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Class Notes

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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.

Darin DeAngeli

Class of 1989
Darin DeAngeli, MBA '89 (finance), JD '91, was appointed to the Public Employee Retirement System Retirement Board in Boise.

Dennis Bailey-Fougnier

Class of 1983
Dennis Bailey-Fougnier, BS '84 (community service and public affairs), has been hired as president of Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton.

Robert Davies

Class of 1991
Robert Davies, MBA '91 (finance), has been appointed president at Central Michigan University.

Cesilee Coulson

Class of 1991
Former Ducks softball player Cesilee Coulson, BS '91 (physical education), MS '93 (exercise and movement science), was inducted into the Port Angeles High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Dianda Parsons

Class of 1990
Dianda Stevens, BS '90 (public relations), has been named superintendent for the Gervais School District.

Patricia Beeson

Class of 1983
Patricia Beeson, PhD '83 (economics), was a 2019 commencement speaker for the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. She also received the Presidential Medal of Distinction, the school's highest honor.

Francisco Salgado

Class of 1991
Francisco Salgado, BFA '91 (visual design), MFA '93 (sculpture), placed third in the 2019 Big Art Exhibit in Hood River for his sculpture, Dual.

Douglas Fletcher

Class of 1988
Doug Fletcher, BS '88 (biology), retired from the Illinois-based Terlato Wine Group after 32 years in the winemaking industry.

Lise Youngblade

Class of 1984
Lise Youngblade, BS '84 (psychology), was named dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Colorado State University.

Amy Leimbach

Class of 1990
Amy Leimbach, BA '90 (journalism: advertising) has been named senior vice president of sales for iHeartMedia in Phoenix, Arizona.

Jeffrey Beaver

Class of 1985
Jeffrey Beaver, JD '85, received the 2019 Frohnmayer Award for Public Service from the University of Oregon School of Law Alumni Association.

John Taumoepeau

Class of 1993
John Taumoepeau, BS '93 (marketing), has been appointed chief operating officer at Power Digital Marketing in San Diego.

Thomas Muller

Class of 1994
Tom Muller Jr., BMus '94 (music education), was elected northwest division region president-elect for the National Association for Music Education.

S. Worden

Class of 1995
Scott Worden, BS '95 (marketing), was hired as business development manager for CallPotential, a self-storage technology firm.

Heidi Gavrilles

Class of 1996
Heidi Gavrilles, BA '96 (journalism: advertising), has been named principal at John Bohach Elementary School in Spanish Springs, Nevada.

Skye Fitzgerald

Class of 1997
MFA ’97 (speech: theater arts), director of Hunger Ward, was nominated in the short-subject documentary category.

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.