Alumni Spotlights
Our BMHS & LRHS Alumni doing incredible things!
BMHS: Bishop McNamara High School ♦ LRHS: La Reine High School
![Breana Ross 2015]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731527377/bishopmcnamara/rixuxmry6xmpxhme5od3/RossBreana2015.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731527377/bishopmcnamara/rixuxmry6xmpxhme5od3/RossBreana2015.jpg","width":500}])
BREANA ROSS '15
2024 Univ of Miami "30 Under 30" Award Recipient | WBAL TV Reporter | IES Global Citizen of the Year Award | Children's Book Author
![JASON REYNOLDS '00]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1707339790/bishopmcnamara/shusjknpnsqyq7kbrbj7/JasonReynolds2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1707339790/bishopmcnamara/shusjknpnsqyq7kbrbj7/JasonReynolds2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1707339790/bishopmcnamara/shusjknpnsqyq7kbrbj7/JasonReynolds2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1707339790/bishopmcnamara/shusjknpnsqyq7kbrbj7/JasonReynolds2.jpg","width":933}])
JASON REYNOLDS '00
2024 MacArthur Fellow | #1 New York Times Bestselling Author | Margaret Edwards Award | Carnegie Medal | Newbery Honor
![Josephine Kalshoven, PhD '16]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729524379/bishopmcnamara/quxevw4hb2kz0b6hgigg/JosephineKalshoven15.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729524379/bishopmcnamara/quxevw4hb2kz0b6hgigg/JosephineKalshoven15.jpg","width":350}])
DR. JOSEPHINE KALSHOVEN '15
PhD@Brown | Biomedical Engineer | 2024 Journal of Biomechanics Award
![Nicole Yeargin '16 Olympic Medalist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729281160/bishopmcnamara/xfiwqehwogwirbchqd5w/NicoleYeargin2016Olympicmedalist.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729281160/bishopmcnamara/xfiwqehwogwirbchqd5w/NicoleYeargin2016Olympicmedalist.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1729281160/bishopmcnamara/xfiwqehwogwirbchqd5w/NicoleYeargin2016Olympicmedalist.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1729281160/bishopmcnamara/xfiwqehwogwirbchqd5w/NicoleYeargin2016Olympicmedalist.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1729281160/bishopmcnamara/xfiwqehwogwirbchqd5w/NicoleYeargin2016Olympicmedalist.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1729281160/bishopmcnamara/xfiwqehwogwirbchqd5w/NicoleYeargin2016Olympicmedalist.jpg","width":2200}])
NICOLE YEARGIN '16
2x 2024 Paris Olympic Medalist | Track & Field | Football Kicker at BMHS
![London Smith 2018]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729528181/bishopmcnamara/e6ca7vzutbncxjnnygqr/LondonSmith2018.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729528181/bishopmcnamara/e6ca7vzutbncxjnnygqr/LondonSmith2018.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729528181/bishopmcnamara/e6ca7vzutbncxjnnygqr/LondonSmith2018.jpg","width":700}])
LONDON SMITH '18
Medical Student | Univ of Rochester Medical School | Xavier University Pre-Med
![Millicent Edgar, DNP LR '83]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729520155/bishopmcnamara/pcpa95rj2a34g4n4nimc/EdgarMillicentLR83.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729520155/bishopmcnamara/pcpa95rj2a34g4n4nimc/EdgarMillicentLR83.png","width":426}])
MILLICENT EDGAR, DNP LR '83
Doctor of Nursing Practice | Founder/CEO of Aaron Morgan Medical, LLC
![TIMOTHY CREAMER '78]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695392147/bishopmcnamara/vhroqqvmrndwyhh3ygkv/creamer_timothy1978astronaut.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695392147/bishopmcnamara/vhroqqvmrndwyhh3ygkv/creamer_timothy1978astronaut.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1695392147/bishopmcnamara/vhroqqvmrndwyhh3ygkv/creamer_timothy1978astronaut.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1695392147/bishopmcnamara/vhroqqvmrndwyhh3ygkv/creamer_timothy1978astronaut.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1695392147/bishopmcnamara/vhroqqvmrndwyhh3ygkv/creamer_timothy1978astronaut.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1695392147/bishopmcnamara/vhroqqvmrndwyhh3ygkv/creamer_timothy1978astronaut.jpg","width":2200}])
