Fashion photographer Sammy Keller (Comm) has always loved taking photos. She works for the Denver-based vintage shop Orenda Lou and has also worked with Urban Outfitters. When she isn’t doing freelance work, Sammy works full-time at Rooster Magazine in Boulder.

Posted Sep. 1, 2017

Chelsea Miller (IntlAf) and Will John (Engl’12) eagerly awaited their Aug. 13 marriage in Boulder. It involved an interfaith Jewish ceremony. The couple began dating six years ago after meeting through rugby at CU. Their first date was a one-on-one rugby match. Chelsea, a full-time law student, also works part-time in Jewish education in New York. Will is a judicial criminal court clerk in Jersey City, N.J.

Posted Sep. 1, 2017

Mallinda, a Denver startup co-founded by Chris Kaffer (MBA) and Philip Taynton (PhDChem’15), was awarded a $750,000 grant by the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research program. Mallinda produces reusable carbon fiber composite, which Chris believes can help cut a car’s weight and improve its fuel efficiency.

Posted Mar. 1, 2017

This September, Jessica Hatz (EnvSt) and Jessa Ellenburg (CivEngr’01) are scheduled to host the 8th Best of Both Worlds Conference on Environmental Education for Sustainable Development in Estes Park, Colo. Jessica and Jessa both work for the GO3 Project, an environmental education nonprofit in Boulder that focuses on monitoring air pollution.

Posted Sep. 1, 2016

Pana, a new Denverbased app that acts as a virtual travel agent, was launched in April by Lianne Haug (CompSci), Sam Felsenthal (Fin) and Devon Tivona (CompSci). The app appeals to the frequent traveler and can check you in for your flights. Lianne, Sam and Devon have received more than $1.35 million in seed funding.

Posted Sep. 1, 2016

In January łŰłÜ˛ą˛Ôłúłó±đĚý´Üłó˛ą˛Ô˛µ (PhDElEngr) joined the Efficient Power Conversion Corporation as director of applications engineering. Yuanzhe’s focus is designing state-of-the-art envelope tracking systems for 4G, LTE and 5G wireless infrastructure that demonstrates the benefits of using gallium nitride transistors.

Posted Jun. 1, 2016

When bombs hit Stella Nawi Lunyaramoi’s (IntlAf) village in South Sudan, Stella fled to a Kakuma refugee camp and was eventually relocated to Boulder through the Community of South Sudanese and American Women, which aims to bring “lost girls” from Kakuma Refugee Camp to the U.S. After graduating from CU, Stella was chosen as a White House intern in the office of Michelle Obama. She finished her internship and began working on a documentary, The Dawn Will Break.

Posted Mar. 1, 2016

Davis Saltzgiver (MechEngr) is head of product for Trago, a company that provides water bottles that track how much a person drinks and delivers that information to a person’s phone through an app. The Trago cap and water bottle can be ordered through its website, Trago.com. Davis developed the idea while a CU student.

Posted Dec. 1, 2015

Jamie Haller (IntlAf) worked in Guatemala with adults and the local tourist police force at a language school and taught in Colombia with under-funded and under-resourced public schools. She has since moved to New Mexico, where she teaches environmental stewardship at an elementary school. In March 2016 Jamie will head to the Dominican Republic for a 27-month position with the Peace Corps as a volunteer literacy promoter.

Posted Dec. 1, 2015

James Kohnen (MechEngr), Graham Risch (MechEngr) and Michael Stevenson (MechEngr) are undertaking a 20,000 mile, 28-country motorcycle trip across Eurasia. They left May 12, 2015 and are blogging at .

Posted Dec. 1, 2015

Nick Romcevich (MBA) founded Highline Coffee in Longmont, Colo., in October 2013. Early this year, his cold brew was placed in some of the celebrity after-party gift bags at the Academy Awards. His coffee can be found at Whole Foods and Natural Grocers.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Ashlee Broadus (ArchEngr) is a lighting professional at the St. Louis office of HOK, a design, architecture, engineering and planning firm. When she was first hired, she handled the lighting design for Salt Lake City’s airport terminal redevelopment program.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

Colorado-based Key Equipment Finance promoted James Eulenstein (Econ) to equipment finance officer. He now leads equipment financing activities for the Hudson Valley/Albany district. James previously worked as a sales associate in the company’s full-time comprehensive training program.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

This May Chloe Kay (IntlAf, Rus) began her Peace Corps service as a secondary education English teacher in Mongolia. She says her study abroad experience at CU helped prepare her for the Peace Corps. In 2015, CU-Boulder produced more Peace Corps volunteers than all other Colorado colleges.

Posted Sep. 1, 2015

°Âłó±đ˛ÔĚýZachary Wehner (MMechEngr) graduated in December, he was the fourth generation of his family to earn a degree from CU-Boulder. His great-grandmother Anna Mary DesBrisay (Btny, Edu1914) was part of the first class to use Macky Auditorium. His grandmother, Margaret Sylvester Wehner (Edu’53), was next to graduate, followed by his father, Russell Wehner (Econ’83). “Through the years, the University of Colorado has been our stronghold and has served our family very well,” Margaret says.

Posted Mar. 1, 2015

Courtney Bagby Lupilin (Jour’15) is the CEO and founder of Little Red Management, a talent management firm for reality TV stars from shows on ABC, CBS, MTV and Netflix. Lupilin’s firm represents stars from The Bachelor and its franchises Big Brother, Love Is Blind and The Circle. The firm has also secured partnerships with household brands such as Mattel, Disney and Amazon. 

Posted Jul. 15, 2024

Audiologist, Kenzie Phillips Reichert (SLHSci’15) gave a TEDx Talk in September 2023 on the subject of hearing loss and dementia and the relationship between the two conditions. Kenzie founded an online accessible audiology practice, Hear Lab Clinic, which empowers individuals to put their hearing first. 

Posted Mar. 4, 2024

¸é˛ął¦łó±đ±ôĚý±ő°ů´Ç˛Ô˛ő (EnvSt, EPOBio’15) is co-founder of Nude Foods Market, a Boulder grocery store that opened in 2020 and eschews single-use containers by selling food and body care items in bulk, which are then packaged in reusable containers. Customers return the containers to be used again. Rachel and her team are opening another store at 44th and Lowell in Denver this fall. 

Posted Nov. 6, 2023

In 2019, former SpaceX engineer Zeke Brechtel (MAeroEngr’15) co-founded the technology company Prewitt Ridge. Zeke now serves as CTO of the company, which announced this fall it had closed on $4.1 million in seed funding to accelerate the growth of its digital engineering platform, Verve. Verve, which Zeke helped build, helps product-building teams move faster and collaborate more efficiently across tools, and improve data connectivity while accelerating the time to build a model from months to hours. 

Posted Nov. 6, 2023

Colorado Glass Works is Boulder’s only stained glass studio teaching the traditional art of stained glass. The studio is owned by Meggy Wilm (IntPhys’15) and opened its doors on Pearl Street in August 2022. The studio specializes in custom work, selling supplies and materials to other artists and teaching stained glass classes for various experience levels. Ten percent of all profits from the studio are donated to a collection of environmental groups.

Posted Mar. 6, 2023

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