CLASS ACTS Bryan Brenner ’95 was elected to a three-year term on Butler’s Board of Trustees. Erik Sederberg ’96 is now the Associate Creative Director at Bradley & Montgomery. Cynthia Simon Skjodt ’96 is now the Board Chair of The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of CICF. Rev. Jason-Paul (J-P) Channels ’97 has accepted a call as Associate Minister at Heart of the Rockies Christian Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. Michelle Liffick ’97 moved her realestate sales practice to Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty in Chicago. Michelle is a broker with the company and a Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty 2014 Top Producer. Melissa (Tolhuizen) Loeffelholz ’97 is Director of Series Production for Nickelodeon. She lives in Studio City, California, with her husband and two daughters. Eric S. Payne ’98 was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” Class of 2015. Erin (Bohannon) Roth ’98 was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” Class of 2015. Aaron Simms ’98 has received a Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in Theater Management and Producing. Chris Duzenbery ’99 is now the Director of College and Career Readiness at Decatur Central High School. Joseph Eppers MBA ’99 is now the Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, for Selective Insurance Group Inc.
Gwenn (Speck) Eldridge MA ’00 was installed as National Association for Developmental Education President at the organization’s annual conference and will lead the group through 2015–2016. Nathan Habegger MBA ’00 has been named CTI Group Inc’s Chief Financial Officer. Chad Martin ’00 is now Managing Director, Phoenix at nimblejack. Laurie (Bowman) Martin ’00 has been named partner at Hoover, Hull, Turner LLP. Mark Novak MBA ’00 has joined the Farmers Bank as Chief Credit Officer. Lauren Howard ’01 is the new President of Truckload Operations for Celadon. Jason Myers ’01 has been named a Partner at BKD LLP. Jessica (Bryant) Stephenson ’01 has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing and Service Operations at ExactHire. Eileen Drake MBA ’02 is now the Chief Operating Officer for GenCorp. Jonathan Manning ’02 has accepted a new position at the International Monetary Fund as the Information Management Officer in the Middle East and Central Asia Department. Katasha Butler ’03, MBA ’14 has been elected President of Membership of The Circle City Chapter of The Links Inc. John Dedman ’03 was named Butler University’s Associate Athletic Director for Communications. Ed Carpenter ’03 was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” Class of 2015.
Michael Grimes ’99 was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” Class of 2015.
Adriane Fink ’03 MM ’05 was awarded the National/Global Impact Award and 2015’s Woman of Achievement for the Canton, Ohio, YWCA.
Matthew Kraemer ’99 has been appointed as the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra’s Music Director and Principal Conductor.
Richard Leverett ’03 is now the Director of External Affairs for Northern Indiana with AT&T.
Cynthia Lawson ’99 has joined Renaissance Administration as Director of Strategic Marketing.
Amy Brown ’04 earned her real-estate broker license and is now a Broker with Crowne Realty in Bloomington, Illinois.
Michael Ososki ’99 has been named a Partner at BKD LLP.
Katie (Foster) Gordon ’04 was named a 2015–2016 Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Educator.
Laura Schlesinger ’99 was honored with the Middle School Level Award for the Teacher of the Year for Rutherford County Schools in Tennessee.
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Ryan Marques ’04, an Associate at the Indianapolis law firm Lewis & Kappes, has been named the Honorary Consul of Portugal to Indiana.
Melanie Saffell MBA ’04 has been hired by dunnhumbyUSA as a Senior Client Lead, Client Leadership, in the Cincinnati office. Dr. Randi (Carpenter) Earls ’05 has completed requirements to become a Certified Diabetes Educator. Aaron Johns ’05 has been hired by Clover Architectural Products as a Project Manager. Desiree Brooks MS ’07 EPPSP ’07 was named a 2015–2016 Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Educator. Melanie Perry ’07 was appointed to the board for Joy’s House Adult Day Service. Brant Sloan ’07 joined Limestone Title & Escrow in Louisville, Kentucky, as an attorney. Alicia Hammonds ’08 is now a Public Relations Account Executive for Caldwell VanRiper. Michael J. Pecchia ’08 has been promoted to Vice President of Revenue Accounting at Celadon. Eric Stark ’08 is the Head Coach for the men’s tennis team at Eastern Illinois University.
The ’10s Jennifer Lisak ’10 has been selected to join the inaugural class of TechPoint’s Tech 25, a group of 25 individuals building organizations in the state’s tech community. Julie Michalski ’10 is an Associate Veterinarian at a small animal clinic in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Jacob Capito ’11 and Dr. Rachel Scott ’15 got engaged in May. Josh Evans ’11 was awarded the 2015–2016 Gert Quigley Fellowship by the American Association for Dental Research. Ensign Jenna Hillman ’11 completed her training as a Naval Flight Officer and was awarded her Wings of Gold by her father, Dr. Larry Hillman ’76, at a winging ceremony at NAS Jacksonville on March 27. Alex Mattingly ’11 is now a Copywriter/ Producer for Well Done Marketing. Marcella Moreman ’11 is now the Community Development Manager for FORUM Credit Union. Garrett Morales ’12 has graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law.