Morehead-Cain Alumni landed new jobs, received accolades, stepped into new seasons of life, and more. Here’s who made a move this summer.
- Roy Cooper ’79 announced in July that he will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina in 2026.
- Dr. Timothy Smith ’82 retired in August after a decade of serving as bishop of the NC Lutheran Synod.
- Robyn Hadley ’85 became an affiliate consultant at Keeling & Associates, a higher education and professional services firm, in August.
- After more than four years with the company, Dave Bernath ’89 was announced as the CEO of Wurl, a company that helps deliver TV shows to streaming platforms, in August.
- Because Baseball, an organization founded by Kemp Gouldin ’02, was featured on Major League Baseball for the nonprofit’s fourth annual “Play Ball Weekend” in June. The segment was the first live baseball broadcast from Egypt in history. Because Baseball seeks to bridge the East-West divide through the love of the game.
- Rachel Maczyk Pfeifer ’02 became Morehead-Cain’s chief program officer in August.
- Josh Lee ’04 was on the TODAY Show in July to share about founding Lucha Wrestling Club, the first and only all-girls freestyle wrestling club in New York City.
- Grant Heskamp ’14 was appointed senior director of strategy and innovation at the Clinton Health Accession Initiative, where he was most recently chief of staff and director of strategy. (Don’t miss Grant at the Alumni Forum in October, where he’ll moderate the “U.S. Engagement Abroad” panel.)
- Ben Griffin ’18, a two-time 2025 PGA Tour winner, was named to the 2025 Ryder Cup Team in August.
- Julian Goldner ’24 joined Well in June as a client success analyst, where he’ll work alongside Dave Werry ’06, Will Aiken ’03, Jared Sokolsky ’05, Jeff Hortman ’06, Stuart Luter ’20, and Sally Kuehn ’21.
