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1990 Matthew Hilgaertner was called to serve as a stated supply pastor for Grace Presbyterian Church, in Portland, Ore.

1992 Jennifer Pifer married Mark Bixler in October. Pifer-Bixler, a senior producer for CNN, accepted a first-place award on behalf of CNN in the TV/radio category for top-20 markets, network or syndicated programming, from the Association of Health Care Journalists 2008.

1994 Julianne (Piller) Powers published The Truly Grain-Free Cookbook: Beet & Cane Sugar-Free Too!

1993 Meredith TeGrotenhuis married Toshi Shimizu on July 19; the couple lives in Spokane, where Meredith is an instructor in the Whitworth Art Department. Katie (Bellingham) Wisenor was in the wedding party.

1995 Margaret (Meeker) and her husband, Nathan Carson, '97, live in Waco, Texas, with their three-year-old daughter, Emma. Margaret teaches for a local classical Christian school and Nathan is working toward his Ph.D. in philosophy at Baylor University. Both attended Regent College, where Margaret obtained her master in divinity degree and completed the ordination process in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Nathan finished two master's degrees, in New Testament studies and interdisciplinary studies.

1997 Kim (Allen) Fox was appointed principal of Bryant Elementary School, Seattle, for the 2008-09 school year. Heather Parish is the theatrical administrator for the Woodward Shakespeare Festival, in Sultana, Calif. Rebecca Ricards married Derek Kavan on June 14 in Seattle. The couple lives in Seattle, where Rebecca is the director of a retirement community and Derek is a theatre teacher.

1998 Christina (Grissen) and Greg Burch and their children, Tyler and Kira, live in Costa Rica, where the couple serves as missionaries for Latin America Mission. Chad Bartlet lives in Sacramento, Calif., where he works for the California Department of Managed Healthcare and writes a weekly article for The Sacramento Bee that focuses on trends in the healthcare industry. Melissa (Dunn) Cohea completed her master of public administration degree at California State University, Long Beach. She is director of annual campaigns at California State University, Fullerton. Amber Palmer works in the cultural department of the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., where she helps promote the involvement of U.S. students in the education of students in the U.K. She is also earning a master in communications degree from Johns Hopkins University. Daria Karam married Lee Brown on June 7. Brian and Erin (Groefsema) Hackwith live in Snohomish, Wash., where Brian is a first line manager at Boeing; he earned an MBA from Northwestern University in 2006. Erin teaches for the Edmonds School District; she earned a master of education degree from Lesley University in 2005.

1999 Amanda Ayars married Jay Nevin on June 28 at the Presbyterian Church of Novato, in Novato, Calif., where Amanda serves as associate pastor. Anne Osterlund published her first book, Aurelia; she teaches sixth grade at Irrigon Elementary, in Irrigon, Ore. Heidi Haase married Kenton Clairmont. The couple lives in Spokane.

BIRTHs

1991 a boy, Bodie, to Keith and Lori Clerihue, Aug. 15

1991 a girl, Keela Maris, to Brian and Diana (Bell, '95) Gage, April 30

1991 a girl, Annika Noel, to Daniel and Kyrsten (Lee, '93) Weber, May 20

1992 a girl, Grace, to Jordan and Jody Cleland, April 11, 2007

1995 a girl, Megan Grace, to Becky and Mike Kunkel, May 14

1997 a girl, Helen Katherine, to Elizabeth (Lockard) and Eric Keber, April 18

1997 a girl, Lyla Grace, to Sarah (Eells) and David Larson, June 10

1997 a boy, Asher Alan, to Alan and Brenna (Robinson, '00) Stanfield, July 19

1997 a girl, Sophia Natalia, to Kristopher and Ana Montes de Vegas, May 1

1998 a girl, Olivia Grace, to Kelly (Simon) and Bryan Cooper, Jan. 1

1998 a girl, Lillya Rose, to Chad and Shayna Dahl

1998 twin girls, Tessa January and Samantha Marie, to Maria (Colacurcio) and Brent Frei, Sept. 15

1998 a boy, Landen Craig, to Melinda (Brown) and Daniel Keberle, June 19, 2007

1998 a boy, Beau Kekuaokalani, to Courtney (Yin) and Mark LaVoie, Jan. 9

1998 a girl, Joy Elizabeth, to Thomas and Linda (Longacre) Shook, March 11

1998 a boy, Milo Aidan, to Andrew and Chrysia (Domingo-Foraste, '99) Watson, May 2

1998 a girl, Brenna Michelle, to Erin (Hauge) and Ron White, '08, June 11, 2007

1999 a girl, Emmeline Rae, to Craig and Tracey Hirt, April 29

1999 a boy, Edward "Eddie" Seth, to Seth and Meghan Kunzel, Jan. 18, 2007

1999 a boy, Aiden Russell, to Angela (Hoff) and Aaron Stark, April 28

1999 a boy, Joseph David, to Erin (Gauntlett) and Jason VanderMeide, Feb. 11

1999 a boy, Asher James, to Jeremy and Elizabeth Wynne, April 4

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