USD Magazine - University of San Diego

1980

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Carol (Santangelo) Lovejoy is a mother of four and stepmother of two. She works for husband Bill Lovejoy at his office. In her spare time, she enjoys acting in Los Angeles “or wherever the work takes me.” … Mary (Clarke) Stevens writes that living in the Washington, D.C., area always makes life interesting and educational. She is busy with four children: Sara, 18; Ali, 16; Taylor, 13; and Maggie, 10. Sara is headed off to Virginia Tech University. Husband Dave is a vice president with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. and is always on the road.

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI

Benjamin Haddad (J.D.) recently was appointed by San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy to a new six-year term on the San Diego County Water Authority board of directors. He is chairman of the board of trustees of the San Diego Center for Children. … Philip Matricardi (J.D.) chairs the Washington Association of Realtors Legal Affairs Committee and the Seattle King County Association of Realtors’ Governmental and Public Affairs Committee. He also is chairman of the Seattle King County Association of Realtors’ “First Citizen” Scholarship Foundation. Recently he traveled to North Carolina, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

1981

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Richard Beavers just returned from a trip to El Salvador; he and his eldest son were part of a 38-person team, sponsored by Lufkin First Assembly of God, to begin construction on a children’s classroom building for Iglesia Torre Fuerte. “Many people accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior,” he writes.

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI

James Poole (J.D.) lives in Loveland, Colo., where he practices patent law. He recently defended a local trademark applicant against a large phone company “represented by a huge (New York City) law firm, finally gaining a dismissal,” he writes.

1982

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Nancy Elizabeth (Cunningham) Ashworth (M.A. ’87) moved to Vermont. She counts as her loves: autumn colors, no traffic and a stress-free lifestyle. “Not too keen: ice, below-zero all February.” She is a professor of English at the oldest state college there, Castleton State College, which was founded in 1787. She also makes handbags; for more information, go to http://zeebagsvt.biz. … Marelyn (Taylor) Telles Maille (M.S.N. ’84) retired from the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs on July 31. Marelyn is a Granite State ambassador, welcoming travelers to New Hampshire, and plans to travel and spend time doing volunteer work.

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI

Janice Bellucci (J.D.) is general counsel for the California Space Authority. … Dan Trigoboff (J.D.) and Debra Kohlman-Trigoboff ’83 and their family have relocated to North Carolina, where Dan is business editor of the Fayetteville Observer. Debra is senior nurse practitioner for vascular surgery at Duke University Medical Center. Dan has been a writer and editor at the San Diego Daily Transcript, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Legal Times, Bureau of National Affairs, Baltimore Daily Record and most recently, at Broadcasting and Cable magazine in Washington, D.C. Debra most recently was clinical coordinator for vascular surgery at the Washington Hospital Center.

1983

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Jill (Kluge) Buschhausen and her family have lived in Murrieta, Calif., for 18 years. She and her husband have four children: Erin, 21; Shayne, 18; Kiley, 15; and Haylee, 3. Jill is working on her administrative credential and a master’s degree in reading literacy. … William Neeper has been in San Diego for five years. “That’s the longest I’ve been in one place since high school,” he writes. … Bruce Pileggi is married to wife Kathleen and raising a family of four children: Katie, 19; Michael and Scott, 13; and Jake, 7. He is enjoying life in the Rocky Mountains as a resident of Highlands Ranch, Colo. “Great place to raise a family and enjoy the mountains,” he writes. … Thomas Swanke just finished taking 15 hours of graduate finance courses to receive a doctoral qualification to teach finance.

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI

Michael Shames (J.D.) says he’s been up to “nothing but trouble.” He is keeping after the energy, telephone and cable utilities as well as the city of San Diego’s Water Department. In between, he is keeping a close eye on the gasoline industry. “During my free time, I hunt around looking for that elusive free time — haven’t found any yet,” he writes.

