Once a Saint, Always a Saint
Welcome home! When you become a Saint, you join a family of over 3,000 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy alumni, who are all an integral part of the NSA community. All alumni are members of the NSA Alumni Association, which keeps you connected to the school and provides networking opportunities to advance your career or reconnect with classmates through annual events. The Association also works to celebrate the achievements of our alumni, many of whom are making a great impact in their fields and on society. Whether you have big news to share or just need to update your contact information, your NSA family wants to hear from you!
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![Ashley P. Thorsen '02 makes 2022 Airport Business Top 40 Under Forty list]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1672752905/nsacademyorg/xsuceou4edlzuefedwpg/airportbusiness.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1672752905/nsacademyorg/xsuceou4edlzuefedwpg/airportbusiness.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1672752905/nsacademyorg/xsuceou4edlzuefedwpg/airportbusiness.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1672752905/nsacademyorg/xsuceou4edlzuefedwpg/airportbusiness.png","width":1200}])
Ashley P. Thorsen '02 is reaching new heights after achieving a special honor in the aviation community. She was recently named to the 2022 Airport Business Top 40 Under Forty List!
![Jaden Hawkins '22 and Maren Council '22 selected for positions with UVA men's basketball]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666636508/nsacademyorg/bssoakzhvxtqfpjd7a9e/SaintsHoosHoops.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666636508/nsacademyorg/bssoakzhvxtqfpjd7a9e/SaintsHoosHoops.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666636508/nsacademyorg/bssoakzhvxtqfpjd7a9e/SaintsHoosHoops.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666636508/nsacademyorg/bssoakzhvxtqfpjd7a9e/SaintsHoosHoops.png","width":1200}])
Two alumni have been chosen to work with the University of Virginia men's basketball team.
![Alivia Giles '20]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668025555/nsacademyorg/l8csynhwdmhy30p6qeog/Giles.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1668025555/nsacademyorg/l8csynhwdmhy30p6qeog/Giles.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1668025555/nsacademyorg/l8csynhwdmhy30p6qeog/Giles.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668025555/nsacademyorg/l8csynhwdmhy30p6qeog/Giles.png","width":1200}])
The nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team picked up a dominant, season-opening victory over Averett University (0-1) on Nov. 8, 92-39.
![Shirley Baldwin '78 and Ashley Greene '87]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666884356/nsacademyorg/anjqspc5iiyx0xdye974/philanthropyalum.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666884356/nsacademyorg/anjqspc5iiyx0xdye974/philanthropyalum.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666884356/nsacademyorg/anjqspc5iiyx0xdye974/philanthropyalum.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666884356/nsacademyorg/anjqspc5iiyx0xdye974/philanthropyalum.png","width":1200}])
The Association of Fundraising Professionals, Hampton Roads Chapter is recognizing two NSA alumni as philanthropic leaders in the community.
![Bracey Parr '11 is named an Inside Business Top Forty Under 40 honoree]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666632493/nsacademyorg/ilcxmponv0mt2vxb5bye/BraceyParr.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666632493/nsacademyorg/ilcxmponv0mt2vxb5bye/BraceyParr.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666632493/nsacademyorg/ilcxmponv0mt2vxb5bye/BraceyParr.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666632493/nsacademyorg/ilcxmponv0mt2vxb5bye/BraceyParr.png","width":1200}])
Congratulations to Bracey Parr '11 for being recognized by Inside Business as a Top 40 Under 40 honoree.
![Chris Woleben '89 named appointee to VCU medical school's first-ever teaching professorship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663692628/nsacademyorg/fx4n3efnmyizkromjn9f/ChrisWoleben.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663692628/nsacademyorg/fx4n3efnmyizkromjn9f/ChrisWoleben.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663692628/nsacademyorg/fx4n3efnmyizkromjn9f/ChrisWoleben.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663692628/nsacademyorg/fx4n3efnmyizkromjn9f/ChrisWoleben.png","width":1200}])
Chris Woleben '89 is dedicated to helping VCU medical students succeed, particularly through the Residency Match process, which is why it's so very appropriate that he's been named the inaugural appointee to the Hugo R. Seibel Teaching Professorship.
