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Dave Heeke, ’85, 1598 Martingale St., Eugene, OR 97401, received his master’s degree from Ohio State University in 1987 and is employed as the associate athletic director at the University of Oregon. Dave married Elizabeth in 1979, and they have three children. Daniel Hogberg, ’85, 143 Bayview Circle, Osterville, MA 02655, received CCM designation in club management in 1996, and is employed as a general manager at Oyster Harbors Club of Cape Cod. Daniel has worked in a variety of cities including Battle Creek, Peoria, Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston, and has traveled to Europe and central America. Daniel and his wife, Jill, would love to hear from old friends. Tom, ’85, and Ellen West Jenkins, ’85, 2071 Nachtman Court, Wheaton, IL 60187, were married in 1988 and have two children. Tom is employed as the vice president of operations at I2 Technologies. Tom Jessup, ’85, 5323 Crestway, Bay City, MI 48706, holds a master’s degree in educational leadership and is employed as an emergency medicine physician’s assistant. Tom married his wife, Toni, in 1990, and they have one son. Tom taught high school for five years and lived in Japan for three years. Lisa Abad Johnson, ’85, 25684 Hidden Acres Dr., Westlake, OH 44145, is selfemployed and the owner of a medical claims consulting firm. She and her husband, Jim, have three children. In her spare time, Lisa is the newsletter editor of the Westlake Early Childhood PTA, and has enjoyed skiing in Valdelsere, France and the Canadian Rockies. She also enjoys visiting family in Panama. Osman Kaynak, ’85, P.O. Box 4060, Arlington, VA 22204-0060, is a partner in an international manufacturer’s representative company and has recently relocated to the United States after living for several years in Istanbul, Turkey. Amy Loeschner Keane, ’85, 940 San Jose Drive SE, East Grand Rapids, MI 49506, lives with her husband of 10 years, Jim, and their three children. Amy holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, and after Albion worked for Whirlpool Corp. Amy then became the director of marketing for W.W. Grainger. She has been a fulltime mom since 1993. She is active on the Grand Rapids Symphony Women’s Committee, and in the Junior League and the PTA, and enjoys spending time as a soccer mom, Sunday School teacher and on the pre-school board. Michelle Kennedy, ’85, 245 E. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale, IL 60521, is a CPA and the vice president and controller of Hinsdale Bank and Trust. She is working on her master’s in taxation at Northern Illinois University. Her husband, Mark Irpino, has his own law practice in Des Plaines, IL. She and Mark have twin girls, born Jan. 17, 2000. Craig Kirby, ’85, 1770 Kilbourne Place NW, Washington DC, is employed by the District of Columbia. He is a 2000 graduate of the executive leadership program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Craig has enjoyed many travels around the world, and married Sophia on Oct. 14 in Augusta, GA. John Koegel, ’85, 1440 Briarcliff Dr., Flint, MI 48532, is the president of Koegel Meats, Inc. He and his wife, Lisa, have three children. John is treasurer of the local American Red Cross chapter.
Gail Stulberg Koerner, ’85, 1703 St. James Place, Wexford, PA 15090, holds an M.B.A. from the Katz Graduate School of Business, and is the director of software product management at Tollgrade Communications, Inc. Gail’s business has taken her to many locations all over North America and Western Europe. She has one son. Debra Kollar, ’85, 1521 Cherokee St., Kalamazoo, MI 49006, serves as a school social worker at Bellevue Elementary School and also as an adjunct instructor at Western Michigan University, where she teaches courses within their School of Social Work. Debra obtained a master’s degree in social work from Western Michigan University in 1987. She enjoys traveling to Maine for relaxing, scenic getaways and to Las Vegas for fun in the sun. Dave Komasara, ’85, 28868 Salem, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, is a parole officer for illegal aliens. He and his wife, Lynn, were married in 1990 and have three children. He is an avid golfer. Mary Shuler Lee, ’85, P.O. Box 480493, Los Angeles, CA 90048, is a massage therapist. She and her husband, Henry, were married in Hawaii in 1998, and moved to California after nine years in Honolulu. Michael Malley, ’85, 7349 Las Palmas Drive N.E., Rockford, MI 49341, practices dentistry and lives with his wife, Kathleen, and their four children. David Mariage, ’85, 913 East Herbison, DeWitt, MI 48820, is a teacher and head football coach at St. John’s Public Schools and has previously been honored as the runner-up Teacher of the Year for St. John’s and as Trainer of the Year for Springport Public Schools. He is married to Dawn. Lois Gooch Marler, ’85, 48951 Fox Dr. South, Plymouth, MI 48170-5209, holds an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, and is the vice president and CFO of White Pines Ventures, L.L.C., a private equity firm where she has worked for 15 years. Lois serves on the Board of Governors of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC), and is an at-large board member of the Detroit chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. She and her husband of 12 years, Gregory, have two sons. Lois has enjoyed travels to areas such as California, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Hawaii. Sara Schaper Matthews, ’85, 6522 Tamarack Dr., Troy, MI 48098, has been employed for 14 years as a consultant architect for EDS. She lives with her husband, Lee, and their two children, and has recently traveled to Germany and New Zealand. Leslie Ippolito McCarley, ’85, 16800 East CD Ave., Augusta, MI, 49012, holds a master’s degree in public administration, and is the director of corporate and foundation relations at Starr Commonwealth. She and her husband, Michael McCarley, ’84, have two daughters. Leslie’s other involvements include the Junior League, where she has served as board secretary and president, and various other “kid-centered” activities. Leslie has spent the past two years away from work to spend time with her children, and now is back to work with a job she enjoys. Leslie would love to hear from friends. Cheryl Warnock Mikottis, ’85, 3906 Broadmoor Circle, Naperville, IL 60564, lives with her husband, Al, and two children. She is employed as a real estate loan closer.