COL. (RET) TIMOTHY CREAMER '78
NASA Astronaut | Colonel (Ret), US Army | Flight Director NASA Space Center
![Jeff Kinney]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708025348/bishopmcnamara/suuwknbgwvrx6cfl0iuh/JeffKinney_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1708025348/bishopmcnamara/suuwknbgwvrx6cfl0iuh/JeffKinney_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1708025348/bishopmcnamara/suuwknbgwvrx6cfl0iuh/JeffKinney_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708025348/bishopmcnamara/suuwknbgwvrx6cfl0iuh/JeffKinney_1.jpg","width":852}])
JEFFREY KINNEY '89
Author & Cartoonist | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Producer
![Sgt. Matthew Titman '07]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729280288/bishopmcnamara/t8yyuh4ubkqrvcdn5vpn/MatthewTitman2007b.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729280288/bishopmcnamara/t8yyuh4ubkqrvcdn5vpn/MatthewTitman2007b.png","width":315}])
SGT. MATTHEW TITMAN '07
Distinguished Service Medal | Rescue Hero
![Kayle Stevent '99]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714062302/bishopmcnamara/v0ozfu3qqgscuxps7mii/KayleStevens95800x8001.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714062302/bishopmcnamara/v0ozfu3qqgscuxps7mii/KayleStevens95800x8001.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714062302/bishopmcnamara/v0ozfu3qqgscuxps7mii/KayleStevens95800x8001.png","width":800}])
BRIG. GEN. KAYLE STEVENS '95
Air Force Brig. Gen. | 1st Black Father-Daugher A.F. Brig. Gen.
![TIFFANY NORWOOD LR '85]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618255918/bishopmcnamara/mmuiwdl4lhhiudhvl9yp/TiffanyNorwood.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618255918/bishopmcnamara/mmuiwdl4lhhiudhvl9yp/TiffanyNorwood.jpg","width":400}])
TIFFANY NORWOOD LR '85
2022 Entrepreneur of the Year | Technologist | Innovator | Performer
![Dr. Geoffrey Mount Varner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708030402/bishopmcnamara/nwwcud2jebcuyoynn92t/GeoffreyMountVarner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1708030402/bishopmcnamara/nwwcud2jebcuyoynn92t/GeoffreyMountVarner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1708030402/bishopmcnamara/nwwcud2jebcuyoynn92t/GeoffreyMountVarner.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708030402/bishopmcnamara/nwwcud2jebcuyoynn92t/GeoffreyMountVarner.jpg","width":900}])
DR. GEOFFREY MOUNT VARNER '85
Medical Doctor | ER Physician Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Dr. Patricia Shields]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708029164/bishopmcnamara/kcxwuz9y3vogbznzxstx/DrPatShields.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708029164/bishopmcnamara/kcxwuz9y3vogbznzxstx/DrPatShields.jpg","width":479}])
DR. PATRICIA SHIELDS LR '69
PhD | Regents' Professor at Texas State University
![Dr. Devin Swiner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708028099/bishopmcnamara/sx6zbdq1yeupe8sikr1j/DrDevinSwiner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1708028099/bishopmcnamara/sx6zbdq1yeupe8sikr1j/DrDevinSwiner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708028099/bishopmcnamara/sx6zbdq1yeupe8sikr1j/DrDevinSwiner.jpg","width":600}])
DR. DEVIN SWINER '12
PhD Senior Scientist at Merck | Mass Spectrometry Fanatic
![Spencer Anderson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708024445/bishopmcnamara/fidkkxtshrogsg7jhywq/SpencerAnderson2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1708024445/bishopmcnamara/fidkkxtshrogsg7jhywq/SpencerAnderson2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1708024445/bishopmcnamara/fidkkxtshrogsg7jhywq/SpencerAnderson2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708024445/bishopmcnamara/fidkkxtshrogsg7jhywq/SpencerAnderson2.jpg","width":868}])
