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‘66

David Kleine (Marketing ) is managing director at the Highland Group.

‘67

Diane Breuer (Anthropology) is a life insurance agent at Aviva Life Insurance.

Stuart Naramore (Journalism), a retired science teacher for high school and middle schools in Northern California, has joined the Briar Patch Market as a frozen food manager.

’68

Rose Greene (Art) is the registered principal and owner of Rose Greene Financial Services.

Jerri Young (Business Administration) is an executive assistant at McMillan Study Guides, Inc.

’69

William Martinet (Business) is a sales planning director at Sunkist Growers, Inc.

Rick Rosner (Psychology) is the president at OMS in the Greater Los Angeles area, with services as a business developer, revenue generator, and marketer for global and domestic companies.

’70

Roxanna Kaz (History) is an attorney.

Charles “Chuck” Rosen (History) retired in 2000 after 26 years at the Internal Revenue Service, and in 2009 retired from his active tax law practice.

’71

Jack Bloom (Business Administration/Mathematics Education) is a teacher/advisor with the Los Angeles Unified School District. He earned his credential in 1991, and his master’s degree in 1997.

Gary Evans (Business Administration/Finance) is the president at Bank of Internet USA in the greater San Diego area. Evans received his master’s degree in 1973.

’72

Richard Neubiser (Business) is president of Marketing Forecytes, Inc., vice president of U.S. Operations at CellGenix, GmbH , and vice president at American Fluoroseal Corp.

’73

Lew Elliott (Health Sciences) is the property manager at Frances Elliott Trust.

Charles Noski (Business Administration) has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Bank of America Corporation. Noski earned his master’s degree in accounting in 1995, also at CSUN, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2007.

Peter Wingert (Sociology) serves as general manager of American Waste Unlimited, where he has worked since 1987. Easter Seals’ Southern California Disability Services recently named Wingert to its board of directors as parent representative and program committee member.

’76

Anne Renna (Accounting) gave a presentation on business fraud to the 2009 Joint National Conference of the American Society of Women Accountants and the American Woman’s Society of CPAs in Las Vegas. Renna is a CPA and certified fraud examiner in Santa Monica.

Frank West (Psychology) is owner of Frank West Insurance Services.

‘77

Jane Emmer (Business Administration) is a clinical psychologist.

Carol May (Family and Consumer Sciences) is a certified coding specialist (CCS) and a registered health information technician.

Tom Morehouse (Political Science) is a broker and co-owner of Prudential California Realty in Chatsworth.

‘78

Diane Morey (Health Sciences) is a professor and chair of the Nursing Department at College of the Canyons.

Gary Yabuta (Sociology) has been named chief of police for the county of Maui, in Hawaii. Yabuta is a 27-year veteran with the police department, having served in many capacities, including commander of the Investigative Services Bureau.

’80

Ken Ferguson (Accounting and Information Systems) is the CEO at MpowerMedia LLC, which provides control over television and Internet content in the home. Before founding Mpower, Ferguson was chief operating officer for National Geographic Television.

Vaughn Hardenberg (Business Management) is second vice president and financial advisor at MorganStanley and SmithBarney.

’81

Sharon Boreham (Geography) is the human resources project manager and recruiting executive at Boreham Consulting, Inc.

Wendy Linow (Journalism) is a professional community association manager in the Las Vegas area.

’82

Andrew Solkovits (Biology), a doctor of osteopathic medicine, was just named the Doctor of the Year at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California, after finishing a year and a half as medical director. Mercy is the trauma center for the northeast area of northern California.

Quinten Washington (Engineering) is the president and CEO of Quintessential Construction Managers, Engineers, and Consultants.

‘83

Giovanni Garcia (Biology) is a supervisor at the Kaiser Permanente SCPMG Flow Cytometry Lab in the greater Los Angeles area.

Mark Green (Accounting) is the vice president for business processing and finance at KARL STORZ North America. He earned an M.S. in business taxation at USC.

John McLaren (Business Administration) owns John McLaren Insurance Agency Inc.

’84

Dan Eller (Health Science) is the director of communications at Hearst Castle and a lecturer at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, in the Journalism and Kinesiology Departments. Eller earned his master’s in public health at CSUN in 1987, and his Ed.D. at the UCSB Gevirtz Graduate School of Education in Educational Leadership, where his research focused on collaborative fundraising models for executive higher education leadership.

Greg Frye (Finance) is a benefits broker at MT Stuart & Company.

