Santa Clara Magazine

Jenna Torosian '10 married Nicholas Fabino (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo) on July 7, 2012, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Included in the wedding party were three fellow Broncos: maid of honor Kelly Torosian '14, and bridesmaids Kathryn Leahy '10 (current MBA student) and Laura Skinner '10. The newlyweds are happily settling into married life in Santa Barbara. Jenna recently joined the global wealth management group at Merrill Lynch, and Nick is a global sourcing engineer with Moss Motors.

Jenna Torosian Fabino '10 accepted a client-management position with FindTheBest.com, an unbiased, data-driven comparison site. The start-up Internet company is based in Santa Barbara, CA, where she is currently living with her husband.

Sarah Esparza '10 is working in Chicago at Thresholds, a social service agency serving persons with severe and persistent mental illness. Sarah is a community support specialist in the Justice Program working with individuals in the criminal justice system.

Ashleigh Gage ’10 and Michael Early ’08 were married in a private ceremony in Los Gatos, Calif., on Feb. 19, 2011. They honeymooned where they fell in love—in London, England, where they studied abroad in 2006. They now live in Seattle, Wash., where Ashleigh works in sales for a small technology start-up.

Kaitlyn Devlin '10 serves with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest in Spokane, Wash., at St. Margaret's Shelter.

Ruben Dario Villa ’10, is a graphic designer at Apple, Inc. As part of the iLife Team, Villa designs visual assets for software on the iPhone; he also corrects resolution issues on graphics and improves upon existing images for the purposes of retina display on the iPhone. Prior, he was a freelance graphic designer at Outloud Designs.

Heather Clayton '10 is going forward with her Master's of Public Health at Cal State Long Beach. She looks forward to visiting Santa Clara University soon.

Carolyn Chu '10 serving with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest in Gresham, Ore., for the second year at JOIN. She is working as a House Coordinator at a day center for homelessness. She provides basic services such as mail, laundry vouchers, and showers through a barter system: Clients contribute to the maintenance and community of JOIN to gain barter points, which they can use to trade for services. She also spends time directing people to other social services throughout the city of Portland.

Derek Chien JD/MBA '10 has joined Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, a leading Northern California law firm. Chien is a new admittee to the California bar and is assigned to the firm’s Intellectual Property and Corporate practice teams. His primary areas of focus are trademark and copyright prosecution and USPTO litigation, helping to manage significant IP portfolios for several of the firm’s well known global clients. He also is involved in general corporate work, including mergers & acquisitions and the formation and dissolution of nonprofit organizations. Derek is fluent in Cantonese and speaks basic Mandarin and Spanish. Derek earned his dual J.D./MBA at Santa Clara University School of Law and did his undergraduate work at the University of Texas. While at Santa Clara, Derek served as editor of the highly regarded Santa Clara University Computer and High Tech Law Journal, earning the honor of Best Articles Editor. Before joining Hoge Fenton, he clerked in the Corporate & Securities Department at Oracle Corporation. Chien remarked, “I am thrilled to be a part of the family at Hoge Fenton. Being at such a well-respected firm with diverse practice areas allows me to use the skill-sets learned from both business and law school to better serve our clients.” Stephanie Sparks, Chair of Hoge Fenton’s Intellectual Property practice, commented, “We are thrilled to have Derek join our team. During his internship it became clear that our business clients could benefit from his special talents. He is a great addition to the firm and we look forward to his growth here.”

Sara Sorto ’08, M.A. ’10 married Dave Carvalho in Los Gatos, Ca on October 7, 2012. They live in Santa Clara where Sara teaches at Santa Clara High.

Gina Carnazzo MTS ’10 is a volunteer English teacher at a mission school in Lome, Togo. She writes:  “I have always wanted to come to Africa. I am drawn to the people and the land (and the animals—though there aren’t any safari animals in Togo). But it always seemed like an impossible dream to travel here. Then, when I met so many people from African countries at JST, it began to feel more possible. I chose the Canossian Daughters of Charity because I liked what I read about their organization (VOICA), and I wanted to be involved with a Catholic organization. The core of my coming here is this: I have been showered with love and gifts all my life. I feel filled with love—overflowing, sometimes—and I just want to share that love. I did not come to Africa to convert anyone—just to share Christ’s love with the people here. I am not bringing Christ’s love, though, because His love is already here (something I learned at JST).”

Jeffrey Adams ’10 is appearing in the new play Animals, presented by Wide Eyed Productions, which follows a group of “twenty-somethings” kicking around their suburban hometown. The play is running as part of the FringeNYC Festival 2012 at the Kraine Theatre in New York City in August. Adams is also working on his MFA at the New School for Drama.