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Graduate student听Miles Jon McKenna听(Jour, PolSci鈥�05) had his article 鈥淩ealizing Public Diplomacy Potential for Pacific Island Countries: The Case of the Commonwealth鈥� published in USC鈥檚 biannual听Public Diplomacy Magazine.听The magazine is one of the world鈥檚 leading journals for diplomacy, with such contributors as Joseph Nye and top state department officials. Miles also started a nonprofit in London called Pacific Island Society dedicated to delivering programming that stimulates interest in Pacific affairs. His sister听Carrie McKenna听(Psych鈥�13) worked at the Alumni Association for four years as a student, playing a critical role in assisting with e-mail marketing and statistics.

In October听Olivia Chadha鈥檚 (MEng鈥�05) book听Balance of Fragile Things听(Ashland Creek Press) was published. Her novel is about a multicultural American family living in upstate New York that encounters the difficulties of survival and assimilation. 鈥淗ere is a new voice in American literature worth celebrating,鈥� wrote book reviewer and author Greg Ames. Olivia lives in Superior, Colo.

Davis Graham & Stubbs added听Anna-Liisa Mullis听(Jour鈥�05, Law鈥�11) to its trial department. Previously Anna-Liisa served as a law clerk for the honorable Judge Gale T. Miller of the Colorado Court of Appeals. During law school she was elected to the听Order of the Coif, served as articles editor for the听University of Colorado Law Review听and worked听as a teaching assistant for civil procedure. Anna-Liisa lives in Denver.

The dean鈥檚 office at the College of the Holy Cross hired听K.J. Rawson听(MEngl鈥�05) as assistant professor in the English department. Since 2010 K.J. has been a lecturer at the University of Kentucky for writing, rhetoric and digital media. He is co-editor of听Rhetorica in Motion: Feminist Rhetorical Methods and Methodologies听(University of Pittsburgh Press) and has published several articles.

Local Table Tours started a cheese-tasting tour with 麻豆影院 cheesemonger听Molly Browne听(Anth, Engl鈥�05). Molly introduces people to a cheese plate and wine pairing at a local restaurant, a taste of a chef鈥檚 cheese-inspired dish and a private tour of Cured, a cheese shop in 麻豆影院 that she manages.

On Aug. 4听Keith Jones听(Fin鈥�05) and听Abra Fine听(Jour鈥�06) tied the knot in Deer Valley, Utah. The couple met five years ago at a CU-麻豆影院 alumni event in New York City and has been together since. Keith is a member of the Leeds School of Business GOLD Board and a vice president at Barclays. Abra is an account manager at Google. The couple lives in New York, N.Y., and continues to stay involved with the local alumni chapter.

Caplan and Earnest announced that听Coulter Bump听(Law鈥�05) joined the firm. She practices law in the areas of business, education, real estate and lifestyles of health and sustainability. Coulter lives in Englewood, Colo.

At the Albuquerque Duke City Marathon in 2010听Adrian Chavez听(MCompSci鈥�05) qualified to participate in the 2012 Boston Marathon. In April Adrian finished the marathon with a time of 3:29:51. He lives in Albuquerque.

Davis Graham & Stubbs announced听Andrew Fiske听(PolSci鈥�05) joined the finance and acquisitions department as an associate. He concentrates his practice on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance, emerging growth and venture capital transactions representing both buyers and sellers in health care, energy and technology. He lives in Denver.

Since graduating听Jeremy Gruber听(Film鈥�05) writes that he is on the front lines of advancing and protecting the rights of medical marijuana patients. He lives in 麻豆影院 and wrote a letter to the editor that appears in this edition of the听Coloradan.

In February听Kevin Heinz听(Jour鈥�05) performed at Loaded Joe鈥檚 in Avon, Colo. In 2011 he released his self-produced album听Kevin Heinz & Friends,听which features a full band recorded in professional and home studios across the state. Kevin lives in Vail and performs his original music with friends and fellow musicians.

Jeffrey Tabor听(IntlAf鈥�05) lives in northern Spain and owns an English academy with his wife. He writes that he would like to get in contact with CU alums who live in Europe.

In May the 2006 Bolder 麻豆影院 winner听Sara Slattery听(Bus, Econ鈥�03, MEdu鈥�05) ran in the Bolder 麻豆影院鈥檚 International Team Challenge for Team Colorado. Sara works at the wellness program for WhiteWave Foods, a Broomfield company that makes soy milk and organic foods. 鈥淚 really enjoy being able to use my business degree but also staying involved with running and getting people involved in the sport,鈥� she told听The Denver Post.

Littleton, Colo., resident听Catherine Boone鈥檚听(PhDAstro鈥�05) innovative payload launched into orbit on听Endeavor鈥檚 final mission, STS-134.听Her project, named STORRM (Sensor Test for Orion Relative Navigation Risk Mitigation), aimed to verify her team鈥檚 development of a new navigation and docking system that will ensure safer, more accurate docking operations for future spacecraft. She works at Lockheed Martin.

Race director for 麻豆影院 Racing听Lance Paniguitti听(Hist鈥�05) took over coordination of the Superior, Colo., Morgul Classic. 麻豆影院 Racing will partner with the USA Pro Cycling Challenge to increase exposure for amateur cycling. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e going to help market our event through their media channels 鈥� they have that broad audience,鈥� Lance told the 麻豆影院听Camera. The Morgul Classic was held in May. Lance lives in 麻豆影院.

Freelance travel journalist听Juliana Broste听(Jour鈥�05) and her mother completed a 21-day, 4,500-mile tour of the United States with Rand McNally and听USA Today鈥檚 鈥淏est of the Road鈥� competition. While the pair didn鈥檛 win the grand prize, they became 鈥渇un experts鈥� from their adventures in small towns across the country. Juliana works for Citizen Pictures on the Food Network show听Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives听and lives in Littleton, Colo.

Denver resident听Jennie Dorris听(MMus鈥�05) is founder of Telling Stories, an award-winning ensemble that features words and music. It is produced as a radio show for Colorado Public Radio.

After attending CU听Karl Obermeyer听(ApMath, MS鈥�05) earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He has joined northern Colorado-based Numerica as a research scientist providing track-processing support for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency鈥檚 National Team B. Before joining the company, Karl developed and implemented algorithms for unmanned aerial vehicle control at the U.S. Air Force Research Lab in Dayton, Ohio. He is a member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He lives in Fort Collins, Colo.

The public relations firm Scott Circle Communications welcomed听Jordan Stinnett听(Jour鈥�05) as an account executive. She creates media strategies for clients, pitches to the media for social media campaigns and does event planning. She is a graduate student at Georgetown University where she creates marketing communications plans for many nonprofits and trade associations and designs quantitative research plans in new media.

The employee-owned investment-management firm Turner Investments named听Kevin Sun听(PhD Bus鈥�05) quantitative research analyst and quantitative portfolio manager. He creates screens of the company鈥檚 domestic and quantitative models, provides technical analysis on individual stocks and market sectors and manages more than $18 billion in assets. He lives in Philadelphia.