Association news & class notes
Marcia “Marcie” Robusto married Michael Walls on May 8, 2021, in Baltimore. This year, Marcie left her full-time job to become a freelance video editor. She recently completed a stint on Season 6 of “Iron Resurrection,” a TV series for MotorTrend.
Kenton Dunson is happy to report wedding bells: He got married on June 16, 2022.
The next generation of Green Terrors have been welcomed into the world by the Class of 2006: Brandon Boring and Kelly Stewart Boring welcomed their third child, a girl, Molly Noel, in November 2021. Lynne Wheeler Murphy and her husband welcomed their first child, daughter Autumn Ellen Murphy, on Oct. 28, 2021.
Last July, Jose Flores, M.S. ’10 began working at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C., where he serves as the alternative dispute resolution coordinator. In May 2022, he followed his other passion earning his personal training certifications through American Council on Exercise.
After 10 years of planning events in higher education, Kristy Costa Rothermel decided to make a complete career change and secured an assistant project manager role with Rycon Construction in Philadelphia in May 2021. She also continues to freelance in the music industry by planning large-scale music festivals with Live Nation, handling site logistics and accounting.
Mark Siebeking and Marci Ryan Siebeking continue to reside in Durham, North Carolina, with their sons, Jackson, 7, and Ben, 5. They love bringing their boys back to Westminster, Maryland, whenever they can to visit their Nana and enjoy beautiful Carroll County. After four years at home with their boys, Marci returned to work as a physical therapist in 2021. And this past July, she met up for a fun reunion with her “triple girl” roommates, Becky Ward Key and Rebecca Jayne, in Durham, North Carolina. Between them, they have five boys (ages 3 to 7) and no girls!
Jessica Nave-Blodgett moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in May 2021, where she accepted a job with Exponent Inc., an engineering and scientific consulting firm and currently works as a scientist in the human factors practices. She continues to spend her free time hiking and mountaineering, as well as running, and recently started dabbling in other endurance sports. In 2022, Jessica completed her first two sprint-distance triathlons and her first gravel bike race outside Zion National Park in Utah. At home, she enjoys photography, letter writing, crocheting, and cooking.
Steve Beck and Renee Libby Beck are still living in Baltimore and traveling as much as possible (safely!), with many COVID-19 restrictions now being lifted. They recently spent a week hiking in Sedona, Arizona, and visited Natalie Brown Giles in Phoenix. Most of the summer was spent at the Delaware beaches and fall brought a trip to Portugal. They both also saw adventure in their professional lives. Steve was recently promoted to assistant vice president of client implementation management at T. Rowe Price and Renee to vice president of marketing and innovation at United Way of Central Maryland. The past year brought two new nephews to their families and Renee and Steve love the roles, that might just be their favorite, of the fun aunt and uncle!
Kelly Friedman Cummings and Andy Cummings ’07, their 2-year-old son, Quinn, and their cat, Zoey, are still living in New York City. In fact, they made it a little more permanent this year and bought an apartment in uptown Manhattan! Kelly is in her eighth year of teaching high school English for New York City Public Schools and Andy is an environmental consultant for Optera Climate, a sustainability software and consulting provider. They love New York but miss their McDaniel family tremendously!
As for Drew Mitchell and me, Jessi Lepson Mitchell, we are still in colorful Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Juliet, 5, and Chip, 2, ensure every day is an adventure. Drew is serving the Army at U.S. Space Command, and I continue to run Lepson Research Group, as well as serve the community as the board president of our local nonprofit military spouses’ club. Our door is always open if you make your way to Colorado — we’d love to see some East Coast faces.
Jessi Lepson Mitchell2006 Class Reporter6967A Albanese St.Fort Carson, CO 80902Jessi.Mitchell35@gmail.com