Class Notes – 2000-2009
Alokik Advani '00 made the Global Corporate Venturing 2024 Powerlist, a list of 100 leading corporate venturing professionals. He currently serves in London, England, as managing partner of Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, the corporate venture capital firm of the global asset manager Fidelity International. (11/24)
Allura "Allie" Logan Watson '01 was named president of the Richland County (OH) Foundation. Since 2012, she has helped facilitate grants and support nonprofit organizations as the foundation's senior community investment officer. (7/24)
Katie Shaw Holeman '01 (left) and Shelley Fisher Hellmuth '06 coincidentally met at a fundraising event for both of their children's school. They both recently relocated to Wilmington, NC, from the Connecticut (Katie) and D.C. (Shelley) areas. (11/24)
Khara Strum '01 was named executive director of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, a nonprofit organization promoting sustainable and organic agriculture. For most of her career, Strum has worked in conservation and agricultural land protection. She has worked at the Philander Chase Conservancy at Kenyon College, Audubon California, and Point Blue Conservation Science. (See Living a Life for the Birds feature story) (11/24)
Edward Canterbury '02 was elected managing lawyer of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. in Ft. Myers, FL. He has been with the firm since 2005, previously serving on their executive committee, leading both the associate and expansion committees, and contributing to the recruiting committee. (11/24)
Timothy Hawthorne '03 was named chair of the Department of Geosciences at Auburn University. Previously, he served as the graduate program director at the University of Central Florida Department of Sociology and associate professor of geographic information systems. (11/24)
Courtland Smith Stevens '05 was appointed to the board of trustees at Telfair Museums, a group of museums in Savannah, GA. Since 2005, Courtland has owned a Savannah-based retail store, Courtland & Company, which is now a prominent leader in the linen and interiors world. (7/24)
Sana Hasan Moheet '05 was named relationship manager at First Citizens Bank, focused on building new business in Texas and the surrounding areas. She has nearly 20 years of financial services experience, most recently serving as senior vice president and commercial banking relationship manager at PNC Bank. (11/24)
Kyle Drexler '06 joined Goldmark Advisers, a boutique investment banking firm, as director. He has experience in managing capital raising and strategic consulting engagements for businesses, previously serving as senior vice president and vice president of transaction advisory services at StratLink Advisory Group. (11/24)
Mitchell Briant '07 was named one of the national Delta Tau Delta 40 Under 40 for his career helping others—from starting out with families and children with developmental disabilities to now serving as director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio. He also continues to support his fellow brothers as president of the Alumni Interfraternity Council. With this recognition, Mitchell was featured on the cover of the Delta Tau Delta magazine The Rainbow. (7/24)
David Johnstone '07 was ordained for the Diocese of Columbus (OH). His journey to the priesthood began in 2017, joining the Catholic Church and entering seminary the same year. (11/24)
Brent Perrin '07 was promoted to account manager and manager of the Washington, D.C., office for Majority Strategies, where he's been for over two years. For the past 18 years, he has worked in the campaign, nonprofit, and corporate arena in account/project management and research/strategic communications. He's lived and worked in the Washington, D.C., area for over 13 years. (7/24)
Julie Peterson '07 was appointed associate director of the University of Nebraska's West Central Research, Extension, and Education Center in North Platte, NE. She leads the center's Agroecosystems Entomology Lab, researching the ecology and management of agricultural pests in her role as an entomologist and extension specialist. (7/24)
Marie Rymut Schaefer '07 was named president of the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio, a physician-centered nonprofit professional organization for the region. Marie previously was a family medicine and sports medicine physician with Cleveland Clinic. (11/24)
Elizabeth Davis '08 (left), the study abroad director at Berry College in Georgia, led a class of her students to Budapest, Hungary, in March. In Budapest, she learned that OWU student Natalie Buravlov '25 (right) was studying there for the semester through the same organization. The two met up in the Central Market, and Elizabeth says, "It was fantastic to meet Natalie and learn about her study abroad experience. My own experience studying abroad (to Salamanca, Spain), inspired me to go into a career in international education, and I was happy to see that OWU students are continuing to have meaningful experiences abroad!" As a first-year student in 2021, Natalie was admitted to the Thomas W. Palmer '69 and Susan Palmer (Hon '23) Global Scholars Program. (11/24)
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