Class Notes | Fall 2018

Lifetime Member of the Alumni Association
Annual Member of the Alumni Association

• 1960s
  • Gary Jackson AS ’61 retired from Hill Air Force Base after 34 years as a civilian electrical engineer. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. Gary and his wife, Roberta, have four children and 18 grandchildren. They live in Ogden.
  • A retired optometrist, Frank Salimeno BS ’65 owned a private practice for almost 40 years. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree from Pacific University and is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. Frank was a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps and served as chief of the eye clinic at the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground hospital. He served on the boards of a number of optometry organizations and received two O.D. of the Year awards. Frank and his wife, Linda, have four children and eight grandchildren.
  • Madalyn Livingston Newswander BS ’66 taught kindergarten and first grade in Utah for 20 years. She was also akindergarten coordinator for eight years in Alberta, Canada, where she served for three years as the director of 13 kindergarten programs. During her career, Madalyn earneddistrict Hats off for Teachers and Teacher of the Year awards. Madalyn is a volunteer for the LDS church, where she has been a teacher and president for her ward’s Primary, Young Women’s and Relief Society programs. She and her husband, Robert, have six children and 22 grandchildren.

     

• 1970s

  • Rollin “Rollie” Moulton BS ’71 was with the Los Angeles County Probation Department for 37 years. As part of his job, Rollie trained juvenile fire crews, leading special trainings and hikes to prepare youth to serve as forest firefighters for Southern California. Rollie has been a volunteer for the LDS church, has served on the Whittier Stake High Council, and has worked in the Los Angeles California Temple. He and his wife, Mati, live in Pico Rivera, California.

  • John Thompson BS ’74 enlisted in the Marine Corps and took a commission as second lieutenant upon graduation from Weber State. He served for 20 years and retired in the early 1990s. John then served for 15 years in the Office of Recovery Service, a state child support collection agency. He retired in 2015. John met his wife, Bonnie, at Weber State, and they have been married for over 50 years. They have three children and three grandchildren.

     

  • For 19 years, Lynne Ward BS ’74 has served as the executive assistant to the chief operating officer of DaVita Kidney Care. For seven years prior, she taught first through third grades in Ogden. She has volunteered as a seminary teacher for the LDS church for the past 13 years. Lynne has four children and five grandchildren, and lives in Federal Way, Washington.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
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• 1980s

  • An Ogden native, James “Jim” Wold BS ’83 is the chief operating officer at Iris Technology in Irvine, California. He was previously vice president of engineering for RED Digital Cinema and general manager for storage devices for Quantum Corporation. Jim has led engineering teams that have produced over 100 U.S. patents. He and his wife, Shelby, have five children and six grandchildren.

  • Tina Smith BS ’85 has worked for Ogden-Weber Technical College for 33 years and currently is the executive assistant to the president of the college, a position she’s held for 31 years. Tina is responsible for assisting with all operations in the president’s office. She also assists the college’s board of directors and the Ogden-Weber Technical College Foundation Board of Trustees. In addition, Tina has served as public relations secretary and public relations representative. She lives in Ogden.

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• 1990s

  • Jim Beecroft BS ’90, BS ’98 is the project manager and developer for DatamasterUSA. He previously worked as a software development manager at ADPLightspeed and as a software engineer for CDK Global.Jim’swife, Denise Beecroft AS ’86, BS ’90, received her master’s degree in business information systems and education from Utah State University. She is an information technology instructor at Ben Lomond High School. Jim and Denise live in West Haven.

  • John Slattery BA ’94 studied film at UCLA and is now completing a film titled Present Time: Journal of a Country Monastery about the Huntsville, Utah, monastery. John lives in Berkeley, California.

     

     

  • Adam Taintor AS ’99, BS ’01 is a dermatologist at Allen-Taintor Dermatology in Ogden. He practices general medical and surgical dermatology with a special interest in contact dermatitis. Adam attended medical school at theUniversity of Utah, completed an internship at Intermountain Medical Center and finished his residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where he served as chief resident. Adam is a member of the Utah Medical Association Board of Directors and is president of the Utah Dermatology Society. He and his wife, Danielle Taintor BS ’02, have six children. They live in Fruit Heights.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
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• 2000s

  • Peter H. Clark BA ’00 is a defense counsel with the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. He has also served as a legal assistance attorney, an operational law attorney and a trial counsel in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps. He has a Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law and a Master of Laws from the University of Washington School of Law. He previously served in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service in Los Angeles. Peter and his wife, Katie, have two sons and live in the Seattle area.

    Taylor Fielding BS ’00 is the staff attorney and tribal prosecutor for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians of Usk, Washington, and is the contracted tribal prosecutor with the Kootenai Tribe of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Taylor received his master’s degree in anthropology from Idaho State University, and hisJurisDoctor degree from Gonzaga University School of Law. He and his wife, Raychelle, have three children and live in Deer Park,Washington.

    Alan McEwan Jr. AS ’00, BS ’02, MAcc ’04 is the chief financial officer for Get Air Trampoline Parks and is a principal with the company. Alan and his business partners own, build and operate trampoline parks in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Japan. Get Air is the largest privately held trampoline park company in the U.S. Alan and his wife, Dawn McEwan AAS ’02, have been married for over 18 years and have seven children. They live in Poway, California.

