USD Magazine Fall 2007

director at Theatre503, a London the- ater that presents new works by con- temporary playwrights.

with their two dogs, Roxie and Penny.

Toby and Troy.

complete her law degree at the University of California, Hastings, before the summer of 2007, and she and Nick planned to move to Tulsa, Okla., in August, where Mary has a position as associate attorney with Eldridge, Cooper, Steichen and Leach. ANGELA MITCHELL (B.A.) has been living in New Orleans since right before Hurricane Katrina hit. “It’s been a challenge, but fun,” she says. She completed her master’s degree in tropical medicine and parasitology from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. In April, she began observing and work- ing with the research team develop- ing the malaria p. vivax vaccine at the Malaria Vaccine and Drug Development Center in Cali, Colombia. BRENDAN MULVANEY (M.S.G.L.) completed his Ph.D. in international relations in October 2006 from Fudan University in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. ERIK NAGEL (B.A.) is a surgery resident in the Navy, stationed at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va. He will be doing a tour of duty with the Marines out of Twentynine Palms, Calif., for the next two years. KHRISTI POIDMORE (B.A.) is a resident specializing in periodontics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. ANNE SKIDMORE (B.A.) is enjoy- ing life in San Diego’s North County. She is ministering to college students with the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. “I’m giving them a part of what made USD an amazing and life- changing experience for me: a real relationship with Jesus and a solid community,” Anne says. [ 2 0 0 3 ] DONNA ALPNER (M.A.) worked for three years at Mental Health Systems in Oceanside and left in June 2006 to open a private practice. She works with Marines returning from Iraq and also with children and ado- lescents, among other clients. JESSICA BECK (B.A.) is in the Ph.D. program in performance prac- tice at the University of Exeter in England. During the past two years, she has directed four plays at the Edinburgh Festival. She is education

WILLIAM KALENIUS (B.A.) is in his fifth year as a crew rowing coach at Vancouver Lake. He is also a para- medic and volunteer firefighter with the Vancouver Fire Department in Washington state. ERIN FOLEY KOZAK (J.D.) and her husband, Thomas ’86, welcomed their first child, Joshua Thomas, on Oct. 6, 2006. SAMUEL LEMON (B.Acc.) is a cer- tified public accountant in San Diego, and he plans to attend law school in the fall. ANTONIO LOPEZ (B.A.) has lived in Manhattan and Santa Fe, N.M. He is now in Albuquerque, where he is a financial adviser for Morgan Stanley. In 2004-05, he studied playwriting and acting at the Actors Studio Drama School under Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn. In 2006, he managed the largest running spe- cialty store in the country and was also a mortgage broker on Wall Street. He ran 2:36 in the 2005 Philadelphia marathon and planned to beat that time in the 2007 San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. NATALIA LUGLIANI (B.B.A.) completed a master’s degree in Italian from Middlebury College while living abroad in Italy for two and a half years. She plans to teach Italian at the university level. SHELLEY LYFORD (M.A.) was program director at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice from May 2003 to July 2006. She moved to The San Diego Foundation as manager of research and development and is now acting director for a private fam- ily foundation in Carlsbad. SUSANA MARTIN DEL CAMPO (B.A.) and her husband, Patrick Yrigoyen ’01, recently moved back to San Diego after living in Lima, Peru, for four years. They have two sons, Lucas, 2, and Sebastian, born in January 2007. VICTOR RAMOS (B.B.A.) left the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago as men- toring program coordinator to join Kellogg Brown & Root as a field buyer in the Middle East. He’ll be working in Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Republic of Georgia.

DORON OHEL (J.D.) is in his third year of private practice in Cupertino, Calif., focusing on estate planning and business litigation. BRANDON RIGGS (B.B.A.) and his wife, Kiley ’01, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Madilyn, on Dec. 21, 2006. MONTSERRAT ROMERO (B.B.A.) and Fernando Carrillo welcomed a baby girl, Montserrat Carrillo Romero, on April 1, 2007.“Everyone is fine and adjusting to the new life,”Montserrat says. JENNIFER (SOARES) SKEEN (B.A.) and her husband, Tim, wel- comed their first child, a daughter, on Oct. 22, 2006. “Erin Margaret Skeen weighed 5 lbs., 14 oz., and is a won- derful baby!” Jennifer says. MICHELLE (RICHMAN) SU (B.A.) married her husband, Kevin, on July 8, 2006. Michelle completed a mas- ter’s degree in international relations at the University of California, San Diego, in 2006. She works for the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C. SANDRA (HARRISON) TORRE (B.A., M.Ed. ’03) and her hus- band, Jon, were married recently, and they bought a home in San Diego. [ 2 0 0 2 ] KEITH BRUNO (J.D.) joined the office of the Orange County Public Defender in June 2005. He received the Don Simms Attorney of the Year Award for 2006. PENELOPE USALLA GREGORIUS (B.A.) is a child protective services worker/child abuse investigator with the County of San Diego. She is work- ing toward a master’s degree in edu- cational counseling. KATHLEEN (MORRISON) LOPEZ (B.B.A.) and her husband, Herman, were married on May 6, 2006. They live in Tustin, Calif. MARY McDONALD (B.A., B.B.A.) and Nicholas Kindelt were married on March 10, 2007, at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, Calif. USD alumni guests included Jeremy Carrine, Amy McGee, Kristin Hlubik and Bethany Fischer. Mary planned to

JASON BLAIR (B.B.A.) is playing pro basketball in Spain.

BONNIE DOWD (Ed.D.) was a professor of business for 15 years at Palomar College and in January 2006 was promoted to Palomar College District’s assistant superintendent and vice president of finance and administrative services. In October 2006, she was appointed to represent San Diego County community col- leges on a board for a statewide asso- ciation of chief business officers. DERRICK EELLS (B.A.) returned to Nebraska and founded an incentive company focusing on travel and meet- ing planning for large companies and nonprofit organizations. TenDot Corporate Travel has seen a minimum of 300 percent growth each year.“All Toreros are invited to Lincoln for a pri- vate tour,”Derrick says. JESSE FARRIS (B.B.A.) graduated from CaliforniaWestern School of Law, took the California Bar exam and is awaiting results. In the meantime, she planned to work as a camp counselor/ lifeguard/surf instructor with high school kids in Costa Rica over the sum- mer through Rustic Pathways. JENNY FERRONE (Ed.D.) is an adjunct faculty member at Southwestern College in Chula Vista. ANDREW FLETCHER (M.A.) is a school counselor at Balboa City School in San Diego. BROOKE (OAR) GERGURICH (M.Ed.) and her husband, John, were married on June 24, 2006, at The Immaculata. “It was a big, beauti- ful Catholic Mass attended by many former USD students,” says Brooke. They honeymooned in Europe and made their home in San Diego. COURTNEY HOFFMANN (B.A., M.A. ’06) married James Tracy ’04 in May 2006. Courtney finished her master’s degree in international rela- tions and is working at USD. James is a software engineer at Kyocera Wireless and plans to start working on his Ph.D. at the University of California, San Diego, in the fall. Courtney and James live in La Jolla

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