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Curtis Farrow (Bus鈥�08; MBA鈥�13) is head of Centri Business Consulting鈥檚 new private equity practice. Curtis brings to this role experience in due diligence, valuation, financing, and mergers and acquisitions. He is a certified public accountant and an accredited senior appraiser.

Entrepreneur Juan Ignacio Stewart (Film, IntlAf鈥�08) pitched his beverage business, Frescos Naturales, on Shark Tank (season 14, episode 12). The company produces canned sparkling fruit drinks inspired by the aguas frescas he drank as a child in Guatemala. Juan struck a deal with Daniel Lubetzsky, founder and CEO of Kind snack company, who agreed to invest in the company and serve as a mentor.

Ryan Walters (Hist鈥�08) was named head coach of Purdue鈥檚 football team, the Boilermakers. Ryan previously served as defensive coordinator of the Illinois Fighting Illini. A former CU football player, he was a three-year starter and was named Team MVP during his senior year.

Marc Ost (Fin鈥�08), co-owner of Eric鈥檚 RX Shoppe in Horsham, Pennsylvania, was awarded the 2022 National Association of Retail Druggists鈥� ownership award at a national convention in Kansas City. This award recognizes an independent community pharmacy owner who embraces an entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrates excellence in the field of community pharmacy ownership. Marc serves on several pharmaceutical boards and committees, including the Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists. He also regularly engages with elected officials to advocate for independent pharmacies. Marc lives in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Aziza, and children Alaina and Stanley.

Former聽director of聽business strategy and聽development for the聽United Launch Alliance聽(ULA), Chris Ellerhorst聽(AeroEngr鈥�08) was聽named the vice president聽and director of the ULA鈥檚聽Kuiper program office聽to support Amazon鈥檚聽Kuiper Program. The聽goal of this program is聽to increase broadband聽accessibility globally聽by launching advanced聽satellites into orbit.

On March 7 founder and CEO of Urban Golf Performance (UGP) Mackenzie 鈥淢ac鈥� Todd (Psych鈥�08) announced his partnership with golfer Collin Morikawa, who, in May, was No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Drawing from his own experiences during his golf career, Mac founded his company to help golfers of all abilities improve and nourish their love of golf. UGP currently has a staff of 50 employees and four locations across California. Mac resides in Carmel Valley, California, with his wife and three children.

After obtaining his license to practice psychology in New York and New Jersey in 2021, Steve Pappalardo (Psych鈥�08) is working with children, adolescents and adults as a clinical neuropsychologist and psychologist. Steve earned his doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and later completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology.

HBO Max cast Christopher Maller (Advert鈥�08) of Denver for its new series Swiping Across America. The show started filming in Boulder in April and will culminate in Honolulu.

Jason Reed (IntPhys鈥�08) was elected to the partnership of Maslon LLP, law firm in Minneapolis. Jason was recognized on the Minnesota Rising Stars list in 2019-21, designation awarded every year to only 2.5% of Minnesota attorneys. As a member of Maslon鈥檚 Financial Services Group,聽 Jason focuses on corporate trust litigation and bankruptcy issues. He lives in Minneapolis.

Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World, edited by Carrie L. Ruiz (MSpan鈥�01; PhD鈥�08) and Elena Rodr铆guez-Guridi (PhDSpan鈥�07), was published in January by Bucknell University Press.This book of essays examines portrayals of nautical disasters in 16th- and 17th-century Spanish literature and culture. Carrie Is an associate professor of Spanish at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Elena is an associate professor of Spanish at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. Both women have authored several works published in various journals.

Boettcher and Presidents Leadership Class scholar and founding member of the Colorado Creed Ben Whitehair (Thtr鈥�08) was elected executive vice president of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, a labor union representing performers and media professionals worldwide. In addition, Ben serves as COO of TSMA Consulting, a premier social media management and growth firm in entertainment and technology.

Susan Fricke (Mktg) wrote a children鈥檚 book about compound interest, Pluter & the Spectacular Spaceship. She writes her idea for the book came when she discovered that compound interest, one key driver of wealth, was elusive to many people. She hopes the book 鈥渆ncourages even just a few kids to start thinking about their financial future.鈥� She lives in New York, New York.听

At the 20th Annual APEX Awards ceremony in February, 顿补苍听惭补肠办颈苍 (ElCompEngr) 鈥� CEO of cybersecurity and technology advisory company Rule4 鈥� was awarded the Colorado Technology Association鈥檚 CEO of the Year.听

David Thul (Geol) is co-founder and CEO of Geolumina, which creates intuitive AI with geologic insight. His company was selected to be a part of the Equinor & Techstars Energy Accelerator program, which provides resources and mentors to support startup businesses.听

As a lead writer for Google Hardware, Julie Dyer Vree (Jour) takes on branding, content strategy and creative initiatives under the Pixel and Nest brands. She also spends her time mentoring girls interested in STEM, creative industries or both, and volunteering at hospitals with her certified therapy dog named Snax. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughter and beloved French bulldog.

Julia Rhine (Class) was promoted to shareholder in Brownstein鈥檚 Denver office in January 2021. As a member of the firm鈥檚 Energy & Natural Resources Department, Julia helps her clients traverse Colorado鈥檚 oil and gas landscape.

Rajesh Bagchi (DBA) was named the R.B. Pamplin Professor of Marketing by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors in July 2020. The American Marketing Association ranks Rajesh among the top 20 marketing scholars worldwide, based on publications in marketing鈥檚 top journals during the past decade.

For the past 10 years Greg Butler (Acct) and Brian Fisher (Mktg) have successfully run their business, This is a Clue Trivia. They and their employees are found at about 40 bars a week across Colorado and Texas, and are continuing to grow.听

Sustainability coordinator and head bartender is the unique title Dane Dostert (EnvSt) carries at Maui Tropical Plantation, a restaurant, coffee roaster, retail and agricultural business located on the western side of the Hawaiian island. One day he might be working on the craft cocktail menu, and the next designing a new compost system, but for Dane it鈥檚 all another day in paradise.

Disney director Jeff Gipson鈥檚 (Arch) latest project was a virtual reality short film titled Myth: A Frozen Tale, based in the Frozen universe. He was also the director of the award-winning Disney short Cycles.听