Mike Sweitzer-Beckman M.Div. ’08 began work as director of development for the College of Letters & Science at the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association. He will be working closely with the Department of Economics and Robert M. La Follette School for Public Affairs at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced that Ahmed Salem MBA ’08 has been elected vice president and general manager of Analog Signal Chain. In this position, Ahmed is responsible for all of TI’s high-speed data products including three product lines: FPD-LinkTM, Ethernet, and high-speed signal conditioning. High-speed data products like these are central to the operation […]

Asher A. Williams III ’08 will embark on a week-long, 545-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles in June 2022 to support the life-saving services offered by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. The services include counseling, HIV/STD screenings, finding housing options for youth experiencing homelessness and people living […]

Craig Albanese MBA ’08, an accomplished health care leader and distinguished academic pediatric surgeon, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Duke University Health System (DUHS). As executive vice president, Albanese will serve as the senior leader overseeing the timely execution of DUHS goals and strategic priorities. He will work with […]

Jason John ’08 received his Ph.D. from University of California, Santa Cruz in 2020 and is now working at the California Natural Resources Agency as a California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) Science & Technology Policy Fellow. John has long held an interest in marine physiology and ecology and this fellowship provides valuable experience and additional training in […]

Kirsten Krueger MBA ’08 has been promoted to regional vice president of sales for California’s central coast for Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Krueger joined Gulfstream in 2017 as regional sales manager for the northwest and west-central United States. Her career in business aviation spans 20 years and includes experience in charter sales, aircraft management, and fractional […]

Narsai Tailo ’08, MBA ’21 co-founded Valpo Holdings in January 2021. At Valpo, we offer a permanent home for businesses while continuing the legacy established by the previous owner. We want to buy U.S.-based businesses that will be around for many decades, have a recurring revenue component and at least half a million dollars of […]

Chandra K. Shih J.D. ’11 has been promoted to partner at law firm Lowenstein Sandler. Chandra, of The Tech Group, Seed Stage Investing & Startups, and Venture Capital & Tech M&A, works with growth-stage and early-stage startups and venture firms and the angel and strategic investors who fund them. She provides legal and strategic advice to […]

Annie Pearl J.D. ’08 was promoted to chief product officer at Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites. Pearl will lead the product, user experience, and design teams, overseeing the strategy behind growing and enhancing the Glassdoor platform. Pearl previously served as senior vice president and head of product and UX/design.

Kalyn Maher-Walker ’07 has made the 2019 Forbes list “Top Next Gen Financial Advisors,” placing No. 75 out of the top 250 nationwide and No. 21 in the state of California.

Marcella Reynolds Beasley ’08 was named the 2019 Outstanding CSR of the Year for California from The National Alliance for Education & Research. In addition, she was recognized as one of the top five national finalists. Beasley writes that the award is regarded as the foremost national award of its kind, recognizing the contributions and […]

Chris Lane ’08 is chief marketing officer of Airfield Supply Company. One of the largest licensed cannabis brands in California, he leads brand strategy, creative, and growth to increase access to cannabis for adult customers and medical patients, such as seniors or veterans, who use it for pain management.

Alejandra Pérez Leliaert ’08 is a physician assistant living in Monterey County.

Caroline Robinson ’08 was recently named Associate Producer of the Disney XD animated television series, Star Wars Rebels.

Sam Baker ’08 and Brian Belcher ’09 are making their mark as environmentalists and businessmen in El Salvador. Baker is founder and director of Computodos, a San Salvador-based company that sells high-quality computers at low cost to low-income sectors, primarily students, schools, nongovernmental organizations, and the poor. Baker majored in finance at Santa Clara University, with an interest in making a […]

Ashkon Jafari ’08 was recently invited to the White House to meet President Barack Obama and talk to White House officials about the critical issue of college completion and career readiness. “We are thrilled by our recent White House invitation! This step by the Obama Administration clearly reflects the urgency our country faces in improving […]

Ashkon Jafari ’08 is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of StudentMentor.org, the first-ever nationwide college mentoring organization. Since launching last September, the organization already has more than 1,100 mentors and students across the country utilizing our service and achieving their dreams. They have been featured on CNN/Fortune and in USA Today. Students know they want to accomplish great things in their […]

After moving to Germany with her family in August 2015, Mandy Pearson ’08 started working as a project manager for ichhelfe.jetzt. ichhelfe.jetzt (which translates to "I help now") is an online platform that connects help organizations with volunteers who offer their time and in-kind donations in order to improve the care of refugees. Mandy recently […]

Mandy (Lie her) Pearson ’08 writes, "After almost seven years at Facebook working as intellectual property associate in Community/Risk Operations, our family has decided to move to my home country, Germany, for a few years. I’m excited to be close to family and childhood friends again, and to share more of the German culture and […]

James Alexander DeMuth ’08, son of Dennis Alden and Jodie Lynn DeMuth, of Friday Harbor and Bellevue, and Leah Christinne Reid of New Hampshire plan to marry in Pleasanton, Calif., in August. DeMuth, a 2004 graduate of Seattle’s The Northwest School, attended Santa Clara University as an undergraduate, where he earned a bachelors of science in mechanical […]