Class Notes

Tiffany Yao, FA19, and her mother, Michelle Wu, EMBA12, won the 2019 USA International Mrs. Asia and Miss Asia Pageant Grand Finale in New York City. At the pageant, Yao also won the Global First Runner-up title, as well as the Most Elegant and Charming Award; and Wu also won the Global Grand Champion title, as well as the Most Intelligent Award.

Monica Sass, LA19, is pursuing a law degree and a master’s of social work at New York University, with expectations of graduating in 2023.

Isaac Kaufer, LA19, joined Left of Center as director of voter education and data, channeling his energy into politics and looking forward to using his developing skills in other capacities and beyond the 2020 election.

Libby Jubas, LA19, is a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, working to earn a master’s degree in anesthesia.

Natalie Griffin, MD19, completed a general surgery residency at Duke University Hospital and is in an internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Clare Zhang, BU18, started a master’s program in management at the London Business School in September 2020.

David Silver, GL18, founded Medical Industries of the Americas, locating it in an old manufacturing plant that he revived in Eufaula, Ala. The company — which produces health, safety, medical, and personal protective equipment and supplies — brought 300 jobs to the city, intent on offering workers up to $16 an hour. In addition to helping out his community through business, Silver enjoys mentoring as well as helping feed the homeless.

James Petersen, SW17, is a clinical social worker at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Tony Nuber, GB17, completed a research fellowship at the RAND Arroyo Center in Santa Monica, Calif., and now leads an integration team at the U.S. Army Pacific headquarters.

Janay (Sanders) Woodruff, UC16, curated, produced and performed in an all-Black showcase at an empty State Theatre in Portland, Maine, to celebrate Juneteenth and raise funds for local organizations that empower the Black community. During the show, she released “Feared,” an uplifting pop/rock song about conquering fears. The performance raised more than $10,000 for Indigo Arts Alliance (indigoartsalliance.me) and Black Owned Maine (blackownedmaine.com), which promote and support the state’s Black artists and Black-owned businesses and nonprofits.