Class Notes

Daniel Hebert, LLM ’20, co-authored new research titled “Redesigning Experiential Learning Opportunities for the Virtual Environment: Considerations for Online Business and Accounting Programs.” The paper was published in the June 2024 edition of Business Education Innovation Journal.

Carson Borbely, AB ’20, is a licensed clinical social worker serving LGBTQ+ youth in Wisconsin.

Aliza Shatzman, JD ’19, received three awards for her innovative work through her nonprofit, The Legal Accountability Project: the American Legal Technology Award (in both the courts and individual categories) and the Ms. JD Limitless Leadership Award. The Legal Accountability Project fosters transparency and accountability in the judiciary.

Alexandra Paszkowski, MLS ’18, married James Stewart Coleman on June 3, 2024, in a simple, religious wedding at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. That November, Paszkowski and Coleman held an elegant, beachfront courthouse wedding overlooking the Sea of Cortez in Los Cabos, Mexico, with witnesses in attendance. The couple resides in the Myrtle Beach area.

Tasha Jordan, MAEd ’18, MSW ’18, is the science curriculum coordinator at Riverview Gardens School District. She earned her doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh in June 2024. Her research focused on Black girls’ science identity and the role of culturally sustaining pedagogy. Jordan was also named a 2023 Saint Louis Regional Teacher of the Year.

Viola Bordon, BFA ’18, was selected by the Sam Fox School as a winner of a 2025 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Award. The awards are open to BFA and MFA alumni of 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.

Rachel Youn, BFA ’17, was selected by the Sam Fox School as a winner of a 2025 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Award. The awards are open to BFA and MFA alumni of 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.

Yvonne Osei, MFA ’16, had an exhibition of new works, The Mess Is Us, on display at the Bruno David Gallery April–June. The show investigated systemic violence against Black bodies and communities. She transformed her own photographs and historic images of St. Louis neighborhoods, landmarks, residents and beyond into intricate textile patterns.

Eric Willis, MBA ’15, was named to Joybound People & Pets board of directors. Joybound is a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the human-animal bond through rescue, adoption, service animal training, vocational programs and community outreach. A marketing executive with over two decades at Nestlé Purina PetCare, Willis brings extensive expertise in brand strategy, business leadership and communications to the board. He also serves as a United Way division chair and is a member of WashU’s Olin Business School Alumni Board.

Evan Weller, MBA ’15, JD ’15, was promoted to special counsel at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.