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 Where
They’ll Be:
 
George Mason Graduates Reveal Immediate,
Long-range Plans 
Compiled by
Camille Christophel (June 25, 2004) 
Lasso Online
assistant editor gathered the following information about the Mason graduates.  
If we missed
you, please contact Lasso Online and we’ll include you. 
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Al-mashat 
--Virginia
Tech 
--Bioengineer
at some company, making a lot of money 
Sayed Abushark --George Mason
University 
Mike Alcocer --Start
working construction 
--Get
married, have kids 
Rwaida Alshagra --Pitzer
College, Southern California 
--Diplomat.
. . I wish! 
Ben Andrews --Lafayette
College 
--Lawyer 
Reed Anzalone --VA
Tech (General Engineering) 
--Evil
Genius, running a worldwide evil organization with plans for world domination,
Pirate 
Andrea Arias --George
Washington University 
--Dancer 
Rachel Arrowsmith -VCU
where I will be studying forensic science 
Richard Arndt --Penn
State University 
--Look
for me on television, I will be that really attractive man telling you
the weather. Either that or you’ll find me in a gutter after little kids
beat me up when I promise them a snow day and fail to deliver it. Oh!And
somehow I’ll manage to live in Italy and Turkey at the same time, can’t
forget that part. 
Jessica Arrazola --Virginia
Tech, double major: business (marketing) and foreign language (French) 
--Be
a successful entrepreneur, with own business. Husband with NO kids. I hate
kids! 
Bill
Bacon 
--Southwestern
University in Austin, TX, history major 
--Live
in California! After getting my masters from Stanford.
Golden State: I am on my way west 
Zach
Barrett 
--A
year off playing lacrosse and music in Boulder, Colorado 
--End
up playing in the MLL and getting signed by a big name record label. Eventually
starting my own label after writing scores for films 
Katherine
Bernhart 
--NYU,
musical theater major, BROADWAY! 
--Musicals,
some films (maybe), Music (band, cd’s, etc...) 
opera
in distant, distant future FAMOUS AND RICH !!!!! 
Bret
Blake 
--US
Army 
--Trade
school and Auto Technician  
Phill Blush --Randolph
Macon  
--Work 
Kaitlin Bottock --UVA
to probably major in economics and politics 
--After
attending a prestigious law school, finding the love of my life, and discovering
the formula for happiness, I plan to enter politics and work my way up
the political ladder to better people’s lives and change societal views.
After retiring, I will co-own a coffee shop with Dr. Arya on Rachel Leonard’s
island near the Australian main land. 
Emily Buckler --Goucher
University 
--In
a big rig, driving down the highway. 
Mike Buscher --Goin’
fishin’ 
--More
fishin’ 
Michael Cary --Traveling
to Australia for a month then off to UVA 
--Sanitation
Engineer 
MichalChojnacky 
--George
Washington University 
--Learn
Japanese 
Hayley Chrisco --NOVA 
--In
the future I will have become famous for all my wonderful talents. I will
own a mansion in Poz with all my homies from the gorditas and snoop a loops!
Luv my gangsta girls 
Camille
Christophel 
--First
of all, go back to my French high school and get my baccalaureat 
--After
a while, come back to the US, learn about movies and make up and then marry
George (Clooney, of course!). Have many kids and live in a HUGE house in
Bel Air, and buy a Mini Cooper. . .One is easier than the others, but oh
well. . . 
Robby
Clipper 
--Eckerd
College, Marine Science 
--Being
alone 
Mac
Cohe 
--Virginia
Tech\ 
--Military? 
Lisa
Collins 
--American
University, major in international service/relations 
--Work
for a refugee or peace-keeping organization 
Greg
Corbino 
--Studying
musical theater at Emerson College in Boston. After that I plan to study
architecture 
--Among
my plan to find happiness, I plan to have an apartment in NYC where I will
be a star on Broadway and on the side I will build skyscrapers. Then I
plan to have a wonderful large family and live in my beautiful 19th-Century
Victorian house 
Mike
Cummings 
--Enlisting
in the army, hoping to be a warrant officer, fly helicopters 
--Go
to college become an officer, then hopefully be a PE teacher/coach 
Evan
Cunningham 
--University
of Virginia 
Harsha
Dahanayake 
--Northern
Virginia Community College 
-Engineering 
Vlad
Deculescu 
--George
Mason University 
Priscilla
Diaz 
--College/work 
David
Dietz 
--Joining
the US Army 
--Working
for the CIA or FBI, have fun and relax, attempting be as cool as Mr. Hoover 
Peter
Dittmar 
--I
will be playing soccer at Barton College, Wilson, NC 
Adam
Dittmer 
--Virginia
State University 
--Most
likely get a job and a family. I don’t know what job yet 
Jamie
Dodson 
--Working
full time and NOVA full time 
--Living
on a southernbeachworking
as a teacher and raising a family with a good biker man 
Greg
Douglas 
--Virginia
Tech 
--Lucrative
engineering job 
Michael
Duarte 
--The
College of William and Mary. Go to graduate school afterward. 