    Sandra Smith BS ’00 has worked as a social worker for LDS Family Services, as a medical social worker in hospitals, including crisis work in emergency departments, and as a clinical social worker and primary mental health clinician at a California State Prison for men. Sandra received her Master of Social Work from the University of Utah and her Doctor of Education in counseling psychology from Argosy University in San Diego. She has taught in undergraduate and graduate programs, and maintains a private counseling, coaching and supervision practice. She has nine children, 12 grandchildren and one cat. She lives in Springville.

    
     

  • Rich K. Nye BS ’01, M.Ed ’06 recently completed his first year as superintendent of Ogden City Schools. He received master’s degrees from both WSU and Arizona State University and a doctorate from Utah State University. He previously taught at the junior high, high school and college levels, and served as deputy superintendent of student achievement for the Utah State Board of Education. Rich and his wife, Lara Nye BS ’99, have three children. They live in Pleasant View.

    Wade Christiansen AS ’02, BS ’05 is a project quality supervisor at Autoliv, wherehe also has worked as a product reliability engineer and design engineer. He received his master’s degree inmanagement and strategy from Western Governors University. Wade’s wife, Hilary (Davison) Christiansen AS ’00, BIS ’02, is a homemaker. The couple has four daughters and lives in Ogden.

    Keith Titus BS ’02 is the president and chief operating officer of MarketStar. He is chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board for WSU’s College of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology. His wife, Cammie Lou Titus BS ’98, is an accomplished pianist and private piano instructor, and is the founder of The Flying Fingers piano competition. Keith and Cammie have six children and live in Pleasant View.

    Erica Baiden BS ’03 received her medical degree from the University of Utah, where she also completed her residency. She is chair of family medicine and a physician at Granger Medical Clinic in West Valley City, Utah. Erica also serves as an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the University of Utah. She and her family live in Salt Lake City.

     

     

  • Neil Hwang BA ’03, BS ’14 is an assistant professor for the City University of New York. He previously worked as an associate venture capital investor for AFG LLC, as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company, and as chief financial officer of CE Capital LLC. Neil has served on the boards of companies committed to renewable and sustainable energy, including Advanced BioEnergy and E Energy Adams, and several nonprofit organizations, including the Institute of Management Accountants. Neil and his wife, Patricia, have two sons and live in Greenwich, Connecticut.

    Jamie Weeks BS ’03 is the head of Archives and Digital Collections at Weber State. She also teaches a public history course for WSU’s history department and online courses in library science. She received her master’s degree in library science and information services, and a graduate academic certificate in advanced management in academic libraries and information agencies, from the University of North Texas. She earned her post-master’s certificate of advanced studies in archival administration from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee.

    Peter Owen AS ’06, BS ’08, BS ’12 is the assistant controller for Sorenson Capital Partners. He was previously a senior fund accountant for UMB Fund Services and recently completed a four-year term of service on WSU’s Young Alumni Council. Peter serves on the Accounting Advisory Council for WSU’s John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics. His wife, Rosann Owen AS ’05, BA ’09, is an independent sales director for Mary Kay Inc., and recently retired from 15 years of teaching piano. Peter and Rosann have two children and live in Riverton.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
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• 2010s

  • Shayden Bertagnolli BA ’10 is a licensed marriage and family therapist. He founded Shayden Therapy of Ogden and is currently establishing a company that will empower teenagers to college-aged individuals to conquer anxiety and thrive in relationships. Shayden has a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Auburn University. He considers his career calling to be a relationship/anxiety therapist. He and his wife, Shelly, live in Farr West, Utah, with their two sons and daughter.

    Martha Camarillo Freston BA ’12 is a Juris Doctor (J.D.) candidate at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. She previously worked for the Utah law firm, Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. She and her husband, Joel Freston BS ’11, live in San Francisco.

     

  • India Nielsen AS ’12, BS ’14 is a financial disclosure specialist for Utah’s lieutenant governor. She is a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah, a volunteer at the Humane Society of Utah, and she donates time to The Road Home’s literacy program. India is president of the WSU Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Council.
    
    Chad Illum BS ’15 works in the track program in outbound logistics network monitoring for General Motors, where he has held roles in stamping support, indirect purchasing and the command center. He was formerly a pricing analyst for Pro Star Logistics. He lives in Warren, Michigan, with his wife, Sadie Martineau BA ’13, who is a stay-at-home mom to their two children, with one on the way.

     

     

     

  • Kris Sanford BS ’15 is a professional speaker for student, church and community groups. In 2014, he completed Spinal Ride, breaking the quadriplegic handcycle distance world record, pedaling 1,040 miles from Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Huntington Beach, California. During Kris’ ride, he raised $25,000 for therapy for spinal cord injury patients who can’t afford treatment. He volunteers at Utah Special Olympics and the Utah Boys & Girls Clubs.

    Mitch L. McBride AS ’16, BS ’17 is the director of marketing and development for United Way of Northern Utah. He and his wife, Jenny, live in Ogden with their three children.

     

     

     

  
  
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