Notes from the Class of 2006

Kevin Walsh (Psych) joined the firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in the litigation department, based in Denver. In his practice, Kevin specializes in construction law and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Brownstein, Kevin was an associate principal at The Holt Group, LLC, where he provided legal services to general contractors, design builders, sub-contractors, architects, engineers, private owners and governmental entities. He serves as an adjunct professor at CU’s College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, where he teaches a course on the legal aspects of construction.

Nicholas Sandoval (ChemEngr), assistant professor of chemistry and biomolecular engineering at Tulane University, was awarded a National Science Foundation Career Award of $500,000 to develop new tools and techniques for studying Clostridium, a genus of bacteria. Nicholas leads a research group with four graduate students and one postdoctoral researcher. He writes that his research falls generally in the field of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering.

Kevin P. Walsh (Psych) has been named shareholder of Denver’s Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck law firm.

This year, Adam Creapo (Jour, MEdu’13) moved from the classroom to administration. After teaching in Adams 12 and Denver Public Schools classrooms he is now an assistant principal and CareerConnect pathway director at Northfield High School. He lives in Denver with his wife, Amanda, who he met while serving as the Buffs volleyball PA announcer, and his son, Colt.

In July, Bronwen Maxson (Engl, Span) of Eugene, Oregon, was promoted to associate librarian rank at the University of Oregon Libraries, where she is the coordinator of undergraduate engagement and instructional services as well as the subject librarian for Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American studies.

In January, Benjamin S. Akley (PolSci’06) was promoted to partner of Pryor Cashman, a law firm based in New York City. Benjamin works in Pryor Cashman’s litigation, intellectual property and media group where he focuses on entertainment and commercial disputes on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.

Saginaw Valley State University professor Tami Sivy (PhDChem’06) was honored with the 2021 Distinguished Professor of the Year Award. This award recognizes outstanding efforts in undergraduate education by faculty at Michigan public universities. Tami began working at SVSU in 2008 and has served as department chair since 2015. Tami teaches classes at every level, is responsible for the entire upper-level biochemistry curriculum and has mentored more than 50 SVSU students in laboratory research. She was involved in the development of the SVSU Sustainability Center’s curriculum, and has mentored many local high school teachers and students in environmental research projects. Additionally, her research on water quality has been used to help determine beach closings in Bay County and to detect COVID-19 levels in wastewater.

Jenny Trumble (Arch’06) was promoted to associate at CCY Architects, where she started in 2013 as a designer. Jenny has worked on residential and resort community projects in several locations, including Aspen and Telluride Colorado, La Quinta in California and in China. Her projects have won several awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and she received the International Architecture Award for a project in Aspen. Jenny serves on AIA Colorado’s practice and design conference committee and the arts and culture board for the City of Glenwood Springs. In October 2021, Jenny spoke at CU Denver’s School of Architecture and Planning.

In 2022 Andrew Villegas (Engl, Jour’06) was named news director for Colorado Public Radio (CPR). In this role, Villegas leads an award-winning newsroom and a group of reporters and editors who cover the entire state of Colorado. Andrew joined CPR in 2019, bringing more than a decade of experience as a reporter and editor for news outlets across the country.

Insurance brokerage Sterling Seacrest Protchard hired Chad Angell (Engl’06) as a client advisor. Chad is working in the firm’s Atlanta office, where he provides risk management and employee benefits solutions for technology companies, law firms and nonprofits. He previously focused on SaaS sales with tech company Proliant. Chad has served with many nonprofits and churches in the Atlanta area, including City of Refuge, a nonprofit that helps families and individuals transition out of crisis. 

The Denver Business Journal named Jeremy Bloom (A&S ex’06), co-founder and CEO of Integrate, “most admired CEO.” Integrate is a marketing consulting firm passionate about connecting brands with their audiences in meaningful ways. Jeremy said, “The world doesn’t stand still, and neither can we.”

Last fall, CT Charlton (Mgmt’06) was named to the Crain’s Detroit Business “40 Under 40” list. CT is in his third year as the president of Charlton, a global sales liaison for manufacturers that supply products for some of the world’s largest automotive groups. CT left a career in finance to join Charlton in 2011, and was responsible for starting the organization’s industrial division. CT held roles in Chicago and Seattle before moving to the Detroit area in 2020.