Lincoln Pius X Catholic High School

Alumni Updates: Bits & Pieces

Benjamin Rezac ’19

Benjamin Rezac ’19 completed his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Audrey (Kuehn) ’12 Musgrave

Audrey (Kuehn) ’12 and Tyler Musgrave welcomed their daughter, Della Lynn Musgrave on April 28, 2023 at 7:33 am, weighing in at 6lbs 10oz and

Connor Maly ’15

Connor Maly ’15 and Erinn (formerly Ms. Black) were married on June 16, 2023 in Virginia on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Bree Ackermann ’14

Bree Ackermann ’14 married Josh Spenner on June 10, 2023 at North American Martyrs in Lincoln, NE. Bree is the Assistant Volleyball Coach at the

Robert “Bo” Haug ’11

Robert “Bo” Haug ’11 received his BA from UNL and his AAS in Mortuary Science from the Kansas City School of Mortuary Science. He spent

Noah Witkowicz ’02

Noah Witkowicz ’02 has started a new position as Director of Internal Audit at Nelnet. He and his wife Erica (Brozek) ’02 currently have a

Daniel Blake ’10

Daniel Blake ’10 has a new position as Structural Engineer at Concrete Industries, Inc. He designs buildings, precast concrete elements and recently passed the PE

Bill Swope’83

Bill Swope (1983) was promoted to Survey/Geospatial Technical Leader for Halff Associates, Inc., of Richardson, Texas in June 2023. Bill is a Certified Photogrammetrist through

Paul Wurtz ’15

Paul Wurtz ’15 started as an internal medicine resident at the Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated

Jared Sasse ’16

Jared Sasse ’16 has accepted a new role as the Leasing and Marketing Manager at Trinitas Ventures. He’ll be overseeing the leasing and marketing of

Erin Ott ’19

Erin Ott ’19 graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis, a minor in Entrepreneurship and

Jenna Peck ’19

Jenna Peck ’19 graduation from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. She has accepted a position with CoreLogic

Caitlin Wojtasek ’09

Caitlin Wojtasek ’09 is now the Operations Coordinator at Golden Eagle Creative (where her husband John ’08 is the owner), and is an adoption consultant

Jude Steffen ’19

Jude Steffen ’19 graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, completed his internship at Kawasaki of Lincoln, and is now

Alumni priests on the move

Rev. Matthew Schilmoeller ’14 is appointed Parochial Vicar of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Lincoln, teacher at Pius X High School, and as an

Laura (Foley) Golden ’10

What is your current title and organization? Describe what you do. I’m a stay at home mom to our 3 kids, Ellie (age 5), Harlee

B.J. Radke ’97

Benjamin Jerome “B.J.” “Rad attack” “radsnakes” Radke from the class of 1997 is retiring as a Command Sergeant Major from the Army National Guard after

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Grace Driewer ’20

Grace Driewer ’20 plays rugby for Notre Dame and was recently named Division 1 National Collegiate All American. She’s a junior at ND and a

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Tarin Giesselmann ’14

Tarin Giesselmann (Van Slyke) ’14 has started a new position as an Account Manager at Aureus Medical Group. “In my current role I recruit travel

Madyson Pick ’14

Madyson Pick ’14 has a new position as Manager of Contracts at Collins Aerospace. “I write, negotiate, and manage all contracts with government customers in

Connor VerMaas

Connor VerMaas ’13

Connor VerMaas ’13 has started a new position as Senior Accountant at Ameritas.

Tim Kipper ’03

Tim Kipper ’03 is now the Director of Equipment Sales at BigIron Auctions, where he has worked the past seven years. He and his wife

Miranda (Rasmussen) Soulliere ’06

Miranda (Rasmussen) ’06 Soulliere has joined the board for the Friendship Home of Lincoln. She works as a VP UNL Business Development at Union Bank

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Sam Rice ’19

Sam Rice ’19 has started a new job as Digital Media Contractor with the LA Clippers NBA basketball team. He produces video content for all

Steve Mattern ’06

Steve Mattern ’06 is now the Vice President of Operations at GolfStatus. His job duties are to oversee the sales and customer success teams, and

Brendan Plummer ’18

Brendan Plummer ’18, has completed a temporary teaching assistant program, where he helped teach English in southern France.

