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Jill Hall ’88 moved to the College James Stone ’99 has been Melissa Ho ’04 has been selected The award honors a woman who
of Medicine - Tucson to become named the senior vice president for inclusion in Benchmark has demonstrated exemplary
manager of alumni and community of the mortgage department Litigation’s national Under 40 Hot leadership early in her career
engagement after nine years with at Worthington National Bank. List. Melissa is a shareholder with and who has potential for future
the UA Alumni Association. In His focus will be on growing law firm Polsinelli. She is a trial advancement. Gabriella is currently
her new role, Jill will develop and the department, implementing attorney who works with clients an attorney in Washington, D.C.,
implement a plan to engage alumni, effective quality control systems in the areas of white collar crime who serves technology companies
residents, fellows, students, faculty, and ensuring an efficient process and government investigations, of all sizes worldwide. She is an
and community partners and for mortgage loans. intellectual property and active member of the technology
friends into the life of the College of international business. community.
Medicine. 2000s
Kimberly O’Hagan ’04 ’14, a Maria Hubbard ’11 ’15, an
1990s Chris Tompkins ’00 is a teacher real estate attorney, has joined associate with Am Law 100 firm
the Tucson office of Lewis Roca
and writer in Southern California.
Polsinelli, has been selected for
Traci Riccitello ’91 ’96 has joined His TEDx talk, “What Children Learn Rothgerber Christie LLP. participation in the Hispanic
Farhang & Medcoff, bringing from the Things They Aren’t Told,” National Bar Association 2017
nearly two decades of experience aims to prevent homophobia and Kevin A. Ganser ’05, an estate Latina Leadership Academy. Maria
in commercial real estate bullying before they begin. planning attorney, has joined is one of only 50 Latina lawyers
transactions to one of Arizona’s the Phoenix-Scottsdale law firm selected across all sectors of the
leading business law firms. Traci Jenna Duncan ’01 was selected Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold, legal profession to participate in
holds a bachelor’s degree in with 15 other higher education LLP. Kevin is licensed to practice the academy, held in Kansas City
marketing communications from representatives from across the law in Arizona and California and in September. Maria is a member
Bowling Green State University U.S. to participate in the Fulbright- focuses his practice on estate and of Polsinelli’s insurance recovery
and a master’s degree in exercise Hays Summer Seminar in Chile in tax planning, probate and trust group.
physiology from the University of June and July. Jenna is currently the administration. He earned an LL.M.
Arizona. She also earned her law director of the journalism and P.R. in taxation and his law degree at Matthew Erickson ’17 has been
degree at the UA. occupational programs and a full- Golden Gate University School of appointed assistant professor in
time faculty member at Glendale Law in San Francisco. the Department of Accounting and
Joan Hirt ’92, professor of Community College near Phoenix, Information Systems at Virginia
educational leadership and policy Arizona. Linus Lerner ’09, international Tech’s Pamplin College of Business.
studies in the College of Liberal Arts voice coach and music director of Matthew received his Ph.D.
and Human Sciences at Virginia Amélie Brédas Messingham ’02 the Southern Arizona Symphony from the University of Arizona
Tech, has been conferred the title has joined Farhang & Medcoff as Orchestra, established the Opera in May. He earned a master’s
of professor emerita by the Virginia a partner to bolster its practice in Festival of San Luis and the Linus degree and a bachelor’s degree
Tech Board of Visitors. Joan has banking, commercial finance and Lerner Voice Competition in from Texas A&M University. His
been at Virginia Tech since 1994 real estate finance. Mexico last summer. This summer primary research interests are the
and earned the rank of professor he returned for the second annual interaction of taxes and capital
in 2009. She has served as interim Michael Shoemaker ’03 earned voice competition and festival. markets; international tax policy
dean of the college, interim director a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College and multinational tax competition;
of the School of Education and of Law at Illinois Institute of 2010s the role of taxes in valuation
program leader of the higher Technology in Chicago and sat for and decision making; and the
education program. She received the July 2017 Illinois bar exam. Gabriella Ziccarelli ’10 was formulation, promulgation, and
a doctorate in higher education awarded the 2017 Women in impact of tax policy.
policy and administration from the Emily Yetman ’03 ’11 is the Technology Rising Star award.
University of Arizona. executive director of Living Streets
Alliance. Thanks to a $124,970 grant
Mark Bonnett ’98, partner from Vitalyst Health Foundation,
and senior vice president at Living Streets Alliance is embarking Julia Kard ’13 studied
North Star Resource Group, was on a two-year project to transform Borneo’s primate denizens,
recently named president of Eighth Avenue in South Tucson. including the orangutan,
GAMA International. GAMA is the The “Reclaim Las Calles” initiative and developed new ways
premier association responsible will be community driven and to engage communities
for leadership and professional will go well beyond simply adding worldwide in primate
development within the financial a bicycle lane and sidewalk, conservation. Julia, an
services profession globally. Mark considering complex issues that outreach specialist at the
is the second-youngest president in affect the health and well-being of Phoenix Zoo, took the summer
GAMA’s history. He graduated with a community. 2017 graduate course in
a B.S. in finance. pursuit of her master’s degree
from Miami University’s Global
Field Program.

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