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Heather Sagar, '01
Alto II/Soprano II
Choir: 1998-2001, Chorus: 1997-1998
Offices Held: Fundraising 99-00, Recording Secretary 00-01
Big: Aaron Milburn, John Farr (Big Big)
Littles: Nicola Harrison, Derek Combs
504 Randolph St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
heather_sagar@yahoo.com
Melissa Salvo, '96, MAEd '98
Alto
Choir: 1995-1997, European Tour: 1996
129 B Boles Loop
Fort Sheridan, IL 60037
MelissaSilva2@attbi.com
Brian Schiappa-Dunn, '95
Soprano II
Choir: 1992-1995
10196A Ashbrooke Court
Oakton, VA 22124
briedunn@aol.com
Denny Schimmel, '04
1200 W. Riverside Dr.
Apt. #132
Burbank, CA 91506
dtschi@wm.edu
Sammy Schrier, '02
Soprano II
Choir: 1998-2002, European Tour 2002
Offices Held: Wardrobe 00-01, President 01-02
"Kwah Love" Award 2002
Big: Kelley Hoffman, '99
Littles: Allison Trump, '03, B Brookshire, '04, Alice Donlan, '05
604G Fairfax Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
sammyschrier@juno.com
I miss EVERYbody :)
Andrew Schumacher, '05
Tenor II
1001 Eaton Rd. Apt#1
Berkley, MI 48072
Andrew.R.Schumacher@gmail.com
James Scofield, '88, MEd '89
Tenor
Choir: 1984-1988
1209 Homestead Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Scomail@aol.com
Teacher of Special Education (Learning Disabled students) at Cox High School in Virginia Beach.
Melody Pitts Scofield, '88, MAEd '92
Alto
Choir: 1985-1988, Chorus: 1984-1985
1209 Homestead Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Married Jim Scofield in November 1989 (homecoming weekend!). Recently retired from workforce to give full attention to our first CHOIR BABY: Benjamin Bradley Scofield, born December 22, 1997 (William and Mary class of 2019)
Robert Seal, '84
Tenor
Choir: 1981-1984, Bots: 1983-1984
Offices Held: President 83-84
18 Club Boulevard
West Orange, NJ 07052
sealr@wilpaterson.edu
Working as the Executive Assistant to the Provost, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey.
Melinda (Mindy) Jo Seeds, '94
see Melinda Dumeer
Rachel Seher, '98
Alto
Choir: 1995-1998
24 Robin Lane
Kings Park, NY 11754
rachel.seher@yale.edu
Jim Shaffran, '79
Baritone
Choir: 1975-1979, Bots: 1975-1979, European Tour: 1978
2807-A S. Abingdon St.
Arlington, VA 22206
shaffran@erols.com
Sang "Boar's Head" solo on Perry Como's "Christmas in Williamsburg" Special (1978). Recently won a Grammy as soloist on Best Classical Recording (1996) from "Of Rage and Remembrance" by John Corigliano with Leonard Slatkin and the National Symphony.
Hayley Shelton, '97
Soprano I
Choir: 1995-1997, European Tour: 1996
Big: Ashley Reed
Chip Lamb
775 Cougar Circle
Dublin, VA 24084
I am finishing up my M.S. in Speech/Language Pathology in May 2000!
Martha Shelton, '96
see Martha Richardson
Melissa Shoemaker, '02
Alto II
Choir: 1998-2002, European Tour 2002
Offices Held: Historian 99-00, Librarian 00-01, Recording Secretary 01-02
Big: Annie Heckel
Littles: Kelly Liggett, Dan Balberchack, Meg Eichler
6500 Trillium House Lane
Centreville, VA 20120
mkshoe@wm.edu
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/dc2/spacecadet
Soprano
Choir: 1988-1991, Chorus 1987-1988
Currently Writer-Editor at the Office of Publications at Indiana University
Craig Tiedke Smith, '85
Baritone
Choir: 1981-1985
1915 Wildwood Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212
craig.smith@law.vanderbilt.edu
I direct the Legal Writing Program at Vanderbilt's law school, sing with a faculty/student group, and play a whole lot of soccer and T-ball in the backyard with Choir Preschooler Walker, whose mom is my wife, Ann Ross Harrison ('87).
