Class Notes

Marcy (Levey) Tivol, FA93, co-founded Solving Fun, LLC. The company engages children in learning through activities, games and puzzles that encourage creative problem-solving and perseverance. www.solvingfun.com

Sandra Van Trease, EMBA92, a group president with BJC HealthCare, retired in July 2020 after 16 years with the hospital system. To improve access to care, she helped build and grow the BJC Collaborative from four health systems in Missouri and Illinois to seven systems. Previously, she was president and CEO of UniCare.

Paul Luzecky, AR92, GA94, is a vice president at FGM Architects. As principal and design director of FGM in the St. Louis office, he has 25 years of experience with an emphasis on municipal and educational projects.

Fiona Gallahue, LA92, MD97, was named a Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach awardee by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The award honors program directors who find innovative ways to teach residents and to provide quality health care while remaining connected to the initial impulse to care for others in this environment. Gallahue is program director and associate professor for emergency medicine at the University of Washington.

Mischa Buford Epps, LA91, was named the executive director of The Missouri Bar by its Board of Governors. Previously, Epps was a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP in Kansas City, Mo., where she practiced for more than 20 years.

Theresa (Riley) Shaw, GR90, self-published Mademoiselle Duchesne: Mere Duchesne RSCJ (2018). The book highlights the life of Rose Philippine Duchesne, who arrived in St. Charles, Mo., in 1818 and soon moved to Florissant, Mo. She established religious communities and eventually opened 12 schools before her death. Today, there are more than 130 Academy of the Sacred Heart schools around the world. Duchesne was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1988.

Karen Markel, BU90, started as dean of the College of Business at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, last June.

Fred Frommer, LA89, released an updated book, You Gotta Have Heart: Washington Baseball from Walter Johnson to the 2019 World Series Champion Nationals (Lyons Press, 2020), with new chapters and a foreword by “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd. The book features interviews with players such as Ryan Zimmerman and famous fans including Maury Povich and Lewis Black. Frommer appeared on Todd’s podcast in July. He is head of sports PR at the Dewey Square Group, and is an environmental communications consultant.

Dennis Dwyer, TI89, retired in 2017 after 44 years in the information technology field. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 2003 as a master chief petty officer with 30 years of service.

Brenda B. Asare, GB89, was named to Crain’s list of 2019 Notable Minorities in Accounting, Consulting & Law. She is president and CEO of The Alford Group, a national consulting firm that partners with nonprofits and corporations to help them advance their missions and do more good in the world. Asare has helped clients raise more than $2 billion to fund their efforts.