Western News-Winter 2008

CLASS NOTES

2000

Migwi Gacheru, Alton, is a CPT commander in the US Army.
Katina Harn Livermore, Aledo, is program director at the Mercer County YMCA. (katina.livermore@mercercountyymca.org)
Heather Platt McMeekan MS, Macomb, is the webmaster for University Technology–Web Services at Western Illinois University. (hm-mcmeekan@wiu.edu)
Jason Miller, Galesburg, is a salesman at G&M Distributors.
Joe Nels, Lake in the Hills, is a network administrator for Ambuis.
Phillip Trudeau, Bradley, is public relations officer for the Bradley Police Department. (pjtrudeau@thevillageofbradley.com)
Heather Dean Woods MA ’05, Canton, is the vocal music teacher at Pekin Public School District #108. (vivace03@hotmail.com)

2001

Richard Bradley, Wheaton, owner and senior recruiter of TeamBradley, Inc. (rich@teambradley.com)
Kasey D. Considine, Amboy, is a manufacturing engineering supervisor at Caterpillar. (considine89@hotmail.com)
Ivan Coziahr, East Peoria, is CEO of Heartland Community Health Clinic, Peoria. (ivancoziahr@heartlandchc.ortg)
Erika Kisler, Peoria, is a graphic production analyst for Caterpillar. (kisler_erika_h@cat.com)
Lynee Rendel Miller, Plainfield, is a human resource representative at Macy’s in Aurora. (lynee88@yahoo.com)
Renae Wilkerson Phillips MS, Grand Junction, is a professional assistant to the director of health sciences at Mesa State College. (ADisneyFan2001@aol.com)
Mark Rothert, Canton, is executive director of the Spoon River Partnership for Economic Development and has been awarded an honorable mention for the 2008 New Economic Developer of the Year Award.
Paul Storer, Bradley, is director of communications at St. Joseph Parish. (pstorer@comcast.net)
Jennifer Turner, Round Lake, is a director of special education for Grass Lake School District #36, Antioch.
Kacey Vermazen, Round Lake, is the education director for Abraxus Education Group, Woodridge.

2002

Tae Kyun An MS, Chung-Buk, South Korea, is manager for overseas business for Shin-Won Industrial Company, Ltd. (antaekyun@yahoo.com)
Chris Demitropoulos, Carpentersville, is a lead analyst for American Honda Finance Corporation. (demo417@hotmail.com)
Emily Johnson Fordham, Lindenhurst, is a supervisor at Thermo Fisher. (emilyfordham@ymail.com)
Kevin Hynes, Naperville, is owner and president of Hynes, Inc. (kevinjhynes@gmail.com)
Candice Derry Logsdon, Stanford, is an employment consultant for Illinois State University. (clogsdo@ilstu.edu)
Jayne Roberts Markin, Springfield, Mo., is coordinator of apartment living at Missouri State University. (JayneMarkin@MissouriState.edu)
Russ Michna MBA ’04, Elk Grove Village, signed a two-year contract extension with Chicago Rush Arena Football League.
Tifani Conard Miller, Galesburg, is an account clerk for the City of Galesburg.

2003

Sonya Baden, South Beloit, is a recreation coordinator for the City of Beloit, Wis.
Holly Bisby, Macomb, received first place in a National Kitchen & Bath Association design contest.
Laura Bandoli Bonsky, Springfield, Mo., is a doctor of clinical psychology for the College Skyline Center, Joplin. (anagrl925@yahoo.com)
Jessica Smucker Falcon, Lancaster, Pa., is a proofreader for Clipper Magazine and is also a singer/songwriter and keyboard player for the band The Sleeping World. (jsmuckerfalcon@gmail.com)
Christopher Fordham, Lindenhurst, is a supervisor at MSD.
David J. Formanski, Chicago, is a police officer for the Village of McCook.
Jason Galli, Kewanee, is a psychosocial coordinator/social worker at Royal Oaks Care Center. (jasgalli_us@yahoo.com)
Scott Meyer, Pingree Grove, is a grain merchandiser for Elburn Cooperative Company. (scott.meyer@elburncoop.com)
Bridget Kauser Ormond, Quincy, is a social services resource coordinator at Blessing Hospital. (bridget127@hotmail.com)
Brent Rose, Rantoul, is a financial development specialist at the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission.
James Wayne MS ’06, Peoria, is a coordinator of competitive programs at Illinois State University, Normal. (jwayne@ilstu.edu)
Henry Wilson, Ames, Iowa, is a faculty member of soil science at the University of Minnesota-Crookston.
Christopher Zingler, Wauconda, is a salesman for CDW, Chicago.

2004

Cassandra Piecyk, Wauconda, is a teacher at Schaumburg School District #54. (pie325@aol.com)
Edward Josephs, Chicago, is a barber at Infiniti. (edjosephs@aol.com)
Emily Harder Todd, Hanover Park, is manager of cultural arts and special events at Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association, Crystal Lake.
Erin Freisinger, Island Lake, is a preschool teacher at Ingleside Head Start.
Frank Melchert V, Chicago, is a senior associate for The Grubb & Ellis Company, Rosemont.(frank.melchert@grubb-ellis.com)
James M. Boge, Lake Zurich, is a project engineer for The Missner Group, Skokie.
Josh Carter, Bettendorf, Iowa, is the assistant golf pro at Davenport Country Club, Pleasant Valley.
Seth King, Madisonville, La., is a commodity trader at Zen-Noh Grain Corporation. (sether25@hotmail.com)
Tja Chiapelli, Chicago, is Cook County assistant state’s attorney. (t.chiapelli@gmail.com)

