16 CORDECHO SPIRIT. MIND. BODY. Class Notes Class Notes-where you’ll find updates on your fellow alumnae. Please share your news! Send information, including pictures, to classnotes@sacredheartacademy.org. THIS ISSUE OF CLASS NOTES IS AS OF MAY 2023. 50s Marie Louise Pohlman, OSF ’55 celebrated her 65th anniversary as a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity on June 25, 2023 at Stella Niagara, NY. Barbara Pfohl, OSF ’56 received the Jones-Carroll Outstanding Leader Award sponsored by NOAH (Niagara Organizing Alliance for Hope). This organization trains local leaders and creates positive social change through direct civic engagement. Maria Pares, OSF ’58† was recognized posthumously by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), as one of 50 impactful women leaders during the 50th Anniversary of Title IX and Women’s History month. 60s Dorothy Mueller, OSF ’60 celebrated her 60th anniversary as a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity on June 25, 2023 at Stella Niagara, NY. 80s Mary Beth Riley Metcalf ’87 was recognized by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), as one of 50 impactful women leaders during the 50th Anniversary of Title IX and Women’s History month. 90s Shannon Bell Nixon ’97, a critical care nurse in the NSICU at Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute, was recently recognized for Leading with CARE. Recipients of the Leading with CARE award exemplify Kaleida Health values in their daily work and go above and beyond for their patients, families and coworkers. Dana Covert Schott ’99 left her PreK teaching job to work for North Allegheny School District in Pittsburgh, PA as a Special Education Paraprofessional. She has the opportunity to work in a variety of classrooms. 00s Kyla J. Smith ’00 married Thomas Maeder on September 17, 2022. Several SHA grads were in attendance: Kirsten B. Smith ‘96 and Kacey J. Smith ’07 as her maids of honor, and guests Patricia Dickerson Penatar ‘00 and Margaret Beltrami Moberg ‘00. Billie ’Akau’ola ’01 has joined KPMG as an Advisory Managing Director with their Procurement & Outsourcing Advisory practice. Based in Chicago, Billie will play a critical role in delivering and growing the company’s procurement services business within the Private Equity space. Dr. Katherine McMahon Grennell ’01 published her first book, Disability and Accessibility in the Music Classroom: A Teacher’s Guide, with Routledge on September 1, 2022. Co-authored by Dr. Alexandria Carrico, the book provides college music history instructors with a concise guide on how to create an accessible and inclusive classroom environment. Meghan Finn Bankowski ’02 has been admitted into the partnership of Fust Charles Chambers in Syracuse. Meghan is a Partner in the Firm’s Audit Department and within the Firm’s Healthcare Consulting Company, Microscope. In addition, she leads the Financial & Operational Services Department within Microscope. Meghan joined the firm in 2006 and was the Firm’s very first intern. She resides in Syracuse with her husband Mark and three sons Jackson, Austin and Lincoln. Kathryn Belliotti Hammer ’02 received the Daemen University 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award for Dedication to the University. Amanda Gary Przyklek ’02 has recently been promoted to Senior Vice President at M&T Bank in the Internal Audit Division where she is now the Senior Manager of Talent Management, Reporting and Quality Assurance. Erin Schalberg Pautler ’03 and her husband Jim welcomed daughter Josephine May on June 20, 2022. She joins sister Grace (10) and brother Jimmy (8). Carol Adornetto DeVincentis ’05 and her husband Anthony welcomed daughter Anna Grace on January 20, 2023. She joins big brother Anthony Joseph. Julia Kuczmarski Thomson ’05 and her husband Jesse welcomed daughter Juliette Catherine in April 2022. Maria Emilani Klee ’06 recently moved back to Buffalo to be with family and friends. After being gone for 10 years, she is loving showing her kids where she grew up and all the fun things Buffalo has to offer. She and her husband have three children, Abigail (1), Jackson (2), and Mason (6). Colleen Makar ’08 married Brendon Silver on October 1, 2022 at Christ the King Church. Celebrating with them were Colleen’s mother Kathleen Gaunder Makar ‘77, sister and
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