She is a very complex person with hopes and dreams only she knows. She is focused on the things that make her happy. She works hard but she plays hard too. You would not know that just from looking at her
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Lauren Foley
Lauren is a senior biomedical sciences major at the University of Mary Washington. She is on the volleyball team, which she has been a part of for going on four years now. She is originally from Virginia Beach, and she graduated from First Colonial High School in 2021. She enjoys reading and hanging out with friends in her free time.
Alberta
Alberta is currently a senior at the University of Mary Washington. She lives in Fredericksburg. She is pursuing a degree in leadership and management with a focus in accounting but due to moving for work related reasons, she has switched to Liberal Studies. She has worked in the health sector for more than 10 years.
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Jennie
Jennie is currently a senior at the University of Mary Washington. She will be completing her final semester in December and will receive her Bachelor of Liberal Studies with a concentration in Leadership and Management. She has been married for 24 years and has two grown sons and one daughter-in-law. She has been working at her local social services for 13 years and loves her job.
Charlotte
Charlotte is currently a sophomore at the University of Mary Washington. She hopes to declare her major in Psychology and is currently working for the City’s Parks & Rec department as a Program Coordinator for after-school programs. Other than that she likes to take shifts working the farmer’s market downtown because of the quaint towny people and the loud cicadas she didn’t get to enjoy in her hometown of Portland OR.
Kimberly Frisbee
Kimberly Frisbee was born in California, but has lived in many different parts of the country and even in England for a brief time. She relocated to Virginia in 2017, had her first and only [miracle] child in 2018, bought a home with her mother in 2020, and finally earned her Associates degree in 2022 in General Education, Psychology. She currently attends University of Mary Washington as a BLS student majoring in Adolescent and Child Psychology. She hopes to apply her education background and personal life experiences in her future career as a school counselor. According to Ms. Frisbee, “It [School counselor] is a thankless job that isn’t going to make me rich, but it might just save a life or two and I’m more than ok with this!”
Claire
Claire is a junior at University of Mary Washington and plans on majoring in psychology and minoring in business administration. She was a competitive dancer for ten years and is now a dance teacher. Her favorite book is The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.
Erin Dutton
Erin is a student at the University of Mary Washington. She is attending Mary Washington for her first semester as a Junior. Erin transferred from Laurel Ridge Community College where she earned her Associate of Arts and Sciences in General Studies. There she served as Vice President of the Alpha Psi Iota chapter for Phi Theta Kappa, a 2-year college honor society. Through her time in community college, she spent countless hours involved in many student leadership events and activities where she gained her passion for helping students become the best version of themselves. Erin intends to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Digital Studies at the University of Mary Washington. Honoring her commitment to serve students, she plans to become involved in many extracurricular activities on campus and in the Fredericksburg community to include mentoring and volunteering. After UMW she plans to earn a master’s degree in Higher Education with a Student Affairs specialization or a master’s degree in Leadership at an undecided college. Erin wants to make a difference in students’ higher education experience by mentoring, inspiring and motivating the generations that come after her.
Olivia
Olivia Kern is a sophomore at the University of Mary Washington, and is planning to major in Communications and Digital Studies. She grew up in Virginia Beach, so naturally one of her favorite things to go to the beach. She also loves to play tennis, swim, watch movies (her favorites are Knives Out and Emma), as well as hang out with her friends and family!
