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Monmouth’s development and college relations office has welcomed three alumni to its staff—Gena Alcorn ’88, Jennifer Erickson Sanberg ’10 and Katie Shipp ’13. An associate development officer, Alcorn comes to Monmouth from Galesburg, where she worked the previous 10 years and served as the director of the Carl Sandburg College Foundation. Alcorn was on Monmouth’s staff from 1995 to 2000 as director of alumni programs. After graduating from MC with a degree in business, Sanberg Sanberg Shipp Alcorn worked three years at Allsteel in Muscatine, Iowa. As assistant director of annual giving, Sanberg is working to obtain increased year, she was the executive administrator for the Peoria Marriott levels of annual support from alumni, parents and friends of the Pere Marquette. A business administration and economics major college. with a minor in Spanish, Shipp served as president of the AssociShipp is the new assistant director of alumni relations. For the past ated Students of Monmouth College her senior year.
2008 continued Joanna Martorelli is a clinical case manager at the New England Center for Homeless Veterans in Boston, Mass.
2009
5th reunion October 3-5, 2014 Felicia Roberts of New Boston, Ill., is a solutions account associate for the Hon Co. in Muscatine, Iowa.
Kate Runge recently started a public relations job with Chad Pregracke’s Living Lands and Waters, based in East Moline, Ill. Pregracke, who has spoken several times at Monmouth College, was named CNN’s Hero of the Year for his efforts to clean up U.S. rivers, most notably the Mississippi.
2010
2012
Sarah Sherry of Richton Park, Ill., is a supply NCO for the Illinois Army National Guard. Moran
Joe Moran, who received his J.D. from DePaul University last year, was recently named the new assistant state’s attorney for Hancock County. While in law school, he served an internship with the Kane County state’s attorney’s office. He and his wife, Jessica Houser Moran ’09, have settled in Carthage, Ill. Olin
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Dusty Sanor Spurgeon has taken an active role in Spurgeon Veggies CSA, which produces food for the Spurgeon family, a CSA and a local farmers’ market on property between East Galesburg and Henderson, Ill.
Julie Battcher is now working at Rasmussen College in Aurora, Ill., as admissions program manager.
2013
1st reunion October 3-5, 2014
Logan Bowman of Omaha, Neb., is a ticket operations intern for the Omaha Storm Chasers, the AAA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Arica Brazil of Homewood, Ill., is a corps member for City Year Chicago.
Clay Staley has been promoted to corporate safety and environmental engineer by Ox Paperboard. He will remain based out of the company’s Pekin, Ill., mill.
Kevin Lindsay is a media support specialist at Monmouth College, continuing work he did as an undergraduate intern with the website, electronic media and social media.
2011
Kyle McEwen is the club professional and course manager at Hawthorn Ridge Golf Club in Aledo, Ill.
Andrew Aberle received his doctorate degree in physical therapy from Bradley University’s College of Education and Health Sciences. Kayla Winbigler Jones of Palatine, Ill., is a senior accountant for Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP in Chicago. Lucas Knox of East Moline, Ill., is a recruiting partner at Aerotek in Davenport, Iowa.
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Nicole Olin of Galesburg, Ill., recently began a new position as a hospice care consultant for Hospice Compassus in Galesburg.
Holly Pierce of Altona, Ill., was hired to work at Action Income Tax Service. Samantha Seemann of Union, Ill., was accepted to the prestigious University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, one of just 28 veterinary schools in the nation. Ashley Sorenson is employed by the Chicago White Sox.