Challenge - Spring/Summer 2012 - Tiffin University

Scott M. Langenderfer, MBA 2003,
Bucyrus, Ohio, completed his certification
as an enrolled agent to represent
taxpayers before the Internal Revenue
Service. He has been an associate
of Mizick, Miller & Company since
2000. He is a
member of the
Ohio Society of
Certified Public
Accountants,
the National
Association of
Enrolled Agents,
and the Ohio
State Society of
Enrolled Agents.
Scott is a
Scott
Langenderfer
member and treasurer of the Lincoln
Avenue Church of Christ, treasurer of
the Wynford Education Foundation,
Inc., treasurer/secretary of the John Q.
Shunk Association, serves as a board
member of the Bucyrus Area Chamber
of Commerce, and a member of the
Bucyrus Kiwanis Club. He and his wife,
Amber, have three sons.
Sarah McGraw Greenberg, Class
of 2003, was recently appointed as
Director of the development division
for NeighborWorks America. She
joined the company in 2007 from the
National Trust for Historic Preservation
where she helped create the nation’s
first certified Community Development
Financial Institution focused on the
revitalization of historic properties and
neighborhoods. After graduating from
TU, Sarah earned a master’s degree in
community planning from the University
of Maryland. She also completed
the Rutgers University fellowship
program for mid-career leaders in community
development.
Leslie Waechter, Class of 2004,
Wheeling, Ohio, was hired as the Human
Resources
Director for
the city of
Wheeling. The
position entails
handling benefits
and pension
information,
and resolving
any personnel
issues that
may arise. In
Leslie
Waechter
addition to her new position, she is the
head volleyball coach at Wheeling Park
High School. She has been married
for five years to, Kris Waechter, Class
of 2003. He is a deputy with the Ohio
County Sheriff’s Department.
Rodney Biggert, MBA 2005, Oak
Harbor, Ohio, was recently appointed
as the new Adult Services Director of
the Opportunity Center.
Betina Nicklas, Class of 2005,
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, was appointed
by the Clearfield County Commissioners
as the director of Veteran Affairs.
She currently
serves in the
Army National
Guard and is
assigned as a
motor transport
operator
and carries a
paralegal specialist
military
Betina Nicklas
occupational
skill. She was
deployed to Iraq in 2009. Betina’s husband,
Lawrence, served in the United
States Marine Corps. He was stationed
at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and
deployed to Iraq twice. He currently
works for SAIC as a small arms technician
and ammunition supervisor for a
CENSECFOR learning site at Camp
Lejeune.
April Hall, Class of 2006, was hired
by Western Illinois as head volleyball
coach. Last year, she served as assistant
coach at Northern Kentucky
University. She is currently working
toward her master’s degree in general
mental health counseling.
Rachel Ann Garofolo, MBA 2007,
Cleveland, Ohio, is the Coordinator of
Marketing Services for the Cleveland
Browns.
Elise Pfefferle Hanley, Class of 2007,
married Drew Hanley in 2011. Elise is a
Product Scheduler for Marathon Petroleum
Company. Her husband, Drew,
is a teacher for Fostoria City Schools.
They live in Findlay.
Aaron Kissling, Class of 2007,
Fremont, Ohio, has been hired as an
Ottawa County Sheriff’s detective. Previously,
he worked as a police officer in
Put-in-Bay and as a private investigator
in Mechanicsburg. He joined the Oak
Harbor department in 2009.
Jaclyn Burton Pessell and Ryan Pessell,
Class of 2007, Findlay, Ohio, were
married in 2011. Jaclyn is a teacher
for Arcadia Elementary. Ryan is an
insurance agent for Hitchings Insurance
Agency.
Benjamin Steyer, Class of 2007, Tiffin,
Ohio, was married in 2011. He is
employed at Steyer Seeds LLC, Tiffin.
His wife, Whitney, is currently pursuing
her master’s degree in occupational
therapy from the University of Findlay.
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