Santa Clara Magazine

Kelly (Brown) Wissolik ’00 was married to Michael Wissolik (University of Colorado, Boulder) on Jan. 15, 2012, in Santa Cruz, Calif. Her sisters shared the role of Matron of Honor, and her high school friends and college friend Rebecca Eisenman Subity ’00 were her bridesmaids. Kelly and her new husband are happily settling into married life in Los Gatos, Calif.

Elizabeth Thompson '00 married Shyam Krishnan June 10 at Moonridge Vineyard in Glen Ellen, Calif. The ceremony was presided by Ashley Cronin '00 and Kabir Sheikh. Additional SCU grads in attendance: John Thompson JD '01, Erica (Cervantes) Rodriguez '99, Kara (Hartz) Yoshikawa '00, Adam Rausch '01, Deepa Duvvuru '00, M.S. '03, Christy Souhrada '00, Elspeth Rossetti '75, M.A. '96, John Ryan '62, MBA '66, and Joanie (Colby) Bronzini '96.

Jill E. Thomas ’00 and husband Curt Douglas welcomed their first child Alden Zinn Douglas on February 12, 2012. Since both of his parents are teachers, Alden was named after Howard Zinn, who they consider a revolutionary educator. The family resides in Oakland.

Ryan Thelen '00 and Brandy Thelen '00, M.A '02—their second daughter, Ella, on Jan. 17, 2012. She joins big sister, Reese, 4. The family resides in Ventura, Calif.

Tony Perachiotti '00 and Colette (Meyer) Perachiotti '00 welcomed their second son, Tyler, on November 20. Their first son Dominic is three years old, and the family lives in Marin County, in Novato.

April (Valenzuela) Paye '00 is working with fellow Ann Linthacum ’83, MBA ’90 in a new dance studio, Allegro Performing Arts, in San Jose.  The studio opened this summer to host dance camps and prepare a ballet conservatory program for pre-professional dancers. April has also performed recently with South Bay Musical Theatre in its 2011 production of 42nd Street and has been cast as a showgirl for the upcoming 2012 production of Funnygirl.

Emily (Hong) Nelson ’00 and Paul Nelson ’01 welcomed their second son, Derek Cameron Kisung Nelson, on July 6, 2012. Derek joins big brother Jared and is the first in the family to be born outside of the Bay Area. The family moved to Austin, Texas in April 2012.

Jaime Neilson '00 is a licensed structural engineer working for Thornton Tomasetti in Oakland, Calif. He and his wife welcomed twins in September 2010 and reside in Fremont, CA.

Ryan Joy '00 and Heather Joy—a girl, Kennedy Brooklyn Joy, on Dec. 8, 2012. The family resides in Novato, Calif.

Jessica (Wightman) Halle ’00 and husband Pierre Halle welcome a baby girl, Sophie, born Feb. 23, 2013.

William Green ’00 writes that he is currently working toward a master's degree in landscape architecture at the University of Oregon while playing a little music on the side.

John Gemetti '00 and Gaby (Tablada) Gemetti '00 welcomed a bay boy, Carlo, on January 27, 2013. The proud parents and big sister Gianna live in Santa Clara.

Jane Duong Davaransky ’00 and husband Anthony William welcomed baby Emerson Isabelle on Feb 7, 2012, at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View. Jane is currently working as a Financial Planner at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in Menlo Park. She and her family live in Fremont.

Jennifer (Sticinski) Costello '00 and Casey Costello '00 welcomed their second son, Cooper Ernest on Nov. 9, 2012. Older brother Mason is 2. The family lives in Santa Rosa, CA.

Katie (Pursley) Busch ’00 and Dave Busch welcomed their first child, Tyler David, on June 23, 2012. The family lives in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Alicia (Smith) Bryant ’00 and husband Jason welcomed Winter Lauren on Oct. 27, 2012. She joins sisters Avery and Lila and brother Donovan. They live in San Diego.

Jeff Bolger ’00 and Jen (Jacobs) Bolger ’00 welcomed Brody Patrick Bolger on July 17, 2012. Brody joins big brother, Ben. Jeff works at Cisco Systems as a Sr. Operations Manager and Jen is a realtor with The Jacobs Team; the Bolger family resides in Monterey.