ClassNotes

Rogelio Calderon '98 and married Karen Conoley on Jan. 10, at Ashley Manor in Phoenix, Ariz. Bryan Stofferahn served as a groomsman. Other alumni in attendance: Mark Brower '99, Tim Henward '99, and Chris and Stacy (Collins) Burbach.

Eileen Briggs Brinker '98 and Aaron Lynn Brinker '98 welcome with great joy a son, Andrew Briggs Brinker. Born August 31, 2010, he weighed 9 lbs. 3 oz. and 20 inches long. He joins big sisters, Mia Grace (5 yo) and Reese Marie (2.5 yo).

Aaron ’98 and Eileen (Briggs) Brinker ’98 welcomed their fourth child, Tyler Lynn Brinker, on March 6, 2012. Weighing 9 pounds and 21 inches, he joins siblings Mia (6), Reese (3.5), and Andrew (1.5).

Blake Boznanski '98 and Erica Milanese '03 were married on August 21, 2010 at Notre Dame des Victoires parish in San Francisco. The wedding party included Tom Trewin '98, Zach Finley '98, Jeff Cassidy '98, Fergus McCreary '98, Kate Jenkins Monaco '03, Meghan McCormick '03, and Suzanne Raleigh Roberti '03. The couple resides in San Francisco.

Blake Boznanski '98 and Erica Boznanski '03 welcomed their first child, son Dylan Walter, on Oct. 11, 2012. The couple resides in San Francisco.

Esther (Zaltsmann) Aronov '98 and husband Alex are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Gabrielle Dora Aronov, on September 19, 2011. Gabrielle joins big brother Jacob, age 5 1/2. The family lives in Newton, Mass.

Christy Aguirre '98 recently received state and national awards for her contributions to the library profession. She was named 2012 Outstanding Librarian in Support of Literacy from California Libraries Association and 2013 Library Journal's Movers and Shakers Community Builders from American Libraries Association. She attributes much of her success to her SCU education, "community building is a way of life, not just a job." She currently supervises Sacramento Public Library's Southgate Branch.

Pallie Zambrano J.D. '99 is an associate with McManis Faulkner and is co-president of the Northern/Central California chapter of the Pajama Program, a nonprofit that collects new books and pajamas for children in shelters.

Pallie Zambrano J.D. ’99 has been honored by the YWCA of Silicon Valley with a 2013 Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) Award, one of the most prestigious awards given by local and regional YWCAs nationwide. Zambrano is a partner at McManis Faulkner, a leading Northern California trial firm.

The TWIN Award program was established in 1984 to honor the outstanding achievements of female executives who have demonstrated excellence in business leadership positions and to pay tribute to the companies in which they work. Zambrano joins a group of honorees selected from Silicon Valley technology, legal, communications, nonprofit, and healthcare organizations that have acted as successful role models for other women in business, exhibited top-level responsibility in a major functional role, and who have had a substantial impact on the organization’s growth, profitability and innovation.

Nader Robert Yasin '94 and his wife, Lynn, welcomed their third child, Max Julien, into their family this last year. Nader continues to assist companies in Silicon Valley with assessing, protecting and enforcing their intellectual property and with general business litigation through his law firm, La Fleur & Yasin LLP. He can be reached at nyasin@lafleuryasin.com.

Ami Desai '99 and Todd Wuschnig '99 were married in Dana Point, Calif., on Sat., October 16. They live in Manhattan Beach.

Patrick Wong '99 married Jennifer (Chan) Wong on August 28, 2010 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. His groom's party included his brother and best man James Wong, cousin Anthony Lum, brother of the bride Jeffrey Chan, and SCU Alumni Phan Chao '99, Tony Lin '00, and John Wang M.S. '05. Officiant was SCU Alumni and brother in-law of the bride, Simon Chiu '92. In attendance were SCU Alumni Henry Wang '96, David Salim '98, Derek Baltazar '99, Irene (Ho) Baltazar '99, Renegell Delos Santos '99, Paul Chavez '99, Susan (Lin) Eng '99, Camille (Cuento) Flemate '99, John Mendoza '99, Daniel Tse '99, Shirley Manan '99, Mark Louie '99 MBA '07, Diana (Wang) Louie '00, Rex Isaguirre '00, Loan Dinh '00, Stephen Gee '00, Orlena (Fong) Shek J.D. '03, Kien Dao J.D. '99, Stephen Lin MBA '89, John Wong '02. The happy couple will make San Francisco their permanent residence and will be honeymooning in Italy.

Brieana White '99 and her husband, Gary Kelley '99, welcomed baby boy Jake Robert on Dec. 1, 2008.

Judson Werner '99 and Amelie Glon Werner '99 welcomed their first child, Tristan Alan Werner, on January 8, 2010. He was 6 pounds, 5 ounces and a little over 19 inches long. The family lives in Kirkland, Wash.

Judson Werner ’99 and Amelie Glon Werner ’99 welcomed their second child, Gisèle Aven, on Jan. 11, 2012. She joins their 2-year-old, Tristan Alan, who is excited to be a big brother. The family lives in Kirkland, Wash.

Peter Verbica ’82, J.D. ’99 is now at Merrill Lynch’s Global Wealth Management Group in Silicon Valley. His oldest daughter, Vanessa, serves as an IT petty pfficer with the U.S. Navy. His second oldest daughter, Madeline, is a ballerina, graduating from Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Nadick, Mass.

Andrew Syvertsen '99 and wife Carrie (Littlefield) Syvertsen '00 live in Seattle, where Andrew works for FEAT, a Seattle organization that helps families with autistic children. Carrie works as a high school counselor.

Nicole (Moscini) Soluri ’99 was appointed by Gov. Brown to serve as Chief Counsel to the California State Lottery. She and husband Patrick Soluri also welcomed a baby boy, Connor, on February 24, 2012. The family lives in Sacramento.

Matthew J. Slater ’99 and his wife, Betsy, welcomed their first child, Noah, on Jan. 15, 2012. Matthew is a physician assistant working in orthopedic spine surgery in Seattle.

Brian Setzer '99 has been named the co-director of the Video Games Group of the marketing agency Trailer Park.  Setzer joined Trailer Park in 2004 as an account executive.