Holiday Messages

Each year, senior leaders share messages with the Pepperdine community to celebrate major holidays.

2025 Messages 

• • New Year’s Day (Tanner Gardner)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Arnold Barba)
  • Employee Appreciation Day (Phil Phillips)
  • Easter (Dyron Daughrity)
  • Administrative Professionals Day (Kyle Stiemsma)
  • Teacher Appreciation Week (Lila Carlsen)
  • Mother's Day (Sharon Beard)
  • Memorial Day (Jennifer Smith)
  • Father's Day (Zach Tafoya)
  • Juneteenth (Dee Dee Mayer)
  • Independence Day (Tim Perrin)
  • Labor Day (Jeffrey Rohde)
  • Veterans Day (Reggie Roberts)
  • Thanksgiving Day (Leah Fullman)

2024 Messages

• New Year's Day (Sean Burnett)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Bradley Griffin)
• Employee Appreciation Day (Meghan Mcguire)
• Administrative Professionals Day (Lisa Stone)
• Teacher Appreciation Week (Lee Kats)
• Mother's Day (Kendra Killpatrick)
• Memorial Day (Tom Knudsen)
• Father's Day (Adrian Stevens)
• Juneteenth (J. Goosby Smith)
• Independence Day (Ron Cox)
• Labor Day (Sean Michael Phillips)
• Veterans Day (Eric Leshinsky)
• Thanksgiving Day (Sara Young Jackson)

2023 Messages

• • New Year's Day (Kyle Stiemsma)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Ezrah Bryant)
  • Employee Appreciation Day (Marilyn Koziatek)
  • Easter (Terra Hall)
  • Administrative Professionals Day (Sean Michael Phillips)
  • Teacher Appreciation Week (Paul Caron)
  • Mother's Day (Katy Carr)
  • Memorial Day (Ben Veenendal)
  • Father's Day (Ricky Eldridge)
  • Juneteenth (Maria Wright)
  • Independence Day (Arman Davtyan)
  • Labor Day (Michael Thomas)
  • Veterans Day (Pete Peterson)
  • Thanksgiving Day (Hung Le)