Shear Fellow and LEAD Updates
"I never forget that we are sowing winter wheat which the coming spring will see sprout and other hands than ours will reap and enjoy."-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
It's always exciting to receive "progress reports" from more than 500 Leadership Academy alums and LEAD participants. We are proud to share their accomplishments. (Note: The number in parenthesis represents year of participation in the Leadership Academy.)
If you're a Shear Fellow or LEAD student send Dayna an update: dstock@umsl.edu
Makita Abraham
Truman State University (‘08); Intern ('10)
Makita is attending law school at Mizzou.
Caitlyn Adams
University of Central Missouri (‘07)
Caitlyn is the Operations Coordinator for Missouri Jobs with Justice.
Beth Adkins
Lincoln University (‘06)
Beth graduated summa cum laude from Lincoln in December 2008, with BS degrees in Computer Information Systems and Studio Art. She is currently a computer information technologist for the Missouri Lottery.
Doris Agwu
University of Missouri (‘04)
Doris graduated in May, 2008, with bachelor’s degrees in Biology and Psychology (with a minor in business) from the University of Missouri where she served as president of the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students and the African Students Association.
Lisa Althoff
Lincoln University (‘99)
In 2010, Lisa was appointed by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to serve as executive director of the Missouri Women’s Council.
Rachel Anderson
University of Missouri (’06)
Rachel has recently relocated to Los Angeles. She works as an Associate Consultant at Morgan Samuels, a consulting and executive search firm.
Kelly Anthony
Truman State University (‘99); Amethyst Award winner 2005
After working on campaigns against constitutional amendments to define and limit marriage in at least three states (including California and Florida), Kelly has settled back in Missouri and is an organizer for Missouri Jobs with Justice in St. Louis.
Laurie Bainter
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘03)
After a brief career in property management, Laurie is now the director of student persistence at College Bound, an organization in St. Louis dedicated to breaking the generational cycle of poverty through equal access to higher education. She is responsible for the creation and development of the collegian program, and currently mentors 34 college students at 20 schools around the country. Laurie’s work at College Bound has stimulated her interest in education policy, and has her thinking about graduate school.
Jumoke Balogun
University of Missouri – Kansas City (‘08)
Jumoke is pursuing a master’s degree in history at American University in Washington, DC, with the end goal of getting her Ph.D. She is also working as a researcher for John Dean, of Watergate fame, transcribing recently declassified Nixon tapes at the National Archives.
Regina Banks
Lincoln University (‘98)
Regina is the legislative director for the California Employment Lawyers Association.
Brandy Barker
Missouri State University (‘02)
Brandy works at Fleishman-Hillard-St. Louis in the Public Affairs division, where she is a key team member in the word-of-mouth and grassroots practice. Her proudest moment to date was working with the nation’s largest inpatient rehabilitation provider to open up access to healthcare to people who needed it and might not be able to live independently without it. In her spare time, Brandy is a volunteer with Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Rebecca Bax
Lincoln University (‘08)
Rebecca is currently employed with Penman and Winton Consulting Group, a Jefferson City-based firm that provides association management and lobbying services for non-profit agencies. She earned a master’s degree in History at Lincoln University in 2010.
LeAnn Beaty
Missouri State University (‘02)
LeAnn is the interim MPA Director and an assistant professor in the Department of Government at Eastern Kentucky University.
Stephanie Bell
University of Missouri - St. Louis ('03)
Stephanie is the Director of Tourism for the City of St. Genevieve, Mo.
Liana Boone
Truman State University (‘02)
Liana is working on a master’s degree in accounting at Saint Louis University.
Pearlina Boyd
Missouri State University (’00)
Pearlina is a budget analyst with the federal government in Washington, DC, working on ARRA (economic stimulus) programs.
Crystal Brigman
Missouri State University (‘07)
In October 2010, I was appointed to the Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Development (CACCD) by the Springfield City Council. CACCD is responsible for taking and reviewing applications for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and then making recommendations to the City Council for discretionary spending.
Missie Brittain
Truman State University (‘99)
Missie recently left her role as the Director of Assessment for the Air Force Culture and Language Center (located in Montomery, Ala.) and returned to her hometown, Kansas City, to serve as a research psychologist for the Center for Army Leadership at Fort Leavenworth, KS. Missie
is an industrial-organizational psychologist.
Cassie Brown
Lincoln University ('09)
Cassie graduated and is currently the acting manager at The Buckle. Though she’s not sure it’s what she wants to do forever, it’s good experience and she’s enjoying it for now.
Rhoda Bryan
Lincoln University ('10)
Rhoda graduated summa cum laude from Lincoln University in May, 2011, with a B.S. in education and a minor in social science. She teaches 7th and 8th grade social studies in Williamsburg, Mo.
Tameka Bryant
Lincoln University (‘07)
Tameka Bryant is a Credit Sales Manager at Wells Fargo in Memphis, Tn., and is pursuing her M.A. in Marketing at the Memphis campus of Webster University.
Maria Buller (Puck)
University of Central Missouri (‘02)
Maria is doing public relations and marketing on a contract basis for non-profit organizations in the Kansas City area.
Joy Bulen
Truman State University (‘11)
Joy plans to graduate in May 2012 with a
BA in Sociology and Psychology. During
the spring semester, she is interning with
a state legislator as part of the issouri
Government Internship Program in Jefferson
City.
Kimberly Burgess
Truman State University (‘07)
Kimberly graduated in May 2009, with a BA in interdisciplinary studies: leadership theory.
Jennifer Byrd
Missouri State University (‘02)
Jennifer is a reporter at Pensions & Investments in Chicago.
Tracey Cannon
University of Missouri - St. Louis ('06)
Tracey has taken an adjunct faculty appointment with Harris-Stowe State University where she will be teaching statistics and research writing in the fall. She continues to work as a Sr. Research Specialist at the Public Policy Research Center at UMSL and has finished her coursework for a PhD in political science.
Chyanne Lockhart Cardarella
University of Central Missouri (‘03); 2007 Amethyst Award Winner
Chyanne is living and working in the Kansas City area, and ran for the state legislature in 2010. She is a past president of the League of Women Voters.
