Class Notes

This issue of Class Notes includes submissions through August 15, 2022.

1949

Undergrad Class Correspondent: John Reitz BS ’48, BM jvreitz@aol.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

1961

Royce McDaniel BS, a member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, has spent almost 60 years coaching high school baseball. McDaniel told KGW-TV that his secret is to help players remember to find fun in the game.

1962

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Nancy Knudsen BA knudsenk@plu.edu “Please send me your news and updates!”

John Green BS writes: “I am living in Portland and enjoy hiking around the Willamette River and the West Hills. Even though I haven’t lived in the area for years, it still feels like home. I love going up to L&C for special occasions and hikes. The retirement center did an excellent job keeping 350 independent residents healthy during the pandemic. I am finding working in the woodshop making bowls and toys for hospitalized children most enjoyable.”

Nancy Killian BS writes: “I made a point to make one phone call a day to a family member or friend during the isolation of the pandemic just to hear their voice. Now I’m keeping busy with family and friend activities, church, book club, and gardening as I continue to live life without my beloved Van.”

1963

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023

1966

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Carla Shafer BS chuckanutsandstone@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Wilson Hulley BS worked with the American Red Cross to develop a manual that outlines methods for disaster relief for people with disabilities.

1968

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023

Undergrad Class Correspondent:Marilyn Lane BA beach439@charter.net “Please send me your news and updates!”

David Todd BA has spent 50 years volunteering for the Portland Rose Festival and 30 years on its board. He is currently serving his second year as president.

1969

Undergrad Class Correspondent: David Grube BA lynnanddavidgrube@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Elyse Giordano Gilbert BS, MAT ’73, writes: “After an exciting, rewarding 30-year high school language arts and journalism career, and 2000 retirement, I have been traveling the world with my husband, daughter, or girlfriends. So far, I’ve crawled up inside the great pyramid of Giza, walked the Great Wall of China, been to most every country in Europe, South America, Australia, the Galápagos Islands, and Rapa Nui/Easter Island. Next on the list is Antarctica and India. Hello to the Classes of ’68 and ’69, SAEs, and my fellow Little Sisters!”

1970

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Rand Dawson BS rdawson@oregonfast.net “Please send me your news and updates!”

Daniel Bohlmann BS, JD ’73 writes: “Upon graduation from L&C, I teamed up with fellow alumnus Dexter Sunderland BS to purchase around-the-world air tickets on Pan Am. We visited more than 80 countries in one year, generally backpacking, staying in youth hostels, and working odd jobs to experience the Class Notes local flavor and to gather information for an eventual thesis on international legal system comparisons and contrasts for law school. After graduating from law school, I apprenticed under Keith Burns BS ’54, JD ’58, focusing on labor law issues. Eventually, I moved to Palm Springs, California, where I was honored to assist Frank and Barbara Sinatra in their various charitable fundraising programs. As fate would have it, I was selected in 1979 to appear as Dallas actor Larry Hagman’s double for several events related to the show. In 1990, I was introduced to my wife, Sharie, by Frank Sinatra, who was an avid collector of my wife’s worldrenowned artwork. Sharie has been commissioned by the Reagans and the Clintons to paint holiday artwork for the White House. Sharie and I have established a planned gift for the art program at Lewis & Clark. In the late 1990s, I was hired as senior vice president and general counsel to coordinate the marketing for what became one of the world’s most successful exercise programs, Billy Blanks Tae Bo. I successfully lobbied President Clinton to award Bill a favored spot on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Since 2017, we have permanently relocated to San Carlos Sonora in Mexico on the fabulous Sea of Cortez. We welcome all Pioneers to come visit down south anytime. It’s been a fabulous journey, and I always give credit to Lewis & Clark College and the law school for providing the foundation for a life well lived!”

Richard Church BS attended graduate school at Johns Hopkins University, where he studied environmental engineering. He joined the faculty there and advanced to associate professor. In 1981, he was recruited by the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he is now a distinguished professor emeritus. In 2022, Church was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious accomplishment in the life of a scientist. Peter Dalrymple BA, MAT ’72 earned an MSW and then a PhD from the University of Utah. He and Penny Plenk Dalrymple are married, with two children and three grandchildren. Rand Dawson BA lives on the Oregon central coast after retiring from practicing trial law in Alaska for many years. Dawson assists in getting new noncommercial community radio stations on the air in Oregon, as well as seeking singlepayer health care reform and improved environmental protections and regulations. He is currently attempting to write “a humorous futuristic fictionalized parody of our corporatized race to the political bottom.”

