Sophomore
Career Evening
How did you pick your college major? Are internships important? What do you like most about your job? These are just a few of the questions asked by sophomores at the 17th Annual Sophomore Career Evening.
MEDICINE & HEALTH —
MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS —
Christine French ’90, Sandra Lee Rebish ’88 and Jason Tam ’02 talked about careers in medicine and health. Christine is a vitamin D researcher for Grassroots Health and has co-authored papers on the relationship between vitamin D, diabetes, kidney stones, and cancer. Sandra is a dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon. Her Youtube channel, Dr. Pimple Popper, has over 1 million subscribers. Jason is a team physician for the San Diego Padres, Chargers and Gulls, San Diego State athletics and some junior colleges and high schools.
Alex Schack ’03 is a talent publicist at Slate PR, a top agency in Hollywood, representing clients like Bryce Dallas Howard, Nicolas Cage, and Naya Rivera. James Sheehy ’85 is the Director of Consumer Insights for PepsiCo’s Naked Emerging Brands, overseeing consumer insight and business, consumer and retailer strategies. Grace Urn ’08 is a media promotions manager at Lions Gate Entertainment, doing theatrical marketing on film like The Hunger Games, Divergent series, and John Wick.
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EDUCATION & SERVICE — REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT — Ariel Fan ’10 and Sarah Sun ’10 discussed their experiences in the fi lds of real estate and development. Ariel is the Energy Operations manager at Brighton Management, a leading hotel management company. Sarah is a Financial Analyst in Corporate Real Estate at the Walt Disney Company.
Micol Issa ’05 teaches 8th grade English at Brookhurst Jr. High in Anaheim and previously spent four years in Haiti as an English Program Manager. Mark Shpall ’86 is the Dean of Students and assistant wrestling coach at deToledo High School in Agoura Hills. He originally studied to be a lawyer, but discovered that his true passion was teaching.
BUSINESS & FINANCE —
THE LAW —
Raj Dayalan ’90 and Naveen Jeeredi ’92 presented on investment banking, hedge funds, and the world of fi ance. Raj is the Director, Head of Internet at Houlihan Lokey, specializing in e-commerce, digital media, and payment sectors. Naveen is the CEO of Jeereddi Partners LLC. He has approximately two decades of value-oriented experience fi ancing, analyzing and investing in public and private companies.
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ’93, Bassil Madanat ’04, and Priya Verma ’02 spoke about the diffe ent sectors of the law. Maame is a judge with the LA County Superior Court, and previously was in Washington, DC working for the Department of Justice and Millennium Challenge Corp. Bassil is a patent attorney, specializing in intellectual property litigation at Ruttenberg IP Law. Priya, an associate with Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman, an entertainment law firm works mostly with TV clients such as Aziz Ansari, Zach Galifia akis, and several show creators.
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