Jessica A. Powell, BA Criminal Justice ’01, resides in Rockford and is a police officer with the Grand Rapids Police Department. Jason E. Rasmussen, BS Computer Information Systems ’01, is the supervisor of network operations for the Saginaw Intermediate School District. John Bodner, Teaching Certificate ’02, former SVSU football player, has been named head football coach for Grosse Ile High School. Bodner also teaches at the high school and married Kim in June 2006. Brad Labadie, BA History Education ’02, is in football operations at the University of Michigan. Travis McAlpine, BBA Marketing ’02, is playing with the Rio Grande Valley Dorados as a wide receiver and linebacker in the Arena Football 2 League. Robert Robinson, BA Political Science ’02, of Lansing, graduated from the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in January 2006 with a Juris Doctorate in Business Transactions. Nate Wakefield, BBA Marketing ’02, is golf pro at the new Saginaw Golf Centre. Keath Bartynski, BA Communication ’03, is currently with the Cineplexx Blue Devils in the Austrian Football League. Ali El-Khatih, BBA Management ’03, is an Arabic interpreter/recruiter with the U.S. Army in Detroit. Phil Garno, BA Theatre ’03, and Mary Ann Toskey Garno, BA Theatre ’05, have been cast in the Dallas Children’s Theatre’s national tour of A Midnight Cry: The Underground Railroad to Freedom. The tour begins in October 2006. Matthew R. Johnson, BBA Marketing ’03, is a research assistant in Dayton, Ohio, with the Kettering Foundation. Tara L. Maas, BA Elementary Education ’03, is a teacher in Union County Public Schools in North Carolina. Amos M. Mallek, Bachelor of Professional Accountancy ’03, joined Rehmann Robson in Saginaw as a staff accountant in the audit department. Andrea Manning, BS General Science Education ’03, is the resident director at Ohio University in Athens.
Matthew L. Sommer, MS ’03, of Decatur, Georgia, is a designer/network engineer for Norfolk Southern Corporation in Atlanta.
Carrie Lynn Dekoski, BSN Nursing ’06, accepted a position at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor on the acute pulmonary floor.
Theresa (Booth) Walters, BSW Social Work ’03, provides clients mental health services as community outreach coordinator at Child & Family Services of Saginaw. Guoqiang Zhao, MBA ’03, is the director of International Affairs for Beiqi Foton Motor Co. Ltd., in Beijing, China. Luciano Gonzalez, BBA Marketing ’04, of West Bloomfield, is an area developer for the franchise Salad Creations. Christopher Hennessy, BA History ’04, is a research analyst for Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus in Lansing. Elishia Spitler, BSN Nursing ’04, is a registered nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Michael Wiltse, MA Leadership in Public Administration ’04, was honored as 2006 Educator of the Year by SkillsUSA, a 280,000member national partnership of students and teachers focused on technical careers. Wiltse is director of Delta College’s Criminal Training Center as well as Delta’s softball coach. Terianne Carey, BBA Management ’05, graduated from Leadership Saginaw County in 2006. Carey is president and owner of Rex Corporation. Jermaine Jackson, BA Criminal Justice ’05, is a football player with the Port Huron Pirates in the Great Lakes Indoor Football League.
First Lieutenant Jason Eichler, BS Engineering Technology Mgt. ’06, of the Army National Guard’s 125th Infantry Unit, recently received two Purple Hearts. He is also the first graduate to complete studies at SVSU while serving overseas in the military. Bill Konesko, BA Communication ’06, has been promoted to media relations specialist and group account executive for the Saginaw Spirit Hockey Club.
Lindsay McDougal, BA History ’05, Port Huron native, was promoted by the Saginaw Spirit Hockey Club to merchandise director and Spirit store manager.
Brad Luczak, BSEE Electrical Engineering ’06, recently joined Spicer Group of Saginaw as a design engineer for the Municipal Services Group’s Electrical Area. He started as an intern with Spicer Group in 2002 while attending SVSU.
Mark Radlinski, BBA Marketing ’05, recently signed with the Tulsa Talons in the Arena Football 2 League. Radlinski wears number 18 and plays quarterback.
Ruvell Martin, BBA Marketing ’06, joined the NFL as wide receiver, and wears number 18 for the Green Bay Packers.
Barb Valliere, MA Leadership in Public Administration ’05, traveled to Chicago in July 2006 with four SVSU students to participated in the third annual Disability Pride Parade. April M. Bond, BBA Accounting ’06, accepted a position in the Finance Department at Delphi Automotive Systems, Saginaw. Wendy (Kenny) Buse, BSW Social Work ’06, joined the Center for Independent Living of Mid-Michigan in Midland as a disability resource consultant and will head “Ready,” a preemployment and skills readiness program.
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Whitney Osentoski, BA Music ’01, is a “swing” member of the Tarzan cast at the Richard Rogers Theatre on Broadway. His role is to cover for six members of the ensemble when they are unable to perform in the Disney Theatrical Productions show.
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SVSU Alumni Chapters Interested in meeting SVSU alumni in your area? National alumni chapters are forming with opportunities to socialize, network, and establish an SVSU presence. Contact Pamela Clifford to start a chapter in your area or for information on the new Atlanta, GA, Lansing and Metro-Detroit, MI chapters. Phone: (989) 964-7462 Email: pacliffo@svsu.edu.
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