Class Notes Category: Career
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Etsemaye P. Agonafer, M.P.H. ’13, M.D. ’14, M.S. ’19
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Feb. 13 the appointment of Etsemaye P. Agonafer, M.P.H. ’13, M.D. ’14, M.S. ’19, as the City’s first-ever Deputy Mayor of Homelessness and Community Health. From the official press release: The appointment comes after thousands more Angelenos came inside during Mayor Bass’s first year than the previous year thanks…
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Sevag Shirvanian ’08
Sevag Shirvanian ’08, an attorney in the Los Angeles and San Diego offices of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been elevated to shareholder, effective Jan. 1. Shirvanian focuses his practice on traditional labor law, representing employers in collective bargaining, labor arbitrations and all proceedings before the National Labor…
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Kara (Ritter) Cole ’07
Kara (Ritter) Cole ’07 an attorney in the Los Angeles and San Diego offices of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been elevated to shareholder, effective Jan. 1. Cole’s practice involves employment law counseling as well as litigation defense of public and private entities. She defends employers against claims…
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Ryan J. Smith ’03, Ed.D. ’22
Ryan J. Smith ’03, Ed.D. ’22, has been selected as new president and CEO of St. Joseph Center and will begin work on March 1. St. Joseph Center’s mission is to provide working poor families, as well as homeless men, women and children of all ages with the inner resources and tools to become productive,…
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Marilyn Cejka Steinberg, M.N. ’79
“Burying My Parents with Love and Laughter,” the first book by Marilyn Cejka Steinberg, M.N. ’79, was released last September. “The purpose of this book, wrote Steinberg, “is to help people find comfort and humor despite their grief in the loss of their parents. It is available in paperback and Kindle formats. “I have belonged…
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James Yoon ’05
James Yoon ’05, Ph.D., has been named a member of the 2024 cohort of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine program. These are early- and mid-career scientists, engineers, and medical professionals who – over the next two years – will advise the National Academies and work…
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Richard Stone, M.A. ’71
Richard Stone, M.A. ’71, announced, “At long last (half a century!), I have finally written a book, which will be published next May.” In a review of “Project Mayflower: Building and Sailing a 17th-Century Replica“, Keith Thomson, author of the New York Times bestseller “Born to Be Hanged,” wrote, The true story of a plucky…
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Zhiao Feng, M.Arch. ’19
Zhiao Feng, M.Arch. ’19, was recently promoted to associate at Los Angeles firm CO Architects. A detail-oriented designer, he draws from a variety of project typologies, including urban planning and neurological research.
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Nazli Tatar, M.Arch. ’17
Nazli Tatar, M.Arch. ’17, was recently promoted to senior associate at Los Angeles firm CO Architects, where she serves as Digital Experience Designer. At the firm since 2017, Tatar researches, develops and integrates new customized digital tools that foster greater understanding and ownership of building designs. Read Tatar’s previous UCLA Alumni class note.
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Corissa Hernandez, M.Ed. ’06
On Jan. 24, Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León introduced and nominated Corissa Hernandez, M.Ed ’06, to the board of Building and Safety Commissioners. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also nominated Hernandez, who was confirmed unanimously. Hernandez is the co-founder and visionary behind Legacy Full Circle Financial & Insurance Services, The Empire Tavern, House…