Southwestern Magazine | Spring 2021

Katherine Altobello, Austin, TX, is a part-time instructor of applied music at Southwestern University and was the guest mezzo-soprano in Congregation Beth Israel’s virtual High Holy Day services, September 18–28, 2020. Altobello was honored to make music along- side conductor Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, collaborative pianist Maimy Fong, and canto- rial soloist Sarah Beth Avner. MARRIAGE: Darcy Bernzen to Frank Downs, San Tan Valley, AZ, on March 14, 2020. Henrietta Muñoz , San Antonio, TX, left the United Way as a senior vice president of research and evaluation to become the newly selected executive director of the Institute for School and Community Partnerships at Texas A&M University–San Antonio. 1999 Andrew Arnold , Brooklyn, NY, launched a graphic novel imprint for younger readers called HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books, in the fall of 2020. Berenice Tostado Yu , Houston, TX, became the chief operating officer of Avenue, a midsized nonprofit developing affordable housing and providing services that improve the quality of life of the individuals in the communities it serves. BIRTH: Melissa Whited and her partner, Emily Lammert, Melrose, MA, welcomed a baby girl, Eleanor, into the world on June 10, 2020. Melinda Brou , Kingsville, TX, was promoted to full professor of voice and opera beginning fall 2020 at Texas A&M University–Kingsville. She has also recently been named governor-elect for the Texoma region (Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico) of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. BIRTH: Alicia High Duncan and David Duncan, Aledo, TX, welcomed their son David (DJ) on July 21, 2020. Katy Frosch Longley , Spring Branch, TX, is now serving North East Independent School District in San Antonio as a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing for students in kindergarten through high school. BIRTH: Megan Schubert Leese and Ben Leese, Brooklyn, NY, welcomed Abigail Kara Jane on September 17, 2020. Elizabeth Dinn Marsh , San Antonio, TX, published her first children’s book, The Whizzy Dizzy Bike Ride . It focuses on having support from your sisters, which can help you find inner strength to overcome obstacles. 2004 2003 BIRTH: Peter Walbridge , Houston, TX, see Anna Matis Walbridge ’06. 2002 Joanne Chiang DeHerrera , Redding, CT, moved from Stamford, CT, to Orlando, FL, in 2012 to work with the Golf Channel. She has now relo- cated back to Stamford to continue working with the channel, which is part of the NBC Sports Group. Mandie Craft Eichenlaub , Houston, TX, started on August 3, 2020, as the vice president of network management for south and central Texas at UnitedHealthcare. 2001 BIRTH: Cristina Gonzalez Amorim and George Amorim, Edinburg, TX, welcomed a daughter on March 16, 2019. 2000 SOUTHWE S T E RN | 43