1960s
Richard “Dick” Ford ’62, M.S. ’66, is a retired teacher, coach, and athletic director; was inducted into the Edwardsville High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021; was a central figure in the development of the District 7 Sports Complex that opened in 1986 and remains home to Edwardsville High’s teams today; resides in Naples, Florida.
Appears InGloria J. Leman ’65 is a retired software engineer and senior manager; resides in Morton.
Dr. Thomas Grites ’66, M.S. ’67, is retired but continues to teach one class each semester; advises student-athletes part-time; continues professional efforts in writing, consulting, and conference presentations; resides in Absecon, New Jersey.
Vicki (Carter) Freeman ’67, M.S. ’82, is retired; competed in tennis at the National Senior Olympics in Pittsburgh over the summer; resides in Normal.
Marion Scherer ’68, M.A. ’70, published a book, Without Consent, on the topic of human trafficking.
Dr. Joseph Kotarba ’69 published his latest book, Music in the Course of Life, with Routledge Press; is professor of sociology at Texas State University, San Marcos, and research professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; resides with his wife in Woodcreek, Texas.
Keith McCall ’69 retired in July as vice president of agricultural sales from PureLine Treatment Systems; resides in North Richland Hills, Texas.
Gary Schnurrpusch ’69 was elected trustee of Burke Centre, Virginia, a planned residential community in northern Virginia; is a retired Navy surface warfare captain and Department of Defense analysis contractor; resides in Virginia with wife Diane (Read) Schnurrpusch ’70, a former high school teacher and retired Defense technical librarian.
Mary Ellen (Kearney) Weakley ’69 is retired from the University of Michigan’s Department of Internal Medicine; resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
1970s
Bill Churchill ’71 is retired from a 42-year career in education; taught and coached in the Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island school districts; was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War during his time as a student at Illinois State University; serves in five community service groups, three of which are veteran-related; resides in Davenport, Iowa.
Rena (Jarka) Gooding ’71 is a retired IT manager and programmer; resides in San Jose, California.
Jan Kasbeer, M.S. ’72, is a retired substitute teacher; resides in Milwaukee.
Jack McAllister ’72 retired after 40 years working in the cosmetics and personal care industry for Maybelline Cosmetics, L’Oréal, Yardley of London, Wella, and Procter & Gamble; resides in Germantown, Tennessee.
Jon Gilliland ’73 is a semi-retired educator; worked for 50 years in music education in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin; was an administrator in the Fond du Lac and Appleton, Wisconsin, school districts; is an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin system’s Milwaukee and Eau Claire locations; has served in leadership roles for several musical organizations; resides with his wife, Debbie (Harms) Gilliland ’72, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Tom ’73 and Linda (Meeker) Knuppel ’73 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in October; reside in Morton.
Alison (Holste) Bortoli ’76 is retired after 38 years as a respiratory therapist at Swedish American Hospital; resides in Rockton.
Marilyn Giles Arnold ’76 is retired from a 30-year career with the Department of Children and Family Services; resides in Matteson.
Nanette Gratkins ’76 is retired after teaching and coaching for 33 years at Stagg High School in Palos Hills; resides in Naperville.
Susan Rasfeld Yackley ’76 is a retired personal property appraiser; previously worked in entertainment, education, and politics; husband Mark Yackley ’76 is retired after 40 years as an International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 33 Hollywood stagehand; the couple recently celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary; they reside in Los Angeles.
Bob Sassetti ’78 retired as vice president of Unitex Industries and president of Trinitex and FashionAire, Inc.; resides in Elmwood Park.
Kathleen Cheshareck ’79, M.S. ’89, earned a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of St. Francis; resides in Morris.
Susan (Smith) Cholek ’79 is retired from Nicor Gas; resides in Braidwood.
Paula (DeSantis) Mathes ’79 retired from Capital One Financial Corporation; resides in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
Kim (Haeger) Mulcahy ’79 retired as a clinical coordinator in Lewis University’s Department of Education; resides in Morris.
