These are the current known alumni of the Daily Trojan, the newspaper of the University of Southern California. Exactly 2101 names are listed. Look for your old girlfriend by her maiden name, the same way you always think of her. For a list of recent changes, click here. There are also lists sorted by year, by place and by department.
Taba, Kimberly
Editorial Director, Assignment Editor, Chief Copy Editor, Assistant City Editor, Theater Editor, Staff Writer
1999 - 2002
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Tabu, Hannibal
See Fullove, Shandar.
Taeubel, Gerhard
Staff Writer
1986? - 1986?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Tafoya, Chris
Staff Writer
1995? - 1995?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Taglieri, Joe
Assistant Editorial Director
1998 - 1998
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Tai, Joyce
Staff Writer
1995 - 1995
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Tai, Tiffany
Staff Writer
1990 - 1992 Personal recollections
Tiffany tacks on this: "I'd also like to add the arrival of our baby girl Chase Ming Dodge (born March 26, 2004). Chase joins big sister Charlie, who is three and a half." Tiffany's previous testimony: "I'm married, and just became a new mom...my daughter is turning one later this month. :) After writing for the DT, I decided to give it a try at the Pasadena Star-News, where I intered in the summer of '92, and filed some stories -- including the coverage of then-Governor Clinton's campaign stop in my home town of San Gabriel. Also during this internship, I spent some time covering the murder trial of two teenagers from South Pasadena H.S. who killed 3 of their classmates w/ shotguns...the experience exposed me to criminal law, and after graduating I decided to attend law school at, where else, USC. I'm practicing law in Pasadena now, at a small litigation firm. The majority of my practice is civil litigation (employment and business matters), though every once in a while, I get to work on a federal criminal defense case."
See also: Glen Justice, Petula Dvorak, Oscar Villalon, Roy Nwaisser. First added: 8/17/2001. Last updated: 5/31/2004
Takeuchi, Andrew
Staff Writer
1985? - 1986?
Although primarily employed in film, video and still photography, Andrew still occasionally writes for publication. He's done a number of articles for ICG Magazine. Click the Web icon for a link to a recent piece.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 11/22/2004
Tam, Alena
Photographer
1988? - 1989?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Tamanaha, John
Sports Editor, Associate Sports Editor, Assistant Sports Editor, Sports Columnist
1989 - 1992
There's an arena football team in L.A. called the Avengers, and John is doing PR (Veep of Comm., in fact!) for it, I've been told. He was an assistant sports information director, and the director of Athletic Publications, at USC (Heritage Hall, to be exact). Two other former DT sports editors also work at USC: Paul Goldberg is USC's newest Assistant Sports Information Director and Roger Horne is back from Ohio State and serves as the ex-Sports Information Graduate Assistant, now full-time Assistant Sports Information Director. Another former DT sports editor, Scott Wolf, is also in the sports info office a lot, as he covers the Trojans for the L.A. Daily News. All four of them frequently visit the DT offices to keep in touch with Ron.
See also: Ron Flores, Paul Goldberg, Roger Horne, Scott Wolf, Ron, Arash Markazi. First added: 10/8/1996. Last updated: 9/16/2002
Tamanaha, Miwa
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Miwa Tamanaha
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Staff Writer
1997 - 1997
After finishing her M.A. in Economics at (where else?) USC, Miwa moved to Arusha, Tanzania to serve as technical advisor to a conservation economics project for Tanzania National Parks. She currently works as a consultant/analyst for the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation in Los Angeles.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 3/29/2003
Tamm, Eric
Staff Writer
1995 - 1995
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Tan, Emilyn
Advertising Executive
1984? - 1984?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Tanaka, Trent
Graphics Editor, Staff Writer
1992 - 1995
Trent served many dynamic years as "Promotion Director/ Graphic Designer/ Animator/ Webmaster" for KICU-TV, Channel 36 in San Jose. But can be found there no more, having moved to the Evers Group, a multimedia dotcom thingy. He also just purchased a house (Feb. 23 finalized). If I was feeling particularly inspired, I'd say that he was also moonlighting as a bobsled racer, but he isn't and I'm not. But Trent will be pulling a parasail behind his recently purchased boat this year. Let's just say "break a leg" or an arm or some appendage. Also, Trent's dad is renting a townhouse to Tracie Tso in San Jose. Really small world.
