1969
Steve Lee is
an investment representative with Edward Jones
Investments. He and his wife Ann live in Conway.
1974
Georgia Vaught Anderson is a family court judge for the S.C. 7th Judicial
District. She and her husband David Franklin Anderson
live in Spartanburg. Read
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1977
Susan Lanning Curtis is director of patient services at Blue Ridge Home Care, and she is a home care surveyor for the Joint Commission of Accreditations of Healthcare Organizations. She and her husband Gary Curtis live in Spruce Pine, N.C.
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1982
Ronald Cranston is finance and administration
manager for Fairfax Station, Va.
Mary Manard Reed is marketing director
of Eastman Kodak in Rochester, N.Y. She and her husband
Michael Reed have two children, Zachary and Nicholas.
1983
David Pruett is an assistant manager
of Wal-Mart. He lives in Conway and has two children,
Beth and Joe.
1984
Jean Laney Brakefield is vice president of the Myrtle Beach Area Convention Bureau. She and her husband Steve Brakefield '84 live in Murrells Inlet.
1985
J. Charley Ray is president of Ray Realty Inc. He and his wife Jennifer have two children, Jennifer and Joey.
1987
Michael Duggan is linehaul coordinator of Yellow Transportation Inc. He and his wife Mickey have one child, Ryan, and they live in Middletown, N.Y.
Dana Dorman Groome is executive vice president of Peoples Underwriters Inc. She and her husband Brent D. Groome live in Conway.
Stephanie Speights Richart is a broker/realtor
with the Allen Tate Company. She and her husband Daniel
Richart have four children Meredith Ashley Hawkins,
Sara Suzanne Richart, Nicholas Chalmer Richart and Lauren
Elizabeth Hawkins and live in Mooresville, N.C.
1989
Lester Haga retired as interim chief of public safety at Coastal Carolina University. He and his wife Janice Howard Haga have five children: Michelle, Stacey, Crystal, Lyndsey and Samuel (Wake).
Matt Logue is vice president of sales
for Georgia Shoreline. He and his wife Carole
Buezke Logue '89 have two children, Kayla and
Taylor Anne.
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1990
Cheryl Moore Hatchell is a secretary for Young Clement Rivers LLC. She lives in Sumter.
Blake Kline is chief of anesthesiology at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. He lives in Florence with his wife Leslie and has two children: Brett and Alex.
1991
Kimberly Fletcher Carson is a computer programmer for Santee Print Works. She lives in Sumter with her husband Mike Carson and two children Keith and Brooke.
Dana Wilkie Milam is a teacher with
the Rowan/Salisbury, N.C., school district. She and
her husband Steve Milam live in Salisbury.
Sean Pierce |
1992
Sean Pierce works in the Office of Counseling Services at Coastal Carolina University.
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1994
Leisa Cannon is director of marketing for Patricia Resorts. She lives in Surfside Beach.
Stephanie Lawrence Lasek is a trainer with V Health Club/Exhale Pilates Studio and lives in Mount Pleasant. She writes: "Would love to hear from some of my old cheerleading buddies! Anthony, Stacey, Wendy, Greg... anyone?"
William Feagin is internship director of Coastal Carolina University's Professional Golf Management program. He and his wife Rebecca Feagin live in Longs.
Christine Shutter Hodges is a school psychologist with Florence School District Five. She and her husband Michael (Pepper) Hodges live in Myrtle Beach.
Evelyn Stanley Sherman is assistant director of financial aid at Coastal Carolina University. She and her husband Jeffery Sherman have two children, Jeffery Sherman Jr. and Evonne Sherman.
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1995
Mark Ashley is an airline pilot with Northwest Airlines. He lives in Angler, N.C.
Chapel Williamson Burgess is an environmental program manager with Central Command Air Force. She and her husband Jeff Burgess live in Irmo.
Jason Chevallard is corporate health and safety manager with RMT Inc. He and his wife Janet have two children, Annabel Jane and Julia Marie, and live in Mauldin.
Sharon Higgins Murin works for Success Advertising. She and her husband Zachary Murin live in Hamburg, N.J.
Thomas Glieden is a corporate account
sales manager for the New York Times. He lives
in Charlotte, N.C.
