Karyn Kesselring (Law’18) recently joined the law firm Erise IP as an associate in its Denver office. 

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

Ishani Shrestha (Mgmt’18) graduated from CU’s Leeds School of Business in December. Ishani was crowned Miss Nepal 2013 in Bali, Indonesia, where she won the prestigious Beauty with a Purpose title for her work to educate rural communities in Nepal about the importance of oral hygiene. 

Posted Mar. 1, 2019

Zoë Rom (MJour) won the Colorado Broadcasters Association Award for Best News Feature for her story “Carbondale Wild West Rodeo Is a Family Tradition.” Zoë is a morning host and producer for Aspen Public Radio. When she’s not telling stories, she’s running up mountains.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

For the past year, Kelsey Simpkins (MJour) has worked as the digital and engagement editor at Anthropocene magazine and at Future Earth, a research initiative on global environmental change and sustainability. She’s based in Boulder.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Wide receiver Juwann Winfree (Soc) was selected by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Winfree played in eight games as a senior and recorded 28 receptions for 324 yards and two touchdowns.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Nick Mott (MJour) is a reporter at Montana Public Radio and a producer for the podcast Threshold, which is focused on tackling environmental issues. The podcast was founded by Amy Martin, a former CU Center for Environmental Journalism Scripps Fellow. Nick’s reporting has been featured in The Washington Post and on NPR’s Morning Edition. Threshold’s second season, “Cold Comfort,” won a regional 2019 Edward R. Murrow Award in the News Series category.

Posted Jun. 3, 2019

Interior design expert Kate Chapman (MBA) was appointed managing director of the new Denver studio of Blitz, an award-winning design firm. She currently serves as president elect for the International Interior Design Association’s Rocky Mountain chapter.

Posted Jun. 1, 2020

Morgan Liphart (Law) published her first poetry chapbook, Barefoot and Running. Morgan’s contemporary poetry has been anthologized in journals across the world, such as the University of Oxford’s Literary Imagination, The Comstock Review and Third Wednesday

Posted Jul. 2, 2021

While at CU, voice performance graduate Mary Kettlewell (MMus) received a graduate certificate in arts administration, which she credits for helping her land her position as program administrator at the Texas Commission on the Arts, a state government commission in Austin that works to fund arts organizations in Texas.

Posted Nov. 5, 2021

The book Activist Media: Documenting Movements and Networked Solidarity by Gino Canella (PhDComm’18), published in May, details Gino’s documentary filmmaking with activist groups Black Lives Matter 5280 and Denver’s Service Employees International Union Local 105. Gino is an assistant professor of journalism and media studies at Boston’s Emerson College.

Posted Jun. 21, 2022

On Sept. 15, the poetry collection Gash Atlas by Jessica Lawson (MFA’18) was published by Kore Press Institute, which also selected the book to receive its poetry prize. Jessica is a Pushcart-nominated writer, teacher and activist based in Denver. To learn more about Jessica, visit lawsonlit.com.

Posted Nov. 7, 2022

In 2021, inspired by a mushroom foraging trip in the Rocky Mountains, Nick Erokhin (CompSci’18) founded Urth Naturals, a mushroom supplement company aimed at making mushrooms more accessible. Made from a powerful blend of 10 functional mushrooms, Urth Naturals’ gummies are designed to help people reach the fullest potential of their mind and body. The gummies are made in the U.S. and sourced with ingredients from local farmers.

Posted Jul. 10, 2023

This spring Kelsey Simpkins (MJour’18) left her position as science writer in media relations at CU Boulder after more than three years. She joined Colorado’s Regional Air Quality Council, the lead agency for improving air quality in the Denver metro area, as its communications and programs coordinator. She lives in Broomfield, Colorado.

Posted Jul. 10, 2023

Alejandro Brown (IntlAf’18) is the founder of I-70 Things, a page on Instagram (@i70things) with more than 400,000 followers. Some of the account content serves as entertainment and some content is safety-oriented for those traveling the I-70 corridor through the Colorado mountains. “I wanted to be able to provide an outlet for people to not only share what they’ve seen but also check it out before they go to the mountains or before they come home,” Alejandro told The Denver Post in January.

Posted Mar. 4, 2024