SPENCER ANDERSON '18
Pro Football Player NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Maryland Terrapin Football
![Nova Y Payton]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706641408/bishopmcnamara/hjvq1otifc4qc2j6i3hj/NovaYPayton.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706641408/bishopmcnamara/hjvq1otifc4qc2j6i3hj/NovaYPayton.jpg","width":470}])
NOVA PAYTON '98
Singer | Actor | Performer | Teacher | Vocal Tech
![Darius Baxter '11 Treasurer of Alumni Association]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708026933/bishopmcnamara/nfbevulnmj2kl2dx6f1u/DariusBaxter.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1708026933/bishopmcnamara/nfbevulnmj2kl2dx6f1u/DariusBaxter.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1708026933/bishopmcnamara/nfbevulnmj2kl2dx6f1u/DariusBaxter.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708026933/bishopmcnamara/nfbevulnmj2kl2dx6f1u/DariusBaxter.jpg","width":1080}])
DARIUS BAXTER '11
President/CEO of GOODProjects | Director of Social Impact at WONDROS
![Tyoka Jackson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1707946309/bishopmcnamara/yq8f1ogurufzz8tsrk13/Tyokajackson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1707946309/bishopmcnamara/yq8f1ogurufzz8tsrk13/Tyokajackson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1707946309/bishopmcnamara/yq8f1ogurufzz8tsrk13/Tyokajackson.jpg","width":720}])
TYOKA JACKSON '89
Former NFL Football player | 1st IHOP Franchisee in DC | ESPN College Football Analyst
![Alisha Peek '13]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708021523/bishopmcnamara/hbwfv5p82hpqofon5h6g/AlishaPeek.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1708021523/bishopmcnamara/hbwfv5p82hpqofon5h6g/AlishaPeek.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1708021523/bishopmcnamara/hbwfv5p82hpqofon5h6g/AlishaPeek.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708021523/bishopmcnamara/hbwfv5p82hpqofon5h6g/AlishaPeek.jpg","width":1200}])
ALISHA PEEK '14
Head Operations Black Dance Change Makers | Former Dancer Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
![Jakia Brown-Turner '19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713809738/bishopmcnamara/qeafrwnes18exzuicqla/JakiaBrown-Turner800x800.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713809738/bishopmcnamara/qeafrwnes18exzuicqla/JakiaBrown-Turner800x800.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713809738/bishopmcnamara/qeafrwnes18exzuicqla/JakiaBrown-Turner800x800.png","width":800}])
JAKIA BROWN-TURNER '19
Athlete | Graduate NCSU | Terps Women's Basketball
![Carmela Rourke '11]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706629465/bishopmcnamara/uyvlpx4vmzv6znn0zhyc/RourkeCarmela.jpg","width":200}])
CAPT. CARMELA ROURKE '11
Captain US Air Force | Pilot | Instructor Pilot
![Beverly Aluise Knight '74]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714068232/bishopmcnamara/eaajvpmz8qxifgsra2uz/BeverlyAluiseKnight500x500px.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714068232/bishopmcnamara/eaajvpmz8qxifgsra2uz/BeverlyAluiseKnight500x500px.png","width":500}])
BEVERLY ALUISE KNIGHT LR '74
Broker/Owner Ocean Estate Properties | Benefactor: Center for Arts & Innovation
![Lezla Gooden, Alumni, CBS Reporter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706291244/bishopmcnamara/bguqljk3utbrvrvxkfn5/LezlaGoodenCBS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1706291244/bishopmcnamara/bguqljk3utbrvrvxkfn5/LezlaGoodenCBS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706291244/bishopmcnamara/bguqljk3utbrvrvxkfn5/LezlaGoodenCBS.jpg","width":800}])
LEZLA GOODEN '11
CBS On Air Reporter | Multi-Media Journalist