--Living
overseas or at least going on frequent trips overseas 
Elise
Edwards 
--After
returning from my summer trip to Italy, I will be attending Virginia Commonwealth
University in Richmond for a BFA in theater performance 
--I
plan to spend my summers working and making connections and representation
in Los Angeles. I hope to star in “Gangsta B” and perhaps direct the movie
I co-work with Beth Tyson to break into Hollywood. The start of my career
as a life-long international superstar and many SNL appareances. 
Colin
Ehmer 
--Bio
major at Virginia Tech 
--Working
in Africa on an old colonial Tanzanian tea estate 
John
Eliott 
--Miami
University of Ohio 
--Mech.
Engineer 
Chris
Epling 
--Fairfax
Police Force 
John
Falkey 
--JMU
(BIG TIME!!!) 
--Big
high-powered job in fancy city/country (New York, Switzerland) 
Rawan
Faramand 
--Virginia
Tech 
--Adoptingchildrenfrom
Africa while happily owning a chocolate factory on my private island 
Allison
Farrow 
--Randolph-Macon
Women’s College, Lynchburg, VA and get a B.S in Biology 
--Live
in the wilds of Kenya and/or Australia 
Alex
Fatovic 
--I will
be playing soccer for Long Island University next year 
--To
find a job where I can move to a Caribbean Island and chill the rest of
my life, or play soccer 
Kevin
Funkey 
--VMI,
Lexington 
Johnny
Garg 
--Eckerd
College, possibly to major in creative writing. 
--I
could say the obvious and say: I will write a book. 
Christine
Gee 
--NOVA
for at least one year, major in early education 
--Finish
college, teach pre-K, get away from Falls Church  
Steven
Gould 
--Roanake
College, still do not know what to major in 
--For
a living, I plan to jump in front of cars and sue the drivers 
Karyn
Graham 
--University
of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada next year. I am studying to get a bachelor
of Arts, but I am undecided in my major. 
--I
will be getting married and having a family, and hopefully travelling around
the world 
Deuce
Greenfield 
--Radford
University 
--In
the future, I see myself sitting on the couch, in my own home, eating a
bowl of cinnamon toast crunch, watching
Sportscenter, with no worries at all 
Pat
Gregg 
--The
College of William and Mary 
--Writing
lucrative novels or teaching English at a collegiate level 
Tara
Guido 
--NOVA 
--What
future??? 
Rahul
Gupta 
--Rochester
Institute of Technology for 5 years of engineering, fun 
--Being
wealthier than you 
Pete
Hamill 
--Roanoke
College 
--Continue
playing soccer and become an overnight success with a six-figure salary 
Evan
Hamme 
--Playing
basketball at Franklin and Marshall College. I have no idea what I will
major in. 
--Greatest
rapper alive! 
Amanda
Harrington 
--Attending
Radford University, and still undecided on her major 
--Graduate
college and head south to Puerto Rico where she’ll meet her husband, and
sit on the beach sippin’ martinis all day! 
Christina
Heupel 
--Eckerd
College and entering as a Marine Science major and Spanish minor 
--Becoming
the greatest marine biologist in the world surpassing Jacques Cousteau,
owning a beach house on both coasts. Married to a wonderful man and having
2 super cool kids, a dog and 4 million dollars from my acting career 
Andrew
Hipolit 
--The
College of William and Mary 
--Judge
in small town in VA  
Edmund
Jong 
--Virginia
Tech (engineering) 
--Some
governement engineering position 
Ben
Kelly 
--Guilford
College 
--I
am going to go hang out with that obese homeless guy who sleeps in libraries.
We’ve going to go see “Garfield” 
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 Ashley
La Velle 
--Throughout
the summer working at Fairfax in medical records 
--Attending
Gibbs College of Criminal Justice to become a parole officer 
Steve
Lanier 
--St.
Edwards University in Austin, TX 
--I willalso
be continuing my private pilot training. In the future I hope to have worked
my way up to commercial pilot status 
Niles
Lashway 
--Concord
University, WV, studying political science and philosophy 
--Working
for the UN or some aid organization in developing world, writing my political
thesis 
Jack
Lawlor 
--Sienna
College in Albany, New York 
-In
10 years, I see myself working a job that
satisfies me both with cash as well as morally.
