Class Notes
1970s
Anna Vitale Lybrook 鈥79 and her partner, G. Richard Scholl, are celebrating their first anniversary in business together at Scholl & Lybrook, CPAS, LLC. They have worked together for more than 30 years.
1980s
Scott J. Russell Jr. 鈥82 a public high school teacher of business electives for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, earned a master鈥檚 in education administration from Shenandoah University.
Hope Tarr 鈥86 launched a three-part podcast trilogy, The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911: An Emigrant鈥檚 Experience on Jan. 11. The series, a collaboration with Kilkenny-based historian/podcaster Fin Dwyer looks at the fire, New York鈥檚 deadliest workplace disaster until 9/11, through the eyes of two immigrant workers who lived it: Celia Walker from Poland and Annie Doherty from Ireland.
鈥 Many of the workplace safety reforms we take for granted today resulted from public outrage in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911鈥檚 wake; still, sweatshops continue to exist in the U.S. and elsewhere, with immigrant workers especially vulnerable to exploitation. 鈥
Mary Chris Jammet 鈥89 was elected as an independent director of the Adams Diversified Equity Fund and the Adams Natural Resources Fund, two of the nation鈥檚 oldest closed-end funds. Currently a principal with Bristol Partners, Jammet served as senior vice president and portfolio manager at global asset management firm Legg Mason (now Franklin Templeton), where she was responsible for $20 billion in client assets.
1990s
David Levy 鈥92, 鈥00 has written several new books, including The Art of the Book Review: The Companionship of Cherishing and Revering Books as Prelude to Interpreting, Cherishing, Revering, and Respecting Others, Part 2. Levy currently serves as chief librarian of Lander College for Women, where he has constructed a set of 55 library guides, which include his own published essays in French and German.
Keith L. Ewancio 鈥94, 鈥07 was named the Community College of Baltimore County鈥檚 (CCBC) 2020 Volunteer of the Year. The annual award recognizes outstanding service and commitment to the CCBC Alumni Association. It is the college鈥檚 highest volunteer honor and is bestowed on one alumnus annually who demonstrates outstanding volunteer service and community outreach on behalf of CCBC through contribution of a significant amount of time over the course of the preceding 12-month period.
Guillermo Peralta 鈥95 and his wife, Erin 鈥95, will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on May 5. They are both marketers and they have two children, Rourke, 17, and Liam, 14.
Kelly DeRose 鈥99 was named a partner at GRB&A, a full-service public accounting firm. DeRose has 21
years of professional industry experience. Prior to joining GRB&A in 2012, she advised
clients at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for nine years, focusing on executive compensation
planning
as well as income and estate tax planning.
2000s
Nicole A. Edmonds 鈥00 a corporate governance and federal securities attorney with both in-house and regulatory experience, has rejoined Troutman Pepper鈥檚 Corporate Practice Group as a partner. She is based in the firm鈥檚 Washington, D.C., office. Edmonds initially joined legacy firm Troutman Sanders in 2004, serving many years as a corporate associate and counsel with the firm prior to transitioning to her roles as attorney adviser with the SEC鈥檚 Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and as sole clearance counsel for the White House鈥檚 Office of Presidential Personnel. She most recently served as assistant vice president and corporate secretary with Washington Gas.
Yi Shrestha 鈥02 has been promoted to principal at UHY LLP, a national CPA firm. Shrestha focuses on tax planning for individuals, small business owners, high net worth individuals and international companies. She assists clients with estate and trust planning; often working directly with estate attorneys and trustees to maintain project deadlines. Fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese, Shrestha works with international clients as part of UHY鈥檚 China Group.
Erinn Degnan 鈥08 has been promoted to senior manager at UHY LLP, a national CPA firm. Degnan works with various businesses to provide comprehensive accounting and tax services to business owners and their families. Her work includes planning and performing compilation and review services; preparation and review of financial statements; preparation and review of tax returns for high net worth individuals, partnerships and corporations, including multi-state returns; and tax planning and consulting.
Tony W. Torain II 鈥08 a shareholder in the Polsinelli firm鈥檚 Washington D.C. office, was named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The prestigious recognition is reserved for a select group of lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession.
2010s
Professional organist Kevin Callahan 鈥17, headlined the 6th-annual Sacred Heart Parish Christmas Concert in Glyndon, Maryland, on Dec. 11. In 2015, Callahan won the 撸先生 talent competition and scholarship for the keyboard division. During his college career, he performed with several ensembles, including the symphonic band, orchestra, chorale, men鈥檚 chorus and early music ensemble. Callahan was also awarded the prestigious E. Power Biggs Fellowship from the Organ Historical Society and attended their 2017 convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul on scholarship.
Tom Howser 鈥17 has been promoted to senior staff accountant at UHY LLP, a national CPA firm.

