clarke UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE | 2021
WS E N i & n m NOTES alu UPDATES: CAREER & VOLUNTEER
Dubuque, she educates and supports moms and babies throughout their breastfeeding journeys.
Celeste Pechous ’94 (pictured above, left) was cast as a series regular in Season 2 of Showtime's 'Work in Progress', which began shooting in the Spring of 2021. She will play the role of Campbell in the critically acclaimed series.
Adam Rapp’s ’91 play "The Sound Inside" has been nominated for six 2021 Tony Awards, including Best Play. Joyce (Walstead) Meyer ’94 was elected to City Council in Medicine Lake, MN. She was sworn in on January 4, 2021.
Rebecca (Johll) Franzen ’95 After nine years as a band director and music teacher and 15 years as a private lesson teacher, Rebecca returned to school for her Master of Arts degree in Health and Wellness with a focus in lactation. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Brian Webb Award for Outstanding MA Thesis Distinguished by Academic Rigor and Creative Thinking for the 2018-19 academic year for her thesis titled, "Infant Sleep Location, BedSharing, and Safe Sleep Education." Rebecca became an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant and started her private-practice, Brave Breastfeeding, LLC in 2019. As an independent contractor at Statera Integrated Health and Wellness in
Demetris Hall '97, Shelly Graybill '13, and Nico Piscopo '14 were elected to the Clarke University Alumni Association Board. Their terms will begin in fall 2021. Jill (Farrell) Budde ’99, ’00M, ’06D was promoted to Vice President, Learning & Engagement at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa. Patricia Marroquin-Norby ’99 was hired as inaugural Associate Curato of Native American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Benjamin Busch ’01 was promoted to Vice President of Information Technology at PSSI. Greg Lehman ’02 was announced as incoming Principal at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Dubuque, Iowa.