December 5th 2013 Cornell Alumni Mixer!

December 5th Cornell Alumni Mixer!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Holidays are upon us so let’s get together and celebrate! Hope to see you at our December 5th Cornell Alumni Mixer!
Our friends at The Alley Restaurant in Newport Beach have set aside their patio for us and will be offering their  awesome happy hour menu!  All O.C. Cornell Alumni are encouraged to come - the more the merrier so please bring friends and family!
Date: Thursday, December 5th
Time: 6:30pm to ...

Location:  The Alley Restaurant
4501 W Coast Hwy
Newport Beach, CA 92663
949-646-9126

Event Contact: Leah Girma, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Cost: Whatever you care to spend on drinks!
Please RSVP to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so we can give the Alley an accurate count ahead of time.
Hope to see you soon!

CAAOC - March Mixer - Thursday, March 6th

CAAOC - March Mixer - Thursday, March 6th

Spring is here – let’s kick it into gear!

We have another awesome mixer planned – this time we’ll be heading to Andrei’s located in Irvine on March 6th. They’ve graciously set aside an area of their lounge for us so we will have a cozy spot to chat and enjoy a beverage!

Hope you can make it!

Date: Thursday, March 6th

Time: 6:30pm to ….

Location: Andrei's
2607 Main Street
Irvine, CA 92614

Phone: 949.387.8887

Cost: whatever you care to spend

Event Contact: Leah Girma, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Look forward to receiving your RSVP!

OC Cornell Business Luncheon (2)

Big Data: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Thursday January 23, 2014   11:30am – 1:30pm

We are privileged to have as our guest speaker Cornellian and Human Resources and Big Data Expert:

Terry Petracca
President, Petracca HR LLC, Former VP, Strategic HR Initiative Experian

11:30 AM Luncheon will begin promptly
12:00 PM Presentation/Q&A
1:30 PM   Luncheon will end promptly

Cost: $40 members, $45 non-members,
includes valet parking at Center Club.

Location: The Center Club, 650 Town Center Drive – Garden Level,
Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Tel.  (714) 662-3414 .

Parking Information: Valet Parking at Center Club is included.
Event Contact: Gaye Tomlinson, MBA ’05, CAAOC Business Lunches and Breakfasts,
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ,  714-742-2948 .

Event Overview:
Do we understand Big Data and its personal, professional, social and emotional implications on us?
During this lively discussion, we will review Big Data and how its evolution has become potentially revolutionary in its ability to:
•               Impact policy and actions to benefit people and the planet
•               Influence what we read, buy and think
•               Determine our personal and financial well-being
•               Affect workplace decisions such as hiring and promotion
•               Diminish the importance of small data insight
•               Elevate data analysis to the profession of the future (and the future is now!)

Big Data may or may not be insidious so before you make that determination, learn more about the good, the bad and the ugly!

Speaker Bio:
Terry Petracca is the President of Petracca HR LLC, having recently transitioned from Experian’s Vice President, Strategic HR Initiatives to her own independent HR consulting firm. She has over 30 years of management and human resources experience with organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. Her recent work has focused on Fact-Based Human Resources – Strategic Workforce Planning, Predictive Analytics and HR data. She also has extensive experience in Total Rewards, including compensation planning, development and administration including long-term and broad-based incentive programs; benefits design and management; shared service center and HRIS; HR mergers and acquisitions due diligence; and global mobility.

She has recently presented at workshops on “Big Data- Has your organization taken the BIG leap yet?”, “New age workforce planning for globalized world”, and will be presenting at the World At Work conference in May, 2014 on “Next Gen Rewards: Where Strategy and Data Meet”.

Her husband, Mark Petracca (Cornell, ’77), is the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies in the School of Social Sciences at UCI and Professor (and former chair) of Political Science.

CAAOC Mixer - June 19th 2014

Our friends at the Tustin Brewing Company are offering the Cornell Family an extended happy hour with discounted appetizers, $3.50 pints, and $11 pitchers, not to mention $6 Martinis & $2 OFF Premium Wine by the Glass!  You can also enjoy a huge selection of regularly priced IPAs, Speciality Beers, and Guest Beers.  All O.C. Cornell Alumni are encouraged to attend and may bring friends/family!  

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2014
Time: 6:30pm to ...
Location: Tustin Brewing Company at 13011 Newport Avenue, Suite 100, Tustin, CA  92780
Event Contact: Veronica Chen -  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
Cost: Whatever you care to spend on drinks and food!

RSVP: By Wednesday, June 18 to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  so we can give the Tustin Brewing Company an accurate count ahead of time. 

Looking forward to meeting more OC Cornellians!  GO BIG RED!!!