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Inside a park succeeding at recruiting diverse employees

It’s often said that persistence, the ability to hang in there for as long as it takes, is essential if you want to work in the National Park Service. Solorio was determined enough to take on seven years of seasonal work and internships at various national parks and national forests, while attending Cal State Los Angeles and grad school at Cal State Northridge, hustling two or three jobs at a time to make ends meet. He eventually landed at his present post, leading the Santa Monica (SAMO) Youth Program, which seeks to inspire diverse high-school students to support and steward public lands. -- High Country News

Big Blue Bus Director Appoints Four New Hires

Serving most recently as director of project management and finance for the Exposition Construction Authority, O’Connor helped successfully deliver the $2.5 billion light-rail project on time and under budget. Bringing more than 20 years of finance and project management experience to Big Blue Bus, he will be responsible for financial operations, grant management, budgeting, payroll, procurement, and administrative functions. O’Connor holds a Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, and an Accounting degree from California State University, Northridge. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of California. -- Mass Transit

Former Anthem Blue Cross President, Mark Morgan Joins Limelight Health's Board of Directors

Before joining Anthem Blue Cross, Morgan began his career at Health Net, where he had leadership roles across all lines of business to include Large Group, Small Group, and Individual and Family Plans as well as product development, marketing, sales and underwriting. Morgan earned a bachelor's degree in finance from California State University Northridge and a master's degree in business administration from Pepperdine University. -- IT News Online

Former Anthem Blue Cross President, Mark Morgan Joins Limelight Health's Board of Directors

Before joining Anthem Blue Cross, Morgan began his career at Health Net, where he had leadership roles across all lines of business to include Large Group, Small Group, and Individual and Family Plans as well as product development, marketing, sales and underwriting. Morgan earned a bachelor's degree in finance from California State University Northridge and a master's degree in business administration from Pepperdine University. -- PNY

Housing Stocks to Watch: PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM), Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:HOV), DR Horton Inc. (NYSE:DHI), KB Home (NYSE:KBH)

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) announced that Glen Longarini has been named president of its Los Angeles/Ventura division. In this role, Longarini is responsible for all of the Company’s homebuilding operations in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, from land acquisition and construction, to sales and customer service. Longarini has more than 20 years of residential construction experience in Southern California. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from CSU Northridge, and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. -- Benchmark Monitor

Candidate brings Nevada school board experience to table

Mobley has a bachelor’s degree in history from California State University — Northridge, a master’s degree from the University of Tulsa, and a Ph.D — all but dissertation — in western American history from the University of Nevada — Las Vegas. -- Laramie Boomerang (Wyoming)

Summer Davis and Adam Rogers

He received a bachelor’s degree in cinema and television arts from California State University at Northridge, Calif., in 2007. -- The Brunswick News

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