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CLASS NOTES
Evan McDonald , Marshall , a senior vice president with Colliers International , was among the San Diego Business Journal ’ s “ 40 Next Top Business Leaders Under 40 ” for 2021 .
2008
Moorisha Bey-Taylor , Roosevelt , is an intellectual property attorney specializing in helping Black creators protect their creations .
Leslie Cerritos , Roosevelt , was promoted to senior management analyst for the City of San Diego .
2009
Amanda Corona , Muir , is the director of development within the Division of Social Sciences at UC San Diego .
2010
Claire Akin , MBA , owner and CEO of Indigo Marketing Agency , was named a finalist for San Diego Business Journal ’ s “ 40 Next Top Business Leaders Under 40 ” for 2021 .
Daniel Kagan , MS , PhD ’ 12 , president and COO of Scientist . com , was among the San Diego Business Journal ’ s “ 40 Next Top Business Leaders Under 40 ” for 2021 .
2012
Madalyn Adams , Warren , is the administrative operations assistant for Alumni , Career , Annual Giving , Pipeline Development and International / Campus Initiatives at UC San Diego .
Mary Devon Dietzen , Sixth , married Lance McDonald on July 31 , 2021 , outside her family ’ s Victorian home in Santa Rosa , Calif .
Johnny Sze , Marshall , founder and CEO of Dragon Kingdom , was recognized by Forbes China as one of their “ 30 Under 30 ” in 2021 .
2014
Cody Sibulo , Revelle , is the communications director in the U . S . House of Representatives for Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence .
2015
Madison Wells , Marshall , is an event manager at Show Imaging in Vista , Calif .
Joshua Y . Yang , Revelle , was honored by Biocom California ’ s Catalyst Awards . Yang is the co-founder and CEO of Glyphic Biotechnologies and the co-founder of the kidney diagnostics startup , Naphrosant .
2016
Joseph Clingerman , Revelle , worked for the World Health Organization in the Philippines after graduation . He later attended the Yale School of Public Health and is now working as a Marine Corps logistics officer at Camp Pendleton .
Tracey Kiser , EdD , associate professor of mathematics at San Diego City College , was appointed to the Academic Advisory Committee for The Preuss School UC San Diego Board of Directors .
2017
Julianna DeMars , Revelle , and David Smith , Warren ’ 15 , were married in August 2021 . She says , “ We met in sophomore Physics 2C in York Hall 6.5 years ago . Thank God for UCSD because in addition to both our computer engineering degrees and careers at Tesla , Google , Microsoft and others , it gave us a partnership stronger and more
fulfilling than either of us could have imagined .”
2018
Hanna Grene , MBA , Microsoft ’ s director for Energy Industry , Americas , was among the San Diego Business Journal ’ s “ 40 Next Top Business Leaders Under 40 ” for 2021 .
Cynthia Varela , Revelle , and Carlos Pimentel , Sixth ’ 16 , MAS ’ 19 , were married on July 22 , 2021 .
2020
David Aguilar III , Roosevelt , was awarded the 2021 Thomas R . Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship . He is currently enrolled at Columbia University ’ s School of International and Public Affairs for a Master in International Affairs .
Shawntanet Jara , EdD , is the director of equity and improvement for Poway Unified School District in San Diego , Calif .
Jovany Romero , Muir , was awarded the 2021 Thomas R . Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship . He is currently enrolled at Columbia University ’ s School of International and Public Affairs for a Master in International Affairs .
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