Anne Case-Halferty
University of Missouri (07)
Anne is Project Coordinator, Office of Service-Learning and Fellowships Office and the MU Advisor for the 21st Century Leadership Academy.
Evelyn Chamberlain
Missouri S & T (‘04)
After finishing her doctorate in Civil (Environmental) Engineering in December 2008, Evelyn and her husband moved to Indiana. She is currently working full-time as a domestic engineer, following the birth of her son in January 2010.
Marcia Chatelain
University of Missouri (‘99); Amethyst Award Winner 2009
Dr. Marcia Chatelain was recently named a 2011 German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) American Fellow, and will participate in a three-week intensive leadership program in Europe next summer. Marcia has also accepted a position as Assistant Professor of History at Georgetown University, starting Fall 2011. Her book "South Side Girls: African-American Girlhood in Chicago, 1890-1950" is under contract with the University of Illinois press.
Ann Chisholm
University of Missouri - St. Louis ('05)
Ann remains active in the politics of her hometown, Ferguson, Mo. Her granddaughter Jessy (a 2010 Shear Fellow) has big plans for Ann’s political future.
Jessy Chisholm
University of Missouri–St. Louis (‘10)
Jessy graduated in May and has been volunteering
on Sue Schoemehl‘s campaign
for the State Senate. She recently started a
full-time job in the InterLibrary Loan Department
of the Pius Library at Saint Louis
University.
Carolyn Chrisman (Lumsden)
Truman State University (‘01)
Carolyn has completed her Master's of History Degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and continues to teach social sciences to Kirksville students in grades 6-8. She was recently accepted to the Fulbright-Hays Group program as one of twelve American teachers to live and study for five weeks in China. Carolyn continues to serve on the Kirksville City Council and was recently elected chairwoman of the Kirksville Downtown Improvement Committee.
Stephanie Clark
Lincoln University (‘06)
Stephanie will graduate in December with a master's degree in Mathematics Education from Lincoln University. She currently chairs the LU Women’s Leadership Academy, from which Shear Fellows are selected each year. Stephanie fulfilled a lifelong dream in March when she took a trip to Ireland.
Amber Clifford-Napoleone
University of Central Missouri (‘00)
Amber completed her Ph.D. in American Studies and graduated with honors from the University of Kansas in July 2007. She is currently teaching anthropology and serving as Nance Collections Curator at the University of Central Missouri.
Rebecca Cliffton
Missouri State University (‘06)
Rebecca is a vocational counselor for the MERS/Goodwill Career Center in Springfield, Mo.
Alma Collins
Lincoln University (‘08)
Alma was inducted into the Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society, and was chosen as a Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute Scholar. She was one of three students at Lincoln to receive the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarship, and has been selected as a member of the Lincoln University Women’s Leadership Academy.
Taylor Collier (Hahn)
Missouri S & T (‘07)
Taylor is in med school at Mizzou and is particularly interested in public health issues.
Caroline Coulter (Muller)
Southeast Missouri State University (‘02)
Caroline is an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel for the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Vanessa Crawford
Truman State ('04)
Vanessa is the Executive Director for Missouri Immigrant and Refugee Advocates (MIRA) in St. Louis.
Megan Cripps
Southeast Missouri State University ('10)
Megan has recently returned from SEMO's International Business exchange program in Amsterdam. She officially graduates from Southeast in August, and has accepted a position as a Nanny/English teacher for a French-speaking family in Montreal.
Chase Crowell
Missouri S & T (‘06)
Chase graduated with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and works at Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Ks., where she does structural design engineering on a naval aircraft.
Sylwia Dabrowska
Truman State University (‘08)
Sylwia is finishing her second year at the University of Iowa School of Law. She is currently serving as a law clerk at Litow & Pech, P.C. in Des Moines, IA.
Jennifer Davis
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘07)
Jennifer is completing her final year at Northeastern School of Law in Boston. She completed an internship with the Volunteer Lawyers Project where she provided representation to clients in consumer bankruptcy, unemployment, and housing matters. Through the Northeastern Domestic Violence Clinic she works as a Civil Advocate helping women file restraining orders. Following graduation, Jennifer will be relocating to Houston, Texas, and hopes to find employment in legal services or government.
Lovey Davis
University of Missouri–St. Louis (‘02)
Lovey graduated in December with her MPPA from UMSL. Since August, she has been working as a communications assistant at Nordstrom in the St. Louis Galleria, where she is responsible for employee recognition and special events, as well as customer service.
Shante Davis
University of Missouri – St. Louis (‘05)
Shante is a grant writer and researcher at Almost Home, Inc. in St. Louis.
Jenny Barker Devine
University of Central Missouri (‘99)
Jenny graduated in May 2008 with a Ph.D. in history from Iowa State University. She is an assistant professor of history at Illinois College, a small liberal arts school in Jackson, Il.
Antionette Dickens
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘07)
Is the marketing corrdinator at STAGES ST. LOUIS, a nonprofit organization. She plans to move to Chicago after her wedding in August 2011, to receive a Masters in the Columbia College Chicago's Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Program or a PMFA from the School of Art Institute of Chicago's Visual Communication Design Program.
Robin Dieken
University of Missouri (‘08)
Robin graduated in May 2009, with a bachelor’s in Social Work from Mizzou and plans to take a year off before going back to graduate school.
Miranda Dorn
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘06)
Miranda teaches 9th grade English and 11th and 12th grade creative writing at Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School. She is also pursuing a master's degree at UMSL.
Jennifer Drake
Truman State University ('05)
Jennifer lives in Washington DC and manages an initiative at The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Her work helps states and communities successfully apply for federal funding for teen pregnancy prevention programs.
Olivia Drumm
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘01)
Olivia is attending graduate school at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, where she is pursuing a M.S. in Art Therapy.
Emily Elam
University of Central Missouri ('10)
Emily is entering her first semester at St. Louis Unviersity School of Law.
Lindsay Epstein
Missouri S&T (‘03)
Lindsay is working her dream job: building satellites, rockets and manned space flight in the DC area. She is also working on a master’s in space studies from American Military University.