Karen Repaskey Mishra, ’85, 5145 Mountain View Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27104, holds an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan and is employed as an adjunct professor of marketing at Wake Forest University. She married her husband, Aneil, in 1985, and has two children. Until 1992, Karen was employed in corporate sales and marketing and taught at Pennsylvania State University. She has served as vice president of the American Marketing Association and has been a marketing and fund-raising volunteer and a children’s choir director. Karen serves on the board for the Arc and Samaritan Ministries, is a member of the Leadership Winston-Salem Class of 2000, and is an academic and community engagement fellow at Wake Forest. Ed Oritz, ’85, 2331 St. Roberts Lane, Toledo, OH 43617, is a partner and anesthesiologist at Anesthesia Services Associates and is also the medical director and CAO of Surgicare LLC. He and his wife, Jackie, have been married for nine years, and they have two children. John Padrick, ’85, holds a J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and is a self-employed owner of a civil litigation law firm. John has previously served as the deputy city attorney for the City of Sacramento. He and his wife, Nancy, have two children. Janet Eckoff Peart, ’85, 8421 Pine Lake Dr., Davisburg, MI 48350, holds a master’s degree in mathematics from Indiana University and is an instructor of mathematics at Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills Campus. Janet lives with her husband, Bill, and two sons. Edward, ’85, and Patricia Webb Pentecost, ’85, 2285 Demington Dr., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106 have two children. Patricia holds an M.S.S.A. in social work from Case Western University. Edward holds an M.B.A. in finance from Case Western Reserve University and is employed as a managing director and partner of National Equity Partners, Inc. He also serves on the board of the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Jeffrey Petherick, ’85, 56767 Mt. Vernon, Shelby Twp., MI 48316, is employed as a portfolio manager at Northpointe Capital. After receiving an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1989 and a chartered financial analyst designation in 1991, he worked in a large institutional firm for 10 years. He then started his own investment management firm. In addition to his career, he has served as the treasurer of the Mariners Inn Board of Trustees and has volunteered at a substance abuse rehabilitation center. He lives with his wife, Gina, and their children. Sherri Hope Katz Pirie, ’85, 5320 Siebert St., Midland, MI 48640, is a CPA and is employed as a controller for Snow Machines, Inc. She lives with her husband, Scot, and their two children. Sherri is the vice president of Midland Montessori School and the chairperson for education ministry at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. She has served as treasurer and board member of a substance abuse rehabilitation agency. Sherri spends lots of time at the family cottage at Lake Louise. Lisa Patterman Post, ’85, 5929 Lee Rd., Shabbona, IL 60550, is employed as the budget director for Congressman J. Dennis Hastert. She and her husband, Pete, have two children. Joe Principi, ’85, 1307 Lama Lane, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056, received his master’s degree in chemistry from Purdue University in 1988, and is employed as a senior group leader at Abbott Laboratories. Joe also serves as his school board vice
president. He and his wife, Amy Wahlert Principi, ’86, have two children. Katherine Dec Prohaska, ’84, 1613 Rayanne Dr., Richmond, VA 23235, holds an M.D. from Michigan State University and has a solo practice at the Integrated Musculoskeletal Medicine Institute where she is a sports medicine physician. She volunteers at Habitat for Humanity, as a physician at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, on the physician team at Huguenot High School, and in the past, at the U.S.A. Volleyball national championships. She lectures nationally in areas of sports medicine and wellness, and is an inductee in Albion’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Katherine would love to hear from friends at Albion. She and her husband, Scott Prohaska, ’84 , have two children. Amy Louise Ralston, ’85, Thorndon House, Rewe, near Exeter, Devon, EX5 4EU, England, received an acupuncture degree in 1995 and is a self-employed acupuncturist who volunteers for an HIV/ AIDS charity and a mental health charity in her time away from her practice. In 1995 she also received her zero balancing certification, and this year she received her certification as an advanced trained kosmed practitioner. Amy lives with her partner, Richard. Caryn Pearl Rhodes, ’85, 4595 Arrow Head, Okemos, MI 48864, is married to Matt and has three children. She is a stayat-home mother who works occasionally at the family business, Dusty’s Cellar. Caryn is also active in the preschool and elementary schools, the Junior League of Lansing, and Gilda’s Club. She would