I see myself out of trouble and maybe even
happily supporting a family 
Whitney
Lemke 
--James
Madison University, major in early elementary education 
--Elementary
teacher and owner of a dance studio  
Rachel
Leonard 
--VA
Tech, major in biology 
--I
will be happily married with my wonderful husband, have 3 children and
own a small island off the coast in Australia where I will live in a giant
mansion with all my closest friends. I will cure 7 deadly diseasesand
stop the Apocalyse with my incredible knowledge in biology, and medicine 
KoryLloyd 
--Randolph
Macon Academy for the post graduate program then going to a college after 
--I hopeto
be living on the beaches in California with my husband, daughter, son and
dolphins working as a forensic scientist 
Nadia
Lushina 
--McGill
University in Montreal for the next 4 years (maybe 3-IB credits!!!), majoring
in chemistry and business 
--Living
in the motherland with my beautiful blonde children, working for an International
company (more $) 
Nora
Mc Culla 
--Earlham
College, IN 
--World
conquest. . . or flipping burgers. . . 
ChrisMartin 
--Mary
Washington College 
--Vive
la revolution 
Joseph
Mauro 
--Wake
Forest University 
--At
once a MLB all star, PGA tour pro, best selling novelist, teen idol...Oh
yeah, and President, too! 
Devlan
Melancon 
--United
States Marine Corps 
--Owning
my father’s business  
Matthew
Meyer 
--University
of the Arts in Philadelphia, to study acting 
--Actor,
theater teacher 
Jenny
Moore 
--James
Madison University 
--I
will be VERY happy somewhere warm! 
Tiffany
Moore 
--Arizona
State 
--Piano
teacher 
Andrew
Montgomery 
--Virginia
Tech, study architecture and fun, cross country, track 
--Graduate
from Tech 5 year architecture program and maybe join the Peace Corps or
do missions then get married and design and build my own house 
Andrea
Montano 
--George
Mason University 
--Hopefully
helping people out who really need help and having a great time doing it 
Chris
Mowbray 
--University
of Virginia 
--Purchase
the Redskins  
Arya
Namboodiri 
--Virginia
Commonwealth University, 8 year guaranteed Dental program 
--Makingbank
by beautifying the smiles of young adolescents while married to a rich
Indian surgeon. After an early retirement, I will travel to Rachel Leonard’s
island off the coast of Australia and co-own a coffee shop with Lady Kaitlin
Bottock 
Wayne
Neill 
--Benin
(travel) 
--No
distant plans 
Sean
O’ Connor 
--Working,
cause I’m poor, taking a year off, then loaded to JMU 
--Possible
programming major, music trumpet jobs 
Sarah
O’ Hanley 
--Radford
University 
--After
college I will have a joyful reunion with my homie girls from POZ: Elsie
fat flowers, kwiwi Tyson and Haleydawg. We will reunite with our guano
and pigeon’s stuffed with spam. Lots of love to the “Gorditas” and “Snoop
a Loops” 
Tetyana
Onyshchenko 
--University
of Virginia. I have no idea what my major is going to be but something
related to math. CUZ MATH IS THE COOLEST! 
--I
will work for NASA, own 50 different cool cars, learn extreme driving,
own RED limo, marry hot guy, have 2 kids, watch Richard (Arndt) on weather
Chanel, visit Rachel’s mansion, drink coffee at Arya’s and Kaitlin’s coffee shop, andvisit
Rawan’s chocolate factory (hopefully get some free chocolate, too.) 
Jenny
Parks 
--One
year off, then community college 
--Long-term
no clue yet 
Emile
Parrotta 
--College,
Richmond American International, University in London 
-As
far as I know, I’d like to be a photographer and show the world as it is 
Sabrina
Patel 
--GWU,
electrical engineering 
--Patent
attorney 
Spencer
Patton 
--Virginia
Tech, Engineering 
--Sitting
on a beach while raking in millions in royalties 
Matt
Peetz 
--Pennsylvania
State University and probably majoring in business or journalism 
Alison
Penland 
--University
of Tampa, FL 
Melanie
Perera 
--Concordia
University, Montreal, Canada, majoring in biology 
--Become
a pediatrician 
Jessica
Piscopo 
--JMU,
James Madison University 
-Although
I am unsure of my plans for the future, I hope I am doing something creative.
Money and fame would be great too! 
