Our latest newsletter is finally here! So many events to attend this month. Young Alumni Happy Hour, Communication Panel, Cal vs UCLA Taligate, and so much more. Leave comments and tell us what you think and the types of events you would like to attend.

1. UCLA ALUMNI
LOS ANGELES WESTSIDE NETWORK
2013 SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Effective Communication & Public Speaking Panel
Bruin Professionals
Westwood Networking Meeting
Young Alumni Happy Hour
Blue Page - What’s Bruin?
Cal vs. UCLA Football Tailgate
Reading to Kids (R2K)
Saturday Reading Club
Westside Bruins Committee:
Looking For a Few Good Bruins
New Bruin Send Off Party: Recap
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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
&
PUBLIC SPEAKING PANEL
Tuesday, Oct. 1st | 6:30 - 8:30 P.M
• Would you like to be a more persuasive and confident communicator?
• Do you want to energize and engage listeners?
• Do you want to develop more effective or stronger business presentations?
• Do you make speeches or interact with the media at work?
Come to the Westside Network’s Effective Communication and Public Speaking
Panel and learn how to communicate more effectively and get your audience to act.
Hear speakers discuss presentations that have audience-grabbing power, methods
for motivating people, improving or increasing sales, structuring, focusing
messages, and awareness of body language.
You will hear from an expert panel of recruiters, then network with other attendees
and the guest panelists to promote your own talents.
Matthew Boatright-Simon,
UCLA Communications and Public Outreach
Screen and stage director Matt Boatright-Simon
has shot and directed commercials, stage plays, and
television from New Delhi, India to New Castle, Indiana.
Spanning shoots in high fashion to higher education,
Matt tells great stories with a unique colloquial voice.
He has worked for top Los Angeles production houses
including Lost Planet, Rhythm & Hues, and the
Henson Company.
He has framed up Mick Jagger’s super group
Super Heavy, jazz legend Kenny Burrell’s docu-concert
with B.B. King and Stevie Wonder, and has lensed other
music luminaries including Kanye West, Dave Stewart,
Michael Jackson, T.I., and the Pussycat Dolls.
Matt’s background has made him an expert in
public speaking, on-camera opinion, interview and
reporting for national outlets.

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Sanjay Nambiar, Tengo Communications
Sanjay Nambiar is an award-winning author as well
as the founder of Tengo Communications, a freelance copy
writing firm, and Umiya Publishing. His business experience
spans a wide array of disciplines including investment
banking, private equity, marketing, business development,
strategic marketing, and entrepreneurship.
He has worked for Hambrecht & Quist (now part of JP
Morgan Chase), Listen.com, ABC Television, Artisan
Entertainment, and Creative Artists Agency.
As an author, Sanjay won a Mom’s Choice Awards
Silver Medal and a Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Awards
Gold Medal for his debut book, Maybe (A Little Zen for Little
Ones). He also is the author of the award-winning Still There?
(A Little Zen for Little Ones) and Remember the Stars (A Little
Zen for Little Ones).
In 2013, Sanjay published The Super Duper Princess
Heroes: How It All Started, a picture book that subverts the
princess paradigm and encourages girls to be empowered.
He graduated from U.C. Berkeley, with degrees in Economics
and Neurobiology, and earned a M.B.A. from UCLA.
Robert Chew, BoldPoint Now
Bob Chew is the founder of BoldPoint Now, a unique
presentation training system designed to make everyone a
more powerful communicator. Prior to BoldPoint, Bob was a
business journalist with Advertising Age, Executive Vice
President at Global PR firms Burson-Marsteller, Grey
Advertising’s GCI Group, and a business writer for
Time.com.
He has worked on many of the top global brands, from
GE, Singapore Airlines, and Toyota. The BoldPoint Now
system is based on point of view development, story-telling,
and great design techniques for non-designers.
Bob has taught communications, public relations, and
presenting at UCLA Extension. He offers lessons developed
from decades of presenting, pitching, and packaging
powerful stories from the front lines of business.

