Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program Students and Alumni

Welcome to our Fall 2011 cohort! The following nonprofit organizations have employees enrolled as students entering the program this fall:

Dreams for Change, Eastlake Educational Foundation, Fundacion Maradentro, The Gerson Institute, Hillel of San Diego at UCSD, Imagine Haiti Tomorrow, Institute for Public Strategies, Just in Time for Foster Youth, Neighborhood House Association, Office Park Institute, Point Loma Nazerene University, Price Charities, San Diego Center for Children, San Diego Church of Christ, San Diego Grantmakers, San Diego Symphony, San Diego Workforce Partnership, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Second Chance Program, Surfrider Foundation, The Innocent Justice Foundation, The San Diego Foundation, United Way of San Diego County, Voice of San Diego, Zoological Society of San Diego

"It's incredible how amazing my classmates and instructors are - together they teach me more about the nonprofit sector and myself than any book available."
Carrie Leising, Development Coordinator, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, class of 2007

USD Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program Alumni

* Indicates new job or promotion during degree program or upon graduation

Linda Acosta, Administrative Officer, Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc., class of 08
Michelle Ahearne, Executive Director, Sundt Memorial Foundation, class of 07*
Ofelia Alvarado, Policy Manager, American Lung Association, class of 08*
Pedro Anaya, Senior Account Executive, Southwest Strategies, class of 04*
Deborah Andreasen, Community Partners Incubator Program Manager, Interfaith Community Services, class of 05*
Greg Anglea, Director of Special & Major Gifts, Cal State San Marcos, class of 09*
Michelle Arellano, Executive Director, Karuna International, class of 07
Marisa Aurora Quiroz, Environment Program Manager, The San Diego Foundation, class of 08*
Sutton Bailey, HSC-3 Instructor Pilot, NAS North Island, class of 10
Rose Baxter, Nurse Manager, Rady's Children's Hospital and Health Center-Home Care, class 10
Allison Bechill, Assistant Director of Development, Casa Cornelia Law Center, class of 11*
Raquel Benguiat, Affinities, Development Manager, Jewish Federation of San Diego, class of 09*
Amy Jankowsky Berry, Program Director, Cox Kids Foundation, class of 06*
John Bolthouse, Executive Director, San Diego Water Conservation Garden, class of 08*
Rachel Borgatti, Senior Program Manager, The Americas at Earthwatch Institute, class of 09*
Brenda Bothel, Director of Transportation, Jewish Family Service of San Diego, class of 11
Marnie Brookolo, Assistant Director, UCSD Women's Center, class of 09
Jamie L. Brown, Regional Director (San Diego County), Special Olympics Southern California, class of 10
Diane Callahan, Freelance Writer, class of 07
Stephanie Campos-Delong, Community Development Executive, District 5 at Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, class of 10*
Keri Canedo, Coordinator of Residential Services, Home of Guiding Hands, class of 07*
Maureen Carasiti, Director, WorkFirst - A Division of Easter Seals, class of 07*
Lea Burgess Carland, Director, Women's Center at ASI California State University, San Marcos, class of 09*
Jaime Carrillo, Planner, La Clinica de La Raza; Partner, The Loose Collective - Independent Consulting Firm, class of 09*
Benjamin Cartwright, Executive Director, San Diego Gay Men's Chorus, class of 11
Oscar Caso, University of California Riverside, Contracts & Grants Analyst, College of Engineering, class of 04*
Elizabeth Castillo, Director of Development, Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, class of 10*
Tom Cesarini, Executive Director, Convivio Society, class of 07
Joy Chesbrough, Director of Philanthropy, PetSmart Charities Inc., class of 07*
Molly Clark, Marketing Communications Manager, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, class of 11*
Otto Cocino, Compliance Officer, MAAC Project, class of 09*
Keri Copans, Assistant Director, Hillel of San Diego, UCSD, class of 06*
Liz Cornejo, Associate Manager, American Diabetes Association, class of 09
Kay Costilow, class of 10
Patricia Cowan, Executive Director, Coronado Schools Foundation, class of 07*
Brian Daugherty, Director of Development & Alumni Relations, University of San Diego, Law School, class of 08*
Laura Deitrick, Director, Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research, class of 04*
Constance Diggs, Special Assistant to Founder, Man Up Harlem, class of 08*
Autumn Dobbins, Organizational Development Manager, Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center of San Diego, class of 07*
Brandon Dotts, Service Delivery Manager, InContact, class of 11*
