Montbello, California, resident Keith Knox (PolSci) was appointed Los Angeles County treasurer and tax collector by the County Board of Supervisors in December 2019. Keith has spent the last 29 years working for Los Angeles County, including working for the Employee Retirement Association.

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Doctor Ken Starr (MCDBio) of Los Osos, California, serves on the staff of three local hospitals. He founded his own clinic in 2012, which administers the compounds NAD+ and Nicotinamide Riboside, which were featured in the Winter Coloradan’s “The Anti-Aging Pill” as potential compounds to slow human aging. He wrote, “They truly are a game-changer.”

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In his debut novel The Reincarnation Papers Eric Maikranz (Rus), of Creatives,” a campaign to help raise awareness and stop misinformation. The UN selected all 14 to feature. Selva also wrote “The Need to Report Carbon Emissions Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic,” an article for Cointelegraph. She is also a contributing expert to The Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, the world’s first climate change museum.

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Tom Swett (Engl, Hist; Law’99) was awarded one of the 2019 faculty awards at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, a Boulder-based nonprofit. Since 2006, Tom has given more than 65 seminars to lawyers on everything from trial and deposition skills to child advocacy. He lives in Louisville, Colorado.

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President of Let’s Grow Leaders David Dye (PolSci) published a book, Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers and Customer Advocates, based on research from the University of Northern Colorado. Leadership is important to David, who wrote that his interest “stems back to my CU days studying leadership and human organization in my PoliSci classes and within the PLC community.” He lives in Denver.

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Achieving a lifelong dream, Tom Metz III’s (Hum) first directed feature film, 30 Nights, is available for streaming or purchase on Amazon. The movie tells the quirky story of a couple attempting to save their marriage. Tom lives in Sherman Oaks, California.

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Los Angeles-based anesthesiologist Edna Ma (EPOBio; MD’03) published a series of bilingual children’s books written in both English and Mandarin. They were inspired by her son and his best friend, who met in a Mandarin Immersion school. Edna also has been a contestant on Survivor and Shark Tank.

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Brandy Ferner (Advert) released her debut novel, Adult Conversation, in May. The book takes a comedic look at two women who embark to reclaim autonomy against the demands of marriage and motherhood. Brandy is a parenting expert writer and podcast host who has appeared on Good Morning America, the Huffington Post, Romper, CafeMom and TODAY Parents. Brandy is also a doula, childbirth educator and birth trauma mentor, who specializes in helping women through transitions into motherhood.

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Carl Servais (Arch) was named principal and K-12 education practice leader at TLCD Architecture, an award-winning architecture and interior design firm located in Santa Rosa, California.

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Literary magazine Ploughshares featured Diana Spechler (Engl, Psych) and her short story, “An Older Woman,” in its Winter 2020 issue. Diana’s was one of only eight fiction stories in the issue. She lives in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

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In 2013, Blain Howard (Phil), senior communication manager of Microsoft’s Xbox, demoed the Xbox One with Jimmy Fallon and actor Will Forte on The Tonight Show. “It was also probably the most nervous I’ve ever been. Being live on-air was intense knowing millions of people were watching,” Blain told the Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine in February. Seven years later, Blain still works in what he considers his dream job. He lives in Seattle.

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Kaite Barchas Wilson (Phil, Psych) was named Community Leader of the Year in the young professional category by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. Katie is president of The Market Group, Inc., a boutique marketing, public relations and events firm. She is also the founder of the High-Heeled Happy Hours, a women’s networking event series that honors female business leaders, and raises funds and awareness for local charities. She lives in Purcellville, Virginia, with her husband, three kids, two dogs, two cats and one fish.

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Matthew Arentsen (IntlAf) has been named shareholder of Denver’s Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck law firm.

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In April, Corry Lee (ApMath, EngrPhys) published her first novel, Weave the Lightning. The fantasy novel tackles issues of authority, revolution and trust, set in a backdrop of romance and magic. Corry lives in Seattle.

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Anna-Liisa Mullis (Jour, Law’11) has been named shareholder of Denver’s Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck law firm.

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Associate creative writing professor Jennifer Moore (MEngl) is the new director of the School for the Humanities and Global Cultures at Ohio Northern University. She lives in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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Kevin P. Walsh (Psych) has been named shareholder of Denver’s Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck law firm.

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Last August, Allie Sandza (Jour) of Washington, D.C., was named senior producer of Meet the Press, the NBC political news show hosted by Chuck Todd.

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Sara Price (Mktg) joined the FX hit series Mayans M.C. as a member of its writing staff this year, before the release of the show’s third season. Sara is a former Buffs track and field athlete and club soccer player, who moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in TV writing. Although she grew up in Colorado, she writes, “I found myself equally at home in the California waves and Eastern Sierras.”

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This year, Roshan Roghani (IntlAf) of Boise, Idaho, launched Cosmic Body, a health and beauty company featuring products made from fully renewable resources. After leaving CU, Roshan served as vice president at Camilie Beckman, a beauty care company based in Idaho.

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