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1936
Larry Conti
has been
inducted into the St. Mary's Athletic Hall of Fame and has
celebrated 40 years of coaching and being affiliated with St.
Mary's High School.
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1938
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1941
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1942
Gino Covello who flew 55 missions as
the ball turret gunner in the belly of a B-17 Flying Fortress
during some of the fiercest aerial combat of World War II
was featured in a May 29, 2008 Record article about the visit to
Stockton of B-17, B-25 and B-24 bombers.
(7/08)
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1945
John Arbios has been inducted into the SM Athletic Hall of
Fame. (9/08)
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1946
Sr. Marie Molini, O.P. was inducted into the St. Mary's
Hall of Fame.
(9/08)
Hall Toso has been inducted into the St.
Mary's Athletic Hall of Fame.
(9/08)
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1947
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1948
Ronald J. Schenone
has been named to the St. Mary's Hall of Fame Class for
2009. He is reitred from being Manager of the Human Resources at
United
TechnologiesChemical Systerms
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1949
Ernest Medina has been named to the St. Mary's
Hall of Fame Class for 2009. He is a retired Stockton police
sergeant. His daughter Sandy Medina Haberman '72 is a Spanish
teacher at St. Mary's
(1/09)
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1950
Father Paul Bernardicou, S.J.
rendezvoused with classmates Bob & Donna Rienhart,
in Florence, Italy. Father Paul had finished a two year
assignment at Gonzaga U. campus in Florence, as a chaplain &
teacher. Paul left to join his siblings in Italy. Bob & Donna
departed for the Greek Isles & Turkey.
(1/09)
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1952
Richard Valverde has been named to the 2008
SM Athletic Hall of Fame Class
(6/08)
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1953
Walter Payne has been
named to the 2008 SM Athletic Hall of Fame Class
(6/08)
Illa Prioli
and
her husband John celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on
February 15, 2009 at a dinner party given by their daughters and
son-in-laws Louisa and Kevin Jones and Anna and Loren Shelton.
Family and friends attended the celebration at the Waterloo
Restaurant in Stockton. John and Illa were married February 8,
1959 at St. Mary's Church in Stockton. They enjoy spending time
with their five grandchildren: John, Michael, Andrew, Michaela
and Hannah.(2/09)
Joe Rishwain lives in Stockton with his
wife Connie. He practices law in Stockton with his son
Doug '85. Joe and Connie are 2006 inductees to the St. Mary's
Hall of Fame.
(8/08)
Sister Patricia Simpson, O.P.
is the Prioress General of the
Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, serving as the administrative
leader responsible for the community of 155 sisters.
Sister Patricias professional experience includes being an
administrator for Saint John Vianney School in Rancho Cordova,
California; Saint Isabella School in San Rafael, California and
San Domenico Lower School in San Anselmo, California.
From 1988 to 1997, Sister Patricia served as director of the
office of the Permanent Diaconate and vicar for religious for
the Diocese of Sacramento. During these years, she was a member
of the Lay Personnel Board for the Diocese and on the Committee
for Womens Issues. She was also a member of the National
Association of Permanent Diaconate and received the Bart OLeary
Award for outstanding service to the association.
(8/08)
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1954
Art Chapman is the owner of Chapman
Adjusting Company in Stockton. He has been named tothe
2008 SM Athletic Hall of Fame Class with his brother David
(6/08)
David Chapman has been
named to the 2008 SM Athletic Hall of Fame Class with his
brother Art (6/08)
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1955
Bob Chinchiolo
has been named to the 2007 Athletic Hall of Fame Class at St.
Mary's. He continues to be active in supporting Catholic media. (9/08)
Robert "Bob" Panella is the owner of
Panella Trucking, a Stockton based trucking company that hauls
goods ranging from general freight to agricultural products that
employs 400 drivers.
(2/09)
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1956
Rev. Michael Guinan is a
priest and is teaching at the Franciscan School of Theology in
Berkeley. He recently authored the article "Christian
Spirituality: Many StylesOne Spirit" published in Catholic
Updage.
(8/08)
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1957
Diane Gini is a vice president of Collins Electrical
company. Diane has been an active member of Mothers Against
Drunk Driving. She has been named a member of the 2007 SM Hall
of Fame. (8/08)
Sister
Gervaise Valpey, OP is the President Emerita of San Domenica
School in Marin County.
(6/09)
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1958
Vince Augello
attended Delta, University of San Francisco, and University
of the Pacific where he graduated with a BA in Economics.
He continued his education in the Pacific Coast School of
Banking at the University of Washington where he graduated in
1982. Vince retired in 1994 from Wells Fargo Bank as a
Senior Vice President & Regional Manager. He has served on
the Advisory Board and has been a significant participant
supporting both scholarships and athletics at St. Marys.
Vince is married to Rosalie and has two married daughters and
one grandson. He has been named to the St. Mary's Hall of Fame.(4/09)
Brenda Pedro Liles and her husband Victor now reside in New
York to be near their oldest grand-daughter whose husband is in
Iraq. Victor is working on his PhD in History in order to teach
at the University level. Brenda is writing childrens books.
(8/08)
Rico Serbo is an associate professor of voice at the
University of Michigan. Professor Serbo began his professional
life at the San Francisco Opera. Subsequently, he was engaged as
principal tenor with the Theater de Stadt Koblenz and the
Staatstheater am Gaertnerplatz in Munich. Mr. Serbo has
performed with most of the major opera houses in the world and
has performed with almost every American opera company. He most
recently taught at the Conservatory of Music at Lawrence
University in Wisconsin and is the artist-in-residence at the
Bay View Music Festival
(8/08)
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1959
Dennis Green, retired as a senior partner
of Mayall, Hurley, Knutsen, Smith & Green. He is a highly
respected attorney throughout California. He and his wife Judy
('59) are now enjoying retirement.
(8/08)
Duane Isetti, serves on the
Board of Directors of the San Joaquin Regional Transit. District. Director Isetti has served on the
Board since 1999. A longtime resident of Stockton, he is
currently the Executive Director of the Pacific Athletic
Foundation at the University of the Pacific. Director
Isetti previously worked for New York Life. He also
coached football and taught at Franklin and St. Mary's High
Schools in Stockton. Director Isetti has served on the Stockton
City Council and continues to serve our community on a number of
boards and committees. Duane has been inducted into the St.
Mary's Athletic Hall of Fame.
(8/08)
Ron Morgan
career in floral design began at age 10, when he won his first
flower show competitions in San Joaquin County, California. Over
the course of his extensive career, he has designed window
displays for Harrods and David Jones, opened retail floral and
antique shops, consulted as an interior designer, conducted
flower-arranging classes, and, most importantly, became a highly
popular speaker at garden club events around the world. He now
lives in Alameda, California, and devotes most of his creative
energies to the garden club lecture circuit. He has published
four books to date: A Glass Act (2007) A Celebration of Clematis
(2007); In the Company of Flowers (2006); and The Center of
Attention (2002, all under Source Book Publishing/Half Full
Press).(11/08)
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1960
Fr. John Bitterman, S.S. who was ordained for the Diocese of
Stockton in 1969 and joined the Sulpician Order in 1982 has been
named the new director of St. Charles Villa run by the Sulpician
Order. Previously, Fr. Bitterman has held a number of
assignments, including rector of Emmaus Spirtituality Cener in
Lusak, Zambia, and was most recently a professor at St.
Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California.
(6/09)
Sharon Stephens is a
partner in Tumbledown Farm Racing of Oakdale that has more than
a dozen racing horses on the farm.(6/09)
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1961
Ed
Chavez is the mayor of Stockton, California. Ed is the
former police chief of the City of Stockton Police Department
where he was recognized for many innovative programs. He rose
through the ranks from patrolmen to chief. Ed also served in the
Air Force. he has been inducted into the St. Mary's Hall of Fame.
When he completes his current term, he will retire to Palm
Springs(8/08)
Dennis D.Geiger is a
principal with Geiger, Coon & Keen LLP whose practice is
primarily in areas of business and estate planning. He attended
the University of San Francisco, Boalt Hall School of Law, and
the University of California-Berkeley. Mr. Geiger has been named
Stocktonian of the Year and recently received the Stockton
Skyline Award recognizing his contribution to Downtown Stockton
and his years as the initial and founding chair of the Downtown
Stockton Alliance.
(11/08)
Linda Lane
Magallσn, M.B.A. Author of Mutual Dreaming (Pocket
Books,1997), is a researcher who specializes in lucidity,
telepathy, and flying dreams. Linda Lane Magallσn, MBA, created
the Fly-By-Night Club research group. She wrote Mutual Dreaming,
the Internet course Psychic-Creative Dreaming, and wrote the
"Dream Trek" Column on Electric Dreams. She is a founding member
of ASD and co-founder of the Bay Area Dreamworkers Group.
(11/08)
Doug Wilhoit is the
chief
executive of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce and a
former San Joaquin County supervisor, having served for 16
years. Prior to that he was a police officer for the City of
Stockton. Doug was named "2006 Stocktonian of the Year".
(8/08)
1962
Lex A. Corrales has been named to the 2009 St. Mary's
Hall of Fame Class. He is a P.E. with Siegfried Engineering in
Stockton.
(3/09)
Phil
Uribe formerly the Ethnic-Marketing Manager
 Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc. He devotes time to a
number of organizations, including the Child
Abuse Prevention Council, United Way ,
Chinese Cultural Society and has been a
president of the Stockton/San Joaquin County
Mexican American Chamber of Commerce.
(11/08)
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1963
David
Lucchetti is president and CEO of the Rancho Cordova-based
Pacific Coast Building Products Inc., with locations in 10
western states and British Columbia and more than 3,500
employees. As president and CEO since 1979, Lucchetti has
overseen an impressive expansion of the business, which now has
annual revenues of more than $760 million. His industry
involvement and recognition include appointments by Gov. Pete
Wilson to two terms on the Contractors State License Board,
induction into the California Building Industry Hall of Fame and
the Metro Chamber's Businessman of the Year in 2004.
Dave is very active in the Catholic community. He was recognized
in 1996 by the Sacramento Diocese as the Distinguished Catholic
School Graduate. He is a member of the board for Succeed He is a
past board member for Catholic Social Services Past Board member
of Jesuit High School.
He is a member
of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation and past president
and board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Lucchetti is
famous for his philanthropic spirit. In 1999, he created the
Pacific Coast Building Products Foundation with a $1 million
gift to assist children in need in the communities the company
serves. He encourages PCBP employees to volunteer in their
communities, and the company supports events like the In 1997,
Dave and his wife, Chris, received the Philanthropist Couple
Award for the National Philanthropy Day.
In 1999 Dave created the Pacific Coast Building Products
Foundation through the Sacramento Region Community Foundation
with a $1 million gift from PCBP. This fund was created to
assist children in need in the communities in which PCBP
operates. The fund also offers scholarships for children and
grandchildren of PCBP employees.
(5/08)
Martin Vranicar is an Assistant City Attorney for Los
Angeles supervising
the Gang Unit. He has been the chair of the
Los Angeles County Interagency Gang Task Force. He has been
asked to provide commentary on the Los Angeles gang issues by
Time Magazine, Fox News and other media outlets, particularly in
the area of the use of civil injunctions as a tool for fighting
gangs. He has worked with John Torres '78 Special Agent in
charge of ATF in Los Angeles in various matters.
