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Winter 2003 - Class Notes - Undergraduate



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Undergraduate

31Joseph Doetsch is a retired mechanical engineer living in Cle Elum,Wash.
38John Filippi writes that he has retired after 56 years of practicing law. He plans to enjoy time with his wife of 63 years, and their children and grandchildren.
55Curtis Cole J.D. '57, writes that his daughter, Leah Cole '81, is the managing partner of his law office in Fresno.
56Willard Seitz works parttime for the Sacramento Rivercats baseball team. A widower, he has two children, and three grandchildren.
58Richard B. Clark helped out with his 45th class reunion. He writes that he is still "creaking" his way through senior softball. Bill Coffey and his wife, Nina, have had their 12th grandchild, Corey Meyer, son of their daughter, Kelly, and Brian Meyer.
59Clayton Barbeau continues to lecture worldwide and maintains a private practice as a psychotherapist in San Francisco. His first book, The Head of the Family, published in 1961, is still in print, with a new edition recently released. Frank J. Cepollina was one of 17 inductees named to the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his work of in-orbit satellite servicing by astronauts. Frank is an engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. He orchestrated the historic 1993 repair of the Hubble Space Telescope, and led three subsequent Hubble servicing missions, which added powerful new cameras and science instruments. He also led the world's first orbiting repair mission in 1984. Frank and his wife, Ann, have four children and seven grandchildren.
60Bob Pedroncelli is retired but maintains an engineering practice specializing in soil science, soil percolation testing, and septic system designs.
63Joe Weiss and his wife, Joyce, are retired and living in Pacific Grove. They are volunteers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and are proud of their nine children and 11 grandchildren.
64Jack Macy has received the Small Business Advocate of the Year award from the California Chamber of Commerce. He has a civil engineering practice in Santa Rosa.
65Tom McGurk was re-elected to the Stockton EastWater District Board. He coaches a high school rowing team and grows walnuts in Bellota, east of Stockton. Joan Schirle is head of the new master of fine arts program in ensemble-based physical performance at the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre. In May, she performed her solo show,"Second Skin," at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Judy (Joyce) Tomsic was the only California delegate among a group of American judges and attorneys who recently visited the South African Constitutional Court for discussions. The Marin County attorney and conflicts and legal systems design specialist is now giving speeches and lectures on her experiences there, on the politics of peace, and on access to justice by diverse groups and how this impacts the first world. Paul Vlahutin M.S. '67 is an adjunct engineering professor at Inver Hills Community College in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
66Linda Marino Gemello was appointed a justice on the California Court of Appeal, for the First District, in San Francisco. Her husband, John Gemello '67, was appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at San Francisco State University. Patrick Hall was elected chair of the San Quentin Advisory Council for KAIROS Prison Ministry for 2003-04, and was selected president of the Pacifica Rotary Club for 2004-05.
67Mary Elizabeth Rhodes is a social studies department chair at Peninsula Catholic High School in Newport News,Va., where she was the 2003 Teacher of the Year.
68Susan Leonardi is a professor of English at the University of Maryland. Her third book and first novel, And Then They Were Nuns,was recently published by Firebrand Press. The book is set in a fictional women's monastery in the Sierra Nevada. Her other books are Dangerous by Degrees:Women at Oxford 1912-22 and the Somerville College Novelists, and (with Rebecca Pope) The Diva's Mouth: Body,Voice, Prima Donna Politics. Susan lives in Bethesda, Md., with, her partner of 19 years, Rebecca Pope, and has four grown children and two grandchildren.
69Mark Janlois lives in Walnut Creek, where he is a partner in Janlois LFP, which owns apartment buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dolores Doran received an excellence award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. She has also completed a second master's degree in music history at Vermont College. Her thesis was "Women Composers from the 12th through the 19th Centuries."
70Steve Sutter was named president of Christopherson Homes'new Sacramento division. Steve has worked in the residential home industry for many years, including 15 years spent with Warmington Homes. He and his wife, Dorothy, who is principal of an elementary school in Rocklin, have three sons and five grandchildren.
72Esau Herrera J.D. '76 was re-elected to the Alum Rock School Board in East San Jose. He was also re-elected to a third two-year term as president of the California Latino School Board Member Association. Esau shares office space with Alfredo Morales '72, and Manuel Campos J.D.'80.
75Elizabeth A.Wolfe is working in the San Mateo County Office of Education as coordinator of curriculum services for English learners. She is currently involved in a long-term project working with underperforming schools in San Mateo County.
76Michael D. Hause MBA '77,was elected to the board of directors of Calavo Growers, Inc. Michael is president and chief executive officer of Santa Clara Valley National Bank, a company he joined in October 2001. He spent more than 20 years before that with Central Coast Farm Credit.
