Class notes Tammara L. Kirkman, ‘01, Air Force reservist, celebrated two milestones in her military career — promotion to the rank of senior master sergeant and a new assignment as the senior-enlisted adviser for Air Force reservists assigned to the Defense Logistics Agency’s Joint Reserve Force, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Nickolas J. Stewart, ‘06, received the Bronze Star Medal for distinguished meritorious service while serving as a communications adviser with the Department of Border Enforcement Headquarters, Delta Company, Task Force Courage, at U.S. Forces-Iraq, Baghdad. As the principal U.S. adviser to two Iraqi general officers, he spearheaded the installation of five high-frequency radio antennas in an effort to upgrade communications.
Tanya James Knutson, ‘01, is director of human resources, DMS Health Technologies, Fargo, N.D.
Aris Czamanske, ‘07, joined marketing communications agency Nicholson Kovac Inc. Czamanske is responsible for determining web requirements, business case analysis, application development, and performance and acceptance testing.
Robert Almonte, ‘02, was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the U.S. marshal for the Western District of Texas. Sarah Curry, ‘02, is co-owner of the accounting firm Isley, Curry and Associates in Liberty, Mo. Staff Sgt. Paul M. Plunkett, ‘03, retired from the U.S. Army on Jan. 31 after 21 years of service.
Leander Holston, ‘04, M.P.A. ‘06, is field office director at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Metairie, La. He oversees the immigration benefits section of the Department of Homeland Security in Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Dan Koch, M.P.A. ‘04, is executive director of the Platte County (Mo.) Regional Sewer District. Michael Contursi, ‘05, is vice president of Rare Coin Wholesalers (www.RCW1.com). He is manager of employee operations as well as collector, dealer and investor relations for the company at coin shows and financial conferences around the country, and at the company’s offices in Irvine, Calif. Emmett M. Morris, M.P.A. ‘05, received the Hauptmann School Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2010. Morris currently serves as a partnership coordinator for the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Amy Williams, M.P.A. ‘07, was a 2010 recipient of the Regional Commissioner’s Award from the Social Security Administration, Kansas City, Mo. She has accepted a new position as family readiness services coordinator at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska, and she now resides in North Pole. Michael J. Badilla, ‘09, authored an article about forum selection, “On Sentencing: Who’s The Fairest of Them All?” which was published in the spring edition of the JAG Corps’ The Reporter. Badilla is a paralegal with the U.S. Air Force. Jordan Breedlove, ‘09, is owner of 7 Fifteen Design, an interior design firm in Lansing, Kan. (www.7fifteendesign.com) Her business was profiled in the “Q&A” section of The Kansas City Star’s “Star Magazine” section on Sept. 12. Amy Crumbliss, ‘09, completed a year-long internship in the office of Missouri Congressman Sam Graves in Washington D.C. Senior Airman Gina M. Maiden, ‘10, received the Airman of the Year award from the 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron of the U.S. Air Force at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Okla., where Park has a campus center.