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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

Gabrielle C. Phillips ’14

Gabrielle C. Phillips ’14 joined law firm Blank Rome’s real estate group as an associate in the Washington, D.C., office. She came from Gallagher Evelius and Jones. Phillips graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of…

Passings

Mildred F. “Mitzi” Swan ’51

Mildred F. “Mitzi” Swan ’51, who participated in the historic 1948 desegregation of Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park tennis courts, died Sept. 12 at the Edenwald retirement community in Towson, according to The Baltimore Sun. She was 90. The former Mildred…

00s

Simeon Salzman ’02

Simeon Salzman ’02 was appointed chief financial officer of Marathon Patent Group, one of the largest bitcoin mining companies in North America, a role in which he will oversee all financial activities, including audits, acquisitions, finance and tax and…

Passings

Judith Robinson Hoffberger ’74

Judith Robinson Hoffberger ’74 died Sept. 17 at age 68. She was born on July 11, 1952. She is survived by her devoted husband, Richard Hoffberger; children, Samuel and Jamie Hoffberger; brother, Stuart Robinson; and three grandchildren. She was…

70s

Lynne Bratten ’73

Lynne Bratten ’73 was recognized by The Daily Record as one of the 2020 Top 100 Women in Maryland. She is the owner of Bratten Rentals and Bratten Properties and spent 37 years in public education as a teacher, counselor and administrator.

80s

Jin Kang ’86

Jin Kang ’86 joined the McDaniel College board of trustees. He is president and chief executive officer of WidePoint Corporation and serves as a director of the company. He is also the founder of WidePoint Integrated Solutions Corp. and served as its…

10s

Jonathan Maa ’18

Jonathan Maa ’18 was named to DC Inno’s 2020 25 Under 25. He is the CEO of Maxim Biomedical, his family’s medical diagnostics company in Rockville. The company is developing two point-of-care tests for health care providers seeking to screen COVID-19.

80s

Namita Dhallan ’89

Namita Dhallan ’89 was promoted to chief product officer at the video platform Brightcove. She previously advised its global services team.