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Alumni Spotlights

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Lessons from a Top Chef

Efrén Hernández ’07 is a three-time James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef in New York State. He is the executive chef at Casa Susanna in the Camptown Hotel in Leeds, NY, and at Pez in the Rivertown Lodge in Hudson, NY.

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Kelley Lonergan '06

Erika Tinsley’s podcast, “Understanding the Misunderstood,” is all about honesty, connection, and making people feel less alone.

At the Forefront of A.I
by Gail Friedman, Chief Communications Officer

Tyler Hochman ’15 knows if you want to quit your job. He may know it before you do.

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Ryan Dusick '95

Ryan Dusick ’95 is an Associate Marriage & Family Therapist with an MA in Clinical Psychology and the founding drummer of the world’s most popular band, Maroon 5

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Andrew Glantz '13

Andrew Glantz is the Founder & CEO of GiftAMeal, a program that promotes restaurants while giving back to the community. Andrew won the Brentwood Alumni Venture Challenge in April.

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Kohshin Finley '08

LA native and current resident Kohshin Finley grew up surrounded by art and creativity. Growing up in the community of South Los Angeles with two fashion designer parents, Finley’s venture into art and a creative life was inevitable. Finley creates portraits that convey the power and beauty of his friends as well as a sense of intimacy and personal connection.

Alumni Spotlight: Christopher Malcolm '95
Christopher Malcolm '95

Christopher Malcolm ‘95 is a photographer, director, and cinematographer based in Los Angeles. After beginning his career as a screenwriter, he has gone on to forge a career as a multi-hyphenate in the world of art and advertising with clients such as Nike, Lululemon, ASICS, and Verizon.

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Francesca Palamara '14

My singular journey from being an avid student of cultural studies, to learning computer science, to exploring the world of human psyche in the field of entertainment has always made perfect sense to me, and I hope my path can inspire someone who’s fighting for their own path.

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Holly Sidell '95

Holly is inspired by how people’s hearts and bodies can be broken, but how they heal that brokenness and re-build to become something new, even better than before - possibly beyond what they ever originally imagined.

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Kirsten Yamaguchi '99

Kirsten’s love of art-making began when she was a youth in Los Angeles. She was born into a family that prized education, and that reverence for education brought her to Brentwood School. 

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Bryce Caster '10

I am currently an MBA student at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. Before business school, I worked as a project manager at a commercial real estate developer in El Segundo. I am an avid traveler and mountaineer. As of January 2021, I have visited 69 countries, all 50 US states, Antarctica, Greenland, Western Sahara, and a few other territories, mostly solo.

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Jason Rogers '01

Jason writes about the evolving state of masculinity for Men's Health magazine and is a sought after thinker on the topic of what it means to be a man.

Helping People Create Thriving and Healthy Workplaces
Angela Reddock-Wright, Esq. '87

A practicing attorney for nearly 25 years and named a U.S. News – Best Lawyer and Southern California Super Lawyer” by her peers each year for the last ten years, Angela Reddock-Wright is regarded as a “go-to” attorney and human resources professional when it comes to any issues dealing with the workplace.

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Jonah Wieder '06

"Outside of my day job, I am the President of the New York Chapter of The WayOUT Foundation, an entirely volunteer-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that fundraises annually for organizations to provide life-saving services to LGBTQ+ youth."