Introduction by Gene Kahn, Trustee Emeritus
Bulthaus is an accomplished marketing and communications leader with more than 20 years of experience counseling industry-leading brands in corporate, agency, and nonprofit settings. He came to WashU from St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where he also led a marketing and communications team. At Children’s, Bulthaus developed brand strategy, launched strategically aligned creative materials, and produced award-winning storytelling, earning three Regional Emmy Awards.
Prior to that, he led integrated marketing at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, developing communications strategies to drive brand awareness and fundraising efforts. As part of this work, he oversaw a team of more than 20 marketing and communications professionals. He also previously led U.S. brand communications at Anheuser-Busch InBev and consumer public relations and high school marketing programs for Gatorade via its agency partner FleishmanHillard. Bulthaus earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Illinois State University and his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Memphis.
Gonzalez is a nationally recognized student affairs leader with over 30 years of experience in higher education. She directly engages with WashU students to recognize their needs and enhance their experiences and uses her voice to implement strategies that sustain the university’s leading edge in providing an unparalleled student experience. Her diverse portfolio of responsibilities includes WashU’s Center for Career Engagement, residential life, health and well-being, athletics and recreation, and more.
Gonzalez also is a prominent scholar. Her research focuses on equity and diversity; the needs of first-generation and immigrant students; and higher education governance, finance, and personnel development. She is a first-generation college student, earning her bachelor’s degree in international business from Loyola Marymount University, followed by master’s and doctoral degrees in education from Claremont Graduate University. Gonzalez has served on several regional and national professional boards related to student affairs, including NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
Introduction by Nancy Parker Tice, AB ’90, MBA ’98
Martin is a visionary leader, award-winning professor, and prolific scholar. He returned to WashU after serving as dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. Upon becoming chancellor, he outlined three universitywide strategic priorities: elevating academic distinction, increasing educational access, and deepening community partnerships. These have guided WashU’s strategic planning process and are reflected in Martin’s enactment of other bold policies and initiatives, such as Gateway to Success, a $1 billion investment in student support that allowed WashU to shift to need-blind admissions in 2021; and Make Way: Our Student Initiative, a major fundraising effort.
Martin earned his doctorate in political science from WashU and became an award-winning faculty member, serving in a variety of administrative roles. He completed his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and government at the College of William & Mary. His scholarship focuses on legal research, judicial decision making, and political methodology.
Introduction by Merry Mosbacher, MBA ’82
Kweskin has made an indelible mark during her 27-year tenure at WashU. She was promoted to university treasurer just six months after her start date — the first woman to hold this position. She was selected through a nationwide search to become vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer. In this capacity, she took over executive leadership of Workday, the university’s human resources and financial operations platform, and steered the university’s finances throughout the coronavirus pandemic. She was instrumental in developing the funding model for the Gateway to Success, the university’s need blind initiative. In 2021, she was promoted to executive vice chancellor for finance and assumed responsibility of WashU’s real estate portfolio and operations and development, leading a staff of 240 members. In May 2024, she announced her retirement and as part of this transition has taken on the role of senior advisor to the Chancellor.
Throughout her career, Kweskin has been recognized with numerous honors. She participates on the boards of several professional organizations related to higher education finance, and she is involved with a variety of civic organizations in St. Louis and at WashU, including serving on the boards of WashU Hillel and Cortex Innovation Community, and as a member of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis Budget, Finance and Administration Committee.
Introduction by Merry Mosbacher, MBA ’82
Turner is an accomplished higher education leader with a proven record of success in recruiting top students and ensuring that they thrive on campus. In addition to directing WashU’s undergraduate recruitment strategy, she oversees Student Financial Services, an office dedicated to constructing the financial arrangements that enable all admitted students to enroll, and all enrolled students to graduate.
Prior to joining WashU, Turner spent nearly 15 years at Northeastern University, where she was the associate vice president of enrollment and dean of admission. In 2011, she was honored with the Northeastern University Innovation Award. Prior to her tenure there, she spent over a decade serving in various positions related to recruitment and admissions at the University of Maryland College Park, where she earned her master’s degree in education policy and planning. She also worked in admissions at Johns Hopkins University, where she completed her bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral sciences.
Introduction by Marissa Hockfield, AB ’01
Kamimura-Jiménez is a student-centered leader committed to cultivating a fully inclusive educational experience. Prior to joining WashU, he was the assistant vice chancellor of student affairs at Texas Christian University, where he worked to strengthen its culture of inclusion and connection. He spent seven years at the University of Michigan, holding a variety of leadership roles related to student success and support. He also has held leadership positions at California State University Fullerton, the University of California Los Angeles, and Columbia University.
Kamimura-Jiménez is a contributor to multiple books on topics such as diversity, mentorship, and leadership. He is the co-editor and author of the book Latina/o Pathway to the PhD: Abriendo Caminos, a Spanish phrase meaning “clearing the path.” He earned his bachelor’s degree in social science from the University of California Irvine; his master’s degree in organization and leadership from Columbia University; and a doctorate in education from the University of Michigan.
