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Mike Plugh, MMC, writes in Salon about Japan experience

Matthew Lombard — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:43:52 +0000

Mike Plugh, MMC, has written about his and his family’s recent experiences in Japan in a column for Salon.com; the column is available here. You can contact him directly at mike@plugh.net. … Read more »

Carrie Teresa Isard, MMC, and husband featured in Philadelphia Inquirer

Matthew Lombard — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:40:15 +0000

Carrie Teresa Isard. MMC, and her husband Brendan were featured in the Weddings section of the Philadelphia Inquirer on Feb. 16, 2011; the article is here. … Read more »

Melissa Retano, MMC ’09, welcomes baby girl

Matthew Lombard — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:10:35 +0000

Melissa Retano, MMC ’09, and her husband are celebrating the birth of their new baby girl, Vivien Elizabeth. She was born on Nov. 22, 2010, weighing in at 7 pounds and 9 ounces. The whole family, including big brother Jake, are doing well. … Read more »

MMC alumna out to finish triathlon — Philadelphia Inquirer

jcronin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:49:10 +0000

Maria Simone, MMC ’06, an associate professor at Rowan University, is blogging at www.runningalife.com and raising money for scholarships as she trains for her first triathlon.

Click here to read the full story. … Read more »

MMC student returns from Afghanistan

Matthew Lombard — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:06:41 +0000

John Church, front row, 2nd from left, poses with a few fellow Marines.

Lt. Col. John Church, MMC, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, recently completed a successful tour as the Civil-Military Future Operations Planner for the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was responsible for facilitating the interaction between coalition military forces and the local Afghan leadership. After a short stop in Camp Lejeune, N.C., Church returned to Washington, D.C., where he is the Operations Officer for 4th Civil Affairs Group, and then back home to his wife, Mary Kay; sons JC, 5, and Travis, 3; and twin daughters Harper and Claire, 11 months. Church will resume his doctoral work in the fall after spending some time with his family and standing up in MMC student Sam Srauy’s July wedding. While deployed, Church recorded a segment of “This I Believe” with Corey Flintoff of National Public Radio, met with Soraya Nelson of National Public Radio and Geraldo Rivera of Fox News, and was featured on NBC 10 Philadelphia and MSNBC.

Katrina Flener, MMC, and husband welcome twin daughters

Matthew Lombard — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:39:25 +0000

Congratulations to Katrina Flener, MMC, and her husband, Colin, who, on March 24, 2010, welcomed their twin daughters, Cassandra Joen Arpe and Penelope June Arpe. Penelope was born 4 lbs. 11 oz. and is doing well; Cassandra was only 3 lbs. 11 oz. and had to stay in the intensive care nursery for a little while but is also doing well. … Read more »

MMC alum Jennifer Snyder-Duch and husband welcome son

Matthew Lombard — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:49:54 +0000

Congratulations to Jennifer Snyder-Duch, MMC ’00, and her husband Joe. Their son, Jack Dennis, was born Dec. 15, 2008. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Everyone is healthy and doing fine including big brother Jonah and big sister Ella. You can send congratulations directly to Jennifer at SnyderDuchjx@carlow.edu. … Read more »