Western News-Summer 2007

CLASS NOTES

1990

Kimberly Wilson Brooks, Lombard, is employed with AMFB Travel & Leisure. (amfbtravel@yahoo.com)
Joseph Dix Jr., Chicago, is a producer and director for WGN-TV.
Bob Klannukarn, St. Louis, Mo., is a systems analyst II for Covidien, Maryland Heights. (bob@klannukarn.net)
Gary Rapp MS ‘93, Wichita, Kan., is director of campus life for Friends University. (grapp@cox.net)

1991

Dawn Andresen-Curland, Broadview Heights, Ohio, is office coordinator for Dr. Arnstine Orthodontics. (dawnandresen@cox.net)
Marc Moad, Middletown, Iowa, is a special education teacher for West Burlington Jr./Sr. High School. (thehawkeyekid@msn.com)
Lauri Myre, Ottawa, works in receiving and put-away at PetSmart. (pockets832000@yahoo.com)
Michael Sebille, Fargo, N.D., is a patient support specialist for Take Care Health LLC. (msebille@gmail.com)
Wendell Kirwin Steward Jr., Holdrege, Neb., is reverend of the First Presbyterian Church.
Mark Summers, O'Fallon, Mo., is vice president and general manager for HP Products.
Mark Tkadletz MA ‘00, Antioch, is a captain with Skywest Airlines, St. George, Utah. (tkadletz@comcast.net)
Clowana Gardner Walker, Lansing, is a transportation specialist for Integrys Energy, Chicago. (cotoza1@sbcglobal.net)

1992

Rick Bennett, Broken Arrow, Okla., is director of information technology for T.D. Williamson. (bennett@usswaddell.com)
Scott Deason, Spring, Texas, is a special agent for the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration services Office of Security & Integrity, Houston. (sa1965@cs.com)
Dave Doubek, Seattle, Wash., is self-employed in real estate. (dave.doubek@comcast.net)
Laura Yurcisin Gedville, New Lenox, is a teacher for Burbank School District #111. (lauragedville@hotmail.com)
Robert Gedville, New Lenox, is deputy chief of police for the Justice Police Department. (soxhawks@yahoo.com)
Misty Cook Hagstrom, Chatham, is a graphic design technician for Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield . (mhagstrom@insightbb.com)
Yolanda Kenton, St. Louis, Mo. is an applications analyst II for St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
Clay Koenig, Grand Ledge, Mich., is general sales manager for WLNS TV, Lansing. (cskoenig@msn.com)
I. Craig Lant MBA ‘00, Macomb, is owner and manager of Good Hope Fertilizer, Inc. and Good Hope Seeds, LLC. (lantic@logonix.net)
Todd Mitchell, Buford, Ga., is a licensing specialist for Global Equity Lending, Inc., Johns Creek. (tmitchell_atl@hotmail.com)
Michele McIntosh Spates MS ‘93, Rockford, is a radiographer for Rockford Health System. (michele.spates@yahoo.com)
J Spencer, Inverness, Fla., is senior executive producer at WINK-TV, Ft. Myers. (tvguy31@hotmail.com)
Tabreena McCraney Walker, Killeen, Texas, is a general dentist with People's Dental Care, P.A., Harker Heights.

1993

Kimberly Brunner Ashbaugh, Huntley, is national director of strategic marketing for Lennar Homes, Hoffman Estates. (km_ashbaugh@yahoo.com)
David Awbrey, Maumee, Ohio, is vice president and regional sales manager for Charter One Financial, Columbus. (walstreet3@msn.com)
Michael Borgel, Sherwood, Ohio, is a major in the United States Army. (michael.borgel@us.army.mil)
Jean Fetters Conner, Mendota, is a TV producer for Chicago Productions, La Salle. (jeanconner@chicagopro.net)
Susan Williams Erue MS, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, is chair of the Division of Nursing and an assistant professor at Iowa Wesleyan College. (serue@iwc.edu)
Cheri Divan Harlow, Lee's Summit, Mo., is vice president of human resources for American Century Investments, Kansas City. (cheri_harlow@americancentury.com)
Kirsten Rabe Holmes, Chicago, is an executive assistant to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. (rabeki2005@yahoo.com)
Deborah Whitmire, Auburn, Ga., is a compensation analyst for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. (deborah.whitmire@choa.org)

