Reunion Recommendations
The Class of 2013 was back in session last fall, enjoying good company and good food at a reunion hosted by Charles Fry, Bill Horton, Virginia Patterson, Brian Pitts, and Len Shannon. Discover what some of the attendees have been reading, watching, and listening to lately.
Atticus Rominger
Vice President of Communications
Milo’s Tea Company
- Decoded: The Science Behind Why We Buy, book by Phil Barden
- The American Revolution, Ken Burns’s documentary series
- “According to my 2025 Spotify Unwrapped, I only listened to Susan Tedeschi.”
Kathy Boswell
Founder
B.Intentional, LLC
- The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion, book by Elle Luna
- Karen Rose’s New Orleans series of suspense novels
- Songs by Blessing Offor, Allen Stone, Madison Ryann Ward, and Pastor Mike
- TV series including Elsbeth, Watson, Murder in Paradise, Professor T, Hope Street, and “anything Hallmark”
Elizabeth Barbaree-Tasker
Chief Financial Officer
REV Birmingham
- Slow Horses and Down Cemetary Road, TV series. “My husband and I are big spy drama fans.”
- “Rubber Band Man,” a song by Mumford and Sons and Hozier
Charles Fry Jr.
Chief Risk Officer
UAB Health System
- “Ruston Kelly, Caamp, Jason Isbell, Penny & Sparrow, and Turnstile are my top five [musicians].”
- “My top five played songs are ‘Bury Me’ by Jason Isbell, ‘Ride to Robert’s’ by Jason Isbell, ‘Millions’ by Caamp, ‘Flavor of the Weak’ by Ruston Kelly, and ‘Never Enough’ by Turnstile.”
Want to plan a class reunion? Email Susan@leadershipbirmingham.org for help in spreading the word to your class colleagues.
This article was originally posted in the Leadership Birmingham Spring 2026 magazine. See the full magazine here.