(8/08)
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1964
Sr. Barbara Green, OP obtained here PhD. from General
Theological Union and U.C. Berkeley is a professor of
Biblical Studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and
Theology of the General Theological Union in Berkeley. She
has written numerous books, including
Jonahs
Journeys.
Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2005.; How are the
Mighty Fallen? A Dialogical Study of King Saul in 1 Samuel.
Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2003. ; King Saul's
Asking. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2003.; From
Earth's Creation to John's Revelation: The Interfaces Biblical
Storyline Companion, Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2003.
(8/08)
Kathleen Lagorio Janssen, is President of Ace
Tomato Company and five other companies. Kathy is known for her
generous spirit, as she devotes numerous hours to many
charitable organizations. She began her career as an elementary
school teacher and spent 17 years as an educator in Stockton
Unified School District. During that time, she served as the
President of the Stockton Teachers Association. Ms. Janssen is
the chairperson of the Founders Committee for St. Mary's High
School's Capital Development. She earned her BA degree in
Education from the Benerd School of Education in 1968. She has
served as a Regent for Pacific since 1994, during the last five
years she has been the Chair of the Finance Committee of the
Board. Mrs. Janssen was named "Stocktonian of the Year" for
2004. Mrs. Janssen and her husband Dean were inducted into
the University of the Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.
(8/08)
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1965
Bill
Menking is Editor of The Architects Newspaper,
and has been named commissioner in charge of an exhibition
to represent the United States at the 11th
Architecture Biennale opening in Venice in Sept. The
exhibit, called Into The Open: Positioning Practice is
organized by Bill in collaboration with other architects,
will take a look at the impact of explosive migration in
recent years on shifting socio-cultural populations and
geo-political boundaries and the potential repercussions on
how architecture is made.
(6/08)
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1966
George Abdallah is a Superior Court Judge. He lives in
Stockton, with his wife, Elizabeth Humphreys, also a Superior
Court Judge. Judge Abdallah has been named to the Judicial
Council for the State of California. The Judicial Council is
made up of 10 judges and oversees the judges, commissioners and
courts of the State.
(8/08)
Nick Cademartori has been hired as the Interim Chief
probation officer for San Joaquin County to fill in for the
retiring Chief Probation Officer.
Nick earned a
bachelor's of arts degree in criminal justice in 1970 and a
masters of arts degree in social science in 1971 from California
State University, Sacramento Cademartori worked for 30 years as
a probation officer with San Joaquin County, with the last five
years prior to his retirement being appointed chief probation
officer. In addition to serving San Joaquin County as chief
probation officer, he came out of retirement to serve Santa
Clara County as its interim chief probation officer for almost
one year before returning to retirement.
(1/09)
Steve
Castellanos is an architect residing in Valley Sprints. He
is also the current president of the Board of Trustees for San
Joaquin Delta College. He received his bachelor's degree from
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo He was
a California state architect, 2000-05; served on American
Institute of Architects board of directors and other
building-related councils and foundations; chaired a
preservation board in Stockton.
(1/09)
Mike Clark was inducted into the St. Mary's Hall of Fame.
(8/08)
John Briscoe is an attorney with Briscoe Ivester & Bazel LLP
in San Francisco. Between 1998 and 2000, he served as special
advisor to the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva,
Switzerland. Since 2005 he has served as counsel to Ethiopia
before the Eritrea Ethiopia Claims Commission in the Permanent
Court of Arbitration in The Hague. He has served or is serving
as special counsel for the states of Alaska, Georgia, South
Carolina, Territory of Guam, and as special attorney general for
the State of Hawaii. Mr. Briscoe has published three books and
numerous articles on natural resources, land use, land title and
oceans law. (8/08)
Carol Corrigan is a justice of the California Supreme Court.
Judge Corrigan was an Alameda County prosecutor, served as a
Municipal and Superior Court judge was an associate justice on
the 1st District Court of Appeal prior to becoming the 112th
Justice to serve in California's Supreme Court.
(8/08)
John Vranicar is a project manager for Pacific Gas and
Electric in Concord. He is one of the co-authors of a study
entitled " A Vortex Contactor for Carbon Dioxide Separations" a
research study related to the mitigation of greenhouse gas
production. (8/08)
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1968
Dave Saunders
is the director of the Red Rhion Orphanage Project in Kenya. The
project will be a home to some of the street kids of Nairobi,
and other orphaned children in similar circumstances. The
property on which the home will be built contains both room and
provision for the children to grow physically, emotionally and
spiritually.
(8/08)
Jean McGurk is a realtor with Century 21 in Stockton. She is
a five-time member of the Masters Club and is a member of the
Stockton Association of Realtors with service on: Education,
Professional, Standards, Masters Club, Grievance, Orientation,
Budget, & Finance Committees
(8/08)
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1969
Dan Domench
is a writer and playwright living in Maine. Dans stories are
regularly published in Colin Sargent's magazine Portland
Monthly, and he's included in the anthology of Maine short
stories titled Inside Vacationland: New Fiction from the Real
Maine (1985), edited by Maine writer Mark Melnicove; he's also
been published in Puckerbrush and the USM literary magazine. His
chapbook Three American One-Act Monologues (1983) was praised on
the back cover by Raymond Carver and Robert Haas; his drama
titled Broken Circle was premiered at Moulton Theatre at
Westbrook College (1982); he wrote screenplays for the film
production companies of Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner; and
a showcase of his monologues was produced off-broadway at the
Westside Theater. Domench collaborated with Maine musician Peter
Gallway on two musicals, 'Testify' (1984) and 'Sonny's Wedding'
(1986), and he served as Theater Director of The Maine Festival
for 1982 and 1983. He also created and performed a series of
pieces for Maine Public Radio's 'All Things Considered' (1987).
Domench and Maine political cartoonist Steve Meyers have
co-written a graphic novel for older children, titled Freedom
Dogs. In 2005, his audiobook 'Hold Me Fast" was published.
(8/08)
George
Gibson is Sr. Vice-President and In-House Counsel with
Frontier Land Companies, dba FCB Homes, a regional Northern
California homebuilder which has built over 4,000 homes since
1991 in our area. FCB Homes was recently ranked #1 nationally
by Eliant, Inc. George has served over many years on the Board
of Trustees for St. Marys High School (including acting as one
of the Committee Chairs for its current Generations of
Excellence campaign), St. Josephs Medical Center, San Joaquin
County Bar Association and the Building Industry of the Delta,
among many other non-profit organizations. He has served as an
Arbitrator for the New York Stock Exchange, co-founded the
Stockton Mavericks and San Joaquin County Ag Mitigation Task
Force. George and his wife, Cherie, are Charter Members of the
St. Marys High School Presidents Club and have two sons who
are also proud members of the St. Marys High School family,
Peter 00 and John 04.
(8/08)
Barry Gnekow,
a consulting winemaker since the late 1990s. Many of
the Lodi wineries for which he has consulted have won
prestigious honors for their wines. Some wines have been
determined best in the state.
(8/08)
William Hogue
went back to school at the age of 39 and earned a degree in
engineering. Worked at Boeing helping to design the 737,747 &
757 airplanes. After 9-11-01 I moved to Fort Worth Texas to work
for Lockheed-Martin Corp. where I helped design the F-16 and am
currently helping to build the F-35 stealth fighter. I am hoping
to transfer to Edwards Air Force Base this fall and then retire
soon in La Quinta, Ca where my wife and I have bought a house.
(1/09)
Peter
Morelli
St. Marys
Principal has been named to the 2009 St. Mary's Hall of Fame
Class. He previously was named as a member of the 2007 Inductee Class for
the Stockton Athletic hall of Fame. He was inducted on November
14, 2007 at the event to be held at the Civic Auditorium. Pete
Morelli has been a football official in the National
Football League since 1997. Mr. Morelli began as a field
judge (later a back judge when the league swapped position names
in 1998) and was promoted to referee with the start of the 2003
NFL season. He wears uniform number 135. Pete Morelli was
assigned Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 as a field judge.(3/09)
Robert Perasso is a vice president of USI Northern
California in Stockton. He is a member of the Board of Directors
of the Saint Mary's High School Foundation.
(8/08)
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1970
Harold Koenig, M.D., M.H.c. is a professor of Psychiatry and
Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. After graduating
from Stanford University, Dr. Koenig obtained an RN for S. J. D. C.,
an M.D. from UC San Francisco, and a M.H.Sc. in Biometry from
Duke University. He has published 35 books and is completing his
36th and 37th books to be published in 2009 and 2011 respectively.
In 2008 he co-authored
Pastoral Care of
Alcohol Abusers; Spiritual Dimensions of Nursing, 2nd edition;
Religion, Spirituality and Medicine; Religion/Spirituality and
Psychiatry: What Clinicians Need to Know. In 2009 the book
Helping Persons With Serious Mental Health Problems
is being published and 2011 will see the publication of
Handbook of
Religion and Health, 2nd Ed.
(6/08)
Steve Malcoun, LLM is a partner at Mayall, Hurley, Knutsen,
Smith & Green in Stockton. He specializes in commercial
transactions, taxation and estate planning. He lives in Stockton
with his wife Diane (Development Director for St. Mary's) and
his two children Kasey '06 and Austin '07.
(8/08)
Maria Merrit (Kozina) is living in Hagerstown, Maryland with
her two children. Her husband David is deceased. She works with the US Census Bureau.
(8/08)
Teresa (Miramontes) Standart is a retired police officer
(City of Stockton) She lives with her three children in
Stockton.
(8/08)
Mario Starc, LCSW focuses on Psychotherapy in Berkeley,
California. He resides in Oakland with his wife and three
children. Mario is the author of "Ethical Concern in a Small
Town" published in Clinical Practice. He helps out at St.
Theresa's Parsih with the Children's Liturgy of the Word and is
a part of the Pillar Society for Tracy Community Memorial
Hosptial. Mario has been named to the SM Hall of Fame.
(8/08)
Mike Steinbrecher, EdD,
teaches AP U.S. History, AP American Government and is the coach
for the Golf team at Convent of the Sacred Heart High School in
San Francisco. Mike and his wife
Elaine McGurk
'78,
a Labor & Delivery Nurse at California Pacific Medical Center in
San Francisco,
have a new
CD called Listen To Your Heart, produced by Narada Michael
Walden & featuring David Grisman. Mike and Elaine are traveling
to Italy this summer to celebrate their 28th anniversary, and
being almost done raising 3 kids.
(5/09)
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1971
Steve Coppello
was inducted into the St. Mary's Hall of Fame. He is an
owner of Angelina's in Stockton where he lives with his wife.
They have 3 children, all St. Mary's graduates.
(1/09)
Michael Frick is a Rear Admiral currently assigned
as Vice Commander Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C..
He served s the Main Propulsion Assistant and then Weapons
Officer on USS Carpenter (DD 825) then assigned
Officer-in-Charge of a Mobile Training Team for transfer of
Ex-USS Carpenter (DD 825) to the Turkish Navy. After
Naval Postgraduate School in May 1981 majoring in Anti-Submarine
Warfare Systems Technolog, he reported to USS Henry B.