1980s
Dr. Mark Arseneau ’80 is retired after teaching for 41 years in Colorado, Louisiana, California, and Illinois; is a certified Bob Ross landscape and floral instructor; is relocating to Palm Springs, California, to teach oil painting classes; resides in Denver.
Nancy (Sukalec) Cairns ’80 is a retired elementary school teacher from St. Charles Community Unit School District 303; resides in St. Charles.
Pete Mazzone ’81 earned the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ 2023 President’s Award recognizing distinguished service; began practicing law in 1995; leads Mazzone Law Firm, PLLC.
Jim Paul ’81 retired from Sony Electronics as a staff firmware engineer; resides in Webster, New York.
Deborah (Riggs) Schirmbeck ’81 taught high school special education for 17 years before staying home to raise and homeschool her three children; now works part-time at Harper College as a learning specialist; resides in Palatine.
Cheryl (Burleson) Baugh ’82 is a retired professor of communication and public relations at Fontbonne University; recently celebrated 40 years of marriage to William Baugh, M.S. ’84; they reside in Waterloo.
Jodel (Johnson) Crecelius ’82 is a teacher in Grand Rapids Independent School District 318 now in her 41st year as an educator; resides in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Dr. Thomas Erdmann, M.A. ’82, retired as director of the Elon University Orchestra; resides with his wife and son in Lubbock, Texas, where his wife works at Texas Tech University.
Joseph Kolar ’82 was presented the Liberty Award from the Bohemian Lawyers’ Association (BLA) of Chicago; is a partner with Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, and a previous president of the BLA; was recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Lawrence J. Maushard ’82 earned the Peoria chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Sam Belfer Award; is a reporter, photographer, writer, and human rights activist; is the author of Made in Managua: a nonfiction account of one journalist’s trip through a telling place & time; resides in Peoria.
Patricia “Patty” (Franey) Haberkorn ’83, M.S. ’07, is executive director of Futures Unlimited, Inc., providing services for adults with disabilities in Livingston County; resides in Chatsworth.
Barbara (Hohenstein) Maske ’83 is a retired teacher; taught in the Illiopolis and Mt. Pulaski school districts; resides in Mt. Pulaski.
Tom ’83 and Susan (Gustafson) Sandman ’82 both retired in May; Tom was an executive vice president for risk management at MidAmerica National Bank in Canton; Susan was a first grade teacher in Canton Union School District 66; Susan was named 2023 “Educator of the Year” by the Canton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Dana (Watt) Wade ’83 is retired from a 40-year teaching career; taught elementary grades before becoming an elementary school art teacher for 31 years; resides in Houston.
Steve Bauer ’84 is vice president of public relations/corporate communications at Infor, a New York-based business software company; resides in Huntingtown, Maryland.
Thomas Conklin, M.S. ’84, MBA ’89, is a professor of management at Georgia State University in Atlanta; resides in Cumming, Georgia.
Rich Duensing ’84 is retired from the St. Charles school district; resides in St. Charles.
Elizabeth (Tedesco) Barbour ’85 retired after 37 years as an elementary school teacher; served as a classroom teacher and special education resource teacher; resides in Crystal Lake.
Todd Reeser ’85 was named executive deputy athletics director at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in July; resides in Carbondale.
Michael Sukow ’85 is a domain consulting partner at Wipro; previously worked at Accenture for 11 years; resides in Cary.
Patricia (Mahr) Murray ’86 is a senior business program manager with UnivarSolutions; resides in Lisle.
Keith Powell ’86, M.S. ’87, is a cybersecurity specialist in the financial services industry; has been employed by Microsoft for 17 years; resides in Chicago.
Karen Reynolds ’86 retired after 34 years as a teacher and administrator in Belvidere School District #100; resides in Rockton.
Jennifer (Albert) Bethman ’87 is superintendent of the Rochester (Wash.) School District; resides in Rochester, Washington.
