CHARLIE HOGQUIST (B.A., J.D. ’81) retired from the San Diego Police Department after a 28-year career and is now the police chief for the San Diego Community College District. Charlie joined the police department after completing his first year of law school and attended the police academy while doing his second-year course work.

MELINDA KINCADE (BSN) received her MSN degree in 1989 at California State University, Los Angeles. Melinda has worked for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Los Angeles and now in Memphis for the last 23 years.

BARBARA TRENT (MSN, Ed.D. ’93) has been a nursing supervisor at Palomar Pomerado Health System for the past 20 years. Barbara has taught at the University of Phoenix for 12 years and has done research and statistics in the doctoral program and chair dissertation research for 25 years. Barbara has been a peer reviewer for the Journal of Nursing Scholarship the past five years. She also cares for her 102-year-old mother, who is in great health — physically and mentally. “We enjoy each other very much and go out shopping at least once a week,” she says.

THOMAS OERTEL (MSN) is completing a doctor of nursing practice degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Tom is also a professor of nursing education at Grossmont College in El Cajon. He and Susan ’85, his wife of 20 years, and their two children live near Poway.

DAVID PISANI (B.A.) is president and chief executive officer for Community Health Charities of California in Sacramento.

LYNNE (SEIBEL) WHITLOCK (BSN) graduated with an MPA from Troy State University and was a healing touch practitioner’s apprentice. She recently performed mission work in Tanzania. Lynne, who remarried five years ago, has two adult children, ages 28 and 25. Lynne’s son is a mechanical engineer and her daughter is in college studying to become a special education teacher. “I’d love to hear from my classmates from the Hahn School of Nursing,” Lynne says.

DAVID DEPOLO (J.D.) is a shareholder and a founding member of the Donnelly, Nelson, Depolo and Murray law firm, which specializes in medical malpractice defense and employment litigation. David was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2005 and has been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in civil trial advocacy since 2004. He was named a Super Lawyer, recognized as one of the top attorneys in Northern California, in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He is a board member of Family Aid for Catholic Education. David and his wife, Catherine, have been married for 15 years and they have three children, ages 15 to 9.

DEBRA CARRILLO (J.D.) was installed as judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, Calif., on Jan. 23, 2009.

DEBRA PALMER (MSN) is in the inaugural doctor of nursing practice class at USD and is scheduled to graduate in May 2010. She works at Kaiser Permanente and is participating in the Raymond Kay Community Clinic Fellowship. She is on loan from Kaiser to the Neighborhood Health Community Clinic as part of a public service project through Kaiser.

KNEAVE RIGGALL (LL.M.) was published in the Virginia Tax Review with his 2008 article, “Should Tax Informants Be Paid? The Law and Economics of a Government Monopsony.” Kneave continues to practice tax law in South Pasadena, Calif.

KELLY SALE (BSN) is the nursing education specialist for Palomar Medical Center’s emergency department.