class notes 1999: Reunion Year After completing a joint Masters in Social Work and Masters in Public Health program at the University of Pittsburgh in 2007, Maya Gist Sanders returned to her college stomping grounds of North Carolina and started a successful practice as a family therapist. Maya writes, “Seeing a fragmented statewide mental and physical health system that could benefit from a change, I transitioned to the state level to share the voices of the underserved population with the policy makers who create the policies that outline children’s access to care. As a State Consultant, skills I developed at WT have served me well to conduct research, write concise statements, participate in a healthy debate, and perform critical thinking.”
2000 Claire Blaustein has been playing with bluegrass band By & By in Washington, D.C. for the last few years. The band just put out their first CD called Get It While You Can. It is almost all original music (with the exception of one traditional tune to keep the purists happy!). The album is available on iTunes and can be found by visiting www.byandbybluegrass.com.
2004: Reunion Year Nathaniel Sherman married Ellie Walker in August.
2005 Katie Cwenar recently became engaged to Keith Herting. Their wedding is set for August 16, 2014 at the Chatham Village Clubhouse on Mount Washington. Katie currently works as an HIV Medical Case Manager at Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center and Keith is in his third and final year at The University of Pittsburgh School of Law concentrating on Immigration Law.
Maya Gist Sanders ’99 married William “Tre” Sanders III in May.
Katie Cwenar ’05 and fiancé Keith Herting 2006 Don Michael Mendoza is curating and hosting La-Ti-Do, a musical theater cabaret and spoken word series in Washington D.C.
After debuting in 2012, the series is being played weekly in D.C. and is now showing in New York too. Visit http:// latidodc.wix.com/latidodc to find out more.
2007 The nanosatellite which Katharine “Kate” Bartlett conducted integration and testing on while she was a student participating in Saint Louis University’s CubeSatellite project was launched into orbit on November 19. The project’s mission was to use a commercial, off-theshelf, long-wave infrared imager to conduct in-orbit characterization of space systems and earth observation. It resulted in the development of the COPPER (Close Orbiting Propellant Plume and Elemental Recognition), a miniaturized satellite designed to operate in low earth orbit. The COPPER was entered into the University Nanosat-6 Competition and was selected for launch by NASA under its Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) Program. Kate is currently enjoying her job as a Quality Engineer at Boeing Defense, Space and Security where she inspects detail parts and assemblies for the aircrafts on a daily basis, audits supplier quality systems, and performs source inspection at various suppliers in the greater St. Louis area. Kate writes, “This is my dream job because not only do I get to physically inspect major flight control surfaces (e.g. horizontal stabilators, leading edge flaps, wing skins, etc.) for fighter jets, but I ensure that high-quality product is being delivered to customers,
which include the U.S. Armed Forces, who keep our nation safe. I am not only excited to go to work every day, but also proud!” An article detailing more information about the launch can be found on www. space.com.
Katharine “Kate” Bartlett ’07 worked on the COPPER nanosatellite, selected by NASA to be launched into orbit. Moira Egler was featured in Atlantic Monthly’s spotlight on Millennials making it in Pittsburgh. Moira returned to Pittsburgh after living in New Orleans and has taken on a job as a community development liaison, working with a city councilman to help draft legislation on vacant and blighted properties. Find the article online at http://www. theatlanticcities.com.
2008 Alec Silberblatt wrote Room for One, a play that was presented in January by The Middle Voice Theater Company in a New York production for which Zoe Silberblatt ’11 was assistant director. Alec’s play, CORNERS, was a finalist in the Throughline Theatre Company’s New Play Competition in 2013.
2 010 Christopher Flaherty will graduate from West Virginia University in 2014. His interests lie in law and politics.
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