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28Teresa Kramer Ruback ’90 was featured on thecover of the November 2010 The Spirit of OmahaMetro Magazine. She is a Chef/Culinary Consultant.She interned with Wolfgang Puck at Spago andpracticed her culinary art all over the world,including post-Oscars parities and even MiddleEastern peace talks.Teresa Kramer Ruback ’90 was featured on the coverof the November 2010 The Spirit of Omaha MetroMagazineRita Heaston Staley ’91 is the new sales and eventcoordinator for the River City Rodeo & Stock Showand Douglas County Fair.Katie Reisbig Cordery ’97 and husband, Brent,are co-owners and physical therapists at OmahaPhysical Therapy Institute, PC (OPTI). OPTI isan outpatient orthopedic and sports medicinephysical therapy practice located on 144th andDodge. What makesOPTI unique fromother PT clinics isthe guarantee thateach patient willreceive one-on-onecare with the samephysical therapistevery visit. Visit theirwebsite at www.omahapti.com formore information.Katie Reisbig Cordery ’97 is owner and physicaltherapist at Omaha Physical Therapy Institute, PC(OPTI)Sarah Lukas ’98 is the Director of Regional andOutreach Programs in the Creighton UniversityAlumni Relations Office.Annie Grace ’99 is an account executive at BaileyLauerman’s Omaha office, working primarilyon the Exmark account. Annie was formerly anaccount executive with DDB in Chicago, where sheworked on sports sponsorship projects for StateFarm Insurance and was an account lead for DellComputers, managing global campaigns. She isalso a member of Marian’s Marketing Committee.Abigail Moland ’01 is an associate at the lawfirm of McGrath North in Omaha. Her practicefocuses on all aspects of employment and laborlaw, including employment discrimination,employment policies and collective bargaining.She is also involved in the practice of immigrationlaw with emphasis on business functions, includingemployment authorization and compliance.Jennifer Koch ’01 will graduate in December 2011from Mesa Community College with an associatedegree in Electronics Technology Engineering.Abby Kudrna Zoeller ’02 is an insurance agentwith Peterson Bros. Insurance Co. The companywas recognized as the Trusted Choice Agency ofthe Year by the Insurance Agents of Nebraska attheir annual convention.Brandi Janning Strohmeyer ’03 opened an onlinebaby boutique in November. A Baby Boutiquefeatures modern, vintage and eco-friendly productsfor babies. Check out her website atwww.ababyboutiqueonline.com.Teresa Prince ‘04 spoke to Marian Journalismstudents about her photography career. She isan award-winning photographer working forLane Photographics in Omaha and specializes inwedding and portrait photography.Karly Jurgensen ‘04 and Tara Vaughan ‘06 werefeatured musicians at the St. Pius/St. Leo AlumniShowcase Benefit Concert on December 29, 2010 atSt. Leo Church.Karly Jurgensen ‘04graduated from BerkleeCollege of Music inBoston where she studiedsongwriting, piano andsinging. She lives in NewYork City, where sheworks several jobs topay her rent so she cancontinue to work on hermusic career.Chelsea Kropp ’05 is a first-year medical schoolstudent at the University of Nebraska MedicalCenter. She was also the Junior Varsity VolleyballCoach at Gross Catholic High School.Tara Vaughan ‘06graduated in May 2010from Tufts University inMassachusetts, wherein addition to studyingmusic and psychology,she directed an awardwinningcappella group,Tufts sQ!, and playedin several student bands. She has performedthroughout the United States, from Boston and NewYork to San Francisco and Los Angeles and evenoverseas in London and Barcelona. She is currentlyworking on her upcoming album “Better Versions”in Omaha and playing solo shows regularly.Emily Latka ‘06 received her degree from theCollege of Journalism and Mass Communicationsfrom the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. InJuly 2010, Emily moved to Los Angeles for aninternship with the news magazine show EXTRA.The internship included field shoots for moviepremieres and TV press junkets. She saw firsthandthe workings for a daily news show. One of theexecutive producers at EXTRA sent her resume fora new talk show on CBS and a day later, Emily wassitting at a desk for The Talk? on the CBS lot. She isthe production associate for the celebrity/lifestylesegment producers which includes arrangingtalent, getting special interest guests to the showand consistently doing research on celebrities andtheir recent projects.Christina Mason ’06 recently graduated from U.S.Air Force basic training at the Lackland Air ForceBase in San Antonio, Texas. She will remain inTexas for several more months attending technicalschool and training to become an AirborneIntelligence Surveillance and ReconnaissanceOperator. In this role, she will be reviewingsurveillance and act as an eye in the sky fortroops on the ground. From there, Christinawill heading to Washington for SERE (Survival,Evasion, Resistance, Escape) Training. Althoughshe considered joining the Air Force after highschool and throughout college, she ultimatelydecided to wait. She graduated from the Universityof Nebraska at Lincoln in May, 2010 and enlisted inNovember, 2010. In January, 2011 she took her oath.Christina was in charge of weapons inspectionfor her unit. She believes her experience with theMarian Trapshooting Team helped prepare her forthis position. She was the only one in her unit withweapons experience. She also credits her time atMarian for helping her to become comfortable inleadership roles.Kelsey Elman ’07 is a memberof the Nebraska WesleyanUniversity volleyball teamand was selected as theAssociation of Division IIIIndependents volleyballPlayer-of-the-Week on October19, 2010. Kelsey had threedouble-doubles on the weekto lead Nebraska Wesleyan to a 2-1 mark for theweek. She averaged 3.69 kills and 3.62 digs in thethree matches. In a sweep over Sioux Falls, Elmanhad a team-high, 17 kills and a season-high .500hitting percentage. She had 20 kills and 19 digs in afive-set win over Briar Cliff the next day. The teamheaded to the NCAA Division III regional. The No.20 Prairie Wolves have the most wins by an NWUteam since 1998 and finished the regular season23-5. They were 11-1 against NCAA Division foes.Emma Nagengast ’05 won the Moot Courtcompetition at Creighton University. She is in hersecond year of law school at Creighton.Kim Patterson ‘09 is the chair for the AmericanCancer Society’s Relay for Life on April 15, 2011at Rockhurst University and the University ofMissouri-Kansas City. Her role involves organizingteams, planning PR events, finding survivorsto participate and brainstorming ideas forentertainment and fundraising. The money raisedwill go directly to the American Cancer Society forresearch, education, advocacy and service.