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Alum elected to State Assembly
Rachael Cabral-Guevara ’00 was elected to represent the 55th Assembly of the Wisconsin State Assembly, an area that encompasses the western side of Appleton and the community of Neenah.
She works as a nurse practitioner and operates her own clinic, Nurse Practitioner Health Services, providing affordable and convenient health care to her community. Rachael earned her bachelor’s in biology and chemistry from Mount Mary in 2000. She went on to earn her master’s in nursing, in the area of family nurse practitioner, from the University of WisconsinMilwaukee in 2008.
“Mount Mary provided the foundation for professionalism, self-worth and confidence I needed to be successful. Without Mount Mary, my professional achievements would not have been obtainable. I am forever grateful to Mount Mary for the pathway it has provided for my family, my employees, the constituents I represent and myself.”
1960-1969
1969 Linda Steele Barrington, longtime adviser for Mount Mary’s student news magazine, Arches, was awarded the College Media Association Distinguished Adviser Award.
1969 Maureen Sullivan Rueber
retired from Harding High School in St. Paul, Minn., where she taught home economics, now known as family and consumer sciences, for 50 years.
1970-1979
1979 Pat Strelka Kempen was named the 2021-2022 president-elect for the Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (WAND).
1980-1989
1984 Cynthia Dohmen LaConte was recognized in the BizTimes for her work building healthy communities as CEO and founder of the Dohmen Company Foundation and for the 2020 launch of the foundation’s Food for Health program.
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1985 Kathleen Reppert Kaufman
published her first book, “Healing thru Art: My Journey to Self-Love” in June.
1986 Susan Pillar Muenter began a new job in July as the executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School Personnel Administrators. In her role, she supports the work of human resources professionals within schools.
1989 & 2010 Lisa Harteau began as a social worker for Waukesha County, WI.
1990-1999
1990 Lisa Fohey started as the director of market access and custom analytics at Intuitive Surgical.
1991 Debbie Cetnarowski Gerke
began as an art consultant and project manager for Art Expressions in Milwaukee.
1991 Monique Minkens became the executive director of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
1994 Diane Szydel started as the vice president of global life science commercial operations at Meridian Life Science, Inc. in Oklahoma.
1996 Dana Hansen began as an account executive at Artesian Bottleless Water in Menomonee Falls, Wis.
1997 Lisa Scirrotto Mathy started as the communications manager for global brand and corporate communications at Fiserv in Brookfield, Wis.
1998 Diane Edwards Blankenheim
began as a design researcher at Generac Power Systems in Waukesha, Wis.
1999 Amy Keltner started as the director of architectural, engineering and environmental services for Milwaukee County. 1999 Kathi Kube began as a proposal coordinator at Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC.
2000-2009
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2000 Melyssa Torcivia-Grundle
Bauer got married last year. She and her husband opened a retail store called The Flannel Fox in Wauwatosa, Wis. Earlier this year, Melyssa was promoted to a human resources recruiter for Delta Defense LLC. She has worked in HR for over 15 years, moving from fashion design to what she says is her true calling.
2003 Britt Miller received a grant to enhance the scope of her work and passed the exam to be a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. She works for St. Louis County, Minn., Public Health and Human Services as a substance use disorder social worker.
2005 Andrea Bauman Hick
completed the health information technology program at Waukesha County Technical College and received her registered health information technician (RHIT) credential.
2006 & 2018 Nicole Kelling Engstrom started as a senior recruiter at the United States Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh, Penn.
2007 Erin Houk Bauer now works as the product development manager of ASQ Excellence for ASQ – World Headquarters. The team she leads is responsible for producing their trade association’s organizational excellence benchmarking research. Their work was recently featured in Forbes.
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2008 Candice Kozinski began as a quality technician at Kleen Test Products Corporation.
2008 Jennifer Roberts Zanow
now works as a diabetes educator for Aurora Health Care.
2010-2019
2010 & 2013 Lakiesha Russell
took on a leadership role within the Wisconsin Counseling Association. It is a 3-year-term where she will hold the positions of president-elect, president and former president. She’s “honored to be able to help transform the face of counseling.”
2010 Megan Brown Sangha started as the senior product marketing manager for Citrix.
2011 Sierra Cooper celebrated her one-year anniversary as a procurement compliance analyst at Johnson Controls.
2011 Mallory Davis started as an account supervisor at TRAFFIK, Global Advertising Agency in Orange County, Calif.
2011 Michelle Kempen began as an interior designer at Korb and Associates Architects.
2011 Lauren Kenney started as a global supply manager for Apple.
2008 Melanie Helmbrecht Brelsford
began as the director of account services at Allied Stone, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. 2011 Gina Bonan Morrow received a promotion and now works as the director of product management at WR Group, Inc.