77Debbie Cucalon is getting ready to produce her first CD. Paul Raggio is retired from the Army as a colonel.
79Jeffrey Fegan is a doctor who was recently elected chief of staff at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colo. He is past president of the Mount Sopris County Medical Society. Jeffrey and his wife, Kimberly, have three children, Grant, Jake, and Kelly. Patrice (Healey) Jackson and her husband, Jerry, have a daughter, 3, and twins, 2. Patrice works parttime as a dermatologist in Beverly Hills. Bill Weller is the managing partner of Weller/O'Brien Insurance Services in San Jose. He and his wife, Bernadette, are busy with their two children, Katy and David, at St. Christopher Parish. Bill is a volunteer with Cub Scouts and Lincoln Glen Little League.
80Howard Loomis is president of the Silicon Valley San Jose Chapter of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a CPA in Campbell and serves on the boards of the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center and the Construction Financial Management Association, and is a member of the San Jose Rotary.
82Stephen Giovanisci, is a general and pediatric dentist in Montrose, 15 miles north of Los Angeles. After seven years in solo practice, he is expanding and bringing in an associate dentist. He and his wife, Cathy, and his children, Nicole, Chris, and Joey, live in Tujunga. Sandra Graham earned a master's degree in occupational therapy from San Jose State University in December 1998.
83J. Michael Bailey is an attorney at Parsons Behle & Latimer in Salt Lake City, where he concentrates on commercial and environmental litigation. He has been reappointed to a second three-year term on the board of trustees of BalletWest in Salt Lake City. Joe Sigrist MBA '86, is president and chief executive officer of Hammerhead Systems, Inc., a data communications equipment supplier. Joe joined the Mountain View-based company from Lucent, where he was president of the Edge Access Systems division. Alice Sklar is chair of the Therapist Well-Being Committee of the Santa Clara Valley CAMFT chapter.
84Thomas Brooke, and his wife announce the birth of their second child, Chloe Annik Brooke. She joins big brother Roman. Bart Howard and his wife, Teresa, and son, Connor, have moved from Fort Riley, Kan., to the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Penn. At Fort Riley, Bart, a lieutenant colonel, was battalion commander of the First Battalion 34th Armor Centurions and the G3 operations officer for the 24th Infantry Division. Bart and Teresa have been married 17 years, and are looking forward to living near historic sites in the eastern U.S. and reuniting with old friends during his year at the college. Jim Stapleton was promoted to global director, knowledge management, at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. His book, An Executive Guide to Knowledge Management: The Last Competitive Advantage, was published by John Wiley & Sons in Nov. 2002.
86Mike Silva and his wife, Jennifer, announce the birth of their son Nicholas on Feb. 21. Mike is senior vice president for Comerica Bank in San Francisco.
88Michele Cherry married Thomas Garrett at Wente Vineyards in Livermore on Sept. 22, 2002. Michele is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Manteca, Calif. Nancy Barcia Hashimoto and her husband, Mark, enjoy life in their Kailua, Hawaii home with their two young daughters, Marie Christine and Elizabeth Caroline. Maria (Forde) Pence and her husband, Bill, have two children, Jacob, 4, and Emma, 2. They live in Carson City, Nev.
89Teri Okita is a correspondent for CBS Newspath, the affiliate news service of CBS News, and works in Washington, D.C. She was a weekend evening anchor and reporter for WUSA-TV in Washington from 1996 to 2000. She was a weekday anchor and reporter at KGMB-TV in Honolulu from 1992 to 1996, and a weekend anchor, producer, and reporter for KECI-TV in Missoula, Mont. from 1989 to 1992. Luis J. Rodriguez J.D. '92 was appointed to the California Board of Education by Governor Gray Davis. The 11-member board crafts education regulations, approves textbooks, and oversees testing and accountability programs. Luis is a deputy public defender for Los Angeles County, and has been president of the Mexican- American Bar Association of Los Angeles County and the Latino Public Defender Association.
90Steven Damozonio MSEE '97 and his wife, Joyce, welcomed their second daughter, Ellianna Marie, on April 22, 2002. Kathleen (Marks) Gerhart and her husband, Steve,welcomed their second daughter, Paige Alice, on July 16, 2002. She joins her sister, Lauren, at the family's home in Walnut Creek. Katie (Hunsaker) Hesseltine welcomed her second daughter, Paige Katherine, on May 13, 2002. She joins her sister, Holly Elizabeth. Katie lives in Tustin, Calif., and is a stay-at-home mom after teaching elementary school for ten years. Patti (Bannan) Pascale and her husband, Matt, welcomed their third child, Anne Clotilde, on April 17. She joins brothers Bucky, 6, and Will, 4. The family lives in San Gabriel.