Caroline Erickson
University of Missouri–Columbia (‘07)
Caroline graduated with her B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science with a minor in Women and Gender Studies in May. She recently joined the Peace Corps staff as a rural community health advisor in Benin, Africa. She anticipates entering a graduate program in the U.S. when she returns in 2012.
Carissa Ewing (Sims)
Southeast Missouri State University (‘02)
Carissa lives in Kansas City with her husband and is a recruiter for a non-profit hospital. She is contemplating graduate school.
Casey Exendine
University of Central Missouri (‘06)
Casey works for the Missouri Secretary of State's Office of Records Management. She was recently awarded a capital fellowship to attend MU's Truman School for Public Affairs and will start working on her master’s degree this fall.
Jamilah Fagbene
Lincoln University (‘04)
Jamilah is a confidential assistant to the Under Secretary for Rural Development at the USDA. She earned a master’s in public administration from American University in December 2008.
Lacey Filley
Lincoln University (‘06)
Since March of 2009, Lacey has been the Group Sales Manager position at Big Surf Waterpark at the Lake of the Ozarks, where she lives with her husband and son, Ty. Lacey volunteers her extra time with the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life and ACS CAN, the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization.
Mayra Flesner
University of Central Missouri (‘04)
Mayra and her law partner just celebrated
the very successful one year anniversary
of their firm, the ―Law Offices of Flesner& Dyer, LLC,‖ in St. Charles, Mo. Mayra
reports that the firm goal for Year 2 is to
establish a non-profit arm to focus on pro
bono work, providing free or reduced
rate services to low income persons.
Renessa Foronda
Truman State University ('04)
Renessa is a recruiter for ZS Associates, a sales and marketing consulting firm in Chicago. She is primarily responsible for recruiting at Purdue, the Univ. of Illinois, and the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison.
Elizabeth Fracica
University of Missouri-Columbia ('10)
Lizzie was just accepted into the competitive
Civic Leaders Internship Program
(CLIP) at Mizzou and will be interning
next spring with Representative Diane
Franklin in Jefferson City, focusing on
public health and health policy. In the
meantime, she is interviewing for medical
school.
Heather Frey (Mullanack)
Missouri State University ('06)
Heather obtained her MPA with an emphasis in local government management. She has begun her job search and is looking to make connections in North Carolina.
Brittany Gholson
Southeast Missouri State University ('10)
Brittany is an intern at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Cape Girardeau. She has also been nominated for SEMO Woman of the Year.
Ashley Gilpin
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘08)
Ashley is a political consultant for the Missouri Democratic Party. She worked on Gov. Jay Nixon’s Legislative Victory Fund Campaign to recruit and assist democratic candidates for the 2010 election.
Ellie Glenn
Truman State University ('07)
Ellie has been appointed by Governor Nixon to be the legislative liaison for the MO Dept. of Health. She is also enrolled at the Truman School of Public Affairs, and anticipates graduating early in December of this year with an emphasis in Public Policy Analysis.
Leddy Glenn
University of Central Missouri (‘01)
Since 2006, Leddy has worked for the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) in Kansas City. She is currently the coordinator of education and outreach services. In this role she gives professional and community education presentations, and supervises the youth educators who go out into the schools to talk with pre-k to 12 graders about various topics related to sexual violence.
Jessi Glueck
Southeast Missouri State University (‘07)
Jessi is the assistant manager at the Barnes & Noble cafe in Cape Girardeau. She also works part-time as a substitute librarian for the Riverside Regional libraries in Southeast Missouri, and as the manager of the local ice cream shop.
Mariaimee Gonzalez
University of Missouri-Columbia ('10)
As of June 1, 2011, Mariaimee became the first Director of Clinical Studies and an Assistant Professor at Webster University’s Master of Arts in Counseling program.
Claire Gorman
University of Central Missouri (‘05)
Claire earned her law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami Gardens, Fl.
Anna Gourdin
Southeast Missouri State University (‘05)
After reading about the Next Step program on the Leadership Academy e-mail list, Anna applied and was selected! Sponsored by the Running Start organization, Next Step is a bipartisan professional development program designed to foster the advancement of the next generation of women political leaders.
Christin Green
Missouri State University (‘07)
Christin has been accepted to the George Washington University Public Policy graduate program where she will pursue an emphasis in gender and social issues.
Tamila Gresham
Missouri State University (‘08)
Tamila graduated from Missouri State in December 2008, and plans to attend law school in Washington, DC. She was an at-large pledged delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Beth Groenke
Missouri S&T (’07)
Beth is attending dental school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Melissa Gundel (Austin)
University of Missouri (‘08)
Melissa is working at a small animal practice in Stanley, KS.
Jessica Gunder (Shaw)
University of Missouri (‘03)
After a two-year clerkship with U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber in St. Louis, Jessica relocated to Washington, DC, in fall 2009, to work for the Department of Justice.
Erin Hamilton
University of Missouri - Kansas City (‘07)
Erin graduated in May 2009 with a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. She is a Women's Advocate at Hope House in Independence.
Holley Hansen
Truman State University (‘99)
Holley is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. For the 2009-2010 academic year, Holley was a Visiting Professor of Political Science at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where she also served as the Director of the Women's Studies Program.
Crystal Hardy (Sellers)
University of Central Missouri (‘03)
Crystal is a teacher for the State Fair Career and Technology Center, a high school vocational technical program administered through State Fair Community College. She teaches Agriculture Education to jr. high and high school students at two schools and is also the advisor for the FFA.
Natascha Harried
University of Missouri-St. Louis ('09)
In Decemeber 2010, Natascha started a new position as a case coordinator for the Riverbend Head Start in Alton, Il., working with prenatal moms and children up to 5 yrs old.
Amy Moore Harris
University of Missouri-Columbia ('06)
Amy graduated from Mizzou Law School and is currently clerking for Judge Justine Del Muro of the Circuit Court of Jackson County. She is living in Kansas City, Missouri with her husband Nate.
