CAROL ANDERSEN, ‘87 Assistant director, Mississippi Humanities Council; 5359 Briarfield Road, Jackson, MS 39211 cdiane65@yahoo.com.
CHRISTOPHER LARSEN, ‘87
Capt. Christopher Larsen, JLMC ‘87, an Army public affairs officer, on assignment in Kuwait with Task Force Rainier.
It’s been a busy year. The highlight was my marriage to Amy Swadener on Sept. 1, five weeks after returning from my third overseas deployment. I served as the public affairs officer for the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, a 5,000-member task force in charge of bringing troops and equipment home from Iraq. I was on the Kuwait-Iraq border with media from around the world as the last convoy of soldiers crossed – a sobering experience. 1121 117th Drive SE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 writerguy10@yahoo.com.
CLARE LESCHIN-HOAR, ‘87 1243 Via Barranca, La Jolla, CA 92037
COLEEN (HILDRETH) MYERS, ‘87 I continue to live in Williamsburg, Iowa. The highlight of my year was a bucket-list vacation to Australia, where my husband and I spent time in Sydney and Cairns. 121 Willis Blvd., Williamsburg, IA 52361
KATHIE (KINRADE) OBRADOVICH, ‘87 Winding up the mother of all general elections in Iowa as political columnist for the Des Moines Register. I’m also learning a lot as a member of the Greenlee Advisory Council. 715 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309 kobradov@dmreg.com.
KAREN (HOSKINS) VANDER SANDEN, ‘87 Married with two children. Enjoyed working as a broadcast journalist for 20 years. Now working in the marketing and public relations department at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Life is good! IA kvandersan@aol.com.
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MALINDA (MILLER) GEISLER, ‘88 We continue to grow our agri-tourism business. Visit us at www.growingfamilyfun.com/ 5251 NE 94th Ave., Bondurant, IA 50035
CRAIG OLSON, ‘88
The Olson family at Sea World, San Antonio, TX
2012 found me living in Houston, Texas, for my job for five months until I was able to find employment at Bloomer Plastics, Bloomer, Wis., in July. That allowed us all to remain in Cumming. Rachel is in her sophomore year at UNI while Katie is in her junior year at Norwalk High School. Lisa and I are looking forward to a welldeserved vacation south of the border later this winter! 8884 42nd Lane, Cumming, IA 50061 craigolson@mchsi.com.
PAULA JO UBBEN, ‘88 Custom Graphic Design & Communications - March 2000 to present. I enjoy working as an independent contractor for small businesses in a variety of industries. The majority of clients I work with are located in Southern California (graphic design, copywriting, social media, electronic newsletters, website concepts, branding/image development, voice-overs, public relations, advertising and marketing). 13952 Wellington Dr., Eden Prairie, MN 55347 paulajoubben@me.com.
JOY (ZIMMERMAN) WILHELM, ‘88 Resides in West Des Moines. Employed by the Iowa Newspaper Association as a media buyer. 404 47th St., West Des Moines, IA 50265
DOUG JESKE, ‘89 I continue to be grateful for the opportunity to work with an extraordinary team and great clients at The Meyocks Group. Karen continues to teach in the community and regional planning department at Iowa State. Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum remain two of our favorite places. The Meyocks Group, 6800 Lake Drive, Suite 150, West Des Moines, IA 50026 dougjeske@meyocks.com.
DOUG JENSEN, ‘89 I continue to lead the global analytics practice in the headquarters of Avon Products, Inc., after six years. My highlight of the year on a personal front was a safari at a private game reserve in South Africa. I saw all expected animals like the Big 5 (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, rhino). Highlights were seeing lions mating and a cheetah killing a steenbok! Makes you appreciate so much more than working and living in a city... 144 W 18th St #5N, New York, NY 10011 dougjensen@nyc.rr.com.
SUZANNE (WEUVE) SCHWARTZE, ‘89
Tailgating before the ISU-Texas Tech football game during fall ’12 were ISU late ‘80s graduates (left to right) Brad Pautsch, Suzanne (Weuve) Schwartze, Robert Hein, Paula (Ubben) Treiber, Jim Coloff and Rod Fowler.
Still loving life in the shadow of Pikes Peak! Our little boy, Charles, just turned 3 and he’s more of a tornado than a Cyclone. Took him to his first ISU tailgate for the Texas Tech game but he never made it to kickoff. Funny... Mom had that problem back in college, too! Enjoyed a great time with former Jl MC pals Brad Pautsch, Rod Fowler, Robert Hein, Paula Ubben and Jim Coloff. Let’s do it again! 14645 Air Garden Lane, Colorado Springs, CO 80921 sweuve@aol.com.
STEPHANIE (GRIMES) WORRELL, ‘89 I have continued to capitalize on my second-to-none Greenlee School education as the founder and co-owner of Red Sky Public Relations based in Boise, Idaho, with offices now in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Through the recession, the agency has continued to thrive and grow, representing local, national and global companies. Every year since our inception, Red Sky has captured a spot on the O’Dwyers “fastest-growing firms in the country” list. There is not a day that goes by that I am not grateful to my ISU journalism professors (Haws, Mack, Abbott, Smith, to name a few). I am also blessed to be the wife of an ISU health sciences grad (Wes Worrell, ‘78) and the mother of two great kids, Audrey, 14, and Christian, 8. Never, ever a dull moment in my life between work, family and friends. I travel around the country and speak about “Mothership Meeting Entrepreneurship” and mentoring other women both personally and professionally based on both my failures and successes. Our firm is always interested in interns and new graduates, so consider Idaho as a place to start your public relations career! 13369 W. Bluebell Dr., Boise, ID 83713 stephworrell@msn.com.
DOUG JENSEN, ‘89 Though he’s lived and worked in Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco and now New York, Doug Jensen still carries vivid memories of those many treks across central campus to the Parks Library. Six years ago, Jensen began working for Avon Products Inc. as the vice president of global analytics. At Avon, Jensen measures advertisements and, using statistical models, how they correlate to sales. Spending a lot of time in the air, Jensen is lucky enough to travel all around the world to meet with other markets, Avon’s largest being in Brazil. The Fort Dodge native majored in statistics and advertising at Iowa State. At the Iowa State Daily he worked in the advertising department where he sold and composed ads. According to Jensen, journalism teaches people how to tell a story, which he has found important in business. Jensen’s previous jobs have included senior statistician for The Nielsen Company, senior vice president of analytics for Information Resources Inc. and vice president for retail analysis and development for Primedia Enthusiast Media. He still maintains close ties to Iowa State, though, and in some cases, sentimental ones. Jensen has created a scholarship honoring Christopher Jones, his ISU roommate who died in a car accident. Two scholarships are awarded annually to students coming to school from single-parent households. – By Stephanie Ferguson
JIM COLOFF, ‘89 Enjoyed spending a beautiful Saturday tailgating before the Texas Tech game with several J-School classmates from the late 1980s. It was good catching up with Rod Fowler, Brad Pautsch, Paula Ubben and Suzanne (Weuve) Schwartze. Not sure if it was more fun looking at old embarrassing photos, or remembering the idiosyncrasies of our instructors Ken Eich and Steve Coon. Neverthelsss, it brought back many great memories of our days roaming Hamilton Hall. I hope to make it an annual occasion, and expect others from our forgotten era will join us. 721 Shirley St., Cedar Falls, IA 50613 jacoloff@hotmail.com. Iowa State University 2012
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