1994

Dara Allen, Pekin, is a transportation account manager for Caterpillar Logistics Services, Morton. (d.allen26@yahoo.com)
Kevin Altman, Citrus Heights, Calif., is a sales and customer service manager for Tradition Software.
Alex Ashbaugh, Huntley, is a foreman at RW Refrigeration, Springfield.
Yesenia Rosales Avalos MA ‘97, Chicago, is assistant dean of student development at Richard J. Daley College. (yavalos1@ccc.edu)
Cassandra Brunoehler Black, Broken Arrow, Okla., is a teacher for Tulsa Public Schools. (sandymb@cox.net)
Laura Billings Castle, Snohomish, Wash., is senior manager of project management for WhitePages.com. (lauracastle@hotmail.com)
Stacy Busen Lester, Schaumburg, is a senior internal auditor for Komatsu America Corporation. (slester@komatsuna.com)
Steven Ohren, Chicago, is a technology coordinator for Arthur A. Libby Elementary School. (sohren@cps.edu)
Seth Runkle, Stockholm, Sweden, is chief financial officer for Citigroup.
David Simono, Austin, Texas, is president of Eclipse Advantage.
Erika Warchol Simono, Austin, Texas, is chief operating officer for YOU Instruction. (erikasimono@yahoo.com)
Danielle Summers, Freeport, is an elementary school principal for the Freeport school district. (danielle.summers@freeport.k12.il.us)
Oliviav Ruiz Vazquez, Spring, Texas, is an elementary bilingual teacher for Salyers Elementary – Spring ISD and was selected as Salyers Elementary School Bilingual Teacher of the Year ‘06-'07, Spring Independent School District Bilingual Teacher of the Year and Suburban Houston Association of Bilingual Educators Teacher of the Year.

1995

Chris Boller, Brownstown , Mich., is a teacher for Gibraltar Public Schools. (cboller07@comcast.net)
Toby Curtright MA ‘98, Avondale, Ariz., is director of bands for Pinnacle High School. (tobycurtright@yahoo.com)
Christine Deliman Evertsen, Elgin, is a teacher at Hosanna! (christine.0813@yahoo.com)
Rhonda Bull Hibbeler, Batavia, is an instructional coordinator for music at the Geneva Middle School South.
Mona Hicks MS, Nashville, Tenn., is senior director for assessment at Vanderbilt University.
Jennifer Munro, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., is an engineer in the United States Army and recently returned from a one-year deployment to Iraq, where her offices managed 267 projects including water treatment plants, hospitals, schools, police stations, fire stations, courthouses, roads, bridges, Iraqi Army bases, electrical substations and numerous others. (jennifer.munro@us.army.mil)
Beth Aper O'Mahoney, Willow Springs, is a communications specialist for Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP. (aperb@prodigy.net)
Charles Peterson, Surprise, Ariz., is a senior loan consultant for Sterling Home Mortgage. (cpeterson2673@cox.net)

1996

Benjamin Boeke, Rockford, is a detective for the Rockford Police Department. (benjamin.boeke@rockfordil.gov)
Terrence Brown MA ‘99, Vernon Hills, is a marketing manager for Terlato Wines International.
Daniela Burd Fuller, Chicago, is a recruiter for Accenture. (dburd_2@yahoo.com)
Geoff Gould, Phoenix, Ariz., is a mutual fund wholesaler for MFS Investment Management. (ggould@mfs.com)
Shawn Johnson, Clive, Iowa, is a project portfolio officer for Principal Financial Group, Des Moines. (sbj73@mchsi.com)
Kimberly Adducci Lewis MS-ED ‘02, Industry, is a teacher for Schuyler/Industry CUSD # 5. (klewis2@winco.net)
Kyle Lewis MS-ED ‘02, Industry, is a teacher for Schuyler/Industry CUSD # 5. (klewis2@winco.net)
Sarah McFeggan MS ‘98, Roscoe, is a speech-language pathologist for the Winnebago County Special Education Coop. (semc1974@verizon.net)
Brian Meixner, Slippery Rock, Pa., is an assistant professor at Slippery Rock University. (brianmeixner@hotmail.com)
David Michael, Kansas City, Mo., is vice president of operations for Executive Beechcraft Charters. (dmichael4@kc.rr.com)
Tera Monroe MS ‘98, Macomb, is director of residence life for University Housing and Dining Services at Western and has been appointed adviser to the Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls.
Ryan Nestler, Pecatonica, is a sixth grade math teacher and head boys track coach at Byron Middle School.
Roman Phoenix, Mundelein, is a brand manager for CDW, Vernon Hills. (romanphoenix@comcast.net)
Nicole Leuelling Webb, Fox Lake, is district manager for Guess, Inc. (nikwebb1@ameritech.net)

