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CLASS NOTES ( Continued )

Ron Kurtz , MD , president and CEO of Calhoun Vision , has been elected to the board of directors for Allegro Ophthalmics , a biotechnology company that develops therapies to treat vitreoretinal diseases , based in San Juan Capistrano , Calif .

Teresa Stivers , Warren , CEO of Walden Family Services , was named to the 2016-2017 Chancellor ’ s Community Advisory Board at UCSD .

Yen Tu , Warren , president of Yen C . Tu Consulting , has been selected as chair of the Chancellor ’ s Community Advisory Board at UCSD .

Denise Whisenhunt , Muir , was named interim president of San Diego City College after holding numerous leadership positions in the district for over 15 years .

Anne Elliott , MFA , had a story , “ Strays ,” included in the anthology , Among Animals 2 : The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction , published by Ashland Creek Press .

Craig M . Peters , Muir , was inducted as a fellow into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers ( IATL ) and continues to work as trial team leader for The Veen Firm in San Francisco , Calif .

Lisa Portes , MFA , is a board member of the Theatre Communications Group ( TCG ), the national organization for theatre in New York City .

Grace Chui-Miller , Muir , chief financial officer of Correlation Ventures , has been named to the 2016-2017 Chancellor ’ s Community Advisory Board at UCSD .

Dr . Lisa Paulius , MS ’ 89 , PhD , was the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award from Western Michigan University .

Alex Sears , Muir , opened his own legal practice focusing on civil litigation , immigration and trademark matters in Orinda , Calif .

Karl Gajdusek , MFA , was executive producer of the first season of Stranger Things , a Netflix original drama series .

Nabil Issa , Marshall , remains a partner with King & Spalding LLP in their Dubai and Riyadh offices .

Jennifer Molnar , Warren , is a partner in the North American Tax Practice at Baker & McKenzie , providing tax planning and transactional advice to multinational corporations .

Matthew Wilder , MFA , cowrote the screenplay for Paul Schrader ’ s Dog Eat Dog , which premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival .

Emelyn dela Peña , Revelle , EdD ’ 09 , was appointed associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs and dean of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St . Louis , Mo .

Maria Striar , MFA , is the artistic director of the off-off-Broadway company Clubbed Thumb in New York .

Alison Tatlock , MFA , wrote “ The Flea and the Acrobat ,” the fifth episode of Stranger Things , a Netflix original drama series , in addition to serving as a producer .

David Tomlinson , Revelle , has released his debut novel , The Midnight Man , published by Tyrus Books .

Ryan Bernacchi , Warren , is commanding officer and flight leader of the US Navy Blue Angels .

Jessica D . Eisner , MD , is an advisor and consultant at Pharm- BioConsult and a senior fellow at Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC .

D . J . Hopkins , MFA , PhD ’ 03 , won an award for Excellence in Editing from The Association for Theatre in Higher Education ( ATHE ).

Seth Gillespie , Muir , works at Apple and was a key contributor to the deployment of Apple Pay .

Christopher Acebo , MFA , is a board member for Theatre Communications Group ( TCG ), a national organization for theatre , in New York City .

Shannon M . Foster , Warren , is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in neuropsychology and geropsychology at Morton Plant Neurology in Clearwater , Fla .

Kate Rubins , Revelle , safely returned to Earth after spending four months aboard the International Space Station .

Ricardo Chavira , MFA , stars in Santa Clarita Diet , a Netflix original series .

Elaine Payne , Marshall , is general manager and chocolatier for Voila Chocolat , a custom chocolate store in New York .

Marjorie K . Eastman , Revelle , has released her first book , The Frontline Generation : How We Served Post 9 / 11 , published by Longbox Six Publishing .

Jenee Darden , Warren , is an award-winning journalist , public speaker and daughter of O . J . Simpson trial prosecutor Christopher Darden . She has written about her personal experience during the trial and race relations for major news outlets .

Margaux Savee , Warren , is principal at Polsinelli , a national law firm in San Francisco , Calif ., where she has represented national and international clients in over 100 reexamination and post-grant review proceedings .

Richard Mahler , Revelle , MS ’ 05 , is working as a senior software engineer at Verizon Telematics developing web services for mobile applications .

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