1960s and 1970s // 1980s
// 1990s and 2000s
Marriages and Births //
In Memoriam
Class Notes
1990
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Anne (Demetrio) Downing lives in Bellevue, Wash., with
husband Rob
and two children, Jack, 3, and Kate, 18 months. She is a professional
recruiter who works in the hardware and software industry.
... Marine
Corps Capt. William Tracy Hamby is the officer in charge
of Det. 2
Bulk Fuel Company A in Bakersfield, Calif. His unit was called
into active duty in January and deployed to Southwest Asia
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. ... Kelly (England)
McElwain and husband Doug welcomed their first child,
daughter Taylor Anne, on Feb. 4, 2002. Kelly is a stay-at-home
mother. Her sister, Erin (England) Acosta '00 and brother-in-law
Jeff are Taylor's godparents. The McElwains live in Wellington,
Fla. ... Linda (Johansen) Mullen (M.A. '92) married
David Mullen '92 (M.A.) in August 1998, and the couple
have three children: Franklin, 3, Margaret, 2, and Mary, 4
months.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Jeffrey A. Snyder lives in Palo Alto, Calif., with
wife Jeanese and daughter Natalie, 5. He continues to work
as a shareholder in the Palo Alto firm of Thoits, Love, Hershberger&
McLean, where he specializes in employment law counseling
and business litigation matters.
1991
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Gwen Braman lives and works in Huntington Beach, Calif.
She is vice president of risk management for nuVision Financial
FCU. ... Navy Lt. Cmdr. Bill Conway and wife Lt. Rose
Conway, both of whom participated in the Navy Reserve
Officer Training Corps at USD, report that Bill is a helicopter
pilot deployed on board the USS Constellation. He recently
received an award for a daring rescue of nine members of a
sunken boat in the Arabian Gulf. ... Delia Esquivel
works at Harbor Elementary School with the San Diego County
Office of Education, guiding students who are temporarily
residing at Father Joe's St. Vincent de Paul Village. She
writes, "Every day continues to be as rewarding as the
very first!" ... Arnie Garcia manages residential
energy programs for both San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
and the Gas Company after spending almost 10 years in the
health care field. He lives in the San Diego neighborhood
of Bay Park, near USD. ... David G. Hoiles is a litigation
associate at Jackson Lewis LLP, representing management in
employment-related litigation. He and wife Theresa will celebrate
their fifth wedding anniversary in June. The couple live in
Westchester, Calif., and have a 1-year-old son, David. ...
Art La Flamme currently commands a U.S. Army intelligence
unit based in Germany, and has deployed his unit to the area
of operations of central command. He writes, "Strangely,
it's a lot like (Ocean
Beach), just without Roberto's."
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Robert Fagaly (M.B.A.) was elected a fellow by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his
leadership in the development of superconducting electronics.
1992
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Richard Alexander Caleel (J.D. '96) is senior agent
and general counsel at Dattner Dispoto and Associates in Los
Angeles, where he manages and supervises its motion picture
and television department. ... Joshua Graham DeSilva
moved back to Maui, Hawaii, in 1996, is director of marketing
for Destination Hawaii, Inc. and married Robyn DeSilva in
July 2000. In 1997, he changed his last name back to that
of his biological father. ... K.K. Harvey lives in
Denver, where she ownsand operates a landscape company. During
the offseason, she is a ski instructor in Vail, Colo. ...
Alan Lewis and wife Brandy (Smith) Lewis '92 reside
in Encinitas, Calif. Alan is an independent
contractor with Hewlett Packard in Rancho Bernardo, Calif.,
consulting as an information technology project manager for
business applications. Brandy works for Favrille, Inc. a start-up
biotech company in La Jolla as a senior manager of quality
assurance. ... Erik Swain lives in Great Falls, Va.,
and is director of advertising strategy for America Online,
where he has worked for more than six years. He travels and
surfs in Mexico and the Carribean several times a year. He
is a Hall of Fame member of USD lacrosse.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Bob "Babak" Kamangar (J.D) opened a residential
real estate brokerage
company, Kaman Properties, in Los Altos, Calif., after 10
years in law and seven years in real estate brokerage. Bob
says his firm is different from others in the Silicon Valley
in its comprehensive approach to real estate services.
1993.
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Dolores Boily (M.S.N. '95) continues to teach community
health
nursing at Point Loma Nazarene University. She also teaches
the
undergraduate health science class at USD in the spring semester.
...
