Summer 2022

Liz Shepherd Bourgeois ’05

Liz Shepherd Bourgeois ’05, senior spokesperson for the secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, has the huge task of communicating clearly about economic programs, the state of the economy, and the Department’s work domestically and with other countries.

Donna Henry Cryer ’88

As a three-decade liver transplant survivor, Donna Henry Cryer ’88 leads the Global Liver Institute, a multinational patient-driven advocacy organization that she founded which is dedicated to fighting liver disease and finding treatments to help those with liver illnesses and other rare diseases live as fully as possible.

Ben Freedman ’08, Brendan Maaghul ’08, & Mark Lentini ’08

2008 classmates Freedman, Maaghul, and Lentini cofounded the start-up Boomerang to simplify the returns process when shopping online. Using their combined career experience in retail, shipping and delivery services, and finance, Boomerang partners with online retailers and package carriers to enable customers to return unwanted items directly from home.

Kate Parks Schaefer ’05

Schaefer has been a tireless advocate for protecting the natural environment for years. Now she’s passionate about her work as director of land protection for South Carolina’s Open Land Trust, trying to protect irreplaceable coastal land in the Lowcountry region.