Jason Parkinson ’07 works for GoDaddy.com in Scottsdale, Ariz. He and his wife, Lesley, live in Phoenix.
Elena Halbmaier ’08 is pursuing a master’s degree in art therapy at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wis.
Doug Rolwes ’07 is a high school business teacher for Walhert High School. Jessica Harvey Rolwes ’07 is the director of communications and marketing at Holy Family Catholic Schools in Dubuque. The couple resides in Epworth.
Derrick Hatfield ’08 is a commercial lines associate underwriter for Allied Insurance in Des Moines.
Stacy McClure Smith ’07 is working on her Master of Science in higher education teaching and learning through Kaplan University. Britta Johnson Wey ’07 is an annuity operations processor for Met Life. Bretta resides in Johnston with her husband, Kevin, and son, Adam. Caitrin Leslie Wheeler ’07 is a claim team coordinator for Principal Financial Group. Christopher Wheeler ’07 recently completed General Motors specialized training and is currently working on World Class Technician status. He works at Shottenkirk Chevrolet as a technician. The couple, married in February 2008, resides in Windsor Heights. Brett Barber ’08 is parks and recreation director for the City of Grimes. He lives in Waukee with his wife, Carey. Sara Westfall Boudreau ’08 is a pet trainer at PetSmart in Joliet, Ill. She resides in Plainfield, Ill., with her husband, Michael. Lacey Danielson Cherniss ’08 is a training specialist for Iowa College Student Aid Commission. She and her husband, Travis Cherniss ’07, reside in Carlisle. Jessie Cotton ’08 is a voice instructor for SNJ in Omaha, Neb., after completing her Master of Music in vocal performance in 2010. Jonathan Feld ’08 is a bank teller for Wells Fargo in Chaska, Minn. He and Kayla Dvorak Feld ’09 reside in Eden Prairie, Minn.
Kelsey Hedrick ’08 is a retired Peace Corps volunteer. She is still in Cambodia and is working for Jay Pritzker Academy (JPA), a private school, one of only two in the world (the other is in Chicago). While she misses the United States, Kelsey loves her job and the Cambodia people. Alison Jepsen ’08 is working in her master’s degree in English language and literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Calie Hohneke Lukenbill ’08 is an accountant at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in West Des Moines. She is working on her Master of Accounting from the University of Phoenix and resides in Norwalk. Jeanie Hills McVay ’08 is a timeline/workflow manager at Petosa, Petosa & Boecker, LLP in Clive. She and her husband, Lance McVay ’06, reside in Indianola. Annette Marshall Nickel ’08 graduated from the Ohio State University College of Optometry and is practicing optometry in Cedar Rapids. She and her husband, Jake, reside in Fairfax and are very excited to be back in Iowa. Cassie Norman ’08 is an account executive for Feinstein Kean Healthcare. She recently completed her Master of Arts at Washington State University. Cassie resides in Chevy Chase, Md. Brandon Ortale ’08 is an assistant ticket office manager for the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines and lives in West Des Moines. Mike Redeker ’08 is the advertising director for Redeker’s Furniture in Boone.
Jason Rokke ’08 works for Audubon County in Audobon, where he also resides. Sheena Smitley ’08 teaches high school English at Norwalk Community Schools and resides in West Des Moines. Jason Stanbro ’08 and his wife, Cynthia, have founded central Iowa’s first professional theater, the Winterset Stage. Andrew Whitlatch ’08 is a staff accountant at Shepard, Schwartz and Harris LLP in Chicago. He and his wife, Kathryn, live in Elmhurst, Ill. Katie Wiggenjost ’08 is working as a physician’s assistant at Eagle View Community Health System in Oquawka, Ill. She graduated from Des Moines University with a Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree in May. Travis Benning ’09 is a consultant in process management for Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines. Tim Bolten ’09 ran the Chicago Marathon, his first marathon, in October and finished in the top third. Tim works at Wells Fargo in Des Moines and lives in Waukee. Amanda Brown ’09 is teaching kindergarten at Southeast Warren Community Schools and resides in Indianola. Cal Busby ’09 is an assistant athletic trainer/SPSC instructor at Simpson College. He completed his master’s degree in teaching, majoring in athletic training and history at Simpson. Tara Eggers ’09 works for Orchard Place as a primary milieu treatment counselor and resides in Johnston. Carolyne Hall ’09 works as the assistant to the artistic and general director at Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, N.Y., where she resides.
Emily Kacere ’09 works for Mandate Pictures in Santa Monica, Calif., as assistant to the executive vice president of physical production. Debra Lane ’09 works for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Des Moines as an accountant and resides in Indianola. Josh Maher ’09 is a production scientist I at Integrated DNA Technologies in Coralville. Josh and his wife, Karla Wood Maher ’05, reside in North Liberty. Leslie Emal Mecham ’09 is a preschool teacher for the Indianola Community School District. She and her husband, Cody, married in February 2010, reside in Indianola. Raena Gordon Morgan ’09 is a forecasting analyst for MidAmerican Energy Company in Urbandale. She resides in Madrid with her husband, Curtis. Tracy Robson ’09 teaches Spanish at St. Pius X School in Urbandale. Carl Rowles ’09 is a graduate assistant in the band department at Tennessee Technological University, where he is working on his Master of Arts in teaching. Brenna Abel Stoffa ’09 is the assistant director of annual fund programs at Drake University. Brenna and her husband, Justin Stoffa ’09, reside in Norwalk. Meridith Sayler Swoyer ’09 and her husband, Zachary, were marred in November 2010 and reside in San Diego, Calif. Kristen Towne ’09 is a social worker for Iowa Hospice in Fort Dodge. Kelsey Ubben ’09 is a lab assistant at Drake University, where she is working on her Master of Arts in school counseling.
Rachel Jones ’09 is a school psychologist for Great Prairie AEA and lives in Fort Madison.
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