Bruin Spotlights

Read about some of our most noteworthy alumni and be inspired to recommend a Bruin for a UCLA story. Together, we won’t only share stories, we’ll live them.

Chase Griffin ’21, M.Ed. ’23

Chasing Opportunity The average college student is faced with a challenging schedule that often involves balancing a combination of school, work, and on occasion, a social life. For UCLA Football quarterback, Chase Griffin ’21, M.Ed. ’23, the above rings true…with the addition of balancing life as a student-athlete and navigating it all as a two-time […]

Azin Radsan van Alebeek, MBA ʼ92

Azin Radsan van Alebeek, MBA ’92, believes in the power of investing in women. By championing companies led by women, she is addressing a well-documented gender gap in venture capital funding. As co-founder and managing director of Emmeline Ventures, van Alebeek is making a clear statement of her belief in their potential to succeed. She […]

Ken Gallagher '48

Ken Gallagher ’48, who celebrated his 100th birthday on April 16, is not your typical centenarian. The 1948 UCLA Student Body President retired as a Colonel in the Air Force, went on to a successful second career as a banker, and recently renewed his driver’s license – and not just for identification purposes. He still […]

Florence Steinberg Schumacher

Florence Steinberg Schumacher Florence Steinberg Schumacher '64 shared this remembrance of her friend Linda Cohn '64 and the graduation trip that ended in tragedy. Anniversaries force you to remember. On this 60th anniversary of my college graduation in 1964, I have been remembering the day two weeks after graduation that changed my life and that […] Read More >

Rona Kay

Rona Kay ’88 knows something about creating satisfying customer experiences at iconic locations – her nearly 24 years in various positions at Disneyland are evidence of that, as is her recent tenure at Canyon Ranch’s Woodside Retreat in the Bay Area, an all-inclusive, high-end wellness retreat. This experience will be put to good use in […] Read More >

Lydia Yellow Hawk

Lydia Yellow Hawk, M.A. '23, is Sicangu Lakota from the Rosebud Reservation, He Dog community in South Dakota. She received her M.A. in American Indian Studies. Before attending UCLA, Yellow Hawk graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 2019 with a B.A. in anthropology and a minor in political science. While at Miami, she was the […] Read More >

Azin Radsan van Alebeek

Ken Gallagher

Vivian C. Garcia

Vivian C. Garcia '11, a proud member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is a dedicated advocate for the Native American community in Los Angeles. With ties to both Los Angeles and Oklahoma, she has devoted her career to promoting the well-being and unity of Native people within Los Angeles and Indian County. After completing […] Read More >

Carina Salazar

Carina Salazar ’00 is a leader who has seen the power of preserving and learning from individuals' lived experience. Last fall, she was named the executive director for Career and Immersive Experiences, a position which provides direct leadership for the Career Center and oversight for First to Go and the Transfer Student Center. Salazar started […] Read More >

Brodea Most Drogin

Brodea Most Drogin '38 and husband, Eugene When Brodea Most Drogin '38, having graduated from Belmont High School in Los Angeles, began her Bruin experience on the still-new Westwood campus, she had no idea she was setting a precedent as the matriarch of a multi-generational UCLA family. She earned her bachelor's degree in education, earning […] Read More >