Class Notes Category: Career
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Taylor Maun, J.D. ’15
Polsinelli national law firm welcomes 18 new associate attorneys to the firm including Bruin Taylor Maun, J.D. ’15. Maun joined the firm’s Phoenix office where she will work on corporate and transactional matters. She will accompany her fellow associates in key areas for Polsinelli including health care, real estate, intellectual property, along with other areas.
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Jason Kim ’89, J.D. ’92
Blank Rome LLP Partner Jason Kim ’89, J.D. ’92 has been appointed co-chair of the Asian Business Association’s Board of Directors for the 2016 term. Along with his co-chair, he is committed to implementing new programs designed to meet the needs of Asian American businesses during his tenure. Kim is a deal lawyer and his…
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Dave Roberts ’95
Former UCLA outfielder and 10-year MLB veteran Dave Roberts has been named manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Roberts, who graduated from UCLA in 1995 with a BA in history, becomes the first minority manager in Dodgers history and joins Ron Roenicke as the second former UCLA player to be named manager at the MLB…
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Michael Campbell, M.S. ’82, Ph.D. ’86
Michael Campbell, M.S. ’82, Ph.D. ’86 has been appointed Principal Engineering Specialist in the Computers & Software Division of The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, Calif. Campbell previously worked in the Aerospace Ground & Communications Division, where he served as the chief architect for a major space system ground architecture program. In his new position, Campbell…
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Howard I. Chernin ’03
Howard I. Chernin ’03 was appointed as an administrative law judge with the California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board.
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Maki Thomas Livesay, ’90
Maki Thomas Livesay ’90 was promoted to the rank of Colonel in the United States Air Force. She currently serves as Chief, Plans and Integration Division at the Air National Guard Readiness Center in Washington D.C. Livesay is a fully Joint Qualified Officer with command deployment experience, previously earned an M.B.A. from Saint Martin’s University…
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Melinda Chesbro, MLS ’89
Melinda Chesbro, MLS ’89 is the new deputy director of the Pierce County Library System, serving 20 branches throughout Pierce County. She joined the Pierce County Library System in February of 2015 as reading and materials director. Chesbro lives in the city of DuPont, Washington.
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August J. Hoffman, Ph.D. ’95
August J. Hoffman, Ph.D. ’95 recently published a book titled, “Philosophical Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology.” The text addresses the basic human evolutionary need of community engagement and interdependency as a key factor to promote wellness and reduced ethnocentrism. Hoffman is a graduate of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and is currently a professor of…
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Christine M. McCarthy, M.B.A. ’81
Christine M. McCarthy, M.B.A. ’81 has been named senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Walt Disney Company. In this new role, McCarthy will now oversee investor relations, corporate planning and control, tax, corporate treasury, corporate real estate, facilities, integrated supply chain management, and corporate citizenship. McCarthy earned her master’s degree in…
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Jeffrey Chuang ’11
Jeffrey Chuang ’11, a microbiologist at St. Jude Medical Center, has been certified as a registrant of the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists. In June of 2015 he earned his certificate in pharmaceutical and medical device microbiology. Read more about this accomplishment here.