Teresa (Stivers) Fritsch ’87 retired from the West Ada School District in Meridian, Idaho, as a school psychologist; worked for 30 years in the district; resides in Boise, Idaho.
Gail Sessler ’87, M.S. ’04, is retired from a career in teaching and serving as an administrator in the Illinois Department of Corrections; resides in Mendota.
Steve Kastorff ’88 published a book on the Hennepin Canal; has written six books on local history, including one on Camp Annawan; resides in Geneseo.
Steve Merrill ’88 is a senior account manager with International Paper Co.; recently relocated to Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.
Cherylynn (Page) Shiley ’88 is an occupational therapist with Clarke County Public Schools; resides in Winchester, Virginia.
Clete Winkelmann ’88, M.S. ’92, was named president and CEO of the Baby Fold, a Normal-based agency providing services to children and families in Central Illinois; previously served as executive director of Nexus-PATH Family Healing in Fargo, North Dakota; replaces Dianne (Holland) Schultz ’77, M.S. ’82, who retired in June as CEO after 30 years at the Baby Fold.
Steven Jones ’89 is a lister with Goodwill Logistics in East Peoria; resides in Pekin.
Devin Luse ’89 is a retired federal law enforcement officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection; spouse Karen (Graybill) Luse ’89 is a dyslexia specialist and tutor with her own practice; they reside in El Paso, Texas.
Charlinda Tillman ’89 is a retired corporate trainer; resides in Aurora.
1990s
Rodger Salzman ’90 is employed by the IRS; resides in Heyworth.
Kevin Hopkins ’91 is a family engagement specialist in East St. Louis School District 189; recently collaborated with Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership to write and illustrate Dakota Doesn’t Have to Worry, a parent guide to kindergarten readiness; has previously worked in retail, industrial, and educational marketing; resides in Swansea.
Janet (Osborne) Puntoni ’91 is a retired special education teacher; resides in Heyworth.
Tyra Robinson-Walker ’91 is a licensed clinical social worker and clinical professor of field education at Indiana University; resides in Michigan City, Indiana.
Dianne (Ottney) McGraw ’92 is an academic advisor in Illinois State University’s Honors Program; was a customer service specialist at State Farm; is married to Greg McGraw ’91; has an alum son, Doug McGraw ’20; resides in Normal.
Tim Nevins ’92 joined environmental engineering firm Fuss & O’Neill as a senior project manager in its Providence, Rhode Island office.
Heidi (Gorr) Schmuldt ’92 is a second grade teacher in Lombard School District 44; earned an elementary endorsement from the University of Phoenix; resides in Lombard.
Patricia Webb ’92, M.A. ’94, is a professor of English at Arizona State University; resides in Phoenix.
David Wlodarczyk ’93 is a teacher at Ridgewood High School; has taught for 28 years; resides in Lake Zurich.
Wendy Adams-Good ’94 is a circulation librarian at Savannah College of Art and Design; resides in Statesboro, Georgia.
Renee (Setser) Gugel ’94 is an assistant professor and program chair of teacher leadership at National Louis University in Chicago; resides in Antioch.
Dr. Robin Silbergleid ’94 is a co-editor of Infertilities, a Curation, published by Wayne State University Press; is a professor of English and creative writing at Michigan State University.
André A. Battiste, Sr. ’95 was sworn in as a magistrate judge of the 12th Judicial District of Cumberland County, North Carolina; is a full-time volunteer for the Fort Bragg USO Club, serving active-duty soldiers at Fort Bragg in North Carolina; actively served in the U.S. Army for 27 years in a variety of leadership positions, with multiple deployments; earned the paratrooper wings for 18 foreign nations; retired as a field grade officer in 2017.
Mollie (Imel) Lytle ’95 has been a high school and middle school teacher for the past 23 years; resides in Englewood, Florida.
Angela Coan ’96 has been a dialysis nurse for 23 years and long-term care nurse for four years; resides in Pontiac.
