CLASS NOTES 2010s Dawna M. Cnota, ’11, is the command chief master sergeant for the 355th Fighter Wing at DavisMonthan Air Force Base, Ariz. She advises the installation commander on matters influencing the health, morale, welfare, readiness and effective utilization of more than 4,000 enlisted airmen. Stan Dobbins, ’11, is assistant police chief for the City of Branson, Mo. Alexey Dorofeev, M.P.A. ’11, is a consultant at The World Bank, Washington, D.C. Sara Stiles, ’11, is vice president and client advisor at Bank of Kansas City. She is responsible for building and managing relationships with high net worth clients, placing an emphasis on their overall financial health and investment strategies. Krista Bean, ’12, is store manager of the Park University Bookstore, a Barnes and Noble facility. Norman Cannon, ’12, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army at Fort Bliss, Texas. He previously served as a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, before being accepted into the Army’s Green to Gold program. Submit your news for inclusion in Class Notes to the Office of Alumni Relations: alumnioffice@park.edu or Park University, 8700 N.W. River Park Drive, Parkville, MO 64152. Fall 2012 - 42
Hauptmann School for Public Affairs Alumni Recognized At its awards dinner on May 15, the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration recognized the following Park alumni: Erik Bergrud, M.P.A. ’94, Special Contributions to the Greater Kansas City Chapter Award; Debera Howell, M.P.A. ’12, Stanley Fisher Memorial Award; and Dennis R. Johnson, M.P.A. ’89, Public Administrator of the Year Award (Federal). In addition, the following Park alumni were elected to the 2012-13 ASPAKC Board: Emmett Morris, M.P.A. ’05, president; Howell, secretary; Alexa Barton, ’03, M.P.A. ’07, treasurer; and Kourtney Woodbury, M.P.A. ’07, board member.
Weddings Jennifer Harrell, ’95, married Tim Buckholz on Aug. 25. Ryan Shaw, ’04, and Danice Brown, M.A.T. ’06, were married Dec. 31, 2011. Ryan is manager of Stone Canyon Pizza Co., in Parkville, Mo. Danice is employed by the Park Hill (Mo.) School District where she teaches eighth grade and is head dance coach at her school. The couple resides in Kansas City, Mo. Amanda DeVriese, ’07, married Ramon J. Sebilla on July 28 in Kansas City, Kan., where the couple resides. Megan Donnell, ’07, married Derek Allen on June 23 in Cole Camp, Mo. Megan is a support services coordinator for the Platte County (Mo.) Board of Services.
Lauren Wilson, ’07, married Samuel Thiessen on Oct. 20. Lauren is employed by the Eudora (Kan.) School District. The couple resides in Baldwin City, Kan. Kenneth Howard, M.B.A. ’10, married Sarah Gildehaus on Sept. 8 in Dutzow, Mo. Kenneth is employed by State Street Corp., Kansas City, Mo. Taylor A. Hall, ’11, and Brooke E. Murphy, ’12, were married June 15 in Kansas City, Mo.
Births & Adoptions Nathan, ’03, and Colleen Scherman, ’09, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Levi Dean, born June 26, in Merriam, Kan. Levi weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 21 inches long at birth, with lots of dark hair. Levi was welcomed home by big sister, Emma, 3. Nathan is the technology procurement manager at Park University. Jason Withington, ‘07, and Mia Guzman Withington, ‘09,, welcomed daughter Ainsley on Sept. 25, 2011. Eric Gold, M.E. ’09, and Brandi Packer, welcomed son Dexter Anthony Gold on March 15. Summer Jackson Purcell, ’09, and her husband, Mark, welcomed daughter Kara, to the family on Jan. 4. Kara was born at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.