Fred B. Fruchthendler '73 (Sociology) is president of a commercial insurance brokerage firm serving Southern Arizona. The family-owned firm is 65-years-old and provides commercial and personal benefits and life products on a regional basis. Fred has also maintained a family commitment to philanthropy over the last 35 years and has served in leadership roles in both industry trade groups and non-profit community organizations including Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Arizona, Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, Handmaker Foundation and the City of Tucson Downtown Advisory Committee. Fred is the current vice chair of the Carondelet Foundation—part of the Carondelet Health Network which operates four hospitals, 26 medical offices and a hospice program—and chairs the strategic planning committee for Jewish Family & Children's Services of Southern Arizona.

Layla Kashani '89 (Political Science) earned her MBA degree in finance from Georgetown University. Her professional track led her through a number of industries: politics under the first Clinton administration, food and beverage with PepsiCo, film at Twentieth Century Fox, television at NBC, e-commerce at GE, before finally establishing her own consulting company in Monaco specializing in Lean Six Sigma. Layla travels the globe to her clients and shares best practices picked up from her broad industry experiences. While managing her own client schedule she assures herself time to work on a personal philanthropic endeavor for Africa, launching a microfinance initiative to build cooperative "tradopolies," singular entrepreneurs banded together for larger market reach.

Dr. Tamara Hicks '91 (Sociology) practices clinical psychology in San Francisco at Potrero Hill Psychotherapy, a clinic she founded and which is now celebrating its 10th anniversary. Tamara is active in the community, having co-founded an agency, Residential and Educational Services, serving adults with developmental disabilities and/or autism as well as volunteering for Disaster Mental Health American Red Cross. Additionally, in the last 10 years she has been an active board member at The San Francisco School and Family Service Agency. Along with her husband and two children, she actively supports sustainable food systems by owning and operating Toluma Farms Goat Dairy in Marin County. The farm was a defunct cow dairy that required significant land restoration of its 160 acres. The property is now certified organic and also has been placed in the Marin Agriculture Land Trust to ensure it remains in the agriculture loop in perpetuity. The farm has a strong educational component to teach youth the importance of locally grown, sustainable food systems.

Lauren Reynolds '93 (Communication) is the founder and president of At Home Care Solutions, a San Diego-based company that provides home care for seniors. She was inspired to start the company by her own mother's need for home care while battling breast cancer. Prior to opening At Home Care Solutions, Lauren spent 15 years working to protect the interest of San Diegans as a consumer and investigative reporter for ABC 10 News. She was honored with 11 Emmy Awards, a Congressional Commendation and Certificates of Recognition from both the California Senate and California Assembly. Lauren currently serves on the UCSD Communication Alumni Advisory Board.

Joe Leventhal '99 (Political Science) is an attorney in Cooley LLP's litigation department in San Diego. After graduating from UC San Diego he received his J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. He then served in the White House as deputy assistant to the vice president. In addition to his work at Cooley LLP, he has provided pro bono legal services to a non-profit organization that provides vocational training to wounded veterans. He has also helped Hurricane Katrina victims navigate the FEMA process. In 2008, Joe was named one of San Diego Daily Transcript's Young Attorneys, a ranking of San Diego County's best young lawyers. Joe is active with the Federal Bar Association, serving on the San Diego Chapter's Executive Committee. He also serves as a member of the UCSD Alumni Association Board of Directors.