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Kristin (Wheeler) Amama Laurie (Korb) Hart CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI JOURNAL 2021 16 2000s Jake Houf DAVE (B.R.E. ’00) AND CYNTHIA (HOLTZHOUSE, B.A ’86) BEACH created a nontraditional publishing house for fiction and nonfiction concerned with spiritual formation and the human dilemma. KRISTIN (WHEELER, B.A. ’00) AMAMA and her husband, Henry, finalized the adoption of their ninth child, Natalie Ruth, on Dec. 20, 2019. LAURIE (KORB, B.A. ’01) HART and her husband, Michael, recently adopted two children: Lexus and Xavier. JOAN (MIKKOLA, M.R.E. ’02) GUEST and her husband, Steven, transitioned into new positions as professors at Baptist Theological College and Cebu Graduate School of Theology in Cebu, Philippines. KANEITHA KELLY (B.S. ’04) was promoted to lease consultant in February 2021 at Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation. NOAH FILIPIAK (B.S. ’04, M.A. ’09) finished his new book titled “Beyond the Battle: A Man’s Guide to His Identity in Christ in an Oversexualized World.” Published by Zondervan, the book will be available on July 13, 2021. Crystal (Richards) Kitten Debra (Ziehm) McGuire Matt Kunnen Alan Warner ANDREW BOSSARDET (B.A. ’06) became the lead pastor of First Reformed Church in Byron Center, Mich. CRYSTAL (RICHARDS, B.A. ’07) KITTEN started as the director of housing for A.Y.A. Youth Collective, a newly merged nonprofit in Grand Rapids serving homeless youth, in October 2020. JONATHAN HIGHMAN (B.S. ’08, MBA ’10) partnered with Kevin Damghani in 2017 and co-founded ITPartners. ITPartners is a technology sales, service and consulting company with an emphasis on doing great work, thinking big and making it fun for their partners! MATT KUNNEN (B.A. ’09) joined Wyoming-based JVL Wealth Strategies in 2013 after working as an investment consultant for a national brokerage firm. In 2021, he was
4TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF SCHOLARSHIP In April 2021, Cornerstone University’s traditional undergraduate division hosted its annual Celebration of Scholarship. This year’s showcase featured 117 posters, 71 papers and presentations and 34 musical performances. Learn more at cornerstone.edu/cos. PICTURED: Students reviewing posters during Celebration of Scholarship. elected as a partner at JVL Wealth Strategies. He graduated from Cornerstone University with a Bachelor of Arts in finance and business management. MEGHAN POWELL (B.A. ’09) has lived in Chicago for the last six years. She started her business called iMProv Boss in 2018. While it was a big jump to walk away from a corporate job, her faith and the education she received at Cornerstone gave her the tools she needed to make the leap. NEW MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM The new Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program at Cornerstone’s Professional & Graduate Studies division provides avenues for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders and entrepreneurs to enact transformative change in their organizations. The Higher Learning Commission recently approved this program, and the first cohort is anticipated to launch in September 2021. Request information at cornerstone.edu/public-administration. NICOLE (RICKS, B.S. ’13) KRAAYENBRINK owns Burly Bison Bakery, a bakery that offers gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan desserts with no added refined sugar and made from organic ingredients whenever possible. MYKEL HALL (B.S. ’13, M.DIV. ’20) recently accepted the position of senior pastor at Trowbridge Community Church in Otsego, Mich. SARA BETH GRISSOM (A.S. ’13, B.S. ’17) moved back home to Alaska in June 2019 and accepted a position at a residential reentry center in October 2019. CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI JOURNAL 2021 17 2010s DEBRA (ZIEHM, M.B.A. ’10) MCGUIRE was selected as the executive director of the International Association of Assessing Officers in Kansas City, Mo. JAKE HOUF (B.S. ’10) and his wife, Katie, welcomed their first child, Anna Kay Houf, on July 3, 2020. ALAN WARNER (B.S. ’13) began a podcast titled The Wonderful Lizard, reading of the public domain work “The Wizard of Oz” and changing the word wizard to lizard. To listen, visit anchor.fm/lizarding. ANNE OSTRANDER (B.A. ’14) spent four years serving as a missionary in the Middle East. In July 2020, she returned home to continue serving Muslim and refugee communities and helping lead them to know Jesus. KAREN (FOWLER, M.A. ’14) MOORMAN was appointed as the supply pastor of Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Three Rivers, Mich. JOELLE WRIGHT-TERRY (B.S. ’15) is a surviving widow due to COVID-19, and she is continuing Marshall’s legacy with Memorials By Marsh & Sassi for her two boys, Joshua and Micah. Her company specializes in the creation and customization of gravesite headstones, monuments, benches and cornerstones for those who have passed away.
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