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Jacqueline Worosz Paquette, ’96, 641 Alan Dr., Lake Orion, MI 48362, is a tax specialist for Daimler Chrysler Services and is currently working on her master’s degree. Amy Alderink Pearson, ’96, 1549 Carlton NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, received her J.D. in 1999. She is employed as coordinator of adult residential programs for the Salvation Army. After graduating from Albion College, Amy studied in Cambridge, England and married her husband, Anthony, in 1999. Carrie Childers Robinson, ’96, 14529 Lunar Dr., Bloomington, IL 61704, received her master’s in reading education from Illinois State University in 1998 and has enjoyed travels to England as part of her graduate studies. She is married to David Robinson, and is a stay-at-home mom to their daughter. Douglas Ropa, ’96, is employed in Northeast Iowa Community College’s Marketing Department. His duties include writing news releases, publishing newsletters and managing/editing the college’s Web site. Last summer, Doug gave readings of his poetry in Dubuque, IA, at events sponsored by the Dubuque Area Writers Guild. He lives in East Dubuque, IL. Thomas Sesti, ’96, 5845 Loch Leven, Waterford, MI 48327, received a master’s degree in management and marketing, and is employed as the sales and marketing director for Cadillac Shoe Products. He and his wife, Camille, have three children. Ryan Sweet, ’96, 8005 E. Colorado Ave. #2, Denver, CO 80231, is working on his J.D. degree from University of Denver and is employed as a stockbroker at Charles Schwab. In his spare time he enjoys intramural football and basketball, and travels to Mexico, Canada and the western U.S. Robert Taylor, ’96, 1225 Michigan Ave., Waterville, OH 43566, received his master’s in education and is employed as the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for Defiance College. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children.
Jill Walters, ’96, 1955 NW Hoyt #5, Portland, OR 97209, holds a master’s in education from the University of Michigan and is a French teacher in Beaverton, OR. She has enjoyed travels to China and Thailand. Heather White, ’96, 2500 Foxfield Ln., Highland, MI 48356, completed her master’s degree in business leadership from Madonna University and is a teacher leader and career-focused education coordinator for Huron Valley Schools. She is the assistant swim coach for the Walled Lake Central women’s team. Amy Comer Williams, ’96, 4442 Cricket Ridge Dr. #101, Holt, MI 48842, is an occupational therapist at the Burcham Hills Retirement Community in East Lansing. She and her husband, Michael Williams, ’99, were married in July 2000 and spent their honeymoon in Mexico. Adam and Jessica Beyer Wood, both ’96, 61285 Brookway Dr., South Lyon, MI 48178, were married in 1996. Jessica has been a manager at Accenture for five years. Jared Wood, ’96, 6440 Wilson, Waterford, MI 48329, received his master’s degree in school psychology and is employed by Lake Orion Schools as a school psychologist. He is married to Celeste Wood.
97 Sarah Cieciorka, ’97, graduated in June 2001 from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. She lives in Chicago where she is currently a pediatric resident at Rush Children’s Hospital. Glen Kushiner, ’97, has joined Conway, MacKenzie, and Dunleavy in Birmingham as an associate. He serves clients in turnaround management consulting, debt restructuring, profit enhancement and operation evaluations. He most recently was senior auditor with Arthur Andersen. He lives in Howell.
Weddings
99 Robert Bruner, ’99, has moved from a position as a consultant for Accenture in Detroit to become assistant to the city manager in Oak Park. He lives in Oak Park. Amanda Campbell, ’99, participated in a four-month archaeological dig in Charlottesville, VA. She was one of eight field archaeologists employed for a project at Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello. She lives in Lexington and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in archaeology at Western Michigan University. Jennifer Thomas, ’99, graduated from Oakland University with a master’s in business administration in June 2001. She is now working as a financial analyst for DaimlerChrysler in Detroit. Jennifer would love to hear from old friends and can be reached by e-mail at: GoBrits99@aol.com.
01 Stacy Burmeister, ’01, has been pursuing her love of art through photographicquality pencil drawings. She has had recent gallery showings at University of Michigan through the Gifts of Art program. Stacy hopes to market her work nationally. She lives in Manchester. Laurel Weinman, ’01, has been named an Albion College admissions counselor. Her responsibilities include recruitment for the Upper Peninsula, the Thumb area, central Michigan and the greater Lansing area, in addition to overseeing Web site information for the Admissions Office. Laurel is also co-advisor for Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Jen Wells, ’01, is currently serving as a residence hall director for Twin Towers at Albion College. Jen plans to attend graduate school at Michigan State University. Along with her duties in residential life, she is also serving as a staff mentor for the William Atwell Brown, Jr. and Mary Brown Vacin First-Year Experience.