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Edgardo
and Beverly Cruz |
Natali Turner Paterson |
1996
Edgardo
Cruz is director of field services for
Virtugo. He and his wife Beverly live in South
San Francisco, Calif. He writes: "In my free time,
I am into photography (www.amazestudios.com) and
into Filipino folk dancing (www.likha.org), where
I met my wife."
Michelle Farley Murguia works
for the U.S. government and lives in Elkridge,
Md. She and her husband Maunel, have one child,
Dylan, born in September 2005.
Jude Hunt is a teacher and coach at North Myrtle Beach High
School. He and his wife Dreama have one child, Jordan
Dean Hunt, born June 3, 2006.
Sherry Johnson is entertainment general
manager for Burroughs & Chapin Inc. She lives in Galivants
Ferry.
Natali Turner Patterson is an adjunct faculty
member at Horry-Georgetown Technical College. She
and her husband Jimmie have four children: Jimmie
L Patterson Jr., William Patterson, Christopher
Patterson and Sean Patterson.
Mark Priganc lives in Surfside Beach.
Amy Van Pinxten |
Amy Van Pinxten is a CPA with Gamble Givens & Moody
LLC and lives on Johns Island.
Tamara Dorman Small and her husband Jeffrey
Russell Small '94 announce the birth of their
daughter, Abigail Carolyn Small, born Jan. 23, 2006.
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1997
Lucy Aplan is a lab technician with
Metzger Animal Hospital and lives in State College,
Pa.
Pamela Behm works with the North Carolina
Department of Environment and National Resources and
lives in Raleigh.
Lakesha Carey is a teacher with the
Horry County School District and lives in Myrtle Beach.
She and her husband Terrele have two children, Terrele
and Jerome.
Jennifer Cardinal Foster is an infection
control practitioner with Holy Cross Hospital. She and
her husband John Foster live in Myersville, Md.
Jill Friedman lives in Bethlehem, Pa.
Known as "Digger" when she was a softball
player at Coastal, Friedman is engaged to Rick Clagett,
a former baseball pitcher for the University of Utah.
They plan to marry on Aug. 18, 2007.
Sheron Langley is vice president for
compliance at Global Mortgage Group Inc. and lives in
Georgetown.
Ronald Mitchell is an instructor at Western
Kentucky University in Bowling Green.
Theus Rogers is
senior environmental planner for the City of Suwanee,
Ga. She and her husband Kern Rogers live in Sugar Hill,
Ga.
Nicole
Dwyer Tesar is regional senior research
associate with AstraZeneca Pharma. She and her husband Paul L. Tesar '00 live in Avon,
Ohio, with their five-year-old daughter, Kennedy.
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Shae
Tetterton is director of collection
management services at the South Carolina State
Library. She lives in Columbia.
Dennis
Quisumbing is a credit analyst with
Tekelec, headquartered in Morrisville, N.C. He and
his wife Pam
Behm '97 live in Raleigh with their
dog Homey. He writes: "Wishing all the best to the
Class of '97!"
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1998
Anita Williams Huggins works as the
site coordinator for the Scholars Academy, Horry County
Schools. She and her husband Terrill Huggins live in
Loris.
Jennifer Honeycutt Hughes is a librarian
at Coastal Carolina University. She and her husband
Shannon Hughes '03 live in Conway.
William Langfitt is a commercial loan
officer with Horry County State Bank. He and his wife
Debbie live in Myrtle Beach.
Taunya Knolles is an attorney with
the Susan E. Hartley law firm. She and her husband Jay
Rosenbloom live in Athens, Pa.
Lisa Rachels is a manager with Deloitte
& Touche LLP and lives in Englishtown, N.J.
Roger Rupert is capital assets manager
of Compass Group-Americas Division. He and his wife
Cherie Rupert '98 live in Charlotte,
N.C. They have one child, Hannah Alexis, born May 12,
2005.
Pamela Haynes Spisak is project manager
of Ajinomoto Amino-Science LLC. She and her husband
Daniel Spisak live in Apex, N.C.
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1999
Jennifer Clack is director of marketing/business development
for Bennet Communications. She lives in Rockville, Md.
