2000-06
2000
April Carpenter, Bronx, N.Y
finished her doctorate in molecular and cellular physiology and has taken a postdoctoral fellowship in immunology at the Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell University in New York City.
Roberto Fernandez-Vinas, Carrollton, Texas, is the senior program director for MediFit Corporate Services. He oversees daily operations and profitability of the Well at Dell Fitness Centers.
Robin Hill, Katy, Texas, is a teacher. She finished her first half Ironman Sept. 11 in Grand Prairie, Texas. Her husband, Nick Hill ‘02, and 3-year-old daughter, Madeleine, were there to cheer her on.
Ginnie Valentine Locke, Pineville, La., is practicing dentistry in Pineville in a group practice with Dr. Edwin White and Dr. Tom Hathorn. On Dec. 7, 2006, she and husband Jeremy welcomed a baby girl, Emmarie Sue Locke. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Michael Penn, Shreveport, La., is a sales consultant at Rountree Ford.
Beth Stubblefield, Denver, Colo., is a Ph.D. graduate student (pharmacology/neurophysiology) at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She conducts scientific research on synaptic neurotransmission in the mammalian hippocampus in order to prove her thesis.
Delmire Tillman-Fisher, Houston, Texas, is a secondary teacher. She has completed the certification requirements to become a principal, and she is looking for a position in that area.
Angie Watkins, Shreveport, La., is a teacher at C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport. She teaches American literature and journalism. She is the advisor of the school newspaper, which is currently ranked as the No. 1 school newspaper in Louisiana, and she is also the advisor of the flag line and baton twirling team.
Beth Blackburn Williams, Baton Rouge, La., is a patient relations specialist at Ochsner Health System.
2001
Teresa Aldridge, Bossier City, La., is a physical education teacher at Donnie Bickham Middle School in Caddo Parish.
Evette Barnes, Manhattan, Kansas, has a master’s in health administration from Latrobe University in Melbourne, Australia. She is a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. She and Allen Hill of Powder Springs, Ga. were married on Jan. 13, 2007 at Eglin Air Force Base in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. They are stationed at Ft. Riley.
Laura Walker Bozell, Arlington, Va., still works for Congressman Jim McCrery in Washington, D.C., but has moved from his personal office to the Ways and Means Committee, where she serves as professional staff for the Health Subcommittee. She married David Bozell of Alexandria, Va. on Nov. 12, 2005.
Lisa Carmack, Haughton, La., works with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness as regional coordinator for Region 7. She is also an adjunct instructor at Louisiana State University in Shreveport.
Jamie Hearne, Alexander, Ark., and Matthew Irwin, an electrical engineer, married on Nov. 5, 2006 in Little Rock, Ark. Jamie is in her second year of pediatric residency at the University of Arkansas Center for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
Donald Kirkindoll, Lexington, S.C., is the director of music at Ashland United Methodist Church and is taking some time to work before going back to school to get his doctorate in choral conducting.
Kristina Honeycutt Kirkindoll, Lexington, S.C., will finish her master’s in library science at the University of South Carolina in the summer of 2007 then plans to work in a school media center.
Janna Lhotsky, Stafford, VA, is an acute in-patient physical therapist. She works with patients in the hospital setting. She got married in October 2005. Her husband is serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Katrina Martin, Buies Creek, N.C., is admissions support coordinator at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.
William McDearmont, Shreveport, La., is the evening director for KTBS-TV Channel 3, Inc. His wife, Jennifer, is a middle school English teacher for the Caddo Parish school system.
Shannon Richardson, Austin, Texas, works for the Austin bureau of People magazine.
Kathryn Shelton-Welch, Long Beach, Calif., passed away quietly in her sleep on June 4, 2006. This was completely unexpected. Her death was due to a heart irregularity, mitral valve prolapse, for which she had been under observation but not treatment. Kathryn had arrived in the Washington, D.C., area on June 3 for a vacation visit and passed away in her parents’ home that night. She was 27 years old and had celebrated her third wedding anniversary only two weeks earlier. Kathryn is survived by her parents and sister, Cragin ’71 and Kay ’72 Shelton and Becky Sue Shelton, and her husband, Christopher Welch.
