Carolina Alumni Review - May/June 2012

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on May 27, 2011. ◆ Sarah Kristine Lotchin (’ 96 AB) and Ted Roger Lotchin (’ 96 BSPSY) of Arlington, Va.; a daughter, McKenna Grace Lotchin, on Nov. 28, 2011. ◆ Justine M. Mathews (’ 96 BSPHR) and Ryan Jon Mathews of Tega Cay, S.C.; a son, Jason Jerry Mathews, on Nov. 22, 2011.

’97 Amie Becton Ray (’97 ABJM) of Chapel Hill is serving as the webmas- ter for Project Ubuntu, a campaign to promote volunteerism and community service founded by her brother, Daniel Ethan Becton (’08 AB), who is traveling the U.S. accompanied by a documentary filmmaker and working with a different service organization in each state and Washington, D.C. Ray’s father, John William Becton (’ 69 AB), serves as treasurer for Project Ubuntu. ◆ Brian C. Doyle (’97 AB) of Southampton, N. Y., has been promoted to partner at Farrell Fritz PC. Doyle concentrates his practice in business, commercial and State Court criminal litigation. ◆ Stephanie Boyette Nelson (’97 ABJM) of Indian Trail has opened SBN Marketing, a boutique social media marketing firm dedicated to helping small businesses get found online in hyper-local searches. ◆ Kathleen Tanner Kennedy (’97 AB, ’01 JD) of Raleigh has been named a partner at Tharrington Smith LLP, where she focuses on education and employment law and litigation. ■ family additions Jodie Robinson Ayres (’97 BSBA) and David Randolph Ayres of Charlotte; a daughter, Anna Griggs Ayres, on Jan. 20, 2012. ◆ Barbie Boswell Garrison (’97 BSRS) and Phillip Ray Garrison of Mount Holly; a son, Kenan Thomas Garrison, on Oct. 12, 2011. ◆ Kathleen Tanner Kennedy (’97 AB, ’01 JD) and Robert Mills Kennedy Jr. (’07 JD) of Raleigh; a daughter, Claire Kathleen Kennedy, on Dec. 7, 2011. ■ obituary Sean Wayne Jones (’97), 36, of Chapel Hill; Nov. 24, 2011. Jones was a distribution supervisor with Pentair Water Pool & Spa of Sanford. He previously worked for Biomerieux in Durham and Performance of Chapel Hill. At UNC, he belonged to Sigma Chi.

matters. ◆ Kelly Garfield Howard (’99 BSBIO) of
Oak Hill, Va., has been elected partner at Crowell &
Moring LLP, where she is a member of the corporate
group in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. ◆
Andrea Meier (’99 PhD) of Boulder, Colo., owner of
Flourish! Personal Coaching, has been recognized by
Cambridge Who’s Who. As a research professor in
the UNC School of Social Work (1999-2008), Meier
studied technology-mediated social support, includ-
ing telephone support groups and Internet-based
support communities.
■ family addition
Christina Ryder Inners (’99 AB) and Timothy James
Inners of East Fallowfield, Pa.; a daughter, Elizabeth
Joy Inners, on Nov. 6, 2011. ◆ Elizabeth Huie
Schaaf (’99 ABJM) and Scott Andrew Schaaf (’99
AB, ’02 JD) of Winston-Salem; a son, Adam Eli
Schaaf, on Oct. 28, 2011. ◆ Courtney Scott Wright
(’99 ABJM) and De Wayne L. Wright of Willingboro,
N.J.; a son, Destin Lennox Wright, on Nov. 15,
2011.
■ obituary
Jennifer Marie Long (’99 AB), 34, of Charlotte; Dec.
2, 2011. Long was a licensed psychologist in North
Carolina who was completing her doctorate at
Indiana State University.

’00 William Robert Forstner (’00 BSPSY, ’04 JD) of Raleigh has been promoted to partner at Smith Moore Leather-

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’98 Elaine Hammond (’98 JD) of Menlo Park, Calif., has been appointed to serve as a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. Hammond will maintain chambers in Oakland, Calif. ◆ Elizabeth Anderson Roussel (’98 AB) of New Orleans has been named labor and employment team leader for Adams and Reese LLP, where she is a partner. Roussel practices in the areas of labor and employment, commercial, and director and officer liability claims litigation.

Three Easy Ways to Connect:

Alumni Advisor Network • The GAA on LinkedIn • Online Alumni Directory Take your GAA membership to the next level by connecting with fellow Tar Heels through the Online Directory and the Alumni Advisor Network — online, members-only benefits that can enhance your job search and bolster your personal and professional networks. As a bonus, the GAA’s LinkedIn page can help you upgrade to 21st-century networking.

’99 Ashley Huffstetler Campbell (’99 AB, ’03 JD) of Raleigh has been named a partner in Ragsdale Liggett PLLC. Campbell focuses her practice on appellate advocacy, insurance defense and business, accounting malpractice and real estate litigation. ◆ Broderick Wardell Harrell (’99 JD) of Mableton, Ga., has been named a partner in Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP. Harrell represents health-care providers and design professionals in complex litigation, as well as companies in construction, general and premises liability

Don’t forget: GAA members receive one complimentary career-coaching session each fiscal year. Linda Conklin, the GAA’s certified career coach, can conduct these sessions by phone or in person.