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KELSEY WILSON

POLITICAL PASSION ’04 Kelsey Wilson is partner and shareholder with Gallatin Public Affairs’ in Portland, working with clients on lobbying. With years of lobbying experience, Wilson is more than qualified for her role to ensure the delivery of the highest quality government relations and lobbying services to clients. She will also lead expansion and growth strategies for the practice.

MORE THAN PHONE SERVICE ’06 Vlad Palcovic, from Slovakia, found success at AT&T Corporate, bringing his knowledge of servant leadership and Jesuit values to new distances. He sees himself as a coach and mentor for talented individuals, and is part of the Identity and Culture team that shapes and represents the AT&T culture in Slovakia. Palcovic remains close friends with Tony Boccaccio, longtime Zag supporter who sponsored the student’s foreign exchange education.

THREE’S COMPANY Not one, not two, but three former Zags received their M.Ed. in Student Development Administration from Seattle University. ’11 Elizabeth Weaver, ’12 Lindsey Friessnig and ’15 Garick Sherburn all graduated at Key Arena in June 2017.

PUBLIC ADVANCEMENT Lucas Public Affairs has hired ’17 Natalie Haskell as an assistant in providing strategic communications and political public affairs counsel on a wide range of issues.

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NEWEST ADDITION A math whiz and a former football star, ’16 Stephen Sheehan has joined the math faculty at Pennington School in New Jersey. Sheehan previously taught mathematics and coached football at Hyde School in Woodstock, Conn., where he also served as assistant director and then director of athletics.

NUCLEAR TALENT To encourage her passion for nuclear weapons policy, ’13 Kate Hewitt received the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship. A prestigious and highly competitive award, the program provides recent college and graduate school alumni with funding and the opportunity to work with senior-level policy experts at leading think tanks and advocacy groups in Washington, D.C. With an impressive resume full of education and social justice honors, it’s no wonder that Hewitt was chosen to work in the Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative on issues related to international nuclear programs.

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