In the last five years, Elliot Bell-Krasner, CCAS BA ’08, has been all over the country. Life after graduation has taken Bell-Krasner from Southern New Mexico, where he worked on the first Obama presidential campaign, to a second stint in Washington, DC to get a master’s degree in public policy from American University, to Palm […]
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CCAS Alumna Joins Indianapolis Law Firm
Maureen (Molly) Moss, CCAS BA ’08, has joined Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (FaegreBD) in Indianapolis, IN. Moss is an associate with the construction and real estate litigation group in the downtown Indianapolis office. Prior to joining FaegreBD, Moss was an associate at Riley Bennett & Egloff in Indianapolis. While there, she advised clients in medical […]
Alumnus Joins Chicago Law Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group
Adam Falkof, ESIA BA ’08, has joined the national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP as an associate in the firm’s Chicago office. He works in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. While in law school, Falkof served as a summer law clerk at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Juvenile Justice Bureau. He also […]
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 […]
Words of Wisdom from Alumni Reunion Volunteers
Every year, GW’s Alumni Weekend comes together thanks to a network of alumni reunion volunteers. These volunteers work closely with the Office of Alumni Relations all year to help plan for and design their class reunion celebrations Some volunteers are in DC, while others are spread out across the US — no matter their location, […]
GWAA Recognizes Junaid Shams
Junaid Shams, SPHHS BS ’08, is the co-founder of GSM Nation and is in charge of the company’s financial planning, business innovation and growth strategies. GSM Nation was founded in 2010 with a vision to promote and encourage the U.S. wireless industry to shift away from signing customers into binding contracts. Today, GSM Nation provides retail and wholesale service to one […]
Class of ’08 Spotlight: Matt Alderman & Mario Sansalone
Alumni Weekend is just days away and we’re gearing up for this year’s class reunions! Find out how the GW connection helped bring together two Class of 2008 Colonials…while they were living in Seattle: For Matt Alderman, GWSB BBA ’08, and Mario Sansalone, CCAS BA ’08, GW is a place not just where they spent […]
Class of ’08 Spotlight: Amy Nane, Contract Background Investigator
Alumni Weekend is just days away and we’re gearing up for this year’s class reunions! Find out what this class of 2008 alumna has been up to, and why she’s excited to come back to campus for her 5-year reunion: For the past two years Amy Nane, CCAS BA ’08, has worked as a contract […]
Alumna Featured as “Hero in the Classroom”
Julia King, ESIA BA ’08, is one of the 50 featured teachers in Katrina Fried’s book, American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom, which is set to be released on Oct. 12, 2013. The goal of American Teacher is to give readers greater exposure to the public education system, and to inspire teachers, administrators, and policy makers […]
Class of ’08 Spotlight: Alex Winn & Casey Pierzchala
Alex Winn, CCAS BA ’08, MPA ’11, and Casey Pierzchala, ESIA BA ’08, GWSB MBA ’11, make a strong case for the title of “Mr. and Mrs. Colonial” for the Class of 2008. The couple started dating soon after they met as freshmen living in Somers Hall on GW’s Mount Vernon Campus, and recently announced […]