Date
March 19, 2025
Time
6:00-9:00 p.m. PT
Event Type
In-person
This Is a Past Event
Calling all alumni in Orange County, California!
Harvard alumni are coming together in cities around the world for a night of connection and community. Register now to reconnect with friends and classmates and expand your Harvard network. Connect your social media accounts to the guest list to more easily connect with other attendees before, during, and after the event.
Who's Coming (96 + guests)
Zachary Hoyt
’20
Harvard Business School
Director of strategy & corp devOptum
Career/field of interest:
Government
Matthew Stasior
’87
Harvard College
Managing DirectorStasior Financial Group
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Building and strengthening the Orange County alumni community
Molly Lipsher
Harvard Graduate School of Design
ChefMolly Cooks
Career/field of interest:
Food and Wine
Chenglin Yuan
’13
Harvard College
Product ManagerDoorDash
Career/field of interest:
Business
Meeting like minded people and interested in learning about the tech scene in south bay.
Dianne Shimakura
’25
Harvard University Extension School
Vice President of Operations and Human ResourcesApollonian Accounting and Business Services, Inc.
Career/field of interest:
Business
Potential Business Opportunities and Job Opportunities
Lu Ann K Talley
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
VP Strategy & InnovationTeladoc Health
Career/field of interest:
Digital
Digital health, innovative care models
Kevin Fu
’17
Harvard Law School
Assistant US Attorney
Career/field of interest:
Law
Ben Yelian
’21
Harvard Business School
Life IVF Center
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Daniel Park
’24
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Consultant
Career/field of interest:
Real Estate
Real estate and finance people
Svetla Alexandrov
Harvard College
CEONexoro
Career/field of interest:
Software
Anne Kim
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Senior AnalystCalifornia Public Utilities Commission
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Tech, energy, AI
Philip Wall
’81
Harvard Graduate School of Design
OwnerColorado Pacific Holdings, LLC.
Career/field of interest:
Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate Development - Hotels / multi-family -distressed assets.
Philip Wall
949-290-6205
Alyce Su
’16
Harvard Kennedy School
FounderChina Queen Capital
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Tuyen Trinh
’08
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Director Easterseals
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Charu Garg
’98
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Founder and executive director Syzygy Consulting LLC
Career/field of interest:
Public Health
Our consulting company provides innovative solutions specifically for health policy and financing around the globe. We are looking for consulting opportunities in the United States. Besides loving my job, I like traveling, playing games and spending time with family and friends.
Payam Yousefi
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Musicology/ Ethnomusicology University of Florida
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Alternative career paths for academics in the corporate world.
Robert Popa
’19
Harvard University Extension School
Career/field of interest:
Entertainment
Denise Molina
’17
Harvard Kennedy School
Head of Delivery ExperienceWayfair
Career/field of interest:
Business
Julie Kamps
’98
Harvard Law School
Managing ShareholderKamps Legal, P.C.
Career/field of interest:
Business
I am interested in connecting around tech, blockchain, and public finance.
Sheila Swaroop
Harvard College
Partner, Intellectual Property & Technology LawKnobbe Martens
Career/field of interest:
Business
johnny ramey
’24
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lead Operations, Coordination, TrainingScale AI
Career/field of interest:
hr_talent_acquisition
Everything
Gautam Bhattacharya
’24
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
IT Program DirectorMolina Healthcare
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
AI Tech startup, Exec leadership positions
jacqueline tran
’18
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
dentist
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
A current dentist in Southern California. Looking to network and meet fellow alumni in all aspects not just healthcare! Excited to be part of a community! :)
Nhan Truong
’90
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Volunteering
Traveling
Retiring
Christian church
Friendship
Daniel Handlin
’18
Harvard Business School
Program ManagerMillenium Space Systems
Career/field of interest:
Engineering
Hope to connect for general networking, space and defense, video games, entertainment industry
Dean Forthun
’10
Other Affiliate
Financial PlannerNorthwestern Mutual
Career/field of interest:
Finance
I want to meet new business owners, professionals in tech and medical, and executives in sports & entertainment leading the charge in their careers to support their personal, professional and financial goals and help them plan for the future.
Mona Wu
’23
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
BiostatisticianJohnson&Johnson
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Olga Martynov
’20
Harvard University Extension School
CFOTM Forum
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Allie Matthews
’25
Harvard Business School
Head of Corporate Development Blue Origin
Career/field of interest:
Business
Chi Bui
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
The OrthoBee Orthodontics
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Healthcare, investing
Jim Sonner
’88
Harvard Medical School
CSO Knowledge Pharmaceuticals
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
I am an anesthesiologist who spent many years at UCSF, and moved to OC to start a company to develop drugs for cancer based on the research I did
Daniel DiLorenzo
Harvard Medical School
Neurosurgeon / CEOLoma Linda University / DiLorenzo Biomedical
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Medicine, engineering, business; MIT & Harvard (MD, PhD MBA).
