Class Notes

Nicola Zanchi, LA14, and Will Nocka, EN15, were engaged in Mazama, Wash., on Oct. 25, 2020. They live and work in Seattle.

Katherine Drummond, LA14, is artistic director of Dacha Theatre, a Seattle company specializing in devised, playful and immersive work, including new forms of theater such as virtual performances. Drummond has also performed in productions and teaches for several organizations, including Seattle Children’s Theatre and Bainbridge Performing Arts. Website: dachatheatre.com

Michael Offerman, AR13, GB13, and Tripp Brockway III, LA12, launched a social-good company called Caregather — a free caregiving support tool that helps patients and their caregivers connect to an extended network of family and friends who can send support from afar. The tool has been especially helpful to patients facing a COVID-19 diagnosis.

Joshua Holter, LA13, is an associate scientist at Sangamo Therapeutics, a global genomic medicine company with offices in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

Joe Craig, BU13, EN13, has joined Erise IP as an associate attorney. Craig is an intellectual property attorney with experience in patents, copyright, trademarks and trade secrets. He focuses on issues related to the creation, protection and monetization of software and related technology. Prior to his legal career, he worked as a technology consultant and software developer. This background provides him with a perspective to better assist clients in complex intellectual property matters. Website: https://eriseip.com/joe-craig.

Brenda (Lagunas) Wiley, LA12, is a licensed clinical psychologist focusing on autism evaluations at Westside Children’s Therapy, in the Chicago suburbs. The pediatric clinic offers speech, occupational and physical therapy, and counseling and feeding therapies.

Jeffrey Whitford, PMBA12, was named to Fast Company’s 2020 list of Most Creative People in Business, which honors leaders from a range of industries. Whitford was selected for his development of programs designed to enhance MilliporeSigma’s position as a global leader in green chemistry. These efforts include launching Cyrene, a bio-derived solvent; DOZN, a quantitative green chemistry evaluator; and SMASH Packaging, a packaging reduction initiative.

Jason Schwartzman, LA12, authored No One You Know: Strangers and the Stories We Tell(Outpost19 Books, May 2021). The book is about Schwartzman’s everyday interactions with strangers during a lonely and difficult year. From taxi dispatchers to aquarium attendants, drifters to neighbors, exes to siblings, Schwartzman captures the space between people, distilling the turning point when strangers become intimates. His essays and stories have appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine and many other media outlets.

Ellen Mell, GB12, LW14, an adjunct professor in WashU’s McKelvey School of Engineering, was featured in an Authority Magazine piece on inspirational women leaders in tech. Mell is also the CEO of Custom Technologies, an engineering and manufacturing business that provides holistic product development, manufacturing and business services. 

Robert Ling III, EN12, is an associate attorney at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., based in the firm’s Seattle office.