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Annie Paruccini ‘07 currently Director of Board and Commission Appointments, will be moving to the State Federal Affairs office in Washington, D.C to become director of that office effective July 1, 2009.
Gail R. Prock ‘06 was recently honored as a Cabot Executive during the closing keynote lecture of the 25th Anniversary of the Arthur R. Cabot Executive Residency at UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. After graduating from Hamline, she began a family business, Pine Harbor Holding Co., with her husband to manufacture and sell the ShadowShield, a portable and lightweight shield that her husband developed to use for hunting and stalking game.
John Dexter ‘02 has been accepted into the Army JAG Corp and will be starting this October.
Jamie (Sandler) Sather ‘02 has joined the legal department of Eden Prairie based Kroll Ontrack Inc. She will be primarily responsible for negotiating contracts on behalf of Kroll Ontrack.
Bob Tess ‘02 has recently been elected to serve a three-year term on the Arthritis Foundation's Board of Directors. He is currently an attorney with O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong, S.C. and is a member of the Planning Commission of the Village of West Milwaukee where he lives with his wife Kristen and their two sons.
Angela Brandt ‘99 has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Ramsey County Bar Association's Board of Directors.
Stephanie A. Miller ‘98 has been appointed Human Resources Director at Metropolitan State University. She is a member of the president's senior leadership team, and is also a member of the vice president for administration and finance's leadership team. In her new position, she will assume responsibility for all human resources policies and practices.
Daniel Lew ‘95 was recently appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty to serve on the Commission on Judicial Selection. He has served as a Board Member of the State of Minnesota Ombudsperson for Asian Pacific American Families, and as a Minneapolis Civil Rights Commissioner. He is also a past President, and active current member, of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
Dan Homstad ‘93, after 15 years in the Hennepin County Public Defender's Office, became a prosecutor in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. Currently he handles both juvenile and adult prosecutions.
Leo I. Brisbois ‘87 has assumed the office of President-Elect for the Minnesota State Bar Association. He will move on to become the President of the MSBA beginning in July 2009.
Scott D. Reep ‘87 received the honor of Solano County Bar Association 2008 Law Firm of the Year for his firm of Gizzi & Reep, LLP. He has served as the President of the Contra Costa Barristers' Association and as President of the Benicia Rotary Club. He is a founding member and past director/officer of the The Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court, The Contra Costa County Bar Association Litigation Section and The Law Center, a non-profit organization providing pro bono legal services to the working poor. In 2005, he was recognized as Pro Bono Attorney of the Year in Contra Costa County . In addition to his active practice, Scott currently serves as director/general counsel for the Benicia Education Foundation, as a trustee of the Benicia Library Foundation and as Vice-President of the Benicia Bocce League.
FAMILY
David Ujke ‘89 and Amy Douglas were married on April 11, 2009. David continues to work as Tribal Attorney for the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.