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Catherine (Rafferty-Millett) Quatrano, LA12, and Alexander Quatrano, LA12, welcomed a second child, David Ralph Quatrano, in October 2022. David shares his middle name with his great-grandfather Ralph Quatrano, emeritus dean and the Spencer T. Olin Professor Emeritus of Biology. 

Gina Gottlob, UC12, GR17, and Adam Fournie, PMBA18, were engaged Dec. 30, 2021, during a winter vacation in Grand Canyon National Park. The couple will marry in Graham Chapel in May 2023.

Sarah Kendzior, GR12, wrote They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps ­America ­Complacent (Macmillan, September 2022). The book unearths decades of buried ­American history, providing an essential and critical look at how to rebuild our democracy by confronting the political lies and crimes that have shaped us. A co-host of the “Gaslit ­Nation” podcast and an independent […]

Marissa Barnathan, LA12, is pursuing a master’s degree in fine arts in the directing program at Arizona State University. She has performed in plays and musicals throughout her life and has served as a director, assistant director, choreographer and performer in a variety of shows.

Catherine (Rafferty-Millett) Quatrano, LA12, a senior manager at Wayfair, and Alex Quatrano, LA12, an engineer at startup AcuityMD, welcomed their first child, Elizabeth Barbara Quatrano, May 22, 2021. The family resides in Marblehead, Mass.

Colin Ardern, BU12, and his company, Applied Bioplastics, took the Social & Culture category of the SXSW Pitch competition at the 2021 South by Southwest Conference. Applied Bioplastics supplies manufacturers with a transformational plant-based plastic feedstock that dramatically reduces carbon emissions and can be used in a variety of applications.

Brenda (Lagunas) Wiley, LA12, is a licensed clinical psychologist focusing on autism evaluations at Westside Children’s Therapy, in the Chicago suburbs. The pediatric clinic offers speech, occupational and physical therapy, and counseling and feeding therapies.

Jeffrey Whitford, PMBA12, was named to Fast Company’s 2020 list of Most Creative People in Business, which honors leaders from a range of industries. Whitford was selected for his development of programs designed to enhance MilliporeSigma’s position as a global leader in green chemistry. These efforts include launching Cyrene, a bio-derived solvent; DOZN, a quantitative […]

Jason Schwartzman, LA12, authored No One You Know: Strangers and the Stories We Tell(Outpost19 Books, May 2021). The book is about Schwartzman’s everyday interactions with strangers during a lonely and difficult year. From taxi dispatchers to aquarium attendants, drifters to neighbors, exes to siblings, Schwartzman captures the space between people, distilling the turning point when […]

Ellen Mell, GB12, LW14, an adjunct professor in WashU’s McKelvey School of Engineering, was featured in an Authority Magazine piece on inspirational women leaders in tech. Mell is also the CEO of Custom Technologies, an engineering and manufacturing business that provides holistic product development, manufacturing and business services.