1997

Jessica Murray Bressner, Mahomet, is a sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. (jessicabressner@marykay.com)
Kristin Baker Brown MA ‘99, Vernon Hills, is a learning consultant for Hewitt Associated, Lincolnshire. (urbis1@sbcglobal.net)
Rebecca Tutaj Gengler, Big Rock, is director for Homemade Gourmet, LLC, Canton, Texas. (bekahsmemories@hotmail.com)
Michael Gerrish MA ‘99, Lawrence, Kan., is a store communications manager for Payless ShoeSource. (michaeljamesgerrish@yahoo.com)
LaTasha Kenley, Chicago, is a broadcast supervisor for Burrell Communications. (lkenley@burrell.com)
Jason Mann, Glendale Heights, is manager of contract maintenance and fleet operations for Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., La Grange, and received his MBA from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2006. (jason.mann@emdiesels.com)
Erika Svob Martin SSP ‘01, Canton, is a school psychologist for Peoria Public School District #150. (erika.martin@psd150.org)
Andrew McFarlane, Dixon, is CEO and executive director of the Dixon Family YMCA.
Brigette Menger-Anderson, Minneapolis, Minn., is CIL program manager at the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, St. Paul. (brigettea@mcil-mn.org)
Anne Siwy Mocella, Frisco , Texas , is a registered nurse for United Health Care. (amsrn2@yahoo.com)
Travis Richardson, Chicago, is senior associate of state and local taxes for Grant Thornton and is also a real estate agent for Continuum Real Estate Brokers. (travis2100@hotmail.com)
Nini Riley, Denver, Colo , is a sixth grade math teacher for Aurora Public Schools. (nnriley@aps.k12.co.us)
David Smith MS, South Lyon, Mich., is manager for DENSO International America, Southfield. (dj_smith@denso-diam.com)
Eric Tooke, Hainesville, is an urban planner for Lake County Building , Planning, and Development, Waukegan. (etooke@co.lake.il.us)
Renea Weathington, Chicago, is a human resources manager for Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, a division of PepsiCo. (rmweathington@yahoo.com)

1998

Mary Frances Peddle Bielecki, Mt. Prospect, is a preschool teacher for Glower Garden Day Care, Prospect Heights.
Francisco Cotto, Oak Park, is a radio talk show host for AM 560 WIND, Chicago. (cisco@560wind.com)
Mercedes Pfister Draftz, Gilberts, is a first grade teacher for Evergreen Elementary School, Carol Stream. (cedesdraftz@sbcglobal.net)
Sara Featherlin ‘01, Bushnell, is a clerk at WIU. (sb-featherlin@wiu.edu)
Adam Heath, Dewey, Ariz., is general manager of Harkins Theatres Luxury Cinemas, Prescott Valley. (prescottvalley@harkingstheatres.com)
Eric Jodts MA ‘00, Rockville, Md., is a senior study director for Westat. (jodts@hotmail.com)
Lisa Mierkiewicz, Round Rock, Texas, is a special education teacher for Round Rock ISD and earned her master's degree and teacher certification in special education from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2007. (sublimebegonia@yahoo.com)
Kelly Lynde Nestler, Pecatonica, is a second grade teacher at Pecatonica Elementary School and is the varsity volleyball coach at Pecatonica High School . (nestler4@hotmail.com)
Steven Pawlak, Bolingbrook, is a business development executive for RealtyData Corp., Naperville.
Kelly O'Brien Sinnock, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a senior systems engineer for Rockwell Collins. (kjsinnock@yahoo.com)
Chad Stoerp, Schaumburg, is a personal accountant to the CEO of Clark Consulting, Lake Zurich. (cstoerp@comcast.net)
Jamie Malach Stoerp, Schaumburg, is a recruiting manager for Mark/Ryan Associates. (jamies@markryan.net)
Janet Tan, Johnston, Iowa, is project manager for Principal Financial Group, Des Moines. (sashaa99@hotmail.com)
Kari Callahan Topa, Evergreen Park, is a special education teacher for the Chicago Board of Education. (karical00@hotmail.com)
Heather Wier Vaught, Springfield, is assistant counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. (hwier@hds.ilga.gov)
Shelli Brockhouse White, Wappella, is a work comp adjuster for Country Insurance, Bloomington.

1999

Joy Smith Andros, New Port Richey, Fla., is a marketing and rehab liaison for HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Spring Hill. (joy.smith@healthsouth.com)
Cara Carter Baker, Littleton, Colo., is a Premier Designs independent distributor. (cbaker75@msn.com)
Stephanie Bartels, New York, N.Y., is director of merchandising of women's wear for Giorgio Armani. (tallasa@yahoo.com)
James Beckman, Moline, is a manufacturing engineer with Carleton Life Support Systems, Davenport.
Maria Swanson Black, Moline, is a math teacher at Alleman High School, Rock Island.
Joe Butcher, Macomb, is a publications manager for Western Illinois Tourism Development Center.
Jill Morkes Rojas, Bartlett, is an account executive for Comcast Spotlight, Chicago.
Lisa Rager Tooke, Hainesville, is a curriculum specialist for Waukegan School District #60. (teaching6@comcast.net)
Sam Willson, Wapello, Iowa, is branch manager for Airgas North Central, West Burlington. (tankwagon@louisacomm.net)

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