CLASS NOTES

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1950s

Shelton Shue Jann, PharmD ’58, is a retired pharmacist living in San Francisco.

1970s

Bruce Ellinoy, PharmD ’70, retired in 2008 after a 37-year career at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center as a critical care pharmacist. Jim Roache, PharmD ’70, is president of Pharmacy Solutions Inc. Daniel Kenney, PharmD ’71, is enjoying retirement with his wife, Lorry, after a busy pharmacy career. He also served as mayor of Laguna Beach, Calif., for two terms in the 1980s.

Lawrence Cohen, PharmD ’78, retired in early 2021 after more than 40 years in pharmacy, medical education and practice. He was most recently a professor of pharmacotherapy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.

B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD ’78, is retiring as dean of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy. Ettie Rosenberg, PharmD ’79, JD, is a professor and assistant dean of student affairs at West Coast University School of Pharmacy.

1980s

Kathleen Besinque, PharmD ’82, is a professor and director of experiential programs at Chapman University. Dorothy Wong, PharmD ’86, is an oncology pharmacist at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

1990s

Jacqueline Valdez-Bedikian, PharmD ’90, is pharmacistin-charge at Western Drug. Reginald Gregorio, PharmD ’91, is a pharmacist specialist at Kaiser Permanente.

David Martin, PharmD ’91, is president and CEO of TrippBio Inc., a biotechnology company that identifies new applications for existing drugs to treat viruses. Ricardo Trejo, PharmD ’91, is a pharmacy manager at Zweber Apothecary. Mahshid Naini Aalam, PharmD ’93, is a clinical pharmacist/ HIV specialist at AIDS Healthcare Foundation Pharmacy. Delia Dueñas Hernandez, PharmD ’93, is a clinical coordinator at Adventist Health Glendale.

Jinghua Wang, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences ’95, is a professor of pharmaceutical sciences and associate dean of research and global advancement at Western University of Health Sciences. Benjamin Schatzman, PharmD ’96, is principal, U.S. strategy, at Market Access Transformation. Stella Abnous Abramian, PharmD ’97, is an outpatient pharmacist at Providence Health. Alfredo Sancho, PhD Pharmacology ’98, MPH, is a health scientist administrator at the National Institutes of Health. Dennis Kim, PharmD ’99, is an inpatient pharmacy director at Kaiser Permanente.

Nancy Ryu, PharmD ’99, is a pharmacy supervisor at Loma Linda University Medical Center.

2000s

Dipika Patel, PharmD ’00, is owner of Health Complex Pharmacy. Sharon Jhawar, PharmD ’01, is chief pharmacy officer at SCAN Health Plan.

Liza Eriguel-de Jesus, PharmD ’04, is an ambulatory care pharmacist at Kaiser Permanente.

Linda Simonian, PharmD ’04, is owner of ASAP Pharmacy, which specializes in providing pharmacy services to hospices. Emily Wang, PharmD ’05, is a pharmacy manager at Rite Aid. Jia Dong, PharmD ’06, is a pharmacist at Walgreens. Sarica Klein, PharmD ’06, is national director, field medical affairs, hematology, at Sobi North America.

Robert Poolsawat, PharmD ’06, is a senior medical science liaison at pharmaceutical company UCB. Amber Miller, PharmD ’09, is a critical care pharmacist at Antelope Valley Hospital and an assistant clinical professor of pharmacy practice at the University of the Pacific.

2010s

Mary Miao, PharmD ’11, is an oncology medical science liaison at AstraZeneca.

Toan Vo, PharmD ’11, MS Regulatory Science ’11, is senior product lead at Genentech. Lily Yip, PharmD ’11, is a medication therapy management pharmacist at Sansum Clinic. Duane Mauzey, DRSc ’12, is director of regulatory affairs at Dynavax Technologies Corp. and an adjunct assistant professor for the USC School of Pharmacy’s Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences. Nick Mordwinkin, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences ’12, is senior director of corporate development at Gilead Sciences Inc. John Ko, PharmD ’13, MS Regulatory Science ’13, is senior director of global value and evidence strategy at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.

Andy Gelejian, PharmD ’15, is director of specialty pharmacy operations at California Specialty Pharmacy. Chris Farina, MS Management of Drug Development ’16, is vice president of operations and chief of staff at Abcentra, a biopharmaceutical company developing new drugs for cardiovascular diseases. Christy Harutunian, PharmD ’16, is senior manager of clinical development aesthetics at AbbVie.

Karey Kowalski, PharmD ’16, is associate director of clinical pharmacology at Pfizer.

2020s

Hana Gelman, PharmD ’20, is a pharmacist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Specialty Pharmacy. Craig Luis, PharmD ’20, MS Regulatory Science ’20, is a senior regulatory affairs associate at Gilead Sciences Inc.

Kathleen Nakamura, PharmD ’20, is a staff pharmacist at Capsule Pharmacy. Xiaodi Yang, MS Healthcare Decision Analysis ’20, is a strategic consulting associate at the National Kidney Foundation. Hao Guo, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences ’21, is a senior associate scientist at Amgen. Nikitha Kolapalli, PharmD, MS Healthcare Decision Analysis ’21, is a senior associate at Deallus.

Matthew Lien, PharmD ’21, MS Healthcare Decision Analysis ’21, is senior analyst, global health technology assessment, at Intuitive.

IN MEMORIAM

Ida Mitsuko Kada Watanabe, BS ’50, passed away at home June 17, 2021, in Santa Monica, Calif.

Mary Navarro Howey, BS ’51, passed away December 20, 2020, at age 91. She was owner of Kelly Pharmacy in downtown Los Angeles.

Dennis A. Petersen, PharmD ’72, lost his battle with cancer in Clovis, Calif., in October. He practiced pharmacy in Temecula, Calif., until his retirement.

Fred Mock, PharmD ’81, passed away April 28, 2021. He was a clinical pharmacist at Huntington Hospital for the past 15 years and loved mentoring pharmacy students. Just last year, he was honored as the “Most Knowledgeable Preceptor” by USC.

Harold Cenideza, PharmD ’04, passed away in August at age 43. He had served as the nightshift pharmacist at Torrance Memorial since his graduation from the school.

Jimmy Nguyen, PharmD ’16, a clinical pharmacist at OptumRx, passed away unexpectedly in October.

Thomas M. Gilman, who was an associate professor at the USC School of Pharmacy for 20 years, starting in 1976, has passed away.