Class Notes

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.

Savannah Dodd, LA12, was selected as one of the UK’s most inspirational female entrepreneurs by Small Business Britain’s #ialso campaign. Dodd is the founder of Photography Ethics Centre, a social business enterprise that raises awareness about the ethics of taking and sharing photographs. The center offers online training for individuals, workshops for academic and art institutions, and consulting services for media and international development organizations. Website: https://www.photoethics.org

Ruth Arcos, SW12, is an adviser and multicultural student success coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Catherine (Graham) Sibley, FA11, illustrated her first children’s book, Ruth’s River Dreams (Missouri Historical Society Press, 2020). The book introduces early readers to Ruth Ferris, a steward of St. Louis’ maritime heritage who became captivated by the Mississippi River as a child. Sibley lives in Wisconsin, where she works as an artist and illustrator.

Ari Kahn, EN11, is a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton Neuroscience Institute.