Nancy Dougherty BS earned an MEd at the University of Oregon. She worked as a teacher for 34 years and is the parent of another Lewis & Clark alum.

Mary Fukuyama BA writes: “I am retired from a 34-year career working as a counseling psychologist at the University of Florida at Gainesville. My interests now include painting with oils, playing ukulele, jamming with jazz friends, birding, and visiting grandchildren on both coasts. Please contact me through my email: mfukuyama@yahoo.com.”

1971

Penny Plenk Dalrymple BA is married to Peter Dalrymple BA ’70, MAT ’72. They have two children and three grandchildren.

Tom Sherwin BA, JD ’74 writes: “Yes, still active. Thirtysecond year in practice at CEOResourcesInc.com. After being a CEO in the medical device industry, I have been advising CEOs and boards all these years. Not imaginative enough to have any idea what I would do if I retired, so I keep on doing something I really enjoy. Our daughter, Mary, graduated from Connecticut College in May 2021. (Yes, I was a latein-life dad.) She is now assistant director of admissions at St. Lawrence University in New York. L&C called to offer her a similar job two days too late! Maybe she will be out there for her next job! She can finish her master’s degree online at Boston College from anywhere. The first reunion of the Japan ’69 overseas study group, which was part of L&C’s 150th anniversary, was so much fun—21 out of 23 living members attended. It was so much fun that we’re hoping to do it again in ’22. It was very fulfilling for all of us.”

1972

Chris Jay BS writes: “I retired from Merrill Lynch in 2020 after 44 years with the firm and did so right before the pandemic shut things down. I still serve on the Board of Trustees at L&C, having started my tenure in 1989. I keep busy at the gym and serve on the boards of several organizations, such as the Walla Walla Rotary Club, as well as on the investment committee for the Blue Mountain Community Foundation. My wife and I are still traveling. We just got back from Italy and have booked upcoming trips to England and the American South. During the latter, we’ll visit a number of sites in Mississippi and Alabama that were made famous during the civil rights campaigns of the ’60s and ’70s.” Robert Phillips BA, MAT ’86 worked as an elementary school teacher, first in Oregon City and then in North Clackamas. He taught science at Wilbur Rowe Middle School and then became a science teacher on special assignment for the Clackamas Education Service District. After that, he returned to the North Clackamas district, where he taught at both the elementary and junior high levels. After retiring in 2002, Phillips began volunteering with the Oregon Symphony. He is currently a docent for elementary programs, working with Kinderconcert performances and Prelude groups at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. In addition, Phillips has volunteered with Portland Mountain Rescue, serving as both a board member and president. He is currently a board member of the Rhododendron Water Association and has a cabin in the area. In the past, he was a climber, hiker, skier, biker, and whitewater rafter, but he now focuses on being a sailor.

1973

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023

Undergrad Class Correspondent:Jerry Miller BS jretriever@outlook.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

1974

Michael Mann BA is a founder of Salem for All, an organization that provides discounted tickets to arts events for low-income locals. More information can be found at salemforall.org.

1975

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Susan Bennett Olson BA olsonsu@ohsu.edu “Please send me your news and updates!”

Andy Kean BS continues to practice law in San Diego. He has fond memories of his days as a resident advisor in Copeland. Catherine Peffers Kirkland BA, MAT ’83, JD ’87 writes: “I am a retired attorney, living on the Willamette River downhill from campus. I have four grown children and five beautiful grandchildren.” Laura Wasson BM, a mother of six, retired from a musical career that included playing piano and pipe organ for U.S. Army chapels and multiple churches as well as singing, directing choirs, teaching music, and composing. As a music editor, she helped others polish their own compositions. Wasson also created a three-book collection for piano, rearranging difficult but popular organ music pieces for basic pianists.

1976

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Ken Goe BA kengoe1020@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Phil Benz BS is semiretired in Texas. He works on new product development for medical devices.

Mary Coakley BA worked as an elementary school teacher in Washington, California, and Wyoming. She also spent 20 years as chaplain at Providence Medical Center in Portland before retiring in 2017. Coakley now volunteers at Portland’s Neighborhood House, a facility that provides senior citizens with activities and opportunities to socialize.