91Gigi (Bannan) and Jon Harvey announce the birth of Sophia Louise on April 22. She joins brothers Berk and Louis in San Jose. Anne (Powers) King and her husband, Tim, celebrated the birth of their son, Peterson James, on April 9. Peterson joins big sister Gillian, 2. The family lives in Seattle. Debbie Rishel and her husband, Burch Boehner '90, welcomed their first child, Jessica Rochelle, on Aug. 8, 2002. Debbie works for VeriSign and Burch works for State Farm Insurance.
92Julie (Hanel) and Brian Blach announce the birth of their daughter, Molly Lorraine, on July 28. She joins brothers Nathan, 4, and Peter, 2. Holly (Wells) Bruning and her husband, John, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Carter Eleanor, on Jan. 29. The family lives in Corona Del Mar. Daniel Casetta, division manager of Vector Marketing Corporation's Bay Area Division, reached his $32 million career sales milestone as a manager. Vector markets Cutco cutlery. Daniel joined the company upon graduating from high school, and worked there while at SCU. He lives in San Jose. Amy (Thompson) and Philip Cunningham welcomed their second child, Meredith Frances, on Feb. 20. Big brother Augie is 3. Sean Donal Sullivan is working on a master's degree in theological studies, focusing on East Asian religions, at Harvard Divinity School. He previously taught English in rural Japan for two years.
93Daniel Burke and his wife, Shannon, welcomed twins, Aidan and Makena, on April 27. John J. Devine is in Iraq, serving in the U.S. Air Force. During the war, he led a 29-member team that provided facilities support for a tanker wing. After five weeks, his wife Lea reports, he was sent to Baghdad International Airport, where his team became part of a growing squadron of civil engineer experts who are rebuilding Baghdad. John has been in the Air Force for eight years, and earned his master of engineering and professional engineer certification. John and Lea have a daughter, Brianna, 2. Monica (Zimmerman) Eastridge gave birth to fraternal twin girls, Graciela and India Rose, in August 2002. She is teaching art history part time at a local community college. Sam Florio J.D. '02 and his wife, Denise, welcomed their son, William Richard, on May 22. Sam works for the law firm of Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi in San Jose. The family lives in San Jose. Connie Renda and her partner, Domini, welcomed a son, Wesley Anthony, on March 24. Big sister Elisabeth is 2. Jennifer (Hamm) White and her husband, Stuart, announce the birth of their son, Landon Keith, on Feb. 27. Jane (Lucero) and Scott Wulf '95, announce the birth of their first son, Josh Connor Wulf, in early April.
94Mariah (Youngkin) Baughn and her husband, Jeff MBA '03, welcomed their first child, Evan Douglas, on March 14. Mariah is attending medical school at USC. Alyson (Fornes) and Joe Cepollina '95 announce the birth of their third son, Thomas Joseph, on Nov. 15, 2002. He joins brothers Jacob, 5, and Andrew, 3. The family lives in Highlands Ranch, Colo., where Joe is a program manager for Qwest Communications. April (Phillips) and Chris Cobb welcomed their fourth child on May 16. Their daughter, Caellie Michelle, joins sisters Madailein and Shaylan and brother William at their home in Spring City, Penn. Amy (Shepardson) Foley and her husband, Peter, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Carmen Susanne, on May 21. She joins older brother,Wyatt, 2. Erin (Reilly) and Gordon Gibbs welcomed their first child, Dominic Reilly Gibbs, on March 9. Erin is a senior web producer and editor for MayoClinic.com in Rochester, Minn., and Gordon is a radiology resident at the Mayo Clinic. Michele (Brunet) and her husband, Kevin Kurzenknabe '92, announce the birth of son Cullen Richard, born on Feb. 1. He is joins his sister, Chloe, 2. Michelle is a deputy probation officer for Santa Clara County. Kevin is vice president for the Redshark Group, and works from home. Stephanie Margetich married Kirk Attoian on Aug. 9 at St. James Catholic Church in Redondo Beach, Calif. Colleen Monahan Smith was in the wedding party and Adrianna Cimetta was a reader. Steven McLaughlin and his wife, Heather, celebrated the birth of their first son, Ryan Thomas, on June 24. Steven is currently working in the family coffee business and serving in the Army Reserves. Dianne (Smith) Misemer and her husband, Patrick, announce the birth of their children, son Harrison Patrick, born Feb. 25, 2002, and daughter Paxton Jane, born April 16. Dianne is an intellectual property attorney in Kansas City. Michael Totaro, and his wife, Jennifer Allen, announce the arrival of their second daughter, Emma Catherine. The couple shares a two-physician family practice in Oroville, Calif.
95Reza Aslan is currently a visiting assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Iowa. He sold the world rights to his first book, The Story of Islam: A New Interpretation to Random House. The book will be out in late spring. Janine (Herpers) and Sam Partovi welcomed their first child, Jack Sasan, on April 4. The family lives in Portland, Ore.
