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Alumni: Who graduated between 2000 and 2009
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2000
Nelson Almeida : Back in Brazil, living in Recife. Teaching at University. Father of Nelson Almedia Junior, Anna Cecillia Almedia and Thiago Rocha.
Ralph Bunche: New York-licensed attorney with expertise in commercial litigation and experience advising governments in transitional societies on commercial transactions and law reform. I have also advised or represented victims of human rights abuses in a variety of contexts related to their efforts to seek redress or protection.
Annalisa Wooler (Schontal): Living and working in Australia for an airline.
2001
Gillian Dobson: Having been in teaching in a High School for ten years I am an AST in Science for Wigan and a recently designated SLE in Science. I'm still in contact with some of the hockey girls from those very lively days!
May Jelliti: Now living in Tunisia after having just married my delightful Tunisian husband; whom I met while working as the Logistics Manager for Save the Children UK's response to the Libyan revolution.
Andrew Stoker: I have worked at Reuters (now Thomson Reuters) in London since Jan 2002 as a software developer and am now manager for the systems management development team providing solutions for the global Thomson Reuters data center and server estate.
I married in 2011 and have two wonderful children who I hope one day will pay Keele a visit!
2002
Alexandra Rogers (Powell) : A recent event is the birth of my son on the 30th August 2012 who my husband and I have called Finley.
Richard Bagshaw: I made the most of my degree, spending ten years in the City of London immediately after University, working in finance. I moved to Seattle, USA, in May 2011 to gain some experience on the other side of the pond - and the West Coast lifestyle is a huge bonus!
Nicholas Brown: Kerry Taylor and I will be getting married in April 2013 in Northern Ireland.
Richard England: Exploration Geophysicist currently working in Brisbane, Australia. Since Leaving Keele I have worked in the UK, Nigeria and Kazakhstan.
Diego Garro: Settled down at Keele Campus where I live with my wife Lily (also a Keele graduate) and our daughter Valentina.
Emma Hill (Bough): Qualified as a Solicitor in 2007, married in 2008, first child (baby boy) in 2010.
Diane Roberts: Did an MRes in 2003, a HE Teaching Cert in 2004, divorced in 2005 and finally finished the PhD in 2011. Have been working at Keele as a researcher full time throughout it all but am off to a new post at Manchester University from March 2012.
Katie Ta’ssell (Cunningham): Recently got married on 26th May 2012.
Kerry Taylor: Nicholas Brown and I will be getting married in Northern Ireland in Apri l2013. In summer 2012 I performed with the Hallé Choir in the BBC Proms.
Jane Woodyatt: Continued study at Wolverhampton University where I did forensic science. I am now a science technician in a secondary school
Xavier Cousin : Emigrated to Australia in 2007, finaling settling in Western Australia in 2009 where I married my beautiful wife Joelene. We have one daughter, Charlotte and another little girl on the way in March 2013.
2003
Brian Beckett: I moved to Hanoi in Vietnam in July 2008 with my girlfriend from Keele. Now my wife! We have been living there three years and our expecting our first child at the end of July. My degree at Keele proved very useful in getting my first job in the development sector. I'm still in touch with the majority of people I lived with in the first year and have great memories of my time at Keele.
Darren Bland: Happily married with a baby girl and another little girl due in the New Year.
Sarah Grady: completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and gained my CIPD accreditation and I married my Keele boyfriend, Liam, in August 2010.
Jon Hopper): Following my studies at Keele, undertaken whilst I was working at the UK's Department of Health, I moved into Executive Management in the Medical Devices Industry
Sandra Nicholls: Working for a global outsourcing company as a Senior Consultant.
Edward Swann: Will be climbing Kilimanjaro in July 2012.
2004
Rachel Forsyth: I worked at the National Trust for 4 years as a Warden and am now managing volunteers, training and community projects at a private charitable trust in Cobham, Surrey. I live in Epsom with my partner.
