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Kathleen L. Wieneke ’86, Jenny Montasir ’00 published Amir S. Gohardani ’08 was
founding partner of the Wieneke a short documentary on sexual elected by the American Institute
Law Group, has been selected harassment in Egypt called “The of Aeronautics and Astronautics to
for the 2018 edition of The Best Campaign.” The film follows the the Class of 2018 AIAA Associate
Lawyers in America. Kathleen was work of small advocacy initiative Fellows and is the AIAA Orange
selected for her accomplishments HarassMap as they produce Egypt’s County Section Chair in California.
over the past 31 years representing first major TV ad campaign to bring He earned his master of science
defendants in personal injury an anti-harassment message to the degree in mechanical engineering
litigation. masses. The 17-minute film was at the University of Arizona.
picked up by Journeyman Pictures
Daniel Kates ’88 ’92 was recently and can be viewed in full online at 2010s
named vice president and head www.thecampaignfilm.com.
of medical affairs at Achaogen, John Barwell ’10 has been
a late-stage biopharmaceutical Melissa Ho ’04, a shareholder of selected for the 2017 cohort of
company located in south San Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli, has the Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership
Francisco. They are committed to been selected as the recipient of Academy, a flagship program of
the discovery, development and the 2017 Children’s Law Center the nonpartisan Arizona Center
commercialization of innovative Clinic Award in recognition of for Civic Leadership. John is a
antibacterials to treat multidrug her pro bono service on behalf shareholder at Am Law 100 firm
resistant, gram-negative infections. of the Children’s Law Center’s Polsinelli and a member of the
He previously spent 14 years as guardianship clinic program. firm’s product liability and toxic
head of medical affairs operations Melissa is a white-collar crime tort practice. He works closely with
at Gilead Sciences. Daniel lives with and government investigations corporations and manufacturers in
his wife, Jamie ’92, and their two attorney. defending product liability claims
daughters in the San Francisco Bay and personal injury lawsuits.
Area. Emile D. Therrien ’04 will be
retiring after 25 years of naval Justin Mauser ’11 turned a
1990s service. He is designated as a 900-mile bike tour along the
maritime rotary wing mission Continental Divide Trail into a
Christine M. Thompson ’96 ’01 commander and was the 2016 fundraiser to raise awareness about
has been selected as the new Officer of the Year. He also was suicide prevention and to raise
president and CEO of Expect More awarded the 2015 Commander, U.S. funds for the American Foundation
Arizona, a statewide nonprofit, Naval Air Forces Leadership award. for Suicide Prevention. He says,
nonpartisan education advocacy Personal decorations include “Suicide is taboo and frightening;
organization working to ensure the Defense Meritorious Service people don’t necessarily want
every child receives an excellent Medal, Navy and Marine Corps to talk about it.” Justin is now a
education every step of the way. Commendation Medal (2), Navy fourth-year medical student at
and Marine Corps Achievement Virginia Commonwealth University.
2000s Medal (6), and numerous unit and Maxwell Cohen ’13 is the founder
campaign awards. He is married to
Jeffrey “Coach” Franz ’00 Dawna J. Therrien and they have at Peel Away Labs with retailers like
graduated from the UA with a B.A. four sons, Emile Alexander, Luc Bed, Bath & Beyond, Buybuybaby
in political science. He completed Joseph, Andre Jean and Marc David. and Walmart. The idea for Peel-
flight training and was designated Aways started out in his dorm
a naval aviator in 2002. He also Joshua H. Eichenstein ’06 joined room at the UA for absorbent,
received his master’s degree in ADLI Law Group, a Los Angeles- disposable sheets.
foreign policy and strategic studies based litigation firm, as an
from the Naval War College and associate attorney. Joshua joins the Sean McCafferty ’15, president
worked on the Joint Staff as a firm’s civil litigation practice and and CEO of Intuor Technologies,
current operations officer within the focuses on intellectual property was the 2017 Alumnus of the Year
Joint Operations Directorate, United matters. He has experience for the College of Optical Sciences.
States Global Force Management litigating trademark, trade dress, He received his M.S. in optical
Division. He recently earned the copyright and patent matters in sciences.
opportunity to serve 36 months in California. Prior to joining ADLI
his command squadron, Helicopter Law Group, he was an associate
Maritime Strike Squadron, where at a boutique IP firm in Beverly
he has held the positions of Hills. Joshua received his J.D. from
executive officer since July 2017 and Southwestern Law School and his
commanding officer since October B.A. from the University of Arizona.
2017.

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