Alumni Association: Community: Western Illinois University

CLASS NOTES

2000

Joshua Adams, Roodhouse, is a policy analyst for the Illinois House of Representatives in Springfield.
Rachael Dooley Aguirre, Oswego, is employed by Will County as a juvenile detention specialist.
David Angelus, Plainfield, is employed by Parametric Technology Corporation as a project manager. (mudaa@yahoo.com)
Jennifer Krulac Bowles, Cuba, is a first grade teacher for Cuba Elementary School.
Alexandra Cordoba-Lee, South Elgin, is a bilingual speech and language pathologist for School District Unit 46.
Tony Gibb, Stronghurst, is a farmer and apprentice plumber in Media.
Jennifer Norton Glover, Hoffman Estates, is employed by Monitor Liability Managers as an associate underwriter. (jsn_77@yahoo.com)
Amy Peterson Haber, Arlington Heights, is employed by West School Glencoe School District 35 as a fourth grade special education teacher. (amyhaber@sbcglobal.net)
Stacy Haber, Arlington Heights, is employed by Man Financial as a commodity desk broker. (haber313@sbcglobal.net)
Nicholas Lokshin, Lake Villa, is employed by Empire Today, LLC as a senior corporate systems trainer.
Kristen Wuorenma Main, Chicago, is a kindergarten teacher for Chicago Public Schools. (kjwuorenma@yahoo.com)
Rita Mierzwa, Downers Grove, is employed by the Department of Justice U.S. Trustee's Office, Chicago, as a legal clerk. (rmierzwa@yahoo.com)
Chris Nesbitt, Springfield, is employed by Allied Waste as a sales manager. (chris.nesbitt@awin.com)
Jennifer Dixon Peck, East Moline, is employed by the Illinois State Police District 7 as a telecommunicator.
Melissa Poor, Palatine, is employed by Frank Lynn & Associates as a consultant. (melissa.poor@franklynn.com)
Bryan Purchis, Atlanta, is employed as a police officer for the Secretary of State.
Courtney Wise Purchis, Atlanta, is employed by BroMenn Healthcare as director of annual funds and special projects. (cbpurchis@hotmail.com)
Joseph Todaro, Rockford, is employed by Southern Wine and Spirits as a sales representative in the food and drug division. (jtodro76@hotmail.com)

2001

Elizabeth Carey Archer, Mundelein, is a captain for the U.S. Army.
Erik Archer, Mundelein, is a captain for the U.S. Army. (erik.sven.archer@us.army.mil)
Charlesa Lawson Arnold, Lake Villa, is employed by McHenry County Department of Health as sewage program coordinator.
James Beard, Sun Prairie, Wis., is employed by Kraft Foods as a financial analyst. (beardjt@hotmail.com)
Andrew Fossler, Twin Lakes, Wis., is employed by Ace Hardware Corporation as a loss prevention training and account manager. (afoss@acehardware.com)
Krystal Flerlage Gray, Glen Ellyn, is a third grade teacher for Downers Grove District 58.
Stephanie Adams Greiner (MS), Loganville, Ga., is employed by DeKalb County Public Schools as an eighth grade language arts teacher. (Stephanie.greiner@hotmail.com)
James Kostelny, Bolingbrook, is a sales representative for National Wine & Spirits, Chicago. (jdkostelny@hotmail.com).
Jeffrey Lee, South Elgin, is self-employed as a machinist in St. Charles.
Beth Patrick Longacre, North Chicago, is employed by the Lake Villa school district as a seventh grade special education teacher. (beth_longacre@yahoo.com)
Steve Longacre, North Chicago, is employed by North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 as a kindergarten-fifth grade physical education teacher. (longacre_1@yahoo.com)
Juliann Scott McHard, Rock Island, is employed by Silver Oaks Communications as a sales manager. (juliannmchard@sbcglobal.net)
Jaclyn Pearson, Lake in the Hills, is employed by Liberty Mutual Insurance as a fraud investigator. (pearsonjaclyn@hotmail.com)
Jacob Proctor, Godfrey, is employed by the Madison County Health Department as a sanitarian. (proctor_adam@hotmail.com)
Brad Schroeder, Quincy, is director of fund development and public relations for Sunset Home. (bsandmm@adams.net)
Megan McVey Schroeder, Quincy, is employed by Quincy Newspapers, Inc. as WB/CW coordinator. (mschroeder@qni.biz)
Alicia Evans Watson, DeKalb, is employed by Kish Health System as a planning specialist. (awatson@kishhealth.org)

