Class Notes

Christina Lindberg, AB ’20, earned a DMD from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry and relocated to the St. Louis area to attend a general practice residency at Mercy Hospital.

Victoria Rabuse, AB ’18, married Michael Smyla on Oct. 14, 2023, in St. Paul, Minnesota, with numerous beloved WashU classmates in attendance. The couple resides in Chicago, where Rabuse works for Kohler Energy on the corporate communications team.

Emily Duggins Ehling, AB ’18, MFA ’24, has joined the Department of Theatre at the University of Missouri, where she is teaching, choreographing and developing a dance curriculum.

Andrew Glantz, BSBA ’17, and his GiftAMeal program reached the milestone of 2 million meals donated in July of this year. The innovative cause-marketing program has restaurant guests scan a QR code and snap a photo of their food at participating restaurants. GiftAMeal then makes a restaurant-funded donation to a local food bank to help provide a meal to a family in need. GiftAMeal, which began at WashU as a student startup in 2015, has expanded to 38 states at over 900 restaurant locations.

Paul K. Manda, LLM ’16, JD ’16, was promoted to shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine. Manda represents developers, investors and lenders in utilizing low-income housing tax credits to finance affordable housing developments and help promote community development in under-resourced areas.

Tyler Darwin, BS ’15, MS ’21, is a mechanical engineer with Kodak Alaris.

Joe Sutherland, AB ’14, has been named the inaugural director of the Emory Center for AI Learning, which will promote artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and community across Emory University.

Maya Matheis, MSW ’14, created a free online mental health toolkit to help people after the 2023 wildfires in Maui. The toolkit, which was downloadable just two months after the fires, includes trauma-informed workbooks and resource cards with clear language and visual aids, with versions tailored for children and adults, ensuring accessibility for all affected. The project was backed and funded by the Hawaii Department of Health Developmental Disabilities Division.

Max LaVictoire, BSBA ’14, joined Landmark Properties as managing director of investor relations. He is responsible for developing and managing relationships with Landmark’s current and prospective investors. He also oversees the development of new investment vehicles to support Landmark’s investment strategies and growing equity capital needs.

Lavar Munroe, MFA ’13, was a winner of one of the 2024 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Awards. The awards are open to BFA and MFA alumni of the Sam Fox School at WashU working in sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and/or time-based media. Winners, chosen by a faculty and alumni jury, each receive $25,000 to advance their artistic practice. For more on Munroe, see “Conversing with canvas and paint”: https://source.washu.edu/2024/04/conversing-with-canvas-and-paint/.