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W N M OO L A SC H SO THO R E F J FE S A L OF COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Saturday, May Seventeen, Two Thousand and Fourteen COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM ProcessionalPomp and Circumstance Military March No. 4 WelcomeRandy K. Jones Chairman of Board of Trustees Awarding of Summa Plaques Thomas Guernsey President and Dean Honorary Degree RecipientRichard D. Prochazka Former Board of Trustees, 2007–2013 Valedictory AddressKimberly Roth Valedictorian Summa Cum Laude Commencement AddressHonorable Roger T. Benitez ’78 Federal Court, Ninth Circuit Board of Trustees Conferring of DegreesRandy K. Jones Chairman of Board of Trustees Thomas Guernsey President and Dean Alumni WelcomeEric Ganci ’08 Alumni Association President ClosingThomas Guernsey President and Dean Recessional COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Honorable Roger T. Benitez ’78 Federal Court, Ninth Circuit Board of Trustees The Honorable Roger T. Benitez ’78 was first appointed to the Superior Court of California in 1997, after previously working in general practice with a law firm. He served as Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division before being appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District in 2001. In 2004, he was appointed to the District Judge position he now holds. Judge Benitez has sat by designation numerous times with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and also has sat on assignment in Arizona, Guam and Saipan. He is a charter member of the Wallace Inn of Court, currently chairs the Southern District’s IT Committee and is a member of the U.S. Judicial Conference Committee on Financial Disclosure, having been appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts. Judge Benitez attended Central Union High School in El Centro, California, Imperial Valley Community College, San Diego State University and Western State University College of Law San Diego (now Thomas Jefferson School of Law). Prior to becoming a district judge, he was in general practice with the firm of Heim, Benitez & Driskill. He was admitted to practice before all state courts in California as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. He was also a part-time instructor at Imperial Valley College where he taught various courses in the Paralegal Certification Program. Judge Benitez has presided over three multi-district cases by assignment of the Judicial Panel on Multi-district Litigation, including a wage/hour litigation case and a securities action. He is currently a member of the Patent Pilot Project Panel of the Southern District of California and is a former member of the State-Federal Judicial Council and the Ninth Circuit Education Committee. He is also a member of the San Diego Federal Bar Association and the Federal Judges Association. HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Richard D. Prochazka Former Board of Trustees, 2007–2013 Richard Prochazka is an accomplished attorney practicing in the area of labor law. He served on the Board of Trustees from 20072013. Mr. Prochazka has served as counsel to numerous unions and Tart Hartley Employee Benefit Trust Funds. In addition, he has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. He is listed in The Best Lawyers of America and has achieved the highest rating in Martindale-Hubbel. Mr. Prochazka is an active member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. He has also taught labor law and employee benefits at several educational institutions. DISTINGUISHED MEDAL OF HONOR Robert Ames Former Board of Trustees, 2001–2013 A lifelong resident of San Diego, Mr. Ames has practiced as an attorney at his law firm, DLA Piper (formerly known as Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye) for the past 45 years. He received a BA in Economics from Pomona College and an MBA and an LLB from Stanford University. Mr. Ames served two years as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Infantry, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He was a founding member of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL) Board