Inspire, Spring 2011

Rachael Cook ’87 was recently granted a patent as an inventor of the first mobile Web-based customer relationship management and contact management application, which she created in 1997. She works at the U.S. General Services Administration as part of a Unisys Corporation consulting team. She has spent 20 years in the field, working for some of the top information technology firms in the world. Cindy (Guido) Gomez ’88 recently accepted a professor position at Hodges University in Naples, Florida. She has begun her dissertation to complete a doctorate in leadership and educational administration. Cindy resides in Naples with her husband, Felipe, and their children, Cera (19) and Tony (13). Kristine (Kuhns) Kern ’89 and her husband, Ken, are foster and adoptive parents to Kaleb (10), Kyle (9), Korey (8), Kolby (6), Kara Anne (4), and Katelyn (3).The family resides in Warren, Ohio, where Ken is pastor of Leavittsburg Baptist Church and Kristine homeschools the kids. 1990s Kevin Howells ’90 and his wife, Vanessa, adopted their daughter, Mia, from Almaty, Kazakhstan, in fall 2010. They reside in Chicago, where Kevin is on staff at Park Community Church. Brett Waress ’90 has become a fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. He is vice president, chief operating officer, and associate director of the South East Area Health Education Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. Kelly Fath ’91 and Sherri DeClark ’97 were married on February 20, 2010. Kelly and Sherri reside in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and plan to move overseas, where Kelly will serve as the regional administrator for Central and Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean with ABWE. recent events November 11 — Aroma’s Coffee & Tea Traverse City, Michigan | Regional Event November 22 — T.G.I. Friday’s Beijing, China | Regional Event December 4 — VA Medical Center South Central Pennsylvania | Chapter Event January 13 — La Fogata Mexican Restaurant San Antonio, Texas | Regional Event 30 spring 2011 a lumnotes