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The Woods 2023 Alumni Magazine
Alumni You Should Know: Andrea Brayboy ’22, Chief of CalFresh and Nutrition Branch, California Department of Social Services, Inland Empire, Calif.
In 2020, Andrea Brayboy had already built an impressive career in policy analysis and administration through various government positions in the state of California. Serving as the lead policy analyst for the CalFresh program in San Bernadino County, the state’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), she had a unique capacity to […]
Joint Alumni Weekend Golf Tournament to be named for longtime William Woods Trustee Charlie James
An annual rite of Spring for both William Woods University (WWU) and Westminster College is the joint Alumni Weekend Golf Tournament, held each year during the Friday of both institutions’ alumni weekend events. This year’s tournament, scheduled for Friday, April 12th at Tanglewood Golf Course in Fulton, is being officially renamed as the Charlie James […]
Alumni You Should Know: Brad Davis ’20, Owner/CEO, Brian B. Quick Plumbing Baltimore, Maryland
Brad Davis ’20, Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Brian B. Quick Plumbing in the Baltimore, Maryland area, has never been to the William Woods University campus. “I was planning to come to my graduation at William Woods, but the pandemic got in the way,” said Davis, who received his Master of Business Administration from […]
William Woods Alum, Christy Wilson-Smith, crowned Ms. Missouri Senior America 2023
Christy Wilson-Smith is many things. She is a motivational speaker, a singer, a music clinician, and an absolute delight to be around. This is already an impressive list of accolades, which makes her recent crowning as Ms. Missouri Senior America the powdered sugar on the gooey butter cake. On her way to the crowning, Christy […]
Alumni You Should Know: Isaiah Buse ’23, Owner/Publisher, the Houston Herald newspaper, Houston, Missouri
To say Isaiah Buse has had a momentous few months would be the understatement of the year. First, the Houston, Missouri (population 2,100) native graduated from William Woods on April 29 with a degree in Business, doing so a year early at age 20. During the month of May, he both married his high school […]
Alumni You Should Know – Aurora Lucie Henriksen ’20, Cybersecurity Consultant, Atea Norge AS, Oslo, Norway
On a sunny Spring day in May of this year, Aurora Lucie Henriksen donned her cap and gown and happily walked across the William Woods campus. But despite the time of year and her choice of attire, there was no commencement taking place. No throngs of proud parents and family members snapping photos of their […]
Alumni You Should Know – Michele (Gallipeau) Markey ’82, CEO of SkillPath, Mission, Kansas
When Michele Markey ascended to the pinnacle position of her sterling professional career, as Chief Executive Officer of SkillPath in 2020, there was virtually no time for celebration. Instead, she inherited the mother of all “all hands on deck” situations. A leader in learning and development that provides professionals with strategic and innovative training solutions […]
Alumni You Should Know: Kerri Roberts ’11, CEO of Salt and Light Advisors, Columbia, Missouri
After 20 years of building a career working in the business of others, Kerri Roberts decided to invest in someone else this Spring – herself! The Center, Missouri native who earned her Master of Business Administration from The Woods in 2011 had used her expertise in operations and human resources to bolster organizations for two […]