Interests:
Neurosurgery Practice & collaboration
MedTech Ventures, Biotech, VC & Angel investing
Social, Exploring city &restaurants, Outdoors
Kathryn Bilder Jackson
’10
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
Law
Real Estate, Clean Energy, Affordable Housing
Shiyuan Wang
’24
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Chinese Immersion TeacherIrvine Chinese Immersion Academy
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Shiyan Liang
’24
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Katie McKellar
’10
Harvard College
Co-FounderSparkReach Innovation
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Education
Timothy Fuentes
’24
Harvard University Extension School
Career/field of interest:
Museums
My career interests include being a federal historian, archivist, or museum curator. Hobbies include reading, martial arts, watching movies or anime, and researching various topics.
Karen Stoller
’84
Harvard College
Career/field of interest:
Technology/IT
Though originally a tech writer, I feel in love with AI two years ago and have since but build several AI applications, some with a senior dev (my son) and other liw-code versions.
Christine Flagler
’19
Harvard University Extension School
CEOMettalusso
Career/field of interest:
Fashion/Retail
Founder of Mettalusso, the first brand launched with vegan collections of products for both people and pets. Featuring makeup, skincare and pet care. With an entire career devoted to consumer goods, media, brand marketing and product development, I managed the Kardashians first skincare brand, Denise Richard's haircare collection and developed the Kat von D makeup for Sephora.
John Odden
’78
Harvard Business School
Care DirectorCollaborative For Universal Health
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Innovations to solve hard (public) health issues. Try https://s-c-e.org/about/ to see frontline spiritual care for humankind. HealthEPupil remediates issues for schoolkids. HCV mitigation is next!
Claire Xu
’24
Harvard Business School
Portfolio ManagerPIMCO
Career/field of interest:
Business
Priya Bhatia Monahan
’90
Harvard College
MDScpmg
Career/field of interest:
Medicine
Wellness, yoga, art
Alex Misono
’04
Harvard College
PhysicianHoag Hospital
Career/field of interest:
Medicine
Drew MacIntyre
’93
Harvard Law School
Vice ChairmanTD Securities Inc.
Career/field of interest:
Finance
Climate Tech/Energy Transition/venture Capital/Private Equity and…….Wine!
Daniella Malfitano
’24
Harvard Divinity School
CEOThe Vegan Theology©
Career/field of interest:
Social Entrepreneurship
Ways to generate just peace in our world and make ourselves healthy and awakened beings!
Amy Aldana
’18
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Career AdvisorChapman University
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
I’m a career advisor at Chapman University, helping students pursue careers in healthcare and mental health. I’m eager to network with employers offering opportunities for Chapman students.
Courtney Walsh
Harvard Kennedy School
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Ariana Aparicio Aguilar
’19
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ph.D. CandidateUC Riverside
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Job and networking opportunities
Madeleine Mejia
’00
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Assistant ProfessorCSU Fullerton
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
Veronika Rozhenkova
’12
Harvard Graduate School of Education
ResearcherUniversity of California, Irvine
Career/field of interest:
Education/Higher Ed
heidi goodarzi
’07
Harvard Medical School
Physician
Career/field of interest:
Medicine
Ron Geisman
’71
Harvard Divinity School
OwnerK L Geisman | Advertising Design
Career/field of interest:
Architecture and Design
I am always interested in thinking strategically about how best to communicate new ideas and new ventures. I work quite a bit with new start-ups, engaging in design and marketing strategies.
Jordan Blanche
’15
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Oral Implantologist
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Jason Schmitt
’98
Harvard College
Board MemberAMS Fulfillment
Career/field of interest:
Private Equity
Boards and executive roles
Fady Eid
’23
Harvard University Extension School
Senior QE Engineer Apple
Career/field of interest:
Engineering
Lily McGill
’09
Harvard Business School
ConsultantRock Strategy
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
I love data analytics and forecasting in healthcare, with a focus on life sciences. Happy to share more personal details in person.
Andreea Micklis
’05
Harvard Law School
AttorneyFederal Trade Commission
Career/field of interest:
Law
Shang Saavedra
’07
Harvard College
CEOSave My Cents
Career/field of interest:
Entertainment
Social media, public speaking
Linda Lai
’99
Harvard Business School
Career/field of interest:
Investments
Richard Kelly
’85
Harvard College
ProfessorUniversity of Californai Irvine
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
In addition to my work as an academic anesthesiologist, I have a couple of other interests that I am developing. First, I teach courses for physicians who have been disciplined by the Medical Board of California. This requires marketing online. Second, I am a expert witness consultant for medical malpractice attorneys. It would be great to connect with others in this space. I also enjoy travel, spending time with my kids, and being involved with professional organizations.
Rupert Reyneke
’19
Harvard University Extension School
CEORed Stone Studio
Career/field of interest:
Digital
I own a digital marketing agency specializing in websites, social media, and media buying. Passionate about fitness, bodybuilding, and artisan baked goods. Looking to connect, collaborate, and partner!
Barbara Lubash
’76
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Atlantic Pacific Advisors
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
Particular interest in 1) R&D and services addressing MD/LongCovid/IACCs, and 2) Impact Investing. I’m an Ex-Venture Capitalist and health care operating executive. I’m now an active board member for private companies and nonprofits in health care sector, open to new board/advisory roles.