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Featured Class Notables

 

Kanealii Ngosorio

Leadership through service—A business and project management leader's tips for success after graduation

April 11, 2023

Kāneali‘i Ng-Osorio earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the UO in 1998. He is now an enterprise business analyst for Kamehameha Schools, serves on the board of directors for the UO Alumni Association, and is the Hawaii Ducks regional UOAA chapter president. Kāne shares what motivates him to stay so involved supporting current and future Ducks, along with advice for current students and recent graduates.
 


 

A career committed to advocacy

A Career Committed to Advocacy

April 14, 2023

Darrell Rico Doss, JD ’95, recently made the move from Capitol Hill to General Motors. He looks back on the last nearly three decades of advocacy work, including navigating the financial crisis of 2007–08, serving as Congressional Black Caucus policy director, and working in the Japanese government.

Notebook that says New Mindset New Results with coffee cup and succulent on a table

The Mindful Duck

March 13, 2023
People management leader Humberto Chacon, BA ’87 (psychology), shares how mindfulness can positively impact your productivity and relationships, both personally and professionally.

Laura Roesler

Class of 2014
Laura Roesler, BS '14 (psychology), was inducted into the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame for her performance in track and field.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2010s

Emily James

Class of 2013
Emma James, BA '13 (international studies), has joined Rosell Wealth Management in Bend as a client services manager.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2010s

Alishia Garcia

Class of 2015
Alishia Garcia, BM '15 (music performance), cofounded Coast to Coast Music Theater and Voice Intensive, a summer session for high school students to improve their fundamentals in acting and singing repertoires.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2010s

Jenny Ordonez Nieto

Class of 2014
Jenny Ordonez, MArch '14 (architecture), has joined Hennebery Eddy Architects in Portland as a designer.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2010s

Maryn Beutler

Class of 2016
Maryn Beutler, BS '16 (journalism), is the new director of operations for women's soccer at the UO.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2010s

George Green

Class of 1966
George C. Green, BS '66 (fine & applied arts), was the featured artist at the Boys and Girls Club in Albany in July.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 1960s

Erik Shearer

Class of 2000
Erik Shearer, MFA '00 (painting), is the new assistant superintendent and vice president of academic affairs for Napa Valley College in California.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Amy Margolis

Class of 2001
Amy Margolis, JD '01 (law), recently launched The Initiative, a Portland-based accelerator program devoted to helping female cannabis entrepreneurs cultivate and solidify relationships with investors.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Rene Vellanoweth

Class of 2001
Rene Vellanoweth, PhD '01 (philosophy), has been appointed to the State Historical Resources Commission in Sacramento.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Allison Blakely

Class of 2002
Allison Blakely, BS '02 (education studies), PhD'17 (special education), has been hired as director of special education for the Washougal School District in Washington.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Daniel Hurley

Class of 2004
Dan Hurley, MS '04 (environmental studies), has been named director of Lane County Public Works.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Celestino Limas

Class of 2004
Celestino Limas, PhD'04 (educational leadership), has been selected vice president for student life at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Stephanie Fitzgerald

Class of 2004
Stephanie Fitzgerald, BS '04 (physics and mathematics), joined San Francisco-based Ideate Software as a software developer.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Michael Sawiel

Class of 2005
Michael Sawiel, BArch '05 (architecture), has joined Steele Associates Architects in Bend.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Jeffrey Cerveny

Class of 2008
Jeffery Cerveny, BA '08 (psychology), MEd '17 (educational leadership), has been principal of Patrick Lynch Elementary School in Portland.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Emily Charrier

Class of 2006
Emily Charrier, BS '06 (journalism), has been named publisher of Petaluma Argus-Courier, a weekly newspaper reporting on Sonoma County, California.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Nadjalisse Rodriguez

Class of 2006
Nadjalisse Rodriguez, BS '06 (political science), has joined EWM (Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell) Realty International's Brickell, Florida, branch as an associate.
Posted on October 10, 2018 in 2000s

Susan Kerrigan

Class of 1978
Sue Kerrigan, BA '78 (English), recently returned from her fourth trip to Africa teaching attachment theory, recovery from trauma and women's health. This year she went to Rwanda and Malawi.
Posted on September 21, 2018 in 1970s

Blaine Gibson

Class of 1977
Blaine Gibson
Hon. Blaine Gibson (Law ’77) has been elected president of the Washington State Superior Court Judges’ Association. He is in his fourth term as a Superior Court Judge for Yakima County. He and his wife, Sandi, recently celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary.
Posted on September 4, 2018 in 1970s

Dave Donley

Class of 1976
Dave Donley
Dave Donley BS ’76 (IFC / Debate Team / Delta Tau Delta) was elected to the Anchorage School Board in 2017. Dave and his wife Jamie have twins in Fifth Grade. Dave previously served 16 years in the Alaska Legislature. Now he represents Alaskans with disabilities as a lobbyist and also serves as Lt. Col. / Staff Judge Advocate for the Alaska State Defense Force.
Posted on August 28, 2018 in 1970s