96Mark Beering has served as president of the Kenmore Library Association in Kenmore,Wash., and was recently inducted into the King County Library Systems's Friends Hall of Fame. He is attending Seattle University's Master in Teaching program, with plans to become a high school mathematics and science teacher. Mark Curran is student activities director at Mount Pleasant High School in San Jose. Vispi Daver is manager for business development, mergers and acquisitions, for Network Associates. He tests products, studies the economy of the security sector and performs valuation analysis of target acquisition companies. Jennifer Kast married Jeffrey Bacon on February 22 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Resort in Half Moon Bay. Jennifer is a sales manager for Orkin Pest Control in Hayward, and Jeffrey is a pilot for American Airlines. They live in Moraga. Jeff Vargas graduated from Santa Ana College's Basic Fire Academy and works for the Orange County Fire Authority.
97Janine (Moore) and Sean Andersen '95 celebrated the birth of their first baby, Elliot Kale, on May 3. Gloria Campos married Sherman Kou on June 28 at Mission Santa Clara. Charlotte Castro married Patrick Markey in August 2001 at Mission Santa Clara. They both completed their Ph.D.s in psychology in 2002 at the University of California, Riverside. Charlotte is an assistant professor at Rutgers University and her husband is an assistant professor at Villanova University. They live in Pennsylvania. Glenn Crafts has opened a chiropractic and physiotherapy office in Santa Clara. Courtney Crean married Jason Lombardo on Oct. 25, 2002, in New Jersey. The wedding party included Jeannie Cocconi, Charlotte (Castro) Markey, and Jennifer (Geddes) Smolko. In May, Courtney earned a master of arts degree in corporate and organizational communication from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Maria Lacorte has earned her J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. She lives in Carson. Mary Marquez announces the birth of a son, Andrew, on Aug. 5, 2002. Mary works for the Hayward Police Department as a crime scene technician. Matt Zwolinski earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Arizona in May, the same month he married Jacinda Lacum. Matt is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego, and Jacinda is a law student there.
98Susi Garcia-Czarkowski J.D. '02, and her husband, Greg '96, J.D. '99, celebrated the birth of first child Leo Gregorio on July 4. Julie Nasseri married Aaron Shiles on May 17 at Mission Santa Clara. The wedding party included Caroline Nasseri '84, J.D./MBA '87, Amira Menoufy, and Christie Schenone Burke '99. The couple lives in San Ramon. Nicole Nastari married Brian Case on May 31 in San Francisco. Nick Romero married Donna Kelly in October 2002. They met in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in New York. Nick is principal of Nativity Mission School, a Jesuit middle school for boys in Manhattan's Lower East Side, where he has taught since 1999. Donna teaches English and drama at Cathedral High School. Zach Weber married Mindy Balentine in July 2002 in Butte, Mont. Among those attending were John Pohl, Jerry Tam, Matt Raleigh and Ed Murphy '99. The couple lives in Seattle,Wash., where Zach is in his second year of medical school at the University of Washington.
99Darlene Mendoza married Dale Flores on March 8 at Mission Santa Clara. Their wedding party included Carolyn Manan '98, David Salim '98, Ruth Vera-Cedro '01, Joanna Buendia '98, Shirley Manan, Franco Finn, Edward Manongdo, and Daniel Tse '99. Katrina Gonzalez married Justin Yuen on Aug. 31, 2002, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Portland, Ore. Bridesmaids included Lindy (Crane) Wynne, Alissa (Jacob) Engelbe, and Anne Duncan. Dominic Gonzales also participated as a reader. The couple works at Nike, Inc., where Justin is a senior manager in sustainable business development and Katrina is an HR coordinator of expatriates. Christie Schenone married Jeremy Burke on June 29, 2002, at Mission Santa Clara. Christie is employed by InterCall, Inc., as a senior product development manager. Jeremy is attending Georgetown Medical School in Washington, D.C. The couple lives in Arlington,Va. Yumi Yamagiwa has relocated to Singapore for a two-year assignment with DFS (Duty Free Shoppers) Group, Ltd.
00Suzanne Lyons married Brent Colvin on July 4 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Salem, Ore. The wedding party included Jessica (Lyons) Colosi '98, Alison Glascott, and Elizabeth Drew. Suzanne is a biology teacher at Presentation High School, and Brent is an engineer for Novellus. The couple lives in San Jose.
01Bobbi Critchley writes that she is taking six months off "to enjoy our new home overlooking Monterey Bay." Chris Helin is attending graduate school at Boston College, studying systematic theology. He has a fellowship from the Lonergan Center. Joseph Menning is attending the University of Illinois College of Law. For the last year, he was a victim/witness counselor for the Baltimore County (Maryland) State's Attorney's Office.
02Georgia Patten married Kris Rafferty. They live in Rocklin.

 
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