Brittany Harris
University of Central Missouri ('09)
Brittany is finishing up her first year of graduate school at the University of Oklahoma, where she is pursuing a M.Ed in Adult and Higher Education, Student Affairs Administration. She is a graduate assistant for the Graduate College in the Office of Admissions, and ultimately plans to earn a PhD in Organizational Leadership at OU.
Rachel Harris
Southeast Missouri State University (‘08)
Last summer Rachel completed an internship with a law firm in Cape Girardeau and worked on a nonprofit merger case. She is a law student at Mizzou.
LaShonda Harvey
University of Missouri – St. Louis (‘99)
LaShonda works for Hampton Inn Hotels, providing revenue support for nine hotels in the Chicago area.
Rachel Hassani
Missouri State University ('10)
After running a grassroots campaign for a
mayoral election in Dallas, Tx., last spring,
Rachel returned to Missouri to help with
the tornado recovery in Joplin. She is now
back on the campaign trail, serving as Political
Director for the Todd Akin for U.S.
Senate Campaign.
Alana Henderson
University of Missouri–Kansas City (’11)
Next semester, Alana will be an intern in
the education department at Curious
Theatre Company, a non-profit theatre
company in Denver, Co.
Rebecca Henderson
University of Central Missouri (‘04)
Rebecca is preparing for the Florida bar exam and volunteering at Hillsborough County Animal Services (the local animal shelter). After she passes the exam in July, she will be licensed in three states: Missouri, Illinois and Florida. She is also in the process of applying to volunteer with the Tampa Guardian ad Litem Program.
Bethany Henry
University of Missouri-Columbia ('10)
Bethany has recently been accepted into the McNair Scholars Program at MU. Before she graduates in 2012 with a degree in Anthropology and History she will finish her year abroad in Mexico, work at the National Park Service Midwest Region Student Academy at Pea Ridge National Military Park, and will be participating in a research project in Canada in the upcoming fall and spring.
Ramanda Hicks
University of Missouri - Kansas City ('09)
Ramanda is working with a newly formed group in Kansas City called “Zone 27.” Its goal is to provide community resources for underprivileged children from birth through college.
Paula Hodges
Truman State University (‘05)
Paula is the Rhode Island Public Policy Director for Planned Parenthood of Southern New England.
Rebecca Holmes
Missouri S & T ('11)
Rebecca Holmes was recently awarded the Missouri S&T Woman Student of the Year Silver Award. Rebecca is majoring in psychology with a minor in political science.
Allison Howard
University of Missouri (‘04); Amethyst Award Winner 2007
Allison is finishing up her third year of medical school at Mizzou and plans to be a radiologist.
Loretta Dunn Hunter
Missouri S & T ('06)
Loretta works in regulatory affairs for the food technologies division at Kemin, a Des Moines-based company that develops food, agrifood, pet food, dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals.
Geri Hughes
Lincoln University ('11)
While she is looking for work, Geri is currently organizing fundraisers for college students, volunteering and applying for seats on Kansas City's Board of Commissions.
Maria Iliakova
University of Missouri–Kansas City (‘09)
Maria has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Barcelona, Spain in the laboratory of Dr. Johannes Jaeger at the EMBL Centre de Regulació Genómica (EMBL/CRG).
Alana Inman (Murray)
Missouri State University (‘98)
Alana is the principal assistant for Boards and Commission at the Missouri State Archives in Jefferson City.
Debbie Irwin
University of Missouri–St. Louis (‘99)
Debbie works as a Community Development Director in the Initiatives Division of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. She was previously the Foreclosure Intervention Taskforce Coordinator for Beyond Housing.
Sara Irwin
Lincoln University ('09)
Sara studied at the Anglo-American University in Prague, Czech Republic. She was inducted into the Alpha Kappa Mu national honors society and succeeded in establishing, and joining, the Lincoln University Psi Sigma Alpha national political science honors chapter. She also attended the Thurgood Marshall Leadership Conference in New York.
Joy Jackson
Truman State University (‘00)
Joy is still practicing law in Columbia and recently got licensed to practice in Arkansas, as well as Missouri and Illinois. She and her husband added a second child—Jackson Patrick Concannon—to their family in April last year. He joins his older sister, Sophia.
Kristin Jackson
Missouri State University (‘03)
For three years, Kristin served as a legislative assistant for Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN), and staffed the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee (the Americas section of the House Foreign Affairs Committee). She is currently living in Madrid, Spain and studying Spanish so she can achieve her long-term goal of promoting micro business development in Latin America.
Sarah Jackson
University of Missouri (‘03)
Sarah has (temporarily) left her life in Washington, DC to pursue a masters degree in Public Service & Administration (MPSA) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University in College Station. She plans to graduate in May 2011.
Bridgett Johnson
University of Missouri – Kansas City (‘06)
Bridgett is the president of student government at UMKC and served on the search committee for the campus’ new chancellor.
Jenny Johnson
Truman State University ('10)
Jenny has been awarded a summer internship in Midlet, Morocco with NEST, a micro-bartering organization that helps women achieve self-sufficiency by helping female artists create successful small businesses.
Jessica Johnson
Missouri State University (‘07)
Jessica completed an internship at the Department of State and graduated with her Master's of Public Administration from Missouri State University in summer 2009. In August, she started working as a Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) with the Library of Congress. The purpose of the PMF Program is to attract to the Federal service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs.
Tiffany Johnson
Truman State University ('07)
Tiffany is a first year law student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School.
Yorba Johnson
Truman State University (‘05)
Yorba is a third grade teacher at Meramec Elementary School in Clayton, Mo. This is her fourth year of teaching and her second year in Clayton.
Susan Jones
University of Missouri-St. Louis ('09); Intern ('10)
Susan is pursuing a masters degree in leadership and management at Webster University in St. Louis and works full-time at Nordstrom Rack.
Aruna Josyula, M.D.
University of Missouri (‘98)
Aruna will complete a Family Medicine residency program in Austin, Texas, in December, and has been accepted into a Geriatrics Fellowship in Asheville, N.C., starting in January. She is “super excited” to be moving to a new place.
