Wittenberg Magazine Online - Summer/Fall 2006

Christopher M. and Patricia Schreiber Hanlon ’87 live in Scottsdale, Ariz. Chris has joined the Phoenix law firm of Carnahan & Perry, where he specializes as an insurance defense trial attorney. He was elected to the board of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel and serves as judge pro tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court.

Scott A. Langston, Versailles, Ohio, owns Langston Graphics Inc. and is the publisher of The Versailles Policy.

Julia Perkins Porter, Cedar Hill, Tenn., is a claim representative with Allstate Insurance Co.

Lisa Edwards Pregent, East Swanzey, N.H., owns True Necessities, a unique boutique of fine women’s accessories in the Colony Mill Marketplace.

Melisa M. Schuster is a clinical social worker in private practice specializing in postpartum mood disorders and childbearing/parenting issues. She is a founder and facilitator of the Postpartum Depression Support Group in Ann Arbor, Mich., and serves as the president of the board of directors of the Center for the Childbearing Year, a local non-profit organization.

Richard A. Fuchs, Westport, Conn., is a vice president with Health Net, Shelton, Conn.

Kurtis R. Kneen, Lansing, Mich., is director, chemistry laboratories with NSF International, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Shawn A. and Cynthia Kelly Lennartson ’88 live in Round Rock, Texas. Shawn is with Senior Connections Ltd. Cynthia is a library assistant II with the University of Texas Libraries, Austin, Texas.

Nicholas A. and Heather Rice Morehouse live in Warren, Vt. Nicholas is with Bosch. Heather is a teacher and tutor at Warren Elementary School.

Kimberly Somers Blackman, Moorestown, N.J., is an account executive with PartySpace.com, an internet company serving party planners by providing reception facility and other professional event information.

Glenn E. Gable, Cleveland, Ohio, is CEO/president of finance with Done-Rite Bowling Service, an internet discount machine parts store in Walten Hills, Ohio.

Michael J. Hayes is an attorney practicing privately with offices in Columbus and London, Ohio.

Kelly A. Scott married Lisa M. Pickering June 25, 2005. They live in Lewisville, Texas. Kelly, an executive chef, owns Jordan Kelly Enterprises.

Christopher S. and Miriam Morgan Stokes live in Wooster, Ohio, where Christopher has been named head basketball coach at Wooster High School.

Nancy Boyd Tracy and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of Carleigh Kathryn, Oct. 5, 2004. Nancy is a vice president of Sunrise Outdoor, Huntington, N.Y.

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Scott E. and Jennifer Armour Brueck ’89 live in Loveland, Ohio. Scott is an occupational health researcher with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Jennifer is a teacher with the Cobb County Schools.

Natalie Talboo Dillon, Stow, Ohio, is a physician assistant program coordinator at St. Elizabeth Health Center.

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Karin Reinsel Allmendinger, West Lawn, Pa., and her husband, Karl, announce the birth of Grace Jane, Nov. 18, 2005. Karin is a sales manager with Threshold, Reading, Pa.

Adam M. Barcroft, Ashfield, Mass., is associate director of the Moreno Institute East, Northampton, Mass. He is pursuing certification from the National Board of Certified Counselors.

Rebecca Oppen Bunas, San Marcos, Calif., is a principal/vice president of operations with Rose Business Solutions Inc., San Diego, Calif.

Stephen E. Harsch, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is a development chemist with Gold Key Processing Ltd., Middlefield, Ohio.

Patrick R. and Colleen Shay Murray ’86 live in Huron, Ohio. Patrick, senior vice president of wealth management with Smith Barney, has been named to the Director’s Council, which is comprised of the top five percent of Smith Barney’s 13,000 financial consultants. He also serves on the board of the Sandusky Boys and Girls Club. Colleen volunteers with the Berlin Schools, St. Peter Church, the Boys and Girls Club and as president of Milan Berlin Library Board.

Jill Anthony Bichsel, Sewickley, Pa., is an assistant principal at Fox Chapel Area High School, Pittsburgh, Pa.

John W. Brueckner is creative director of the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network in New York, N.Y. On March 12, 2006, he won his second New York Emmy Award.

Heidi Beke Harrigan, North Canton, Ohio, is an instructor of library science at Malone College, Canton, Ohio.

Douglas L. and Linda Conway Hensley ’92 live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Douglas is counsel, litigation and preventive law with the General Electric Co.

Sean B. and Christine Cariello Hodges ’92 of Princeton Junction, N.J., welcomed the birth of Cameron in December of 2005. Sean has been promoted to sales planning and executions manager for Bristol Myers-Squibb.

James G. Jr. and Katherine Swasko O’Brien live in Charlotte, N.C. Jim has been named president of Ianelogic, the Wall Street-inspired trading network that conducts used-vehicle trades among automotive dealers nationwide.

Gregory J. Reck, a major in the U.S. Army Special Forces, has received a master’s degree in military science from AMU. He is pursuing a master’s degree in defense analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. His article on psychological warfare was published in Small Wars Journal.