Michael Tooke, Dallas, Texas, and Matthew Nicholas ‘01, started Switch, an event lighting company that works primarily with Todd Fiscus, one of Dallas’ premiere event planners and designers. Previously, Michael and Matthew worked together at Dallas Theater Center.
2002
Dana Beyert, New York, N.Y. worked on the MTV Video Music Awards show this past summer, and she was even seen briefly on-camera. After Pink won an award, Dana could be seen on television walking backstage. She also worked at the MTV Fashion Rocks Show headlining NYC Fashion Week.
Crystal Carter, Shreveport, La., married Greg Aucoin on Oct. 28, 2006 at Lake Bistineau. Included in the wedding party were fellow alumnae Melissa Duplantis ‘02 and Joanna Tagert ’03.
Brant Dowe, Shreveport, LA., is a registered nurse at Willis-Knighton Pierremont.
Melissa Duplantis, Chicago, Ill., has worked as a behavior therapist with children diagnosed with autism for the last seven years. She graduated with a master’s in clinical psychology from Sam Houston State University in 2005. Her thesis research was presented in the 2006 SWPA conference and is currently being submitted for publication. In the fall of 2006, she started a PsyD program in clinical psychology with a concentration in forensic psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Andrew Farrow, Astoria, N.Y., works in the Design and Engineering Department at Showman Fabricators. Showman is a commercial sceneshop in New York City that builds scenery for television, Broadway and other theatrical and entertainment events. Also, Drew recently received his M.F.A. in technical design and production from the Yale University School of Drama in New Haven, Conn.
Kris Franks, Fort Worth, Texas, has been a German teacher for the Fort Worth Independent School District since August 2006. He is working on an M.A. in German studies through Texas Tech University. He is organizing a summer exchange to Germany for students in his district. About a year ago, he started Franks Financial Consulting and sees clients when he is not teaching or working on his master’s.
Chris Jackson, Goshen, N.Y., is an assistant vice president at Chase Auto Finance, a division of JPMorgan Chase. He works as a dealer relationship manager, supplying dealers with automobile finance solutions.
Rebekah Snider Leger, New Orleans, La., is pursuing a master’s in public health at Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Femi Odukoya, Duesseldorf, Germany, is a sports consultant.
Matthew Philbrook, Chicago, Ill., is the director of transportation for All Sport Accommodations, a travel agency that specializes in travel for youth sports teams.
Britt Pitre, Cumming, Ga., is an independent filmmaker, writer, director and producer.
Margaret Read, Flagstaff, Ariz., will be graduating from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff with a master’s in health psychology this year.
Melanie Russell, Covington, La., just started working on an artist diploma in voice at Yale University on a full two-year scholarship.
Rebecca Soskin, Mountain View, Calif., received the 2006 Aaron Selber, Jr. Leadership Award at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. She was chosen for her outstanding leadership of the LSU School of Medicine’s pediatric interest group and community service program. Rebecca is in a residency training program in pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Christin Lawrence Stoner, Columbia, Mo., is currently working in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit as a registered nurse. She is also applying to a nurse anesthesia school for admission for summer 2008.
2003
Jessica Clampitt, Shreveport, La., is an accountant at Miller, Carpenter & Earnest, an accounting firm in Shreveport.
Katie Cooper, Bronx, N.Y., works at Cline Davis & Mann, a pharmaceutical advertising agency in New York City.
Katie Meinen Cope, Fort Worth, Texas, works as an inside sales representative for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club.
Krystil Garrett, Shreveport, La., works as an assistant attorney general in Shreveport doing medical malpractice defense work for the State of Louisiana.
Jonathan Hammett, Baton Rouge, La., recently embarked on a new career in social work. He now works as a case manager in the Family Mentoring Program at the United Methodist HOPE Ministries, a nonprofit organization in north Baton Rouge.
Andrew Irby, Winston Salem, N.C., is an associate attorney at the firm Roberson Haworth & Reese, PLLC, in High Point, N.C. Andrew is engaged to a fellow Wake Forest University alumna, Megan Bennett of Wilmington, N.C.. Their wedding will be on July 14, 2007.
