Class Notes

1960s

Dianne Putnam Whitaker ’66 is a retired school psychologist and lives in Sequim, Washington.

James Brocco ’67 lives in Lewes, Delaware.

Aaron Handleman ’68 reports that after 50 years as a civil defense lawyer, having tried many cases and headed the D.C. office, and serving as the firm’s Board Chairman, he has retired. He still lives in Potomac, Maryland, and his new email is aaronhandleman@gmail.com. He has become an avid Pickleball player — still learning — and plans to spend lots of time with his two young grandkids and volunteering at their school media center.

Edward Joseph Poor ’68, Colonel, USAF, is happily retired and living in Lincoln, California, in a retirement community of nearly 9,000 people.

Bob Porter ’68 is retired and living at Robson Ranch in Denton, Texas.

Joe May ’69 shared a photo of him with his granddaughter at her graduation in June.

1970s

Kathleen V. Schoen Cline ’70 lives in Marietta, Ohio.

While visiting their daughter in the Cleveland area, Julie Downey Mester ’77 (Alpha Sigma Tau) and Joe Mester ’73 (Delta Tau Delta) recently met up with Ken Weaver ’75 (Delta Tau Delta) at his and his sons’ brewery and restaurant, Avon Brewing Co., Avon, Ohio. They opened the establishment in 2016. Ken informed Joe and Julie that they have outgrown their present facility and are planning on building from the ground-up a new brewery and restaurant in Avon about a half-mile from their present site. The brewpub has received both beer and best burger awards and currently includes 22 taps of their own beer.

Rosalind Ruby ’72 is self-employed and lives in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

Jim Carillon ’78 provided an update from his home in Fairview, North Carolina. “My wife and I recently fostered two infant sons from birth until they transitioned to permanent adoptive families. We fostered one during the start of COVID for 18 months, the second for 10 months and now continue as honorary grandparents to both families. This month I published my second book of poems called 'Centered.' My poetry uses simple day-to-day language to describe relationships and life experiences. 'Centered' is named for how central our fostering experiences became in our lives. I devote an entire chapter of poems in this book to a chronological journey with our second foster son, from meeting him in the NICU through his transition with his new family. Other chapters focus on other relationships in my life, on life lessons learned through social justice volunteering, and on my writing and other day-to-day joys. You can order 'Centered' from Amazon.com."

1980s

Rhonda Kay McConnell Hacker ’87 is a training administrator at Reliance Test & Technology. She lives in Crestview, Florida.

1990s

Actor Timothy J. Cox ’99 recently appeared as Paul Sheldon in the stage version of Stephen King’s “Misery” at the Millbrook Playhouse in Pennsylvania. The veteran actor is slated to start work on the feature films “Breeding,” “Shadows Over Sulphur Falls” and “Sometimes She Bites.” 

Heather Taylor-Miesle ’99 is the Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Regional Conservation at American Rivers, a national conservation group headquartered in Washington, D.C. She was formerly the Executive Director of the Ohio Environmental Council.

2000s

Matt Dole ’01 and Brian Rothenberg ’88 recorded Columbus NBC4’s The Spectrum public affairs show on September 29^th, which aired October 2^nd. “Each week, there’s a panel with a Republican and a Democrat. This week it just so happened to be an all-Marietta College panel with myself and Brian Rothenberg. We’re not only alums, but also both members of Delta Tau Delta,” Dole says.

Michael Korn ’02 is the Director of Customer Success at the Colibri Group, a firm focused on professional training and education. He works in the New York City office.

Following nearly three years as a Business Relations Manager with the Franklin County (North Carolina) Economic Development Office, Andy Kuhn ’05 is relocating to Princeton, New Jersey, where he will join the team at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority as the Senior Project Officer in the Office of Economic Transformation.

Sarah Smith ’07 is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Sean Paulhus ’08 ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for Maine State House district this past June. He will be running for his third term in the Maine State Legislature in November.

2010s

Amelia Bean-DeFlumer ’10 is the Delaware (Ohio) City Prosecutor.

Rita Bockholt Rose ’11 is a psychiatric physician assistant at Variety Care and lives in Moore, Oklahoma.

Alison Matas Smith ’11 is the Director of Communications for the Schauer Group, Inc., in Canton, Ohio. On June 17, 2021, she married Ryan Smith and they live in Jackson Township, Ohio.

David Bowman ’12 is a physician assistant at Ohio Valley Physicians and lives in Newark, Ohio.

Rachel Coleman Frampton ’12 lives in Safety Harbor, Florida.

Joe Lantz ’12 is an emergency medicine physician at WVU Medicine. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kim Hughes Branscome ’13 is a Senior Appeals Quality Auditor at Centene Corp. (WellCare Health) in New Castle, Pennsylvania. She previously worked at Gateway Health.

Caleb Ellis ’13 is Staff Attorney at the Clerk’s Office of the West Virginia Supreme Court in Charleston, West Virginia.