Kristine Carlson, ’80, to Phillip Witt on Nov. 25, 2000. Weddings guests included Barbara Smith Jang, ’80, who officiated, and Holly Wagner, ’80. Kristine works as a manager of human resources at Eaton Corporation’s world headquarters in Cleveland, OH. Phillip is a commercial loan officer in community development lending with KeyBank. They can be reached at 298 S. Rocky River Dr., Berea, OH 44017; 440/243-7537. Martha Ramsdell, ’90, to Gary Vartanoff on Aug. 18, 2001 in Farmington. Martha is employed by Radley Corp., and Gary by MSX International. The couple lives in Farmington Hills. Christopher Hull, ’94, to Janet Roggenbuck on July 21, 2001 in Clinton Township. Chris is employed by the Chippewa Valley school district. Janet works for the American Diabetes Association. The couple lives in Macomb Township. John Jacobs, ’95, to Sarah Hakeos on June 23, 2001. Sarah is a social worker for Monroe County Area Agency on Aging. John is a shipping clerk at Spiratex. The couple lives in Monroe. Julie Samu, ’95, to William Shouldice on Sept. 23, 2000 in Bancroft, Ontario, Canada. Bridesmaids included Shari Ezzell Tressel, ’95, Christine Kaufman Schoendorff, ’95, and Julie Pietrzen, ’96. Julie and William are optometrists at Alpine Eye Care in Gaylord and Cheboygan. The couple lives in Indian River. (See accompanying photo.) Christine Greene, ’96, to Stuart Hutchings on Aug. 18, 2001. The couple lives in Ann Arbor. Lisa Sauer, ’97, to Matt Mulvenna on July 28, 2001 in Sterling Heights. Alumni in attendance included Jennifer Wohlberg, ’97, Carrie Wagner, ’97, Susanne Oosta Whited, ’99, and Sally Goff, ’98. Lisa graduated from Wayne State University with her master’s in information and library science in December 2000. She is a youth
Melissa McDonald, ’00, to Casey Heckathorn, ’98, on July 22, 2000 in Augusta, GA. Among those in attendance at the wedding were: John Basye, ’98, Emily Betz, ’00, Sabrina Corte, ’00, Leslie DuBois, ’01, Jamie Glinski, ’98, Brian Heckathorn, ’00, Alana Heikkinen, ’01, Barbara Rose Hill, ’73, Meghan Jackson, ’99, Angela Karros, ’01, Sally Lane, ’00, Kerri Martin, ’99, John McDonald, ’71, Kelley McDonald, ’01, Jason Nagy, ’96, Kathryn Pritchard, ’01, Jason Rairigh, ’01, Kyle Rose, ’88, Kelly Totin, ’99, Jeffrey Trenta, ’98, Rachel Scherer Trenta, ’98, and Gabe Trumble, ’01. Melissa is employed as a fourth-grade Spanish teacher, and Casey is an elementary physical education teacher. The couple lives in Augusta, GA.
Baby Britons Quinn Taylor Hartmann on June 27, 2001 to Tom and Ann Marie Ralston Hartmann, ’85. The family lives in Evanston, IL. Allie Grace on Dec. 30, 2000 to Mark and Lauryn Miller Eriksen, ’88. She joins big sister Emma, 6, and brothers Ian, 5, and Nolan, 4. The family resides in Clarkston. Jillian Genna on Feb. 21, 2001 to David and Merry Boettcher Erlechman, ’88. She joins brother Nathan, 5, and sister Wyli, 1. The family resides in Beachwood, OH, and can be reached by e-mail at: salesafe@stratos.net. Thomas Giblin on Sept. 13, 2001 to Mike and Katie Giblin Olsson, both ’88. He joins Danny, 8, Elizabeth, 5, and Gracie, 3. The family lives in Marshall. Madelynn Taylor Knox on July 15, 2001 to Mac and Christine Hoppe Knox, ’90. Christine is a social worker in the field of international adoptions. Mac is a compliance officer for SunTrust RobinsonHumphrey Co. in Atlanta. The family lives in Mableton, GA. Alyssa Catherine on Oct. 10, 2001 to Robert and Cynthia Rafaill Czech, ’91. The family lives in Grosse Pointe Woods, and can be reached by e-mail at: Cynthia@crczech.com or go to their Web site at www.crczech.com.
Wedding Album
Lillian Joy on March 21, 2001 to Ken and Susan Magnuson Beech, ’92. Her uncle and godfather is Brian Bailey, ’84. The family lives in Cleveland, OH.
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Alexandra Jimenez and Sven Sauer were married on Jan. 6, 2001 in San Jose, Costa Rica. They met in 1997-98 while serving as native speakers in Spanish and German, respectively, for Albion’s Gerstacker International House. Pictured at the wedding ceremony are: (from left) Roy Umana, ’93, Katie Mulcrone,’00, Sven Sauer, Alexandra Jimenez, Omar Gazayerli, ’98, Jocelyn Hoffman (also a Spanish native speaker, 1997-98), Hal Wyss (English Department) and Melissa Wyss (Physical Education Department). Not pictured is Marco Schadel (German native speaker, 1999-2000).
services librarian at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library in Clinton Township. The couple lives in Chesterfield Township.
Louis Alan on July 9, 2001 to Kristin and Ted Craig, ’92. Louis joins big sister Bailey, 5. The family resides in Harrison Township. Grace Carolynn on Aug. 7, 2001 to Ryan, ’93, and Amy Benser Irish, ’92. Proud relatives include Bob Benser, ’86, Heidi Benser, ’88, Leslie Benser, ’83, and Don Luciani, ’82. The family lives in Rochester.
Julie Samu, ’95, to William Shouldice on Sept. 23, 2000. (Clockwise from left around bride) Shari Ezzell Tressel, ’95, Christine Kaufman Schoendorff, ’95, Julie Pietrzen,’96.
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