1984

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Cheri (Danielson) Jefferies writes that daughter Ann Jefferies began attending USD in the fall. … Scott Machon is a region manager for Bacardi USA. Wife Lynn put her public relations career on hold to care for the couple’s three children: Michael, 5; and Natalie and Paige, 15-month-old twins. All are well and living in the San Francisco Bay area.

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI

Keith Klein (J.D.) recently moved over as a partner to the Ryan, Whaley, Coldiron law firm, where he continues to practice environmental and business litigation.

1985

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

William Christensen is busy with the mortgage business, playing golf, attending Padres games and spending time with family. … Mark La Bar and Julie (Barbaro) La Bar ’86 celebrated 17 years of marriage with their four children — Chelsea, 14; Christian, 13; Samantha, 9; and Mary Kate, 7 — while on vacation in Southern California this past summer. They live in Tower Lakes, Ill., and really enjoy Midwest living. Julie is at home with the kids and volunteers at the Barrington High School college guidance center. Mark is director of food service at Topco Associates LLC, a sales, marketing and purchasing cooperative. … Christopher Lange is a United Airlines pilot based in Los Angeles. He flies a Boeing 777. … Cathy Ross has worked for the California Department of Corrections for 18 years. She writes that it may be time to move on. “I’m thinking of moving to Arizona and opening up a daycare center. Wish me luck.”

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI

Todd Litman (J.D., LL.M. ’87) has for 17 years operated his own law firm, which specializes in estate planning and elder law. He teaches classes at Coastline College in Costa Mesa, Calif. He, wife Lisa and two sons live in Orange, Calif.

1986

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Elizabeth (Colonna) Noriega and Jim Noriega ’87 are celebrating 15 years of marriage and have two wonderful kids, Christina, 13, and Jay, 12. Jim is a manager of mortgage operations review with Countrywide Warehouse Lending in West Hills, Calif. Elizabeth works part-time for the Chino Valley Unified School District. The family lives in Chino Hills, Calif.

1987

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Michele (Wilson) Ranck received a master’s degree in theology from the University of Louvain in Belgium. She taught high school religion until her fourth child was born. She and her husband have three boys and a girl. … Marion (Mehling) Reynoso is keeping busy raising two children, Ricky, 7, and Rachal, 5. … Kim Roberts received a doctorate in neuroscience from Washington State University in 1993, then moved to Davis, Calif., where she earned a post-doctorate fellowship at the University of California, Davis. She has been teaching at California State University, Sacramento, for eight years and spends her free time with her 3-year-old daughter. Her hobbies include running triathlons.

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI

Darlene Armstrong-Ilten accepted an early employee buyout offer after working 12 years for SBC. She then became a substitute schoolteacher in 2000. She has been married since 1987 and has two dogs. She volunteers at a nursing home with a dog therapy visitation program. She also enjoys traveling, skiing, playing tennis and photography. … Leslie (Zwingenberg) Detwiler (J.D.) reports that after 19 years living in San Diego, she relocated her law practice to Redding, Calif. Leslie lives in Redding with her husband and two children, Chase and Paige. … After years as medical missionaries in Papua New Guinea, Lynette (Carr) Patton (Ed.D.) and husband Jack Patton have relocated to Fresno, Calif., to be near their grandchildren and multicultural church-related ministries.

1988

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Anne (Reid) Eberwein is a stay-at-home mother to four great kids: John, 11; Katie, 10; Matthew, 8; and Christine, 4. She and husband Joseph Eberwein love Arizona “but do join the mass exodus of ’Zonis” who go to San Diego in summer. Joe is director of Progressive Insurance Company’s call center in Phoenix. … Kevin Eppich married in October 2002 and lives in Ripon, Calif. He is in the golf irrigation business. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf and spending quality time with wife Denise and stepson Raymond. … Meredith (Giesing) Good worked as a computer programmer for six years after graduation. She is now a stay-at-home mother. She home-schools four boys and also has a son and daughter who are grown and on their own. … Virginia (Urban) Kim just returned from a month in New York with husband Charles and 4-year-old twin sons Alexander and Gabriel. “Good to be back in San Diego,” she writes. … Beatrice Knott (M.A. ’91) volunteers three days a week as a researcher in the archives library of the San Diego Historical Society. … Erik Peterson teaches eighth-grade English and physical education. He also coaches high school football. He has been married for 11 years to wife Leslie and has a 7-year-old daughter, Page, and 4-year-old son, Ty.