See also: Tracie Tso. First added: 12/27/1996. Last updated: 11/5/2000
Tang, Lay
Staff Writer
1997 - 1997
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Tao, Regina
Photographer
1994 - 1995
Nothing currently known - found on an old staff list. Good eye.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Tatum, Allison
Staff Writer
1991? - 1991?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/5/2002. Last updated: 7/5/2002
Taylor, Bradford
Editorial Columnist
1991? - 1991?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/5/2002. Last updated: 7/5/2002
Taylor, Carole
Staff Writer
2000? - 2000?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Taylor, Cathy
Editor?
1974? - 1977?
Cathy Taylor is now editor of the editorial page of the Orange County Register after a number of years as their Business columnist and before that Business Editor. I get my information from Sherry Stern.
See also: Sherry Stern. First added: 6/15/1997. Last updated: 6/15/1997
Taylor, Elizabeth
Unknown
1996? - 1996?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Taylor, Jason
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Jason Taylor
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Film Editor, Staff Writer
1996 - 2000
Jason jots: "Let's see, [I] graduated in 2000 with a degree in film and was immediately working for Jersey Films. After working at Jersey for a year and understanding the inner workings of a production company, I moved on to DreamWorks in feature development. Assisted two Creative Executives there before jumping to Twentieth Century Fox Television where I am now." Franke saw him in 2004 -- says he's Bryan Singer's quippy sidekick (aka assistant).
See also: Franke Santos. First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/15/2004
Taylor, Jeda
Chief Copy Editor, Copy Editor
1987? - 1988?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Taylor, Morgan
Staff Writer
1999? - 1999?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Taylor, Morgan
Staff Writer
1999 - 1999
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Taylor, Rivian
Editor
1968? - 1972?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 10/6/1999
Taylor, Robyn
Staff Writer
1986 - 1988
Robyn Taylor (now Parets, and once known as Robyn Epstein) was a staff writer at Investor's Business Daily until going freelance six years ago. She now writes about travel and business and has written for Inc., Diversion, Lodging Magazine, Elegant Bride and others. She lives in Boston with her native Californian husband (not a USC alumni, but I guess that happens sometimes) and two sons. Fellow DT alum Jori Bieze was a bridesmaid in Robyn's wedding in 1994 and the two are still close friends.
See also: Jori Bieze. First added: 4/18/2001. Last updated: 11/27/2002
Taylor, Ruth Anne
See Allison, Ruth Anne.
Tefft, Roger
City Editor, Assistant City Editor, Staff Writer
1987 - 1990
Following a brief (4-year) career as a boating magazine features writer, Roger attended USC Law School, graduating in 1997. Roger is now in-house legal counsel for Tustin, CA-based "Mimis Cafe" restaurants. In 2000, Roger published "Daybreak 2000," a coffee table book of nature photography on which he collaborated with more than 100 renowned nature and wildlife photographers worldwide. He had been a real estate transactions attorney in Costa Mesa, California.
First added: 2/14/1999. Last updated: 7/30/2003
Tellez, Roseanne
Staff Writer, Assistant City Editor, City Editor
1986 - 1987
Roseanne is currently anchorwoman for WGN Morning news, along with co-anchor Larry Potash. She has a son and a daughter with her husband. You can see her picture at WGNTV.com; she's a Golden Mike winner, you know... Original source: Gary Caffey
See also: James Lee, Gary Caffey. First added: 1/26/1998. Last updated: 4/19/2004
Temple, Karmen
Staff Writer
1998 - 1998
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Terakawa, Carol
Staff Writer
1984 - 1986
Carol started her career in radio where she managed sales for KOST 103.5 FM/KACE, KBIG 104.3 FM, KFI-am 640 during her tenure. She is now Director of Sales for Yahoo! in Los Angeles. She is married and has a daughter.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 4/13/2003
Terino, Vanessa
Assistant City Editor
1993? - 1993?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Teshima, Daryl
Political Cartoonist
1987? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Tesselaar, Johannes "Hans"
Sports Editor
1982 - 1984
Michael Lazarus reported (and a source confirmed) that Hans works for the Los Angeles Times Valley Edition as a sports copy editor. Now, I think he's on the downtown desk. He graduated from USC in 1984 after a tour of duty as sports editor his last semester). The Daily News saw the promise within and scooped him up in 1986 (after numerous internships after graduation). At the Daily News, he did "everything from covering AYSO and Little League games to becoming the Clippers beat writer to becoming the copy-desk chief and finally becoming an assistant sports editor." Eventfully, in Sept. of 1996 he was hired in the Valley section as the slot for the sports section. Hans was spotted at the 1997 DT Homecoming reunion for the Allan Malamud scholarship.
