Rosemarie graduated from Indiana University in May 1986 with an Associates of Science Degree in accounting. Upon graduation from college, Rosemarie was employed as Assistant Treasurer of the Fayette County School Corporation and worked there until August 1989 when she moved to Columbia City, Indiana.

In December 1989 Rosemarie became Secretary/Treasurer and co-owner of J & K Communications, Inc. Her duties included keeping the minutes for the Board of Directors and all corresponding annual reports. She assumed the payroll duties at J & K in January 1990 and was responsible for the weekly payroll and all related weekly, monthly and annual payroll reports. She worked closely with J & K's accountant to insure timely and accurate reporting.

Rosemarie's duties at J & K were expanded in June 1997 to include management of key sales support personnel, payroll, processing all accounts payable and accounts receivable, customer invoicing for all service contracts, tower fees, repeater and dispatch fees and radio airtime fees. She maintained all of J & K’s leases, making sure that all annual increases were billed and renewals were done in a timely manner. She worked closely with the J & K management team and assisted in human resource issues: interviewing potential new job applicants and helping to oversee health insurance and the 401k plan.

Since 2001, Rosemarie has assisted in the engineering of digital communications systems used in a wide range of SCADA (Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition), assisting her husband Jon in field propagation studies.  Rosie has assumed the position of CEO of J & K Communications, Inc., overseeing the operations of the company, continuing her field work, making HR decisions and managing the accounting department.  

Rosie and Jon Shew take pride in the fact that J & K has been in business since 1976 supplying communications systems to customers in Indiana and surrounding states.  The company has grown to include not only their headquarters office in Columbia City; but also includes two satellite locations in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, Indiana.   Although the company is growing, you won’t lose that family owned business feeling with Rosie and Jon and the J & K Team.