Amy Whitaker Dukes is a marine biologist with the S.C.
Department of Natural Resources. She and her husband Chip
Dukes and son Jarrett Austin Dukes, age 2, live in Charleston.
Crystal Guyton lives in Georgetown and works as a real
estate paralegal with Nation Law Firm PC.
Britt Gerasolo Taylor is a teacher at Big Creek Elementary School. She and her husband Brock Taylor live in Atlanta, Ga.
Natali West is married to Dr. Mark Spritzer and lives in Middlebury, Vt.
Karen
Johnson Wooten is employed with Columbia
Metropolitan Convention Center. She and her husband
Jason Wooten live in Columbia.
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Keri Pitman is a buyer for Jax Bicycles.
She writes: "College years are definitely the best years
of one's life; however, these past six years since have
been truly amazing! I can't wait to see what happens next!"
Brandon Poyner is an insurance
agent with Gibson and Associates Inc. He and his
wife Michele live in Irmo.
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2000
Tiffany Peterson Anderson is a branch manager at Lenders Choice Mortgage. She and her husband Ryan David Anderson live in Mount Pleasant.
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Julie Brandt Baker is a teacher and lives in Alexandria, Va., with her husband Timothy Baker.
Casey Beamon is a special education teacher with Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Eric Bennett is an oceanographer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He lives in Germantown, Md.
Abigail Billings teaches physical education and health at Ocean Bay Middle School. She lives in Myrtle Beach.
Candice Collins Gause is budget coordinator for Santee Cooper. She and her husband William Kevin Gause live in Galivants Ferry and are expecting a child in February 2007.
Chris Delamater is marketing manager for Northeast Bank. He and his wife Heather and son live in Oxford, Maine.
Susannah Wetmore Eggleston lives in West Palmdale, Calif., with her husband Brian Eggleston '99.
Leah Green lives in Myrtle Beach and is a realtor with Waterfront Real Estate Company.
Kelly Shutters Gray and her husband Eric Gray have two children: Kadence Jayde, born June 15, 2004; and Kambel Jude, born March 11, 2006.
Christina Hunter is a public relations associate with Lesnik Himmelsbach Wilson & Hearl Advertising and Public Relations in Myrtle Beach.
Ray McCray is a social studies teacher at Porter Ridge Middle School. He lives in Matthews with his wife Jovonnia and child Ahraya Kymoni McCray. He writes: "The education that I received from Coastal Carolina University has definitely prepared me for life after undergraduate studies. I have been employed with two Fortune 500 companies, owned two small businesses, received a real estate license, and I am a full-time social studies teacher. I have a wonderful family and life is great. If I had to do it all over again I would still choose Coastal Carolina University as my place of higher education."
Kelly Miles lives in Surfside Beach and is an 8th-grade math teacher at North Myrtle Beach Middle School.
Charles
Moore |
Charles Moore is
a sales associate and lives in Myrtle Beach.
Janelle Myers is senior aquarist with SeaWorld San Antonio.
Charles Paplernik is senior accountant with Time Warner Cable. He lives with his wife Christy and their children Alex and Jack in Indian Trail, N.C.
Joby Satterfield lives in Chula Vista, Calif., with his wife Dorothy and sons Tyler and Cody.
Tammi Tompson is superintendent of recreation for the City of Seaford, Del.
Alicia Wieczorkowski lives in Ansonia, Conn., and manages two group home facilities that serve the disabled.
Amy Wright lives in Charlotte, N.C., and works as executive assistant at WFT Inc.
Eleanor Yerkes is public relations manager of the Jeffersontown (Ky.) Chamber of Commerce. She lives in Louisville with her husband William Patrick Yerkes '01.
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2001
Lisa Antanaitis lives in Naples, Fla.,
and is supervisor of the Internal Audit Department at
WCI Communities Inc.
Matt Evans is assistant golf professional
at the Hermitage Country Club. He and his wife Mendi
live in Glen Allen, Va.
Thomas Ewart Jr. is a sales representative
for Sunbelt Rentals. He recently transferred from Columbia
to Florence.
Melissa Gabriel lives in Dallas, Texas,
and is a senior account executive with International
Sports Properties/Southern Methodist University Sports.
