William “Bud” Ravitz
William “Bud” Ravitz ’84 (B.A. business administration-management information systems) was appointed deputy mayor for Morris Township, New Jersey. Ravitz worked at AT&T for 18 years, specializing in project management.
Life Event: Career
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Dan Slater
Dan Slater ’85 (B.A. business administration-finance) was elected mayor of Orange. A fourth-generation resident of the city, Slater has worked as a residential real estate broker at Orange Realty Inc., was president of the Old Towne Preservation Association and led the Orange Chamber of Commerce.
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Brian Stoffers
Brian Stoffers ’80 (B.A. business administration-accounting) joined the advisory board for Vessel Technologies, a housing product developer dedicated to achieving technological solutions for the global housing crisis.
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Natalie Rodriguez
Natalie Rodriguez ’14 (B.A. radio-TV-film) is a director, published author, and screenwriter. In 2017, Rodriguez founded Extraordinary Pictures, a production company focused on films, television, and social issue projects such as mental health and recovery. She resides in Los Angeles County.
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Rick Barnett
Rick Barnett ’85 (MBA-marketing) was appointed chairman of the board of directors for SeaStar Medical Holding Corp., a medical technology company developing proprietary solutions to reduce the consequences of hyperinflammation on vital organs.
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Ramin Baschshi
Ramin Baschshi ’99 (B.S. biological science) is CEO and president of Unlimited Possibilities, an Orange County nonprofit providing disability services to over 5,000 children and families every year. Baschsci, who graduated from Xavier University School of Medicine, previously served as chief operating officer for Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles.
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Dani Thompson
Dani Thompson ’10 (B.A. communications-journalism) is the CEO and Founder of DNT Entertainment, a boutique artist development, management, music marketing and public relations firm. Her mission is to empower independent artists and innovators by providing them with the knowledge and resources necessary to maintain creative control over their projects and ownership of their music.
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Rafael (Raf) Llamas Jr.
Rafael (Raf) Llamas Jr. ’10 (B.S. kinesiology) was promoted to vineyard manager for ZD Wines. He is in charge of overseeing and improving the organic farming of 15 acres of chardonnay and 14 acres of pinot noir grapes at ZD’s Carneros Estate, as well as 3 acres of cabernet sauvignon grapes at ZD’s Rutherford Estate.
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Darleene (Barrientos) Powells
Darleene Powells ’02 (B.A. communications-journalism, ethnic studies-Asian American studies) joined MediaNews Group as a content analyst after a 17-year stint working at KCBS/KCAL as a web producer.
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Celeena Pompeo
Celeena Pompeo ’05 (B.A. business administration-marketing) joined national law firm Wilson Elser in the transportation practice. Pompeo handles legal matters in the areas of trucking and transportation, as well as general liability, product liability and toxic tort matters.