Nikki Jarratt, Shreveport, La., married Tyrel Cody Humphries April 7, 2007.
Chip LeDuff, Camp Lejeune, N.C., is a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman working at Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune. He works in the 2D Marine Division’s Navy Career Counselor’s Office guiding young sailors in the progression of their naval careers. On July 28, 2007, he will be getting married to Christy Melton ‘03 at First United Methodist Church in Shreveport.
Cody McDonald, Fort Worth, Texas, will graduate from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in May 2007. During the American Bar Association Law Student Division Spring Board of Governors meeting in New Orleans on March 2007 he was awarded the ABA/LSD Gold Key, an honor seen as the highest given during single administrations of the Division. He has served as governor of the 13th Circuit.
Susanna Miller, Decatur, Ga., is working at Bobby Dodd Institute as the work and progress coordinator and hopes to attend the University of Georgia in fall 2007 to work toward a master’s in social work. She is heading up an Atlanta Metro alumni group. Be in touch: .
Audrey Mitchell, Overland Park, Kansas, is a paralegal with the Miller Law Firm, P.C.
Christen Moulden, Bay City, Texas, is a sergeant in the U.S. Army and is stationed at Ft. Bragg, N.C. She plans on being in the Army until 2010.
Lisa Mull, Shreveport, La., is in nursing school.
Amanda Mustin, Houma, La., passed the Louisiana State Bar Exam and is officially a licensed attorney as of Oct. 13, 2006.
Erin Smith Nix, Houston, Texas, is an associate attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP in Houston.
Rebecca Pistorius Romero, Shreveport, La., is a counselor at St. Joseph Catholic School and a graduate student in the counseling psychology program at Louisiana State University in Shreveport.
Randi Smith, Gainesville, Fla., is currently working on her doctorate in English at the University of Florida. Along with research into the emblematic nature of Early Modern Poetry, she teaches sophomore-level world literature.
Brian Walsh, Niceville, Fla., is vice president and part owner of Key Lime Homes, Inc., a residential construction company in the panhandle of Florida just outside Destin.
2004
Tyeshia Anderson, Shreveport, La., is the coordinator of the Willis-Knighton Community Education Center-Neighbor Health.
Kathryn Thompson Applegate, San Diego, Calif., is in her third year of a Ph.D. program at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. She studies cytoskeletal interactions in the Laboratory for Computational Cell Biology. Her husband, Brent Allen Applegate, is a Purdue grad in industrial engineering. Brent moved to San Diego several years ago with his job at Hewlett-Packard. They met through their church.
Sharon Basham, Jackson, Tenn., graduated in May from the University of Georgia with a master’s in college student affairs administration. She now works at Lambuth University, a Methodist-affiliated institution, in Jackson, Tenn., as the director of residence life. She is engaged to marry David Komanecky Dec. 30 in New Orleans.
Erin Flaherty Berry, Shreveport, La., is a Spanish teacher for Loyola College Prep.
Chris Bresch, MBA, Bossier City, La., is a geologist with Exco Resources.
Adam Dufour, Dallas, Texas, works at Ernst & Young.
Jessica Haas Greus, North Chelmsford, Mass., married Michael R. Geus on
Nov. 10, 2006.
Laura Harper, Newton, Mass., is associate director for Special Olympics Massachusetts.
Kristin Ballard, Shreveport, La., married Jason Holland ‘07 in Brown Chapel Feb. 17, 2007. She is a claims manager and executive assistant at Specialty Risk Associates, Inc.
DeAndre Johnson, College Station, Texas, is pursuing a master’s in sacred music from Southern Methodist University. He is the director of music ministries at St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Bryan, Texas.
Allison Kana, Dallas, Texas, is a sales associate at Neiman Marcus working in home decor.
Victoria Kintner, Greensboro, N.C., is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is pursuing her master’s and doctorate in human development and family studies.
Melissa Legrande, New Orleans, La., is finishing up her law degree at Tulane University.
Nate Lucena, Williamsburg, Va., is in his final year in the experimental psychology master’s program at the College of William and Mary. He is conducting research in unconscious cognitive processes and creativity. Nate is also a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses in statistics and behavior modification.
Zak Moore, Little Rock, Ark., is selling implants for joint replacement surgeries.