Anthony Ganguzza lives in Hoboken,
N.J., and is an executive with Target.
Joline
Hamilton and fiancée Brian Fischer |
Joline Hamilton and Brian
M. Fischer '02 are engaged. The wedding
is scheduled for summer 2007. They live in Orlando,
Fla.
Katherine Johnson is married to Benjie
Johnson '00. They live in Forest Hills, N.Y.
Allison Joslyn Puglia is an intensive
case manager for the Federation of Organizations. She
and her husband Christopher Puglia '01
live in Commack, N.Y. He is a Homeland Security agent.
Suzanne Malik is managing director
of Riverstone Youth Services and is married to Rajnish
Malik.
Brianne Meagher lives in Greenville,
N.C., and is associate director for campus involvement
and leadership at East Carolina University.
Daniel
Sine |
Jason
Watson |
Rebekah Harris Mills and her husband
Jim Mills live in Myrtle Beach.
Brandy Phillips lives in Washington,
D.C., and is director of PAC and Grassroots for Clear
Channel Worldwide.
Timothy Roberts lives in Chicago and
is a financial advisor for AXA Advisors LLC.
Daniel Sine is a realtor associate
with Dunes Realty Sales. He lives in Surfside Beach.
Stephanie Sorrell lives in Rogersville,
Tenn., and is a technical services analyst at the Tennessee
Valley Authority-John Sevier Fossil Plant.
Jason Watson is an EKG technician at Moore Regional Hospital.
He lives in Eagle Springs, N.C.
Samantha Darby Wood is a teacher with
Horry County Schools. She lives in Myrtle Beach with
her husband Ryan Wood and their son Mackenzie Ryan.
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2002
John Adams is a graduate assistant
at Mississippi State University.
Ricardo Bescansa lives in Spain with
his wife Teresa and child Berta. He writes: "I would
love to find information about classmates and teammates."
Paige and Rob Bird |
Blair
Hughes |
Paige Landry Bird and husband Rob
Bird '02, realtors, opened RE/MAX Palmetto
Properties on July 1, 2006.
Georganne Glessner lives in Reston,
Va., where she is membership consultant/personal
trainer for Sport & Health.
Terrance Herriott lives in Myrtle Beach
and is branch operations manager for the Conway National
Bank.
Blair Hughes is a master scuba diver
trainer in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, where she lives
with her husband Jake McNulty. She writes: "Living on
an island and scuba diving every day are a dream come
true."
John Janci lives in Myrtle Beach
and works for Wyndham Vacation Ownership.
Michelle Kerscher lives in West Columbia
and is network advertising coordinator for the South
Carolina Press Association.
Erin Nowak teaches third-grade in
Mechanicsburg, Pa. She married Jeff Parthemore in July
2006, and they settled in Harrisburg after a honeymoon
in Hawaii.
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Malcolm Pope is compliance coordinator
for Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority. He and his
wife Beth Pope live in Andrews.
Charlotte Tallmadge works with Bank
of America in Rock Hill, where she and her husband Ken
Tallmadge live.
Leslie Wilson Rich and her husband
Jeremy Rich '04 live in Myrtle Beach.
She is a teacher at Ocean Bays Middle School.
Bryan Richardson is a financial adviser
with Powell & Associates Ameriprise Financial. He and
his wife Carrie live in Raleigh, N.C.
Philip Sellers and Jennifer
Coffin Sellers '00 celebrated the birth of
their daughter Peyton Victoria, born Oct. 30, 2006.
Philip works as a network administrator for HTC Inc.
in Conway. Jennifer works with Horry County Solid Waste
Authority.
Mike Wetz recently completed his Ph.D.
in oceanography and began postdoctoral work at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He and his wife Jennifer
recently celebrated the birth of their daughter, Caroline
Mae Wetz, born Oct. 28, 2006, 8 lbs., 4 oz.
Kirsten Epoch Wigley is a foster home
developer with Circles of Care. She and her husband
Jeremy Wigley live in Salado, Texas, with their child,
Dylan Roy Wigley.
