Alumni News — Class Notes
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Benton Harbor
1995
Lisa Augustyniak recently received her doctoral degree from Western Michigan University . She is a business instructor at Lake Michigan College .
2002
Ken Flowers recently received his doctoral degree from Western Michigan University . He is currently employed as the dean of Career and Workforce Education at Lake Michigan College .
2005
Mike Wood is the owner of Legalmorning . com , an online marketing agency that specializes in professional Wikipedia editing . He has been featured in publications such as Time Magazine and The Atlantic . A graduate of Concord Law School , he said he decided to focus his career in marketing instead of law . He resides in Los Angeles .
2006
In January 2016 , Marty Richey was named site vice president of the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Pennsylvania by the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co ., a unit of FirstEnergy Corp . Richey previously worked at Entergy ’ s Waterford Nuclear Generating Station in Louisiana , where he was plant manager . He also served in operations leadership roles at Entergy ’ s Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Mississippi and Vermont Yankee . He has also held management positions at Entergy ’ s Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan and Florida Power & Light ’ s Turkey Point nuclear plant , where he earned
26 | Reflections Summer ’ 16 senior reactor operator certification . He is a veteran of the U . S . Navy Nuclear Power Program .
Monroe
2006
Matthew Bolt was named director of sales for U . S . and Canada by Zodiac Nautic North America in January 2016 . Zodiac Nautic is the world ’ s largest manufacturer of RIBs , inflatable boats , life rafts and safety equipment . Bolt has 15 years of inflatable boat experience , and is responsible for the planning , execution and achievement of sales goals for his team . He also plays an important management role in product and marketing .
Online 2009
Brad Bunch was a featured speaker at the 2015 North American International Cyber Summit Oct . 26 in Detroit . Experts from across the globe came together to learn about a variety of cybersecurity issues impacting the business , education , information technology , economic development , law enforcement and personal use industries . Bunch was one of the featured speakers during the Veteran Talent in IT and Cybersecurity session . An Air Force veteran who still serves in the Michigan National Guard ’ s 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team , Bunch has supervised the access , handling and processing of classified and cryptographic materials and conducted intelligence operations abroad during his 23-year military career . Bunch is recognized as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium . He currently resides in Sterling Heights with his son , Kain .
2012
Drayke Shackelford is employed as a manufacturing mechanical engineer with Fiat Chrysler in Trenton , Mich . He resides in Allen Park .
Southfield 1989
Mark “ Mitch ” O ’ Brien has self-published his first novel , “ The Reluctant Whisteblower ,” which was released in winter 2016 . According to the author , the book “ is a thrilling good versus evil as a wealthy woman embarks on a determined quest to uncover her husband ’ s corrupt behavior and expose his shadowy escapades to the world .” The book is available on Amazon . com and other online sellers . O ’ Brien has worked in law enforcement for almost 20 years and is a resident of Cedar Hill , Texas .
2005
Nicole Edgar Escoe said “ my career has taken off leaps and bounds since graduating from Siena Heights .” She is currently employed as a Community Reintegration coordinator with Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit . She lives in Detroit .
2010
Randy Holloway recently wrote , produced and directed a new movie filmed in Detroit called “ Bianca : Who Did This To You .” The 108-minute film , produced by Arete Production , Holloway ’ s Detroit production company , is based on a 2012 nonfiction book , “ Bianca , Tell Us Who Did This to You ,” by E . Williams . It ’ s the story of a woman who was molested at a young age by members of her church and was physically and mentally abused by her parents and was later beaten by her husband . Holloway has been a camera operator for tv shows like “ American Idol ” and “ Bar Rescue .”
2014
Roger Anderson was named the director of operations by PACE Southeast Michigan in October 2015 . Anderson oversees operations in the organization ’ s Detroit Northwest center and manages all PACE Southeast Michigan clinics . He has more than 20 years of clinical and administrative experience , and previously worked at St . John Providence Health , where he was the regional director of rehabilitation services and sports medicine . He began his career as a practicing physical therapist before advancing to leadership roles . In addition to his clinical degree , Anderson is six-sigma certified in process improvement .
Main Campus 1981
Ben Braun / MA , former SHU men ’ s basketball coach , was recognized during a ceremony at the Final Four as one of five recipients of a Guardians of the Game Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches . Braun was presented the Guardians of the Game Award for Leadership at the awards show April 3 in Houston . After leaving Siena Heights , Braun coached at Eastern Michigan , Cal-Berkeley and Rice . He has 615 career victories , placing him in the top 50 all-time for wins in Division I . He also had 14 former assistants become Division 1 head coaches .
Christopher Welsh currently resides in Boise , Idaho , and has taken an interest in photography , participating in several photography shows in the area .
1984
Ann Belote Weir is currently employed as an eligibility specialist / hearings coordinator with the Region 9 Area Agency on Aging . She has five grandchildren and said she is looking forward to baseball season . She lives in Ossineke , Mich .
1985
John Detro is currently the Army Surgeon General ’ s Consultant for Physician Assistants , where he represents the interests of just over 1000 PAs . He is halfway through the first year of the Army Senior Service College and has recently taken over as the chief for Army Medicine ’ s largest service line . The Surgical Services Service Line is a $ 1.1 billion line that includes 22 inpatient and three outpatient surgical platforms . In the summer of 2016 , his family will return to San Antonio , where he will take command of the 187th Medical Battalion . The battalion includes an array of units to include graduate level courses in multiple specialties , deployment training centers and leadership courses . He said he is excited to reunite in the city where he met his wife , Maria .
Bruce Webb was named president and CEO of the Assemblies of God Credit Union in Springfield , Mo ., in January 2016 . Prior to joining AGCU , Webb was the Community Bank president for National Bank of Commerce in Duluth , Minn ., and executive vice president of Business Banking for United Bank & Trust , headquartered in Ann Arbor , Mich .
Ann Wrubel is currently employed as an access clinician with St . Clair County ( Mich .) Community Mental Health . She resides in St . Clair , Mich .
1986
Scott McClure was honored with the Robert E . Smith Achievement Award at the NAIA Baseball Coaches Association Awards Luncheon Jan . 7-10 , 2016 , in Nashville , Tenn . The Smith Award is designed to recognize a coach or administrator who has given oneself in an unselfish manner to the promotion of NAIA baseball . McClure is the 16th awardwinner and also is the second