Class Notes

Tyler Darwin, BS ’15, MS ’21, is a mechanical engineer with Kodak Alaris.

Joe Sutherland, AB ’14, has been named the inaugural director of the Emory Center for AI Learning, which will promote artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and community across Emory University.

Maya Matheis, MSW ’14, created a free online mental health toolkit to help people after the 2023 wildfires in Maui. The toolkit, which was downloadable just two months after the fires, includes trauma-informed workbooks and resource cards with clear language and visual aids, with versions tailored for children and adults, ensuring accessibility for all affected. The project was backed and funded by the Hawaii Department of Health Developmental Disabilities Division.

Max LaVictoire, BSBA ’14, joined Landmark Properties as managing director of investor relations. He is responsible for developing and managing relationships with Landmark’s current and prospective investors. He also oversees the development of new investment vehicles to support Landmark’s investment strategies and growing equity capital needs.

Lavar Munroe, MFA ’13, was a winner of one of the 2024 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Awards. The awards are open to BFA and MFA alumni of the Sam Fox School at WashU working in sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and/or time-based media. Winners, chosen by a faculty and alumni jury, each receive $25,000 to advance their artistic practice. For more on Munroe, see “Conversing with canvas and paint”: https://source.washu.edu/2024/04/conversing-with-canvas-and-paint/.

Marie Bannerot McInerney, MFA ’12, was a winner of one of the 2024 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Awards. The awards are open to BFA and MFA alumni of the Sam Fox School at WashU working in sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and/or time-based media. Winners, chosen by a faculty and alumni jury, each receive $25,000 to advance their artistic practice.

Gina Marie (Gottlob) Fournie, BS ’12, MA ’17, married Adam Michael Fournie, MBA ’18, at Graham Chapel on May 27, 2023, in front of their closest family and friends. Gina was also named executive director of the Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society on Jan. 1. The society is the professional membership association of osteopathic physicians practicing in Illinois. Its mission is to protect, advocate, maintain and support the philosophy of osteopathic medicine for the benefit of the profession and the patients it serves.

Zachary Linneman, AB ’11, is a resident physician at UMass Chan Medical School.

Tiffany R. Ellis, JD ’11, LLM ’12, was recently sworn in as president of the Detroit Bar Association. Ellis is a partner at Peiffer Wolf and is a litigator specializing in corporate greed and institutional negligence. She has spent more than a decade representing government entities and individuals, including survivors of disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Ellis was instrumental in securing recovery from Michigan State University for those individuals.

Elia Powers, MA ’10, wrote his first book, Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality (Rutgers University Press, September 2024). The book explores how journalists from historically marginalized groups have long felt pressure to conform when performing for audiences and are increasingly challenging restrictive, supposedly neutral forms of self-presentation. Through in-depth interviews, Powers suggests ways to make journalism more inclusive and representative of diverse audiences.