Class Notes archive – 1990s

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Edie (Boesen) Boggs '90 is working in a library and living on the North Carolina coast with her husband, who is in the Coast Guard. Her degree is in human development.

Karen (Wauters) Bolssen '90 is the manager of pharmacy benefit management operations for Humana, Inc., where she has worked the past 16 years. She also operates a home-based business as an independent sales consultant for Inspired Aroma, Inc. of De Pere. Her degree is in business administration.

Tom (Donald) Busch '90, the director of bands for Pulaski Community Schools, recently took the Red Raider marching band to Pasadena, Calif. where they played in the 2007 Tournament of Roses parade. His degree is in music.

Janae (Deprey) Kakulis '90 is the owner of Janae Kakulis Design in Glendale. Her degree is in art.

Marquis Hines '90, business administration, was named State Associated Press coach-of-the-year for leading his Milwaukee Vincent H.S. girls team to the Wisconsin Division I championship.

Thomas Mielke '90 is a team leader at Integrity Associates LLC, a mortgage and investment consulting business. His degree is in communication processes.

Steve Snell '90 is vice president of national distribution for WellCare Health Plans, Inc. in Tampa. His degree is in communication and the arts.

Jean Bouche '91 is a clinical dietitian with St. Mary's Hospital, Green Bay. She is also a consultant at Preventive Cardiology of Central Wisconsin in Weston. Her degree is in nutritional sciences.

Stephanie (Ackerman) Macedo '92 is a business analyst at HumanaDental in De Pere. Her degree is in communication processes.

Thomas Waegli '92 is the manager of Madison Music. He is also a freelance piano accompanist who works in the Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago areas. In the summer of 2007, he will be traveling to Costa Rica on a recital tour with Madison's Sonora Strings. His degree is in music.

James Broetzmann '93 and '96 is a science teacher at The Prairie School in Racine. He is the seventh- and eighth-grade team leader and science teacher, coaches fifth and sixth grade soccer, and is the ski club coordinator for grades seven through twelve. Broetzmann has a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in environmental science and policy.

Dawn Hockwalt '93 is a research assistant for Covance Labs in Madison. Her degree is in biology and environmental science.

Tim Bahn '94 is a seventh- and eighth-grade band director for the Luxemburg-Casco School District. His degree is in music.

Mark Belinski '94 is an associate attorney for Bassford Remele, P.A in Minneapolis. He was among those named a 2007 "Rising Star" Super Lawyer in construction litigation by Minnesota Law and Politics magazine. He and his wife had their first child, Brady David Belinski, on Jan. 17. His degree is in business administration.

Ken Kiefer '94 is a contract specialist for the Department of the Navy/Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Ill. He was awarded a 15-year Government Service Certificate in October 2006. His degree is in human biology.

Michelle King '94 was named district manager for the Green Bay, Door County, and southern Wisconsin offices of Citizens Bank. She has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry. Her degree is in communication processes.

Debra (Vandermoss) Moulies '94 is a commercial collector for Vengroff, Williams, & Associates Inc. She was named commercial collector of the year in both 2005 and 2006. Her degree is in English.

Sandipa (Das) Newman '94 is working for Citizens Bank. She was recently elected a board member for the De Pere Area Business Alliance, and will serve a three-year term. Her degree is in social change and development.

Kevin Baranczyk '95 has recently been promoted to financial adviser at the Manitowoc branch of M & I Bank. He previously worked as an investment associate. His degree is in economics.

Christopher Jadin '95 is an executive recruiter for Ajilon Finance Accounting and Financial Staffing Specialists in Bloomington, Minn. His degree is in accounting.

Aric '95 and Brad Schmiling '97 will be opening Captain's Walk Winery in downtown Green Bay this May. The winery will be a "friendly, laid-back place" and will produce nine varieties of wine. Aric majored in business administration and Brad in performing arts engineering and design.

Beth Uek '95 has been accepted through the Fulbright Commission to teach English overseas in Austria for the upcoming school year. She will be teaching in a small town, Schaerding, and will be working with other English teachers in the German-speaking school district. The program is designed to enhance her teaching when she returns to the United States. Her degree is in German and Spanish.

Douglas Meek '96 owns Highland Building Consultants in Green Bay. He was recently recognized as the Wisconsin Energy Star Homes Program Consultant of the Year. His degree is in environmental sciences.

Gonzalo Nunez '96 is the manager of strategic partnerships for InCharge Debt Solutions Canada, which is a non-profit, charitable credit counseling agency. His degree is in economics.

David Reetz '96 is a mental health provider with Christopher and Associates in Seymour, Indiana. He plans to complete his doctoral dissertation in counseling psychology from Indiana University this year. He was a double major in psychology and human development. (Note: this is a corrected alumni note from a previous Inside.)

Kathleen Bazaldua '97 was a community Golden Apple team-teaching honoree for her work with Green Bay's Nicolet Elementary School. She majored in elementary education and minored in Spanish.

Theresa Chinnery '97 was hired by ThedaCare as a clinical neuropsychologist. Chinnery is a licensed psychologist whose special interests include pervasive developmental disorders, brain injury and mild cognitive impairment. Her degree is in psychology.

Elisa (Olep) Rosenick '97 is a stay-at-home mother with two children. Previously a social worker and sex offender treatment specialist in the Wisconsin state prison system for seven years, she is working on a master's degree from Concordia University in school counseling. Her bachelor's degree is in social work.

Christopher Domino '98 is the senior programmer and analyst for Kohl's in Menonomee Falls, Wis. His degree is in information sciences.

Rachel (Neff) Greenly '98 has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of adolescent medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Dr. Greenly is also the recipient of the 2005 Spina Bifida Association of America's Young Investigator's Award. Her degree is in human development and psychology.

Dena (Short) Koehn '98 is an administrative assistant at United Health Care in Green Bay. Her degree is in communication processes.

John Potokar '98 and '04 is an environmental scientist at Wenck Associates, Inc., a professional engineering firm offering a full range of environmental and remediation services in Maple Plain, Minn. His bachelor's degree is in environmental sciences and he received a master's degree in environmental science and policy.

Addie Sorbo '98 is a part-time business-automation analyst and web designer for UW-Green Bay's Office of Business and Finance. She received a Gold Addy Award from the Fox Valley chapter of the American Advertising Federation for work done on her own time promoting her private design business (www.StrawberryFieldsDesign.com). Her degree is in communications and the arts.

Susan (Boyce) Weis '98 is a business analyst for ThedaCare. Her degree is in computer science.

Jennifer (Adamavich) Cruz '99 was recently promoted to personal banker at Guaranty Bank in Sheboygan where she has been employed since August 2006. Her degree is in human development.

Kelly (Koplien) '99 and Michael Scheller '99 reside in the Twin Cities. He is national sales manager for KMSP & WFTC (Fox Television affiliates of Minneapolis), and she is a registered dietician and a current stay-at-home mom to three boys, ages 5, 4 and 2. His degree is in business administration.