recognition every year since 2007, as well as the
1991
University Alumni Outreach Award in 2014. Michael
ROGER ZIEGLER has published his first novel, a
received his master’s and doctoral degrees from
young adult magical adventure called “Hannah
Virginia Tech.
Grace and The Dragon Codex, Book 1” (available at rogerziegler.com or Amazon.com). In it, an 11-year-old girl and her karate besties must rescue
1987
Jonathan Kappel ’81 and Carol Bolton Kappel ’85 traveled to Cuba this summer. Carol
traced her family story and found the apartment where her mother grew up before leaving the country prior to the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Here, Carol and Jonathan pose in front of the University of Havana while holding the CLARK alumni magazine.
an ancient book of power before Big Evil uses it
MELISSA PORDY is group director at Media
to take over the universe. Roger writes, “I was
Northern America Marketing at Tiffany & Co. Brand
inspired to write it for my daughter after my wife’s
Innovators named her to its “Women to Watch
battle with cancer. It’s a thrill ride mash up of action,
Class of 2015,” a list of 50 future leaders of the
Native American mythology, fun, and mystery
brand marketing industry who are shaping trends
school wisdom meant to tell a great story while
and the way companies communicate with
encouraging readers to discover their brilliance
consumers. Melissa previously was assistant vice
within. It’s getting great response and has been
president of advertising for Cartier North America
called ‘The DaVinci Code’ for kids.” Roger’s previous
Inc. and director of media investment solutions
book, “Pee On It and Walk Away,” was an Amazon
for Cheil Communications.
best-seller.
1988
1992
ADAM W. COHEN was recently detailed from
JEREMY COHEN has opened a new law practice,
the United States Department of Justice and
Boston Dog Lawyers, at the Cummings Center in
appointed a senior advisor in the Executive Office
Beverly, Mass. The practice focuses on legal issues
of the President at the White House.
surrounding canines, including defending dog-bite cases. He earned his J.D. from Suffolk University
FAITH HAINES KOLB is vice president of
Law School and began his career in the insurance
biometrics for Veristat, a full-service clinical
industry, rising from a claims adjuster to manager
research organization. She leads the biostatistics
of global claims on behalf of The General Electric
and programming teams, as well as the data
Company. In 2007 he opened a law firm that grew
management and data
to 25 employees. He sold that firm in 2014 and
standards groups. Faith most
began concentrating on representing dogs and their
recently was the worldwide
owners. The practice handles cases involving pet
head of data and biostatistics
custody, dangerous dog complaints and wrongful
for PAREXEL’s Early Phase
pet death. Through his work he seeks to elevate the
Group; prior to that, she was
legal status of our pets as more than mere property
the senior director of clinical operations and data
and strives to establish case law precedent for
management for Prometrika. She spent several
future generations of lawyers. Jeremy and Boston
years at Averion International as chief technical
Dog Lawyers have been profiled in the Boston
officer during a period of multiple acquisitions and
Herald and Salem Daily News and he has been a
rapid international growth. Faith is an active
guest on several national radio shows.
member of numerous clinical and data management associations, and speaker at industry
STEFANO TIJERINA is an adjunct assistant
conferences.
professor of political science at the University of
1990
Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, a regional progressive NGO that serves as a catalyst
JULIE R. (ANDERSON) ALEXANDRIN married her
for other NGOs working in the areas of human
Clark roommate, Renate Himmelmayer, on July
rights, environmentalism, and social justice. His
3, 2015. They had a small ceremony on the family
blog, The Glocal (glocal.bangordailynews.com),
farm in Virginia. Julie writes that the marriage was
educates the public about the impact of globaliza-
not something either thought would happen when
tion on local communities. Stefano writes, “These
they lived together 28 years ago.
were the values and intellectual approaches that I gained from my experience at Clark University. Very few academic institutions in the 1980s, that I know, would have developed an awareness of
fall 2016
Maine and recently became program director at the
53 clark alumni magazine
Clarkies enjoyed a mini reunion when Coldplay performed at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., this summer. Lawrence “Larry” Webman ’92, (front row, center) is a senior agent at Paradigm Talent Agency and is one of the tour agents for the band, who performed to a sold-out stadium on July 30. Larry’s music career started with Clark’s Pub Entertainment and Spree Day committees, and he now represents some of the biggest names in popular music. He was joined by fellow Clark alumni (front, from left) Cara Gualtieri ’93 and Francesca Maffei-Lazev ’91, (back from left) Jonathan Burton ’92, Scott Lazev ’90, and Andrew Burton ’95. Jonathan recently joined the Clark advancement team as associate director, major gifts.