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Martin Padilla, MArch ’01, joined the ownership group of Trivers, a St. Louis–based architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm. Padilla was a project designer at Trivers early in his career and returned there in 2017 as a senior project architect and associate. He is currently a licensing adviser for the National Council of Architectural […]

Angela Levy, AB ’01, is a federal criminal defense attorney representing indigent defendants. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she is currently writing a book about her experiences as a trial advocate and the much-needed reform in the criminal justice system.

Cody Carpino, BS ’01, is currently serving as the president of American Institute of Architects (AIA) Central Valley, which covers 17 counties in Northern California. He works for Brailsford & Dunlavey, an owner’s rep company providing advisory and implementation services primarily to educational facilities including K-12, community colleges and universities. Carpino was recently promoted to the position […]

John O. Brandon, MFAW ’01, penned a new novel, Penalties of June (McSweeney’s, December 2024). The book centers on a young man who’s just finished a prison sentence he both did and didn’t deserve and is looking to start a new life. But will he be able to shake his shady past? Brandon also wrote […]

Maggie McDonald, MSW ’01, and Katrina Watson, AB ’06, are both working at United Way of Central Alabama. McDonald serves as vice president of Legacy Gifts, and Watson serves as senior vice president of Community Initiatives. They met while they were working for organizations that are funded by United Way and became fast friends when […]

Tobias T. Gibson, GR01, GR06, co-edited Red Reckoning: The Cold War and the Transformation of American Life (LSU Press, November 2023) with Mark Boulton. The book explores an array of topics, including the Cold War’s impact on national security, race relations, gun culture and masculinity, law, college football, advertising, music, film, free speech, religion and even board […]

Jayson Johnson, LA01, was appointed to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission by Mayor London Breed. The commission advocates for human and civil rights and works in service of the city’s anti-discrimination laws to further racial solidarity, equity and healing. Johnson was also featured as a 2023 LGBTQ+ Biopharma Leader in Endpoints News.

Melissa Bloom, LA01, is in the planning stages of a journey from Maryland to California aboard her sailboat. She will be joined by first mate Matthew Pickar, LA01; her husband, Tom Spalding; and her loyal and enthusiastic pup, Ollie. The planned journey includes an initial sail to Delaware to pick up Ivey (Raymond) Helmick, LA01, […]

Douglas Harrison, GR01, GR05, a clinical professor, was appointed associate dean for the Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies in the School of Professional Studies at New York University.

Tobias T. Gibson, GR01, GR06, is the co-editor, with Kurt W. Jefferson, of Contextualizing Security: A Reader (University of Georgia Press, August 2022). A collection of original essays, primary source lectures and previously published material in the overlapping fields of security studies, political science, sociology, journalism and philosophy, the textbook offers graduate and undergraduate students […]