Class Notes

Nick Libert ’99, owner and CEO of EXIT Strategy Realty, announced recently the expansion of his Chicago-based real estate brokerage into Northwest Indiana. The new satellite office, located in downtown Hammond, will service all of Northwest Indiana and complement their existing Illinois office, with more than 150 sales and leasing agents serving Chicagoland in residential, commercial, and investment real estate transactions. Nick is a regular Chicago Association of Realtors Top Producer award recipient and was named EXIT Realty’s 2015 Broker of the Year. EXIT Strategy Realty was named to the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Privately Owned Companies for 2016.

S. Glenn Jaffe ’99 serves as the senior vice president of the North Carolina Chiropractic Association. Glenn is in his third year on the executive board of the association, previously serving as secretary, treasurer, and vice president. He also serves as the legislative chair, directing and coordinating lobbying efforts on behalf of the association.

Carrie Holmes-Rippe ’99 was recognized by the Times of Northwest Indiana as a January 2017 Teacher of Excellence. She taught third grade for 12 years, and for the past six years, she has taught fourth grade at Boone Grove Elementary School. Carrie says she teaches because every day is a new learning experience for her students and for herself. She finds great satisfaction in seeing her students understand and apply the concepts taught in class.

Colleen and Mark Williams ’99 welcomed Charlotte Isolde Williams to their family. Born on July 28, 2017, Charlotte joins big brother Elliot.

Tanya Smutka ’99 is a member of the biology faculty at Inver Hills Community College in the Twin Cities, and she was nominated for both the student-elected Faculty of the Year and the faculty-elected Faculty of the Year awards for the 2017–2018 academic year. Tanya is actively involved in the Minnesota State College Faculty union, serving as a chapter grievance representative and a member of the Emerging Leaders program 2017–2018 and as a chapter president and a member of the statewide Meet and Confer committee 2018¬2019.

Kim Beauvais ’99, ’01 MALS, vice president of business operations and human resources at the Big Ten Network, was named to Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list. Kim was recognized for helping to build the network and for the innovative programs she has led. Among her accomplishments is the “Student U” program, which produces hundreds of events and cultivates real-world experience for more than 500 students per year. Kim was one of the first 15 employees at the launch of the Big Ten Network in 2007 and has helped set the standard by which other conference-owned networks are and will be measured.