All girls, grades 1-12, Catholic, independent school with a co-ed early childhood program
Our Alumnae are living out the 5 Goals of a Sacred Heart Education In Action:
Alex Gangitano ‘10 graduated from Villanova in 2014 and now works as a journalist at The Hill. She reports on lobbying, campaign financing, and the intersection of business and politics with a recent focus on trade policy and the 2020 presidential campaign. She also appears as a pundit on television and radio.
Mariel is a mechanical engineer for NanoRacks, an aerospace company that operates the only commercial laboratory in space. Her official title - Payload Integration Engineer - means that she helps folks on earth (high schools, universities, research labs, etc.) send their experiments (payloads) into space.
More technically speaking, she acts as the customer interface for payload integration for Blue Origin New Shepard (the space vehicle) and leads an engineering team in the development and integration of payload hardware; provides human factors design input to payload developers, and; develops and reviews crew hardware interfaces, flight crew procedures, and payload requirements.
Working in the world of investment banking, Dylan serves as the product controller in the finance department of Credit Suisse. As a member of the Equity Derivatives-Prime Services team, she monitors and controls the bank’s sales and trading activities through profit and loss and balance sheet reporting and analysis.
After Stone Ridge, Dylan attended Elon University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Finance in 2016. Dylan acknowledges that pursuing a career in a male-dominated field was challenging. But, as she explains, she was thrilled to take on the challenge. “Being one of a few female students in my finance courses was a contrast to my all-girls education at Stone Ridge. As a ‘lifer’ I was accustomed to being a part of a small community of driven young women. However, I found pursuing a career in a male-dominated field to be an exciting challenge. I, too, was interested in the variety of career paths the industry provided, from financial analysis to financial advising and management.”
Jacqueline Albarran was born in Havana, Cuba and moved to Washington DC, where she attended Stone Ridge from Grade 4-12. She studied French in Lausanne, Switzerland, attended five years of Architectural school in Bogata, Colombia, followed by one year of post graduate school in London, England. She returned to the US, met husband, and moved to Palm Beach. Jackie has practiced Architecture in the United States, Colombia, El Salvador, Spain and Switzerland. As Principal of SKA Architect + Planner, she has been mostly dedicated to new residences, renovations and historic restorations of single family homes in Florida, specifically in Palm Beach, Jupiter, and Hobe Sound.
In 2010, Corinne is the founder of DC Diaper Bank. The DC Diaper Bank works to provide an adequate and reliable supply of diapers to babies, toddlers and their families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is modeled after successful diaper banks around the country, providing diapers to social service organizations that are already helping families in need through comprehensive programs and services.
Mary is an actress. She has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, acted in national television spots, become a production coordinator for various independent television shows and movies, is a tour guide at Universal Studios, writes music reviews for the LA Music Blog, and performs improv and stand-up comedy throughout LA.
Katie is currently pursuing a joint MBA-MPA at the Wharton School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She recently returned from a year long Global Health Corps Fellowship in Rwanda where she worked with Partners in Health to strengthen maternal health services.
Aryana is an equity associate at Metalmark Capital Partners, a private equity firm in New York City that uses investors’ money to purchase companies, improve their business (for many years), and then sell for profit.
Aryana graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, earning a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and a BA in International Studies from the College of Arts and Sciences. She began her professional career as an investment banking analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Deutsche Bank. One of what she considers the most exciting projects she worked on while there, was AB InBev’s acquisition of SABMiller, which created the largest beer company in the world.
Dr. Beverley Wheeler is the Director of DC Hunger Solutions. In that role, she is responsible for the city's leading anti-hunger organization. She works to create a hunger-free community and improve the nutrition, health, economic security and well-being of low income residents of DC.
Gabriella studied civil engineering and premodern history in college, and played on the club tennis team, leading the women's team for three years. She is a engineer at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. Her work focuses on the historic preservation of buildings in and around Washington, DC.
Tessa is a communications specialist for St. Elizabeth School, a nonpublic special education school in Baltimore City. Photography is a huge part of Tessa’s day-to-day job .She enjoys being a part of an organization with a big heart and a big dream - and helping to make that dream a reality through photography paired with new forms of media marketing.
Tessa is also the sole proprietor of her own photography business (www.tessasollway.com).
Tiffany is the director of the Junior Division at The Ailey School, the official school of The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She oversees the administrative and artistic operations of three dance programs for over one thousand children.