![Tessa Lanzafame conducts bug study at UMW]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1662465511/nsacademyorg/iornzmboakem7jdwhpbu/TessaBugStudy.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1662465511/nsacademyorg/iornzmboakem7jdwhpbu/TessaBugStudy.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1662465511/nsacademyorg/iornzmboakem7jdwhpbu/TessaBugStudy.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1662465511/nsacademyorg/iornzmboakem7jdwhpbu/TessaBugStudy.png","width":1200}])
Tessa Lanzafame '19 is one step closer to publishing research on herbivorous insects after presenting some of her findings at the University of Mary Washington's Summer Science Institute.
![Alumni Receive Small Business of the Year Honors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652190728/nsacademyorg/leg1dlhjpf2g6esu2hmi/smallbusiness.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1652190728/nsacademyorg/leg1dlhjpf2g6esu2hmi/smallbusiness.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1652190728/nsacademyorg/leg1dlhjpf2g6esu2hmi/smallbusiness.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652190728/nsacademyorg/leg1dlhjpf2g6esu2hmi/smallbusiness.jpg","width":1200}])
Congratulations to Max Greenhood ’07 and to Jennifer Griffin Groves ’94, whose businesses, Rocketbike and Embroidery Etc., were named small businesses of the year by the Hampton Roads Chamber and the Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads, a chamber affiliate.
![Alumnus Daniel Griffith '16]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652118274/nsacademyorg/tk8ioaydxxqtbib5ipjj/DanielGriffith.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1652118274/nsacademyorg/tk8ioaydxxqtbib5ipjj/DanielGriffith.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1652118274/nsacademyorg/tk8ioaydxxqtbib5ipjj/DanielGriffith.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652118274/nsacademyorg/tk8ioaydxxqtbib5ipjj/DanielGriffith.jpg","width":1200}])
Dan Marshall, a graduate of Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, has been taking the American Idol stage by storm.
![Alumnus Eric "DJ" Minor' 18]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644524392/nsacademyorg/ef6bcjxkxrv8htcvi0fm/Eric-Minor.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1644524392/nsacademyorg/ef6bcjxkxrv8htcvi0fm/Eric-Minor.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1644524392/nsacademyorg/ef6bcjxkxrv8htcvi0fm/Eric-Minor.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644524392/nsacademyorg/ef6bcjxkxrv8htcvi0fm/Eric-Minor.jpg","width":1200}])
Alumnus Eric “DJ” Minor ’18 won the EA Sports Madden NFL 21 x HBCU Tournament title last year and is looking to defend his title in 2022.
![Alumna Madi Wilson '18]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622034582/nsacademyorg/u5y4xsvbbnnol0bmb6cg/MadiWilson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622034582/nsacademyorg/u5y4xsvbbnnol0bmb6cg/MadiWilson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622034582/nsacademyorg/u5y4xsvbbnnol0bmb6cg/MadiWilson.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622034582/nsacademyorg/u5y4xsvbbnnol0bmb6cg/MadiWilson.jpg","width":1200}])
Alumna Madi Wilson '18 is a third-year nursing student at the University of Virginia and was recently featured on the university's website after visiting with the baby whose birth she witnessed during the first day of her clinical rotation in labor and delivery.
![Alumnus Jiayuan Wang's startup, Cookiestruct, lets users customize their own designs for cookie cutters]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620305339/nsacademyorg/vjljrvd51ybocrzt7p7f/cookiestruct.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620305339/nsacademyorg/vjljrvd51ybocrzt7p7f/cookiestruct.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620305339/nsacademyorg/vjljrvd51ybocrzt7p7f/cookiestruct.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620305339/nsacademyorg/vjljrvd51ybocrzt7p7f/cookiestruct.jpg","width":1200}])
Kudos to Jiayuan Wang '17 on the successful launch of his startup company, Cookiestruct. Jiayuan's story was recently featured in the Montreal Gazette.
![Alumna Named Best and Brightest Business Major]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617848383/nsacademyorg/bdfbpsswrmjnclf0e3gm/PoetsandQuants-for-Undergrads-BandB-2021-Barot-Upasana-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617848383/nsacademyorg/bdfbpsswrmjnclf0e3gm/PoetsandQuants-for-Undergrads-BandB-2021-Barot-Upasana-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1617848383/nsacademyorg/bdfbpsswrmjnclf0e3gm/PoetsandQuants-for-Undergrads-BandB-2021-Barot-Upasana-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1617848383/nsacademyorg/bdfbpsswrmjnclf0e3gm/PoetsandQuants-for-Undergrads-BandB-2021-Barot-Upasana-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617848383/nsacademyorg/bdfbpsswrmjnclf0e3gm/PoetsandQuants-for-Undergrads-BandB-2021-Barot-Upasana-1.jpg","width":1284}])
Congratulations to Upasana Barot ’18 for being among the 100 honorees in Poets & Quants’ Best & Brightest Business Majors of 2021.
