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Alumni News & Class Notes4567Workforce WV, and RESA 5.She teaches job readiness andlife skills to students who arereceiving cash assistance throughthe State of West Virginia as partof the WV Works program. Susansays, “by God’s grace” she wasrecognized at the WV AdultEducation Association’s FallConference for obtaining fourthplace among her peers in gainingprofessional development creditsduring fiscal year 2008/2009. Shecontinues to teach private pianolessons and is actively involvedin music ministry at her homechurch, Williams Creek Baptist.Susan and her husband, Terence,reside in Parkersburg, and sharea total of six adult children andtwo grandchildren.KELLY HAMPTON NADEAU,Conyers, GA, works for the Stateof Georgia in the Division ofEmergency Preparedness andResponse. She is the Directorof the Healthcare CommunityPreparedness Program and workswith hospitals, community healthcenters, nursing homes, publichealth, and healthcare volunteers.This involves lots of travel aroundthe state. Kelly is still teachingtrauma and ACLS courses in her“spare” time.1981SUSAN C. MCGHEE, Bloomington,IN, was named the ExecutivePresbyter of the Presbytery ofOhio Valley, a middle governingbody of the Presbyterian Church(USA) that serves 80 congregationsin central and southern Indiana.1983TAMARA NICKLAS MANHARD,Apex, NC, passed her InternationalBoard of Certified LactationConsultants exam. She has beenan RN since graduation and workson the mother/baby floor at UNCHospital, Chapel Hill, NC. Tamara’shusband, PATRICK MANHARD ’82,was awarded CFO of the yearfor a midsize company in theDurham Triangle.FERN ANNETTE LANE FIELDS,Wilmington, DE, is a breast cancersurvivor!198919841985WILLIAM E. HASTINGS, Harrisville,PA, was ordained as a full elder atthe Western Pennsylvania AnnualConference, June 14, 2009, byBISHOP THOMAS BICKERTON ’81.Bill continues to serve at HarrisvilleUnited Methodist Church.NICOLE ONORI HANSEN, Rochester,MN, and her husband, Jay, areproud to announce that their14-year-old son, Evan, achievedthe rank of Eagle Scout onOctober 15, 2009. For his EagleScout project, Evan planned,designed and led a crew of boysin the construction of a “3D”Archery Course at Camp Olson innorth-central Minnesota. Nicolecompleted the WellcoachesWellness Coach Training andCertification Program in 2008,which is endorsed by the AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine. Nicoleis a Certified Wellness Coach,Licensed Corporate Wellcoachand occupational therapist. Sherecently founded and launchedTrue North Life & WellnessCoaching, a private coachingpractice based in Rochester, MN,that provides comprehensive life& wellness coaching services forindividuals and small businesses.In September 2009, she was hiredby Wellcoaches Corporation asa Workshop Manager. In thisposition, she manages andcoordinates live workshopsthroughout the United States andCanada. Nicole may be reached atwww.truenorthcoachingmn.com.STEPHEN M. JONES, Greenville, NC,is the head of school at WashingtonMontessori Public Charter School,one of only three Montessorischools in the state. Stephen andhis wife, KELLI KEECH JONES ’89,live in Greenville with their two sons,Garrett and Grant. 4SHARON STARTZELL WALTON,French Creek, WV, was selectedas the WV Society for GeneralMusic’s 2010 General MusicTeacher of the Year. Sharoncurrently teaches at four UpshurCounty schools.1992KATHLEEN MORSE GORKA, Wexford,PA, is a family social worker forThe Children’s Home of Pittsburgh& Lemieux Family Center. Sheworks for the organization’sadoption program, and in hernew position Kathy will completeand approve family studies withprospective adoptive parents. Shebrings her personal experienceas an adoptee, as well as clinicalexperience as a therapist to TheChildren’s Home. Prior to joiningThe Children’s Home, Kathy wasan intake worker at Beaver CountyBehavioral Health. 51994DEREK B. STEED, Burlington, NC,an attorney with the Burlingtonlaw firm of Wishart NorrisHenninger & Pittman, joined theboard of trustees of Alamance2 6 SUNDIAL SUMMER/FALL 2010