Summer 2016
Dr. Jennifer Bacon, MVC ‘96, gave birth to a beautiful, healthy, baby girl in April of 2015 in Costa Rica! She will be turning a year and a half this October. Jennifer’s first book, Sisters of the Dissertation House: A Dissertation Narrative, based on women of color doctoral students completing their dissertations has been published through New Forums Press. SIDH is available on Amazon! Her next article on effective literacy strategies for high school students will be coming out in August. Please stayed tuned for the link once released. Thanks for the support!
Marisa Dolbey, MVC ‘87, is a realtor in Ocean City, Md. Her son just graduated high school and will be attending Kettering University. Her daughter just turned 21 and will be going into her senior year at SCAD to become an animator and story board artist.
Elizabeth Orlando, MVC ‘87, is currently studying Russian at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington for her onward assignment in the Nuclear Watch Officer (NERC). Her son, Roberto, just turned 9 years old!
Patricia Carter Perkins, MVC ‘84, passed away in May 2015.
Gail Marie Stewart, MVC ‘80, fondly remembers her four years at Mount Vernon College. She has recently reconnected with several alumnae on Facebook and hopes to find many more. She is in the process of developing her "second chapter" which will be an on-line store called The Muckingbyrd which will sell antiques and vintage furniture and decorative items. Look for the Muckingbyrd Facebook site which will appeal to a wide range of buyers.
Spring 2016
Nina Chiconas Mitchell, MVC '54, has been happily married for 61 years, a mother of three daughters and grandmother of four. Together with her husband, she traveled the world as the wife of a foreign service office. After his retirement they moved first to Pittsburgh and now to Cypress, Texas. Nina reports that she has had a full and good life.
Adithi Rado, WLP '14, will be interning with UN Women Jordan for the summer in the Women, Peace, and Security department and the Response, Recovery, and Resilience unit. She will be helping UN Women with recommendations for the Jordanian government's implementation of a National Action Plan, as well as working with economic empowerment and social cohesion projects for women refugees in the Za'atari Refugee Camp.
Tara Kosowski, WLP '15, will be interning with the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the intern colloquium program this summer. The internship is about "the ways in which art is communicated to visitors at the museum - everything that helps visitors make sense of, connect with, and enjoy our collections and exhibits." She will work with graphic designers, curators, and installation designers through this position. The program involves bringing in guest lecturers and supporting summer art workshops.
Dominika Redzio, WLP ‘14, was awarded the Wilbur V. Harland Scholarship and will be working at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History this summer to conduct work on comparative anatomy using the museum’s collections.
Sonja Larrea, MVC ‘81 and Monica Larrea, MVC ‘90, had a wonderful time visiting campus in April for one of GW’s Admitted Students Days. Sonja’s daughter, Rieschel, will be an incoming freshman this fall, a part of GW’s Class of 2020.
Betsy Orlando, MVC ‘87, is currently studying Russian at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington for her onward assignment in the Nuclear Watch Officer (NERC). Her son, Roberto, just turned 9 years old.
Jamie Schertler, MVC ‘84, is an independent jewelry designer with KEEP Collective.
Kelly Rogers, MVC '76, is a global real estate advisor with Engel & Völkers in Park City, Utah.
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