Amanda VanFosson Rauch ’07 teaches kindergarten in the Clear Creek Independent School District and resides in Dickinson, Texas, with her husband, Matt Rauch ’06, and their son, Keaton. Andrea Kruse Rideout ’07 resides in Salina, Kan., with her husband, Ronald. Brooke Dey Von Stein ’07 received her Master of Arts in Teaching, instructional strategist I, from Morningside College in 2011. She teaches 2nd grade for West Des Moines Community Schools and resides in Waukee with her husband, Zachary. Laura Miller Bjork ’08 just completed her first year as a physician assistant at a family practice clinic in Mount Pleasant. Curt Bjork ’09 is in his first year of teaching 8th grade math in Mount Pleasant, where the couple resides. Michelle Boyd ’08 is social worker for the Department of Human Services. Brian Damman ’08 received his law degree from Drake University Law School in 2011. He is currently an attorney for Dorsey & Whitney LLP. Casie Schmitt Glassman ’08 is a quality specialist I at St. Jude Medical in Saint Paul, Minn. She received her master’s degree in mathematics from Northern Illinois University in 2013 and resides in Saint Paul with her husband, Adam. Carla Riherd Llewellyn ’08 is employed as a systems analyst in the sales force for Holmes Murphy & Associates in West Des Moines. Calie Hohneke Lukenbill ’08 received her master’s degree in accounting from the University of Phoenix in 2013. She is an accountant at Wells Fargo and resides in Indianola with her husband, Jesse, and their son, Grady. Blake Freml ’09 is a research associate for DuPont Pioneer and resides in Des Moines with his wife, Cassie.
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Paul Peppmeier ’09 is a Pre-K and 5-12 principal for West Bend Mallard Community School District. Paul received his master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Northern Iowa in 2013 and resides with his wife, Cassidy, in West Bend. Meridith Sayler Swoyer ’09 is a pharmaceutical compounding technician for Hy-Vee in Windsor Heights. She and her husband, Zachary, reside in Indianola. Justin Mark ’10 and Miranda Haakinson Mark ’11 reside in Urbandale. Justin is a billback analyst at Wells Fargo and recently published his first book, Adjust, which can be found on Amazon. He anticipates the release of his second book, Dutch, later this year. Ryan Napoli ’10 is the assistant strength and conditioning coach at North Dakota State University. He started at NDSU in May 2011 as an intern, was promoted to graduate assistant that September and was a part of the staff for the 2011 and 2012 National Championship football teams. Ryan is currently working towards his master’s degree in exercise science at North Dakota State University with an anticipated graduation year of 2015. Jenny Feldman Schipull ’10 is a substitute teacher for the Marshalltown Community School District. She and her husband, Benjamin, reside in Marshalltown. Joanne Halbur Schoessler ’10 is a certified public accountant for Olsen, Muhlbauer & Co., LLP. She and her husband, Patrick, reside in Manning. Amanda Yanchury ’10 is a marketing consultant for Cox eLearning Consultants and resides in San Diego, Calif. She anticipates completing her Master of Arts in strategic communication management at Concordia University in Saint Paul this year.
Bryn Johnson ’11 is a dental assistant for Olson-Bieri & Christensen, D.D.S. She is pursuing her Doctor of Dental Surgery at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Macy Koch ’11 works for Brand Driven Digital as director of digital strategy. Amanda Ita Stoner ’11 is working on her Doctor of Physical Therapy at Des Moines University. She and her husband, Tad Stoner ’08, reside in Carlisle. Amanda Ambrose ’12 is a business analyst for Principal Financial Group. Tayler Buresh ’12 received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University in 2013. Tayler is employed at Kiewit Mining Group in Soda Springs, Idaho, as a maintenance engineer. Amalia Burkemper ’12 and her husband, Jeremy Dubois ’12, reside in Lake St. Louis, Mo. Derek Haugland ’12 teaches history at Fort Dodge High School. Lekeisha King Haugland ’12 is working for a bank in Fort Dodge, where the couple resides. Abigail Loudon ’12 works for Syngenta Seeds, Inc. as a research associate and is pursuing her master’s degree in entomology at the University of Nebraska. Megan Hein McDonald ’12 is employed by Transamerica as a new business representative. She and her husband, Nicholas, reside in North Liberty.
The Simpson College Archives has extra copies of the Zenith yearbook from 1910-2009. Yearbooks are at no charge; not all years available. Please contact the archivist at cyd.dyer@simpson.edu if interested.
Natalie McCormick ’13 is a marketing specialist at Marsh in Urbandale. Katy Philby ’13 is a library clerk at the Des Moines Public Library. She is pursuing her master’s degree in library and information science at San Jose State University. Rachel Beadle Sietstra ’13 works at Target in Ankeny as guest service team lead and resides in Johnston with her spouse, Devin Sietstra ’12. Heather Smith ’13 is a preschool teacher at Waukon Nursery School. Tyler Smith ’13 is working on his law degree at Drake University Law School. He and his wife, Grace Christensen Smith ’14, reside in West Des Moines. Hannah VanEvera ’13 works at Wells Fargo as an analytics consultant. Erin Weber ’13 resides in Ames and works for the Ames Community School District.
MARRIAGES
Allison Meyer ’12 is an English teaching assistant with Fulbright in Turkey. Evan Haack ’13 is an operations clerk II at Wells Fargo in Des Moines. Zachariah Huebener ’13 works for ITS, Inc. as an entry-level software engineer. Stacy Johnson ’13 is a human resources generalist for Andersen Corp. in Des Moines.
Thomas Vodraska ’95 and Lori Vodraska, Dec. 12, 2012, Playa Mujeres, Mexico. Pictured in the photo at the wedding reception on Feb. 23, 2013, at Zart1312 in Des Moines are, left to right, Brad Bridgewater ’95, Jason Merk ’96, Jake Espenmiller ’96, Tom Vodraska ’95, Dan Stephens ’96, Jon Fenner ’96 and Cory Paysen ’96.