Class Notes

Joni KamiyaI, MSOT ’99, is president of the Occupational Therapy Association of Hawaii (OTAH). OTAH serves as the professional group for occupational therapists and educates consumers to advance the practice of occupational therapy.

Aaron Diamant, AB ’96, is leading business development and strategic content consulting for Lucie Content, a full-service media company with studio headquarters in Atlanta. That follows a 25-year career in broadcast journalism and a stint in higher ed communications.

Barry Levy, AB ’94, created, executive produced, wrote and served as showrunner for a new Apple TV+ family series, Me, that just premiered in July.

Andrew Faiola, AB ’93, is a “spacesweeper.” Since January 2023, he has been commercial director of Astroscale Ltd., a company with a mission to become the “roadside assistance” company for space, keeping the orbital highways clear, sustainable and efficient by providing in-orbit servicing solutions.

Henrika McCoy, AB ’91, AB ’91, PhD ’08, was appointed, effective June 15, as the Morris Endowed Dean and full professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work.

Deborah Koplovitz, AB ’91, joined Allstate Corporation as vice president, associate general counsel, strategy, enablement and implementation for law and regulation.

Christopher Cokinos, MFAW ’91, penned his latest book, Still as Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon From Antiquity to Tomorrow (Pegasus Books, April 2024). Neil Armstrong biographer James R. Hansen calls it a “mesmerizing masterpiece,” and Kirkus Reviews gave it a starred notice. Cokinos is also leading a crew of four artists, who will spend six days on a simulated moon mission in Biosphere 2’s Space Analog for the Moon and Mars in Arizona.

Linda Hunt, AB ’90, wrote Particular Place and People (Booklocker.com, August 2023) about growing up in University City, Missouri, during the ’50s and ’60s. In the memoir, Hunt shares how at age 5 she became notorious for being the first vegetarian in her neighborhood. Known as an individualist and quirky, she turned ideas into reality and, due to her religious background, questioned everything. Hunt admired Louisa May Alcott and planned to be a writer herself despite her mother’s plans for her to be a secretary and marry a lawyer. Her home life was topsy-turvy at times, and she’d go exploring to get away.

Nicole Anderson, AB ’88, is interim executive director of academic and scientific affairs, director of the Ben & Hilda Katz Interprofessional Research Program in Geriatric and Dementia Care, associate scientific director of the Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness, and senior scientist at the Rotman Research Institute at the Baycrest Academy for Research and Education in Toronto, Canada, as well as a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Toronto. In March 2024, Anderson and two colleagues published the second edition of their book Living With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Guide to Maximizing Brain Health and Reducing Risk of Dementia (Oxford University Press).

Jennifer Weed, JD ’87, retired last year after 35 years in private practice spanning three states (Texas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania). Her husband, Jim, plans to retire in four years, at which time they will decide whether it will be the beach or the mountains in retirement. Their daughter is a law student at American University in Washington, D.C., and loves it. While the family was visiting law schools, Weed was amazed at the stunning law school building at WashU that did not exist when she was a student in the 1980s.