The Simpson Magazine, Spring 2019 Class Notes
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SPRING 2019 CLASS NOTES Damon Youmans ’93 is the director of digital services for EMC Insurance Companies. He and his wife, Tracy reside in Norwalk. Marcay Kroeze Hansen ’94 is a library aide for the Des Moines Public Library. Shannon Main Hogue ’97 is Rick Kreamer ’77 is a an accounting supervisor at March & McLennan Another great night for ATO nutrition associate for the Companies in Urbandale. brothers and wives @ Saints University of Missouri Pub and Patio in Beaverdale. Hospital in Columbia, Mo., Christie Averweg Front Row – Cheri Dale, John where he resides. Stortenbecker ’97 is the 7th Dale ’70, Debbie Kem ’75, and 8th grade band director for Kitty Olsen, Jan Collins ’70, Denise Ganfield Knaack ’83 Clarke Community Schools in Becky Cassat ’74, Julie was one of the programmed Osceola. Christie and her Renftle, Paula Chew, and composers in the Iowa husband, Rod, reside in Van Monica Hanson. Back Row – Composers Forum Fall Meter. Mary Mackenzie ’71, Bob Festival. Her piano solo “Two “Mac” Mackenzie ’70, Bob Portraits of Simeon” was Kem ’75, Jim Mikulanec ’70, presented at the Montauk Terry Olsen ’71, Rich Collins Historical House in Clermont, ’69, Jeff Cassat ’73, Steve Iowa, on Oct. 7, 2018. The Renftle ’71 and Bill Hanson piece was performed by Dr. ’73. Brooke Joyce of Luther College. Denise is a retired Rev. David Kendall-Sperry music educator and resides in ’77 was unanimously elected Pierson. Rector at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Delaware, Ohio, and Glenna Muir ’87 is owner, began his work there on Nov. performer and piano 1, 2018. He previously had instructor at Muir Piano Todd Norton ’99 is a middle been serving as Rector of St. Studio in Rochester, Minn. school technology coach for Paul’s Episcopal Church, the Singapore American Mount Vernon, Ohio, since School in Singapore, where he 2012. The Rt. Rev. Thomas resides with his wife, Amity, Breidenthal appointed him to and children Elijah and the Diocesan Council of the Malachi. Diocese of Southern Ohio in December. He also serves as Melody Sutton ‘00 is an Treasurer of the Global organizing learning and Episcopal Mission Network development consultant at (GEMN.org) and is the MC for Wellmark Blue Cross Blue their annual Conference, held Shield. Melody and her husband, Lee, reside in this year in April in the David Teske ’91 is the Winterset, with their twin Dominican Republic. Since central region sales manager children, Liam and Morgan. 2008, he has served and for Crown Tonka Walkins in supported global mission Plymouth, Minn. He and his Evagelia (Litsa) Georgiou activities in Honduras, wife, Dayna, have three Cregan ’01 works for HCA Liberia, Tanzania and Belize. children - Daric, Dakota and Corporation and resides in David and his wife, Karen ’77, Daleney. Lebanon, Tenn. With her reside in Dublin, Ohio. husband, Jason. Joey Colby-Begovich ’02 is Anthony Warnke ’06 is the Libby Holland Gardner ’14 is the vice president, destination director, global events and an administrative assistant for experience for Inspirato in experiential marketing, for Pyle & Associations, PC in Denver, Colo. Joey and his American Express in New Ames. She resides with her spouse, Aaron, reside in York, N.Y. husband, Joseph, in Nevada. Arvada, Colo., with their daughter Sloane. Katie Langesen Bowers ’07 Peyton Rowe Carolus ‘15 is a is the coordinator of community counselor for academics and accreditation Youth Homes of Mid America at Purdue University in Johnston. She and her Northwest in Hammond, Ind. husband, Donald, reside in Katie, her husband, Jake and Pleasant Hill with their son, daughter, Lillian, reside in Jackson. Crown Point, Ind. Kate Hayden ’15 is a Jessica Paulsen ’08 accepted technology and innovation a new call as pastor of First reporter for the Des Moines Presbyterian Church in Business Record. Corning. Conner McGinnis ’15 is a Jessica Lashier ’09 is store digital applications specialist manager of Pet Supplies Plus for Wells Fargo. He and his in Des Moines. wife, Katie reside in Waukee. Rachel Unekis ’09 is a Kolby Warren ’15 is an Mandy Frohling Fincham learning and development associate attorney at ’04 and her husband, B, own specialist at Arconic in McCormally & Cosgrove PLLC. Kettle Coffee in Beloit, Kan. Whitehall, Mich. Their business received the Karleen Broughton Bender Kansas Sampler Foundation Stephanie Vampola-Runyan ’16 is a level 2 special 2018 We Kan! Award which ’10 completed her Doctor of education teacher for the recognizes efforts to preserve Osteopathy at Kansas City Boone Community School and sustain rural culture. University of Medicine and District. She resides in Biosciences in 2014 and is a Woodward with her husband, Heather Borton Stalzer ’04 family practice physician at Joel. is a 9-12 special education the Audubon County teacher for Madrid Memorial Hospital. She Emma Kain ’16 is currently Community Schools. Heather resides in Audubon with her pursuing her master of social and her husband, Nathan, husband