He left college to pursue a music career but returned and received his bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge. -- The U.S. Sun
July 2024 Alumni Clips
Once an asthma victim, now a marathon runner
None of that seemed to be on Maquindang鈥檚 radar when he graduated from Hart High School back in 2005. He鈥檇 go on to study political science at California State University, Northridge, earn his bachelor鈥檚 degree there in 2009, then, in 2017, pick up a master鈥檚 degree in executive leadership from the University of Southern California. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Connor Newsum: Where is the Love Island USA Contestant Now?
Connor Newsum has a strong and stable career backing him, and his experience of about a decade makes him highly skilled. The Santa Monica, California resident began working with Signature Parking as an Area Manager in 2015, immediately after finishing high school. He stayed there for about five years before deciding to enroll in college. At California State University, Northridge, he studied journalism and public relations. Even while attending college, Connor continued working to support himself. -- The Cinemaholic
2-time Paralympic medalist from Sacramento Jamie Whitmore is headed to Paris
Whitmore grew up in Sacramento and attended Valley High School. She earned a scholarship to Cal State Northridge, where she competed in track in field. -- KCRA
A Republican odyssey, from Goldwater in the Cow Palace to Trump in Milwaukee
In the midst of the seven years he spent as an undergraduate at California State University at Northridge, Steel devoted himself to organizing Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapters in Southern California and 鈥渄ealing with the Commies on campus.鈥 He attended his second Republican convention in Miami in 1968, 鈥渞aising hell鈥 against Rockefeller one last time, pushing a modest presidential boomlet for Reagan, but having no interest in the nominee, Richard M. Nixon. He thought the fellow Californian he dismissed as 鈥淭ricky Dicky鈥 was too much of a big government proponent and had 鈥渘o moral center.鈥 -- Washington Post
Katie Holloway Bridge Wants You to Call Her a Paralympian
The Lake Stevens, Washington, native was born with a condition called fibular hemimelia, which required doctors to amputate her lower right leg before she was two years old. For most of her life, Holloway Bridge pushed against that disability and jumped headfirst into playing able-bodied sports鈥攅xcelling in both volleyball and basketball鈥攚ith her prosthetic leg. She even became the first female amputee to play basketball at the NCAA Division I level at her college, California State University, Northridge. Then, a coach introduced her to sitting volleyball, noting how far she could go in the sport if she embraced her different body and learned to work with it and nurture it. Holloway Bridge did just that, and at age 38, the seasoned outside hitter now has four Paralympic medals (two gold and two silver) under her belt, and is gearing up for the performance of a lifetime with her Team USA this August鈥攁ll a year and a half after giving birth to her baby girl, Claire, with husband Ryan Bridge. -- Harper's BAZAAR
快活林性息 Honors Mother鈥檚 Sacrifices with New Scholarship
Jean Pauline Serrano, who goes by Pauline, has worked hard to make the most of this new life, graduating from California State University, Northridge with two psychology degrees, a bachelor鈥檚 in 2020 and a master鈥檚 in 2022. Jhoanna had aspired to a career in psychology before becoming a single mother in high school. Now, Pauline is honoring her mother鈥檚 sacrifices with a $5,000 gift to 快活林性息 to create the Jhoanna Serrano Psychology Scholarship. -- SCV News
Tim Belcher joins Light Iron as new managing director
Belcher arrives at Light Iron from ITV America, where he served as Head of Finishing Operations and Technology. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of West Coast Picture Operations at Picture Shop, and prior to that, he spent more than 19 years with Technicolor, including 7 years as Senior Vice President of West Coast Picture Operations, overseeing all episodic and theatrical work. Before joining Technicolor, he held various roles at Rainmaker Digital, Digital Domain and Disney鈥檚 The Secret Lab. A graduate of California State University, Northridge, Belcher began his career at The Post Group. -- British Cinematographer
鈥楥an鈥檛 stop, won鈥檛 stop鈥: Hart Pony 8U softball all-stars making their mark
