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2014 Alex Kanya, B.S.B.A. in marketing and logistics management. Alex is employed at Kimberly-Clark in Wisconsin as an export analyst for Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He facilitates shipments of nonfinished goods for production overseas. He recently put on a large event for the PRIDE employee resource group at Kimberly-Clark. Alex spends his free time volunteering with such organizations as Big Brothers, Big Sisters, as well as a domestic abuse shelter. 2013 Elizabeth Murphy, B.S.B.A. double major in marketing and logistics management. Elizabeth received a promotion to logistics analyst with Ryder Logistics in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 2007 Jeffrey Wallen, B.S.B.A. in general business administration. Jeff has worked for Progressive Insurance since September 2007. He currently works in the claims organization and recently was promoted to a new position where he is responsible for onboarding and training of many of the new hires within their claims organization. His official title has not changed but he is considered the leader of talent development. 2005 Mary Jo Davis, B.S. in organization administration. Mary Jo also has an M.S. in information systems, 2009, and a doctor of education in educational leadership, 2014. She is currently employed as a faculty/course mentor at Western Governors University. Kristina Harvell, B.S.B.A. in accounting. Kristina and her husband, Vincent, welcomed their third child, Coralee Joy, to the world. Mike Schuette, B.S.B.A. in hospitality services administration. Mike recently left JP Morgan Chase to serve as vice president with Leumi Investment Services. He will help build their private bank and wealth management platform. 2004 Jacqueline Davis, B.S.B.A. in general management. Jackie has accepted a new position at CMU. She will take on the role of M.S.A. coordinator in the Master of Science in Administration Program office, where she will be an advisor on the main campus, as well as doing marketing and recruiting around the state. Tracey Dodak, B.S.B.A. in accounting. Tracey has written, photographed and published a children's board book about CMU. She has provided a photo of her family with the book showing their Chippewa Pride. (See the Chippewa Pride photo page.) 2001 Clay Royer, B.S.B.A. in marketing, M.S.A. '08. Clay is married to Sherri (Marcum) Royer, B.S. '99. Clay is now the shopper marketing director for Acosta Sales & Marketing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He joined Acosta in 2012, after previous positions with Coca-Cola & PepsiCo. 1999 Brandon Bissell, B.S.B.A. in marketing communications. Brandon is employed with the Atlanta Braves as senior entertainment manager. He is happy to share that he was S P R I N G 2 0 1 5 ALUMNI DIGEST 1992 Diane (Sobczynski) Jones, B.S.B.A. double major in marketing and management. Diane was elected to a two-year term as Kent County Commissioner, District 4, which includes Cannon, Vergennes, Grattan and Oakfield townships and the City of Lowell. Diane was an active member of Alpha Kappa Psi while attending Central. Jim Sanborn, B.S. in political science with a minor in business administration. Jim was elected mayor of Waconia, Minnesota, in November 2014 and sworn in on Jan. 5, 2015. He previously served on the Waconia School Board and City Council. 1991 Bonnie Ott, B.S.E.D. in business teacher education with a minor in general business. Bonnie recently was featured in the online magazine Inspired in the story "Teaching Beyond the Textbook: Ovid-Elsie High School Breaks the Norm." The article speaks about breaking from the standard curriculum as well as including a class that is structured to emulate real-world business. 1990 David Barisco, B.S.B.A. in marketing. David has worked in many capacities in his career in the manufacturing industry. He currently works for Ford Motor Co. His most recent promotion was June 2012 in product development to finance manager for Global Mustang Programs, including Ford Performance Variants and the Ford GT Program. His family was happy to show their Chippewa Pride at the Bahamas Bowl. 1972 Mike McColgan, B.S.B.A. in business administration. Mike recently attended the 56th annual Golf Writers dinner held in Pebble married to Lauryn Dugas in Atlanta, Georgia, on Nov. 15. 1997 Tony Stojov, B.S.B.A. in logistics management. Tony was promoted to global current model manufacturing quality manager in the Global Quality Office for the Michigan Assembly Plant of Ford Motor Co. He began his career with Ford nearly 17 years ago at the Wayne Assembly Plant. 1995 Ricardo Resio, B.S.B.A. in human resources. Gov. Rick Snyder appointed Ricardo to serve a four-year term on the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. He also is the director of human resources for Merrill Technologies Group in Saginaw. 1994 Troy Noble, B.S.B.A. double major in marketing and management. Troy was promoted to first vice president and senior lender at Honor Bank in Traverse City in July 2014. 1993 Patrick Curry, B.S.B.A. in production management and industrial engineering. Patrick is the president of Fullerton Tool Co. in Saginaw. He is proud to announce that Fullerton is expanding. Scott Simnitch, B.S.B.A. in management. Scott has accepted the aftermarket operations manager position for Bobcat Company. He will be based in the Bismarck, North Dakota, location. In this position, Scott will continuously improve inventory metrics while holding or improving service levels to ensure optimal parts inventory levels and off-the- shelf availability. Prior to joining Bobcat, Scott was employed as a Six Sigma Black Belt at Caterpillar. Send us your news and CMU photos We want to include your news in upcoming issues of Exchange. Send your graduation year and contact information to Cindy Howard at cindy.howard@cmich.edu. 22 // Exchange

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