Class Notes

Jane Gershovich, B.A. international business, is a professional photographer in Seattle whose specialties include sports photography— she has been photographing Seattle’s OL Reign FC since the team began. Jane has also shot photos for the Seattle Sounders, Amazon, the National Football League, Brooks Running, Nike and the Seattle Seahawks.

Aliza Hauser, M.A., rehabilitation counseling, is the Return to Work manager for the Puget Sound Educational Service District.

Zachary E. Davison, B.A., accounting, was promoted to partner at the international law firm Perkins Coie. Based in the Seattle office, Zachary is an attorney in the firm’s Business Litigation practice, focusing on real estate, securities and corporate governance disputes.

Matthew Nixon, B.A., Fairhaven upside-down program, recently became a broker at The Muljat Group of Bellingham. Matthew, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, also coaches football and basketball at Bellingham High School.

The J. Rinehart Gallery in Seattle recently held “Swimming Naked,” a solo exhibition featuring the work of illustrator Kelly Bjork, B.A., art-drawing and ’09, BFA, art.

Jesse Raymond, B.A., design, a game and software designer and developer specializing in user experience and user interface, was recently promoted to Technical UI Design director for Fortnite at Epic Games.

Amy Harder, B.A., journalism, was named the 2022 Energy Writer of the Year by the American Energy Society. Amy is the executive editor of Cipher, a weekly newsletter supported by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy that focuses on technological innovations that address climate change.

Ryan Pemberton, B.A., psychology, became the assistant director of the Center for Faithful Business at Seattle Pacific University. Previously, he was the communications and marketing manager at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.

Adam Lincoln, B.A., political science, became the interim city manager of Pasco. He has been Pasco’s deputy city manager since 2020.

Zoe Fraley, B.A., journalism, became the director of Communications and Marketing at Bellingham Technical College. Previously, Zoe was the social media coordinator at Western and wrote several stories for Window magazine.

Luke Ande, BAE, physical education and health, became the athletic director for Bainbridge Island School District.

Mary Miller, B.A., recreation, was promoted to communications lead for the Public Works Board at the Washington State Department of Commerce.

The Benton-Franklin Health District Board selected Aren Giske, B.A., general studies, as the new medical officer for both counties. Aren, who specializes in occupational medicine, completed his medical degree at the University of Vermont and most recently worked as medical director of MaineGeneral Workplace Health, the largest community occupational medicine program in Maine.

Amy Chaloupka, BFA, art, is curator of art at the Whatcom Museum, where she recently cocurated an exhibit about Japanese textile art, “Katazome Today,” with Art Professor Seiko A. Purdue.

Travis Silvers, B.Mus., performance, is a fulltime, tenure track instructor of world music and guitar at Modesto Junior College in California.

Painter and fiber artist Christen Mattix, BFA., art, recently created “Root to Rise,” a large mural commissioned by the city in downtown Burlington, featuring Mexican ballet folklórico dancers.

Anna Marie Adams, B.A., Fairhaven interdisciplinary concentration, opened Hela Provisions, a gourmet specialty store in Bellingham.

Michael Visser, B.A., economics, recently became the interim dean of the Sonoma State University School of Business and Economics.

Lindsey Salvestrin, B.A., business administration – human resources management, became the president/CEO at Columbia Credit Union, based in Clark County.

Karen Osborn, M.S., biology, is a researcher and curator of marine invertebrates at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. When she’s not in Washington, D.C., she’s often at sea studying critters that dwell in the deep, open ocean.