Family biographies sent by Reunion Attendees

HENRY SIEBEN’S “MOUNTAIN CLAN”

Chase & Emily Hibbard:  Chase and Emily Hibbard live between Sieben Live Stock at Adel and their house in Helena.  A blended marriage, Chase and Emily met when both served as Montana state legislators, he as a Republican and she as a Democrat.  They have four children and four grandchildren.  Chase is President and CEO of Sieben Live Stock, a position he has had for almost 40 years and hopes to retire from within the next few years.  Emily cares for and herds sheep, works border collies, and rides horses.  In their spare time, Chase and Emily still enjoy skiing and occasional golf.  Each year Chase and his cousin John Baucus, with John Jr. and their logger friend Doug take a substantial BMW motorcycle ride to wild parts of the country.

Tyler & Heather Hibbard (son James 20 months):  Tyler (son of Chase), Heather, and James (20 months) Hibbard live in Missoula, Montana, with their dog, Wyatt (aka Buster). They love to spend time outside, and live just a short walk from one of the best hiking trails in Missoula! In the 9 years that Tyler and Heather have been together, they've remodeled 2 houses and are now living in their third (in-process) remodel. Tyler works as a credit analyst for First Security Bank and Heather works as an instructor and academic advisor at the University of Montana. 

Marshall & Terah Hibbard: Marshall Hibbard lives in Missoula, Montana with his wife Terah and boxer dog Ruger.  He likes to spend his time pursuing art photography, making documentary films, playing bass guitar, traveling, skiing, biking, hiking and exploring.  He makes his living working at a small but growing design firm, Gecko Designs, as the lead art director.  With about 15 years of design experience under his belt, he can't help but constantly annoy his friends with critiques about the typeface used on a menu or the color choice on a piece of signage or the human interface animation choices made for an iPhone app.  He was born in Helena, Montana, and he moved to Missoula to pursue a BFA with an emphasis in photography - and it only took him six years to accomplish!  He and his wife are currently in the process of putting their house on the market and hope to upgrade to a slightly lower-maintenance home in the near future.

Terah Hibbard lives in Missoula, Montana, with her husband Marshall Hibbard, and her adorable boxer dog Ruger. She currently works as a homemaker and artist participating in and curating local art shows. In addition, she is an avid organic gardener and gourmet cook. She loves to experiment with many ethnic dishes giving them a Montana spin and has catered several local events. Terah is an all-around Montana girl who loves hiking, swimming, fishing and the outdoors. She grew up in Thompson Falls, Montana, as an only child of third-generation Montanans with strong family values and a love for nature. Terah graduated with a BFA from the University of Montana in 2005. Shortly after graduation she worked as a teacher's aide in a private school for a year in her home town before returning to Missoula to pursue caregiving for the developmentally disabled and the elderly. She won caregiver of the year in 2007 while working for the local nonprofit Missoula Developmental Services Corp. She also worked for the renowned organization of Home Instead. In recent years Terah has been expanding her skill set by becoming certified in Reiki One and Body Scan Therapy and is on the road to becoming a Reiki Master. She is also building up a body of work for an upcoming solo art show in the next year as well as perfecting a collection of original poetry. She is happily married to the love of her life Marshall Hibbard and feels very blessed to be part of such a wonderful family.

Scott & Gretchen Hibbard; Cooper Hibbard & Ashley Wertheimer; Tyrrell & Mary Hibbard: Scott Hibbard was born in Helena and has lived just west of Helena since he and Gretchen operated what was then the Lazy B Ranch, a subsidiary unit of Sieben Live Stock Co., and they raised their young family there. When that unit sold in 1991 they remained close by and Scott moved into ranch management and consulting which he continues to do as President of Scott Hibbard Ranch Management, Inc.  He has served on the boards of Montana's two largest conservation organizations and likes to play golf and ski when time allows.  He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts and has master’s degrees in creative writing and business administration from the University of Montana.  His "hobby" is writing historical fiction and he is looking for an agent for his first book which he recently completed.

Raised in Florida, Gretchen Hibbard moved to Montana when she married Scott Hibbard in 1977.  A graduate of Stetson University, Gretchen is a watercolor artist and serves as a docent at the Holter Museum of Art in Helena.  Gretchen finds artistic inspiration in the ranch landscape and has found life in Montana to be a true joy.  Gretchen presently is exhibiting her work in Great Falls for the month of July.  She is active in many ranch activities and is the sun at the center of the Scott Hibbard family.

Tyrrell Hibbard, the oldest of Scott and Gretchen's two sons, lives in Helena with his wife, Mary, and two daughters, Genevieve Sieben (almost 4) and Hazel Jane (almost 2).  As the Producer Coordinator for Western Sustainability Exchange, Tyrrell connects food buyers with producers of locally grown food products and runs a certification program for sustainable agriculture practices.  He has recently started a new business venture in Helena -- Triple Divide spirits, the Queen City's only distillery -- and he works part-time during the summer months helping his uncle, Whit Hibbard, operate a summer grazing enterprise west of Helena for Sieben Live Stock Co.  After graduating from Duke University, Tyrrell spent ten months working in Scotland and Ireland followed by two years of teaching English in Japan before returning to Montana. Tyrrell serves on the board of a local land trust, is an avid mountain biker, and hunts with a flintlock, black-powder rifle.

Mary Ahmann Hibbard, married to Tyrrell Hibbard, hails from a large, multi-general Helena family. Mary sells residential real estate for her family business while maintaining a functioning household and raising two young daughters, Genevieve and Hazel. Mary graduated from Carroll College after studying abroad at the University of East Anglia (England) and the National University of Ireland, Galway. She is a trained massage therapist, she loves to play soccer, and she serves on the boards of the Holter Museum of Art and the Helena Association of Realtors.

Cooper Hibbard is the operations manager/foreman of Sieben Live Stock Co. He graduated from Cal Poly (California State Polytechnic University) in San Luis Obispo, California, with a B.S. in agricultural business.  While at Cal Poly he learned to play polo and went on to be named the Intercollegiate Player of the Year by the Polo Training Foundation.  After college he worked on ranches in Mexico, Colorado, Argentina, and Australia before returning to Montana and Sieben Live Stock Co.  Cooper serves on the board of Ranchers Original, a Montana start-up company that markets Montana beef, and was recently the proud "father" of twelve Border Collie puppies.

