Class Notes Category: Career
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Kevin Gilligan ’90
A photography and video exhibition by 2016 UCLA Public Service Award winner Kevin Gilligan ’90 was featured in October at the Resn Gallery in Hermosa Beach. Read more in this Alumni Connect article.
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Neil Larry Shumsky ’66
Neil Larry Shumsky ’66, associate professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of associate professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The emeritus title may be conferred on retired professors, associate professors and administrative officers who are specially recommended to…
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Jonathan Keyser ’98
Jonathan Keyser ’98, founder of commercial real estate firm Keyser, has written and released a book, “You Don’t Have to be Ruthless to Win,” which talks about disrupting the ruthless world of real estate and using selfless service to become a successful leader and businessperson.
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Donald E. Sobelman ’91
Environmental law attorney Donald E. Sobelman ’91 has joined San Francisco office of Northern California legal firm Farella Braun + Martel as a partner. “For over two decades, Don has had his finger on the pulse of California’s evolving environmental laws and regulations, helping his clients successfully navigate these complexities and – in many cases…
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Joan Michelson ’81
Joan Michelson ’81 produced and moderated “Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage,” an event which took place in June at the Newseum in Washington, DC, featuring an all-star panel including top female political journalists. Michelson, host of the Green Connections Radio podcast, is an award-winning journalist, business leader, coach and advocate for women. She…
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Jonathan (Jay) Pettit ’82
Jonathan L. (Jay) Pettit ’82 has recently joined as a Shareholder at Weintraub Tobin in the firm’s intellectual property group. He will be based in the firm’s San Diego office. Weintraub Tobin is a leading California full-service law firm. Pettit earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law, an…
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Bobby Sahachartsiri ’07
Bobby Sahachartsiri ’07 has joined the intellectual property transactions team at Lathrop Gage as a registered patent attorney, focusing his practice on patent prosecution in the biotechnology & life sciences industry. He received his Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC, in 2017, where he was an editorial staff member…
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Natasha Behl, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’10
A new book by Natasha Behl, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’10, “Gendered Citizenship: Understanding Gendered Violence in Democratic India,” was recently published by Oxford University Press. Behl is currently assistant professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University; she earned both of her graduate degrees in political science. Behl’s TEDx Talk, based on her research,…
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Mimi Walters ’84
Mimi Walters ’84 was appointed to the board of directors of B. Riley Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company which operates through several wholly-owned subsidiaries, effective July 12, 2019. Walters brings significant business, finance and policy expertise with more than 20 years of public service and private sector experience. The appointment of Walters brings…
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Karen Luh ’01
Goldberg Segalla added partner Karen Luh ’01 to the firm’s Employment and Labor practice group in Los Angeles. Luh was previously with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as an associate in Los Angeles. Luh is an experienced litigator and counselor to clients representing a wide range of industries, including finance, transportation, technology, food and…