Susan Christopher, B.A. History '68 and M.Ed. Counseling and Development '77, is helping the Northumberland County Economics Commission with their ambassadors program. People wishing to know more about Virginia's "Mother County" may contact Susan at [email protected].

1970s

Kathryn Draper, B.A. English '70, is the staff development program manager for the Queen Anne's County Board of Education in Centreville, Md.

David Blount, B.A. History '71, is a special education teacher in Kissimmee, Fla.

Patricia Lachman, B.A. History '71, received the J.X. Wilson award for community service in May 2000 from the Sonoma County School Trustees Association.

Janet Lekang, B.A. History '74 and M.A. History '78, retired from the federal government and is now a consultant on the declassification of historical documents.

Colleen Waters-Luzier, B.A. History '74, is founder and president of the Solutions, Inc., a human resources consulting firm based in Bethesda, Md., and a graduate of Leadership America 2000, a national program for women in executive and community leadership positions throughout the United States.

George B. Johnston, B.A. Government and Politics '75, is a partner with the law firm of Nill & Johnston, located in Mission Viejo, Calif.

Donna Gordon Hamel, B.A. History '76, earned an M.B.A. from Georgetown University in April 2000 and works as manager for applications development at Sato Travel.

Dennis Murphy, B.A. Government and Politics '76 and J.D. '83, was elected a circuit court judge for the 11th Judicial Circuit for Miami Dade County, Fla.

David Robarge, B.A. History and Government '77 and M.A. History '82, earned a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1995 and published a biography of Chief Justice John Marshall.

Arnold Denys, M.A. History '78, has written a book about his career in the U.S. Foreign Service titled Son of Flanders The Making of a Consul: Diary of an American Foreign Service Officer, published by Boarstone Press.

Daria Borsa Matacia, B.M. '78, has 28 piano and voice students and is working on her M.B.A. She performs solo and with the New World Band and is currently working on a CD.

1980s

Kimdong Tran, B.S. Economics '80, earned a master of science degree from the University of Maryland in 1984 and is the director/owner of International Immigration and Translation Services in Falls Church, Va.

David Coleman, B.S. Public Administration '82, was promoted to managing director of eBusiness at Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C.

Gregory George Paspatis, B.A. History '83, is a real estate manager in Old Town Alexandria and is working on reopening the historic Majestic Cafe. He is the first vice president of the Alexandria Sportsman's Club and also writes for the Alexandria Gazette.

Virginia L. Armacost, M.S. Geography and Cartography '85, works at the National Imagery and Mapping College at Fort Belvoir, Va.

Leann Fisher, B.A. English '85, works from home in Maine for a California software firm doing recruiting. She has three children: Avery, 11; Allison, 8; and Benjamin, 5.

Frank Forman, Ph.D. Economics '85, has published two discographies: "Acoustic Chamber Music Sets, 1899-1926: A Discography," Journal of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, and with Kenzo Amoh in Tokyo, Yevgeni Mravinsky Legacy: A Recording Listing, 1938-1984, Japanese Mravinsky Society.

Amy Ritchie, B.A. American Studies '85, was named the Jamestown 2007 statewide program coordinator by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the agency designated by the Virginia General Assembly in 1996 to represent the commonwealth in planning the 400th anniversary observance of the founding of America's first permanent English colony.

Linda Morelli, B.A. Art '86, adopted a daughter from Russia and a son from Kazakstan. Her first book, Fiery Surrender, will be published by Port Town Publishers in August 2001.

James O. Weakley III, B.A. History '86 and M.A. History '01, left teaching and now works on several consulting contracts with privately held and public historic sites. He recently completed an internship in the education department of Gunston Hall Plantation in Mason Neck, Va.

Roseanne Cawley Kelly, B.A. History '87, serves on the executive committee for the Fairfax County Medical Care for Children Partnership Advisory Council and also the board of directors of Christ Child Society of Washington.

Kevin Love, B.A. Economics '89 is a life member of NVAR Top Producers Club and the top agent with Remax in their Arlington, Va., office.

Jennifer L. Smith, B.S. Law Enforcement '89, has been promoted to GS-14 program analyst with the U.S. Customs Service in Washington, D.C.

1990s

Eric Lindenberg, B.S. Public Administration '90, and his wife, Nora, purchased a new home in July 2000. Their first child, Pierce Alexander, was born October 31, 2000.

Nicole Livas, B.A. Speech Communication '90, co-anchors the 10 p.m. news on WVBT-Fox 43 in Norfolk, Va.

Tracy Evans, B.A. Communication '91, is producing the Lifetime Television Network's The Things We Do for Love.

Amy J. Miller, B.A. Communication '91, has joined Equipment Leasing Association as a vice president of communications.

Pamela P. Wanamaker, M.A. English '91, is an auditor for the Commissioner of Accounts of Arlington County, Va.

Joyce Brotton, B.A. English '92 and M.A. English Literature '94, is an assistant professor of English and the coordinator for the Certificate in Professional Writing program at Northern Virginia Community College.

