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2000 Matt
and Joy (Hunzeker) Lockard are enjoying their new home in Pasadena, Calif., where Matt is working on his dissertation and Joy has begun her studies in the marriage and family therapy program at Fuller Seminary. Luke Thomas and his wife, Jennifer, live in Spokane, where Luke is a history and Spanish teacher at Mt. Spokane High School. Shayne Pavlic is a health and education consultant to both the Department of Health and the first lady of Nicaragua. Hannah Snelling moved to Clinton, N.J., where she is the director of youth ministries at Clinton Presbyterian Church. Camille Conley received her master's degree in English studies in 2004 from Western Washington University and has been teaching courses in composition and literature at Western and Whatcom Community Colleges for the past three years. In May, she was asked to present a paper at the 40th International Congress on Medieval Studies, in Kalamazoo, Mich.

2001 Robert and Sarah (Hickinbotham) Rose have moved to Fresno, Calif., where Robert is a student at Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary. Melinda (Mindy) Bandy married Neil Muller on June 4. They are making their home in Spokane. Kevin Germer received his M.Div. degree from Princeton Theological Seminary on May 14. Ellie Moser married Jeff Lochhead, '02, on June 18. They live in Spokane, where Ellie teaches fifth grade and Jeff is a graduate student at Gonzaga University. Tyson Burton is an assistant athletic trainer at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. In acknowledgement of his work for the Danville Braves (a minor-league affiliate of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves), Burton was recently honored by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainer's Society as the 2005 Athletic Trainer of the Year for the Appalachian League.

2002 Elizabeth (Kear) Kintner is a therapist at Foothill Family Service, in West Covina, Calif., where she works with children, teens and families referred by teachers. Abby Hyder married Eliecer Barrentes Alvarado on Jan. 15. The newlyweds are making their home in Fresno, Calif., where Abbey is an ESL teacher and Eliecer is working part time while going to school. Ryan Seidel is a missionary volunteer in Tucson, Ariz., providing humanitarian aid on the U.S.-Mexico border. Meghan Soptich received her master's degree in English literature from Washington State University in 2004 and is an adjunct professor and communications coordinator in the office of advancement at Heritage University, Toppenish, Wash. Andrew Garretson is working for Sprint in Southern California, setting up business accounts. Jesse Parbon received his master's degree in teaching from City University, Yakima, Wash., in April. Jonathan Carlson received his M.Div. degree from Princeton Theological Seminary on May 14. Stephanie Stern married Ben Carlson on Aug. 6 in Clackamas, Ore. Jamie (Withrow) Spotts and her husband, Christopher, live in Cedarburg, Wisc., where Jamie is a stay-at-home mom and Christopher is a youth pastor at Crossroads Presbyterian Church.

2003 Stacey Johnson is in her second year of graduate school at Northern Illinois University, where she is pursuing her Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Jacob Cooney lives in the Seattle area and works as a marketing director. Elizabeth Abbey has been accepted into the doctoral program for human nutrition, food and exercise at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Va. Lisa Sommer married Ryan Crane on June 26. Bridesmaids for the wedding were Brooke Dolenc, Mya Theriault, and Rebecca Brady. Jamie Helwick is currently attending Denver Seminary, Denver, Colo. Katharine (Gee) and Derek Bynagle are both teaching at a small school in the Alaskan bush. Kelsey Rice has been promoted to the position of associate for the National Network of Presbyterian College Women. She and a colleague submitted a case study about the NNPCW that was selected for presentation at an international forum in Bangkok, Thailand, in October.

2004 Barry Ruppelius and his wife, Deborah Ann, returned from Bosnia in January and are living in Lacey, Wash. Nicole Bowman lives in Seattle, where she is a proofreader/copy editor for the Domain Group, a marketer for charities and nonprofit organizations. Lee Stoops is a realtor with John L. Scott's Laurelhurst branch, in North Seattle. Aimee Goodwin is a copy editor for The Washington Times in Washington, D.C. Tabitha Tolentino passed her nursing boards and is working in Orlando, Fla. Christopher Yujuico is working as a graduate assistant trainer at Tempe Preparatory Academy, in Tempe, Ariz., while he attends the Arizona School of Health Sciences. Kristel DeVries married Bryan Kays on July 2.

2005 Alyssa Hansen is the director of music, worship and the arts at Mountain View Presbyterian Church, in Marysville, Wash. Valin Simonsen married Jonathan Wells on Aug. 6 in Flathead Lake, Mont. They live in Leicester, England, where Jonathan is a sales executive at a car-rental company. Miranda Zapor is working on her M.Div. degree at Princeton Theological Seminary, in Princeton, N.J. Audrey Kyle has returned to Spokane and is working at Covenant United Methodist Church. Caitlin Gregory lives in Bellevue, Wash., and works in a special-needs preschool with autistic children.

BIRTHS

2000 A boy, Owen Thomas, to Richard Clubine and Lisa Benscheidt, July 2, 2004. A boy, Holden Michael, to Ian and Natalie Sanders, Dec. 12, 2003. A girl, Nikayla Joy, to James and Lauren (Murray) Sullivan, May 18. A girl, Darla Jules, to Sean and Shilo (Tadema, '02) Taylor, Jan. 7. A girl, Jordan Elise, to Luke and Jennifer Thomas, March 28.

2001 A girl, Emma Grace, to Robert and Sarah (Hickinbotham) Rose, June 7. A girl, Riley Jane, to Valerie (Erickson) and Jesse Parbon, '02, May 29. A girl, Margaret Grace, to Eric and Leah (Viertell) Moffat, Sept. 16.

2002 A boy, Noah Xavier, to Jamie (Withrow) and Christopher Spotts, Sept. 17, 2004.

2003 A girl, Hannah Lorraine, to Kevin and Alisa (Falkenstein) Lind, March 30. A girl, Ella Alesia, to Luke and Megan (McCreless, '04) Rettele, July 18, 2004.

2004 A boy, Noah Zachary, to Barry Kent and Deborah Ann Ruppelius, Jan. 27, 2003.

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