Class Notes

Aliza Shatzman, LW19, launched The Legal Accountability Project with WashU classmate Matthew Goodman, LW19. The nonprofit works to ensure that as many law clerks as possible have positive clerkship experiences while extending support and resources to those who do not.

Harsh Moolani, LA19, won a grant of almost $0.5 million from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to continue the work of Create Circles, which he launched during his undergraduate days at WashU. To alleviate loneliness among nursing home residents, the nonprofit pairs residents with trained students for collaborative work on longitudinal projects. Moolani is a second-year MD/MPH student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Megan Kirk, LA19, earned one of 62 nationwide spots in the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s 2022 Next Gen Global Leaders Network, where she attended monthly sessions and a conference with Congress this past summer. The yearlong program engages a group of diverse, bipartisan young professionals in leadership, skills and mentorship training. Kirk is an English/language arts tutor at James Earl Rudder High School in Bryan, Texas.

Libby Jubas, LA19, earned a master’s degree in anesthesia from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in May and works as an anesthetist at University Hospital in Cleveland.

Evan Gates, LA19, was among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return from overseas after the global evacuation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is an education volunteer in the Eastern Caribbean, working with local community and partner organizations on sustainable development projects.

Maya J. Sorini, LA18, is a student at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She has taught at Columbia University in the narrative medicine program and continues to work as a freelance narrative medicine workshop facilitator. Her work has appeared in medical humanities and literary journals, including Intima and the Journal of the American Medical Society. A poet and performer as well, Sorini lives with her grandmother in New Jersey.

Victoria Rabuse, LA18, earned a master of arts degree in writing from Northwestern University in June and is working on her first novel, a contemporary romance.

Gabe Sobczak, EN17, graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He is in an otolaryngology residency program at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

Miklos Lengyel, SI14, and Julia Szilagyi, GR12, welcomed a second child, Vince Lengyel, in June.

Gina Gottlob, UC12, GR17, and Adam Fournie, PMBA18, were engaged Dec. 30, 2021, during a winter vacation in Grand Canyon National Park. The couple will marry in Graham Chapel in May 2023.