Alumni Updates

ROAN ALUMNI UPDATES

Tiffany Cook Alford ’21 began a new role as Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator at Niswonger Children’s Hospital in November 2021. In April 2022, Alford moved back to Johnson City after her marriage to Sam Alford (ETSU ’21).

Katie Barlowe

’21 graduated in December 2021 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She worked in Denver, CO this summer with Riverside Church. This fall, Barlowe will return to the ETSU BCM as a Campus Missionary and will start a masters program through The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to pursue a Master of Arts in Christian Education.

Cierra Linka Cross ’21 and her husband Corbin bought their first home together in Erwin, TN and celebrated two years of marriage in May 2022. Cross was promoted in July 2021 to Program Liaison at Families Free in Carter County. She uses her social work degree to sit on the First Judicial District Felony Recovery Court team, facilitate groups, conduct case management, manage company expenses, serve as the head of the Carter County Women’s Intensive Outpatient Services (IOP), and complete intakes. “I’m getting the unique experience of managing a clinical and administrative perspective of the substance abuse treatment world here in East TN,” Cross said. She also continues to lead a Young Life group at Unicoi County High School (see photo above).

Adam Rosenbalm ’21 shares, “Year 1 post-graduation has been filled with business growth and expansion. Good Batch Mama continues to expand our team with the goal of deepening our roots in the Appalachian Highlands region, specifically in Bristol and Johnson City. We also have an eye on a larger expansion in the near future, targeting new markets to break into to offer families there an easier path to the dinner table.”

Larissa Copley Warwick ’21

began working for AmeriCorps in May 2021 and was placed as the Intake Coordinator for Family Promise of Bristol, which provides homeless prevention services in Sullivan County. She and her husband also fostered cats through the Humane Society until they added Clover as a full-time family member in December.

Brianna (McCoy) Donachy ’20 is now a second-year student in ETSU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program. “I am halfway through the three-year program and I’m spending more time applying my new skills in clinical rotations,” said Donachy.

Morgan (Munsey) Boven ’19 works as a ServiceNow Data Analyst at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. She and her husband recently adopted two Siberian kittens, Boba and Mochi.

Annie Malcolm Crowder ’19 is the registered dietitian for Friendship Health & Rehab and is teaching health and wellness classes for Mount Regis Addiction Treatment Center. She and her husband, Mack, live in Christiansburg, VA and are expecting a baby girl in early September.

Taylor Wilson ’19

is a medical student at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) - Carolinas campus. She is preparing to take her first set of board exams, which will mark the end of her didactic medical education. Later this summer, she will relocate to Charleston, SC to complete two years of clinical rotations as she finishes medical school. Last fall, she organized VCOM Carolina’s first walk for breast cancer awareness and helped fundraise ~$1,500 for a local cancer center. “I have had the best experiences at VCOM so far and am thankful for the Roan for helping me get here!” said Wilson.

Tiffani Carrasco ’18 wed Dr. Thomas Stovall in Key Biscayne, Florida in May 2022.

From New York City, Olivia Ellis ‘18 reports that after four years with Likeable Media, she has started a new job as Art Director at ENGINE. “I’ll be working on their social team for HBO and HBO Max!” said Ellis.

Carlee (Haas) Hart ’17 is currently serving as a Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate for the U.S. Air Force in South Korea with her two hiking, beach-loving pups while trying to soak up as much of the culture as possible. She is also continuing her education with the University of Maryland, studying for an MS in Biotechnology with a concentration in Bioinformatics.

Taylor Martin ’17 recently moved from Nashville, TN to Kingsport, TN and was chosen to serve as the Nurse Manager of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Cardiovascular Stepdown Unit at Johnson City Medical Center. She will also graduate with her master’s degree in summer 2023.

Chandler (Parris) Sharpe ’17 was married last June to Dakota Sharpe. After completing her PGY1 Pharmacy Residency in Colorado, she and her husband moved back to North Carolina where Sharpe has accepted a clinical hospital staff pharmacist position. Audrey Smith Wilkinson ’16 recently relocated back to Southwest Virginia with her family after her husband John Riley’s completion of his ophthalmology residency at the University of Kentucky. “While living in Lexington, I taught 1st grade for 3 years in the Fayette County school system, applying and developing the skills I learned in the ETSU Department of Education,” Wilkinson shared. “My husband and I have also started a family, and we now have a daughter named Vera, a son named John Barrett, and a bernedoodle named Percy. Over the past year I have enjoyed staying at home and taking care of our children, watching them learn and grow. Vera Kate has become quite the book worm! We are so excited to relocate back to Southwest Virginia to live in the region we are so fortunate to call home.”

Katie Jones Jennelle ’11 and her husband Brandon welcomed a baby boy, James Ethan, earlier this year. Additionally, Jennelle will be leaving the District Attorney’s Office where she has focused on the prosecution of narcotics cases; she has accepted an appointment as Clerk and Master for Sullivan County, TN.

Josh Culbert ’10 was recently promoted to Practice Manager at Bragg & Company CPAs. Allison Lowe ’08 obtained the credential of Certified Eating Disorders Specialist from the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals in 2021. She is one of only 12 psychotherapists and physicians in Tennessee to hold this credential — and only the second in Knoxville. The credential is a five-year process of clinical work with clients, coursework, and exams; it is the highest clinical professional credential within Lowe’s specialty of psychotherapy for eating disorders.

Caroline Ross Williams ’07 and her husband, Jason Williams, welcomed their second daughter, Ivy, in July 2021. Ivy joins proud big sister Charlotte. Williams is a partner and practicing attorney at local law firm Hunter, Smith & Davis and was named a “Rising Star” for the mid-south region by the national publication SuperLawyers.

Roan Alumni: Have an update to share? Drop us a note at roanscholars@etsu.edu.

ROAN READS 2022 SELECTION

This summer’s Roan Reads 2022 selection is Atomic Habits (2018) by James Clear. Scholars’ selection of ‘Healthy Habits’ as the Roan Impact Focus for academic year 2022-2023 inspired the selection. With generous support from the Lucy Kennerly Gump ‘Roan Reads’ Endowment, all Roan Scholars and Alumni received a copy of Atomic Habits and will have opportunities to discuss the book in fall 2022.

“Lucy’s belief in the power of reading and discussion to bring people together lives on through the Roan Reads program,” said Roan Executive Director Scott Jeffress. “We’re grateful for the many individuals and organizations that contribute to this initiative.”