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Director of TrueBlue Inc. and founder of Marca Global LLC Colleen Birdnow Brown (MBA) was interviewed by the National Association of Corporate Directors for its May/June 2017 magazine.

Tracy Hume (Psych) is a freelance writer in Greeley, Colo., who specializes in writing about the healthcare industry, particularly health information technology. She recently ghostwrote a book about how the changing health insurance landscape is impacting healthcare providers.

Marsha Piccone (Jour; Law鈥�85) joined Rollin Braswell Fisher LLC in Greenwood Village, Colo. In 2003, Marsha was the sixth woman to be appointed as a judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Paul Nielsen (Econ, Russ) enjoyed reading the coverage of The Amazing Race contestants Floyd Pierce (ApMath, Econ鈥�17) and Becca Droz (Anth ex鈥�12) in the summer issue of the Coloradan. He also was involved in their season of the show. He has been an editor of The Amazing Race since 2002, and was one of the editors for the episode nominated for a picture editing Emmy Award this year. He writes that he uses the Russian he learned at 彩民宝典 when they take the contestants there. He lives in Los Angeles.

In August 2016, Sara Ledes Aiken (Hist) launched Eastport Pickleball, a manufacturing company located in Annapolis, Md. Her primary business is paddle production for pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S.

Joe Bassi (MAstroPhys) published the book A Scientific Peak: How Boulder Became a World聽Center for Space and Atmospheric Science with American Meteorological Society Press. It explains the process from the 1930s to 1950s by which Boulder went from a small college town in the foothills of the Rockies to an international center for science.

Journalist Kim Christiansen (Jour) joined Denver鈥檚 9News鈥� 10 p.m. news team. Kim, a seven-time Heartland Emmy award winner, has worked for KUSA since the beginning of her career. Kim lives in Denver with her husband, Greg, and son Tanner.

Sofinnova, a biotech investment firm, has added Alan Colowick (MCDBio) to its partnership. Previously Alan worked as executive vice president for Celgene Corporation, a biotech company that topped Business Insider鈥檚 鈥淏est Employer in America鈥� list in 2013 and 2014. He and wife Casey have two children.

Derek Thompson (CompSci, ElEngr) was recognized by Intel Corporation with a promotion to principal engineer. Before joining Intel in 1997, Derek worked as a design engineer for NCR Corporation.

Kimberly Smith (Advert) was named executive director of the League of Innovative Schools, a coalition of forward-thinking district leaders representing more than 3.3 million students in 33 states. Kim is an Aspen-Pahara Institute fellow focused on聽education leadership and pioneering initiatives.

After a 15- year career in television production and management with KCNC and CNN, Mark Baker (Jour) transitioned to a mortgage career in 2001. In 2016, for the fifth consecutive year, he was named a 鈥淭op 1% Mortgage Originator in the United States.鈥� He has been with SWBC Mortgage Corporation since 2010, originating loans in both Colorado and Georgia.

Money360, a commercial real estate marketplace-lending platform, hired John Calder聽(RealEst) as director of credit administration. John and wife Molly live in Newport Beach, Calif.

While on a cruise around the British Isles, Suzy Colglazier Smith (IntlBus) ran into fellow alum Randy Kilgore (A&S鈥�68). Randy was wearing Buffs gear outside the Caernarfon Castle in North Wales, where they took a photo together. Suzy lives in Atlanta, and Randy lives in Colorado Springs.

Larry Drees (PolSci;聽MBA鈥�06; MS鈥�09), retired from 彩民宝典 in February. He served as director of the Buff聽OneCard Program and assistant director of housing information technology. In June, he was elected president of the Alumni Association鈥檚 Directors Club. He will continue to serve the campus and the community as a mentor, volunteering on various boards and promoting CU as an active alumnus and advocate.

Heather Gates (Acct) was named national managing director for the Emerging Growth Company practice for Deloitte, an audit and tax advising service company. Heather is the first woman in the position.

In June, specialty pharmaceutical company Aytu BioScience named Gregory A. Gould (Fin) chief financial officer.

On May 6, actor and director Scott Takeda (Jour) was the keynote speaker for 彩民宝典鈥檚 Asian graduation celebration. Scott has been in movies and television shows including Gone Girl, Grey鈥檚 Anatomy and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. The Colorado native lives in Denver.

Nashvillebased Correct Care Solutions, a public聽healthcare organization, named Juan Perez (Acct) chief financial officer.

In July, London-based telecommunications group GSMA appointed Laxmi Akkaraju (MCivEngr) chief strategy officer. Laxmi has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry in numerous countries, including India, Norway and the U.S. She and husband Sindre Mekjan live in Oslo.

After serving for 18 years as an attorney in public service, Devona Futch Able (Law) has accepted an appointment as an administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration in Alexandria, La. Devona lives in Louisiana with her husband and four children.