Distinguished Alumni

Guy Heston	Guy Heston is the retired executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Long Beach Transit where he spent more than 30 years of his career. Guy received his AA from LBCC in 1971 & his BA from CSULB in 1973. In 1987, he completed his MBA at CSULB. Guy worked as a broadcast news writer & radio disk jockey for several years. He taught broadcast journalism at LBCC & then worked in media relations & advertising for the Southern California Rapid Transit District. Two years later, he began his career with Long Beach Transit. Guy is very involved in many community service activities.
Charles Gaither	Charles Gaither earned his Associate's degree from LBCC in 1990 and his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at CSULB. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Seattle University School of Law in 2004. Charles is a Special Investigator with the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, Office of the Inspector General.
Mark Guadagnini	Rear Admiral Mark Guadagnini attended LBCC and the U.S. Naval Academy where he earned his B.S. in Economics. After a brief tour with the Navy Fighter Weapons School, he entered flight training, earning his wings in 1982. He has over 4,600 hour of flight time in 52 different aircraft and he has flown 95 combat missions.
Bob Blair	Bob Blair graduated from Wilson High School and LBCC before transferring to USC where he earned a degree in Geography. He has always loved the ocean and decided to work for Jacobson Piloting Services as a Marine Pilot in the Long Beach Harbor.
Scott Fraser	Scott Fraser graduated from LBCC and continued on to CSULA. He is currently the LBCC Department Head for Electronics/Electricity. The Electricity Club won first place internationally for their design of an underwater robot. Four-year colleges such as MIT and Purdue were in the competition held in St. Johns, Newfoundland.
Laura Doud	Laura Doud attended LBCC after graduating from Wilson High School. She was recently re-elected to serve her second term as City Auditor. She credits good counseling and outstanding faculty for her success.
Matt Kinley	Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce President, Matt Kinley, was awarded the Long Beach City College Distinguished Alumni award by President Eloy Oakley. Kinley, is a managing partner in the law firm of Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle. He is a past Rotary Club President, currently serves as the Chairman of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. He has also served in leadership positions for the Long Beach Commercial Real Estate Council, the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Council, the Long Beach Muscular Dystrophy Association, the St. Mary's Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, and the Rancho Los Amigos Foundation Board of Directors.
LBCCD Trustee Roberto Uranga, President Eloy Oakley and LB Chamber of Commerce President, Randy Gordon congratulate Matt Kinley.
Tim Jackert	Tim Jackert was awarded the LBCC Alumni Distinguished Alumni Award. He was born in Long Beach and attended all local schools including LBCC and CSULB. He played football at LBCC on the 1960 Rose Bowl team. He was hired out of college by the accounting firm, Windes & McClaughry, before being hired by Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. Since 1985 he has served as Vice President, Finance, for Memorial Medical Center Foundation monitoring investments of over $120 million. Tim is very involved with his church, Grace First Presbyterian, where he serves as an elder. One of the church activities is Power 4 Youth, a mentoring program. The goal is to help kids do better in school and in life. He has served as a mentor and role model. By encouraging and caring he helped his student graduate from Millikan High School.
Ken Bott	Ken is an alumnus of LBCC, completing his general education requirements prior to continuing on to CSULB. Ken knows firsthand how a good education can change your life. He met his wife in 1995 at LBCC when they were assigned to be lab partners in chemistry class. Ken has been on the LBCC Foundation PCC Vocational Associates Committee since 2001. This is his seventh year serving as president. He has worked for the City of Long Beach for the past 8 years and is currently the Manager of Administration at the Water Department. Ken is involved at his church teaching Sunday School with his wife. He has recently been volunteering with a group that serves the homeless breakfast at the park, along with providing haircuts and clothing among other things. Ken's particular contribution with this group has been repairing bikes.
Foundation Executive Director presents DA Award to Ken Bott