POETS IN THE NEWS

Robert E. Hamaguchi ‘69


JAPANTOWN TASK FORCE HIRES DIRECTOR
From staff reports

The Japantown Task Force, Inc. announced the appointment of Robert E. Hamaguchi as its executive director effective Sept. 1.
Hamaguchi is a retired senior vice president of Bank of America, where he served 33 years in real estate banking and corporate real estate.
He is a past president of the Bay Area Mortgage Association and a former member of the board of directors of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC). He has served the community as a member of the Kokoro Finance Committee of the Stakeholders Group.
Hamaguchi was born and raised in Los Angeles and is married with three children. He and his family were participants in the first JCCCNC’s Shinzen USA Nikkei Youth Goodwill Sports Program.


Anne Petersen ‘97



DR. PETERSEN JOINS JCMG SURGICAL STAFF
From staff reports

Anne Petersen, M.D., has joined the staff at Jefferson City Medical Group as the first female surgeon on staff.
She completed her surgical residency at the University of Nebraska-Omaha Medical Center and received her medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine.
During her residency, she served as the instructor of advanced trauma life support. She also earned several academic honors including Outstanding Resident Teacher of the Year 2006, Outstanding Laparoscopic Resident of the Year 2005 and the Anselmo Alonzo Award in 2004.
Petersen specializes in laparoscopic minimally invasive procedures with particular interest in surgical treatment of the thyroid, parathyroid and colon cancer.

Roy Diaz ‘98




HIGHLANDER HEADS CSUSB DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
From staff reports

As the latest addition to Cal State San Bernardino's University Police Department, Roy Diaz brings with him a unique level of experience and knowledge to the newly created job of coordinator for disaster preparedness.

Diaz, who is also the university's emergency operations center coordinator, has served as a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department and was chosen to evaluate the city of Los Angeles' and the LAPD's vulnerabilities for man-made and natural disasters.

Diaz, who lives in Highland, joined the university's police department in August. He plans to establish a network of professionals with a wealth of information in disaster preparedness for the university and the community, according to Miller.

Arturo Porzecanski '71
 
Arturo Porzecanski became seriously ill during Thanksgiving week, 2005, because of an exceedingly rare blood disorder; remained hospitalized for three months, during which time he was operated a dozen times; and has needed physical therapy ever since then. Although he is now partially disabled, he has been able to resume his post-Wall Street career, teaching international economics and international finance at the graduate level -- full-time at American University, in Washington, DC, and part-time at Columbia University, in New York.