1980s
Natalie I. Lancaster (’80, Political Science) is Vice President, Director of Training for Stewart Title Guaranty Company. Previously, she managed the Katy office for Stewart Title Houston. She is married with three children. nlaancast@stewart.com
Dan Workman (’83, Psychology) joined the Producers & Engineers Wing, Steering Committee for the Recording Academy (The Grammys) this past fall. danw@sugarhillstudios.com
Aris Economon (’89, Economics) and Hanneke Faber (’90, Journalism,’92, MBA) moved from Geneva, Switzerland, to Indian Hill, Ohio. Hanneke works for Procter & Gamble. She is now Vice President and Global Brand Franchise Leader for Pantene and Herbal Essences shampoos. economon@bluewin.ch
1990s
Kim Hooker Ballesteros (’90, Communication) is currently living in San Antonio with her husband, Sean, and son, Lyle, raising money for Riverwalk Jazz. kimbosita@hotmail.com
Cindy Shoemaker Clayton (’91, French)and her husband David welcomed daughter Iris Austen Clayton on June 22, 2009. Iris joins big sister Audrey, born in 2005. Cindy is in her third year as Documentation Manager for Chemstations, Inc., where she is proud to work alongside other Honors alumni. cindyc@io.com
Mark Brokowski (’92, Marketing) is now in Chicago, Illinois as head of sales for the Great Lakes region for American Express Business Travel, having returned to the U.S. after four years with American Express in Toronto. Mark and his wife, Donna, have a 3-year-old daughter named Kenna. mbrokowski@usa.net
Cheryl (Dube) Worley (’92, Music)and Kirk L. Worley (’96, JD) are pleased to announce the newest addition to their family: Paige L. Worley, born on August 2, 2009. Both Kirk and Cheryl have been named 2009 Texas Rising Star Lawyers by Texas Monthly. cworley@hwa.com
John L. King (’92, Accounting) is a partner with Ernst & Young, one ofthe “Big Four” global accounting and advisory firms. In May 2009, John delivered the commencement address for the Bauer College of Business commencement. john.king@ey.com
Joey (Lockwood) Halm (’92, Music) completed her M.S. in Pastoral Counseling at Loyola College of Maryland, and now serves as a Personal Counselor at Georgetown Visitation School, a preparatory school for girls in grades 9-12 in Washington, D.C. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband, Joe, and their three children. jhalm@visi.org
Bernie Luger (’92, Chemistry and Mathematics) is now teaching 7-12 Mathematics at St. Regis School District in St. Regis, Montana, and is working toward his M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from MSU-Bozeman. He is also learning to ski. bernie@montanafishandgaming.com
Trey Wilkinson (’92, Marketing, ’02, MBA Finance) serves as president of Select Asset Management and is a member of The Honors College Advisory Board. trey@select-asset.com
Scott Sonsalla (’93, Military Science and Business) has left his position as a battalion executive officer at The Old Guard in Washington, D.C., and assumed duties as the Professor of Military Science at The University of Texas at San Antonio. scott.sonsalla@us.army.mil
James Lee (’93, Economics) and Karla Lee (’94, Journalism) are living in Kansas City with their daughter, Jessica (14), and just sent their son, Jacob, to study engineering at UH. James is now a partner at a financial consulting company he founded in 2004 and Karla is a corporate account manager for OraPharma, a division of Johnson & Johnson. jkjjlee@sbcglobal.net
Jeffrey Sink (’93, Mathematics) just had twin boys, Liam and Peyton, and is working as Vice-President of an investment bank in San Francisco. jsink13@yahoo.com
Michael Gapinski (‘94, Mechanical Engineering) has taken the position of Senior Vice President & Wealth Advisor with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Mike and his wife, Kim (Young) Gapinski (’94, Russian Studies), live in Kingwood, Texas, with their son, Donovan. michael.gapinski@morganstanley.com, kygapinski@embarqmail.com
Hettie Richardson (’94, Sociology) and her husband, Rik Young, welcomed their daughter, Canice Elyse Richardson Young, on November 6, 2009. In addition to being a first-time mother, Hettie is currently serving as co-chair of the Department of Management at Louisiana State University. hricha4@lsu.edu
