Western News-Summer 2007

CLASS NOTES

2000

Jeffery Baker, Littleton, Colo., is a finance director for Christopher's Dodge World.
Melanie Wright Butcher MA ‘02, Macomb, is choral director at Macomb High School. (melanie_butcher@yahoo.com)
Daniel Calhoun MS, Kernersville, N.C., is an assistant director for residence life at University of North Carolina-Greensboro. (dwcalhoun@yahoo.com)
Jonathan Cox, Naperville, is a police officer in Elgin. (jcox@wideopenwest.com)
Jason Draftz, Gilberts, is a police officer for Fox River Grove Police Department. (draftz3@hotmail.com)
Jennie Nance Escamilla, Villa Park, is a human resource generalist for Fry, Inc. (jennienance@yahoo.com)
Sarah Fenneman, Algonquin, is a probation officer for Cook County in Rolling Meadows.
David Gusitsch MS, Bethel, Conn., is department chair of physical education & health for Westport Schools.
Mark Hirtzer II, Chicago, is a conference services manager for Hard Rock Hotel Chicago. (markhirtzer13@hotmail.com)
Doug Jodts, Elgin, is a senior corporate accountant for Fitness Formula.
Gina Maggio Mielke, Shorewood, is director of client services for Information Resources in Chicago.
Terry Paggi, Mokena, is manager of corporate security investigations for E*TRADE FINANCIAL, Arlington, Va. (terry.paggi@gmail.com)
Rocky Rojas, Bartlett, in an investment banker for Griffin, Kubik, Stephens, and Thompson.
Brock Terry MA ‘07, Macomb, is a faculty assistant and GIS technical analyst for Western. (bw-terry@wiu.edu)

2001

Jeremy Bradt MS ‘03, Rock City, is manager of student information services at Highland Community College, Freeport. (jeremy.bradt@highland.edu)
Angelo Episcopo, Brookfield, is a police office for the Village of Oak Park.
Matthew Fowler, Washington, is an IT team lead for ATS.
Beth Wiewel Genenbacher, Fowler, is a credit analyst for Harris Corporation, Quincy. (rbgenenb@adams.net)
Stephanie Adams Greiner, Jefferson City, Mo., is a parent educator of Parents as Teachers for the Jefferson City public school system. (stephanie.greiner@hotmail.com)
Michael Holman MS, Freeville, N.Y., is head coach for the men's and women's swimming and diving at Oswego State.
Kyle Johnson, Sheffield, is an agent with Johnson Agency. (kylehugh@yahoo.com)
Amy Bossard Ryan MS-ED, West Burlington, Iowa, is a school counselor for West Burlington Jr./Sr. High School. (megryansmommy@netscape.net)
Jaclyn Pearson Seymour, De Kalb, is a special investigator for Liberty Mutual Insurance, Naperville. (jaclyn.seymour@libertymutual.com)
Matt Wells, Franklin, is executive vice president of Automotive Parts and Service Association of Illinois, Springfield. (matt@apsail.com)

2002

Bryan Anderson, Galesburg, is a police officer for the City of Galesburg.
Michelle Thompson Anderson, Galesburg, is a graduate assistant in the WIU-QC administration department. (mr-thompson4@wiu.edu)
Burt Bolt MS-ED, Port Byron, is a counselor for Southpark Psychology, Moline. (bbolt@myway.com)
Paul Brown MS, Washington, D.C., is area director for American University.
Nika Clark, Palatine, is an associate producer for Chicago Wolves, Glenview.
Joe DeBold MS ‘06, Oak Grove, Mo., is a wildlife biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation, Kansas City. (joe.debold@mdc.mo.gov)
Amanda Taylor Fowler, Washington, is an IT tech for ATS. (afowler@advancedtech.com)
Jeffrey Froman, Kansas City, Kan., is a traffic safety coordinator for Unified Government of Wyandotte County. (jfroman@wycokck.org)
Lauren “Ivy” Hunt, Riverside, is a hydrogeologist for CH2M Hill, Chicago. (lauren_i_hunt@yahoo.com)
Kevin Hynes, Naperville, is an infrastructure architect for BP Oil. (kevinjhynes@hotmail.com)
Barry Reed, Macomb, is a campus minister at Campus Students for Christ.
Jarod Savoia, Ursa, is a conductor for the BNSF Railway in Ft. Madison, Iowa. (savoia_jarod@hotmail.com)
Simone Bohr Schuppan MBA, Naperville, is a research manager for Grubb & Ellis. (s.schuppan@att.net)
Jay Solomonson, Coal Valley, is an agriculture teacher for Orion CUSD #223. (js_farmer@hotmail.com)
Shane Van Vleet, Macomb, is a dentist for Henderson County Rural Health Center.

