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DAWN INEZ (SCHWARTZ) GLASER,
’00, married JEREMY GLASER, ’05, on June 8, 2019. The couple now lives in Chandler, AZ, where Dawn is working as a clinical claims review nurse for Aetna. Jeremy is teaching, officiating, and coaching. They have one son, Greyson Glaser, born August 12, 2017.
AMANDA (JACKSON) VRBAS, ’05,
works as a Senior Director for PaySimple in Denver, CO. Amanda and her husband, Tyler, now reside in Golden, CO.
JUSTIN STANLEY, ’06, currently lives in Harvey, ND, with his wife, Deann Stanley. Justin is the secondary principal at Harvey High School. In 2019 he received the ND Region 2 High School Principal of the Year Award.
AMY (SHREVE) NELSON, ’07, and her husband, Kurt, welcomed a daughter, Norah Marie Nelson, Sept. 10, 2018. They now live in Scotts Valley, CA, where Amy has accepted the Product Manager position for Santa Cruz Bicycles.
MARY (KING) MURRAY, ’06, ’09, and her husband, Colton, now live in Lander, WY, where they have recently started a business, Talon Innovative Solutions, which was launched to address the semi-truck driver shortage.
JESSICA (KNUTSON) SLYTER, ’09, and her husband, Chad, are now settled in Fargo, ND. Jessica is the Vice President of Digital Strategy at Bell Banks in Fargo.
MARLEY (EDINGER) ZACHMANN,
’11, ’14, and her husband, TRAVIS ZACHMANN, ’09, are living in Bismarck, where Marley is a physical therapist at Optimum Therapies of North Dakota.
HOLLY (HASSLER) SCHILD, ’11, ’18,
will start her second year at Legacy High School in Bismarck, teaching Family and Consumer Science. Holly and her husband, Steven, live in Bismarck, where she will begin pursuing her secondary administration credentials this spring. Holly earned her master’s in education from the University of Mary in 2018.
HUAN GU, ’14, is now a senior accountant at Citco Fund Services and lives in West Chester, PA. Huan earned a bachelor’s degree at Jinling Institute of Technology in China and an MBA in accounting from the University of Mary.
KELLY KOONTZ, ’15, ’18, earned a degree in physical therapy from the University of Mary. She and her husband, Brad, were married in October 2018 in Bozeman, MT. Kelly is a physical therapist at Mosaic Rehabilitation in Bozeman, where she works with pediatrics, orthopedics, and women’s health.
EMILY ANN (STEFFL) HIMMELSPACH,
’17, and her husband, Jason Himmelspach, were married this July 20, 2019, in Bismarck. The couple currently lives in Mandan, ND, where Emily is a teacher at Christ the King Catholic Montessori School.
ANDREW MALLOY, ’18, and AIMEE (DELAGE) MALLOY, ’18, were married May 11, 2019. The couple lives in Bismarck, ND. Andrew works for Sen. John Hoeven and Aimee works at Roberta Storm State Farm Agency.
DAVID JOHNSON, ’18, and Molly (Seaman) Johnson, were married December 28, 2019. Both are current students at the University of Mary. David is pursuing his Doctor of Physical Therapy and Molly is pursuing a Master of Project Management. The couple resides in Bismarck.
RACHEL (WARD) RODER, ’18, married Paul Roder on August 17, 2019, in Fargo, ND. Rachel is an ICU nurse at Sanford in Fargo and Paul a Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy.
KATHERINE PUSTEJOVSKY,
’18, recently accepted a new job as a communications specialist at Clearwater Communications in Bismarck. Originally from Geneseo, IL, Katherine earned a bachelor’s degree in business communication from the University of Mary and was previously employed at KLJ as a marketing and communications coordinator.
KATIE (LUBBERS) SCHULTZ, ’04,
graduated with a master’s degree in Social Work. Katie is dual-licensed in social work and drug and alcohol counseling. She has a private practice where she provides collaborative counseling. She and her husband, Dustin, have been married for 10 years and live in Albertville, MN, with their three children.
EMILY RODACKER, ’09
is a holistic healer at Just Be. She recently published her first book, Vibe Higher, under the pen name Serena James. Emily currently lives in Montana where she provides holistic healing services to individuals across the globe.
EMMA (SCHAUER)
BERG, ’11, is now an Adult Education Instructor for the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in Bismarck. She was presented with the MPAEA Award of Merit at the Mountain Plains Adult Education Association conference in Albuquerque, NM. She currently resides in Wilton.
THOMAS STROMME, ’16, and his wife, Jadin, are now living in Fargo, ND, where Thomas is a Universal Banker at First International Bank and Trust.
KRISTINA (NELSON) WHITE, ’16, and her husband, Tracy, have moved to White City, OR. She is now an athletic trainer at Providence Health and Services Eagle Point Oregon.
MARIAH (BENZ) SCHAAF, ’17, completed her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology last year. In June of 2019 she began her new job as a Speech-Language Pathologist at Sanford Children’s Therapy. Three months later, Mariah was married to her husband, Lucas. They are currently living in Bismarck.
JAKE MARKEL, ’17, ’19, and EILEEN (LEONG) MARKEL, ’18, welcomed Noel Rose Markel on November 19, 2019. Jake works at the University of Mary as Assistant to the Executive Vice President and Eileen is a preschool teacher at Cathedral School in Bismarck, ND.
CHRISTOPHER, ’19, and MARIAH (GOETZ) UHLER, ‘18, were married and now live in Aberdeen, SD, where Christopher is the Chair of the Religion Department at Roncalli High School.
SARA (IVERSON)
SMITH, ’20, recently accepted a new position as Director of Real Estate, Facilities, and Construction at Blain’s Supply. Sara is married to William Smith. They currently live in Janesville, WI.
LIFE-SAVERS BEHIND THE SCENES
By Karalee Quig, Medical Technology, ‘03
April 19-25 was Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. Here, Karalee Quig offers a reminder of the vital role laboratory scientists play in health care.
“When you are to get blood drawn, you go to a lab. Because phlebotomists draw the blood, they become the face of the lab, but that’s just the first step of many your sample goes through.
“After collection and processing, the sample may be tested in a variety of departments in the laboratory. There is a chemistry department. Hematology makes sure your blood cells are in the right amount and shape. The coagulation department finds out what clotting factor is misbehaving. Urinalysis is checking for glucose in your urine. Microbiology grows organisms and tests them against antibiotics. Immunology does the workup to determine if organ donation is a match.
“Clinical laboratory scientists are an integral part of your health care team. We are ensuring your physician has accurate test results for an accurate diagnosis. You may not see us, but we are behind the scenes literally putting our blood, sweat — and any other sample type needed! — into our work.”
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