Western News-Summer 2007

CLASS NOTES

2000

Frank Baxter, Sr., Altoona, Iowa, is retired from the State of Iowa.
Joshua Bazon, Galesburg, is the guidance counselor at Galesburg School District.
Buffie Cerutti, Lolo, Mont., is a wilderness ranger for the U.S. Forest Service Clearwater National Forest in Powell, Idaho. (cerut22@hotmail.com)
Jennifer Mabus Davidson, Urbana, is a child protection investigator for DCFS. (bny98@hotmail.com)
Kelly Wloczko Dennis, Plainfield, is admissions advisor for DeVry Online in Naperville.
Maggie Cox Ullrich, Lake in the Hills, is a second grade teacher in the Schaumburg school district in Elk Grove Village. (MaggieUllrich@sd54.org)
Matt Walker MA ‘02, Forsyth, is a corporate security investigator for Archer Daniels Midland Company in Decatur. (matthew_walker@admworld.com)

2001

Jennifer Deutschle Gargas, Santa Maria, Calif., is assistant store manager of apparel and accessories for Kohl's Department Store. (deutschle@hotmail.com)
Philip Kelley, Chicago, is an account executive for C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. in Woodridge. (ndamer35@yahoo.com)
Katharine Morris, Chillicothe, is a parts pricing and review technician at Caterpillar, Inc. (brookmuse@yahoo.com)
Christina Harshman Wells, Franklin, is director of alumni services at MacMurray College in Jacksonville. (charsh79@hotmail.com)

2002

Nicole DeVore Bogart, Jonesborough, Tenn., is a lab technician at Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin.
Jill Polhemus Kestner, Hawk Point, Mo., is the marketing representative for Auto-Owners Insurance.
Brytney Laxton Klos, Manteno, works for Klos Trucking, Inc. (brytney17@hughes.net)
Erik Portiera, Streamwood, is food service director for Aramark in Naperville. (portiera-erik@aramark.com)
Amanda Tetlak Rackow, Chicago, is business development coordinator for Alfred Benesch and Company. (atetlak@hotmail.com)
Patti Kenney Reeder, Sugar Grove, is an eighth grade math teacher and an assistant varsity soccer coach at Kaneland School District in Maple Park. (26.2HereICome@gmail.com)
Timothy Sanders, Johnston, Iowa, is a Captain/ammunition supply officer for the U.S. Army Reserve in Des Moines. (LT.sanders@usar.army.mil)
Jessica Sherwood Swisegood MS ‘06, Athens, is a speech pathologist at Soliant Health.
Cam Theriault MS, South Portland, Maine, is the academic counselor for Upward Bound at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. (camterryo@gmail.com)

2003

Melissa Winfrey Duncan, Elkhart, Ind., is visual manager for Forever 21. (mnwinfrey@hotmail.com)
Gina Haupt Gorman, Peoria Heights, is the special education teacher at Peoria Heights High School/SEAPCO. (gnahop_99@yahoo.com)
Mary Ellen McDevitt, Oak Lawn, is admissions director at Lexington Healthcare Center.
Shawn Rackow, Chicago, is a corporate recruiter for Classified Ventures. (sm_rackow@hotmail.com)
Jennifer Smith, Bloomington, is an assistant store manager for Sprint.
Olivia Watters, Red Bud, is an attorney at Neville, Richards, and Wuller, LLC in Belleville.

