Posted Tuesday, 11/25/2008
'94 Rev. Doug Bortner was recently named Director of Candidate Development for The Christian and Missionary Alliance. Doug is married to Lisa (Rose '94) Bortner. Doug is an adjunct professor at Nyack College Rockland Campus.

Posted Monday, 11/17/2008
'64 Linda (Marsh) McKechnie recently released a new CD titled "Rhapsody of Christmas II". The artistry of Linda Mckechnie's arrangements and piano stylings with the Don Marsh orchestra draws the listener to discover the familiar and the new. Experience Christmas with the unique combination of carols from around the world and classical music; the magical dance-like strains of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker woven with He is Born and Angels from the Realms of Glory; the lullaby of Away in a Manger with the haunting, compelling melody of Satie's Gymnopedic#1; the high spirited Here We Come A-caroling; the expressive solo piano of Sweet Little Jesus Boy; Linda's introspective, original melody of Enjoying the Moment; and the syncopated surprises in Simple Gifts. Linda's musical sensitivity brings an ambiance of passion, joy, and reflection. Learn more about Linda and her music at: www.lindamckechnie.com

Posted Monday, 11/17/2008
'00 Chizuruoke (Ukazim) Anderson has just published a book for 8-12 year old girls through Moody Publishing. It is one of four books in the Secret Keeper Girl fiction series, and part of the Pure Freedom ministry. Visit www.purefreedom.org and www.secretkeepergirl.com to learn some more information about the ministry. They are committed to teaching sexual purity and modesty to girls. Chizuruoke is married to David Anderson ('00).

Posted Monday, 11/17/2008
'02 Sarah Butler, after graduating with a degree in Communications, attended ATS for a year studying Intercultural Studies. She now resides in Colorado Springs, CO with her two year old son, Jordan, who keeps her very busy and on her toes. She also continues to pursue her Master's degree through correspondence and online courses. Sarah has always had a close tie with the C&MA, from growing up in Alliance churches, to going to an Alliance college and grad school and now presently working for The C&MA National Office for their monthly publication, alife magazine, as the Editorial Assistant. At alife, Sarah
finds herself helping in many areas of the production of the magazine, proofreading, editing, and even writing. In the year she has worked at the magazine, Sarah has had three articles published, two of them online, and one of them in print. Two of the three have been about her Alma Mater, Nyack College. She hopes to do more writing in the future. Sarah played soccer for the Nyack College Women Warriors (then
the Purple Pride) all four years of her schooling, obtaining many recognitions her last year including earning a spot on the CACC All-Conference Team, the NCCAA East Region Team, and being named NCCAA All-American. She finished her career as the all-time leading scorer in Nyack history with 64 goals. Sarah has yet to "hang up her cleats" and continues to play competitively on indoor and outdoor teams around
Colorado. Email Sarah at: butlers@cmalliance.org.

Posted Monday, 11/17/2008
'88 Robin Swope published his first book, "Walking with Awanu" in August 2008. It is a spiritual discipline guide for non Christians going through addiction and recovery. Email Robin at: rsswope@roadrunner.com.

Posted Monday, 11/17/2008
'93 Christina "Chrissy" (Cannell) Revell and her husband, Scott, recently moved to Terre Haute, Indiana. Chrissy has been active as a MOPS Int'l group coordinator for the last three years and Scott's job with SONY has recently transferred them out to the Midwest. They have 3 children now - Johnathon 6, Davie 4, and Lizzy 20 months. Email Chrissy at: revellry@verizon.net.

Posted Monday, 11/17/2008
'71 Rick K. Fisk, Covenant Retirement Communities President, was recently named a Distinguished Alumni of Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, Ohio. The award recognizes alumni who use their ministry competencies to make a difference for the kingdom of God in their own neighborhood. The award recognized Fisk's lifetime efforts, particularly his 15 years of service to senior adults in faith-based retirement housing organizations. As president of Covenant Retirement Communities, Fisk leads 15 retirement communities that are home to 5,500 senior adults nationwide. A resident of Mount Prospect, Ill., Fisk has a master's degree from Ashland Theological Seminary and a bachelor's degree from Nyack College. He is an ordained minister and an Association of Fundraising Professionals-certified fund-raising executive.