Colleen (O’Brien) King ’97 is a freelance mural artist; spent 18 months at a pediatric doctor’s office installing artwork across lobbies, hallways, bathrooms, and patient rooms; worked with a pop-up bar company in Kansas City to create murals, sets, props, and photo-ops for various projects; has upcoming projects in the Dominican Republic and Hawaii; resides in Liberty, Missouri.
Lizzie (Barnhart) Roscoe ’97 is the senior director of social media and communications at Meraki Social, a full-service social and digital media agency; resides with her husband and two children in Villa Park.
Shmonica (Stovall) Cobb ’98 is a teacher in Champaign Community Unit School District No. 4 celebrating her 25th year of teaching; resides in Champaign.
Lisa (Martin) Henry ’98 is in her 25th year of teaching at Montgomery School in Rock Falls; resides in Sterling.
Jenny (Foster) Klouse ’98 is a chaplain for college student-athletes in Northern California; resides in Santa Rosa, California.
Christopher Melvin ’98 retired from the Department of Corrections after 29 years; resides in Dixon.
Amanda (Sullivan) Wells ’98 is a supervisor of adult services for Champaign County Probation and Court Services; has worked in probation for 25 years; resides in Oakwood.
Shawn Long ’99 celebrated his 25th anniversary working for COUNTRY Financial; recently started a new position as a compliance analyst; resides in Normal.
2000s
Barbara Feeney Abendschein ’01 retired after 12 yeas of teaching writing and humanities courses at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida; wrote a biography of artist Barbara Willey Fromm; resides in Ormond Beach, Florida; plans to summer in Owls Head, Maine.
Michelle (Barker) Dilworth ’01 is a recreation therapist at Advocate Christ Medical Center in its rehabilitation department; resides in Joliet.
Kristin (Hoepner) Nafziger ’01 is a family facilitator for Bloomington District 87; began career as a substance abuse counselor; resides in Bloomington.
Katie (Jaskowiak) Robbins ’01 was promoted to professor at St. Louis University; is serving as interim chair of the school’s pathology department; resides with her husband and three daughters in Edwardsville.
Carrie (Llorens) Emerick ’02 is an assistant center director at the Mathnasium of Schaumburg; resides in Hanover Park.
Toya Johnson ’02, M.S.W. ’04, started her own business, Just Breathe Coaching, Counseling & Consulting; resides in Burnham.
Trisha Modeen ’02 has been the school nurse at Ottawa Township High School since 2015 and a certified nursing assistant instructor at the school since 2010; resides in Marseilles.
Barb Rexroat ’02 is a business manager at Illinois State University celebrating her 25th year as a staff member at the University; resides in Mackinaw.
Megan (Houge) Koch ’03 is in her 18th year as director of Forensics at Illinois State University; resides in Normal.
Heidi (Scher) Pevos ’03 is the assistant religious school director at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan; helps oversee the K-6 supplemental school of over 350 students; supervises the school’s madrichim program for teen leaders; is the leader of Illinois State’s Detroit Alumni Network; resides in Novi, Michigan.
Jeff Rainaldi ’03 is a first-year elementary school principal; resides in Aurora.
Damon Stewart ’03 is CEO of IGA Talent and Management and Consulting, and president of its urban and electronic pop music division; has achieved multiple No. 1 songs; recently worked with actor-artist Tyrese Gibson.
Cheri (Ziegenhorn) Crebo ’04 has taught for 18 years, mostly at the high school level; earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, with a concentration in sixth-through-eighth-grade math; owns with her husband a cake and cupcake shop in Tremont, Simply Sweet Cakes; resides with her husband and daughter in Hopedale.
DaWayne Morris ’04 is an injury claims adjuster for State Farm; resides in Bloomington.
Chatchai Abdennabi ’05 is a live events specialist; resides in Rockford.
