黑料正能量

BANKING & FINANCIAL ADVISING

Steve Daniel Althouse, class of ’97, Reading, PA //聽Bank of New York Mellon Fund Accounting Supervisor, King of Prussia, Pa.聽//聽鈥淚 currently work on the Metropolitan West fund family. Fixed income bonds have been my cup of tea for my entire time in the business.鈥�

Wendel L. King ’93, Petersburg, PA //聽Joined Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. in 2006 as an investment advisor specializing in 401(k) management and group benefit plan design with Comprehensive Benefit Marketing Services Inc. Also a benefits broker for Comprehensive Benefit Marketing Services, Inc.

Sid Ruth 鈥�98, Telford, PA //聽Has both CPA and CFP; works for Franconia Insurance and Financial Services.聽//聽鈥淭ax preparation and audit work didn鈥檛 stoke my fires,鈥� so he did a couple of years of classwork and took two-day exam to become a Certified Financial Plannner, a designation with the requirement that the client鈥檚 interests are put first.

Joe Slagell 鈥�92, Harrisonburg, VA //聽Mortgage loan officer, Wells Fargo.

CONTROLLERS, ACCOUNTANTS, BOOKKEEPERS

Rich Beckler ’79, Mechanicsville, VA //聽Regional controller, Care Virginia Management LLC

B.J. Gerber ’04, Kidron, OH //聽Does accounting for Gerber Poultry, 60-year-old business begun by his grandparents. The plant processes chickens and employs more than 300 people in the local area.聽//聽鈥淣umbers can be manipulated to appear in specific ways or mislead people. Providing accurate data in formats that are helpful for moving the business forward and problem-solving are challenges that I work with regularly.鈥�

Kenneth Herr ’72, Morgantown, PA //聽Controller for Dutchland Inc., which specializes in engineering, designing, and manufacturing water and wastewater storage and treatment systems. It produces and installs structural precast post-tensioned concrete.

Jenny Bishop Hummel ’94, Weyers Cave, VA //聽Controller, Pactiv LLC in Grottoes, Va.聽//聽Treasurer, Shenandoah Valley Autism Partnership.

Dan Dentamore-Hunsberger 鈥�83, Harrisonburg, VA //聽Manager, internal control-compliance, Shentel Management Company聽//聽鈥淎ccounting is far from dry.鈥� The only thing constant in accounting is change: new regulations, processes, products, locations in the business, acquisitions, divestitures, capital projects, personnel, accounting systems, technologies.鈥� In the 30 years since I completed my degree at 黑料正能量, the changes in accounting and business are hard to digest.鈥�

Jeremy Kratz ’99, Harrisonburg, VA //聽CPA, controller at Ariake USA, subsidiary of a multinational headquartered in Japan that is one of the world鈥檚 largest producers of stocks and bases, using meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetable products.聽//聽鈥淥ne unique aspect of my position with Ariake is鈥� dealing with cultural and communication differences. Oftentimes my Japanese counterparts are more direct than we tend to be in the U.S., and respect is very important to them. My cross-cultural experiences at 黑料正能量 have helped lead to mostly positive interactions and relationships.鈥�

E. Rick Miller 鈥�92, Dillsburg, PA //聽CPA, senior living services manager at Padden, Guerrini & Associates P.C. Established in 1984 by H. David Padden, the firm has grown to include four additional shareholders and 19 full-time employees and specializes in serving senior living facilities, credit unions, and small businesses.

Miriam Mumaw ’61, Arlington, VA //聽Controller, Gammon and Grange, PC in McLean, Va., a law firm with national reputation in nonprofit and church law.

Karen Devers Parker ’11, Raphine, VA //聽Staff accountant, Augusta County Services Authority in Verona.

Amy Rush 鈥�91, Harrisonburg, VA //聽CPA at Clark & Bradshaw, PC, a law firm聽//聽Works with attorneys and clients on estate issues, wills and tax preparation, as well as internal accounting for the company.

