Balancing Acts

In fields from fintech to healthcare, alumni are helping people navigate ethical and economic stresses

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Whether they’re pioneering the latest mobile technology or counseling hospital patients, our alumni have devoted themselves to changing lives for the better. In this issue of the Georgia State Magazine, read about Christian Zimmerman (B.B.A. ’15), who co-founded a company that helps clients overcome burdensome debt, and Jason Lesandrini (M.A. ’06), who guides hospital patients and their families through some of the toughest decisions of their lives. You can also find out how Sun Belt Conference cross-country champ Lotte Meyberg, a native of Germany and a President's List scholar, has learned to pivot on and off the trail in pursuit of her degree. Check out these stories and more in our digital-only winter issue. And what about you? Got a promotion? A new addition to the family? We want to hear what you’re up to! Post your good news and read about your fellow alumni here in our Class Notes. Georgia State Magazine, Winter Digital Issue A Georgia State grad and his business partner are proving small change can make a big difference in combatting crushing debt. Since founding Qoins in early 2017, Christian Zimmerman (B.B.A. ’15) and Nate Washington, a former Georgia State student, have helped more than 62,000 people pay off nearly $10 million in loans with an app that rounds up debit card purchases to the next dollar and directs the difference to creditors. Find out how the pair bonded over solving debt problems they both faced and stayed the course in the midst of a health scare that could have derailed the company before it got started. Written by Ray Glier Read the Story Patient-Centered Care What happens when a patient asks hospital staff to remove the ventilator keeping him alive after a paralyzing injury? What happens when sons and daughters are asked to make decisions about the treatment of a gravely ill parent? If the patient is being treated in the WellStar Health System, that’s when Jason Lesandrini (M.A. ’06) and his staff get a call. With more than a decade of work in the field of healthcare ethics, Lesandrini is the assistant vice president of ethics, advanced care planning and spiritual health at WellStar and leads a team of five full-time ethicists. They help patients and families make the best decisions they can in morally fraught situations. Read More In Stride Decorated runner Lotte Meyberg had to make more than a few adjustments when she moved from her native Germany to study and compete at Georgia State. Find out how switching her focus to longer races as a member of the cross-country team has led to multiple awards — including a Sun Belt championship — for the third-year nutrition major. Read More Visit magazine.gsu.edu to see the rest of our stories from the winter digital issue of the Georgia State University Magazine. GSU Magazine   |  ISSUU  |  Class Notes

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