Westside Today Headlines http://www.westsidetoday.com/news-s7/1/movers-shakers.html Mon, 28 May 2012 02:21:13 -0700 en-us Copyright 2012, Westside Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/fVYMgJyHj4o/kris-herzog-reflections-of.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-7043/kris-herzog-reflections-of.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:21:13 -0700 Kris Herzog, military man and professional bodyguard, grew up on Catalina Island. At seventeen he left our beautiful environs for the military training: Boot Camp at Fort Lenardwood in Missouri, Advanced Individual Training at Fort Bragg North Carolina and Special Forces training at Fort Benning in Georgia. After serving in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, Herzog was honorably discharged in 1992. Never far from the family business, The Bodyguard Group,www.TheBodyguardGroup....http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-7043/kris-herzog-reflections-of.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/P-3pHnR_bWA/alliance-for-women-in.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6835/alliance-for-women-in.html Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:21:13 -0700 The awards will be presented at a black-tie Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. This black-tie event will be hosted by Angela Kinsey of the award-winning TV show The Office. Local market, public and student award winners will be announced later this week.? ?In preparation for the awards Gala, Gracie Award statues are being engraved for such talented women as Christina Applegate, Giada de Laurentiis, Delilah, Angie Harmon and Rachel Maddow and in recognitio...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6835/alliance-for-women-in.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/oAcyaywHAHs/randy-schwab-named-jbbbsla.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6659/randy-schwab-named-jbbbsla.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:21:13 -0700 Dan Rosenson, Chairman of the Board, Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Angeles, one of the most active and oldest social service agencies in Los Angeles, is pleased to announce Randy Schwab has been named the new President Chief Executive Officer. Celebrating 96 years, JBBBSLA specializes in mentoring children through a variety of transformative, innovative and highly regarded programs and services, regardless of the family’s ability to pay. “My goal at JBBBS,” says Schwab, “is to ru...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6659/randy-schwab-named-jbbbsla.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/g_p5XYJxt-o/the-gift-of-freedom.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6622/the-gift-of-freedom.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:21:13 -0700 Group photo: Back row Keenan Hunt (volunteer) Steve Keesal (Veteran volunteer) Maureen Sullivan (AFTRA member) Kerry Lee Riley (AFTRA member) woman?, Tony Neveda (Veteran volunteer)Front row Virginia Lalata (AFTRA member) Stephen Rosmarin (Veteran-CAL VET Resident) Ann Marie Ravens (AFTRA Dec event Co-chair)Just before Chritsmas, local members of AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) hand-crafted stockings filled with usable gifts (toiletries, etc.) that were given to ve...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6622/the-gift-of-freedom.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/wchmxHa5A18/david-geffen-school-of.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6555/david-geffen-school-of.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:21:13 -0700 The AAMC judges praised the “intentional way these career programs were couched in a larger effort to address student wellness and build community,” and how the comprehensive activities “addressed non-traditional career paths, such as global health.”A 1998 UCLA undergraduate alumnus, Yokota joined the medical school’s student affairs staff in 2010 and recently earned her UCLA doctorate in education. “Mitsue defended, finished and filed her doctoral dissertation in education while wo...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6555/david-geffen-school-of.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/4_Fld3LT0cE/vista-del-mar-campus.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6540/vista-del-mar-campus.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:21:13 -0700 Nearly 100 guests, including Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz, were on hand for the January 12, 2012 campus-naming ceremony and sign unveiling at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services. The event – which coincided with the Los Angeles City Council declaring January 12, 2012 Joyce Stanley Black Family Day in Los Angeles – marked the official renaming of Vista Del Mar's West Los Angeles campus. Specifically, on the stone-inlaid wall d...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6540/vista-del-mar-campus.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/hma7h29jSoA/make-me-famous-ent.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6495/make-me-famous-ent.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:21:13 -0700 With a passion for making music and an emerging desire to be the next Katy Perry, Adele, Lil Wayne, or even the next Drake, artists are flocking to a new Web site that allows them to collaborate with other songwriters, producers, directors, and managers.Before Make Me Famous launched, artists had minimal to no resources when it came to making music. At best, they would sing a capella or re-use the instrumental beat from an old track, making it very difficult to create original music.And let’s ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6495/make-me-famous-ent.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/D22-FVvsmTo/new-year-new-news.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6469/new-year-new-news.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Why do infants make snorting sounds during feedings? Is snoring normal in a toddler? Is it safe to give popcorn to a 2-year-old? How many colds a year are normal for a 5-year-old? Does air quality in the home affect a child's respiratory system? Find out the answers to these and other common questions in "Take a Deep Breath: Clear the Air for the Health of Your Child" (World Scientific Publishers -- set for January 2012 release), by Dr. Nina L. Shapiro, director of pediatric ear, nose ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6469/new-year-new-news.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/eE5yFUZADHs/sag-kicks-off-award.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6408/sag-kicks-off-award.