of Trustees from 2001-2013 and was a vital player on the leadership team whose vision and planning ensured the law school’s growth by increasing the size and credentials of the TJSL faculty, improving program offerings and helping secure membership for TJSL in the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 2008. Among Mr. Ames’ crowning achievements is helping bring about the state-of-the-art TJSL campus. JURIS DOCTOR GRADUATES Geoffrey Scott Abram, BA University of California, Davis Randy Dario Abreu, BA Cum Laude Skidmore College Kathy Elizabeth Aranda, BA Cum Laude University of California, Riverside Najda Aslanyan, BA University of California, Los Angeles Andrew Jordan Bodkin, BS Drexel University Amanda Marie Bremseth, BA San Diego State University Lukas Kermit Kline Bylund, BA University of California, Santa Cruz Charles Adair, BA Trinity University Samir A. Atta, BA San Diego State University Oluwatomilola Idowu Adeleke, BA State University of New York, Albany Crystal Holly Bagheri, BA University of Maryland College Park CJ Akselrad, BA University of Arizona Spencer Leeds Bailey, BS University of Nevada, Las Vegas Joscelyn Brenton Campbell, BS Cum Laude University of West Georgia Teigan Nikole Alford, BA Cum Laude Oklahoma State University Bretil A. Beitmirza, BS California State University, Northridge Bryana Rose Carey, BA College of William & Mary Jaspreet Kaur Bhandal, BA University of California, San Diego Veronica Carrillo Valle, BS San Jose State University Nicholas Rew Blanc, BA Whitman College Milena Celentano, BS Cum Laude New York University Harmony Catrina Alves, BS Magna Cum Laude San Diego State University Elena Kapoustina Amble, BA Magna Cum Laude Moskovskij Gos Linguist Universitet Jeffrey Douglas Anson, BA Lewis Clark College Erica Bloom, BS Northern Arizona University Brian Linwood Blount, BA Summa Cum Laude The University of Georgia, Athens Tessa Maria Cabrera, BA San Diego State University Christian B. Chambers, BA Magna Cum Laude San Francisco State University Esther J. A. Choe, BA Point Loma Nazarene University Angelica Sadek Chopuryan, BA University of California, Los Angeles Michael Phillip Epsten, BS University of Arizona Xinia Lorena Guerra, BA University of California, Riverside David Kline Chozick, BS Cum Laude Indiana University Bloomington Kristiana Noelle Erthner, BA Cum Laude San Diego State University Juanita Guillen, BA Cum Laude Loyola Marymount University Shantelee Christie, BS Cum Laude The University of West Indies Samantha Elizabeth Eyde, BS Cum Laude Western Michigan University Rema Z. Haddad, BS Cum Laude California State University, Northridge Luigi Franco Ciniglio, BA Pace University, New York City Maria Fernanda Ezquerro, BA University of California, Los Angeles Arielle Briana Clagett, BA University of California, Santa Cruz Stephanie Marie Ferguson, BA University of San Francisco Talayeh Haghighi, BA Cum Laude University of California, Irvine Clifton Jared Clark, BS Cum Laude University of Nevada, Las Vegas Neil Flores, BA University of California, Irvine Kammann Stanley Cole, BA University of Colorado, Boulder Jenny Tu Anh Dao, BA University of California, San Diego Jennifer Lynn Davis, BA Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Ryan Nathaniel Davis, BA Langston University Elyse Elizabeth Dayrit, BA Loyola Marymount University Melissa Dempsey, BA Magna Cum Laude University of California, Merced Jillian Konrath Devlin, BS University of Iowa Jasjit Singh Dhanoa, BA University of California, Riverside Emily Ann Dockham, BA San Diego State University Lindsey Rose Dorval, BA Cum Laude Manhattanville College Daniel Tucker Dowling, BA Magna Cum Laude Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Robert Carl Eckl, BA California State University, Long Beach Michelle Lynn Edens, BS Southern Illinois University Carbondale Samuel Charles Ehrlich, BS University of Massachusetts Amherst Wade Matthew Freitas, BA University of California, San Diego Ryan William French, BA Cum Laude University of Pittsburgh Jessica Marie Friedman, BA University of San Diego Shantal Rae Gallardo, BA California State University, Long Beach Melannie Galvez, BA California State