Class Notes

After completing more than 930 hours of unpaid public service legal work, Ashley Steele (Psych’10) was recognized by the University of Texas law school as a “Pro Bono Superstar.” She had the highest number of hours in her graduating class. She also was given a one-year fellowship with the Initiative for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School to work with the nonprofit Texas Defender Service, which advocates for fair and just criminal systems in Texas. Ashley’s project is to establish a statewide public defender office for Texas death penalty appeals.

Ehsan Shariati Varnosfaderani (MElEngr’10) writes to say she has fond memories of CU. Ehsan is a web designer living in Granite Bay, Calif.

Forbes magazine named David Dinetz (Art’10) and Dylan Trussel (Film’09) to its annual “30 Under 30” list. David and Dylan cofounded Culprit Creative, an agency that specializes in branded storytelling for clients that include ESPN and Red Bull. Other clients include King, the maker of the Candy Crush app, and Legendary Pictures.

Because nearly one-third of the world’s population lacks access to health care, Mark Arnoldy (Psych’10) and four young entrepreneurs teamed up to launch the campaign Crowd Fund Health. Mark is executive director of Nyaya Health, an organization that works to provide more people in Nepal with health care. On the portal, people can make a donation of at least $10 that flows directly toward medical treatment for some of the poorest patients on the planet.

The Integer Group is among the world’s largest promotional, retail and shopper marketing agencies. Last fall the Lakewood, Colo.-based company hired Katie McBrien (Comm’12) as assistant account executive. Katie lives in Denver.

Last October Kristen Wolfe (Engl’10) joined the Chicago office of Faegre Baker Daniels, an advisory and advocacy law firm, as an associate in the labor and employment group. Kristen received her law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2013. She lives in Long Grove, Ill.

The Integer Group hired Jaclyn Grams (Fin’10) as senior billing specialist at its Lakewood, Colo., location. The Integer Group is an agency providing services in promotional, retail and shopper and digital retail marketing. Jaclyn lives in Brighton, Colo.

After receiving his master’s degree Jeffrey McCoy (Aero, MS’10) took a job with Raytheon in Aurora, Colo., and bought a house in Parker. Jeffrey has been working with Raytheon for three years and is supporting multiple space-related programs as a software developer. Jeffrey writes the most interesting part is the ability to keep learning new things to become the metaphorical “jack of all trades.”

Second-year student at CU-Boulder law school Brad Revare (Econ’10) started The Textbook Champ to help CU and other college students save money on their textbooks. The business was inspired and assisted by Brad’s father Scott Revare (Fin’81) and two brothers who are CU-Boulder students, Mitchell Revare and Spencer Revare. The website is thetextbookchamp.com.

Boulder rider Kiel Reijnen (MechEngr ex’10) participated in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in August. Last summer he finished third at the Tour of Utah and helped his team United Health Care Pro Cycling win second place overall. Kiel won the Philly Cycling Classic earlier in the summer and finished third at the 2013 USA Cycling professional road race nationals. He lives on Bainbridge Island, Wash.

In the July 26 issue of The Denver Post Esubalew Johnston (A&S ex’10) appeared in an article about Ethiopian immigrants. He emigrated to the U.S. from Ethiopia in 1997 after being adopted by an American family. As a child in Ethiopia he was kidnapped, blinded by his kidnappers and forced to beg for money on the streets. According to the article, Esubalew is looking for a job where he can work with adopted children. He is determined to send money back to his family in Ethiopia. He lives in Englewood, Colo.

CEO and founder of startup company FirstJob Eyal Grayevsky (Fin’10) launched his job-search website in March. Eyal’s company targets recent college graduates in search of their dream job and provides a streamlined approach for employers to find qualified entry-level talent. He lives in Boulder.

Fourth generation of Sandmeyer Steel Company Rebecca Sandmeyer (Psych’10) joined the business as district sales manager in its Rocky Mountain sales territory, which includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The company is a leading producer of stainless steel and nickel alloy plate products used in capital equipment for the chemical industries. She brings with her marketing and sales experience from Justin’s Nut Butter in Boulder.

Last summer Liz Handing (Psych’10) went on a road trip through the Southwest where she took photographs of Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, including a formation called “The Wave” and of Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon. Liz lives in Tampa, Fla.

During Back to Boulder Weekend Jordan Steffen (Jour, IntlAf’10) spoke at the journalism and mass communication’s program “Hot News: Smart Tools.” Jordan is a breaking-news reporter for The Denver Post. Last summer she covered the Colorado wildfires and Aurora theater shooting, producing everything from print copy to videos using her iPhone.

Denver resident Courtney Brunkow (Mktg’10) manages the account of Cocona for the public relations agency Verde PR and Consulting. Cocona is a Boulder-based leader in rapid-dry active particle technologies. Courtney will bring visibility to Cocona’s innovations.

In June James Nickerson (Psych’10) married Talmai Aguierre in Silver City, Colo. The couple lives in Boulder.

Director of Nyaya Health Mark Arnoldy (Psych’10) works in western Nepal to deliver health care through an innovative model for Nepal’s poorest and underserved. Nyaya Health will be hosting its first event in Boulder in August.

Providing people with justice is a passion for Broomfield resident David Hinojosa (Hum’10). While at CU, he devoted himself to helping people and communities with a specific focus on ending male violence and sexual assault. For his efforts, he was recognized at the Community Action Program’s 23rd annual Multicultural Awards event in Longmont. He is a staff member at Boulder’s Moving to End Sexual Assault where he works as the bilingual services coordinator.

Monique Terrasas (Mktg’10) joined Boulder’s FreeWave Technologies as marketing coordinator. She is responsible for executing and reporting on marketing plans and projects. Prior to this position she worked at the Denver marketing company Explore Communications.