Brent Hodges realized his dream and now teaches mathematics
at Notre
Dame College Preparatory School in Scottsdale, Ariz. He also
maintains his CPA license and continues offering some tax,
accounting and financial planning services. He reports his
7-year-old son, T.J., recently sang "God Bless America"
to an audience of more than 300 people during a Sept. 11 memorial
service. ... Carl Jubran completed a master of arts
degree in French literature at NYU in 1995, then in 2002 earned
a doctorate in Spanish literature at UCSD. Carl is an assistant
professor of Spanish at USD in the department of foreign languages
and literatures. He also is executive director of the Guadalajara
Summer Program and editor of the scholarly journal PRAESIDIUM:
Journal of Latin American and Cross-Cultural Studies,
published annually by USD. He has published several articles
on notions of race, ethnicity and gender in Spanish literature
and culture, andis writing a textbook on Spanish history and
civilization. ... Mandy (Johnston) Murphy and husband
Tom Murphy were blessed with a son, Ryan Thomas, on April
6, 2002. The family lives in Rocklin, Calif., where Tom is
a manager at Hewlett Packard and Mandy is staying at home.
... Ian "Will" Rafferty currently is living
in New York, where he works as a producer for the Fox News
Channel. His job keeps him traveling often, including a trip
to Afghanistan last year. In
January, he planned to travel to the Middle East to cover
the conflict in Iraq. ... Mishelle C. (Patty) Scragg
has lived in Guam for 10 years. She plans to move back to
Arizona in July 2003. She has two sons, Anthony, 5, and Matthew,
4. ... Susie (O'Donoghue) Valencia will be living with
husband Bruce and 1-year-old daughter Hannah Grace in Hawaii
for the next three years. While Bruce flies for Japan Airlines,
she is taking a hiatus from school counseling to be a stay-at-home
mother.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Wendy N. Wutzke (M.B.A.) is recently married and has
her own law practice specializing in estate planning. ...
Joanne Zipay (M.F.A.) lives with her husband, Phil
Hernandez, and daughter Mariah in Gilbertsville, N.Y. She
has directed several productions, including the first three
installments of Shakespeare's history cycle. She reports that
Phil acted in Les Miserables on Broadway and Mariah
began kindergarten.
1994
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Valerie Attisha lives in San Diego and is director
of scholarships at The San Diego Foundation, where she raises
funds and oversees a scholarship program that sends 200 students
a year to college, some to USD. ... Scott Carr is founder
and chief executive officer of SaveWealth Advisors, a financial
services firm in Carlsbad, Calif., The Wall Street Journal
and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
recently profiled the company's Web site, www.savewealth.com.
He and fiancee Heather recently moved to the
University Heights neighborhood of San Diego with their two
dogs. ... Todd Moutafian and his fiancee, Ruthie Petty,
live in San Francisco. ... Sarah (Newstead) Munroe
is living in Atlanta with husband Tad, and is teaching fifth
grade in Marietta City, Ga. She reports hearing from Andrea
(Perea) Friedman '94 and David Friedman '94. ...
Pete Schoen moved back to Portland, Ore., with wife
Jenifer in Spring 2000. In May 2001, twins Grant and Grace
were born. Pete reports that the family's time is "occupied
with lots of family and friends, outdoor activities and traveling."
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Michael J. Brady (LL.M.) returned after five years
in Northern Ireland with a Ph.D. in international human rights
law from the Queen's University of Belfast and new bride Suzanne.
He has opened a business consulting office in Tucson, Ariz.
... Gayle Frevert (M.S.N.) retired in August 2002 from
the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps after 26 years. She lives in Bremerton,
Wash., and works with computers.
1995
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Pauline Pfohl had her second daughter, Madelyn, in
October 2001.
Pauline is a designer for Western Sign Systems in San Marcos,
Calif.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
John Doherty (J.D.) left AIDS Legal Services, where
he had been directing attorney for five years, to become district
director for California Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, who represents
the state's 22nd district. ... Alena Herranen (LL.M.) maintains
a solo law practice encompassing primarily business, contracts
and trademark law. She and her husband live in San Diego and
have three daughters ages 7, 5, and 2. ... Catherine Kim-Rowlett
(J.D.) and husband Bobby Rowlett (J.D.) had a baby
daughter in March 2000, and have another 2-year-old son, Nicholas.
She reports that she and her family recently traveled to Rarotonga,
capital of the Cook Islands, near New Zealand, and Hawaii
for two weeks. ... Karen Lintott (J.D.) is living in
Santa Cruz, Calif., and recently opened her own practice in
civil
litigation, with an emphasis on surf law.
1996
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Jon Betti lives in New York City and is training with
his family business, H. Betti Industries. He plans to return
to the West Coast this spring to manage California operations
and to attend Loyola Marymount University business school.
Before moving to New York, he played with the band In Rare
Form. The band's debut CD is available at www.in-rare-form.net.
His
e-mail is jpbetti@betson.com.
