Class Notes Bayley Baker, 2020, was promoted to senior copywriter at Summit Marketing Agency.
Tricia (White) Connors, 2008, received Security Benefit’s 2020 Home Office Leadership award. She is the company’s distribution and marketing coordinator.
Kara (Protasio) Baden, 2015, is a field experience representative for HOKA ONE ONE, a shoe company. She and her husband, Josh, welcomed baby boy Flynn on Sept. 28, 2020. Jennifer (Funk) Bell, 2015, and her husband, Dalton, are expecting their first child, a boy, in June 2021. Joshua Cannon, 2020, is a livestream production specialist for Washburn University.
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Fahra (Noorani) Daredia, 2010, and her husband had a baby girl. Daredia started working for Kern County Library systems as head library associate, and she created
a podcast called “Book Talk Bakersfield.” She’s currently working on a master’s degree, with an emphasis in library information and science.
Sarah Farlee, 2008, was promoted to public relations and marketing director at FreeState Electric Cooperative in Lawrence, Kansas. She is a 2020 Spotlight on Excellence Award winner after winning a gold award in the special publications category. The award also recognizes excellence in cooperative communications across the country by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
Tesa (DeForest) Eldred, 2012, has been a
graphic designer and assistant to general manager at QuikPrint in Topeka for 5 years. She married Stephen Eldred in September 2019, and her daughter, Amelia, is 8.
Mark Feuerborn, 2018, directs the “FOX 43 AM Live” show, and he won an award for Best AM Newscast in 2020 from Kansas Association of Broadcasters. He also passed the Federal Aviation Association’s Part 107 Certification exam, making him the station’s new drone pilot. Feuerborn is also working toward a ComTIA’s A+ Certification for IT support specialists. James Gorman, 2020, is a program analyst for the General Services Administration, which is an independent agency of the U.S. government established to help manage the basic functioning of federal agencies.
