Class Notes Category: Accolades
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Loren Sokolow ’73
Loren Sokolow ’73 has received the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2019 CFO Lifetime Achievement Award. Read about the award here.
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Robert Roizen ’13
Robert Roizen ’13, Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer of Feedonomics, was named in the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 List under the Retail & eCommerce category. The esteemed list features top entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors who are transforming business and society. Roizen cofounded Feedonomics, where over 30% of the employees are UCLA alumni, with his…
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Brian Roizen ’10, M.S. ’11
Brian Roizen ’10, M.S. ’11, joined forces with his brother Robert Roizen ’13 to create Feedonomics, an eCommerce technology company that has recently grown to a team of 140. Feedonomics is in the top 100 fastest growing companies on the 2019 Inc. 5000 List. Brian oversees all of Feedonomics’ Automation Processes. He loves taking the…
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Kriste Michelini ’88
Kriste Michelini Interiors has been named the winner of the 2019 Luxe RED Reader’s Choice Award for Classic Interior Design. The Luxe Residential Excellence in Design Awards recognize and honor excellence, innovation and the best residential interior design, architecture and landscape architecture projects across the country. Kriste Michelini ’88 is a San Francisco Bay Area…
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Diane Escolero, M.Ed. ’19
Diane Escolero, M.Ed. ’19, was chosen by the Knowles Teacher Initiative as a member of its 2019 Cohort of Teaching Fellows. This year, 37 promising high school mathematics and science teachers who are just beginning their careers were awarded Knowles Teaching Fellowships. Escolero began teaching at Dr. Maya Angelou Community Senior High in Los Angeles,…
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John Walker M.Ed. ’18
John Walker, M.Ed. ’18, was chosen by the Knowles Teacher Initiative as a member of its 2019 Cohort of Teaching Fellows. This year, 37 promising high school mathematics and science teachers who are just beginning their careers were awarded Knowles Teaching Fellowships. Walker began teaching at Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School in Los Angeles,…
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Hannah Aguirre, M.Ed. ’18
Hannah Aguirre, M.Ed. ’18, was chosen by the Knowles Teacher Initiative as a member of its 2019 Cohort of Teaching Fellows. This year, 37 promising high school mathematics and science teachers who are just beginning their careers were awarded Knowles Teaching Fellowships. Aguirre began teaching at the STEM Academy of Hollywood in Los Angeles, Calif.,…
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Adrian Lizardo ’17, M.Ed. ’18
Adrian Lizardo ’17, M.Ed. ’18, was chosen by the Knowles Teacher Initiative as a member of its 2019 Cohort of Teaching Fellows. This year, 37 promising high school mathematics and science teachers who are just beginning their careers were awarded Knowles Teaching Fellowships. Lizardo began teaching at South East High School in South Gate, Calif.,…
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Iris Derke ’92
Iris Derke ’92 (Life Member) has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Chorus America. Chorus America is the renowned advocacy, research, and leadership development organization that advances the choral field. Derke, along with Jonathan Griffith, founded Distinguished Concerts International New York in 2007 with the mission to change lives through the power of…
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Jeffrey Lowenstein ’95, J.D. ’98
Jeffrey Lowenstein ’95, J.D. ’98, was named one of The Best Lawyers in America® 2020. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lowenstein is currently a Bell Nunnally attorney focusing on Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property. Lowenstein was also selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers 2019 by Thomson Reuters.…