Science Alumni

Daniel Abrams (Physics, 1997)

Dan lives in Tampa, Florida. He develops telephony voice applications and provides operational administration for IBM Global Services.

saumann@cretin-derhamhall.org Stephanie Aumann (Physics, 1997)

Stephanie teaches science and coaches soccer at Cretin-Derham Hall, a private high school in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Bill Bacon (Biology, 1997)

christopher.t.baird@gmail.com Christopher Baird (Physics, 1997)

Chris earned a M.S. degree in Medical Physics at the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Houston. He's currently a medical physicist in Chicago.

Karie Beckwith (Biology, 1997)

Karie is a dental assistant.

Egle Bieliuskaite (Biochemistry, 1997)

wilcofan@hotmail.com Todd Borowski (Biology, 1997)

Todd is an environmental chemist at Precision Analytical Lab.

acarper@yahoo.com Aaron Carper (Biology, 1997)

River rafting in Colorado. Click photo to enlarge.

Aaron is married and teaching biology and environmental science at an alternative high school for at-risk youth in Minneapolis, MN. He is still investigating cryptobiosis in tardigrades. His most recent project is a new website for the school. In this picture, Aaron and his brothers Wayne and Adam are river rafting in Colorado.

Go to Aaron's Web site

George Chancellor (Physics, 1997)

Jenn Chapin (Biology, 1997)

Jenn received her PhD from Northwestern University in 2004; her thesis involved the regulation, as it is defined by protein-protein interactions, of Cubitus interruptus, the product of a segment polarity gene responsible for anteroposterior development of the Drosophila embryo and imaginal disks.

jennifercroker@charter.net Jennifer Croker (Biology, 1997)

Jennifer is a program manager at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

afeaver@energ2.com Aaron Feaver (Physics, 1997)

Aaron is Vice President of Research and Development at EnerG2, a Seattle company which engineers advanced materials for energy storage. A 3-2 engineer at North Central, Aaron received a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Washington. (11/09)

Sarah Fisher: see Sarah Krisch

Stephen Gasparovich (Biology, 1997)

Steve completed his pediatric dentistry residency at The Ohio State University in 2006, where he earned a Masters in Oral Biology and a certificate in pediatric dentistry. Steve is currently a Major-select in United States Air Force and he is stationed in Bitburg, Germany at Spangdahlem AFB. He welcomes anyone with questions about a career in dentistry or the military.

phillip_hardy@hotmail.com Phil Hardy (Biology, 1997)

Phil and Lori. Click photo to enlarge.

Lori completed her Obstetrics/Gynecology residency with Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, AZ and has joined Female Healthcare Associates, a multiple-physician practice based out of Central DuPage and Alexian Brothers hospitals in Bloomindale, IL. Phil completed his Master's from Arizona State and is currently living in Phoenix while he completes his Ph.D. coursework in American Politics at ASU. Lori and Phil purchased a home in Wheaton, and he will complete his dissertation from there.

Anthony Holub (Physics, 1997)

Tony teaches math and science at Plank Junior High School in Oswego, Illinois.

buckeyejones13@gmail.com Kim Jones (Biology, 1997)

Kim is an account manager with Lab Support, a division of On Assignment, Inc., that specializes in placing scientists in laboratories for varying lengths of time. Kim enjoys her work because she is always learning new applications of science. Kim welcomes hearing from present and former students, including those looking for a laboratory position.

Brian Kleidon (Biology, 1997)

Brian is a driver at Waste Management.

Sarah (Fisher) Krisch (Biology, 1997)

Sarah taught 6th grade science (as well as a variety of other topics) as a part of the Teach for America program in Oakland, CA during the 1998-1999 school year. She earned a Master's degree in teaching at National Louis University to prepare her for a career as a middle-school science teacher.

bcmatlock@yahoo.com Brian Matlock (Biology, 1997)

Brian has completed his masters degree at the University of Illinois and is working for a newly-formed company in Newark, DE doing bacterial genetics. Brian is willing to talk to current students interested in this field.

Jeremy Meisinger (Biology, 1997)

Stacey Mercer (Biology, 1997)

Stacy completed the cytotechnology program in 1998 at the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, WI and received board certification through the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. She now works at Palm Beach Pathology in West Palm Beach, FL as a cytotechnologist. Her work involves screening for pre-cancerous and cancerous cells.

remitche@indiana.edu Ryan Mitchell (Physics, 1997)

Ryan earned a Ph.D. in high energy physics at the University of Tennessee. He's currently an Assistant Scientist in the Indiana University physics department. (12/11)

Go to Ryan's Web site

Dionne Moore (Biochemistry, 1997)

Jennifer Nemanich: see Jennifer Smith

pearlbluz@hotmail.com Susan Okey (Biology, 1997)

Susan is a house accounts manager at Pearl Art and Craft Supply.

John Polikandriotis (Biochemistry, 1997)

John works in a genetics lab at Emory University.

chris2475@wideopenwest.com Christopher Pollack (Biology, 1997)

Chris is working part-time on his master's in Natural Resources and Environmental Science from the University of Illinois. He is also working for the City of Naperville in the Mosquito Abatement Program.

roe.mark@gmail.com Mark Roe (Biochemistry, 1997)

Mark is a senior help desk professional at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.

cjroggen@yahoo.com Christopher Roggen (Biochemistry, 1997)

Chris is a Registered Nurse at Munson Medical Center.

Stephanie Schuldt (Biology, 1997)

Chris Shirkey (Biology, 1997)

Chris received a master's degree in Life Sciences from Northern Illinois Univeristy in 1999 and continued on to veterinary school at the University of Illinois. Chris and his wife Heather have a son, Tyler Curtis.

Jennifer (Nemanich) Smith (Chemistry, 1997)

After graduation Jen worked at NALCO Chemical Company in Naperville for several years. She's now a science teacher at Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City, Illinois.

monsmith7@hotmail.com Monica (Varitek) Smith (Biology, 1997)

Monica received her MS in Animal Science: Reproductive Physiology from the University of Kentucky in 2001. She is working in the quality control department at BD Transduction Laboratories, a company that manufactures monoclonal antibodies. Monica married Aaron Smith in 2000.

Sarah Stewart (Biochemistry, 1997)

Shelly Stogsdill (Biology, 1997)

David Swartz (Biology, 1997)

David is a teacher at Brooks Middle School.

Monica Varitek: see Monica Smith

staceyv23@comcast.net Stacey Vertucci (Biology, 1997)

David Vrbecky (Biology, 1997)

ronald.waclaw@cchmc.org Ron Waclaw (Biology, 1997)

Ron received his PhD in Molecular and Developmental Biology from the University of Cincinnati in 2005. He is now a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Kenneth Campbell's lab in the Division of Developmental Biology at the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati. The primary focus of his research is on the development of brain structures originating from the ventral telencephalon. Ron married Lisa Ehrman shortly after finishing his PhD; Ron and Lisa live in Cincinnati and work together at the Children's Hospital Research Foundation.

kweis@learningcommunity202.org Kristine Weis (Biology, 1997)

Kristine is teaching honors biology and biology at Plainfield High School Central Campus in Plainfield, Illinois. She earned an MS in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Francis in 2004. Kristine looks forward to hearing from former classmates as well as current students interested in teaching science.

Sarah Zilka (Chemistry, 1997)