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Jenna Preszler, '23 BS Education, was named New Secondary Educator of the Year for the Clark County School District CCSD. She teaches resource math in grades 6-8 at Jack and Terry Mannion Middle School.

G. Lis Dziminski, '01 BS Education, is a STEM program manager at the . Dziminski received a Master of Education in advanced teaching and leadership from Sierra Nevada College with a specialization in gifted studies in 2010.

Arthur “Richie” Plunkett, '09 BA Anthropology, graduated with a master’s in mental health counseling in 2013 and, shortly after, accepted a job with the Kent Police Department in Washington State. He's been in law enforcement for over a decade. He now works for the Spokane Police Department. Plunkett was recently promoted to sergeant. He also worked as hostage negotiator, field training officer, and neighborhood resource officer. Before becoming a sergeant, Plunkett worked for three years in the Behavioral Health Unit and worked closely with many agencies to get individuals housing, substance use treatment, and mental health resources. He's taught locally to Spokane non-profits on Crisis Intervention and how to work with individuals through empathetic and compassionate means. Plunkett teaches for the WA Criminal Justice Training Commission (academy) in Crisis Intervention, Substance Use, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, and Below 100. He's presented regionally, nationally, and internationally regarding the toll of the job on police officer mental health and well-being. He's been featured in local and regional newspapers and media. One of his biggest accomplishments was being named the Washington State Officer of the Year by Police1 in 2020. Plunkett is married and lives in Spokane with his wife, Katie. They have been married 10 years and are foster parents. The couple has one son whom they adopted after 3.5 years in their foster home and hope to adopt more children. Plunkett enjoys fishing, biking, running, working out, camping, and reading. He follows 51�ԹϺ��� football misses his days playing at Sam Boyd Stadium on the offensive line. He's also a huge F1 and Golden Knights fan.  

Glenn Webb, '14 DMA Percussion Performance, has been appointed associate dean for the College of the Arts at Utah Tech University. He directs the percussion, new music, and jazz programs at Utah Tech. 

Alan Kilker, '78 BS Hotel Administration, has been a senior sales executive at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, for the past 18 years. Prior to that, he worked for the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Wyndham/Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort, and the Arizona Biltmore in various sales leadership capacities. While at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge, his team won Resort Sales Team of the Year for 2023. Originally from Fullerton, California, after his 51�ԹϺ��� graduation in 1978, Kilker attended Florida International University in Miami, where he graduated with a MS in hotel and restaurant management. Following his FIU graduation, Kilker moved to Phoenix to accept his first hospitality position at the Arizona Biltmore. Now, having lived in Arizona since 1980, he resides in Scottsdale with his wife, Gina, of 36 years. He has two children, Shane who works for Zillow and Natalie who is a lawyer for the state of Arizona's Department of Environmental Quality.  

Matt Velure, '96 BM Music Education, was appointed a senior flight instructor at Alaska Airlines. He teaches new-hire pilots and those upgrading to the captain's seat. He has been teaching at the airline since 2001.

Lisa Rubin, '12 PhD in Educational Leadership, was recently promoted to full professor at Kansas State University and was recognized as a research fellow by the College Sport Research Institute at the University of South Carolina.

Jeremiah Riesenbeck, '13 BS Education, has been teaching at Roanoke City Public Schools since 2021. He is one of the Virginia Council on Economic Education's Personal Finance Teacher Fellows. He previously taught at Centennial High School from 2013 to 2001. Riesenbeck is an avid technophile and presents professional development on the use of AI (LLM's) in the classroom across the commonwealth of Virginia. In his free time, he volunteers as an EMT with his local rescue squad. He enjoys spending time with his partner, Paige, and fur babies, Raleigh and Roscoe. He also likes Magic: The Gathering, PC gaming, video editing, and learning.

Mabior Ayuen, '11 BSBA Business Administration, is the director of the environmental services department at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center. Ayuen received a Master of Business Administration from Regis University and a Doctor of Business Administration from Capella University. Ayuen and his wife, Jona, have four children: Nyanwel, Angeth, Alier, and Akuoc. He enjoys bowling, running, going out, and spending time with family.

Jensen Radley, '19 BS Athletic Training, works as a certified and licensed athletic trainer in the industrial setting for the Panasonic/Tesla Gigafactory. Radley is also the head athletic trainer for Truckee Meadows Community College men's and women's Soccer teams.

Grant Mercer, '17 BS Computer Science, co-founded a new local startup in Las Vegas called embolt.app, focused on providing a digital-first approach to running member-based clubs. Mercer co-founded the startup alongside two other 51�ԹϺ��� alumni Gabe Cleto, '13 BA Art, and Michael Gutierrez-Nery, '17 BS Biology, who help with product design and marketing. The app is already being used by several 51�ԹϺ��� clubs and is provided for free.

David Galich, '23 BA Psychology, is a psychologist. He enjoys reading, technology, RC’s, music, and extreme sports.