Robert E. Burke, M.D. ’03 MCAS Hospitalist, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado influences: Morrissey College Honors Program faculty Mark O’Connor, Tim Duket, and Mary Joe Hughes; Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program
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Burke researches outcomes for older adults transitioning from hospital care to rehabilitation and nursing facilities. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Hartford Foundation, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He teaches medicine at the University of Colorado and is an associate editor of BMJ Quality and Safety, a peer-reviewed journal. He was awarded a 2017–18 Health and Aging Policy Fellowship. A graduate of Stanford Medical School, Burke did his internship and residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Alexandra I. Carpenter ’16 MCAS U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team North Andover, Massachusetts influence: Director of Campus Ministry Fr. Anthony Penna
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A 2014 Olympic silver medalist, Carpenter was the first overall pick in the National Women’s Hockey League draft in 2016. She won the Patty Kazmaier Award as America’s top female hockey player in 2015 and was named an All-American three times and a Hockey East All-Star four times. Carpenter holds four gold medals from the International Ice Hockey Federation and won a gold and two silvers at the International Hockey Federation U18 World Championships. She earned a gold medal at the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship, where an American team that included six Eagles defeated Canada in the championship game.
William D. Clerico ’07 MCAS Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer, WePay San Francisco, California influences: Carroll School faculty member John Gallaugher; Tech Trek West; Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program
William D. Clerico with wife, Katey Sullivan ’07 MCAS
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With Rich Aberman ’07 (see page 4), Clerico founded WePay, which processes payment transactions for online platforms. He is an angel investor and part-time partner at Y Combinator. Prior to WePay, Clerico was a technology investment banker at the global banking firm Jefferies. He was listed among 50 Inspirational Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017 by Entrepreneur magazine, and was recently profiled in Forbes magazine’s series “Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape.”
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