JMC Alumni Notes: May 2026

Summary

Recent career-related updates from James Madison College alumni.

The following updates were shared in JMC's May 2026 alumni newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter online. Share an alumni-related update (including your own!) via Qualtrics:

Aaron Bealor (IR ’26) started a new role as a Word Processing Assistant with the Department of Attorney General.

Colin Cumming (SRP ’2014) joined the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech as the Director of Development. In this role, he will focus on securing major gifts and deepening relationships with alumni and friends of the division. He has been part of the Caltech Advancement team since 2023 and brings more than 10 years of development experience, including roles at Georgia Tech and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Allison Greenblatt (PTCD ’26) recently started as a Pretrial Services Clerk at the 30th Circuit Court in Lansing, Michigan.

Harrison Greenleaf (IR & PTCD ’20) finished his PhD in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He will begin a teaching track position at UNC Chapel Hill in the fall.

Marek Jaros (PTCD ’25) is attending School of Advanced Studies (SAIS) in Bologna via a cooperative program with the Vienna Diplomatic Academy.

Becky Manore (Hubert) (SRP ’04) was selected as a 2025-26 Michigan Regional Teacher of the Year. Manore is a 9-12th grade Spanish teacher at Grand Ledge High School in Grand Ledge, Michigan.

Safiya Webster-Sandifer (SRP ’23) recently completed a year in mental health community organizing and coalition work at the Detroit Justice Center, in addition to three years of work as a paralegal in areas such as civil rights law and poverty law/movement lawyering. She is also entering her final year of her Master of Social Work program at Boston University. Webster-Sandifer married Ali Sandifer (PTCD ’24) in April 2023.

Connor Wynne (IR ’24) was accepted at the University of Texas School of Law and will be participating in Weil Legal Innovators (WLI) program, Class of 2026-27. Through this program, Wynne will be deferring the first year of law school to serve as the AI Legal Research Fellow at Upsolve.