Find out where they are and what they’re doing now.
Updates:
Khristi Baker
Participant from 1991-1993. Graduated from Emerson High School in 1993. Currently enrolled at Southern Arkansas University. Contact: P.O. Box 306, Emerson, AR 71740, calabaza@cei.net
Courtney Briggs
Participant from 2003-2005. Graduated from Waldo High School in 2005 Contact: P.O. Box 496, Waldo, AR. (501) 570-5268, (870) 562-1353, (870) 693-5124. kourtney_east2004@yahoo.com, Cxbriggs@ualr.edu.
LaVennier Berry (Broadus)
Participant from 1987-1990. Graduated from Waldo High School in 1990. Contact: P.O. Box 753, Waldo, AR 71770, lcbroadus7577@stumail.saumag.edu
Pamela (Iverson) Cooper
Participant from 1993-1994. Graduated from Magnolia High School in 1995. Graduated in May 2004 from Southern Arkansas University with a BS in Biology and a BA in Spanish. Contact: iversonpam@hotmail.com
Chasity Edwards
Participant from 1991-1993. Graduated from Magnolia High School in 1993. Contact: 75 Bream St., Hope, AR 71801, eyesblue1975@hotmail.com
Staci Glover
Participated from 1995-1997. Graduated from Waldo High School in 1997. Currently employed at South Arkansas Diagnostic Clinic in El Dorado, AR. Contact: 301 Morewood Rd., El Dorado, AR 71730. (870) 862-5184.
Versina S. (Brown) Gooden
Participant from 1991-1993. Graduated from Stephens High School in 1993. Contact: 221 Clinton Street, Arkadelphia, AR 71723
Terry Hill
Participant from 1985-1987. Graduated from Magnolia High School in 1987. Former president of the Upward Bound Student Council. Enlisted in the United
States Navy Delayed Entry program on July 30, 1990. Attended Interior Communication Electrician “A” & “C” schools. He reported aboard the USS
Joseph F Hewes FFT 1078 on November 1991 to June 1994. On board the Hewes, he obtained his Enlisted Surface Warfare Qualification (ESWS) and
numerous other qualifications. He was promoted from E-3 to E-5 or Interior Communication Electrician Fireman to a second class petty officer. He reported
on board Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity (SIMA) from June 1994 to July 1997. He was awarded his first Navy Achievement Medal and Volunteer
Service Medal. He qualified as a Quality Control Inspector, Safety Petty Officer, and team leader for calibration of equipment on FFG’s and DDG’s platforms.
He reported to Naval Station Great Lakes in August to December of 1997 where he graduated from Site Television School. He reported on board the USS Stephen
W. Groves FFG-29 in December 1997. He qualified as Leading Petty Officer, Command Managed Equal Opportunity leader, and lead instructor for the
indoctrination coordinator for newly reporting personnel. He was promoted to First Class Petty Officer and received his second Navy Achievement Medal. He
attended Naval Station Pensacola for Instructor training and reported aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Texas in November of 2000. He
was promoted to Chief Petty Officer in September of 2001. He was awarded a Commendation Medal, third Navy Achievement Medal, Master Training Specialist, and numerous other awards. He transferred to USS SIMPSON FFG-56 in Mayport, FL in December of 2004 after attending the (3MC)
Maintenance Coordinator school in Kings Bay, GA. He was stationed aboard the USS Simpson for fourteen months and was promoted to Senior Chief Petty
Officer in April 2005. He attended the Senior Enlisted academy from June to July of 2005. He currently reported on board the Navy and Marine Corp Reserve
Center Orlando in August 2005 for three years of duty. He is currently the Senior Enlisted Leader and Training Officer. He is married with four girls; Chantey 17,
Kymyara 16, Oceana 15, and from his current marriage, Gillian 2. Contact: NMCRC, Orlando, Florida; home number: (407) 240-5992 ext 1514;e-mail at work: terry.hill@navy.mil , personal:thrillhill69@hotmail.com
Laura Iverson
Participated from 2001-2003. Graduated from Magnolia High School in 2003. Currently enrolled at Southern Arkansas University–Magnolia. Contact: 12
Dorothy St., Magnolia, AR 71753. tp_g2003@yahoo.com.
