Class of 1999 Newsletter:
| Jennifer Biliuris Sydes |
Nov 10, 2009 Luke's almost 14 mo. old now - I can't believe it. He's been walking for 3 months (he runs now), and talks up a storm. His vocabulary consists of 10-12 most important words, such as "dog", "car", and his favorite: "ball". Luke was born Sept 3, 2008 after what has to be the easiest labor ever. I actually treated patients all day with what i thought was just a particularly bad backache, and Luke was born at 10:51 that night! He missed his due date (Sept 4) by 1 hour and 9 minutes." |
| Donna Bischoff Davidson |
Donna still lives in Sunman, Indiana and is working for University Hospital in Cincinnati. Her family has grown to include Kayla who is 14 years old now, Xavier, who is 2, and Joselyn Faith. This picture is from Christmas, 2008.
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| Rachel Blum Lott |  and
husband Jim live in Lebanon, OH. " I am now working for the
Warren County ESC serving preschools in Warren County...all 20
minutes or less from my house." Rachel has a one daughter,
Lauren Elizabeth Lott, born November 22, 2005, and a son: Alexander
James was born on September 13, 2007. This picture is from Christmas
2008. |
| Rhonda Bonecutter | update on 4-24-07: Rhonda works in SNF's, Acute Hospitals, and Acute Rehab facilities in the San Francisco Bay area. |
| Michael Chitwood | is working at St. Elizabeth's Work Center in Edgewood, KY. |
| Laura Claydon Wallace | is working at Ft. Hamilton Hospital. |
| Karrie Eder Stanley |
update on 7-7-09: Ryan William Stanley was born on May 27, 2009. He was 9lb 5oz when he was born and is now about 12 1/2 pounds- healthy and happy! Howard and I are enjoying him, especially now that those rough first couple weeks are behind us and he's now starting to smile and play with us. I'm off til the 2nd week of August and will then be heading back to work part-time which I'm looking forward to. Karrie and her family are living in Chicago and she is working as therapy director at a home health agency started by a former nursing colleague. |
| Andrea Engel | is a manager in the Resident Home in Cincinnati. |
| Jamie Harpring |  
lives in Sarasota, Florida and works for Genesis Rehabilitation
Services in an assisted living facility. Update on 7-3-08:
"I got married in October of 2007 and gave birth to my first
child on March 6, '08. I had a girl and her name is Sara Elizabeth
Martin." |
| Jeff Hicks | is working for Hamilton County Board of MR/DD at the Jackson Adult Workshop. |
| Jennifer Hill | is working at King's Daughter Hospital in Madison Indiana. |
| Susan Innes Davis | sends the following: "Hello, I just wanted to update you on what I am doing. I am working in acute care at Henrico Doctor's Hospital in Richmond, VA. It is probably one of the top 3 in the area. I have been there since May. The hospital performs joint replacements, heart surgeries, brain surgeries, and the regular CVA's, orthopedics, etc. I thought you might be interested in that one of my patients has West Nile Virus. Rehab with him is a slow process. We also had a meeting this week I thought that you might be interested in concerning our joint replacements. At least 1 of the doctors is starting to perform minimally invasive surgeries. The goal is for hip incisions to be under 4 inches and for them (the good ones anyway) to be discharged on post op day 2 with Loffstrand crutches. He is also performing unicompartmental knee replacements and hopes for good candidates to go home post op day one. I don't know how many of our patients will fall into that category, but we will see. The Doctor also mentioned a new machine for the knee patients. Unfortunately I didn't catch the name. It will decrease the size of that incision reduce need to dislocate the knee. Take care, Susan. GO XU BASKETBALL!!!" |
| Kristen Jensen Naderer | 
Update July 2008: "I got married, on April 22, 2006 in Cincinnati.
The groom is Pete Naderer, a northern Ohio native and Bowling Green
State University grad. I started at Jewish Hospital in November
2007 and am loving it so far, including working with XU OT alumni.
Pete and I moved from our city condo to the 'burbs of Anderson Township
last year, so we're working on updating our house to suit our style.