2003

Stephanie Adams, Athens, Ga., is a graduate student at the University of Georgia.
Cindy Evans Curtis, Buffalo Grove, is an industrial arts teacher for Evanston Township High School. (curtisfam@comcast.net)
Dan Curtis, Buffalo Grove, is a product engineer for MacLean Fasteners.
Leah Brown Drake, Henderson, Nev., is senior purchasing agent for Pulte Homes.
Dawn Etchason, Bolingbrook, is an admissions advisor for the University of Phoenix-Warrenville.
Sarah Privia Hosenfelt, Fulton, Mo., is music therapist and team leader for Fulton State Hospital. (sarbet3@hotmail.com)
Kelli Knoblau, Davenport, Iowa, is owner of 1 on 1 Fitness Studio. (kelli@1on1fitnessstudios.com)
Natasha Rodefelt McPartlin, Malta, is a creative services manager for Northern Illinois Publishing. (tash881@hotmail.com)
Jennifer Meersman, Moline, is a sixth grade language arts teacher at Glenview Middle School. (jmeersman@emsd37.org)
Emilie Vergon Miller, Morton, is an insurance account representative for State Farm.
Joseph Puleo, Sycamore, is employed by Euclid Beverage.
Jesse Range , Greenfield, is a seed marketing manager for Tri County FS, Inc.
Randi Robinson-Cardoza, Las Vegas, Nev., is a total rewards lead representative for Flamingo Las Vegas.
Ron Rudow, Aurora, is a commercial claim representative for Travelers Insurance, Naperville.
Carrie Huls Van Vleet, Macomb, is a student. (chuls24@yahoo.com)

2004

Angel Avalos, Chicago, is a teacher for Chicago Public Schools at Gallistel Language Academy.
Carrie Budyn, Havana, is an IT analyst for Volt Information Sciences/Caterpillar. (cabudyn@yahoo.com)
Sarah Cunningham MS, Gainesville, Fla., is a program coordinator for the Office of Student Activities and Involvement at the University of Florida.
Ruthanne Lettsome Dunn, Brandenburg, Ky., is a safety officer for Meade County Fire District and received a master of science degree in Executive Fire Service Leadership in May from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz. (rdunn@bbtel.com)
Laurel Filzen Etzel MA ‘06, Laura, is director of the Knox-Sandburg Community Concert Band at Knox College, Galesburg. (laurel.filzen@gmail.com)
Lance Gentle, Buda, is a research associate for Pioneer Hi-Bred, Princeton.
Timothy Miller, Morton, is in the Illinois Air National Guard and is a machinist for CAT.
Ed Murillo, Chicago, is a student at The John Marshall Law School and was honored on Oct. 3 by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office with its El Humanitario Award in recognition of his efforts as a Hispanic student-lawyer.
Cassandra Kost Nehmelman, Vermont, is an eighth grade language arts and freshman English teacher at V.I.T. Jr./Sr. High School. (cnehmelman@vit2.org)
Justin Nelson, Lafayette, Ind., is a financial services representative for Fifth Third Bank.
Casandra “Casey” Nickel MS ‘06, Ft. Madison, Iowa, is a speech-language pathologist for the Great Prairie Area Education Agency.
Rebecca Ofczarzak, Oswego, is program director for Heritage YMCA Safe ‘n Sound Office, Naperville. (rofczarzak@heritageymca.org)
Dustin Osborne, Greenfield, Wis., is an account executive for IKON Office Solutions, West Allis. (daj0424@msn.com)
Amber Peak Range, Greenfield, is an investigator for the Office of Executive Inspector General, Springfield.
Ann Marie Reus, Elgin, is a copy editor for The Courier News. (areus@scn1.com)
Nicole LaDeur Rudow, Aurora, is a commercial claim representative for Travelers Insurance, Naperville.
Ami Meismer Vanderhoof, Naperville, is a marketing associate for Silver Hill Financial, Oak Brook.
Richard Webster Jr., Chicago, is a laborer with the Teamsters in Las Vegas, Nev. (kidoll6@hotmail.com)
Brent Wikgren, Miami, Fla., is an attorney with Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP in Coral Gables and graduated from University of Miami School of Law in 2007. (bwikgren@fragomen.com)

