prayers. Caroline’s mom died in June, after a valiant two-year battle with ALS. Caroline just graduated from CWRU (where her mother worked) in May.
2014 Class Representatives: Christine Baucco [email protected]
Ellen Fisher [email protected] Marija Rowane, OMS-III, completed her Pre-Clinical years of medical school training at Ohio University, as well as a research/ clinical sub-fellowship with the University
Hospital Pediatric & Adult Allergy/ Immunology Fellowship, publishing over 10 studies, presenting at several national conferences, and working as Student Editor for the Scholar 12 research development series and journal in the past academic year. Marija also serves as National Chair for the Student American Academy of Osteopathy Executive Council. She plans to continue her clinical training and research in pediatric sub-specialization. Congrats, Marija!
2015 Class Representative: Bethany Garin [email protected]
Tessa Langa is working as a second grade teacher at Saints Robert and William in Euclid, Ohio. Emily Brady was laid off from a design studio job during the corona virus outbreak, and is still working at Mitchell’s. She created an earring Instagram for creative outlet during quarantine, and is still in Cleveland and hanging out! Bethany Garin graduated with BA in Speech and Hearing in December 2019, and is currently working as a nanny in Cleveland. Getting married to Richard First, Benedictine class of 2014, in September 2020.
2016 Class Representatives: Brianna McElrath [email protected]
Elizabeth Skelin [email protected]
Reilly Girardot [email protected]
Isabelle Klayman [email protected]
Molly McCann [email protected]
Public Relations and Strategic Communication student Rikki Kyle became the recipient of the organization’s Ofield Dukes Multicultural Student Award. This award recognizes a student who values and practices ethical public relations. The honor is named after
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public relations executive, Ofield Dukes, who founded one of the first Black-owned PR firms, which represented civil rights figures. Rikki is a junior at American University, and currently serves as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for AU’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter. Brianna McElrath graduated college this spring from Ohio University. Her major was History Pre-Law, and she is moving to Indianapolis to be a 1st grade teacher through Teach for America, where she will be teaching full time and getting a Master’s degree simultaneously. After her two-year commitment with Teach for America, she plans to move back to Cleveland and pursue a law degree and career. Samaria Gonzalez graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Communication and is hoping to pursue a career in manage- ment or consulting. Kailey King has recently graduated from Ursuline College with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Brooke DiPasquale graduated from the University of Denver with a double major in Biology and Spanish, and is preparing to apply to graduate programs to become a physician's assistant. Colleen Mackay recently graduated in May 2020 with her Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Cincinnati, and is proud to say that she will be moving on to Baldwin Wallace University to earn her Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology. While obtaining her graduate degree, she will be close to family and Beaumont friends in Cleveland which is v ery exciting! Baldwin Wallace offers many hours of clinical experience which will be
especially beneficial being in the great and medical city of Cleveland. She is ready for this next academic journey thanks to Beaumont and UC! Rachael Fink graduated from Wittenberg University Summa Cum Laude with Departmental and University Honors, with a triple major in French, Russian Central Eurasian Studies, and International Studies with a minor in Russian. She’s accepted a fellowship position in Lesotho, a small country in South Africa, to work with a non-profit organization called Touching Tiny Lives. Rachael will be spending a year there working with TTL to serve the most in-need children in Lesotho by providing access to health care, offering health education, and combating malnutrition. She’s been connected with Lesotho for the past four years at Wittenberg, working to help run a non-profit organization that was started called the Lesotho Nutrition Initiative, where they partner with organizations in Lesotho to help combat childhood malnutrition. She loves Lesotho with all her heart and can't wait to start her journey with TTL (which should start in August). Looking forward to seeing everyone at the 10 year reunion! Carolyn Dreyer graduated from Walsh University this Spring with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Management and a minor in Community and Non-profit Leadership. She has accepted a position with Augustinian Volunteers, where she will complete a year of service in San Diego at St. Augustine High School as a Campus Ministry assistant. Hope to see you at the 5 year reunion!
2017 Class Representatives: Reba Bartram [email protected]
Deja-Verenda Baker [email protected]
Alexandra Andrus [email protected]
Megan Pophal [email protected]
Katie McGreal [email protected]
Brianna Davis [email protected]
Shannon Jacobs [email protected]
Macie Bell [email protected]
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Rita Hart Flanagan (Ursuline Academy) ’39
Kathleen Reid Creadon ’41 Coletta Boylan Hayes ’46 Elaine Balogh Marria ’47 Martha Durbin Moore ’47 Maureen Dempsey Lombardo ’50 Michele Fenlon Tomazic ’51
Ann Murphy Trivisonno ’51 Dianne Ottman Buran ’53 Norma Wahl Stenger ’53 Clare Kirchner Schuele ’54 Theresa Cerrito Burke ’55 Ann Mishler Hutzel ’56 Mary Kay Thomas Damian ’59 Betsy Queen Hines ’60
Phyllis Sepeta Wissmann ’63 Cassie B. Hunter ’65 Kathleen Mills ’66 Carol Kuhner ’67 Susan Recko ’75 Christine Reilly Novinc ’80 Beverly Eafford ’83 Martha Durbin Moore ’87
IN MEMORIAM