Tammy Iverson
Participant from 1997-1999. Graduated from Magnolia High School in 1999. Graduated in December, 2004 from Southern Arkansas University with a B.A. in
Mass Communication–Broadcast Journalism. Currently pursuing a Masters of Education degree at Southern Arkansas University. Contact:Tamara13@collegeclub.com
Krystal Johnson
Participant from 2003-2005. Graduated from Waldo High School in 2005 Contact: Currently serving in the U.S. Army, stationed at Ft. Houston, Virginia. (870) 562-1874. Playmate2@yaoo.com, krystal.l.johnson@us.army.mil.
Torrell Johnson
Participant from 2002-2004. Graduated from Waldo High School in 2004 Contact: P.O. Box 520, Waldo, AR 71770. (870) 562-1198, (870)
693-1378. torrell.k.johnson@us.army.mil, Aquarius_71770@yahoo.com.
Stephanie McBride-Pearson
Participant from 2002-2004. Graduated from Walker High School. Earned a BA degree in Criminal Justice from Southern Arkansas University. Currently 6 hours from an AAS in Culinary Arts. She is now working as a Classification Specialist at Arkansas Department of Corrections, and is a Wedding Planner/Caterer. Stephanie is a wife and mom of 4. Contact: 808 Elkhart Loop, Bryant, AR 72022; (501) 247-7935; Stephaniemcbride86@gmail.com
Byron Moss
Participant from 1987-1989. Graduated from Garland High School in 1989. Enlisted in the U.S. Navy July 10, 1989. Attended Naval Nuclear Power School:
September 1989 thru August 1990. Got out of Navy and attended Prairie View A&M: August 1991 thru May 1995 . Commissioned in U.S. Navy: May 1995.
Naval Officer Indoctrination School: May 1995 thru June 1996. USS DEVASTOR (MCM6): June 1996 thru August 1998 (Job Title: Damage Control
Assistant/Education Services Officer). Deployed overseas: England, Spain, Traits of Gibraltar. USS SHREVEPORT (LPD 12): August 1998 thru May 2000 (Job
Title: Combat Information Center Officer/Legal Officer. Deployed overseas: Greece, Haifa, Jerusalem, Italy, Traits of Gibraltar, Suez Canal. Naval Reserve Center Fort Worth: May 2000 to Present (Job Title: Training/Manpower/ Information Technology Officer). Next assignment: Naval Reserve Center
Harlingen, TX May 2002 thru May 2004 (Commanding Officer). Currently married with one daughter, age 7. Contact: LT Byron Moss, NRC Fort Worth, Office: 817-782-6723, Manpower Fax: 817-782-6820, Training Fax: 817-782-6822, www.nrcftw.navy.mil, byron.moss@navy.mil
Julia Darrett Smith
Participant from 1996-1998. Graduated from Magnolia High School in 1998. Currently U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt with the 39th Infantry 296 Med. Battle, Camp Robin, Little Rock, Arkansas. Served in the war in Iraq as a medic.
Camilla (Martin) Turner
Participant from 1991-1993. Graduated from Springhill High School in 1993. Contact: P.O. Box 283, Fulton, AR 71838, csturner@cei.net
Mitzi Smith
Participant from 1991-1993. Graduated from Magnolia High School in 1993. Graduated from Grambling State University 1993-1997, where she received a BS degree in biology with cum laude honors; and earned an MSN from Vanderbilt University as Nurse Practitioner in 2006. She is currently working as Nurse Practitioner at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Contact: mwsmith08@yahoo.com
Beverly Jack Webb
Participant from 1977-1981. Graduated from Bradley High School in 1981. Graduated from Southern Arkansas University and Texas A&M University—Texarkana. Was in education for 33 years. Taught music and was a school counselor. Recently retired. Contact: 7 Colonial, Texarkana, Arkansas 71854; (903) 293-2585; blackwebb@yahoo.com
Giles Willis
Participant from 1992-94. Graduated Salutatorian from Lewisville High School in 1994. Graduated from the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 1999 with a BS in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. In May 2003, Giles received a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Howard University College of Dentistry. He is currently living in Yonkers, NY and doing his residency at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Bronx, NY. Contact: gilesw06@hotmail.com
