Wheaton College's #30under30

Meet Wheaton College’s #30under30, a lineup of 30 young alumni under the age of 30 who are thoughtfully living out a variety of vocations in ways that demonstrate the unique value of a Wheaton College education. Check back weekly for a new addition!


920x613 30under30 alumni erik most

Erik Most ’13

Student Life Director and Bible Teacher
Fort Lauderdale, FL

920x613 30under30 alumna amanda iglesias

Amanda Iglesias ’14

Architectural Designer
New York, NY

920x613 30under30 alumni ingrid and jordan heres

Ingrid ’15 and Jordan Heres ’15

International Disaster Response Technicians; Small Business Owners
Charlottesville, VA

920x613 30under30 alumna sarah yoon

Sarah Yoon ’20

Financial Analyst
Chicago, IL

920x613 30under30 alumna chloe burris

Chloe Burris ’18

Medical Student
Raleigh, NC

920x613 30under30 alumni trenton van oss

Trenton Van Oss ’14

Law Clerk
Washington, DC

920x613 30under30 alumna jayne betina

Jayne Jaderholm Betina ’12

Associate
Naperville, IL

920x613 30under30 alumni elliot leung

Elliot Leung ’16

Film Composer
Hong Kong and Beijing, China

920x613 30under30 alumna heidi johnson

Heidi Johnson ’18

Child and Adolescent Therapist
San Lucas, Sacatépequez, Guatemala

920x613 30under30 alumni torrey benware

Torrey Benware ’13

Deputy Director
Alexandria, VA

920x613 30under30 alumna jessica min chang

Jessica Min Chang ’12

Chief Advancement and Partnership Officer
Chicago, IL

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Ciera Horton McElroy ’17

Full-Time Writer and Communications Consultant
Orlando, FL

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Drew Chambers ’17

Graduate Student
Waltham, MA

920x613 30under30 alumna rachel botting

Rachael Cyrus Botting ’14, M.A.’15

Program Manager and Faculty Member
Three Lakes, WI

920x613 30under30 alumni isaac stough

Isaac Stough ’14, M.A.’16

Missionary, School Director
Barcelona, Spain

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Matthew Adams ’18

Assistant Account Executive
Chicago, IL

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Linnea Peckham Geno ’13 and Alec Geno ’13

Small Business Co-owners
Milford, PA

920x613 30under30 alumni aaron krumzieg

Aaron Krumsieg ’14

Trumpet Player
St. Louis, MO

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Teddy Kelley ’15

High School English Teacher, Football Coach, Photographer
Libertyville, IL

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Katrina Burlet ’16

Nonprofit Executive Director
Wheaton, IL

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Charity Fort ’12

Lawyer
Chicago, IL

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Julia Wittrock Hensel ’15

Principal
Chicago, IL

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Kenya Heard ’16

Graduate Student and Research Fellow
New York, NY

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Nathanael Somanathan MA ’19

Associate Pastor and Seminary Lecturer
Colombo, Sri Lanka

920x613 30under30 alumni todd vankerkhoff

Todd VanKerkhoff ’13

Internal Medicine Resident
Chicago, Illinois

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Grace Collard Payne ’18 and Titus Payne ’18

Law Student, Teaching Assistant, Researcher, Cook
Washington, D.C.

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Kate Wildman Hamilton ’14

Director, Information Security
Seattle, Washington

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Carla Wellborn ’12

Director of Programs for Winning Futures
Detroit, Michigan

 

920x613 30under30 profiles Daniel Claxton

Daniel Claxton ’14

Teacher and College Advisor
Okinawa, Japan

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Esther Tan Gaska ’12

Elementary Dean of Students
Milwaukee, Wisconsin