• Christina Di Leva has been hired on by Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher as his communications director. The 27-year-old will be responsible for legislative messaging and communication strategy for California’s 75th District, which encompasses La Jolla. Di Leva recently served as a council representative to District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer. From 2007 to 2010, she worked as press assistant to Mayor Jerry Sanders. “We are thrilled to have Christina join our team,” Fletcher said in a recent statement. “She is a tremendous asset and will serve our constituent extremely well.” Di Leva was born and raised in San Diego. She is a graduate of the University of San Diego High School and the University of San Diego, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and political science. “I grew up along the coast of San Diego.  La Jolla has always been an important place for me. I look forward to working with Assemblyman Fletcher to serve the community and to help make a difference for La Jolla and rest of San Diego,” Di Leva wrote in an e-mail. • Chancellor Mary Anne Fox of the University of California, San Diego has been awarded a Living Legacy Award from the Women’s International Center in San Diego for her work in the development of solar energy panels. Fox accepted the award at the 26th annual Living Legacy Awards ceremony on Jan. 15. “Fox is a role model for all women,” said Marianne McDonald of the Women’s International Center. “She guides one of the top 10 universities in this country, has educated both graduate and undergraduate students and is an outstanding chemist herself. It is the Women’s International Center’s privilege to be presenting a Living Legacy Award to this celebrated scientist and woman who has brought much needed change to our world.” • The National Conflict Resolution Center will host its annual Peacemaker Awards on March 10 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, where University City resident Morris Casuto will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Peacemaker Award. Casuto is the recently retired regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, where he fought against bigotry and trained hate-crimes investigators. Casuto is being recognized for his 37 years of immeasurable contributions to justice and fair treatment for all people. Honorary chairs for the event are Murray and Elaine Galinson of La Jolla. • Megan Hastings, a junior at The Bishop’s School, will be awarded the Violet Richardson Award on March 19 at the La Jolla Soroptimist annual luncheon. She will be presented with a $1,000 award as well as $500 toward her selected charity, Becky’s House, which supports domestic-violence shelters run by the YWCA. Hastings was recently named an “Everyday Hero” by Youth Service America, a community service organization for donating books to the shelters. The Violet Richardson Award is a program that recognizes young women between the ages of 14 and 17 who make contributions to the community through volunteer efforts.