The class of 2012 alumni representatives on behalf of the class want to send sincere and gracious thanks to those serving on the frontlines during this time, providing us with essential services and keeping us safe! Here is what some members have been up to recently. Kati Brady and her husband Shane (c/o 2011) welcomed their first child, Jaxon, to the world on February 11^th! Britt Diehl is still loving Denver, and was recently promoted to a new role leading strategic initiatives and public policy work at the Downtown Denver Partnership. She also co-founded a non-profit effort called Feed the Frontlines Denver which is supporting local business while nourishing our heroes on the frontlines of the pandemic – it has been a constant source of inspiration during this time. Natalie Dorsch (Brandon) got married in 2019 and graduated with her Master’s of Science in Educational Leadership from Hood in May of last year. Courtney Fraser is working on a project for families that deal with epilepsy and is the proud aunt of 2 nephews and 1 niece. Taylor Hartman is a full time litigation paralegal, and an evening law student at Delaware Law School finishing her third year. In her spare time, she is part owner of a small women-owned New Jersey Medical Cannabis Cultivation company. Molly Hjelle and her husband got married in September 2019! She continues to work as an activities assistant in assisted living and has been enjoying lounging in the backyard, gardening, hiking, rock climbing, running and playing with the kitty cat Juniper. Jillian Jones is living and working in Sierra Leone, West Africa in program development. Nathalie Lewis continues to be a Staff Accountant at Maryland Oral Surgery Associates Management office in Rockville, MD. As of November 2019, she moved to Frederick, MD where she will most likely stay for the foreseeable future. She is very much looking forward to the summer weather and hopes everyone else is well! Conor Prachar is doing the same thing he does every year, tries to take over the (soccer) world! He just does it from the comfort of his kitchen table, rather than his office. Thanks a lot COVID-19!

Doug Raftery is still living the West Coast life. April 2020 was his one year mark of stepping into the General Manager role for Reno 1868 FC and he is looking forward to the next reunion. Ken Rupert won the 2nd Annual Hood Pitch Competition in April 2019, and then published his 13th book titled Financial Black Belt Academy’s Financial Self Defense Training Guide. He also contributed to his wife’s first published puzzle book Around The Year With Word Ladders. Helene Rush graduated from Hood (again!) with her Master’s in Education; Class of 2020! Bonnie Seabolt is in her seventh year of teaching third grade and loving every minute of it! She will be teaching fourth grade next year, so she will be able to be have most of her students again, which is helpful due to lack of closure at the end of this school year! Maria Smith, after six years at Garrison Forest School, will be leaving the Baltimore area in August. She and her husband will be moving to Istanbul, Turkey, where Maria has accepted a position as a French teacher at Robert College. Scott and Emily Thompson (Wilson) are living and working in Philadelphia. Emily is a practicing Physical Therapist, and Scott is writing a dissertation on nineteenth-century British literature and psychology. They are spending as much time as possible during the quarantine with their Irish-doodle, Eliot. Laura Voelker and her husband are staying sane by going on lots of walks with their pup, Hobie, and doing projects around their house in Silver Spring, MD. Julia Walker and her husband, Brian, have been married for 5 years now! They live in Carroll County with their 4 year old daughter named Grace, 1 1/2 year old son named Thomas and two dogs, Zoey and Addie! She has been working on various projects in the federal sector for about 8 years now and it’s been very rewarding. She loves her Hood family and they enjoy visiting the campus and downtown Frederick whenever we can! Sending you all lots of love and success!