Santa Clara University

Russell Dahl ’97 is an associate professor of medicinal chemistry in the Departments of Neuroscience and Pharmaceutical Science at The Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University, in North Chicago. Dr. Dahl is the author of more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and an inventor on over 20 patents in small molecule therapeutics. He also directs the Laboratory for Molecular Design and Drug Discovery.

Michael Crow '97 and wife Katherine Smith welcomed a baby boy, Peter Lewis Crow, on September27, 2011. The family lives in Tacoma, WA.

Michele Corvi J.D. '97 was named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2010 Edition -- Rising Stars, which recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the region. Corvi focuses on domestic violence, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, valuation of property and division of assets as Co-leader of the family law team at McManis Faulkner.

Leigh Burnside J.D. ’97, an attorney with Dowling Aaron Inc. of Fresno, received an “AV Preeminent” rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, which evaluates lawyers in the United States and Canada based on the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and judiciary. The rating is the highest possible professional rating designated by peers.

Burnside is chairman of the firm’s trust and estate litigation practice group.

Ron Burns MBA '97 was appointed to the position of vice president of sales at EVE, a hardware/software co-verification solution company.  Previously, Burns was vice president of marketing at Axis, sales and vice president of marketing at InTime Software and worldwide sales vice president at Forte Design systems.

Kristi M. Bowers ’90, MBA ’97 has joined SCU’s Board of Trustees. Bowers is marketing director for King Mountain Vineyards, a family business that is a French-style, sustainably farmed vineyard in Woodside, Calif. She is a director for The BASIC Fund, which has awarded $55 million in scholarships to more than 17,000 children over the past 14 years. A devoted SCU alumna who is highly involved in University events, since 1999 Bowers has served as an advisory board member for the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, which was created by her parents, Linda and A.C. "Mike" Markkula, a founder and former CEO of Apple. She is also director of the family's philanthropic arm, the Markkula Foundation.

Colleen Blake ’97 was named one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “100 Women of Influence.” As sr. director, Global People Operations, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Blake is a key partner in driving the company’s involvement in community initiatives for young girls and women, and is responsible for the company’s diversity and inclusion strategy, including the expansion of Brocade’s Women In Networking (WIN) initiative across the globe. Blake was named to the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 2012 "40 Under 40" list, and she is active in youth and women's organizations.

Nathan Barreras '97 and Angie Wilcox M.A. '06 were married at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, on July 2, 2011. Members of the wedding party included Matt Barreras '90 and Jason Annicchero '97. Joe Cullan '97 was a reader at the wedding ceremony. Broncos on hand to celebrate included Laura Barreras '84, Dawn (Leth) Barreras '92, MBA '97, Phil Koblis '97, Randy Allen '98, and Jeff Prentice '98. Nathan works at IBM as a storage sales specialist, and Angie is an associate director of student life at Stanford University. The couple resides in Mountain View, Calif.

Jeffrey Baier ’97 has been appointed the new superintendent of Los Altos School District.

Angela Bachicha '97 and husband Matthew Faulkner welcomed their first child, Charlotte Emily, on October 25, 2010. Angela graduated from Vanderbilt University in '09 with a masters in nursing and is a neonatal nurse practitioner at the University of New Mexico Childrens Hospital in Albuquerque, NM.