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Arsalun Tafazoli , Muir , will
take over the building formerly
occupied by Porter ’ s Pub
at UC San Diego with Soda &
Carolina Galleguillos , MS , PhD ’ 11 , a machine learning engineer at Thumbtack , was included in Forbes list of
Elizabeth Ferguson , Sixth , is the community outreach coordinator for the traveling film festival and nonprofit
Swine , a restaurant owned by
leading women advancing
organization , Les Femmes
“Just completed my 39th year at the University of Arizona . This spring Ginny and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary . Our kids and grandkids live in the Bay Area , which we visit often . Life is good !”
— RANDY RICHARDSON , REVELLE ’ 72
Consortium Holdings , which
he co-founded .
Jenna Warden , Roosevelt , is
an associate at the labor and
employment law firm Fisher
Phillips LLP in Irvine , Calif .

2007

Miguel Marin , Marshall ,
M . Ed . ’ 08 , received the 2017
Teacher of the Year Award for
the Sweetwater Union High
School District . Marin is a
science teacher at Granger
Junior High School in National
City , Calif .
Ross Karre , MA , DMA ’ 09 ,
MFA ’ 11 , was featured in Festival M . A . R . S . ( Music and
artificial intelligence .
J . R . Osborn , PhD , wrote Letters of Light : Arabic Script in Calligraphy , Print , and Digital Design , published by Harvard University Press . He is an assistant professor of communication with a focus on culture and technology at Georgetown University in Washington , DC .
Anna Thorvaldsdottir , MA , PhD ’ 11 , won the 2008 Nordic Council Music Prize and the 2015 New York Philharmonic ’ s Kravis Emerging Composer Award . A collection of her music is being published by The Music Sales Group .
Underground International Film Festival .
Edda Manriquez , Muir , founded Les Femmes Underground International , a nonprofit organization and traveling film festival focused on women in the film industry .

2011

Ashley Ching , Warren ,
was crowned Miss Fairfield 2017 / 2018 and will advocate for her cause focused on “ Respect in Families & Relationships .”
Kaitlin Solimine , MFA , had her first novel , Empire of Glass , included in The Center
Arts ReSound ) in Los Angeles . Karre is a percussionist and co-artistic director of the International Contemporary Ensemble .
Veronica Valdez , MPIA , is a commission specialist at the Port of Seattle . For the past eight years , she served in

2009

Tamar Koosed , MPIA ,
was named 2017 Outstanding Alumna by the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy for her work through her nonprofit , Save the Syrian Children .
for Fiction ’ s 2017 First Novel Prize long list .
Marielle Venturino , Roosevelt , M . Ed . ’ 12 , won the 2017 Emerging Technology New Teacher Award in the Sweetwater Union High School District . She is a blended learning specialist at Mar
the Obama Administration in Washington , DC .

2008

Nicholas Deyoe , MA , PhD ’ 12 ,
was also featured in Festival M . A . R . S . and is a composer who co-founded and directs the wasteLAnd concert series in Los Angeles .

2010

Sarah Alaoui , Sixth , will begin a PhD in Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in the fall .
Hayley Elwood , Muir , works as the team reporter for the Los Angeles Chargers .
Vista Academy .

2012

Shawn A . Covell , MPIA , is vice president and director at Intel Corporation and a member of the International Advisory Board at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy .
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