“Job” Class Notes
Ryan Coonerty (Law ’01)
Ryan Coonerty (Law ’01) is the founder and host of a new podcast, “An Honorable Profession,” that profiles state and local leaders who are rising stars in American politics. Coonerty is the chair of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors in California.
Michael Campbell (Res ’10)
Michael O. Campbell (Res ’10) joined Eye Care and Vision Associates as eye physician and surgeon. Campbell, a board-certified ophthalmologist with more than nine years of experience in comprehensive eye care in New York and Pennsylvania, specializes in wellness, cataract surgery and laser treatments. He lives in Orchard Park, New York.
Tara Nauful (Col ’89 CM)
Tara E. Nauful (Col ’89 L/M) recently joined the boutique law firm Beal after completing two-year clerkship with the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina. Prior to her clerkship, Nauful was in private practice for 23 years, representing financial institutions and other lenders in bankruptcy and insolvency-related matters. Her most recent article, “I Confess! The Ethical Obligation to Tattle on Yourself,” was published in the October 2018 issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.
R. Stephenson (Grad ’90, Grad ’98)
R. Scott Stephenson (Grad ’90, ’98) is the the new president and CEO of the Museum of the American Revolution. Stephenson has a background in history and film, including time as a consultant for Last of the Mohicans and the TLC show “How Do You Think You Are?” with guests like Scott Foley, Angie Harmon and Valerie Bertinelli. Stephenson was previously vice president of collections, exhibitions and programming at the museum, which opened in 2017.
James Hemmings (Col ’98 CM)
James Hemmings (Col ’98 L/M) was elected to partner at the law firm Tucker Ellis. He represents clients including pharmaceutical and medical device companies, consumer and industrial product manufacturers, industrial chemical suppliers, and national universities at all levels of state and federal courts. He has managed or participated on trial teams in mass tort proceedings, multidistrict litigation, and class actions relating to product liability and other tort, consumer fraud, insurance, antitrust, RICO, and breach of contract matters.
Adam Kesselman (Col ’02)
Adam Kesselman (Col ’02) was named executive director of the Center for Ecoliteracy, a non-profit dedicated to smart, hopeful and vital education for sustainable living in K-12 schools.
Anna Levin (Col ’02 CM)
Rabbi Anna Levin Rosen (Col ’02 L/M) is in her third year as executive director of Hillel at the University of Chicago, where she is responsible for the full range of activities involving Jewish undergraduate and graduate students. She lives with her husband, Tal Rosen, and three children in the Lakeview section of Chicago, where they all enjoy city living and being near the home of the Cubs.
Leslie Leighton (Col ’74 CM)
Leslie S. Leighton (Col ’74 L/M) has been appointed a visiting lecturer in the department of history at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. He teaches American history and the history of public health and medicine to undergraduates.
Veronica Jones (Col ’96)
Veronica Jones (Col ’96 L/M) earned her master’s degree from the University of Southern California in May 2018 and was recently named chief operating officer at the National Abortion Federation in Washington, D.C.
Hayden Lee (Col ’04 CM)
Hayden Lee (Col ’04 L/M) was named a partner at ShounBach, a Fairfax, Virginia, law firm dedicated to family law. Lee was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2007 and practices family law throughout northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
John Rickman (Darden ’98, Engr ’92)
John Rickman (Engr ’92, Darden ’98) joined ReAlta Life Sciences, an early stage pharmaceutical company based in Norfolk, Virginia, as its chief financial officer. John and his wife, Mary Beth Sims Rickman (Col ’89), and their five children live in Norfolk.
Jill Cummins (Col ’85)
Jill Reid Cummins (Col ’85) was appointed and sworn in as an associate judge on the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, on Jan. 12, 2018. She was appointed by Gov.Larry Hogan to a 15-year term.
Eric Johnson (Col ’99 CM)
Eric B. Johnson (Col ’99 L/M) was named executive director of Open Books in Chicago, Illinois. Open Books is a nonprofit education organization that provides literacy experiences for tens of thousands of readers each year through formative programs and the creative capitalization of books. Johnson lives with his wife and two daughters in Chicago.
Vicki Horst (Col ’90)
Vicki Denise Sinsel Horst (Col ’90) is a partner at Hairfield Morton, which was voted Best of Richmond Top 3 Law Firms for 2018. Her practice focuses on real estate, business law and estate planning. She lives in Prince George, Virginia, with her husband, Glenn.
Gerri Mattson (Col ’89)
Gerri Finkelstein Mattson (Col ’89) is the new president of the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation Board of Trustees. Dr. Mattson has worked for 13 years as the pediatric medical consultant with the North Carolina Title V program in the Women’s and Children’s Health Section at the N.C. Division of Public Health. A longtime society member, Dr. Mattson is a 2008-09 alumna of the foundation’s Leadership College, and has been part of the Leadership College faculty since her graduation. She currently serves as co-chair of the program.
Timothy Kitt (Com ’88)
Timothy Kitt (Com ’88 L/M) was named senior vice president, head of pricing and execution in Freddie Mac’s single-family business. For the last four years, Kitt has led the pricing and analytics team in single-family portfolio management.
Michael Jones (Engr ’05)
Michael H. Jones (Engr ’05) was named partner at Rothwell, Figg, Ernst and Manbeck, an intellectual property law firm in Washington, D.C. Jones’ practice covers all aspects of patent law and a wide range of technologies.
Sarah Elizabeth Schmidt (Col ’09, Grad ’12)
Sarah Elizabeth Schmidt (Col ’09, Grad ’12) accepted the position of general manager at the Colonnade Club on UVA’s Grounds. She is thrilled to once again be in service to the University and back in the Academical Village where she met and later married her husband, R. Brennan Schmidt (Col ’06, Educ ’12). Sarah Elizabeth, Brennan, and their two children will relocate to Charlottesville at the end of the month.
Gary Wallace (Com ’85 CM)
Gary Wallace (Com ’85 L/M) has been named managing partner of the CPA firm, Keiter, effective Jan. 1, 2019. In this role, Wallace will oversee Keiter’s strategic direction and continue to serve as a partner in the firm’s tax practice. He has more than 30 years of accounting experience and most recently led Keiter’s tax department.
Austen Givens (Col ’04)
Austen Givens (Col ’04) was named director of graduate cybersecurity programs at Utica College. He lives in Clinton, New York, with his wife, Rachel, and daughters, Serafina and Augusta.
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