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Joanne Fischmann, B.A. psychology 1973,
released her newest and seventh Hannah
Swensen mystery, “Peach Cobbler Murder,”
which is penned under the name Joanne
Fluke. The Hannah Swensen series combines
Joanne’s fascination with the mystery genre
and her passion for baking. Each book features
original cookie and dessert recipes.
Read more about Joanne and her books at
www.murdershebaked.com. ▲
Alan Warsh, B.A. psychology 1973, is an
AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique selfimprovement
instructor. Alan has a private
practice in Riverside reaching people of
all ages and is the only practitioner in the
Riverside area. E-mail alextech@webtv.net for
more information.
Dr. Roberta Stathis, B.A. anthropology 1975
and M.A. education
1979, is president
of Ballard & Tighe, a
publisher of tests and
instructional materials
for limited English proficient
(LEP) students.
Roberta has served as
a member of Ballard
& Tighe’s executive
management committee for 10 years. She
also is the author and editor of numerous
articles, publications and books, among them
social studies textbooks for English learners.
George (Joe) B. Epps, B.A. accounting 1976,
is a partner and head
of the new Phoenix,
Ariz., office of RGL,
Forensic Accountants
& Consultants. RGL,
an international firm
with 25 offices worldwide,
is one of the
only accounting firms
exclusively devoted
to forensic accounting. Joe has more than
27 years of forensic accounting and litigation
support experience. Before joining RGL, he
was principal of Epps & Associates, PLLC in
Scottsdale.
Lorraine Frost, B.A. psychology 1978, M.A.
psychology 1980, B.A. computer science
1985, was named interim vice president of
CSUSB’s information resources and technology
division. Previously, Lorraine was director
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of administrative computing
services. In her
new position, Lorraine
will oversee the
departments of academic
computing and
media, administrative
computing services,
data center services,
information security, and telecommunications
and network
services. ▲
Peppino A. DeBiaso, B.A. political science
1979, is the director
for Missile Defense
Policy in the Office
of the Secretary of
Defense, where he is
responsible for formulating
and implementing
defense policies
and plans for U.S. ballistic
missile defense.
He has spent the past 18 years in a variety
of government positions, think tanks and
academia. He earned a Ph.D. in international
relations from USC and was a lecturer in
CSUSB’s national security studies program
from 1983-1985.
Four CSUSB alumni were
elected in November to the
California State Assembly: Russ
Bogh (B.A. business economics
1993, ΣΧ) s; John Benoit
(M.P.A. 1993) s; Joe Baca, Jr.
(B.S. marketing 1992, M.P.A.
1997); and Pedro Nava (B.A.
sociology 1973).
Bogh (R-65th), Assembly
Republican Caucus chair, was
elected to a third
term, while Benoit (R-
64th), Assembly Insurance
Committee vice-chair, was
elected to a second term.
Newcomer Baca (D-62nd)
was a teacher in the Rialto
Unified School District, and
Nava (D-35th), a Santa
Barbara attorney, was a commissioner
with the California
Coastal Commission.
s Denotes CSUSB Alumni Association member
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Jeff Shockey, B.A. political science 1988,
M.P.A. 1994, received a
Congressional appointment
to deputy
staff director for the
House Appropriations
Committee. Jeff
spent the past six
years as a partner
in the Washington,
D.C.-based law firm
of Copeland, Lowery, Jacquez, Denton &
Shockey. He served on Congressman Jerry
Lewis’s personal office staff as legislative assistant,
legislative director and appropriations
associate from 1991-1999. ▲
Todd S. Jenkins, B.A. psychology 1989, is a
jazz critic and contributor
to Down Beat,
All About Jazz, Signal
to Noise and Route
66 Magazine. He is
the author of the
newly released
“Free Jazz and
Free Improvisation:
An Encyclopedia”
(Greenwood Press, 2004) and the upcoming
“Eclipse: The Music of Charles Mingus”
(Praeger, 2005).
Russ Bogh ’93 John Benoit ’93
Joe Baca, Jr. ’92 Pedro Nava ’73