Long after leaving their alma mater, Pepperdine graduates continue to pioneer groundbreaking
advancements in their careers, promote goodwill and fellowship within their communities,
and inspire the ever-growing global community of alumni to follow these same traditions
while creating new ones of their own. Selected from more than 100 nominations, these
alumni distinctly and successfully demonstrate the University's mission of purpose,
service, and leadership through their personal passions and professional accomplishments
while living abroad.
Meet Our Outstanding Alumni Abroad
Melinda (McClung) Aleme ('00, MA '14)
Regional Program Director/Co-Founder of Lighting the Ethiopian Path, Lighting the
Ethiopian Path
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Jonathan Butcher (MA '12)
Co-Founder/Chief Operations Officer, The Lily Project
Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Christopher J. Chetsanga ('64)
Professor of Biochemistry, University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Bradley Christianson-Barker ('05)
Pastor, Open Door Church
Maple Ridge, Canada
Taylor Clayton ('12)
Environment and Trade Consultant, United Nations Environment Program (UN Environment)
Geneva, Switzerland
Jonathan Derby (JD '04)
Founder, Counsel to Secure Justice
Delhi, India
Caitlin Dunn ('06)
Program and Operations Manager, John Snow, Inc.
Lusaka, Zambia
Joseph Kwame Dzamesi ('98)
Founder/Administrator,
Sonrise Christian High School
Ho, Ghana
Charlie Engelmann ('01)
Director, Pepperdine University Shanghai Program, Pepperdine University
Shanghai, China
Dan Hentschl ('09)
Missionary, IberoAmerican Ministries
Monrovia, Liberia
Maisy Ho Chiu Ha ('93)
Executive Director, Shun Tak Holdings Limited
Hong Kong, China
Tomi Jaiyeola ('09, MPP '15)
Program Manager, CodeLagos, The Office of the Special Adviser on Education, Lagos
State Government
Lagos, Nigeria
Kate Kearns Jaskolski ('08)
Artistic Director/Teaching artist and educational consultant/Teacher of Applied Theatre, Nigeria's
Premier Inclusive Disability Theatre Company/Children's Developmental Centre in Lagos/University
of Cape Town
Lagos, Nigeria
Nandor Kiss ('11)
US Army Judge Advocate, United States Army
Landstuhl, Germany
Minyi "Victoria" Li (MBA '04)
Partner, Lys Executive
Guangzhou, China
Chandra Melton ('99, JD '02)
Fitness Studio Owner, Haven
Shenzhen, China
Radu Oprea (MPP '08)
President, Young Entrepreneurs Association from the Southeast Region of Romania
Galati, Romania
Jason Quinter (MS '10, MBA '17)
Commanding Officer, Region 7, Marine Corps Embassy Security Group
Frankfurt, Germany
Erin Valentine (PsyD '10)
Clinical Psychologist in Women's Mental Health and Developmental Pediatrics, Sidra
Medicine
Doha, Qatar
Helen Winter (LLM '17)
CEO/Founder, R3SOLUTE
Berlin, Germany