One would think that three kids and a horse training business might be enough to keep聽Jill Kunz Pelzel聽(PerMgmt鈥92) busy. 鈥淥n the side鈥 she serves as vice president of the Colorado Hunter Jumper Association and coaches CU鈥檚 nationally ranked equestrian team. In the aftermath of last year鈥檚 devastating floods, Jill also ran a food and supply drive for pets and livestock affected by the flood. She lives in Fort Lupton, Colo.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
Law firm Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney promoted聽Arturo M. Aviles聽(PolSci鈥93) to counsel in its Austin, Texas, office. Aviles has years of experience as counselor defending clients in litigation. He also served as mediator in a number of matters in Travis and Williamson County, Texas, and is a frequent speaker on mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution issues. Arturo lives in Austin.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
The Denver Public Library Friends Foundation has named聽Amy Eisenhuth Brimah聽(PolSci鈥94, Law鈥00) to serve as a trustee. In this function, she will help the Denver Public Library through advocacy, fundraising and enhancing the library鈥檚 activities. Amy lives in Denver.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
鈥淭he Boettcher Foundation tremendously helped me and my family when it awarded me the Boettcher Scholarship and paid for my college education,鈥 says聽Kenzo Kawanabe聽(PolSci鈥94) of Denver. In February the foundation, which works to assist, encourage and promote a better quality of life for Coloradans, named Kenzo to its board of trustees.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
With summer in full swing, enjoy a game of golf on any of the many courses along the Front Range or check out聽Susan Dolce Lynch鈥檚 (A&S鈥94) Front Range Indoor Golf and Tap. It opened in December in Longmont, Colo., where Susan and her husband live with their children. Play on more than 50 courses, practice on the driving range or take lessons from a PGA teaching pro.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
Bonnie Burton聽(Engl, Jour鈥95) has her own reference in the online Star Wars wiki 鈥淲ookieepedia.鈥 You read right. How to make it from CU-麻豆影院 to 鈥淲ookieepedia鈥? Burton is a former StarWars.com senior editor and lead writer for The Official Star Wars Blog. For three years,聽Wired聽magazine featured her on its list of 鈥100 Geeks You Should be Following on Twitter.鈥 She also worked for Disney Interactive and NBC Universal. Bonnie lives in San Francisco. Read about her on page 52.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
Cantor Colburn has named intellectual property lawyer聽Matthew Brad Lawrence聽(ElEngr鈥95) a partner at its firm in January. Brad, who worked as counsel at Cantor Colburn, focuses on protecting clients鈥 inventions through carefully planned patent procurement, integrated with other strategic considerations like development of licensing strategies.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
The global media and entertainment company Starz announced the promotion of聽Joe Zamora聽(Fin鈥95) to vice president of finance. After 15 years with Starz, he is responsible for budgeting, planning and internal reporting activities as well as financial deal support for Starz Networks鈥 distribution and studio agreements. Joe lives in Denver.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
Denver-based photographer聽Thomas Carr聽(MAnth鈥96) combined his passion for photography and archaeology. He uses his camera skills as a staff archaeologist for the Colorado History Museum and regularly takes wedding, portrait, nature and fine art photos. You can see his photos at thomascarrphotography.com.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
The Integer Group is among the world鈥檚 largest promotional, retail and shopper marketing agencies. In January the Lakewood, Colo.-based company, hired聽Sharon Gury聽(Hum鈥96, MBA鈥10) as director of insight and strategy. Sharon lives in Longmont, Colo.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
Call that an exciting trip back to Colorado!聽Toni Momberger聽(Ling鈥96) wanted to guest teach a CU journalism class on the morning of Sept. 12, 2013, and visit her son who is a student at CU-麻豆影院. However, the floods hit town that week. Toni, editor of聽Redlands Daily Facts聽in Redlands, Calif., where she lives, went to Denver in the afternoon as planned. At a ceremony at聽The Denver Post, she was named Journalist of the Year for Small Dailies.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
There aren鈥檛 too many chances to attend the annual meeting of the Tokyo chapter of the CU-麻豆影院 Alumni Association. But聽Danielle Rocheleau Salaz聽(Jap鈥96, MA鈥00) made it happen last June. The assistant director of the CU Center for Asian Studies traveled to the Japanese capital and Kyoto as part of a goodwill delegation spearheaded by Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock to celebrate the inauguration of United鈥檚 direct flight service between Denver and Tokyo. Danielle lives in Westminster, Colo.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
The Quarterly Forum, a leadership organization connecting Colorado鈥檚 influential executives and companies, named聽Ryan Heckman聽(Fin鈥98) executive director in January. Prior Ryan spent his 17-year-long career as a private equity investor. Before he entered the financial market, the Colorado native and passionate skier became the youngest member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team. He lives in Denver.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
Former Leeds business school dean and current Trinity University President Dennis A. Ahlburg promoted eight members of his faculty to full professor in February.聽Mark Lewis聽(MAstro鈥98, MCompSci鈥00, PhDAstro鈥01) was one of them. Effective this fall, he will be a professor at Trinity鈥檚 computer science department. Mark lives in San Antonio.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
Months have passed since the Seattle Seahawks left the Denver Broncos shattered after Super Bowl XLVIII. But let鈥檚 be honest. That loss still stings for聽Alan Jackson聽(Jour鈥00), the creative services director and executive producer of Denver Broncos football coverage at Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. Alan produced the radio broadcast for Newsradio 850 KOA and the Broncos Radio Network in MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. 鈥淚t was obviously a horribly disappointing game, but it was still an incredible experience!鈥 Alan wrote just a few of hours after the game. He lives in Centennial, Colo.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
Former Alumni Association board member and social media guru聽Paula Berg聽(Comm鈥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.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
Denver-based national law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck earlier this year announced 11 new shareholders, including聽Kristin MacDonald聽(IntlAf鈥01). She works in Brownstein鈥檚 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 麻豆影院, has worked with some of the nation鈥檚 larger companies.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
In December 2013聽Michael Piche聽(EnvDes鈥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.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
In early January Prestige Estate Services launched its third branch in Richmond, Va. In May 2010聽Alicia Weaver(Fin鈥02) started the company, which has branches in Denver and southwest Florida. Since then Alicia has grown the enterprise about 50 percent each year. She and her husband Brad and their son Jake split their time living in Florida and Lakewood, Colo.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
After graduating聽Leila Hemati Wing聽(BioChem鈥02) went to medical school in Detroit and completed her training in internal medicine at the University of Arizona. In August 2013 she joined the staff at Oro Valley Hospital in Arizona as an endocrinologist. Her husband,聽Zachary Wing聽(Aero鈥01), is director of science and technology at Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing. They live in Tucson, Ariz., with their three-year-old daughter.
Posted Jun. 1, 2014
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