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Sheldon “Shelley” Drogin, EdD, ‘97, and Doreen A. Harden-Cato, ’07 EdD, are using their SU College of Education degrees in executive roles at academic institutions teaching the art and discipline of leadership. HardenCato delivered the June commencement address to the graduating class of Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS) Graduate College of Saybrook University in Kirkland, Wash., an institution that is a leader in humanistic psychology research and education. Harden-Cato, who also received an honorary doctorate from Saybrook, is an international advocate for children’s rights. She is the former executive director of Seattle’s First Place, a school and social services agency serving children and homeless families. Drogin serves as the president of LIOS and as a vice president of Saybrook University (San Francisco).
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Rafael Calonzo and Andrew Brinkworth, ’97, both fine arts graduates, started a video game development studio, Tinfoil Fez Company. Patrick Norton was promoted to senior litigation support analyst at Cooley LLP. Previously he worked at DLA Piper LLP and Qualcomm. Another accomplishment for Norton: In July 2009 he rode his bike 1,100 miles over five days along the California coast, from San Diego to Monterey, to attend the Red Bull MotoGP U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca.
Meredith (Colliander) Swallow, ‘08, is the recipient of the national MathMovesU Math Hero Award from Raytheon. Swallow, who teaches math at Seattle’s Billings Middle School, is the only teacher from Washington state to receive this honor, recognizing teachers who engage students in math through interactive and creative learning tools. The award comes with a gift of $2,500 and a matching grant for the recipient’s school. Swallow has taught math for seventh- and eighthgraders at Billings since 2008. In 2009, she helped launch an applied math course for seventh- and eighth-graders.
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Margaret Matthews, MIT, married Jason Pettit on Aug. 14, 2010, in Coronado, Calif.
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Chris Pesce, MIT, was featured in a NWjobs.com story profiling individuals who follow their passions and opt for fulfilling careers over lucrative ones. Pesce, a onetime copyright and trademark lawyer, decided to go back to school to get a Master’s in Teaching degree. His goal: to teach high school math, which he did for many years in Seattle’s public schools. Today he teaches at a small private high school on the Eastside.
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Sara Jean (Szalay) Gilbert received her master’s in higher education from the University of Denver and followed that achievement with a new job: assistant director of undergraduate admissions and orientation at Northern Arizona University. Gilbert and her husband, Chris, reside in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Lynn Kurata, ’71, joined her church group on a mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya. On the trip she performed eye exams on area schoolchildren.
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