Lisa (Peltekian) Skaff ’13 and her husband Phil welcomed their daughter, Valerie Anne Skaff, to the world on May 19th, 2023. Congratulations Lisa and Phil!
Lisa (Peltekian) Skaff ’13
Reply
Author Archives: classnews
Nicole (Schneider) Hayse ’13
Nicole (Schneider) Hayse ’13 and Collin Hayse recently welcomed Emerson Mark Hayse into the world on November 11, 2022. Congratulations to you both!
Additionally, Nicole was recently promoted to Executive Director at the Carle Health Center for Philanthropy – Greater Peoria. Congratulations Nicole!
John Horstman ’13
John Horstman ’13 and Carolina Hurley got engaged on February 11, 2023. They met at the White House in 2019 and now live in West Hollywood, California with their puppy Cheeks. Congratulations John and Carolina!
Melissa (Seeborg) O’Connor ’13 and Sean O’Connor ’11
Melissa (Seeborg) O’Connor ’13 and Sean O’Connor ’11 welcomed a new child, Abigail Mei O’Connor, into the world on October 26, 2022.
Mary Tackett ’13
Mary Tackett ’13, former executive director for the Western Avenue Community Center, recalls meeting the now-retired Socorro Alvarez when she was an intern at Illinois Wesleyan. Her words were featured in a Pantagraph article here.
Whitney Leifheit ’13
Whitney Leifheit ’13 gave a presentation on Sept. 22 through the McLean County Chamber of Commerce titled “Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done.” Leifheit is an associate attorney with the law firm of Costigan & Wollrab, P.C., in Bloomington where she covers many areas of law, including immigration. Read the full article here.
Anthony Kopp ’13
Anthony Kopp ’13 was named head varsity football coach of Highland Park High School, where he also attended high school.
Carmin Beck ’14 and Kurt Van Ness ’13
Carmin Beck ’14 and Kurt Van Ness ’13 were married in July of 2022 in Covert, Michigan surrounded by family and friends. They began dating during Carmin’s first semester at IWU, and both competed in cross country and track and field for all four years.
Elizabeth Johnson ’13
Elizabeth Johnson ’13 has been named to The Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 40 under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders awards list. You can read more about it here.
Zach Johnson ’13
Zach Johnson ’13 and Alex (Bechtel) Johnson ’14 recently gave birth to their new son Archer Owen Johnson. He was born on June 15th, 2022. Congratulations!