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Born and raised in Ventura County, Whitney graduated from Oxnard High School and attended the University of Oregon on a football scholarship. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration and later earned a master's in public administration from CSU Northridge. --Ventura County Star

California State University, Northridge, along with four other CSUs in the area, local community college and K-12 public school districts have formed the Los Angeles Region K-16 Collaborative, which has been awarded approximately $18 million by the state to improve enrollment and degree completion of underrepresented students in fields that lead to increased economic mobility, such as healthcare, engineering and computer science. --San Fernando Valley Sun

He holds a certificate from the Joseph School of Business Entrepreneurship and diplomas from Light Bible College and Power Learning Systems in Information Age Development. He also received a B.A. degree in Psychology from CSU-Northridge, MA in Religious Education, and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies. --Los Angeles Sentinel

The New York Times will host "A New Climate," a live in-person event on Wednesday, October 12 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The Soraya's Executive and Artistic Director Thor Steingraber and composer and environmentalist Gabriella Smith join tech leaders, engineers, storytellers, musicians, and food innovators to participate in the day-long event which will preview extended excerpts of each of The Soraya's Treelogy's three musical pieces ahead of its official world premiere in February 2023. "A New Climate" participants include Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair of Microsoft; Linda Zhang, Chief Engineer at Ford Motors; and Ethan Brown, Founder and CEO of Beyond Meat, amongst others. --Broadway World