like to hear from past friends. Steven Rivard, ’85, 6086 Dripping Springs Dr., Frisco, TX 75034, received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1989 and is employed as a consultant for Egon Zehnder International Management Consulting. He and his wife, Julia, were married in 1986, and they have two children. Mary Rownd, ’85, 3007 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL 60657, holds a certificate in professional cooking and is employed by Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. Kayleen Payne Ruthberg, ’85, 1612 Burlington Ave., Lisle, IL 60532, holds a master’s in social work from Michigan State University and is a licensed clinical social worker. Employed as a social worker and therapist for Salvation Army Family Services, Kayleen lives with her husband, Ed, and their two children. Amy Frakes Shimmel, ’85, 375 McMillan Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236, holds a master’s degree in education from Wayne State University, and is employed as a teacher at Lakeview Public Schools in St. Clair Shores. Amy is currently on leave from her job, and works at Grosse Pointe pre-kindergarten classes three mornings a week. She and her husband, Thomas Shimmel, ’84, have two children. Matthew Short, ’85, 202 Steeplechase Dr., Auburn, IN 46706, holds master’s degrees in Asian studies and museum practice from the University of Michigan and is employed as a curator for the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. He also serves as vice president of the Packard Club, and is a trustee of the Packard Motorcar Foundation. He has appeared in several television history programs including two for the History Channel. Matthew has been married for eight years and has one daughter. Diane Moller Sikkenga, ’85, 10906 Spruce Dr. N, La Porte, TX 77571, received a second bachelor’s degree from
Western Michigan University in 1992 in math, French, and secondary education. She is now a senior financial accountant at Chase Bank Texas. She married her husband, Brian, in 1988. Outside activities include running in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and Delta Kappa Gamma, where she serves on the Professional Affairs Committee. Chris Snow, ’85, 50366 Jasmine Point, Mattawan, MI 49071 is a CPA and works as a controller at Cort/Instant Furniture Rental. He lives with his wife, Dawn, and three sons. Chris enjoys coaching four- and five-year-old soccer teams, and because of his wife’s past career as a flight attendant, has traveled to many destinations. Penny Schubert Sweeney, ’85, 1450 W. Outer Dr., Traverse City, MI 49684, is the senior vice president at Hagerty Insurance, and previously worked for Arthur Andersen Consulting. She and her husband, James Sweeney, ’84, have three children. Ann Teitelbaum, ’85, P.O. Box 419, Simi Valley, CA 93062, holds a master of library information science degree from UCLA and is a self-employed desktop publisher/ event coordinator. She and her partner, Darlene Fisher, pledged in 1992, and they have two daughters and one granddaughter. Julie Thomas, ’85, 5639 Mountain Dr., Brighton, MI 48116, received a D.D.S. from the University of Michigan Dental School and is taking time off from practicing dentistry to stay at home with her children. Married in 1990 to Bill Pumphrey, Julie has one daughter. Julie is active in Mothers and More of Livingston County. She has enjoyed travels throughout Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean and the U.S. Elizabeth Hazekamp Tilma, ’85, 7997 Therese Court, Caledonia, MI 49316, is employed as an assistant controller at Home Acres Building Service. Elizabeth and her husband, Scott, have three children. Dave Valkanoff, ’85, 732 Sherwood Dr., Easley, SC 29642, holds an M.B.A. and is a plant manager for Federal MogulChampion. He and his wife, Cindy Gagnier Valkanoff, ’87, were married in 1987 and have moved four times between Michigan, Tennessee and South Carolina. They have two children. Christa Seeloff Wallace, ’85, 23736 Hilltop Dr., Chugiak, AK 99567, holds an M.A. from Eastern Michigan University and is employed as a professor of history at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Married in 1992, Christa lives with her husband, David, and their daughter. Kim Kauffman Wilson, ’85, 240 Allen, Ferndale, MI 48220, is employed as magistrate of the 43rd District Court of Madison Heights. Married to her husband, Bill, for 10 years, Kim has three children and volunteers as a Brownie Girl Scout Leader and at her children’s schools. She also enjoys scrapbooking and jogging. Kim graduated from Wake Forest Law School in 1988 and previously worked as an assistant Oakland County prosecuting attorney for six years. She enjoys having the best of both worlds, working part-time in the law and spending time with her children. Suzanne Counterman Wright, ’85, 400 Doe Ridge Court, Franklin, TN 37067, earned an M.B.A. in human resources from Michigan State University in 1990 and is employed as a finance analyst-body systems at Saturn Corp. She and her husband, Mark, were married in 1988, and they have two children.