Alison (Post) Achramowicz ’05 is the director of children’s ministry at her church; is married to Erik Achramowicz ’06, the medical director of emergency medicine at Franciscan Health; they reside with their two children in Stevensville, Michigan.
Susan (Kirk) Mohr ’06 is the library media specialist at Sheridan Elementary; resides in Bloomington.
Dr. Susan Woollen, M.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’15, is a certified docent for the Illinois Holocaust Museum and a training facilitator for its Law Enforcement in Action in a Democracy program for police officers; resides in Normal.
Amy (Veldman) Brewner ’07 is an English teacher and reading interventionist in West Aurora School District 129; earned a master’s degree; resides in Aurora.
Stephanie (Sekyra) Carbone ’07 is in her 17th year as a mathematics teacher at Grayslake North High School; resides with her husband and four children in Lindenhurst.
Dan Everett ’07, M.S. ’19, is in his 17th year of teaching mathematics at Pekin Community High School; resides in Pekin.
Karen Grotbo, M.S. ’07, founded The Language Spot, a Spanish language school, with a brick-and-mortar location opened in 2022; previously taught Spanish at University High School and in public schools; resides in Bloomington.
Valerie (Hapke) Locke ’07 and Daniel Locke ’13 are married educators teaching and residing in Phoenix.
Stephen Idowu ’08 is an artificial intelligence and machine learning expert working for Liberty Mutual and conducting research at MIT; resides in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Lisa (Jacobson) Lyons ’08 is a third-grade teacher at Parkridge Elementary School; resides in Peoria, Arizona.
Lindsay (Veselak) Schumm ’08 is a team lead with Rivian Automotive; helped build out Rivian’s Security Operations Center; previously worked as a 911 dispatcher and trainer for the City of Bloomington; resides in Bloomington.
Roberta Codemo ’09 is the author of No More Women Will Die on My Watch, a newsletter for gynecologic cancer survivors; owns Codemo Writing Services; is a stage 3 endometrial cancer survivor and patient advocate; plans to celebrate her 10-year “cancerversary” in 2024 by hiking the Appalachian Trail; resides in Camp Point.
Stacey (Rosenbaum) Delinski ’09 has been a seventh grade English language arts teacher for 12 years; resides with her husband and two daughters in Dunlap.
Susie Grana Ingram, M.S. ’09, is the chief naturalist for the Peoria Park District; resides in Peoria.
Barbara Mayden ’09 earned a doctorate in education leadership from Gonzaga University; resides in Houston.
Laura Morrical ’09 ’11 is a high school social studies teacher in Lincoln County Schools; resides in Newton, North Carolina.
2010s
Shaunte Brewer ’10 received a heart transplant in February; is an executive director with VISION Outreach; resides in Chicago.
Michael Ditore ’10 is a trial lawyer at the Chicago law firm Corboy & Demetrio; was included in the 2023 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, a recognition of up-and-coming attorneys; resides in Chicago.
Angie Dunk ’10, M.S.W. ’12, is an academic advisor in the TRiO Student Support Services Department at Southeastern Illinois College; previously served as a director of adult education; resides in Shawneetown.
Dr. Stephanie (Donjon) Orme ’10 is a user experience researcher at Key Lime Interactive, a Miami-based customer and user experience agency; resides in Boston.
Elizabeth (Lange) Russell ’10 is the principal at Apollo Elementary School in East Maine School District 63; resides in Gurnee.
Amanda (Calvo) Horan ’11 is the cofounder and CEO of Line + Cleat, a luxury U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket and ultraviolet protection factor apparel company focusing on safety and style; resides in Glen Ellyn.
Courtney Huro ’11 works at a therapeutic day school; is enrolled in a learning behavior specialist endorsement program; resides in Streamwood.
Courtney Cunningham ’12 is a high school English and English language development teacher at Mountainside High School; resides in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Josh Weaver ’12 is a corporate underwriting specialist with FCCI Insurance Group; resides with his wife in Sarasota, Florida.
