their third child, a daughter, Samantha Jo, on January 9, 2020.
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.
and Brian Atlas May 24, 2020.
Ka-La Harris ’19
started a new position at University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis.
Chauntel Vance ’19
started a new position as high school counselor at Taylorville High School.
Allison Hewitt Pilarte ’19
started a new position as revenue tax specialist trainee at Illinois Department of Revenue.
Megan Zirkelbach ’17
was promoted to procurement agent II at Boeing.
Allison Kjellander ’17
started a new position as corporate healthcare attorney at Holland & Hart LLP.
Dalton Kerans ’17
started a new position as the south/central IRAP coordinator.
Shafer Soars ’16
started a new position as research chemist at Arkema-ArrMaz.
Guus Duindam ’16
started a new position as a judicial law clerk at US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Alexia Helmer ’16
started a new position as digital assets and content manager at Illinois College.
Lauren Mense ’16
was promoted to director of ticket sales at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Frankie Kimmell ’16
is an admission counselor at Illinois College. He began this position in April 2021. He also graduated from Illinois State University with a master’s degree in communications studies where he taught public speaking and interpersonal communication.
Renata Gray ’16
started a new position as front end lead at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Joe Tooley ’16
is now a senior analyst Learning Employee Engagement at the Kraft Heinz Company.
Dan Lewis ’16
started a new position as advisor in the Office of the Director at Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Karina Espinosa ’16
started a new position as contract administrator at General Dynamics Information Technology.
Gabrielle Esparza ’16
had her first peer-reviewed article published in The Latin Americanist.
Morgan Zytseva ’15
started a new position as Staff Accountant at National Mortgage Insurance Corporation.
Aaron Traum ’15
was promoted to part owner at Brynolf Manufacturing, Inc.
Ryan Flynn ’15
embarked on a journey to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.
Allen (Miggins) Coultas ’15
was promoted to K-12 college and career manager at Fort Wayne Community Schools.