manager for the Fort Dearborn
Company.
Marlene Russette Schaldenbrand
’89 works at the Detroit Medical
Center and lives in New Baltimore
with her husband, John, and their two
boys, John, Jr. (4) and Jacob (one
year this June). A biology major at
Siena, Marlene is considering
returning to school for an accounting
degree.
Pat Walsh ’89 lives in Royal Oak
with his wife, Catherine. Pat works
at the GM Truck Group in Pontiac
as a disability case manager. He
earned a master’s in vocational
rehabilitation counseling from Wayne
State University. “I love living in the
Detroit Metro area and look forward
to March 17 every year!”
Phil Weaver ’89, a teacher and coach
in East Moline, IL, coached his soccer
team to the Illinois High School
Association
State
Soccer
Championship this past fall. They
won it all and came home Class 2A
champions. Phil and his wife, Ellen,
live in Rock Island.
Mark ’89 and Laurie Bailey
Thalman ’91 celebrated Y2K by
welcoming their third child, Daniel
James, who was born on New Year’s
Day. The Thalmans live in Crystal
Lake, IL, where Mark is a software
engineer for Parallel Software.
Issac, is a musician, writer
and producer. We live in
Orlando, FL, where my
husband owns a record
production company.” Tara
is a pre-school teacher at
College Park United
Methodist CDC.
Ann Marie Mollitor Abraham ’90
lives in Abingdon, MD, with her
husband, Jim, and is a stay-at-home
mom for their son, Jacob, who will
be two years old in May.
Talisa Copeland ’90 lives in Detroit
and is an analyst for the State of
Michigan.
Kimba Newell Morgan ’90 of
Redford is a theater director and actor
with Mid-America Festivals, Inc., in
Holly. “After living in London,
England, I returned to Michigan and
married Steve Morgan. I have a lovely
6-year-old daughter, Kaitlyn, and am
employed as a director and performer
with the Michigan Renaissance
Festival and Bristol Renaissance Faire
and do freelance theater work. I still
cause havoc during all hours of the
day or night with Nif Havelka on a
regular basis.”
Tara Romanoff Battles ’91 writes:
“I have just celebrated my 5th
wedding anniversary. I am the mother
of three beautiful children, son Rudy
(4) and identical two-year-old twin
girls, Sarah and Alyss. My husband,
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Jennifer Collins ’91 lives in
Marshall.
Karen McFadden Hard ’91 is a
senior claim processor for State Farm
Insurance in Kalamazoo. She lives
in Charlotte with her husband, Lynn,
a machine design engineer at Dort
Container Corporation in Mason.
Lori List ’91 writes from
Farmington Hills: “After 8 years with
the Southfield Public Schools, I was
appointed English Department
chairperson at Thompson Middle
School, supervising a 28-member
department serving 750 students. I’m
also doing well after recent back
surgery. It’s back to the treadmill soon
to keep off the 165 pounds I’ve lost
since graduation!” Lori, who also
coaches volleyball, would love to hear
from Siena friends.
Kerri Wing ’91 of Scottsdale, AZ,
had one of her artworks chosen for
inclusion in Artlink’s 3rd Annual
Juried Exhibition. Her mixed media
piece “What Price?” was exhibited
Nov. 4-10 in the Phoenix City Hall
Atrium, along with works by several
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other Arizona artists. Kerri’s work has
been featured recently at several area
locations including Alchemy Arts in
Chandler and Central Eyeworks in
downtown Phoenix. See her work online at www.artruckus.com.
Jennifer Havelka ’92 of Clawson is
a service speciali