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lutions, a Tyler-based nonprofit that promotes hope, help and strength among youth in Texas.

2012

Joseph Yazdanpanahi (BS economics; MBA, 2018) was hired as director of information technology for the city of Forney. He previously served as director of information technology for Sunnyvale and chief information officer for Jacksonville.

2013

Crystal Savage Traylor (BBA marketing) is an author and analyst. She recently published the second volume of “More Than Me,’’ an urban fantasy novel series.

Dr. Paula Anthony-McMann (PhD huan resource development) was reappointed by Gov. Gregg Abbott to the Texas Health Service Authority Board of Directors. She is chief strategy officer of UT alth East Texas and an adjunct lecturer at UT Tyler.

Clint Jones (BS civil engineering) was ointed by the Texas Department of Transportation’s Lu in District to serve as Livingston-area engineer. Jones became an engineer in training with the district in 2014.

Sarah Draper (BA English and mass communications) was hired as a fifthgrade teacher at Tyler Classical Academy. She previously served as a missions worker in Europe and the Middle East, and as an academic adviser at UT Tyler and Tyler Junior College.

Addie Moore (BA art history) is marketing and communications coordinator for CulturalDC, an arts nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. She is an interdisciplinary artist and will be featured in two upcoming exhibitions, the “ArtHash X Kettle Art Show’’ and “The Ones That Got Away.”

Miles Zeorlin (BS mass communications) was hired as a real estate sales consultant for Niseko Real Estate in Niseko, Japan. He is also a co -founder, marketing director and member of the board of directors of the nonprofit Niseko Area Mountain Bike Association (NAMTBA.com).

2018

McKenzie Hugghins (BSIS teacher preparation) was honored as 2022 Teacher of the Year at Owens Elementary School in Tyler. She teaches second grade mathematics and science.

Corey Pleasant (BBA) joined Texas Republic Bank as a banking officer/branch operations supervisor in Richardson. In his spare time, Pleasant volunteers with Feed the City, providing support to families in need.

2019

Dr. Emily Brooks (DNP) was hired as a nursing excellence client advocate at Tipton Health, a nurse-centric consultancy based in Newark, Delaware. She is the primary client liaison responsible for guiding hospital nursing teams.

Erin Thibodeaux (MEd educational leadership) was named principal of Brenham Middle School, after serving as assistant principal.

2020

Gabriel Hidalgo (BBA marketing) is a contracts administrator at Vitol, an oil and gas trading firm. He previously served as assistant tennis coach at Angelo State University, where he earned his MBA in 2022.

2021

Hailee Hollan (BS biochemistry) was named head softball coach at New Diana High School, where she teaches forensics and anatomy, and physiology.

Stephanie Martinez-Arndt (MBA) was hired by Pixar Animation Studios as a coordinator of production management, feature relations and marketing. She joined Pixar following a series of internships in the entertainment industry.

Ali Seilheimer (MEd educational leadership) was named dean of instruction at Brenham Junior High School, after serving as reading instructional coach. She has worked in education for 14 years, including five in the Brenham school district.

2022

Katherine “KC’’ Jennings (BS economics, BBA accounting) is attending law school at Pennsylvania State University. She is pursuing a legal career with a particular interest in higher education law.