Wilson (DDG 7) as Engineer Officer then to the USS
William H. Standley (CG 32) as Engineer Officer . His
next assignment was Deputy Program Manager for the Surface Ship
Torpedo Defense Program at Naval Ocean Systems Center, San
Diego, Calif. In June 1990, he reported to USS Leftwich
(DD 984) as Executive Officer where he participated in
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Rear Adm. Fricks
next assignment in January 1992 was Chief Staff Officer for
Commander, Destroyer Squadron 31. He served on the staff of the
Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C., from July 1993 to
August 1995, first as Head, Surface ASW Weapons section, and
then as Financial Coordinator for the Theater Air Defense
Division. He then commanded USS Curts (FFG 38),
homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, from March 1996 until October
1997. In November 1997, he returned to Washington, D.C., and
reported as Chief of Staff to the Program Executive Office,
Theater Surface Combatants (PEO TSC), and then as Director,
Battle Force Operations and Engineering in PEO TSC. He served as
the Major Program Manager for the Rolling Airframe Missile
(RAM)/Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) Program Office (PMS
472) from December 1998 through March 2002. He was then assigned
to PEO Integrated Warfare Systems as the Major Program Manager,
Command and Control (Networks/Excomm) in March 2002. In this
position, he directed and managed the ACAT ID Cooperative
Engagement Capability (CEC) Program, all Navigation, Displays
and Processors programs, and track management and sensor netting
initiatives. Selected for Flag in April 2005, Rear Adm. Frick
served as Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare
Systems from July 2005 to August 2007. Rear Adm. Frick is
currently assigned as Vice Commander Naval Sea Systems Command,
Washington, D.C.
Rear Adm. Fricks personal awards include the Legion of Merit
(with two Gold Stars), the Bronze Star (with Combat V), the
Meritorious Service Medal (with two Gold Stars), the Navy and
Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with three Gold Stars), the
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Combat Action
Ribbon, the German Iron Cross in Silver and various service and
campaign Medals and Ribbons.
(11/08)
Karen Gherardi (McGurk) is the Academic Dean at St.
Mary's High School. She and her husband Luigi, the Activities
Dean at SM, have been named to the SM Hall of Fame
(8/08)
Rick Gibson, Jr. is an attorney and partner of Gibson &
Gibson in Stockton, where he lives with is his wife Sue (Miller
'73) and children.
(8/08)
Jack Jacobs is advertising copy editor for the Record in
Stockton where he lives with his wife Ramona.
(8/08)
John Kozina. John is an engineer for SBC in charge of
communication infrastructure in commercial and new residential
development. He lives in Stockton with his wife, Denese. They
have 3 children Matt, Lindsay and Tim who are all
graduates of St. Mary's.
(8/08)
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1972
Nikki Catanio-Myres graduated from the University of San
Francisco with a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. She is
a Registered Marriage and Family therapist intern, practicing in
Sacramento towards her MFT license. (8/08)
Mike Fitzgerald is an award winning columnist with the
Record in Stockton.
(9/08)
Michael Gough, is a professor at De Anza College in
Cupertino.
(9/08)
Greg Jacobs lives in Los Angeles and works with the
Union Pacific Railroad.
(8/08)
Vladimir "Mirko" Kozina, a senior partner at Mayall,
Hurley, Knutsen, Smith & Green in Stockton, has been given the
honor of being named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of
America, was named a "Super Lawyer" by the Center
for Law & Politics and the San Francisco Magazine for the 3
years in a row. and has been named to the Who's Who in American
Business. The Santa Clara and UOP-McGeorge graduate was an
adjunct professor of law for 16 years and a prosecutor for 7
years. He lives in Stockton with his wife Margo. They have five
children and one grandchild, Andrew. His wife, Margo is a
religion teacher at St. Mary's and the Cheer coach for the
school. His son, Vladimir J. Kozina M.A., also known as
Mirko, '97, teaches mathematics at St. Mary's and biology at
UOP.
Mirko is a 2006 inductee into the St. Mary's Hall of Fame. Four
of their five children, Mirko (Valedictorian Class of 1997),
Paul (Valedictorian Class of 2001), Mary Beth and Joey are
graduates while the fifth Christine is attending St. Mary's.
Mirko also designed and maintains the St. Mary's web site.
(8/08)
George Manassero is a partner in the law firm of Wylie
and Manassero in Stockton specializing in Estates and Trusts.
(8/08)
Steven Rosso retired as President and CEO Pacific State
Bank. He was one of the institution's founding
members. He lives in Stockton with his wife Linda (Zancanella)
'72 .(1/09)
Kathleen Standart
is an Office Supervisor for the Orange County Department of
Education. She lives in Irvine with her son Anthony, who is a
Jr. in high school.(1/09)
Bro. Steven Vasoli is a Christian Brother and is Dean of
Students and teaches history at San Miguel High School in
Tuscon, Arizona. He also acts as a postulant director for
Christan Brother novices and is a District Chapter
Delegate. (1/09)
John Zidich is president and chief operating officer of
The Arizona Republic. After graduating St. Mary's, John attended
Santa Clara University. After graduation Zidich began his career
with The Record in 1977. In 1990, John joined Reno
Gazette-Journal ultimately becoming publisher. In 2002 he went
to work at The Arizona Republic as executive vice president
prior to his promotion.
(8/08)
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1973
Jeff Gamboni will serve as President of Stockton
Beautiful, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The
organization has a membership of 350 supportive community men
and women. He recently landscaped the new Cortposassi Aquatics
Center at Saint Mary's.
(6/08)
Ron Inge has been named to the 2007 St. Mary's Athletic
Hall of Fame Class.
(4/08)
Karen (Poletti) Jordan is a court
reporter. She lives in Stockton.(8/08)
Rory O'Farrel is a loan officer with Safe Mortgage in
Roseville and also serves as a cameraman for ARCO Arena and the
Sacramento Kings.
(8/08)
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1974
David Bertocchini is an investigator with the San Joaquin
County District Attorney's Office. He was previously with the
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department where he distinguished
himself as a detective, most recently in cracking the I-5 serial
killer case. He also teaches criminal justice at St.
Mary's High School.
(11/08)
Sandra
Leingang Ainsle (Bertocchini)
works at the
Safari Learning
Center, Sonora. After graduating from St. Mary's High School,
she attended Delta College of Stockton for two years to pursue a
career in teaching but got married instead. For the next 20
years she worked in the fast food industry which took her across
the U.S. including Washington, Illinois and Florida. In 1991 she
settled in Sonora, California. On "7/7/07" she married Louie. Ainsle.
After 30 years, Sandra recently returned to college to earn
child development units. She worked at Sonora Sports & Fitness's
child care facility for the last nine years.
(8/08)
David Canepa lives in Stockton and is a co-owner of
Canepa's Car Wash.
(11/08)
Craig Garfolo , D.P.M. practices podiatry in Stockton,
where he live with his wife and two daughters. He has sponsored
an annual free shoe event for the indigent at the St.
Mary's Community Services Center, now in its sixth year.
(11/08)
Joseph Kozina, M.D. is a
cardiologist in Sacramento, where he lives with is wife Sheri
and their four children. A principle of the award-winning
and nationally recognized Regional Cardiology Group, he is an
adjunct professor of medicine at UC San Diego Medical School.
Dr. Kozina is co-inventor of a laser
catherization process holding a patent on the
Coronary
Laser Irradiation Microcatheter; founded
P.A.D.L., an organization that promotes the use of portable
defibrillation devices by police, fire and public transportation
and has been featured in many national and local broadcasts and
articles regarding cardiac issues.
(11/08)
Bernie Rea is an accountant living in Stockton with his
wife and children.
(11/08)
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1975
Joanne (Morelli) Leach is a senior business manager for
ATT in San Ramon.
(8/08)
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1976
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1977
Bruno Cerri has sold Cerri Feeds and is now operating
Trucks n' Stuff in retirement.(8/08)
David Halvorson is president of American Chevrolet in
Modesto. He also sits on the Board of Trustees of the Gallo
Center for Performing Arts. He lives in Oakdale.
(8/08)
Frank Kozina, lives in
Stockton with his wife Sheila. He is Project Manager for Beeler
Industrices. They have 3 children, Michael
(Salutatorian for the Class of 2006), Dorothy, a sophomore at St.
Mary's and Ellen.
(5/09)
Mark Vranicar is Senior Project Manager for Critchfiled
Mechanical, Inc. in Menlo Park. He lives in Santa Clara,
California with his wife and two children.
(8/08)
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1978
Margo
McGillvray Castaneda has been named to the 2008
SM Athletic Hall of Fame Class
(6/08)
Alicia
(Sepulveda) Dickerson
and her sister
Sylvia (Sepulveda) Sanchez' 81 started Holistic Approach in 1993 in response to a home
health care agency cutting of help to a boy fighting cancer due
to low Medi-Cal reimbursement rates. According to an article in
The Record, We went into areas others wouldn't consider," said
Dickerson, now 44. "To the 'unsafe' neighborhoods." Even though
they make 30 to 50 percent less from Medi-Cal patients, they
view their work as a ministry that helps those less fortunate in
the community.
(6/09)
Michael Herrera, D.O. Emergency Medicine,
attended Delta College, University of California, Davis,
Western University of Health Sciences and College of Osteopathic
Medicine. Dr. Herrera is currently on staff at St. Josephs
Medical Center. (4/08)
Elaine McGurk works as
a Labor & Delivery Nurse at California Pacific Medical Center in SF.
In addition, she runs her own business called Massage and Moms.
Her practice is dedicated to working with both moms and to be moms.
Elaine has a new CD
released with her husband, Michael Steinbrecher 70 called Listen
To Your Heart, produced by Narada Michael Walden & featuring David
Grisman. Check out her My Space for a sample. She and Mike are
traveling to Italy this summer to celebrate their 28th anniversary,
and being almost done raising 3 kids! Whew! What a ride!
(5/09)
Ruben Rodriguez is a Navy Commander. He recently returned
home from his second tour of duty in Iraq and Bahrain as a pilot.
(8/08)
H. Paul Rurup has retired
from the Navy. He has 2 grown daughters and enjoys
traveling around the country. He currently lives near Lake
Tahoe.
(6/08)
Miriam Starc, after having practiced law in
San Francisco is now residing in Milan, Italy.
(8/08)
John Torres is a special agent in charge of the
Department of Justice's Bureau of ATF Field Division in Los
Angeles.. He has spearheaded the COMPSTAT program in the area
that has increased, by 86 per cent the gang case being referred
for prosecution. He helped spearhead a program with local
and state law enforcement Highlighting the power of a
partnership between federal and local law enforcement
authorities, 43 gang members and associates of East Side Pain
who operated in the troubled Ghost Town section of South Los
Angeles have been arrested on narcotics and weapons charges, and
prosecutors have moved to forfeit and shut down buildings linked
to their drug trafficking and other criminal conduct. He was
most recently responsible for the coordination of a major
undercover operation that resulted in the notorious Mongol
motorcycle gang's leadership and associates being arrested.
Among those that John has worked with from time to time are
Martin Vranicar '63 LA City Attorney in charge of gangs.(10/08)
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1979
Chris
Harkins
has been
elected to the University of California Santa Barbara Athletic
Hall of Fame for lacrosse. He played lacrosse at UCSB from
1982-1984, winning 2 league championships and being elected to 3
WCLL league all star teams. He graduated from UCSB in 1984 and
is currently working with Members First, a web design firm and
lives in Parker, Colorado with his wife Jackie and 2 sons.
