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Services. This year she and her wife, Stephanie, took a much-deserved vacation to Munich and Salzburg, Germany. They are six years away from retiring to the mountains.
Liz Childs Kelly was over the moon to learn that her first book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine” (Womancraſt Publishing) was the recent recipient of a Nautilus Gold Award, given to books that promote spiritual growth and conscious living. Liz and her family relocated from California to Charlotesville, Virginia, in 2021, and she would love to connect with fellow Queens alums in the area.
In September 2023, Queens Golf Team alumni from the classes of 1998–2000
convened in Pinehurst for a memorable reunion. Atendees included Brent Hackelton ’98, Ollie Chandhok ’98, James La Barrie ’99, Todd Burrell ’99, Brendan Tierney ’99, Josh Davis ’02, and Gareth Lugg ’99. Mike King ’99, formerly of men’s basketball, was celebrated as an honorary golf team member. The event, filled with golf and reminiscence, strengthened our Queens bonds. Plans for annual reunions are in motion to continue this tradition of camaraderie.
Classmates from the class of ’98 and ’99 came together for a golf outing in Pinehurst. (Leſt to right) Brendan Tierney ’99, James La Barrie
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’99, Mike King ’99, Todd Burrell, Josh Davis ’02, Gareth Lugg ’99, Brent Hackelton ’98, and Ollie Chandhok ’98.
Katie Currin ’97 and wife Stephanie vacationed in Germany.
year anniversary together in February. 2024 also brings exciting professional challenges with Taryn planning three overnight camp opportunities for Girl Scouts overseas in Taiwan, Switzerland, and Germany!
Aſter a trip to Charlote visiting family and Queens, Taylor Burton took his 16 years’
Last May, Shawn Buxton, Tara Byron, Porter Cusmano, Liz Franklin, Casey
Johnson, Tiffany Lawrie, Katie Musson, Emilee Niekro Heidi Snyderburn- Campbell and Carrie Wunner were happy to resume their annual weekend of catching up and exploring a new city. The 2023 trip took everyone to Austin, Texas, where there was plenty of shopping, great food and music.
Liz Childs Kelly ’97 and her first book.
Dana Rizor Burton '07 and Taylor Burton ’05.
experience and a leap of faith and started his own graphic design studio in April 2023. As the front man and songwriter for The Silver Silos, his band performed for thousands this year and are now recording their first album. He and Dana Rizor Burton '07 celebrated ten years of marriage by eating their way across Provence, Normandy, and Paris. They’re off this May to cruise the Inside Passage of Alaska.
In December 2023, Jennifer Smith Daniel received her Ph.D. in rhetoric and
(Leſt to right) Liz Franklin ’01, Casey Johnson ’01, Tiffany Lawrie ’01, Carrie Wunner ’01, Shawn Buxton ’01, Porter Cusmano ’01, Emilee Niekro ’01, Katie Musson ’01, Tara Byron, Heidi Snyderburn- Campbell ’01.
Taryn Rimland still lives in Italy with her husband Ted and dog, Andiamo. Taryn and
Ted celebrated their 10-
Elisabeth Blum ’09 with daughter Sagan and husband Alex.
composition from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Jennifer Smith Daniel ’08 pictured with her parents, Gayle Smith '09 and Young Smith.
Elisabeth Blum and her husband Alex welcomed their daughter, Sagan Emery
Blum, on April 15, 2023. They continue to enjoy life in California.
In Greenville, South Carolina for the holidays, Alex Munday-Paul, Kate
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