... Leslie (Manuel) Magnotto lives in
Madrid, where she is pursuing a graduate degree in Spanish
literature
and culture through Middlebury College. ... Tamara Tucker-Ham
(M.S.N.
'97) bought a home, trains horses and plans to compete
in dressage in Del Mar, Calif., with her horse, John. She
reports that shealso gardens and is building a horse facility
with her husband. She says her career in the health care field
is "advancing beautifully thanks to my excellent education
obtained at USD."
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Larry Perez (M.Ed.) directs the residence life program
at Stevens
Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., and has a view of
the New
York skyline. He reports he's happy to return to his New York
roots.
His e-mail is LPerez@stevens-tech.edu.
... J. Alan Warfield (J.D.) was awarded Public Counsel's
Advocate of the Year Award in 2002. He was one of 15 lawyers
to receive the honor for each of the six projects sponsored
by Public Counsel, the nation's largest public interest law
firm. He also is in the final approval stage for becoming
a certified specialist in appellate law. He is a senior associate
at Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, L.L.P., in Los Angeles.
He's
married and lives in Whittier, Calif.
1997
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Mark Adams works as a chemist at Ligand Pharmaceuticals
in San Diego, and sings and plays guitar in a punk/ska band
called Big Reward. The band's Web site is www.bigreward.net
. ... Sonia Arraut worked in California for five years
in supply chain management in the aerospace,telecommunications
and entertainment industries. She moved back to her hometown
of Miami, and works for Sony Electronics as a sales logistics
coordinator for Latin America and the United States. She is
working toward an M.B.A. specializing in international business
at the University of Miami. ... Cari (Noble) Blackmore
is married to husband Ryan, and is staying at home to raise
the couple's three boys, Reid, 6, Max, 3, and Miles, 1. ...
U.S.Navy Lt. Daniel
Cobian completed his master of science degree in management
from the
Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. He and wife
Lilian (Mamou) Cobian will return to San Diego by the end
of 2003 because Daniel has received orders to a ship stationed
there. ... Ashley (Adolph) Farrell lives in downtown
Chicago. She works for United Parcel Service as a campus relations
representative and employment specialist. ... Susan Kendall
is starting her second year at Santa Clara University, where
she is pursuing an M.B.A. degree. ... Michelle (Stoelker)Lo
Cascio and husband Steve live in Del Mar, Calif., where
Michelle is a marketing communications manager for Nuera Communications,
a high-tech telecommunications company. Steve got his M.B.A.
from University of Redlands in 2001, and is a business development
manager for AIG Insurance. ... Luis Massieu is executive
search director of BilingualPro, a search firm specializing
in recruiting and placing English-speaking professionals fluent
in one or more languages. ...
Rosalba Puentes works at Raytheon IDS in San Diego as a technical
software lead. ... Michael Viola is in the first two
years of an M.B.A. program at the University of Notre Dame
where his wife, Jennifer (Ross) Viola, is working toward her
doctorate in cell and molecular biology. ... Dr. Mark Woodbridge
completed a family practice internship at the Naval Hospital
at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and serves as a general medical
officer for Marines based at the camp.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Lynne Baker (J.D.) recently was named a General Services
Administration Construction Peer in the GSA's national Design
and Construction Excellence Program. She also was named to
the San Diego Association of Governments' Regional Comprehensive
Plan Stakeholder Working Group. She represents Endangered
Habitats League in land use, environmental and transportation
planning matters. She lives in Poway, Calif., with husband
Ken and sons Matthew, 11, Joeshua, 8, and Daniel, 3. ... Geoff
Given (J.D., LL.M. '98) and wife Synthia moved to Pacific
Palisades, Calif. Geoff has joined his family's CPA practice,
Given and Co., in Santa Monica, Calif., and serves individual
clients in the areas of income tax, estate planning and trust
administration. ... Evelyn Labun (D.N.Sc.) teaches
mental care and crosscultural care at the University of North
Dakota. Previously, she retired from Red River College where
she taught for 28 years. She will teach in a master's program
and the doctorate program starting this summer. She continues
to research the meaning of health for Punjabi Sikh and Sto:lo
First Nations peoples in Canada.
1998
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Ciaran Clayton joined Witeck-Combs Communications,
a strategic communications, marketing and public affairs firm,
as a communications associate. Previously, she was assistant
account executive with PR21, a high-tech public relations
firm in San Francisco. ... Chris Del Santo has completed
his first year with the Boston Beer Co. and is working his
way to a district manager position with the company in Northern
California. ... Shanna Guzman traveled in New Zealand after
graduation, and lives in Santa Cruz, Calif., where she is
in her third year of graduate school in traditional Chinese
medicine. She plans to practice acupuncture, and hopes to
help athletes with sports injuries and performance. ... After
being married July 8, 2000, in Founders Chapel, Brett
and Nicole (Lamperis) Hanley now live in Encinitas,
Calif. where Brett is vice president of sales and marketing
for Solatube Global Marketing Inc. and Nicole is a first-grade
teacher at Morning Creek Elementary School in Poway. ... Rachel
(Kowardy) Ireland and husband Justin live in Palo Alto,
Calif., where she is in the first year of a pediatrics residency.
