Dr. Michael Moodian
Dr. Mike Moodian was recently reappointed to the POST Commission by the governor, and the State Senate unanimously confirmed his appointment on August 26. Mike has now received five gubernatorial appointments in an 11-year span.
Life Event: Awards and Recognition
Class Notes
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Rose Salseda
Rose Salseda ’07 (BA Art) was awarded a 2026-27 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award from the Institute for Citizens & Scholars and a Stanford Humanities Center Fellowship. Dr. Salseda is an assistant professor of art & art history at Stanford University and a cofounder of the US Latinx Art Forum.
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Gayle (Jacobs) Jacobs Olson-Binder
Gayle Jacobe Olson-Binder ’77 (B.S. counseling) has been appointed by the Poway USD merit system Personnel Commissioner. Previously, she was a teacher, counselor, psychologist, administrator, ACSA State President for Student Services & Special Education then Retire Committee President.
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Christine Hernandez
Christine Hernandez ’09 (B.A. english) was honored by the City of Westminster as one of five Women of Distinction during Women’s History Month in March 2026. The annual award recognizes women who positively impact the community through leadership, activism, volunteerism, and service.
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Steve Haddadin
Steve Haddadin ’18 (B.A. business administration-finance) has been awarded the 2025 Dealmakers Award by the CCIM Institute Southern California. Steve Haddadin is an Attorney, Broker, and Entrepreneur with over a decade of Real Estate experience. He is also an adjunct Professor of Business law.
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Jordan Young
Jordan R. Young ’73 (B.A. communications) recently received the Erica Bennett Playwriting Prize from OC Playwrights Alliance. His new play, “Bela Lugosi meets Edna St. Vincent Millay,” will be performed at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival in June.
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Steve Haddadin
Steve Haddadin ’18 (B.A. business administration-finance) founded National Wagyu Day, June 21, in 2022. He dedicated his birthday to celebrate the delicacy of Wagyu and spread awareness about the rigorous authentication process taken for Wagyu.
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Denisa Marc
Denisa Marc ’24 (M.A. economics) was recognized with the Western Association of Graduate Schools’ProQuest Distinguished Master’s Thesis in Humanities, Social Sciences, Education and Business Disciplinesaward. Her research predicted the impact of Federal Reserve meeting statements on the performance of U.S. Treasury yields.
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Rayvon T.J. Moore
Rayvon T.J. Moore ’17 (M.M. music-performance) was awarded the 2024 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music in the college/university division for his performances with the Friends University Singing Quakers in Wichita, Kansas.
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Vincent Huynh
Vincent Douglas Huynh ’19 (B.A. public administration) recently completed the Capital Fellows Programs at the Center for California Studies. He is part of the 2023-24 cohort of senate fellows.