Remember our feature about Jai Patel, GWSB BBA ’06? In case you missed it, Patel and his family lead a relief effort in Little Ferry, NJ following Superstorm Sandy last year. Through their family business, the Overhead Door Company of the Meadowlands & NYC, the Patels (including Jai’s sister, Ranee Patel, CCAS BA ’08) created […]
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Alumnae Trio Find Success with Tinsel & Twine
A typical day for the [much buzzed about] Brooklyn-based event design shop Tinsel & Twine is anything but typical, says communications director Erica Taylor, CCAS BA ’06. That’s because the company creates a signature style for each client and event, from floral styling to custom stationery and signage, to lighting installation, prop coordination and event […]
Alumna Named Deputy Director of Fellowship Affairs at Council on Foreign Relations
Victoria Alekhine, ESIA BA ’06, TSPPPA MPA ’08, was promoted to deputy director of fellowship affairs at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Aug. 2013. Alekhine works in the organization’s headquarters in New York, NY. Founded in 1921, CFR is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank and publisher. CFR’s mission is to be […]
GW Grads Named to “99 under 33” Foreign Policy Leaders List
Several members of the GW alumni community were recently named to the 2013 99 Most Influential Foreign Policy Leaders Under the Age of 33 list (“99 under 33”). This list recognizes a community of some of the brightest and most innovative minds of the time, nominated and chosen by a peer group of Millennials. Compiled […]
Alumna Receives Physicians of Tomorrow Award
Esther Han, SPHHS MPH ’06, received a “Physicians of Tomorrow” Award from the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation. The AMA granted these awards to twenty-one rising fourth-year medical students across the nation. Each student will receive a $10,000 tuition-assistance scholarship. Recipients were nominated by their medical schools and chosen based upon academic achievement and financial […]
Alumna Pens Children’s Book about Diwali
Sana (Hoda) Sood, ESIA MA ’06, recently published her first children’s book, “Diwali: A Cultural Adventure.” The book tells the story of how the annual Indian festival Diwali came to be, what it signifies and how it’s celebrated today. The book was illustrated by Sood’s mother, Rubina Hoda. Sood, an Indian-American living in the Washington, […]
Alumnus Produces Hit Indie Film
If you’ve heard the buzz surrounding the film “Drinking Buddies” (starring Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, Jake Johnson and Ron Livingston), you know the film has earned rave reviews and other accolades. But you may not know that the indie comedy was made by a GW alum. Sam Slater, CCAS BA ’06, and Paul Bernon are […]
In Memoriam: Vladislav Bochkov, GWSB BBA ’06
Vladislav Bochkov, GWSB BBA ’06, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 4 in Fairfax, VA. He was 29 years old.
Alumni Positions To Open on Board of Trustees
As fall approaches, the GW Alumni Association (GWAA) is preparing to nominate distinguished alumni to serve as members of the GW Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has both Alumni Trustees and Recent Alumni Trustees—alumni serving in these roles have all of the same rights and responsibilities as other members of the board but […]
Alum’s Wedding Creates Mini GW Reunion
Double alumnus and GW staff member Eric Gutierrez, GWSB BBA ’06 & MTA ’11 married his college sweetheart, Karol Espejo, on June 22, surrounded by the people they love most—including a spate of Colonials. Gutierrez and Espejo are both proud members of their respective Latino Greek lettered organizations—which is how they met, even though they […]