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Alumni Class Notes




Elizabeth Gillem, MPT ’02, runs a cash-based, home-based PT College of Veterinary Medicine
practice in Oakland, Calif. (www.bodytemplept.com). This past Manpreet Mundh, DVM ’09, will be the alumni speaker at the
September, she was interviewed in a podcast about cash-based PT 2015 CVM Commencement Ceremony.
practices: http://www.drjarodcarter.com/cbp-015-interview-liz-
gillem-duncanson-cash-practice/. Amaris Pao, DVM ’12, is a critical care resident with Veterinary
Emergency & Critical Care in Las Vegas. She married Osmundo
Matthew Hoekstra, DPT ’08, was recently hired as the varsity Franco on Sept. 7, 2013.
football coach at Ontario Christian High School. He is a 2001
graduate of the school and played football there and at Allison McPhee, DVM ’14, recently published an Ebook: Keepin’
Northwestern College. He works as a pediatric rehabilitation it Paleo, a Paleo Cookbook.
therapist for San Bernardino County.
College of Dental Medicine
Carlos Roel, DPT ’10, gave a lecture on campus this past
October discussing his experiences as medical staff for the USA Ian Murray, DMD ’13, will be the alumni speaker at the 2015
Volleyball Team, US Soccer Team, and International Brazilian CDM/COP Commencement Ceremony.
Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Michael Hoang, DMD ’14, has joined his father, Khang
Hoang, DO ’89, and brother, David Hoang, DO ’12, in the
College of Pharmacy recently renamed family business, Expreso Medical Dental Clinic.
Christine Runyan, PharmD ’06, is now the supervising The family has also established the Expreso Medical Dental Clinic
inspector for the CA State Board of Pharmacy. Scholarship to be presented at the East West Scholarship Dinner
on April 11.
Daniel Liou, PharmD ’08, is currently practicing with Los
Robles Hospital and Medical Center.
College of Optometry
Hemant Hirpara, PharmD ’14, is head pharmacist at Bandy’s Katherine Gillett, OD ’13, was recently hired as a clinical
Pharmacy & Medical Supply in Blythe, Calif., after spending one associate professor for the College of Optometry.
year interning at Bandy’s.

College of Podiatric Medicine
College of Graduate Nursing Kathryn Bosia, DPM ’14, is a resident physician at Silver Lake
Carol Chow, MSN ’07, FNP ’14, will be the alumni speaker at Medical Center in Los Angeles, and will be the alumni speaker at
the 2015 CGN/CO Commencement Ceremony. the 2015 CPM/CAHP Commencement Ceremony.

James White, MSN ’10, FNP ’14, was recently hired as a clinical
associate professor for the College of Graduate Nursing.

Esther Kang, MSN ’13, is currently employed at Harbor UCLA
Medical Center as an operating room RN. She is also the primary
nurse of urology and helped Harbor UCLA launch the first county
facility robotic surgery program as the robotics coordinator.




In Memoriam



Lester Garwood, DO ’85 – October 2, 2014
Jeffrey Wachs, DO ’87 – October 6, 2014
Synthia Ross, DO ’93 – June 10, 2014

Gail Rasmussen, MSHPE ’91 – January 10, 2004







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