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Eric Ojeda ’94

Eric Ojeda ’94 has started a new job with Alliance Group as director of Sales Enablement.

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Sara Benes ’16

Sara Benes ’16 has started a new position as Family Support Worker at Jenda Family Services.

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Barret Meeks ’19

Barret Meeks ’19 started a new position in the Fidelity YOU program with Fidelity Investments in Westlake, Texas.

Q&A with Ryan Hellem ’04

Ryan Hellem ’04 has been named the Principal of the Year by the Baltimore Sun in its Best of Howard magazine. Hellem is the principal

Nicholaus Beau ’13

Nicholaus Beau ’13 has started a new position as Social Studies Teacher at Mount Michael Benedictine School.

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James Rashilla ’11

James Rashilla ’11 celebrated the arrival of his second son, Liam Joseph, with his wife Dana in August.

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Carlee Liesch ’18

Carlee Liesch ’18 is starting a new position with Cornhusker Winnelson in Lincoln, Neb.

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Four generations of Catholic education

Grandparents Day at Pius X brought together four generations of Catholic high school graduates (or near graduates) in Lincoln, including Pius X and Cathedral.

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Ryan Harrington ’95

Ryan Harrington ’95 has a new position as Vice President of Safety at Motional.

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Anthony Krick ’18

Anthony Krick ’18 is a first-year teacher at North Platte St. Patrick’s.

Bridgett Petzoldt

Bridgett Petzoldt ’92

Bridgett Petzoldt ’92 has a new position as Senior Product Manager at Omaha Public Power District.

Miguel Ponce ’08

Miguel Ponce ’08 is now a Senior Customer Success Manager at LinkedIn.

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Daniel Grosserode ’07

Daniel Grosserode ’07 is starting a new position as Director Of Equipment Sales at Crete Carrier Corporation.

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Matt Schafers ’88

Matt Schafers ’88 has started a new position as Facilities Manager at Pius X High School.

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Jake Wilkinson ’18

Jake Wilkinson ’18 is starting a new position as a Supply Chain Staff Consultant at EY. He is working in Manhattan in New York City,

Connor Gokie ’21 and Kyran Thomas ’20

Two Pius X alumni were on top teams at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s Center for Entrepreneurship’s Innovation Challenge. Connor Gokie ’21 was on

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Q&A with Jared Yost ’16

Jared Yost ’16 answered questions about his career, how he got started and his experiences working at Garmin. What is your job responsibility? Is this

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Lauren Bruning ’15

Lauren Bruning ’15 is now in her third year of law school at Nebraska Law. She has two clerkships: HUDL, a sports video network, and

Maddy Royse

Maddy Royse ’15

Maddy Royse ’15 has started a new position as a Bioengineer at 3D Systems Corporation in Houston, Texas. She graduated with her PhD in Bioengineering

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Katrina Medeiros ’14

Katrina Medeiros ’14 is starting a new position as Paraprofessional at Lourdes Central Catholic High School in Nebraska City. She and her husband Josh have

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Kevin Nguyen ’12

Kevin Nguyen ’12 has started a new role as Compliance Liaison at Aya Healthcare.

Nathan Drozd ’18

Nathan Drozd ’18 graduated from the University of Nebraska – Kearney with an Agricultural Business Degree. He has accepted a position with Bayer Crop Science

Nomar Guerra ’19

Nomar Guerra ’19 has a new position as commissioning agent at Clark & Enersen. His work includes submital reviews, building walk throughs, testing and balancing,

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Matt ’79 and Micah ’83 Heibel

Matt Heibel ’79 is an iPad support specialist at Pius X. He retired in June after 38 years in education, the last 14 years as

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Sam Raun ’14

Sam Raun ’14 has a new position as Mortgage Loan Officer at CMG Financial in Lincoln, where he’ll continue helping homeowners and buyers with their

William Gaura ‘18

William Gaura ‘18 graduated from UNL May ‘21 and is currently an Ensign in the United States Navy.

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