Ashley Wertheimer, Cooper's partner, is an artist and lives at the ranch where she helps with various ranch activities.  She works part time for a micro brewery in Helena and rents studio space near the brewery.  She is a graduate of Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and attended the Vermont Studio Center for a month-long fellowship in 2014.

Emily Hibbard’s daughter and family: Natalie & Kevin Wysocki (and son Tate, and daughters Gianna, Georgia)

Whit & Felice Hibbard:  Whitney Sieben Hibbard (DOB 4-20-51) worked on the family ranch (Adel) during summers, skied during the winters, attended Bowdoin and Smith Colleges, and then did graduate studies at the University of Montana and Saybrook Graduate School. After a stint doing criminal justice consulting work, he returned to the ranch on a part-time basis, and currently publishes Stockmanship Journal. His wife, Felice, grew up in Michigan, and spent many years working with thoroughbred race horses and polo ponies. She returned to graduate school to get her master’s degree in public health and worked in hospital administration. 

John F. & Nina Baucus; John H. & Cathy Baucus (with son Mitchell and daughter Gabi); Laura Baucus Miller (with son Brandon and daughter Dani); Philip Baucus (deceased):   John F. Baucus was born and raised in the Helena and Wolf Creek, Montana area.  He attended grades 1-12 in the Helena school system and graduated from Montana State University with a degree in agricultural production with an emphasis on economics.  He returned to the family ranch after graduation in 1971 and has since remained.  He married Nina Craig in 1973 and together they raised three children.  He is a member of several Montana and national agricultural organizations.  He is actively involved in ranch operations with occasional trips to Utah/Arizona to search out Pueblo ruins, as well as an annual motorcycle trip with cousin Chase Hibbard.  John and Nina’s son John H. Baucus and his wife Cathy, along with their children Mitchell and Gabi, also live on the ranch.  Daughter Laura and husband Jeff with their two children Dani and Brandon live in Littleton, Colorado.  Their son Phillip died while serving with the U.S. Marines in Iraq.  His wife Kathy is a teacher and lives in California.

From Nina:

Our three kids were all raised on the ranch here near Wolf Creek.  All of them attended school in Helena and went on to college from there.

John H. was born in 1973.  From a very early age he showed great mechanical skills and started helping his dad run equipment when he was 10.  He graduated from Montana State University in 1995 with a BS in Agricultural Engineering.  John worked for the Edwards Ranch out of Denton, Montana for a couple of years after graduation before coming back here to begin taking over management of the Sieben Ranch.  John and Cathy Becknell were married in 1997.  They and their two children, Mitchell and Gabi, live here at the main ranch.  John H. has now taken over as ranch manager with John F. and Nina moving into “employee” positions.

Laura was born in 1976.  Along with her two brothers she grew up here at the ranch and attended school in Helena.  Laura and her two brothers, as part of the “crew”, spent many days fixing fence, working livestock, and driving machinery.  She attended Montana State University and in 1996 married Jeff Miller. Jeff and Laura, along with their children Dani and Brandon, live in Littleton, Colorado, where Jeff is an electrical engineer.   Laura is a very busy stay-at-home mom.  Jeff, Laura, and the kids are very involved in jeeping in the Moab, Utah, area and skiing.  Most weekends will find them either at Moab or on the slopes in Colorado.

Phillip was born in 1977.  He also went to school in Helena but started college at Arizona State in Tempe.  After a couple of years he transferred to Montana State University where he continued pursuing a degree in computer engineering.  In 2002 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps.  Following boot camp he was sent to 29 Palms where he was assigned to the 3^rd LAR Battalion.  In 2005 Phillip and Kathy Taylor were married.  Kathy, whom Phillip had his eye on all through high school, is now an elementary teacher in California.  Phillip died while on his second tour in Iraq. 

Max & Mel Baucus

Henry Sieben blessed his family with a tradition of respect for land and nature and leaving a legacy that pervades his entire Montana family. Everything on the Montana side derives from him. We're incredibly lucky.

He and Leonard were gutsy to head west looking for opportunity in 1864. Henry Sieben is a legend in our Montana family. Whether working wagon trains, riding up to Canada in winter looking for lost cattle, trailing a few thousand head of sheep up from California, ranching on the Missouri, he loved his new roots in Montana. Henry later became a livestock baron, inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, and  it's no surprise that five generations later he is so venerated. He was quite a man. I know he's inspired me as well as the rest of us in the family.

I have two favorite photos of him. In one he's holding a new born lamb with his granddaughter (my mother), Jean Baucus that is posted on this blog. That photo captures his quiet strength with my mother's imminent and eminent class. In the other he's holding pheasants he bagged with his shot gun. In both he's wearing a tie and showing his usual smile.

His two daughters were Helena belles. Bernice and Margaret. They grew up in Helena but often rode their horses as little girls out to the ranch. One, I think was Doctor, the other Jean Harlow.  It must have been quite a site. It took them an entire day to ride out there.

Bernice, we called her Beanie, my grandmother, was wonderful. She made the world's best French dressing with avocados and brightened conversation with "Isn't that killing!" which today would mean, “Man, that's amazing?!”.

Her husband, Fred, was the engineer and aviator in the family, pioneering aviation, building airports. He even hosted Amelia Earhart in Helena. He liked ranching, but aviation and was his love. You can see a painting of him with Earhart hanging in the Helena Airport.

Fred and Beanie had one child, my mother, Jean Baucus. She was one special lady. She loved the ranch. She loved everything about it. It was central to her life. In her later years she'd find any excuse to drive out. See the livestock, go to her cabin, see her family, soak it all in. She also loved sheep. Her photos, paintings, almost all featured sheep which I think reminded her of all things related to the ranch.

She was a horse woman. Riding over the ranch whenever she could. Her favorite was a spirited Jean Harlow, half Arabian half American Saddle.

Mom was smart (graduated from Stanford in economics ), authored several books about Helena history and the ranch. She had class. It was a Sieben trait. She read a lot--even more books than I. She was a great conversationalist. She was generous in donating time and money to various charities in the Helena community. She was a wonderful mother to me and my brother, John and sister, Karen. She worked to keep the family together. Everybody liked her. She was our anchor. 

