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Britni Dunn (2007) writes, "In 2007, I graduated with my BA degree in Criminal Justice. Since then, I have worked with incarcerated women who need help an individual to talk to since they have been imprisoned so far away from their families and their famiilies do not have adeqaute means to maintain contact. I have also worked with at-risk, neglected, and severly abused children in non-profit group homes. As well as, juvenile detainees in the Youth Guidance Center located in San Francisco, CA. In all of the organizations that I have worked with there have been clients who suffer from mental illness. Currently, I am living in LA Cunty and pursuing my graduate degree in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University and applying to a Fellowship program through the Mental Health of America-Los Angeles. I would like to empower the underserved population of the mentally ill and give them hope that they can achieve and live a full and productive life." Submitted on Jan 14 2010. Martina Bakilana (2007) Martina Bakilana (2007) writes, "I graduated May of 2007 with a BA is Psychology. In the fall of 2007 I went to Golden Gate University to obtatin a Masters in Psychology concentration in Counselling. I am currently working as a Residential Counselor for a non Profit Organization in San Francisco. Lately I have been researching on PsyD programs specifically Forensic Psych. I am thinking of going back to grad school in 2011" Submitted on Oct 20 2009. David Wang (2000) David Wang (2000) writes, "I graduated in 2000 with a MS in finance. I then continued my study and received a doctorate in finance from Golden Gate University. I am now teaching finance at Chung Yuan Christian University in Chungli, Taiwan." Submitted on Aug 28 2009. Diane Hilton (1998) Diane Hilton (1998) writes, "Since obtaining my BA in Psychology, I have worked in both online publishing and in healthcare. Currently, I am a capital planner for a major HMO as I grow my consulting business again. My most recent consulting projects included business plans, some forensic accounting, and business case proposals for capital acquisitions. SF State University was a great experience, and I look forward to reconnecting with everyone again." Submitted on Mar 11 2009. Reny Buduan (1991) Reny Buduan (1991) writes, "Since graduating from SF State with my Master's Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology I have been continuosly employed in Human Resources working for a variety of companies in several States. I currently reside in Austin, Texas, and am working as a human resources manager for a managed health care company. My memories and experiences while at SFSU are always with me I really loved going to school there!" Submitted on Jul 23 2008. Tomas Romero (1991) Tomas Romero (1991) writes, "A native of Santa Cruz, California, I graduated cum laude from San Francisco State University's progressive Film Studies program. Moving south, I continued my education at the prestigious American Film Institute in Los Angeles. While at AFI, I wrote a total of four short film scripts, two of which were produced as second year thesis projects. That same year I was also honored with the Sherill Corwin Screenwriter of the Year Award for my Master's thesis screenplay "Dead Celebrities". Less than a year after graduating from AFI with my MFA in screenwriting, I sold my first spec screenplay, 'Lowlifes", a satire of my years in the retail trenches, to Twentieth Century Fox with Randa Haines attached to produce. Other feature assignments soon followed, "Cinderella's Revenge" at Columbia, "Sorority Secrets" at Paramount, "Downsized" for independent producer Tom Barad, and I have also seen my AFI thesis script "Dead Celebrities" optioned by comic book company Top Cow Productions. On the TV front, I have written a critically-lauded episode of Telemundo's landmark Spanish-language sitcom, "Los Beltrán" and was the first writer on MTV's original musical comedy, "The American Mall". Based on my spec screenplay, "Lowlifes", "The American Mall" was produced by "High School Musical" exec producers Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush and directed by award-winning director Shawn Ku. It is set to air on the network in August of 2008. Aside from screenwriting, I also served as the Director of Development at Minutia Films, a company I co-founded in 2004 as an independent production unit of CGI effects house, Luma Pictures. "Not Forgotten", which I co-wrote with producer/director Dror Soref will be my first produced feature film. It stars Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Claire Forlani and "Borat" co-star Ken Davitian and is due to hit the festival circuit in the fall of 2008." Submitted on Jul 3 2008. Pamela (Lee) Cranston (1984) I received my BA from SFSU in 1984 in Interdisciplinary Social Science and Gerontology. Since that time, I received a MDiv. in 1988 from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, CA. I was ordained as an Episcopal priest in San Francisco in 1990. For the past 18 years, I have served four Episcopal Churches and two hospices in the SF Bay area, where I live with my husband Ed Cranston. Currently, I work as a Hospice Chaplain and as the Long-term Interim Vicar of the progressive Episcopal Church of St. Cuthberts, Oakland, CA. My books include: The Madonna Murders (featuring the Crystal Skull seen in the new Indiana Jones movie) and Coming To Treeline: Adirondack Poems. (Both were published by St. Huberts Press. They are available on Amazon.com.)  