Northern Iowa Today — January 1, 2005

Page	Title	Summary
27	Jerry Meyer	Jerry returned home to Columbus after serving a year in Afghanistan. While there, he assisted with getting supplies for Afghani school children. The major in the National Guard is also a world history teacher at Columbus High School.
27	Rene Recinos	Rene joined the department of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Mason City Clinic. He has his medical degree and PhD in biochemistry, both from Iowa.
27	Sandra Roberts	Sandra was promoted to test manager at ACS State and Local Solutions, Rockville, MD. She lives in Reston, VA.
27	Deanna Kuhn Trumbull	Deanna owns her own marketing and consulting firm in the Iowa City area. She was chosen to oversee the redevelopment of an old industrial park in Coralville. She and her husband have three children.
27	Jay Wickham	Jay is a play-by-play announcer for the local media covering TV high school basketball games.
27	Brian Wilson	Brian is an obstetrical/gynecological specialist and he joined Northwest Iowa Surgeons, PC, Spirit Lake.
27	Doug Gee	Doug was named the football coach at Waterloo West High School. He had been football coach at North Tama, Traer.
27	Michael Hager	Michael is the director of residence at UNI. For the past 11 years he has been in the residence department at the University of Nebraska.
27	Barbara Green Keninger	Barbara is the CEP Administrator of the Presbyterian Village of Ackley. It is a long-term care retirement community. She had been an accountant and business manager prior to her promotion.
27	Catherine Kahler Orth	Catherine is the fund development director for Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity. She had been a development associate for KUNI Public Radio and the executive director of Christian Crusaders Radio ministry.
27	Steve Pelzer	Steve is the controller of Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville.
27	Todd Meyer	Todd became the principal of Spring Hill Middle School, Wisconsin Dells, WI. He and his wife, Lyn, have three children.
27	Sharon Adams Schneider	Sharon retired from First Security Bank and Trust, Charles City, after a 23-year career. She started as a bookkeeper and ended in the real estate department.
27	Jolene Vinson	Jolene is head volleyball coach at Prosper Schools, Texas.
27	Mary Sedlacek Benion	Mary works for the U.S. Post Office in Cedar Rapids as a letter carrier. She lives in Palo.
27	Lorene Whitehouse Dykstra	Lorene is the secondary principal for the Ventura School District. She comes from Maquoketa where she was the high school principal.
27	Dawn Burmeister Wright	Dawn is serving as a half time 6th grade writing teacher at Maquoketa Middle School. She had been a teacher at Weslaco, TX.
27	James Clapsaddle	James graduated from the Department of Defense's Air War College for senior ranking officers and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
27	Kristen Nanke Croell	Kristen joined New Hampton Clinic as a family nurse practitioner.
27	Bruce Hartley	Bruce was named the head boys' basketball coach at Fort Dodge Senior High. He had been the sophomore coach and the varsity assistant coach. He is also dean of students at Fair Oaks Middle School.
27	Deb Little	Deb teaches 4th grade at Denver Schools. She is in her 13th year of teaching.
27	Jodi Danielsen	Jodi joined Lutheran Services in Iowa as a mental health counselor. She had been a counselor at Highland Rivers Mental health Center in Rome, GA.
27	Kari Dailey Gunderson	Kari is the new principal at Expo High School, Waterloo. She had been principal at Bunger Middle School and former Expo teacher.
27	Karen Seiwert Herkelman	Karen was appointed director of correctional services with the 1st Judicial District's Department of Correctional Services. She lives in Hudson.
27	Jon Weih	Jon is director of student life at the Iowa City campus of Kirkwood Community College.
27	Bobbie Williams	Bobbie is a lieutenant colonel assigned to the Pentagon as chief of the Army Operations Center. Williams lives in Stafford, VA.
27	Lori Cook Stuckmyer	Lori teaches high school chemistry, physics and basic science at Davis County Community Schools. She came back to Iowa after teaching junior high science in Waco, TX.
27	Mindy Stump Hein	Mindy is teaching
27	Randy Johnsen	Randy teaches instrumental music for grades 5-12 at Fredericksburg.
27	Beth Hatcher Miller	Beth is a CPA and partner with Bowman and Miller, PC, Marshalltown.
27	Rich Christensen	Rich is the executive producer and host of a new racing show, "Pinks." It will air on Fox Sports Network. He lives in Nashville, TN, with his wife.
