“Job” Class Notes
Carlotta Stankiewicz (Col ’87 CM)
Carlotta Eike Stankiewicz (Col ’87 L/M) has been appointed Director of Marketing and Communications for the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas in Austin.
Ms. Stankiewicz is a writer and photographer who previously served as Creative Director at GSD&M Advertising in Austin, Texas. In 2016 she published Haiku Austin, a gift book of her own photography and irreverent haiku, via Haiku Empire Press. She is currently working on Haiku Hooville, a gift book about Charlottesville and UVA, which will be published in winter 2017–2018. Ms. Stankiewicz also serves on the Board of Directors of the Writers’ League of Texas, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the craft, commerce and community of writing throughout the state.
As Director of Marketing, Ms. Stankiewicz will be responsible for promoting the many offerings of the Blanton, which holds the largest public collection in Central Texas with nearly 18,000 objects. The museum is recognized for its modern and contemporary American and Latin American art, Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings, and encyclopedic collection of prints and drawings.
Cyndee Moore (Col ’85, Educ ’02 CM)
Cyndee Perdue Moore, Ed.D. (Col ’85, Educ ’02) has been appointed Executive Director of the University of North Georgia’s Oconee campus in Watkinsville, Georgia. Moore begins her appointment on May 1.
Brian Drummond (Col ’81 CM)
Brian Drummond (Col ’81 L/M) has been elected to the Virginia State Bar Council for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit for a three year term commencing July 1, 2017.
Victoria Hough (Col ’83 CM)
Victoria Hough (Col ’83 L/M) is employed as an Administrative and Office Specialist, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Melissa Hockstad (Engr ’96 CM)
Melissa Lisowski Hockstad (Engr ’96 L/M) has been named President and CEO of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI). ACI represents the producers of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products and is dedicated to advancing public understanding of the safety and benefits of cleaning products. She lives with her husband Leif Hockstad (Engr ’96 L/M) in Washington, DC.
Cathryn Le Regulski (Col ’96)
Cathryn Le Regulski (Col ’96) has been promoted to partner in law firm DLA Piper’s Northern Virginia office, effective as of January 1, 2017.
Cathryn is a member of DLA Piper’s Employment practice, where she counsels management on employment law compliance issues, hiring and terminating employees, effective management of difficult employees, proprietary information and trade secret protection, workplace investigations, and developing and implementing personnel practices.
The firm’s complete press release on the 46 lawyers promoted to partnership for 2017 is available here for reference.
Shari Routch (Law ’91)
Shari Robbins Routch (Law ’91) has been appointed Interim Director of Admissions at Penn State Altoona. She continues to serve as Director of University Relations.
Dawn Ursula (Col ’90)
Dawn Ursula (Col ’90) will perform in the 2017–18 season at the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore. She has been cast in the roles of Esther in Intimate Apparel and Marianne Angelle in The Revolutionists. Ms. Ursula is an actress in the Washington, D.C. area. In 2016, she received a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in Queens Girl in the World.
Neale Johnson (Law ’98)
Neale Johnson (Law ’98) has joined the legal project management team of the law firm Smith Moore Leatherwood. He works in the firm’s Greensboro, North Carolina office, where he leads the firm’s construction practice.
Michael Lang (Com ’94)
Michael “Mike” Lang (Com ’94) has joined BB&T as a residential construction specialist in the firm’s commercial real estate group. He is based in Richmond, Virginia.
Katherine Cook (Col ’86 CM)
Katherine Conner Cook (Col ’86 L/M) has joined the staff of the Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation in marketing and development in Richmond, VA. The nonprofit works to cultivate awareness and raise understanding of teen depression and anxiety, and was formed in 2014 after the sudden death of Cameron Gallagher, a 16 year old from Richmond, Virginia, and sister of rising 4th year student, D. Andrew Gallagher, II (Com ’18).
Andrew Cookingham (Col ’05 CM)
Andrew C. Cookingham (Col ’05) has been elected a partner in the law firm Thompson & Knight. He works in the firm’s Dallas office, where his practice focuses on managed care litigation and dispute resolution on behalf of hospitals, physician groups, and other healthcare providers.
Bradford Hammock (Col ’92 CM)
Bradford T. Hammock (Col ’92 L/M) has been named office managing principal at the Washington, D.C. regional office of the law firm Jackson Lewis. He focuses his practice on safety and health and is co-leader of the firm’s workplace safety and health practice group.