See also: Michael Lazarus, Jim Carr, Karen Crouse, Arash Markazi. First added: 10/26/1997. Last updated: 1/3/2001
Tetherow, Joe
Unknown
1980? - 1984?
Joe Tetherow is head of media relations for the western U.S. for Toyota. Joe's daughter Karen just graduated from the 'SC School of Journalism. No word on whether she's an DT alum....
First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 10/6/1999
Tetrault, Sharon
Staff Writer
1984? - 1984?
Sharon majored in international relations for her undergraduate degree and print journalism for her graduate degree. She wrote for the Daily Trojan for three years. She now lives in Orange County.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 3/29/2003
Thomas, Andrew
Staff Writer
1984? - 1985?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Thomas, Derek
Chief Copy Editor
1994? - 1997?
Derek Thomas is working as a proofreader at L.A. Weekly. He was a copy editor, perhaps Chief Copy Editor, during at least part of Nik's tenure, though he (Nik) can't remember which part.
See also: Nik Trendowski. First added: 1/21/2002. Last updated: 1/21/2002
Thomas, Keisha
City writer (1 yr.), Diversions writer (3 yrs.)
1994 - 1998 Personal recollections
Keisha calls it in: "The last time I updated my profile I was excitedly starting my new job at Arthur Andersen... what a difference a couple of years make. Following the fallout last April, I took a job at the University of Chicago Press doing web design and miscellaneous computer-related work for the Astrophysical Journal. I'm still keeping one very longing eye on grad school back at good ol' 'SC though. We'll see." Following graduation in 1998, Keisha moved back to Chicago (hometown) and worked at Northwestern U. for a while before moving on to Andersen as a web designer.
See also: Nick Divito. First added: 10/4/2001. Last updated: 8/17/2003
Thomas, Sabrina
Staff Writer
1988? - 1988?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Thomas, Shant
Unknown
1997? - 2001? Personal recollections
Kelly muses: "I haven't talked to Shant Thomas in a while but he should have graduated from SC this year. He started on the DT his freshman year, 1997 and I think he stayed with the paper all four years.
See also: Kelly Brinker. First added: 10/29/2001. Last updated: 8/28/2002
Thomas, Sheryl
Staff Writer
1983 - 1984
Sheryl sashays: "Here I am! I remain active on USC alumni boards, but professionally employed as Senior Government Affairs Representative with Los Angeles World Airports--Government Affairs Division. Primarily monitor and analyze local legislation regarding aviation and airports to determine impacts on LAWA, and determine needed policy/position."
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 1/17/2004
Thomason, Dick
Editor
1943? - 1947?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 10/6/1999
Thompson, Grant
Staff Writer
1986? - 1986?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Thompson, J.
Staff Writer
1993? - 1993?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Thompson, Julia
Dunno
1973 - 1978
Nothing currently known.
First added: 12/4/2003. Last updated: 12/4/2003
Thompson, Luke
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Luke Thompson
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Editorial columnist
1995? - 1999? Personal recollections
Luke Thompson graduated from the Cinema School in 1996, and in 1999 was hired by New Times as a nationally syndicated film critic throughout their 11 publications. Promoted to Film Editor in 2002, he is also an active blogger and an actor/screenwriter.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/28/2003
Thompson, Mark
Assistant News Editor, Associate Campus Editor, Entertainment Editor
1977 - 1979 Personal recollections
Mark muses: "To update you on my life since the DT, I went to grad school at Harvard (Masters in City Planning, 1981) from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. I've spent most of the past 22 years in New York, working in commercial real estate after a few years with the city government (with Mayor Ed Koch). In 1990, I fled even further east, to Estonia, which was in the process of regaining independence from the (former) Soviet Union. I developed the country's first commercial office building, along with housing and some other businesses, and had a great time (And how else would I have learned to speak Estonian?). Eventually, I came back to Manhattan, started a small management consulting/business development firm and was bought out by a 'dot com.' Now, I'm a Managing Director at Newmark Real Estate. While my writing is mostly limited to reports on the industry and proposals, I am currently the New York correspondent for a South East Asian magazine, writing for the English language edition (and having the articles translated for the Chinese edition)."