Brian Burns, M.A. Psychology '92, was appointed as deputy assistant secretary for information resources management and deputy chief information officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Richard Gaudiosi, M.S. Biology '92, retired from the U.S. Coast Guard on July 31, 2000, and now works at Lewis Environmental Group in Medford, N.J.

Tammi Wark, B.A. English '92, and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of their daughter, Alexandra Nicole Marcoullier, on December 26, 2000. Tammi is working on a book about the first women's bobsled team.

J. Bradley Borders, B.A. International Studies '93 and M.A. International Transactions '96, married Carolynne on October 7, 2000.

Christina Michele Bright, B.A. Communication and Psychology '93 and M.Ed. Counseling '97, married Sean Lee Stewart, B.S. Law Enforcement '92, on December 9, 2000, in Portsmouth, Va. Christi is assistant director of admissions at George Mason, and Sean, a student in Mason's M.P.A. program, is a state trooper with the Virginia State Police. They live in South Riding, Va.

Jeffrey Campbell, B.A. Communication '93, is married with three children and enjoys a career in information technology.

Tom Conway, B.A. English '93, was hired by Mitchell, Wiggins & Company, LLP, in Richmond, Va., to serve as their marketing coordinator.

Teresa Lynn (Blackwell) Corrigan, B.A. Communication '93, married Ryan Blaine Corrigan on October 14, 2000.

Cynthia Henry, B.A. International Studies '93, graduated from Johns Hopkins University in December 2000 with a degree as an adult nurse practitioner. She currently manages the outpatient heart failure program at St. Joseph Medical Center.

Christina (Ewing) Caffo, B.A. Government and Politics '94, was married in 1998. Her son, Nicholas, was born in December 1999.

Hollis Kosco, B.A. Communication '94, was in Sydney, Australia, with NBC for the Olympics.

Nikki Miller, B.A. History '94, married Scott Miller, B.A. History '96, in 1997. Nikki is a software engineer for Advisor Technology Services, LLC, and Scott is a technical recruiter for Sanford Rose Associates.

Kurt Olsson, M.F.A. Poetry '94, won the 2000 Portlandia Chapbook Contest. His winning collection, I Know Your Heart, Hieronymous Bosch, is available from The Portlandia Group, PMB 225, 6663 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Portland, OR 97225, for $6 including postage.

Kristianne Remington, B.A. International Studies '94, is a graphic designer at Mag4 Media.

Julie Underwood, B.A. Government and Politics '94, was promoted to assistant to the city manager for the City of Rockville, Md.

Brendan Bernat, B.A. History '95, continues to study Eastern European and Irish history and hopes to begin graduate study. He is the assistant director of member services for the American Chiropractic Association in Arlington, Va.

Yvonne Cole, B.A. Government and Politics '95, and her husband, David, welcomed their first son, Daniel, on March 30, 2000.

Jennifer Sabatino, B.A. Biology '95, and Steven Sabatino, B.A. Psychology '97, announce the birth of their son, Nicholas Matthew, on November 23, 2000.

Juan Velasquez, B.A. Economics '95, graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law in 1999 and married Claudia Patricia Angel, B.A. Economics '91.

Timothy White, B.A. History '95, works in information technology and lives in southern California.

Tammy Garvey, B.A. Communication '96, graduated from law school at Duquesne University in 1999 and is now a public defender in Loudoun County, Va.

Rebecca LaNasa, B.A. Government and Politics '96, and Steven LaNasa, M.P.A. '96, announce the birth of their first child, Charles Anthony, on October 8, 2000.

B.J. Patterson, B.A. Psychology '96, is an account executive at Kana Communications.

Cora Eng, M.A. English '97, is an adjunct professor of English at Hood College.

Sandra Escalante-Smith, B.A. Spanish '97, moved to Georgia and graduated from Cameron University with a degree in elementary education in December 2000.

Steven C. Jones, M.S. Chemistry '97, is in the U.S. Navy completing a doctor of pharmacy degree at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University and will become a Navy pharmacist for a three-year tour of duty.

Barbara Kovacs, B.A. International Relations '97, is a volleyball coach at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

John E. Newcomer Jr., B.A. History '97 and M.Ed. Counseling and Development '99, started a new career as a counselor at McLean High School in Fairfax County, Va.

Kevin Parra, B.A. Communication '97, plans to graduate with an M.A. in telecommunications from George Mason in May 2001.

Debra Edmond, M.P.A. '98, is the human resources director for the shore operations command for the U.S. Navy in Hawaii.

J. Thomas Hetrick, B.A. English '98, is the owner-operator of Pocol Press in Clifton, Va.

Louise Muniak, B.A. English '98, was a regional finalist in the 2000 Saturn Women at Their Best Awards and was honored as such at a ceremony at Saturn of Alexandria on October 25, 2000.

Paul Kelly Jr., B.A. History '99, married Via Paraskevas in 1995. They are expecting their first child. Paul is a systems engineer for Trident Systems, Inc.

2000s

Emily Symonds, B.A. English '00, is in the M.F.A. program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.