Reflections Magazine Issue #68 - Fall 2008 | Page 18

Alumni News—Class Notes

class notes
From The Sites
SHU—Battle Creek
Donald Viland ’97 was appointed chief executive
officer at Access First Federal Credit Union in
Mattawan this past November; he also continues
as chief financial officer. He and his wife, Niki, live
in Kalamazoo with their golden retriever, Knute.
Becky Carpenter Crabill ’98 in February was
promoted from controller to chief financial officer
at Monarch Community Bank. She works at the
bank’s main branch in Coldwater and lives in
Howe, IN, with her husband and two sons.
Daniel Robinson ’99 of Jacksonville, FL, is area
sales manager for Nice Systems, Inc.
Kathleen Tarr ’00, retired vice president for
institutional advancement at Kellogg Community College, is president of the Franke Center for
the Arts in Marshall and the Industry Council of
Calhoun County.
Ray Cruse ’01, ’07/MA was named interim
chief executive officer of Community Hospital in
Watervliet last summer, handling the dual role
of CEO and chief financial officer. Before coming
to Community Hospital in 2005, he was chief
financial officer at Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital
in Dowagiac.
Shane Horn ’04 of Adrian was promoted last
fall from superintendent of the city water plant, a
position he’d held since 1997, to director of utilities
for the city of Adrian. He received a degree in water
quality/natural resources technology from Lake
Superior State U. in 1994.
Marcus Glass ’04 was
promoted in February to
manager, patient and outreach
services, for Regional Medical
Laboratories, an independent
reference lab in southwest
Michigan. He began his career
with RML in 2001 and served
as technical supervisor and clinical coordinator of
patient services at the Battle Creek Health System
main campus laboratory.

SHU—Benton Harbor
JoAnn Phillips ’93 chairs the Human Services
Program at Ivy Tech Community College in South
Bend, IN, teaching, advising and serving as liaison
to community non-profit social service agencies.
As a board member of the National Association
of Social Workers, she also chairs the Indiana
membership committee.
Michael Lirones ’96 of Westmont, NJ, is a real
estate broker in Philadelphia, PA.

18

Reflections Fall ’08

Audrey Schneck Salesberry ’97 passed the
CPA exam last fall and works for the public
accounting firm of Schaffer & Layher in St. Joseph.

Kristen Pascoe Senters ’03/MA is substance
abuse counselor/agency director for Odyssey House,
Inc., in Saginaw.

Theresa Rahn ’03 of St. Joseph manages office
operations and human resources for GeneGo, Inc.,
a global enterprise creating genetic research software for pharmaceutical and university research
operations. She also serves on the Siena Heights
Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Molly Prater ’04 of Wyandotte works for Hospice
of Michigan as an organizational development
specialist.

Holly Hanes-Barefield ’04 is a free lance artist
whose work includes a mural on the water intake
tank at Weco Beach in Bridgman and a mural on
the outside of the Box Factory for the Arts in St.
Joseph. She has participated for several years in
the St. Joseph Today outdoor art show.
Shana Calhoun Lista ’04 is administrative
secretary at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK.
She and her husband, Andrew, have four children.
Gina Krohne ’06 married Jeff Bleich in October.
She is a dental hygienist in Portage.
Kara Jean Flener ’07 is a store manager for
Factory Card Outlet in Benton Harbor. She married
George Metz, Jr. in July 07.

SHU—Jackson
Valerie Prater Schuette ’02, executive director
of human services at Jackson Community College,
was honored in February as a 2008 Virginia Allen
Young Careerist. Active with several professional
human resources associations as well as the Girl
Scouts and United Way of Jackson, she was recognized for achievement as a young professional by
the Jackson Business and Professional Women
and the Harriet A. Meyer clubs.
Shaun Laurie ’06 is a parole agent for the
Berrien County Parole/Probation Office.

Angela Pinkett ’07, office systems administrator
at the Siena Heights Metropolitan Detroit Program in
Southfield for five years, was promoted last fall
to advisor/recruiter.
Nikita Finley ’07 works in facilities administration
and management for Tech Team Global, Inc. in
Southfield.

SHU—Theological Studies
Mike Dear ’04 of Burton was ordained in 2007 to
the permanent diaconate of the Roman Catholic
Church at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in East
Lansing. He works and volunteers at Holy Rosary
Catholic Church in Genesee and also works parttime as a chaplain for a home and hospice care
business. He retired from Buick in 2006 after 30
years with General Motors.

Main Campus

Joan O’Connor Panaro ’52 lives an active life
(photo below) with her husband Joe in Santa
Rosa, CA. Joan writes: “Our Call To Action chapter,
which pushes for justice and other reforms in
Church governance, highlighted the last year with
three joy-filled Mass celebrations by Womenpriests
and one of our widowed male priests. No point
waiting any longer for the Vatican to act. Our parish
Peace and Social Justice group also sponsored
frequent community presentations on immigration,
microlending, end-of-life issues, worker justice and
non-violence.”

1940s
Eileen Britz ’47 and Rosemarie Van D’Elden
Birman ’47 traveled from their respective homes
in Sun City and Fort Lauderdale, FL, last fall to represent the Class of ’47 at their 60th class reunion.
(photo below) Rosie’s husband, Paul, also enjoyed his first visit to the Heights.
Rita Geiger Schwing ’52 and her husband Fred
divide their time between the family home on Long
Beach Island, NJ, and a winter condo on Longboat
Key, FL. Until she devel