Southwestern Magazine | Spring 2022

subcontractors, developers, suppliers, and owners in real estate and construction litigation. Tracie Shelton , San Antonio, TX, founder of Alamo Kitchens, hasn’t let the pandemic slow down her business. Shelton launched an IFundWomen campaign to create a kitchen studio where chefs can create how-to videos, host virtual cooking classes, and more. Learn about her healthy cooking for families at www. alamokitchens.com . Michael W. Moran , Dallas, TX, a partner at Jackson Walker, was recognized by his clients and peers in the 2020 Chambers USA guide, the 2020 Super Lawyers list, and the 2021 Best Lawyers in America list. Robert Askew , DeLand, FL, was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor of psychology and public health at Stetson University. Shawn Pipkin-West , Chatsworth, CA, in her role as first assistant director for “A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote,” was part of the team that won the 2020 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/ Sports–Specials. This was Pipkin-West’s second DGA win. Daniel Dodd-Ellis , Berlin, Germany, performs regularly with his jazz soul band, the Upper East Side Band. His most recent collaborations include the new albums 1993 1994 Jazzanova and Alexandra Hanke . He is currently engaged at Theater St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the roles of Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar and Dana in the premiere cast of the hit musical Wüstenblume (Desert Flower) . Chip Thompson , San Antonio, TX, earned a master of science in finance from the University of Texas at San Antonio in May 2021. He recently started a new position as senior financial analyst for Scaleworks, a private equity firm in San Antonio. Christopher Pieper , Waco, TX, published a book through Kendall Hunt titled Sociology as a Spiritual Practice: How Studying People Can Make You a Better Person . Jason Schayot , Richardson, TX, was named a semifinalist for the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s 2022 Music Educator Award. Katherine Altobello , Austin, TX, was the mezzo-soprano soloist in a performance of J.S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 79 at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church. Marisela Orta , Lockhart, TX, wrote an audio play titled Nightfall that was commissioned by Amazon’s Audible and is now streaming on the platform. She also was recently selected to join a national playwriting circle hosted by the Latino Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and will write a newly commissioned play as part of that resi- dency. She recently completed her residency as a core writer at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis, MN. Her play Somewhere will be produced this fall at Skidmore College. Henrietta Muñoz , San Antonio, TX, was appointed executive director of Texas A&M University–San Antonio’s Institute for School and Community Partnerships. Chrystal Hall Doyle , Glen Allen, VA, graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master of science in nursing. She is now a board-certified family nurse practitioner at Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents in New Kent, VA, 2003 2004 1997 1999 1996 2000 where she manages the concurrent acute and chronic medical conditions of patients with significant neurodevelopmental, behavioral, and mental health needs. She is currently pursuing a postgraduate certificate in psychiatric–mental health nursing from Frontier Nursing University. Michelle Belt Barana , Georgetown, TX, is the co-owner of JAB Engineering and recently opened Kilwins, a chocolatier and confectionery on the Georgetown square, with business partner Amber Kurkowski. Michael T. Nguyen , San Francisco, CA, was instrumental in organizing the nation’s first- ever Queer and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islanders Week, which was celebrated May 22–29, 2021. The dates were chosen to fall within Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and ahead of Pride Month in June. Lizette Torres Goodloe , San Antonio, TX, earned her doctor of education in sports management with an emphasis in leadership from the United States Sports Academy. Johnathan Kana , Lexington, TX, coauthored a chapter in the book Community Music at the Boundaries . The chapter, titled “Life within These Walls: Community Music-Making as a Bridge of Healing and Transformation in Prison Contexts,” examines the authors’ experiences with the Oakdale Community Choir, based in an Iowa prison and composed of both community volunteers and inmates. The choir premiered Kana’s original choral composition “Life within These Walls” in 2017. Erin Crockett , Georgetown, TX, associate professor of psychology, Tyler Norman ’20, and Monique Pollmann, assistant professor at Tilburg University, published the article “Reading between the Lines: The Effects of Texting on Relationship Satisfaction and Understanding in Romantic Couples” in Computers in Human Behavior Reports . Crockett also presented collaborative work with Emily Tesmer ’20 and Emily Syndor, associate professor of political science, on students’ physiological reactions to controver- sial speech on campus at the virtual Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. 1991 2005 1995 43 SOUTHWESTERN