(10/08)
Laurence Held
has been promoted to vice president
commercial loan officer of the main branch of Pacific State
Bank.He is a graduate of the University of the Pacific, where he
earned his bachelor of arts degree in public relations. He was a professional
basketball player in Europe and South America.
(8/08)
Sabrina
(Aguilar) Murphy received her B.S. in Electrical
Engineering from UOP. Sabrina remains an active alumnus of UOP.
She spent 12 years on the Industrial Advisory Board for the
School of Engineering and is currently an Alumni Class
Secretary. Recently retired from HP as an engineering lead.
Prior to that, Sabrina worked at WED Enterprises (Walt Elias
Disney), now known as Disney Imagineering as a project engineer
on the Imagination Pavilion for EPCOT Center in Florida and Tom
Sawyer Island for Tokyo Disneyland. Sabrina has been a member of
the Society of Women Engineers since 1980. Sabrina is a member
of the CORE Team at St. Peter and Pauls Catholic Church in
Rocklin, California.
(5/09)
Michael Noriega received
his Mechanical
Engineering degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He worked as
the District Sales Manager for AutoTrader until 2009 and is now
an internet marketing consultant living in Mariposa, California
with Reachlocal.(5/09)
Richard Slawson works for Coca Cola in Stockton as a sales
representative
(5/09)
Kim Williamson McKenzie is working as Installation/Repair and
Cable Maintenance Supervisor for AT&T for the last 18 years. Married
with one child, Kelsey McKenzie, who is 9 years old and attends St.
Anthonys in Manteca.(6/09)
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1980
Patrick ONeill was newly appointed Principal at St.
Francis High School in Sacramento.(3/09)
Eric Williams after attending Washington
State, had a 10 year career in NFL with Detroit and
Washington.
(8/08)
John H. Zeiter, M.D. F.A.C.S.
graduated from to U.C. Davis, Baylor College of Medicine and
in 1992 John completed his education at the Kresge Eye Institute
at Wayne State University in Detroit.
He is in
private practice with the Zeiter Eyer Group in Stockton. He
has published over 20 articles in medical journals and books in
the areas of cataract surgery and glaucoma. He is currently an
associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of
California, Davis. In addition, Dr. Zeiter is a member of the
Board of Directors of the Saint Mary's High School Foundation.
He lives in Stockton with his wife Lynette and their 4 children.
He has been named to the St. Mary's Hall of Fame.
(3/09)
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1981
Eric Thomas Lund, M.D.
received his promotion to Colonel in the United States Army,
effective October 1, 2008. He is currently in the first
year of Diagnostic Radiology residency training at the
Madigan Army Medical Center on Fort Lewis, Washington. Dr.
Lund earned a Master of Public Health degree from the Johns
Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore,
Maryland. He and his wife Maria have four sons and are
making their home in Washington.(10/08)
John
Pappenheim graduated from Sacramento State University with
a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is employed as
the Plant Engineer for Kroger Manufacturing, Swan Island Dairy
in Portland Oregon. He has been married to Susan for 17 years
and has a daughter.(9/08)
Sylvia (Sepulveda) Sanchez and her sister Alicia
(Sepulveda) Dickerson '78 started Holistic Approach in 1993 in
response to a home health care agency cutting of help to a boy
fighting cancer due to low Medi-Cal reimbursement rates.
According to an article in The Record, We went into areas
others wouldn't consider," said Dickerson, now 44. "To the
'unsafe' neighborhoods." Even though they make 30 to 50 percent
less from Medi-Cal patients, they view their work as a ministry
that helps those less fortunate in the community.
(6/09)
Craig
Walker is a senior product development specialist for
TrackMaster, which provides betting information on races all
over the country. The Mountain View-based company is a wing of
Equibase, which is the official provider of racing information
for the entire thoroughbred industry. Craig graduated f from
the University of the Pacific in 1985 with a B.A. in History.
(8/08)
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1982
Greg Aghazarian just concluded his tenure as the
Assemblman for
the 26th Assembly District, which includes the cities of
Stockton, Turlock, Manteca, Modesto, Ceres, Patterson, Ripon and
Escalon. Mr. Aghazarian currently served as Vice-Chairman of the
Assembly Public Safety Committee. He was honored for his
leadership by Crime Victims United of California as their
Legislator of the Year for 2007. He graduated from the
University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration in 1986 and from the University of the
Pacific, McGeorge School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1993
(1/09)
Chyrise (Welch) King is the Director of Admissions at St.
Theodore Guerin Catholic High School in Indianapolis. Guerin
Catholic was recently selected as one of the top 50 Catholic
High Schools in the country by the Catholic High School Honor
Roll. She has been married to Roch for 21 years and has two
daughters, Sydney 12 and Samantha 16.
(1/09)
Daniel
Whittaker is the owner of Neptune Media Design, a freelance
web and graphic design studio offering a broad range of
web-based, digital, and traditional media solutions.
Founded in 1999 after a long stint working in the IT department
of a major law firm, his design studio is located in San
Francisco, California.
Daniel also worked as director for user interface with
Electronic Arts in Redwood City. He
received his B.A. in Graphic Design at California College of
Arts & Crafts and is now attending San Francisco State
University with a focus on Multimedia Studies Certificate
Program Web Design and Technology.
(1/09)
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1983
Tori Verber Salazar is a Deputy District Attorney with
the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office.
(1/09)
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1984
Dolores
Delgado. Lathrop Police Chief Dolores Delgado was recognized
Tuesday night in Sacramento by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
and the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for being one of
the highest ranking Latinas in law enforcement in the state.
Under Chief Delgado's leadership the Lathrop Police Services was
awarded the California Law Enforcement Challenge first place
award in 2005, second place in 2006 and another first place
recognition in 2007.
Dolores
graduated from the University of the Pacific with two bachelor
of art degrees in sociology and religious studies. She has been
inducted into the Mexican-American Hall of Fame and was
nominated for the Italian Athletic Club's Officer of the Year
Award.
She also obtained her Master's Degree in Human Resources and
Organization Development from the University of San Francisco.
(9/08)
Maria
Guardado obtained her bachelors degree from Sacramento
State. She plays for the Oakland Banshees of the Independent
Womens Football League where she was drafted in 2004 for the
offensive line and as a tackle.
(11/08)
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1985
Cindy Basso Eaton i s
president of Global Healing and is now residing along with her
three children in Danville. Global Healing Global Healing is a
US-registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to
promoting health care reform in areas of the world where modern
medical health care is not available. Global Healing aims for
sustainable development of healthcare services, rather than
short-term or emergency interventions. It was established in
1994, initially to train and equip a team of pediatric
cardiology surgeons in Tbilisi, Georgia to perform the nation's
first ever pediatric open-heart surgeries. Global Healing has
since created self sufficient medical programs in Armenia,
Honduras and Dominica. She most recently was able, through
Stockton connections, including Pacific Storage Company and the
courtesy of owners Chuck Wagner and Bob Foy and CEO Greg Tudor,
to send five new blood-bank refrigerators along with a wide
assortment of tens of thousands of dollars' worth blood bank
equipment - including syringes, plasma storage equipment and
centrifuges to Moldova, a small, landlocked country, via
Romania. A substantial shipping discount was obtained through
another Stockton connection via John Pasha, vice president of
automotive services for the Pasha Group of Corte Madera, an
automotive shipping company, who is married to Stockton native
Erin Heffernan and secured the shipping discount along with his
firm's logistical help. A volunteer team of specialists from
Northern California and Reno will train their Moldovan
counterparts to operate, maintain and repair the equipment. (6/09)
Craig Gini has been
promoted to vice president of the Sacramento branch of Collins
Electrical Co., a Stockton-based electrical services company.
Gini has been general manager of its electrical preventative
maintenance department.
(6/08)
Lisa Joy
Haines has been named vice president of communications for
the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. She began new job
June 1, 2008. Lisa will serve as a top spokeswoman for the resort. She
currently serves as vice president of external communications
for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, where she has overseen media
relations and key stakeholder communications, for the past four
years. She received her bachelor's degree in political science
at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
She
began her career with Congressman Norman Shumway in Stockton and
later served in his office in Washington D.C. She worked for the
Ray McNally Political Consulting Firm and later became Vice
President of Health Net in Woodland Hills, California. She
is engaged to Larry Heppelman. They were married in July,
2008 at the Squaw Creek Resort in Lake Tahoe.
(8/08)
Sherrie Hammer recently
joined Farmers Insurance as a Reserve District Manager in
Stockton, and presented Junior Chelsea Gray with the Farmers
Student Athlete Award at the St. Mary's Bellarmine football
game, broadcast by Comcast.
(10/08)
Doug
Rishwain and his wife Erin had a baby girl,
Genevieve Genna Rose Rishwain,
on July 3, 2008. She joins her big brother Joseph Douglas and
sister Ella Kate. Proud grandparents are Joe 53 and Connie Rishwain.
Doug
practices law with his father Joe '53 in the Rishwain Law Firm.
(6/08)
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1986
Marcel C
Berdeja
is a a web and
software developer currently residing in Phoenix AZ. He is a
Lead Programmer Analyst with the IMX Companies. He received his
degree in Computer Science from UOP.
(6/09)
Arlene
Gascon-Seeman Galindo is a graduate student at JFK
University majoring in Community Education and Public
Programming. She is currently working as an Executive Vice
President for San Joaquin Cross Cultural Media. She also
has 3 children.
(6/08)
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1987
Michael Palmer
is the owner of Palm Motors in Lodi with a focus on hybrid and
electric vehicles. Michael also offers auto broker services
managing the process of buying a car on behalf of a customer.
Michael also participates in triathlons.(9/08)
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1988
Emiley Kibler Cunha and
her husband Ed welcomed the birth of their third child Jessica
Grace, born 12/7/07. Jessica joins her two older sisters Alexa,
10 and Julia, 7.
(1/09)
Raissa Hill, D.O.
is a Family Medicine practitioner. Dr. Hill attended University
of California, San Diego, Western University of Health Sciences
and College of Osteopathic Medicine and is currently on staff at
St. Josephs Medical Center.
(4/08)
Kevin Simpson lives in Sacramento with his wife
Leslie. He currently works as a case management supervisor
with Alta California Regional Center, an agency serving
people with developmental disabilities in the Sacramento
area. Kevin earned a BA from Sacramento State University
and a Master of Public Administration degree from Golden
Gate University. (1/09)
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1989
Razan Fikrat received a Bachelors in Psychology in
1994 from CSUS and a a Masters in Marriage, Family and Child
Psychotherapy in 2007 ( University of Phoenix) She lives in
Tracy with her three children and has owned a daycare facility
for 20 years
(1/09)
Daniel Meza
graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Environmental Design and
holds a Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of
Oregon. He is a project architect practicing in Philadelphia
where he lives with his wife and their two children.
(9/08)
Chris Phelps
is a member of the United States Navy. Chris entered service in
2001. He earned his Naval Flight Officer Wings in September of
2002. Chris has completed 2 deployments to the Middle East and
Asia with Patrol Squadron 47. He is currently the Aviation
Safety Officer for Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu. Chris
is transferring to San Diego in June to serve as a Tactical
Action Officer onboard the USS Ronald Reagan.(3/09)
Ralph Panella, Jr. is the
Vice President of Panella Trucking, Stockton, a 400 plus driver
trucking company as well as the head of Bob Panella Motorsports
and driver of a Pro Stock Car in the NHRA. He and his wife
Tiffanie (Self) '89, a Program Director at San Joaquin Delta
College, reside in Stockton with their sons Alex and Nicholas.