University, Fullerton Preston Ray Gardner, BS University of North Carolina at Charlotte Lorena Mela Garza, BA Magna Cum Laude San Diego State University Danielle Antonia Gilbert, BA Magna Cum Laude University of Texas at Austin Amy Gillen, BS Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis Andrew Halbert, BA University of Colorado, Boulder Kimberly Anne Harding, BA University of San Diego James Harris Jr., BS Bowie State University Daniel Elie Hasson, BA Cum Laude University of California, Santa Barbara Taylor Frank Hearnsberger, BS Magna Cum Laude San Diego State University Lauren Elizabeth Hebl, BA Northwestern University Sean Heffernan, BS Bowie State University Paul Anthony Hefley, BA University of Louisville Stephanie Nicole Henderson, BA Cum Laude University of Southern California Candace Cecille Herling, BA Cum Laude La Sierra University Michael Clinton Higgins, BA San Francisco State University Christopher John Gliniak, BS California State University, Long Beach Benjamin Darwin Hoekstra, BA The University of British Columbia Jaclyn Nicole Grasmick, BA University of Arizona Janmari D. Hueso, BA University of California, San Diego Scott A. Greene, BA Arizona State University Kaveh Imandoust, BS DePaul University Erin Nicole Grieve, BA University of Nevada, Reno Ismael I. Iniguez, BA The Pennsylvania State University Chelsey Erin Guay, BS Suffolk University Chad Eric Irvin, BS St. Joseph’s University Pauline Elizabeth Isidro, BA University of Southern California Mayra Carolina Llanos, BS California Polytechnic State University Aneesh Iyengar, BA University of Maryland College Park Charles Malcolm Lollar, BS Old Dominion University Jason L. Jackson, BS United States Naval Academy Diana Lopez, BA University of Washington Zuri Minne Jackson, BA Cornell University Jonna D’Aun Lothyan, BA Cum Laude Chapman University Devin Blair Jacobsen, BA Cum Laude San Jose State University Anastasia Naomi Johnson, BS University of Nevada, Las Vegas Marinna Nicole Julian, BA California State University, Northridge Rachel Leigh Jurad, BA Seattle University Zubaida Aisha Kakar, BA University of Washington Jordan Daniela Keglovits, BA University of Kansas Rezwan Hossain Khan, BA San Diego State University James Michael Kiernan, BA Cum Laude Mount St. Mary’s University Rachel Ashley King, BA Magna Cum Laude New Mexico State University at Alamogordo Cristina Marie Susann Kinsella, BS Summa Cum Laude Illinois State University Michael Allen Klitzke, BA Summa Cum Laude San Diego State University Kevin Daniel Lucas, BBA Western Michigan University Katherine Rita MacFarlane, BS Cum Laude University of Massachusetts Amherst Tara Almazan Mallis, BA University of California, San Diego Amelia Jane Mattis, BA Cum Laude University of San Diego Andres David Matzner, BA University of California, Santa Barbara Morgan T. Mccarthy, BS Liberty University Tiffany Lynn Mccloud, BA St. Xavier University Alicia Lucile Mcelwaine-Leto, BA Concordia University Stuart Lee Mellman, BS Magna Cum Laude University of Central Florida Monique Renee Mumford, BBA Texas Tech University Cole Robert Munson, BS University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Kristen Marie Murphy, BA Cum Laude Auburn University Karan Nangia, BA University of South Florida Rachel Nikkole Napier, BA University of California, Santa Barbara Chrisandra Simone Nash, BS Magna Cum Laude Birmingham Southern College Macyh Ullah Nawaey, BA University of California, San Diego Erik Nelson, BA University of San Diego Christopher Richard Nepacena, BA University of San Francisco Loc Van Nguyen, BS California State University, Long Beach Jacqueline Albarracin Nicolas, BA University of California, Riverside Brittany Megan Nobles, BA University of California, Santa Cruz Jason Ryan Miller, BS Summa Cum Laude California Polytechnic State University Conrad Yukio Ohashi, BA University of California, San Diego Ninel Kocharyan, BA University of California, Los Angeles Raffy Krikorian, BA California State University, Long Beach Monica S. Mirpuri, BA University of California, Irvine Efrem Bernard Lawrence, BS Cum Laude University of Nevada, Las Vegas Suzanna Mohr, BS Marquette University Laura Ann Lindsey, BA San Diego