Freddy Puza
Freddy Puza ’00 (B.A. theatre arts) was elected to Culver City’s city council in November 2022. He is the first openly LGBTQ+ council member in the city’s history.
College: College of the Arts
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Kaylee Mesa
Kaylee Mesa ’22 (B.A. theatre arts) was selected as the National Vision Inc. BIPOC Stage Management fellow for the 2023-24 season. Mesa will work in stage management roles for multiple productions, including a world premiere musical with a Broadway-experienced creative team.
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Timothy Espinosa
Timothy Espinosa ’00 (B.F.A. theatre arts-musical theatre) joined Boston Conservatory at Berklee as chair of theatre. Espinosa will oversee the musical and contemporary theatre programs, and advance the conservatory’s mission of providing students with training and professional development opportunities.
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Ani Marderosian
Ani Marderosian ’15 (B.A. theatre arts) recently directed “Fort Huachuca,” an off-Broadway production that tackles sexism and racism in a 1940s army camp.
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Martin Betz
Martin Betz ’84 (B.A. art) was named the new executive director of the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art. He formerly served as an interim executive director of Mendocino Art Center.
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Aisha Rivera
Aisha Rivera ’18 (B.A. psychology, theatre arts) was appointed Napa County Poet Laureate by the Napa County Board of Supervisors. In this role, Rivera will promote poetry, develop meaningful connections with the community and undertake projects that make poetry more accessible to people in their everyday lives.
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Brandon Elliott
Brandon Elliott ’11 (B.A. music-music education) received the LGBTQIA+ Advocate Award from the Ventura County Community College District, recognizing the active contribution to a positive campus climate for LGBTQIA+ individuals through advancing inclusive curriculum and expanding research in their field.
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Brandon Elliott
Brandon Elliott ’11 (B.A. music) was appointed to a two-year term as arts commissioner for the city of Moorpark. He is the first Asian American Pacific Islander to serve on the arts commission since its creation in 2006.
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Timothy H. Lee
Timothy H. Lee ’19 (B.F.A. theatre arts-musical theater) made his Broadway debut in “KPOP” in 2022, with 44 previews and 17 performances.
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Pollyanna “Polly” Nordstrand
Pollyanna “Polly” Nordstrand ’95 (M.A. art-design) was appointed executive director of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Nordstrand, who is Hopi, will lead a team responsible for the preservation and interpretation of archaeological objects and works of art that represent the diverse Native peoples of the […]