Notes from the Class of 1991

Manhattan resident and Broadway actress Leenya Rideout (Mus) performed in the Public Theater’s first all-female “Shakespeare in the Park” production of The Taming of the Shrew. Leenya played the Widow in addition to being an onstage musician and music director. She has been performing on Broadway and in theaters all over the country for the past 21 years.

In June, Robert Rody (ArchEngr) was promoted to associate principal for Treanor Architects | H+L Architecture. He lives in Denver.

Katie Writer (Geog) lives in Alaska and recently started a recycling program in her small community of Talkeetna. In its first year, Talkeetna Recycling Works diverted more than 14 tons of material from the landfill to a recycling center and made it possible to drop off recycling for free.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Gigamon Inc. named Fred Studer (Fin) chief marketing officer. He oversees all aspects of global marketing, including creative marketing and product management.

After practicing family medicine in Auburn, Ind., for the last 17 years, Todd Page (Mus) has become medical director of the Sweetwater Medicinal Clinic on the campus of Sweetwater Sound, a dealer of musical equipment. Todd provides medical care for Sweetwater’s employees and their families.

Sarah Dawson Rothenbuhler (Comm) is owner, president and CEO of Birch Equipment Co., Inc., in Seattle. She is in charge of strategic positioning, employee development, financial marketing and customer outreach. Once upon a time, she worked as an intern for the Seattle Seahawks.

In February, Matthew Alvarado (Span) spoke at the second annual Latin America Port Expansion Summit in Cali, Colombia. Matthew works for Musco Lighting, a company that specializes in sports arena and event lighting. His role is promoting brand development in South and Central America.

Steve Fleischli (Econ, EPOBio) is senior attorney and director of the water program for the Natural Resources Defense Council. His work focuses on water quality, the role of water security in climate-preparedness programs and the relationship of water to energy production.

Albert Flynn DeSilver (Art), a poet and nonfiction writer, has written a new book, Writing as a Path to Awakening: A Year to Becoming an Excellent Writer & Living an Awakened Life. It is scheduled for release in September. His memoir, Beamish Boy, recounts his struggle with addiction and how he overcame it. Albert returns to Colorado every year to teach at the Shambhala Mountain Center.

Emmy Award-winning journalist Tim Wieland (Jour) has been news director at CBS4 in Denver since 2004. He serves as guest faculty at the Poynter Institute and on the board of Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. He was recognized in 2010 by the Denver Business Journal as a 40 under 40 winner for his work in the community.

Kevin Keelan (Mktg) was hired as a senior account executive at Virsys12, a healthcare technology firm based in Denver. Kevin and wife Kathleen have three children.

After CU, Bart Lone (MusEdu) taught music in Colorado public schools for three years. In 1994, he and wife Jeanette joined the U.S. Army Bands and were initially stationed in Bamberg, Germany. Jeanette left the army to raise their sons, Jason and Brandon. Bart served 21 years and retired in September 2015. Upon Bart’s retirement the couple purchased two businesses in Grand Lake, Colo. — Grand Lake Wine & Spirits and Cabin Quilts & Stitches.

Lisa Mutschler (Law) opened the Denver-area real estate brokerage Expert Real Estate. She practiced law earlier in her career.

In San Francisco, Suzanne DiBianca (Comm) is executive vice president of corporate relations and chief philanthropy officer at Salesforce. She is a hall of fame member of the San Francisco Business Times’ Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business. 

Poet, writer and teacher Albert Flynn DeSilver (Art) won two awards for his latest book, Writing as a Path to Awakening, published by Sounds True, a multimedia publishing company based in Louisville, Colo. The book, which encourages readers to live an awakened life in order to become a better writer, won an Independent Publishers Book Award and a Nautilus Book Award. The latter celebrates “better books for a better world.”