Tommy
Pyne 
--Virginia
Tech 
--President
of NASCAR  
Tim
Quintyn 
--Carleton
University in Ottawa, Canada. It is so cold so you could say it’s cool,
right? 
-Keep
on livin’ 
Monica
Quiteno 
--Military
active Army, Basic training Ft. Lennerwood Missouri, Job training Ft. Sam
Houston Texas 
--West
Point Medical Academy and become a general surgeon 
Luke
Rabin 
--UVA 
--Band 
Rebecca
Roa 
--Playing
soccer at Mars Hill College in North Carolina 
--Hopefully,
I will be a free-lance sports broadcaster for ESPN, and a personal trainer
to the stars at Crunch in Miami, Florida 
Keith
Rothman 
--Cal
Poly, San Luis Obispo, aerospace engineering 
Mary
Ryan 
--University
of Virginia 
--I
hope to have a strong foundation of love and laughter throughout my life.
As far as profession goes I simply want to do something where I can help
other people (preferably in New York City) 
Joshua
Sadtler 
--East
Tennessee State University 
--Get
married, have children,andhave
a good job that I like and one that helps support my family 
Lusine
Sargsyan 
--MICA
(Maryland Institute College of Art) in Baltimore 
Zach
Schwind 
--Virginia
Tech 
-High
adventure possibly in military or peace corps. Would like to travel the
world in search of good times, soul searching, and hot girls 
Teddy
Smith 
--Working
and traveling 
--Ruling
the world!!! 
Sarah
Snyder 
--Elon
University, NC 
--Become
a physical therapist 
Anya
Solovieva 
--The
College of William and Mary, major business marketing, minor international
relations 
-I
hope to live in Europe with my successful husband and two kids. I’d like
to travel the world and meet amazing people 
Kelly
Southern 
--Virginia
Tech, major in equine science 
--Get
married and work with horses 
Andrea
Spakauskas 
--Amhest
College, CA 
--Being
a happy individual 
David
Sprankle 
--University
of Denver for Digital Media Studies 
--Graphic
designer 
Brian
Stenger 
--Mary
Washigton College, 4 years 
--Good
job and lots of money 
Jesse
Tolliver 
--Davis
and Elkins College 
--Livin’
somewhere where the fishin’ is good 
Becca
Thomas 
--West
Virginia University 
--??? 
Doug
Thomson 
--Roanake
College 
--Be
a writer/musician  
Stephen
Twentyman 
--Hampden-Sydney
College 
--I
plan to be somehow very rich and live in luxury without working for it
(a long-lostrich
uncle, a welfare mother, winning the lottery, coming into the good graces
of some old aristocrat or captain of business et cetera).  
Elizabeth
Tyson 
--Guilford
College in Greensboro, NC and majoring in the sciences. 
--After
finishing my first film co-written and co-directed with Elise “Elsie” Edwards,
I will be working for NASA on the foreign service while living in one of
my numerous houses all over the world including one in POZ, VA 
John
Tyson 
--University
of Hartford in CT 
--Direct
my own films, get a record deal, have work in a large gallery 
Chris
Varouxis 
--NOVA,
work full time, try to travel 
--NO
CLUE 
Karen
Velazquez 
--George
Washington University next year in Washington DC 
--I
will be focusing on succeeding in whatever profession I choose to pursue 
Jeff
Walton 
--Infantry
school at Ft. Benning, 3 years of service, buying a 67 Mustang 
--Getting
a pension after 20 years in the military, buying a boat and retiring 
Annie
Wanlund 
--Mary
Washington College 
--I
hope to always be active in service, while keeping my night job-acting
on stage. Whenever my Italian, tree-hugging hubby comes along is fine by
me. 
Matt
Williams 
--James
Madison University 
--United
States President 
Casey
Winzeler 
--UVA,
and I am going through Air Force ROTC 
--Air
Force for a few years, then a job as a civil engineer 
Melissa
Womble  
--University
of South Alabama, double major in physical therapy/business 
--Working
as a physical therapist, Melissa hopes to open a sport complex including
her own practice. She will be nearing marriage with her man and thinking
about having 4 amazing children. We will see how this goes 
Maria
Wood 
--VCU,
majoring in Spanish and anthropology 
-Living
in Spain and having a job with tourism and maybe owning a bar 
Fu ChangXu 
--NorthernCommunityCollege 
--Policework 
AndrewYancey 
--Ferrum
College 
--Later,
join Marine Corps 
Mirolim
Yusopov  
--College  
--Own
a law firm 
Kevin
Zhou 
--University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor 
--Engineering 
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