2002

Robin Brophy (MS-ED '04), Marengo, is a learning specialist for District 47.
Tom Crow, Quincy, is employed by Gardner Denver as a senior customer service representative.
Lindsay Grier, Naperville, is employed by Naperville Community Unit District 203 as an adapted physical education teacher. (linzareli425@hotmail.com)
Claire Haas, Colorado Springs, Colo., is a teacher at Colorado Springs School District 11. (clairehaas13@gmail.com)
Mark Hilliard (MBA '05), Schaumburg, is employed by Siemens Building Technologies as a marketing manager in Buffalo Grove.
Samantha Bigger Ioerger, Pekin, is employed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a corrections officer. (sjsax80@yahoo.com)
Katharine White Kostelny, Bolingbrook, is a special education teacher for Oak View Elementary School/Valley View School District 365.
William Leeds, Delong, medically retired from the U.S. Army of the Fourth Infantry Division in Ft. Hood, Texas.
Michael Louie (MS) (PB-CER '02), Montgomery Village, Md., is employed by National Institutes of Mental Health as a grant administrator. (louiemi@od.nih.gov)
Anthony Mital, Rock Island, is employed by Body Dynamics as sales manager. (anthonymital@hotmail.com)
Sean Mulchey, Warrenville, is employed by International Truck and Engine Corporation as a logistics support specialist. (seanmulcahey@yahoo.com)
Megan Jones Owens, Valparaiso, Ind., is a recreation coordinator for Valparaiso Parks Department. (mowens@valparaisoparks.org)
Shonnah Flaharty Poe, Byron, is employed by Byron Forest Preserve District as a stone quarry recreation park manager. (shonnah@stonequarrypark.com)
Dave Pohlman, Chicago, is employed by Apex Systems as an account manager.
Jayne Roberts, Springfield, is employed by Missouri State University as hall director. (jayneroberts@missouristate.edu)
Derek Spudich, Kampsville, is a deputy for Calhoun County Sheriff's Department. (ds_spudich@yahoo.com)
Joshua Whitney (MA '04), DeKalb, is employed by Aurora University as a transcript specialist. (jdwhitney74@hotmail.com)
Kacie Wielgus (MA '06), Springfield, Va., is employed by the American Civil Liberties Union as a national field organizer.

2003

Dana Duttlinger (MS '05), Aurora, is employed by Kane County Cougars baseball team as ticket operations representative. (dduttlinger@kanecountycougars.com)
Kelly Farwell Embry, Springfield, is a special education teacher for Sangamon Area Special Education. (kelly.embry@insightbb.com)
Shannon Fahey (MS), London, Ontario, is the director of student services at Brescia University College and received the New and Emerging Professional Award from Student Affairs and Student Services Association.
JoAnn Farris, Burlington, Iowa, is employed by Grimm Brothers Plastics, Wapello, as a project engineer. (jofarris@hotmail.com)
Erica Gola, Schaumburg, is employed by TCF as a lead training specialist.
Jeff Hagen, Mundelein, is employed by Elite Fitness Institute as an athletic performance and personal trainer.
Kelly Brookhiser Hazelett, Ainsworth, Iowa, is employed by Gazette Communications as a customer service representative. (kellyhazelett@yahoo.com)
Corrine Rogers Kroger, Plainfield, is employed by Naperville Park District as an early childhood program manager. (ckroger1@comcast.net)
Julia Lee, Chicago, is employed by Hilton Hotels as a sales manager. (jewels909@hotmail.com)
Jaclyn Mastrangelo, Chicago, is employed by Tony N' Tina's Wedding as an actor and dance captain. (jaclyn_marie@hotmail.com)
Penny Smith Milnes (MS-ED), Morrison, received the 2006 Dr. James Garnett Teacher of the Year Award for Unit 5 schools in the team teacher category.
Courtney Czech Persky, Bloomington, Ind., is an engineer 1 for Baxter. (courtney_czech@hotmail.com)
David Persky (MS '04), Bloomington, Ind., is a technical service representative for Baxter.
Danielle Swindler-Hagen, Mundelein, is employed by Allstate Insurance in the customer service department. (danielleswindler@hotmail.com)
Jennifer Williams, Rockford, is employed by Servicom/Motorola as a cell phone technician. (jenwriter@peoplepc.com)

2004

Valerie Alexander (MS), Beaufort, S.C., is an academic adviser for the University of South Carolina-Beaufort.
Kimberly Regan Baraks, Macomb, is employed by the Macomb school district as a technician. (muksb10@wiu.edu)
Luke Bealor, Chicago, is employed by Ryerson Coil Processing as a product specialist.
Charissa Cassagnol Delp, Colorado Springs, Colo., is a platoon leader in the U.S. Army.
Michael Delp, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo., is a platoon leader in the U.S. Army. (me_delp@wiu.edu)
Tonya Sloma Hilliard, Schaumburg, is a resource consultant for Western Trails School in Carol Stream.
Elise Innes, Arlington Heights, is a first grade teacher for Schaumburg School District 54. (em_innes@wiu.edu)
Megan Johnson (MS), Hanover, N.H., is assistant director of coed, fraternity, sorority, undergraduate, and senior society administration at Dartmouth College and was recognized as the Outstanding New Professional by the Association of Fraternity Advisors.
Alimatou Mbaye (MA), Dorchester, Mass., is employed by R. W. Beck, Inc., in developing pro formas for project financing support.
Roman Soebbing, Macon, Mo., is an officer for the Missouri State Water Patrol in Jefferson City.
Brian Tulk, Braidwood, is employed by Geoff Mangum's Putting Zone as a national tour director. (brian@puttingzoneclinics.com)
Scott Weber, Peoria, is employed by the United States Department of Agriculture as a research technician.
Jessica Will, Chicago, is employed by Kimball Hill Homes as a debt analyst. (jwill2582@hotmail.com)

2005

Desiree Bump, Rochelle, is employed by Rochelle Middle School as an eighth grade CS teacher. (desireebump@hotmail.com)
Andrea Japchinski, Calumet City , is employed by Indian Oaks Academy as a juvenile sex offender counselor. (andreawiu19@yahoo.com)
Jennifer Coakes Soebbing, Macon, Mo., is employed by Northeast Regional Medical Center, Kirksville, as a microbiology technician. (jen8201@aol.com)

2006

Erik Dillon, Oak Creek, Wis., is employed by Riley Construction, Milwaukee , as a project engineer.
Michelle Gross (MS), Oshkosh, Wis., is residence hall director for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. (grossm@mio.uwosh.edu)
Erika Ward, Magnolia, is a pre-kindergarten special education and at-risk teacher for DePue Unit School District 103.