Mary Jane Judy (Groff)
University of Missouri (‘02)
Mary Jane is an attorney in the real estate practice at Polsinelli Shughart PC in Kansas City.
Lina Kahn
Truman State University (‘06)
Lina is at University of Maryland where she is working toward a master's degree in public policy. She is also interning at a research organization in DC called the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Nadia Kamanzi
Missouri State University (‘08)
Nadia recently completed her masters in public policy at the University of Northern Iowa, with an emphasis in health policy. She is currently job hunting in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Arzu Karimova
University of Missouri – St. Louis (‘05)
Arzu has founded Cervia Diagnostic Innovations,
with a mission of developing a
low-cost diagnostic tool to detect cervical
cancer.
Kathie Kearbey
Southeast Missouri State University (‘99)
Kathie is a vocational advisor for the Ticket to Work Program. She is also the treasurer and historian of the Missouri Disability Vote Project. Kathie goes to Jefferson City about four times a year, and often takes others with her to see the capital for the first time. Recently Kathie was one of three panelists for the "Faces of Homelessness" Speakers‘ Panel
at the Missouri State Capitol sponsored by the Missouri Association
for Social Welfare (MASW) in
partnership with the Governor‘s Committee
to End Homelessness (GCEH.)
Emily Kelchen (Kiddoo)
Truman State University (‘06)
Emily graduated from the University of
Wisconsin law school and was admitted
to the Wisconsin bar this spring. She now
works for both the Hamilton Consulting
Group and the Great Lakes Legal Foundation
in Madison, WI.
Traci Kennedy (Harr)
University of Missouri (’07)
Traci became the administrative
coordinator with Missouri
Health Connection. She is working with
Mindy Mazur, former Chief of Staff in the
Secretary of State‘s Office, who Traci met
during her Sue Shear Fellowship in 2007.
Abrahama Keys
University of Missouri (‘04)
Abrahama is the coordinator of the membership department at the St. Louis Science Center. She also continues to be passionate about politics.
Ashley Kremer (Phillips)
Truman State University (‘05)
Ashley graduated from law school at Mizzou in May of 2009, and took the Missouri Bar exam in July. She is now an associate at Grimes, Fay & Kopp– a general practice law firm in Columbia. Her practice will emphasize family law and she is especially interested in advocating for women and children. In her free time, Ashley chases her son Liam.
Amy Kucharo
University of Missouri-Kansas City ('10)
Amy just started a new job as a delivery consultant for Cerner Corporation, a healthcare information technology company in Kansas City.
Michelle Landers
Truman State University (‘08)
Michelle is pursuing a master's degree in public policy administration at UMSL.
Laura Lasher
Truman State University ('08)
Laura graduated from Truman State University with her master’s in accounting in May 2009. She now lives in St. Louis and works for KPMG, a big-four accounting firm.
Brianna Lennon
Truman State University (‘06)
Brianna graduated in May, passed the bar
this summer, and is an Assistant Attorney General in Jefferson City. She was recently appointed by Columbia City Council to serve on the New Century Fund Board of Columbia.
Mary Grace Lewandowski
University of Missouri – St. Louis (‘00)
Mary Grace is working at East-West Gateway in the Transportation Corridor Improvement Group on the Great Streets Initiative.
Tiwan Lewis
Lincoln University ('05)
Tiwan is the administrator for the Salvation Army’s Feeding America Program in Jefferson City. She has also began a hunger awareness campaign and food drive for elementary school students. This summer she will be researching grants and fundraising opportunities for the Salvation Army Food Pantry.
Sarah Linneman
University of Missouri - Kansas City (‘08)
After the 2008 Leadership Academy, Sarah spent a semester abroad in Cape Town, South Africa. In addition to taking classes, she had an internship teaching environmental science to high school students in the township Khayelitsha.
Cori Lock
Missouri S&T (‘00)
Cori is a software engineer on the SolutionWorks Team for Cerner Corporation in Kansas City.
Natalie Lorenz (Bachmann)
Southeast Missouri State University (‘08)
Natalie is a law student at Southern Illinois University. She graduated from SEMO in December 2008 with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Social Work.
Melinda Love
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘02)
Melinda works full-time at the Gateway Foundation in St. Louis, goes to school, and serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Social Work (NASW) - Missouri Chapter.
Meghan Lowery
Missouri State University (‘06)
Meghan recently accepted a position as Director of Organization Development Consulting at Psychological Associates in St. Louis. She is also getting married in October.
Lauren Maddock
Missouri S & T (’07)
Lauren is an engineering analyst with the St. Charles County Highway Department.
Carrie Maher (Freese)
Missouri State University (‘01)
Carrie is the business development manager of the Life Sciences Division for the Midwest Region of Chicago-based Gerson Lehrman Group, an independent primary research firm serving business and investment leaders. Prior to the move, Carrie worked for Cerner for five years.
Nabihah Maqbool
University of Missouri (‘08)
In addition to her studies, Nabihah is serving on the Muslims Students Organization board and is trying to put together information sessions to discuss the ongoing events in Gaza. Last semester she attended a Students Against Genocide conference in Washington, DC, and recently she had an opportunity to see the MLK historical sites in Atlanta.
Amanda Marchegiani
Southeast Missouri State University (‘08)
Amanda graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications in the option of Public Relations. After working as an intern with the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, she has accepted a permanant position with them working with the newly appointed VP of Communications Director.
Angela Marino
Missouri State University (‘02)
Angela is the Vice President of Resource Development at the United Way of Greater St. Louis.
Carol Marshall
Southeast Missouri State University (‘00)
For the past five years, Carol has been working for the FBI as a victim specialist. She currently lives in Louisville, Ky.
Tatiana McKinney
University of Missouri (‘08)
Tatiana will finish up her Fellowship at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy in Washington, DC, in early August. She been accepted into the Sarah Lawrence Graduate Program in Women's History but plans to defer for a year so that she can save up a little more money. In the meantime, she has applied for several fellowships and jobs.
Julie McKitrick
Southeast Missouri State University (‘03)
Julie is an order fulfillment specialist at Solutia in St. Louis.
