Class Notes Category: Career
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Andrea Talentino, M.A. ’94, Ph.D. ’98
On Oct. 15, Andrea Talentino was inaugurated as the ninth president of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. Her selection was announced last December. Prior to joining Augustana, Talentino was the provost of Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. She also served as the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Norwich University in…
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Leighton Davis Henderson ’04
Leighton Davis Henderson ’04 of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore’s Los Angeles office has been selected as senior counsel for her continued, tireless work on behalf of the firm’s clients and her overall dedication to the practice of law. Henderson specializes in providing labor and employment advice and counsel to public agencies. She advises on a wide…
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Justine Garrett ’01
Justine Garrett ‘2001 produced and wrote “Groundworks,” a documentary that premiered on U.S. public television stations this month and is available on demand through the PBS Video App. “Groundworks” introduces viewers to four diverse Native performers who come together in a collaborative performance on Alcatraz Island, on San Francisco’s first official Indigenous People’s Day. The…
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Andrew Demetriou ’76
Andrew Demetriou ’76 has joined the Los Angeles office of Husch Blackwell as senior counsel. He will join the firm’s Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education industry group and its Corporate/M&A practice teams. Demetriou is a dean of the healthcare law bar nationally and has served as a business and legal advisor to healthcare organizations for…
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Jasmin Darznik ’94, Ph.D.
New York Times bestselling author Jasmin Darznik ’94, Ph.D., was recently appointed chair of the MFA in Writing Program at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, where she is also an associate professor. Read Darznik’s previous class notes: 2021 2020
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Kendy Rivera Cárdenas, M.A. ’14, Cert. ’16, Ph.D. ’20
Kendy Rivera Cárdenas, M.A. ’14, Cert. ’16, Ph.D. ’20, a Tijuana-based migration field specialist and former senior public administration analyst with the UCLA Labor Center’s Global Solidarity Project, worked with the UCLA Dream Resource Center’s summer fellows to help coordinate a gathering of 60 Asian American and Pacific Islander labor leaders and immigration activists from…
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Brian Boxer Wachler ’89, M.D.
A new book by Brian Boxer Wachler ’89, M.D., “Influenced: The Impact of Social Media on Our Perception,” will be released Nov. 1. From the book’s press release: Is anyone safe from succumbing to a social media addiction? In “Influenced: The Impact of Social Media on Our Perception,” Boxer Wachler takes on that thorny question. A…
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Shirley Wang ’90
Shirley Wang ’90 is the subject of a story on the CIO Views website, describing her unlikely career path, which started with her founding her company, PlastPro, in 1994 and now finds her as the longest-standing CEO in the previously male-dominated fiberglass door industry. “Most people underestimated us,” the article quotes Wang as saying. “No…
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Colin M. Kawaguchi ’08
Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth, & Wynner, PC (NPW) announced that Colin M. Kawaguchi ’08 has been elevated to shareholder of the firm effective July 1. Kawaguchi joined NPW in 2015 as a business and corporate transactional attorney and specializes in sell-side M&A (merger and acquisition) deals. He counsels emerging and established companies in the areas…
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John R. Bamford ’99
Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth, & Wynner, PC (NPW) announced that John R. Bamford ’99 has been elevated to shareholder of the firm effective July 1. Bamford is an experienced, successful litigator who has prosecuted and defended complex business disputes in federal courts, state courts and in arbitration. Since joining NPW in 2017, he has successfully…