USD Magazine Spring 2009

YVONNE MOULTRIE (B.A.) earned a master’s degree in education from San Diego State University in May 2007. She was named the 2007 Teacher of the Year at King/Chavez Arts Academy in San Diego. RICH PAPAPIETRO (BBA) and his wife, Fran, welcomed a daughter, Gabriella Francesca, on May 1, 2008. Gabriella joins older brother, Richard, 3. Rich owns De Anza Tile Co. in Palo Alto, Calif., specializing in commercial tile and stonework. Fran has been a Realtor with Coldwell Banker in Los Altos since 2001. KATE (ZAIA) SINCLAIR (B.A.) and her husband, Peter, welcomed their first child, Mary, in November. CASEY (WALTON) WHALEN (B.A.) and Eric Whalen were married in 2006 in Carmel, Calif. USD alumni in the wedding were Colleen Coffey and Jennifer Towns. Casey has been teach- ing Advanced Placement U.S. Goverment for seven years; six of which were at El Camino High School in Oceanside, Calif. (home of USD ath- letic star Gyno Pomare). She and her husband now live in Sacramento, Calif. and Casey teaches in Elk Grove, Calif. GREG YOUNG (LL.M.) has attend- ed public and private international law studies programs at The Hague Academy of International Law. He also has been a visiting research fel- low in international law at The University of Cambridge, received a Fulbright Award for international law teaching in Baku, Azerbaijan, and has lectured and conducted study abroad programs in Vietnam, China and London. In October 2007, he gave the keynote lecture on compar- ative financial regulation at the Shanghai International Financial Conference. Years ago, Greg was an attorney specializing in Securities Exchange Commission enforcement and corporate reorganization as well as a bankruptcy trustee. [ 1 9 9 8 ] ALISHA (RELIHAN) FAHREN- DORF (B.A.) and her husband, Chris, proudly announce the birth of John Patrick on Jan. 6, 2008. Patrick joins siblings Christopher, 9; Andrew, 6; and Isabella, 4. John was named after Alisha’s father, who passed away unexpectedly last summer. The fami- ly lives in Phoenix, where Alisha is an

SUZANNE TIBOR (B.A.) and her husband, Edwin Medina, welcomed second child Matthias James on June 26, 2008.“Four-year-old Lily loves being a big sister.”Suzanne is still a freelance editor and photo researcher for educational children’s books. The family lives inWhittier, Calif. KIRSTI (SERAFINE) YOUNG (B.A.) moved to Auckland, New Zealand in 2005 and married hus- band Ryan, “a Kiwi,” in 2006. Kirsti is an investment banker at Ernst & Young, and the couple welcomed baby Innora Joy on Aug. 26. [ 1 9 9 7 ] EDWARD L. ABEYTA (M.S.) is registrar and director of academic services at UC San Diego Extension. He was recently selected as the staff advisor-designate to the Regents for 2008-09 by the University of California Office of the President. JENNIFER (TOWNS) ANDRACA (BBA) and her husband, Chris, were married on Nov. 10, 2007. They live in San Francisco, where Jennifer has worked at Charles Schwab for 10 years and Chris works at Leo Burnett/ARC. COLLEEN (CRAWFORD) BOEHM (BBA) and husband Mike welcomed their son, Nicholas Michael, on Sept. 22, 2008. He was over 9 pounds and 21 inches long. He joins big sister, Ellie, 3. Colleen is an at-home mom who is rarely at home; she owns her own event planning company, Event Artistry, LLC, and primarily plans wed- dings and other social events. She is taking a short break from planning events while her kids are small and, in the meantime, has become a consult- ant for the Pampered Chef. Colleen and her family live in Sussex, Wis. LT. CMDR. DAN COBIAN (B.A.) has completed two years on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and is now starting his Federal Executive Fellowship at RAND Corporation in Washington D.C. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, Lilian (Mamou) '97 and their 3-year old daughter Danica. RUSS LEMELIN (J.D., MBA) was named CFO to TravelMuse, Inc. Russ is formerly the CFO and interim CEO for SideStep.

GINA SURGEON (BBA) was pro- moted to senior auditor and controller manager with the County of San Diego. She has been an active volun- teer with the Urban League of San Diego County and is on the board of directors at her church, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Church of God in Christ. INGE (WRIGHT) TAYLOR (BSN) is a certified nurse and midwife for Chula Vista OB/GYN and also a clini- cal instructor for National University and for Grossmont College. [ 1 9 9 6 ] NICOLE (MESSINEO) ANTHONY (B.A.) , her husband, Sean, and their son, Jack, 3, welcomed Sophia Bella on May 7, 2007. The family lives in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Nicole is in her seventh year of practice with the Law Offices of Tobin Lucks in Irvine. DAWN BIRDSALL-HUGHES (B.A.) is an importer of security devices and she plays semiprofes- sional soccer in Colorado. Her hus- band, Todd, is in nursing school. Mexico City with their sons, Jacob, 3, and Luke, 1. Mark is a diplomat with the U.S. State Department. Prior to their tour in Mexico, they lived in Melbourne, Australia, for four years. In Oct. 2009, they plan to return to Washington, D.C., before Mark takes up his new post MARK BOSSE (B.A.) and his wife, Michelle (Trechter) ’97, live in LT. CMDR. JOAQUIN CORREIA (B.A.) moved to Sicily, Italy, as the executive officer of the communica- tions station for the U.S. Navy. KRYSTEN (ANDEL) NEWBURY (B.A.) graduated from the sheriff’s academy in December 2007 and seeks a career in law enforcement. JEWEL (RICARDO) PIERCE (B.Acc.) and her husband, Robert, welcomed their first child, Kaila Grace, on May 19, 2008. “We are all doing well,” Jewel says. The other big change in their lives is that Jewel traded teaching to become a small business owner. RYAN PIETRANTON (BBA, MBA ’98) married Anne Bowron in July 2008. Ryan and Anne honeymooned in Ireland and live in Las Vegas. as political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, Austria.

at-home mom and Chris is a real estate attorney.

MATTHEW GESKE (B.Acc.) is controller for Rexnord Industries in Milwaukee. He and his wife, Jerri, have three children, ages 5, 3, and 7 months. CHRISTINA HALL (B.A.) married Jon Bailleul on Dec. 15, 2006, and they welcomed a daughter, Reagan Mary Lani, on May 19, 2008. Christina has been an English teacher for nine years and currently teaches at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego. ANNE (KIESELBACH) HEDEKIN (M.A.) and her husband have two daughters. Anne is a counselor and teacher at San Diego Mesa College. PRESTON PANZA (BBA) and his wife, Pamela, announce the birth of a baby boy, Brandon Scot, on May 7, 2008, in Littleton, Colo. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces. JOSEPH PATRICO (J.D.) is a certi- fied specialist in workers’ compensa- tion law. In 2008, he was named chief financial officer and managing shareholder of Heggeness, Sweet, Simington & Patrico, which defends employers and insurance companies throughout Southern California. Joe and his wife, Lisa, have four children. ZACHARY PELCHAT (J.D.) is a civil rights attorney in the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. He has developed a specialty in Title IX athletics enforce- ment and other issues of gender equity. Zachary and his wife, Christina, recently celebrated their five-year anniversary. ANNETTE REITER (M.A.) is the founder and vice president of Transitions and You, a seminar, workshop and training company. She was invited to present her research on Generation Y at the national conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Last year, she published her first book, Blast Off: Preparing for College and Beyond . She also can be seen on her YouTube channel, Parent911. RAE RICHARD (MSN) passed the acute care nurse practitioner board in 2000. In 2008, she was the first

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