Kelly Newsome McNichols
University of Missouri - Kansas City (2004); Amethyst Award Winner 2010
Kelly is a student at the Georgetown Law Center in Washington, DC.
Alisha Mehrhoff
Lincoln University (‘08)
Alisha is a scholarship student in the JD/MBA program at Oklahoma City University with an anticipated graduation date in May 2012. She graduated magna cum laude in May 2009, with bachelors of science degrees in History and Political Science. She is interning for the General Counsel of the Oklahoma House of Representatives until May 2011.
Kayla Meine
University of Central Missouri ('11)
Kayla is starting her junior year at UCM in the fall. She is the President of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, Vice President of UCM’s Pre-Law Association, and is an active member of the Mock Trial team.
Jheel Mehta
University of Missouri - Kansas City (‘07)
Jheel is pursuing an MA in Asian Studies at Seton Hall University, and is learning Mandarin with the hope of studying abroad in China next year. She is also planning a trip to India in March.
Rachel Melichar
Missouri State University (‘00)
Rachel is an account executive for Elizabeth Arden Prestige Cosmetics, and works with stores in Kansas, western Missouri, NW Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma. In addition to her work, she is a National Officer for Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.
Bridget Yirakpoa Member-Meneh
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘07)
Bridget graduated from UMSL in May and was an intern at the Sue Shear Institute this fall. She was hired recently by Kelly Services and had the opportunity to visit her family in Nigeria this Decemeber.
Claudia Mercado
Missouri State University (‘98)
Claudia is the assistant director of the Office of Student Activities at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Il. In addition, she is nearing completion of her dissertation in educational leadership and policy at the University of Kansas. She and her partner welcomed their first child in January 2009.
AJ Mercer
Missouri S&T ('98)
Since Feb. 2010, AJ has been an engineer at the Batesville, MS, location of GE Aviation, a world-leading provider of jet and turbo prop engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation. She was recently promoted to Operations Coach.
Katina Metzidakis
Sue Shear and Leadership Academy Intern (’03)
Katina graduated from Cardozo Law School (Yeshiva U in NYC) in May 2008 and now lives in Santiago, Chile with her Chilean husband. She works in investment banking at JP Morgan, focusing on equity research in the Southern Cone and Andean Region. She has also helped organize the Chilean rounds of the International Law Moot Court competition.
Dianna Meyers
Missouri S & T (‘05)
Dianna finished her ceramic engineering degree in May 2009, and now works in IT Consulting at Accenture in St. Louis.
Rachel Meyers (Ohmer)
Truman State University (‘04)
Rachel graduated from Truman with a master’s of accountancy in 2006 and works for RubinBrown, a public accounting firm, in the assurance services department. She got married in November 2008, and lives with her husband in St. Louis.
Paula Mihalcik, PhD
Missouri University of Science and Technology (‘00)
Paula continues her work as a program analyst for the National Guard Bureau. She recently returned to the Midwest after getting married, and now telecommutes from Camp Robinson to Washington, DC.
Victoria Moger
Missouri State University (‘05)
After living in Lexington, Va., and managing the colonization efforts of a new chapter of her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi, Victoria returned to Missouri State for graduate school.
Liz Morrow
Lincoln University (‘01)
Liz is the registrar at Lincoln University in Jefferson City.
Lynn Mwaniki
University of Central Missouri ('09)
Lynn has completed her MA in Sociology from the University of Central Missouri. This summer Lynn will be returning to Kenya to teach college classes, and looks forward to helping young women accomplish their dreams.
Kelly Myers (Kobarg)
University of Missouri ('99)
After several years as an attorney with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Kelly recently started a new position as General Counsel for the Iowa Department of Economic Development.
Jessica Nelson
University of Central Missouri (‘07)
Jessica recently accepted a position as a full time criminal justice instructor at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois.
Katie New
University of Central Missouri (‘06)
Katie graduated with Pro Bono Honors from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law in May 2011. She passed the Missouri Bar Exam in July and is licensed to practice law in Missouri.
Mary Hoemann Newell
University of Missouri (’98)
Mary is a law clerk for Supreme Court Judge Mary Rhodes Russell. She lives in Jefferson City with her husband and 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Madeline.
Alexandria Niemoeller
Missouri S &T ('08)
Alexandria is active in lobbying efforts for the American Cancer Society, particularly in support of the Show-Me Healthy Women program, which provides funds for cancer screenings for low-income women and minorities.
Rachel (Melichar) Owens
Missouri State University
Rachel is an account executive with Elizabeth Arden. She is based in Kansas City, but her territory covers western Missouri, Northwest Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Jessica Pace
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘08)
Jessica recently started a job as a communications specialist with SEIU Local 721 in Los Angeles, where she is doing member and media communications for 55,000 Los Angeles County workers. She recently attended the New Organizing Institute’s New Media Bootcamp.
Rachel Padgett
Southeast Missouri State University (‘07)
Rachel graduated in May 2008 with a B.S. in Education and a teaching emphasis in social studies.
Lauren Palmer
University of Missouri (‘99)
Lauren is the assistant city manager for Manhattan, Ks.
Amanda Trainor Patrick
Southeast Missouri State University (‘04)
Amanda is the membership, marketing and trade show coordinator for the Railway Supply Institute in Washington, DC. She was recently selected for the Leadership Academy for Young Professionals sponsored by ASAE, The Center for Association Leadership.
Jeanne Patrick (Norris)
University of Missouri - St. Louis (‘04)
Jeanne teaches AP Biology and Anatomy at Gateway IT where she is the sponsor of Interact Club, a community service group, and the Saturday Scholars Program which gives students the opportunity to have first-hand medical school experience at Washington University. She was recently accepted to the Teacher Researcher Partnership at Washington University, where she will work with a life sciences research lab while developing inquiry curriculum for her classroom. She and her husband celebrated their first wedding anniversary in 2011.
Cindy Sandoval Perez
Southeast Missouri State University (‘09)
Cindy will graduate in May 2012 with an accounting major and finance minor, and has accepted a position in the audit group at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in St. Louis.
