AC New officers elected for Alumni Association
Walla Walla University alumni have elected four new officers to serve on the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Steve Walikonis ’78
Board member
As president-elect, Steve Walikonis will serve one year as presidentelect, one year as president, and one year as Alumni Association board chair. Walikonis has a bachelor’s degree in theology from WWU and a master of divinity degree from Andrews University. He is an associate pastor at the Village Church in College Place and has been a pastor in the Upper Columbia Conference for 37 years. He enjoys reading, travel, and music. Steve and his wife, Cindy ’78, have two daughters: Charis ’05 and Christa ’10.
Amy Alderman will serve a three-year term on the Alumni Association board. She is the marketing manager for Adventist Health/Walla Walla General Hospital where she puts to good use her degree from WWU in communications. Alderman previously worked as a digital communication coordinator at San Joaquin Community Hospital. She lives in College Place and enjoys hiking, cooking, and baking.
Heather Schermann ’03 Treasurer
Heather Schermann will serve a two-year term as Alumni Association treasurer. She has a degree from WWU in business administration and works as a wealth investment advisor at Buckley Investment Group. She is also a self-employed bookkeeper and a member of the City Council for the City of College Place. She enjoys reading and travel. Schermann has been Alumni Association treasurer for the past two years.
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Alumni Sabbath at ROSARIO AUGUST 27, 2016
Amy Alderman ’13
President-elect
Teri (Pifer) Richardson ’86 Board member
Teri Richardson will serve a three-year term on the Alumni Association board. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Richardson has worked in acute care, home infusion services, and in perioperative care at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. This summer, she and her husband, Paul ’84, celebrated 30 years of marriage. She says she is happiest when cooking, exploring a new destination, gardening, or quilting.
Join special guest speaker David Thomas, dean of the School of Theology, for a relaxing weekend with fellow friends and alumni. Come for Sabbath or the full weekend. Reservations available beginning June 20, 2016.
wallawalla.edu/rosario-sabbath | (800) 377-2586
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