27	Ida Walker	Ida is president of Ida Walker Manuscript Services, a publishing services company, Binghamton, NY.
27	Todd Farland	Todd was named buyer in the purchasing department of Winnebago Industries, Forest City. He has been at Winnebago for 20 years in the sales department. He and his family live in Forest City.
27	Ruth Edson Litchfield	Ruth was selected as the Iowa Dietetic Association's Dietitian of the Year. She is an assistant professor at Iowa State and the state nutrition extension specialist.
27	Thea Roberts McKee	Thea is an ordained Presbyterian minister, serving as head of staff for the Church of the Savior, Oklahoma City, OK. She has been very active in many church related activities since graduating from UNI, and is currently pursuing her doctorate in ministry.
27	Susan Meyeraan	Susan joined the business and economics faculty at Warburg College. She had been an adjunct instructor at UNI's business and natural sciences colleges.
27	Brent Gilmore	Brent joined the Waterloo office of Piper Jaffray as a developing financial adviser in the private client services division. He had been a health care representative with Pfizer Inc.
27	Kathy Martin	Kathy was promoted to assistant director of the Educational Opportunity Center at UNI. She has been with the program for the last eight years.
27	Thomas Neville	Thomas has been promoted to principal with Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, a performing arts/media facilities planning and design firm. He has been with the firm since 1996 and is the principal in charge of the firm's Minneapolis office.
27	Mary Sharp Nowlin	Mary was named to a newly created position of vice president, key accounts with GTESS Corp., Richardson, TX. She had been with First Consulting Group, EDS, and Standard Life & Accident.
27	Sue Doolittle Opsal	Sue is a homemaker and church volunteer. She and her husband, Mark, live in West Des Moines.
28	Greg O'Connell	Greg is an elementary educator from the Grant Wood Elementary School, Cedar Rapids, and received a 2004 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award of $25,000.
28	Threase Harms-Hassoun	Threase started her own public policy and government relations consulting company,, Advocacy Strategies. She has a young son and lives in Windsor Heights.
28	Chad Johnson	Chad is the head girls' varsity basketball coach for Hampton-Dumont schools. He had been coaching at North Kossuth schools. He'll also teach fifth grade and assume other coaching duties.
28	Joel Weeks	Joel is the junior and senior high principal at the Jesup Elementary school
28	Vicki Wharton	Vicky was promoted to community services supervisor at Operation Threshold, Waterloo. She had been the agency's community resource specialist.
28	Terri Wiley	Terri is working on her masters in public administration at Portland State University.
28	Traci Bizios	Traci manages benefits for Associated Benefits Co., West Des Moines.
28	Brian and Kaia Tiese Dutler	Brian and Kaia live in Blue Springs, MO. Brian is general manager/head golf professional at Adams Pointe Golf Club in Blue Springs. Kaia owns and operates Wave Instruction, a swim lesson program in Liberty.
28	Aimee Deimerly-Snyder	Aimee and her husband bought Lillie Mae Chocolates, Marshalltown. She is active in the Marshalltown community.
28	Jeff Kurtz	Jeff is the executive director of the Cedar Falls Historical Society. He had been with the Pearl Button Museum, Muscatine.
28	Terrence Ou	Terrence joined Zunch Communications as a systems analyst in Dallas, TX. He is regarded as the world's authority on Chinese search engine optimization.
28	Brian Pottebaum	Brian is the principal at Jesup elementary school.
28	Kenneth Tovar	Kenneth teaches social studies at Don Bosco.
28	Susan Oversen Suhr	Susan joined Davenport-based Northwest Bank and Trust CO.'s mortgage lending team as a real estate loan originator.
28	Joe Surma	Joe is a fund development coordinator for the Covenant Foundation. He had been public relations director at the American Red Cross and weekend anchor for KWWL-TV
28	Jennifer Moon Tjaden	Jennifer joined Mathis Earnest & Vaneventer as client serves coordinator. She had been with Waterloo Industries.
28	Shantel Twiggs	Shantel became the track and field head coach at the University of Nevada. She had been women's track and field coach at Northern Illinois University and was an assistant coach with UNI.
28	Tammy Farnam Cashman	Tammy is teaching 1st grade at Denver Schools. She had been teaching in Waterloo. She is working on her master's at UNI.
