Association news & class notes
Danny Adum is currently attending Howard University College of Dentistry to pursue his Doctor of Dental Surgery. He misses McDaniel College dearly. He says, “Shoutout to Dr. Susan Parrish, Dr. Dana Ferraris, Dr. Steve McCole, and Ben Smith for preparing me for this rigorous workload.”
Ariana Stormont started working full time as a tax accountant. She has also passed all four parts of the uniform CPA examination.
Jeremy Volker has been attending University of Maryland, Baltimore County to obtain a master’s degree in Applied Sociology since graduating from McDaniel. He works as a teaching assistant at the university. In other exciting life updates, Jeremy had the privilege of attending the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in January, where his hair and makeup design for McDaniel’s production of “Eurydice” won the regional first place National Randy Lutz Allied Design and Technology Award. His work was then displayed at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology National Expo. Jeremy has also started a makeup and hair business, where he has been given opportunities to do bridal makeup and more stage makeup!
After graduating from McDaniel College as a Cinema major, Santino DeFilippo went on to attend Sacred Heart University’s Film and Television master’s program. Recently, he shot a 12-minute short film titled “Countdown to Extinction” with fellow alums Jordan Greene and Danielle Carter ’25.
As for me, Claire Olson, after graduation, I moved to Columbia, Maryland, to start my audit career at Withum Smith+Brown. I completed my first busy season in audit within the firm’s multiemployer and labor union niche. In my spare time, I have been volunteering at the local Boys and Girls Club. Additionally, I have volunteered at McDaniel a few times since graduating, helping students and serving on the National Alumni Committee.
Claire Olson 2024 Class Reporterolsonvivianclaire@gmail.com