Jayson W. Sowers, '90
Baritone
Choir: 1986-1990
Work Address:
Riddell Williams, P.S.
1001 Fourth Ave. Plaza
Suite 45
Seattle, WA 98154
jwsowers@yahoo.com
Jonathan Spangler, '93
Baritone
Choir: 1990-1993, European Tour: 1993
"Miss Manners" Award - Europe 1993 (For insulting the Duchess of Beaufort)
New College
Oxford OX1 3BN
UK
jonathan.spangler@new.ox.ac.uk
Jeff Spoeri, '87
Tenor II - Baritone
Choir: 1984-1987, European Tour: 1987
3878 W. Howell Rd.
Mason, MI 48854-9537
Work Address:
Michigan State University
College of Education
518 Erickson Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1034
jspoeri@msu.edu
After several years in our "home" state of Florida, Kerri and Drew and I made the move northward to Michigan in December 2001. I am the director of development for Michigan State University's world-class College of Education, and Kerri is a legal assista
Kevin Stefano, '90
Baritone / Tenor
Choir: 1988-1990 (Dec)
Offices Held: Social Chair
610 Vairo Blvd #335
State College, PA 16803
Currently finishing up MBA and MHA (Health Administration) at Penn State.
Elizabeth Stephens, '95
see Elizabeth Dyer
Kathy Stephens, '00
Soprano II
Choir: 1997-1999, Bots: 1997-1999
Offices Held: Bots President 99
6525 Cedar Rail Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
heelgirl519@hotmail.com
Alto
Choir: 1977-1981
2202 Lake Park Drive
Longmont, CO 80503
http://brokenclay.org/
Now living in Colorado, working for Ball Aerospace, singing with the
Cantabile Singers http://cantabileboulder.org
Soprano I
Choir: 1977-1980, Bots: 1977-1980, Chorus: 1976-1977, European Tour: 1978
Offices Held: Wardrobe 78-80
5 Ingleside Ct.
Rockville, MD 20850
Jerry E. Strohkorb, M.D., '94
Tenor II
Choir: 1992-1994
Big: Noel T. A'Hearn
Ellen Youel
910 Constitution Dr. #221
Durham, NC 27705
Went to medical school in Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, will be doing residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Duke University Medical Center starting in June 1998.
Heather Swain, '91
see Heather Shupp
Robert J. Szeles, '00
Tenor I
Choir: 1996-2000, Bots: 1996-1997, European Tour: 1999
Big: Lars Thorn
Littles: Jon Rogers, Margie Marbella, Brent Turner
133 Willowbrook Dr.
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
rjszel@hotmail.com
Martha A. Tanner, '92
Alto
Choir: 1991-1992, Chorus: 1990-1991
611 W. Water St.
Decorah, IA 52101
tannerma@willinet.net
I finished grad school in English and taught for a year, but now I work at a museum. I sing in my church choir and go to as many choral concerts as possible!
Neil Boyden Tanner, '93
Bass II
Choir: 1989-1993
120 Berkeley Road
Glenside, PA 19038
tannern@pepperlaw.com
I am now an attorney doing corporate and securities work in Philadelphia. I specialize in international work and e-commerce matters. My wife is an elementary school librarian.
Christina Taylor, '99
see Christina Gibson
Tracy Taylor, '90
see Tracy Taylor Thornton
Soprano I
Choir: 1988-1990, Bots: 1989-1990, Chorus: 1986-1987, European Tour: 1990
Offices Held: Wardrobe: 89-90
2039 Arnold Road
Birmingham, AL 35216
DEAN11@pol.net
Married to Choir alum Dean Thornton '91. Currently works as an assistant to the Minister to Children at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church. Involved in community musical theater, including roles in Amahl & the Night Visitors, The Sound of Music,
Dean Thornton, M.D., '91
Tenor I - II
Choir: 1989-1991, Bots: 1990-1991, European Tour: 1990
2039 Arnold Road
Birmingham, AL 35216
DEAN11@pol.net
Married to choir alum Tracy Taylor Thornton '90 (why do you think he joined the choir?). Graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1995. Currently doing a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dean & Tracy both sing