Rachel Welker ’12 is a full-time farmer; substitute teaches during the winter months; resides in Lincoln.
Kaitlyn (Bell) Conroy ’13 is a seventh grade math teacher; resides with her husband and two children in Worthington, Ohio.
Nadia (Fiaz) Gage ’13 completed her 10th year as a special educator; earned a master’s degree; resides with her spouse and two sons in Plainfield.
John Gillmann ’13 is a financial advisor with Edward Jones; got married in July; resides in Joliet.
Rachael (Brewer) Kamps ’13, M.S. ’15, and Dean Kamps ’14, M.S. ’23, were married in June 2022; Rachael is a health and physical education teacher at University of Illinois Laboratory High School; Dean is a social studies teacher at Champaign Central High School; the Kampses coach track and field and cross country together; Rachael gave birth to a daughter in May; the family resides in Urbana.
Kayla (Richardson) Officer ’13 ’15 is an inclusion coordinator at Northwest Special Recreation Association; resides in Palatine.
Angie Payton ’13 is the director for the Living Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center in Pekin and Southside Peoria; resides in Pekin.
Lauren (Wozniak) Raney ’13 is a licensed and registered therapist and owns a private practice, Hope Forest Therapeutic Art Studio; also works at Willow House as an assistant program director supporting grieving families and children; is newly married with a young son; resides in Downers Grove.
Cynthia Schairer-Kessler, Ed.D. ’13, is an assistant professor in the School of Education at Northwest Missouri State University; resides in Maryville, Missouri.
Haley (Jones) Brancheau ’14 earned a master’s degree in speech-language pathology; resides in Darien.
Kathleen Cervera ’14 is a sixth grade teacher in Indian Prairie School District #204; resides in Naperville.
Kevin Andreoni ’15 is a senior rate management analyst at FedEx; resides in Lisle.
Elizabeth Gordon ’15 earned a doctorate in physical therapy; resides in Elmhurst.
K-Rae (Shaulis) Knowles ’15 is a neurologic music therapist at CDH Educational Center and Holtz Educational Center; welcomed a son in December 2021 and earned a master’s degree in music therapy from Alverno College the following day; resides in Oregon, Illinois.
Shelby (Rogers) Moctezuma ’15 is a tutoring specialist at Illinois State University; works at the Julia N. Visor Center, interns at the Stevenson Center, and serves as a teaching assistant in the sociology program; resides in Bloomington.
Zakariyah Shah ’15, M.P.A. ’15, and his wife welcomed a daughter in December 2021; resides in Bolingbrook.
Michael Gutierrez ’16 is the administrative manager of teacher education at the Longy School of Music of Bard College; resides in Madison, Wisconsin.
Shelby Rozanski ’16 is a production assistant with WAND-TV; recently celebrated five years with the station; resides in Decatur.
Rachel Skelton ’16 and Ben Ferris ’16 were married in October; Rachel is a biology teacher at Athens High School.
Brittany Alston ’17 is a legislative liaison with the Illinois State Police; resides in Hillside.
Alaina Dodge ’17 works at Johns Hopkins Hospital in its Clinical Molecular Virology Lab; resides in Sykesville, Maryland.
Tara Flowers ’17 is a real estate agent; resides in Chicago.
Lexis Leiteritz ’17 ’20 is a program manager and recruiter at Illinois Valley Community College; resides in Ottawa.
Sarah Kalis ’17, M.S. ’23, is a special education teacher at West Aurora High School; resides in LaGrange.
Joel Kussmann ’17 ’20 got married in April in Illinois State’s Aaron Leetch Stadium Club at Hancock Stadium; is a high school math teacher; resides in Darien.
Kyle Nevills ’17 is a principal in Grant Park Community Unit School District No. 9; earned a master’s degree; resides in Bradley.
Megan Rossman ’17 is a human resources partner at an engineering firm, Kimley-Horn; resides in Aurora.
