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Volume 55 October 2020

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We have two Villa Grads who have recently been published! Kudos to them!

Villa Girl Marylou Kelly Streznewski '51

Marylou Kelly Streznewski '51 is an eclectic writer of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and journalism. She has taught writing from high school through college and community venues. As a member of the International Women's Writing guild she has served as a Workshop Director at their annual summer conferences. Two of her poetry books, "Woman Word" and "Rag Time" are housed in the chapbook collection of Poet's House (NYC). A third book, "Dying with Robert Mitchum," has been published by Aldrich Press. After teaching gifted students, she produced a study of one hundred gifted adults titled, "Gifted Grownups: The Mixed Blessing of Extraordinary Potential," which appears in over one hundred libraries worldwide and is used as a text in graduate courses. It has

been translated into Chinese and published in Taiwan, and has sold over eleven thousand units in both hardback and e-book.

Her second non-fiction work is "Heart Rending - Heart Mending, Saved by Medical Science, Healed by Ancient Wisdom," a research-based memoir of her survival of massive open heart surgery and healing using integrative medicine modalities. It combines poetry, prose, letters, and even the surgeon's note to

tell the story. Marylou's most recent book, "Sitting in the Shade of My Own Tree," was

published by Kelsay Books (December 18, 2019).

The 1951 Villa yearbook tells us that Marylou won a "cup and a trophy for Extemp Speaking....also a first place medal for Oratory. Besides that, she rates

as a top debater."

Top photo: Marylou's Villa graduation photo Bottom photo: A selection of Marylou's published works

Villa Girl Brittany Loh '18

Villa Girl Brittany Loh '18 recently had an article published in the American Chemical Society Inorganic Chemistry Journal. You can read it here:



Brittany, a current Junior (Class of 2022) at Gettysburg College, majors in Chemistry and minors in French.

A true Villa girl, she is combining two of her interests--science and world languages!

Top photo: Brittany in her Villa softball hoodie and her Gettysburg cap!

Meet the Villa Alum Board Members

Devin Butchko '10

Board of Directors Position: Development Committee, Alumnae Hospitality Co-Chair, Alumnae Speaker Series Co-Chair

Education: Master of Business Administration, 2018 Villanova School of Business, Villanova, PA Concentration in Finance and Strategic Management Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, 2014 Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA Minor in Business and Economics

Current Job: Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Analyst at Robert A. Stanger Co. Inc in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Job includes analyzing multimillion-dollar portfolios of multi-family, office, industrial, retail, and specialty Commercial Real Estate used to forecast the value of a property for tax, sales, financing, development and insurance purposes.

College and Sports Honors: Ursinus College Women's Basketball College 4-year Team Member,

Team Captain 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Award Recipient 2014

Hobbies: Engages in CrossFit, basketball (recreational), running, going to Belmar Beach, reading literature, and traveling, a love instilled in her by her senior year humanities trip to Italy and France in 2010. Total travel to date: 16 foreign countries and 39 states.

Top photo: Devin being honored as a 1,000 point scorer at VVA.

Middle photo: Devin and the Villa Class of 2010 in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

Bottom photo: Devin at the Palace of Westminster in London, UK

Annual Report

The 2019-2020 Annual Report is in production! Many thanks to all alumnae who gave to the Annual Fund. We appreciate your support! Target mailing date is the end of October.

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