Class Notes

Ellen Mell, GB12, LW14, an adjunct professor in WashU’s McKelvey School of Engineering, was featured in an Authority Magazine piece on inspirational women leaders in tech. Mell is also the CEO of Custom Technologies, an engineering and manufacturing business that provides holistic product development, manufacturing and business services. 

Robert Ling III, EN12, is an associate attorney at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., based in the firm’s Seattle office.

Savannah Dodd, LA12, was selected as one of the UK’s most inspirational female entrepreneurs by Small Business Britain’s #ialso campaign. Dodd is the founder of Photography Ethics Centre, a social business enterprise that raises awareness about the ethics of taking and sharing photographs. The center offers online training for individuals, workshops for academic and art institutions, and consulting services for media and international development organizations. Website: https://www.photoethics.org

Ruth Arcos, SW12, is an adviser and multicultural student success coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Catherine (Graham) Sibley, FA11, illustrated her first children’s book, Ruth’s River Dreams (Missouri Historical Society Press, 2020). The book introduces early readers to Ruth Ferris, a steward of St. Louis’ maritime heritage who became captivated by the Mississippi River as a child. Sibley lives in Wisconsin, where she works as an artist and illustrator.

Ari Kahn, EN11, is a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

Karan Johar, HS11, self-published Fighting Chronic Pain: Bring LIFE Back to Your YEARS (2020). The book describes a multidisciplinary approach to care for chronic pain — including physical therapy, home exercise and medication — that educates and engages the patient. Johar is the medical director at Park Avenue Glow Medical Spa and Park Avenue Aesthetic Institute and Surgery Pavilion.

Jessica Wilson, LA10, is a resident physician in radiation oncology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Brian Weidenbaum, BU10, is a software engineer at Google.

Dennis Sweeney, LA10, earned a PhD in creative writing from the University of Denver in June 2020. His debut collection of poetry, In the Antarctic Circle, won the Autumn House Rising Writer Prize and was published by Autumn House Press in March 2021.