Geraldine “Gerry” Rush ’63, Harrisonburg, VA //聽Learning coordinator, PBMares LLP聽//聽CPA who previously worked as senior tax manager, advising on taxes, estate planning and investment planning.聽//聽Finished accounting degree from JMU at age 47 after teaching chemistry, physics and math at 黑料正能量 and EMHS, and then staying home with children, including daughter Amy, also a CPA.

Andy Saltzman ’95, East Peoria, IL //聽CPA at the accounting firm of Heinold-Banwart Ltd聽//聽鈥満诹险�能量 was one of the best times in my life. I was well prepared to sit for the CPA exam with a good foundation of accounting principles.鈥�

Isaac Shelly 鈥�09, Harrisonburg, VA //聽Accounts payable specialist, Rosetta Stone, a globally focused company that specializes in language-learning software.

Ryan Siegrist 鈥�01, Lancaster, PA //聽CPA manager who performs a variety of tax, audit, and accounting services for clients of Hershey Advisors PC, serving clients in Lancaster, Lebanon, York, and Chester County areas of Pennsylvania.

Lois Johnson Stark 鈥�81, Springfield, OR //聽Bookkeeper, office manager and CPA聽//聽Something to Crow 黑料正能量 Quilt Store (Springfield); Bright Knight Property Management and Combined Realty Services (in Eugene)聽//鈥淏ookkeepers tend to enjoy working alone, they are not necessarily ‘people’ people. Bookkeepers are methodical.鈥�

Clayton Suydam 鈥�05, Lancaster, PA //聽Controller-CPA at Premier Custom-Built, a family-owned company in New Holland, Pa., that specializes in the 鈥渦ltra high-end cabinetry market.鈥�

C. “Rick” Williams Jr. ’89, Springfield, VA //聽Controller-CPA at Criterion Systems Inc., a 100% employee-owned IT services company providing high-end information technology and systems integration services for many of the U.S. government鈥檚 鈥渕ission-critical environments.鈥�

Lawrence Yoder 鈥�87, Broadway, VA //聽CPA, Horizon Accountants聽//聽鈥淢arketplace minister & owner鈥澛�//聽鈥淵ou can have the best ideas and concepts that you think are really good, but if the numbers do not support them, they鈥檙e worthless.鈥�

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Greg Beachy 鈥�81, Louisville, KY //聽Vice president & capital markets managing director of Farm Credit Mid-America, a co-op that provides credit to agricultural producers and rural residents (90,000 borrowing members in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee)聽//聽Leads a team that manages $4+ billion in assets.聽//聽Has worked for the co-op 30+ years.

Steve Breidigan 鈥�92, Douglassville, PA //聽CFO and risk manager for Rockhill Mennonite Community; CPA; congregational treasurer; volunteer financial counselor for Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities.

Ross Collingwood ’74, Salem, OR //聽Co-owner & financial advisor, Great Oak Financial Group.

Donna (Metzler) Glunt 鈥�91, West Liberty, OR //聽Office manager, Link Engineering Co., which tests brakes on commercial vehicles.聽//聽Duties include the local accounting duties, marketing, HR support and DOT compliance management.

Marlin Groff ’79, Lancaster, PA //聽CFO, Lancaster Mennonite School聽//聽鈥淪chools have multiple bottom lines 鈥� enrollment targets, students鈥� needs, happy staff, attractive buildings鈥� 鈥� and maybe that鈥檚 both the fun and the challenge of this work.鈥�

Shaun Hackman ’99, Green Lane, PA //聽CFO & controller, TH Properties , custom home builder serving Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Lehigh counties.

David Hostetler ’81, Goshen, IN //聽Financial manager, Schrock Homes Inc., a building company.

Eugene Klassen, MA ’92 (leadership), Abbotsford, British Columbia聽//聽CFO, Communitas Supportive Care Society, a nonprofit, faith-based social services agency providing care in communities in Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, North Vancouver Island and the Okanagan.

