CLASS NOTES
2012 ( Continued ) Lauren Yee , MFA , penned Cambodian Rock Band and The Great Leap — named on the list of the Top 10 Most Produced Plays of the 2019- 20 Theatre Season .
2014
Alejandro Chavez , Warren , earned a master of science in biomedical sciences degree from Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M . D . School of Medicine in Kalamazoo , Mich .
Jamie R . Herrera , MPIA , is a digital accessibility analyst for Hilton Corporate Worldwide in Dallas , Texas .
2015
Mark Chesney , MPIA , is balancing contract work while earning a master ' s degree in computer science at Seattle University in Seattle , Wash .
Danielle Gomez-Heller , Muir , a substitute teacher at Sweetwater High School District in San Diego , participated in Miami University ’ s Earth Expedition to Borneo .
Matthew McAuley , MPIA , is a consular officer at the U . S . Consulate General in Chengdu , China , where he interviews visa applicants , “ including many students excited to go to UC San Diego !” he says .
Jason Raby , MPIA , moved back to his hometown of Portland , Ore ., to work for
Mercy Corps , the nonprofit that first spurred his interest in international development work .
2016
Ciarlene Coleman , Marshall , wrote and performed her one-woman show , Your Best American Girl , for the San Diego Fringe Festival . The play explores her experiences as a mixed-race American .
2017
Shea Adair , Sixth , was accepted into the Peace Corps and began training in Uganda as an education volunteer , focusing on English literacy .
Max Topolsky , Roosevelt , partnered with UC Santa Barbara ’ s Davidson Library to utilize his app , Waitz , to monitor occupancy levels on library floors . This is the second UC partnership , having launched Waitz at UC San Diego in 2018 .
2019
Raquel Addessi , Warren , is a brand coordinator at Raindrop Marketing , a San Diego branding and advertising agency .
Heather Dewis , Muir , is a marketing associate for the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation .
Andree Grey , EdD , was named superintendent of Encinitas Union School District in San Diego .
Photo by : Romerito Pontes
A Stop on the Way
BY PAMELA FRUGE ’ 87
ONE OF MY MOST MEMORABLE DAYS at UC San Diego was in 2014 , when we brought Angela Davis , MA ’ 69 , back to campus for the keynote address at the Black History Scholarship Brunch held every February . She was coming from Northern California , but her flight was canceled due to weather . She took it upon herself to get a different flight out , and called me on my personal phone to let me know . Trust me , getting a phone call from Angela Davis is a wonderful and frightening experience . She asked me if I would pick her up at the airport . Again , an amazing and frightening experience , to which I said , “ Of course I will !” Are you kidding me ? Just being able to ride in the car with her and talk about life was eye-opening .
We hold these people in high esteem — as we should because of the work that they ' ve done — but she ' s a real woman with real concerns and everyday needs like all of us . I picked her up the airport , walked her to the car and she turned to me and said , “ You know , because of all of the hectic arrangements that I had to do this morning , I completely forgot my makeup bag . Can we go to CVS , so I can get a lipstick ?”
So I ran her over to CVS . It was hilarious . It was wonderful . She ' s so down to earth .
She made a great impact on the students when she did her speech at the brunch . Afterward they sat with her in a small intimate environment and talked to her about the work that she ’ s done and the perspective she has about UC San Diego since she ’ s left . It was general advice for people going out into the world , into their career after they leave UC San Diego . It was extraordinary .
Pamela Frugé ’ 87 is the chief administrative officer for UC San Diego ’ s Colleges Business Office . She is actively involved in the Black Alumni Scholarship Council .
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