Wyatt Deal (Col ’03)
Wyatt A. Deal (Col ’03) has been promoted to partner at the law firm Hunton & Williams. He works in the firm’s Richmond, Virginia office, where he focuses his practice on private equity and venture capital.
Raymond Crosier (Col ’77 CM)
Raymond T. Crosier (Col ’77 L/M) has been appointed president and COO of financial services at Helios and Matheson Analytics, an information technology company that uses predictive analytics and data visualization. Mr. Crosier previously served as president and COO of Online Resources Corp., a financial technology provider.
Edward Mullen (Col ’99, Law ’08 CM)
Edward A. Mullen (Col ’99, Law ’08 L/M) was promoted to managing partner of the law firm Reed Smith’s Richmond, Virginia office. He joined the firm in 2008 and is a partner in the firm’s global regulatory enforcement group, with a practice focused on administrative, regulatory and government affairs law in Virginia. Mr. Mullen is also an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he teaches a course on legislative drafting and statutory interpretation.
Brian Seal (Col ’91)
Brian S. Seal (Col ’91) has joined the law firm Butzel Long as a shareholder. He works in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where his practice focuses on patent litigation and business disputes.
Hernando Herrera (Col ’89 CM)
After nearly 8 years as the Property Manager of Hillandale HOA in Georgetown, Hernando became the General Manager of the Carlyle Towers Condominium in Old Town Alexandria (a set of three high-rise buildings with recreational amenities and 24 staff members). In 2010, Hernando became a member of the Washington DC chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), joined the Education and Legislative Action committees and earned three certifications—the most prominent being the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) which required a multi-day on-site visit to another community and a rigorous masters-level evaluation of best-practices and recommendations for that community. (Less than 2,450 PCAMs exist in the U.S.) Hernando resides in Alexandria, VA with his wife, Marcela.
Stephanie Edwards (Col ’84 CM)
Stephanie M. Edwards (Col ’84) founded Edwards Elder Law, P.A., located in St. Petersburg, FL. Her practice focuses on elder law, estate planning, probate and trust administration.
Traci Thompson (Col ’99)
CHRISTUS Health is pleased to announce that Traci Thompson, J.D., has joined CHRISTUS Health’s Advocacy and Public Policy team. Traci began her new role on April 3, 2017, and will be headquartered in Baton Rouge where, among other things, she will work to advance CHRISTUS Health’s Louisiana and federal policy and advocacy priorities.
“I am confident Traci will help us immensely in successfully navigating the policy changes ahead so that we can continue to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ,” said Gabriela Saenz, Vice President, Advocacy and Public Policy. “Traci is in the unique position to work closely with our community leaders on CHRISTUS priorities such as school-based health centers, the continued protection of vulnerable populations, conscience protections and to eliminate barriers and increase transparency for our patients and medical providers.”
Thompson’s background includes advising clients in the health care industry on existing and potential regulatory and policy-driven initiatives. Prior to joining CHRISTUS Health, Traci’s extensive legal background includes serving as Counsel to Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P. and as a Partner to Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. During her time in private practice, she focused specifically on promoting telehealth education and access in Louisiana and actively works on the Louisiana Task Force on Telehealth Access to assist with the state’s telehealth policies and regulations.
After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1999, Thompson worked as an Associate Director with the Advisory Board Company located out of Washington, D.C., furthering her health care expertise. Thompson has also written and lectured on a variety of health care legal topics throughout her career on a local and national level.
She earned her J.D. from Louisiana State University and has been named a “Rising Star” in health care by Louisiana Super Lawyers for the past several years and has been awarded a Preeminent AV Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. She has served her community through board service and philanthropic involvement with various organizations including the Women’s Hospital Foundation, Emerge Center, Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations, American Health Lawyers Association, Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association, among others.
“I am thrilled to take on this new role and be part of a health care organization committed to the many communities we serve in Northern, Central and Southwestern Louisiana,” explained Thompson. “As a member of the CHRISTUS team, I have the opportunity to help CHRISTUS navigate through the evolving health care issues affecting our communities and to communicate our knowledge and understanding of important policy and advocacy initiatives with our Associates, physicians, state leaders and other influencers.”
“We are excited to have a constant and reliable physical presence in Louisiana to continue our advocacy efforts,” said Saenz. “We know our leaders will depend on Thompson for guidance as we work together with our lawmakers to build healthier communities.”
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