Mom was also smart to get out of a bad marriage when I was two years old and smart to get into a good one with John Baucus, from Great Falls. A year after they married I started calling him Dad. They were a stunning pair. Mom, beautiful, Dad tall and handsome. Lots of style. Dad ran the ranch while I was growing up. I have so many good memories following him around when I was a kid, and following his directions when I was older. He was an amazing man. No one ever spoke an ill word him. His character was that strong.

You've read about my brother John and his family. But not our sister, Karen, who is living in Fredericksburg, Virginia, near her children, Nick, a pulmonologist, and Kathy, a veterinarian. Her youngest son, John, is an airline pilot based in Phoenix, Arizona. He just took a job with a cargo company to learn how to fly 747’s.   

I think it was growing up on the ranch, except for going to school in Helena, which largely determined my calling--public service. It was spending time outdoors in what seemed to me to be a magnificent ranch in a magnificent state.

Baling and stacking innumerable bales of hay. Digging postholes, building fence, blowing up beaver dams, herding sheep, working cattle, fixing broken machinery, fighting forest fires, driving to town for parts, cleaning out the pig pen or chicken pen, marveling at thunderstorms and sunsets, water skiing down at the Gates of the Mountains, blowing up anvils sky high. The sensuous feel and smell of it. Getting rooted in the land, water, sky and mountains. All giving me a sense that we're all in this together.

I'm lucky to have great parents, good health and able to go to the schools I wanted to. It, along with the ranch, gave me a sense of confidence and direction. So off I went to Stanford, where Mom had graduated from almost 30 years earlier. While an undergrad I attended an overseas campus in France and then hitchhiked around the world between 1962 and 1963, that trip was a defining time for me. I knew then that the world was getting smaller and we all needed to work together to preserve the natural resources of this earth. I knew right then that I was headed for public service. I went back to Stanford and attended law school after which I worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington DC. I came home to Montana in 1972  helped write Montana’s new constitution during our Constitutional Convention. After that I became a Montana state legislator for two years, then I was lucky enough to be elected to represent Montana in Congress for two terms. In 1978 I was elected to the US Senate and served for six terms. After 40 years in Washington DC I was ready to come home to Montana when a new opportunity came out of the blue to serve as US Ambassador to China. So, Mel and I packed up and headed to Beijing in March of last year. Eventually, we plan to get back home to Montana.

In 1976, the single most important event in my life occurred.  I became the proud parent of my son, Zeno Baucus, now 38 years old and living and working in Helena, Montana. In the tradition started by my Mother, Zeno graduated from Stanford and then went on to Georgetown Law School. He is now a prosecutor with the US Attorney in Helena, Montana. In 2008, Zeno married Stephanie, also a lawyer, who divides her time working between Washington DC and Helena. 

Four years ago, I married my wife, Mel on the ranch where so many of our family weddings have occurred. Mel is a lawyer who was a prosecutor in Iowa and Montana. Mel has two children Katie, also a lawyer, and Joey a recent creative writing graduate in Seattle(he is the only non-lawyer out of the 6 of us and reminds us of that frequently)

Living and working on the ranch rooted me in service to our state.  I had one million of the world’s best bosses. 

Mel and I wish we could join you.  When the anvil goes off think of us over here in China.

Zeno & Stephanie Baucus:  Stephanie and Zeno Baucus are both attorneys who live in Helena, Montana.  They have been honored to live for over two years in the same house where Jean and John Baucus, along with Max, John, and Karen, lived for many years.  Zeno is a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and Stephanie works in public relations and travels frequently between Montana and Washington, DC.  Zeno, who is the son of Max, mostly grew up in Washington, DC and was fortunate to spend some time on the Sieben ranch during the summers growing up.  He went to Stanford for college and Georgetown for law school.  He and Stephanie were married in 2008.  Stephanie is an Air Force brat, who grew up mostly in a small town in East Tennessee.  She is a graduate of Emory College and Harvard Law School, and the two met when they worked at the same law firm in 2004.  They are currently working on expanding their family.

LEONARD SIEBEN’S “VALLEY CLAN”:

Note from Dan:  I've just learned that some on the "Leonard side" were not aware of the blog I did for my mother's (Lois Wilkinson Sieben) 90th Birthday...nine years ago.  Here it is..and you'll see what we looked like before we aged nine years.  http://loisbirthdayandfamilyreunon.blogspot.mx/  Just copy the link and paste it in to your browser.  There is great photo of everyone that attended about the event about two screen scrolls down.

Robert Leonard Sieben (attending with wife Barbara Zubrick):  Robert Leonard Sieben lives in Oakland, CA, with his wife of seven years, Barbara, an accomplished artist. He is still practicing medicine as a neurologist with special competence in child neurology and has recently published two books based on his personal experiences, the Homeowners’ Guide to Wildfire Prevention, and The Colorectal Cancer Survival Guide. He went to DePauw U, spending his junior year abroad in Germany, and to Stanford Medical School. He was a pediatric resident at Montefiore medical center and a neurology resident at Albert Einstein School of Medicine, both in the Bronx. He spent two years at Travis Air Force Base during Vietnam. Since then he has been in private practice in Concord, near San Francisco. He is still an avid skier, hiker, landscape photographer (robertsiebenphotography.com), and a leader in wildfire prevention in the Oakland hills (wildfireprotection.info). His daughter, Laurey, and son, Paul, and their children will be attending. Bob has learned to manage migraine (a genetic disease present in several of the Sieben clan) and nearly died from colorectal cancer 24 years ago because he failed to get a colonoscopy at the age of 50. This illness also has a strong genetic component, so be advised.

Laurey Sieben Heinrich (with daughters Devyn and Keegan):  I am Laurey Heinrich, mother of Devyn and Keegan.  We have lived in Minnesota for the past 9 years.  I have owned my own personal training business since living in Minnesota.  When I am not working I enjoy spending time with my girls, hanging out with my dog, riding my Harley Davidson motorcycle, exercising, and cooking healthy meals.  I am looking forward to this week of fun!

My name is Devyn Heinrich.  I am 15 years old and I am going to be a sophomore in high school next year.  I play volleyball inside and outside of school.  I have a sister named Keegan.  I'm looking forward to meeting y'all this week!

Hi my name is Keegan.  I like playing goalie and defense in soccer.  I'm from Minnesota and I have an older sister named Devyn.  I love animals and I have a big dog named Taz.  He is an English Mastiff.  I've never been to Montana before, and I'm excited for this week!