Peter Scott Voltz (Finance and Real Estate) is owner of 3rd Friday Capital Management and is president of Voltz Commercial Realty Advisors.

’85

Art Hadnett (Masters of Public Administration) has been promoted to vice president at Stantec, which provides professional consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and other areas. Hadnett is responsible for the continued strategic growth and development for Stantec’s transportation niche throughout the state.

Karen McLymont (Psychology) is a realtor at Ramsey-Shilling Associates Real Estate.

’86

Dan Pollock (Electrical Engineering) is a business broker at Keystone Business Brokers. He also owns Creative Business Solutions, a sole proprietorship.

Linda Slocum (Accounting and Information Systems) is in real estate sales and consulting, and blogs about top consumer resources for people either relocating to the Santa Clarita Valley or moving to a new home within the area.

’87

Kimberley Daughton (Organizational Systems Management/Psychology) is a principal at a strategic planning and organization consulting concern in the greater Los Angeles area. Daughton earned a second bachelor’s degree at CSUN, in psychology, in 1996.

Jordan Eckerling (Theatre) is the designer at Jordan Eckerling Landscape Design.

Millie Matalon Wexler (Speech Communications) is a development and alumni relations associate for an independent school in Los Angeles.

Paul Watkins (Finance) is employed at Oracle as a financial operations auditor. He earned his MBA in 1993.

‘88

Bob Cook (Business Administration-Finance ) is a senior vice president and senior client manager at Bank of America.

’89

Frank East (Economics) is the marketing manager at Specialty Silicone Fabricators.

Scott Graffius (Psychology) is vice president of project management for United Online, which operates FTD, Classmates and NetZero.

Steven Harman (Finance) holds a position as a senior account executive at Great-West Retirement Services.

Adrian Stocker (Sociology) is a senior project manager for the Department of the Army.

Rita Street (Theatre) is president of Radar Cartoons in Woodland Hills. She recently was executive producer for and launched “Hero: 108” on the Cartoon Network.

’90

Keith Calmes (Classical Guitar) received an Outstanding Educator Award from The College of New Jersey for his work as a guitar teacher at Wall High School in New Jersey, where he has taught since 1995.

Jeff Golden (Art) is a professional photographer in the greater Los Angeles area.

’91

Anthony Brosamle (Political Science) was promoted to counsel at Tucker Ellis & West LLP in the firm’s Los Angeles office, where he focuses his practice on mass tort, products liability, and commercial litigation. He is an active member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and is admitted to practice in both federal and state courts in California.

Janet Sikiyan (Accounting) is a senior tax manager at Rose, Snyder & Jacobs.

Lou Valdez (Business Administration) is vice president of investments at UBS Financial in Oxnard, where he has served for 18 years. He recently achieved the “Wealth Advisor” Designation.

’93

Hassen Bettaieb (Modern and Classical Languages) is a linguist with substantial Arabic and French translation experience.

Jane Hong (Marketing) is director of performance management and human resource information systems at Scripps Health.

’94

Lala Antekelian (Marketing) is the marketing director for Senior Villas DME Inc.

Amani Duncan (Political Science) is the senior marketing executive at Sean Combs Enterprises/The Blue Flame Agency. She has her own web site, including a blog, and conducts marketing services for artists such as Jay-Z and the Rolling Stones.

Bryan Green (Marketing) is the president and CEO of Advantage Fitness Products.

Sonny Matharu (Speech Communication) is a sales manager in Orange County.

Scott Onderdonk (Accounting and Finance) is vice president of finance at Pulte Homes.

Ken Schwartz ’94 (Marketing) has been named director of marketing and communications for The National Council on Aging, a nonprofit service and advocacy organization for older Americans. Schwartz, who will lead strategic efforts to capitalize on the council’s growing brand, most recently was international programs manager for the Public Affairs Council. He also earned his MBA at CSUN, in 1999.

William Schwarz (Economics) is affiliated with Los Angeles Realty.

Steven Smullen (Finance) is CFO at TCI Precision Metals.

’95

Michael Arnone (Accounting) is a tax manager at McNair & Company in the greater Los Angeles area.

Patrick Daily (Philosophy) works at ExxonMobil as a zone controller.

Georgia Zweber (English) is a senior program, project and tech team manager in the greater San Francisco Bay area.

’96

Juan Espana (Civil Engineering) is an engineer at Rhodes Music Corporation.

Stephanie Kelley (Marketing) works at Merle Norman Cosmetics as a director of marketing and public relations.

