Christina Klein-Ellis
Christina Klein-Ellis ’01 (M.A. anthropology) was promoted to associate agent for Gateway Destinations, where she assists clients with their travel plans.
College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Class Notes
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Ken Cooper
Ken Cooper ’00 (B.A. criminal justice) was elected to the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board of directors. He is a senior director of engineering in operations at Medtronic Diabetes, where he contributed to groundbreaking glucose sensor technologies.
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Mark Morris
Mark Morris ’14 (B.A. English) was elected as clerk of the Downey Unified School District Board of Education.He retired from the city of Downey as a housing planner after 28 years and worked six years for the cities of Norwalk, Paramount and Alhambra.
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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.
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Zeel Ahir
Zeel Ahir ’17 (B.A. psychology) was elected to the Artesia City Council. Her career has been rooted in community service, leading mental health awareness initiatives within the South Asian community.
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Eugenia Miller
Eugenia Miller ’94 (B.A. psychology) conducted three workshops at the sixth annual 4WARDMVMT Clinic for athletes and their parents.
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Colleen Lane
Colleen Lane ’23 (M.A. anthropology) published her first book, “The Anthropology of Food: Recipes and Reflections From Human Culinary History” in July 2024.
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Ross Quient
Ross Quient ’06 (B.A. political science) is a senior associate at the Melmed Law Group. He specializes in mediation and arbitration, and representing California employees in state and federal courts. His practice focuses on wage-and-hour claims, harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation and whistleblower cases.
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Julie Miller-Phipps
Julie Miller-Phipps ’83 (B.A. sociology) was elected to Orange County United Way’s board of directors. She is the co-founder and principal consultant at Collaborative Innovation Partners and serves on the 2-1-1 Orange County Leadership Council. She previously served as the president for Kaiser Permanente, Southern California and Hawaii.
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Carrie Hernandez
Carrie Hernandez ’10 (MPA-human resources) was named the community services director for the city of Brea. She has worked for the city since 2000, leading Brea’s first Cultural Arts Master Plan and completing a Senior Center Feasibility Study. She also oversaw the Cultural Arts Commission; Parks, Recreation and Human Services Commission; Art in Public Places […]