Barbara Gaston BA writes: “My 18-year-old triplets just graduated high school. Hooray! I’m working for a tiny medical device start-up in Eugene, Oregon. We are building a device to help people with Parkinson’s. My first daughter is working in Portland for an outdoor education company. My second daughter is studying biological sciences and genetics at Arizona State University. My third daughter (the eldest triplet) will be at the University of Southern California studying communication. My first son (the middle triplet) is working in Eugene. And my second son (the youngest triplet) is attending Lane Community College.”

Mike Krieger BS lives in Colorado with his wife, Joanie. His four children are pursuing diverse careers: one is dean of political science at the U.S. Air Force Academy, another is a math and science teacher, a third is a paralegal, and a fourth is a building inspector. Krieger is retiring from his law practice after representing disabled folks for the last 40 years. He is still involved with dance and theatre.

Doug Leary BA is retired from a computer programming career. He now enjoys playing with electronics, 3D printing, Dungeons & Dragons, cooking, woodworking, and never-ending house projects. Kay Kole Leary BS, MEd ’77 retired in 2018 after a teaching career that focused on deaf and hard-of-hearing students. She enjoys gardening, crafts, travel, and family. Leary reports seeing a volcano up close in Iceland in summer 2021, and she recently toured Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

1977

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Ginger Baehr-Harville BA gbharville@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Christy Hale BA ’77, MAT ’80 continues to write and illustrate books, including Todos Iguales: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove/All Equal: A Ballad of Lemon Grove (Lee & Low Books, 2019) and Out the Door (Neal Porter Books/ Holiday House, 2020). See also “Bookshelf,” page 38.

Bob Yanofsky BS moved back to Oregon in 2022 with his wife, Carol. He is still active in one of his several businesses.

1978

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023 Toby Padgett BS, also known as “DJ Toby Chicago,” left the Kingfisher Radio Group UK for a position at Weird Sisters Radio (WSR), which streams out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. “I was offered a half ownership in Kingfisher but turned it down. At this point in my life, I want less stress, not more. Weird Sisters Radio (the name is a reference to characters in Shakespeare’s Macbeth) is smaller and more liberal with their playlists, plus the station owner is a dear friend and radio legend in her own right.” Padgett made the move in February 2022 and wonders what took her so long. “I’m much happier than ever at my new radio home,” says Padgett. “Weird Sisters Radio is a great place to be!” Her listeners agree.

1979

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Kate Byrnes BA katieblcpc@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

John Rakow BS is now senior vice president, acting chief financial officer, and general counsel for biotech company Adverum.

1980

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Kathleen Holder BA holder.km@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

1981

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Lisa Dodson BA lisagrilldodson@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Christopher James BA is an accomplished composer, producer, and pianist. His new album, A Rose in the Canyon, was released in August 2022.

Edward Opp BA has spent the last 25 years living in Moscow, working as a journalist for Russian newspapers and agencies. He has also appeared on political talk shows and pursued acting. He is currently writing a book titled A Comparative History of Western and Russian Photojournalism.

William Peniston BA writes: “After retiring from the Newark Museum of Art after 25 years, I have been busy with a number of personal and professional projects. Among the professional ones is the publication of The Italian Invert: A Gay Man’s Intimate Confessions to Emile Zola (Columbia University Press, 2022), which I coedited and cotranslated.”

1982

Suzanne Bishop BS was hired as the new library director for the city of St. Helens, Oregon.

1983

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023

Undergrad Class Correspondent:Norma Kop BA ndckop@hawaii.rr.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

1985

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Sarah Marin BA sarah.marin@comcast.net “Please send me your news and updates!”

Gregory Martin BS writes: “I received an editing credit for a recently published book, Sum and Substance: Comprehending Yourself, Your Universe, and Your World, by William L. Martin. The book offers the ambitious hope that if you spend eight hours reading it, you may learn more than in any other eight hours of your life (though my fellow alums are well learned, so this hope may be overambitious). I live in Rancho Cordova, California, work for the State of California as a lead developer for Medi-Cal eligibility applications, have two adult sons making their way in the world, and occasionally go play at Sports Car Club of America events in Northern California.”

Robert Oakes BA writes: “After more than two decades in California state government, I’m now back in Oregon and working as an operations and policy analyst at the Oregon Department of Revenue in Salem.”

