Alumni Updates

Jim Truitt

Business Administration, 2001

Jim Truitt ('01, Business & Economics) has been with Farallon Capital Management, LLC for the past eighteen years. Farallon is among the world’s largest and most established hedge funds, managing capital on behalf of leading institutions and investors globally.  In his current role as Managing Director, Jim leads a cross-functional project team focused on enhancing operational efficiency and advancing technology solutions within the firm’s hedge fund operations. His work emphasizes the integration of innovative systems, process improvement, and data-driven decision-making to support Farallon’s investment and risk management activities.

Laura Smith (now Baker)

Nursing, 2000

I live in the SF Bay Area where I was raised. I've worked as a staff nurse in Labor & Delivery since graduation. I've now transitioned out of patient care services into the clinical informatics department of my organization where I'm on the team to build and implement an electronic health record system. Married for 8 years, 2 daughters, 1 chocolate lab, and 2 cats (from Humboldt Co Humane Society!).

Mark A Rayner

Kinesiology, 1999

After spending 15 years as a Park Ranger, Mark A Rayner moved on to his final career as Parks and Recreation Exhibit Designer/Builder in a city of one million people six years ago. Rayner's responsibilities include designing creative park features; from graphic design and engineering to signage to restoring historical features to theming entire amusement park rides, this career continues to challenge both his creative and administrative education and backgrounds all while affording his family a life living in the beautiful Redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Lamar Miles

Liberal Studies Elementary Education, 1999

Billy Lamar Miles recently celebrated 10 years as a Quizmaster for King Trivia Inc. Not everyone can say they love their job, but he does.

Jennifer Elliott

Liberal Studies Elementary Education, 1999

Jennifer Elliott, Liberal Studies Elementary Education, 1999, has had a teaching career working in public schools across the United States (California, Indiana, North Carolina) and in Japan’s public school system with the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program. She also spent time as coordinator of a federal grant program funding Indian Education in Ventura County. Currently Jennifer is working as a first grade teacher at Montalvo Arts Academy in Ventura, California.

Lawrence Wylie

Liberal Studies Elementary Education, 1997

Lawrence Wiley ('97, Liberal Studies) has recently retired from teaching full-time and completed training to be a CASA Guardian ad Litem for children in foster care in New Hampshire. 

Nathan Delgado

Recreation Administration, 1997

Nathan returned to school at 40 and received a B.S. in geology and an M.S. in geology and geomorphology from the University of Nevada, Reno. He worked researching post-wildfire debris flows, flash floods, and landslides before joining a large international consulting firm. Nathan is now a geomorphologist conducting surveys and research documenting the impacts of hydroelectric projects on rivers and aquatic wildlife.

Nicole (D'Virgilio) Josselyn

Nursing, 1996

Nicole (D'Virgilio) Josselyn, 1996 Nursing, graduated from UCSD/SDSU's nurse-midwifery program. Josselyn currently runs a small, home-based practice, Exodus Homebirth Service. She lives in Iowa on 21 acres of grass with her husband, (who works for Deaf Missions as a video producer) and five home-educated children, two of which were adopted from Liberia. She and the family are learning how to sustainably grow their own food and love their cows and chickens.

G Shellye Horowitz

Psychology, 1995 (Social Science) and 1998 (Psychology)

Promoted to Hemophilia Federation of America's Director of Education, Shellye leads the Mild Matters initiative fostering dialogue between patients and health care providers at federally funded hemophilia treatment centers. Mild Matters advocates for patients with mild bleeding disorders regarding equitable access to diagnosis and treatment and standardization of care throughout the USA.

Additionally, Shellye increases patient and provider understanding of inherent systemic biases women face seeking diagnosis and treatment for bleeding disorders. She works to eliminate barriers perpetuated through continued use of outdated x-linked inheritance nomenclature.

If your biology book tells you hemophilia is rare in women, IT IS WRONG!!!

G Shellye Horowitz

Psychology, 1995 (Social Science) and 1998 (Psychology)

After serving in K-12 education for 25 years, G Shellye Horowitz was named associate director of education of the Hemophilia Federation of America. Shellye recently coordinated a national webinar addressing outdated scientific nomenclature of "dominant" and "recessive" in reference to x-linked diseases. This terminology is a barrier to diagnosis and treatment for women who are heterozygous carriers and manifest X-linked diseases. Patients, healthcare providers, and advocates will continue the conversation on a national level to reduce health disparities and increase access to appropriate care for female carriers of x-linked diseases.