2000-2009
Lauren Hall '00 joined the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as chief development officer. She has more than 20 years of experience as a nonprofit executive, working in various fundraising roles at Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the University of Pennsylvania, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. (06/25)
Tom Oram '00 has been named director of music at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, the nation's first parish, in St. Augustine, FL. Tom, Martha, and their five children return to Florida from Our Lady of Good Counsel (Plymouth, MI), where he served for the past decade. (06/26)
Michelle Bielanski Filander '01 was named director of athletics at Austin College (TX). She has been the head women's basketball coach at Austin since 2010, also serving as the assistant athletics director and senior woman administrator. (06/26)
Stephen Cady '01, pictured with his wife, Emily Hill Cady '01, was inaugurated as the third President of Brite Divinity School on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. OWU alumni and friends present at the inauguration celebration included Robert Allan Hill '76, Susan Shafer '67, Benjamin Hill '03, Christopher Hill '06, Gretchen Townshend Heinze '01, Jeffrey Clapper '02, Jamie O'Brien '02, and Ruth Rabby, wife of Emily and Stephen's beloved OWU theatre professor Bo Rabby. Stephen and Emily have three wonderful children, Ellie, Charlie, and Hannah. (06/25)
Dana Bucin Diaz Vazquez '02 was inducted into Immigration Heritage Hall of Fame. She is an award-winning immigration attorney and partner at Harris Beach Murtha. As a leader of the Hartford immigration team, Dana represents businesses and individual clients on a wide range of immigration matters. Since 2018, Dana has been serving as Honorary Consul of Romania to Connecticut, a diplomatic appointment that enables her to establish various cross-border exchanges between Connecticut and Romania. (06/26)
Noel Anderson '03 debuted his largest solo museum show "Black Excellence" at the University Art Museum at the University at Albany (NY). The exhibition featured over 35 works, including stretched and suspended Jacquard tapestries depicting digitally altered archival and media images centered on Black identity, labor, and performance. These projects were exhibited alongside earlier works and archival materials capturing the arc of Noel's career. (06/26)
Alexander Varel '03 joined Cerebras Systems, a company accelerating in generative AI, as executive vice president of worldwide sales. He previously worked at MongoDB, Udacity, Zscaler, and Multiverse, expanding each company's reach worldwide. (06/26)
Ali Chaudhry '04 joined Hornblower Group, a leader in experiences and transportation, as executive vice president and lead of government partnerships. Before this role, he served as senior vice president and chief of development and government relations at AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting. (06/26)
Leah Schilling Hendricks '05 joined the leadership team of Healthcare Capital Advisors' (HCA) new consulting practice. HCA is an investment bank and strategic advisory firm, and Leah brought her experience as the former corporate director of business development and admissions at Beyond Healthcare. (06/26)
Ashley Jones '06 joined Climb Bio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, as senior vice president, people and workforce strategy. Ashley has nearly 20 years of experience supporting executive teams and building organizations in the biotechnology sector. Previously, she founded and led Cultivate Co., a consulting practice providing fractional human resources support to biotechnology companies. (06/26)
Paul Kramer '06 was elected to the Textile Rental Services Association Board of Directors. He currently serves as the president of City Uniforms and Linen. (06/25)
Nianci "Hillary" Su '06 was featured in "10 Influential Leaders in Wealth and Asset Management 2024" by Insights Success. She currently serves as director and head of U.K. at InvesTAO, an investment firm. With 15 years of experience, she started as a financial analyst in London, progressing through roles in sell-side equity sales and asset management. (06/25)
Andrew Warnock '06 was inducted into Delaware City Schools Hall of Fame (OH). (06/26)
Brent Perrin '07 joined the Trump Administration in April as a political appointee in the U.S. Department of Labor as the deputy director of the Center for Faith. (06/26)
Julie Peterson '07 was named interim director of University of Nebraska–Lincoln's West Central Research, Extension, and Education Center. She is an entomologist and extension specialist, currently serving as associate director of the center and leads their Agroecosystems Entomology Lab. (06/26)
Christy Sicher George '07 was named a 2025 Women of Excellence Honoree by The Chicago Defender. She serves as the president and CEO of Intersect Illinois, a public private partnership focused on global business development for the State of Illinois. Most recently, Christy served as Executive Director of the Chicago 2024 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention. Christy was named Who's Who in Crain's Chicago Business 2026. (06/26)
Zachary Dennis '08 was named athletic director at Smithville High School (OH). He previously worked as an assistant football coach at The College of Wooster and head football coach at Tuscarawas High School. (06/26)
Caitlyn Nestleroth Johnson '08 received the 2024 Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under from the Ohio State Bar Foundation. Caitlyn is a senior assistant attorney general at the Ohio Attorney General's Office. She is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Columbus, the Columbus Bar Association, and the Ohio State Bar Association, and is actively involved in legal education and youth development. (06/25)
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