third season with the team, having started as an intern. Caroline Ridgeway married A.J. Brumfield Sept. 20 in Tacoma.
Audrey North married Jake Thornburg on June 29 in Kauai, Hawaii. Audrey is a biology lab manager and radiation safety officer at PLU. They live in Gig Harbor, Wash.
2008 Jessica Holden is the transportation and environmental coordinator with the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. She coordinates the Chamber’s environmental projects, focusing particularly on the Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) program in downtown Tacoma and the management of the Tacoma Alliance for Clean Technology and Sustainability (Tacoma ACTS), a new business alliance aimed at expanding the area’s green economy. Amanda PetersenAnderson married Bryce Jacobson on May 15 in Seattle. Amanda is a tenant services coordinator with Wright Runstad Company and Bryce is a building engineer. They live in Bothell, Wash.
Class Representatives – Emily Dooley and Courtney Stringer Michael Jorgensen married Jessica Moore on Aug. 2 at University Place (Wash.) Presbyterian Church. Michael graduated from PLU with a degree in business and works for Panagiotu Pension Advisors, Inc. Jessica graduated with a degree in psychology and is working on her master’s degree in education and school counseling at the University of Puget Sound. Adrian Hedwig and current PLU students, Nick Jorgensen ’10 and Corey Moore ’12, were attendants.
Future Lutes 1990 Don and Jennifer (Hustad ’91) O’Donnell welcomed their son Cody in April 2007. He joins Nick, 9, and Jake, 6. Don is executive vice president at AXA Advisors in Bellevue, Wash. Jennifer is a stay-at-home mom. They live in Sammamish, Wash. Brock Krebs and his wife, Amy, announce the birth of Amelia Lynn on July 6. She joins Riley, 12, Frederick, 4, and Henry 2. Brock works at the Mayo Clinic. They live in Kasson, Minn.
1994 Bruce Waltar and his wife, Suzanne Kolb, announce the birth of their daughter, Julia May Waltar, on Jan. 15, 2007.
Kristina Nelson married Matthew Leopold on June 28. They live in Spanaway, Wash.
Julie Kerrigan is the new volunteer coordinator for the University Place (Wash.) Volunteer Center.
Angela Bigby is registrar and director of student services at the University of Southern Nevada in Henderson, Nev. She lives in Las Vegas.
Zachary Batson married Sierra Cortes on June 21 in Edmonds, Wash.
Tove Tupper is a reporter at KDRV-TV in Medford, Ore.
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Andrew and Kati (Kohnke) Davis announce the birth of Meghan Sophia on April 28. She joins Alissa, 4, and Kalie, 4. Andrew works for F5 Networks and recently was promoted to director of inside sales for Europe, the Middle East and Asia. They live in England in Chertsey, Surrey. Gregory and Janet (Huss ’95) Nelson announce the birth of Emma Elizabeth on July 27. She joins her brother, Andrew (Drew) Michael, 2. They live in University Place, Wash.
1996 Danny and Lisa (McDaniel ’91) Sparrell joyously welcomed baby girl Serafina Rose on May 16 in Anchorage, Alaska. They live in Valdez, Alaska, where Danny teaches media classes at Prince William Sound Community College and is the general manager of public radio station KCHU, which serves an area about the size of Ohio. Lisa works in the instruction department at Prince William Sound Community College and teaches creative writing every spring.
1997 Josh and Lisa (Treadwell) Lawrence, along with their three-year-old daughter Addison, are pleased to announce the
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birth of Avery Sophia on April 18. They live in Royal City, Wash., where Josh and Lisa work for their family’s winery, Gård Vintners, as well as their family’s farm, orchard and vineyard.
1998 Ross and Shannon (Herlocker) Stewart announce the birth of Emmett Lee on April 30. Ross has been area director for Young Life in North Tacoma and University Place, Wash., for the past eight years. Shannon has worked full-time for three years as owner and designer for her jewelry business, Hum Designs. They live in University Place with their two dogs: a yellow lab named Jake and a cocker spaniel named Ruby Mae.
1999 Erika (Bennett) Lucas and her husband, Ben, announce the birth of Nathaniel Eugene on March 24. He joins Abigail, 2. Erika is a stay-at-home mom, and Ben has a new job at Online Business Systems in Portland, Ore. They live in Milwaukie, Ore. Brice and Julie (Frye ’98) Johnson welcomed their son, William Brice, on July 16, 2007. Julie is a teacher in the Ellensburg (Wash.) School District.
2000 Curt Gavigan and Mollie Chapman Gavigan welcomed their son, Ross, in May. He joins his brother, Brady, 3. They live in Tumwater, Wash. Sarah (Groesch) Chandler and her husband, Jeff, announce the birth of Anne Elizabeth on March 12. She joins big brother Levi James. They live in Springfield, Ill. Carina (Lawrence) Schoen welcomed a son, Lute, on March 21, 2007. She is a self-employed hair stylist living in Des Moines, Wash.