2004

Rich Brecklin III, Peoria, is a police officer for the City of Peoria.
James Eklund, Sycamore, is a deputy sheriff for the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.
Michelle Ibeck Eklund, Sycamore, is a guidance counselor for Genoa-Kingston School District.
Adam Gawason MS, Carneys Point, N.J., is athletic director and head baseball coach at Salem Community College.
Celeste Gorospe, Waukegan, is an executive assistant manager for Walgreens.
Ashley Hattaway MS ‘06, Tustin, Calif., is event planner for the scheduling and conference service center at the University of California-Irvine.
Inga Kimpton MS, Shorewood, Wis., is a speech therapist in the Milwaukee Public School District.
Natasha Presswood Kraushaar, Laurel, Iowa, is an insurance account specialist for Farm Credit Services of America in Marshalltown.
Katherine Loescher, Naperville, is associate buyer for Claire's at Hoffman Estates. (Kate_Loescher@yahoo.com)
Patrick O'Hern, Boston, Mass., is a hedge fund analyst for FourWinds Capital Management.
Vanessa Roux, Thornton, Colo., is inventory coordinator for Perseus Books Group in Boulder.
Sarah Sharifi, San Diego, Calif., is business execution coordinator for Hallmark Custom Marketing.

2005

Christine Boll, Naperville, is the local advertising representative for the Chicago Sun-Times and holds the title of Miss Chicago 2007.
Jeff Britton, Madison, Wis., is an actuarial analyst for American Family Mutual Insurance Company.
Joanne DePorter Britton, Madison, Wis., is a middle school teacher at Our Lady Queen of Peace.
Amber England, Kewanee, is a recreational therapist at Cottage Rehab & Sports Medicine in Galesburg.
Meagan Hagerty MS, Mankato, Minn., is residential life program advisor and summer operations coordinator at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
Alison Thompson McGrew, Good Hope, is the high school ag teacher and FFA advisor for V.I.T. School District in Table Grove. (jamcgrew07@hotmail.com)
Lindsey Moreno Miller, East Moline, is a criminal investigation assistant with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command. (air4cegrly@yahoo.com)
Eric Myers, Leander, Texas, is owner of Strength and Integrity Group, LLC and is also a manager/agent at Ready Real Estate in Austin. (westernillsig83@hotmail.com)
Meagan Vogel, Galesburg, is a youth intervention case manager for Catholic Charities.

2006

David Collins, Wichita Falls, Texas, is a fire marshal for the Wichita Falls Fire Department. (david.collins@cwftx.net)
Tomoko Fujita, Japan, is a pager for The Peninsula Tokyo. (rose_adagio@hotmail.com)
Cynthia Stewart Graham, Garner, N.C., is field support engineer for tapestry solutions in Ft. Bragg, N.C., and retired with 22 years in the US Army as a Command Sergeant Major. (Cynthia.graham@us.army.mil)
Ryan Hoffman, Arenzville, is precision farming coordinator for Sunrise Ag Service Company in Bluff Springs.
Erik Johnson, Tempe, Ariz., is a construction specialist at Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. in Phoenix. (ejohnson@pirnie.com)
Nick Katz MS, Tustin, Calif., is the Greek life coordinator at California State University-Fullerton.
Andrew Kotelnicki MS, River Falls, Wis., is a teacher and offensive coordinator for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Lindsey Oberg Kotelnicki MBA, River Falls, Wis., is human resource operations manager for Dahl Consulting, Inc. in St. Paul, Minn.
Stephanie Abbott Lammi, Rockford, is an employee information specialist at Staff Management, Inc. (StephanieLammi@gmail.com)
Rachel Knight Myers, Leander, Texas, is owner of Strength and Integrity Group, LLC in Austin.
Glenn Rivera, Jr., Orlando, Fla., is senior educational specialist for Market Traders Institute in Lake Mary. (grivera@markettraders.com)
Shilo Santiago-Swinderman, Macomb, is a mentor outreach coordinator for AmeriCorps Vista/Big Brothers Big Sisters in Monmouth.
George Swisegood, Athens, is an assistant manager at Walgreens.

2007

Kristi Carlson, Elk Grove Village, is assistant project manager for Pepper Construction in Chicago. (carlsonk2@gmail.com)
Jacqueline McKenna MS, Iowa City, Iowa, is a hall coordinator at the University of Iowa.
John Varga, Dallas, Texas, is shift supervisor sergeant at Andrews International Security Services in Plano. (Varga39@gmail.com)

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