Introduction by Alex Yesnik, AB ’05
Gaier joined WashU in fall 2023 to spearhead the university’s new unified career services model, overseeing the recently established WashU Center for Career Engagement. She is charged with streamlining access and services for all WashU students, at all levels, as well as employers, alumni, and families. Previously, she led career education for the University of Texas at Austin. Her many accomplishments there include expanding internship and career exploration opportunities; securing funding to support students in their career experiences; launching a graduate career and professional development team; bolstering local-to-global industry relationships; and deepening partnerships with alumni willing to serve as mentors and connectors.
Gaier is an enthusiastic mentor for rising career services professionals and is a past president of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE). She remains a frequent panelist and faculty member for the NACE Management Leadership Institute and its Executive Leadership Symposium, among other professional engagement activities.
Introduction by Alex Yesnik, AB ’05
Pape joined WashU in July 2022 as the director of career services at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, bringing more than a decade of experience in career counseling and coaching, employer relations, and leadership of both centralized and decentralized career operations. He joined the WashU Center for Career Engagement roughly a year later, where his responsibilities quickly were elevated.
Pape has held related positions at a variety of higher education institutions across the country, including the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the University of Kansas. He is well versed in managing teams through structural changes; aligning with campus partners to synergize career initiatives; advising and coaching students; and making data-driven decisions via robust data collection and visualization tools, among other skills. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Missouri State University and a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Kansas.
Introduction by Sabrina McGirt, AB ’92, MBA ’99
Lindquist is a field-leading scholar in constitutional law and the U.S. Supreme Court with extensive experience advancing teaching and research enterprises within higher education. She joined WashU in July 2024 from Arizona State University, where she held a variety of distinguished leadership roles — most recently serving as the executive director of the school’s Center for Constitutional Design, facilitating national dialogue about constitutional norms and building related programs and partnerships across the country. Earlier in her career, she served as a campus and classroom leader at the University of Georgia, the University of Texas, and Vanderbilt University.
Lindquist’s book, Measuring Judicial Activism,was the first to define the concept in quantitative terms, and her teaching has garnered numerous awards. She completed her law degree from Temple University, and her doctorate in political science and public administration from the University of South Carolina. Her bachelor’s degree is from Ursinus College.
Introduction by Sabrina McGirt, AB ’92, MBA ’99
Traube is a pioneering social work scholar, practitioner, and educator who previously taught at the Suzanne Dworak Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California (USC). She brings expertise in children’s mental health, child maltreatment prevention, and family support interventions. Her research agenda — which has garnered generous funding from a variety of leading government and private organizations — focuses on early childhood development as well as home visitation and telehealth solutions for families with young children.
At USC, Traube developed Parents as Teachers@USC Telehealth, the first-ever virtual home visitation program that earned a multimillion-dollar award from the Heising-Simons Foundation to make the service available nationwide during the coronavirus pandemic. She earned her bachelor’s degree in dramatic art dance and American studies from the University of California Berkeley, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in social work from Columbia University. She is a licensed clinical social worker in California and New York.
Introduction by Sabrina McGirt, AB ’92, MBA ’99
Mazzeo came to WashU in fall 2023, bringing a wealth of administrative, teaching, and scholarly experience gained during his 25-year tenure at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. More recently, he demonstrated his strategic and resourceful approach to leadership when the coronavirus pandemic emerged, and he became the point person for Kellogg’s response. He used the challenge to innovate in the school’s working and professional degree programs, developing digital tools to enhance flexibility and learning outcomes beyond the circumstances of the global health crisis.
In 2014, he published the book Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives, and Small Business Owners, a collection of business insights he co-authored based on visits with more than 250 small and medium-sized companies across the world. He is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching excellence. Mazzeo earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and urban studies, followed by a doctorate in economics, both from Stanford University.
Moderated by Will Arvin, Vice Chancellor of Medical Advancement
Miller is one of the nation’s foremost researchers in neurodegenerative diseases, specializing in Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as ALS. His lab, alongside the university’s ALS Center, focuses on therapeutic strategies that turn off harmful genes in the brain and spinal cord in patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
After earning his medical degree and doctorate in neuroscience from WashU — where he discovered his passion for the neuroscience of degeneration — Miller completed in-depth postdoctoral work at several universities in California, specializing in ALS. In 2007, he returned to WashU as a faculty member and created an ALS translational research program, launching numerous promising trials. He was named the first director of the Christopher Wells Hobler Laboratory for ALS Research at WashU’s Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, which is dedicated to improving the lives of people with neurological disorders. Miller’s many honors and recognitions include the Sheila Essey Award, which recognizes significant research contributions in the search for effective ALS therapies.
Moderated by Will Arvin, Vice Chancellor of Medical Advancement
Holy is a gifted scientist who has pioneered creative breakthroughs in several fields, including neuronal imaging, olfaction, and computational science. He and his lab members have developed novel tools for imaging the nervous system, which has deepened scientific understanding of the neural circuitry associated with a variety of behaviors and cognitive processes. These include the ability to identify patterns, form memories, and recognize chemical compounds used by other members of a species. His distinctive research — renowned for its high levels of creativity and rigor — serves as a model for many other studies on different aspects of biology.
Holy also is among the world’s foremost creators of Julia, a computational programming language adopted widely by scientists and known for its ease of use. He joined WashU in 2001 following a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. He earned his doctorate in biophysics at Princeton University and his bachelor’s degree in math and physics from Rice University.