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Career Day 2019
Twenty alumnae returned to campus to kick off Reunion Weekend with Career Day for the Upper School girls.
St. Catherine’s honored two alumnae Friday afternoon in Bannard Chapel, kicking off Career Day and Reunion Weekend.
Katherine Switz ’89 received the Distinguished Alumna Award and Julia Warren ’14 received the Distinguished Young Alumna Award. Switz and Warren kicked off Career Day 2018 by addressing all of the Upper School students Friday afternoon in the chapel. Students then broke into sessions to listen to individual speakers. Each year during Reunion Weekend alumnae return to campus to inspire Upper School students on Career Day.
Switz, Founder/CEO of The Stability Network, talked about her time at St. Catherine’s and the lessons she learned in physics, as a student-athlete and as a prefect. She told the girls about the issues she grappled with in life and how she landed where she is today.
And she left the students with important parting words.
“Figure out what it is that that lights you up and gives you passion and gives you hope,” Switz said.
Warren, who founded celebrateRVA during her junior year at St. Catherine’s, shared how the School’s motto continues to drive her today.
She also talked about the honor she was bestowed this past fall as a Points of Light honoree. Warren was one of the final people honored before former President George Bush died this past fall.
“Try each and every day to be a point of light,” Warren said. “I challenge each of you to see how you can be a point of light. It doesn’t have to be much — it can be just a smile.”
2019 Career Day Speakers
Kathy Smethhurst Bell '84
Director of Group Hugs, RellaFit, Manitou Springs, CO
Charlotte Bemiss '14
Public Affairs and Communications at Embassy of theReublic of Iraq, Washington, D.C.
Page Bowers '14
Software Engineer, Microsoft, Seattle
Mary Childs '04
Journalist, Barron’s NYC
Ann Miller Flippin '04
Executive Director, Autism Society of Virginia, Richmond
Dr. Rachel Easterly Gagen '94
Pediatrician, Lynchburg, VA
Allie Gullquist '09
Global Marketing Director, L’Oreal, NYC
Dr. Kelly Graham Gwathmey '99
Neurologist, VCU, Richmond, VA
Tasmin Garner Harrington '99
Deputy Chief Counsel for Infrastructure Security and Regulatory Programs Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Washington, DC
Kennon Stout Ibbeken '89
Founder, Cville Celebrations, Charlottesville, VA
Sara Seward McGlothlin '04
Holistic Nutritionist, Yoga teacher and Food Writer, Richmond
Molly Bennett Moran '99
Film Producer LA
Erin Richardson '04
Interior Designer Quinn Evans, Richmond
Sherrie Finney Scott '84
Specialist Leader, Human Resources Technology, Deloitte, Washington, DC
Katie Logsdon Sheets '99
CKWC CPA Richmond
Clair Parrish Smith '94
Expedition Field Instructor, NOLS, Lander, WY
Lindsay Stone '09
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Tesla, San Francisco
Katherine Switz '89
Founder/CEO, The Stability Network, Seattle, WA
Kathryn Threatt '14
Campus Missionary, Every Nation Ministries, INC, Washington, D.C.
Julia Warren '14
Founder, CelebrateRVA
Located in the heart of Richmond, Virginia, St. Catherine’s School is a private, all-girls pre-K, kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school. We provide a well-rounded educational experience for girls from communities across Richmond, Chesterfield, Henrico and all of central Virginia. St.Catherine’s all-girls educational experience is rooted in more than a century of history and tradition. From our revolutionary past to our dynamic present, St. Catherine’s has always focused on preparing students for a boundless future.
