Class Notes Category: Career

Alumnus Danny Feldman ’02 has been named executive/artistic director of the Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California. Feldman will work closely with Artistic Director Sheldon Epps during a transitional period. It was previously announced that Epps is retiring and will become the Pasadena Playhouse’s artistic director emeritus. Feldman will join “The Playhouse” from his current…

Hunton & Williams LLP continues the expansion of its renowned environmental practice with the arrival of UCLA alumna Shannon S. Broome ‘85 as partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Broome, additionally, was appointed the new managing partner. Broome, a nationally recognized environmental and energy lawyer, focuses her practice on air and energy policy issues…

Rev. John A. D’Elia ’86 has been appointed the first president of the New Theological Seminary of the West. Most recently he served for eight years as the senior pastor of the American International Church in London, and previously worked at Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles, California and Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.…

David Freedland ’73 published his first novel, a crime story titled “Lincoln 9.” Freedland published the book after serving 34 years in law enforcement as well as holding the position of deputy chief of police in Irvine, California. The novel was published by Oak Tree Press and was the company’s best selling book on Amazon.com in 2015. Read more…

Steve Cuden, M.F.A. ’10 published his second book, “Beating Hollywood: Tips for Creating Unforgettable Screenplays.” Professors Richard Walter, Hal Ackerman, Howard Suber and Michael Colliery are quoted praising the book within the text. Read more here.

ELEKS, a global organization that provides offshore, full-cycle software product engineering services, announces that Henry Martinez ’77, a seasoned sales and technology executive, has been appointed senior vice president of sales engineering. In his role, Martinez will develop and maintain the company’s sales efforts and strategy in North America, generating new opportunities and closing sales…

Goldberg Segalla, an international law firm with 19 offices across the United States and in the United Kingdom, is pleased to announce that associate Minning Yu joined its Manhattan office as a member of the firm’s General Liability group. Yu was previously an associate with the Manhattan office Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan. Yu represents a…

Posen Architects firm introduces a new leadership team structure including UCLA alumna Lori Klein ‘78, CID. Klein will continue to actively lead individual projects, and will now share responsibility for the firm’s architectural and interior design direction, operational management, strategic planning and business development. Klein was a founding staff member of Posen Architects in 1996…

Through a tale of love, friendship and self-realization, author Veronica Rossi ’95 ventures into the world of urban fantasy with “Riders.” It is the first book of her newest series and follows the story of 18-year-old Gideon Blake as he is confined by the U.S. government and accused of conducting suspicious activities. Read more here.

UCLA alumnus Neal Rabin wrote the novel “23 Degrees South: A Tropical Tale of Changing Whether…” that was published April 1, 2016. The book is a comedic coming-of-age story and focuses on the character Hart, a recent UCLA graduate who, along with his best friend Simon, ventures through the crime-ridden underground of Brazil in the days leading…