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2000
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Padraic Downey recently was promoted to managing director
of the technical division of Debit Technologies, Inc. of
Golden, Colo. He works directly with the director of operations
and chief executive officer. He reports that he has been
able to return to San Diego on business to see the exciting
new developments at USD. … Kate
(Berg) Galindo married
Cesar Galindo on Aug. 30, 2003. Included in the wedding party
were best man David Berg ’03 and
maid of honor Christine
Keays ’01. The
couple recently moved to Monterey, Calif., where Kate is
pursuing her master’s degree at the Monterey Institute
of International Studies. … Ryan Jacobsen spent two weeks in Greece and planned to return
to San Diego for homecoming.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL
ALUMNI
Kathleen Hughart (M.A.) works at the Joan B. Kroc Institute
for Peace & Justice as a writing assistant in the Women
PeaceMakers Program. Earlier in the year, she lectured on
several subjects at the Oasis Institute in the San Diego
neighborhood of Mission Valley. … Michael Roberts (M.B.A.) is a program/project manager at REMEC,
a microwave electronics manufacturer. He also is a lieutenant
commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves and was deployed to Kuwait
in 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
2001
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Kristen Iacobelli spent two summers after graduation working
in Amherst, Mass., at a high school summer program. She also
worked for a Senior Champions Tour PGA golf tournament. From
July 2002 to July 2003, she taught English in a rural Japanese
town. She now works at a private residence club in Scottsdale,
Ariz., called the Rocks Club. … Robin (Perkins) Mosley and Benjamin
Mosley ’00 live
in Misawa, Japan. Ben flies F-16s and Robin is the base chapel
youth minister as well as an aerobics instructor. … David Penny is in his second year of law school at Seattle
University. … Gina
Safro is returning
to California to pursue a master’s degree in broadcast
journalism after three years in Chicago.
2002
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Nicole Angle lives in the Los Angeles area. She works at
the Walt Disney Co. in Burbank, Calif., as a senior research
analyst for Disney’s adult cable networks. … Roger Barno started a small computer consulting company
offering information technology services in and around the
San Diego area. The company has grown at a great pace, and
it is very exciting, he writes. … Andrea Bonanno completed her teaching credential at Cal State
University, San Bernardino, and is teaching English at Poway
High School. … Michael
Marzicola is in automotive
sales. He currently is the western region market sales representative
for Cox Enterprises/Manheim Auctions. He writes that he believes
his education, along with determination and hard work, got
him to where he is today. … Kevin Reinholz is studying law at the University of Denver
College of Law after teaching English in Japan for a year.
He anticipates graduating in May 2007. … Elizabeth Rogers-Witte is a program development assistant at International
Relief and Development, a nonprofit international development
organization based in Arlington, Va. She moved to the Washington,
D.C., area after college to work with a social service agency
for one year through AmeriCorps. … Kimberly Romo is an anchor at KSBY-TV, the NBC affiliate
in San Luis Obispo, Calif. She lives in Shell Beach, Calif. … John
Saffer attends California Western School of
Law. “With a little hard work, along with an
undying determination to achieve the most from life, anything
is possible!” he writes. … Ginger White started
her second year at the University of California, Davis, School
of Veterinary Medicine in September.
2003
UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI
Katy Garcia is just working and trying to figure out what
she’s going to do. … Joanna Hjorth joined New York Life insurance company after
graduation. There she assists individuals, families and business
owners with their financial planning. … DeMar McGuire is still living in San Diego and loving
it. She works with dolphins at Sea World and has a great
new apartment in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego. … Aubrey
(Isom) Rockwood married U.S. Navy Lt. Jonathan Rockwood
on Dec. 20, 2003, in Portland, Ore. The couple now live in
Hawaii, where Aubrey substitute teaches. … U.S Navy
Ensign Tyson Smith is acting in the Pensacola Theater
while studying to be a Naval aviator. He has been nominated
for the theater’s best supporting actor award.
GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL
ALUMNI
Brandon Christensen (M.S.) is combat systems officer for the USS
Portsmouth, a submarine stationed in San Diego’s Point
Loma neighborhood. The craft soon will travel to Norfolk,
Va., for decommissioning. … Barbara
(Baker) Leach (D.N.Sc.)
reports that she is doing just the usual: part-time teaching
and working on papers to publish. Her big focus is high school
activities and soccer with her 15-year-old son. … Christopher Yanov (M.A.) is founder of “Reality Changers:
Agentes de Cambio.” He presented over $250,000 in scholarships
in June, primarily to Latino high school students who will
be the first in their families to attend college.