2005

Beau Joseph Lee Anderson, Mt. Pulaski, was recently promoted to level II tech for GTECH. (bjl-Anderson_22@hotmail.com)
Eric Buck, Kewanee, is an assistant sports information director at McKendree University, Lebanon.
Cindy Ford, Peoria, is assistant to the president of Eureka College.
Robyn Anderson Gentle, Buda, is manager for Stark County Farm Bureau, Toulon. (byrd38_2001@yahoo.com)
Louis Getman, Mitchell, Ind., is a director for Success & Opportunity At Reading, Bedford.
Lindsey Moreno Miller, East Moline, is a security specialist in the United States Army. (lindsey.r.miller@us.army.mil)
Josh Nehmelman, Vermont, works in sales and delivery for A-Cesco Soft Water.
Alicia Cebuhar Nelson, Lafayette, Ind., is a speech language pathologist for Lafayette School Corporation.
Robert Pfrank, Arlington Heights, is an electronic trading systems engineer for Calyon Financial, Chicago.
Audra Reznicek Puleo, Sycamore, is a community restitution service coordinator for De Kalb County Court Services. (apuleo@dekalbcounty.org)
Sean Vanderhoof, Naperville, is a vendor champion for CDW, Chicago.
Rachel Von Holten Wayne, Cape Girardeau, Mo., is a registered dietitian for Cape Girardeau Health.

2006

Annie Jean Baxter, Ft. Madison, Iowa, is district secretary for Nauvoo-Colusa School District #325.
Patrick Bodenhamer, Des Moines, Iowa, is a commercial real estate appraiser for Rally Appraisal, LLC.
Kayla Clevenger, Macomb, is director of Wesley at Home at Wesley Village.
Lindsey Herrin Delahunt, Normal, is a loan officer for CEFCU.
Michael Dworianyn, Hanover Park, is vice president of sales and marketing for M & R Machine & Tool Co., Inc., Bloomingdale.
Jaclyn Koch, Elmhurst, is a classroom counselor for The Camelot Schools, Naperville. (jaclyn.k.koch@gmail.com)
Ray Richmond MBA, St. Ann, Mo., is director of service for Commercial Kitchen Services, St. Louis. (rgrichmond@hotmail.com)
John Sax, Chicago, is a strategic research and analysis researcher at The University of Chicago. (johnasax@yahoo.com)
Brian Sinclair, Roxana, is an installation coordinator for ADT Security Services, Inc., Earth City , Mo. (bsinclair@adt.com)

2007

Fulton Burns MFA, Missoula, Mont., is an assistant professor at the University of Montana.
Geoff Manis, Moline, is employed with Gypsum Supply.
Lindsay McQueen, Toledo, is a manager for Cumberland County Farm Bureau. (ccfbmgr@rrl.net)
Danny Zhen, Minneapolis, Minn., is an application programmer and analyst for Wells Fargo Bank. (danny.zhen@wellsfargo.com)

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