Paul Sieben (with son Ryan):  Paul Sieben (son of Robert Sieben and Lois Grandi) is blessed to be living with his wife, Jenese, and his amazing boys, Ryan (9) and Kyle (11), in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jenese and I met while in college at UC Santa Barbara and have been together for just about half our lives. I've been a corporate lawyer for about 17 years and am a partner at O'Melveny & Myers, where I represent Silicon Valley technology companies and investors in venture capital and private equity deals, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and other matters. Though very busy at work, my wife and kids are the center of my world. Kyle just finished his first year of middle school where he is doing extremely well both academically and socially. He loves anything sports and is a tremendous athlete, playing his favorite, baseball, for the past 9 seasons (with myself as a coach for most of them), flag football, basketball and pretty much anything involving a ball, a race or some other competition. Ryan, on the other hand, is a tremendously gifted stage performer/singer/dancer/actor, having spent the last few years in large-scale productions of Willy Wonka (as Mike TeeVee), Tom Sawyer, Miracle on 34th Street, Shrek and others.  His confidence and presence on the stage are an inspiration to all of us. About to start 4th grade, he continues to endear himself to each of his teachers and is an excellent student, enjoying writing the most. Jenese could not be a better mom, volunteering countless hours at the kids' schools and at Ryan's theater company, all while keeping the trains running on time.  While not working, coaching or enjoying a performance, I love playing with our boys, family vacations, watching Giants baseball and drinking wine with Jenese.

Richard Bruce Sieben (Craig Sieben’s father; deceased.  Brother Bob wrote this for inclusion in the biographies):  Richard Bruce Sieben, my older brother and the first-born Sieben of my generation, was born in Vandalia, IL, March 22nd, 1934. He won the honor E award for scholarship and lettering in wrestling, as well as a gymnastic cheerleader. He went to DePauw U, spending his junior year abroad in the Netherlands. He excelled in many leading acting roles. A math major, he got his master’s degree at the U. of Michigan, where he met his first wife, Ann Southworth, Craig's mother. He completed his actuarial examinations at a record young age. He was an intense game player, practicing on me as he learned about probabilities. He continued to live in Evanston, was a deacon of the Unitarian Church, and led a civil rights march in the late sixties. He had close ties to Geneseo, his cousins who attended Northwestern U, and my sister and her kids. He researched the Sieben-Goembel ancestry in depth while visiting Jeff Lillard when Jeff was on duty in Wiesbaden, Germany. He learned to smoke a pipe in order to play the lead role of the stage manager in Our Town in high school. Unfortunately, his subsequent three-packs-a-day habit led to his premature death from lung cancer at the age of 54, as it led to the deaths of both of my parents from massive heart attacks at the ages of 62 and 77. He would have loved to attend this reunion.

Craig & Amy Sieben (with son Ethan and daughter Kyra): Craig Sieben lives in Chicago with his wife Amy and two kids, Ethan and Kyra. He loves playing tennis and harmonica. He works as an energy management consultant at the firm he established in 1990, Sieben Energy Associates.  He grew up in Evanston, Illinois, went to Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, lived in Boston for two years afterwards, and has lived in Chicago since 1986. He loves history, travel, spending time with his family, and living in one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in the world. He is absolutely thrilled to be going to Montana in two weeks!  Oh, and he will have seen U2 four nights in the last week before the reunion…

Amy Bryant Sieben is an East Coast girl transplanted to Chicago after she came to get MBA at the University of Chicago.  She met Craig playing volleyball and Frisbee on North Avenue beach in the early 1990s.  A striking red-head, competitive squash player in her day, and skier and bicyclist. She got her undergraduate degree in manufacturing engineering and can build and repair most anything she tackles. When not helping the kids with their studies and other pursuits, she works in computer systems and technology.

Ethan Sieben is 16 and will be a Junior this year at Jones College Prep – a Chicago public school in downtown Chicago. He enjoys playing video games, playing water polo, playing the bass, reading and watching movies. He is working on his Eagle Scout requirements, and excels at math like his grandfathers (on both sides). With an awesome head of red hair from his Mom, combined with the curls his Dad used to have (and recently free of his braces) he’s one lucky dude.

Kyra Sieben is 12 and will be in 7^th grade at the school around the corner from us in Chicago. She enjoys swimming, reading, and writing fan fiction and poetry. She loves animals, hugs, books and her family. She loves to sing and is in the school chorus, and also breaks in to song when the mood hits her (which is a lot).  She’s very excited to be taller than her Mom.

Judy Sieben Lillard & Dave Lillard:  Greetings to all of my Sieben, Baucus & Hibbard Relatives!  I am looking forward to meeting/reuniting with many of you in Montana in just  a week!

My husband, Dave, and I live in Western Colorado and have been here now for almost 30 years, after moving from Boulder, CO, in 1985.  Montrose is a “small” town still, it’s very friendly, and we are in a valley with the beautiful peaks of the San Juan Mountains to the south of us.  There are numerous places to camp/boat/fish within a short drive, and that is just about our favorite thing to do these days.  Don’t catch many fish…but we sure enjoy cruising in the boat and the relaxation of being out on the water or holding down our lawn chairs under the camper awning. 

We have three sons and one grandson:  Jeff (now 50!), Jason & Justin (twins-age 45), and Mitchell (Justin’s son-almost 19).  Our kids attended schools in Boulder, and then when Jeff went off to college (he graduated from Ft. Lewis College in Durango, CO, with a major in Business), we moved to Montrose where the twins attended 9^th through 12^th grade.  Mitchell has spent all his life in Durango, Colorado.

All three of our boys have always been very active in sports.  They played Little League baseball as kids with Dave often coaching, and when they got to junior high, football and wrestling took over.  Dave was an excellent wrestler in high school, and the boys, plus Mitchell, followed in his footsteps.  Justin ended up 2^nd in State his senior year, and Jeff took 5^th place.  Jason had an ACL tear and surgery on his knee from football, but he was almost undefeated when he got back to wrestling.  And then at State his senior year, he was weak from a flu bug.  That was a bummer! 

