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Mary is a first generation, Stockton native, Vietnamese American woman born from a hard working immigrant family. She graduated with a BA in Philosophy from Cal Poly Humboldt State University and developed her expertise in climbing trees, rescuing wildlife, and finding the best breakfast spots in town. She returned to her hometown where she went into higher ed at UOP, and later received her MA in Organizational Innovation and Change. On her bucket list is to try competitive eating, attend Comic Con, and waiting for Daft Punk to reunite and do a tour.
Mike is a proud first-gen college graduate who’s also a Pacific Tiger himself. Originally from Southern California, he has called Northern California home for over 10 years. He loves the culinary and cultural diversity surrounding Pacific’s three campuses, as well as their close proximity to a wide variety of amazing attractions and experiences. Mike’s main passion is empowering first-gen students by providing personalized advising, hosting grad school preparation webinars, and being a campus-wide advocate for first-gen student success.
Kyrsti is dedicated to empowering students through education and professional development. She earned both her bachelor's degree and MBA from Chico State. During her time working at Butte College, she discovered her passion for supporting students. This passion led her to join the University of the Pacific, where she now helps students advance their careers and pursue their own passions. In her free time, Kyrsti enjoys playing video games and scouting for bargains.
An accomplished and nationally active performing arts admissions professional, Fred Peterbark most recently served as Dean of Enrollment and Aid at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Prior to that appointment, he served as Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management and Student Services at Roosevelt University’s College of Performing Arts in Chicago; Director of Music Admissions and Assistant Dean for Preparatory Programs at Ithaca College’s School of Music; Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Diversity at Louisiana State University’s College of Music and Dramatic Arts; and Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Outreach at the College of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Peterbark earned a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance with teacher certification (K-12) from the University of Michigan and a Master of Music in performance from the University of Colorado Boulder. He is co-author of “Caring for the Whole Student” in Sound Pedagogy: Radical Care in Post-Secondary Music (University of Illinois Press). He has presented on music admissions and recruitment at multiple NASM and NACAC convenings; lectured at the Aspen Music School; and has served as Monfort Professor in Residence at Colorado State University, where he spoke on Black Pioneers in Music Performance.
As a performer, Peterbark sang in the NAXOS recording of William Bolcom’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” which won four Grammy Awards in 2005 (Best Classical Album, Best Choral Performance, Best Classical Contemporary Composition and Producer of the Year, Classical).
James A. Uchizono, PharmD, PhD earned his bachelor of science in chemistry and bachelor of science in biology from University of California, Irvine. He earned his doctor of pharmacy and doctor of philosophy in pharmaceutical chemistry from University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Uchizono also interned and worked for Genentech, Inc. He joined the Pacific pharmacy family in 2000. He received the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy’s Teacher of the Year award in 2005 and Pacific’s Eberhardt Teacher/Scholar Award in 2006.
Dr. Uchizono has previously served Pacific as Director of the Pre-Pharmacy Advantage Program, Associate Dean of Pre-Health Programs, Associate Dean of Recruitment, Admission, Enrollment, Graduate Dean (interim) and Associate Provost for Research.
He is a member of American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Pharmacists Association, California Pharmacists Association, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists and San Joaquin Pharmacists Association.
