16 CORDECHO SPIRIT. MIND. BODY. ClassNotes 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 CONTAINS UPDATES RECEIVED SINCE SPRING 2024 40s Rose Hoak Haslinger ‘40 attended Alumnae Sunday Mass and brunch with her family, including granddaughter, Rebecca Haslinger Desiderio ‘96, where she was honored as a member of the earliest graduating class in attendance. Margaret Mandell Walter ‘45 visited SHA with her daughters, Margaret Walter Lampka ‘68, Barbara Walter Lequire ‘70 and Madonna Walter Brennan ‘74, to donate a Lladro collectible angel for the chapel. They also visited the auditorium where they dedicated a seat to the Walter family legacy that has attended SHA throughout the years. 70s Donna Calabotta Tabone ’74 published her first children’s book entitled Earth Falls Asleep. It takes children on a journey where they experience firsthand how some living things ready themselves for the night. Spending evenings outdoors in her backyard and experiencing the change from day to night was her inspiration. Teresa Buchanan ’76 received the “Person of the Year” award from Plant WNY, the area’s plant, landscape, and nursery trades organization. Terry has a master’s degree in international trade and, after working in that industry for more than a decade, decided to make a career change. She earned her degree in horticulture and has worked in the field locally ever since. 90s Heather Thompson ’95 was named CEO of Table to Table this past year. Table to Table is a non-profit organization and community-based food rescue program that collects fresh and non-perishable food that would otherwise be wasted, and delivers it free to organizations serving the hungry in five counties of New Jersey. Anne Zlotkowski McGohey ’96 was one of two middle school teachers in the country to be honored with the first annual “Shine A Light on Antisemitism” award in December 2023 for her establishment and teaching of a Holocaust elective to 8th graders at Franklin Academy in Wake Forest, NC. She has been teaching there for the past seven years. She also recently earned her National Board Certification for teaching in December 2024. 00s Chelsea Koehneke Gill ‘01 received her Associate Professional for Talent Development (APTD) Certification in May 2025. Jennifer Strasser Klima ’01 opened up a home bakery, Jen’s Cookie Jar, in March 2024 and has been growing and learning ever since. This winter, she appeared on WIVB Daytime Buffalo to talk about her business in the midst of the Buffalo Bills’ playoffs. You can find Jen’s Cookie Jar on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ JensCookieJarWNY. Carly Siters Dombkowski ’02 and her sister-in-law, Sara Dombkowski Wilmes ‘90, traveled through Europe over Christmas and spent a night at the oldest abbey in the Netherlands, which has been converted into a hotel. They also spent time looking at Sara’s scrapbooks and found out they had the same Prom theme, “Wonderful Tonight.” Monika Bach ’05 recently joined M&T Bank as the Vice President of Brand Marketing Sponsorships. In this new role, she oversees strategic partnerships and brand activations that align with the bank’s mission and community impact. She lives in Boston, MA, with her husband and their two children. Carol Adornetto DeVincentis ’05 and her husband welcomed daughter, Emma Lynn, on July 13, 2024. Julia Kuczmarski Thomson ’05 and her husband, Jesse, welcomed daughter, Jacqueline Quinn, in July 2024. Katherine Fish ’06 married Gian Martinelli on July 13, 2024.
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