Douglas Bean
Father Wins Inaugural Model Community Family Award
Lisa Minken ’03 is the marketing manager for Broadway in Columbus. Jeff Fouch ’04 and Christeen Stridsberg ’06 performed with The Columbus Moving Company at the Garden Theatre, Columbus, in August. An Object in Motion combines elements of modern dance and dance theater and includes six dances. Aleisha Morris Radford ’04 was promoted to analyst under asset management at JP Morgan Chase in Columbus. She is responsible for software implementation. Tracy Shroyer ’04 has started her own business in Columbus, Beyond the Stone Wall LLC,
which provides individual development coaching and small business consulting. She held the first Knowledgeable Network of Women (KNOW) leadership event in October.
Thomas Feusse MBA ’05 received the Community Partnership Award at Ohio Cancer Research Associates’ 23rd Star Award Gala held in Columbus in June.
Erica Hlavin Bell ’05 is a clinical assistant professor at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Matthew Kola ’05 is a chiropractor and operates Kola Chiropractic and Nutritional Wellness in Delaware, OH.
Sarah Bedison Brandstetter ’05 represented Otterbein at the Waynesburg University presidential inauguration, March 25. Caleb Damschroder ’05 appeared on the 68th Annual Tony Awards Show as part of the Cabaret ensemble in June.
Ashika Nanayakkara‑Bind ’05 is an analytical chemist at Integra Life Sciences, a worldwide medical technology company. Tyler TerMeer ’05 accepted the position of executive director of Cascade AIDS Project in Portland, OR, in June.
Kyle Walton ’05 was named head coach of volleyball at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY, in May. Michael Cauley ’06 is the channel partnership manager at 2Checkout, Columbus, a worldwide leader in payment services for online sales. David Hard ’06 is a trust examination specialist with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in their New York regional office. He is responsible for the supervision of 99 trust departments in 11 states with $2.2 trillion in assets under management.
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Douglas Bean has worked hard Douglas was laid off from the to support his family of eight and Columbus Dispatch five years ago and send three children to Otterbein. For worked several part-time jobs to support being an exceptional role model as an the family and help two of his sons, Otterbein parent, Bean was awarded Nathaniel Bean ’10 and Lucas Bean the inaugural Model Community Family ’13, attend Otterbein. Douglas currently Award at Family Weekend on Nov. 1. works two full-time jobs and does This newly-established award additional freelance writing, while still is given in honor of the outstanding finding time to spend with his family. President Kathy Krendl, Emmanuela Bean ’16, and significant contributions family “I knew immediately I had to Douglas Bean and Dean Bob Gatti at the Award members make in the lives of Otterbein write about my dad, as he has been presentation during Family Weekend. students by preparing them for college the inspiration of my experience at and supporting them while they are attending Otterbein. Otterbein,” Emmanuela said. “Whenever I’m struggling with a Bean was nominated by his daughter, Emmanuela class or a homework assignment, I think about how hard my dad Bean ’16, an English major, because of the work ethic he has to work every day just to make ends meet … and that makes demonstrated during a difficult time for their family. In her me want to work even harder, as he has sacrificed so much for essay, Emmanuela wrote, “Nothing I experience will ever be me to go to college.” as difficult as what he’s been through, and it is my driving Douglas truly stands for all the values of a member of force in studying at Otterbein.” Otterbein’s Model Community.