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Frank
and Crystal Ardo |
Zachery
Brown |
2003
Frank Ardo and his wife Crystal
Laviner Ardo '03 lives in Naples, Fla. They
were married June 17, 2006, in Utica, N.Y. Crystal is
pursuing a master's degree in physical therapy at Florida
Gulf Coast University. Frank teaches history at Gulf
Coast High School in Naples and is also an assistant
football coach.
Tara Arrowood Byrum lives in New Orleans
and works at the Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University.
Jacob Baker is a golf professional
with PGA Tour Superstore. He and his wife Bridget Baker
live in Acworth, Ga.
Ellen Mawby Barnes is an eighth-grade
science teacher. She and her husband David Barnes
live in Conway.
Paul Brooks lives in Greenville and
is manager of Snider Tire Inc.
Zachery Brown lives in Coppell, Texas,
and is product manager at Philippe Starck, Fossil Inc.
Westcott Bryce lives in Pittsford,
Vt., and is a sales consultant for Baker Motor Company.
Delanie Schroder Cannizzaro is an associate
scientist with Invitrogen. She and her husband Jeffrey
Cannizzaro, who serves in the U.S. Army, live in Columbia,
Md.
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Kenneth
Cole III |
Kenneth Cole III lives in Aiken and
is a quality control engineer/manager at Graniteville
Specialty Fabrics.
Danielle Conant lives in New Harford,
N.Y., and is a pharmaceutical sales representative for
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Courtni Clardy Day is a customer service
representative at Horry Electric Cooperative Inc. She
and her husband Shane Day live in Conway.
Jeffrey Embt lives in Columbia and
works with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Diana Fromal lives in Myrtle Beach
and is marketing coordinator for the Weekly Surge newspaper.
Deni Gibbs is supervisor of the Victim
Witness program in Horry County. She and her husband
Doyle Gibbs have two children, Nicholas Trevathan and
Gage Jordan.
Shannon Hughes is an aquarist at Ripley's
Aquarium in Myrtle Beach. He and his wife Jennifer
Hughes '98 live in Conway.
Jennifer Overholt is assistant director
of student activities at the University of South Carolina-Aiken.
Danya Pase lives in Memphis, Tenn.,
and is a graduate student at the University of Memphis.
Katie Pliszka lives in Ocean Grove,
N.J., and at this writing is about to earn her master's
degree in criminal justice from Monmouth University
in New Jersey. She is also pursuing her passion for
dance by performing in New York City.
Sarah Roberts lives in Myrtle Beach
and is lead counselor at North Myrtle Beach Primary School.
She earned a master's degree in social work from the University
of South Carolina in 2005.
Nathan Rood is operations coordinator
at D.R. Horton.
Kirk Sanderson lives in New York, N.Y.,
and works in program control for BearingPoint.
Philip Snyder lives in Huntington,
W.Va., and is program coordinator at Marshall University.
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2004
Alicia Bastian lives in Myrtle Beach
and is mitigation coordinator for Horry County.
Laura DiRenzo is a state trooper, New
Jersey State Police. She lives in Marlton, N.J.
Alyssa Recker Giordani works for the
Department of Welfare and is an income maintenance caseworker.
She and her husband Anthony Giordani
'04 live in Bethlehem, Pa.
Heather Martin Johnson and her husband
Everrett Truman Johnson II live in Aynor.
Jared Owen is a collector for American
Acceptance. He lives in Myrtle Beach.
Jessica Doyle Strickland and her husband
Kevin Strickland '00 live in Surfside
Beach.
Eric Quimby is an account executive
with Wolfpack Sports Marketing and lives in Raleigh,
N.C.
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2005
Tana Bishop and her husband John Abel
live in Vincennes, Ind.
Rebekah Bohm is a visual arts teacher
at the Academy for Arts, Science and Technology in Myrtle
Beach.
Leslie Carter teaches at Myrtle Beach
High School.
Cecile
Hinson Causey |
Cecile Hinson Causey is an M.B.A. student
at Coastal. She has two children: 2nd Lieutenant James
Ryan Causey and Evan Blake Causey.
Mary Creel is project test coordinator
of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina and lives
in Myrtle Beach. She is pursuing a master's degree in
industrial/organizational psychology at Capella University.