Luna is a senior associate in the Washington, DC office of Arent Fox LLP. Luna advises and helps her clients manage their global brands. Her practice focuses on all legal aspects of marketing, including reviewing and clearing branding and advertising, negotiating license agreements, and protecting and enforcing her client’s brands around the world. Luna’s work is driven by her passion for advocacy and interest in different cultures and legal systems. The international nature of her practice gives her the opportunity to learn from and work with lawyers from various countries. Outside of work, Luna focuses on time with her husband and one-year old son, cooking, and practicing yoga.
After graduating from the California Institute of Technology in 2016 with a degree in computer science, Megan Keehan now holds a software engineer position at Microsoft, in Seattle, WA, working on the data pipeline that collects and analyzes crash information on Microsoft products. Specifically, she works on the intelligent algorithms that determine when developers need to collect additional data for fixing crashes.
From creativity to improving people’s lives, Megan finds software engineering extremely fulfilling. Recently, Megan used her creative juices to work on a tool that helps smooth out randomized data using pattern recognition. “I had a lot of fun with this because the work is very creative. Seeing it light up was extremely satisfying and there’s no feeling better, or scarier, than having your code go live to hundreds of millions of people.”
Maria is a Peabody and Emmy-winning journalist and producer, a six-time New York Times best-selling author, and an NBC News Special Anchor. Maria’s work is driven by her belief that all of us have the ability to be what she calls Architects of Change — people who see a problem in their own life or the community around them, then step out of their comfort zone and do what it takes to create the solution. Her website, MariaShriver.com, features life stories and life lessons from Architects of Change aimed at inspiring people to use their own ideas, influence and initiative to go out and make an impact on our world.
Margot's love for creating vibrant images has only increased after 20 years in the photography business. She has travelled the world capturing photos of great originality and perspective. Whether photographing America's Secretary of State or her 2-year-old neighbor, Margot translates emotions into exciting, meaningful images. She captures the feeling of the moment--whether it be passion, love or empathy--and allows you to feel it.
Diana is a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. In 1994, President Clinton nominated Motz to a newly created seat on the Fourth Circuit. She was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman from Maryland ever to sit on the Fourth Circuit.
Cokie is a journalist and author. She is a news commentator on contract to National Public Radio as well as a regular roundtable analyst for the current This Week With George Stephanopoulos. Roberts also works as a political commentator for ABC News, serving as an on-air analyst for the network.
Mary Ellen Ruff ‘90 is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist. She holds a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Studio Art from Saint Louis University and a Master of Science in Art Therapy from Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Since 1996, Mary Ellen has worked in a variety of settings with a special interest in adolescents and adults dealing with substance abuse. She began teaching in the Graduate Art Therapy Program at George Washington University in 2007 and works with clients using art materials to “illicit unconscious material in a more accessible manner.” She explains, “We have a lot of control over what we say and how we say things, but using art materials allows us to get past our defenses and access core issues more efficiently.”
Cailtin is an Air Force Second Lieutenant and medical student in the military’s Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.
Amy serves as a Senior Adviser to the Director in the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (the “TIP” office). Amy is an original member of the office and was instrumental in developing its foundational goals and policies, and in drafting and overseeing the report in human trafficking, the most comprehensive anti-trafficking assessment issued by any government.
Out of college, Julie worked on numerous political campaigns across the country. She than decided to pursue a law degree with a focus on business and tax law, and joined the U.S. Small Business Administration as a Presidential Management Fellow. Julie worked on issues across the SBA including entrepreneurship education, economic development, White House initiatives, veterans’ programs, and women’s business ownership. She also spent some time as a staffer for the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Her latest adventure is as the co-founder and owner of Denizens Brewing Company in Silver Spring, MD. In opening this venture, Julie joins a small group of women in the Craft Beer industry. She credits her time at Stone Ridge for giving her the confidence and tenacity to be a female leader in a male dominated industry.
Bebe is currently working as a Litigation Legal Assistant at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in Washington, DC. Her work there entails researching cases, editing briefs, and assisting with the collection, production, and analysis of materials for various stages of litigation (from discovery to trial). Bebe will be starting law school at Cornell University Law School this fall, with aspirations to practice either criminal law or return to a corporate firm, specializing in complex securities litigation and regulatory affairs.
We would love for you to share your story! Contact Michael Anne Cullen '95, Director of Alumnae Relations.
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