1986

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Kimberly Crofcheck BA kcrofcheck@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

1987

Gretchen Anderson Olson BS writes: “I am currently an organization specialist and do medical billing. I continue to serve as a volunteer for the Lions Clubs International Foundation. I like to ride my Harley, hike, and spend time with friends and family.”

1988

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023 Undergrad Class Correspondents: Sydney Dickerson BA, MEd ’89 ssfd@hawaii.edu Teresa Pacelli BS tlpacelli@yahoo.com “Please send us your news and updates!”

1989

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Andrea Ball BA aball1017@gmail.com “Please send us your news and updates!” Harsha Abeyaratne BS, BA ’90 has joined Muskingum University as associate professor of music and coordinator of keyboard studies.

1990

Don Graves BA has joined Raisbeck Engineering as chief financial officer.

1991

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Laura Mundt BA lmundt@lclark.edu “Please send us your news and updates!”

1992

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Edgard Garcia BA eagspanish@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Ruthe Farmer BA is CEO and founder of Last Mile Education Fund, which was awarded the Gold Medal for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Innovation at the first-ever Anthem Awards Social Impact Celebration. Farmer herself received the Silver Medal for Leader of the Year in Responsible Technology. In Last Mile’s first year of operation, the fund distributed more than $300,000 to 350 low-income women pursuing computer science education. In 2021, Last Mile launched a $3 million fund for women and nonbinary individuals.

Julie Raymond Moffet BA lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband, Mitch, and two daughters, Ellie and Harlie. She works at Raytheon.

Mark Peterson BA is working on a second PhD at George Mason University. Davina Pujari JD, a former federal and state prosecutor and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enforcement attorney, joined WilmerHale as a partner in its San Francisco office.

1993

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023

Undergrad Class Correspondent:Marcye Mokler BA dolbybug@hotmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

David Rorden JD was presented with the 2021 C.C. Bridgewater Award for Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid program in Longview, Washington.

1996

Leslie Van Kleek MEd, who also completed a Preliminary Administrator licensure program in 2022, has been hired as principal at Patrick Lynch Elementary in Portland.

1997

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Anne Bunn BA anne@anneandsam.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Greg Baxter BA is still producing movies in Los Angeles and is working with a legal team on a documentary project to bring awareness to the growing need for social justice reform and greater access to justice for all Americans. In addition, he is currently executive producer on a feature film (not yet listed) with John Krasinski of The Office fame.

Amy Brose BA reports that, after a 15-year career as an acupuncturist, she has shifted to nursing. She graduated from the OHSU School of Nursing in June 2021. During the nursing program, she was a Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership Scholar. Brose completed all of her clinical coursework at the Portland VA Medical Center, working with veterans. COVID19 made school and work at the VA tough, but her cohort graduated, even managing to complete the required in-person clinical hours. After completing a oneyear postbaccalaureate nursing residency at the VA, she began an O.R. nursing/day surgery job this fall. She lives in Portland with her partner, Dave, and their two cats. Brose is a volunteer climb leader with the Mazamas and loves to climb and backpack on her local mountains. She and Dave love cycling together and recently returned from a cycling tour in Portugal.

Anne Bunn BA recently started a business called Urban Pharm, which launched with a selection of three shrubs (also called drinking vinegars). Check out the site at urban-pharm.com. Tim Cook MA, who has been president of Clackamas Community College since 2018, installed a mini community library, fashioned out of an old newspaper distribution box, in his West Linn neighborhood. According to an article in the West Linn Tidings, Cook feels there’s something refreshing about the tangibility of a book in an increasingly digital age. Cook has more than 30 years’ experience in higher education.

Jim Drennan BA was appointed fire chief for the city of South Lake Tahoe, California.

Jeff Sherman BA recently earned his PhD in politics from the University of California at Santa Cruz. His dissertation, “Fighting in the Future Tense,” details the global politics surrounding the emerging military technology of autonomous weapons and the countervailing logic within the U.S. military driving the development of killer robots. Sherman lives in New York City with his wife, Kate, and teaches at Iona College. He reports that they need to get another dog soon.

Dawson Williams BA lives with his family in Frederick, Maryland. He works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service, overseeing the monetization of bulk commodities to support the Food for Progress program. Williams also operates his own private agribusiness consulting company and publishes a weekly report on China’s agricultural market and policies. He has three children (two sons, 21 and 13, and a daughter, 15). The oldest goes to college at Landmark College in Putney, Vermont.

