Alumni News

Anna W. Ngai was told six years ago that building an alumni center at Cal State Long Beach would take time, perhaps as long as a decade.

Penny Toler is the winningest and longest tenured general manager in WNBA history and is the first female athlete to have her jersey retired in Staples Center.

Yeonsoo Chee is the visionary leader behind the National Palace Museum of Korea, one of the eminent cultural touchstones of the region.

As a Vice President of Boeing’s Defense Space & Security unit, Paul Geery led development of numerous next-generation communications and intelligence systems and served as the site executive for the 5,000-employee Huntington Beach facility.

Serving in leadership roles on the local, state and national level, Mike Schaadt is infamous for his infectious enthusiasm for science, his boundless passion for teaching and his enduring commitment to the students who will become tomorrow’s champions for marine science.

Barbara Barcon’s career as a finance executive spans 35 years and the highest levels of corporate finance leadership in the Aerospace and Energy industries.

A Long Beach resident since age 5, Angie Avery’s commitment to community service has made our neighboring beach cities safer, stronger and more beautiful over the course of a thirty-four-year career.

Mary Stanton is a tireless educator whose extensive career has impacted countless students and improved the institutions of California’s third-largest school district, Long Beach Unified.