Melissa Neis ’02, vice president at Parr Insurance Brokerage, offers expert insight on risks of the sharing economy, such as Airbnb or Uber.
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Jeanette Otis ’02
Jeanette Otis ’02 recently received her third SPARC (Superior Performance and Recognition Certificate) award for her work at Elevate Services, Inc., a legal service provider:
Jeanette created the content, delivered the training, and provided and scored the assessments for the Patent Illustration Specialty Team for the PC-LWP team. This team works hand-in-hand with an internal client team on providing drawings for patent applications – a critical task for the client’s patent practice and one that is billable for the client! As Patent Champion, Jeanette built her knowledge and skill set from scratch, continues to maintain the knowledge base, and provides team coaching whenever necessary.
The five member team was certified in January 2016.
Frank Mirandola ’02
Frank Mirandola ’02, a history teacher at Prospect High School with extensive coaching and leadership experience, has been named as the school’s assistant principal.
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A huge congratulations to you, Frank!
John Schreiner ’02
John Schreiner ’02 has been promoted to partner at law firm Perkins Coie. At Perkins, John is a member of the firm’s Corporate Governance & Transactions practice in the Chicago office. He counsels public and closely held established and emerging companies in their daily business needs, ranging from negotiating vendor and customer contracts to sale and succession planning matters. He also represents public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, private equity financing, lending transactions, corporate governance and other general business matters. John has a wide breadth of industry experience, with a particular focus on food and beverage companies, manufacturers, retailers, construction companies, providers of web-based services and biotechnology and medical products and devices companies.
Michael Mayo ’02
The flim Out of the Heart, directed by alumnus Michael Mayo ’02, is now available for purchase on iTunes.
#GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, groups and individuals around the world are coming together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.
As you consider giving this holiday season, please consider giving the gift of bright futures to current Titans. Your gift supports all the things that make an IWU experience unforgettable and unique! Gifts can be made online at www.iwu.edu/give or by calling 309-556-3091.
Thanks for keeping Illinois Wesleyan in mind this holiday season. Go Titans!
Wes Dyke ’02
At the annual meeting of the Alumni Association at Homecoming 2015, Wes Dyke ’02 was elected vice president of engagement of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
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https://www.iwu.edu/news/2015/alumni-association-names-new-directors.html
Register by October 1st!
IWU Young Alumni – Attend fellow Young Alumni, Korey Coon ‘00
Back to College Class-
“Staying Balanced in an ‘Always On’ World”
Saturday, October 10
9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
Ames Library-Beckman Auditorium
Join us in hearing from fellow young alumnus and 2015 Robert M. Montgomery Outstanding Young Alumnus award recipient as he shares personal experiences and trends on finding efficient and effective balance in this ‘always on’ world.
Homecoming 2015 – #TGOE (Titan Green Over Everything)
Kera Tackett ’02 – A new Tiny Titan!
John David Tackett, son of Kera Tackett (McElvain) ’02 and Craig Tackett, was born on May 2, 2015.
Nick and Heidi (Roeschley) Brazis ’02 News!
Nick Brazis ’02 was recently awarded the “40 Under 40” leadership award for the greater Peoria, IL area.
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Nick completed his Master of Science in Manufacturing (’14) Engineering Degree from Bradley University and also completed the Executive Leadership Program at the Foster College of Business Administration at Bradley University (’11). Nick has worked for Caterpillar, Inc for 10 years and has recently accepted a position as the Manufacturing Engineering Manager for the Caterpillar Global Work Tools Organization and will be relocating to Manhattan, KS.
Nick and Heidi (Roeschley, 2002) welcomed their fourth ‘Tiny Titan’ to their family in 2014. Eliana was born on November 26, 2014. She was welcomed by her older brothers Samuel (6), Benjamin (4), and Joshua (2).