Santa Clara Magazine

Brittany Dove '07 and Joey Melo '07 got married on July 17, 2010 in Dallas, Tex. They now happily reside in Monterey, Calif., where Brittany works as a registered nurse and Joey works as a doctor of physical therapy.

 Mark Luedtke, S.J., MDIV '07 was ordained a Jesuit priest June 11 on the campus of Marquette University by Bishop Blase J. Cupich of the Diocese of Rapid City, S.D. As a Jesuit, Luedtke earned a master of arts in social philosophy from Loyola University Chicago in 2004, and most recently a master's degree in divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, California. His priestly formation has included service as a chaplain; with men's and women's volleyball teams at Loyola University Chicago; as an assistant with SPRED (a Catechism for the developmentally disable in Chicago); as a Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults co-director in Oakland; and as a retreat co-director at St. Theresa Parish in Oakland. Luedtke is eager to begin his next assignment, which will be a two-year cycle of preparation for service in high school administration.

Louis Lane Jr. '07, MBA '13 is a Campaign Manager at the non-profit organization Junior Achievement of Northern California, which promotes financial literacy and work readiness skills to children K-12 throughout 23 counties in California.

Kim Kelley '03, M.A. '05 and Scott Lafranconi '03, M.A. '07 were wed on June 13th at Mission Santa Clara. Heather Kelley '99 was the Maid of Honor. The couple makes their home in Almaden Valley of San Jose.

Thomas Knowles '07 married Jessie Ann Feeny on July 16 at the Bar W Ranch in Whitefish, Mont.

Yasemin Kimyacioglu '07 volunteers for an HIV/AIDS treatment project in Botswana.

Alan D. Khalfin J.D. ’07 was named managing attorney of Vaksman Law California. A native of the Bay Area, Khalfin has vast experience in estate planning, asset protection, and start-up law and strategy. He received his JD from Santa Clara University School of Law, attended Cornell Law School’s Institute of International and Comparative Law, and holds a BA from UCLA.

Julie Juarez ’07 has been named manager of social media and communications at USA Hockey, where's she'll be the primary contact for the U.S. Women's National Team Program and also oversee USA Hockey's social media efforts. Juarez served as a media relations assistant for the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks during the 2011–12 season. She also worked with the Sharks during the 2006–07 campaign as a media relations intern. She worked in SCU's athletic media relations department 2009–11. Juarez played NCAA Division I soccer at Santa Clara. She was the starting goalkeeper 2003–06 and earned All-America honors while helping the Broncos to the 2004 NCAA Women's College Cup.

Mercedes Lourdes Jalaan '07 and Edward-Elex Cary Arteche '05 were married on Aug. 4, 2012, at the Mission Church. 

Brady Harter ’07 married Francesca Budelli at Mission Santa Clara on June 30. Members of the wedding party included alums: Colin Harter ’04, Darren Harter ’11, Mark Litchman ’07, Thomas Knowles ’07, Daniel Soares ’07, Laura Hater ’04, Nicole Mendez ’07, and Elizabeth Weeker ’07.  Dennis Harter '73 and Ann Harter ’73 are parents of the groom, and Robert Franceschini ’52 is the grandfather of the bride.

Benton Gray '05 and Carly Syke '07 were married on September 18, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. Alumni in the bridal party included: Megan Brown 07, Jenny Adams 07, Betsy Dalby 07, Kaitlin Kelty 07, Tony Soldato '05, Charlie Nichols '05, Evan McLean '05, Nick Velis '05, John Robertson '05, Nick Pizzariello '05. Other SCU Alumni in attendance were: Brooke Hennon 07, Jenny Keaton 07, Courtney Titus '07, Stephanie Metzger '08, Michelle Beaularier '08, Kit (DiJulio) Soldato 05, Jen Oddo 05, Tony Viecilli 05, Pat McCarthy '05 Andrew Whiteman 05, Dave Praklet 05, Libby Stearns '06, Kristen (Harrada) McLean '04, Jessica Dow '05, Brian Betz '05, Blake Twisselman '05. Carly and Benton currently reside in Seattle, where Benton is finishing his MBA at UW and Carly works at a digital advertising agency.