(2/09)
Trini Ruiz lives in Napa with
his wife and their two kids, and teaches math and coaches
baseball at Vacaville High.
(8/08)
KatiKatie Gough Sacco and her husband Mark welcomed
their third child, Wyatt Christopher. Wyatt joins brother
Owen and sister Lucy. Katie and her family make their home
in Alameda, CA.
(11/08)
Elvis A.
Tanson, D.O. earned a bachelor's in biological sciences
from California State University, Sacramento, in 1993. He
received his D.O. from Western University Science College of
Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Pomona in 1998. Dr. Tanson
joined the family practice of his father, Dr. Gabriel K. Tanson,
M.D in Stockton.(8/08)
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1990
Julie Howell Fields received her JD
from California Western School of Law (1997) and her LLM
from Georgetown (1998). She is a tax attorney, practicing in
San Francisco. She is married to Joe Fields and they have
two children, ages 7 and 5.(2/09)
Glenn Griffin received his
B.A. from UOP in 1994. He works for NetSuite in Oakland and
lives in San Ramon with his wife and their two children.
(8/08)
Bernice
Michaels
attended
Long Beach State and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the
University of the Pacific Pharmacy School in 1997. Bernice is a
pharmacist for Von's and currently lives in San Diego. She
married David John Hauth, a Navy Commander. The couple was
married at Morris Chapel on November 8, 2008 and are making
their home in San Diego.(11/08)
Peter Poullos, M.D. will be joining the faculty of the
Dept. of Radiology at Stanford Hospital. After completing
residencies in both internal medicine and radiology, Pete will
be practicing Body Radiology specializing in digestive
diseases. He and his wife Amy Yribarren 94 would like to thank
the St. Marys High School community for all their support.
(1/09)
Mark Tagatac is a
Army Staff Sgt. assigned to Bravo Company, Special Troops
Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, recently returned from his
second tour in Iraq after a yearlong deployment. Tagatac has
nearly 18 years of service and is stationed in Fort Hood, Texas,
as an intelligence specialist.
(3/09)
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1991
Arlene
Bautista Ervin is currently ranked No. 10in BMX
Racing in N.A.G (National Age Group) 31-35 Girls
Cruiser and #123 Nationally (all girls or women racing
cruisers). She first started in the sport in January
2008.
(1/09)
Katie (Stermer)
Gilliland is Speech Therapist. She and husband Todd, along with
their son, Jackson, & daughter, Kirby May, welcomed Reilly Rose
on Oct. 19, 2007. Katie and her family live in Lincoln, CA.
(5/09)
Jason Piggott
is engaged to Amanda Jeanne Tarbutton. Jason earned his Bachelor
of Science degree in Aviation Management and Technology from
Central Missouri State University. He and his bride-to-be are
both pilots with Southwest Airlines. The wedding will take place
on November 6, 2009 in Clearwater, Florida. They will continue
to live in Orlando.
(5/09)
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1992
Suzanne Mitchell Bryant, graduated from St. Marys
College in 1996 with a double major in English and
Government. She also graduated from U.C. Hastings College
of the Law in 1999. Since 2000, she has worked as a Deputy
City Attorney for various municipalities in Southern
California. Suzanne married Jeremiah in 1999 and they have a
son Evan who was born in 2008.(9/08)
Jill Goble
Oden graduated from St. Marys College in 1996 with a
degree in Health. She is currently working as a Supervisor for
Sutter Gould Medical Foundation. She is married and has two
step-children.(9/08)
Derek Isetti is
studying speech pathology at University of the Pacific. Derek
has been active in theater and understudied the master of
ceremonies role in Cabaret on Broadway while living in New
York where he worked with Paul Kimball, his first musical
director in high school.(9/08)
Jeffrey Medrano
enlisted in the Marines shortly after graduating from St.
Marys. He currently works for AT&T as a service technician and
has made his home in Dayton, NV where he resides with his wife
and 3 children, Tyler, Dylan and Jayden. (8/08)
Rando Rodriguez
is an associate attorney at Mayall, Hurley, Knutsen, Smith &
Green in Stockton.
(8/08)
Lori Torres (Goyette) is a sergeant
assigned to the California Army National Guard's 118th
Maintenance Company. She will deploy to Iraq on May 20, 2007 in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Torres is the wife of Sgt.
Troy D. Torres, also a member of the California Army National
Guard, and the mother of three children: Alec, Ethan and Olivia.
(8/08)
Melody Nosce Tseng
1992 attended UC Berkeley and UCLA, finishing with her B.A.
in Psychology. She achieved her RN and MSN through Samuel
Merritt College and is a certified Public Health Nurse, member
of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, and has her
Master's Degree in Case Management. She is currently working in
the Emergency Department at a Bay Area hospital and married to
Chong Tseng. They are expecting their first child Spring 2009.
(9/08)
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1993
Michelle Zeiter Diago received her undergraduate degree
from UC Davis. She worked for a litigation
consulting firm for 7 years in San Francisco before
returning to Stockton where she took time off to raise her 2
boys. Michelle is now a Realtor with PMZ Real Estate in
Stockton.(1/09)
Kevin
Phillips married Lori Dias June 16, 2007. They are living
in Acampo. Kevin graduated from Fresno State with a bachelor of
science degree in agricultural business in 2000. He is employed
by Phillips Farms/Michael David Vineyards. (8/08)
Elizabeth (Gustorf) Regalia and her husband John are proud
parents of Dominic Dante Regalia born October 21, 207.
(7/08)
Robert Semillo
is a deputy sheriff for the an Joaquin County Sheriffs'
Department and is a Canine Handler. He and his canine partner,
Bentho, competed in various canine trials last year, sanctioned
by the Western States Police Canine Association (WSPCA). In the
trial year he won many awards, but the most prestigious is the
WSPCA end of the year award. Robert placed 5th overall in the
state of California. He also won the Lodi Police Department's
Canine Trial this year, corning in 1st overall, and taking 1st
in the protection phase of the trial.(6/08)
Dionicio Siegel is a professor of
Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated
from Reed College in Oregon with a BS in Chemistry in 1997. He
went on to Cal Tech for one year and then attended Harvard where
he was a recipient of grants, fellowships and assisted teaching
positions until he received his PhD in Organic Chemistry in June
2003. He is a research Fellow at the Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center in New York in Molecular Pharmacology and
Chemistry. He is also listed as one of the inventors of
Synthesis of tetracyclines and analogues thereof, filed in two
patent applications filed in 2004 and 2005.
(8/08)
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1994
Kevin Gustorf and his wife Elizabeth welcomed the birth
of their son Emmet Kevin Gustorf on December 11, 2007.
(7/08)
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1995
Christina Cecilia Beltran
lives in San Diego with her daughter Raquel Blessing who is 6
years old. She works in the Hotel Industry in San Diego.
(6/08)
Amanda
Berlin lives in Sacramento with her husband Eric. Amanda is
an attorney.
(8/08)
Alexis
Galbraith is an associate attorney with Herum Crabtree in
Stockton. She received a bachelor's degree in broadcast
journalism from the University of Southern California. Before
returning to Northern California to study law, she worked in Los
Angeles for several years in the entertainment industry,
including as an assignment editor at Channel One News. Galbraith
earned her law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law,
where she was named to the Dean's List and served as a comments
editor for the Santa Clara Law Review. She passed the California
Bar Exam in July, 2009. Prior to joining Herum Crabtree,
Galbraith interned abroad with Robertsons Solicitors in Hong
Kong. (1/09)
Randy Johnson
is a sheriff's deputy for San Joaquin County working a canine
unit with hiscanine
partner Badjo. (1/09)
Matt McCarty is a
USAF Officer serving as a T-38 Instructor Pilot at Laughlin AFB,
TX. Flew the F-16 Viper for 5 years after pilot training after
receiving a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University. He has been married to Sara
McCarty for 6 years and has a son, Mathew that is 2 years old.
(4/09)
Marymichael Miatovich is an Attorney with the Center
for Families, Children & the Courts for the Judicial Council
of California, Administrative Office of the Courts in San
Francisco. Currently, she is a part of the Dependency
Administration Funding and Training program (DRAFT) which
works to help improve the juvenile dependency courts in
California. She is a statewide trainer on the topic of laws
and best practices related to children in foster care.
Currently, Ms. Miatovich is co-staffing the permanency
subcommittee of the Child Welfare Council. In 2008, Ms.
Miatovich became a Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist (CWLS)
through the National Association of Counsel for Children.
This specialty is accredited by the State Bar of California,
Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Miatovich was previously
a court-appointed attorney representing parents in Juvenile
Dependency proceedings in Santa Clara County. In that
capacity, she represented parents in all parts of the
juvenile dependency process from the initial hearing to
permanency planning. Prior to her work in the area of
Juvenile Dependency, she worked in the City Attorneys
office for the City of Santa Clara. Ms. Miatovich obtained
her undergraduate and law degree from Santa Clara University
and became a member of the California State Bar in 2001.
Ms. Miatovich is currently working on obtaining her Masters
in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in child abuse and
neglect from JFK University.(1/09)
Erica Vanover Ortega has been married to Mickey
Ortega for 7 years and has 2 children, Hannah Marie 5, and
Anthony Jason 3. She currently works as a Trade Manager for
Hansens Beverage and is partners at Cafι Acacia in Stockton.(1/09)
Erica Ruvalcaba Rodriguez and her husband Elmer are
proud parents of a baby girl named Emily Nicole born on
April 14, 2008.
(6/08)
Allison Surbridge Smith earned her BA degree in Women and
Gender Studies with a minor in Sociology from Sonoma State
University. She also threw the shot put for four years for the
SSU women's track and field team. Allison taught with the Santa
Cruz City School District for 3 years before joining the faculty
at Ida Price Middle School in San Jose in 2006. She
is currently
teaching middle school Special Education Language Arts/World
History/US History in San Jose. She is working on her Masters
Degree in Special Education at Santa Clara University. She was
married in June 2008.
(8/08)
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Joel Baker
is general manager of Bourbon and Branch in San Francisco.
Baker became the champion among all bartenders in San Francisco
with a designer drink , which qualified him for the Cocktail
World Cup in Queenstown, New Zealand. He was part of a West
Coast team with the champions from Southern California and
Seattle for the September 9-13, 2008 event.(2/09)
Zeb Brayton married
Bethany Davis in May, 2008. He teaches several physical
education courses at Modesto Junior College, where he is also an
assistant coach. He graduated from CSU Stanislaus with a
bachelor's degree in physical education and recently earned his
master's degree in education from National University.
(6/08)
Shawn
(Barnett) Dunn
graduated from California State University
Stanislaus with a masters degree in Social Work in
2006. She graduated with her bachelors degree in
Psychology in 2000. She and her husband Greg live in
Woodbridge, CA and work in Stockton, CA. Shawn is a
Social Worker for San Joaquin County and her husband
Greg is a Police Officer for Stockton PD. They welcomed
the birth of their first daughter Kaylee Lynn Dunn on
October 11, 2007.(6/08)
Ryan
Francois, DDS married Amie Margaret Vogt February 15, 2009.
