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Jim Eisenberg '98 has joined Preti Strategies as policy advisor of their Public Affairs Firm. The former chief of staff and chief policy advisor to the Massachusetts Speaker, Eisenberg has served in public affairs since 1999.

Jo Pitkin K’78 recently had two of her poems published in the anthology Like Light: 25 Years of Poetry and Prose by Bright Hill Poets & Writers. One of her poems, “Reading Baudelaire in My Backyard” was inspired by her college experiences at Kirkland.

Helena Grant ‘03 traveled 10 miles in sub zero temperatures during her first backcountry ski expedition. Her travels have been broadcast nationally by NPR and NCPR.

Christine Jochim ’03 has been promoted to counsel by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Law Firm. Based in Denver, Jochim will leave her position as member of the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources Department to assume the role.

Matthew “Matt” Zeller ’04 and his organization, No One Left Behind, were recently mentioned in a Washington Post article. The article discusses how Zeller’s work has helped Afghan and Iraqi citizens that served as translators for the U.S. during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

Nancy Avery Dafoe ’K74 recently released her novel, You Enter a Room. A thriller-mystery novel, You Enter a Room is Dafoe’s seventh published book as sole author, and her 10th book as contributor.

Jessica Cox ’10 joined Williams Kastner law firm as an associate in their Seattle office. She is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation and Labor and Employment practice groups.

Jeff Naeem ’09 recently released his book Stupid Enough to Succeed a definitive guide to business startup and achieving hyper-growth for the millennial entrepreneur.

Jay Reise ’72 recently attended a performance of his opera “Rasputin” in Moscow as part of the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.

Yance Ford ‘94 recently received the Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award from the International Documentary Association.