28	Megan Fowler	Megan is a counselor at Clark County R-I High School, Kahoka MO.
28	Melissa Boe Hamer	Melissa is the accounting manager at the Cedar Rapids Water Department. She married this year.
28	Jim Jermier	Jim joined the UNI Foundation as assistant director for planned giving. He had been employed by VGM Club.
28	Darin Leach	Darin was named public information coordinator for USDA's Rural Development office. He had been with The Meyocks Group and lives in the Des Moines area.
28	Rich Lorence	Rich is an account executive for KIMT-TV, Mason City.
28	Kurt Warner	Kurt moved to the New York Giants NFL football teams as one of its quarterbacks.
28	Rob Bixenman	Rob is an insurance producer for Le Mars Insurance Agency. He holds his CPCU designation, and has previously spent eight years working with all types of investment and insurance products. He, his wife, Janelle, and daughter live in Le Mars.
28	Wendy Wabeke Dawson	Wendy is a clinical psychologist at a community mental health center. She and her husband, Michael, have two children.
28	Corey Eschweiler	Corey is an attorney with Snell & Wilmer, Las Vegas, NV, was named one of the Rising Stars under 40 by In Business Las Vegas.
28	Jeffrey Firsching	Jeffrey is in his fifth year as high school social studies teacher and basketball coach with the Lawton-Bronson Schools.
28	Matthew Meinhard	Matthew received his master's of social work from Iowa and works at the Youth Shelter Services.
28	Lance Menster	Lance is a mathematics coordinator for Houston ISD, TX.
28	Emily Moyer Reid	Emily is a teacher in San Bernardino, CA. She and her family live in Fontana, CA.
28	John Speer	John became the superintendent at Allamakee Community Schools. He had been high school principal at Independence.
28	Sonia Cuvelier Walsh	Sonia uses her acting degree while still here in Iowa. She has two agents in Des Moines and one in Omaha. She has modeled/acted for Better Homes and Gardens, Amana and several Des Moines area organizations. She and her husband, Chuck, have four children.
28	Christine Humes	Christine is a consultant for Homemade Gourmet, Cedar Falls.
28	Jay Judas	Jay joined Sun Life Financial as vice president of marketing for Bermuda International Operations.
28	Jeff Grifflin	Jeff is the high school instrumental music instructor at Clear Lake School District. He had taught at South Tama Middle School and assisted with the UNI Panther Marching Band.
28	Amy Entwisle	Amy is an elementary teacher at Orchard View. She had been teaching in Alaska, giving tours and working as a dog handler for Iditarod team.
28	Greg Fritz	Greg received the American Public Power Association's Larry Hobart Seven Hats award. He had taught at South Tama Middle School and assisted with the UNI Panther Marching Band.
28	Debra Umbrell Zanfes	Debra was named Educator of the Year by businesses in the Sioux City area. She teaches moderate special education at Sioux City Middle School.
28	Laura Pfohl Bies	Laura is senior project manager at Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque.
28	John and Kara Stoohs Cernohous	John and Kara have two boys and live in Bulverde, TX. John works for Harcourt Assessment as a program manager. Kara teaches kindergarten in the Northside ISD, San Antonio.
28	Suzan Merfeld Andrews	Suzan teaches high school social studies and assists with volleyball. She has taught social studies in Mason City and Charles City and worked with AEA 267.
28	Mariah Betz Andrews	Mariah works in the digital marketing department of an advertising agency in Kansas City, MO. She has a daughter and another on the way.
28	Renae Bergan Beneke	Renae teaches science at Peet Junior High School, Cedar Falls, and coaches volleyball and track.
28	Jenny McElmeel	Jenny is a quality engineer at John Deere Ottumwa Works, Ottumwa.
28	Jana Middleswart	Jana will be the learning resource center teacher at Jefferson Elementary in the Clinton School District. She had been in Texas getting her MS in library science from the University of North Texas.
28	Leslie Mitchell	Leslie works in the asset preservation and closing department at Principal Financial Group, Des Moines.
28	Janice Wegenast Ott	Janice retired as director of elementary education for the Cedar Falls School District. She ends a 41 year career in education with her retirement.
28	James Reid	James received his MBA from California State Polytechnic University, graduating summa cum laude and chosen as Outstanding Graduate Student. He and his family live in Fontana, CA.
28	Michael Dawson	Michael is an elementary principal in Branson, MO. He and his wife, Wendy, have two children.
28	Susan Dinsmore-Talbott	Susan has taught high school Spanish for 10 years in Wahoo, NE. She, her husband and son live in Omaha.
