Nate Copeland (AS ’85) is the new vice president of intelligence services for Geo Owl.
Charlie Rudisill (B ’85) is a senior client partner for Hatchworks. (Pictured to the left.)
In November 2023, Patrick O’Shea (C ’89) returned to Winchester, Virginia, for his choral/orchestra work of “A Psalm of Life” (text by Longfellow) by the Arts Chorale of Winchester under the direction of Karen Keating (C ’02). (Pictured to the right.)
Charlene Romano (C ’91) presented numerous flute workshops at middle and high schools in both Winchester, Virginia, and Richmond, Virginia, throughout the Fall 2023 semester. Romano performed with the St. Louis (Maryland) Chamber Orchestra in December 2023 and also served as a panelist for the Music Theory Pedagogy Seminar at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She continues to perform frequently with her spouse, clarinetist John Romano (C ’91), as DuoRomano.
Leah Jacobs Schade (AS ’93) has been named president of the Academy of Homiletics (AOH) for the 2024 term.
On Jan. 30, Kathy Voytko (C ’94) was highlighted in an article entitled, “Porchlight shares Cast and Creative Team for PORCHLIGHT IN CONCERT: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.”
Corcoran Holt (C ’04) was selected to serve as one of the artists-in-residence for the 2024 DC Jazz Festival.
On Jan. 27, John Hines (C ’05) performed in “Arias and Songs of Richard Wagner” at the Mid Ohio Civic Opera in Mansfield, Ohio.
On Feb. 9, H. Reed Prosser (AS ’05) was highlighted in the Handley Notables of the Winchester Star.
In December 2023, Chris Dixon (C ’07) received a Master of Arts degree in music education from Eastern Illinois University. Dixon has been teaching elementary strings for Prince William County Public Schools for 17 years. (Pictured to the left.)
Amanda “Mandy” Reed Carter (AS ’09, HP ’10) was named the 2024 Educator Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Lynda C. Miller (HP ’12, N ’16, N ’19), Anna Ennis-Martinez (HP ’10, ’12) and Stacy Konyar (HP ’10) opened Healing Hands Integrated Wellness & Primary Care in Winchester, Virginia.
Ethan Lawrence (C ’13) was nominated for the Loudoun County Public Schools SHINE Award.
In January, Shavonne Mosley Mitchell (N ’14) became a nurse practitioner for Urology of Virginia in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Pictured to the right.)
Scout Backus (C ’17) was cast to play the role of Scout Finch in the national tour of the Broadway production of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
On Jan. 16, Catalin Dima (C ’18), performed a piano recital featuring the work of six composers in the recital hall of the Fine Arts Building at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Daniel “D.K.” Kelly II (C ’18) was awarded the Mayor’s Excellence Award from the City of Winchester on Jan. 9, at Rouss City Hall. (Pictured to the left.)
Grant Taylor (AS ’20) and his stepfather, Scott Spitnale, were featured on the “Today” show on NBC after Spitnale received serious injuries from a motorcycle accident and Taylor helped him learn how to walk again.
On Feb. 3, Ashli Livermore Yoder (P ’20) was awarded one of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association’s Ten Under Ten Awards, which was presented at the Norland Avenue Pharmacy’s annual Leadership and Awards Dinner.
In January, Jenna Barricklo (C ’21) performed as Skye in the production of “Paw Patrol Live!” at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore, Maryland.
Brody Grant (C ’21) was featured as one of five rising stars to watch in Broadway.com’s “The Broadway Show.”
Julian Baldwin (C ’22) presented “Real Things People Say,” a new art song concert at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami on Jan. 26, at the Chapel for the Venerable Bede in Coral Gables, Florida.
Christa Abbott Davis (C ’22) is the associate director of stewardship for the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Director of Collaborative Audio Arts and Associate Professor of Music Production & Recording Technology Graham Spice, M.S., reconnected with Michaela Brayboy (C ’22) and Tom Graham (C ’12) in Nashville, Tennessee, during the 2023 Thanksgiving holiday break. Brayboy is developing her career as a songwriter and artist, and Graham is the front of house engineer for country star and “American Idol” winner Scotty McCreery. (Pictured to the right.)
Jack Dossett (C ’22) is playing the role of Henrik in American Theatre Group’s “A Little Night Music.”
Cassidy Myers (C ’22) and Hallie Moore (C ’23) recently performed in “Up on the Haustop” at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia.
In December 2023, the senior dance class of 2024 traveled to New York City, Los Angeles and Las Vegas and got to spend time with Shenandoah Conservatory dance alumni, including Christine West (C ’22, AS ’22), Claudia Boutwell (C ’22), Dakota Matos (C ’22) and Dani Maloney (C ’17).
Aidan Joyce (C ’23) was nominated for a 2024 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical (Helen cohort) for his work in “Spring Awakening” with the Monumental Theatre Company.
Andy Crosten (C ’09) was highlighted in an article entitled, “THE GOLDEN GAMES – A GOLDEN GIRLS DRAG MUSICAL GAME SHOW to Return to NYC at The Triad Theatre.”
In Memoriam
John Hockman, Jr. (D ’48) of West Point, Virginia, passed away on March 13, 2000.
Helen McClain Martindale (C ’59) of Westerville, Ohio, passed away on Oct. 2, 2023
Patsy Borror Parker (HP ’94) of Petersburg, West Virginia, passed away on Jan. 27, 2024.
Ruby Lonesome Allen (C ’12) of Chesapeake, Virginia, passed away on Jan. 14, 2024.
R. David Berry (ANG) of Charlestown, West Virginia, passed away on March 25, 2019.
