University of Washington alumna Kristi Heim is the newly appointed executive director of Washington State China Relations Council in Seattle. (Photo courtesy of Kristi Heim)

Walker Orenstein is a journalism student at the University of Washington from St. Paul, Minn. He is an active contributor to the arts section of The Daily, the StarTribune's MN Prep Hub network and other prep sports websites. His work has been published for The Seattle Times. When not working, he's probably listening to hip-hop, watching his favorite sports teams lose or trekking to hole-in-the-wall restaurants.