2008 Harmony Koch Dubinsky
started as the senior customer service manager at IEWC Global Solutions in New Berlin, Wis. 2012 Allison Klenke Furlan started as a senior interior designer at Pivot North Architecture in Boise, Idaho.
2012 Tyronda Gray began as an advanced-practice nurse practitioner at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
2012 Michelle Kozeniecki was named a 2021 ASPEN fellow by the American Society for Parenteral and Eternal Nutrition.
2012 Michelle DeLoncker Lewis
started as a Self-Directed Personal Care Registered Nurse for TMG Health. 2014 Danyale Hegwood spoke with Compass Year students this fall, sharing her strengths, values and how they have shaped her career journey.
2014 Leona Knobloch was named a notable marketing executive by the Biz Media Times. She works as the development director for the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust in West Bend, Wis.
2014 & 2017 Ana Solano-Pacheco
started as a licensed professional counselor for the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc. in Milwaukee. She received her professional counselor license in March 2020 and provides bilingual (Spanish) services within her community. Ana got engaged in November 2020 and has an eight-year-old daughter named Evalyn.
2015 Traci Singleton began as a financial business consultant for TLA Financial Services, LLC. in Franklin, Wis.
2015 Brooke Slamka started as a P-EBT program supervisor at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
2015 Deidre Carr Surendonk now works as the web communications specialist for the office of communications at the Medical College of Wisconsin. 2016 Adrianne Bonow graduated with her master’s in infectious diseases from Drexel University in spring 2021. She works at Covance by LabCorp as a trainer in immunology and immunotoxicology.
2016 Taylor Majewski received a promotion to associate designer at Kohl’s Corporation in Menomonee Falls, Wis. She is proud of her work on the Kohl’s Jammies for your Families line.
2016 & 2020 Hailey Thomas started as a substance abuse counselor (SAC-IT) and licensed professional counselor (LPC-IT) at the Waukesha Comprehensive Treatment Center.
2017 Mary Andrus was interviewed by 1859 Oregon’s Magazine for the article “Art and Soul,” which focused on educating the public about the benefits of art therapy.
2017 Emily Goetz Grams started as a microbiology specialist in the beer and beverage quality division of Molson Coors Beverage Company in Milwaukee.
2014 Charmyse Tillman ‘14
inspired Compass Year students by sharing her experiences at Mount Mary, including switching her major, and discussing the importance of building and maintaining relationships. She recently started as an analyst at Avicado Construction Technology Services, LLC in Milwaukee, Wis.
2012 Kerri Lukasavitz’s novel “Gray Horse at Oak Lane Stable” is book two in her middle-grade adventure series and was a silver medal finalist for the 31st Annual Midwest Book Awards.
2012 Michelle Ray got married last year, bought a house and brought home a puppy.
2013 Mikaya Tolbert Clark
was promoted to the manager of strategic initiatives at BMO Harris Bank.
2013 Adrianna Humphrey started as an occupational therapist in Milwaukee Public Schools.
2013 Mandy Webster was promoted to an academic science advisor for chemistry and physics at Illinois State University.
2014 Rebecca Giebenrath began as an assistant space planner at Batteries Plus Bulbs in Hartland, Wis. 2017 Hayley Hove began as a buyer for CURiO Brands in Minneapolis, Minn.
2017 Cassandra Kaminski started her own business, CKMG Properties, LLC.
2017 Mikaela Kinjerski was promoted to the associate category manager of apparel at Fleet Farm.
2017 Lauren Wiech began as a junior art director for Pellizzi & Co. in Milwaukee.
2018 Emily Boutcher started as an implementation coordinator at Fetch Rewards.
2018 Lauren Harris began as a design assistant at Let’s Remodel in Portland, OR.
2018 Caitlyn Narr was promoted to associate merchandise manager for men’s knits and sweaters at Lands’ End in Madison, Wis. In December 2020, she got engaged to her fiancé, and their wedding is set for August 27, 2022.