Posted Friday, 08/29/2008
'05 Willie McAllister and his wife, Abena (Affum '07) just launched a Christian Business called My-Ministry.com. It's a place for Christians to network and is a Christian organization that has a vision for Change and Unity in the Kingdom of God. Through this site, they believe that people of different denominations and faiths will have a place to connect, learn about innovative ministries and ministers, and also find out what they can do to affect the Kingdom of God. If you want to let people know what you are doing for the kingdom, or trying to find out what you can do, or if you are just looking to fellowship, My-Ministry.com is the site for you. Email the McAllisters at willie.mcallister@my-ministry.com.

Posted Friday, 08/29/2008
'88 Raymond Acker received his D.Min. degree (Eastern Christian Focus) from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in May 2008. Raymond lives with his wife, Vera, and sons, Simeon (15) and Ephrem (9), in Harleysville, Pennsylvania, and serves as Deacon at St. Philip Orthodox Church in Souderton, PA. Email Raymond at dnherman@verizon.net.

Posted Wednesday, 06/25/2008
'65 Philip Renicks, EdD, retired as the vice president of international ministries, from the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) on August 1, 2007. Joyce Renicks ('64, MEd, Phil's wife and executive assistant, retired at the same time. In 1965 following graduation from Nyack, Phil and Joyce moved back to Ohio to begin careers in teaching. In 1975 they followed God's call to missionary service at the Alliance Academy in Quito, Ecuador. After 9 years as missionary educators at the Alliance Academy, Phil and Joyce were appointed by the ACSI board to begin ACSI's Office of International Ministries. That office started in the basement of Phil and Joyce's home in Northport, Alabama. The two were tasked with offering ACSI services to Christian schools outside the United States. In the first year, 23 international Christian schools in 19 countries joined ACSI. The office in Alabama moved outside Phil and Joyce's home as new staff came on board. By 1990, the first ACSI office outside North America was established in Guatemala City. In 1989, Phil was invited to Romania, a visit that resulted in the opening of Christian schools in Romania. ACSI opened its Europe office in Budapest, Hungary, in 1991, followed by the opening of the ACSI office in the former Soviet Union in 1992. ACSI was one of the founding organizations of the CoMission in 1991, and Phil and Joyce traveled in Russia and Ukraine to work with teachers. In 1996, the international office moved to ACSI's new Colorado Springs, Colorado, headquarters, and Phil became the vice president of international ministries. As a result of Phil's visionary work, ACSI now has regional offices in the Philippines, South Africa, Paraguay, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Romania, France, and Indonesia. Phil says, Joyce and I praise God for trusting us with His work and thank the leadership of ACSI for giving us the opportunity of a lifetime for 22 years of service to Christian schools around the world. God has blessed us with a staff of 85 as we serve the needs of more than 1,300 schools with 311,250 students in 105 countries. We have had the privilege of traveling the world as God's ambassadors to Christian schools, but the greatest privilege is in meeting and knowing the heroes of the faith who serve Christian schools in the far-flung corners of the world. Phil and Joyce have four children and 9 grandchildren. They have relocated to Franklin, TN where they continue as consultants to Christian schools in the international context. Email Phil at pjrenicks@bellsouth.net.

Posted Monday, 06/09/2008
'81 Rev. Tom Wright received his D.Min. from Ashland Theological Seminary on June 7, 2008. He is a Christian Counselor in private practice and a Clinical Social Worker at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA. Email Tom at tomwright2@gmail.com.

Posted Monday, 06/09/2008
John Howard ('84) and Henry Thompson ('83) were involved in the Nyack baseball program together for six years between 1981-88. They played together three years, Henry coached John for one and they coached together for two. Now, twenty years later, they've teamed up again to coach a 7-8 year old team in the Zelienople-Harmony Athletic Association. Henry's daughter, Hannah is the only girl playing in a six team league, and he's the head coach. John, a C&MA missionary to Mexico, is on home assignment until July 2008 and is the only part of the coaching staff without a child on the team.

