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Class Notes Category: Career

  • Yvette Hovsepian Bearce, Ph.D. ’13

    Yvette Hovsepian Bearce, Ph.D. ’13

    Bruin and scholar Yvette Hovsepian Bearce, Ph.D. ’13 released a new book published by Routledge and titled, “The Political Ideology of Ayatollah Khamenei.” Hovsepian Bearce is a Middle East scholar and researcher specializing in the role of Iran in contemporary world politics, and is a fellow at the Center for the Middle East Development at…

  • Hannah Yang ’11

    Hannah Yang ’11

    Bruin Hannah Yang ’11 has joined national law firm Polsinelli as an associate in the firm’s San Francisco office. Yang will be practicing in the area of science and technology.

  • David Bustamante ’77

    David Bustamante ’77

    In 2016, Bruin David Bustamante joined the faculty of Santiago Canyon College as an adjunct professor of U.S. History. A native of the Inglewood area of Los Angeles, California, Bustamante attended UCLA where he was an Alumni Scholar, played for the UCLA soccer team and worked at the Rieber Hall front desk. He was also…

  • Cailin Crockett ’10

    Cailin Crockett ’10

    Cailin Crockett ’10 made history as one of UCLA’s first Astin scholars, an undergraduate scholarship program supporting hands-on experience in civic engagement and is now working in Washington D.C. in public health. Crockett has carved out a niche in public service focusing on policy in support of women and girls. The political science alumna most…

  • Natalie Samarjian ’06, J.D. ’12

    Natalie Samarjian ’06, J.D. ’12

    Double Bruin Natalie Samarjian ’06, J.D. ’12 has joined Coro Southern California as executive director. Coro Southern California is an organization that prepares individuals from diverse backgrounds to be impact leaders who can collaborate across sectors and traditional boundaries to tackle complex social, economic and political challenges. Samarjian joins Coro from the California Women’s Law…

  • Tyler T. Rasmussen ’07

    Tyler T. Rasmussen ’07

    Tyler T. Rasmussen ‘07 has been elevated to partner in the Orange County office of the Fisher Phillips law firm. His practice covers all areas of labor and employment litigation, including healthcare and employment discrimination and harassment.

  • Rayan Naouchi ’13

    Rayan Naouchi ’13

    Rayan Naouchi ’13 recently joined the Fisher Phillips law firm as an associate focusing on employment litigation. She will accompany the firm in their Los Angeles, California office. Naouchi previously clerked for Richards, Watson & Gershon in Los Angeles and Cummings & Franck in Gardena, California. In law school, she was a Hale Moot Court Honors…

  • Sanford Michelman ’92

    Sanford Michelman ’92

    Sanford Michelman ‘92, co-founder and chairman of Michelman & Robinson LLP in Los Angeles, California was elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Michelman was elected by member banks as one of 3 Class B directors, a designation given to directors who represent the public with due, but…

  • Anne Swoboda Cruz ’00, J.D. ’03

    Anne Swoboda Cruz ’00, J.D. ’03

    Anne Swoboda Cruz ’00, J.D. ’03 received the 2017 Outstanding Leader award from the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Women in the Law (WITL) committee. The annual award recognizes a WITL leader who has shown exemplary service, dedication, and innovation on behalf of DRI and the committee. Cruz was presented the award at DRI’s annual meeting…

  • Darrell White ’05

    Darrell White ’05

    UCLA alumnus Darrell White ’05 has been elected as the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association’s 2017 president-elect. White, who is currently CFO of the organization, will be the 2018 association president. He has been actively involved in the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association since 2014 and in 2016 he was appointed American Bar Association, Litigation…