Casey Muller, Baton Rouge, La., is a production assistant at First American Printing and Direct Mail, and runs his own small graphic design studio, Running Man. For Running Man, he creates corporate identity systems, such as logos, business cards, brochures, websites and various print materials.
J. W. Pate, Mc Kinney, Texas, teaches world geography and coaches football at McKinney Boyd High School.
Cassandra Ratcliff, Lubbock, Texas, is a communications assistant at Communication Services for the Deaf Relay. She helps deaf, hard of hearing and speech disabled individuals talk on the telephone.
Joseph Robideaux, Fairburn, Ga., and his wife, Valerie ‘03, had a daughter, Aubrey Del Robideaux, Dec. 14, 2006.
Chad Sepulvado, Shreveport, La., is a third-year law student at the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
Ledah Smith, Weatherford, Texas, is the marketing coordinator for Intrust Mortgage based in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mary Beth Smith, Brooklyn, N.Y., was accepted to the New School University drama school’s master’s program in directing in August 2006.
Traci Smith, Abilene, Texas, works at Smith and Nephew Orthopedics as a clinical therapies specialist. She sells joint fluid therapy injections and bone stimulators to orthopedic surgeons, podiatrists and pain management specialists in the West Texas area.
Merrie Lynn Stewart, Austin, Texas, is studying accupuncture and is half way through a four-year master’s program at the Academy of Oriental Medicine in Austin.
Erin Watson, Fayetteville, N.C., is in graduate school working on a master’s in medical science to become a physician assistant.
Russell Young, Houston, Texas, completed his master’s in geology at the University of Texas in Austin and has just started a job with Exxon in Houston.
2005
Kristen Middleton Blancher, Shreveport, La., is a speech-language pathologist working in the Caddo Parish School System as well as Willis-Knighton Health System.
Lisa Bounds, Austin, Texas, is a community relations specialist for SouthernCare, Inc., the second-largest hospice in the nation. Her job is to attain patient referrals in addition to educating the medical and general community about hospice and its benefits.
Meredith Foster, Crosby, Texas, is currently working on a master’s in arts administration at the University of Akron. She is also interning with the Akron Symphony Orchestra within the programming and educational department.
Kelsey Bellamy Johnson, College Station, Texas, is the communications specialist for the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University. She maintains the web site and produces brochures, newsletters and other publications.
Renee Nolen, New Orleans, La., is a project assistant at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Department of Epidemiology. She is also a student at New Orleans Dance Academy.
Ryan Reid, Vivian, La., was invited to work with Danish director Rasmus Malling Skov Jeppesen on a series of short plays called Bagsaedebetragninger (Backseat Observations) at the Aarhus Festival in Denmark. Ranked as one of the greatest festival events in Europe, Aarhus pulls in from all over the world artistic performances in theater, music, dance, opera, sports and children’s entertainment. Ryan has also worked on commercials and the critically acclaimed short film Deliberate.
Stacey Ryder, Shreveport, La., is a first-year medical student at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport.
Adam Sistrunk, MBA, Shreveport, La., is vice president of Premier Banking at BancorpSouth.
Stephen Slack, Elm Grove, La., is working with the Praeses Corp. He is involved with soccer programs at Loyola College Prep and Centenary.
2006
Jennifer Atchison, Little Rock, Ark., is a medical student at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences College of Medicine.
Jared Frank, New Orleans, La., is working with Ernst and Young.
Ashlie Junot, New Orleans, La., is the mission coordinator at First United Methodist of Slidell.
Chris Lavan, Lake Charles, La., is attending Louisiana State University and pursuing a master’s degree in higher education. He received a graduate assistantship as the student coordinator/advisor for a brand-new organization on LSU’s campus, “Volunteer LSU,” which provides students, faculty and staff with service opportunities in the surrounding community.
Meg Polito, The Woodlands, Texas, is working on her master’s in social work at the University of Houston. She is engaged to Joshua Scallan ’01.
Repsie Schirmer, Dallas, Texas, works for Guaranty Bank as a financial associate. She attends the University of Texas at Dallas in the Master of Public Affairs program. She is engaged to Jay Alan Jamison ’03.