Roan Peters
University of Missouri (‘06)
Roan graduated in May 2009 with a B.S. in Business Administration, magna cum laude, a B.A. in International Studies, cum laude, and a B.A. in German, cum laude. She is participating in an Education Traineeship through the AIESEC Global Exchange Program and will be teaching English at Colegio Fontán in Bogotá, Colombia, until December 2011.
Jessica Post
Truman State University (‘01)
Jessica is the National Field Director/Political Director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the organization dedicated to winning and maintaining Democratic majorities in state legislative bodies. She is based in Washington, DC.
Michelle Prince
UMSL Women LEAD, 2010
Michelle is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in elementary education. She was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi National Education Honor Society last spring, and this summer she was a peer mentor at the UMSL Girls’ Leadership Camp. She is looking forward to starting her senior year this fall and plans to graduate in May, 2012.
Derecka Purnell
University of Missouri-Kansas City ('11)
Derecka was recently appointed by City Councilwoman Melba Curls to serve as co-chair of the Emerge KC Leadership Board, which strives to mobilize and encourage people to become civically engaged and promote positive initiatives in the commu-nity. She was also selected as a member of the Teach for America Kansas City Corps for next fall.
Farheen Qurashi
University of Missouri - Kansas City (‘06)
After serving for a year as the Jack Rutledge Legislative Director (JRLD) of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) outside Washington, DC, Farheen is back at UMKC to finish her last year of medical school.
Sukmeke Rainey
Lincoln University (‘99)
Sukmeke is a producer for "First Business," a nationally syndicated financial television program based in Chicago (her hometown).
Wendi Raulie
University of Central Missouri ('05)
Wendi is the Assistant Center Director at the ELS Language Center on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Il. ELS is an international company that teaches English to non-native speakers so they can attend American Universities. She is also traveling to other ELS centers training new registrars.
Stacey Henry Reliford
University of Missouri ('00)
Stacy is the field government relations director for the American Cancer Society in St. Louis, where her focus in on local “smokefree” community initiatives. She was recently appointed by the mayor to a 3-year term on the City of Kirkwood’s Human Right’s Commission.
Ivana Ristovska
University of Missouri – St. Louis (‘08)
Ivana worked as a field organizer for Congressman Russ Carnahan’s re-election campaign in 2008.
Kelley Robinson
University of Missouri–Columbia (‘07)
Kelley is living in Washington DC and working with Choice USA - a non-profit that promotes reproductive justice through youth based and community organizing.
Sarah Robinson
University of Missouri – Kansas City (‘05)
Sarah is a real estate agent in Kansas City.
Shakea Roper
University of Central Missouri (‘07)
Shakea graduated with an MSW from Mizzou in May 2009. She earned her BSW (Bachelors of Social Work) at the University of Central Missouri in May 2008.
Judith Rowland
Missouri State University (’09)
Judith graduated is pursuing a masters in development studies at the London School of Economics as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar.
Lauren Ryan
University of Missouri (’07)
Lauren Ryan received her Master's in Genetic Counseling and is living in San Francisco.
Mary Jo Ryan
University of Missouri ('08)
Mary Jo is currently serving as a representative for the Loretto Community at the United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Branch. Her position focuses on women’s issues and she is serving on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
Amy Davis Salladay
Truman State University (‘98)
Amy is an attorney at law in Columbia, Missouri.
Zhanna Saparova
University of Missouri - Kansas City (’03)
Zhanna is the Assistant Director with the Office of International Student Services at the University of St. Thomas in St Paul, MN. She and her husband had their first child, a boy, in May 2010.
Amanda Sasek
Univerity of Central Missouri ('10)
This summer Amanda assisted Dr. Shari Bax as the Assistant Academic Coordinator for both Missouri Boys State and Missouri Girls State. She also attended the American Democracy Project National Convention in Orlando, Florida. At the convention Amanda served as a presenter on Peer-to-Peer Voter Registration Initiatives alongside another Sue Shear Fellow, Kayla Meine. This fall she will be a teacher's assistant for an American Government class and will continue to tutor government classes.
Christy Schlosser
Truman State University (‘04)
Christy completed a master’s degree in public communication from American University, and now works as a market research project manager at Applied Research in Kansas City, Mo.
Kellie Schmidt
Lincoln University (‘04)
Kellie received a masters in nursing leadership in December 2008, and is the assistant director of nursing (ADON) at a nursing home in Jefferson City.
Jesse Sendejas
University of Missouri – Kansas City (‘04)
Jesse serves as an Assistant City Attorney in Kansas City. She’s co-Vice Chair for the Public Service Committee of the Young Lawyers Section of KCMBA, and volunteers as team leader for Lawyers in the Classroom, DEBATE-KC urban debate league. Jesse is also a Big Sister and acts as an Inn Master for the University of Missouri– School of Law Inns program which mentors law students.
Jessica Polk Sentell
Missouri State University (‘08)
After finishing her MPA in May 2009, Jessica moved to Washington, DC, with her new husband to start a Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) with the Drug Enforcement Administration. The purpose of the PMF Program is to attract to the Federal service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs.
Mahin Shahlari
Missouri S & T (‘07)
Mahin graduated in May with a PhD in chemical engineering and has since been working as a Sr. Formulation Chemist at Northern Technologies International Corporation, located in the Minneapolis area.
Kim Shields
Missouri State University (‘00)
Kim is a government consultant with LexisNexis.
Patrice Shumate (Hutton)
University of Missouri (‘05)
Patrice is a social service coordinator in St. Louis, providing social services for seniors and persons with disabilities in low-income housing.
Danielle Siembieda
University of Missouri-Columbia (‘99)
Danielle lives in Oakland, California and works as an Art Practitioner specializing in New Technologies, Eco Art and Interactive Strategies. She recently received a grant for her studio practice, The Art Inspector, to conduct Eco Makeovers on artists' studios. She will create an Energy Smart Exhibition as well.
Candace Simpson
University of Missouri (‘03)
Candace is living in Cincinnati, Oh., and is considering a career in logistics with the U.S. Air Force.
