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Career and Life Pivots: Successful Power Moves in the Pandemic
Since the pandemic began, so many lives have been impacted, causing career and life plans to permanently shift—and if you are trying to figure out what comes next, you are not alone. Many people are taking steps to examine and re-imagine their career trajectories.
Moderated by:
Hassan Akmal, MPH, MBA (’01, UC Los Angeles) | MODERATOR
Executive Director, Career & Professional Development, UC San Diego
Featuring:
Benjamin Fung, DPT, MBA (’06, UC San Diego)
COO, UpDoc Media
Melody Gonzales (’02, UC San Diego)
Executive Director, White House Initiative Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, & Economic Opportunities for Hispanics
Peace Uche, PharmD (’09, PharmD’13 UC San Diego)
NFT Pivot & Visibility Coach, doc.PEACE
Personal Financial Management
This high impact session will cover effective budgeting strategies to managing your finances to preparing for retirement, this session will provide tangible tips, resources and advice to help you thrive financially.
This high impact session will cover effective budgeting strategies to managing your finances to preparing for retirement, this session will provide tangible tips, resources and advice to help you thrive financially.
Moderated by:
Lybroan James (’92, UCLA) | MODERATOR
Chief Education Officer at MILOedu
Featuring:
Belva Anakwenze ('00, UCLA) | Presenter
Principal of Abacus Financial Business Managemen
Non-Tech Jobs in Tech
Our panel of UC alumni will share how they’ve positioned their non-technical backgrounds to lead exciting careers in tech.
Think you need to be an expert coder to get a job in Tech? Our panel of UC alumni will share how they’ve positioned their non-technical backgrounds to lead exciting careers in Tech. This webinar will tackle strategies for pivoting into the tech industry and offer insights into the recruitment process.
Moderated by:
Ish Verduzco (‘14, UC Merced) | MODERATOR
Director of Growth & Marketing, Crave It
Featuring:
Natasha Chan (‘12, UC San Diego)
Lead Creative Strategist, Salesforce
Sam Li (‘14, UC Santa Cruz)
Technical Recruiter, Nylas
Suren Sagadevan (‘98, UC Santa Barbara)
Business Development Manager, DivergeITx
Careers in government & policy
Our panel of UC alumni share their insights on working in government, policy, and public service roles. This conversation tackles strategies for securing roles in the public sector, career advancement, and tips for building networks to foster career growth.
Our panel of UC alumni as they share their insights on working in government, policy, and public service roles. This conversation tackles strategies for securing roles in the public sector, career advancement, and tips for building networks to foster career growth.
Moderated by: Cynthia Chase, LCSW (‘01, UC Santa Cruz), Principal and Founder, Cynthesis Consulting
Featuring:
Edgar Castelan (‘15, MPP’18, UC Riverside)
District Representative, State Senator Connie M. Leyva, 20th SD District Office
Erik Infelise (‘99, UC Davis)
Special Agent, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General
Shannon Shellenberg (‘94, UC Davis)
Deputy Director, Office of International Relations, California State Senate
Navigating the hiring process as an experienced professional
This webinar offers insights and strategies to help experienced professionals who may be dealing with age bias in the workplace or recruitment process.
This webinar offers insights and strategies to help experienced professionals who may be dealing with age bias in the workplace or recruitment process. Our panel of three UC alumni shared personal experiences and insights along with tangible tips and advice to help you effectively position your skills and background for your next career move.
Moderated by: John Arboleda (UCLA), Board Member, UCLA Alumni Association
Featuring:
Marge Ang (UC Berkeley), Tech Marketing Consultant, Career and Leadership Development Coach
Kevin Baker (UC San Diego), Director, Educational Talent Search, Mt. San Jacinto College
Emily Baxt (UCLA), Principal, Baxt Consulting
Advancing your career through volunteerism or board leadership
This webinar highlights how to identify volunteer and board leadership opportunities, common skills organizations look for in volunteer leaders, and strategies for positioning your volunteer experiences for professional growth.
Not only does volunteering present a great opportunity to help others but it can also be a great way to expand your network and develop additional skills. From short-term volunteer opportunities to serving on a board, this panel of UC alumni shared their insights on how volunteering can help you accelerate and advance your career. This session highlighted how to identify volunteer and board leadership opportunities, common skills organizations look for in volunteer leaders, and strategies for positioning your volunteer experiences for professional growth. The webinar recording is relevant for alumni of all career levels, from new professionals to senior-level executives.
Moderated by:
Charles Melton (’08, UC Davis) | Senior Public Policy Manager, Turo
Featuring:
Allison Olson (’09, UC Davis) | Executive Director, Down Syndrome Information Alliance
Cathy Rodriguez-Aguirre (’99, UC Davis) | President & CEO, Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Paul Simpson (BA, UC Santa Cruz; MBA, UC Berkeley) | Chief Financial Officer, LifeMoves
Debby Stegura (’79, UC Davis) | Alumni Regent, University of California and President, Alumni Associations of the University of California (AAUC)
This webinar was originally recorded on May 26, 2021
Managing student loan debt
Whether you are dealing with your own educational debt or helping a family member manage their student loans, this tactical webinar covers strategies and options to manage student loan debt.
Completing your undergraduate or graduate studies may mean that you have acquired student loan debt along the way. Whether you are dealing with your own educational debt or helping a family member manage their student loans, this tactical webinar covers strategies and options to manage student loan debt. This session offers details on types of student loans, repayment options, deferment, loan refinancing and approaches to managing and paying off student loans. You'll also gain advice and insights from fellow UC alumni on how they've approached their student loans and strategies that have helped them to minimize debt.
This webinar was moderated by:
Anna Lo (’00, UC Riverside), Chief Executive Officer, North Jersey Federal Credit Union
and featured:
Amber Berry, (‘14, UC Davis), Creator & Coach, Feel Good Finances
Cerita Grotts, MPA (‘09, UC Santa Barbara), Associate Director of Financial Aid, Loyola Marymount University
LeVar Harris, MBA (‘11, UC Riverside), Machine Learning Recruiter, Twitter
Sara Potter-Gittelson (’10, UC Santa Barbara; M.Ed. ’14, UCLA), Financial Wellness Program Director, UCLA and Founder, Coach and Consultant, First at Finances
Reanne Swafford-Harris, Esq (‘12, UC Riverside; JD ‘15, UCLA), Attorney, Fenwick & West
Leading through challenging times
Through a conversation moderated by Cathy Rodriguez-Aguirre ('99, UCD), gain insights on leading through disruption and change from alumna and author Diana Hendel (’85, UCI; PharmD ‘89, UCSF).
For many people in leadership roles, it can be especially challenging to lead your team and organization through difficult situations. Guiding others through uncertainty can feel isolating, exhausting and, at times, hopeless. Through a conversation moderated by Cathy Rodriguez-Aguirre ('99, UCD), gain insights on leading through disruption and change from alumna and author Diana Hendel (’85, UCI; PharmD ‘89, UCSF). During this one-hour webinar, Dr. Hendel shares her journey as an experienced healthcare executive and former hospital CEO and offers valuable advice to help you lead through difficult times.
Leveraging social media to launch or grow your business
Check out this workshop-style session focused on the fundamentals of using social media to grow your business delivered by Bonique Edwards ('94, UCLA), Owner of Kaleidoscope Consulting Group
Check out this workshop-style session focused on leveraging social media to launch or grow your business delivered by UCLA alumna Bonique Edwards, Owner of Kaleidoscope Consulting Group, a full-service digital marketing agency specializing in website development, graphic design and social media. Bonique covers the fundamentals of using social media to grow your business and offer tangible tips to help you reach more customers.