Alumni Association: Community: Western Illinois University

2000

Jerry Brooks, Surfside Beach, S.C., is the owner of FCI, LLC.
Tamara McKnight Creek, Lutz, Fla., was named Teacher of the Year for 2006 at J.D. Floyd Elementary School in Spring Hill, and represented her school in the Hernando County competition in February. (jvanliew@tampabay.rr.com)
James Egizio, Crest Hill, is the owner and president of Egizio Construction, Inc. (jamesegizio@comcast.net)
Jennie Nance Escamilla, Villa Park, is a human resource generalist for Fry, Inc. (jescamilla@fry.com)
Nick Fredrickson, Fruitland, Iowa, is group leader for Allsteel.
Matthew Hansen, LaCrosse, Wis., is a graphic designer for Viterbo University. (wattup17@aol.com)
Stacey Jolley, Danville, is a registered client service associate for Raymond James & Associates. (jolleysl@hotmail.com)
Kathleene Gleason Joyce, Carpentersville, is a school social worker for Marengo Community High School.
Joshua McGuire, Richardson, Texas, is director of choirs for Sachse High School in Garland. (joshua_mcguire@hotmail.com)
Dan McLain, Homer Glen, is a foodservice director for Aramark.
Renee Miller McLain, Homer Glen, is the owner of Renee's Worldly Things in Lockport. (worldlythings@comcast.net)
Meghan O'Malley Orsi, Lake in the Hills, is manager of SmithBucklin in Chicago.
Danielle Pouzl, Bridgton, Maine, is a recreation director for the town of Brownfield. (dee.pouzol@gmail.com)

2001

Lauren Banek, Woodridge, is a private investigator for Bauer Risk Management in Des Plaines. (ljb72279@yahoo.com)
Thomas Irish, MA, Sterling, is a professor for Sauk Valley Community College. (tlcirish@essex1.com)
Julie Knapp, Clayton, is a crisis intervention worker for Quanada and a part-time counselor for Living Hope Counseling Center in Quincy.
Mable Taite Kreps MBA '02, Macomb, is a faculty assistant at Western Illinois University. (mr-kreps@wiu.edu)
Andrea Boulanger Lowe MS, Seattle, Wash., is director of career services for Evans School of Public Affairs-University of Washington.
Rebekah Oliver, Springfield, is store manager for Express Limited Brands. (rebekaholiver@yahoo.com)
Carey Panier, Spring Valley, is the director of environmental health for the Bureau and Putnam County Health Department in Princeton. (yerac33@yahoo.com)
Amber Smith Parry, Bradenton, Fla., is a teacher for Sarasota County Schools in Nokomis. (amber2bamber@yahoo.com)

2002

Michelle Thompson Anderson, Galesburg, is a foster care case manager for Catholic Charities. (m_anderson02@hotmail.com)
Claire Haas, Colorado Springs, Colo., is a second grade teacher for Colorado Springs School District 11. (clairehaas13@gmail.com)
Pamela Watt Hansen, LaCrosse, Wis., is a high school science teacher at Whitehall School District. (hansenpam@whitehallsd.k12.wi.us)
Lezley Helms, Monmouth, is a laboratory technologist for Quad City Rheumatology in Moline.
Adam Hippen, Washington, is a carpenter for PJ Hoerr in Peoria.
Nicholas Jones, Antioch, is an engineer for Advent Tool & Manufacturing in Lake Bluff.
Michael Louie MS, PB-CER '02, Rockville, Md., is a grant clerk for the National Institutes of Health. (louiemi@od.nih.gov)
Christopher McAvoy, Seaford, Del., is national accounts coordinator for Trinity Transport, Inc. (chris.mcavoy@trinitytransport.com)
Shaun Nosalik, Peoria, is an account manager for Caterpillar, Inc.
Erin Real, Chicago, is assistant professor of Spanish at Concordia University.
Karl Schnoor, Arnold, Mo., is director of culinary at National Healthcare Corporation in St. Charles. (karlrschnoor@hotmail.com)
Christopher Spensley, Moline, is a service manager for Wells Fargo Bank. (chris.spensley@wellsfargo.com)
Jason Tanamor, Moline, has written a book, "Hello Lesbian: A Funny Novel."

