Winter 2011/2012 - Tiffin University

Kelly Calmes, Class of 2003, Fremont,Ohio, is the Vice President of MemberServices at Fremont Federal CreditUnion. She spent the first half of herfinancial services career at Bank One;starting as a teller in 1998. Shortly afterthe bank merged and left the community,she secured a position at FremontFederal Credit Union. This is her 12thyear there. Calmes considers herself tobe a lifelong learner. She earned one ofthe first associate of individual studiesdegrees at Terra Community Collegeand then went on to graduate from theOhio School of Banking in 1993. Sheearned her first bachelor’s degree fromTU in 2003, and is now working on asecond. In the little spare time Kellyhas, she serves as a board member (andpast chairwoman) of the United Way ofSandusky County. She has been marriedfor 27 years and has two daughters.Kristi Krintzline, Class of 2003, Tiffin,Ohio, represented Tiffin University atthe inauguration of Ohio Northern University’snew president in October.JeremyMarinis,MBA 2003,and his wife,Jamie, welcomeda son,Niko James,in June.Niko MarinisKris Waechter, Class of 2003, Wheeling,West Virginia, is the Deputy Sherifffor the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office.Nicole King Keller, Class of 2004, Hilliard,Ohio, works as a CPA.Jeff Stanley,Class of2005, Wilmington,NorthCarolina,writes, “Aftergraduation,I movedto Florida,worked, andmet my wife,Emily. WeEmily, Elizabeth andJeff Stanleywere married in 2010. I was promotedwith my company in December andmoved to North Carolina. Emily and Iwelcomed our first child, Elizabeth, inMay.Congini Pearson, Class of 2006, Gahanna,Ohio, is an insurance agent forWestfield Insurance in Columbus. Herhusband, Nick, is a Graphic Designer forSchool Pride.Marybeth Santo Domingo, MBA2006, Plymouth, Minnesota, wrote,“Since I graduated from Tiffin University,I obtained with Asset Based Financein the banking industry. U.S. Bank offeredme the Senior Examiner (Auditor)position when I was in Cleveland andI moved to their corporate office inMinneapolis, Minnesota. I don’t mindthe cold weather—I just bundle up—and I love the city, because there arelots of places to explore.” Marybeth’shusband, Mario, is a Technician for GeneralElectric. They have two children,Raphael and Axel.Phillip Gosche, Class of 2007, and VeronicaYearling Gosche, Class of 2008,Tiffin, Ohio, welcomed son, AidenHenry, in June.Catch up on the latestTU Alumni News atwww.facebook.com/TiffinUniversityAlumniKurt Olson, Class of 2007, and KatlinZvansky, Class of 2008, married in July.Victoria Hamilton Speakes, Class of2007, Dayton, Ohio, writes, “I marriedmy college sweetheart and we starteda family in 2007. We both ran track andfield. I went to work as a price bookanalyst for Speedway in 2008. However,I recently left to start my own business,Allure Events and Photography--anevent planning and photography companyservicing Central and SouthwestOhio. I look forward to getting back intouch with my Tiffin family and supportingTiffin; especially Coach Croy and thetrack team! Go TUTF!” Victoria andher husband, Ryan, have two children,Peyton and Olivia.Scott Jason Cannon, Class of 2008,Johnston, Iowa, writes, “I enrolled at TUwhile working as an agent with the OhioInvestigative Unit. I felt the additionalbachelor’s degree would help me obtaina supervisory position in the future. Iloved TU. I was used to an extremelylarge university. TU offered a lot ofcharacter and personality that largeschools lacked. It was nice for professorsto not only know your name, butto know things about you and sincerelycare about your success. After completingmy undergraduate degree, I beganto work as a criminal intelligence liaisonwith OIU at the Ohio Homeland SecurityStrategic Analysis and InformationCenter. While at the SAIC, I decided toenroll in TU’s master’s degree in HomelandSecurity Administration. GraduateSchool at TU opened up additionalopportunities for me. After carefullyconsidering my opinions, I decided totake a job with the U.S. Marshals Serviceas a deputy in Des Moines, Iowa. Igenuinely feel that TU allowed me tosuccessfully pursue this opportunity andthat it opened up so many more doorsthan what had been available in thepast.”ClassSceneWINTER 2011 / 12 | CHALLENGE | 51