State University Randy G. Muldrow, BS Rochester Institute of Technology Derek Lee Midkiff, BA Purdue University Jackson Eugene Millikan, BA Cum Laude Western Washington University Morgan Ryan Levanger, BS University of Utah Kelly Elizabeth Mourning, BS Cum Laude Arizona State University Samantha Yvette Morales, BA University of California, Davis Arthur S. Moreau, BA Cum Laude California State University, Long Beach Audrey G. Oran, BS University of California, Riverside Kristi Leigh Oswald, BS California State University, Long Beach Orlando Palizzolo, BA University of California, San Diego Dublas Orlando Paniagua, BA California State University, Long Beach Roselle Jean Pantig, BA University of California, Riverside Eric S. Passman, BA Pennsylvania State University Sumant Pathak, BS Magna Cum Laude University of California, Santa Cruz Parag Prashant Shah, BS California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Ashley S. Paulson, BA University of California, Irvine Hina Sheikh, BS University of California, Irvine Jessica Anna Pellerin, BA St. Mary’s College Matthew Mitchell Sichi, BA California State University, Northridge Emily Julianna Perdue, BA University of California, Davis Elenasina Leilani Smolinski, BA University of California, Los Angeles Anthony Joseph Perez, BA Magna Cum Laude Chapman University Kale Faye Sopoaga, BA Cum Laude University of California, Los Angeles Jennifer Perkins, BS Utah State University Bradley Lawrence Sorrentino, BA Cum Laude George Washington University Amy Elizabeth Pletscher, BS Texas Christian University Trevor Shipley Potts, BA University of San Diego Joseph Fredrick Pratchenko, BA Pennsylvania State University Michael Kraus Ratzenberger, BS University of Massachusetts Amherst Emmanuel Rayes, BS Michigan State University Kellye Ann Raymond, BA Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Sara Nicole Robertson, BA Arizona State University Monique Renee Rodriguez, BA Cum Laude University of California, San Diego Sherrexcia Alexis Rolle, BS University of Ottawa Kimberly Marie Roth, BS Summa Cum Laude Valedictorian University of California, Irvine Shawn Spaulding, BS Cum Laude Trident University International Jonathan Morris Stahler, BS Syracuse University John Padraic Starrs, BA Magna Cum Laude State University of New York, Albany John Stauffer, BA Cum Laude University of California, Davis Jason Andrew Stones, BA San Diego State University Gregory Stringham, BS Brigham Young University, Hawaii Carly Noelle Surber, BA San Diego State University John Thomas Sylvester, BA Magna Cum Laude San Francisco State University Crystal Rose Toctocan, BA San Diego State University John Toomey, BS Cum Laude Allegheny College Mary E. Tovella, BS Cum Laude Arizona State University Nicholas Anthony Valenzuela, BS Cum Laude University of California, San Diego Brittany Nicole Vanveen, BA Cum Laude University of California, Davis Javier Alejandro Vargas, BA Cum Laude University of California, Irvine Lee Matthew Vernon, BBA Davenport University Chase M. Victorson, BBA Loyola University Chicago Ashley L. Walker, BS California State University, Sacramento Cody Rose Wallace, BA Southwestern University Kimberly Lynn Wallen, BS Cum Laude Metropolitan State College, Denver Theron Adonis West, BA Cum Laude San Diego Christian College Thomas Lee Willoughby, BS University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Mark James Willoughby, BBA University of San Diego Abraham William Tanoury, BS Cum Laude University of Indianapolis Thomas Andrew Wiseman, BS Magna Cum Laude The University of Georgia, Athens Danny Mustafa Saleh, BA Loyola Marymount University Lorena Tejeda, BA Valdosta Technical College Chase Stanton Santillanes, BA Seattle University Alexxa Nicole Kilby Terrazas, BA St. Mary’s College Workabeba Woldemelekot, LLB Cum Laude Addis Ababa University Rikole Marie Santin, BA Cum Laude Briar Cliff University Frank J. Terrazas, BA University of San Diego Timothy Patrick Seeger, BA University of South Carolina, Columbia Matthew Heruy Tesfai, BA Emory University Peter Tobiason, BS University of Redlands Stephanie Michelle Wong, BA University of California, Riverside Mathew Adam Work, BA University of