“Job” Class Notes

Stephen Smithson (Engr ’90, ’96 L/M) has become vice president, general counsel and board secretary for TechLaw Holdings in Chantilly, Virginia. Most recently, Stephen held private practice and in-house positions in Utah, and he is thrilled to be back in Virginia. Whenever possible, he spends time hiking, camping, boating, fishing and spending time with his wife, four young kids (future Hoos!?) and two dogs. He’s looking forward to catching up with old friends in D.C. and at UVA football and basketball games.

Rob Begland (Col ’89, Law ’00 L/M) has joined the litigation and dispute resolution practice team at Cox, Castle & Nicholson, a full-service law firm focused on real estate in the United States. Mr. Begland, who brings nearly 20 years of commercial litigation experience, joins as a litigation partner. He represents companies in disputes related to real property, contracts, corporate governance, intellectual property, and insurance. Mr. Begland is based in Los Angeles.

Ryan McEnroe (Arch ’09) has been promoted to associate at the Washington, D.C., office of Quinn Evans Architects, an award-winning architectural and planning practice. A member of the AIA and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Mr. McEnroe holds a master of architecture (2009) and a master of landscape architecture (2009) from the University of Virginia, and a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University (2005). His projects include design of the new bird house at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park and a study for the sanctuary at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.

Afi Wiggins (Educ ’14) was recently hired as director of program evaluation and research at the University of Texas Charles A. Dana Center. The UT Dana Center provides teachers and leaders in schools, colleges and universities with training, resources and other products and services in K-16 science and mathematics education for underrepresented and other student populations across the US and internationally. See the feature on the UT Dana Center website for more information.

Kristin Decker Ogburn (Col ’89 L/M), a litigation lawyer for Horack Talley in Charlotte, North Carolina, began her term as the chair of the bankruptcy section of the North Carolina Bar Association on July 1, 2017. The bankruptcy section promotes networking and education for practitioners in all areas of bankruptcy practice and among members who practice in the three federal bankruptcy districts. Ms. Ogburn focuses her practice in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and commercial real estate. She represents secured and unsecured creditors in consumer and business bankruptcy cases throughout North Carolina and South Carolina.

Luis G. Pedraja (Grad ’94) was appointed president of Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Massachusetts.

David Maxwell (Engr ’94) has been promoted to senior vice president at Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm. In this position, Maxwell is responsible for leading the civil engineering operations of the firm’s southern Virginia and North Carolina offices. In this role, he works closely with Dewberry’s local leadership to set operational and growth strategies in the Southeast. He continues to serve as the manager of the firm’s Richmond and Virginia Beach offices. With more than 23 years of experience, Mr. Maxwell’s background includes the management of full-service term contracts and large multidisciplinary teams to bring unique engineering solutions to his clients. He is a registered professional engineer and a LEED Accredited Professional BD +C.

Brian J. Dunkel (Col ’03 L/M) has joined Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry as an Atlanta-based associate in the firm’s tax controversy and litigation practice. Mr. Dunkel brings nine years of tax experience, of which more than five were spent working in-house at national accounting firms. Mr. Dunkel focuses his practice on international tax controversy and litigation, representing individual and corporate taxpayers in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service during all phases of the tax controversy and litigation process. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, his law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law and his master’s in taxation from Georgetown University School of Law.

Jack Murray (Col ’16, Com ’17) has joined Skyway Capital Markets, a boutique investment bank in Tampa, Florida, as an investment associate.  

Lincoln Bisbee (Law ’07) has been promoted to partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in the labor and employment practice. Effective October 1, 2017, Mr. Bisbee, who resides in Washington D.C., will join 31 newly elected partners from 12 offices and 10 practices. Lincoln represents employers in a broad array of employment litigation matters, including class actions and individual-plaintiff cases involving wage and hour, discrimination, and employment tort claims in federal and state courts and arbitration proceedings.