TAA members Brenda Ulrich and Zick Rubin, publishing and intellectual property attorneys with Archstone Law Group, PC, were named to the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®.
Brenda is recognized in the areas of Education Law and Media Law. Zick is recognized in the areas of Copyright Law and Education Law. Recognition by Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by their peers.
TAA member Dr. Wendi Zimmer, PhD, a mindset expert, writing consultant, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. is writing a book titled, The Force Continuum: How to Shift Your Mindset to Transform Your Life, which will contain simple strategies to be who you were made to be and develop your force.
“The Force Continuum is a series of four pillars (mindset, identity, energy, and habits) that when strengthened, allow us to apply the information we already know to believe in ourselves and take control of our lives,” said Zimmer. The book’s release date is January 10, 2025. Congratulations, Wendi!
Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld, a Professor of TESOL Teacher Education, and Dr. Audrey Cohan, Senior Dean for Research, Scholarship, and Graduate Studies, both of Molloy University, co-authored a new book, Collaboration for Multilingual Learners With Exceptionalities: We Share the Students, published by Corwin, a Sage company. The book includes models, strategies, and real-life stories to strengthen readers’ collaborative practices. The authors won the Most Promising New Textbook award from TAA in 2016 for their book, Serving English Language Learners. Congratulations, Andrea and Audrey!
TAA Board Secretary Brenda Urich, an intellectual property attorney with Archstone Law, was selected as one of 30 first-time boxers to participate in Haymakers for Hope’s 11th Annual Belles of the Brawl event on October 10 at the MGM Music Hall in Boston. Watch her promotional video.
“In the four months leading up to the fight I have been undertaking an intense training and fundraising journey which will prepare me to step in the ring in front of 1,500 people and literally fight to KO cancer!,” said Ulrich.
TAA Member Rev. Dr. Thomas Luke, Ph.D., a Professor of Transformational Theology Emeritus (2003-2023), published a peer-reviewed journal article in the Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE) titled, Geography of the Bible: Exploring the Physical and Historical Context of the Old Testament Scriptures (13(2), 684-686). The article “provides a comprehensive exploration of the crucial role geography plays in understanding the narratives of the Bible.” He also published the second edition of his textbook, The Least of These, about missionaries restoring child victims of human sex trafficking in Cambodia, and was nominated for a 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Literature for his third textbook, Transformational Theology, based on his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations, Thomas!
TAA member Victoria Davis earned her Master’s in Education in School Counseling from Cleveland State University in May of 2024.
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Cleveland State University and a Master of Science degree in Human Services, specializing in Family Life Education, from Lubbock Christian University.
