Notes from the Class of 2001

Since graduating Randall Flint (CompSci’01) has worked at Lockheed Martin. He writes he got married in 2001 and lives happily with his wife and dog in Littleton, Colo.

Technology Review magazine recognized Piya Sorcar (Bus, Econ, Jour’01) as a TR35 Honoree for 2011. The TR35 recognizes the world’s top innovators under 35 in several emerging fields and chose Piya for her development of TeachAIDS, software that addresses problems associated with HIV prevention. She developed TeachAIDS as part of her graduate work at Stanford, and the materials are being used in more than 30 countries, including some where HIV-related education has not been previously allowed. Piya lives in Mountain View, Calif.

On Jan. 30 Lori Strongin (Comm, Engl’01) released her debut young adult novel Bite Me: Or the Obvious Title for a Novel About a Vampire and a Werewolf (Mundania Press). She also is a writing conference director and a “slush reader” who reads unsolicited queries and manuscripts for an agency in New York.

Estey Realty Group announced Stephanie Fairchild (Psych’01) joined the company as broker associate and executive assistant to Dan Estey. For eight years Stephanie has been a licensed realtor and broker associate. She lives in Boulder.

Violinist and patron of the arts Kyle Heckman (Econ, Fin’01, MBA’10) was elected president of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra board. Kyle is a 2005 graduate of the League of American Orchestras’ intensive “Essentials of Orchestra Management.” He is president of Flatirons Bank and lives in Lafayette, Colo.

At California Lutheran University Adina Nack (PhDSoc’01) has been advanced to the rank of full professor in the sociology department. She has a bachelor’s degree in social ecology from University of California, Irvine. Adina lives in Thousand
Oaks, Calif.

Davis Graham & Stubbs added lawyer Nathalie Bleuzé (Law’01) to its trial department where her practice focus is primarily on labor and employment issues. Nathalie has significant experience in employment discrimination and harassment, wage and hour rules and layoffs and terminations. She lives in Denver.

Gevurtz Menashe Larson & Howe added Ryan C. Kaiser (Span’01) as an associate attorney. In 2010, 2011 and 2012 Super Lawyers Magazinerecognized Ryan as a “Rising Star.” Gevurtz Menashe is one of the largest firms in the country with a practice limited to divorce and family law. Ryan will handle family law matters in Oregon.

Former member of CU-Boulder’s Alumni Association board of directors Paula Berg (Comm’01) finished her term in May. Her work and experience in social media were invaluable to the marketing and communications team’s effort to stay on top of an ever-changing engagement channel. Paula lives in Denver.

Former CU football player Ty Gregorak’s (Comm’01) wife gave birth to a baby girl on Nov. 14. They named her Gabrielle “Gabby” Leigh Gregorak. Ty is defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at University of Montana. The family lives in Missoula, Mont.

On Sept. 28, 2013, Jenna Miller Piazza (Chem’01) and Vincent Piazza were married. They live in Edwardsville, Ill., with their daughter.

Denver-based national law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck earlier this year announced 11 new shareholders, including Kristin MacDonald (IntlAf’01). She works in Brownstein’s corporate and business department and focuses her energy on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing and public and private securities offerings. Kristin, who lives in Boulder, has worked with some of the nation’s larger companies.

In December 2013 Michael Piche (EnvDes’01) had some good news to share. The Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Architects named him the 2013 Young Architect of the Year. Michael lives in Basalt, Colo.

Former Alumni Association board member and social media guru Paula Berg (Comm’01) spent four years as digital media leader at Linhart Public Relations in Denver. At the end of 2013, Paula moved to California and joined Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto. She lives in San Francisco.

As president and COO of the Anthropedia Foundation, Kevin Cloninger (EPOBio’01, MEdu’03) and his staff aim to provide people with educational resources that promote health and decrease rates of lifestyle and stress-related illness. This spring, he visited CU-Boulder to connect with liberal arts students by giving a talk, “Applied Humanism: Using the Liberal Arts to Help People Live Well.”

Olympic runner Kara Goucher (Psych’01) dropped her 12-year contract with Nike for a sponsorship with Oiselle, a seven-year-old Seattle-based women’s running apparel company. Kara also returned to Boulder to work with her former CU coaches, Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs (EPOBio’99).

Earlier this year Suzanne Preston (Mus’01) and her husband left Louisville, Colo., and moved to Germany. The couple plans to stay there for three to five years.

This September Ron Geschwer (Psych’01) and his wife Desiree Bandelier (Psych’08) were married. The pair met at an event in New York City hosted by the local CU-Boulder alumni chapter, which Ron serves as president. Desiree is on the chapter’s board.

Meredith Moseley (Engl, Mus’01) demonstrated her Buffs pride at her wedding this summer. She represented CU colors on her homemade garter and added the Ralphie logo to her slip. Meredith says she, her aunt, Carolyn Borgos(PhysTher’69), and her college roommate, Heather Doty (Mus’00, CivEngr, MS’01, MBA’10), sang the CU Fight Song at full volume. “Even though my husband, Joel Pattinson, is a Wyoming Cowboy,” she says, “I love him dearly.”

After serving as a communications officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, working for Space Systems Loral in Palo Alto, Calif., and for Eaton Corporation in Costa Mesa, Calif., Adam Brammer (Mgmt) was promoted to plant manager at a $300-million, 900-person Parker Hannifin aircraft actuator manufacturing plant in Irvine, Calif. The plant manufactures aileron, rudder and stabilator actuators for almost all existing military aircraft.