During those years, we put in a lot of time sitting on bleachers – so much time that we told people we actually “lived” under the bleachers and just came out for the matches or games.  Mitchell also excelled in wrestling and was undefeated his last year of middle school and in various tournaments around the state.  However, when he got to high school, he just wasn’t into it as much.  We sure enjoyed those years and it was great fun watching all of them, but for me as a mom and grandma, it could also be nerve-wracking!

The boys and our grandson all live in or near Durango, Colorado, which is about 100 miles from Montrose.  There’s a huge pass in between, so it can be a challenge to get back and forth in the wintertime.  Following in Dave’s footsteps, the guys are involved in various types of construction, and we are all “outdoors” people.  Jason, Justin & Mitchell are avid snowboarders, while Jeff prefers to stick to his skis.  Dave and I are both “retired” from skiing, although we enjoyed it when we were younger.  We all like to camp, fish, hike, and to just be up in our beautiful Colorado mountains.  We currently have no daughter-in-laws or girls involved in our family, so our get-togethers are pretty “guy” oriented – Keep the beer on ice and the TV turned to sports!

After many years spent building homes, remodeling homes, or working on smaller construction projects, Dave is officially retired.  But you know how that goes…someone always has some little job for him to do.  I worked in a number of different offices and fields after high school and owned a couple of small businesses.  In 1999 I started my own temporary office support service (Small Favors) filling in mostly in doctor’s or lawyer’s offices.  I also have worked with many people to help them do their life stories.  That has been particularly rewarding for me as I just love learning about my clients’ lives and helping them to provide their families with something that can be handed down through the generations.  It was really special to collaborate with Craig, Todd, and my brother Bob (along with several cousins) to compile my own great-grandfather Leonard’s story and history in pictures.

My working years kind of came to a halt when I was “side-lined” by leukemia & lymphoma in 2013.  The good news is that after a stem cell transplant in November of 2013, I am doing really well and am just mostly dealing with ongoing side-effects.  Heck of a way to retire!

It’s been quite a journey.  I’ve discovered that cancer can have its silver linings.  You find out what an amazing support system you have of family and friends, you learn not to “waste” time, and you work on not stressing out and worrying about the small stuff.  Notice that I said “work on” as that’s a hard habit to break – but I’m there most of the time! 

Dave (Davie to me and to his family and close friends) and I celebrated our 50^th wedding anniversary last October by taking a road trip to Taos, New Mexico.  It’s hard to believe all this time has just flown by!  He is my best friend, and he’s been a rock through all this cancer stuff.  Sure couldn’t have done it without him!  We are getting back to normal (whatever that is!), and we enjoy visiting with friends and family, camping, reading, golf (his thing), yoga (my thing), music (mostly Country Music) and just hanging out.  “Life is good!” (I noted that my cousin Todd ended his bio with the same quote – but I guess that’s where we both are!)

Todd & Kay Sieben:  We live in Geneseo, Illinois and have been married for 46 years. Our oldest daughter Rachel and her family live in Batavia, IL. Our son Brandon and his family live in Iowa City, IA. Our youngest daughter Meredith and her family live in Doral, FL. Todd was co-owner of Sieben Hybrids Seed company with his brother Chan. This business was started by Ira and Art Sieben in 1939. Chan, Todd, & Drew continue to own and manage the Sieben Family Farms that have been in the family since 1880. Todd also served 21 years in the Illinois General assembly and retired in 2008 as assistant Republican leader. Kay taught school in Atlanta and Geneseo. She retired from teaching geography at the middle school so she could be a full-time grandmama. We are active members of Grace United Methodist Church which was the home church for Leonard and Sarah and their children when it was the Evangelical United Brethren Church.  We both enjoy helping with many community activities and spending time with our children and grandchildren. We would love for you to stop by for a visit. "Life is good".

Brandon & Deb Sieben (with daughters Kay, Nina and Georgia):  Brandon Sieben (son of Todd Sieben)... I live in Iowa City, IA, with my wife of 21 years (Debra) and 3 amazing daughters (Kay 12, Nina 11 and Georgia 8).  We are strong Christians who love the Lord and lead by serving others in all we do.  Our girls are into all things sports (like me and Deb), art (like my grandmother Jean Sieben), and outdoors (like my dad).  We look forward to seeing everyone in a couple weeks.

Meredith & Hans Kunzke (with daughter Ella Grace and son Seba):  Meredith (Sieben) Kunzke, youngest daughter of Todd and Kay Sieben of Geneseo:  Meredith is married to Hans Kunzke (of German/Guatemalan descent), and they live in Miami with their two children, Ella (10) and Hans Sebastian 'Seba' (9).   Hans is a Satellite Engineer and Meredith is a stay-at-home mom.  They enjoy spending as much time as possible outdoors and in the water, especially waterskiing and wakeboarding.   They are very active in their church and their community.  They also enjoy traveling, and by the time we all meet for the reunion they will have spent over two weeks working their way east from Seattle!   They are looking forward to spending time with everyone in Helena!

Rachel & John Harms (with son Jack and daughter Anna Marie): Rachel (Sieben) Harms lives in the western suburbs of Chicago (Batavia, Il.) with her husband John (JD), and kids Jack (15) and Anna Marie (14). Our family returned last year from a 2 year expat assignment JD had in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. We enjoy traveling together and music - which was fostered early with piano lessons from my Aunt Lois Sieben in Geneseo. Thanks to my dad Todd, the boys love hunting, fishing, and yes, shooting clay pigeons. Anna Marie loves dance and musical theater. We all enjoy sports, both playing and watching them! We place a high value on education and our Christian faith, which was passed onto us from so many Siebens in Geneseo growing up. JD is pursuing new business development opportunities within the IT field, and I've reentered the school setting as a reading specialist. Thanks to Craig, Chase, and Todd for their work to bring us all to Montana. We're looking forward to a wonderful weekend!

Drew & Carol Sieben:  Drew Sieben lives in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with his wife of 45 years, Carol. He grew up in Geneseo, Illinois, and then attended and graduated from the University of Illinois both for undergraduate and medical school. He met Carol in Peoria, Illinois, when he was doing his internship. At the end of the internship he was drafted into the army and spent two years as a general medical officer at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. He then did a four-year residency in urology at the University of Louisville Health Center. Our oldest child, Ward, was born in Louisville in 1975. We moved to Fort Dodge in 1978, the year our daughter Andrea was born. We have been in the same house since 1978 and have way too much "stuff" to even begin to think about moving. It would trigger a "withdrawal episode" not unlike an alcoholic going through the drying-out process. Drew practiced urology in Fort Dodge and is retired. He enjoys fishing, singing in a men's barbershop chorus (19 years and still singing), and golf. Some health issues have limited his hobby-time since 2010, but hopefully things are on the upswing now. I am thankful that this reunion is taking place and look forward to seeing everyone.

