Notes from the Class of 1991

In fall 2021, Christine Mahoney (Jour’91) took the role as public information officer and spokesperson for the CU Boulder Police Department (CUPD). In her position, she manages external communications, including emergency messaging, public relations, social media and media relations. A former journalist, Christine has also taught journalism and managed a media internship program in CU Boulder’s former School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She has worked at CU since 2012.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published Clean Energy Innovators: NREL People Working to Change the World, a softbound book written by NREL’s Ernie Tucker. The book, which can be downloaded online for free, tells the stories of NREL’s people and the technologies they’ve advanced to help confront the climate crisis. The book features several CU alumni including catalyst researcher Kim Magrini (PhDChem’88), hybrid electric vehicles researcher Rob Farrington (PhDMechEngr’92), battery system researcher Matt Keyser (MechEngr’91) and Olympic biathlete Tim Tetreault (MechEngr, MS’04).

Christine Mahoney (Jour’91) is the assistant director of employer engagement at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Prior to accepting this position, Christine was a journalism professor and spokesperson for CU Boulder and managed the CMCI internship program. Christine has also worked as a journalist in Las Vegas, Denver, Sacramento and Flint, Michigan. Contact her at her new email, Christine.Mahoney@unlv.edu. 

Sage Martin (Comm’91) serves as executive director of the Mountainfilm Festival, the longest-continuously-running documentary film festival in the U.S. The festival began in 1979. Sage manages a nine-person staff, including Laura Hoover (Anth’19) and Shae LaPlace (Advert’18). The festival highlights film and art centered around adventure as well as cultural, social and environmental justice. “The common thread is the celebration of indomitable spirit,” Sage wrote. Guests have included Oprah, mountaineer Jimmy Chin and Wild author Cheryl Strayed. The next festival is May 23–27, 2024, in Telluride, Colorado. 

Gibson Smith (Econ’91) has worked in several financial positions, including as founder and CIO of Denver’s Smith Capital Investors, LLC. Gibson is passionate about asset management, security analysis, economics and finance. Gibson and Laura Smith’s (Intl’93) son, Charlie Smith (RealEs’24), will graduate from CU in May. He is a fifth-generation Forever Buff through Laura’s family, a fourth-generation Forever Buff through Gibson’s family and has many Forever Buff aunts and uncles.