Brendan Grace '07 and wife Megan welcome their first child, daughter Emma Rose, on September 22, 2011. The family resides in Pleasanton, Calif.

Nicholas Farguson ’07 married Rebecca Heath ’09 on August 25, 2012, at the Mission Church.

Hannah DuVon '07 developed The Wellness Care Box, a special gift for a loved one or friend who is diagnosed with cancer. Friends and family often feel helpless not knowing what to do to help. DuVon developed the box with the help of Stanford Hospital oncology nurses after her mother was diagnosed with cancer. The Wellness Care Box is packed with natural and chemical-free products that help bring comfort from the common side effects of medical treatment. View link below. http://cancer.stanford.edu/features/patient_care_news/WellnessCareBox.html To order a Wellness Care Box www.Stanford.WellnessCareBox.com

Ross Dakin '07 is honored to help guide the School of Engineering as the newest appointee of its Industry Advisory Board. Ross is currently a staff engineer at Upstart.com

Cannon Christian ’07 writes that he founded a booming business in San Diego called Renovation Realty, a one-stop-shop approach to real estate and renovation that adds value to clients’ homes with zero out-of-pocket costs to the homeowners. As both a full-service residential renovation contractor and real estate brokerage, the company adds monetary value to customer homes by using its own capital to renovate the property before placing it on the market for sale as the listing brokerage.  Renovation Realty is reimbursed for its services when it is paid after the sale of the property through escrow. The homeowner never incurs any out of pocket costs in the renovation and sale of the property.

Fabian P. Castaneda '07, M.A. '12 and wife Rachelle welcomed their second child, Frieda, on July 16, 2011. She joins big brother, Fabian Jr., 2.

Emiko Burchill J.D. ’07 was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown ’59 as special assistant for policy at the California Natural Resources Agency. Burchill was a contract attorney at Olson Hagel and Fishburn LLP in 2012. She was an executive fellow at the California Fair Political Practices Commission from 2011 to 2012 and was an intern at the office of Assemblymember Toni Atkins in 2011. Burchill was a volunteer attorney at My Sister's House from 2010 to 2011 and an attorney at the law offices of McDowall Cotter from 2007 to 2009.

Melissa Brown '07 has joined School Legal Services in Bakersfield, Calif. as a member of the service's Labor and Employment Practices Group.

Brittany Bramell ’07 is communication director for the Congressional Office of House Speaker John Boehner. Bramell previously served as spokesperson for Republican Chris Christie's 2009 gubernatorial campaign in New Jersey.
 

Julie Gabelein '07 and John Bianchi J.D. '07 were wed on July 24, 2010 in ceremony overlooking Puget Sound on Whidbey Island, WA, presided by Chris Boscia J.D. '08. The bridal party included Jesse Baldwin-Philippi '07, Shannon Bell '07, Kellie Dunn '07, and Sarah Scott '07. Other Broncos in attendance: Robin Bedillion '05, Taylor Bedillion '05, Carrie Clark '07, Sara Forrester '07, Danielle Granieri '07, Seena Kallingal '07, Kristin Love Boscia '03, JD '08, Blossom Marimpetri '08, Kevin Metti JD '07, Asheesh Mohindru JD '07, Kristen Morse '07, Sara Overmier '07, Tara Rooney '05, Kiley Strong '05, and Diannah Vaughn '07. The couple resides in Seattle.

Shubhasheesh Anand MBA ’07 recently joined InsightsOne (http://InsightsOne.com), leading the solutions team. InsightsOne is a well-funded B2C predictive analytics startup in the big-data space. The company is actively hiring data scientists and engineers.

William Amerman MBA '08 has published a new book, Aries at Dawn. The link is: http://www.amazon.com/Aries-at-Dawn-ebook/dp/B004WT7KJE