Ward Sieben and Khami Johnson (with Ward’s son Noah and daughter Isabella)

Andrea Sieben Pavik & Michael Pavik (with daughter Victoria & son Cael):  Andrea Pavik lives in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with her husband Michael and two kids, Victoria and Cael.  She is actively involved in her church, Northfield Church of Christ, where she plays violin and sings on the worship team.  She also sings with the Sonshine Singers and plays violin with the Fort Dodge Area Symphony when her busy family schedule allows.  She teaches preschool and preschool special education in an inclusive setting.  She loves working with young children and their excitement about learning. She grew up in Fort Dodge, IA, attended the University of Northern Iowa where she earned her bachelor and master's degrees in early childhood special education.  She lived in Gorham, Maine, briefly while student teaching and returned to Fort Dodge in 2000 to begin teaching.  She enjoys music, reading, sewing, traveling, spending time with her family, and serving Christ.

Victoria Pavik is 12 and lives in Fort Dodge with her parents Michael and Andrea and her brother Cael.  She is an avid reader and book lover.  She enjoys music and plays the violin and piano.  Her annual highlight is attending Suzuki violin camp in Ottawa, KS, each summer.  She is a member of 4-H where she has many opportunities to serve her community, develop her communication skills, and pursue her own personal development goals.  She also enjoys being a part of several youth theater groups and productions.

 Cael Pavik (Michael Pavik III) is 9 and lives in Fort Dodge with his parents Michael and Andrea and his sister Victoria.  He is a very active boy who loves gymnastics and wrestling.  He was extremely proud to master the back handspring this past year.  He began playing the violin about a year ago.  He loves being outdoors, building things of his own creation, and asking lots of questions.

Michael Pavik lives in Fort Dodge with his wife Andrea and two kids, Victoria and Cael. He is an avid waterfowler (duck and goose hunting) chasing the migration all over the United States. He is a prairie enthusiast. He has built a small prairie on his property and is currently working on a larger project at the Middle School where he teaches Social Studies and Science. He also is a Cubs fan holding out hope for a World Series soon. He also enjoys cheering on his Michigan State Spartans and reading about history.

Whitney & Deb Sieben (with daughters Faith, Elle, Gracen and son Everett):  Whit Sieben grew up in Geneseo, Illinois.  He attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs where he met the fetching Miss Debra Anne Smith in the fall of 1991.   After a year-long courtship, they were wed in October 1993, and she joined him on his second assignment in the US Air Force.   Whit had the privilege of being an F-15C instructor pilot for nearly his entire Air Force career. He just retired from the Air Force in June after 24 years of service. Retired, however, does not mean unemployed as he is now working for American Airlines as a first officer on the 757/767 -- hence the move two weeks ago to the Dallas, Texas area.  Whit's hobbies include putting together Lego sets and other various toys, and playing pretty, pretty princess/Power Ranger at the same time. His primary form of exercise consists of chasing after his four children and chasing boys away from his three girls. 

Debra Sieben (Smith) grew up in Colorado. She attended Baylor University until Whit whisked her away to Europe.  Life as a "military spouse," and mother of four, means she is an expert at moving, chaos mitigation, disaster preparedness, and overall "holding the fort down."  Her hobbies include running and triathaloning.

Ellie Sieben was born in 2000 in Panama City, Florida. By the age of one she had already been kissed by her first president. She will be a freshman this fall at Liberty Christian High School. Her hobbies include volleyball and soccer.  She is very happy to just have gotten her braces off.

Gracen Sieben was born in 2003 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She will be entering seventh grade at Corinth Classical Academy. Her hobbies include anything that has to do with horses, walking around with her nose in a book, and of course, playing piano.

Everett Sieben was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, in 2008. He will be entering first grade at Corinth Classical Academy this fall. His hobbies include basketball, baseball, soccer, karate, wrestling, and overall goofiness. His favorite animals are sharks and snakes. His favorite building is an airport.

Faith Anne Sieben was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, in 2009. She will be starting kindergarten this fall at Corinth Classical Academy. Her hobbies include twirling her hair, twirling her body, and twirling anything else that she can find including her mother's patience.  She's very sweet and lovable - if you don't believe it, just ask her.  She'll tell you all about it!

The Dale and Lois Sieben Family Tree

The Dan Sieben Family

Dan & Kay Sieben: Dan Sieben grew up on the Sieben Farm, just north of Geneseo, Illinois, and last fall at age 72 moved with his wife, Kay, to the small, beautiful lakeside town of Ajijic (Ahh-hee-HEEK) just south of Guadalajara, Mexico…where they intend to be for the duration.  A lot happened between Geneseo and Ajijic.     I worked on the farm every summer until 1962…but that summer after my sophomore year at Northwestern University, I worked in Germany (not far from Abenheim) and then did the (less than) $5 a day thing throughout much of Europe.  That opened my eyes to the World.  After Northwestern I worked for a while in Japan…and then continued on a trip around the world, stopping for a while to work in London.  I was an International Fellow at Columbia University where I received my MBA…just in time to serve in Vietnam, but chose instead to spend two years in the Peace Corps in Lima, Peru.  Upon returning to the US, I founded a company which grew rapidly around the world (www.bomanite.com) and then sold it in 1989…which at age 47 allowed freedom to travel and become involved on non-profit boards doing work in Africa and the former Soviet Union.  Kay and I were married in 1977 (got our marriage license on 7/7/77—a Sieben thing) and had two daughters—Michelle and Robin.  Michelle is a nurse practitioner in New Haven, CT…and Robin is a program director in the Dean’s office at the Stanford University Medical School.  Michelle and Todd have presented us with three grandchildren, and Robin and Dave are set to present us with TWINS (!) this coming November.  “Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur” describes my temperament…and our current dream is to build and operate a Continuing Care Retirement Community here in Mexico…but right now I’m part of a team building and operating a state-of-the-art outpatient surgery center in Guadalajara, and also part of a team planning to create and operate a “sober house” for recovering drug and alcohol addicts here in Ajijic.  Photography’s a hobby…and I’ll have my camera with me in Montana!

