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Alumni on the Move

  • Michael Anania
    Class of 1995
    has been hired by Mediware Information Systems as Vice President and General Manager of its Blood Center Technologies product group.
  • Gary Brown
    Class of 1992
    was appointed Dean of Business at Western Technical College in La Crosse, WI, in October 2010.
  • Brett Conradt
    Class of 2006
    has been promoted to Director at Stax Inc., a Management Consulting Firm.
  • Steven Davis
    Class of 2006
    has accepted the position of Corporate Trust Administrator at The Bank of New York Mellon.
  • Scott Draeger
    Class of 2007
    has been promoted toMarket Development Manager - APJ for Hewlett Packard and is in the process of relocating to Sydney, Australia.
  • Sheldon Gelber
    Class of 2008
    Sheldo Gelber and his wife, Julie, welcomed the birth of their first child, Itai in November 2010. In January 2011, Sheldon became Owner and President of Chicago Gold Snacks, LLC, a gourmet popcorn manufacturing company.
  • Harley Haney
    Class of 2010
    has accepted the position of Director of Global Sales & Business Development for Wiley Electronics.
  • Brad Hartmann
    Class of 2011
    Since graduation a few weeks ago, Brad has launched his own business. Red Angle Inc. develops Spanish language training tools to eliminate the English-Spanish communication barrier in the construction industry.
  • Steve Hayes
    Class of 1994
    has been appointed to serve a one-year term as Chair of the Special Olympics Texas Board of Directors. Hayes is Senior Vice President of Brandt, a large mechanical and electrical contracting firm based in Dallas.
  • Marina Kibardina
    Class of 2006
    In addition to owning MetroTax International, Marina is also the District Director of Adult & Alternative Education Systems Management for the City Colleges of Chicago.
  • John Landgraf
    Class of 1992
    has been appointed Executive Vice President, Global Nutrition for Abbott.
  • Anna Nathani
    Class of 2010
    was recently promoted at Abbott Laboratories as a Digital Learning Design Manager.
  • Ralph Pini
    Class of 1992
    has been appointed President and CEO of Paratek Microwave Inc. and to the Board of Directors of Sand 9, Inc.
  • Patrick Quinn
    Class of 2003
    was promoted to Senior Vice President at The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.
  • Victoria Ryan
    Class of 2008
    has accepted a position as Adjunct Faculty with her alma mater, Columbia College of Missouri. She was also promoted to Director of Learning for HD Supply, Inc.
  • Christine Schultz
    Class of 2002
    has joined Eddie Bauer as the Chief Information Officer.
  • Rob Schultz
    Class of 1999
    was recently named Vice President and Chief Product Officer for Epsilen, LLC, responsible for Product Management, Software Development, QA and IT.
  • Baka Shepherd
    Class of 2008
    has accepted a position as Assistant Client Services Manager with JPMorgan Chase Bank.
  • Shawn Sherlock
    Class of 2006
    was recently promoted to Associate Managing Director with The PrivateBank in Kansas City, MO.
  • Jeff Stonecliffe
    Class of 2011
    opened Liptak Dental Services of Wauconda (IL), a dental technology consulting firm specializing in computer support, practice management software training and managing web presence.
  • Reginald Walker
    Class of 1997
    is the President and CEO of Imaginext, LLC.
  • Chris Wilberding
    Class of 2008
    accepted the position of Vice President Operations at Bridgescape Learning Centers, a part of EdisonLearning, which addresses the high school dropout issue in the United States.
  • Kevin Wysocki
    Class of 2003
    has accepted an invitation to become a Partner in Praxis Management International LLC.
  • Cynthia Yelich
    Class of 2001
    has been appointed Special Events and Social Media Coordinator at the Des Plaines Park District.
  • Renee Zonka
    Class of 1998
    has been promoted to Dean of the Kendall College School of Culinary Arts.

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