Chris VanHoose (’94, Computer Science) and Ann VanHoose (’92, Accounting, MIS) had twin boys, Tripp and Trace, on November 24, 2009, to join big sister Lori (8) and big brother CR (5). Chris is Chief Technology Officer of CT Lien Solutions; Ann is a financial analyst for Shell Oil Company. amvanhoose@usa.net
Matthew Brawley (’95, Radio and TV) is the Videographer/Editor/Director for KUHT-TV, Houston PBS. Matt won a 2009 Emmy for directing the Houston- PBS Spelling Bee, which was the first regional Spelling Bee ever broadcast on a PBS affiliate. He currently directs Houston PBS’ nationally-syndicated talk-show “InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse” and the local current affairs show “Houston 8,” which was awarded a 2009 Lone Star Emmy in its first season in the category of outstanding informational program. mbrawley2@uh.edu
Damon Wilkinson (’95, Management Information Systems) and Tina Lee (’98, Anthropology) had their first child, Evelyn Avis Wilkinson, on November 11, 2009. tinalee85281@yahoo.com
Domenico Ippolito (’96, Electrical Engineering) earned his J.D. from UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law in May, and started work as an Associate at HOWREY LLP in East Palo Alto in September. He passed the California State Bar Exam as well as the Patent Bar exam, and looks forward to his second career as a patent attorney. domenic@unitedunderdogs.com
Summer (Shahida) Amin (’97, Journalism) recently left her position as Director of Marketing Communications at Chief Executives Organization to start her own company, NiMA, an integrated marketing boutique headquartered in Washington, D.C. summer.amin@gmail.com
Chris Brewster (’99, Accounting) lives in Austin and was recently named partner in the Austin law firm of Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend. He represents cities in electric utility issues before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Chris and his wife, Holly, have a two-year-old daughter, Lucy, and welcomed a son, Simon, on January 15th. cbrewster@lglawfirm.com
2000s
David A. Berntsen (’00, Optometry, ’02 Optometry, OD) will join the faculty in the Clinical Sciences Department in the College of Optometry at the University of Houston as an Assistant Professor on September 1, 2010. dberntsen@optometry.osu.edu
Kamrun Jenabzadeh (’01, Biophysical Sciences) and his wife, Nicole, welcomed a new addition to their lives, Adel Gaven Jenabzadeh, on the Persian New Year, March 20, 2009. Kamrun is currently finishing his surgery residency at the University of Minnesota. kamrunj@yahoo.com
Lukas Grabiec (’02, Political Science) is currently serving as Corporate Counsel for Intel Corporation based out of Phoenix, Arizona, and advises clients globally. He recently was selected by the Arizona Bar Association to serve on the Arizona Bar Leadership Institute. Lukas and his wife, Karolina, and their two boys, Patryk and Vincent, welcomed a new addition to the family, Dominika Felicja Grabiec, on November 19, 2009. lukasgrabiec@yahoo.com
Marshall West (’02, Information Systems Technology) is currently the IT Manager for Child Advocates, Inc.,Houston. marshall.west@childadvocates.org
Hanskarl Borck (’03, Chemical Engineering) and Beth Kungel Borck (’03,Sociology and Theatre) welcomed son Konrad Wesley Borck on June 23, 2009, joining older sister Isabella (2). Beth has been re-elected to serve as Board President for a third term for Unhinged Productions, Houston’s GLBT Theatre. borckb@uhcl.edu
Justin Gilmore (’04, Music) launched Shift Forex in July of 2009. Shift Forexis a currency trading and alternative investment advisory firm based in New York, offering services to individual investors and investment firms. justin@shiftforex.com
Carol Stojan Schmidt (’07, Chemical Engineering) served as chair forthe young professionals group of the South Texas Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (YPSTS-AIChE) and will be featured in theHouston Chronicle for National EngineeringWeek (E-Week). carol.schmidty@gmail.com
