Class Notes

Benjamin Sass, EN15, and Aliza (Jaffe) Sass, LA15, welcomed a son, Leo Uriel Sass, June 9, 2020. Proud family members include grandparents Ezra Jaffe, LA89, and Marla (Zissman) Jaffe, OT89; uncle Jeremy Rose, LA12, and aunt Paula (Sass) Rose, LA12; and aunt Monica Sass, LA19.

Willie Pudvah, BU15, was promoted from universal banker to credit analyst at Gateway Bank, where he has worked since 2018.

Blake Marggraff, LA15, is CEO of CareSignal (formerly Epharmix), a St. Louis firm that offers risk-based interventions using automated phone calls or text messages to manage patients’ health conditions while collecting disease-specific data. CareSignal’s partners include Mercy, BJC HealthCare and SLUCare Physician Group. 

Callan Howton, SW15, leads the new Peer Recovery Center of Excellence, housed at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies. As the principal investigator on a new grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Howton and colleagues will work in partnership with the University of Texas, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the National Council for Behavioral Health to enhance peer recovery support services through expanding access to training and technical assistance services to peers, organizations and communities across the country.

Yanzhe Zhu, EN14, is a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology.

Reginald Nkansah, LA14, is in residency in integrated vascular surgery at the University of Washington.

Rachel (Smidt) Bridges, SW14, and Michael Bridges were married in a small ceremony in Overland Park, Kan., in January 2020. The couple lives in Arlington, Va.

Paul Tychsen, UC13, PMBA21, was promoted to vice president at ButcherJoseph & Co., a St. Louis–based investment banking firm. Tychsen plays an active role in the firm’s transaction management and executions efforts, advising middle-market companies on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising, as well as handling strategic advisory assignments.

Stella Kamm, LA13, LW16, and Kyle Christopher Mallinak were married July 25, 2020. Both are practicing attorneys in Nashville, Tenn.

Kyungbong Jung, GB13, is a senior manager at Woori Bank’s Dubai branch, where he works in the trade finance and syndication loan area.