Coaching the team along with Paschal, who pitched for both the University of Southern California and California State University, Northridge, and is a former minor league baseball player, are: Anthony Portelli; William Muhilly; Josh Zamora; and Laura Vandecar. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
ON THE MOVE: Nevada Bankers Association names 2024 chairman
鈥 Parker is a results-oriented finance executive with extensive experience in commercial, corporate and supply chain finance. Currently, the vice president of global supply chain and operations at Aristocrat Technologies in Las Vegas, Parker holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor of Science from California State University, Northridge. He specializes in finance, budgeting and system implementation. -- Las Vegas Business Press
Long-serving cellist leaves San Diego Symphony Orchestra after 47 years
Bookstein is an alumna of the University of California, Los Angeles, and received a bachelor of arts at California State University, Northridge. She went on to attend the University of Southern California where she took part in masterclasses with Gregor Piatagorsky. She also studied with Jacqueline du Pr茅 in 1984. -- The Strad
Michelle Kampbell Announces Campaign For COC Board Of Trustees
Michelle Kampbell recently returned to college to complete her higher education, earning her Bachelor鈥檚 in Public Administration Management with Honors from California State University, Northridge (快活林性息), in 2023. This achievement was made possible because College of the Canyons was accessible to her as a working parent, allowing her to complete the classes needed to transfer. -- KHTS
What to Know About Doug Emhoff, Prospective First Gentleman
Emhoff was born in Brooklyn to Mike and Barbara Emhoff on Oct. 13, 1964 and raised in Old Bridge, N.J., with siblings Jamie and Andy. When Emhoff was 16, he and his family moved to Los Angeles, Calif. Emhoff earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in communication studies in 1987 at California State University - Northridge and a J.D. from University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 1990. -- Time Magazine
Who is Kamala Harris' husband?
He graduated from the California State University, Northridge, in 1987 and obtained a law degree from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law. Emhoff opened his law firm in 2000, which he sold in 2006. He worked in Washington, D.C., and California as a partner for DLA Piper in 2017 but stepped down when Harris became vice president. -- Desert Sun
Some in a blue-collar job are in risk of homelessness
Daniel: My name is Daniel, and I鈥檓 64. I was born in Oxnard, and I had an excellent childhood. Mom was a social worker and Dad was a contractor. I was valedictorian of my senior class. I went to Cal State Northridge on a baseball scholarship 鈥 played shortstop. Loved my classes. Paula Abdul was in one. I was sharp in math, but I wanted to play pro baseball and concentrated on that so much I didn鈥檛 finish. I still have four or five classes to go. After college I worked for an electrical company. I鈥檇 made contacts with all these contractors because they sponsored the summer leagues. When work was slow, I took jobs with Ferro鈥檚, a framing contractor. That was steady work for seven years. But I got tired of the Valley and moved back to Ventura, where I was a mortgage lender 鈥 construction loans, refinancing. Because of my math skills, I was good at it but I didn鈥檛 care for it. There鈥檚 no base salary. Everything鈥檚 commission. Some months I鈥檇 make $8,000, some months nothing. -- Gulf Today
Jerry Munson delivers Craft Talk at Rotary
Munson went on to attend college at CSU Northridge, where he earned his dachelor鈥檚 degree with dual majors in economics and geography. This opportunity for the dual major was a new concept at the time, and he was intrigued by the intersections that occur between the two fields. After college, he took the first steps in what would be a long career in the banking and finance industry. -- Tehachapi News
Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff: A timeline of their relationship
According to his official website, Emhoff was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Matawan, New Jersey. His family 鈥 parents Mike and Barbara, along with siblings Jamie and Andy 鈥 moved to the Los Angeles area when Emhoff was a teen. He earned his undergraduate degree from California State University, Northridge and went on to earn a J.D. from University of Southern California Gould School of Law. -- Today
Who is Kamala Harris? What to know about the US vice president from California