Jane Drover, Director of Business Services, Social Advocates for Youth San Diego, class of 05*
Annette Eros, President & CEO, The Kidney Trust, class of 05*
Geraldine Evans, Human Resources Manager, MAAC, class of 08
Jan Ferree, Trauma Prevention Coordinator, UC San Diego Medical Center, class of 06*
Theresa Fox, class of 10
Stacie Freasier, Affiliate Services Division Manager, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, class of 09*
Olivia Gil-Guevara, Nonprofit Consultant, Third Sector Project, class of 06*
Jonathan Glasoe, Senior Development Officer, Direct Relief International, class of 04*
Edith Glassey, Director of Philanthropy, Family Health Centers of San Diego, class of 05*
Kelly Goffigan, Simulator Instructor, Fidelity Technologies Corporation, class of 10
Mauricio Gonzalez, Head Lifeguard, Barrio Station, class of 08
Peter Greyshock, Nonprofit Capacity Building Consultant, class of 08*
Maureen Guarcello, Graduate Assistant and current USD PhD student, class of 10
Mireya Gutierrez-Aguero, College Assistance Migrant Program Academic Advisor, CSUSM Foundation, class of 06*
Kea Hagan, Director of Administration and Programs, Urban League of San Diego County, class of 05
Page Harrington, Executive Director, Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, class of 05*
May Harris, Attorney, For Purpose Law Group, P.L.C., class of 10*
Jeannie Henderson, Vice President of Corporate Events, Vistage International, class of 08*
Kelly Henwood, Director of Education and Training, San diego Futures Foundation, class 10*
Rick Hernandez, class of 04
Renee Herrell, Consultant, Renee Herrell Consulting, class of 06*
Julia Hill, Interim Director for Scholarship Programs, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Alexandria, Virginia, class of 10*
Persephone Hooper, Community Liaison, Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association, class of 09
Jacky Ilko Mizrachi, Family and Community Outreach Coordinator for Boston Public Schools, class of 05*
Jacqueline Jackson, Development Consultant, class of 05
Michelle Jaramillo, Director of Communications, US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership, class of 09*
Jason Jarvinen, Program Manager, The International Rescue Committee, class of 11
Jillian Jepsen, Associate Director, Museum of Making Music, class of 09*
Katie Ray Jones, Operations Director, National Domestic Violence Hotline, class of 07*
Jennifer Jones, Graduate Assistant and current USD PhD student, class of 06*
Luanne Kanzawa, Executive Director, Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego, class of 09
Kerry Kilber Rebman, Dean, Learning & Technology Resources at Grossmont College, class of 09*
Sherry Kline, LASH Foundation, class of 08
Marla Knox, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Medical Center San Diego, class 10*
Svetlana Krasynska, Nonprofit Management Consultant, class of 05*
Stefanie Kurtz-Harris, Community Living Coordinator, Creative Support Alternatives, class of 11
Phuc Le, class of 07
Becky Lee Launder, Senior Marketing Product Manager, Center for Creative Leadership, class of 08*
Jennifer Leighton, Associate Director of Development/Student Affairs, UCSD, class of 05*
Carrie Leising, Development Coordinator, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, class of 07*
Elaine Lewis, Executive Director, Developmental Services Continuum, class of 04
Valerie Livesay, Graduate Assistant and current USD PhD student, class of 06*
Arnulfo Manriquez, President & CEO, MAAC, class of 05*
Martha Marmolejo, Head Start Budget Manager, Neighborhood House, class of 05
Jennifer Martin, Associate Director of Development, UCSD, class of 10*
Janine Mason, Executive Director, The Fieldstone Foundatio; Consulting Program Officer, Weingart Foundation, class of 11
Christine McAuliffe, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, Drexel University, class of 10
Kevin McClure, Vice President of Financial Development, YMCA of San Francisco, class of 04*
Benjamin McCue, Conservation Director, WILDCOAST, class 10*
Jeff McDonald, Reporter, San Diego Union Tribune, class of 08
Caitlyn McTaggert Hunter, Administrator, Rotary Club and Foundation of Honolulu, class of 07*
Kelly Mitchell, University Advancement, Point Loma Nazarene University, class of 06*
Jill Morgan, Director of Client Services, Women's Resource Center class of 10
Wendy Morris, Sophie's Gallery Administrator, St. Madeleine Sophie's Center, class of 07
Krislyn Mossman, Deputy Director of the Semester, Washington Politics Program, The George Washington University, class of 06*
Stacey Muse, Pursuing a Ph.D. in Higher Education, University of Denver, class of 06*
Wainani Au Oesterle, Nonprofit Organization Management Professional, class of 08*
Dorothy O'Hagan, Rady's Children Hopsital, Lead Business Systems Analyst, class of 11
Mike Osoff, School Outreach Services Project Director, YMCA of San Diego County, class of 10*
