Class Notes

Emily Wells, LA96, was appointed artistic director of The Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio. The third artistic director in the professional company’s 36-year history, Wells was unanimously selected by the board and search committee.

Teddi Daniels, LA93, LA93, penned and self-published a children’s book, Saving Suzie Q: A Shelter Pup’s Story of Survival and Adoption. The book shares with children the values of kindness, perseverance, hope and love, and encourages them to help others, especially animals, to have a voice and value in our society.

Robert Burch, LA92, in January was elected as the president of the Orange County Bar Association’s family law section and in April was elected as the president of the board of directors for the Birch Heights Business Association. In May, his son completed his first year at WashU.

Jason Kravitz, LA90, a partner at Nixon Peabody, led the team of attorneys that successfully defended W.B. Mason and its use of the word “Blizzard” against a suit from Dairy Queen. Kravitz practices in the intellectual property and cybersecurity/privacy litigation area.

Kristen Galles, LW90, received the 2022 Ramey Gender Justice Award from Equal Rights Advocates (San Francisco) for her decades of work litigating precedent-setting Title IX cases and promoting the next generation of Title IX advocates.

Maurice O. Wallace, LA89,an associate professor of English at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, penned King’s Vibrato: Modernism, Blackness, and the Sonic Life of Martin Luther King Jr. (Duke University Press Books, September 2022). In his book, he explores the character of Martin Luther King Jr.’s voice and how a mixture of architecture, acoustics, sound technology and gospel influenced it.

Tracey Kenney, LA88, in March became the chief financial and human resources officer for the newly formed State of Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion.

Jeffe Kennedy, LA88, on July 1 became the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for the 2022-23 term.

Rusty Holman, LA88, MD92, launched his own company, 1821Health, in June. The Nashville, Tenn., firm offers solutions to fortify the workforce and alleviate the root causes of clinician burnout. Holman was previously chief medical officer of LifePoint Health.

Daniel S. Blain, BU87, SW89, was recently named as chief executive officer of the Jewish Community Board of Akron. In this role, Blain leads the community’s efforts to preserve, perpetuate and enhance Jewish life in Akron. He and his wife, Miriam Rosenberg, live in Lakewood, Ohio, with their two dogs, Kramer and Hazel.