Nevada, Reno A. James Wriston, BS University of Oregon Angela Loe Yeung, BA University of California, Santa Barbara Stefanie Zamora, BA San Diego State University John Adam Young, BA University of California, Davis Kaaveh Kevin Zargar, BA University of California, Irvine Jaime Alonso Zavalasoto, BA University of California, Santa Barbara * Graduation honors and certificates are for ceremonial purposes only and are subject to change upon completion of final semester grades. MASTER OF LAWS IN AMERICAN LEGAL STUDIES Sofia Malysheva, BS Siberian Federal University Law Institute, Krasnoyarsk, Russia MASTER OF LAWS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE Teria Skye Anderson, BA, JD Hunter College Trinity Law School Francisco Das Chagas Batista Leite, JD Unipê – Centro Universitário de João Pessoa, PB – Brazil Bruno Rocha Cesar Fernandes, JD Unipê – Centro Universitário de João Pessoa, PB – Brazil MASTER OF LAWS & MASTER OF SCIENCE OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL TAXATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Gustavo Gertzenstein, LLB University of Buenos Aires Brenda D. Posada, BA, JD University of San Francisco Troy B. Richardson, LLB Daffodil International University Torinto Marasco, JD Thomas M. Cooley Law School Oudit Narine Rai, BA, MA, LLB University of Toronto University of the West Indies Marie Boucard Severe, BS, JD Barry University Novus Law School Nathalie Rebe, BS, LLM, DBA University of Montana University of Turin Paris School of Business Nicholas Heath Wooten, BS, JD Troy University Jones School of Law Alex Naghibi, BS, MEd, JD Phillips University Trinity Law School Funmilayo Elizabeth Omolade, LLB Olabisi Onabanjo University MASTER OF SCIENCE OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL TAXATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Muriel G. Fiedler, BA University of Central Florida Cecilia Huff, BS Virginia State University DOCTOR OF SCIENCE OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL TAXATION AND SERVICES Richard S. Gendler, BA, JD, LLM University of Hartford University of Miami School of Law Thomas Jefferson School of Law Malcolm Punter, BS, MBA Mercy College Salve Regina University THE FACULTY Steve Berenson B.A., Franklin and Marshall College J.D., Harvard Law School LL.M., Harvard University Kevin Jerome Greene B.A., State University of New York, Old Westbury J.D., Yale Law School Maureen E. Markey B.A., Bowling Green State University J.D., University of San Diego School of Law Susan Bisom-Rapp B.S., Cornell University J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law LL.M., Columbia University School of Law J.S.D., Columbia University School of Law Thomas Guernsey President and Dean B.A., University of Michigan J.D., Wayne State University LL.M., Temple University School of Law Eric J. Mitnick B.A., Cornell University M.A., Princeton University J.D., University of Michigan Law School Ph.D., Princeton University Christopher Guzelian B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder J.D., Stanford Law School Sandra Rierson B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill J.D., Yale Law School Rudolph C. Hasl A.B., Xavier University Honorary Doctor of Laws Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law LL.M., New York University School of Law Aaron Schwabach B.A., Antioch College J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law Marybeth Herald B.A., Michigan State University J.D., Harvard Law School Steven Semeraro B.A., Rutgers College J.D., Stanford Law School Joy L. Delman B.A., University of Pennsylvania J.D., Georgetown University Law Center Luz Herrera A.M., Stanford University J.D., Harvard Law School Meera E. Deo B.A., University of California, Berkeley J.D., University of Michigan Law School Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles Leigh Inman M.L.I.S., San Jose State University J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law B.S., University of North Alabama Brenda M. Simon B.S., University of California, Los Angeles J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law Leah Christensen Assistant Dean of Academic Success and Bar Preparation B.A., University of