Jaymie Wright Deese is operations specialist
at Camp Bennettsville. She and her husband, Michael
"Dewayne" Deese, live in Bennettsville. Rob Fedewa is sports and entertainment
coordinator at the Alamo-dome in San Antonio, Texas.
His previous position was as a coordinator for the Houston
Texans at Reliant Park in Houston.
Maeghan Fitzpatrick lives in Kennebunk,
Maine, and is engaged to W. Alan Lovejoy Jr.
Molly Guilfoyle is a dive educator
at the Florida Aquarium. She lives in Clearwater, Fla.
Renee Howard is a teacher in Jacksonville,
Fla.
Dan Katawczik lives in Myrtle Beach
and is manager of McAlisters Deli.
Mark Kerr lives in Charleston and is
mortgage consultant for Global Mortgage Group.
Adam Mathews is a stockbroker and financial
advisor with Edward Jones Investments. He lives in Hartsville.
Kelly McCoy lives in Indianapolis,
Ind., and works as an audit associate for KPMG, LLP.
Amanda
Player |
Tiffany Nesbit lives in Georgetown
and works as a paralegal for the R. Paul Taylor law
firm.
Amanda Player lives in Myrtle Beach
and is recreation supervisor at Ocean Lakes Campground.
Katie Redmond lives in North Myrtle
Beach and works as a realtor for Century 21 Thomas.
Spencer Reuter lives in Charlotte,
N.C., and is a sales associate at Triangle Rent A Car.
Candace
and Josh Riddle |
Candace
Rudd Riddle is a realtor for ReMax Town
& Country. She and her husband Josh Riddle and daughter
Kate live in Surfside Beach.
Ronald Sharpe Jr. works in sales and
marketing for Fastenal. He and his wife Abigail Lever
Sharpe live in Anderson.
Kellie Spafford is working on a professional
master's degree in marine biology at Northeastern University
through the Three Seas Program. She lives in Auburn,
N.Y.
Lisa Skibinski lives in Salisbury,
Md., and is a chemist with Ricca Chemical Company.
Jessica Watson lives in Conway and
is a middle school art teacher for Marion County School
District Two.
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2006
Matthew Bennett lives
in Newport News, Va., and works in sales at King's Creek
Plantation.
Jason Cheek is a residence hall counselor
at Coastal Carolina University.
Joseph Childs |
Joseph Childs is a realtor with Exit
Grand Strand Properties. He and his wife Leighann live
in Conway.
Ashleigh Branham Dixon is married to
Eric Dixon and lives in Elgin.
Lori Fulton lives in Andrews and is
a third-grade teacher at Sampit Elementary School.
Daniel Grasso lives in Forked River,
N.J., and is a sales associate for Neema Clothing LTD.
Rachel Harrington is a naturalist
at Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet.
Sabrina Israel lives in Myrtle Beach
and is assistant general manager of Divine Dining Group.
Larry Jackson is a teacher at Johnsonville
Middle School.
Leilani Johnson is assistant media
planner with Merkley & Partners. She lives in Plainsboro,
N.J.
Rosa Less Knox lives in Myrtle Beach
and is a family service worker with Waccamaw Economic
Opportunity Council.
Soyoung Lee is a marketing analyst
with Realty Executives and lives in Myrtle Beach.
Eliana
Londono |
Eliana Londono lives in Sunny Isles
Beach, Fla., and is an assistant manager associate with
Bank of America.
Tristan Mendenhall lives in Mount
Pleasant and is a software engineer for Blackbaud.
Kristin Oates lives in Simpsonville
and is a sales representative for Cintas.
Kara Reinhard lives in Franklin, Tenn.,
and works for Enterprise Rent a Car.
Kelly Tait is a marine science instructor
at the Catalina Island Marine Institute.
Rebecca Powell Wilholt is a news assistant
at the Greenville News. Jonathan Wilholt '06 is a technical writer at Lockheed Martin Corporation.
They live in Greenville, where they moved after they
were married in June 2006. Becky writes: "We look forward
to purchasing a house sometime in the next six months;
and buying a cat and dog as soon as possible."
James Woodruff lives in Charleston
and is manager of the King Street Grille.
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