He graduated from the California State University, Northridge, in 1987 and obtained a law degree from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law. Emhoff opened his law firm in 2000, which he sold in 2006. He worked in Washington, D.C., and California as a partner for DLA Piper in 2017 but stepped down when Harris became vice president. -- Desert Sun
A Harris win would make Doug Emhoff the country鈥檚 first first gentleman
Emhoff was born in New York City, was raised in New Jersey, graduated from California State University, Northridge, and attended law school at the University of Southern California. He gave up a lucrative position as an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer to avoid conflicts of interest once Harris became vice president but served as a visiting law professor at Georgetown University after moving to Washington. -- PBS
Clippers To Sign Elijah Harkless To Exhibit 10 Contract
Harkless went undrafted in 2023 after playing five seasons of college basketball with three different schools (Cal State Northridge, Oklahoma and UNLV). As Murray notes, Harkless recently suited up for the Clippers during Summer League action. -- Hoops Rumors
Doug Emhoff would become the country's first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidency
Emhoff was born in Brooklyn, raised in New Jersey, graduated from California State University, Northridge, and attended law school at the University of Southern California. He gave up a lucrative position as an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer to avoid conflicts of interest once Harris became vice president, but served as a visiting law professor at Georgetown University after moving to Washington. -- ABC 7 New York
A Guide to Vice President Kamala Harris鈥 Family
Born in Brooklyn in 1964 and raised in Matawan, New Jersey, Doug Emhoff moved to Los Angeles with his family as a teen. He received his B.A. in communications from California State University, Northridge in 1987 and graduated with a J.D. from University of Southern California Gould School of Law three years later. -- E! News
Massimo Marengo: the Alba entrepreneur and pioneer of renewables now at the helm of Italia Solare for Piedmont
Ho 55 anni, sono sposato con Franca e padre di Giulia e Alessia. Ho un diploma da perito elettrotecnico e studi successivi negli ambiti gestionale e marketing. Dopo il servizio militare ho frequentato per un anno i corsi della Cal State Northridge, universit脿 statale della San Fernando Vally, a Los Angeles, California. Sono un imprenditore, fondatore e titolare delle aziende Albasolar, Albasystem e AspecHome, parte del gruppo fondato dalla mia famiglia a partire dalla Emme.Pi. Elettroforniture, dove sono ancora impegnati i miei genitori Silvano e Giovanna, insieme a mia sorella Daniela. -- La Voce De Alba, Italy (in Italian)
Don鈥檛 be surprised if you bump into Doug Emhoff getting a cup of coffee in L.A.
Emhoff was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey, but he moved to Southern California in the early 鈥80s when he was only 17. He graduated soon after from Agoura High School and then got a degree from California State University, Northridge鈥斺渟o I do consider myself a true 818鈥檈r, it鈥檚 in my blood.鈥 Though he was hanging out in the area at a time he compares to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Emhoff never picked up a Valley inflection, but he does occasionally slip into the remnants of a New Jersey accent when he鈥檚 around his mutha, as he animatedly tells me. -- Time Out
Photo Of Kamala Harris' Husband As A Young Man Resurfaces鈥擜nd The Internet Is Thirsty AF
Emhoff, an entertainment litigator who married Harris in 2014, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies from California State University, Northridge in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the USC Gould School of Law in 1990, so the photo appears to have been taken sometime during this period. -- Comic Sands
Kampbell announces campaign for 鈥珻OC board鈥
鈥琄ampbell recently returned to college to complete her higher education, earning her鈥 bachelor鈥檚 degree in public administration management, with honors, from California State University,鈥 Northridge, in 2023. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Five Potential Candidates Have Pulled Papers for San Fernando City Council
Strickler grew up in Sylmar, received a Bachelor of Arts in communication studies and a minor in journalism from California State University, Northridge (快活林性息) and recently graduated from Pepperdine University with a master鈥檚 degree in social entrepreneurship and change. -- San Fernando Valley Sun.
