Class notes Elizabeth Weese, ‘05, earned a Master of Nonprofit Studies degree from Arizona State University. She is assistant director of alumni relations for the A.T. Still University, Mesa, Ariz., campus. Daniel Choe, ‘06, graduated from the Cape May County (N.J.) Police Academy in January 2011. He is a police officer in the Galloway Township (N.J.) Police Department. Laura Reeves Vernon, ‘06, is director of fixed route services for RouteMatch Software. Vernon provides oversight to RouteMatch Software’s fixed route implementations, as well as closely supports both fixed route business development and product development. Brett Ferguson, ‘08, is assistant volleyball coach at Northwood University in Midland, Mich. Andrew Garza III, ‘09, was promoted to master sergeant at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. He is a paralegal instructor at the Judge Advocate General’s School. Adam J. Gray, ‘09, graduated from the Missouri Highway Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, and is assigned to Zone 9, patrolling Lafayette County.
Kristin Drummond, ‘10, was instrumental in forming a Missouri state chapter of the National At-Risk Education Network. NAREN-Missouri is the second state in the U.S. to have a formal state chapter. The organization provides at-risk students in Missouri a needed voice and a group of dedicated stakeholders to lobby for them. Jessica Gonzalez, ‘11, is a support specialist for the new Transitional Resources and Opportunities Offered to Parents and Students program at North Middle School and Loy Elementary School in Grand Forks, Mont. The TROOPS program aims to ease transitions and reduce isolation, offer coping strategies and build resilience in the students. Jolynne Martinez, ‘11, is the editor and publisher of KC Education Enterprise, based in Kansas City, Mo. The publication covers Kansas City metropolitan area education news. Andiswa Nyovane, ‘11, is a social worker in South Africa at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls.
Weddings
Jennifer Kurzava, ‘09, is social media manager at TriCom Technical Services, where she is involved in website redesign, building social media presence and interaction through Facebook, Twitter and its upcoming blog. Andrea Sampson, ‘09, earned a master’s degree in biology from the University of Nebraska, Kearney, in May 2011. Charles L. Ashe, ‘10, is a sexual assault investigator with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where Park University has a campus center.
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Dena Pires, ‘09, married Jeremy Voorhees, ‘10, on Aug. 6, 2011. She is a registered nurse working at Spectrum Health. He is assistant to the project manager at Serv-U-Success Inc. They reside in the Grand Rapids, Mich., area. Hillary Hammond, ‘10, married Jacob Ryan Gaither on Oct. 8, 2011. Lindsey Anderson, ‘11, and Brenton Trogdon were married May 5, 2011, in Las Vegas, with “Elvis” officiating. She is a certified ophthalmic assistant at Ozog Eye Care and Laser Center in Great Falls, Mont. Jason Wettstein, ‘11, married Jennifer Noland on June 11, 2011. Wettstein works in commercial sales at Westfall GMC in Kansas City, Mo.
Births James Aaron Courter, ‘06, and Melinda Jansen, ‘08, M.A.C.L. ‘10, became engaged in November 2010 when he proposed at Park University. They were married June 11, 2011, in Branson, Mo.
Kristi Dalberg, ‘08, her husband, John, and son, Hudson, welcomed Reese Elisabeth Dalberg to the family at 3 p.m. on Jan. 26., 2011. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 20 inches long.