Kariné Macri (English) is owner, editor, and consultant of Thinker Extraordinaire and an associate at John Goyak & Associates.

Glenn Patton (Finance) is the vice president at Roanoke Trade Services.

Keith Stephenson (Finance) is an investment banker and has a background in fixed income sales.

’98

Fred Amiryan (Biology and Chemistry) is the president of Advantm Consulting in the greater Los Angeles area. Amiryan also earned his MBA at CSUN.

Ramin Assili (Biochemistry) co-owns a dentistry practice in Northridge.

Melody De Vivero (Marketing) is a data analyst at California State University, Northridge.

Juan Maldonado (Psychology) is an independent contractor and fitness instructor at Valley Exercise Group and My Body Potential.

Sandra Samuels (Management Information Systems) is an information technology and services professional currently serving as the contact specialist for First Entertainment Credit Union.

‘99

Yu Enomoto (Psychology) is a marriage and family therapist at Private Practice.

Jim Jeffra (RTVF Multimedia Management & Production) is the retail marketing project manager at Union Bank. Jeffra earned his MPA at CSUN in 2008.

Ben Spivey (Environmental & Occupational Health) is the safety manager/senior industrial hygienist at Veterans Health Administration.

’00

Margie Allman (Journalism) is a wellness and fitness professional, working as an independent contractor.

Corrine Frieson (English) specializes in organization and management.

Mike Rondilla (Accounting and Information Systems) works as a manager in operations analysis and contractor management at Time Warner Cable.

‘01

Amanda Carmichael (Business Law and Honors in Business) is a director of client services at Scoutware.

Darby Castellón (Criminology & Corrections) is a workers’ compensation administrator at Bimbo Bakeries USA.

Danielle Littell (Journalism) is a broadcast professional, with experience as a news writer at KTLA-TV.

Inna Littwin (Accountancy) is the senior auditor at Rose, Snyder and Jacobs.

’02

Felix Bayoneta (Business Law) is a certified public accountant with financial and sales experience in the greater Los Angeles area.

Christopher Carey (Biology) is a tradition rotating intern at Good Samaritan Health System.

Jennifer Farina (Political Science) is a sales representative at Warner Chillcott in Los Angeles.

Shawn Silva (Kinesiology) is chief operating officer at Universal Health Services.

’03

Adrienne Birge-Wilson (Humanities) is an independent writer and editor in the San Diego area.

Barbara Scott (Biology) is professional development facilitator for the UCLA Science Project and a science teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

’04

Birgit Frankenberg (Business) works in the Segment Management unit at Credit Suisse (Deutschland) AG.

Jeffrey Giacoletti (Cinema and Television Arts) is the president/executive producer of Giacoletti Entertainment Group.

Lisa Hairapetian (Economics) is assistant property manager at RiverRock Real Estate Group.

Dave Hauser (Philosophy) is a legal assistant at Howard Gold, a professional law corporation.

Edgar Karavardanyan (Information Systems) is the director of business information systems at Concord Music Group.

Jeany Prasithpramote (Accounting) is assurance manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Nick Tarditti ( Finance) is a senior associate at Duff & Phelps.

Kenny Velarde ( Engineering Management) is employed at Avanquest Software as a JD Edwards analyst.

Chris Yeganian (Art) is a manager of quality control and assurance at GDMX, a Warner Bros. company.

’05

Lindsay Bloomfield (Marketing) is a news media production supervisor at E! Entertainment.

Alison Brashears (Journalism) is an administrative assistant at Cushman & Wakefield.

Stella Duvidzon (Marketing) is a private client associate at Wells Fargo Private Bank.

Simone Giacometti (Computer Science) holds the titles of project manager at vLamp, director at Vedizo.com, and senior consultant at eDynamic.

Ornella Grosz (Finance, Real Estate and Insurance) is a retirement planner at Teacher Retirement System of Georgia.

Lionel Lawrence (Urban Planning/Environmental Analysis) is a billing manager at Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt.

Leah Sahagun (Accountancy) is the owner of Accountability Bookkeeping & Financial Services and also serves on the Board of Directors as treasurer at Blindlestiff Studio.

Jeffrey Sorgen (Finance) is a systems analyst, project manager and computer support tech at Computer Network Consulting.

Coryn Woodson (Marketing) is an account manager at Arthur J. Gallagher, analyzing commercial risk and developing insurance transfer solutions.

‘06

Amit Burmee (Electrical and Computer Engineering) works at ITT/EDO Corporation.

