Class Notes

Right as Rain by Heather Kailey Cleveland (Thtr, Jour’08) ranked No. 11 out of 14,633 novels in the romantic suspense genre on Amazon. Heather is on the list among legendary authors Nicholas Sparks, Maya Banks, and Janet Evanovich. “I am so honored to be on a list in the company of some of my literary heroes,” she says. Heather lives in Denver.

In November Joshua Malm (Fin’08, MAcct’08) will marry Kelly Tinney in Denver. Before attending CU, Joshua graduated from Centaurus High School in Lafayette, Colo. Kelly and Joshua are both assurance managers with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Joshua lives in Boulder.

Houston resident Laura Pommer (Geol’08) married Luke Fiddler in July in Lyons, Colo. Laura graduated from Boulder High School, attended CU and then earned a master’s degree from the University of Texas, Austin. She is a geologist.

NBA player Chris Copeland (Psych’09) reached a career-high of 33 points playing for the Knicks against the Atlanta Hawks in April. He then started in his first NBA playoff game against the Boston Celtics in Madison Square Garden. “I think it’s every basketball player’s dream to play here,” Chris told CUBuffs.com. “It’s the Garden; it’s the Mecca of basketball. It is such a blessing to be here.” Chris played for the Buffs from 2002-06 and is No. 34 on the all-time Colorado scoring list.

Little Forest is a novel series self-published through Amazon by Jessica Coleman (Film ex’11). The book takes inspiration from Jessica’s home country, England. Jessica attended CU as part of her film studies and American studies degree at the University of Sussex in England. She writes she took many literature classes at CU that inspired her and is planning her next holiday to visit Boulder again soon.

Former CU-Boulder Alumni Association student worker Amanda Kudron (Engl’11) celebrated the completion of one year at Teach for America in May. She is a language arts teacher at West Generation Academy in Denver. She lives in Federal Heights, Colo.

Forever Buffs Student Award Winner Daniel Omasta (PolSci’11) is land stewardship assistant at Crested Butte Land Trust. Crested Butte Land Trust works to protect and preserve open land for wildlife, recreation and ranching. Daniel lives in Boulder.

The Denver Post writer Kristen Painter’s (MJour’11) article “New era takes wing for business in Japan” appeared in the June 12 issue. The story is about the first direct flight from Denver to Tokyo that took place on United Airlines in June. Read more about Kristen’s stories, blogs and tweets on her trip to Japan at denverpost.com.

In June Travis Peters (Econ’11) received certificates of completion for the Diplomatic Leadership Corps, a one-time program designed by the Buckhead Coalition. It is a high-intensity, one-week introduction to business leadership and is free-of-charge to the applicants chosen. Travis lives in Boulder.

Greeley, Colo., KUNC radio station promoted Jaclyn Fortier (Jour’13) to a full-time position. She is the All Things Considered host and producer, which is the second highest-rated show after Morning Edition. Jaclyn airs Wednesday through Friday from 2-7 p.m. She lives in Windsor, Colo.

Distance runner Emma Coburn (Mktg’13) ended her collegiate running career with her second NCAA steeplechase title in June. Her race time was the fifth-best in NCAA history. Within hours of winning the title, she signed a professional contract with shoe company New Balance. As she begins her professional career, Emma will remain at CU as a volunteer assistant coach.

At the Boulder Sprint Triathlon in June Flora Duffy (Soc’13) finished first of the women with a time of 1:08:36. The race took place at the Boulder Reservoir. Flora is a two-time Olympian for Bermuda and graduated from CU in May. “This is the first triathlon I’ve done since November,” Flora told the Daily Camera.