Snippets from Alumni

Dilip Joseph, MPH ('00), was married in August, 2002. He and his wife Celicia honeymooned in South India, and are currently residing in Cambridge, England, while he completes his remaining medical school rotations. They plan to return to the United States for his residency program.

Thomas Siegmeth, MPH, CHES ('00), has been working for AltaMed, a health services corporation for the past 21/2 years. He is the director for the health education division. He has also worked with the Consul General at the Mexican Consulate, and was recently elected Treasurer and board member for Eastmont Community Center in Los Angeles.

Christine Lindquist, MPH ('02), completed her degree in international health last summer through the off-campus program. She is currently running health and nutrition programs for Head Start and Early Head Start through First A.M.E. Child and Family Center in Seattle, Washington. With her husband Nick Moody (and two cats and a dog) they are "in a big, crazy old California Craftsman-style home that we are slowly refurbishing into a mid-century castle."

Nantje Twynstra, DDS, MPH ('69), writes that she is now working in Thailand at Phuket Mission Hospital. She writes that "I use the MPH knowledge in our school and at home and in the dental clinic where I help promote dental health." She says that ten Thai children share her home!

Simo Perho, MPH ('82), now serves as president of the North Finland Mission of Seventh-day Adventists. He writes to say that this is the first time that all five of his children are in school. They range in age from 8 to 18.

Marjorie Ackley, RN, RD, MPH ('88), is an exercise and diet consultant in the cardiopulmonary department of Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska (the largest hospital in Alaska) and studying Spanish to better advise her Spanish-speaking clients. During five years in Kodiak, she developed, implemented and evaluated home health, certified nurse aide/PCA, assisted living, cardiac rehab, and pulmonary rehab programs for a hospital there.

George Wiesseman, MD ('47), and Jeanne Wiesseman, DrPH ('75), recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of their marriage.

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