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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Jay Turakhia ’11

Jay Turakhia ’11, the greater Baltimore market president of Truist Financial Corp., was named to The Baltimore Sun’s 40 Under 40.

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David Lax ’06

David Lax ’06 was promoted from vice president, marketing to chief commercial officer at Anne Arundel Dermatology, an organization with 60-plus locations across five states. He and his wife welcomed a baby girl, Peyton, on July 4.

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Nick Mirabile ’86

Nick Mirabile ’86 was named ASI Advantages Salesperson of the Year 2020. He is vice president of merchandise and licensing for Stran Promotional Solutions, a distributor of branded merchandise and services to organizations across the world.

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Namita Dhallan ’89

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

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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.

Passings

John L. Whaley M.A. ’90

John L. Whaley M.A. ’90 died in Wilmington, N.C., due to complications from COVID-19. He was 83. He played football and was team co-captain at High Point High School, graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was accepted into the…

Passings

Bradley J. Stranigan MBA ’88

Bradley J. Stranigan MBA ’88 died Nov. 3 at age 61. He was born Dec. 31, 1958, in Jamestown, N.Y., to Gale E. Stranigan and the late Carol Raffa Barone. He was a 1976 graduate of Jamestown High School and received his degree in finance from the University…

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Beatriz Perez ’91

Beatriz Perez ’91 was honored in PRWeek’s 2020 Hall of Fame. Perez is SVP and chief communications, public affairs, sustainability and marketing assets officer for The Coca-Cola Company.