We adopted an 8 y.o. Jack Russell--good training for a child! |
| Heather Kirk Foos | writes this on 8-3-86: My husband Kevin and I live in Chardon, OH with our daughters Julia (5) and Ava (2). In addition to my busy family life I have managed to stay quite active professionally on a part-time basis. I recently had the article "Relaxation Training: Applications for Clinical Practice" published in OT Practice. I work at the Cleveland Clinic as a contractor, have taught classes on relaxation techniques at Baldwin Wallace College and developed and taught seminars at a local wellness center. I love the flexibility OT offers and I love what I do! |
| Amy Krumm Kelly |  writes this update on 1-09-06: "The biggest news for me is that Quentin Christopher was born on December 9, 2005 weighing in at 8 pounds 10 ounces. He's a dimpled darling with wavy red hair. Big brother Grant (who turns 2 on January 13) seems to like him so far.... As for me, I'm staying active in the OT world working several PRN jobs a couple days a week. I like the variety of experiences I am getting. But most importantly, I LOVE the flexibility that gives me time home with my little boys!" |
| Katrina Lawson Kenny | lives in Cincinnati and works at Shriners' Hospital. on 1-09-06 she wrote: "We had a very fun Christmas with our son, Aidan, who is now 14 months old and walking. Yes, the Christmas tree survived! Things are good here at Shriners. I am now working M-W, which is an amazing schedule." |
| Donna Leber | update 10-15-08: Donna still works at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois and is currently the Rehab Educator for the inpatient and outpatient programs with 140 staff in OT, PT, SLP, TR, SW, Psych etc. She says she "loves it." Donna published an article on the use of humor in therapy in the March/April 2001 issue of AJOT and more recently had an article on team building published in the August 18, 2008 issue of Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners. Donna also has 3 grandsons. |
| Gina Macedonia DiBattista | update on 6-13-08:. Gina was married in Spring 2004. She is due July 3rd with her 1st baby. |
| Karen McCormick | recently left her job at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. |
| Katie McGinnis | left the UCP Aaron W. Perlman Center at Childrens Hospital to return to St Louis to be with her family over the summer of 2004. Update June 2005: “I am working in St. Louis, Mo at St. Louis Children's Hospital. I am still doing assistive technology as well as outpatient and inpatient therapy.” |
| Kevin McKeever |
is reported to have gone back to school and gotten a master's degree in special education. |
| Andrea Platfoot Dexter |  update on 3-13-07: "I currently have 3 girls and am still married to Wade. I’m working at Growing Potentials a private outpatient pediatric OT, PT, SLP practice in Troy Ohio that also contracts out to the Miami County MRDD for Early Intervention services. I also still work 1 day a week at Miami Valley Hospital in Acute Care and run as a paramedic (in my free time) in Pleasant Hill where I live!" |
| Carey Rook Fletcher | has one child and is working for COTI. |
| Colleen Savage Maurer | sends greetings from Canton, Ohio, where she is living now
that she is married (wedding was in August 2003). Update on 6-13-08:
"I have 2 boys, Cole is 2 and Chase is 11 weeks. I'm still
working for Stark County Educational Service Center in the schools,
but only 2 days a week. I have the best of both worlds for me
:)" |
| Marcia Scott Lane |  update on 10-16-06: "I’ve had a lot going on this year. I got married on July 8th to John Lane, whom I’ve known since the mid-70's, when we both went to UC! So, I am now going by Marcia Lane. We bought a house and moved to Springdale about a year ago. John is a history teacher and is in his fourth year teaching at Covington Latin School. Things have been going great, except he just had surgery for a herniated disk! So, I have had the opportunity to put my OT skills into use at home! I have been working since March, 2006, at Mercy Hospital Western Hills. I really  enjoy it there, and the OTs and PTs are great. I mostly work with acute patients, but also see some on skilled and rehab. Kristen will be 12 (!) in December and is in 6th grade at Princeton Community Middle School. She is a challenge at the moment; I thought I wouldn't have to deal with teenage behavior until at least 13! She is nearly as tall as I am now! I'm attaching a couple of photos. Well, that's my update. A lot of good changes have happened in my life in the past year." |
| Linda Theis Deckert |
Update 6-1-09: "Ashleigh Rose was born on January 2,9 2009. The picture is of Ashleigh in October 2009. . Linda and her husband Mike married June 11, 2005 and live in northern KY. She has completed her Master's in Health Science degree from the University of Indianapolis. The happy couple are pictured above. Linda has served as an adjunct faculty in the Xavier OT Department for several semesters. |
| Elizabeth Vanoli | is still living in Centerville, Ohio and occasionally teaches classes for nursing students at Sinclair Community College in Dayton. She writes "I am co-director of a yoga studio in Oakwood, OH. Many of my students come in with arthritis, chronic pain, stress, fibromyalgia, MS, hypertension, mental disorders, etc. Most students that come into the studio with medical issues end up in my classes. I have found yoga to be one of the best forms of treatment since it is so easily adapted to each student's personal needs, both mental and physical. Many of the things I deal with are chronic and these students do not get much relief from traditional medicine and treatment. I am working with doctors, both medical and psychatric so a number of our students come with referals. Yoga itself does not create health; rather, it creates an internal environment that allows the individual to come to his own state of dynamic balance or health. Since yoga teaches that a healthy person is a harmoniously integrated unit of body, mind, and spirit, it fits in well with OT. Check out our web site -- www.satiyogastudio.com " |
| Jennifer Von Holle McCurrach |  was married in May, 2002 She lives in Cincinnati and works for Personal Touch Home Health services. Update on 5-13-08: Announcing the newest McCurrach family member: Caleigh McCurrach was born March 17, 2008. She is pictured her at Easter with big brother Ronan. |
| Amanda Whitney Rivard | 
is married and living in Lexington, KY. update on 10-09-06:
Mandy gave birth to a daughter on October 9th, 2006.
Whitney Holly Rivard weighed in at 5 lb 14 oz, 19 inches long,
and 3 weeks early! Everyone's doing great. Update on 8-5-08:
"Things down here have been good. I was with my previous employer for 6 years and was working as a regional manager and got tired of working all the time and getting calls at home all weekend long. I moved to Select Specialty Hospital in April and have really enjoyed it. It is also nice to not have to worry about rug levels and Med B caps." |
Please send all your pictures and news to Millerg@xavier.edu