ADAM EL-SHARKAWI ’14 (M.F.A.-theatre arts-acting) was in the cast of the South Coast Repertory Oct. 17Nov. 16 production of “Zealot.” El-Sharkawi has performed at the Great River and New Swan Shakespeare festivals, at Adventure Stage Chicago and the Steep Theatre. On campus, he performed in productions of “Dollhouse,” “Twelve Angry Jurors” and “Measure for Measure.” MICHAEL GANZ ’13 (B.A. business administrationmarketing) joined Avison Young as an associate of the Irvine commercial real estate firm. WAN SHIN KIM ’10, ’13 (B.S. biochemistry, M.S. chemistry-organic chemistry) is currently in the chemistry doctoral program at Dartmouth University. DOUGLAS JEFFCOAT ’14 (M.S. education) was named a 2014-15 Fulbright U.S. Student Award recipient. He is spending a year in Colombia, teaching English at La Universidad Católica del Oriente. KETMANI KOUANCHAO ’14 (E.D.D.-educational leadership) became dean of student services at Mendocino College in July. She previously served at Mt. San Jacinto College as director of extended opportunity programs and services and was honored last year as Administrator of the Year. KELLI LINZA ’11, ’14 (B.A., M.A. political science) was named administrative assistant to Texas State Rep. Dan Flynn in October. AMANDA L. THATCHER ’10 (B.A. business administrationfinance) has joined the Phoenix office of Lewis Roca Rothgerber, practicing in the firm’s litigation practice group. FRANCES WATSON ’11 (B.A. communications-journalism) is a reporter with KEPR-TV in Pasco, Washington. Fellow classmates TERESA SARDINA ’11 (B.A. communications-journalism) moved from KETK in Tyler, Texas, to KSEE24/CBS47 in Fresno, and KATIE M. WIDNER ’11 (B.A. communications-journalism) is a member of the KFBB-TV news team in Great Falls, Montana. GREGORY X. WHITMORE ’13 (M.M. music-performance) is music director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble and director of bands at Mt. San Antonio College. A doctoral candidate at Columbia University, he previously served 13 years as director of bands at Cathedral City High School.
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