![Alumnus Eric "D.J." Minor '18]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1612887205/nsacademyorg/l2ttdelycz7sh5prwebj/IMG_6075.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1612887205/nsacademyorg/l2ttdelycz7sh5prwebj/IMG_6075.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1612887205/nsacademyorg/l2ttdelycz7sh5prwebj/IMG_6075.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1612887205/nsacademyorg/l2ttdelycz7sh5prwebj/IMG_6075.jpg","width":1169}])
Congratulations to Eric "D.J." Minor '18 for winning the Inaugural Madden 21 x HBCU Tournament final on Saturday, February 6.
![Drs. Dani, Leroy and Ralph Howell are three generations of dentists in their family practice in Suffolk. (Courtesy / HANDOUT)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605879999/nsacademyorg/rgf9r0oiqbj7y1x3sf9p/CJUQTKGJSZBKPEWUINUPUHLFFU.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605879999/nsacademyorg/rgf9r0oiqbj7y1x3sf9p/CJUQTKGJSZBKPEWUINUPUHLFFU.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605879999/nsacademyorg/rgf9r0oiqbj7y1x3sf9p/CJUQTKGJSZBKPEWUINUPUHLFFU.jpg","width":749}])
Dr. Ralph Howell '78, Dr. Dani Howell '06 and Lauren Billings '03 were recently featured in Inside Business about navigating the pandemic and continuing to serve patients at Howell Comprehensive General Dentistry, A Division of Atlantic Dental Care, PLC.
![Ellis Pretlow '05 (courtesy of Amanda MacDiarmid/Freelance)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605882774/nsacademyorg/sia1re83b3nlwqzq4hja/EllisPretlow.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605882774/nsacademyorg/sia1re83b3nlwqzq4hja/EllisPretlow.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605882774/nsacademyorg/sia1re83b3nlwqzq4hja/EllisPretlow.jpg","width":792}])
Congratulations to Ellis Pretlow '05 for being recognized by Inside Business as a Top 40 Under 40 honoree.
![William Matthew "Matt" Tuttle (photo courtesy of Amanda MacDiarmid/Freelance)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605879751/nsacademyorg/ereddmjgfgipamwlindk/mattuttle.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605879751/nsacademyorg/ereddmjgfgipamwlindk/mattuttle.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605879751/nsacademyorg/ereddmjgfgipamwlindk/mattuttle.jpg","width":793}])
Congratulations to Matt Tuttle '05 for being recognized by Inside Business as a Top 40 Under 40 honoree.
![Alumna Nicky Pond '17]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605886933/nsacademyorg/y8vijv6smedzwujatlfx/NickyPond.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605886933/nsacademyorg/y8vijv6smedzwujatlfx/NickyPond.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605886933/nsacademyorg/y8vijv6smedzwujatlfx/NickyPond.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1605886933/nsacademyorg/y8vijv6smedzwujatlfx/NickyPond.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605886933/nsacademyorg/y8vijv6smedzwujatlfx/NickyPond.jpg","width":1600}])
Virginia Tech Recreational Sports recently featured alumna Nicky Pond. Hokie features share stories of the people, places and traditions that promote health and well-being in the Virginia Tech community.
![Custom-made cookie cutter designs made by Cookiestruct]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605885656/nsacademyorg/dd0uagfju3v7hggy5mha/thumbnail_Cook8.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605885656/nsacademyorg/dd0uagfju3v7hggy5mha/thumbnail_Cook8.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605885656/nsacademyorg/dd0uagfju3v7hggy5mha/thumbnail_Cook8.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1605885656/nsacademyorg/dd0uagfju3v7hggy5mha/thumbnail_Cook8.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605885656/nsacademyorg/dd0uagfju3v7hggy5mha/thumbnail_Cook8.jpg","width":1280}])
Congratulations to Jiayuan Wang '16 for being awarded a TechAccel grant from McGill University. The triannual TechAccel program, which has distributed more than $160,000 over the last five years from the Faculty of Engineering Innovation Fund, is designed to help McGill Faculty of Engineering students develop their technologically-based ideas that have business or social impact potential.
