KYRA HYSER LONGFELLOW ’93 of Oakdale,
Minn., writes: “I’m celebrating 16 years with Ameriprise Financial in downtown Minneapolis, Minn. My current role is a senior business analyst in the annuity project management office working on new product development and system enhancements.”
JENN POSTERICK ’96 married
Kristopher Hawkins, March 26, 2012. They live near Boulder, Colo., and Jean owns and operates Intent Bodywork LLC. She is a massage therapist and yoga instructor. She also teaches Thai yoga bodywork and produces a product line inspired by traditional Thai medicine.
JENNY WHITE KUPCHO ’00 of Eagan, Minn., is the director of activities and the volunteer coordinator at Highview Hills, a senior living community. CHARLIE LARSON ’00 and KERSTEN HOLM LARSON ’00 of Menomonee Falls, Wis., have
STACEY VENTURA ’93 of Glen Ellyn, Ill.,
GREGORY YOWELL ’96 of Colorado Springs,
a daughter, Rachel Rose Larson, born Dec. 25, 2011.
married Joseph Koszela, Aug. 16, 2008. They have a son, Samuel Joseph Koszela, born July 12, 2010.
Colo., is a part-time substitute teacher for the Falcon School District.
TIM REICHWALD ’00 of Scottsdale, Ariz.,
FREDRICK H. SANDERS ’97 of Chicago is an
is the divisional manager for bodily injury at Ameriprise Auto and Home Insurance.
account manager at Medtronic (AF Solutions). ERIC ATKISSON ’94 of
Alexandria, Va., started a new job in November as a public affairs specialist at the U.S. Patent & Trademark office and is studying public relations and corporate communications at Georgetown University. He and his wife, Jianying, have a daughter, Sophie, who is in first grade at Browne Academy in Alexandria. KATHERINE BRADY ’94 of Irvine, Calif., is a senior environmental scientist at URS Corp. she is working on her engineer-in-training exam, pursuing a professional engineer license.
CHRISTY SCHWENGEL ’97 and her
husband, Robert Knotts, of Alexandria, Va., have a daughter, Anna Joy Knotts, born March 17, 2012. DANIEL “D.J.” CURRAN ’98 of Madison,
Wis., married Kim Gmur, Sept. 17, 2005. They have a son, Parker Dominick Curran, born Jan. 18, 2012. Curran also is now the telehealth program manager for Dean Clinic/St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Telehealth uses technology like video conferencing to provide healthcare more conveniently and timely. BRIAN DES PLAINES ’98 of Milwaukee, Wis., has been named vice president-private banking for the Milwaukee area at Johnson Bank. He has more than 13 years of banking experience, most recently as assistant vice president of M&I Wealth Management in Milwaukee.
TODD “T.J.” JOHNSON ’94 is a
lieutenant colonel and recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan. He has assumed command of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. A ceremony was held May 15. His wife, AMY CRAIG JOHNSON ’96, trained for and recently completed the Disney World Marathon.
DAN HAWKSWORTH ’98 of
Phoenix, Ariz., has been named vice president of staffing for Honeywell. He most recently served as vice president of staffing for Aerospace and regional staffing leader for Honeywell North America.
ANDREW “DREW” PETERSEN ’94 of Verona, Wis., has been
appointed to the Wisconsin Technical College (WTCS) Board by Gov. Scott Walker as a public member. Petersen, vice president of external affairs and corporate communications for TDS Telecommunications Corp., will serve a six-year term. VINCE PADILLA ’95 of Sun Prairie, Wis., was
invited by the television program “Good Morning, America,” to submit photos for a February story about the growing popularity of boudoir photography across the country. Vince owns Vibrance Photography (vibrancephotography. com). RANDY JOHNSON ’96 of Kamuela, Hawaii,
graduated from the Traditional Chinese College of Hawaii in acupuncture. He also takes people out swimming with dolphins part time.
JEFFREY KOCH ’99 and his wife, Amy, of
Poynette, Wis., have a son, Sawyer Jeffrey Koch, born April 19, 2010. JEANNE NORTON SHERA ’99 of Wamego, Kan., is a research associate at the Kansas Polymer Research Center at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kan.
The 2000s SARA MOLINSKI GALLEGOS ’00 and her
husband, Dustin, of Denver, Colo., adopted their 5-month old daughter, Ella Mujinga Gallegos, in January 2012 from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
GAIL GITCHO ’01 of Boston, Mass., is communications director for Gov. Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. For a sampling of Gitcho’s recent national news appearances for Romney, visit ripon.edu/gitcho. DANTE HOUSTON ’01 of Milwaukee, Wis., is a talent acquisition consultant for Miller-Coors Brewing Co. KRISTI SIGURSLID PASKEY ’01 and her
husband, Christopher, of Lodi, Wis., have a son, Daniel Haak Paskey, born April 12, 2012. ADAM MALSACK ’02 of Montello, Wis., is the co-owner of Lake Arrowhead Campground. LAYNE SAMPSON BURKETTE ’03 and her
husband, Blair, of Jackson, Wis., have a son, Brek Sampson Burkette, born Feb. 1, 2012. GINA COMPITELLO ’03 of Tucson, Ariz., is the marketing assistant/events coordinator at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Her duties include planning special events for the museum, coordinating social media and developing a concert series. Thus far, the job also has allowed her to feed an otter, visit with baby hummingbirds and get up close and personal with hawks, snakes and bighorn sheep. MEGHANN MORRISSEY JARCHOW ’03 of
Boone, Iowa, plans to receive her doctorate in sustainable agriculture and ecology and evolutionary biology from Iowa State University this summer and will begin at the University of South Dakota as an assistant professor directing its new sustainability major. She and her husband, Nate, have a son, Emerson Russell Jarchow, born Feb. 27, 2011. RYAN JOHANEK ’03 and TARA RABIDEAUX ’07 were married Sept. 17,
2011. They live in De Pere, Wis. Ryan is a loan officer at Denmark State Bank in Green Bay, Wis. Tara graduated from the University of WisconsinMadison School of Veterinary Medicine in May 2011. She is a veterinarian at Apple Valley Veterinary Clinic in Appleton, Wis.
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