28	Suzanne Parrish Glascock	Suzanne joined Waverly Health Center as a physician in obstetrics and gynecology.
28	Brady Gruhn	Brady is sales and leasing specialist with Lockard Companies, Waterloo.
28	Karla Hackenmiller	Karla is the chair of printmaking at Ohio University, Athens, OH. She also serves as an officer of the MidAmerica Print Council.
28	Devin McKinney	Devin authored a book Magic Circles: The Beatles in Dream and History.
28	Dawn Fober Siech	Dawn is the school improvement coordinator for Tipton Community Schools. She has worked at schools in Fort Worth, TX.
28	Brian Bock	Brian is financial representative for Cuna Mutual. He has three children and lives in North Liberty.
28	Brad Breitbach	Brad was named general manager of the landmark Gerard's Restaurant, Alaina, HI.
28	Brian Costello	Brian is the elementary principal at Northwood-Kensett. He had been principal at CAL elementary school.
28	Mark Smith	Mark is an aquatic biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis TN.
28	Robert Spalding	Robert is the author of The Essential Guide to Touring Washington Wineries. This is his first book.
28	Jason Aird	Jason was appointed to the Iowa Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners by Governor Tom Vilsack. He is an audiologist at Henry County Health Center
28	Thomas Christopher	Thomas graduated with an MFA in creative writing from Western Michigan University.
28	Christine Graf	Christine Graf wrote Paris by Bistro with her husband Dennis. She also authored the book The Cafes of Paris. They live in St. Paul, MN.
29	Anastasia Lee	Anastasia is a publicist with ABC Cable Networks Group promoting the Disney Channel and the ABC family.
29	Miya Molaison Reichwald	Miya graduated from Drake University Law School and is working at the Litow Law Office, Cedar Rapids.
29	Nicole Spettel	Nicole teaches 6th grade reading and language arts at the Lincoln Center for Albia Schools.
29	Jill Sturtz	Jill is teaching preschool and kindergarten for the South Tama schools.
29	Michael Lloyd Griffin	Michael is a police officer for the city of Moine, IL.
29	John Heidersbach	John is an instructor at Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo.
29	Shannon Heisterkamp	Shannon earned her ESL endorsement through Heartland Area Education Agency and Kansas State University.
29	Levi Lyle	Levi is teaching 7-10 science and will be a school guidance counselor at the Meskwaki Settlement School, Tama.
29	Tarah Shannon Palmer	Tarah is a 5th grade teacher at Ballard Community Schools.
29	Sarah Cope	Sarah was named assistant director of KinderCare Learning Center
29	Jeffrey Danielson	Jeffrey was elected to the Iowa State Senate in District 10, which includes Hudson, part of Cedar falls and part of Waterloo. He is a Cedar Falls firefighter.
29	Jeff DeBuhr	Jeff received the Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year award in Evergreen, CO. He teaches 7th grade math at Evergreen Middle School and coaches JV boys' basketball and junior high boy's track.
29	Rebecca Feldman	Rebecca works for the Iowa College and Student Aid Commission in Des Moines. She will graduate with a master's in education from ISU this spring.
29	Karen Koster Garringer	Karen is the K-6 resource room teacher at Gildden-Ralston, as well as the cheerleading sponsor for football and basketball. She used to teach in Manning.
29	Ivy Sprangue	Ivy works at the State Bank of Waverly as its marketing assistant. She had been director of marketing and communications for the Waverly Health Center.
29	Tisha Albertson Thompson	Tisha is teaching general music and choir at W-CL-T. She had taught English in Minnesota and a high school in London, England.
29	Bradley Best	Bradley was promoted to senior project engineer and elected to the company's board of directors with Peters Construction Corp., Waterloo.
29	Lee Bird	Lee is a 6th grade teacher at Aurora Heights Elementary. He will also coach 8th grade football and 10th grade girls' basketball for Newton Schools.
29	Tom Church	Tom and his military police unit were brought in to improve the conditions at the Iraqi Aby Ghrab prison. Tom is leading the mission.
29	Christine Fuller Maske	Christine is with Midland National Life as a senior representative in its fixed and equity index annuity division, Des Moines.
29	Jill Graettinger Mielke	Jill is the 6-8 language arts teacher and coach at Terril-Graetinger Middle School. She had been teaching and coaching with West Hancock Schools.
29	Josh Norton	Josh started with the Sourthdale branch of Commercial Federal bank as a small business banker. He was with Community State Bank.
