Congratulations to the Class of 2021!

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Congratulations to the Class of 2021!

By Michael Pinchera | Jun 3, 2021

Due to the pandemic, graduation ceremonies as we have grown to know them have generally been less common. And graduating students are entering a strange employment landscape. To help celebrate the graduates in the greater MPI community, we present this digital yearbook of MPI members, their friends and family who are among the class of 2021!

 
Maya Aldrich- Joscelyne Berrios- Nina Cereno

Maya Aldrich

Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Northern Arizona University

Daughter of Maureen Aldrich (MPI Arizona Sunbelt Chapter)

Joscelyne Berrios

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter) 

Nina Cereno 

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter) 

Jessica Nicole Cruz Christina Dorsey-
Amanda Dowgiewicz--

Jessica Nicole Cruz 

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter) 

Christina Dorsey, RN, MSN, CNL
Rush University College of Nursing
Daughter of Rosa Luke (MPI Chicago Area Chapter) 

Amanda Dowgiewicz 

Hamden High School

Daughter of Tracy Schatten, CMP (MPI WestField Chapter) 

Mayra Encinas Sean Foley- Paige Frank--

Mayra Encinas 

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter) 

Sean Foley 

Masters in Higher Education, University of Central Florida

Son of Peggy Foley (Marketing Manager, MPI) 

Paige Frank 

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter) 

Olivier Janssen- Colin William Kirby--
Joanna Sosa-Lazaro

Olivier Janssen 

Gymnasium Münsterplatz, Basel, Switzerland 

Son of Ruud Janssen (MPI France-Switzerland Chapter) 

Colin William Kirby 

University of Central Florida

Son of Kevin G. Kirby (Executive Director, MPI Foundation) 

Joanna Sosa Lazaro 

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter) 

Austin Luna Alex Manalang- Shannon Dalton-

Austin Luna

Master’s Degree, Kinesiology, Texas Tech University

Son of Rich Luna (Director of Publishing, MPI)

Alex Manalang 

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter)  

Natan Perez 

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter) 

Elin Stones- Madison Uebelacker-
James Van Deventer-

Elin Stones 

Grapevine High School

Daughter of Katri Laurimaa (VP of Business Development, MPI) 

Madison Uebelacker 

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter) 

James Van Deventer 

New Vision Aviation

Son of Paul Van Deventer (President and CEO, MPI) 

Kathleen Van Deventer Ricardo Zarate-

Kathleen Van Deventer 

University of Washington Foster School of Business

Daughter of Paul Van Deventer (President and CEO, MPI)  

Ricardo Zarate 

California State University, Fullerton

Student of Amani Roberts (MPI Southern California Chapter) and mentee/friend of Pawntra Shadab (MPI Orange County Chapter) 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 

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Michael Pinchera

Michael Pinchera, MPI's managing editor, is an award-winning writer and editor as well as a speaker, technologist and contributor to business, academic and pop culture publications since 1997.