Barbara Ostos, Middle School Dean of Students, Francis Parker School, class of 07*
James Otis, Principal, North Broward Preparatory High School, class of 04*
Ileana Ovalle, Manager, Government and Community Relations, Cox Communications, class of 06*
Leif Ozier, Program Manager, Catholic Charities - St. Francis Center, class of 05*
Tricia Pare Steiding, OD&L Specialist, BAE Systems, class of 09*
Lina Park, Membership Director, San Diego Asian Film Foundation, class of 11*
Paloma Patterson, class of 09
Gretchen Pelletier, Senior Writer, Donor Communications, UCSD, class of 08
Christina Piranio, Community Services Manager, First Place for Youth, class of 09*
Anna Plaster, Executive Director, Society of St. Vincent de Paul Society, Portland Council, class of 10*
Sherie Popejoy, Development Director, San Diego Children's Discovery Museum, class of 11*
Toni Popien, Director, Respiratory Care & Pulmonary Lab, Rady Children's Hospital, class of 10
Jeffrey Popp, Assistant Director, Data and Research, AVID Center, class of 11
Courtney Quinn, Wine Consultant, Various Places Around the World, class of 05*
Beatriz Ramirez, Office/Grants Manager, Foundation for Change in San Diego, class of 10*
Silvia Ramirez, Parent Involvement Manager, Episcopal Community Services Head Start, class of 04*
Catherine Riddle Meader, Executive Director, Family Services of Tulare County, class of 10*
Vicky Rodriguez, Program Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, class of 05*
Seth Rosenzweig, Assistant Director of Resource Development, Temple Beth Am Los Angeles, class of 07*
Diana Ross, Collaborative Director, Mid City Community Advocacy Network (Mid City CAN), class of 09*
Monica Ruiz, Project Manager, CTSA - Community Engagement, Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, class of 05*
Rory Ruppert, Director, Environmetnal Sustinability for the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership Operations, Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, class of 2006*
Simi Rush, Program Manager, Cuyamaca College, Continuing Education and Workforce Training Department, class of 10*
Juan Jose Sainz de la Maza Orouna, Grants Administrator, Fundacion Azteca, class of 11
Chad Sakamoto, National City Police Department Homeland Security Unit, Intel Analyst, class of 05*
Monica Santos, Director, Augustinian Scholarship Fund, class of 08
Renee Scherr, Naval Aviator, United States Navy, class of 08
Rhonda Siggers, Instruction and Curriculum Coach English, Chicago Public Schools, class of 05*
Paige Simpson, Director of the Balboa Park Learning Institute, Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, class of 09*
Carla Silver, Executive Director, Santa Fe Leadership Center class of 08*
Allison Small Leeds, Director of Special Events, March of Dimes San Diego, class of 05*
Geoffrey Smith, Executive Director, Escondido Creek Conservancy, class of 05*
Carolyn Smyth, Youth Program Manager, The International Rescue Committee, class of 09*
Frederick Speece, Founder, Wee Companions Small Animal Adoption, Inc., class of 06
Mary Ellen Stives, Executive Director, Area Board 13 Office of the State Council, class of 04*
James Stone, Executive Director, Walk San Diego, class of 10*
Megan Storer, Communications and Public Affairs Specialist, 211 of San Diego, class of 06
Shannon Anglea Stubblefield, Development Director, North County Lifeline, class of 05*
Janedra Sykes, Grantwriter, class of 05*
Irma Tajiboy Timmons, class of 07
Shinpei Takeda, Co-Executive Director, AjA Project, class of 05
Kimberly Thomas, Senior Project Specialist, American Academy of Pediatrics - California Chapter 3, class of 10*
Mark Thompson, Associate Executive Director, YMCA Camp Surf, class of 09
Christine Timbol, BRIDGE Grant Manager, San Diego State Research Foundation, class of 09*
Maria Todaro, Marketing and Public Relations Director, The Salvation Army Kroc Center, class of 11
Maria Torres, Regional Pharmacy Account Manager, United Healthcare, class 09
Jessica Towne-Cardenas, Prevention and Education Director, Center for Community Solutions, class of 09
Darla Trapp, Chief Financial Officer, Center for Community Solutions, class of 09
Crystal Trull, Consultant, class of 04*
Beatriz Valencia, Director, Cardinal Interacts Program, class of 04*
Adina Veen, Government Relations Coordinator, Girl Scouts of San Diego-Imperial Counties, class of 10*
Adolfo Ventura, Assistant Project Manager, MAAC Project, class of 07*
Terri Wetterberg, Development Associate, All Hands Volunteers, class of 11*
Shannon Kate Wheeler, Director of Development, United Through Reading, class of 11
Melinda Wilkes, Volunteer Services Manager, Jewish Family Services of San Diego, class of 11
Christy Yoder, Executive Director, Hope in the City; Operations Director, San Diego Diplomacy Council, class of 10*