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Forrest Beanum ’93
Dack LaMarque received his MBA as a Palmer Scholar from The Wharton School last spring. Dack, who served as president of the Investment Management Club at Wharton, has returned to Los Angeles where he works as an investment professional at the private equity firm Theorem Capital, and resides with his wife, Emily Golden LaMarque, in Pasadena.
Accelerating the Use of Electric Cars
Alex Rapoport and his wife, Sarah, are proud to announce the birth of Adam Preston Rapoport, born July 2, 2010, in Newport Beach, CA.
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. Forrest Beanum ’93 is the global vice president of governmental affairs and communications for CODA Automotive, headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. CODA designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles. Forrest’s job is to “accelerate the adoption of all-electric vehicles” and propel CODA’s mission. The company plans to begin delivering cars in the second half of this year and sell more than 10,000 in its first year of production with plans to go public in early 2012.
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In recent months, Beanum has worked with key employees of NASA and the White House to promote CODA and likens the race for the electrification of vehicles as something akin to the “New Frontier,” which called for the exploration of uncharted areas of science and space in the early 1960s. Before joining CODA, Beanum was the national press secretary for US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton, Henry G. Cisneros. He has also worked on projects with former UN Secretary Kofi Annan, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Mexican President Vincente Fox. Beanum graduated from Pomona College and also completed The Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs and the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship of Public Policy and International Affairs at the Graduate School of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley.
1998 • For the second year in a row Preston Clarke participated in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon to raise money for The Children’s Lifesaving Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to transforming the lives of LA’s at-risk homeless youth and families. This year the CLF raised over $30,000 and Preston’s team’s combined time was 1:54:1. They placed 35th out of 164 teams. For information, visit www.childrenslifesaving.org.
At Webb, Beanum enjoyed classes with Kathy Davis and Joy Luscombe. He also asserts that the writing skills he learned—especially using proper grammar and syntax—have made a huge difference to him as he composes speeches and press releases. Above all, he learned the core elements of a strong work ethic and the importance of honor and integrity of character.
Congratulations to Drew Doyle and Paige Wilson who were married on August 14, 2010 in Lakebay, WA. Drew’s sister, Felicity Doyle ’04 was a bridesmaid.
“When I think back, in addition to my mother, Webb reinforced the values that I find so important in my life and in business today,” said Beanum who served as co-chair of the Honor Committee. “I would not be where I am today without the countless positive influences of Webb’s teachers and the value system they instilled in me.”
Thatcher Woodley is living in Brooklyn and working at Poly Prep Country Day School. He married Michelle Smart in June, whom he met while attending Union College.
Spring 2011