See what our alumni are doing
Here are what a few of our alumni are doing:
- Joy Alexiou ('81) is the Public Information Officer for the Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System.
- Zane Barnes ('04) is in South Korea on his first assignment with the U.S. Foreign Service.
- Katie Brown ('93) is Legislative Director for Santa Clara County.
- Rhovylynn Cansino ('06) has joined the staff of San José City Councilman Pete Constant.
- Jean Dierkes-Carlisle (nee Fitzgerald) ('54) is a photographer and maritime historian. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsomrecently proclaimed September 27, 2007 "Jean Dierkes-Carlisle Day" in San Francisco in recognition of her work-in-progress A Sailor's Daughter: Life without Father.
- Peggy Collins ('79, MA '85) is Chief-of-Staff to State Senator Ellen Corbett.
- Norberto Duenas ('83, MPA '85) is Deputy City Manager for the City of San José.
- Kevin Duggan ('72, MPA '74) is city manager in Mountain View, CA.
- Mary B. Emery ('60) is Professor and Associate Dean at Santa Clara University.
- Francisco Huerta ('93) is the new principal of El Sausal Middle School in Salinas.
- Allen Ishibashi (MPA '07) is a Property Management Officer with the San José Redevelopment Agency.
- Charles Kilbourne ('78) is Research Manager for the California Employment Development Department.
- Veronica Lujan ('07) is on the staff of the homework center at the Alviso Library, City of San José.
- Col. John R. McCann, USA Ret. ('55) now handcrafts renaissance wind instruments which are in demand world wide.
- Duncan McKenzie ('05, MPA '07) is an analyst with the Fire Department of the City of Mountain View.
- Christopher Melia ('95) is a police officer in Torrance, CA.
- Christopher Moore (MPA '90) is Deputy Chief of Police for the City of San José.
- Frances Papapietro ('97) is a realtor in Saratoga.
- Steven Parker (MPA '06) is Senior Landscape Architect with the San José Redevelopment Agency.
- Rolanda Pierre-Dixon ('77) is an Assistant District Attorney for Santa Clara County and for many years was the lead prosecutor -- and a leading authority -- on domestic violence.
- Phil Prince (MPA '94) is Deputy Public Works Director for the City of San José.
- Angel Rios ('88) is Deputy Director of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services for the City of San José and was recently appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to his advisory committee for the California gang reduction, intervention and prevention program (CalGRIP).
- Sarah Roberson ('03) has joined the Women's Foundation of Arkansas and the Clinton Library for which she will produce the premiere of 14 Women http://silverdocs.com/festival/films/14-women/, a documentary film about the 14 women senators at the Clinton Library.
- Deanna Sessums ('97) is Monterey Bay Regional Public Affairs Manager for the League of California Cities.
- Alex Vassar ('04) is a California Senate Fellow serving in the office of Senator Bob Dutton (a Republican who sits on the Rules, Appropriations, and Budget Committees).
- Alex Wong is Director of Field Operations for Jackie Speier (D) for Congress (San Mateo).
- Kristina Zaldana ('05) is in law school at Golden Gate University.
In Memoriam
- Gary Wynia, a noted expert on Latin America who traveled with Vice President Walter Mondale and former Secretary of State Madeline Albright on goodwill missions.
- Tim Davis, lobbyist, advocate and great friend of many poli sci alumni. The state legislature adjourned in his memory on February 7, 2008.