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Class Notes

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Nely Munoz '20

 is a traffic safety data analyst at the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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Grant Flynn '20

is an agronomist and sales person at AgriBio Systems.

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Allison Hewitt Pilarte '19

started a new position as after school program lead at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois. 
 

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Grace Graunke '18

started a new position as communications analyst for the Illinois House of Representatives.  

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Brandon Coniglio '17

started a new position as an actor at Fairytale Entertainment.

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Katie Linder '17

earned a Master of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Iowa.

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Gabrielle Esparza '16

was promoted to associate editor and communications director of Not Even Past, a digital magazine focused on public history at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently earning her Ph.D and is a historian of Latin America, with a focus on 20th-century Argentine history.
 

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Josephine Oshiafi '14

recently completed the Young African Leaders Initiative through the United States Department of State. The program aims to invest in the next generation of African leaders and is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development,  Mastercard Foundation and Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.

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Elizabeth “Katie” Bernardi '14

is a senior account executive at  VMLY&R Commerce.

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Taylor Baucom '10

was recently named head of visual content at The Players' Tribune. She has been with the company for nearly six years and was previously deputy visual director. 

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JJ Sadler '10

received the Joseph M. Dagnese Memorial Award for Excellence in Service to the Libraries at Purdue University.

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Joseph Calmese '07

was named CEO of ADDMAN Engineering earlier this month. Based in St. Louis, the company supports manufactured products and manufacturing services. Joseph graduated pro with honors in physics and was awarded the George W. Horton, Sr. Prize in Physics.

 

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Kayla Bateman Arnolts '06

is office manager for the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation.

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Juletta Trokey Ellis '01

will be principal of Litchfield High School following this school year. She is currently the principal of Pana Junior High School. 

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Mike Fletcher '92

was promoted to vice president of infrastructure and engineering at State Farm in December. He has worked for the company for nearly 29 years. 

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David Beno '84

was named CEO of Xeno Biosciences. He has 35 years of experience in business and as a scientific expert. He previously worked at Abbott Laboratories in drug discovery and development. 

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Reg Ankrom '71

will have a three-volume biography about Stephen A. Douglas, who got his start in politics in Jacksonville, published in May. The work covers the politician’s greatest achievements between 1844 -1850.

Births
Kepler
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Brady and Lanie Cooper Kepler ’12

welcomed their second child, Kirby Jo, on September 29, 2020.

Births
Leontios
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Constantine ’10 and Taylor McDermott Leontios ’11

welcomed their third child, Thomas Constantine, on October 30, 2020, joining sisters Helani, age 3, and Alexandra, age 2.

Marriages
McNamara
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Alessandra Capparelli ’15 and Jacob McNamara ’16

on September 19, 2020.