Ryan Runyan ’12. work at the University of Iowa reside in Des Moines with and is the Cradle-College- their daughter, Molly. Macy Koch Donaway ‘11 is Career Local College Access an associate, program Coordinator Network (C3 Kelley Bell-Sinclair Bonnes development for EPAM LCAN). ‘05 is the lead accounting Continuum in Boston, Mass. analyst, mortgages, for She resides in Hyde Park, Sabrina Fox ’16 is a special Federal Home Loan Bank in Mass., with her husband, education teacher at Des Moines. Kelley and her David and daughter Decorah. Woodward Academy and is husband, Jeffrey live in currently enrolled in the Indianola with their four Nicole Dillinger Findley ’11 graduate education program children, Kaitlyn, Kacy, is a 2nd grade teacher for the at Morningside College. Kamryn and Jake. West Central Valley Community School District. Hannah Brezina Ball ’17 is a Ashley Bennett Tomson ’05 She resides in Dexter with her teacher at Lone Tree is a mathematics professor at husband, Troy. Community School. She and Rose State College in Midwest her husband, Aaron, reside in City, Okla. Greg Rhoulhac ’11 joined Iowa City. John Deere ISG as a software Cody Cooper ‘06 is a social developer in 2018. Sarah Bonnot ’17 is a nurse studies teacher at Northview for the Urbandale Community Middle School in the Ankeny Amanda Mackey ’12 received School District. Community School District. her master of divinity in 2016 He and his wife, Shannon, from Austin Presbyterian reside in Grimes with their Theological Seminary and is daughter Laney. associate pastor of youth ministries at the Germantown Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Tenn. Mitch Clefisch ’17 is an Branden Nelsen ’17 is a advisory service specialist II at supervisor-endpoint Edward Jones. technologies for Aureon. Kara Eischen ’17 is pursuing Myndee Nelsen ’17 is a her Juris Doctorate at Drake payroll tax analyst for University Law School. Aureon’s human resources department. Ross Enderson ’17 is a regional sales agent for Aaron Page ’17 is an Nationwide Insurance. administrative assistant at Simpson College. Mandie Gassman ’17 is enrolled in medical school at Makenzie Patterson ’17 is a Rebecca Jensen ’17 is A.T. Still University. crime scene investigator for pursuing her doctor of the Des Moines Police occupational therapy at Alexander Grimm ’17 is an Department. Creighton University with an IT service delivery analyst at expected degree date of May Palmer Group – DuPont Garrett Pochop ’17 is a 2020. Pioneer. financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual. Cort Singleton ’17 is an 8th Lindsey Grimm ’17 is a grade math teacher for the research/remediation Stacey Post ’17 is a project Indianola Community School manager at Wells Fargo. analyst at Principal Financial District. He and his wife, Group. Morgan Moline Singleton Mallory Hanson ’17 is a ’17, who is also a teacher graduate student in museum Christopher Poulsen ’17 is within the district, reside in studies at the Cooperstown an IT application analyst I at Indianola. Graduate Program in Principal Financial Group. Cooperstown, N.Y. Alissa Winn Swanstrom ’17 Kelsey Roquet ’17 pursuing is an operational risk Alesi Hayes ’17 is a bilingual her Doctor of Optometry at consultant at Wells Fargo. call center representative at Salus University College of She and her husband, Alec, Planned Parenthood. Optometry in Elkins Park, reside in West Des Moines. Penn. Sarah Heiderstadt ’17 is pursuing her master’s in Kathryn Rupp ’17 is a theology and women and graduate student at the San December 2017 gender studies at Loyola Francisco Conservatory of Graduate Success University, Chicago. Music. Frances James ’17 is a Sahara Schulze ’17 a process Taylor Ashman ’17 is a cashier at Hy-Vee. associate-customer service for physical education teacher for Infosys McCamish. the Nodaway Valley Nathaniel Jones ’17 is a Community School District. caterer for Grinnell College. Alexander Shier ’17 is a marketing coordinator for new Erika Bach ’17 is pursuing Joshua Kennedy ’17 is a regions for Slcket. her master’s degree in English security officer at Merle Hay at Iowa State University. Mall. Alexa Stripe ’17 is an advisory IT audit & assurance Jared Bremer ’17 is an Thomas Kolbo ’17 is a piano associate for KPMG. account credit manager at accompanist for the Norwalk John Deere Financial. United Methodist Church. Mackenzie Thomas ’17 is a U.S. probation officer for the William Carey ’17 is Robert Lundquist ’17 is United States Probation employed at the Des Moines Y operations coordinator for Southern District of Iowa. Camp. Comcast Spectator. Sadie Timms ’17 is pursuing Emma Christensen ’17 is the Zacory Mason ’17 is her master’s in exercise sports communication employed at the University physiology at Carroll graduate assistant at Upper Park Nursing & Rehabilitation University in Waukesha, Wis. Iowa University. Center in the AIT Program. Todd Walton ’17 is a systems Hannah Clark ’17 is teaching Lisa McGilvra ’17 is a career administrator for Ruan abroad at the American readiness counselor at Patriot Transportation.