Alumnae

Alumnae Notes

News

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  • MICHELLE IVEY FRAZIER ’87

    Michelle is the new Director of Operations and leading DEI efforts for
    Music City Baseball.

  • ASHLEIGH GARMAN ’04

    Ashleigh has been teaching abroad for the past 12 years. She started in Korea in 2010 and then taught in Vietnam and Russia. She has been in Kuwait for the past seven years, teaching first and second-grade Kuwaiti children. She has loved living abroad, especially in the Middle East.

  • GENIE DUNN KASTRUP ’92

    In March 2022, Rita Gene (Genie) Dunn Kastrup ‘92 was sworn in as the first woman President of the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Local 1, which represents 50,000 property service workers in six states and 11 cities across the Midwest. Genie has been serving as executive vice president of the SEIU, and for the last 15 years, has played an instrumental role in framing the union’s political strategy. She has also served as one of the managers of relationships on behalf of the union with elected officials and government administrators. Genie is married to Scott Kastrup and lives in Evanston, Illinois, with their 8-year-old daughter, Amelia.

  • LIZ MIZELL KOPPES ’05

    Liz took a new position as Business Development Manager with Wipfli, one of the top 20 accounting and business consulting firms in the nation. In her role, Liz will lead Wipfli's growth in Washington DC, specifically focusing on partnering with nonprofits, including associations, foundations, and community-based organizations, on supporting them in creating a lasting, positive impact. Liz has lived and worked in Washington, DC, for over 10 years and has expertise in the nonprofit sector, providing management consulting, board training, resource development, and fundraising. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama and has been active in her community, including as a member of the Association for Fundraising Professionals in DC.

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  • CHLOE WALL KENT ’14

    Chloe passed her board certification exam in fall 2021 and is now a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS). She works at Cookeville Regional Medical Center as a clinical specialist pharmacist
    with a focus on cardiology and critical care.

  • ELLIE WALSH-MOOTS ’08

    Last year, Ellie was named a Fullbright Scholar, and this year has been studying middle leadership in schools at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Ellie is the daughter of Fran Coode Walsh '77 and granddaughter of the late Mildred Sharp Coode '42.

  • HEATHER YOPP HONEYCUTT ’02

    On May 28, 2021, Heather Honeycutt was one of 12 inaugural inductees into the new Forensics Hall of Fame for the Nashville
    Catholic Middle School Forensics League. Heather competed in Forensics at both Overbrook and St. Cecilia. Her husband and children were in attendance

  • MIRANDA MCDONALD ’09

    Miranda recently started a new job with Calvert Street Group as their Senior Campaign Manager. Calvert Street Group is a nationally recognized consulting firm specializing in local land-use campaign strategies. She will be managing Calvert Street Group's Nashville-based projects portfolio and interfacing with Metro Council Members.

Weddings

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  • HELEN SIMPSON BAKER ’18

    and Ian Baker were married on December 31, 2021 at Camp Marymount in Fairview, Tennessee.
     

  • LESLIE VOLZ ROBERTSON ’06

    and Adams Robertson were married on September 25, 2021 at St. Henry Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Their wedding party consisted of Mary Ruth Peffen Geny, Anne Clair Hamilton Hoffman, Elizabeth Geny, Denise Volz, Sally Davis, Jessica Volz Leslie Volz Robertson, Norma Trauernich Volz, Julia Moore Hall, Karen T Sadler, Monice Hostettler, and Kay Gallagher.

  • CECILIA BELLET RUTHERFORD '14

    married Patrick Rutherford from the Shetland Islands, Scotland at St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows in Nashville on October 9, 2020. Since Patrick's family could not travel from Scotland due to Covid restrictions, Cecilia's eight brothers provided music for Mass and even gave the best man toast at the reception.

  • ELIZABETH SULLIVAN WILSON ’09

    married Guy Wilson on June 27, 2020 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, TN. Elizabeth’s sister, Kate Sullivan ’19, was her Maid of Honor.
     

  • ALEXANDRA SWINDELL MAGHAMEZ '13

    and Sergeant Antoine Maghamez were married on September 5, 2021 at Front Porch Farms in Ashland City, Tennessee.

  • KATIE WELLS PRICE ’00

    married Pat Price on March 20, 2021 at St. Henry Church in Nashville, TN.

