As GPS alumni are stretched all over the globe, this sometimes can make it hard to stay in touch with your classmates, which is why we seek to keep you in the know with class notes.
Tell us where you've been and what you're doing now with a one- to two-sentence update. These can be purely professional, celebrate personal milestones or both!
Wendy Dougherty ‘97
, MPIA, was recently appointed as a school board trustee for the San Carlos School District. She also serves as chief operating officer of the Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation.
Karen Grunstra ‘11
, MPIA, is an international trade specialist at the International Trade Administration under the U.S. Department of Commerce. Her portfolio includes medical devices and health IT.
Timothy Kim ‘12
, MPIA, is working as a senior product manager at Comscore in Los Angeles. Previously, he worked at Cox COMET as a senior product analyst.
Ari Schwartz ‘08
, MPIA, is a manager at Nintendo. He has worked for both PlayStation and Nintendo doing business development and strategy. He has also welcomed two daughters, Evelyn and Sophie, since graduation.
Tim Weed ‘95
, MPIA, is a novelist and professor. He's published two books, organizes private trips to Cuba and works as a featured lecturer for National Geographic in Spain, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