Chicago J.D., University of Iowa College of Law Marjorie Cohn B.A., Stanford University J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law Amy Day B.A., Boston University B.S., Boston University J.D., Georgetown University Law Center Deven Desai B.A., University of California, Berkeley J.D., Yale Law School Ilene B. Durst B.A., State University of New York at Albany J.D., New York Law School M.F.A., University of California, Irvine Madeline Kass B.S., Tufts University J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law M.E.S., Yale University Anders Kaye A.B., Harvard University J.D., University of Chicago Law School Maurice R. Dyson A.B., Columbia University J.D., Columbia University School of Law Linda M. Keller Associate Dean B.A., University of Richmond J.D., Yale Law School A. Thomas Golden B.A., Kent State University J.D., University of California, Los Angeles School of Law Alex Kreit B.A., Hampshire College J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School Julie A. Greenberg B.A., University of Michigan J.D., University of Michigan Law School Rebecca K. Lee B.A., University of Chicago J.D., Georgetown University Law Center M.P.P., Harvard University Richard Scott J.D., University of Chicago Docteur en Droit a l’Universite, University of Paris Jeff Slattery B.S., University of California, Berkeley J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law William R. Slomanson B.A., University of Pittsburgh J.D., California Western School of Law LL.M., Columbia University School of Law Rodney Smith Honorary Doctorate, Capital University B.A., Western Colorado State College J.D., Brigham Young University LL.M., University of Pennsylvania S.J.D., University of Pennsylvania David Steinberg B.A., Northwestern University J.D., Stanford Law School Benjamin Templin B.A., Grinnell College J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law Susan W. Tiefenbrun B.S., University of Wisconsin Certificat d’Etudes, Sorbonne, France M.A., University of Wisconsin J.D., New York University School of Law Ph.D., Columbia University Kenneth J. Vandevelde B.A., University of Louisville J.D., Harvard Law School Ellen Waldman B.A., Brown University J.D., New York University School of Law LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law Kaimipono David Wenger B.A., Arizona State University J.D., Columbia University School of Law Bryan H. Wildenthal A.B., Stanford University J.D., Stanford Law School Richard Winchester A.B., Princeton University J.D., Yale Law School Claire Wright B.A., Smith College General Course, London School of Economics and Political Science J.D., Harvard Law School Priscilla Vargas Wrosch B.A., Vassar College J.D., St. John’s School of Law Julie Cromer Young B.A., University of Alabama J.D., Harvard Law School BOARD OF TRUSTEES Charles Abdelnour ’74 Bryant Garth Hon. Lillian Y. Lim ’77 Hon. Roger T. Benitez ’78 Fred Gerson Hon. William McCurine, Jr. Kendall DeMatteo Levan ’94 Randy M. Grossman ’94 Hon. Browder Willis ’83 J. Dennis Burks Randy K. Jones Chairman Mark C. Zebrowski Morris S. Casuto THE ADMINISTRATION Marc Berman Director of Financial Assistance Beverly Bracker Assistant Dean for Career Services William H. Byrnes Associate Dean for Graduate and Distance Education Programs Thomas Champagne Director of Cataloging and Database Administration Lisa Chigos Director of Human Resources Leah Christensen Assistant Dean of Academic Success and Bar Preparation Lisa Ferreira Assistant Dean for Student Services Jason Fiske Program Director of the Graduate Programs Karen Harkins Director of Academic Success Kay Henley Director of Academic Administration Leigh Inman Director of Library Carrie Kazyaka Registrar Sherwin Laranga Art Director Lilys D. McCoy Director of the Center for Solo Practitioners and Solo Practice Concentration Dennis Sable Director of Facilities Karin K. Sherr General Counsel Timothy Spearman Director of Admissions Paul Spiegelman Director of Advocacy and ADR Programs Gilbert Susana Director of Information Technology Judybeth Tropp Director of Clinical Externship and Pro Bono Programs Stephanie Marquez Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Vu Chief Financial Officer
