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WHO’S WHERENitzEmanuel Cocian ’99 recently joined Holland and Hart of Denver,Colo. , in its Energy, Telecom, and Utilities Practice Group. Previously,Emanuel was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Colorado. Inhis new role, Emanuel will advise clients on public utilities matters, aswell as energy law, energy resource plans, natural gas, electricity, andtelecommunications matters. Emanuel says, “I’m excited to be part ofHolland & Hart, a firm that is well recognized and respected throughoutthe Rocky Mountain region.”Chris Weeks ’97 is married to Sara, and they have two children. Chris hasbeen a youth pastor for the past five years at Real Life Church in Macon, Ga.Hacman-KeewCocianKnowlesGratziela Hacman’01 married Robert Keew on June 10, 2012.They are now living in Greenville, S.C. , where Gratziela teaches highschool mathematics.Heidi Brown Cooper ’02 is a teacher in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as aPremier Designs jewelry stylist. She has been married for five years andattends Parma Park Church of God.Justin Knowles ’03 receives a medal of honor for humanitarianwork from the governor of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Justin is the administrativedirector for the BUILD- A-CITY Project, which aims to build homesand infrastructure for a displaced community. Justin and his wife, DonnaValenzuela Knowles ’02, live in Phnom Penh with their two sons.Caleb McAllister ’07 and his wife, Liza, live in Alto, Ga. , where theyhave a new son, Isaiah Travis McAllister, born on June 27, 2012.Grant Fisher ’08 and his wife, Nichole Fisher ’12 welcomedtheir new son, Hudson Elwood, on March 30, 2013. The family lives inThompson’s Stations, Tenn, and are both employed with ParallonBusiness Solutions, a subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America inNashville, Tenn.FisherPhillip Nitz ‘11,12M, (on right in photo at top) performed lived on stage with country superstar Carrie Underwood (left)during the Country Music Television (CMT) Awards on June 5, 2013 in Nashville. Phillip also arranged the vocals for the song, “SeeYou Again,” performed by Underwood and members of the Christ Church Choir. Phillip serves as worship leader/arranger forChrist Church, located in Nashville. Other Lee alums involved that night included Christopher Phillips ‘03, director of Worshipand Arts at Christ Church, and Shelley Stroud Justice ‘96, a member of the choir. Mark Childers ‘87 and Jonathan Hamby ‘92 serveas Underwood’s guitar player and piano player respectively. Underwood went on to win Video of the Year that evening.34TRCH