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Judy Greer (“The Descendants”) and Regina King (“Southland”) were greeted with a mixture of anticipation and excitement when they approached the podium to announce the nominees for the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards.“The Help” dominated as the #1 feature film nominee, with four nominations, while “The Artist” came in second with three nominations.In TV, “Modern Family” emerged with an Ensemble nomination, and separate nominations for its actors: Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, T...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6408/sag-kicks-off-award.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/onzcS5WxgNU/jane-seymour-paints-the.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6341/jane-seymour-paints-the.html Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Open Hearts in Brentwood Village by Yolanda PulakisJane Seymour of “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” fame, had a showing of her paintings recently at Second Street Framing in Brentwood Village. Many from the neighborhood showed up to view her work. Proceeds from the sale of paintings went to the Jane Seymour and James Keach Open Hearts Foundation, a nonprofit charity that raises funds to enrich the lives of children in the areas of health, arts, sports and education.Second Street Framing sells ove...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6341/jane-seymour-paints-the.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/-BHeg5Dy0AI/the-shakespeare-center-of.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6069/the-shakespeare-center-of.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:21:13 -0700 The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA), a professional theater and arts education nonprofit organization that builds communities around the appreciation and production of Shakespeare, presented blockbuster film director Roland Emmerich and entertainment attorney and author Bert Fields with the Crystal Quill Award for their contributions to the Shakespeare authorship debate. A special Crystal Quill Award was also awarded to Martha Andresen, Professor Emerita of English from Pomona College f...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6069/the-shakespeare-center-of.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/VAdX33S39No/mar-vista-resident-sharon.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6045/mar-vista-resident-sharon.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:21:13 -0700 California State University, Los Angeles recently honored Mar Vista resident Sharon H. Ulanoff, a literacy specialist who has been instrumental in helping prepare future education leaders, with the University’s 2011 Outstanding Professor Award. At Cal State Los Angeles, the annual Outstanding Professor Awards recognize excellence in teaching and cite significant achievements in scholarly inquiry or creativity, professional activities, and service to the campus and community. Revered for her wo...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-6045/mar-vista-resident-sharon.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/8tegxEPv1uQ/giselle-roohparvar-joins-pircher.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5773/giselle-roohparvar-joins-pircher.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Prior to joining Pircher, Nichols Meeks, Giselle was a trial attorney with O’Donnell Associates where she focused on complex business litigation with a proven ability in intellectual property, class action, real estate, white-collar criminal, antitrust, appellate and environmental litigation. While there, she first-chaired and won a breach of contract case. In addition, Roohparvar has also held associate and research associate positions at Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Johns Hopkins University ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5773/giselle-roohparvar-joins-pircher.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/39o_R8QzaAg/distinguished-oncologist-returns-to.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5767/distinguished-oncologist-returns-to.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:21:13 -0700 The John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health Center (JWCI)is pleased to welcomeMark Faries, MD, FACS, one of the nation’s leading melanoma researchers, back. Dr. Faries, a former JWCI Surgical Oncology Fellow, will start on September 6, 2011 as Director of Melanoma Research Program and Co-Director of the JWCI Fellowship Program.“The John Wayne Melanoma Program is one of the absolute best in the world,” Dr. Faries explained as his reason for returning. “It has defined the natu...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5767/distinguished-oncologist-returns-to.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/SafBEyDMLCs/dr-annette-ermshar-joins.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5731/dr-annette-ermshar-joins.html Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:21:13 -0700 “We are delighted that Annette has joined the Board,” says LAMC Chair Mark Foster. “She brings strong leadership skills, a passion for choral music and is committed to the Chorale’s bright future.”“I am pleased to be a part of this exceptional organization, which is truly one of the world’s leading professional choirs,” states Ermshar. “Its visionary and dedicated Board of Directors, singers and staff, virtuosic and compelling artistic product and innovative education program...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5731/dr-annette-ermshar-joins.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/x7t3uk4DQFo/megan-lisa-jones-captivates.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5715/megan-lisa-jones-captivates.html Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:21:13 -0700 In a changing and challenging publishing landscape, during a recession, Megan Lisa Jones partnered with BitTorrent to launch her debut novel, "Captive". The thriller was a Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semifinalist for Amazon's and has won critical praise. Now, thanks to Jones' creative efforts and business savvy, The Wall Street Journal has included her in its "Small Business, Big Innovation" contest which highlights how innovative US small businesses coped with and thr...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5715/megan-lisa-jones-captivates.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/NMTE6_Utbl0/world-famous-dr-zein.