Megan Bratti (Communicative Disorders) is the co-founder of Avocado Technologies in the Los Angeles region.

Marine Chimayan (Accountancy) is a financial analyst at The Walt Disney Company.

Heather McLellan (Accountancy) is a senior auditor at Rose, Synder & Jacobs in the greater Los Angeles area.

Ashley Norris (Communication Studies) is a media analyst at Mercury Media in Los Angeles.

Bhaskar Parupudi (Electrical and Computer Engineering) is the web developer at ComScore, Inc.

Ajay Sharma (Electrical and Computer Engineering) serves as an embedded software engineer at Newport Electronics.

Novelette Witt (Business Administration, Marketing) is a senior account executive at TelePacific Communications.

’07

Kanwwar Bajwa (Mechanical Engineering) is the senior Oracle Database administrator at Wells Fargo.

Enrique Carbajal (Economics) is an internet marketing analyst.

Natasha Drukarova (Kinesiology), a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Arizona State University, is an American Heart Association-certified CPR/AED/First Aide.

Herbert Ferguson (Family and Consumer Sciences), formerly a designer at Pacific Office Interiors, now is earning his master’s degree in historic preservation at the University of Southern California.

Crystal Harjadi (Accountancy) is a semi-senior accountant at SingerLewak LLP.

Susana Lopez (Liberal Studies Program) is the service delivery specialist in the membership unit at Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles.

Pradeep Sampath (Electrical Engineering) is a software engineer at Cisco Systems in the San Francisco Bay area.

Shant “Sean” Shahverdian (Finance) is a college professor at Glendale Community College and a financial advisor at Edward Jones. He also earned his MBA at CSUN.

’08

Ivan Bastidas (Finance, Real Estate & Insurance) is division manager at NCO Group.

Latasha Ball (Journalism) is a freelance writer for Hagerstown Magazine.

Amanda Batts (Psychology) is a volunteer services coordinator at L.A. Family Housing.

Pamela Bolin (Finance) is an elected official for the Northridge West Neighborhood Council, serving on the board as the treasurer.

Matthew Dakin (Communication Studies) works as a diabetes therapy associate at Medtronic.

Rachel Denis (Cinema and Television Arts) is the assistant producer/board operator at CBS Radio-KROQ FM.

Holly Gonzalez (Communication Studies) is a holistic health and weight loss coach at Your Wellness Tree-Health Counseling.

Dhanya Grero (Biotechnology), a research associate at eBioscience, is part of the Microbiology Student Association.

Holly Henderson (Journalism) is a financial representative at Northwestern Mutual.

Marc Hilko (CTVA) is a production assistant at E! Networks.

Tina Kheshadoorian (Communication Studies) works for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

Greg King (Marketing) is an independent marketing and advertising professional in the greater Los Angeles area.

Henry Lam (Business Management) is a financial services professional and a math tutor with the Gear Up Program.

Sarine Mardoian (Marketing) is a marketing and advertising professional, currently a coordinator at Bank of America and branch manager at National Wholesale Financial, Inc.

Melissa Matts (CTVA) directed and produced the short film, “Real Life Action Heroes.” She also has filmed, directed and edited a professional music video.

Alan Mendenhall (Marketing) is a purchasing associate at Sport Chalet.

Paul Mikailian (Biochemistry) is an optometry student at the Southern California College of Optometry.

Michael Mwemba (CTVA) is a web design contractor for a company called Contractor. He also served as a html developer at Disney Consumer products and 1105 Media HTML developer at Disney Consumer Products.

Adrienne Mylor (Liberal Studies Program) is a staffing coordinator at AppleOne Employment Services.

Aravinda Paranagama (Electrical Engineering) is an applications engineer and co-op engineer for Vitesse Semiconductor.

Curtis Rost (Health Administration), a Master Certified in Management with Mercedes Benz, USA, is a business manager at Fusion Motorsports.

Brian Wyatt (Economics) is a capital marketer professional in the greater Los Angeles area.

Allison Shore (Communication Studies) has been a media communications assistant at Rubin Postair and Associates for more than two years.

Sumit Sharma (Finance) is a compliance associate at AFA Financial Group, LLC.

‘09

Ashley Abiva (Marketing) is a marketing assistant at Computer Market Research.

Vilen Aruyunyants (Marketing) is a private contractor for market research, and is marketing director at Isis Lounge & Restaurant.

