Alumni Updates - Spring/Summer 2016

Friday, July 22, 2016

Alexandria Marie Mann, BA 2016, Public Health, is an EMT for American Medical Response.

Paul Nevin, MPH 2015, Global Health, was national winner for feature photography, large school division, in the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards for his photos documenting maternal health issues in Kenya.

Leah Dodge, MPH 2015, Global Health, was recently hired as an epidemiologist at the Urban Indian Health Institute, a division of the Seattle Indian Health Board.

Melissa Arias, BA 2014, Public Health, is working with the CDC through the Public Health Associate Program hosted at the Tulare County Public Health Department in Visalia, CA.

Miriam Alvarado, MPH 2013, Global Health, was selected for the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She will be working toward a PhD in medical science at the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge.

Carrie Dennett, MPH 2013, Nutritional Sciences, is a columnist with The Seattle Times. She writes a weekly article focused on nutrition and health.

Gretchen Hammer, MPH 1999, Health Services (Maternal and Child Health), received the 2016 Livesay Award for Social Change from Colorado College. She currently serves as Medicaid director and oversees the Health Program Office at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

Sarah Patterson, MHA 1984, Health Services, received the Silver Award for Outstanding Health Care Executive-Puget Sound Region from Seattle Business magazine. She has been a member of the leadership team at Virginia Mason Medical Center for nearly 30 years.

Anita Geving, MHA 1983, Health Services, was named Outstanding Medical Group Executive by Seattle Business magazine. Since joining The Polyclinic in 2011, she has helped transform the company into a leading independent, multispecialty medical practice.

Don Garvey, MSPH 1982, Industrial Hygiene, was the keynote speaker at the 2016 Korean Industrial Hygiene Association’s annual conference in Seoul, South Korea. He works for 3M Company in St. Paul, MN.