Eagles Eye 2017

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Alison Edwards graduated with a Master of
Science in Nursing, Clinical Nurse Leader in
2016 from Xavier University and is currently
living in Chicago where she is a Registered
Nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Travis Geiger is currently living in LA and
is a film director and most recently a producer’s
assistant on the set of Robin Hood
shooting in Budapest. His first experience
began in chapel videos at CHCA.
Alivia Johnson is currently living in Cincinnati,
OH where she is the Corporate HR &
Training Coordinator for Jeff Ruby Culinary
Entertainment.
27 Captain Philip Marosi completed his captain
training at Fort Lee Virginia and was the
top student in his class from the Army Logistics
University in May. He moved to Petersburg,
VA in October 2016 after being on
assignment for three years near Nuremberg,
Germany. He and his beautiful wife, Megan,
will be leaving for South Korea for two years
at the end of June. They are excited to see
what challenges lie ahead and are experiencing
God’s goodness and faithfulness in the
highs and lows.
28 Kelsie Pignone Nagel married Bobby Nagel
on February 13, 2016 and they are excited
to introduce their new addition, Vinny, born
in April 2017.
29 Olivia Perez moved to Houston in 2015
with her boyfriend of five years, Kent Fisher.
They both work at NASA Johnson Space
Center and love it! In their spare time they love
hiking, traveling, pub trivia, and taking their fur
baby, Coney (2 yr. old mini dachshund) everywhere
with them! If any CHCA people are in
Houston and want a tour, let her know!
30 Chris Powers wed Joey Ausena on October
29, 2016 and they currently reside in London,
UK.
Andy Shear graduated from college with a
degree in software engineering and is currently
working remotely for a technology firm
in Blue Ash, OH as a software developer creating
anything from apps to web surfaces. In
August 2016 he married Kelly and they relocated
to New Mexico where they are living on
a ranch and raising their three horses.
Paul Tepfenhart is currently in Columbus,
OH working as the Director of Sales for
CrossChx, a biometric medical security company.
He helped build the company from its
inception four years ago to the nationwide
security and automation company it is today.
31 Taylor Beadle Weber is currently living
in West Chester, OH with her husband,
Sebastian. Sebastian recently graduated
with his MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University
and works at Prasco Pharmaceutical
in Mason, OH. Taylor just finished her fifth
year of teaching and is a 5th grade teacher
at Sharonville Elementary. She is involved
in a Munich Sister City Teacher Exchange
and hosted a Kindergarten teacher for two
weeks last April. In June, Taylor went to Munich,
Germany for two weeks to learn about
the culture and the school system in Europe.
Recently she and Sebastian celebrated their
five year anniversary in Jamaica.
2010
32 Erin Lloyd graduated from CHCA in
2010 and just finished her third year of
medical school at Oakland University
William Beaumont School of Medicine in
Michigan. In April of 2017, she was asked
to address 2,000 high school students before
a Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park
for their Class Outside Series. Prior to her
medical tract, she had sustained a serious
injury while playing collegiate level basketball.
Through this injury and recovery she
experienced first hand how essential it is to
be treated by compassionate doctors. Her
passion arose to pursue a career in sports
medicine and get kids back in the game.
2011
Matt Alvarado is a member of “Public”, a
band that also includes CHCA alumni John
Handelsman ‘12 and Ben Lapps ‘12. They
recently released their latest EP, “Sweet
Lemonade” and performed in a show with
Twenty One Pilots this past June.
33 Maddie Drees celebrated her one year
anniversary of living in New York City in
January! She and a few friends started their
own small theater company called Artists
Entrained. The debut production was
successful, and marked the first of many.
Maddie recently accepted a position with
NY Kids Club and Preschool as an Assistant
Location Manager. She continues to thrive
in the “big city” life, but will always be a Cincinnati
girl at heart.
34 Maya Traynham-Richardson McCollum
and Adam ‘12 were married January
2016 and reside in West Chester, Oh. They
were blessed with a beautiful daughter, Mila
Marie, born in February. Adam is currently
working for a data firm in Cincinnati and
Maya is enjoying being a stay at home mom
to Mila and their dog, Disney.
Christie Taylor is currently living in Houston
where she dances for a dance ministry
called Ad Deum. In addition, she teaches
dance and art, with the long term goal of using
the arts as a mechanism for healing. See
the feature on page #
2012
Ted Andrews was recently drafted to play
for the Chicago White Sox.
35 Samuel Becker recently started fulltime
at a digital marketing agency in Orange
County. However, over the last full year
since graduating from Biola University he
worked at a farm and then committed to
work with a non-profit called Harvest Craft,
helping to run their marketing. At Harvest
Craft, they work to educate, equip, and
empower under-resourced communities
through sustainable food production systems.
Working with this non-profit took
Samuel to Cambodia and Japan. In Cambodia
he partnered with a local pastor to design
a sustainable farm for the new rehab center
for rescued girls from the sex trade industry.
In Japan, he learned and networked
with recognized and impactful community
shapers and sustainable agriculture innovators.
Samuel wanted to give a special shout
out to Dr. Savage for putting him onto this
path and opening his mind to the ability to
love others, serve God, and cultivate lasting
change through sustainable agriculture and
environmental care.
36 Hannah Grubb is currently living in
Brooklyn, NY where she is working as the
Executive Assistant to the President of The
King’s College, her alma mater.
Zach James could be seen this season on
the sideline of the Eagles Varsity football as
he has joined the coaching staff as Varsity
Lineback Coach and JV Assistant Coach.
GO EAGLES!!
37 Ann Marie Kadnar and James Riley ‘13
were engaged in December 2016, with a
wedding planned for December 2017. Ann
Marie will graduate in August 2018 from
University of Kentucky with a Masters in
Integrated Plant and Soil Science. She is
working on her thesis which focuses on forage
quality in cool season pasture grasses
for equine nutrition and health.
Tanner Kuremsky graduated from Virginia
Tech May 2016 with a degree in Chemical
Engineering. In August 2016 he moved to
Baltimore and began as a formulator for CoverGirl
cosmetics, specifically creating foundations.
Tanner lives in the Canton neighborhood
in Baltimore and stays busy with city
wide intramural sports like kickball, softball,
and corn hole (where he reigns supreme in
corn hole after hailing from the Midwest).