Lisa Baughn (Geography), a communications professional, writer and editor, is adjunct faculty at Lone Star College.

Joshua Bourquard (Accounting/Finance) is an associate auditor at Nigro Karlin Segal & Feldstein, LLP.

Marjani Clarke ’09 (Journalism) is a social media contributor to Move.com and contributing writer at Demand Studios.

Brandon Cuadros (Marketing ) is founder and director of sales and marketing at the Monarch Movers Group.

Samantha Daleiden (English) is employed at Sage Publications as a product manager.

Lynda Escobar Taub (Environmental and Occupational Health) is an environmental and occupational health specialist in the greater Los Angeles area.

Tabusum Faridi (Accountancy) is an accountant for Accounts Payable at 4over Inc.

Jackie Froehler (Psychology) serves as a business development manager at AdMedia.

Amol Gadgil (Electrical and Computer Engineering) is a research and development engineer at MRV Communications.

Jaclyn Goodman (Liberal Studies) is a paraprofessional at CHIME Institute, for health care careers.

Allan Gungormez (English Literature) is a social media analyst at Clement & Co. Gungomez is also the founder and event organizer for One Shot One Kill Open for pump paintball players, and the social media marketer at Rival Limited.

Ashley Gustafson (Finance and Marketing) is a web coordinator at 1928 Jewelry Company.

Camille Izvarin (Liberal Studies) is a teacher at The Guidance Charter School.

David Khanaferov ( Computer Science) works as a quality assurance engineer for a software development company based in Pasadena: Unified Dispatch LLC.

Maria Lemus (Psychology) is a cultural ambassador at the Ministry of Education in Spain.

Elad Nahum (Economics) is a teacher at Sinai Temple and Valley Torah and served three years in the Israel Air Force Intelligence.

Angelica Nuezca (Accounting and Information Systems), formerly a cast member/sales associate at The Disney Store, is a recent graduate in information technology.

Jaye Oppedahl (Finance, R E & Insurance) is the owner of Errand Source, LLC.

Lauren Palmer (Cinema and Television Arts) is a representative at Sencit Music and a senior producer at KPFK Radio.

James Park (Cinema and Television Arts) is an independent film professional.

Joanna Pattaphongse (Supply Chain Management) is a teaching and research assistant at California State University, Northridge, and inventory manager at 7-Eleven.

Brad Rounds (Music Industry Studies) is working for KROQ 106.7. His band, Ottis, is receiving radio play on stations from Tucson to Minneapolis, and is currently on World-Wide Radio. Rounds’ new EP, “So Close,” is available on iTunes, marking his fifth album release.

Ross Salinger (Business Administration), who earned his master’s in business administration, is the regional staffing manager at Bloomingdale’s.

Rosabella Sarudin (Accountancy) is an accounting professional in the greater Los Angeles area.

Matthew Schutz (CTVA) is an assistant executive accountant at NMA Entertainment & Marketing.

Yohanes Tji (Marketing and Finance) is a corporate financial analyst at Ciptadana Capital.

Kennisha Williams (Marketing) is a retail customer support staffer for Verizon Wireless.

Listo Witherill IV (Political Science) is in the graduate program at UCSB, working toward an M.S. in environmental sciences.

In Memoriam

Ron Adams ’70 (German), a lifelong educator, passed away on March 10. Adams is survived by educational policy studies professor Jeanne Adams ’65, MA ’74, who serves in CSUN’s educational leadership doctorate program.

Jon Jones ‘77 (Engineering) died in March at the age of 55. Jones had served as president of El Segundo-based Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. A resident of Encino, Jones’ Raytheon career spanned 33 years. He received the Malcolm R. Currie award for innovation in 1996 and Raytheon’s corporate Excellence in Technology Award in 2001.

Steven Beattie Patrick ’75 (Art) was a design engineer whose visionary work with Walt Disney Imagineering, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and his own company, Interactive Design Engineering, ranged from projects such as the Mars Rover to theme park rides to concert stage effects for performers Madonna, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. Patrick died at the age of 59, after a year-long battle with kidney cancer. His widow, Debbi Swanson Patrick, is a CSUN journalism alumna.

David Schacter ’63 (English), a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, presided over several high-profile trials in his more than two decades on the bench. Earlier in his career, he worked for the city attorney’s offices in Long Beach and in Los Angeles, successfully arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of the city’s prosecution of tape recording piracy. Schacter died in March, at the age of 68.

Lois Tarkington ’68 (Psychology) passed away on January 30.

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