TRITON Magazine Spring 2016 | Page 62

CLASS NOTES ( Continued )

Leigh Schanfein , Warren , is a research associate and professional dancer at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries , NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City .

Danielle Berger , Revelle , is a high school English teacher at Animo Leadership , a Green Dot Public School located in Inglewood , Calif .

Kevin Watt , Marshall , M . P . I . A . ’ 09 , is the founder of Early Bird Ranch , where he practices sustainable farming through a uniquely integrated livestock operation .

Shaoyang Yeh , Roosevelt , has a Ph . D . in tissue engineering from the University of Oxford .

Allison Cuttler , M . A ., is a math teacher at North Star Academy College Preparatory High School in Newark , N . J ., where she won the prestigious Milken Educator Award in December 2015 .

Yuvraj Agarwal , Ph . D ., is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and was a recipient of this year ’ s esteemed Google Faculty Research Award .

Nadia Johnson , Marshall , works in corporate accounting and recently welcomed her first child , a baby boy .

Amanda Ripley , Muir , is working with adults with histories of chronic street homelessness and mental illness as part of her master ’ s degree in social work program at New York University .

Justin Wales , Sixth , was selected as a finalist for the Difference Maker Award , one of several HYPE Miami ^® Awards recognizing young professionals under age 35 who have demonstrated outstanding achievements . Wales was honored for his work with two community organizations : Engage Miami and Code for Miami .

Saki Hashimoto , Warren , is an instructor at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point , Calif .

Tom Montgomery , M . P . I . A ., is an American diplomat assigned to the U . S . Embassy to the Vatican in Rome .

Brittany Schwartzkopf , Warren , is in a Ph . D . program in Fisheries Science at Oregon State University , studying juvenile rockfish and their life history characteristics in estuaries .

Hanna Sherman , Sixth , is an associate wealth management advisor with Northwestern Mutual ’ s McTique Financial Group in Rosemont , Ill .

Shana Baiz , Muir , is working with nonprofit organizations in grant writing and development with a focus on edible education and food justice advocacy .

Ryan Devall , Roosevelt , practices law for Swanson , Martin & Bell , LLP in Chicago .

Claudia Renteria , Roosevelt , M . Ed . ’ 15 , is a bilingual teacher at Field Elementary in the San Diego Unified School District where she supports emergent bilingual students ’ language

development and ensures students ’ cultures are represented .

Ngozi Anyanwu , M . F . A ., won the inaugural Humanitas Prize for her play , Good Grief , which she wrote and stars in . It was chosen from more than 230 submissions .

Patrick Garvin , Sixth , is in his first year of medical school at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences , working toward a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine ( DO ) degree .

Megan Laughlin , Muir , M . Ed . ’ 15 , is a kindergarten teacher at Carmel Creek School in San Diego .

Laura Marx , Muir , is an animal care technician at Helen Woodward Animal Center in San Diego .

Gabriela Ortiz , Roosevelt , is a Peace Corps health volunteer in rural Madagascar .

Adam Ramirez , Roosevelt , M . Ed ., is a second-year teacher at the Academy of Arts & Sciences in Thousand Oaks , Calif . He is the recipient of one of 34 nationwide Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Teaching Fellowships , awarded to early-career high school math and science teachers .

Pierre Sleiman , M . B . A ., founder and CEO of Go Green Agriculture , has partnered with Souplantation as a fresh produce provider .

Eduardo Temprana Giraldo , Sixth , M . S . ’ 15 , is a Ph . D . student at UC San Diego researching legacy fiber-optic networks . His results have been covered in major publications , including Science and the New York Times .

Mac Witmer , Roosevelt , is a relationship manager for LinkedIn at their Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore .

Boris Boryakov , Sixth , is a user experience researcher for Intuit in San Diego .

Michael DeZubiria , M . P . I . A ., is a placement officer for the U . S . Peace Corps . He was acknowledged by President Obama at a personal meetand-greet in the Oval Office for being an “ outstanding hiring success .”

Adam Li , Sixth , is working toward a Ph . D . in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University . His research utilizes advanced stereoelectroencephalography on human patients to observe how the brain learns and remembers .

Anand Murthy , Muir , is in his first year at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California .

Zachary Tatlock , Ph . D ., is a professor at the University of Washington and a recipient of this year ’ s prestigious Google Faculty Research Award .

James Thao , Roosevelt , is an analyst at Goldman Sachs in Salt Lake City .

Priyanka Upadhyay , Muir , is an audit associate for PricewaterhouseCoopers in San Jose , Calif .

Zev Hurwitz , Warren , serves as the Goldman Bridge Fellow for the American Jewish Committee in Los Angeles .