2003

Jennifer Mlynek Ceko, Plainfield, is a school social worker for Grundy County Special Education Coop. (jem354@yahoo.com)
Kristin Barney Gustafson, Algonquin, is a first grade teacher at Huntley School District 158 in Lake in the Hills. (kristin_barney@hotmail.com)
Angela Hutti, Glen Carbon, is a meteorologist and weather producer for Fox 2 KTVI in St. Louis, Mo. (angela.hutti@fox2ktvi.com)
Katie Kellum MBA '04, Port Byron, is a transportation specialist for KONE, Inc., in Moline. (kkellum13@aol.com)
Natasha Rodefelt McPartlin, Malta, is a creative services manager for Northern Illinois Publishing.
Stephanie Johns Sinclair, Godfrey, is residential director for Beverly Farm Foundation. (stephanie.sinclair@hotmail.com)
Claudia Kowalczyk Szukala, Maricopa, Ariz., is assistant program manager for Club One.
Michael Szukala, Maricopa, Ariz., works for Verizon Wireless.
James Wayne MS '06, Cape Girardeau, Mo., is a sport club and intramural sports' coordinator for Southeast Missouri State University. (jimmy121100@yahoo.com)

2004

Josue Canchola, Elk Grove Village, is a bilingual outreach counselor for OMNI Youth and Family Services. (j-canchola@wiu.edu)
Douglas Dunteman, St. Charles, is a police officer for the Carol Stream Police Department.
Joshua Hughes, McLean, is a federal police officer for the National Security Agency. (jw-hughes@wiu.edu)
Corey Jeanes, Cedar Falls, Iowa, is a manufacturing engineer and an engineer developmental program manager for John Deere & Company in Waterloo. (jeanescoreyw@johndeere.com)
Jennifer Kick Jones, Antioch, is a special education teacher for School District 34.
Sarah Barclay LaDuke, Lawrence, Kan., is staffing coordinator for Community Living Opportunities. (laduke654@hotmail.com)
Joshua Oaks, Monmouth, is a sales representative for Birkeys Case IH Implement in Galesburg. (oaks2512@hotmail.com)
Danielle Vesey Raney, Huntley, is an assistant bank manager for Fifth Third Bank.
Sean Raney, Huntley, is a claims representative for Liberty Mutual Insurance. (donrainbow@aol.com)
Sarah Sharifi, San Diego, Calif., is a sales representative for Staples Business Advantage. (sjsharifi@yahoo.com)
John Sutor, Rushville, is a programmer/analyst for Dot Foods, Inc. in Mt. Sterling. (jasutor@casscomm.com)

2005

Tyler Havens MS, Neptune, N.J., is assistant director of student activities for Greek Life at Monmouth University in West Long Branch.
Bryan Lukich, Mokena, is a police officer in Morris.
Sara Mackey, Edwards, is a naturalist for Wildlife Prairie State Park in Hanna City. (smpoultryfarm@hotmail.com)
Daniel McCarville, Troy, is executive team lead in assets protection for Target Corporation.
Jessica Mynatt, Stronghurst, is an agent staff for Dave Stanbary State Farm Agency in Burlington, Iowa. (jl-mynatt@wiu.edu)
Melissa Robinson Newman, Kewanee, works in response to intervention area for Kewanee Community Unit School District 229. (melissarobinson@hotmail.com)

2006

Carlissa Powell Dunteman, St. Charles, is a credit manager for Wells Fargo Financial in South Elgin.
Tomoko Fujita, Kanagawa, Japan, is porter for Cerulean Tower Tokyo Hotel. (rose_adagio@hotmail.com)
Ashley Stalsberg, Peoria, is a teacher for Peoria School District 150.