August 4, 2022

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Rip Rippetoe (19), Rodger Dougherty (05), Carolyn Wormser (94), and Bob Watkins (98) now serve as Advisory Board Members for Sports San Diego.

Rachel Luis y Prado (20), Dr. Nancy Rohland-Heinrich (01 & 17), and Robin Toft (17) were named Women of Influence, 50 Over 50, by the San Diego Business Journal.

Risa Baron (09) now serves as the Board of Advisors President at the SDSU Alumni Association.

Desiree Perez (22) was recognized in the 40 Under 40 list by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce.

Shelby Thomas (22) was awarded the MSW Field Instructor Award by San Diego State University.

Pamela Gabriel (20), Susan Guinn (21), Joseph Horiye (96), Robert Ito (85), Elvin Lai (16), MyMy Lu (14), Nancy Sasaki (93), Wendy Urushima-Conn (98), and Caroline Winn (02) were named in the Top 50 Asian Pacific Islander Leaders of Influence by the San Diego Business Journal.

Amanda Flisher (21) now serves as Board Chair of the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum.

Lillian Uy (13 & 19) and Maria Benitez (19) now serve as Latina Success Leadership Cohort Members at MANA de San Diego.

Dr. James Mackay (17) was named in the Top 50 Life Science Leaders of Influence list by the San Diego Business Journal.

Garry Ridge (16) now serves as a Board Member for Eastridge Workforce Solutions.

Mohsen Khaleghi (17) now serves as a Board Member for San Diego County Lodging Association.

Claudio Burgin (22) is now a Board Member for San Diego County Imperial Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Justin Lipford (19) was recently named YMCA Association Director of Community Engagement & Belonging at YMCA of San Diego County.

Katie Tran (19) now serves as a board member for Episcopal Community Services.