First added: 4/13/2003. Last updated: 8/3/2003
Thorrens, Martha
Advertising Intern
1982? - 1982?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Thorson, Greg
Staff Writer
1993 - 1994
Greg Thorson is getting his M.F.A. at Columbia University and is a web producer for ACTV. I used to say he worked for a web design company called Nylon Designs, but I have no idea where I got that from.
See also: James Kaufman, Anna Marton, Linh Le. First added: 12/10/1998. Last updated: 2/17/2000
Thun, David
Unknown
1995? - 1997?
Kim Smith's Web page mentions David.
See also: Kim Smith, Abby Albrecht. First added: 10/7/2001. Last updated: 10/7/2001
Tidemanson, Laurel
See McFarland, Laurel.
Tirado, Xochitl
Staff Writer
1985? - 1985?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Tisopulos, Tara
See Sheehy, Tara.
Toffler, Lawrence
Feature Editor, Assistant Feature Editor
1984? - 1984?
Azniv recalls: "I recall that Larry was hosting a children's game show back in the late 80's or early 90's (?) on Fox. Don't remember the name of the show but I think it was some kind of a scavenger hunt. I ran into him, again, around that time, by NBC Studios and he was still the same nice guy he had been in school."
See also: Azniv Ketenchian. First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/23/2002
Tokumatsu, Gordon
See Gary, Gordon.
Toledo, Joe
Viewpoint Artist
1991? - 1991?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Tong, Eugene
Unknown
1998 - 1999
Works for AP? I could be wrong. Eugene, probably surfing the Web on company time, writes to say "In fact, you're right!"
First added: 12/21/2001. Last updated: 2/5/2002
Toomajian, Kevin
Staff Writer
1991 - 1992
Kevin. Yep. What more is there to be said? Well, I could say he's working as a reporter for Barfly Newspaper (That's Bar-Fly, not the adverbial form of "upchuck"). I could say that's a monthly publication covering the entertainment scene in Chicago, IL. I might add that they are always looking for writers, and perhaps I could mention that Kevin would love to introduce anyone who's interested.
First added: 4/24/1997. Last updated: 6/15/1997
Torres, Martha
Copy Editor
1988? - 1988?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Torres, Vanessa
Staff Writer
1987? - 1987?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Torres, Vanessa
Copy Editor
1994 - 1994
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Toushin, Abbi
Staff Writer
1998 - 2000
Abbi quit her internship at Variety in Dec. 2002 after two and a half years, and then went to live in London for two months. When that was up, she travelled around Europe...Italy, Scotland, Ireland, France, Switzerland and more. But now, she's back in LA and looking to break back into the entertainment journalism biz. She knows wicked good HTML, but hasn't done much with her Josh Hartnett Web page.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 5/11/2003
Touton, Mary Frances
Editor
1941? - 1945?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 10/6/1999. Last updated: 10/6/1999
Townsend, Debbie
Staff Writer, Movie and TV editor
1987 - 1990
Since graduation I've been a newspaper reporter in Texas and California, then a city editor and ace at Oregon papers. In 2001 I became the online editor at StatesmanJournal.com, Web site of the Salem, Ore., paper.
See also: Craig Hausman, Jun Falkenstein. First added: 2/1/2001. Last updated: 3/6/2001
Toyama, Tory
Staff Writer, Copy Editor,
1999 - 2001 Personal recollections
Tory tells: "I was the 'phantom' copy editor around the office, and the referee for 3 Blood Bowl games (the start of the latest winning streak...)"
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 2/23/2003
Tran, Minh
Viewpoint Artist, Illustrator
1990? - 1991?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Tran, Tu M.