1998

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023

Undergrad Class Correspondent:Jan Martin BA jzmartin@shaw.ca “Please send me your news and updates!”

Stephen “Steve” Lowry JD, a founding partner at Harris Lowry Manton in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, has been named to the Georgia Super Lawyers Top 100 list for the sixth time. Lowry also received his 11th Super Lawyers designation in the Personal Injury General: Plaintiff category.

1999

Erin Miller BA has led a long and varied career in the wine industry. After stints at Oregon wineries Evening Land and Twomey, she moved to Sonoma County, California, to work as wine director at Dry Creek Kitchen. In January 2022, Miller spoke with Wine Spectator magazine about her career in the industry. She was also one of 25 judges at the 10th annual North Coast Wine Challenge event in April 2022.

Warren Pereira BA is writer, director, and producer of the feature-length documentary Tiger 24, which follows the titular tiger, also known as Assad, through the northern Indian Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. After being suspected of killing several people within the park, the tiger was labeled a man-eater and confined within a zoo, spurring a social uproar. Pereira’s film follows these events and invites viewers to consider the concepts of wildness and conservation. Tiger 24 debuted at the 2022 Cleveland International Film Festival, with continued showings through the fall. Pereira was interviewed about the film by OPB’s Think Out Loud in August 2022. John Williams MPA was chosen as city manager for West Linn, Oregon, by a unanimous vote of the city council in July 2022. He previously held positions in local government in Canby, as well as with Oregon Metro and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

2000

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Annie Elasky BA annsara_lovejoy@hotmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Kelly Rogers MAT, who also completed a professional licensure program, is the new principal for Eccles Elementary School in the Canby (Oregon) School District.

2001

Margi Hoffman BA was appointed director of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development in January 2022. Her long career in politics includes a stint as energy policy advisor to former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber.

2003

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023

Undergrad Class Correspondent:Traci Sanders BA htraci@hotmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Riley Lageson JD has joined Greenberg Traurig’s new restaurant industry group in Portland as a shareholder and chair, after working at Davis Wright Tremaine for more than 15 years. In his practice, Lagesen serves as lead outside counsel to brands and investors in the restaurant industry, advising them on finance and development strategies. In addition, he represents celebrities in their food and drink endeavors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he worked with one of his clients, Guy Fieri, in cofounding the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, which raised around $23 million and provided some 40,000 grants to restaurant employees affected by the emergency. Before his legal career began, Lagesen worked in the restaurant industry. He serves on the board of trustees of the Culinary Institute of America.

2004

Jake Healea MAT, who also completed a professional licensure program at the graduate school, is the new principal at Canyon Creek (Washington) Middle School.

2005

Jarrod Murrieta BA was named head of claims shared services for Farmers Exchanges in January 2022. In this role, he is responsible for leading the business units that provide services to the claims organization and its customers. Murrieta joined Farmers Insurance in 2007 and has held a variety of leadership positions with increasing responsibility. Prior to his current role, he was the head of catastrophe and national property operations, leading Farmers claims catastrophe response and logistics management across the country. While at Farmers, he has led claims organizations in Nevada, California, and Hawai‘i. He also worked as the west zone strategy manager for auto physical damage claims and spent time with the University of Farmers claims division. Murrieta, a longtime champion of diversity and inclusion, currently serves as the co-executive sponsor for the Mindfully Fit Employee Resource Group. Brian Rauscher MA, a faculty counselor at Centralia (Washington) College, was the recipient of a 2022 Exceptional Faculty Award.

2006

Sandra Harris, who completed the Professional Administrator licensure program in 2006, was hired as director of human resources for the North Wasco County (Oregon) School District.

Marisa Neyenhuis BA writes: “In 2020, I moved back to my hometown of Hamilton, Montana, with my husband and son to become the owner of my childhood bookstore. I now own Chapter One Book Store with two friends, and it is a childhood dream come true! Visit www.chapter1bookstore.com.”

David Oppenheim BA is director of operations and cabinet affairs for Colorado Governor Jared Polis. Marcus Chong Tim JD has been named executive vice president and general counsel of the Bonneville Power Administration.

2007

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Craig Gilden BA craig.gilden@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Jacqueline Alexander JD was featured on season 2, episode 5, of Expressions in Black on KGW Channel 8 (Portland). Alexander is founder and CEO of Know Your Fruit and Puff Factory. Her farm, Morale Orchards, is located in Hood River on land once worked by her husband’s family.