Ryan completed a BS in Computer Engineering from Cal Poly, San
Luis Obispo. Ryan graduated from UOP Arthur A. Dugoni School of
Dentistry in San Francisco. He is completing a residency in
Pediatric Dentistry at University of Illinois, Chicago. The
couple honeymooned in Yosemite and has made their home in
Chicago, IL.(6/09)
Olusere A. Olowoyeye
is an associate with the Stockton law firm of Herum,
Crabtree and Brown. Previously he was a Deputy District Attorney with the San Joaquin County
District Attorneys Office. He received a B.A. from
Dartmouth College in 2000. While
attending Dartmouth College,
Olusere worked as an intern at the San
Joaquin District Attorney's Office in Stockton, California.
Olusere received his
J.D. , from the University of Michigan
in 2004. (11/08)
Lorna Perez recently accepted appointment as an Assistant
Professor of English at Buffalo State College, specializing in
multi-ethnic literatures of the United States. Dr. Perez holds
degrees from Creighton University, where she earned a BA in
Philosophy and English in 2000 and the University at Buffalo,
where she earned both her MA (2003) and Ph.D. (2008).
(9/08)
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Kory Altheide is an Associate Vice President wtih
Wachovia Securities. Hegot married to Carlyn Appleby on August 4,
2007. They are making their home in Costa Mesa, Ca. (1/09)
Jason Bartlett
played in his second World
Series, this time as the star shortstop for the Tampa
Bay Devil Rays. The Devil Rays are the 2008
American League Champions after beating the Red Sox in a seven
game series.
Jason was a member of the 2006 World Series Minnesota Twins. Jason's defensive wizardry at shortstop has made him one major
leagues baseball's premier players. Jason got engaged to Kelly Chevez on August 17, 2008 and they plan a wedding in
Naples, Florida in November, 2008. He was honored by St.
Mary's in having his SM jersey retired.
(1/09)
Bruno
M. Blasigh, Jr. has served 7.5 years in the US
Navy as an Information System Technician Petty Officer First
Class. He is now employed with the Government as a LAN
Security Manager and a Network Security Officer. He is
currently pursuing a BS in Information System Security. He
is married to Aimee T. Galusha, Blasigh and have two
children. They are living in San Diego. (6/08)
Denise E.
Johnson (Hall) married Ryan P. Johnson on October 21, 2006.
She is a teacher at Presentation School.
They
celebrated
the birth of their daughter Ashleen Marie Johnson, October 17,
2007.(1/09)
Jeffrey Heer, PhD. is an
Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at
Stanford University.
Jeff recently
completed his Ph.D. at Berkeley, where he worked with the
Berkeley Institute of Design and the Visualization Lab. Over the
years, he also worked at (Xerox) PARC, Microsoft Research, IBM
Research, and Tableau Software. Jeff is the author of the
prefuse and flare toolkits for interactive visualization. Jeff
is affiliated with the HCI group.
(1/09)
Vladimir (Mirko) Kozina, M.S. is a teacher at St. Mary's
High School and is attending the Laurence Drivon School of Law.
He has also been an adjunct professor at the University of the
Pacific. After graduating summa cum laude with a B.S. in
molecular biology from UC San Diego, where he was one of the
authors of a study on the LysE superfamily published in the
Journal of Microbiology, Mirko was a researcher at the Scripps
Institute and undertook graduate studies in Biology at UC San
Diego and UOP where he received his Masters. He has been given
the honor of being a member of the national honor society Phi
Kappa Phi. Mirko and his wife Carrie live in Stockton.(5/09)
Meta Marshall graduated from the Leonard N. Stern School
of Business at New York University this May 2009 with an MBA.
Her concentration was in finance, entrepreneurship, and
accounting. She will begin working this fall at Bank of America,
San Francisco office, as an Associate in the investment bank.
(6/09)
Cimma Chan Monighetti and her husband are proud parents of
Eshan James born on September 25, 2007
(7/08)
Adam A.
Ramirez is an attorney in Stockton with a practice civil
law, including civil litigation in real estate, business entity
formation and estate planning, wills and trusts at
Hakeem, Ellis & Marengo. He is a
graduate of the Laurence Drivon School of Law where he was class
valedictorian.
(12/08)
Jennifer Rose married Brian Noury, who is serving in
the United States Navy, on September 27, 2008, in
Cumberland, Rhode Island.
(11/08)
Gina Ruiz-Contreras married Andrew
Contreras on July 25, 1998 and will be celebrating
their 10 year anniversary by renewing their vows in
Oceanside, CA. Gina has been employed with Catholic
Healthcare West Hospitals in the Stockton and Sacramento
area for the last 6 years. She and Andrew have 4 sons,
Andrew 8, Alexander 4, and 2 year old twins Marcelo and
Mateo.
(6/08)
Karrie Simoncic received her nursing degree from the SJGH-DC
program and is a practicing nurse.(8/08)
Chris Smith, a graduate of UC Davis, has played for the New
York Jets of the NFL and in the NFL Europe for Cologne
Centurions in Germany. He is currently involved in the real
estate field and helps coach at St. Mary's.(8/08)
Giselle (Camaya) Vincent received her Bachelor's of Art
degree in Photography from California State University,
Sacramento in 2003. Two years later she started Giselle
Vincent Photography with her husband, Matt. She recently
won three international awards: (2) 2008 WPPI 8x10
Accolades of Excellence and (1) 2008 WPD Wedding Photography
Contest Third Place Winner. (2/09)
Andrew Wertman is a State Traffic Officer with the
California Highway Patrol based in Stockton, California. (1/09)
Pablo Zeiter is an appraiser
with Zeiter Appraising in Stockton. He
graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Degree in
Agricultural Business with a concentration in Finance and
Appraisal. (12/08)
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Susan
Carroll
is a
graduate of San Francisco State University. She is a
teacher in Santa Clara Unified School District. Susan is engaged
to Jeffrey Ludlum. The couple's November wedding will take place
in Morgan Hill, California.(9/08)
Lauren Mary
Casey
and Bryan Patrick Toledo were married September 20, 2008. Lauren
graduated with her bachelors degree and teaching credential from
California State University, Stanislaus. She earned her masters
degree in elementary reading and literacy from Walden University
and is a teacher for Stockton Unified. The couple honeymooned in
Mexico and has made their home in Stockton.(5/09)
Alison (Korock) Davis graduated from Cal Poly, San
Luis Obispo, Magna Cum Laude, in 2002. In December 2007 she
married Barak Davis of Simi Valley, CA and they currently live
in Louisville, KY where Barak is in Medical School. (9/08)
Jenna
Moscovic
was inducted
into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame. She was a four-year
letter-winner from 1998-2001 and a first-team All-American in
2001. She earned most-valuable honors from her teammates that
same season and helped the Aggies reach the NCAA Tournament all
four years and the Elite 8 in 1999 and 2001. Moscovic played
setter at Texas A&M but was a versatile player with outstanding
attack skills. She continues to hold the school record
for hitting percentage in a match (.900) and assists in a match
with 88.
Jenna also
displayed excellence in the classroom, earning Academic All-Big
12 honors three years, and was Texas A&Ms female scholar
athlete of the year in 2001-02. She earned her bachelors and
masters degrees in business in December 2003. She is a
certified public accountant and audit manager at Deloitte &
Touche in Dallas.
(7/08)
Bryan Rooney 98 is the Keelhaulers basketball coach at the
California Maritime Academy in Vallejo.
(5/09)
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Natalie
Barnett graduated from the University of Arizona with
a major in Art History and a minor in Business. She works for
the San Joaquin Media Group as the Niche Publications
Coordinator. She and Blaine Vernon 99 plan to marry on August
22, 2009 at the PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn in Olympic Valley,
CA. The couple plan to relocate to Sonoma County within the next
year or two.
(6/09)
Terra Dolan graduated from St. Marys College receiving a B.S. with
an Honors Finance Concentration. She married Patrick Snyder in 2005 and
they have a son, James Brayden who was born February 27, 2008. They
currently reside in Omaha, Nebraska.(1/09)
Lucy
Eccleston was named to Columbia Universitys Womens
Athletics Silver Anniversary Honor Roll for bringing distinction
to the schools athletic program. Eccleston is one of only three
Columbia womens swimmers ever to qualify for the NCAA
championships.
Anna Graf
graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a Bachelor of
Science in nutritional science in 2003. She is
employed as a national sales executive with American Specialty
Health in San Diego.(1/09)
Matthew Kozina received his B.A. from CSU Sacramento. He
works in Sacramento as a commercial insurance agent. He is engaged to Judy Ratto.
They will be married September 26, 2009 at the Cathedral of
the Annunciation.
(11/08)
Aaron Olivas graduated magna cum laude from University of
San Francisco with a BA in History and a minor in Spanish. He
also received a certificate of honor in Humanities. He
received his
Masters from UCLA and has also obtained a Masters from
University of Chicago in Social Science. He is currently
pursuing a Doctorate degree in History at UCLA, where he is a
teacher's assistant.
(5/09)
Blaine
Vernon received his degree in economics from University of
Hawaii, Hilo. He works for Diede Construction as an Assistant
Project Manager. He and Natalie Barnett 99 plan to marry on
August 22, 2009 at the PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn in Olympic
Valley, CA. The couple plan to relocate to Sonoma County within
the next year or two.
(6/09)
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Anne-Marie
Auwinger
graduated from
Arizona State University with a B.A. in Elementary Education.
She is currently living in New York, working on her Masters
Degree in ESL at New York University, and teaching 4th
grade. (8/08)
Rick Eccles
sports coordinator for Open Door Services, a day program for developmentally
disabled adults in Stockton.
(2/09)
Amanda
Goulart married Joseph B. Burrell. They will live in
St. Augustine, Florida.
(9/08)
David Heer the bassist for Tripdavon, a band based in Santa Barbara.
The Band has partnered with Paradise Artists. Their music is available on
I-Tunes. ripdavon has played big-name Los Angeles clubs such as the Viper
Room, the House of Blues and the Knitting Factory, opened for rock legend
Eric Burdon and the rock band War in London at Royal Albert Hall, and has
played in Europe for the U.S. military. Their full length albums
include "Tripdavon", "The Enlightened
Operative" and their digital
releases are: "Valentine's Day"
,
"St. James Infirmary"
and
"Live at the Royal Albert Hall"(9/08)
John D. Lozano
has been promoted to vice president commercial loan officer of
the Tracy branch. He began his banking career as a teller in the
March Lane office of Pacific State Bank. He is a graduate of
California State University, Chico, where he earned his
bachelor's degree in American studies.
(8/08)
Adriana Pinasco is engaged to John Lewis.
