Catherine “Trina” Sjoberg
Catherine “Trina” Sjoberg has joined Winthrop & Weinstine’s Real Estate Development & Transactions practice. Sjoberg is a board certified real property law specialist with more than 20 years of experience representing real estate clients in a wide variety of matters.
“We are thrilled to welcome Trina to the Winthrop & Weinstine team,” said Tami Diehm, firm president. “Her deep experience in representing clients in real estate transactions and her collaborative and team-oriented outlook will be a benefit to the firm’s bench. We are excited about the opportunity to provide even stronger support for our firm clients in their business needs.”
Holy Cross will honor four individuals with honorary degrees this May.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States Representative to the United Nations, and Dr. Michael Collins ’77, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will receive honorary degrees at the College’s 175th Commencement on May 21. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will deliver the commencement address and Dr. Collins will offer a reflection for our graduates.
Separately, Reverend David Beckmann, one of the foremost U.S. advocates for people struggling with hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world, and Sister Donna Markham, president of Catholic Charities USA, will receive honorary degrees and speak during a special virtual Convocation event for our graduating Class of 2020 on May 22. Valedictorian Kerry Shortell will also be a featured speaker.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Continuously Shattering Glass Ceilings
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-American economist and international development expert. She sits on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, and the African Risk Capacity. Known to break glass ceilings in her career path, she recently made history again as the first woman and African to be appointed as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. To commemorate the 2021 International Womenâs Day celebration, Chiemelie Ezeobi profiles this amazon that stands tall and inspires million of young girls to aspire for greatness
This year, the theme for the annual International Womenâs Day (IWD) was #ChooseToChallenge and what better way to mark it than to profile Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an economist and international development expert, who recently put Nigeria on the global map by becoming the first female and first African to occupy the seat of the World T