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Isaac Pattis
MLIS, 2012
In 2022, Isaac moved with his wife and two boys to the Cotswolds outside of London. He found work with Oxford University Press building lexical datasets for various industries. If you're in that part of the world, look him up on LinkedIn and get in touch.
Lucas Reber
Informatics, 2012
Lucas was part of a team that competed in the 8th Annual BUB Motorcycle Land Speed Trials in the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah. BUB organizes an event that concentrates on motorcycle land speed records. Lucas was the crew chief for a team called Sodium Distortion, comprised of seven riders and bikes, and he has been helping campaign for the world’s fastest 500cc motorcycle. Lucas’s team won the 7th Annual Fritz Kott Enthusiast Award, given to the team that best exemplifies the spirit of motorcycle land speed racing.
Tod Robbins
MLIS, 2012
Digital Asset Manager, Boncom (Salt Lake City, UT)
Katherine Root
Informatics, 2012
As of 2021, Katherine was working as the Director of Design at Mighty Networks, a company in the community and creator economy space. She reports: "We're actually hiring product designers for my team right now!" https://www.mightynetworks.com/careers
Mikala Salley
Informatics, 2012
As of 2021, Mikala reported being a Quality Assurance Engineer at Amazon, Seattle Sounders supporter and outdoor enthusiast.
Colleen Salmi
Informatics, 2012
Colleen joined Pinterest in 2020 as an engineering manager.
Matt Shannon
Informatics, 2012
As of 2020, Matt works on the Amazon finance organization's red team, where he conducts red team engagements, penetration testing and other information security assessments.
Ritu Sidana
MSIM, 2012
In 2021, Ritu reported joining Seattle based non-profit SEIU 775 as a project manager. Ritu says: "I'll be happy to help answer any questions related to my job, in case anyone want to know more about my role."
Sarah Squire
MSIM, 2012
Sarah quit her job at the University of Washington to start her own technology consulting company, Engage Identity, which focuses on people-centered solutions to identity and access management. Some of her clients include the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institute for Standards and Technology, MIT, and the Province of British Columbia.
Christa Strickler
MLIS, 2012
As of 2022, Christa was serving as Associate Professor of Library Science and Resource Description Librarian at Wheaton College in Illinois. In August 2022, she started a new position as Collection Metadata Integrity & Management Librarian at the University of Notre Dame.