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extracurricular activities, including joining the
student alumni association and the Sustainable
Action Research Program.
“My time at UCLA was beyond fantastic,”
Au said. “It was amazing to be involved
in so many parts of the campus, including
athletics, the Alumni Association, and the
Sustainability (program).”
On his endeavors with the UCLA Alumni
Association, Association Director Alyson
Beckman, also Au’s collegiate advisor, said
that Au “is just one of the most disciplined,
mature, and kind people I have ever met,”
noting his “professionalism, focus and drive.
He is someone who you want in your corner,
whatever you are doing in life.”
Post-collegiate graduation, Au, who matriculated
from El Segundo High School in
2014 and served a stint as the Associated
Student Body (ASB) president and student
representative to the El Segundo Unified
School District school board, returned to
the South Bay to again live in El Segundo,
the city which his family settled in back in
2006 when Au began attending Richmond
Street School as a fifth-grader.
Au fondly remembered growing up in El
Segundo and his participation in the high
school ASB, as well as playing basketball
and running track and field. Au said that it
was during his years at the high school that
“I fell in love with the outdoors, and through
a few classes, became passionate about the
environment,” a calling that was also fueled
by spending considerable time at the local
beaches, as well as hiking and backpacking
throughout California.
Long-time neighbor and friend Quinn
O’Connor is glad to stay in proximity with Au.
“I have known and been friends with Malcolm
since he moved to El Segundo in the fifth
grade circa 2006,” O’Connor emailed. “Not
only were we in the same class, but he was
my neighbor, living two houses down from me.
“Malcolm is one of the most passionate
people I have ever met,” O’Connor related.
“When he cares about something, whether it be
a crucial cause or a compelling conversation, it
consumes him, driving his every thought and
action. From his passion flows a focus and
effort that makes him an incredibly effective
person. He picks up new skills quickly and
strives to excel at whatever it is he is doing
at that moment.
“Malcolm is always game. He loves a challenge,
especially if it is something someone
says cannot be done. And he is always got
his friends’ back,” O’Connor said. “He will
run through fire with you if it’s something
you need to do.”
Karen Byrd, a recently retired teacher at
ESHS, looked back fondly on her ex-student:
“Malcolm took Advanced Placement Environmental
Science with me as a junior and
Advanced Placement Biology as a senior”
she emailed. “During this time, I saw characteristics
of a scientist in Malcolm such as
curiosity, persistence, courageousness, patience,
communicative, and open-mindedness.
“He also was an outstanding role model
and leader in both classes.” Continued Byrd.
“I have a specific example that exemplifies
these characteristics and has stuck with me
all these years. In a laboratory experiment,
the class needed to plot data on a table and
do mathematical work to develop a class
average. This lab took the whole period,
and the class arduously made calculations
to come up with accurate results. With two
minutes left in the class, Malcolm realized
that the numbers did not add up, and he
also realized it was his table that had made
a mistake. He admitted to the mistake even
though he knew that he would receive harsh
castigation from his peers. However, he did
not shy down after this failure but rather tried
to learn from his table’s mistake. He took the
numbers and went home, and determined the
class average by himself. Very few, if any,
students would have done what Malcolm
did that day. He stood out from the rest as
a true leader.”
In her role at ESHS, activities director
Robin Espinoza worked closely with Au.
She is not surprised in the least with the
ascending pathway of Au’s success. “When
I think back to Malcolm’s tenure as ASB
President,” she emailed, “I always smile
because he taught me more that year than
I taught him- about persistence, drive, and
not giving up. He would have a new idea
and present it to me, and despite any odds,
I found myself nodding...’ yes, ok, we can
do that’ because I knew he had the energy
to do anything he put his mind to. He was
impressive. He is impressive,” she continued.
“When he stumbles, it drives him to be better.
His grit is the type that tells everyone
around him that they too can rise.”
Au’s environmental interests led him to
UCLA, where he began studying Environmental
Science and Environmental Engineering,
leading to Au graduating in June of 2020 with
a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental
Science, which has been a springboard
to his current job opportunity, working for
Grades of Green, as a “sustainability analyst,”
advising and mentoring domestic and
international student-led teams in tackling a
climate solutions campaign.
His boss at Grades of Green, Anjuli
Keontopp, emailed that “We have all been
impressed with Malcolm and the work he
has done in his short time at Grades of
Green. He has had an unforgettable impact
on our student’s minds, Grades of Green’s
programming, and our team’s hearts! (He)
clearly possesses a breadth of knowledge
about the environment,” she said, “that he
can share with the students he mentors. His
considerate approach, great problem-solving
skills, and desire to make an impact are what
have really made all his work at Grades of
Green successful and transformative.”
“As a Program Advisor,” Keontopp continued,
“he works tirelessly to find the best
way to reach students - regardless of their
age and location - and has empowered his
student teams to make a powerful environmental
impact throughout the U.S. and in other
parts of the world, such as Africa and India.
“Malcolm has been a pure joy to work with
and get to know,” summed up Keontopp. “We
cannot wait to see how Malcolm changes the
course of our planet’s future for the better
just as he has changed Grades of Green.”
Those who may follow college basketball
know that, alas, the UCLA Bruin basketball
team’s Cinderella run to the final four ended
in dagger-to-the heart fashion. The victims
of a miraculous off-the-glass 40-foot buzzerbeater
to decide the game by a Gonzaga’s
Jalen Suggs, in overtime that shocked the
Bruins, sending them packing their bags to
return to L.A.
Au was an in-person witness to the unfolding
basketball miracle. “Yes, unfortunately, I
was there at the game,” Au said. “Absolutely
heartbroken. I had such high hopes coming
into the game because I know the guys, and
I know how much they wanted to win. I also
know Coach Cronin’s coaching style, and we
were not going down without a fight. It was
a dog fight the whole way, and we played
so well despite a lower seeding and being
underdogs the whole tournament. From a
fan’s perspective, it was fantastic to be able
to be in the arena. That was honestly one
of the best college basketball games I have
watched live, and I am so proud of the whole
team, coaching staff and managers. At the
end of the day, both teams played such a
great game, and it just did not go our way. It
was encouraging to see how the guys carried
themselves after the loss.”
It seems that the ex-Bruin Au exemplifies
many of the same tenacious and classy traits
as the players on the UCLA basketball team. •
Malcolm Au and UCLA basketball team.
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Case No. 21CMCP00034
Superior Court of California, County of
LOS ANGELES
Petition of: MONIQUE SHARON
CARRASQUILLO for Change of Name
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner MONIQUE SHARON
CARRASQUILLO filed a petition with
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MONIQUE SHARON CARRASQUILLO
to TARAJI SHANTE SMITH
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