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UNAVCO promoted聽Matthew Beldyk聽(MCompSci鈥�11) to software engineer II. The company is a nonprofit university-governed consortium that facilitates geosciences research and education. Matthew lives in Longmont, Colo.

麻豆影院 resident聽Daniel Omasta聽(PolSci鈥�11) volunteers with CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Alumni Association maintaining the association鈥檚 LinkedIn Sustainability Group. He is a principal at Strategic Resource Solutions Consulting.聽

After graduating a semester early聽Jamie Roberts聽(Jour鈥�11) moved to Quepos, Costa Rica, to become vice president of MidWorld Costa Rica, an adventure park nestled the country鈥檚 tropical jungle. She oversees the park, sometimes even working as a photographer on the ziplines or guiding tours. In her spare time she likes to travel to see the rest of the country with her camera. 鈥淚 believe in taking full advantage of everything Costa Rica has to offer, and it鈥檚 not uncommon to find me doing some crazy activity, like bungee jumping or waterfall rappelling,鈥� she writes. One of her photos appeared in the June聽Coloradan聽in the 鈥淟eafing through summer鈥� feature.

Overcoming hurdles is second nature for聽Sarah Deacon聽(MCDBio鈥�11). She was the first to graduate in her family with a college degree, a feat especially monumental because she dropped out of high school and spent some time homeless. Her next goal is to go to medical school. 鈥淣ow I am officially qualified to do what I know I am capable of,鈥� she told the聽Colorado Daily.

After serving on CU鈥檚 Program Council聽Justin Greenstein聽(Jour鈥�11) and student Eric Kean had the idea to start their own concert promotion company called Amplitude Entertainment. They assist student groups and campus organizations across the country in hosting cheap shows. Their services are free of charge to campus groups, and the duo takes a percentage of the concert鈥檚 ticket sales or advertising. Justin told the聽Colorado Daily聽that they got the business idea after they were unable to throw a huge spring concert at CU due to lack of funds.

After working with Interactive Theater,聽Anthony Hull聽(PolSci鈥�11) is making a documentary on a school in Harlem with creative partner聽Gregory Callan聽(PolSci鈥�12). Anthony believes that education is one of the most important topics in our country, and in underrepresented communities, great education needs to be available. Earlier this spring he served as a judge in the CU Idol, a campus singing contest sponsored by The Herd.

A two-week trip to Nicaragua inspired聽Michael Pearl聽(Mktg鈥�11) to start an organic, fair-trade coffee buying business to help grow the industry and boost the local economy. 鈥淏asically, I wanted to cut out the middle man,鈥� he told the 麻豆影院聽Camera. He lives in 麻豆影院.

Certified trainer聽Lauren Pierpoint聽(IntPhys, Math鈥�09, MS鈥�11) joined 麻豆影院鈥檚 Fitness for Living as a boot camp trainer. She has taught such classes as cycling, sport conditioning and body sculpting. She lives in Broomfield, Colo.

The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability named聽Amanda Kass聽(MGeog鈥�11) research and policy specialist for pensions and local government where she heads the center鈥檚 Illinois Retirement Security Initiative. The Chicago-based nonprofit organization aims to ensure that tax, spending and economic policies are fair for everyone. While at CU, Amanda鈥檚 master鈥檚 thesis focused on post-earthquake reconstruction efforts in Haiti, underscoring the importance of fiscal policies in ensuring the public sector has the capacity to deliver services.

College was much more than academics for聽Anita Lowe聽(IntPhys鈥�11). While pursuing her degree, she taught English to middle school students in China, held a medical internship in Costa Rica, volunteered with earthquake disaster relief in Peru and studied in Italy. The Denver resident plans to become a physician and possibly work for Doctors Without Borders, an organization that works to bring quality medical care to people in need throughout the world.

Because of his strong commitment to the engineering community,聽David Eason聽(MechEngr鈥�11) received the Colorado Engineering Council Silver Medal award, the council鈥檚 highest honor at the university level. He also received CU鈥檚 mechanical engineering department鈥檚 鈥淥utstanding M.E. Senior for Research鈥� award at his graduation in May. He also earned a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which has allowed him to pursue studies at Stanford University.

For three nights in July, artist聽Adam Milner聽(Art, Jour鈥�11) took his living arrangement to a new level. His exhibition, 鈥淎nother Room,鈥� featured his entire bedroom in the 麻豆影院 Museum of Contemporary Art where he talked with visitors and used video, photography, performance and drawing to document his interactions and routines. The exhibition was part of an ongoing series to address the key influences that shape people鈥檚 actions and decisions. Adam lives in 麻豆影院.

Last year聽Trent Beckley聽(Fin鈥�11) was a member of CU鈥檚 basketball team that made it to the NIT Final 4. He works for Lijit Networks, a start-up firm in 麻豆影院 specializing in advertising. He writes that more than half of the company鈥檚 employees are CU alums. Trent says the company is continually hiring and wants to share job opportunities with alums across the country.

While working on the聽CU Science Update聽video series,聽Jenna Browder聽(Jour鈥�11) of Gunnison, Colo.,聽Eric Duggan聽(Jour, PolSci鈥�11) of Arvada, Colo.,聽Sabina Hadzic聽(Jour鈥�11) of Lakewood, Colo.,聽Amanda Yourick聽(Jour鈥�11) of Castle Rock, Colo., and CU senior聽Greg O鈥橞rien聽won a Heartland Emmy award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The winning episode,聽Pluto 鈥� The Un-Planet, was part of their advanced video editing course and featured the Space Dust Counter, an instrument made by CU students that is aboard NASA鈥檚 New Horizons mission to Pluto.

Attorney David Cline (Law鈥�12) joined the Denver office of law firm Husch Blackwell as a partner in the firm鈥檚 financial services and capital markets industry group and a member of its private equity and investment management teams. David focuses his practice on venture capital transactions and venture companies.

Attorney Sam Tallman (Hist鈥�12) was promoted to member of the international law firm Clark Hill. Sam is a litigation practitioner in the firm鈥檚 Chicago branch.

Brothers聽Harrison and聽Matt Query (Psych,聽Soc鈥�12) published their 聽first co-written book,聽. Matt, an聽environmental lawyer,聽first published the thriller聽as a multi-part story on聽Reddit鈥檚 鈥� a聽place where internet writers share original horror聽stories. After it blew up聽on Reddit, Matt reached聽out to his screenwriter聽brother 鈥� who also spent聽some time at CU 鈥� to聽help him develop it into聽a book and screenplay.聽The story was picked up聽by Netflix in a seven-figure deal the same month聽they landed a book deal.

Chris Bilton (Econ鈥�12), a private wealth advisor for Merrill Lynch, was named to the 2022 Financial Planning 鈥淭op 40 Advisors Under 40鈥� list. Chris co-founded PLB & Associates, and is a member of the executive board for Barrington Children鈥檚 Charities.

Vice president of CU Law Class of 2012 Shandea J. Sergent (Law鈥�12) is lead deputy public defender in the Golden office for the State Public Defender. She is returning to Colorado Law this year as an adjunct faculty member. Shandea has tried more than 70 cases, ranging from driving under the influence to murder.

Brendon Bosworth (MJour) 鈥� who lives in Cape Town, South Africa 鈥� studied at CU 麻豆影院 on a Fulbright scholarship. In April, he wrote that the COVID-19 lockdown was putting immense pressure on Cape Town鈥檚 residents. He was part of a community-led response to the virus, which consisted of 70 volunteer-run Community Action Networks (CANs) to support the needy. One way his CAN in Muizenberg assisted people was through distribution of donation-funded food boxes to families. Find out more at .