Lindenwood Magazine - Spring 2021

30 31 SPRING 2021 EDITION SPRING 2021 EDITION THE LINDENWOOD THE LINDENWOOD 1970s 1980s 2000s 1990s THE ALUMNI COMMUNITY THE ALUMNI COMMUNITY • Janet Goldenbergrobinson Baron ‘74 has served as the executive director of several nonprofit organizations and welcomed two great-grandsons in 2020. • Jennifer Vacek Harcourt ‘74 moved to Port Saint Lucie, Fl., in 2020. • Ramona Arena Baker ‘75 retired from the federal court system and currently serves on the board of trustees at a local library. • Claudia Richner ‘75 retired after working as a registered nurse for more than 43 years, and relocated to Kerrville, Tx. She is devoted to volunteering, travel, and her granddaughter’s golf activities. • Lamerol Gatewood ‘77 is an artist whose work is being promoted by 1000Museums.com. His art was featured for Black History Month. 1980s • Bill Huesler ‘82, ‘00, is a licensed psychologist in Washington and owns a private practice with 11 clinicians. He teaches in the APA-accredited PsyD program at Antioch University Seattle. • Mike Burris ‘83 retired from a long career as a firefighter. • Judy Schroer Peters ‘84 owns JP Business Services and serves as editor of St. Charles County Lifestyle Magazine. • Ferrell Roddy ‘86 retired as chancellor of the Metropolitan Christian Bible Institute / Advantage College in California. He served 24 years as an educator in the Webster Groves School District, earned a master’s degree in sacred literature and a doctoral degree in Christian education from Trinity Theological Seminary, and was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Advantage College in San Jose, Ca. • Robert Herdler ‘87 has been invited to MassMutual’s Wealth Management Conference for four consecutive years and is recognized as one of the top 125 individuals to qualify out of 8,500 national MassMutual Financial Advisors. • Mel Rector ‘84, ‘86 has been part of National Health Care for 42 years, and is grateful for finding his wife, Sue, while attending Lindenwood. • James Klump ‘89, ‘02, retired from a career in education. 1990s • Guy Favazza ‘91 was promoted to co-host of the morning show at KSHE 95. • Rajesh Sikka ‘92 published a visualization in Tableau to depict Super Bowl 55. • Jeffrey Groby ‘93 was named vice president & senior director of support operations at Contegix. • Pam DeLotell ‘93 is currently working as the associate dean for the School of Business and IT at Purdue University Golbal. • Jan Hawkins Groenemann ‘97 co-founded Inner Eye Life Coaching, an online company designed to nurture and support world-changing women. • Mark Harris ‘97 was named head track and field coach at a high school in California. • John Francisco ‘98 is serving as an exparte/criminal clerk for the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department. • Eric Ketzer ‘99, ‘01 coached the fifth- grade super bowl winning Parkway North Jr. Vikings football team and works with the linemen for the Missouri Valley Pitbulls, a developmental football team focused on preparing athletes for college or arena football. • Brian Engelmeyer ‘99, ‘06 has been teaching middle school theatre at Wydown Middle School in Clayton, Mo., for 17 years. • Diane Parker was named vice president of diversity and inclusion for Meredith Corporation. 2000s • Michelle Patrico ‘01 was named head softball coach at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, Mo. • Lisa Holmes ‘02, ‘03 launched a health and wellness lifestyle site, Honey + Company. • Brian Roth ‘03 was promoted to security coordinator with Mastercard. • Brian Spencer ‘03 became the new creative director for 5 On Your Side. • Casey Cathcart ‘06, ‘07 founded Cathcart Rail with his father, and recently acquired Appalachian Railcar Services. • Erin Wolfman May ‘06, ‘11 received the 2021 JProStl Peer Award for Dedication, in recognition of her work in the Jewish community. • Shana Lofties Watson ‘07 started as senior program director at Northside Youth and Senior Services Center. • Chris Eikenberg ‘07 works for TaylorMade as a golf representative serving Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. • Lorenzo Tolliver ‘09 is serving as the operations/human resources manager with Patriot Group International Inc. • Tamar Romious ‘09 works as a dissertation chair/adjunct or California Intercontinental University, as well as working as an adjunct with Lindenwood University and Rasmussen University. • Sharon Douglas ‘09 is co-owner of S.R.M. Transportation, LLC. 2010s • Lauren Grotegeers Muehling ‘10 celebrated 10 years with Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles and was promoted to grant and development services manager. • Tracey Gooch ‘14, ‘18 is the CEO and founder of TMG Leadership Consulting Firm. • Jeff Wilson ‘11 is the senior program director for the Chesterfield Family YMCA and is leading a mental health initiative for the Gateway Region YMCA. • Thomas Dittrich ‘11, ‘18 was promoted to executive director of student services for the Hancock Place School District. • Zandra Harvey ‘11 is an honorary commander for the Scott Air Force Base, a school board member for Grant District 110 in Fairview Heights, president of the Southwestern Illinois Small Business Committee, and serves on the Metro East Chamber of Commerce. • Tyler Jokerst ‘12 became the director of Hub Group Capacity Solutions. • Linda McCottrell ‘12 works at Central Texas College as an academic advisor. • Stefanie Moore ‘12 is a site director at Missouri Eastern Correctional Center for the Ashland University Correctional Education program. • Paige Hill ‘13 was named senior regional communications director for The White House. • Lilly Schweich ‘13 is a client performance analyst at Wells Fargo Advisors and currently serves as president of Washington Naval Junior ROTC Booster Club. • Samantha Smith ‘13 started as director of global outreach for the Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research at The University of Texas. • Mary Ziegler Giunta ‘13 works at Affton High School as the college and career counselor. • Sheila Carves ‘13 was promoted to founding principal. • Dawn Schmidt ‘13 was promoted to a surgeon’s administrative assistant. • Joseph Lovell ‘13 earned tenure and was promoted to associate professor at Dixie State University.