Michael Mecham '70 Mike Meacham recently completed editing Looking Back to Look Forward: AUPHA at 70 - a history of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, which celebrates its 70th year in existence this year. He served as editor (and wrote two chapters) at the request of the Chairperson of the board. He also serves on the Board of Directors. This is his second book project, having published From Backpack to Briefcase: Professional Development in Healthcare Administration in 2015. He is also co-author of an upcoming management text for health administration students. Kristina Harter Cosden '75 My husband Darrell and I have been living on the road in a 21-ft. camper since August 2017. We are volunteering and so far have worked at Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and the St. Joe Wild and Scenic National Forest as rangers. We have also visited about eight other national parks and forrests. What an experience - it is a blast!
Samara Taher '95 Samara Taher and her husband Ajay David took an incredible trip to Ethiopia, Botswana, and South Africa this May. The trip was inspired by Samara and Ajay’s daughter Dessa Taher David, who passed away in February 2018. She will always be their Shining Star. Jessica Slutsky Macari '99 Jessica Macari recently joined the North Carolina Department of Justice as an Assistant Attorney General in the Health Services/ Medical Facilities Section. Laura Clark '01 Laura Clark spent five years teaching English in Madrid, Spain, and has relocated back to the United States to pursue new opportunities. In June, she joined ArborBridge in Los Angeles as Associate Director of Tutoring, where she works directly with families around the world to coordinate and manage ArborBridge’s top-quality SAT and ACT test preparation services.
Heather Garing Robinson '88 Heather Robinson and her family are heading back to their home in the USA after 4 years in Mexico. What a fabulous experience! Feeling happy to be coming back to be closer to family. Justin Bowles '91 Justin Bowles is the Assistant Director of Student Support at Christian Brothers University in Memphis where she coordinates mentoring and tutoring. Justin is also a working artist and most recently has shown her work at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis and The University of Mississippi in Oxford. You can check out her work at www. justinautumnbowles.com.
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Ruse Brown '03 Ruse Brown was recently promoted to Sr. Vice President – Wealth Management and earned the title of Portfolio Manager. He was also named to the UBS 35 Under 35 for the Calendar Year of 2017. Megan Greaves Geherin '03 Megan Geherin graduated from Denver Seminary in 2009 with MA in Counseling Psychology and gained license in professional counseling and addictions counseling. She is currently managing a team of behavioral health clinicians at Anthem, Inc. She is married to Patrick Geherin and has daughter Ella Geherin. Joseph Cooper '04 Joseph Cooper just welcomed his first child into this world, Cash Joseph Cooper. Chris Varenhorst '05 Chris Varenhorst has now started his own tech company after a five-year-career at Dropbox when the company went from 40 to 2000 employees. Lingt.com helps foreign language educators create speaking assignments and assessments for their students. "Happy to give WCS teachers a free account if they’d like to try. Say hi if you’re in San Francisco!" Continued on next page
Jake Kraft '02 Jake Kraft just completed his PhD in Pharmaceutics at the University of Washington in Seattle. He recently became engaged to Dr Oumou Diallo, M.D. The wedding will take place this fall in Mali, Africa with celebrations to follow in Paris. Jake is continuing his post-doc work at the UW Institute for Protein Design. His fiancée is an anesthesiologist with a private practice group in Seattle. The couple plans to remain in Seattle.
IN MEMORY Ryan Hendrix '00 Harold Kruger, former faculty and alumni parent Steve Miller '68 Deborah Stephens '69 Dirk Wormhoudt '69