2005

Alison Rosenberger Skelton, Decatur, is the human resource director at Heartland Employment HCR.
Brian Woods MA, Canton, is the instrumental music teacher at North Pekin/Marquette Heights District #102. (jazztrpt7@hotmail.com)
Chelsea Shinneman Koon, Roanoke, Va., was a field organizer for Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change. (chelseashinneman@hotmail.com)
Christine Boll, Naperville, is an account executive for Prime Time Marketing, Chicago and also won the title of Miss Illinois International 2008. (Christine@ptmktg.com)
Crystal Eller, Normandy Park, Wash., is a web developer for Vision Service Group.
Curtis Finch, Sparks, Nev., is an inmate systems officer at Federal Bureau of Prisons in Herlong, Calif. (cfinch_121@hotmail.com)
Eric Myers, Leander, Texas, is a new equity partner in the Froots Smoothies company. Myers is the area director for Los Angeles County and a franchise owner of Froots in Austin, and the USC Coliseum in Southern California.
James McGovern, Hoffman Estates, is a project assistant at Elmer Stahl Klevorn and Solberg, LLP.
Janelle Bush Carter, Bettendorf, Iowa, is an account executive for the Quad City Bank and Trust.
Jason Rodriquez MS, Springfield, Ore., is director of diversity education and support in the office of student life at the University of Oregon.
Jennifer Shields, Arlington Heights, is an interactive account executive at ARS Advertising.
Lauren Kulinski MS ’08, Batavia, is the naturalist assistant and camp coordinator at St. Charles Park District.
Lindsey Moreno Miller, East Moline, is a fraud investigative technician for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division. (air4crgrly@yahoo.com)
Lisa Westendorf Kenser, Denver, Colo., is a student employment specialist at the University of Denver.
Mandi Snyder Still, Colona, is a first grade teacher for the East Moline School District.
Melissa Kuhmichel, Chicago, is a technical service representative at Earthwise Environmental, Inc. in Bensenville. (mkuhmichel@earthwiseenvironmental.com)
Rachel Von Holten Wayne, Peoria, is a clinical dietitian at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.
Timothy Casey, Mascoutah, is the head athletic trainer at Professional Therapy Services in Belleville. (tasc_5@yahoo.com)

2006

Andrew McClellan, Romeoville, is a police officer for the Channahon Police Department.
Brian Sinclair, St. Louis, Mo., is a project manager for Comarco St. Louis, Inc. in Fenton. (bsinclair83@gmail.com)
Desiree Devoe King, Madisonville, La., is a bank manager at Regions Bank.
Kurtis Palm, Evansville, Ind., is an agent for the Indiana Gaming Commission. (kl-palm@wiu.edu)
Michael Dworianyn, Hanover Park, is vice president of sales and marketing for M&R Machine & Tools, Inc. (mickeyslick1@yahoo.com)
Olga Oletskaya, Chicago, is an operation manager for Jaffe Companies in Barrington.
(ooletskaya@shopthearboretumsb.com)
Sheridan Essman MFA, Little Rock, Ark., is assistant director of education of the Arkansas Repertory Theatre.

2007

Aaron Anderson, Canton, is a credit analyst for MidAmerica National Bank. (aanderson@midnatbank.com)
Debbie Curtis, Riverdale, is a cyber navigator at the Chicago Public Library Foundation.
Derek McAllister, Warsaw, works at Kohl Wholesale.
Fulton Burns MFA, Mobile, Ala., is an instructor at the University of South Alabama in the Department of Dramatic Arts.
Jenny L. Wittman, Naperville, is research editor for Cision, Chicago. (jennywittman@yahoo.com)
Kristin Woiski, Mt. Prospect, is a fourth grade teacher at Link School District #54, Elk Grove Village.
Mark Michel, Sun Prairie, Wis., is a sales and marketing representative for Hershey’s Food Corporation. (Mark.D.Michel14@gmail.com)
Michael Anderson, Mt. Prospect, is a physical education teacher and football and basketball coach at Leyden High School in Franklin Park.
Nathan Haley, Macomb, is vice president of Haley Risk Protection.
Philip Kaminski, Long Beach, Calif., is a wellsite geologist for Horizon Well Logging Inc. (pmkaminski847@aol.com)
Scott Clemens, Champaign, is a computer specialist at UIUC–Beckman Institute.
Tara Randazzo Long, Schaumburg, is the convention services coordinator for Hilton/Chicago Indian Lakes Resort.
Todd Long, Schaumburg, is a deputy sheriff for DuPage County.

2008

Joshua Ayres, Overland Park, Kan., is a unit manager of student loan collections at Citibank in Kansas City, Mo.
Miranda Baker, Quincy, is a graphic designer and marketing specialist at Rokusek Design, Inc. (miranda@rokusek.com)
John Bruce, Peoria, is a mental health associate at Methodist Medical Center. (jt-bruce@live.com)
Sarah Cane Dobbins, Burlington, Wa., is a graduate assistant at Western Washington University in Bellingham.
Catherine Anthony Foy MA, Davenport, Iowa, teaches at Black Hawk College in Moline and is founder of the Poetry Street Project. (cattfoy@earthlink.net)
Jennifer Lichter, Lindenhurst, is a special education early childhood teacher at Round Lake Area Schools District #116.
Jena Sternquist Michel, Sun Prairie, Wis., is a substitute teacher at Middleton-Cross Plains School District. (Jen.R.Michel@gmail.com)
Michelle L. Reed, Fort Madison, Iowa, is the managing editor for Fine Life Media.
Adam Rosenbery, Newman, is a physical education instructor at Shiloh CUSD #1. (rosenberya@shiloh1.us)

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