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She then worked as stage
manager for Shadblow Theatre,
managing their first black box
production of Anatomy of Gray.
She is currently performing
at the Blue Gate Theatre in
Shipshewana, Ind., in their
productions of The Confession,
Home Game, Mennonite Girls
Can Cook and Christmas in
Paradise.
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Gayle Clark ’10
and her
brother Brian Mahan have
been awarded a U.S. patent
for an art sculpting kit for
occupational therapy and art
therapy for those with autism
and PTSD. Their company,
Amworth, LLC, has three lines
of kits on the drawing board
and have released the first one,
the Tyrannosaurus Rex, in the
Sculpt-By-Numbers series.
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Jacob ’14
and
Ariana (Blake)
Grabill ’13
were married July 7,
2017. Ariana was recently hired
as the Bethel Kindergarten Lab
teacher.
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Joe ’12
and
Keri (Lencke)
Hutchinson ’13
welcomed a
third baby girl into their lives,
weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces.
They are currently full-time
missionaries with the Keystone
Project in Houston, making
disciples of all nations, living
among refugees.
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Cheryl Marks ’11
is using
her Human Services degree
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by working with families in
crisis and CPS involvement.
She works at Bethany Christian
Services, Paw Paw, Mich., and
serves families in three counties.
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Greg ’10
and
Lyndee (Flint)
Neumayer ’10
welcomed their
son, Mathias Noa, June 24, in
Troy, Mich. He joins big sister
Alletheia Grace who was born
in 2014.
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Kyle ’10
and
Christina
(Bumbaca) O’Connor ’12
announced the new location
of Alpha Dog Agency, in the
East Bank Village of Downtown
South Bend. Started in 2013,
Alpha Dog Agency helps small-
to-medium-sized businesses
find organic growth through
online advertising and
marketing.
CalvinRay ’14
currently
lives in Indonesia. He owns a
communications consultancy
business, a restaurant project,
and is a full-time employee
at CastleAsia – a company
that manages the Indonesia
Country Forum, Indonesia’s
most prestigious CEO forum for
business information, analytics
and political
discussion.
After
graduating
in December
2015,
Emily
(Hankins)
Ratering
’15
got a job
at Bethany
Christian
Services as
a foster care
worker. Emily’s husband,
Nick ’15
,
works as a Family Reunification
Program worker in the child
welfare field.
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Dr. Kelli (Oda) Spellman
’10
graduated on June 30, 2017,
from the Family Practice Medical
Residency program at the
Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital
in Oceanside, Calif. As a Naval
officer, she completed ODS at the
Naval Station Newport, RI, in 2011
and currently holds the rank of
lieutenant. She is pictured with
her mom, Robin Oda, and dad,
Scott Oda ’82
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In August 2016,
ShelbyTrusty
’14
became the youth pastor at
Journey Church (Assemblies
of God) in Granger, Ind. This
spring, she began the process of
becoming a licensed minister.
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Jayson ’15
and
Kaitlyn
(Smith) Tuckey ’15
were
married on May 20, 2017. They
reside in Port Huron, Mich.
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Ryan ’12
and
Nakita (De
Hoyos)Walter ’12
welcomed a
little girl, Reniya Walter, into the
family. She was born on Jan. 26,
2017, and joins big sister Laina.
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Tanya (Schmell)Wambold
’11
recently took a job as an
RN at Doylestown Hospital.
Her husband
Ben ’11
works as
a corrections officer at Bucks
County Correctional Facility.
They have a daughter, Lacey,
and a son, Jackson.
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