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI

Victoria Eriqat (J.D.) has spent 16 years specializing in real estate, contracts, landlord-tenant issues and estate planning. She also volunteers as a judge in area courts. Her daughter Suzanne and son-in-law recently became attorneys. … Michael Kallas (M.A.) recently was promoted to co-director of the office of spiritual formation and counseling services at Hellenic College, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Mass. The office provides counseling and referrals, vocational exploration and guidance, spiritual and psychological assessment, spiritual direction and chaplaincy services. … Thomas Mauriello (J.D.) has been living in the San Francisco Bay area since 2000 with wife Nancy and daughter Natalie, 5. His law practice is in the Financial District and focuses on securities litigation and arbitration. … George Means (J.D.) has been practicing law at Sidley Austin since 1988. He is happily married to Terisa and is a proud father of: Lindsay, 14; Abby, 12; and Sophie, 6. “My mild midlife crisis resulted in rediscovering the joys of off-road motorcycling,” he writes. … Cynthia (Bray) Parkman (M.S.N.) teaches nursing leadership in a tenure track position at California State University, Sacramento. She also is pursuing a doctorate in sociology at University of California, Davis. She is enjoying life with her husband and three children. Her oldest son is in his sophomore year at University of California, San Diego.

1989

UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Lauren Azevedo-Grondona and husband Tom welcomed son Benedetto Tomaso on Sept. 12, 2003. Tom is a San Diego architect, and the family lives in the city’s Point Loma neighborhood. The family hopes to have another child next year. … Susan (Briggs) Melia has been married 12 years and has three children: Griffin, 8; Nolan, 6; and Isabelle, 3. She has worked in the investment industry for almost 11 years. She looks forward to seeing all the changes at USD sometime soon. … Brenda (Gabby) Griffith and husband Greg just celebrated their 15th anniversary. She is busy at home schooling their three children, ages 13, 10, and 8. … Kimberly (Stevens) Johnson moved to New Hampshire a year ago with her husband and three children, ages 6, 4 and 2. Kim teaches at an elementary school. … Mary Jane (Kaplan) Marusich lives in Temecula, Calif., with husband Greg and two children, Timothy and Tyler. She is very active with the parent-teacher association there. … Randal Torres bought Grappolo restaurant and bar in San Luis Obispo, Calif., in August and is chef/owner there. He has a 2-year-old daughter, Emma Marie, and two sons, Jordan, 12, and Conor, 10. They attended USD basketball camp last summer. He has been married to Jocylan (Nawrot) Torres ’88 for 14 years. … Craig Wichert builds custom homes in Northern California. … Deanna (MacGregor) Windle made the career switch to full-time mother in 2001 and teaches outdoor classes occasionally. Her family will enjoy San Diego for another 18 months before they join her husband, U.S. Navy Chief Robert Windle, on a three-year tour in Italy. … Jill (Roemer) Yates and her husband, Jeff, have been married for six years. They live in Newport Beach, Calif. Jill has worked as an operations manager for an executive suite company for seven years and her husband owns treatment centers in Newport Beach. Jill says they are very happy together and are building a family.

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI

Thomas Diachenko (J.D.) has his own law practice focusing on medical malpractice, personal injury, employment and business litigation. … Jean (Robb) Hubert (J.D.) and husband Steven had a baby boy, John William, in December 2002. Jean works part time at the law offices of Steven C. Laird in Fort Worth, Texas. … Mary Scott (Ed.D.) wrote Leadership: A Practitioner’s Notebook, a resource for professionals who either teach leadership or consult in that area. More information is available at realtimeleadership.com. … Nicole Toesca-Miller (M.B.A.) continues to win awards at various Southern California art shows. She has participated in recent group art shows including an exhibit that ran through December at Scripps Hospital in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego.

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