Ann Jilg, the Library’s volunteer E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) Teacher retired on July 20 after a distinguished 10 year stint. Previously, Ann taught E.S.L. at the Arcadia Public Library for about 2 years. Ann was recognized by the South Pasadena Publ... More »
Larry J. Burik, assistant vice president for campus facilities at Pitzer College, has been named Vice President of Facilities at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, Huntington President Laura S. Trombley announced today. Burik, who ... More »
Charles W. Peck (PhD ’64) — an eminent physicist, dedicated educator, and former chair of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at Caltech — passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2016. He was 81 years old. Peck was born November 29, 1934 in Freer, Tex... More »
City Manager Steve Mermell has appointed Mr. David Reyes as the new Director of the Planning and Community Development Department. Reyes had been serving as interim director for the past six months. The appointment was made effective July 25, 2016. Mr. Reyes w... More »
Leadership Pasadena (LP) is proud to elect Lisa Raggio to the Board of Directors. Lisa Raggio joins the Board as the Vice President, Veterans Services. Lisa has a long history of non-profit and community initiative leadership to share with Leadership Pasadena.... More »
PNC Bank announced the addition of Daniel deBrauwere as Senior Vice President with the Senior Secured Financing Team in the Western region and Market Manager for Southern California. Based in Pasadena, deBrauwere will lead the team responsible for business dev... More »
Renée LaBran was given a tour of Hathaway-Sycamores’ El Nido campus in 2003. After meeting several boys in residential treatment, Renée reflected: “My sons go to school in La Cañada Flintridge less than a mile from these cottages, yet their lives are worlds ap... More »
On June 8, Roberts turned 98; just a few days later, his textbook, Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry, surpassed 500,000 file downloads. He wrote the first edition with his protégé Marjorie C. Caserio in 1964. The second edition, created in 1977, is now ava... More »
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce members, community leaders and guests came together at the Langham Huntington Hotel Pasadena to celebrate the inauguration of Ishmael Trone as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Pasadena Chamber for 2016-17 late last week. Cong... More »
Democratic Delegate and Pasadena Recovery Center Alum, Ryan Hampton, has partnered with Facing Addiction Across America, one of America’s leading non-profits in the addiction space, and Pasadena Recovery Center, to provide a scholarship to a community mem... More »
Leadership Pasadena (LP) is proud to announce Kathleen O’Sullivan has joined the LP Advisory Board. LP Alum Kathleen “Kat” O’Sullivan heads up KSHIFT, a unique consulting firm that helps successful, fast-growing companies create surprisingly effortless and pro... More »
Joel B. Green, dean of Fuller’s School of Theology and professor of New Testament interpretation, has been named provost of the seminary as of June 1, 2016, replacing retiring provost C. Douglas McConnell. Dr. Green will continue to serve as dean in addition t... More »