Denise Tillery, '83
see Denise Wagner
William Tipper, '89
Baritone
Choir: 1986-1988, European Tour: 1987
Offices Held: Vice President 88
244 6th Ave., #2
Brooklyn, NY 11215
tipper@asan.com
Been living in NYC since 1990; I'm teaching now at St. John's University
Kristen (Krissy) Tonnesen, '00
see Kristen Bartlett
Timothy Trader, '78
Baritone
Choir: 1973-1978
20122 Chateau Bend Dr.
Katy, TX 77450
ttrader@houston.rr.com
Soprano II
Choir: 1986-1988, European Tour: 1987
9221 Hunt Club Ln.
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
btrimble@vista-environmental.com
My husband Jim (a Radford grad and a non-singer to boot!) and I own an environmental consulting firm in Ashland, with offices in Chantilly, VA & Greensboro, NC.
Louisa Turqman, '91
see Louisa Kenny
Stephen Andrew Francis Utley, '90
Tenor II
Choir: 1987-1990
Offices Held: Social Chair 88-89, Corresponding Secretary 89-90
"Velcro Twin" Award 1988
5232 11th Street South
Arlington, VA 22204
safu90@aol.com
After teaching with Teach For America for four years, I relocated to Arlington where I still am totally thrilled to be teaching 4th grade. I live with the other velcro twin from 1988, mplh89.
Amy Verner, '99
Alto II
Choir: 1996-1999, European Tour: 1999
8705 Barnett St.
Manassas, VA 20110
asvern77@yahoo.com
Alto I
Choir: 1997-1999
Offices Held: Recording Secretary 98-99
Bigs: Joanne Dadd and Chris Carr
Little: Elizabeth Williams
3924 Rosedale Ave.
Richmond, VA 23227
jrcheeky@hotmail.com
Soprano
Choir: 1979-1983, Chorus: 1979-1980
424 Ridgefield Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Currently a Physical Therapist. Married to Patrick Wagner, '85 with two children, Steven and Emily
Jacqueline Wagner, '98
see Jacqueline Friedman
John Franklin Wagner, '98
Bass
Choir: 1994-1998, Bots: 1997-1998, European Tour: 1996
Offices Held: President 97-98, Vice President 96-97
Big: Andrea Dobberman
Littles: Chris Lund, Christina Taylor
2134 S Walter Reed Dr.
Arlington, VA 22204
jfwagner@hotmail.com
Patrick Wagner, '85
Bass
Choir: 1981-1984, Bots: 1981-1984
424 Ridgefield Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Currently at UNC Chapel Hill working on joint degree - MBA / Master of City and Regional Planning. Married to Denise Tillery Wagner '83, with two children, Steven and Emily.
Alto II
Choir: 1973-1976, Chorus: 1972-1973
Offices Held: Wardrobe 74-75, President 75-76
7308 Statecrest Dr.
Annandale, VA 22003
Walin5@aol.com
Mother of Lauren Walinsky, '04
Currrently work for Dept of Defense at Ft Belvoir, VA. Sing Soprano in St Alban's Episcopal Church in Annandale, VA and in the Alban Chorale.
Lauren Walkinsky, '04
Soprano
Choir: 2000-2004; European Tour: 2002
Offices Held: President '03-'04
1715 Tyvale Ct
Vienna, Va 22182
LWalinsky@aim.com
Soprano I
Choir: 1993-1996, Bots: 1994-1996, Chorus: 1992-1993, European Tour: 1996
Big: Wanda Flynn
Little: Bill Puschmann
10823 Verde Vista Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
dtwalla@aol.com
I was married to Tom Wallace (W&M, '95) on June 20, 1998, and am currently pursuing my masters degree in musicology at the University of Maryland.
James Wallis, '97
Tenor II
Choir: 1993-1997
Offices Held: Social Chair 95-96 (with Treva Brown)
143 Metropolitan Avenue, #1R
Brooklyn, NY 11211
shabby123@aol.com
Working in NYC -- doing entertainment journalism for the Associated Press, style coverage for playboy.com, and working for M. Shanken Communications. Hoping everyone is well!