Hannah (Meyer) Shelabarger ’17 earned a master’s degree in crop sciences from the University of Illinois; resides in Delavan.
Jessi (Tolly) Alvarado ’18 is a second grade teacher in Princeton Community Unit School District No. 326; is expecting a baby in February; resides in Peoria.
Juan Cahue ’18 is an emergency room registered nurse at Intermountain Health St. Vincent Healthcare; resides in Billings, Montana.
Caitlynn DeLap ’18 is teaching in a Title I school just outside Seattle; earned a master’s degree in mathematics education; resides in Federal Way, Washington.
Daniel Jackson ’18 earned a master’s degree in educational leadership from Chicago State University; is a teacher and culture climate chairman in Chicago Public Schools; resides in Chicago.
Brian Loiacono ’18 got married in September; is a senior compensation analyst for CF Industries; resides in Buffalo Grove.
Collin Maplethorpe ’18 has taught mathematics and design in Japan, the United States, and Taiwan; resides in Forrest.
Katie Rada ’18 is a marketing manager for the Center for Health Equity at the American Medical Association; resides in Chicago.
Katie Sall ’18 earned a master’s degree at Northeastern Illinois University; resides in Lombard.
Alexandra Wallenberg ’18 is a geologist for Freeport McMoRan at its Morenci mine in Arizona, widely considered the largest copper mine in North America; resides in Clifton, Arizona.
Jessica Zavada ’18 got engaged; resides in Decatur.
Khasema Drinkard ’19 is pursuing a master’s degree; resides in Chicago.
Andria Fox ’19 works in women, infant, and children and family case management with the Stephenson County Health Department; resides in Rockford.
Nadine Hernandez ’19 earned a master’s degree in occupational therapy; is an occupational therapist in a public school system; resides in Dundee.
Amanda Jarvis, Ed.D. ’19, is the principal at Roanoke-Benson High School; resides in Bloomington.
Sarah Kinast ’19 earned a master’s degree from the American College of Education; is a first grade teacher in Marquardt School District 15; resides in Bartlett.
Nicole Lasselle ’19 is an English as a second language teacher in Berkeley District 87; is recently married; resides in Elmwood Park.
Molly (Velbeck) Reinhardt ’19 and her wife welcomed twins; resides in Katy, Texas.
Andrea (Render) Seelye ’19 is a special education teacher in Pekin District 108; is pursuing a master’s degree; welcomed a baby boy in February; resides in Morton.
2020s
Marian Addo, M.S. ’20, is pursuing a doctorate in chemistry at Indiana University; resides in Bloomington, Indiana.
Delaney Aparicio ’20 is in her fourth year of teaching in Chicago Public Schools; resides in Chicago.
Ashley (Bossler) Fincham ’20 is a teacher of deaf education in Lincoln Public Schools; got married in 2022; became the parent of a daughter in 2023; resides in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Sheila King ’20 transitioned from working for a privately funded TV network to working at one of the Mid-Atlantic’s largest independent advertising firms; resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Samantha (Woods) Rejndrup ’20 is an applied behavior analysis therapist for children with autism; resides in Evansville, Indiana.
Summer Trefzger-Blessant ’20 is an admissions specialist with Chestnut Health Systems; is pursuing a master’s degree in criminal justice; resides in Bloomington.
Jennah Carlson ’21 is a recreation supervisor with Homewood-Flossmoor Park District; resides in Burbank.
Amanda Deppen ’21 is a nutrition specialist at Harry Chapin Food Bank; resides in Punta Gorda, Florida.
Gina Dresbach ’21 is a business analyst with Alloy Specialties, Inc.; resides in Streator.
Sydney Drollinger ’21 is a special education teacher in McLean County Unit District No. 5; resides in Champaign.
Rachel Frakes ’21 is a medical scribe at Carle BroMenn Medical Center; started medical school last summer; resides in Washington.
Damian Franklin Jr. ’21 is a project engineer with Stevens Construction; resides in Milwaukee.