Doug & Mary Lou Sieben:  Doug Sieben has lived in Colorado since 1978 with his wife, Mary Lou, and two grown children who live nearby – Ric (who is married to Lisa) and Beth (who is married to Shawn and has two children, Trevin and Zachary).  Doug has enjoyed retirement from Deluxe Corp. since 1998 and plays golf (less now than earlier), enjoys the grandsons, traveling around this great country, and dining out (probably enjoys the latter too much!), as well as some cooking.  He grew up in northeast Iowa, spent a little less than three years in the Army, graduated from Iowa State University, and worked for the University of Northern Iowa and a battery company prior to moving to Colorado. He has done volunteer work for churches and United Way during his working years. Since the winters seem to get colder the older we get, winters are spent in Sun City, AZ (since we now age qualify), where we own a small condo.  Golf is great in January!

Mary Lou grew up in southeastern Indiana and is a graduate of an Indiana University Riley School of Dentistry program.  She met Doug when he was temporarily assigned to Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis and moved to Texas where he was stationed when they got married in 1963. She is an avid reader and has volunteered with local libraries and churches where they have lived.  She spent most of her time raising two great children, wrote a 'Meet Your Neighbor' column for a local paper and later worked for a newcomer welcoming service both in Colorado Springs and Castle Rock, where we now live. Other than reading, she enjoys beating Doug at golf, of course the grandsons, and traveling. 

Ric is a graduate of University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, in Video Production and has worked for several TV stations and production companies in the past.  After being employed by Compassion International for several years, he started his own production company '7 Story Productions'.  Lisa is a manager with USAA, a large insurance company with a regional office in Colorado Springs.  They celebrated their 25th anniversary with a safari trip to Africa where Ric had spent some time when he worked for Compassion International.  Their two Siamese cats (Zsa-Zsa and Eva) are their immediate family.  Lisa is a Colorado Springs native and has many nieces/nephews living in the area.

Beth is a graduate of Metropolitan State University of Denver with a major in Criminal Justice and a master’s in Educational Counseling.  She spent a little over 12 years working with juvenile delinquents before accepting the job of Executive Director of Ronald McDonald Charities of Southern Colorado thirteen years ago. Her husband, Shawn, an Army veteran, is a graduate of Regis University with a major in accounting and is a new CPA working for the city of Colorado Springs.  Trevin, their oldest at 10, does well in school, enjoys soccer and baseball and being a great 'big brother' to his younger sibling, Zach.  Zach is a lively 7 year old who really loves soccer and being an all around adventuresome boy.

(Unfortunately, our kids will not be able to make it.  We look forward to the reunion!)

David Wilkinson won't be in Helena...but he sends this biography:

David, and his wife, Susan, live in Tucson, Arizona where both just retired after 47 years as an Ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church (David), and 30 years of teaching elementary and special education (Susan).  Their combined families include two boys, three girls (all grown),and ten grand children (nine grandsons and one grand-daughter...the ninth Grandson due any day).  David and Susan have been happily married for 24 years.  Susan follows in the ranching tradition of the Siebens having grown up on a cattle ranch in Baggs, Wyoming (the same area where Butch Cassidy and the "Hole-in-the-Wall" gang hung out). Susan received her BA from the University of Wyoming and her Masters degree from the University of Arizona.

David received his undergraduate degree from Cornell College, following in the tradition of his Mother and Father (Paul and Genevieve) along with his Aunt and Uncle (Lois and Dale Sieben), and received his Doctor of Religion degree from the Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California.  He just retired after 47 years of active ministry in San Diego, Julian, CA, Yuma, Arizona, three years at Findhorn in Northern Scotland, and 33 years as Senior Pastor of St. Francis in the Foothills in Tucson.  St. Francis was the first Reconciling Congregation in Arizona, and the 27th in the nation to recognize the full rights of LGBTQ persons of sacred worth.  His church was one of the spearheads of the Reconciling movement throughout the country.  St. Francis has also been involved in Citizen Diplomacy with the Soviet Union with a highlight of his ministry being when three members of the Supreme Soviet spoke at St. Francis about the God they were not supposed to believe in.  Under David's leadership St. Francis was also active in Immigration Reform, the Sanctuary movement, and most recently in prison reform.   Another great highlight of his ministry was the gift of spending a one/half hour one-on-one with his Holiness, the Dalai Lama.  

Both David and Susan are still getting used to retirement, though they are having no difficulty with the adjustment.  Our love and blessing, though not our physical presence, join you as you celebrate our precious family ties.  

David and Susan Wilkinson

John Wilkinson (joined by Pete Scarver): John Leonard Wilkinson lives in Newbury, Massachusetts, with his wife of 53 years, Judy.  They have three adult children: twins Lane and Lara who live on the west coast and Amy, who is the mother of their only grandchildren, William and Alexandra, who live on Long Island, NY.   John, who is a Big Brother (for 49 years) to Pete Scarver, who will also be in attendance, is an avid skier and motorcycle rider (Indian) and loves to putter in the "back 40" where he husbands a modest vineyard and an 80' in diameter labyrinth.  John graduated Dartmouth College in NH and attended the University of Minn. for a MSW.  He spent his career in a variety of industries as a human resources exec. and now, much to his glee, is a partner in a stand-up paddle board (SUP) company:  SPEEDBOARDusa, is very active in his church; and serves on various boards in the community. John and Pete have been looking forward to, and talking about, attending this event for months. Pete is a little apprehensive as he has no Sieben blood, but I assure him that he is very much a part of the family, as I am certain you will all agree when you meet him.   

Nancy Greenwood Nilsson Family

Nancy Greenwood Nilsson & John Nilsson: We live in Geneseo, IL,  and have been married for 35 years.  We are farmers and  farm in  Geneseo and Osco, IL.   We grow corn and soybeans, and we also raise a lot of pigs (and Collect Pigs too!)  We have a small cow-calf herd also. 

