Class Notes Category: Career
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Anna Penenberg ’76, M.A. ’82
Anna Penenberg ’76, M.A. ’82, is the author of a newly published memoir, “Dancing in the Narrows,” which details her journey of self-rediscovery as a single mother struggling to help her daughter navigate Lyme disease. As detailed in the book, at sixteen, Dana, Anna Penenberg’s daughter, is stricken with a debilitating illness with no known…
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Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Ph.D. ’01
Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Ph.D. ’01, a first-generation college student who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, began his post as UC Merced’s fourth chancellor on July 6, having most recently served as president of the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). Before earning his Ph.D. in Education, Dr. Muñoz received a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara and…
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Diana P. Lytel ’02
The law office of Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman welcomed new partner Diana P. Lytel ’02 to its team of veteran trial attorneys. A prominent civil litigator and criminal defense lawyer, Lytel comes to Lowthorp Richards from the Santa Barbara area, where she worked at Lytel & Lytel, LLP. Her practice specialties are general…
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Mobolaji Olambiwonnu ’94, Lisa Smithline ’78 and Jerry A. Henry, M.F.A. ’02
Mobolaji Olambiwonnu ’94 (director), Lisa Smithline ’78 (producer) and Jerry A. Henry, M.F.A. ’02, (cinematographer) were key members of the production team of the documentary “Ferguson Rises,” part of the Hope, Love, & Beauty Project. The film is about struggle and hope, tragedy and transcendence. It is the story of a small town that suffered…
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Angela Agrusa ’84
Angela Agrusa ’84, Managing Partner of DLA Piper‘s Los Angeles offices, has joined the firm’s U.S. Executive Committee. As a leader at the firm, Agrusa represents international brands, major companies and prominent individuals in high-stakes, complex commercial cases and class actions. In addition to managing the firm’s Los Angeles offices, she also serves as co-chair…
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Emma Moralyan ’11
Emma Moralyan ’11 has joined Dentons as an attorney in the product liability and complex torts practice. She is based in the Los Angeles office of Dentons, which, according to its website, is the world’s largest law firm. Moralyan earned her B.A. degree in philosophy and her J.D. degree from Southwestern Law School, where she…
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Marco Greenberg ’86
A new book by Marco Greenberg ’86, “Primitive: Tapping the Primal Drive That Powers the World’s Most Successful People,” chronicles Greenberg’s journey as an advisor and confidant to Fortune 500 CEOs, startup founders and other top performers. From a former roadie for N.W.A to a rock-star brain surgeon, from young tech billionaires to a top-ten…
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Jeremy Evans ’05
Jeremy Evans ’05 was featured in cover story in Los Angeles Lawyer magazine, in which he discusses the new Fair Pay to Play act involving college athletes. Evans is founder and managing attorney at California Sports Lawyer®, representing entertainment, media and sports clientele. Prior to opening California Sports Lawyer®, Evans worked as a graduate law…
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Adam Rosenthal ’01
Adam Rosenthal ’01 is one of the co-authors of a nearly 500-page online book, “Employer’s Guide to COVID-19 and Emerging Workplace Issues,” which provides employers with a comprehensive resource for managing employment issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic during – and after – the crisis. Described as a “one-stop, go-to ‘desk reference’ that provides businesses…
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Kelly Guzman, M.N. ’94
A new book co-written by Kelly Guzman, M.S.N. ’94, “Simplifying the Complex: A Guide to Transition and Activation Planning for Healthcare Construction Projects,” will be published April 28. Guzman is a transition and activation planning consultant for healthcare facilities. She started her career in transition at UCLA where she was transition planning director for the…