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Sawyer (‘07)
Care Pharmacy residency in Seattle, WA. She cur- rently works as the manager of pharmacy services for a Medicare Healthplan in Seattle, WA.
2009
Nancy Capponi (B.S.N., ‘06; M.S.N. ‘09) has been working full time as a faculty member since fall 2010. She says, “I am excited to give back to the university and to contribute to the future of
2007 nursing. I keep up with what is going on with Clayton State alumni and maintain my member-
Shawn Mechelke (M.B.A.) is now the senior vice president strategy and operations - infra- structure for Schneider Electric, a global spe- cialist in energy management. Mechelke is located in Schneider Electric’s Burnsville, MN office and is responsible for the weather serv- ices business unit within infrastructure which focuses on providing software and service solu- tions to energy, aviation, transportation, and sports/recreation. He resides in Woodbury, MN with his wife Jill and two teenage children.
2010
Rukayat Busari (B.A. Liberal Studies) cur- rently resides and works with an educational in- stitution in Japan. Busari has also travelled to various countries in Asia and wants to become a linguist and an ambassador.
Cedric Hendrix (B.I.T. Database Administra- tion) is advancing in his career at MARTA as a database administrator (DBA).
Evie Lester-Brisco (B.B.A.) enrolled in Walden University and was accepted into their master’s program in July of 2010. She received a graduate degree in public administration with specialization in law and public policy on Feb- ruary 24, 2013. She is presently employed by the Social Security Administration, and owns and operates Brisco’s Pre-Owned Automotive, Inc., a used car dealership in Fayetteville, GA.
Nikki T. Sawyer (B.S. Biology) was hired as a full-time faculty member in the Natural Sciences Department at Clayton State University. Sawyer says, “I am very excited to be teaching at my alma mater. I have always loved the environment at Clayton State University.” Sawyer was hired ABD, and is currently finishing her dissertation work at Emory University with the goal of de- fending in spring 2013.
2008
Nicole Turner (B.S. Psychology and Human Services) married Rodney Hamm on June 11, 2011 and published a poem, “camera,” on Nov. 4, 2011.
Katherine Wolf (A.S. Pre-pharmacy, ‘05; B.S. Integrative Studies ‘08) completed her doctor of pharmacy degree (PharmD) at Mercer University in 2011 and then completed a PGY-1 Managed
ship. I realize the importance of having a voice in an important group such as the Alumni Associa- tion and encourage all of my students to become members after graduation.”
La Tonya Holloway Jones (B.B.A. Healthcare Management) is married with two children. She graduated from Capella University in 2012 with a MBA specialization in healthcare management, and currently works as a clinical coordination spe- cialist with Chamberlain College of Nursing-At- lanta.
Capponi (‘09)
Mechelke (‘09)
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