Posted Thursday, 05/29/2008
'47 Corrine (Hendricksen) Sahlberg would like to announce that her daughter, Justice Evelyn Sahlberg Stratton, just received the 2008 Ellis Island Medal of Honor on May 10. This medal recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to our nation. Both Houses of Congress have been given rare official recognition to this - one of the nations most prestigious awards and pays tribute to individuals who are recipients of this award. A two day ceremony was held on Ellis Island for the 100 people chosen from thousands all over the U.S. who had been considered for this great honor.

Posted Friday, 05/23/2008
'74 Dr. Donald N. Hammond has been appointed as the Vice President of External Affairs for The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF), starting June 10, 2008. In his new position, Don will help create and sustain a comprehensive program for the external affairs of ECF, including relationships with clients and the wider church, public relations, marketing, communications, fundraising and development. Since 2005, Don has served as Executive Director of Bridges to Community, a non-profit cultural exchange organization. Before his position at Bridges, he was Vice President of Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD). Don's previous experience also includes senior positions with World Relief and U.S. Refugee Affairs. He received his BA from Nyack, his MBA from Iona College, and his Doctor of Ministry from Westminster Theological Seminary.

Posted Wednesday, 04/23/2008
'90 Steve Michaels has accepted the appointment as Electronic Services and Systems Librarian at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Mich. He and his family will be moving to western Michigan in April. Email Steve at michaelsse@alumni.pitt.edu.

Posted Monday, 01/14/2008
'72 Rev. John D. Cogan, Chaplain, will be awarded the distinction of certification as a Board Certified Chaplain in the Association of Professional Chaplains. The presentation will take place at the Association's Annual Conference to be held in Pittsburgh, PA, March 8-12, 2008. Chaplain Cogan has served at Redstone Highlands Senior Care in Greensburg, Murrysville and North Huntingdon, PA since January 2006. He completed a chaplain residency at West Virginia University Hospital in Morgantown, WV in 2002. He is also a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in MA. The Western PA District of the Christian & Missionary Alliance licenses him. His wife, Arlene (Carl), and he currently live in Greensburg, PA. Email John at jdcogan@comcast.net.

Posted Friday, 01/11/2008
'75 Bill Teng, pastor of Heritage Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, VA, since 2001, has been unanimously endorsed by the National Capital Presbytery as the first candidate to stand for Moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), to be held in San Jose, CA, this June. He served as Moderator of that presbytery in 2004. Teng is the second Nyack alumnus to be nominated to this higest elected office of the church. The Rev. David McKechnie ('63) was nominated in 2004. If elected, Rev. Teng will serve a two-year term. Email Bill at tengpresby@aol.com.

Posted Monday, 01/07/2008
'82 David F. Clark recently wrote a book about how God did a divine healing in his life. The book is entitled "Though I Walk Thru the Valley of the Shadow of Death" and is published by Red Lead Press. Email David at david_f_clark@juno.com.

Posted Monday, 01/07/2008
'99 Dr. Mario O. Barrett, Ph.D. founded and is currently the CEO of The Barrett Center for Leadership Development, LLC, a leadership and organizational development consulting firm, which can be found online at www.thebarrettcenter.com. Also, Dr. Barrett's first book, "Leading from the Inside Out", will be available at bookstores nationwide in January 2008. Email Dr. Barrett at marioobarrett@verizon.net.

Posted Thursday, 12/20/2007
'02 Richelle (Brumfield) Roth, after graduating from Nyack, moved to Batavia, NY and started working at the Clermont County Public Library. Since having a child two and a half years ago, she wanted to start working with kids again and is now the new youth librarian at the Wilmington Public Library in Wilmington, OH. Her job responsibilities encompass all the materials in the library's children and teen sections. She is also in charge of youth programming, such as storytimes for little children, craft activities for the middle-year kids and teen programming. Richelle was recently featured in an article in the Wilmington News Journal, which can be found online at: http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=156&ArticleID=160832&TM=34904.22