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Twelve new members have
recently been welcomed to the
BOG. To contact any BOG members,
please visit the BOG page of
the uwpiaa.org web site or refer to
the contact information on page 2 of
this issue.
Liz Cotter Schlax (90B)
Admissions
After her student year, Liz
traveled on Education staff for 94A
and 95A. She lives in the Raleigh-
Durham, North Carolina, area of the
U.S. and is in the management
training program at John Deere. As
admissions chairperson, Liz is
thrilled to be working closely with
UWP’s vice president for enrollment
on ways to involve alumni in recruiting
and enrolling UWP’s future.
Greg Shockey (88E)
Alumni Products
Greg is a graduate of Indiana
University. He currently lives in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he
works as a tour director for On Stage
Productions. Greg wanted to participate
in the board of governors
because he says it will allow him to
finally give something back to UWP.
As alumni products chairperson,
Greg is responsible for researching
and developing marketing and
affiliation programs for alumni
through the UWPIAA.
Karen Isaak Valdez (78A)
Reunions
Karen is the cast rep for 78A and
has been a flight attendant for
United Airlines for 18 years based in
Denver, Colorado. She has also
volunteered extensively with the
Junior League of Denver. Karen has
served many years on the BOG, first
as the North American rep, then the
Reunion chair until 2001. She
reports she is now refreshed and
ready to help Tucson have a great
event.
Angie Morey (94E)
Alumni Contacts
Angie is not new to the BOG,
but she has agreed to take on a
completely new appointed position.
Her new role on the board is to find
all of our “lost” alumni. She says
she’s excited to be in a position
where she can help alumni get
reconnected with the Association
and maybe even with each other.
Angie currently lives in East Boston,
Massachusetts, and works for Boston
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Introducing the New BOG Members
University in the Office of Development
and Alumni Relations.
Jin Kawamura (98C)
Asia-Pacific Rep
After traveling as a cast member,
Jin was also Japan event coordinator
for 99D, and North American event
coordinator in 2000. He now lives in
Tokyo, Japan, and works for an event
production company producing
corporate events overseas. Jin wanted
to be the Asia-Pacific rep because he
thought there are so many things we
can do as UWP alumni if we get
together regionally. Jin would like
anyone who lives in the region and
has suggestions to email him.
Claudia Vos (95C)
Europe/Mid-East/Africa Rep
Claudia lives in Hertogenbosch,
in the south of The Netherlands.
Before being chosen as the next
EMEA rep, Claudia was on the
board of the Dutch alumni association,
AlumNet, from 1998 until
2002. She says that working with the
Dutch alumni club gave her great
pleasure, so when her four-year term
was over, she decided to apply for
the European rep position with the
UWPIAA. She soon discovered
that her region had been expanded
to include Africa and the Mid-East
as well.
Johnny Quintana (90E)
North American Rep
Johnny Q, as he’s known, is from
Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he
works for Musical Theatre Southwest
as their events coordinator and
educational director for the Center
for Theatre. He is also a full-time
student at the College of Santa Fe
studying Business Administration in
the Arts. Johnny Q is excited to be
joining the BOG as the new North
American rep.
Remco Voogd (97C)
1996-2000 Era Rep
Remco has stayed in close touch
with UWP and the UWPIAA over
the years, first as an alumni
interviewer, then as his cast’s mailing
list moderator and webmaster. He
became active in the Dutch Alumni
Association (AlumNet) and is also
the 97C cast rep and a key member
of the UWPIAA Web Team. He
lives in Eerbeek, The Netherlands,
and works for an insurance company
as a claims handler.
Christine Geissler (91B)
1991-1995 Era Rep
Christine stayed on with UWP
as education coordinator for 92B and
93B after her student year. She lives
in Frankfurt, Germany, where she
works for Lufthansa German
Airlines in corporate human resources.
Christine applied for the era
rep position because of a strong
belief in the potential that UWP
alumni have. If you traveled between
1991 and 1995, Christine would love
to hear your suggestions and requests!
Tania Massa (90A),
1986-1990 Era Rep
Tania lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts,
and is employed as a
dispatcher for the Massachusetts
State Police as well as a personal care
attendant for a gifted and brilliant
handicapped young man. Among
other reasons, Tania wanted to
become an era rep to make sure
alumni have every opportunity to
continue their relationships with
their cast members and forge new
friendships with other alumni.
Lissy Castillo (78C),
1976-1980 Era Rep
After her cast year, Lissy was
employed by UWP until 1989 as
promotion manager and tour manager,
both in the office and on the
road. She now lives in Mexico City
and is a partner and executive
producer with a production company.
Lissy already has many goals as an
era rep, including increasing the
number of alumni from her era at
reunions and helping casts keep
better contact records.
Dave Martin (68/69/70C)
1965-1970 Era Rep
Besides traveling in Cast C,
Dave also spent part of 1970 with
the Smithfields. Dave works as a
desktop publisher, business manager
and manufacturer of notebooks and
folders. He serves on the local
Chamber of Commerce and Board
of Education. He has also done the
layout and pre-press work for UpBeat
since 1994. Dave wanted to serve on
the BOG because “I have been
associated with some amazing people
in the time I have spent working on
UpBeat and I want to do what I can
to help keep the organization and
(more importantly) the spirit alive.”
Dave lives in Sunbury, Ohio.
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