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tional sales and marketing force of more
than 180 employees. Previously he served
as vice president of marketing, products
and strategy for FedEx Kinko’s Commercial
Document Solutions in Dallas, Texas. s
Lee Cardon, B.S. biology 1993, is a certified
prosthetist and orthotist for Hanger
Prosthetics and Orthotics West Inc. at
their Rancho Mirage center. Lee’s loss of a
leg in a traffic collision 23 years ago, while
a 19-year-old biology major at CSUSB,
opened the door to his career. Lee cycles
about 150 miles a week and is training
for the annual Tram Road Challenge in
Palm Springs and a triathlon in La Jolla.
Diana Z. Rodriguez, B.A. marketing 1990,
M.B.A. 1994,
M.A. educational
counseling 2000,
SGF, was named
vice president for
student services at
Palo Verde College
in Blythe, where
she will oversee
several departments,
including admissions and records,
counseling, financial aid and the transfer center.
Diana previously served as coordinator of
transfer and career services at San Bernardino
Valley College, where she also was an
assistant professor. Prior to that, she was
CSUSB’s coordinator of transfer, counseling,
recruitment and admissions. Diana is completing
her doctorate program in urban education
at Claremont Graduate University. s
Sedrick Spencer, B.A. psychology
1991, M.P.A. 1996, WYF, is the
senior manager for state government
affairs at Roche Pharmaceuticals. s
Matthew Turner, B.A. economics 1991,
is the chief marketing officer for Mercury
Payment Systems (MPS) in Durango,
Colo. MPS is a payment processing company
whose platform is integrated to most
major point-of-sales systems for restaurants,
groceries and specialty retail stores.
Matthew also is a special interest group
coordinator for American Mensa Ltd.
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Michelle Carter, B.A. communication 1992,
recently premiered
her short film “Sub
Urban Safari” at
the Cannes Film
Festival in Cannes,
France, and is
preparing for the
Montreal Film
Festival in Canada.
Find out more
about her film company, Midian Films, and
see the movie trailer at www.midianfilms.net.
Greg Saks, B.A. history 1992, SC, was
named associate vice president of development
for Cal
State Dominguez
Hills, where he
is responsible
for all areas of
private support
to the university.
Previously,
Greg served as
director of development
at Pitzer College, where he helped
complete a $40 million fund-raising campaign.
The Ties that Bond
The women of the Eta Beta Chapter of
Alpha Phi celebrated their 20th anniversary
at a weekend event in Palm Springs,
Calif. The event took place August 11-13
and brought together alumnae and collegiate
members of the active chapter.
Alpha Phi was chartered at CSUSB in
Cheryl-Marie Hansberger, B.A. psychology
1993, AF, has
been appointed
vice president of
strategic development
for Delcan
Corporation.
Cheryl-Marie
will be responsible
for facilitating
corporate
change and strategic growth. Cheryl-
Marie previously worked for National
Engineering Technology Corporation. s
Steve Hickey, B.S. physical education 1993,
has been named the boys basketball and
golf coach at the new Summit High School
in Fontana. Steve previously coached at
Kaiser High School, and was a four-year
member of CSUSB’s men’s basketball team.
G. Harold Duffey, M.P.A. 1995, was appointed
the chief assistant director for planning,
resources, and public works for Yolo County,
located outside Sacramento. Duffey served as
general manager for Sacramento’s integrated
waste division since 2000 and previously held
analyst and planner positions with the city
1986, and was the first Greek organization
on campus. The weekend included
a meet-and-greet reception, a memorial
brunch for sister Jennifer Lynne Brooks
(USC), a formal event complete with dinner,
dancing and a silent auction as well as
lots of time to spend with old friends.