Gregory D. and Dianna Ford Smith ’91 live in Batavia, Ohio. Greg works for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Internal Revenue Service. Dianna retired from Siemens Business Services as an administrative assistant to the vice president of the customer interaction center.

Steven C. Strachota is the finance and strategy director with Cadbury Schweppes in Moscow, Russia.

Laura Beresh Taylor is an associate with Jones Day, a law firm in Cleveland, Ohio. Laura’s practice focuses on intellectual property-related transactions.

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As the recipient of numerous teaching awards, Ann J. Brokaw, a science teacher in Rocky River, Ohio, was one of four finalists in the 2006 Ohio Teacher of the Year recognition program.

Michael R. Elrod married Marilisa Gibellato, Oct. 22, 2005. They live in Silver Spring, Md.

Sean P. Harshaw and his wife, Khrystin, announce the birth of Brennan Sean, Nov. 14, 2004. Sean is a firefighter/EMT with the Washington Township Fire Department.

Christine Llewellyn Kern, Jacksonville, Fla., is a special education teacher at Mandarin Oaks Elementary School.

Brian D. and Tamara Rakestraw Lee ’90 live in Sidney, Ohio. They were recently featured in an article in the Sidney Daily News about the obstacles they faced in connection with Brian’s brain tumor.

Kathleen R. Leidich is the assistant to the manager of the Town of Leesburg, Va.

Binnie Kurtzner Sadowski is a development assistant at Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Binnie lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Traci Chamberlain Spencer, Franklin, Ohio, is a project engineer with TechSolve Inc.

Peter R. Tyksinski is an associate attorney with the law firm, Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba, Tokyo, Japan.

Robert M. Wilson, Powell, Ohio, is vice president, sales manager with JPMorgan Asset Management.

Michelle A. Young is a physical therapist at the Winchester Medical Center in Virginia.

Wendy R. Cornett is an assistant professor of surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston.

Vincent L. and Laura Kehnle Duckworth ’90 announce the birth of Chloe Rose, Oct. 27, 2005. They live in Holland, Mich., where Vince is an associate attorney with Cunningham Dalman PC. His practice areas include business and corporate law, litigation, municipal and administrative law and real estate law. Laura is a council member and treasurer at Peace Lutheran Church.

Lara Butz Hammes and her husband, Steven, announce the birth of Madison Lara, July 9, 2005. Lara is an employment coordinator with Community Technology Initiative in Albany, N.Y.

Heidi Durig Heiby and her husband, Friedrich, announce the birth of Anna, Feb. 21, 2005. They live in Zanesville, Ohio.

Amy Ray Hutchins, Springfield, Ohio, is the author of The Craving, a novella centered on the topic of self-mutilation.

Peter M. Kelly, Charlottesville, Va., is an area sales manager with Wells Fargo Auto Finance.

Amy L. Loucks, Upton, Mass., is a property manager at the corporate headquarters of John Hancock Companies, Boston, Mass.

David W. and Wendy Storch Paskoff ’91 announce the birth of Sabrina Nicole, April 17, 2004. David is with National Affordable Housing Trust, Columbus, Ohio. Wendy is with AOL. They live in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Douglas A. Peterson and his wife, Kim, of Chicago, Ill., announce the birth of Mary Lancy “Milly” on Feb. 24, 2006. Doug is a vice president with Duff & Phelps LLC.

Cliff E. Pope is a vice principal at Purcell Marian High School, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mary Ann Huang Sherbondy of Ypsilanti, Mich., is a physician with a gastroenterology specialty at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.

Jennifer A. Shinners is a sales representative with Exit Realty Corp. International, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Amy Dunham Strand is an English instructor at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.

Adam Whitehead and his wife, Amy, announce the birth of their daughter, Alexis Brieann, Feb. 21, 2006. They reside in Denver, Co.

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Jeffrey T. Black, Middletown, Ohio, is a production supervisor with Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corp. USA, Maineville, Ohio.

Martin K. Bulow is a sales representative in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland for NordicID, a company headquartered in Finland, which manufactures hand terminals.

Robert W. Dziech II has joined the law firm of Kelly Farrish LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, and will be practicing with concentrations in criminal law, juvenile law, DUI law and personal injury. He lives in Amberley Village, Ohio.

Kimberly Ewing Gebert, Hamilton, Ohio, is a swim instructor at the Mason Community Center.

XSell LLC of Jacksonville, Fla., a provider of cross-selling and retention solutions to the financial services industry, has named Alan K. Himmelreich as the company’s new business development director.

Lisa S. Kothari has founded Peppers and Pollywogs, a children’s party planning business in Seattle, Wash.

Mary Jo Eisenbraun McClain, Milford, Ohio, is director of marketing and development with Caracole Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. Caracole provides direct care services and housing to people with HIV/AIDS and their families along a continuum of care.

Christopher L. Mulliss, London, Ohio, works for an aerospace firm in Dayton, Ohio.

Jennifer Thompson Muselin, Harveysburg, Ohio, teaches English at Lebanon High School.

David H. Wilson, Lansing, Mich., is the author of Pseudo-City under the pseudonym D. Harlan Wilson.

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