R Connections

ETTA HILLIGOSS SCHWIRTZ ’04 and TYLEY SCHWIRTZ ’04 share: “We are still living in Fort Collins with our three kids, a 12-year-old, 9-year-old and 7-year-old. We are very busy with our kids playing soccer, basketball and skiing. Tyler and I are both special education teachers. Tyler recently took a new position of special education coordinator for the Laramie County school district in Cheyenne Wyoming. I am still working for the early intervention program in Fort Collins. In our unheard-of free time, we enjoy camping, hiking and traveling as much as possible.”

Submitted by: Nick Spaeth

MICHAEL TIMM ’04 shares: Through his role as Milwaukee Water Storyteller for the nonprofit Reflo, in partnership with the online publication Urban Milwaukee, and thanks to the generous support of the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, Michael is excited to develop a suite of water-related environmental journalism in the style of National Geographic in 2023-2024. The contextual storytelling will be accompanied by compelling illustrations that promise to endure as engaging resources that support Great Lakes education for the next generation of Lake Michigan’s stewards. The hope is that attention to local water stories helps to elevate the profile of impactful water projects in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. For more info: [email protected].

Submitted by: Nick Spaeth

ERIN OAKLEY KOLTES ’08 shared: “My husband, Mike, and I welcomed our second baby girl, Josephine Michael Koltes, on March 2, 2023. I also just celebrated my five-year work anniversary of being a worship director at Door Creek Church.”

Submitted by: Leah Hover-Preiss and Zachary Schwandt

JENNI MARCELL D’ACQUISTO ’08 shared: “I’ve moved back to Wisconsin and am working for the Eye Clinic of Wisconsin. Got married March 17, 2022 to Daniel D’Acquisto. I gained an amazing step son, Eli, and welcomed our daughter, Sophie, on May 14, 2022.”

Submitted by: Leah Hover-Preiss and Zachary Schwandt

ERIN MAGUIRE ’08 was recently promoted to Director of Social Services at Leo N. Levi Hospital, an inpatient adult psychiatric hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She also has obtained her Licensed Clinical Social Work certification to be able to counsel independently.

Submitted by: Leah Hover-Preiss and Zachary Schwandt

KEN LEIVISKA ’08 and ELIZABETH KUNDE LEIVISKA ’09 welcomed their second child, Vincent, into the world in February 2023. Big brother Mason is a happy helper. The family of four lives in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Submitted by: Leah Hover-Preiss and Zachary Schwandt

DANA MOORE KIBBEL ’08 said: “My husband, Gerrad, and I live in Waupun with our three boys – Cooper (11), Easton (9), and Krew (3.5). We are involved in all things hockey and baseball. We have also become heavily involved in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and supporting their mission, as our two youngest boys live with cystic fibrosis. (If anyone has any further interest about the CFF or has any connections to the CF community, I’d love for you to reach out.)”

Submitted by: Leah Hover-Preiss and Zachary Schwandt

KAYLYN MACKIN ’13 and her husband welcomed their first child in June. He is adorable and is so sweet!

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

BRIANA DRAEGER BOSQUEZ ’13 & KYLE BOSQUEZ ’13 are expecting their second child in October.

EMILY ANDERSON ’13 started a new job in June. She is a marketing strategist for Hausmann Group insurance. Emily is in the process of moving to Pewaukee, WI with her partner. “I’ll be glad when the move is over.”

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

AMY DOEFER ’13 & ANDY SCHULZ ’06 bought a house in New Glarus!

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

CHRISTINA MOONEY ’13: “ROBERTA MARTIN ’12 is coming to stay with me for a full week. 🙂 My house isn’t clean but the best thing about a friend is that I don’t think she will care. FYI if you are in Milwaukee and you want to see her let me know!!”

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

MAYNA MUENCHOW ’13 started a new job in June with Surgical Innovation Specialists/ Integra LifeSciences as a Senior Quality Assurance Manager in Chicago. Her team invented, developed, and now manufactures a resorbable surgical mesh made of polydioxanone.

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

CHARLOTTE LEE WHALE ’13: “Spending the weekend in Ripon for our Reunion was genuinely one of my favorite trips from this summer! So good to see everyone and Ripon has so many new stores and restaurants. These college kids are spoiled!”

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

SAM POULLETTE ’13: “After a decade in college admissions and enrollment management, I have turned to the dark side. I am with 3 Enrollment Marketing now as Associate Director, Specialized Recruitment Strategies.”

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

JACQUI MICHALAK MADDEN ’13 is currently at the Clement J Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee in the pathology department. She and her husband, Patrick, celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary this year and have three kids (two boys and one girl). They are enjoying country living with their two dogs and many chickens – looking into the possibility of goats soon… stay tuned!

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

ANDREA WORTH ’13 received her psychology license from the state of Minnesota and she has been supervising a psychology intern in addition to her clinical practice. “I also successfully took my dog (Lilly) paddle boarding on one of the many, many lakes here in Minnesota.”

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

KATIE WILLIAMS ’13 married TIM HOLME ’14 on August 12, 2023. They were honored with so many Ripon alumni guests.

Submitted by: Lauren Ott Greene and Charlotte Lee Wahle

KIM FRISQUE FOOTE ’19 of Marinette, WI, writes: “My husband and I are expecting our first child! She is due in early September and we have decided on the name Juniper Marie. I am also going back to school in the fall to get my Master’s degree in Special Education thanks to a grant the school district I work for applied for in the spring. We are excited for all the life changes that are coming our way!”

Submitted by: Eric, Rachel, Olivia, and Tyler

RACHEL HAWLEY ’19 of Plymouth, MA, writes: “I graduated with my PharmD from UW-Madison this past spring and recently started a Post-Doctoral Medical Affairs Fellowship at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, MA! I’ve been loving living out east and exploring all New England has to offer.”

Submitted by: Eric, Rachel, Olivia, and Tyler