29	Margaret Rick	Margaret is the science department chairperson at the Academy for Career Education High School, Sparks, NV.
29	Robert Shontz	Robert graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine and will do a four year anesthesia residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and clinics, Iowa City
29	Angela Lensing Dark	Angela was named marketing director for the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
29	Tim Kirchoff	Tim lives in St. Johnsbury, VT, and works for MicroDATA GIS making enhanced 9-1-1 maps.
29	Darcie Wirth Kramer	Darcie is a sixth-grade reading teacher at Seton Elementary School.
29	Christopher Luhring	Christopher was promoted to police chief in Parkersburg.
29	Kristi Zell Martin	Kristi teaches Spanish at Don Bosco. She has taught in Minnesota, Lisbon and a Native American school.
29	Stacy Reinhart	Stacy is an audiologist in Mankato, MN. She received her doctorate in audiology from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry's school of audiology.
29	Carey Anderson Winter	Carey works with special education in the Colo-Nesco elementary school.
29	Lisa Trumpold Woodward	Lisa is an assistant project manager for and sales/marketing coordinator for Skogman Homes. She started her MBA at Iowa this fall.
29	Matt Cobb	Matt graduated from the Kansas University school of Medicine and is in residency in Mason City.
29	Jeremy Maske	Jeremy works for the Social Security Administration, Des Moines. He does training and is very active with the federal employee union.
29	Matt Maurer	Matt joined Garner dentist office of Drs. Tense, Young and Ruhland.
29	Blake Miller	Blake is a motivation and performance enhancement consultant for athletes and coaches, and a sport phycology researcher at the Norwegian University of Sport Science in Oslo, Norway.
29	Nicholas and Elaine Wong Menke	Nicholas and Elaine live in West Des Moines, Nick is a band director at Norwalk School and Elaine is a band director at North Polk schools.
29	Kyle Palmer	Kyle is a 4th grade teacher in Ankeny and working toward a master's in administration at Drake.
29	Charlotte Hartmann	Charlotte teaches 3rd and 4th grades at Audubon Elementary, Rock Island, IL. She is finishing graduate school at Western Illinois University in reading.
29	Latricia Hylton	Latricia now the director of UNI's Upward Bound Math and Science center. She had taught mathematics at Hawkeye Community College.
29	Alissa Sutherrs Jirack	Alissa is a school district resource officer for Muscatine's police force.
29	Patrick Johnston	Patrick works as a scientific operator tech at UNI's Ag-Based Industrial Lubricants research program, Waverly.
29	Angie Murphy Klinkkammer	Angie is the West Branch city treasurer and finance director. She had served in a similar position for the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
29	Jenifer Arnold	Jenifer is the executive director of El Centro Latinoamericano, a Latino resource center in Waterloo.
29	Ryan Askeland	Ryan received his medical degree from the University of Iowa and will begin a residency in pathology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
29	Kimberly Hayworth	Kimberly is dean of business, communications, humanities and social sciences at Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar campus.
29	Jessica Lang Gerhart	Jessica owns a faux finishing and decorative printing company called Brushstrokes. She and her husband, Nick, live in Urbandale.
29	Eric Griffin	Eric is a firefighter for the city of Davenport.
29	Jason Lechtenberg	Jason is the fleet manager Heartland Express, Cedar Rapids.
29	Fred Lowery	Fred is the work study/transition coordinator for the Basehor-Linwood and Tonganoxie School Districts. He lives in Lawrence, KS.
29	Michaele Hoelscher Olson	Michaele is assistant relationship manager at US Bank in Sioux City. She had been with the Sioux Trail Girl Scout Council.
29	Chris Smith	Chris is a professional business recruiter in Des Moines. He had worked for Principal Financial Group.
29	Gloria Stigler	Gloria is an employment assistant specialist at the King Center, Waterloo.
29	Dave Larson	Dave is the Denver Elementary School's at-risk coordinator. He had been at New Hampton Schools.
29	Joni Huff	Joni accepted the position of director of admissions at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
29	Curt Buhr	Curt joined Exceptional Persons Inc. as the Black Hawk County training coordinator for the child0care resource and referral program. He had been a teacher in the Excelsior Springs, MO schools
29	James Butterworth	James graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland, and is now a surgical resident at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
29	Josh Ellwanger	Josh joined the law offices of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin as an attorney in its Kansas City, MO office. He will be a member of the firm's litigation department and focus on products liability, insurance litigation and business & commercial litigation.
