Eastern Magazine | Fall/Winter 2020

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CLASS NOTES 2010s

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’17 Frank Jachetta, BA operations management, has been named to an electric customer project coordinator position with Avista’s construction services division.

’07 Katheryn Nuernberger, MFA poetry, has published her third book of poems, Rue (BOA Editions, Ltd.). Nuernberger is an assistant professor of English at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

’13 Cody Schoonover, MS biology, recently joined the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as game warden assigned to the Cheyenne Warden District in southeast corner of the state. Schoonover began his game and fish career as a wildlife damage technician in Sheridan, Wyoming, in 2016. ’11 Brittany Zuger, BA communication, earlier this year began a new position as deputy clerk for the city of Waitsburg, Washington. ’10 Ashley Wurzbacher, MFA creative writing, last year published a volume of short fiction, Happy Like This (University of Iowa Press). The book received the 2020 John Simmons Short Fiction Award, and much positive attention from prominent writers and critics. “This is a writer at the top of her game,” wrote The New York Times, “but hopefully she’s only just getting started.”

’04 Ben Wick, BS computer science, earlier this year became mayor of Spokane Valley, Washington. Wick, a member of the Spokane Valley City Council, was named to the post following a council vote held on Jan. 8.

’08 Evan Buelt, BA philosophy, recently joined Battelle, a nonprofit Columbus, Ohiobased science and technology company, as a decontamination technician working to supply first responders and front-line healthcare workers with virus-free N95 respirators. Buelt, a former ASEWU president, wrote to Eastern magazine in March that, “I paused life to go help fight against the virus. I’m in desperate need of an EWU Flag. I’d love to show, as an Eastern alumnus, that we Eagles support the cause.” The flag arrived soon thereafter.

’03 Michelle Bonczek Evory, MFA poetry, joined the faculty of Klamath Community College in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Bonczek Evory is the author of three books of poems, most recently The Ghosts of Lost Animals (Gunpowder Press), winner of the 2018 Barry Spacks Prize. ’01 Tamara Cullen, BA marketing, is the president of Spokane-based TRC Enterprises, a producer and vendor of products to assist home gardeners. Among the most popular is the “Roo,” an apron with an ingenious kangaroo-like pouch that helps with harvesting.

EXPERT ADVICE Give back to EWU on your own terms, while helping next-generation professionals. For Eastern students and recent alumni looking to embark on a new career, few assets are more rewarding than the advice of someone who’s successfully accomplished this goal. That’s why EWU’s Office of Alumni Relations and the Career Center have partnered to create the Eagle Career Network, ECN, a new online networking community that will provide powerful, on-demand career mentoring opportunities. This “Eagles helping Eagles” model relies on alumni and friends to serve as resources to current students and fellow grads who could benefit from learning about the professional experiences and career journeys of seasoned business people. Eagle mentors drive how they want to be involved. It might be one-time support, such as reviewing a

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resume or sharing advice via an online chat or phone call. It could involve an ongoing series of conversations or email exchanges. Or it might entail allowing individuals to chat with — or job shadow — you or other professionals in your organization who are doing what they would like to do. For those helping out, their generosity will come with rewards: By interacting with ECN participants, you will be able to make direct connections with other Eagle professionals and enhance the strength of your organization by identifying talent within the EWU community. We need you, Eagles! Signing up is easy – you can even merge your LinkedIn profile with one click. Visit ecn.ewu.edu to learn more.


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