Robin Warvari, '88
see Robin Costanza
Matthew Clifton Webb, '01
Tenor II
Choir: 1997-2001, European Tour: 1999
Offices Held: Recording Producer 98-00
Author of New Constituion 2001
"Senior Dad" 00-01
Big: Scott A'Hearn
Littles: Matthew McCartney, Shemeka Hankins (adoption)
2302 Hickory Creek Circle, Apt. 2B
Richmond, VA 23294
mw5vi@richmond.edu
Having big fun in law school at the University of Richmond.
Heather Lyle Webster, '94
Alto
Choir: 1990-1994
Big: Jamie Troy
10 Cottage Court
Maplewood, NJ 07040
I am currently pursuing certification with the State of New Jersey as a Chief Municipal Finance Officer. I am working in this capacity in my hometown of Mendham, NJ. My husband Chris and I are presently singing in our church choir.
Karen Wehrheim, '94
see Karen Gring
Soprano II
Choir: 1991-1993, Chorus: 1989-1991, European Tour: 1993
Big: Jonathan Spangler
1311 Avondale Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
jpley@mailstation.com
My husband and I are happily living in our very first house in Richmond, VA. I work as the Program Coordinator for the Virginia Association of Museums.
David Welch, '97
Baritone
Choir: 1993-1997, Bots 1994-1997, Europe: 1996
Big: Steven "Lumpah" Meeks and Casey Papovich
Little: Cindy Lewis
1616 W. Balmoral Ave. #2W
Chicago, IL 60640
dwelch2004@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Parker W. Wertz, '00
Tenor
Choir: 1998-2000
Offices Held: Social Chair 99-00 (with Adrianne Hick, '02)
GQ Award 98-99
Big: Jason Sam
Little: Ben Buckwalter
262 E. 2nd Street, Apt. 3E
New York, NY 10009
wertzp@sullcrom.com
Brandon West, '00
Tenor II
Choir: 1997-2000
Big: Jason Sam
941 Aspen Dr.
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Drew P. Whelan, '00
Bass II
Choir: 1996-2000, European Tour: 1999
Offices Held: Treasurer 99-00
Big: Ramy Inocencio
Littles: Ron Houk, Patrick Johnson
8200 Henry Ave. Apt A28
Philadelphia, PA 29128
dwhelan01@aol.com
I am currently attending Villanova University School of Law.
Kristen M. White, '86
Soprano
Choir: 1982-1986
4650 N. Washington Blvd. #328
Arlington, VA 22201
kwhite@akingump.com
Jay Wilcox, '75
Tenor (now Countertenor)
Choir: 1972-1975, Bots: 1974-1975
9119 Rockerfeller Lane
Springfield, VA 22153
jwilco@co.fairfax.va.us
Married to W&M Alum Carrie (Lukeman) Wilcox '77, with two children, Elizabeth and John. Was the countertenor soloist at Washington Cathedral, 1991 - 1995. Currently singing with the Washington Bach Consort, as well as freelance solo work. One of the origi
Alto II
Choir: 1988-1990, Chorus: 1986-1987, European Tour: 1990
Offices Held: Wardrobe 89-90 (with Tracy Taylor Thorton)
109 W. Ruby Ave.
Independence, MO 64050
amy.williams@nara.gov
Moved to Missouri in 1994. Married in 1998. Currently an archivist at the Truman Presidential Museum and Library in Independence, Missouri.
Bill Williams, '83
Tenor I
Choir: 1979-1983, Bots: 1979-1983
Offices Held: Historian 82-83
9712 Lorain Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
bill.williams@calvertgroup.com
Matt Williams, '96
Baritone
Choir: 1991-1996
Offices Held: Vice President 95, Stage Manager 96
Big: I was an orphan :(
Little: Ben Knecht
5939 One Penny Drive
Fairfax Station, VA 22039
mrw7396@aol.com
I'm VERY active in Northern Virginia community theatre, so if you're going to a show in the area, keep an eye out for me, and feel free to say hello!
Karen Anne Wilson, '85
see Karen Anne Lucas
Evelyn Yang, '97
Soprano II / Alto II
Choir: 1994-1997, Chorus: 1993-1994
3113 Harris Mill Lane
Charlotte, NC 28262
eccyds5@hotmail.com
Dick Young, '68
Bass
Choir: 1964-1968
Business Manager
104 Killarney
St. Simons Island, GA 31522
young@gnatnet.net
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