Stacey Berk (Class of 1988)

Stacey is a 1988 graduate of Lake Park.  On earning her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Western Illinois University, Ms. Berk received her MM from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in Music Composition and Oboe Performance.  Prior to her current position as a soloist, chamber musician, and principal oboist with the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Berk performed with the United States Air Force Band of the West, the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, the Cedar Rapids Symphony, and the Wausau Symphony. Currently a Professor of Oboe and Music Theory/Composition at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Ms. Berk also taught at Grinnell College and Drake University and was a founding member of the Polaris Wind Quartet. 

Brian Paruch (Class of 1991)

Brian is a 1991 graduate of Lake Park. After earning his B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, he began his career in 1994 as a Chicago radio personality with on-air names that included Whipping Boy, Brian the Whipping Boy, Whip, and even Brian Paruch. From 1994-2001 he hosted night, midday, and morning shows on Chicago Radio stations and sports talk shows. Since 2010, he has been on 101.9 FM, currently with The Morning Mix. Additionally, Brian has done voiceover work for radio and television commercials and currently hosts a podcast, Whip’s What’s Up With…, in which he interviews (what some may consider mostly) forgotten celebrities.