Leona M. Flores ’02 (B.S. biological science) was named vice president of research operations at SanfordBurnham Prebys. She previously served as executive director and deputy director for researchadministration at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Lawrence Y. Lin ’02 (B.A. business administration-finance) was named chief financial officer at Azenta LifeSciences. Lin previously served as vice president of finance for North America and global functions at LivaNova, as well as vice president of finance operations at KaVo Kerr.
David A. Garcia ’02 (M.S. environmental studies), who has three decades of experience in the water industry in Southern California, most recently as assistant general manager, water delivery, for Riverside Public Utilities, has been named interim general manager for RPU.
Jackie Filla ’02 (B.A. political science) has been appointed the new president and CEO of the Hotel Association of Los Angeles. The organization works to advance the industry and improve the lives of all employees in the field.
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.
Marisa Hall ’02 (B.A. business administration-marketing) was appointed to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles board of commissioners. Hall is a health care account executive at Eisai Inc., a Japanese pharmaceutical company that sells products for Alzheimer’s disease and cancer.