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5699/world-famous-dr-zein.html Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:21:13 -0700 In any culture where image and beauty are of considerable importance, maybe nothing reveals so much about a person’s health, self-confidence and wellbeing as the condition of their skin. Nothing, not the type of car we drive, or the kind of clothes we wear, or the part of town we live in says as much about us as the appearance of the radiant and youthful glow of a healthy skin. A healthy skin that has never been defined before the same as it is today. Skin care has been made into a trillion d...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5699/world-famous-dr-zein.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/AHgwIDVRUCA/chef-michael-rosen-new.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5619/chef-michael-rosen-new.html Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:21:13 -0700 A 25-year veteran of the Los Angeles dining scene, Rosen adds a personal touch to already famous dishes on the Pacific Dining Car menu in addition to his own creations. Rosen, acclaimed for his culinary skill at acclaimed eateries including Les Anges, Reign, Maple Drive and his own Zeke’s Smokehouse, he brings a proven tasty track record to the tastiest of dining cars. “After sitting down with Michael on a few separate occasions and talking about the company vision, his and mine, I felt conf...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5619/chef-michael-rosen-new.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/lWSgTGSjxSo/vista-del-mar-names.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5586/vista-del-mar-names.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Both Konheim and Wolf have been actively involved with Vista Del Mar for many years. For his part, Konheim essentially grew up with Vista, as his father—George Konheim—served as the agency's board chairman for more than 25 years, starting in 1968. Lyn Konheim was appointed to Vista's board in 1998 and has since served in numerous capacities, including board vice-chair, assistant treasurer, and Executive Committee member. Additionally, Konheim was past chair of the agency's Building Commit...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5586/vista-del-mar-names.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/Nwb1nCLXgoc/five-entertainment-and-business.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5483/five-entertainment-and-business.html Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:21:13 -0700 “We are gratified that five outstanding community leaders are joining the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation board of directors at this critical juncture,” said Judith C. Gasson, the cancer center’s director. “We welcome the participation of Larry Maguire, Gary Newman, Mitchell Poole, Bill Tanner and Jordan Walder in raising funds to further our efforts to provide more effective therapies that benefit cancer patients everywhere.”Larry Maguire is president and CEO of Far Niente Winery in ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5483/five-entertainment-and-business.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/pze06UIUADM/landry-design-group-inc.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5412/landry-design-group-inc.html Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Landry Design Group, Inc. (LDG) established in 1987 by Richard Landry, AIA, remains at the pinnacle of residential design with its four wins at the 48th Annual Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC).LDG garnered the prestigious Grand Award in the custom homes over 6,500 square feet category for the KFA residence, a unified series of structures that cascade down a hillside which, together, form a beautiful modern residence. The firm won three 2011 Merit Awards for the BGR residence (in the cust...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5412/landry-design-group-inc.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/9c2Kkbsm63M/lee-associates-growth-leads.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5190/lee-associates-growth-leads.html Mon, 23 May 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Lee Associates, one of the nation’s largest commercial brokerage firms, has named its first CEO in its 32-year history. Industry veteran Edward J. Indvik, who has spent the past 20 years with the company, is now its Chief Operating Officer. Since its 1979 inception Lee Associates has grown in to a commercial real estate brokerage firm of 43 offices managed by the presidents and managing partners. “We have maintained those essential, foundational tenets in creating this new CEO position th...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5190/lee-associates-growth-leads.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/0jyFicMYdIU/dr-james-cuno-to.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5200/dr-james-cuno-to.html Mon, 23 May 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Dr. James Cuno, appointed CEO of the Getty Trust in May 2011, has worked closely with Chicago art Leaders who have good reason to be optimistic about the Getty’s future prospects. Chicago museum and symphony trustee Richard Gray and Chicago Office of Tourism leader Dorothy Coyle shared their perspectives for this profile.“The whole history of art is Jim’s playing field and he has wonderful taste. Los Angeles is very fortunate to have attracted him,” reports Gray. The lifelong Chicago...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5200/dr-james-cuno-to.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/nbka4FpNhg8/photo-essay-by-yolanda.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5184/photo-essay-by-yolanda.html Fri, 20 May 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Spectators in front of Brentwood’s Tavern Restaurant waited, hoping to catch a glimpse of President Barack Obama. Guests at the high profile event included: Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy Jerry Brown and Jeffrey Katzenberg.http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5184/photo-essay-by-yolanda.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoversShakers-WestsideToday/~3/uTKlJGt3dF8/obama-comes-to-town.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5185/obama-comes-to-town.html Fri, 20 May 2011 02:21:13 -0700 Ah, what a difference a few weeks make. Was it just a short while ago that motorists were loving their local filling stations, as gas was a very soothing $4.55 a gallon, Osama bin Laden was living large in a mansion smack dab in the heart of one of our principal allies’ cities, and our President decided to visit our little burg to sample some fine, Westside dining, whilst relieving some democratic heavies of roughly 38K the plate. Geez, I hope they at least got dessert! But, I digress. Hear...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s7-5185/obama-comes-to-town.html