James McIntyre: Now working as a financial adviser for Taylor Patterson. With hopes of becoming a director within next 5 years
2005
Natalie Blackburn: Now living in the Middle East working as a VVIP Flight Attendant for a Royal family.
Rhiannon Brown (Jenkins): I began work for an international investments company in a problem solving department. I gave that up to do a gap year as a youth worker in southeast London schools, estates and churches. I met my husband and became an ecumenical youth worker. I then went into teaching and became Head of Department after my NQT year teaching religion, philosophy and history.
Christopher McSharry: Travelled the world. Lived in China for a year. Studied CIMA and passed all exams and currently in the process of completing my career profile to become a fully qualified Management Accountant.
Roxy Rudzik-Shaw (Rudzik): The organization Mental Healthy, and national charities SANE, Mental Health Foundation and the Centre for Mental Health and Emergence have recognised Roxana’s achievements by shortlisting her for a Mental Health Hero award. These awards celebrate the achievements of people making a real difference in the lives of those with mental illness. She is shortlisted under the category of Professional Hero – Therapist’ Award for her work with RRS Counselling Services.
David Cartwright : Since leaving Keele, i've had a few jobs, been travelling, got married in 2009 and now i run my own company building soundproof studios.
2006
Gemma Daffern (Berry): Got married to Gary Daffern whom I met befoe I attended Keele University and after eleven years together (2011). I joined the Police in 2006 as a civilian and Gary and I have started our buy-to-let portfolio.
Ellen Hickman (Lundberg): Tom Hickman and I got married last year. As proof of Keele's matchmaking ability I have a photo of twelve people at the wedding, most of whom graduated in 2006). I met Tom at Keele and all the other couples in the photo also met at Keele and are now engaged or married, it is a very special place to all of us. We are Matt and Lynsey Warwick-Giles, married in August 2010; Joanna (Whitefield) and Michael Leonard, married in summer 2007 and just had a baby boy called Geoffrey; Beverley Gould and Michael Martin, will be marrying on 31st March 2012, Gemma Maslin and David Drakeley will be marrying on 5th May; Sarah Chisem and Will Leonard, recently engaged and planning to marry this year or next.
Phillip Rogers : Met Katy McGibbon on 1st day of Uni in Hawthornes A block. I moved to Liverpool and moved in with her in 2008, We married Feb 4th 2012 at Alecia Hotel Liverpool. We both worked for Keele security, Katy was a resident tutor. I am now a lead Employment and business advisor for mental health, Kate is in business marketing for a well known Architects. Babies to follow soon.
2007
Stephanie Covedale: After working for two years as a Mental Health Act Administrator I returned to study for my MSc at the University of East Anglia and qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2012. I have now moved to Norwich permanently to work in a medium secure forensic unit in the therapy team helping mentally ill offenders.
Richard Mould: After Keele I completed an MSc in Quantity Surveying at London South Bank University. I have now qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and continue to work in London.
Christopher Winfield: After graduation, I undertook the Network Rail Graduate Programme and progressed to Project Manager. I am also a member of the Association of Project Management and studying for an MSc in Project management through Warwick Business School
2008
Sarah Andrew: Still in the area, now in a civil partnership with Gemma Ward (2010)
Roxanne Armitage: Applied for RAF but was refused due to childhood asthma, now I'm a support worker for autistic adults in a day care centre. I also race motocross every weekend and go on yearly road trips round Europe.
Johanna Jarvis: Running own international astronomy communication and consultancy business
2009
Kathryn Kimbley: Delivering a session at Keele Sustainability Hub on the 9 June 2012. Details here: http://linkd.in/HrpkZC
Emily Gaffney (Wildon) : I went to kings collage London to do an msC in forensic science and went from their into a job in the forensic science world :)
Lindsey Wolfe : Became a HR Advisor & am studying for my CIPD Level 7 accreditation.
