Class notes

John Scollan ’71 was named board chairman of Let’s Eat Inc., a Baltimore-based mobile food resource system. Let’s Eat rescues more than 1 million pounds of food annually then re-distributes it via 25 partners throughout greater Baltimore. In 2025, the nonprofit provided services to more than 200,000 food-insecure families.

Dave Trumbo ’76 plans to retire as the head coach of the women's volleyball and beach volleyball teams at Stevenson University on June 20. Trumbo has won more contests, 442, than any other head coach in any sport in Stevenson history. His .787 win percentage also ranks first in Stevenson athletics history. In 17 seasons under Trumbo's guidance, Stevenson's indoor women's volleyball program compiled an overall record of 442-119; developed 22 All-Americans, 52 all-conference selections, six player of the year selections, three rookie of the year selections; and made 13 postseason appearances.

Hope Tarr ’86 sold the audio rights to both books in her American Songbook series, “Irish Eyes” and “Stardust,” to Tantor Media. The “Irish Eyes” audiobook was released in March.

Julie Kichline '87 is the owner of Kik-line Design, a Baltimore-based design, social media and marketing firm that works primarily with small businesses, nonprofits and local events. Through her work, she helps organziations build strong visual identities and grow their audiences across digital platforms. Her clients have included community organizations, festivals, hospitality businesses, and media outlets, and she regularly contributes pro bono creative support to raise funds for breast cancer.

Pipper Mosley ’91 has a new role as mid-Atlantic client relations manager at RMF Engineering. Mosley brings more than 25 years of industry knowledge and business development experience working with leading architectural fand engineering firms.

Matthew Bowerman ’92 earned his doctorate in educational leadership with a focus in trauma-responsive education from Bowie State University. He is a professor at Bowie State University as well as a school administrator with Montgomery County Public Schools. In addition, Bowerman published his first book, “Heartleader: A Trauma-Responsive Approach to Teaching, Leading, and Building Community.”

Dan Rosen ’92 is developing a one-hour TV show for NBC/Universal. He has been a professor of film and dramatic writing at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia since 2019.

Nancy Ryba Panza ’94 was appointed to the board of directors for the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology. Panza is a clinical psychologist and a board-certified police and public safety psychologist.

Corene Wickenheiser ’ 94 was hired in February as a special education teacher at Deering High School in Portland, Maine. Wickenheiser has worked in education since 2012.

Michael Happy ’95 works at the University of Michigan doing communications for a child health equity research team. Last summer, he and his wife, Shannon (O'Neill) Happy ’95, celebrated their 31st anniversary.

Pamela Diedrich ’96 joined the law firm of Goodell DeVries as a partner in the firm’s medical malpractice practice group. She represents health care providers and organizations in complex medical malpractice litigation, credentialing matters and privacy breach issues. With more than 25 years of experience, she has built a practice focused on catastrophic injury litigation. Her work spans medical malpractice, personal injury, toxic tort, premises liability and product liability matters. She has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts, class actions, mass tort proceedings and before licensing boards and administrative tribunals. Prior to joining Goodell DeVries, Diedrich served as a director at a Washington, D.C.-based law firm and was a key member of its health law practice.

David Campaigne ’97 is now a senior partner at Blue Trust, a wealth management and trust services company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with 18 branch offices across the country. He serves clients out of the mid-Atlantic branch office in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and is in his 24th year with the company.

Sean Burger ’02, ’25 recently celebrated a key milestone in his academic career: the publishing of his thesis from Naval Postgraduate School. Burger is an administrative and technical specialist at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. The thesis, which examined the use of opioid settlement funding, was the capstone of Burger’s MBA. Its public release marks the culmination of his recent scholastic efforts that also included a Master of Science in Public Health Sciences from TU.

Craig Collins-Young ’03 enlisted in the Maryland Defense Force as a research and development NCO (E4/SPC) assigned to 231st Troop Command HQ, C Company, at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation.

Greg Janos ’05 is serving as director of alumni relations at The Harvey School (his high school alma mater) and recently led a fundraiser to support renovations to its on-campus hockey rink. Teaming up with former NHL player Colton Orr, the school hosted a benefit game featuring Harvey alumni hockey players vs. New York Rangers alumni. Janos participated in the ceremonial puck drop with Orr.

Kara Ball ’08 was recognized with the Bezos Courage and Civility Award by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos. As part of the award, Ball directed $5 million to Understood.org, a nonprofit focused on helping the 1 in 5 Americans with learning and thinking differences (such as ADHD, dyslexia). The funding will support students with learning and thinking differences receive access to STEM education. 

Daniel Pope ’08 has joined Post and Schell, P.C. as chief financial officer. Pope will oversee the firm’s financial operations and strategy. He brings more than 15 years of law firm financial leadership experience to the role. He joins the firm from a national law firm headquartered in Philadelphia, where he most recently served as director of pricing and practice economics.

Michael Werdin ’09 was elected to the New Freedom, Pennsylvania, Borough Council in November 2025. He will serve four years as a councilman, from 2026 to 2030.

Donald Silwick ’10 was named a 2025 Baltimore Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree for his leadership and impact in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. As sales operations manager at Jacobs, he has led high-profile proposal efforts spanning 88 countries, managed international teams of more than 20 professionals and maintained an 84% win rate, generating $53.6 million in average annual revenue. As a national conference speaker for both the Society for Marketing Professional Services and Proposal Industry Experts, he shares insights on strategies for inclusion and professional growth. He also mentors emerging leaders, volunteers with Engineers in Action to support bridge and clean water projects in developing regions and serves on two national association boards advancing inclusion and leadership development.

Brielle Winkler ’13 was promoted to shareholder of Marshall Dennehey’s casualty department.

Michael Ukoha ’14 delivered a presentation called Beyond Our Intentions: The Hidden Impact of Implicit Bias at the 5th Global Congress on Advanced Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in December.

Kayla Smith ’16 joined the Choptank Community Health System’s school-based health centers serving Caroline County Public Schools. She brings experience providing outpatient and school-based mental health services to children, adolescents, adults and families. Smith most recently worked as a private practice therapist, managing a caseload of children, teens and families and using evidence-based approaches, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, play therapy and strengths-based treatment.

Brandon Wharton ’17 joined McGuireWoods LLP as an associate in the firm's labor and employment practice.

Logan Kopsidas ’22 graduated from the University of Maryland Medical School’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program.