Class Notes Category: Career
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Christine A. MacLaughlin ’83
UCLA Alumni Association board member Christine A. MacLaughlin ’83 has been appointed chief marketing officer (CMO) and executive vice president at Kestra Holdings. She leads all elements of integrated marketing for an ecosystem of financial firms delivering wealth management solutions for financial professionals with $123 billion assets under advisement and $53 billion assets under management.…
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Tayiika Dennis ’98
Tayiika M. Dennis ’98, CPA, a principal at CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), was named the new chair of the CalCPA board of directors during the CalCPA’s Annual Members’ Business Meeting. During her term, Dennis will focus on helping the CPA profession improve resilience, diversity and growth of the pipeline of students for future careers in accounting and…
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Javier Zamora ’95
CarGurus, Inc., a multinational, online automotive platform for buying and selling vehicles, has hired Javier Zamora ’95 as its general counsel. In this role, Zamora will report to CEO Jason Trevisan and will oversee the company’s legal team. “I’m thrilled to welcome Javier to CarGurus,” said Trevisan. “He brings both extensive legal experience and a…
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Neama Rahmani ’99
Neama Rahmani ’99, CEO and President of West Coast Trial Lawyers in Los Angeles, is the subject of a profile on VoyageLA.com. Rahmani graduated from UCLA at age 19 with a degree in political science and went on to be, at age 22, one of the youngest graduates of Harvard Law School. “I’ve had the…
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Anastasia Ali, MBA ’14
The Walt Disney Company has named Anastasia Ali, MBA ’14, to the position of Vice President, Enterprise Commercial Inclusion Strategy, reporting to Jill Estorino, president and managing director, Disney Parks International, and the company’s executive champion of the Black consumer experience team. Ali will develop and manage a comprehensive, enterprise-wide strategy that deepens The Walt…
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Anthony Barbir ’10
Anthony Barbir ’10, deputy director of Silkroad, is among a select cohort of 35 orchestra and arts professionals chosen from the United States and Canada to participate in Essentials of Orchestra Management, the League of American Orchestras’ premier leadership development program. The 10-day seminar, running from July 24 through Aug. 2, is presented in collaboration…
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Bob Myers ’98
Golden State Warriors President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Bob Myers ’98 won his fourth NBA championship in June as the Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in the finals, four games to two. A business economics major at UCLA, Myers was a member of the 1995 NCAA Champion Men’s Basketball team in his sophomore…
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Christopher T. Dimapasok ’20
Christopher T. Dimapasok ’20 has joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as a summer associate in the Operational Evaluation Division of IDA’s Systems and Analyses Center. Dimapasok earned his bachelor’s degree in molecular cellular and developmental biology and is a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University working towards his master’s degree in bioinformatics. IDA…
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Rafael Agustín ’03, M.A. ’04
“Illegally Yours,” the comedic memoir of Rafael Agustín ’03, M.A. ’04, will be published on July 12 and the theater major, a TFT alumnus who was a writer for the television show “Jane the Virgin,” is busy making the rounds to promote it. He has received advance coverage by the Los Angeles Times and will…
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Doris Chau (aka, Michele Youk) ’06
Doris Chau ’06 has published her first book of poetry around loss, healing and mothering. After the sudden and tragic death of her mother, the author embarked on a healing journey. “of son and light,” written under her pen name, Michele Youk, is a story about hope. “Especially in uncertain times,” she writes, “may there…