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Jinah Kim, NBC & WorldWise Productions
Jinah Kim’s first full-time job in broadcast journalism
came during her junior year at UCLA when she began
working as the weekend desk assistant and news writer at
KTLA in Los Angeles. Kim moved on to KCCN, when it was
a CBS affiliate in Monterey, California. She produced the
11 p.m. news broadcast. She then joined the report and
anchor chair at KCBA, the FOX television station in Salinas,
California.
In 1999, she became a reporter/fill-in anchor for
KSWB-TV Channel 5 in San Diego, California. Just prior to
that, she had a brief stint as a reporter at OCN in Orange
County. In February 2003 she moved to Denver, Colorado to
work as a reporter and fill-in anchor at KUSA-TV, Channel 9.
She is now a correspondent for KNBC, NBC News
Channel, and MSNBC in Los Angeles, California.
Capital One 360 Cafe
11175 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025
This event hosted by
Space is limited. Reserve your seat early for $20.
$25 at the door, space permitting.
Please RSVP on our BruinWorks page: http://tinyurl.com/nuvu24w
Register by September 25, 2013.
Complimentary refreshments and beverages provided.
Check in begins at 6:15 p.m. Speakers will begin at 6:35 p.m.
Send inquiries to Teresa Chien, teresa@alumni.ucla.edu

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Thursday, Sept. 26th | 6 - 9:00 P.M
Come celebrate the first day of school
young alumni style. Reminisce with
fellow Westside young alumni about
your days on campus and toast to the
next generation of Bruins.
Bamboo Izakaya will have an area roped
off and will be extending their happy hour
just for you!
To RSVP log onto our Bruinworks page:
http://tinyurl.com/my338mt
And look for updates on Facebook:
http://tinyurl.com/kqd62vm
Contact Matt Ross with questions
mross@alumni.ucla.edu
Bamboo Izakaya
1541 Ocean Ave, Ste 120
Santa Monica, CA 90401
bambooizakaya.com
Young Alumni Happy HourBruin Professionals
Westwood Networking
Meeting
Thursday, Sept. 19th | 7 - 9:00 A.M
Join fellow UCLA Alumni in this business
networking environment.
Networking from 7:00 - 7:30 a.m
Business Meeting from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m
Enjoy a continental breakfast for
five dollars.
To RSVP log onto
www.bruinprofessionals.com
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
11355 W Olympic Blvd.
10th FL, East Tower
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Happy Hour | Thursday, Nov. 7th | 6:00 P.M
Hang with your fellow alumni at the Westside Network’s happy hour! Our
quarterly happy hours have become a great tradition for the Westside Network.
It’s a fantastic opportunity to meet other westside Bruins in a small and intimate
setting. Details on the venue will follow soon. So, please stay posted for more
information coming soon.
Contact Christie Asselin with questions: christiemasselin@alumni.ucla.edu.
Want to share your good news? Tell fellow Bruins about a promotion, birth of a
child, new job, birthdays, or upcoming nuptials?
Email your submissions to: cpatel@alumni.ucla.edu by Oct.10, 2013.
Blue Page - What’s Bruin?

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Cal vs. UCLA Football
Tailgate at the Rose Bowl
Saturday, Oct. 12th
The Westside Network is excited to bring you our Cal vs. UCLA tailgate.
Join fellow alumni as we eat, drink, play games, and talk UCLA Bruins football!
An all-you-can-eat menu will be provided for tailgaters that includes:
- Slow-roasted chicken & pork tacos (vegetarian option provided as well)
- Grilled fajita vegetables, pinto, black beans, warm corn & flour tortillas
- Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, chips & salsa
- Cold domestic, imported beers & homemade margaritas
- Soda & water
Corn hole tournament throughout the day!
Winners will receive some UCLA swag to take home.
Come hang out with fellow football fans before the game and fill-up on some
delicious food and drink! This is sure to be a great time with Bruins. We welcome all
from any age or geographic region. You don’t want to miss out on this one!
$20 advance registration, $40 at the event
*Includes unlimited food and drink.
**Does not include tickets to the game or parking.
Game time will be announced by the Pac-12 Network. An email will be sent to
attendees with time & location of the tailgate.
More information will also be posted on BruinWorks: http://tinyurl.com/ow89qvm

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Reading to Kids (R2K)
Saturday Reading Club
Saturday, Nov 9th
Support our community and help some great kids get excited about reading
and college at the Reading to Kids (R2K) Saturday Reading Club!
R2K is dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading.
They coordinate reading clubs at elementary schools in downtown Los Angeles
where volunteers read aloud to children and create arts and crafts projects about
the stories. Each child receives a book to take home and the books read aloud are
donated to the school’s library. Reading aloud to children imparts a love of books
that leads to improved literacy, to a more successful education,
and to a brighter future.
College Spirit Day!
Each year R2K organizes College Spirit Day to encourage students to think about
college. Early exposure will instill a sense of excitement and anticipation. It is
particularly important for the kids in these schools to hear about college because
many of the R2K students will be the very first in their families to seek a higher
education. Please wear your Bruin Gear! We will have the opportunity to talk with the
kids about UCLA and our experiences there. Parents who attend will also receive
information about financial aid and planning for college from R2K (not us!).
Volunteers often meet for lunch at El Cholo on Western Avenue after the reading
clubs for complimentary appetizers. Volunteers, please visit www.readingtokids.org
where you’ll need to register and RSVP. Please sign up for Alta Loma Elementary
School and select UCLA Spirit as your volunteer group affiliation.
*An RSVP on BruinWorks or Facebook will not reserve your space*
Sign up is first-come, first served. Please sign up early!
You may register after October 14, 2013.
To receive updates from Reading to Kids, please click here
to join their e-mail list: http://www.readingtokids.org/News/Subscribe.html
Contact Christie Asselin with questions: christiemasselin@alumni.ucla.edu