Connor Walters ’13 is the Assistant Men’s Rowing Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Syracuse University. He lives in Syracuse, New York.

Bradley Barnes ’14 is a physician assistant at US Acute Care Solutions. He and his wife, Anna ’14, live in Oxford, Ohio.

Jordan Bulcher ’14 is a physician assistant at OSU Physicians and lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Jenny Daubert ’14 is a physician assistant at Genesis and lives in Zanesville, Ohio.

Lacie Baker Halls ’14 is a physician assistant at Orthopedic One and lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Sally Hauser ’14 is the Executive Assistant to the CEO of The Strategy Group, a conservative political consulting firm in Columbus, Ohio.

Brittany Curry ’15, who continues to serve as the Commander of the 336^th Training Squadron, Detachment 2 at Fort George G. Meade, is also an Adjunct Instructor for the Defense Information School.

Amanda Lynn Swickard Fowler ’15 is in cosmetic dermatology at Therapie. She lives in Chatt Hills, Georgia.

Laura Keating ’15 is the Alumni Engagement Coordinator for Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest and lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Dr. Margaret Watt ’15 and Whitley Trusler ’17 were married on September 4th, 2022.

Paul Bieniek ’17 entered the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at the University of Pittsburgh this fall.

Josie Hein ’17 lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Hannah Steketee ’17 is the Assistant Borough (County) Attorney for Matanuska-Suistna Borough in Alaska.

Guy Wharton ’17 has been promoted to Manager at KPMG US in Houston, Texas. Guy has worked for KPMG since January 2018.

Abby Taylor Davis married Garrett Davis ’19 on July 9, 2022, and there were many members of The Long Blue Line either in the wedding or attending the wedding, including the father of the bride, Shawn Taylor ’02 and father of the groom, Jeff Davis ’93. Back row (l-r): Rodreco Rachel ’22, Kelsey Hall ’21, Mattie Vinskovich ’21, Kayla Snider ’22, Olivia Ullman ’22, Adriana Sevy ’22, Jack Hirschfield ’20, Shawn Taylor ’02, Mike Warden ’01, Tanner Clark ’20, Jake Tracewell ’19, Caleb Riggleman ’19, Amanda (Augustyniak) Riggleman ’20, Andrew Barker ’20, Marlo (Taylor) Barker ’20, Brendan Muholland ’19, and Jeff Davis ’93. Front row (l-r): Jayla (Graves) Thompson ’15, Nick Thompson ’15, Javi Zaragoza ’19, Garrett Davis ’19, Michael Quealy ’19, and Jason Taylor ’04.

Brianna Dietry ’19 received her JD from the John Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University and is now an Assistant Prosecutor in Wayne County, Ohio.

David Erzen ’19 is a researcher at ORB International and also serves as a Visiting Instructor at the University of Virginia, teaching a course on adaptive leadership. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Jamie Farmer ’19 is a Legal Assistant with Kirkland & Ellis, a law firm in Washington, D.C.

Matthew Johnson ’19 is a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurse at The Ohio State University Wexner Center. He received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Xavier University in 2021.

Laura Ann Harsch McCague ’19 is a physician assistant at MedOne Hospital Physicians. She lives in Delaware, Ohio.

Erin Miller ’19 is a physician assistant at Dungy Orthopedic Center and lives in Scottdale, Arizona.

Julianne James ’19 lives in Marietta, Ohio.

Carly Wachtel ’19 lives in North Canton, Ohio.

2020s

Casey Kay Clark ’21 lives in Lima, Ohio.

Taylor Williamson Ryan ’21 is attending law school at the University of Cincinnati.

Madi Schott ’21 is an orthopedic trauma physician assistant at Grant Medical for Ohio Physician Group.

Max Turner ’21 is a Wealth Management Associate at United Bank in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Taylor Carr ’22 is attending law school at the University of Toledo.

Bailey Nicole Filben ’22 is an advanced practice provider at United Hospital Center and lives in Morgantown, West Virginia.

John Gantner ’22 is attending the Political Science Ph.D. program at the University of Kentucky.

Michaela Hess ’22 is a graduate assistant rowing coach at Canisius College, while working on a Master of Science in Sports Administration.

Maddie Lears ’22 is working on her Master of Arts in International Affairs at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.

Leanna Grace Lehner ’22 is a vascular surgery physician assistant at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center. She lives in Johnstown, Ohio.

Caelum Arthur Rutter ’22 is a CPST Provider–CIT at Hopewell Health Centers. He lives in Nelsonville, Ohio.

Morgan Scott ’22 is employed at Working America, an organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO.

Lauryn Ward ’22 is attending law school at West Virginia University.

Bryan Washington ’22 is working at Transperfect Legal Solutions in Washington, D.C. Bryan previously interned for the firm, which is a multinational legal services firm headquartered in New York City.

Jessica Yurkovich ’22 is a physician assistant working for Cleveland Clinic.