“Job” Class Notes

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 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) 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. 

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.

Megan K. Dhillon (Col ’08) joined Carlton Fields’ growing healthcare practice in Washington, D.C. as an adviser to healthcare providers. Her career in healthcare law includes experience in both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining Carlton Fields, Dhillon was an associate at Hancock, Daniel, and Johnson in Richmond, Virginia.

Geoffrey N. Gordon (Col ’68 L/M) has been named interim superintendent of schools in Riverdale, New Jersey. Gordon begins his 25th year as a superintendent of schools. During his time as superintendent of the New Providence district in Union County, the district soared to the top 10 of 309 districts in student achievement. In 1994, he became the first K-12 educator elected to the New Jersey Board of Governors of the National Conference for Community and Justice. Gordon was reelected and served for 8 years. Gordon also led the Port Washington district on Long Island for a decade and was selected as Long Island Educator of the Year. He was the first and only educator elected to the board of directors of the Long Island Red Cross for his philanthropic work during Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy. Gordon received a unanimous citation for his public service from the New York State Senate in 2012.

Tresa Chambers (Col ’89) is now communications director at the American Heart Association national office in Dallas. In this role, she identifies and supports strategic growth opportunities and business partnerships aligned with the organization’s mission.

Pat Cuadros (Col ’09) was promoted to the next program analyst level at the U.S. Geological Survey. She is also in her fourth year as a writer and photographer with Blogcritics Magazine. Highlights include interviewing Nelson Mandela’s grandson Ndaba Mandela, following U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the National Book Festival main stage and shooting concert photography in Canada for the popular rock band Gowan.

William F. Crozer (Col ’07) was appointed as special assistant to the president and deputy director of intergovernmental affairs by President Donald Trump.

Scott Cyphers (Arch ’97 L/M) was promoted from principal to design principal. In this role, he will help the firm’s founder lead the design efforts and aesthetic quality of all projects in the firm. His expanded role will also include a focus on cultivating client relationships.

Jack Copper (Engr ’72 L/M) launched NeuralStudio.ai®, which offers neural network-based artificial intelligence. Hollie Coleman (Engr ’19) played an important role preparing for the launch as an intern during the summer of 2018 at the company’s headquarters in the Cayman Islands. Copper first learned about neural networks in on of his engineering electives, titled “Problems in the Philosophy of Religion,” 50 years ago.

Chelsea Cullerot (Com ’10, ’11) was promoted manager in the audit practice of Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm. She joined the company in 2014 and specializes in internal control compliance, particularly detailed Sarbanes-Oxley testing.

David Hartingh (Col ’95 L/M) was named president and CEO of International Executive Service Corps in Washington, D.C. IESC was founded in 1964 by American business leaders, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, including David Rockefeller, who believed that businesses are the engines that drive economic growth and innovation, and that supporting them can lift countries out of poverty. David, his wife Erika and their son live in Arlington, Virginia.

Charles Wolverton (Col ’91 L/M) was named a partner at BDO USA, a professional services firm. Wolverton will continue to lead the firm’s public sector practice, which he helped launch several years ago. The practice, which is based in McClean, Virginia, provides guidance to the federal government sector on many fronts.