Peggy Bunker (Engl’94) joined the NBC Bay Area station to anchor its midday newscast, NBC Bay Area News. She also serves as general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for Today in The Bay, the morning newscast. Previously Peggy anchored for World News NowĚý˛ą˛Ô»ĺĚýAmerica This Morning for ABC News in New York, Good Day Colorado at Fox’s KDVR in Denver and The Daily Buzz in Los Angeles. At KOMO 4 News in Seattle, she received the 2012 national Gracie Award for reporting. She lives in Larkspur, Calif.
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Golden, Colo., resident Alexia Bennetts (EPO-Bio’95) is the owner of Calm Spirit Acupuncture in Arvada, Colo. After graduating Alexia received a diploma in Chinese med-icine and in 1999 opened a clinic in Golden, before taking over her new business in Arvada in 2004. She told The Denver Post she likes helping people find solutions to their health issues when nothing else has worked. Alexia lives in Golden, Colo.
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±ő˛ÔĚýAmerican Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom by Katrina Fried, Alex Kajitani (Soc’95) is one of 50 teachers profiled and celebrated. Alex lives in Carlsbad, Calif., and works in one of San Diego County’s poorest school districts. He is known for making The Rappin’ Mathematician, a fun way to learn math, and was named California Teacher of the Year in 2009.
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As a senior at CU-Boulder, Jules Bruff (Thtr’96) received the Best Actress Scholarship. Since moving to Hollywood she has acted in theater, TV, film and more than 40 national commercials. Her first break came when she landed the pivotal role of Catherine Allen in David Fincher’s 2007 film Zodiac. Jules co-wrote, produced and starred in the indie sleeper hit movie Part Time Fabulous. The film received eight awards, two of which were best actress for Jules’ portrayal of the lead character. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Last fall the anthropology department invited Chad Spitler (MAnth’96) to share his experiences applying anthropology to corporations. A corporate anthropologist, he has worked with such major global financial services providers as Blackrock and Barclays. Chad lives in Covert, Mich.
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Director of global marketing solutions at Facebook Kelly Keaveney Graziadei (Jour’97) spoke at the CU-Boulder journalism and mass communication Cultural Caffeine series in October. Kelly discussed the culture at Facebook and the impact it has had on innovation and team leadership. She is responsible for North American sales and account management. Previously she worked as the global account director at Yahoo! Kelly lives in San Francisco.
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On June 4, 2013, Julie Bartsch Riley (ApMath, Geol’97) and David Riley (Aero’97) welcomed a baby boy, Cooper Jackson Riley, who joins his big sister, Avery. The family lives in Arlington, Va.
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The U.S. Forest Service promoted Scott Tangenberg (Geol’97) from San Bernardino National Forest mountaintop district ranger to deputy forest supervisor for the Stanislaus National Forest in northern California. Scott’s accomplishments include extensive fuels reduction, replanting projects, renovated roads and receiving state off-highway vehicle grants to help maintain roads in the forest. Scott lives in Big Bear City, Calif.
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Olympia, Wash., resident Stephen Manning (Mktg’98) joined the law firm of Bean, Gentry, Wheeler & Peternell as associate attorney. Stephen received his law degree from Seattle University and works in the areas of business, employment, real estate, health care and administrative law.
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Ann Parker (PolSci’99) writes restaurant reviews for the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Her reviews describe the food, ambiance, service and highlights of area restaurants and can be found at santacruzsentinel.com/food. She lives in Woodacre, Calif.
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Longmont, Colo., resident Austin Fracchia (Comm’00, MA’12) is a communication consultant helping businesses fine-tune their persuasion tactics through sharp rhetoric and authentic messages. Austin approaches business and advertising with a focus on the medium and the message while keeping the entrepreneurial process fun and rewarding.
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CU couple Andy Hotchkiss (Jour’00) and Marni Hotchkiss (Anth’99) started a collegiate apparel business called The Honour Society. They create officially licensed hats, bags and accessories for more than 30 universities, including CU-Boulder. The Honour Society carries old-school and vintage-inspired styles to bring back the old days of college spirit. The company is based in Maryland where Andy and Marni grew up and live.
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Former CU football player Ty Gregorak’s (Comm’01) wife gave birth to a baby girl on Nov. 14. They named her Gabrielle “Gabby” Leigh Gregorak. Ty is defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at University of Montana. The family lives in Missoula, Mont.
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On Sept. 28, 2013, Jenna Miller Piazza (Chem’01) and Vincent Piazza were married. They live in Edwardsville, Ill., with their daughter.
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The Vancouver Business JournalĚý˛Ô˛ąłľ±đ»ĺĚýMeghan Williams (EnvSt’03) “Accomplished and Under 40.” Meghan practices law at Miller Nash in Vancouver, Wash., with a focus on general business and real estate law.
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In 2007 Jordan Gardenhire (Bus, Span’03) and his partners opened Baja Brewing Co., the first brewery in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Their mission is to bring a craft brewing culture to Mexico that is similar to the one in Colorado. They have three popular brewpubs and distribute their flagship authentic Mexican ale, Cabotella, in the U.S. Southwest. Jordan began brewing beer while attending CU-Boulder.
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Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union hired Sarah Melton (EnvSt, PolSci’03) as in-house counsel and area vice president. Sarah advises the CEO and senior management on legal and regulatory risk and compliance. Previously Sarah worked with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Alaska and Washington, D.C. She has taught business law at the University of Alaska and serves as pro bono attorney for the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the Anchorage Youth Court.
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At Lockheed Martin, Davin Anderson (MechEngr, MS’04) works as electrical test conductor for MAVEN, the $671-million mission to Mars that launched last November. He does planning, implementing, testing and documenting of the MAVEN subsystems and systems. He also solves hardware and software interface problems, defines input and output parameters and ensures integration of the entire MAVEN spacecraft. He lives in Colorado Springs and serves on the CU-Boulder Engineering Grads of the Last Decade (GOLD) board.
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In Orange County Nicholas Kiefer (Mgmt’04) works as director of business development for the sustainability consulting firm Healthy Buildings. The company focuses on sustainability and LEED certification for commercial real estate and corporations. While at CU-Boulder Nicholas studied abroad with Semester At Sea and now works on projects internationally in South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. He is involved in the professional mentorship program at the Leeds School of Business. Nicholas lives in Laguna Woods, Calif.
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±Ęłó´ÇłŮ´Ç˛µ°ů˛ą±čłó±đ°ůĚýBrian Peterson (EnvSt, Geol’04) co-created Photohoku to help disaster-plagued families restart their photo albums that were lost in the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011. A Tokyo resident of 10 years, he and teams of professional photographers visited families who lost their photos in the tsunami-ravaged regions and helped them start new albums by making family portraits on instant film. After the tornadoes hit Oklahoma last spring, Brian started Photoklahoma. Brian lives in Tokyo with his wife and family.
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