Holly Wagstaff-Bellomo (Advert) has been hired as Romano’s Macaroni Grill’s new vice president of marketing. Holly served in the same position for Denver-based Noodles & Company. She lives in Denver with her husband, David, and their children.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Quirk Books published Bonnie Burton’s (Engl, Jour) new work, Crafting with Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy. It includes finger puppets of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bell Hooks and Frida Kahlo. Bonnie lives in San Francisco.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Julie Wehmeyer (Arch) is an associate principal with GreenbergFarrow, a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, planning and development consulting firm. Julie is a registered architect in Illinois and is an active member of the American Institute of Architects.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Helicopter pilot and U.S. Navy commander Patrick Burrus (ChemEngr) is in charge of the Helicopter Maritime Strike Weapons School Atlantic in Mayport, Fla. A Nebraska native, he enlisted in the Navy in 1987 and has served tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Emily Brett Seiden (Kines) has published her first novel, Found, based on her experiences as a former ICU nurse. The story is about a fictional travel nurse who escapes near-death experiences. Emily lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., with her husband, three kids and their rescue dog, Farley.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Jonathan Berohn (MEngl; MPolSci’05) launched a political satire website, . Jonathan, who has an undergraduate degree from Harvard, has taught classes on both political science and creative writing and is a published author. He lives outside of Boulder with his wife and has two children in college.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Sambazon, a leading maker of açaí-based products co-founded by former Buffs football player Ryan Black (Fin), can be found in most grocery stores, juice bars and cafes in North America. Ryan, the CEO, started the company following a surf trip to Brazil in 1999 with his brother and a friend. He lives near the beach in San Clemente, Calif., and his interests include travel, music and surfing.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Doug Slaybaugh (Acct) started his own business, The CPA Coach. Doug was previously an audit partner with EKS&H, a professional services firm based in Colorado. Doug is being certified as a professional coach to challenge and encourage CPAs, accountants, finance executives and professionals to exceed their own expectations.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Steve Soich (MMus) finished his first year as dean of students at Sobesky Academy, an alternative school in Lakewood, Colo., serving students with severe emotional disabilities. He is assistant principal for the 2016-2017 school year and is working on a degree to be an Educational Leadership Specialist (EdS) through the University of Colorado Denver.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Inspired by a property tax bill, Chris Bullock (Mktg) of Massachusetts founded ClearGov, a company that helps citizens understand government spending. 

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

US News and World Report named Dan Lipman (PolSci) the Denver Area’s 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” for medical malpractice law – plaintiffs.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

California science teacher Sandra Starr (EPOBio) and her students were recognized by the Entertainment Industry Foundation with a Think It Up Innovation Award. Along with $5,000 for her program, Sandi and one of her students also were recognized at the Teen Choice Awards.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Lola Red PR, founded in Boulder in 2001 by Alexis Walsko (Mktg), won the Gold Picks and Grand Gold Picks award from the Public Relations Society of America in 2016 for its work with Boulder-based Sphero, a consumer electronics company focused on robotics.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Nicholas Bernstein (MAeroEngr; PhD’07) works for a company that produces anatomy teaching tools and surgical simulators for medical schools and residency programs.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

David Wolf (Law, MBA) received the Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award at the CU Boulder Alumni Association’s 87th Annual Awards Ceremony. David is COO of BSW Wealth Partners, a multi-family office and wealth advisory firm with offices in Boulder and Denver. He has been an active member of the Leeds advisory board and has spoken at CU conferences, on industry panels and in classes and judged competitions. He also has mentored and hired numerous CU students. He lives in Boulder.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Nathan Seidle (ElEngr) received the Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award at the CU Boulder Alumni Association’s 87th Annual Awards Ceremony. In 2003, Nathan opened a one-man business reselling circuit boards from Europe. His Boulder-based firm SparkFun now employs more than 100 people. He lives in Boulder.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

In September Giordin Perlman (AeroEngr) gave a talk at the CU Discovery Learning Center on autonomous systems. Giordin is the chief engineer for Northrop Grumman. Her team made aviation history in April 2015 with the first autonomous aerial refueling demonstration of an unmanned air vehicle. Giordin and husband Steven married late last year. They live in California.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Michael Berry’s (MPolSci; PhD’08) book The Modern Legislative Veto has been published by the University of Michigan Press. Michael is an associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado Denver.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Thomas Carroll (IntlAf, PolSci), an associate with the international law firm Faegre Baker Daniels, has been named a 2016 Volunteer of the Year by the Downtown Denver Partnership. After graduating from CU, Thomas received his law degree from New York University and now lives in Denver.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

Colin Finch (PolSci) received the Leanne Skupa-Lee Award at the CU Boulder Alumni Association’s 87th Annual Awards Ceremony. In 2015, he was the CU Advocate of the Year. Colin lives in Boulder.

Posted Dec. 1, 2016

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