Nancy is a retired school bus driver, and drove 3 bus routes per day for 22 years.  She still subs a little, when she wants to!!
Nancy also works at the Geneseo Central Movie Theater, which her parents owned and operated for almost 25 years.  Nancy has been working there for 41 years!!!
Our 4 Children: They all live within 30 miles of us.
Natasha 33:  son Kaden(9)
Nikolaus 32:  Getting married September 12, 2015  (Kaitlyn)
Natalee  28 and husband Michael:  they are expecting a baby boy on July 27, 2015
Nevada 19:  This is the first time EVER, that we will miss Nevada's Birthday.....He turns 20 on JULY 4TH, and we will be here with all of you!!!!!!!

We love to travel and we have had many fun family vacations to various Islands, and we love Disney World! 
We have fun collecting pigs--we have pigs in all shapes and sizes.  We have them from less than 1#, to over 600#. 
We enjoy watching movies, OF COURSE...they are in our blood!! 
Swimming is a daily occurrence in the summer as we enjoy our swimming pool.

We are looking forward to being with all of you soon!

Wendy Greenwood Rowand & Bill Rowand: I am Wendy Greenwood Rowand, oldest child of John Leonard and Dorothy Greenwood (both deceased). I was born in 1950. My dad was the younger child of John T. and Olive Sieben Greenwood. Olive was the oldest child of Leonard and Sarah Sieben, and the only one of their five children born in Montana. I grew up with my brother, John T. and  sister, Nancy in Geneseo just a few blocks from where Great Grandma Sieben and Aunt Ruth (and later Aunt Sylvia) were living at 403 North College. I was blessed to be able to remember Great Grandma Sarah. I spent lots of time with Aunt Ruth until her passing. I was given many family treasures (in my opinion) by Aunt Ruth when she finally had to sell the family home. I have Leonard and Sarah's dining room table, chairs, and china cabinet, their first bedroom set (a less than full-size frame which we have modified a bit for a guest bed) and probably most importantly, I have the amethyst ring which Leonard gave Sarah for their engagement. I promised Judy I would bring it/wear it at the reunion. It has a chip out of it that Aunt Ruth says happened when Great Grandma was moving a steamer trunk.

I carried on the family tradition of becoming a teacher like my Grandmother Greenwood. I received my BS in Education from Illinois State University and my MS in Education from Western Illinois University. I taught first grade for a few years in Annawan, IL, stayed home ten years to raise my children and then taught middle school in Erie, IL, until retirement in 2011. I am now enjoying my retirement, my pension, and substitute teaching when it suits me!

My husband, Bill Rowand, and I celebrated our 41st Anniversary June15. We have two great kids, Kristoffer, 37 and Mandy 34. They with their spouses (Chrissy and Jason), have given us five of the greatest grandkids anyone could hope to have! We just spent a week in Gulf Shores with the entire group. It was wonderful to get together as we are separated by many miles! Kris, Chrissy, Jaxson, and Ayden live in Fort Worth, TX, and Mandy, Jason, Jocelyn, Jillian, and Jameson live in Wesley Chapel, FL (near Tampa). We visit each family often, but loved having all in one place.

Bill graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Animal Science. He was in the livestock business raising cattle, both purebred and crossbred, for many years. He fondly remembers cattle-buying trips to Montana years ago. He is looking forward to seeing the ranches and talking with the ranching relatives. He spent over 20 years running a construction company that specialized in restoring older homes (he fit this family quite well). We have lived for 17 years in a lovely 1867 home that he rescued in Rock Island, IL. He retired when I did, but is now working as a consultant for older home restoration (www.renewyouroldhome.com). He loves it and it keeps him as busy as he wants to be.

We are so excited to renew relationships with the Sieben relatives we know and to form new bonds with the Montana relatives. Thank you all for making this possible. Oops--my one paragraph is a bit longer....

Larry Lee & Theresa Lee:  Laurence (Larry) G. Lee, Leonard and Sarah Sieben’s great grandson, was born and bred in Hendersonville, NC.  He studied meteorology  at UW-Madison and the University of Oklahoma.  After a short appointment at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO, Larry embarked on a 41-year career with the NOAA/National Weather Service at Asheville, NC; Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Louisville, KY; Raleigh, NC, and Greer, SC.  He retired in August 2014, and remains active in the American Meteorological Society and Rotary.  Hobbies include weather and exercise.  Larry and his wife, Teresa, live near Greenville, SC, not far from their son, Stephen, and his wife, Amanda.

Teresa Teague Lee, Larry’s wife, was born in Asheville, NC.  She majored in math at Gardner Webb College in North Carolina.   Teresa and Larry met when both worked at the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC.  They married after Larry transferred to the NWS Forecast Office in Anchorage, AK.  Teresa moved to Anchorage and then accompanied Larry on his subsequent assignments in Atlanta, GA; Raleigh, NC; Louisville, KY; and Greer, SC.  Prior to the birth of their son, Stephen, Teresa established her own professional career working for Burroughs/Unisys.  Following Stephen’s arrival, Teresa became a full-time mom, but she was very involved in local school and church activities.  Teresa is an avid tennis player.  She has devoted countless hours to USTA in South Carolina on an organizational level planning, scheduling, and working at tournaments.  Teresa and Larry live just outside Greenville, SC.

Stephen Richard Lee, son of Larry and Teresa Lee, was born in Raleigh, NC.  He moved with his family to Louisville, KY, and then at age seven to Greer, SC.  Stephen graduated from Riverside High School where he was on a South Carolina state championship swim team.  Stephen spent his undergraduate years at UW-Madison majoring in chemistry.  He received an M.S. in chemistry from Georgia Tech.  Stephen worked for Milliken and Co. in Spartanburg, SC  for a couple of years before moving to his current position at LabSource, LLC in Greenville, SC.  Stephen married Amanda Ring in November 2012.  Amanda has a degree in Animal Science from Clemson University.  She is employed by Merial, a veterinary pharmaceutical company.  Stephen and Amanda live in Greer, SC.

Linda Lee: Linda Lee resides in Durham, NC, with her two fur babies, Molly and Peanut, canine rescues of indeterminate origin. She grew up in Hendersonville, NC, attended the University of Tennessee, and then moved to Greenville, SC, where she worked in child development and health education for thirteen years. In 1985, Linda returned to North Carolina to attend graduate school at UNC - Chapel Hill; she is now Associate Professor of Medical Education at Duke University School of Medicine.  She loves lake-time with family, friends and the fur babies; NPR; college sports (especially Tar Heel basketball and Volunteer football); music of all genres; historical fiction; and traveling – especially to spend time with cousins near and far!