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How A Reputation For Excellence Propels ADS Consulting Group’s Success
Alan needed to determine what was next for him after finishing high school. “I’m very passionate, but I also like to think I have a practical side,” he says. “So yeah, I’d love to be a rockstar, but I also needed to be realistic. That’s why I went to Cal State Northridge for Computer Science; I wanted to explore my passion for technology further. Not to mention, I knew breaking into the tech industry would be easier than the music industry, for example.” -- MSP Success
The Top 50 Women Chief Operating Officers of 2024 (Complete)
Tobin earned a Master of Science in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University and an undergraduate degree in child development from California State University, Northridge. She is an avid trail runner having recently completed her first full marathon, enjoys the outdoors and traveling, and most recently received her Master Diver Scuba Certification. -- The Women We Admire
New Hire: Visit Pasadena names Mandi Prince communications manager
Prince is a graduate of California State University, Northridge, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with an emphasis in public relations. She is also a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and holds a professional in destination management certificate. -- Pasadena Weekly
Meet Sierra Madre’s New Community Services Supervisor
Tegart is a native of western New York and moved to California in 1997 to study at California State University, Northridge. While at CSUN, Tegart began working for the City of Moorpark in their recreation department. He developed a passion for public programming and community service, which led him to Pasadena in the early 2000s. -- Colorado Blvd.
Lendmark Financial Services Strengthens C-Suite with Three Strategic Roles
An alum of California State University – Northridge, Tuholsky holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He also completed a Strategic CFO Series on Finance and Financial Management Service from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. -- Bakersfield.com
Transgender Film Center Reveals Inaugural Career Development Lab Cohort (Exclusive)
Alexandra Grey (she/her) is a writer, director, actress and producer from Chicago. Raised in seven foster homes, after high school she relocated to California, where she studied drama at California State University Northridge before beginning a career in television. She played minor trans characters on medical and drama shows before stepping behind the camera and writing, directing and producing short films. -- The Hollywood Reporter
Mike Curb’s Belmont Partnership Looks to Bolster Nashville’s Future Music Business
Curb established his label as an 18-year-old college student at Cal State Northridge who was too young to sign the startup papers without a co-signer. He made a deal with Capitol, wrote a Honda commercial and landed a bundle of songs on movie soundtracks, including the 1968 Clint Eastwood picture Kelly’s Heroes. Curb became the president of MGM in his 20s, working with The Osmonds, Lou Rawls, Sammy Davis Jr. and Hank Williams Jr., and by the end of the ’70s, he was California lieutenant governor, serving alongside Ronald Reagan. -- Billboard
Keyboard player ADAM HERSH Releases "Tornado Watch," His 2nd Album
Hersh grew up in Castaic, CA. His mother is a piano teacher, and he began studying at the age of four. He went on to California State University Northridge (CSUN), where he began composing and earned a bachelor's degree in jazz studies. Hersh explains why he was drawn to composing. "Playing your own music gives you much greater freedom. You aren't working with someone else's concepts. There is no template to draw from. Unless your composition is very derivative, it allows you to express yourself with your own, unique voice." -- Jazz-Quad
KIMBERLY SHINER
Kimberly Shiner has been named interim vice president for university advancement at Cal State University, Fullerton. She served as vice president for college advancement and communications at Pitzer College in Claremont. Shine holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in public administration from California State University, Northridge. -- Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Bob Pool, veteran L.A. Times newsman and observer of the human condition, dies at 79
Pool was named the editor of the student newspapers at Canoga Park High School and San Fernando Valley State College (which eventually became Cal State Northridge.) After graduation, Pool was drafted into the Army in 1968 during the Vietnam War and stationed in Honolulu for nearly two years, where he met his future wife. -- Los Angeles Times