Assistant Diversions Editor, Film Editor, Staff Writer
1997? - 2000?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Traverso M., Marcelo
Staff Writer
1986? - 1986?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Treister, Debra
Staff Writer
1992? - 1992?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Trendowski, Nik
Staff Writer, City Editor, Diversions Editor
1993 - 1996
Nik reports: "After eight months of Slovak language class outside Washington, DC, I arrived in Bratislava, Slovakia on June 6 for my second assignment in the foreign service. It's a little different from my last assignment, which was just consular work. For the first year I will be in the political section, meeting with officials (on my level, usually), non-government organizations, etc. I will spend my second year here in the consular section. Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is on the Danube River about 40 miles southeast of Vienna. I live in an apartment in the old town, which is very nice, though a bit noisy if I keep the windows open because the entire downtown is a pedestrian zone." Nik was in Manila from mid-2000 until 2002.
See also: April Haitsuka, Lisa Liguori, Franke Santos, Aaron Powers, Esther Ramirios, Anisa Abeytia, Tara Nakashima, Stacy Matros, Toni Barber, Scott Foundas, Siran Babayan, Derek Thomas. First added: 10/28/1997. Last updated: 8/17/2003
Tricarico, Chris
Staff Writer
1985? - 1986?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Trinidad, Elson
Staff Writer, Columnist (?)
1992 - 1995
Elson exults: "The former creator of the Diversions column known as "?" (which every reader loved and every staff hated) fell out of the media loop soon after graduation in the mid '90s. Fell into the burgeoning yet still inconsistent dot.com / IT field circa 1996-2001. Has since devoted his life to his musical exploits, now going under the name, "e:trinity," making electronica music and releasing CDs and tracks for dancefloor consumption. Contemplates once in a while about re-entering the wonderful world of media. Enjoys tearing up those USC Alumni fundraiser letters sent to him since he believes his degree has yet to generate enough income to actually make giving money back to his Alma Mater feasible. He still has plans for world domination though not exactly in the way he envisioned back at 'SC. " He still likes buses, I think.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 5/11/2003
Trisch, Stacy
Staff Writer
1989? - 1989?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Trotter, Malcolm
Staff Artist
1998 - 1998
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Truman, Bill
Staff Writer
1981? - 1982?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Tsai, Eva
Unknown
1996? - 1996?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Tsai, Henry
Art Director
1989? - 1989?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 8/18/2002
Tsai, Henry
Art Director
1990? - 1990?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Tsao, Dorothy
Staff Writer
1990? - 1990?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Tso, Tracie
City Editor, Graphics Editor
1991? - 1994
Tracie's had two big bits of news. For one, she's married, though sadly this editor was unable to attend. For another, she received a National Headliner's award for her fabulous graphics work. San Jose welcomes Tracie, who has surfaced at the Mercury News. She was living in Maryland and employed in Washington, D.C., by Knight Ridder's graphic department. Once upon a time, Tso was a graphics editor for the Associated Press, surrounded by those she described as "people who live in and around New York." Enjoy the CA sun, Tracie.
See also: Trent Tanaka, Susannah Gardner. First added: 3/3/1996. Last updated: 5/11/2003
Tuck, James
Staff Writer
1999? - 1999?
Nothing currently known.
First added: 9/15/2002. Last updated: 9/15/2002
Turchin, Silvia
Staff Writer
1992 - 1992
Nothing currently known.
First added: 7/11/2002. Last updated: 7/11/2002
Turman, Katherine
News Editor, Staff Writer
1982 - 1986
Turman has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, the Los Angeles Times, Raygun and dozens of other outlets, and held the Editor in Chief position for the Larry Flynt-published music magazine RIP. She has interviewed artists from Nirvana to Ice-T and was producer of the award-winning radio show Rockline, where she booked guests including Paul McCartney, Linkin Park and Ozzy Osbourne. Her most recent full-time gig was as Music Producer for The Sharon Osbourne Show on WB Television. A prolific and well-known freelance journalist, Turman also writes liner notes for albums and does media training for bands.
First added: 8/18/2002. Last updated: 4/19/2004
Tylicki, Jeff
Editor, Managing Editor, Sports Editor, Assistant Sports Editor, City Editor, Assistant City Editor
1983 - 1986
After two years at Investor's Daily, returned to USC for MBA. Worked seven years in marketing for Sparkletts and two years in San Francisco for parent company McKesson. Currently works in marketing for Henry Co., a roofing products mfgr. in Huntington Park. Lives in Long Beach.
See also: Steven DeSalvo, Aaron Van Curen, Laura Castaneda. First added: 4/13/1998. Last updated: 10/1/2000
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