... Jon McMullen won rookie of the year honors for
his franchise of Snap-On Tools, and won the annual sales contest
for 2002. He wishes continued success "to all those who
put their minds to greatness." ... Kevin Rodgers
lives in Allston, Mass., and is in the first year of a two-year
M.B.A. and M.S. in Information Science program at Boston University.
He is founder and president of the MBA Sports Management Association
at BU. ... Mark Spalding is regional manager for Medical Dynamics
and lives in San Francisco.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Nicol Schröemgens (LL.M.) works in the Hamburg
office of the German
law firm Eisenfuehr, Speiser & Partner. The firm specializes
in intellectual property law and licensing. Nicol's e-mail
is nschroemgens@hotmail.com.
1999
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Mia E. Harney works for Cozen O'Connor in San Diego.
... Suzanne (Thomas) Hauserman lives with husband Mark
in Denver with her two children. ... Navy Lt. j.g. Mike
Hubbard moved to Tampa, Fla., to work for U.S. Central
Command. ... Jaime Krupnick works in Los Angeles at
Sony Pictures Television as coordinator of special events
and special projects. ... Carly Naeve is awaiting acceptance
to graduate school to earn a master's degree in forensic psychology,
while fiance Reuben Reich '99 is working
toward medical school. ... Brian D. Richardson received
his J.D. degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2002,
and planned to take the bar exam in February. He writes, "When
I'm not studying, I'm either working at GEICO, watching the
Chargers lose, hanging out with friends or sleeping."
... Brian Rosario continues to coach women's basketball
at Cumberland College in Kentucky. He recently was asked to
be the first assistant for the program, which in January was
ranked 20th in the country in its division. He is earning
a master's degree in business education and hopes to receive
the degree in 2005.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Matthew Guerrero (J.D.) is a contract public defender
for the County
of San Luis Obispo. Fiancee Cynthia Valenzuela (J.D.) works
at Valenzuela and Associates. ... Kevin McPhee (J.D.,
M.B.A. '00) is a real estate attorney for Jack in the Box,
Inc. and fiancee Seda Evis '00 (M.B.A.) is a supply chain
manager for Cymer, Inc. Both work in San Diego.
2000
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
John Curtin reports he is in his final year of law
school and plans to practice at a law firm in Cleveland, Ohio.
... Sara Machtolf earned a master's degree in teaching
at Whitworth College and is in her second year of teaching
at Beaverton High School in Beaverton, Ore. ... Kelly San
Martin lives in Bonita, Calif., and works in the community
and economic development department for the City of San Diego.
... Thomas Tarantino is working as the assistant to
the senior vice president of creative affairs for Paramount
Pictures Television, which produces shows like "Entertainment
Tonight," "Dr. Phil," "Real TV" and
"Judge Judy."
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Bradley Heller (LL.M.) works as a tax counsel for the
California Franchise Tax Board in Sacramento, and is the lead
technical counsel for issues regarding California's taxation
of estates and trusts, corporations and partnerships.
2001
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Paula Chapman is a resident minister for University
Ministry at USD. She enjoys working with the freshman women
of Camino/Founders to create a community of faith, service
and friendship. She also works full-time for Elan Pharmaceuticals
in the Global New Product Planning Department. ... Lindsey
Jesch is operations director at Burr White Realty, a real
estate/property management company in Newport Beach, Calif.
She lives in Tustin, Calif.
2002
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Carol Dyson works at a real estate mortgage company
and is earning a master's degree in business management at
National University. ... Shaun Flater is a marine biologist
with the City of San Diego, researching sources of bacterial
pollution within Mission Bay. Shaun plans to attend graduate
school at SDSU in Fall 2004 and earn a master's degree in
public health and environmental health. ... U.S. Navy Ensign
Lawrence C. Linscott was commissioned to his current
rank after completing Aviation Officer Candidate School at
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. There, he received intensive
training in naval warfare, seamanship, navigation, engineering,
naval leadership, naval history, military indoctrination and
physical fitness. ... Anne Marie Petersen is a news
writer for San Diego television station KUSI.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI
Beat Ammann (M.B.A.) recently was elected director
for the recently
privatized and third largest water treatment facility in Switzerland.
1960s and 1970s
// 1980s // 1990s and 2000s
Marriages and Births //
In Memoriam