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Political Science Alumni
- Steven Ackerman, 1993
Currently Health Dept. Chair at high school alma mater, University High School in West Los Angeles, CA. and also Student Council Faculty Advisor and Boys Varsity Basketball Coach
- Dean Alger, 1978
Working in the Office of the Secretary of State of Minnesota as a consultant; ran for Secretary of State in 2002 as the nominated candidate for the Independence Party, but did not win; advised the DFL candidate in 2006 and he won; in 1990, I was the senior staff person in upset victory that sent Paul Wellstone to the US Senate
- Janni Aragon, 2003
Sessional Instructor at the University of Victoria in Canada in Women’s Studies and Political Science; also do consulting work for non-profit organizations
- Richard Correz, 1994
Currently at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas training Division and Corps Staff in preparation for operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism; Special Operations Observer Trainer, US Armor; completed second tour in Iraq as a Psychological Operations Officer.
- Cousins, Sarah, 2003
Research Coordinator for Substance Abuse
- Orlando Espino, 2006
TMG Communications, Inc.
- Michael Givel, 1988
Promoted to Political Science Associate Professor at U. of Oklahoma; Areas of research interest include public policy, health policy, and urban politics; Named to Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care, 2006-2007
- Rina Gonzales, 1999
Deputy City Attorney, City of Riverside; General Counsel to the Library and Museum Departments and assist with Development Department, Planning Division and Redevelopment issues.
- Kim Holcomb, 1996
Television News Reporter, KING-TV in Seattle, Washington; received her Master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University
- David R. Horn
- Shirley Kim, 2004
1LT, US Army, Afghanistan
- Dr. William H. Kraus
- Richard J. Lamb, 1966
Retired, nine years working in Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance for Terumo Medial Company a medical device company (automated blood processing equipment)
- Eric S. Lee, 1999
Criminal Prosecutor; Attorney in US Army, Fort Hood, TX; deployed to Iraq in 2005; Masters of Law (LLM), 2002, George Washington University.
- Noel Lee, 1997
IT Site Executive, Perot Systems
- Richard Lemire, 1978
Senior Public Information Specialist, Community Action Partnership of Riverside County (CAP); CAP is an anti-poverty agency
- Doreen Liberto-Blanck
President, Earth Design, Inc. which specializes in conflict resolution of multi-stakeholder land use and environmental issues; Former San Luis Obispo County Planning Commissioner; Part-time lecturer Cal Poly University City and Regional Planning Dept., San Luis Obispo
- Berson Lin, 2003
- Javier H. Lopez
Associate Faculty, U. of Phoenix; Completing dissertation for Doctor of Public Administration Degree at U. of La Verne; In process of establishing Coachella Valley Institute of Public Policy to disseminate information on issues affecting minorities in Coachella Valley
- Ashleigh Micklis, 2006
In fall 2007 will be attending Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, CA; After graduation from UCR, moved to New York for a year and worked as Financial Assistant for hedge fund and legal assistant for Morgan Stanley Corporation
- David-Brian Moore
- Gladys Negrete, 2004
Graduate Student, UDSD International and Pacific Studies’ MPIA program
- Paula Ginter Pabalan, 1991
Administrator, Francisco J. Pabalan, M.D.; retired from teaching career in 1996 and began a family. Continues to do administrative work for her husband’s medical practice
- Jesse C. Palacios, 2003
Working on MA in History (emphasis in Latin America); Currently working as a Paraeducator for ABC Unified School District
- Christian F. Pereira, 2002
Attorney, Moreno, Becerra & Casillas; recent graduate of Loyola Law School; practicing law in Los Angeles for a firm that specializes in catastrophic injury and civil rights cases; the firm is also advisory attorneys to many of the Mexican Consulates in California
- Vincent H. Reyes
NASDAQ Market Maker/Equities Trading, Crowell Weedon; recently decided to work for a private wealth management firm, Signature Estate Investment Advisory, SEIA, as head trader and analyst
- Merideth Ritter, 2000
Teacher at Pacific High School, San Bernardino, CA in World History and World Geography
- Shelley Beroza Roth, 2004
Instructor in Political Science at Arapahoe Community College and Red Rocks Community College – currently taking a break from teaching to raise her children
- Eveline Greuter Schacher, 1986
Works for Verein FEE in Meilen, Switzerland
- Bonnie Flach Smith, 1982
Management Assistant, 24 years with the Department of the Navy; Retiring from the Air Force Reserves in 15 months.
- Rick Uhls, 1984
Pastor, Belmont Heights United Methodist Church, Long Beach, CA; this year will mark my 20th anniversary as a United Methodist pastor.
- Jennifer Walsh, 1992
Associate Professor, Azusa Pacific University since Fall 2006; served as Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at CSULA; graduated Claremont Graduate University with an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science; published first book, Three Strikes Laws by Greenwood Press
- Judith B. White
Resides in Kapole, Hawaii
- Terri Williams, 1980
Assistant City Attorney, Henderson City, Nevada; has been a government attorney for 23 years
- Charles E. Young, 1955
Resides in Thousand Oaks, CA
