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Class Notes

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Have you been recently promoted or started a new job? Perhaps you are starting on a new educational journey. Maybe, you are newly married or recently added to your family. Let your fellow Ducks know what is happening in your life. 

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Featured Class Notables

 

Kanealii Ngosorio

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

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.

Lizajane Gray

Class of 1997
Lizajane Gray, BA '97 (anthropology), was one of two 2019 All-American Academic Team winners chosen from Clackamas Community College for her academic achievement and community involvement.

Joan Demarest

Class of 1998
Joan Demarest, JD '98, has been appointed Benton County Circuit Court judge.

Ebony Clarke

Class of 1999
Ebony Clarke, BA '99 (education studies), has been named director of the Mental Health and Addiction Services division in Multnomah County.

Renee Wilkinson

Class of 2001
Renee Wilkinson, BA '01 (journalism: advertising), MArch '12 (landscape architecture), has been hired as associate for Portland architecture firm Shapiro Didway.

Patricia Fassett

Class of 1999
Patricia Fassett, BS '99 (religious studies), has been appointed to the Cowlitz County Supreme Court in Washington.

James Tuer

Class of 1999
James Tuer, MArch '99, received the Wood Design Awards in BC 2019 Architect Award from the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects.

Dylan Chavez

Class of 2009
CB Two Architects of Salem has promoted Dylan Chavez, MArch '09, to associate.

Michele Flores

Class of 1985
Michele Matassa Flores, BS '85 (journalism), has been named executive editor at the Seattle Times.

Mark Childs

Class of 1983
Mark Childs, MArch '83, has been named interim dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico.

Shasta Hatter

Class of 1986
Shasta Hatter, BS '86 (psychology), published her first book of poetry, Jewels in This Light: Haiku and Other Short Poems.

Susan Linders-Anderson

Class of 1986
Susan Linders-Anderson, BS '86 (journalism: advertising), was inducted into the Hall of Honor at California State University at Chico.

Beverly Smith

Class of 1988
Former Ducks basketball star Bev Smith, BS '88 (physical education), was inducted into the 2019 Pac-12 Hall of Honor class.

Kenichi Matsuno

Class of 1984
Ken Matsuno, BS '84 (marketing), was named dean of faculty at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Michael Meade

Class of 2000
Michael Meade, BArch '00, has been promoted to associate at Hennebery Eddy Architects in Portland.

Audrey White

Class of 1999
Audrey White, BA '99 (journalism: public relations), has joined the Hyas Group as senior consultant for the institutional plan consulting team in Portland.

Todd Johnston

Class of 1999
Todd Johnston, JD '99, has joined the board of directors at Eugene Civic Alliance.

Mary Jensen

Class of 1986
Mary Jensen, PhD '86 (educational psychology), was inducted into the Hall of Honor at California State University at Chico.

Kaley Fought

Class of 2011
Kaley Fought, BArch '11, has been promoted to associate at CB Two Architects of Salem.

Ivan Resendiz Gutierrez

Class of 2015
Ivan Resendiz Gutierrez, BA '12 (psychology), JD '15, won a Hispanic National Bar Association award for being one of the nation's top Hispanic lawyers under 40.

R. Lint

Class of 1949
Roy Lint, BA '49 (chemistry), retired from Unocal Corporation in 1992 as a fuel and lubes engineer after 40 years in various positions. He and his wife live in Sacramento, also home to their four children.