They will be married March 15, 2008. She
graduated from Cal Poly State University,
San Luis Obispo, where she obtained her B.S. in
Agribusiness Marketing. She is currently working
for Classic Wines of
California in Stockton. (1/09)
Jacqueline Montelongo
Ratto graduated from San Diego State University in
2004. She pursued her Master of Arts degree in
Communication while serving as a graduate research and
teaching assistant at University of the Pacific. She is now
the Public Information Officer for San Joaquin County Office
of Education. Jacqueline married Michael Ratto on May 31,
2008 and they currently reside in Stockton(6/08)
Ross Thomas is an actor living in Los Angeles. He
graduated from USC's School of Theatre Art. He has appreared in
Dance Flick
(2009), Burning Palms (2009), The Haunting
of Molly Hartley (2008); Jock Avatar: The Last Airbender" (1
episode, 2007); The Beach (2007); Shelter (2007); Gabe Lipshitz
Saves the World (2007) ; American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
(2006); Beyond the Break (2006); The Cutting Edge: Going for
the Gold (2006); CSI: NY" (2005); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2005); Living with Fran" (2005); Cold Case" (2005); What's
Bugging Seth (2005) (1/09)
Tiffany
Rene Trout graduated from UOP in 2004 with a Bachelors
of Arts degree and recently received her Early Childhood
Special Education credential as well as Moderate/Severe
teaching credential. She is currently working on her
Masters in Special Education from the University of the
Pacific. She teaches a Structured Preschool for students
with Autism in Lodi and is the mother of Giovanna Marie
Nunes who is 4.(9/08)
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Chelsea Barney
graduated from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
with a B.S. degree in Agribusiness Sales and Marketing. She
is employed as a National Account Manager for FoodSource in
Monterey, California. Chelsea is engaged to Carson Braga and
they are planning a 2010 wedding.
(3/09)
Brianna Dellinger
was nominated in the category of Outstanding
Picture Editing for Reality Programming for Project Runway by
the Creative Arts Emmys.
She holds a degree in television production for
Pepperdine University.
(9/08)
Ashley Bryant, PharmD. received her doctoral degree from
University of the Pacific's renowned School of Pharmacy
and is a practicing pharmacist in Stockton.
(8/08)
Collin Thomas Cooney
majored in
musical theater at University of California, Los Angeles, and
earned his master's degree in business administration from
University of the Pacific where he was was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Society,
works as a financial analyst at Gallo in Modesto.(6/09)
Chris Coughlan is a graduate of the United
States Naval Academy. He is currently stationed in Stuttgart, Germany.
(10/08)
Kristin (Melton) Dahlenburg graduated from The University
of the Pacific in 2006, receiving her B.S. in Business
Administration with concentrations in Business Law and Real
Estate. She currently works in commercial property management in
downtown Sacramento. On May 9, 2009 she married Keith Dahlenburg
at Morris Chapel, The University of the Pacific. They currently
reside in Sacramento, CA.
(7/09)
Johanna Delgado is a practicing dentist in Stockton. She graduated from UOP and obtained her DDS from at UOP's Dental School in San Francisco in May,
2008.
(8/08)
Ted Driscoll is married to Jenner Heintz
('00). Tom graduated from the United States Naval Academy with
merit as an engineer and was awarded the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers Design Achievement Award. He is a
1st Lieutenant and is assigned to the United States Marine Corp.
with 3rd Batallion 4th Marines and is currently serving in Iraq.
(8/08)
Scott Griffin
received his degree in accounting from Sonoma State and is
currently with Grant Thornton in their San Francisco
office working in business auditing..(8/08)
Josh Farr is a firefighter for the City of Lodi. (8/08)
Lindsay
Franzella (Gianinni) was married to Vincent Franzella on
August 25, 2007. Lindsay graduated from Sacramento State
University where she obtained her BS in Business Administration
Marketing. She works as a financial analyst for the State of
California Board of Equalization. She currently lives in
Sacramento. (5/09)
Paul Kozina, was sworn into the California State Bar by
fellow Alum, California Supreme Court Justice Carol Corrigan '66
on December 5, 2008. Paul received his B.A. degree from UOP
where he was active in student government and was a founder of
the Theta Chi fraternity chapter at the university. Paul received his J.D. from UC Hastings School of Law in
San Francisco in May of 2008. He was President of their National Moot Court
Team. He was also involved in a number of campus organizations at
Hastings. He won a top award in the National Moot Court
competition in New York in April, 2008. Paul worked as an extern for the 9th Circuit Court of
Appeal during the summer of 2006 for Judge Consuela
Callahan. Paul is working at Quinn Emmanuel, a
premier national litigation firm in San Francisco. In addition, Paul worked for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office as a
certified law student making court appearances obtaining several
convictions. Paul is listed in the "Who's Who in American Colleges
and Universities". Paul also
won the Best Oral Advocate
Award for the Western Region of the National Moot Court
Competition in October 2007.
(2/09)
Maggie Lozano
is engaged to Nathan Michael Castaρon. A fall wedding is planned
in 2009.(12/08)
Michael Mieglitz graduated
from California State University Fresno with a B.S. in Computer
Science. He is currently employed as a computer programmer with
Therapeutic Research Center of Stockton. He married Britney
Gough '02 on July 19, 2008 at the Cathedral of Annunciation.
They plan to make their home in Stockton.
(3/09)
Erhrole Navarro
is currently on his second enlistment in the US Navy as a Sonar
Technician Petty Officer second class. He has done three
deployments overseas in support of Operation: Enduring Freedom.
He is married to Amanda Navarro, and has a 5 year old son. He
has completed his associates in Criminal Justice through Hawaii
Pacific University and is finishing up his Bachelor Degree in
Criminal Justice. He currently lives in Virginia Beach, VA.
(1/09)
Kristi Olivas
married Tony Fernandez '02 on September 13,
2008. (10/08)
James Payne married Callie Burson on September 1,
2007. James graduated from the University of Colorado where he
obtained his MBA from the University of Colorado-Denver. He
works in commercial real estate lending and they are making
their home in Colorado. (1/09)
Adam Tibon
has been inducted into the Mexican-American Hall Of Fame. Adam
is a 3rd Degree Black Belt and a martial arts instructor with
Tibon Gojo-Ryu martial arts that has produced numerous world
champions.
Adam is a 3rd
Degree Black Belt-candidate member of the USA Sr. National
Karate 5 man Black Belt Kumite Team at the WKF World
Championships in Tampere, Finland 2006. Also a USNKF Federation
Referee C for both Kata and Kumite, also a Disney Martial Arts
Festival Referee for Classical Japanese Okinawan Karate and
Kobudo. Head instructor at GymStars/Tibons Karate Program in
Modesto, Ca., and Assistant Instructor at the Hombu Dojo at 923
N. Yosemite in Stockton, Ca. and at the GymStars/Tibon Karate
Program. Senior instructor of GymStars/Tibons Karate Program in
Modesto, California.
(4/09)
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Bri
Dellinger was nominated in the category of Outstanding
Picture Editing for Reality Programming
for Project
Runway by the Creative Arts Emmys that aired on the E! Network,
September 20, 2008.
(12/08)
Sean Dinnell
graduated from Sacramento State with a B.A. in Psychology. He
is currently finishing his Air Force Officer training as a Cadet
First Class in Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps,
Detachment 088 while starting his Masters in Aeronautical
Science at Embry-Riddle AU. He recently earned his Basic
Parachutist Badge at the Air Force Academys Basic Freefall
Parachute Training, 98th Flying Training Squadron. Sean will
serve as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Air Force starting June
2009.
(8/08)
Tony Fernandez married Kristi Olivas '01. They plan on a
September 13, 2008 wedding.
(10/08)
Stephanie
Jensen married Steven Islas on September 2,
2007 and are making their home in Stockton.
She graduated
from UOP with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene.
(6/08)
Kristen Kalend
graduated from
the University of Arizona with a master's degree in
speech-language-hearing sciences. She also received the
outstanding graduate award. She will continue her education at
U.C. San Diego Medical Center, with a clinician fellowship. She
is a 2006 graduate of the University of the Pacific. In July of this year she married Brennan Dean
and they will be making their home in San Diego.
(1/09)
Adam Knight is a private in the United States Army now on
his second tour of duty in Iraq as a combat engineer where he
will serve until 2009.(1/09)
Lindsay
Kozina received her degree from CSU Sacramento in
Family & Consumer Sciences and will be pursuing graduate
studies. She is currently working for Stockton Unified
(8/08)
Amanda
Long received her B.S. in Business
Administration-Marketing from Marist College in 2006. She
currently works in New York City and resides in Hoboken, New
Jersey.(9/08)
Amanda Marchini received her Bachelors of
Science degree at University of the Pacific, and
currently is working on her MBA.
(9/08)
Jill
Allison McPheeters 2002 and David Barrington McKae were
married on December 27, 2008 at Morris Jill graduated drom
the University of California, Davis and is currently
pursuing a Masters degree in School Psychology at St.
Marys College. The newlyweds honeymooned in Hawaii, and now
reside in
Walnut
Creek, California.
(4/09)
Britney (Gough) Mieglitz
received her B.S. in Criminology with a minor in Political
Science from California State University Fresno. She is
currently a law student at Laurence Drivon School of Law.
She married Mike Mieglitz '01 on July 19, 2008 at the
Cathedral of the Annunciation. The two will be making their
home in Stockton.
(3/09)
Alexis Mussi graduated in 2006 from Arizona State
University with a degree in Business and Communications. She
will graduate from University of Nevada, Las Vegas in May
2009 with her Masters in Public Administration. Alexis
currently resides in Las Vegas, and works in Medical Sales.
She is engaged to Christopher Porter and is planning a 2010
wedding.
(7/09)
Nicole
F. Rios graduated from University of the Pacific with a
Degree in Sports Management in 2007. She currently is
employed by the Golden State Warriors in Oakland as their
Corporate Sponsor Coordinator.(8/08)
Bonnie
Roscelli is engaged to Kurtis Anders of Barstow,
CA. Bonnie received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English
from The University of the Pacific. She is currently
employed as a recruiter with Manpower Office Professionals
in Sacramento, The couple is planning their August 2009
wedding at the Stockton Golf and Country Club.
(3/09)
Nick Solari is married to Nicole Jackson and is
living in Oakdale.(5/09)
Tiare Tuitama is the Director and Owner of Heights
Jrs. Volleyball Club in San Gabriel and is now in her
third year as Asst. Coach at East Los Angeles College.
She received her undergraduate degree from California
State University Los Angeles in 2005. While at CSU Los
AngelesTuitama helped take her team to the Elite eight,
which finished 3rd in the Nation and was honored as a
member of the all-tournament team.(5/08)
Timothy Vaughn, Jr. is currently teaching at
Piqua High School in Piqua, Ohio. He is pursuing his
Master's Degree in Educational Leadership at the
University of Dayton, and he is also attending Payne
Theological Seminary in the Fall of 2009 to pursue his
Master's in Divinity. Timothy is currently ministering
at two churches ( Beth T' Phillah Temple and Second
Baptist Church).(3/09)
Amy Haack White is currently a graduate student
working on her M.S. in Health Education through Western
Governors University and recently married Ronald C.
White III. Her husband is a staff sergeant in the
United States Army and they are making their home in
Stuttgart, Germany.
(1/09)
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Rodrigo
Cortes recently transferred from the University of Oregon
and is presently studying music with an emphasis in voice/opera
at Cal State East Bay. He plans to attend the University of
Alabama for his masters degree. He placed 2nd in the National
Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition and played
the roles of Marcello in La Boheme and Figaro in the Barber of
Seville.
(1/09)
Michael K.
Fujinaka graduated from
Claremont McKenna College in 2007 with a B.A. in Economics and
Molecular Biology. He played 4 years of Ultimate Frisbee for
Claremont and recently finished playing for UC San Diego. He
currently is a second year medical student at UC San Diego
School of Medicine and manages the UC San Diego Student-Run Free
Clinic in Downtown San Diego. Michael enjoys surfing year round
in La Jolla. (8/08)
Nicholas Gaines graduated summa cum laude with
his bachelors degree in criminal justice from
Sacramento State University in 2007. Last summer, he
graduated summa cum laude with his masters degree in
criminal justice from Sacramento State. Nicholas was
selected to be the Deans Outstanding Graduate for the
College of Health and Human Services. He will be
completing his internship of four years with Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
He is currently in the Sacramento Police Departments
non affiliate police academy.
