DIGITAL GCU Today AUG issue

GCU MAGAZ I NE • 3 1 CLASS NOTES Send your class notes and a high-resolution photo to www.gcu.edu/classnotes. What’s newwith you? 1990s Dr. Steve Bebee, B.S. in Physical Education, ’92, and Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis in Effective Schools, ’15, was chosen to be the new superintendent of the Casa Grande (Ariz.) Union High School District. Bebee was previously the principal at Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Ariz., and has been in the education field for 23 years. Charles Ratliff, B.A. in EnglishWriting, ’94, is a middle school English language arts teacher in Knox, Ind. His second book (with co-author Leslie May), “Bass Lake Bunch 2: The Secret of the Lost Lake Cottage,” was published in March. It is a sequel to his first novel, “Bass Lake Bunch: The Hideout at the Abandoned Fish Hatchery.” 2000s Chris Connealy, M.S. in Executive Fire Service Leadership, ’02, has been appointed Senior Director of Emergency Services in Williamson County, Texas. Connealy has more than 40 years of experience in emergency services and previously served as the Texas State Fire Marshal. Dr. DebWaterbury, M.A. in Teaching, ’04, is the founder of Love Everlasting Ministries, a nonprofit organization that formed the “ReapWhat You Sew” school, which offers tailoring and business training towidows and destitute women inMalawi. She resides in Tucson, Ariz., and hosts a live, daily radio talk showcalled “Doing Life with Dr. Deb.” She also has authored nine books, including her latest, “The Lies that Bind: And the Truth that Sets You Free.” Dawna Cato, B.S. in Nursing, ’06, and M.S. in Nursing with an Emphasis in Nursing Education, ’09, is a consultant for the Arizona Heart Foundation. She developed the first Cardiovascular Nurse Specialty (CVNS) Program supported by the Arizona Heart Foundation and Arizona College. The program launched in January and became the largest continuing education activity ever awarded by theWesternMulti-State Division, an accredited approver by the AmericanNurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Cato also serves as a leader in several roles and organizations at the state, national and international levels. 2010s Daniel M. Curia, M.S. in Leadership with an Emphasis in Disaster Preparedness and Executive Fire Leadership, ’10, was appointed Fire Chief of the Charleston Fire Department (S.C.). Curia has 28 years of experience. He began working at the Durham (N.C.) Fire Department in 1990 and became Fire Chief in February 2013. Jacki Gerchman, MBAwith an Emphasis in Leadership, ’10, is the new Executive Director at United Way of Broome County (N.Y.), a non-government organization that helps fund health and human services in Broome County. Bill Stiteler, M.Ed. in Education Administration, ’11, was hired as Chief Executive Administrator of Mountain Institute JTED’s in Prescott, Ariz. Using his experience in construction and career and technical education (CTE), Stiteler is passionate about sharing his love of building things and showing high school students the value of CTE and its ability to lead to legitimate career pursuits. Rhonda Gehle, M.A. in Christian Studies with an Emphasis in Christian Leadership, ’11, and M.S. in Psychology with an Emphasis in Life Coaching, ’17, had her book, “Purposeful Living: A Young Adult’s Guide to Discovery,” published in June. Gehle works at GCU as a Lopes specialist