Utica Community Schools. He is working on his master’s degree at Saginaw Valley State University.
JPMorgan Chase Bank. Terrah married Andrew Opferman, ’04, in August 2008.
Tammie Webb Jensen, ’04, 3337 Beach, Port Huron Township, MI 48060, completed her master’s in speech and language pathology and currently works as a speech pathologist in the Port Huron schools. She also works at an autism clinic in the evenings. Her husband, Thomas Jensen, ’06, completed a teaching certification program this spring. They were married in 2007.
Nicole Wade Panska, ’04, 405 Compton Ave., Champaign, IL 61822, is attending the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. She is in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. She and her husband, A.J., were married in 2008.
Katie Escott Klein, ’04, 3614 Chester Rd., Royal Oak, MI 48073, is a technical sales representative for Quest Diagnostics. She married Pat Klein, ’04, in June 2007. Katherine Knox, ’04, 319 W. North Ave. #4, Chicago, IL 60610, is the founding multicultural literature teacher at Muchin College Prep, a campus of Noble Street Charter Schools. Muchin is a non-selective public high school and the only high school in a high-rise building in the Midwest. Alison Harris Lubert, ’04, earned her master’s degree from Wayne State University. She is now a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati. Alison also spent some time in New Zealand working for their government, and spent some time in France. She and her husband, Adam, were married in 2009. Christopher Mathews, ’04, 708 W. Lincoln Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48067, works in marketing as a project manager for ePrize. He is also a member of CreateMyTee.com, which makes custom-printed apparel. Sarah Elson Mockeridge, ’04, 11625 Community Center Dr. #114, Northglenn, CO 80233, is a second grade teacher. She is working toward a master’s in English as a second language. Sarah married Nicholas Mockeridge, ’04, in 2006. Terrah Beurer Opferman, ’04, 1943 Ellwood, Berkley, MI 48072, is working on her M.B.A. at Michigan State University. She is an underwriter for
Levi Straight, ’04, 4407 LaPlata Ave., Apt. C, Baltimore, MD 21211, is the Math Department chair for Baltimore City Public Schools. He is also assistant football coach and head baseball coach for the high school. He is a trainer for Texas Instruments. Levi was named Math Teacher of the Year for 2005-06. He and his wife, Laura Eilers Straight, ’04, were married in 2004 and have two children. Michael and Ann Preczewski Truesdell, both ’04, 904 N. Connecticut, Royal Oak, MI 48067, were married in 2005 and have a son. Michael is a bankruptcy counselor for Greenpath in Farmington. Ann is a school library media specialist and teacher facilitator for Birmingham Public Schools. She earned a master’s degree in library and information science from Wayne State University in 2005. Ann also earned a master’s degree in education from Walden University in 2007.
2006 Jennifer Fleischmann, ’06, was voted onto the state board of NARAL ProChoice Virginia. She lives in Richmond. Carrie Freeland, ’06, has opened Freeland Photography in downtown Jackson. She attended the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. Carrie specializes in photos of children and families, and in senior portraits. She lives in Jackson. Ryan Williams, ’06, is a fifth grade teacher at Rand Road Elementary School in Garner, NC. He received the Diane Kent-Parker Award, which is given to four Wake County (NC) public school system educators each year. Ryan earned his teaching certification and master’s degree from Grand Valley State University.
2007 Lauren Duthie, ’07, earned a master of business degree from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. She majored in international business with a minor in human resource
management. Lauren has been granted temporary residency in Australia, and is looking to start her career while waiting for her permanent residency visa to be granted. Kyle Robinson, ’07, is teaching high school physical education/health at Chesaning High School. He previously was a substitute teacher in Calhoun County.
2008 Julie Cieszkowski, ’08, is serving in the Peace Corps on the island of Dominica. She is working to promote healthy lifestyles, developing after-school activities and initiating educational programs on the island. Julie also plans to become involved in a student organization fighting against AIDS. She can be reached via e-mail at: jcieszkowski@gmail.com. Lauren Wesorick, ’08, is one of 215 members of AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) who have completed 10 months of full-time service to communities in need. Lauren and her team completed a series of sixto eight-week-long projects in different communities across the country.
Lexie Watkins, ’04, 356 Hope St. #2, Providence, RI 02906, is an M.P.H. candidate at Brown University. She is also an athletic trainer for Attleboro High School in Attleboro, MA. Maya Zayat, ’04, 777 S. Eden St., Baltimore, MD 21231, is a doctor of psychology student at Loyola University in Maryland.
2005 Dennis Gibson, ’05, graduated in May 2009 from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, IL. He is completing an internal medicine residency at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, FL.
A recent Alpha Tau Omega alumni golf outing raised money for the Albion College Rega Fund Endowed Scholarship. Albion alumni participating were: (front row, left to right) Brad Repke, ’04, Mark Ostach, ’04, Andy Kocoloski, ’04, Joe North, ’04, Pat Klein, ’04, and Eric Skiba, ’05; (back row) Chad Brent, ’04, E.J. Arnold, ’03, Ryan Maki, ’98, Steve Anderson, ’04, Steve Gordon, ’04, Troy Wyman, ’98, Kevin Curtis, ’97, Sam Hogg, ’05, Steve Guibord, ’97, John Sgalia, ’04, and Kees Hiatt, ’01.
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