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80s

Sally White M.S. ’86

Sally White M.S. ’86 was appointed to the board of trustees at Goodwin Living, a faith-based, not-for-profit, senior living and health care services organization in the National Capital Region. She is the chair of the 2025 LeadingAge DC Board of Directors.

10s

Ayman and Osama Abdeldayem ’13

Brothers Ayman and Osama Abdeldayem ’13, founders of skate- and streetwear brand Carpet Company, opened their first brick-and-mortar store in downtown Baltimore.

80s

Vahid Motevalli ’83, Ph.D. ’89

Vahid Motevalli ’83, Ph.D. ’89 was named vice chancellor for academic affairs at Penn State Harrisburg. He has served as interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at the college since 2023. Prior to joining Penn State Harrisburg, Motevalli was a…

90s

Alex Nock ’94

Alex Nock ’94 was named to Washingtonian’s 500 Most Influential People of 2026 list, highlighting influential leaders in public policy, advocacy, business and civic affairs across the Washington, D.C., area. Nock is a principal at Penn Hill Group, a…

90s

Jason Meklinsky ’95

Jason Meklinsky ’95 was named chief revenue officer of DLA, a leading accounting advisory firm. He was previously chief revenue officer and executive committee member at Sonata One, a private markets exchange platform.

00s

John Sateri MPS ’09

John Sateri MPS ’09 was appointed chief investment officer of Gladstone Land Corp., a real estate investment trust that acquires farmland across the United States. Sateri has been with Gladstone since 2007; since 2021 he has served as executive vice…

10s

Matthew Miller Ph.D. ’12

Matthew Miller Ph.D. ’12 was appointed director of Auburn University’s School of Kinesiology. Miller has served Auburn University since 2012, holding several key leadership roles in the College of Education’s School of Kinesiology, including interim…

20s

Nick McMillan M.Jour. ’20

Nick McMillan M.Jour. ’20 won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting for a story he co-wrote for ProPublica that exposed how the FDA allowed generic drug imports that violated safety standards and could harm Americans.