Brad Tietz ’10 has recently joined Faegre Drinker as director for our Illinois government and regulatory affairs practice. Brad has years of government affairs experience, and joined from the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, where he was vice president of Government Relations & Strategy. Prior to that position, Brad served as the director of Legislative Affairs at the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity and as a senior legislative staffer for the Illinois House Revenue & Finance and Labor & Commerce Committees. Congratulations Brad!

Natalie Cummings ’10 recently assumed the position of Teaching Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in September 2024. In December, she published “Singing Teacher Perception of Breathiness in Vibrato and Non-Vibrato Tones” in the January/February 2025 issue of The Journal of Singing. Congratulations Natalie!

Sean T. Dwyer ’10 was recently recognized among the Forbes 2024 Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-In-State. Congratulations Sean!

Alex Tosi ’10, a former IWU baseball pitcher, is now working as a Major League umpire. IWU Assistant Baseball Coach Tim Siegworth joined Tosi for his Major League debut game in 2019 in Minneapolis. Read the full WGLT article here.

Jayme Gunnell ’10 and Anthony Gunnell ’09 welcomed Theodore Stanley Gunnell to the world on May 25, 2023. He is welcomed by older brother, Lachlan (age 2). Congratulations to you both!

Marie Julien ’10 welcomed Jack Bennet Alexander to the world on September 23, 2023. Congratulations Marie!