Class Notes

Allison Swimmer, LA17, began a master’s degree program at The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy this fall.

Gabriela Garcia, LA16, in May 2020 earned a master’s degree in water resource management from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. A water data science consultant at KISTERS, Garcia writes that she is a proud Latina in the environmental data analytics field.

Kevin Kosiewicz, BU15, earned an MBA degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management this past spring. He is director of strategy and operations at Lettuce Entertain You restaurants, the largest private restaurant group in Chicago.

Kathryn Walker, LA14, LW20, of Boston, was sworn in early this year as one of the new assistant district attorneys in Woburn, Mass.

Daniel Guenthe, LA13, joined the Boston law firm of Sherin and Lodgen, LLP as a litigation associate after completing a federal clerkship with The Honorable Donald L. Cabell of the District Court of Massachusetts.

Catherine (Rafferty-Millett) Quatrano, LA12, a senior manager at Wayfair, and Alex Quatrano, LA12, an engineer at startup AcuityMD, welcomed their first child, Elizabeth Barbara Quatrano, May 22, 2021. The family resides in Marblehead, Mass.

Colin Ardern, BU12, and his company, Applied Bioplastics, took the Social & Culture category of the SXSW Pitch competition at the 2021 South by Southwest Conference. Applied Bioplastics supplies manufacturers with a transformational plant-based plastic feedstock that dramatically reduces carbon emissions and can be used in a variety of applications.

Shannon Laine, GR11, is the founder and president of Emerge Brighter, a strategic planning firm serving nonprofit organizations. Previously, Laine was president and CEO of HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum St. Louis for 13 years.

Lainie Turkish, FA09, an interior designer at Gensler in Atlanta, was named by Visual Merchandising + Store Design magazine as one of its 2021 Designer Dozen. The award recognizes retail’s rising stars ages 35 and under who are making a mark on the industry. For more: lnkd.in/dDWEb7G

Mario Treto Jr., LA07, is acting secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, having been named by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and with approval by the Illinois Senate pending. In this role, he oversees the regulation of over 1.2 million licenses for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, real estate agents and cosmetologists; almost 200 state-charter credit unions; over 300 state-charter commercial and savings banks; and 15,000 mortgage-loan originators, companies and branches. Previously, Treto was director of the department’s Division of Real Estate.