Alumni Notes
Featured in the April 2025 Alumni Link
Maneesh Reddy Ajjuguttu MS’16 is a senior lecturer in operations and business analytics at Ohio State University. He teaches courses in operations management, international operations, and operations planning and control.
Kacie Byrd BS’10, MPA’13 has joined the Dallas law firm of McCall, Parkhurst & Horton as a public finance attorney. She will work with government entities by helping them navigate and structure financial transactions.
Madeline Hamer MS’24 earned her speech-language pathology master’s degree from UT Dallas and now works for the Methodist Health System in Dallas. Hamer is an acute care speech language pathology clinical fellow.
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Melinda Wilson Andrews MS’88 received the Excellence in Teaching Award from Dallas College in 2024. She teaches in the college’s School of Education and has taught at the institution for more than 12 years.
David Joy MS’19 is a senior sales engineer at Cockroach Labs in Dallas where he helps customers and partners design, deploy and optimize data solutions. With over six years of experience in data architecture, cloud consulting and NoSQL technologies, he has a passion for solving complex business problems.
Derek Klein MS’15 was recently named vice president of marketing for The Dallas Foundation, the first community foundation in Texas. Klein will lead marketing and communications efforts to advance the foundation’s mission of inspiring charitable giving and strengthening the local community.
Abijita Debata MBA’10 is senior director of human resources and payroll for the Cincinnati Museum Center. She has recently joined the board of directors for the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati.
Davey Edwards PhD’16 is president of the National Society of Professional Surveyors. This responsibility includes being the delegate to the International Federation of Surveyors. In 2025 he will start as adjunct professor in the geomatics program at New Mexico State University.
Jennifer Todling CERT’21 will publish her debut memoir “Dancing on My Own Two Feet” with She Writes Press in April 2025. She is a leadership development coach and author focused on integrating neuroscience and creative expression. Learn more at jenntodling.com.
Jaya Jagadish MS’94, the country head and senior vice president of silicon design engineering for AMD India, was named the Woman Engineer of the Year 2024 by Digital Engineering Awards. She has worked for AMD for two decades.
Brittany Kelley BA’09 will publish the novel “Relationship Goals” with Penguin-Random House in July 2025. She is a fiction writer who focuses on romance and humor.
Neeru Sharma MS’24, MS’24, an executive coaching and leadership development professional, recently moved her company, Mayra Leadership Academy, to Dallas where she works with high-growth tech companies and their leadership teams.
Erik Cordova BS’05 has joined Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC as the law firm’s new chief financial officer following 20 years of experience in financial planning and analysis. He will be responsible for supporting the firm’s strategic plans to accelerate revenue growth, drive operating efficiencies and improve profitability.
Amber Hartfield BA’15, MPA’17, director of operations at the nonprofit For Oak Cliff in Dallas, has been profiled as a “Superb Woman” by Texas Metro News. She is also the founder of Brown Sugar Shea, where she makes and markets her own line of natural personal care products. Hartfield is a former UTD and professional basketball player.
Noble John Wetter BS’23 founded the online financial media company Black Swan Street in 2023 while a student at UT Dallas. The company focuses on providing clear insights into financial markets and economic trends. Black Swan Street has since been sold to a company building a portfolio of software and media companies.