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PAWPRINTS | CLASS NOTES
Tammie Kennedy ’05 received
an Alumni Outstanding
Teaching Award at a ceremony
in April from the University of
Nebraska at Omaha Alumni
Association in honor of her
distinguished teaching. She
is an associate professor
in UNO’s College of Arts
& Sciences. She earned a
master’s degree in English from
the University of Arizona.
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Jon Bickerton ’00, CPA, is a tax Arlington-area organizations, and Timothy Fontes ’10, an intellectual
shareholder at BeachFleischman she heads an outreach program property attorney with national law
PC. He is a member of the firm’s that works with local black firm Polsinelli, has been appointed
science and manufacturing chambers of commerce and the to serve on the board of directors
and cost segregation segment Urban League. Before joining the of Rosie’s House: A Music Academy
teams. He has over 10 years of Rangers in 2015, she had similar for Children. Rosie’s House serves
public accounting experience duties with the Florida Marlins. 450 students from low-income
managing many of the firm’s backgrounds annually through
privately held and not-for-profit Matthew Hesketh ’08 ’11 has string, wind, brass, piano, choir
tax engagements. Jon specializes been selected to serve on the and mariachi programs. Timothy
in helping companies claim Arizona Educational Foundation is an attorney in one of the largest
federal and state tax credits and Board. intellectual property practices in
incentives, including the research the country. He works with clients
and development tax credit. Kyle Perdue ’08 joins Edgar on trademark, copyright and patent
Snyder & Associates, a matters.
Lori Albert ’02 is a partner in top Pennsylvania-based law firm that
100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP’s helps injury victims and people Gabriella Ziccarelli ’10 was a
Denver office, a leading real estate with disabilities, at its downtown finalist for the Rising Star Award
practice group with a focus on the Pittsburgh location. Kyle also given by Women in Technology,
real estate portfolios of national serves as a council member of the a Washington, D.C., organization
health care systems. Homer C. Brown division of the contributing to the success of
Allegheny County Bar Association, professional women in the area’s
Eric B. Maneval ’02 ’03, CPA, where he helps develop education technology community.
is an accounting and assurance and public service programs that
shareholder at BeachFleischman assist members of the bar and the Nikhita Godiwala ’12 studied
PC. He is a member of the local African-American community. philosophy, politics, economics
firm’s not-for-profit and science and law at the UA. She later earned
and manufacturing segment Matthew P. Rausch ’09, who her law degree at Washington
teams. Eric has 13 years of public earned a Ph.D. in microbiology University, where she served as
accounting experience managing and immunology at the UA, president of the South Asian Law
audit and review engagements. is a scientist with Infinity Student Association. Today, she is
He specializes in helping his not- Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, an attorney in the Phoenix office
for-profit, governmental, health Massachusetts. His latest research of Greenberg Traurig, an elite
care and manufacturing clients paper, “Overcoming resistance to international law firm. Nikhita
achieve compliance and improve checkpoint blockade therapy by works on mergers and acquisitions
accountability. targeting PI3Kγ in myeloid cells,” and corporate and securities
was published in the November law. She is a fashion lover and a
Melissa Ho ’04, a shareholder 2016 issue of the British scientific member of Ballet Barre.
of AmLaw 100 firm Polsinelli, has journal Nature.
been selected for inclusion in the Jackson E. Warren ’12 joined the
2017 Southwest Super Lawyers Benjamin Suber ’09 received law firm Montgomery McCracken
Rising Stars in the category of his master’s degree in GIS and as an associate in the firm’s
Criminal Defense: White Collar. technology from USC in May. His litigation department in the
thesis compared transportation Philadelphia office in March.
Stephanie Gaywood ’08, accessibility in Tucson between
manager of foundation programs residences, workplaces, vital Michelle Buckley ’13 has joined
and community outreach for the services and businesses from 2009 national law firm Polsinelli as an
Texas Rangers, acts as the liaison through 2014 based on the Land associate in the firm’s Phoenix
between the sports franchise Use Transportation Accessibility office. Michelle practices in
and the community, arranging Indexing model. A poster of his the area of complex litigation,
fundraising, grant distribution and thesis was presented at the Los advocating for clients in the
player appearances at children’s Angeles Geospatial Summit in defense and prosecution of
hospitals. She and her staff raise February. insurance and business litigation
millions of dollars a year for matters, including product liability,
construction and contract-related
disputes.