Michael Isaac David ’03 of Portage, Wis., married Kathryn Beuchner, Nov. 28, 2009. Mike O’Neill ’04 and Adam Field ’04 were in the wedding party. The couple live in Portage. April Leigh Dunlavy ’03 opened her own law office in Clintonville, Wis., in February 2010.
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Being Correlates.” She is a licensed psychologist practicing at Vanderbilt University Psychological and Counseling Center in Nashville. Lisa Sharpe Elles ’01 of Lawrence, Kan., is an assistant professor of chemistry at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan. She teaches biochemistry lecture and lab plus a comprehensive general-organic-biological chemistry course for nursing students. Gail Gitcho ’01, formerly the national press secretary for the Republican National Committee, now is communications director for U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown’s Washington, D.C., office. “Gail is an experienced communications professional who is well-known to the national and Washington press corps and has a reputation for being fair and responsive to reporters,” Brown said. Michael Barber ’02 married Marlaena Schnitzler, March 29, 2008. They live in Big Bend, Wis., and they have a son, Matthew Donald Daniel Barber, born Sept. 10, 2009. Katherine Frances Brophy ’02 and Mary Wilk were registered as domestic partners Aug. 14, 2009, in the office of the Dane County Register of Deeds during a blessing ceremony for seven couples at the Wisconsin Capital Rotunda. They live in Madison, Wis., where Katherine is a cooperator with Community Pharmacy Cooperative. Joshua J. De War ’02 of Ripon, Wis., earned a doctorate in educational administration and leadership from Marian University, Fond du Lac, Wis., on Dec. 19, 2009. Josh previously was director of residence life at Ripon College. Julie Ann Hansen ’02 of Minneapolis, Minn., married Justin Marchant, Sept. 11, 2009. Julie works for Best Buy in the Dotcom department, optimizing the Cart, Checkout, Gifting and My Account experiences on Bestbuy.com. Jessica Rosen Lively ’02 and her husband, Douglas, of Arlington, Wash., have a son, David Jonathan Lively, born Oct. 23, 2009. Erin Nelson Pues ’02 and her husband, Ryan, of Appleton, Wis., have a daughter, Aubrey Ellen Pues, born Dec. 30, 2009. Erin is a child care coordinator with the YMCA of the Fox Cities. Heather Braund ’03 of Madison, Wis., married Eric Kotleski, July 18, 2009.
Matthew Gehring ’03 of Minneapolis, Minn., graduated with a law degree and master’s degree in public policy from the University of Minnesota in 2006. He works as a non-partisan staff attorney/legislative analyst for the Minnesota House of Representatives, specializing in civil law and elections issues. In his spare time, he runs as a member of the Slab City Running Company, a local amateur competitive running club. William W. Kalkhoff ’03 of Mogadore, Ohio, has been promoted to associate professor of sociology at Kent State University. Toni Dahlin Knorr ’03 of Eden Prairie, Minn., is the donor relations coordinator at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. Timothy James Krueger ’03 of Richmond, Va., is a data analyst with Capital One. Katherine Morrissey Stahl ’03 of Winterville, Ga., is teaching public speaking and interpersonal communication at the University of Georgia. Britt K. Steiger ’03 married David Frank, Nov. 14, 2009. They live in Cedarburg, Wis. After receiving her master’s degree in creative writing from Minnesota State University-Mankato in 2008, Britt has been working at David Frank Landscape Contracting Inc. in Germantown, Wis. Sarah Peerenboom Vicari ’03 of Fox Lake, Ill., is a dermatology physician’s assistant at North Suburban Dermatology Associates in Gurnee, Ill. Elizabeth Anne Zirk ’03 of San Francisco, Calif., is working with a co-op which supports fearless entrepreneurs. She will be an operational board member of Young Women Social Entrepreneurs in 2010.
studies and social work at St. Catherine and St. Thomas Universities. Stefanie Megan Kline ’05 of La Crosse, Wis., received her master’s of business administration, Dec. 19, 2009, from Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis. She has been nannying for the past few years for a 4-year-old and 6-month-old. She completed her master’s thesis using the topic of how families determine childcare preferences and the awareness of nannies and placement agencies in the area. Stefanie plans on taking additional marketing classes or enrolling in the doctorate program at Viterbo to be a business professor or consultant, while also looking for marketing and brand management positions across the United States. Leah Sievert Lubinski ’05 of Del Mar, Calif., is a VA volunteer service coordinator with the American Red Cross. She was a volunteer development associate from June 2008 to October 2009. Cory John McEwen ’05 of Milwaukee, Wis., is a health and physical education teacher at Milwaukee Northwest Secondary School. He will be coaching varsity baseball for the second year at Milwaukee Madison High School. He also has been coaching 6th- and 7th-grade basketball for the past three years and is the head middle school flag football coach at Northwest. In the summer, he is a WIAA umpire for baseball. Amanda Zahn ’05 of Ripon, Wis., was married to Eric J. Przybyl, Oct. 17, 2009, by President David Joyce. Amanda is the assistant director of conference and contract services at Ripon College. Andrew Jason Beswick ’06 of Oconomowoc, Wis., is assistant manager at the Oconomowoc Developmental Training Center. He has started graduate school at Cardinal Stritch University for his master’s degree in clinical psychology. Michelle Ann Calder ’06 of Menasha, Wis., is a licensed funeral director with Westgor Funeral Home in Neenah, Wis.
Christopher A. Dumke ’04 and Nicole Gutbrod ’06 were married Aug. 8, 2009. They live in Princeton, Wis. Chris is a loan representative for National Exchange Bank & Trust, and Nicole is a credit analyst for National Exchange Bank & Trust.
Stephanie Helen Chacharon ’06 of Seattle, Wash., is marketing manager at Xtreme Consulting Group Inc. She also is enrolled in a master’s program through Utah State University and is working toward a master’s degree in English with a specialization in technical writing.
Nicholas Adam Spaeth ’04 and his wife, Briana, of Plymouth, Wis., have a daughter, Claire Marie Spaeth, born Oct. 12, 2009.
Alisha Gard ’06 of San Francisco, Calif., teaches in the K-1 room at an after-school Kids’ Country School in San Ramon, Calif.
Christopher Jay Thode ’04 of Madison, Wis., completed a doctorate in chemistry at Penn State University in February 2009. April 1, 2009, he began as a postdoctoral associate in the chemical and biological engineering department at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ryan Jahns ’07 of Madison, Wis., has been promoted to field examiner with First Business Capital Corp. in Madison. He joined the firm in December 2007 after an internship at First Business Bank-Northeast. He previously was a collateral analyst.
Katrina Grasley Van Gompel ’04 of Berlin, Wis., is a buyer at Miles Kimball Co. in Oshkosh, Wis.
Adam Krueger ’07 of Brookline, Mass., is a senior account analyst for the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University. He is working on a master’s degree in advertising there.
Ivy C. Wagner ’04 of Minneapolis, Minn., is pursuing a dual master’s degree in holistic health
Tylor S. Loest ’07 of Brandon, Wis., is a develop-
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