The comeback queen: actor Joan Chen on self-doubt, success, savagings 鈥 and a second chance at 63
By the time she was 18, Chen was one of China鈥檚 biggest movie stars after the release of Little Flower and Hearts for the Motherland, both fervently patriotic dramas released in 1979; the latter included a scene in which Chen belted out the (still incredibly popular) song I Love You, China. But in 1981, aged 20, she decided to move to the US to study film-making at California State University, Northridge. -- Richard Hartley
A Harris win would make Doug Emhoff the country鈥檚 first first gentleman
Emhoff was born in New York City, was raised in New Jersey, graduated from California State University, Northridge, and attended law school at the University of Southern California. He gave up a lucrative position as an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer to avoid conflicts of interest once Harris became vice president but served as a visiting law professor at Georgetown University after moving to Washington. -- PBS
Clippers To Sign Elijah Harkless To Exhibit 10 Contract
Harkless went undrafted in 2023 after playing five seasons of college basketball with three different schools (Cal State Northridge, Oklahoma and UNLV). As Murray notes, Harkless recently suited up for the Clippers during Summer League action. -- Hoops Rumors
Doug Emhoff would become the country's first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidency
Emhoff was born in Brooklyn, raised in New Jersey, graduated from California State University, Northridge, and attended law school at the University of Southern California. He gave up a lucrative position as an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer to avoid conflicts of interest once Harris became vice president, but served as a visiting law professor at Georgetown University after moving to Washington. -- ABC 7 New York
A Guide to Vice President Kamala Harris鈥 Family
Born in Brooklyn in 1964 and raised in Matawan, New Jersey, Doug Emhoff moved to Los Angeles with his family as a teen. He received his B.A. in communications from California State University, Northridge in 1987 and graduated with a J.D. from University of Southern California Gould School of Law three years later. -- E! News
Massimo Marengo: the Alba entrepreneur and pioneer of renewables now at the helm of Italia Solare for Piedmont
Ho 55 anni, sono sposato con Franca e padre di Giulia e Alessia. Ho un diploma da perito elettrotecnico e studi successivi negli ambiti gestionale e marketing. Dopo il servizio militare ho frequentato per un anno i corsi della Cal State Northridge, universit脿 statale della San Fernando Vally, a Los Angeles, California. Sono un imprenditore, fondatore e titolare delle aziende Albasolar, Albasystem e AspecHome, parte del gruppo fondato dalla mia famiglia a partire dalla Emme.Pi. Elettroforniture, dove sono ancora impegnati i miei genitori Silvano e Giovanna, insieme a mia sorella Daniela. -- La Voce De Alba, Italy (in Italian)
Don鈥檛 be surprised if you bump into Doug Emhoff getting a cup of coffee in L.A.
Emhoff was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey, but he moved to Southern California in the early 鈥80s when he was only 17. He graduated soon after from Agoura High School and then got a degree from California State University, Northridge鈥斺渟o I do consider myself a true 818鈥檈r, it鈥檚 in my blood.鈥 Though he was hanging out in the area at a time he compares to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Emhoff never picked up a Valley inflection, but he does occasionally slip into the remnants of a New Jersey accent when he鈥檚 around his mutha, as he animatedly tells me. -- Time Out
Photo Of Kamala Harris' Husband As A Young Man Resurfaces鈥擜nd The Internet Is Thirsty AF
Emhoff, an entertainment litigator who married Harris in 2014, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies from California State University, Northridge in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the USC Gould School of Law in 1990, so the photo appears to have been taken sometime during this period. -- Comic Sands
Kampbell announces campaign for 鈥珻OC board鈥
鈥琄ampbell recently returned to college to complete her higher education, earning her鈥 bachelor鈥檚 degree in public administration management, with honors, from California State University,鈥 Northridge, in 2023. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
New principal named at Malibu High School
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has just announced the appointment of a new principal at Malibu High School. Dr. Adam Almeida will assume his new role August 1. Almeida replaces Patrick Miller who was promoted to a district position as director of assessment, research, and evaluation. Dr. Almeida is a familiar face at MHS where he served as assistant principal from 2019 to 2022. While at Malibu High, Dr. Almeida was involved with curriculum and instruction, special education, facilities and operations, project-based learning and career tech education pathways, student activities, athletics, and discipline. Dr. Almeida is an educator of more than 25 years. He most recently served as an assistant principal at La Canada High School and part-time lecturer and mentor to aspiring teachers at Cal State Northridge. 鈥淒r. Almeida鈥檚 familiarity with Malibu High, staff and the community, combined with his educational experience make him a perfect fit for this position,鈥 said Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton. 鈥淲e welcome him back to the SMMUSD family!鈥 -- The Malibu Times
鈥極H MY鈥 Kamala Harris鈥 husband unrecognizable in 鈥榙evastatingly handsome鈥 throwback image as people say 鈥榳e were all young once鈥
In 1987, Doug graduated from 快活林性息 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies -- The U.S. Sun