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The Westside Network is looking
for a few good Bruins
Did you know that the Westside Network is recruiting for our committees?
That’s right! It’s easy to get more involved with us!
In addition to being an active member of the Westside Network, you can also add this
as volunteer experience to your resume. Most importantly, you are in complete control
of how deeply you get involved and how much time you to commit.
So if you’re interested, here are the committees that we are currently forming:
Business Networking
Email ranjun@alumni.ucla.edu for more information.
Communications
Members of this committee would be tasked with supporting any and all efforts
related to communications including writing content for the newsletter, posting on
social media outlets, and writing press releases.
Email cpatel@alumni.ucla.edu for more information.
Community Service
Members of this committee would be tasked with helping to find, organize, and recruit
for our community service-based efforts. Christie Asselin’s Reading to Kids (R2K)
effort is a good example. We also have Volunteer Day coming up on September 24th.
Email christiemasselin@alumni.ucla.edu for more information.
Events
Members of this committee would be tasked with supporting the development,
production and execution of our events. This includes assisting with existing events
(e.g. the Send Off party, the Public Speaking Panel, and our ongoing happy hours) to
organizing new events (for example -- a brunch club).
Email brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu for more information.
Fundraising
Members of this committee would be tasked with supporting any and all efforts related
to fundraising for both our general as well as our scholarship fund.
Email brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu for more information.

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Sports
Members of this committee would assist with any and all sports-related events.
It includes things like finding locations and organizing watch parties and assisting with
group outings such as UCLA or Los Angeles Dodger games.
Email brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu for more information.
Young Alumni
Email mross@alumni.ucla.edu for more information.
To join one (or more) committee, just email the Board member leading that group.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!

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New Bruin Send-Off Party
The Westside & South Bay Network co-hosted a Bruin Beach Party at Ocean Park
Beach on Sunday, Sept. 8th, to welcome our incoming students to the Bruin Family.
Students taking a moment to smile
for the camera.
Incoming freshman Rebecca wins a
pair of blue & gold TOMS!
Westside Network scholarship
recipient Alan Grusky.
Beach volleyball!
It was a day filled with students, family, friends, and
it was an absolute blast!
In addition to a few rounds of beach volleyball, we
also raffled off some UCLA swag and a donated pair
of TOMS UCLA Campus Classics.
The best part was watching our new students lead us
through an 8-clap lead by incoming freshman Brian.
We look forward to hosting another Send-Off party
again next year.

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Join the Los Angeles
Westside Network
Connect with us
Questions? Comments?
Interested in getting more
involved? We look forward to
hearing from you!
Contact Co-Presidents:
Christie or Brandie
Christie Asselin:
christiemasselin@alumni.ucla.edu
Brandie Barrera:
brandiebarrera@alumni.ucla.edu
Calendar of Events
Sept. - Nov. 2013
Sept. 19th | 7:00 a.m
BP Westwood
Networking Meeting
Sept. 26th | 6:00 p.m
Young Alumni Happy Hour
Oct. 1st | 6:30 p.m
Communication Panel
Oct. 12th | TBA
Cal vs. UCLA Football
Tailgate
Nov. 7th | 6:00 p.m
Westside Network Happy
Hour
Nov. 9th
Reading to Kids (R2K)
Westside Network
Board of Directors
2013-2015
Co-Presidents
Christie Asselin &
Brandie Barrera
Vice President
Teresa Chien
Secretary
Vacant
Treasurer
Claudia Hart
Membership Chair
Ranjun Chauhan
Young Alumni Chair
Matt Ross
Communications Chair
Chet Patel
Scholarship Chair
Diane Rogers
Members at Large
Tory Haas
Brian Blake
Gloria Whitmoyer
Immediate
Past President
Julie Stewart
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