Jennifer Cottgias ’10 (B.A. ratio-TV-film) was appointed general manager of the Maven in downtown Denver. With more than a decade of experience in the hospitality industry, Cottgias most recently served as hotel director of The Nines, a luxury hotel in Oregon.
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 […]
Marie Bucoy-Calavan ’07, ’10 (B.A. music, M.M. performance) was announced as the artistic director for The Choral Arts Society of Washington. This chorus is supported by DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program, and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts National Endowment for the Arts.
Eren Cello ’10 (B.A. communications-public relations) was named chief marketing and communications officer for the Ontario International Airport. In 2022, Cello led the airport’s rebranding effort, “Not So Fast,” which helped generate more than $34 million in ticket sales for the airport’s airline partners.
Jeannie G. Kim ’10 (M.A. anthropology) was appointed president of Santiago Canyon College. Kim previously served as associate vice chancellor of grants and economic development for the Riverside Community College District. She earned a doctorate in higher education policy, evaluation and reform from Claremont Graduate University.
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.
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.
Shaun BeGell ’10 (B.A. radio/TV/film) published a children’s book, “The Duck Who Turned Into a Dog” about a young duck who makes a wish to trade places with a big, fearless dog for one day. Webby the duck soon finds himself trapped as the dog and learns a valuable lesson of being happy with who […]
Bryan Braunlich ’10 (B.A. liberal studies) was named executive director of The Cinema Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the cinema exhibition industry by developing future diverse workforces and growing moviegoing communities through research, education and philanthropy. Braunlich will be responsible for donor development and fundraising, as well as developing and overseeing programming and staff to […]
Romin Nabiey ’10 (B.A. business administration-accounting and finance) was appointed chief accounting officer for GoodRx Holdings Inc., a health care company that operates a telemedicine platform and a free-to-use website and mobile app that track prescription drug prices in the United States.