comed twins, Hannah Lynn and
Nathan John, into the world Oct.
13, 2000.”
Kathryn (Katie) Staples Wiese ‘91 is a Spanish teacher in
Centerline public schools. At the
end of last year, she was named
Sam’s Club Teacher of the Year for
Northwest Michigan. She and her
husband have relocated back to the
Detroit area.
Anthony Racka ‘92 of Farmington
works in Purchasing for Ford Motor
Company. He got his M.B.A. in
August 2000. He has a wife Michele and is the assistant basketball
coach at Farmington H.S.
Katie Houser Rush ‘92 of Lake
Orion is employed with the Girl
Scouts of Macomb County. She and
her husband, Scott, welcomed their
third child, daughter Jessica, last
July. With sons David (1) and Brian
(4), theirs is a busy household.
Tom Kerwin ‘92 of Grand Rapids
is a mental health social worker
for Horizon’s of Michigan. Tom
is married to Renee Kerwin and is
attending Central Michigan University in pursuit of a masters in
social work.
Kara Janick Marsee ‘93 of Plymouth is keeping busy with her
artwork. Kara belongs to the
Michigan chapter of the Society
of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and works as a
website designer for Foursight Creative Group Inc. in Plymouth. Kara
exhibited some of her drawings
recently in a show at the Plymouth
Community Arts Council. Kara is
married to Todd Marsee’94.
John Rykert ‘93 of Kent City
received his master’s degree from
Wayne State University.
Marina Hernandez Reyes ‘93
has returned to Siena Heights as a
program coordinator in the Student
Support Services department. During her eight year absence from
SHU, Marina moved to California,
received an MA from California
State University in Mexican American Studies, and joined AmeriCorp.
Her desire to help others brought
her back to Siena Heights: “I was
a tutor at the University for two
years and that experience made me
realize I wanted to help students.
Having a degree isn’t about getting
a job, but about giving back to the
community in any way you can.”
Paula Miller Stone ‘93 is language
arts/theatre teacher at Onsted High
School. She and her husband, Oliver, live in Clayton.
Amir Tamiz ‘93 of San Diego, CA,
writes, “Everything is so different
than the crazy times at Siena where
I guess I had some of the best times
of my life.” He is now a research
scientist at Corvas International.
Jacob Bialik ‘94 of Manistee
works as a quality control manager/environmental coordinator for
Morton Salt