Class Notes Category: Career
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Donni Zheng, M.S. ’20
Donni Zheng, M.S. ’20, is featured on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam for leading the “Healthy Fashion Movement” that empowers women to be confident and achieve their full potential. “The Healthy Fashion Movement was first started in 2017 when I was still at school,” Zheng says. “And UCLA professors helped a lot in building…
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Chris Schaefer ’85
Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, a nationally recognized owner and management company and division of The Marcus Corporation announced the appointment of Chris Schaefer ’85 as vice president of food and beverage. In his new role, Schaefer will oversee catering, banquets, and more than 40 signature restaurants, bars and lounges across Marcus Hotels & Resorts’ 17 properties.…
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Donna Tetreault ’92
A new parenting book by Donna Tetreault ’92, “The C.A.S.T.L.E. Method: Building a Family Foundation on Compassion, Acceptance, Security, Trust, Love, Expectations plus Education,” with a foreword by Dr. Phil McGraw, will be released on June 21. Tetreault is a national parenting journalist, an award-winning children’s book author, a speaker, an educator and a nonprofit…
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Raymond Bell ’78
“Called Up, The Emmett Ashford Story,” a newly completed documentary from executive producer Raymond Bell ’78, will be screened at the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame at 7 p.m. on April 15, the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. The film tells the inspiring story of the first…
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Damon Moon, MBA ’12
Damon Moon, MBA ’12, has received significant press coverage recently, due to the popularity of a tech product he created: an icebreaker app called AskClass, a platform for teachers to use in their in-person and Zoom classes, to help students regain their social skills. A father of two children (age 12 and 13) and a…
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Robin Farias-Eisner ’75, M.D., Ph.D. ’99, MBA
On March 1, Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) welcomed Robin Farias-Eisner ’75, M.D., Ph.D. ’99, MBA, as its new president. Dr. Farias-Eisner earned his bachelor of science in biochemistry and his doctorate in molecular biology. In 1992, he completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at UCLA and spent the next 30 years working to…
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Ragini Bhattacharya ’17
Ragini Bhattacharya ’17 has joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as an MIT extern for the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), a federally funded research and development center operated by IDA. Bhattacharya earned her bachelor’s degree in bioengineering and is currently working toward her MBA at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. IDA is…
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Malik Adunni ’98
Malik Adunni ’98 recently published his first book, “Malik’s Magic African Alphabet Hat,” co-authored with his octogenarian mother, Oni. It is a children’s book that also helps provide African history lessons along the way. The Adunnis’ goal is to get the book to urban classrooms around the U.S. and also ship to various African countries.…
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Dana Ellis Hunnes, M.P.H. ’07, Ph.D. ’13
The latest book by Dana Ellis Hunnes, M.P.H. ’07, Ph.D. ’13, “Recipe For Survival: What You Can Do to Live a Healthier and More Environmentally Friendly Life,” was published last week by Cambridge University Press. Hunnes is an assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a practicing clinical dietitian at the Ronald Reagan…
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Bruce Molen, D.D.S. ’68
Molen Orthodontics, founded by Bruce Molen, D.D.S. ’68, a member of the first graduating class of the UCLA School of Dentistry, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year – and it’s definitely a UCLA-family affair. In the spring of 1972, Molen earned his orthodontic specialty certificate at the University of Washington and opened his first…