Steven Ashby ’82, director of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is honored to represent PNNL as it joins Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy, which brings together leaders of organizations working in nuclear policy who are committed to breaking down gender barriers and making gender equity a working reality. “We must be intentional about valuing and engaging […]

Edie Savage-Weeks M.A. ’82 penned a new book sharing her bag of tools to help reduce or even eliminate anxiety. Heal Your Anxiety Now! Five-Minute Tools for Moving Beyond Surviving Into Thriving lays out the methods that her clients report are easy to learn and use, and that work in a short period of time. […]

Steve Briscoe ’82, a Bay Area fine arts artist, recently held a solo exhibit at the Transmission Gallery in Oakland. Briscoe’s work consists of sculptures made from recyclable or reused materials. While abstract his sculptures are familiar in the forms they take, from pullies to signboards. His most recent exhibit is a response towards the […]

Rod Arbaugh M.S. ’82, MBA ’03 was promoted to co-president of Exigy Inc. The company is a provider of real-time market data solutions, predictive trading signals, and historical data solutions.

WilmerHale announced that Susan and Kevin Muck ’82, highly respected and accomplished litigators, joined the firm as partners in its Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice. Based in San Francisco, they will enhance the law firm’s presence in Northern California. Throughout Kevin’s 35-year legal career, he has received several recognitions by well-respected publications, including Chambers USA […]

Andrew Miller ’82 retired from his role as CFO at PTC In 2019. He is now serving on the board of directors of iRobot (NASDAQ IRBT) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ VRNT). He and wife Joyce (Valadez) Miller ’82 have moved from Boston back to Los Gatos.

The deSaisset Museum and the Berkeley Art Museum have acquired work by Steve Briscoe ’82, an artist and museum preparatory. I . addition, Steve and his wife of 34 years, Lynn Beldner, held joint exhibitions of their work at the Morris Graves Museum in Eureka, California, and at Artspace1616 in Sacramento. Steve’s punk memorabilia of […]

Gary Kershner ’82, JD/MBA ’86 hosted a Soles4Souls drive in December 2019 in partnership with the nonprofit, which is committed to fighting poverty by providing shoes and clothing. Kershner is an attorney focusing on estate planning, incapacity planning, and issues facing families with special needs.

Renée Vizzard Worthington ’82 has been serving as a senior program officer at Meridian International Center for almost eight years, designing and implementing professional international exchange programs for the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband, Sam.   

Lynne Thaxter Brown ’82 has retired from the practice of law. She was a civil litigator and certified appellate law specialist.

Peter Verbica’s (BA ’83, JD ’99): recent published works include Sherlock Holmes-based short stories, “The Musician Who Spoke From the Grave,” The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – Part X: 2018 Annual (1896-1916), Compiled for the Benefit of the Restoration of Undershaw. “Ghost in the Mirror,” MX Anthology 2019, Part XV, and “The […]

Peter Verbica ’82 joined the Global Wealth Management Group at Merrill Lynch’s Silicon Valley Complex. He is the proud dad of four talented daughters. His oldest daughter serves as an IT petty officer for the U.S. Navy aboard an aircraft carrier. His second daughter, a ballerina, just graduated from Walnut Hill School for the Arts near […]

Larry Murnane ’82 just published the book Limitless: How to Be, Have, Do, and Accomplish Anything, a short book on living a purposeful life of accomplishment and fulfillment. It’s available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. Fifty percent of proceeds go to charities benefiting underprivileged children. Larry lives in Coronado, California.  

Chris Meissner ’82 was presented with the 2015 Business & Community Leader of Year Award by CSU Channel Islands for his contributions toward advancements in business, technology, educational collaboration, and the local economy. Meissner is founder and president of Meissner Filtration Products Inc. Established in 1989 and located in Camarillo, his company develops, manufactures, supplies, and services advanced […]

Julia Damasco (Mandeville). school of Law ‘82, partner at Miller Kaplan Arase LLP. Chair National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, Tax Committee.

Tom Madden ’82, J.D. ’87 was honored as Roblan of the Year by the Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce. A Paso Robles, California, native, Madden was recognized for his humility and community involvement, including on Pioneer Day and the Santa Margarita Tractor and Equipment Show. He is also a founding chair of the Firestone Walker […]

Timothy J. Schmal J.D. ’82 has been appointed to a judgeship on the Santa Cruz County Superior Court. He previously was a sole practitioner. From 2008 to 2014 Schmal was a partner at Burton, Schmal and DiBenedetto.

Chris Meissner ’82, president and CEO of Meissner Filtration Products, is the 2018 chair of the board of directors for the Economic Development Collaborative in Ventura County, California. A Southern California native, Meissner founded Meissner Filtration Products in 1989 in Camarillo, California. He has received numerous awards, including the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Man […]

Jennifer Rosky MBA ’82 writes, “I just visited my college graduate daughter in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was amazing trip. The sky is so clear there and the people are so happy. It was a pleasure to spend the time with her. Now one more to go!”

Peter Coe Verbica ’82, J.D. ’99 has four daughters; his eldest is at Georgetown in D.C., his second works for the Smithsonian in Panama, his third studies at West Chester, and his youngest resides in Germany. Verbica’s wife is an avid trail runner, placing No. 1 for women overall in a number of races this […]