Class Notes

Anita Patel ’02, vice president of racial justice and public policy programs at the YWCA of Minneapolis, joins the Bush Foundation as its leadership programs director. Anita leads the Foundation’s effort to inspire, equip, and connect leaders in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and 23 indigenous nations that share the same geography. She will oversee both the Bush Fellowship and Leadership Network Grant programs.

Lisa Kendall ’02 was recently named principal at Concord South Side Elementary School of Elkhart, Ind., after serving as the assistant principal of Concord High School for three years. Previously, Lisa was an English/language arts teacher at Elkhart Memorial High School. She currently lives in South Bend, Ind.

Jennifer Engelhardt ’02 married Chip Schoenfeldt on March 14, 2015. Many Valpo alumni were in attendance.

Brent Anderson ’02 received the District Toastmaster of the Year award for exceptional leadership and devoted service to District 30 at their fall conference in November. District 30 is part of Toastmasters International and serves approximately 240 Toastmasters clubs and their 5,000 members in northeast Illinois.

Former Valpo roommates and Valpo Track and Field athletes Nicholas Skytland ’02 and Nathanael Noon ’04 reconnected Sept. 13, 2015, to compete in Ironman Wisconsin. This was Nicholas’ fourth Ironman and Nathanael’s fifth Ironman — their second Ironman together.

Merrillville, Ind. civil rights attorney Trent McCain ’02 J.D. was one of 25 lawyers to be selected to the Indiana State Bar Association’s Leadership Development Academy (LDA), a statewide leadership program established to empower and develop lawyers to fill significant leadership roles in bar associations, local communities, and organizations.