Stephen Brennan BA was awarded a $16,000 grant from the Wisconsin Natural Resources Conservation Service to plant more than 10,000 trees in northern Wisconsin on a plot of land he purchased as a restoration project. Brennan works as program director for NUWAY Alliance, which serves members of the Twin Cities community struggling with mental health and substance abuse.

2008

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023 Lauren Goldberg JD is Columbia Riverkeeper’s new executive director. She joined Columbia Riverkeeper in 2006 as a law clerk, became a staff attorney in 2008, and has served as the legal and program director since 2016. As executive director, Goldberg will oversee all aspects of the organization’s legal and policy work, operations, and development. Amanda Phillips BA, MAT ’11 was featured in Women’s Running magazine. When Phillips began her career as a teacher, her running took a back seat. Training time was hard to schedule, and she lacked the community of a team and a consistent coach. Also, health struggles impacted her performance significantly. When COVID-19 hit, Phillips took the opportunity that remote teaching offered to try and recapture the balance in her life. She is now a runner with Cascadia Elite.

Corey Van Landingham BA teaches in the MFA program at the University of Illinois. She is the author of Antidote (Ohio State University Press, 2013) and Love Letter to Who Owns the Heavens (Tupelo Press, 2022). She is a Wallace Stegner Fellow and a recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship. In March 2022, van Landingham visited Lewis & Clark to speak about the art of poetry and read excerpts of her work.

Brandon Wiebe BA was appointed general counsel and head of privacy at Transcend, a data privacy infrastructure platform for corporate legal, engineering, and data governance departments. At Transcend, Wiebe will lead all legal and privacy efforts, accelerating Transcend’s market position and leading the global community on frameworks for the most challenging and complex privacy use cases and issues. Previously, Wiebe served as lead product counsel at Twilio and associate general counsel for product and privacy at Segment.

Kris Woods BA is chief technology officer at Phoenix Capital Group.

2009

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Megan Maier BA, JD ’19 meganmaierb@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Kiel Johnson BA is the owner of Go by Bike, a mobile bike repair and accessories shop near the base of the Portland Aerial Tram. Since the shop’s founding, it has incorporated a bike valet service for commuters in the South Waterfront area. In April 2022, Go by Bike marked its 10-year anniversary.

2010

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Zach Wilson BA zwil22b@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Christopher Scheffler BA completed a PhD in applied physics at Portland State University in June 2022.

Bryce Youngquist BA will be graduating from Mount St. Joseph University’s Physician Assistant Studies Program in May 2022 and has been accepted into the National Health Service Corps Students to Service program. He, along with his wife, Krysta, and their two children, Ember and Flynt, will be returning to the Pacific Northwest to complete his service. They are looking forward to many adventures on the area’s mountains, beaches, and rivers.

2011

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Christina Greever BA pepper.greever@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Tania Jarjur JD was named “Woman in Solar of the Year” by the Middle East Energy Industry Association at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Jarjur is the general counsel of Yellow Door Energy, which was founded in 2015 with the aim of providing sustainable energy solutions for commercial and industrial businesses.

2012

Undergrad Class Correspondents: Renda Nazzal BA rnazzal@gmail.com Brandis Piper BA ’12, MAT ’13 bpiper1489@gmail.com “Please send us your news and updates!”

Margaret Dowling Hathaway BA received a master’s degree in public health from the University of Michigan, with a focus on health behavior change. She currently works as vice president of clinical engagement at Hinge Health. She married Michael Hathaway BA ’14 in June 2021. Dave Hsiao MA is the recovery services program manager at Clatsop (Oregon) Behavioral Healthcare, Clatsop County’s substance abuse and mental health treatment contractor. In an April 2022 Astorian profile, he describes his career path and his interest in drawing and painting. Laura Warf JD was made partner by Davis Wright Tremaine and named as one of “America’s Rising Dealmakers” by the Global M&A Network.

2013

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023 Joseph Hykan BA has joined Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie as an associate attorney in the firm’s business litigation practice group. Adena Leibman JD joined the Biden-Harris administration in late February 2022 as a senior advisor to the undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere, who is the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Previously, Leibman was a senior manager for federal affairs at the Environmental Defense Fund, where she led the oceans and wild-caught fisheries national policy work. Before that, Leibman worked for U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) as his lead ocean and coastal policy staffer and appropriations manager. Earlier in her career, Leibman served as plastics initiative manager and staff attorney with Ocean Conservancy, clerked with the U.S. Department of Justice and Bonneville Power Administration during law school, and started her career in policy as a NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Legislative Fellow.