Submitted on Jul 1 2008. Diane Levine (1969) Diane Levine (1969) writes, "I am a professor of anthropology and linguistics at Pierce College in Woodland Hills. One of my colleagues and I wrote a textbook (A Concise Introduction to Linguistics), which is currently in its second edition. I first became fascinated with linguistics as an English major at San Francisco State, when I took English 135 (Introduction to the Study of Language)." Submitted on Jun 13 2008. Renee Malloy (1970) Renee Malloy (1970) writes, "I graduated from law school in 2002 and founded a legal education non-profit called Read Me My Rights, Inc. I hope to start school-based legal clinics. I am also interested in the new California Civil Rights legislation concerning Gender-Based Hate Crimes, sexual assault as a civil rights offense. I would like to connect with anyone else seeking justice in this area. I am also writing a book concerning this new state law and am looking for help." Submitted on Apr 20 2008. > Read all Gator Updates
Tomas Romero (1991) writes, "A native of Santa Cruz, California, I graduated cum laude from San Francisco State University's progressive Film Studies program. Moving south, I continued my education at the prestigious American Film Institute in Los Angeles. While at AFI, I wrote a total of four short film scripts, two of which were produced as second year thesis projects. That same year I was also honored with the Sherill Corwin Screenwriter of the Year Award for my Master's thesis screenplay "Dead Celebrities". Less than a year after graduating from AFI with my MFA in screenwriting, I sold my first spec screenplay, 'Lowlifes", a satire of my years in the retail trenches, to Twentieth Century Fox with Randa Haines attached to produce. Other feature assignments soon followed, "Cinderella's Revenge" at Columbia, "Sorority Secrets" at Paramount, "Downsized" for independent producer Tom Barad, and I have also seen my AFI thesis script "Dead Celebrities" optioned by comic book company Top Cow Productions. On the TV front, I have written a critically-lauded episode of Telemundo's landmark Spanish-language sitcom, "Los Beltrán" and was the first writer on MTV's original musical comedy, "The American Mall". Based on my spec screenplay, "Lowlifes", "The American Mall" was produced by "High School Musical" exec producers Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush and directed by award-winning director Shawn Ku. It is set to air on the network in August of 2008. Aside from screenwriting, I also served as the Director of Development at Minutia Films, a company I co-founded in 2004 as an independent production unit of CGI effects house, Luma Pictures. "Not Forgotten", which I co-wrote with producer/director Dror Soref will be my first produced feature film. It stars Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Claire Forlani and "Borat" co-star Ken Davitian and is due to hit the festival circuit in the fall of 2008." Submitted on Jul 3 2008. Diane Levine (1969) Diane Levine (1969) writes, "I am a professor of anthropology and linguistics at Pierce College in Woodland Hills. One of my colleagues and I wrote a textbook (A Concise Introduction to Linguistics), which is currently in its second edition. I first became fascinated with linguistics as an English major at San Francisco State, when I took English 135 (Introduction to the Study of Language)." Submitted on Jun 13 2008. > Read more Career News
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Britni Dunn (2007) writes, "In 2007, I graduated with my BA degree in Criminal Justice. Since then, I have worked with incarcerated women who need help an individual to talk to since they have been imprisoned so far away from their families and their famiilies do not have adeqaute means to maintain contact. I have also worked with at-risk, neglected, and severly abused children in non-profit group homes. As well as, juvenile detainees in the Youth Guidance Center located in San Francisco, CA. In all of the organizations that I have worked with there have been clients who suffer from mental illness. Currently, I am living in LA Cunty and pursuing my graduate degree in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University and applying to a Fellowship program through the Mental Health of America-Los Angeles. I would like to empower the underserved population of the mentally ill and give them hope that they can achieve and live a full and productive life." Submitted on Jan 14 2010. Martina Bakilana (2007) Martina Bakilana (2007) writes, "I graduated May of 2007 with a BA is Psychology. In the fall of 2007 I went to Golden Gate University to obtatin a Masters in Psychology concentration in Counselling. I am currently working as a Residential Counselor for a non Profit Organization in San Francisco. Lately I have been researching on PsyD programs specifically Forensic Psych. I am thinking of going back to grad school in 2011" Submitted on Oct 20 2009. > Read more Catching Up
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David Wang (2000) writes, "I graduated in 2000 with a MS in finance. I then continued my study and received a doctorate in finance from Golden Gate University. I am now teaching finance at Chung Yuan Christian University in Chungli, Taiwan." Submitted on Aug 28 2009. > Read more General
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