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My Biggest Mistake: Tim Gaspar
Tim Gaspar is the founder and chief executive of Gaspar Insurance Services. Gaspar is a lifelong entrepreneur – he started his first business in high school and went on to run a number of businesses while attending California State University, Northridge. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Snoqualmie Casino Announces Key Leadership Changes Amid Expansion
Asim Bajwa, the new leader of Hotel Operations, holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing from California State University, Northridge, and an MBA from Baylor University. As a key contributor, Bajwa helped launch Forbes-rated operations with Caesars Palace, earning two consecutive Forbes 4-Star ratings. Bajwa's comprehensive background in hospitality management will play a pivotal role in enhancing the casino's hotel services as part of its expansion efforts. --Yahoo! Finance
Wyoming Public Media Photo Contest 2024 - And the Winners Are!
After earning a BA in Journalism from California State University, Northridge and an MS in Science Journalism from Boston University, Kristin moved around the East and West Coasts of the US to pursue science writing positions at National Geographic, PBS Newshour, Newsweek, and Bay Nature Magazine. Now she lives in Kemmerer, Wyoming, focusing on her upcoming book and bone-hunting in her spare time. --Wyoming Public Radio
Who is Eva Mendes? A Closer Look at American Actress
Eva Mendes is a renowned American actress, model, and businesswoman who gained fame in the early 2000s with her performances in popular films. Born on March 5, 1974, in Miami, Florida, Mendes is of Cuban descent and was raised in Los Angeles. She initially studied marketing at California State University, Northridge, before deciding to pursue a career in acting. --BolNews
New principal takes helm at Henderson School; means to ‘protect’… ‘shelter’ inclusivity culture
Wiggins brings a list of accolades and years of experience to the role. She holds a BA in Spanish Language Teacher Education from Messiah University in Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in Education Administration and Supervision from California State University, Northridge, and a doctorate in Education from West Virginia University. --Dorchester Report
Five people to join AV High Hall of Fame
DuPratt holds a bachelor’s degree in English from California State University, Northridge. She worked in the newsroom at the Antelope Valley Press for 28 years, starting as a part-time reporter/photographer and retiring in 2007 as associate managing editor. She was married to James V. DuPratt Jr., a Quartz Hill High School English and journalism teacher and member of the AV College Board of Trustees. He passed away in 1997. --Antelope Valley Press
American Systems Welcomes David Dacquino as Independent Board Member; John Steckel Quoted
American Systems’ new board member has a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from California State University, Northridge. Dacquino, a past Wash100 awardee, is also the current board chairman of RA Federal Services. --ExecutiveBiz
‘Pick up a rake, get dirty, and then you’ll be protecting the land’
Isaac Michael Ybarra, a visual artist and storyteller, is Tongva, Chumash and Xicano. Grounded in his ancestral cultivation, he utilizes film, photography and poetry to amplify decolonial narratives and reclaim Indigenous pedagogies. He graduated from Cal State Northridge, where he learned to empower his community through coalition building and navigating bureaucracy. Today, he is a fellow for the California Creative Corps and a representative of the County in the 3rd district for the Youth Climate Commission. Through these roles, he is creating a film anthology on undoing erasure in L.A. County, reflecting a synergetic ecosystem that has thrived for thousands of years. --The Los Angeles Times
Hart District Names Van Oss, Overdevest to Leadership Team
Overdevest began his career in education as a physical education teacher in the Hart District in 1996. He has worked at a variety of schools and levels, including Arroyo Seco and La Mesa junior high schools and Saugus and Castaic high schools. Overdevest has also served in a number of roles at those sites, including department chairperson, technology coordinator, staff development team member, ASB director and athletic director. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology Exercise Science and Physical Education from California State University, Northridge and a Master’s in Cross Cultural Teaching from National University. --SCVNews
Hollywood’s Top 35 Real Estate Agents Keep Setting Records Despite the Downturn
David Kramer, Hilton & Hyland “I was an econ major at Cal State Northridge without direction,” broker Kramer recalls of his early years. “Then someone suggested I consider real estate, and it just clicked. In my final year of college, I started selling real estate and sold six houses in my first six months! I still keep a Polaroid of the first home I sold — a $120,000 single-family in the Valley — to a close friend.” Kramer has been racking up boffo sales ever since; $79 million during the past 12 months alone. --The Hollywood Reporter