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Celia F. Pierquet Flores ’10, MBA ’13 and Mitchell A. Braker were married on September 14, 2013. She earned her undergrad degree in Marketing and then went on to pursue her MBA. Celia works at the Department of Administration with the State of Wisconsin and teaches dance at Monona Academy of Dance and for Dance Wisconsin. Celia’s mother, Themis Flores Ramos, is also an alumna as she earned her MBA in 1992. µ14
Amanda Sordahl ’10 is teaching second grade in
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Antofagasta, Chile. After a year of teaching in the United States, she decided to follow her dreams of teaching in Chile. Now in her second year with a new group of students, she writes “I just adore them and I love what I get to do every day. I never ever pictured or imagined myself here and through my study abroad experience a whole new passion emerged within me and brought me all the way to Chile. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed!” µ15
Lindsay Crow ’11 was recently awarded the “Rising Star” Nursing Excellence award at UW Hospital and Clinics for showing nursing excellence beginning early on in her nursing career. Lindsay currently works on the Inpatient Rehab Unit at UWHC and was nominated for this award by Terry Gion, the Rehab Clinical Nurse Specialist. At the same time, she also received the “Rising Star” award from the Wisconsin Association of Rehab Nurses. µ16 Khadija El Dachach ’11 was featured in Brava magazine’s July issue. Khadija is originaly from Aleppo, Syria. She came to the U.S. to further her education. She is now an MBA student at UW-Madison. With everything that’s happening now in Syria, Khadija truly appreciates the safety she feels living here. She is keeping herself busy in Madison working fulltime as a business
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Viet Hoang ’11 took his Profession of First Vows in the Society of the Divine Word at the Holy Spirit Chapel in Techny, Ill. The Society of the Divine Word is one of the world’s largest Roman Catholic orders for men. He joined over 200 priests and brothers during the ceremony on August 10, 2013. Viet earned his undergraduate degree majoring in Religious Studies. µ17
Beth McGowan ’11 began a new role as Account Implementation Consultant at CUNA Mutual Group in July. She lives in Madison. Ryan Wolfe ’11 and Sara Christianson have set a date for a fall 2013 wedding. Ryan is now working as a business analyst for Hewlett Packard. µ18
Nicole Woodward ’11 on August 1st, 2013 began a new role as a Primary Care Float Nurse, covering Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Pediatrics at Dean Health System. Michael Bechtel, Ed.D ’12 began his new role as Assistant Professor of Science Education at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. He moved into this position in August. Dan MacLeod ’12 is an Independent Agent for Colonial Insurance Agency, Inc., located in Germantown, Wis. The organization is dedicated to maintaining the professionalism and integrity of the independent agent and the independent agency system. He started his agency upon graduation in May of 2012. Katie Wendt ’12 is a volunteer for Neustros Pequenos Hermanos (Our Little Brothers and Sisters) in a small town