Class Notes Category: Career
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Patricia Reis, M.F.A. ’82
“Unsettled,” a historical novel by Patricia Reis, M.F.A. ’82, will be published Oct. 10 by new women’s publishing company Sibylline Press. As Van Reinhardt clears out her dead father’s belongings, she comes across hints of an intriguing family history, along with a request penned by her father prior to his death that sends her on…
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Kristin Burr ’91
Filmmaker Kristin Burr ’91 is one of six new appointees to the board of directors of The Los Angeles Music Center. “These six new appointees make The Music Center’s Board of Directors 48 members strong,” said Cindy Miscikowski, board chair of The Music Center. “All of us are ready to lead The Music Center into…
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Renée Robichaux, J.D. ’06
“Agent Gatz,” a novel by Renée Robichaux, J.D. ’06, will be released in September by Loredan Publishing. In this prequel to “The Great Gatsby,” a young Jay Gatsby finds himself working as a foreign spy. The unexpected appearance of a woman from his past, famed journalist Ella Kaye, soon complicates his mission. Racing through war-torn…
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Zoe Pamonag ’21
Zoe Pamonag ’21 has joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as a summer associate in the Strategy, Forces and Resources Division of IDA’s Systems and Analyses Center. Pamonag earned her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. She is currently working towards her master’s degree in international health from Johns Hopkins University. IDA is a nonprofit corporation…
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Rachel Berkowitz ’16
The work of international award-winning artist Rachel Berkowitz ’16 has been selected to be featured at Great Art Space gallery in Beverly Hills, California, for the month of August. This solo painting exhibition will be available for viewing through Sept. 13. “Eternal Bouquets,” according to the gallery’s press release, “is a collection of abstract, expressionistic…
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Lorena Ochoa ’20
“Se Busca,” an exhibition of works by Lorena Ochoa ’20, opened this month at Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, California. Running through Nov. 12, “Se Busca,” according to the gallery’s press release, “focuses on the intersection of memory and transport. Memory as in generational trauma, indigeneity, Purépecha ancestry, and how these memories from…
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Kim DeRose ’01, M.F.A. ’09
“For Girls Who Walk Through Fire,” a young adult novel by Kim DeRose ’01, M.F.A. ’09, will be published Sept. 26 by Union Square and Co. Described as “a fierce, deeply moving novel about perseverance in the face of injustice and the transformational power of friendship” by the publisher and “a searing examination of sexual…
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Scott Bollens ’79, Ph.D.
Scott Bollens ’79, Ph.D., has authored “ReForm: Combating the Algorithmic Mutation,” recently published by Atmosphere Press. A dystopian near-future novel, it addresses a topic very much in the news these days: the development of AI and its possible impacts on the way we live. Bollens made the unusual transition from UC Irvine social science professor-academic…
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Trish Lundy ’13
The debut young adult thriller by Trish Lundy ’13, “The One that Got Away With Murder,” will be published on April 16, 2024. The publisher’s website states, “This is an edge-of-your-seat debut YA thriller about a teen who is forced to confront her past in order to catch a murderer before she ends up the…
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Laura Posner ’01
Laura Posner ’01 is the subject of a recent Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight feature, in which she discusses her career and her role in settling a $1 billion class action suit against Wells Fargo. The article states that Posner is currently “engaged in a high-profile spoofing lawsuit against Citadel, one of the world’s largest market makers.…