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'Tiger Effect' didn't produce a wave of Black pro golfers, so APGA Tour tries to do it
Grimes started playing golf with his family at a par-3 course in Compton, California, and got good enough to play at a junior college and then ultimately Cal State-Northridge as a walk-on. -- USA Today
Christopher Mallett Shines a Light on Pioneering Black American Guitarist and Composer Justin Holland
Mallett was persistent in pursuit of Holland’s music, knowing there was more beyond what Sauter had given him from the Library of Congress. Around 2015, he went to California State University, Northridge, where he found more of Holland’s music in the Vahdah Olcott-Bickford Collection. -- Acoustic Guitar
Paragon Announces Glenn Wells as COO
Glenn brings several decades' worth of experience, established over thirty years working in several leading aerospace and defense companies, to Paragon. Wells' lengthy career includes roles as Vice President and General Manager at Sun Country Industries, General Manager at Celestica Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, Sr. Vice President & General Manager of Composite Engineering (Military & Defense products), as well as Vice President of Operations for Cubic Defense Systems (Military, Defense & commercial products). Prior to those positions, Glenn spent a decade at Rockwell International. Wells holds a Bachelor's degree from California State University Northridge, a Master's in Business Administration degree from Pepperdine University, and multiple other business certifications. -- PR Newswire
Fire Chief Fish retires after 36 years of service
Fish has been with the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Department for five years. He got his start in Los Angeles County – earning a bachelor’s in organizational leadership from Woodbury University and a master’s in public administration from California State University Northridge – where he worked in fire protection for 31 years. His family moved from Glendale to Carpinteria the weekend of Avofest, Fish told CVN in 2018 (CVN Vol. 25, No. 5). -- Coastal View News
Jewish Men’s Choir Brings Joy in Several Languages
Weber came to the choir with a strong musical background. She received a bachelor’s degree in music from San Diego State University and then earned a master’s degree in music from Cal State Northridge. A pianist, she studied the art of accompaniment, later performing with opera singers in the U.S. and abroad. She also is a songwriter, having won grand prizes in the John Lennon songwriting competition, and the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Among other accomplishments, she was the choral arranger and conductor for the soundtrack of the 2019 movie One Little Finger. -- San Diego Jewish World
Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss Combines Love of Judaism and Music
After settling in Los Angeles, she decided to pursue a bachelor’s degree in music from Cal State Northridge. “Those years turned me from a singer into a musician,” she recalled. “I took four or five years of music theory including music analysis. You are taking ear training, taking music history. You have to take piano; you have to pass a piano efficiency exam. There were musicology classes. It was a lot. It wasn’t just open my mouth and sing, which of course, was a huge part of it. You were really learning the nuts and bolts of music. I loved it. I loved music theory and analysis.” -- San Diego Jewish World
SSI Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine Joins Elite Interactive Solutions as Marketing Director
Prior to SSI, Goldfine spent 11 years in content creation roles with Display News Network, at the time the world’s largest teletext news media service. A certified alarm technician, former cable-TV tech, and audio company entrepreneur, Goldfine graduated with honors from Cal State, Northridge with a Media Management degree in Radio-Television-Film, and also earned a Certificate in Accounting from Santa Monica College. -- Campus Safety
Community college alumni lead the way for the next generation of scholars
Ms. Laura Barroso, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, attended multiple VCCCD colleges before transferring to Cal State Northridge for her bachelor’s degree in sociology and then to Antioch University in Santa Barbara for her master’s degree in psychology. She then began her career, first for the county of Ventura and then for the college district. -- Ventura County Star
Economic impact from Hollywood strikes likely to surpass $3 billion
The economic impact on California is staggering according to Todd Holmes, an associate professor of Entertainment Media Management at Cal State Northridge. -- ABC 7 Los Angeles
Hollywood Strikes Have Cost California’s Economy $3 Billion and Counting
The dual writers and actors strikes have brought film and TV productions to a halt, and pressed pause on the local economy with them. The latest is that California’s economy has already lost about $3 billion as a result of the strikes, Todd Holmes, a professor of entertainment industry management at California State University-Northridge, told CNBC. -- The Messenger