Melissa Sinden
University of Missouri (‘01)
Melissa lives in Washington DC and is the Senior Director of Government Relations for the American Academy of Audiology. Prior to her current position, Melissa worked for the American Chiropractic Association.
Natalie Soltys
Truman State University (‘07)
Natalie is living in New York City and pursuing a master's in Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU.
Churie Spreng
University of Missouri–St. Louis (‘09)
Churie became the first Shear Fellow to be elected to the Missouri Legislature when in November 2010, she won a seat in the Missouri House. She represents the 76th district in St. Louis County.
Brittany Stegeman
Lincoln University ('10)
In January 2012, Brittany started a new position as an admissions counselor/ recruiter at Lincoln University of Missouri.
Suzanne Struglinski
University of Missouri (‘98); Amethyst Award Winner 2008
Suzanne is the legislative press secretary for the Natural Resources Defense Council (www.nrdc.org.) She has recently been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Governors at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Monica Swindle
University of Missouri-St. Louis ('08)
Monica earned her master's degree in English and a graduate certificate in Gender Studies from UMSL in May 2010. She is currently teaching composition at St. Louis Community College at Meramec and serves as a lecturer and the program assistant/webmistress for the Gender Studies program at UMSL. For the Gender Studies program, Monica has secured a grant in collaboration with Dr. Kathleen Nigro to design and implement international online gender studies courses in collaboration with gender studies faculty from around the world. She also has a peer-reviewed article, "Feeling Girl, Girling Feeling: Girl as Affect," forthcoming this June in the journal Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge.
Lauren Terry
Missouri State University ('10)
Lauren graduated in May, 2011, with a bachelor’s degree in socio-political communications. She is a sales representative with Eli Lilly, and is getting married in August.
Cynthia Tharp
Missouri S & T (‘01)
Cynthia is the Curator of Collections at the Chemical Corps Museum at Fort Leonard Wood and an adjunct professor at East Central College. She is a May 2009 graduate of the UM-SL Master’s program in History and the 2008 Alumna of the Year from Missouri S&T. In addition, she is the 2010 and 2011 Committee Chairperson for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life in Phelps County, Mo.
Hallie Thompson
University of Missouri ('11)
Hallie will be graduating from Mizzou in December with a degree in Biochemistry. She is in the process of applying to graduate school.
Heather Lasher Todd
Truman State University (‘01)
Heather is the Public Information Officer for the American Medical Association based in Washington DC.
Gannet Tseggai
University of Missouri (‘02)
Gannet is a public relations and communications professional in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Until July 2011, she served as the Domestic Policy Council Communications Director at the White House.
Jenna Tune
Missouri S & T (‘06)
Jenna finished her master’s degree in geological engineering in 2009, and planned to move from her hometown of Rolla. She had a baby in December 2008 - a boy - and reports that “being a mom is definitely my greatest accomplishment to date.”
Kathleen Turner
Lincoln University (‘01)
Kathleen is a PhD candidate in English at Northern Illinois University where she is also a teaching assistant in the English department. In addition to teaching composition and literature classes at NIU, she is also an adjunct instructor at a nearby community college. She completed a graduate certificate in women’s studies, and is currently working on her dissertation about depictions of marginalized women in film and literature.
Danielle Uding
UMSL Women LEAD, 2010
Danielle graduated from UMSL in
December. She is a process specialist at Landis + Gyr, where she focuses on environmental health and safety/HR.
Amanda Wells
Missouri S&T ('11)
Amanda says she is doing great “thanks to the Academy!” After spending an afternoon in the basement of the Governor’s Mansion with gubernatorial staffer Deborah Price (see the recap of the Academy for more), Amanda is an intern in the Governor’s office for Boards and Commissions.
Michelle Wade
Missouri State University (‘03)
Michelle is an assistant professor at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO.
Rachel Waldemer
University of Missouri–Kansas City (‘09)
Rachel was one of 60 students awarded a Fellowship worth $5,000 by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. She graduated in May with a bachelor of science degree with majors in Biology, Chemistry and Spanish. She is a student in the MD-PhD program at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.
Traci Walker
Missouri S & T (‘99)
Traci is a Senior Contract Specialist in the Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President (EOP). Traci recently completed a 9-month USDA Graduate School Executive Leadership Program, and she is pursuing a master’s of science in organizational leadership from Regis University- College for Public Leadership.
Ashley Warren
University of Missouri (‘06)
Ashley is the Student Government President of her medical school, A.T. Still University-Kirksville. Her long-term plan is to do family medicine with a specialty in pediatrics in rural Missouri, ideally in her hometown of Richland, Mo.
Rachel Watson
University of Missouri-St. Louis ('10); Intern ('11)
Rachel recently completed her second summer year teaching English in Miami through the Breakthough Collaborative program.
Lisa Wayne
Truman State University (‘03)
Lisa recently returned to the U.S. after living and working in Germany and deployment in Kosovo.
Sarah Welch
Missouri S & T (‘00)
Sarah and her husband moved to Bouder, Co., in May. She is a project manager at an image analysis software development firm and has gotten involved in several organizations targeted toward women in technology, including Girls in Tech and Startup Women.
Amy Williams
University of Missouri-Columbia ('10)
This summer, Amy is an intern with the University of Missouri Equity Office. She will start her third year of law school at MU in the fall.
Corinna Willis
Lincoln University (‘08)
Corinna is the president of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society at Lincoln. She graduated with a B.S. in Agriculture in May 2010.
Kate Winzenburger
Southeast Missouri State University (‘06)
Kate graduated from Southeast in May 2008, and is pursuing a masters in social work with school certification at SIU-Carbondale. She is a student worker at the Assistant U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cape Girardeau, and is doing a practicum at Union County Counseling Services in Anna, IL.
Shelly Wood
Southeast Missouri State University (‘07)
Shelly is the project coordinator for the Southeast Missouri Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. She recently co-authored an article titled "An analysis of Fossil-Fuel Dependence in the United States with Implications for Community Social Work," which was published in the October issue of Critical Social Work.
Lauren Yoggerst
Southeast Missouri State University (‘04)
Lauren is finishing up her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Eastern Illinois University and is cautiously optimistic about entering the job market!
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