USD Magazine Fall 2015

teering in the legal field at the courthouse and in the Access to Justice program. YVONETTE POWELL (EdD) coordinated student services for the San Diego, Orange County and virtual academic centers of the University of Southern California School of Social Work. Yvonette is now an adjunct instructor and is involved in many activities in the San Diego community. CRESCENTIA THOMAS (BA) recently completed her coursework and dissertation to receive an EdD in educational administration from the University of the Pacific. She also celebrated the birth of a son, Carter, on Nov. 13, 2014. Carter weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 17 inches long at birth. SHAWN WEBER (JD) is a San Diego family law attorney and was installed in April 2015 as the 2015-16 president of Collaborative Practice California, the statewide organization for collaborative practice groups. Members practice and promote collaborative processes for the peaceful resolution of family law issues with the goal of protecting the health of family relationships and eliminating the need for litigation. Shawn started with the Solana Beach, Calif., law firm of Brave, Weber & Mack in 1999 and a few years later became the firm’s managing attorney. In 2006, he became a partner and chief financial officer of the firm. He is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, Family Law Section; the San Diego Family Law Bar Association; and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. KENDRA WOCHOS (BA) complet- ed a master’s degree at New York University in 2003 and moved to Wisconsin in 2006. She reports: “I have two beautiful children and am home with them now after seven years at a nonprofit environmental law center.” [ 2 0 0 2 ] EDWIN BASILIO (EdD) was a member of USD’s music faculty from 2004 to 2014. He is currently director of the Westminster Choir for the First Presbyterian Church of San Diego and director of the Red Robe Choir at Grossmont High School. “Since graduating in 2002, I have conducted over 34 student performing tours of

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