Hall of Honor

Lauren Kinslow Finore '02, M.A. is a passionate teacher, coach, and instructor whose interpersonal, listening, and rapport-building skills have been keystones in her work in holistic health counseling, religious studies, spiritual retreats, and teaching.

Lauren has held leadership positions at several Main Line Catholic institutions, including Saint Thomas of Villanova, Saint Rapheala Center, Saint Mary Magdalen, and in New York at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and Saint Francis de Sales Church. Lauren's faith, warmth, and devotion to serving the Church and others have shone in each of these positions.

Lauren is a proud graduate of Catholic colleges, including Saint Joseph's University (B.A., English/Drama & Theater), Fordham University (M.A., Religion and Religious Education), and Boston College (continuing education in Theology and Ministry.)

At SHA, Lauren was active in Community Service Corp., The Gate (yearbook), tennis, lacrosse, musical theater, and choir. She also served as a captain of the Red Team. Lauren's faith-filled life inspired many during her days at SHA.

Dr. Boissonneault is an assistant professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University and an emergency medicine physician at Emory University Hospital. She has also served as a volunteer physician at the Urban Clinic of Atlanta since 2021, providing free health services, education, and support to underserved, uninsured persons in Atlanta. Since 2022, Dr. Boissonneault has also served as the organization's Volunteer Medical Director and Project Hope HRSA Grant Advisory Steering Committee member, helping to improve vaccine confidence and vaccine rates in underserved populations in Georgia. Dr. Boissonneault also sits on the Board of Directors as General Manager.

Dr. Boissonneault is a Jefferson Medical College graduate who earned her Medical Doctorate and completed her emergency medicine residency at Emory University. She earned a Post-Baccalaureate in Pre-Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The Pennsylvania State University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Dr. Boissonneault has earned numerous honors and has been published in several medical journals.

The SHA Class of 2004 Valedictorian, Dr. Boissonneault, was an outstanding student revered by her classmates. She was also active in student life, serving as the Student Council Vice President, Community Service Corps rep., and a member of the basketball (captain), lacrosse (captain), and field hockey teams.

Dr. Helen Meeks Horstmann is a pioneer for women in orthopedic surgery. She was the first woman resident in orthopedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. Early in her orthopedic career, she subspecialized in pediatric orthopedic surgery, particularly in the care of children with cerebral palsy, and later developed into one of the nation’s leading voices in that field and served as the President of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. She was instrumental in creating the national women’s orthopedic society, the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society, and was its President and an officer in multiple positions.

For most of her career, Dr. Horstmann was an attending orthopedic surgeon at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital. She was also an associate professor at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Drexel University College of Medicine. Additionally, she was an attending surgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and associate professor at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. Throughout her career, she has been an educator of medical students and residents. She retired from medicine in 2018.

Dr. Horstmann was awarded the Drexel University College of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022 and was named to the Drexel 100 Alumni Hall of Fame in 2024 for Drexel University.

She and her husband John are the parents of six daughters — all of whom graduated from Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr — and grandparents of 12. Their oldest grandchild, Nora, started ninth grade at Sacred Heart today.

Elise Brutschea '15 is attending Harvard University pursuing her Ph.D. in Chemistry. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry at Saint Joseph's University, where she was a John P. McNulty Scholar (earning full tuition) and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Elise also conducted chemistry research at Saint Joseph's, was a teaching assistant for introductory chemistry classes, and earned numerous honors in the fields of science. Her scholarly writing has been published, and she has given several professional presentations in chemistry.

At Harvard, Elise has served as a First Year Graduate Student Member, cofounder of the Anti-Racism Club, and Undergraduate Mentor for Harvard Women in Chemistry and Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering.

Elise was an active member of the SHA community and was always interested in STEM. She was a Philadelphia Diocesan Scholar and a member of Mathletes, the Public Speaking Club, and the Cross Country team.