Cyrus Gudeman ’21 is pursuing a doctorate in chemistry with a focus on organic synthesis at Emory University; resides in Decatur, Georgia.
Haley Hendricks ’21 is a professional circus performer; resides in Seymour, Tennessee.
Carrie Hruby, Ed.D. ’21, has written her first book, on the topic of women in leadership, to be published by Rowman & Littlefield; resides in O’Fallon.
Nikki Larson ’21 is a sixth grade English language arts teacher at Washington Middle School; resides in Washington.
Colette LeBlanc ’21 is a high school biology and advanced placement biology teacher in DeKalb Community Unit District No. 428; coaches the school’s boys’ and girls’ swimming teams; resides in DeKalb.
Amanda Regez ’21, M.S. ’23, is a speech-language pathologist in Bloomington District 87; resides in Normal.
Megan Schumi ’21 is teaching in a co-taught resource setting; previously taught in a self-contained setting; resides in Buffalo Grove.
Emma Apicella ’22 is a second-year graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in speech-language pathology at Northern Illinois University; resides in DeKalb.
Sarah Baran ’22 is a communications officer at Northwestern University; resides in Woodridge.
Elena Cotter ’22 is a graduate assistant at Illinois State University pursuing her master’s degree; resides in Normal.
Manina Dismuke ’22 is a quality lead with Ferrara Candy Company; volunteers to teach girls to praise dance; resides in South Holland.
Emily (Swanson) Hartman ’22 is a middle school special education teacher with La Salle Elementary Schools; resides in Peru.
Elosy Kithinji, M.S. ’22, is an area manager at Amazon; resides in Crest Hill.
Lydia Kondelis ’22 is an educator in Springfield public schools; recently got married; resides in Springfield.
Rachel (Lehigh) McCarter ’22 is an executive director at Busy Bulldogs Preschool and Child Care Center; resides in Mahomet.
Sydney McEntee ’22 is a legal assistant with Codilis & Associates; resides in Lockport.
Danieli Mercado Ramos, M.S. ’22, is pursuing a doctorate at Loyola University Chicago; resides in Chicago.
Cami Muth ’22 is a special education teacher; resides in Creve Couer.
Shannon (Rocke) Pittenger ’22 is a nurse at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in the Progressive Care Unit; resides in Washington.
Alexis Porfilio ’22 teaches culinary arts and nutrition at Oswego High School; resides in Naperville.
Lydia Shively ’22 is a fifth grade teacher in Springfield Public Schools District 186; resides in Springfield.
Emma Burling ’23 is a labor and delivery nurse at Carle BroMenn Medical Center; resides in St. Anne.
Nathanael Douglas ’23 signed with an agent to pursue acting; resides in Bloomington.
Marie Figueroa ’23 is a first grade dual language teacher in Belvidere School District 100 at Washington Academy; resides in Rockford.
Madalyn Gillund ’23 is a third grade teacher in Orland School District 135; resides in Orland Park.
Kayode Idris Jr. ’23 is an associate developer with Blue Cross; resides in Romeoville.
Taylor Lehman ’23 is a second grade teacher; resides in Ingleside.
Christiana McCrary ’23 is a laboratory scientist; resides in Monee.
Joshua Nelson ’23 is a process engineer at Rivian; resides in Bloomington.
Frank Piscitello ’23 is an associate client manager with The Horton Group; resides in Sublette.
Emily Salazar ’23 is enrolled in a clinical social work program at the University of Houston; is an assistant manager at Orangetheory Fitness; resides in Kingwood, Texas.
Justin So ’23 passed the National Council Licensure Examination; resides in Mundelein.
Madison Solomon ’23 is pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy at St. Ambrose University; resides in Hennepin.
Claire Walsh ’23 began a master’s degree program in psychology in Chicago; resides in Oak Lawn.
Troops
Rob Reilly ’12 is a pilot in the United States Air Force Reserve; resides in Lafayette, Indiana.