Steve Martin ’88, Ephrata, PA //聽Finance director, Eastern Mennonite Missions

Gary Sommers 鈥�98, North Canton, OH //聽CFO and CPA, HRM Enterprises, Inc. based in Hartville, Ohio聽//聽Hartville Kitchen Restaurant, Inc., Hartville Kitchen Foods, Inc., Hartville Marketplace, Inc., Hartville Hardware, Inc., Hart Design, Inc., Top Advantage Surfaces, Inc.

Grace Witmer Styer 鈥�79, Greenford, OH //聽CFO-COO, Das Dutch Village Inn; CFO & vice president, Witmers Inc. (farm-equipment and construction business); owner, The Dutch Cupboard.

Joni Yoder, class 鈥�87, Winston Salem, NC //聽Director of finance, Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County.

HARD TO CLASSIFY

Russel “Russ” Kennel ’71, Keizer, OR //聽Insurance examiner 鈥� market analyst, State of Oregon聽//聽鈥淲e regulate all insurance companies doing business in the State of Oregon. I review claims and financial data to ensure compliance with statutes, rules and regulations.鈥澛�//聽Board member of Hope Village in Canby Oregon, chair of finance committee (7 years) and also board member of Mennonite Services Northwest, which provides management services to Hope Village, Mennonite Village and other adult and residential facilities.

Susan Murphy Carter ’09, Staunton, VA //聽Accounts receivable technician聽//聽Blue Ridge Community College.

Blaine Derstine, class of ’81, Lancaster, PA //聽Inventory manager for all of the Ten Thousand Villages company stores.

Melesa “Lesa” McCallister Duncan ’04, Massanutten, VA //聽Financial analyst at MillerCoors LLC in Elkton.

Abby Griffith ’12, Pineville, VA //聽Senior production services analyst at MillerCoors LLC in Elkton.

Tim Hedrick ’94, Waterloo, Ontario聽//聽Senior financial analyst, Sun Life Financial.

Doug Horst 鈥�92, Pinson, AL //聽Program director, Gateway (Financial Freedom program)聽//聽鈥淥ur role is meeting with families and individuals who have questions or even struggles with their personal finances and we become a financial 鈥榗oach鈥� for them. This normally includes assisting them with establishing a workable budget and then helping them take steps towards accomplishment of goals 鈥� including things like starting-increasing savings, getting out of debt (particularly credit card debt), avoiding foreclosure on a home, etc. 鈥�

Arthur “Art” Stoltzfus 鈥�82, Elkhart, IN //聽Lender, community development, and acquisitions manager, National Equity Fund.

J. Denice “Denny” Swartz, class of 鈥�64, Flushing, MI //聽Retired financial analyst, property accounting, General Motors, Pontiac, Mich.聽//聽Began his career at $2.55 per hour on the assembly line at Fisher Body Plant No. 1//聽鈥淥ne of the most interesting and fascinating aspects of the job for the analyst was to see [a new] asset, inspect the installation process to verify that the accounting is correct and to see the asset in operation. [It] could be a small press or a huge transfer press, a new building, conveyor line, paint booth, robot, dynamometer, forklift truck, highway vehicle or even a new test facility and test track.”

INSURANCE

Andrew “Andy” Clemmer ’92, Hagerstown, MD //聽Agent for KMS Cumberland Valley Insurance.

Daniel Goyette Heacock ’78, Marysville, PA //聽Principal of Daniel G. Heacock Insurance.

Jimmy Grandstaff ’83, Luray, VA //聽Principal of Grandstaff Insurance Agency.

Julie Mumaw Lambert, class of ’75, West Salem, OH //聽Started work at Westfield Insurance in 2001 as a trainee for commercial processors, entering information to provide a printed policy.聽//聽Now an underwriter assistant.

Rodney Lehman 鈥�99, Lititz, PA //聽Licensed manager, commercial lines at Lehman Insurance聽//聽Works alongside father, Keith Lehman//聽Has his CISR and CIC designations.

Philip Showalter 鈥�92, Lynchburg, VA //聽Executive vice president, Campbell Insurance, 40-person company operating three divisions, commercial, employee benefits and personal insurance.