Births

Memorials

Honoring the memory of alumnae and their family members who have recently passed away.

2022
October 9 - Rosa Zanini Punaro, Class of 1944
October 5 - Caroline E. Williams, Class of 1973
June 18 - Judith Manuszak Smith, Class of 1965. Sister of Peggy Manuszak Buchanan '70, Mary Manuszak Richardson '80.
June 6 - Susan Orr Gracey, Class of 1971
April 19 - Rebecka "Becky" Vaughn Lambert '54. Sister of Sister Andrea Vaughn D.C. '39, Addie Mae Vaughn Curley '41, Lucille Vaughn Poyner '48 and Ted Vaughn Franklin '51. Aunt to Emily Pyner Vance '81 and Great-Aunt of Emma Lambert '13
January 30 - Joan Fey Colorigh '51
January 17, 2022 - Luann Daugherty Pratka, Class of 1971, sister of Marie Daugherty Bishop '73
January 1, 2022 - Veronica Strobel-Seigenthaler, Class of 1957, daughter of Mary Catherine Strobel '33, mother of Katherine Seigenthaler Hayes '80, Beth Seigenthaler Courtney '81, Amy Seigenthaler Pierce '84, Maria Seigenthaler Roses '86, Sister of Alice Strobel Eadler '67, Aunt of Mary Helen Murphy Clark '72, Brigid Murphy Stewart '83, Margaret Strobel Pyburn '93, Great-Aunt Catherine Bohren '18, Mary Catherine Pyburn '19, Amelia Pyburn '23

2021
November 23, 2021 - Hope Erlenborn Meushaw, Class of 2006
October 23, 2021 - Rosemary "Rosie" Therese Robinson, Class of 2020, sister of Hayley Robinson Shovlin '10, Gracie Robinson '11
October 16, 2021 - Virginia Ford Markle, Class of 1942
October 7, 2021 - Julie Ann Fishburn Wood, Class of 1970, sister of Kris Fishburn Lutz '81
August 21, 2021 - Theresa Rogers Raisch, Class of 1955
August 6, 2021 - Patricia "Pat" Weisiger Morel, Class of 1960
July 29, 2021 - Barbara Silverfield Lathrop, Class of 1957, sister of Leah Silverfield Hayes '55
July 16, 2021 - Joyce McCracken Eisenmann, Class of 1946
July 10, 2021 - Mary Pat Becker Baltz, Class of 1971, mother of Kim Baltz Cooper '92 and Amy Baltz '95, sister of Beverly Becker Upchurch '69
June 22, 2021 - Lucynda Land-Cantrell, Class of 1986
June 12, 2021 - Stella M. Sullivan Shiver, Class of 1954
April 30, 2021 - Mary Margaret O'Malley, Class of 1950
May 1, 2021 - Novarese "Rese" Ballentine Klingenberg, Class of 1941
March 25, 2021 - Twila Harrison Lance, Class of 1963, sister of Ellen Harrison Martin '65, Aunt of Phyllis Sloan Fridrich '89
February 22, 2021 - Virginia "Ginger" Ferrell Hall, Class of 1962
January 11, 2021 - Theresa Dury Botts, Class of 1959, mother of Jan Botts Hicks '83, sister of Rita Dury West '57 and Brenda Joyce Dury Foster '82 (deceased)
January 5, 2021 - Patricia "Patsy" Byrne Ulincy, Class of 1946, sister of Nell "Peggy" Byrne Keogh '45 (deceased), Alice Byrne Burns '53 (deceased), Aunt of Allison Burns Sheehan '79, Monica Burns Warren '83, Great-Aunt of Colleen Sheehan Halfmann '08, Emily Warren Feldman '13, and Maggie Sheehan '21
January 1, 2021 - Sister Mary George, O.P., sister of Mary Alice Barrett Dugan '43 (deceased), Aunt of Dr. Lucy Barrett Thomason '77, Mary Barrett Brewer '78, Great-Aunt of Sarah Brewer '10, Betsy Lane Brewer '12, Caitlin Cain '18, and Ashley Cain '21
December 5, 2020 - Anne "Shirley" Conway, Class of 1952, Sister of Rosemary Conway Elder '54

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