The AHS Alumni Board is ready to serve alumni like you. It's comprised of dedicated individuals who are volunteering their time to enhance the relationship between the college and its alumni. The board is still growing and hopes to add representatives from every discipline represented within the college.

There are several objectives the board is responsible for:

• It will identify alumni candidates for many campus awards. This ensures that AHS alumni are recognized for outstanding contributions to their professions and society.
• It will strengthen the University of Illinois Alumni Association (UIAA) through membership promotion. The AHS Alumni Board is under the umbrella of the UIAA and is supported financially by the college. It receives a portion of the UIAA membership dues from AHS alumni.
• It will maintain and enhance the relationship of AHS alumni and the college through events and communication.

The AHS Alumni Board includes these graduates:

CHAIR - Art Slowinski (MVSC '94)
Art received his master's degree in exercise physiology. He has been a UIC ambassador and was honored as a torchbearer in the UIAA-sponsored "Lighting of the Flame" ceremony at the men's basketball games. Currently, Art serves as director of operations at Chicago's Galter LifeCenter, a wellness center and sister institution to Swedish Covenant Hospital. There he oversees day-to-day operations, including enhancing partnerships between Galter and Swedish Covenant to deliver medically integrated programs and services. He describes his role as a "bridge builder" between acute illness care at the hospital and preventive care at the wellness center.

VICE CHAIR - Julie Schwertfeger (LAS '91, PT '94)
Julie is a dual degree holder from UIC with bachelor's degrees in German and physical therapy. Julie has represented the AHS Alumni Board at several events including the Student Leadership Dinner and the City Partner Dinner. Julie works as inpatient therapy manager at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, Ill.

BOARD MEMBER - Anne Kiraly (MVSC '05, OT '07, and OT '08)
Anne is a triple degree holder from UIC with a bachelor's degree in
movement science, master's degree in occupational therapy and a clinical
doctorate of occupational therapy. Among her many honors and awards, she is a recipient of the University of Illinois Alumni Association Leadership Award and Beatrice D. Wade Award of Clinical Excellence as well as being listed in the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Currently Anne is employed by Indian Prairie School District 204 in Naperville, IL as an Occupational Therapist.

BOARD MEMBER - Joanne Bradna (MLS '81)
Joanne received her master's degree in medical laboratory sciences from AHS and had previously served on the alumni board in the early 1990s. She also is the AHS representative to the larger UIC Alumni Association Board. Joanne is president of Rochelle Scientific, a medical supply company in Lisle, Ill.