2018 Aniyah Stubblefield was promoted to librarian 1 of business, technology, and periodicals for the Milwaukee Public Library. She recently graduated with her master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
2018 Kaoly Thao began as a psychometric assistant at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
2018 Lexi Woerishofer started as the director of human resources and community engagement at Van Zeeland Nursery and Landscape in Little Chute, Wis. 2018 Kimberly Xiong now works as the business development coordinator at Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories. Prior to this role, she supported the administrative functions of their technical leadership team and the MCW medical directors focused on COVID-19 initiatives and testing relations. She recently adopted a five-year-old energetic Shih Tzu poodle as a playmate for her ten-year-old Pomeranian.
2019 Becca Basten worked a summer apprenticeship as a production apprentice for the 2021 Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colo.
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2019 Krystin Kantenwein Boyd
started as the coordinator of learning support services at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
2019 Lindsey Henneberry Edquist
began as high school counselor at Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wis.
2019 Angelique Hernandez
started as the dropship assortment coordinator for the Neiman Marcus Group.
2019 Bristall Johnson began as a style team lead at Target.
2019 Lexie Kline now works as an allocation analyst at Kohl’s Corporation in Menomonee Falls, Wis. For the past few summers, she has been teaching in Mount Mary’s Fashion Academy for middle and high school students.
2019 Emma Larson started as an enterprise account executive for Brandwatch.
2019 Jannah Muhammad received a promotion and now works as the loan coordinator team lead at Homefinity Loans in Milwaukee. 2019 Tiernee Schatz opened her own art therapy-counseling practice in West Bend, Wis., called Blue Pine Counseling-Holistic Arts Studio.
2019 Colina Vang started as a social media strategist at US Tech Solutions.
2019 Zakia Wells painted the largescale wooden Bronzeville letters with artist Anna Rose Menako as part of the 10th annual Bronzeville Week in Milwaukee.
2020-Present
2020 Marissa Philippi Fremut
began a new position as a food safety specialist at the American Pasteurization Company.
2020 Paloma Aguilera Gomez
started as an associate analyst at WEC Energy Group in Milwaukee.
2020 Rachel Hahn married Joseph Zenzola on August 28 of this year.
2020 Darien Horst began as a junior stylist at Wantable, Inc. in Milwaukee.
2020 Maribel Loera Arista now works as a team leader at City Year. This past year, she was awarded City Year’ Service Warrior Award for her service to a cause greater than herself.
2020 Stephanie Osei began as an interior design assistant at Che Bella Interiors in Burnsville, Minn.
2020 Katie Rodenkirch started as a professional counselor for the Chicago Center for Sexual Wellbeing.
2020 Kylie Slavek began as a behavioral health clinician for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in Denver, Colo.
2020 Meghan Gresk Swanson
started as the braille production manager at Audio and Braille Literacy Enhancement, Inc. in Milwaukee.
2020 Halee Vande Boom was promoted to the director of operations at Ryloo Boutique.
2021 Margaret Dishaw began the student affairs in higher education graduate program at Marquette University this fall. She works on campus as a graduate assistant for prevention and education programs.
2021 Kristin Hardwick recently participated in New York Fashion Week and had her brand displayed on billboards across the country promoting the event. She showcased a 10-piece collection of her take on the modernized Egyptian culture in the Maximum Exposure Fashion Series in St. Louis. Her collection, Inner Stature, was featured in Vigour Magazine. Kristen works as a part-time manager at Maurices. Her next project is a futuristic photoshoot with director Immanuel Baldwin that will highlight a tailored men’s coat she made. 2021 Lillian Koch started as an assistant designer at Kohl’s Corporation in Menomonee Falls, Wis.
2021 Adia Kolell began as an assistant designer for HarleyDavidson Motor Company in Milwaukee. She and fellow alumna Cassie Stutzmann had fashion pieces featured at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts in October.
2021 Jade Langkau started as an area manager with Amazon Operations.
2021 Shelly Mendieta Ramirez
began her medical assistant career with Ascension.
2021 Abigail Platts started as a merchandise specialist at Kohl’s Corporation in Menomonee Falls, Wis. 2021 Kaylee Reeder began as a buyer at KGP Logistics.
2021 Sehiry Tapia started as the communications coordinator at Scenic View Country Club. This past summer, she took the lead on several events and golf outings for the country club. Before graduating, she completed a digital marketing internship and published three articles on the Trivera website.
2021 Hayley Knowles now works as a fashion stylist at Faye’s Boutique Limited, thanks to a networking opportunity from Mount Mary.
2021 Rachel Watts started as an occupational therapist at Leaps and Bounds Pediatric Therapy. She also recently took on managing social media for the Missouri Occupational Therapy Association.
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