29	Nick Gerhart	Nick is an attorney and lives with his wife, Jessica, in Urbandale.
29	Joe Goodrich	Joe teaches high school government, sociology, and social studies in addition to being the student council sponsor and the assistant girls' track coach. He and his family live in Greene.
29	Amy Fitzgerald Schipper	Amy is campus visit coordinator at the UNI Admissions office.
29	John Sifert	John is teaching K-5 Spanish and 9-12 Spanish at the CAL building in the CAL-Dows schools. He had been teaching in the district's middle schools.
29	Jennifer Stull	Jennifer is the director of membership outreach and programs for the Girl Scouts-Great Plains Council, Omaha, NE. She was recently recognized as one of the city's "Ten Outstanding Young Omahans" and is a member of the Leadership Omaha class.
29	Rachelle Martin Thompson	Rachelle was promoted to audit manager of the Hogan-Hansen accounting firm.
29	Jennifer L. Alexander	Jennifer is a special education teacher and counselor at St. Edward Elementary School in Waterloo, and was named a Gold Star Teacher.
29	Jay Johnston	Jay was promoted to regional credit analyst for Community First, Decorah. He and his family live in Cresco.
29	Elizabeth Leas	Elizabeth was promoted as the bilingual community outreach membership manager for Activity Centers, and YMCA for the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, Houston, TX.
29	Corey Martin	Corey joined the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as an assistant volleyball coach. He had been head coach at Whitefish Bay High School
30	Josh Heggen	Josh was recognized as an Ourstanding Intern by the Democratic members of the Iowa Senate. He worked in for the Iowa Senate Democratic Research Staff.
30	Judy Slaikeu	Judy is programming director at the grout museum, Waterloo.
30	Kathy Susong	Kathy works for InVision Architecture, Waterloo.
30	Todd White	Todd is the middle school science teacher at Postville.
30	Cassie Miller	Cassie is teaching part-time 5th grade at Nashua-Plainfield. She student taught in Waterloo and in Melbourne, Australia.
30	Mike Rink	Mike joined The Mudd Group, Cedar Falls, as a direct marketing account executive.
30	Sandy Rolwes	Sandy joined the regional consulting and accounting firm of Eide Bailly, Dubuque.
30	Rodney Schumacher	Rodney joined Peters Construction Corp. as a project engineer. He completed his internship with Peters.
30	Matt Schneiderman	Matt signed a contract to play basketball with Lausann/Morges of the LNA, First League of Switzerland.
30	Matt Harris	Matt is development coordinator at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. He had been the advertising sales coordinator at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at UNI.
30	Beth Schwartz Hilliard	Beth teaches high school Spanish at Lisbon Schools.
30	Corey Jacobson	Corey is a human resource associate with the Cedar Rapids Gazette
30	Rebecca Kruse	Rebecca
30	Rebecca Kruse	Rebecca began a six-month internship with the U.S. Olympic Committee Media and Public Relations Division.
30	Jodi Gerdes	Jodi is the high school PE instructor at Osage schools.
30	Travis Elliott	Travis is a third grade teacher at Edison Elementary, Waterloo.
30	Michelle Yeggy	Michelle is the early childhood special education teacher at Tipton Schools. She will also coach 8th grade girls' basketball. Previously she taught special education in Arizona.
30	Jana Benson	Jana is a fourth grade resource teacher at South Tama Intermediate.
30	Miranda Coleman	Miranda is teaching special education at Emerson Hough Elementary in Newton.
30	Amy Coughlin	Amy teaches government, world history and psychology at the Davis County Community Schools. She also coached the softball program this summer.
30	Brian Surrat	Brian teaches industrial technology at Aplington-Parkersburg High School and is assistant boys' basketball coach.
30	Bree Suthers	Bree works for the Muscatine Police force and is nearly through with her field-training program.
30	Lynne Wagner	Lynne is the new education director at the Grout Museum, Waterloo.
30	Miranda Weber	Miranda teaches kindergarten at Denver Schools.
30	Sara Wellman	Sara is an English teacher at Fort Clarke Middle School, Gainesville, FL.
30	Linda Nelson	Linda teaches extended-day kindergarten Olmsted Elementary, Urbandale.
30	Salome Phillmann	Salome traveled to Israel to help rebuild Palestinian homes.