Cumberlite 2018 Fall / Annual Report

working on turning their house into
their dream home.
Samuel Shin, ’08, and his wife,
Alex, welcomed their first child into
their family. Emma Hanil Shin was
born on August 3, 2018.
Zyndee (Salazar) Johnson, ’09,
and husband, Ernest, welcomed a
baby girl into their growing family on
September 7, 2018. Zana Milan was 7
lbs. 11 oz. at birth and is much loved
by big brother, Edison, as well as the
rest of the family.
Matthew Durante, ’10, is enrolled
in the Adventist Theological Seminary
at Andrews University. Prior to graduate
school, Matt served as associate
pastor at the Bowman Hills Adventist
Church in Cleveland, Tn.
Joshua McKinney and Julie
(Kretschmar) McKinney, ’10,
have recently relocated to Salem, Or.
where Joshua accepted a position as
a certification engineer for Garmin
International and Julie is doing some
travel nursing in Eugene, Or., as well
as continuing work on her nurse practitioner
degree.
Cody Paige, ’11, recently began
the master of divinity program at the
Adventist Theological Seminary at
Andrews University. Prior to graduate
school, Cody served as associate pastor
of the Belvedere Adventist Church in
Atlanta, Ga.
Melissa (O’Connell) Smith, ’11,
and her husband, Jake, are excited
about their first child, a baby girl, who
is due to arrive in October. Melissa
is a charge nurse at Regency Park
in Dalton, Ga. and her husband is a
designer for Royal Thai, a local rug
company.
Shelly (Payne) Maskelony, ’12,
is teaching ELA (English Language
Arts) to 6 th graders at Littlefield Middle
School in Lumberton, N.Car. Shelly is
also actively involved in the churches
where her husband, Rich, serves as
pastor.
Courtney Buckhanon, ’13, recently
competed in the Miss Black
USA pageant as Miss Black Georgia.
Through her work with the Miss
Black USA pageant system, Courtney
has been able to promote many of her
favorite causes, such as entrepreneurship
for women.
Brianna (Paradis) Lowery, ’13,
was married to Jonathan Lowery on
September 2, 2018 at Walnut Hill
Farm in Dalton, Ga. “It was a beautiful
day, thanks to Zach and Riley
McDonald (son of Andy McDonald,
’73) of Zach and Riley Designs.”
Bree is working for a startup media
company as Director of Operations.
Jonathan is finishing up his Executive
Director in Training program with
MorningPointe Senior Living.
Christopher Pubillones, ’13,
is working for Northrop Grumman
Innovation Systems as a software engineer
in the Space Systems Group. He
designs and builds software applications
that aid spacecraft teams in planning
their missions and in operating
their spacecraft once in orbit.
Steven Pubillones, ’13, graduated
from Georgia Tech in May 2018 with
a degree in biomedical engineering
and is now a rehabilitation engineer
with the Alabama Dept. of Rehabilitation
Services. His work involves
meeting with individuals at their
home, job site, or school and either
introducing them to technology or
fabricating technology that will help
improve their lives. His mission is to
help children and adults with disabilities
achieve their fullest potential.
Kenesha Ryce, ’13, recently
authored a children’s book entitled,
Vio’s Violin. This book, offered on
Amazon.com and other sources, “is
much more than a fun story-it is also
full of the technical details that parents
and teachers want and appreciate. So
hop inside Vio’s Violin to visit the old
man, the Peg family, and the people of
Tail Town and learn more about the
wonderful world of music.”
Jessica Ahn, ’14, is serving with
the AMOR Project in Peru as a Bible
worker and medical assistant.
Chelsea Dancek, ’14, will be
serving this year as a medical assistant
at the Palau Adventist Wellness Center,
on the island of Palau.
Jamil and Vanessa (Hernandez)
Hairston, both ’14, are graduate
students at the Adventist Theological
Seminary at Andrews University
pursing the masters of divinity degree.
Vanessa is working for Griggs University
and International Academy teaching
6 th grade social studies and Jamil is
teaching gymnastics.
Rebekah Fink, ’16, is serving this
year as a student missionary in Pucallpa,
Ucauali, Peru.
Katie (DeArk) Kent, ’16, was married
to David Kent on June 8, 2018
in a Bay City, Mi. wedding. They are
living in Berrien Springs, Mi. where
Mark is studying electrical engineering
and Katie is in the nutrition and
dietetics program.
Matthew Korp, ’16, is serving as a
student missionary this year, working
for the Hawaii conference as a pastor.
Taylor (Reid) Nesmith, ’16,
married Joshua Nesmith on September
1, 2018. The couple live in
Nashua, N. H.
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