Class Notes Category: Career

Accuity, one of Hawaii’s largest accounting and advisory firms, has hired Lucas Love ’04 as tax director, strengthening the firm’s tax advisory and compliance capabilities. Love brings well over a decade of tax law experience, including Carlsmith Ball LLP (partner; later Of Counsel) and Baker & McKenzie advising Silicon Valley companies on international tax matters.…

Ferran Prat, Ph.D. ’99, chief commercial officer at BostonGene, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Texas Medical Center (TMC). “Ferran Prat has an exceptional record of building strategic partnerships across leading research institutions and biotech companies,” said William McKeon, president and CEO of Texas Medical Center. “His insight into translational science and…

An award-winning documentary recently directed by Marci Darling Johnson ’01, “The Nita & Zita Project,” is now streaming on AppleTV. The film tells the extraordinary story of Jewish sisters in the 1920s who rose to international burlesque stardom, then became recluses and transformed into the ultimate New Orleans eccentrics. Their journey, marked by both the…

Daniel Freedman, M.A. ’06, has joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s real estate department as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office. “Daniel’s experience advising on complex land use and real estate development matters in California, combined with his deep knowledge of CEQA, entitlements, environmental review and municipal law, makes him a strong addition to our…

The firm at which Elena Mund ’10 is CPA and partner, Nasif, Hicks, Harris & Co. LLP, is celebrating its 50th year in business. Mund joined the firm in 2011. She provides tax planning, consulting, compliance and tax preparation services for individuals and closely held businesses. She specializes in international tax issues as a significant…

Donna Bulseco ’75, a longtime journalist based in New York City and editor-in-chief of Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, has put together an anthology, “Where It Hurts: Dispatches from the Emotional Frontlines of Medicine,” which will be published on March 24 by New York City publisher The Experiment. She earned her bachelor’s degree in…

Matthew Hofer ’11, a shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Natural Resources Department, has joined the board of directors of State Street Ballet, a renowned international dance company based in Santa Barbara, California. During his two-year term, he will participate in board meetings and governance decisions, attend the company’s events, promote the organization and support…

Timmons Group has announced that Lauren Sullivan ’10, PMP, is one of the newest shareholders of the firm in the technology and GIS group. Through this and other strategic promotions, Timmons Group continues to expand its technology-focused service offerings to better support clients in navigating increasingly complex geospatial and data-driven challenges. By investing in advanced…

The newest book by Gigi Berardi, M.A. ’88, “Bianca’s Cure” (She Writes Press/Simon & Schuster) will be released Feb. 10 and has already received favorable reviews including in Kirkus and BookLife, and has been included in a select list for BookSirens. An article published by Western Washington University, where she is a professor of urban…

Areen Babajanian ’08, who earned his B.A. summa cum laude in economics, has been named partner in the Los Angeles office of Fisher Phillips. Known for his tactical mastery of California wage-and-hour law, Babajanian’s career is defined by his unique perspective from “both sides of the v.” Formerly a prominent plaintiffs’ side advocate, he now…