(5/09)
Genevieve Lucaccini graduated from the University of
the Pacific in 2008 with a BA in Liberal Studies with a
minor in Speech Language Pathology. She is currently in the
Masters Program at Pacific in Curriculum & Instruction.
She is also a Reading Instructor (Graduate Assistant) at the
University.(10/08)
Brandon
Mohan graduated from Sonoma State University in the
spring of 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and
English. He currently lives in Moraga, CA and is working on a
Master of Arts degree in Counseling.
(9/08)
Stephanie Moore is in the Master's Program at St. Mary's
College in
Psychology. She plans on pursuing a PhD. (8/08)
Rodrigo Cortes is
presently studying music with an emphasis in voice/opera at
Cal State East Bay. He plans to attend the University of
Alabama for his masters. He placed 2nd in the
National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
competition and played the roles of Marcello (La Boheme),
and Figaro (Barber of Seville). (8/08)
Nicholas Franco graduated from CSU Sacramento in the
Spring of 2008 with bachelor of arts degrees in Social Work
and Womens Studies. He is currently a first-year Womens
Studies graduate student at San Diego State University.(11/08)
Ashlee Guthrie is a registered nurse at San Joaquin
General Hospital. She, with her family have been active in
fundraising for the Red Rhino Orphanage Project. (3/09)
Suzanne
Romo married Sam Robinson on August 23, 2008. They are
making their home in Clovis
(8/08)
Sabrina Silva graduated from the University of California, Davis with a
bachelors degree in genetics in 2007. She currently is a
second year medical student at UC Davis School of Medicine
in Sacramento.
(7/08)
Danielle
Stokes is currently attending Humphrey's/Lawrence
Drivon School of Law to pursue a juris doctor degree. She is
employed at Pacheco and Somera Law Firm. She is engaged to Ryan
Della Nina 97. They plan on being married October 11, 2008.
(8/08)
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2004
Sott
Balcoa graduated from the United States Air Force Academy
and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Hes assigned to
Cape Canaveral in Florida to work in missiles and space, which
is a realization of his childhood dream when he first began
building model rockets. He was featured in a Memorial Day
article in the Stockton Record.
(5/09)
Todd Bergman graduated
from Dominican University of California, Cum Laude
with departmental honors. He is currently Manager In Training at
Abercrombie & Fitch.(5/09)
Mia Deiro graduated from UCSB in 2008, majoring in human
biology. She is currently working at Sidney Kimmel Cancer
Center, studying influenza and Type I diabetes. (3/09)
Barry
Enright was chosen by the Arizona Diamondbacks as
Number 73 in the second round of the amateur draft in 2007 and
is pitching for the Visalia Oaks, a California League team in
the Diamondbacks organization.(8/08)
Aimee
Farnsworth graduated from Sonoma State University with
a Bachelors of Science in Math.(6/08)
John Gibson
graduated from U.C. Berkeley in May, 2008 majoring in History of
Agriculture, with emphasis on Agriculture in America. John is
President of J.L. Gibson, Inc. and conducts business under the
name Golden Bear Ranches. His company farms various
properties located in Lodi and specializes in sweet cherries and
heirloom vegetables. John is also a member of the St. Mary's
Football coaching staff. (3/09)
Sarah
Johnson Head graduated Magna Cum Laude from California State
University Stanislaus. She is pursuing her teaching credential
and masters degree in education at National University. On June
28, 2008, Sarah married Grant. They currently reside in Linden.(4/09)
Mary Beth Kozina lives in Stockton with her son Andrew,
and
is attending Cal State Stanislaus where she is a senior majoring in
communication.(4/09)
Alexis LeBeouf received her Bachelors of Art from St.
Mary's College in communication and Spanish. Alexis is
captain for the "Warrior Girls" of the NBA Warriors and is
working for a production company in Emeryville.(5/09)
Lauren LeBeouf graduated Magna Cum Laude from Loyola
Marymount in production and arts. She works in Sponsorship
and Marketing at American Film Institute .(5/09)
Amanda Marchini 04 received her Bachelors of Science
degree at University of the Pacific and is currently working on
her MBA (9/08)
Amanda Marie Marchini was inducted into the University of
the Pacific Phi Kappa Phi Society
(1/09)
Ashley Marks is a member of the Raiderette squad,
the cheer team for the NFL Oakland Raiders. She is attending San
Jose State.(5/09)
Jeff Patmon
is engaged to Skyler Chase 05 they plan a November 21,
2009 wedding on the beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He
graduated from Menlo College in December with a degree in
Business Management and is employed by Marcus & Millichap, a
commercial real estate investment firm in Palo Alto.
Christopher J. Piro
graduated from
basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San
Antonio. He
received an
associate degree in 2007 from San Joaquin Delta College in
Stockton
(11/08)
Chris Tunquist is currently a San Joaquin County Deputy
Sheriff and is attending CSU Stanislaus, majoring in Social
Science with a minor in Criminal Justice.( 1/09)
Jillian Wong
graduated from
Stanford University in Human Biology with highest University
Distinction. She was president of Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority and a
staff member in the dorm. She is attending medical school
in Utah.
(6/08)
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2005
Skyler Chase
is engaged to Jeff Patmon 04. They will be married on November
21, 2009 in Cabo San Lucas. Skyler graduated magna cum laude, a
semester early, with a degree in Business Management with a
Marketing Communications concentration from Menlo College in
2008. She is employed by Bridgescale Partners, a venture capital
firm in Menlo Park.
(4/09)
Courtney Davis attends Adams State College.
Courtney recently was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference's softball Player of the Week. Courtney Davis, has
been named a Daktronics 2008 first-team All-American as a
designated player.(6/08)
Dina Marisa DellAringa was inducted into the
University of the Pacific Phi Kappa Phi Society
(1/09)
Michael Dunn is a Pfc. assigned to the
Engineer Combat Battalion and has been deployed to Iraq, where
he is going through a 15-month tour of duty.
(9/08)
John
Estes attends the University of Hawaii and was recognized in
the Hawaii newspaper on August 27, 2007. Dennis McKnight,
offensive line coach said of John, "In my opinion, right now,
John Estes is the best offensive lineman in the country, bar
none."
(1/09)
Pedro Y. Hernandez has returned after his third
deployment to the Middle East.. He is part of the Armys elite Ranger Regiment
stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga..
(7/08)
Megan K. Kalend was inducted into the University of the
Pacific Phi Kappa Phi Society
(1/09)
Willie Tuitama He
passed for
3,093 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior at University
of Arizona last
season. He broke school records, was named second-team
All-Pacific-10 Conference and received the Pioneer Las Vegas
Bowl MVP award after leading the Wildcats to their first bowl
victory in 10 years. He is scheduled to have his NFL pro-day
workout March 14 in Tucson, Arizona.
(2/09)
Alysse Valenzuela attends UOP where she is a business
major. Sher was named to the 2007 Big West Conference Fall
Academic Team. (8/08)
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2006
Jacki
Gemelos is attending USC and is a preseason third-team
All-American, according to Lindys Magazine. Jackie missed the
past two years with two separate injuries to the same knee. She
is scheduled to make her Trojans debut in the Love & Basketball
exhibition on Oct. 28 at USCs Galen Center, then opens the
season against the University of North Carolina-Charlotte on
Nov. 15 at the North Carolina State Tournament.
(10/08)
Lewis Gotico is a senior at UC Merced as a biology
major.
(5/09)
John Grider attends the United States Naval Academy
(11/08)
Joe Harden, is attending UC Davis and is playing
basketball with fellow SM grad Mark Payne
(6/08)
Skyler Jackson attends San Jose State University and is
in the Air Force ROTC program.
(6/08)
Kyle Jensen
playing for Saint Mary's College in Moraga, has been named to
the All-West Coast Conference's first team after leading the
league in hitting with a .421 average, a single-season Gaels
record. He played in all 53 games of the season, registering 13
home runs 17 doubles and a .718 slugging percentage.(6/08)
Stephanie Jensen married Steven Islas on September 1,
2007. They are making their home in Stockton.
(7/08)
Mike Kaehler is a Junior at
Harvard University. He worked in a lab in Iowa this past summer
undertaking scientific research (10/08)
Pat Kaufman is a
Junior at San Jose State majoring in engineering.
He is on the SJSU Lacrosse team (6/08)
Ty Kelly made
the all-star team in the all-wood bat Cape Cod League in July. A
junior at UC Davis, Kelly was the first Aggie to play in the
Cape Cod League since 2002 and believed to be the first to play
in the all-star game, according to the school's Web site. Kelly
finished with a .276 average (45 for 163) with four doubles and
18 RBI.
(9/08)
Joey Kozina a Junior at San Jose State majoring in
psychology. He pays Rugby and works as a tour guide at the
Winchester Mystery House during the school year (6/08)
Michael Kozina attends UC Santa Cruz majoring in
astrophysics. He also volunteers at the homeless shelter in
Santa Cruz. (6/08)
Alex LeBeouf is attending
Loyola Marymount University where he is a junior. (6/08)
Danielle
Mondo is a student at the University of the Pacific. She is
working at the Van Ruiten Family Winery
(6/08)
Nick Solari married Nicole Jackson on April 18, 2008.
(7/08)
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2007
David
Azevedo received the Dr. Renee L. Harrangue Award from
Loyola Marymount University. The award honors the unique
accomplishments of LMU's second year students and encourages
their continued involvement in campus life, service and
leadership. In addition, David received a scholarship from the
State Department to participate in an 8 week Arabic language
immersion program in Tunisia this summer and a scholarship to
study in London this upcoming fall semester. (5/09)
Kristina
Baker attends Sonoma State University and works part time at
a crystal shop.
(10/08)
Annie Daly
received the Dr. Renee L. Harrangue Award from Loyola
Marymount University. The award honors the unique
accomplishments of LMU's second year students and encourages
their continued involvement in campus life, service and
leadership.(5/09)
Matt Lujan, who plays for USF has been
neamed to the 2008 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
team. The first-team All-West Coast Conference left-hander was
7-2 with 37 strikeouts and a 3.41 earned-run average.
(6/08)
Diane Rivera
is currently attending
Delta College and is working towards her AA Degree. She
plans to transfer to St. Marys College or Sacramento State.(8/08)
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2008
Tymon
Gouker
08 is currently enrolled at San Joaquin DeltaCollege with a goal
of obtaining a degree in Computer repairs and Mechanics.(2/09)
Conner Gritsch attends University of the Pacific
where he is in the Engineering program. He works at SJCOG during
summers and school breaks.
(12/08)
Julie LaRocque attends Cal State Monterey Bay.
(2/09)
Alli Maria attends San Joaquin Delta College. She works
and trains
with Champion Gymnastics Academy and has qualified for the
Western Gymnastics Championship. Ali is safety certified through
USA gymnastics and is a level 5/6 rated judge.
(5/09)
Michael
Olagaray attends Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He was one of
the Lodi District Grape Growers Association scholarship
recipients.
(12/08)
Brett
Warmerdam attends Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He was on of
the Lodi District Grape Growers Association scholarship
recipients who plan to either study agriculture in college.
(12/08)
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