Paige Buschman ’17 recently started a new job as Associate Director at the Center for Civic Engagement at Illinois State University. Congratulations Paige!

Stella Wang ’17 recently started a new job as Assistant Director of Academic Programs at University of Chicago! Congratulations Stella!

Tyler Crawford ’17 recently started a new job as Sales and Marketing Manager for PWR North America! Congratulations Tyler!

Honeymoon Chocolates, founded by Haley ’17 and Cam ’18 Loyet while they were students at Illinois Wesleyan, will expand to offer alcohol and food offerings at its Clayton, Missouri, location. Read the KSDK article here.

Kenny Tran ’17 voices the character “Logs” on the animated Netflix show Dead End: Paranormal Park. Read more about the show here.

Preslav Mantchev ’17 recently joined the Financial Services & Securities Litigation Practice Group at Ulmer & Berne LLP in Chicago, IL. Mantchev is a business litigator with experience handling all aspects of the pre-litigation and trial process, including case evaluation, early settlement negotiations, legal research, motion practice, and discovery. Read more here.

Kenny Tran ’17 recently was hired as a Full Stack Software Engineer at Rally Health. Congratulations!

Haley Loyet ’17 and Cameron Loyet ’18 started Honeymoon Chocolates while students at IWU. Now they are in the 2021 cohort of Arch Grants. Read more about it here and here.

Peak Physical Therapy & Sports Performance, a South Shore practice specializing in unique programs that provide comprehensive treatment in orthopedic, spine and sports medicine specialties, recently announced that Jessica Smith ’17, PT, DPT has joined the Pembroke clinic and will develop a specialized rehabilitation program for dancers. You can view the full article here. 

Preslav Mantchev ’17 was sworn into practice before the Illinois Supreme Court after graduating cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law and passing the October 2020 Illinois Bar exam. He begins his legal career at the University of Illinois Office of University Counsel, where he assists with antitrust, labor and employment, and constitutional issues.