Class Notes

Kyle Brandt-Lubart, MSW ’15, has a new public art installation titled “Remnants, Shadows & Pathways” in Dutchtown, St. Louis’ new VAL Pocket Park. The installation’s aim is to honor the community’s heart, soul and grit through visual storytelling. The piece utilizes discarded objects all found within the Dutchtown footprint to create an assemblage sculpture inspired by the neighborhood’s history and nuanced identity.

Garrett Allen, MBA ’15, was named senior vice president of business development at HCA Midwest Health in Kansas City. He will lead efforts to develop the HCA Midwest Health network and partner with administrators and physicians to drive growth in volume, market share and earnings. Previously, Allen was executive director of physician integration and strategy at Missouri Baptist Medical Center and helped develop and deploy the initial phases of a multimillion-dollar strategic campus plan.

Diane Hemphill, MA ’13, is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer of North Macedonia, having served from 2016 to 2018. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers keep serving throughout their lives.

Sarah L. Nirenberg, JD ’13, attorney and shareholder at Butzel, was named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s “Go To Lawyers for Employment Law.” The program honors leading lawyers in a particular field of law as nominated by their peers. Nirenberg specializes in representing employers for litigation in all areas of employment law, including statutory claims under federal and state law for discrimination, harassment, retaliation and payment of wages.

Gabriel Lampe, MArch ’12, was promoted to associate at CO Architects in Los Angeles. His design approach has resulted in projects that improve the human experience and align with the clients’ vision.

Perry Morocco, AB ’11, married Lisa Fan Morocco in a wedding ceremony in Chicago. The couple also welcomed a baby boy, Paul (named after his paternal grandfather), to their family. At the wedding, the couple’s groomsmen included Zachary Enloe, BS ’11, Alexander Tatara, BS ’10, and Michael Wang, AB ’11. After celebrating their nuptials with family and friends, the couple enjoyed a honeymoon in Austria and Germany. Perry is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago after completing a pediatric fellowship at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital.

Julia Sadove-Lopez, AB ’10, and her husband relocated to live abroad in Portugal. She is a virtual consultant for a niche area of dentistry. Sadove-Lopez’s expertise is in educating and supporting parents in understanding how their children can have better breathing, facial growth, sleep and overall health.

Peter LeBlanc Jr., LLM ’09, an attorney, joined Lathrop GPM in the firm’s trusts, estates and legacy planning practice group. LeBlanc has more than a decade’s worth of experience in advising individuals and families on estate, trust, tax, business entity and legacy planning.

M. Ariel Cascio,AB ’09, started a new position as assistant professor in the Center for Bioethics and Social Justice at Michigan State University in August 2023.

Patrick Boothe, MArch ’09, has been promoted from director to partner of Woodhull, an award-winning architecture, construction and millwork firm located in Maine working on residential and commercial projects throughout New England.