Class Notes Category: Career
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Joelle Gamble ’12
Joelle Gamble ’12 has joined the Biden administration as a special assistant to the president for economic policy, a position on the National Economic Council. Gamble, who majored in international development studies, was born in Anaheim, Calif., and raised in Riverside, about 55 miles east of Los Angeles. She was a first-generation college student and…
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Steve Chapman ’02
Steve Chapman ’02 became CEO of genetic testing company Natera in January 2019 and has guided the company to a stock valuation of $10.3 billion, nearly quadruple its value when he took the helm. Year-over-year revenue growth has exceeded 40% and consistently outperformed earnings expectations. In addition to being the global leader in prenatal testing,…
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Tom Umberg ’77
Sen. Tom Umberg ’77 has been appointed Chair of the California Senate Judiciary Committee. Umberg represents Orange County and Long Beach in the California State Senate. Read the press release here. Read Sen. Umberg’s previous UCLA Alumni class notes: 20172020
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Wendy Red Star, M.F.A. ’06
Wendy Red Star, M.F.A. ’06, is giving an online lecture at The Hammer Museum on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m. Raised on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana, Red Star creates work that is informed by both her cultural heritage and her engagement with many forms of creative expression, including photography, sculpture, video, fiber…
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Paul Goldbart, M.S. ’82, Ph.D.
Paul Goldbart, M.S. ’82, Ph.D., has been named Executive Vice President and Provost at Stony Brook University, effective March 22. Goldbart is currently Dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Robert E. Boyer Chair and Mary Ann Rankin Leadership Chair at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). From the university’s press release: As…
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Marcus Ruscetti, Ph.D. ’15
In September 2020, Marcus Ruscetti, Ph.D. ’15, started a position as assistant professor in the department of molecular cell and cancer biology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. His laboratory will investigate the dynamic interactions between tumors and the body’s immune system in cancer.
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Michael Warren ’71
Michael Warren ’71, an Emmy-nominated actor and captain of two NCAA Championship teams under John Wooden, is one of three artists featured in an photographic exhibition at the Americana in Glendale. The showcase started in September 2020. An All-American on the 1968 team that included Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Lucius Allen and Lynn Shackelford, Warren…
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Veronica McKenzie, Cert. ’09
“Nine Nights,” written, directed and produced by Veronica McKenzie, Cert. ’09, was released Jan. 12. The film revolves the death of one of the twins in a family and the Caribbean ceremony of nine nights of mourning that is a meant to help the grieving and acceptance process.
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May Hong HaDuong, M.A. ’06
May Hong HaDuong, M.A. ’06, has has been appointed director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the world’s largest university-held collection of motion pictures and broadcast programming. She becomes the first woman and person of color to lead the archive, which is a division of UCLA Library and the second-largest repository of moving images…
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Michael D. Silberfarb ’00
Michael D. Silberfarb ’00 was elected Partner, effective January 1, in Blank Rome LLP‘s Philadelphia and New York offices. From the company’s press release: “Michael has represented companies of all sizes in their largest and most important litigations, and he has substantial first-chair trial experience. He represents clients in the technology, healthcare data, automotive, consumer…