Sam Tidwell BA is a teacher at Mary Chapa Academy in Greenfield, California. Shortly after graduating from Lewis & Clark, Tidwell hit the road, walking 5,200 miles across the entire North American continent. “I wanted to see America and learn its essentials,” he told local paper Anderson Valley Advertiser. While he traveled, Tidwell wrote in a journal and made short films to document and reflect on his journey. His advice to those who would seek a similar adventure: “Have a sense of purpose. If you’re doing it … for status and reputation, I don’t think that’s enough to keep you going for hundreds, if not thousands, of miles.”

2015

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Clay Alexander BA clay.g.alexander@gmail.com “Please send me your news and updates!”

Seraphie Allen BA joined the Portland mayor’s office following a stint as a volunteer for Ted Wheeler’s campaign in 2016. During their tenure, Allen contributed to the drafting of policies supportive of the LGBTQ+ community and to the creation of an emergency homeless shelter village. Allen spoke to the Portland Mercury about their experiences in April 2022, shortly after leaving the position with Wheeler’s office. At the time of their departure, Allen was Wheeler’s longest-tenured staffer.

Jake Bartman BA received an honorable mention in the 2021 Pushcart Prize XLV: Best of the Small Presses for his story “Night Swim,” published in the spring/ summer 2022 issue of the journal Ninth Letter.

Devin Hoover BA graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in May 2022. In June, he began an internal medicine residency at Legacy Health in Portland. Jagjit Nagra JD was named the first executive director of Oregon Consumer Justice, a role he began in March 2022. Nagra has an extensive background in Oregon-based policy, advocacy, government relations, and politics.

2016

Undergrad Class Correspondent: Evelyn Guerrero BA notes@lclark.edu “Please send me your news and updates!”

Hanna Brody BA is an artist living and working in Brooklyn. In summer 2022, Brody’s work was exhibited by Thierry Goldberg Gallery in an online show titled Who’s a Good Girl? Brody’s paintings have also been part of group exhibitions at Studio 9D and The Factory in New York, as well as Form and Concept in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Dan Sizer BA is the owner of Go Wild: American Adventures in Baker City, Oregon. The company offers customized trips to the natural landscapes of Oregon, as well as outdoor education. Visit gowildusa.com.

2017

Jesse Robertson BA published his piece “White Malice and the Racist Plunder of U.S. Empire” in the Activist History Review. Robertson is a researcher of history, with a focus on the political and cultural impacts of imperialism.

2018

ARTS & SCIENCES REUNION June 22–25, 2023 Alysha Phelps JD joined Barran Liebman’s employment law team. She also serves as a member of the Oregon Women Lawyers Roberts & Deiz Award Committee, the MBA Young Lawyers Section CLE Committee, and the Lewis & Clark Law School Mentor Program.

2019

Morgan Clark-Gaynor BA is operations manager for CoHo Productions, a theatre production company that emphasizes artist-led coproduction. In May 2022, Clark-Gaynor created and performed in Build a Bougie, the first installment of Clown as Protest, a leftist, satirical performance incorporating audience participation into a game show that doubles as sharp political critique. Marques Hase, who completed a professional licensure program in 2019, was named principal of Crook County (Oregon) Middle School. He previously served as the school’s vice principal. Desiree Kiesel, who completed the Continuing Administrator licensure program in 2019, was hired as director of teaching and learning for the North Marion (Oregon) School District. Keegan Millbern BA, who is a virtual production 3D generalist at Scanline VFX, is working on Warner Bros.’ Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Mila Wolpert BA is a recipient of a 2022 Fulbright scholarship. She’s now conducting research in Paris on the art collection of Baron Edmond de Rothschild. The work takes Wolpert to archives and libraries all across France, with the goal of creating a full inventory of the storied collection.

2021

Nick Gothard BA is running for school board in Loudoun County, Virginia. The election is scheduled for November 8, 2022.

2022

Anita Hansen, who completed a Preliminary Administrator licensure program in 2022, has been hired as principal at Otto Petersen Elementary in Scappoose, Oregon.