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Fall 2020

Class Notes

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Marc Dorfman MBA ’08

Marc Dorfman MBA ’08 was named global head of sales at Qontigo, an investment intelligence leader and provider of best-of-breed analytics and world-class indices. Dorfman previously worked at FTSE Russell, where he led a team responsible for index sales,…

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Erik Thompson ’97

Erik Thompson ’97 was named vice president of campus operations at Goucher College. He was previously the vice president of capital assets and real estate at the University of the District of Columbia. Thompson earned his bachelor's degree in architecture…

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Jonathan W. England ’95

Jonathan W. England ’95 died June 1 at his home in Columbia, Md., of a heart attack. He was 47. The son of Charlie and Judy England, he was born Feb. 23, 1973, in Wahiawa, Hawaii. Following multiple family moves during his father’s career in the military,…

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Laura Harper ’08

Laura Harper ’08 was named the women’s basketball coach at Coppin State University. As a basketball player at UMD, Harper was named the 2006 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player after leading the team to a national championship. After her college…

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Paul Mandell ’95

Paul Mandell ’95 began his term as chair of the Yale Law School Fund Board. He is a founder and chief executive officer of Consero Group, a venture capital-backed events company headquartered in Bethesda, Md. He practiced law at Arnold & Porter LLP…

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Feroz Sanaulla ’89

Feroz Sanaulla ’89 was appointed as a partner in the Middle East office of Roland Berger, located in Dubai.

Passings

John D. McDermott ’66

John D. McDermott ’66 died May 14 at age 78. He was born in Hartford, Conn., on May 4, 1942, to Thomas and Patricia (Malone) McDermott. The eldest of seven children, McDermott grew up in Maryland, where he loved boating, fishing and crabbing. He…

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Byron Parker MBA ’02

Byron Parker MBA ’02 was named vice president of business development for Assured Information Security, a cyber and information security firm. He works in the AIS office in Baltimore. Before joining AIS, Parker served as the director of business…