USD Magazine, Winter 1998

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language arts at SDSU in 1996.... Masako [Ogino) Oguma is a domestic flight attendant for United Airlines, and is based in New York. She and her husband, Jesse, live in Kew Gardens, N.Y.... Melody Ouellet is an office manager for Cawood Communications in Eugene, Ore. ... Concepcion Perez is working toward a master's degree in special education at USD and is a teacher at Nestor Elementary School in San Diego.... Jeffrey Rager earned a J.D. degree from Loyola Law School in May 1996, interned at the Los Angeles County dis– trict attorney's office and now practices med– ical/malpractice defense with Carroll, Kelly & Trotter in Long Beach, Calif. ... Valerie [Rubino) Reaves is a fifth-grade teacher at Paloma Elementary School in San Marcos, Calif.... Troy Reichlin owns his own accounting prac– tice in Portland, Ore. He specializes in not– for-profit organizations. ... John Resko is a branch claims supervisor at Farmers Insur– ance in San D iego. He and his wife, Renee Resko, own a home in Rancho Pefiasquitos. Renee earned a master's degree in instructional leadership from National University in 1996. She is membership director at the San Diego Natural History Museum.... Marine pilot Sean Riggs participated in Operation Tander Thrust in Australia in March. He is based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.... Lori Rigsbee is a staff accountant with Weiss, Redinton & Co. in San Diego. She passed the C.P.A. exam in 1995 and earned an M.B.A. from National University in 1996. Lori enjoys backpacking, climbing, hiking and camping.... Kristen Rohan and her husband, Patrick, live in Arlington, Va. They have a 1-year-old son, Patrick.... Alethea Rowe is manager of guest service for The Ruby Restaurant Group in Newport Beach, Calif. A large portion of her time is spent opening the company's new restaurants. ... Lori [ShackeUord) Schimenli was married in October and finishes her M.B.A. degree in December. Also in December, she and her husband move to Monterey, Calif., where he starts naval test pilot school in January 1998. ... Barbara Sheridan is a knowledge integrator/ manager for Andersen Consulting in North– brook, Ill. She leads the communications committee as a St. Michael's Church Parish pastoral council member, and is a ministry team leader for the church.... Sarah Short is in human resources with Tully's Coffee in Seattle, Wash.... Kimberly Snyder is a teacher at Arroyo Vista School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.... Scott Sparrer is a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young and is on a two-year assignment in Santiago, Chile, with the company.... Jann Stoeckl works for one of the top 10 chefs in America at Renaissance Restaurant in Aspen, Colo., and also is involved in photography. Jann skis 100 days a year and is a certified scuba dive master and ski helicopter

the executive management training program for Alpine Bank. Last summer, she went on a trip to Alaska.... Mark Kozacko earned a D.D.S. degree in May from the School of Dental Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was appointed a four-year resi– dent at the University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. ... Ethan Kutzscher is applying for a residency while finishing his last year of medical school at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.... Christine Lansing writes: "I'm enjoying work– ing in Phoenix and am going back to receive my teaching credential." ... Melissa Leggat is an account executive with the Louis London advertising agency in St. Louis.... Amy McClory is a customer support supervisor at Baxter Healthcare in Chicago. She writes: "After graduating, I spent 14 months working in an orphanage in Central Mexico. At Baxter Healthcare, I supervise a group of seven employees, manage various projects and coor– dinate medical supplies for customers travel– ing internationally. I have returned to Mexico about once a year to see my kids and look forward to returning to San Diego for our five-year reunion!" ... Agnes Walsh McKnight is director of catechetical ministry at St. Columba in San Diego. She has been giving talks to church groups on the third millennium. ... Aud Melas-lngalsbe is an assistant vice pres– ident at Civicbank of Commerce in Fremont, Calif. She raises money for leukemia research, ran her first marathon on July 13 and spent three weeks in Norway on vacation. Aud and her husband, James, moved into a new home in November.... Roger Merk completed his final year as a medical student at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., and is applying for resident placements in emergency medi– cine.... Jennifer Messina is director of publi– cations and public relations at San Francisco University High School. She traveled to Spain for three weeks last summer, is a free– lance writer for San Francisco Focus Magazine and SOMA Magazine, and is man– aging her new "cottage" in the city and two other apartments.... Alina Mier y Taran is a doctor in veterinary medicine at Vet Smart in El Cajon, Calif. Alina earned a D.V.M. degree from the University of California, Davis, in 1997. ... Marianne Moore is an instructor of nursing at Clarkson College in Omaha, Neb. She is pursuing certification in healing touch through the Colorado Center for Healing Touch.... Camilla Muir works for Bracco Diagnostics Inc. in Carlsbad, Calif., and does volunteer work for the Leukemia Society of America.... Susan Nugent is a first-grade teacher at Rio Seco Elementary School in Santee, Calif. She completed a master's degree in curriculum and instruction in elementary

guide with Mike Wiegle Helicopter Skiing Operations in Blue River, British Columbia, Canada.... Keith Sutton is the president and CEO of an engineering and computer services company in San Diego. Services include soft– ware development, networking and Internet support, Web page development, and testing of large-scale Navy command and control sys– tems.... Kenneth Thiel is vice chairman of R&D Thiel Inc., which manufactures building components and provides labor and materials for residential construction throughout Illinois and Florida. Kenneth lives in Pompano Beach, Fla.... Peter Thompson has a new job with American Express Trading Assoc.... Nancy Umer is an advertising coordinator with Eddie Bauer in Redmond, Wash.... TiHany Wasilewski is a special education teacher at Casa de Oro Elementary in Spring Valley, Calif.... Sara Whitney is a supervisor with New Alternatives Inc. in San Diego. Sara and her husband, Steven, renewed their vows in December and took a second honeymoon.... Kelly Whitton is an administrative assistant with Meyers & Associates in Washington, D.C.... Paul Winnowski is in Tennessee as a student in Vanderbilt University's M.B.A. program. ... Barbara Wuest is a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wis. She took a year off teaching this year to write full time. ... Wendy Wutzke is a law student at California Western School of Law. She interned with a downtown San Diego law firm. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Carol Bausch (M.Ed.) is an adjunct instructor with the San Diego Community College District, Continuing Education. She is the 1996-97 chair of the California Career Devel– opment Association, San Diego chapter.... Colleen Brennan (M.Ed.) and her husband live in Del Mar, Calif., with their 2-1/2-year-old son. ... Candy Elson (M.A.) earned a master's degree in social work at SDSU and is a psy– chiatric social worker at Grossmont Hospital Behavioral Health in La Mesa, Calif. She and her husband, Robert, have three sons: Ben, 6, Dan, 4, and Josh, 2.... Michaal F1sming (MB.A.) is manager of finance with BankAmerica Business Credit in San Diego. Michael com– pleted a year as chairman of the San Diego chapter of the Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He also is a member of the St. Gregory's Great Parish Council, a Knights of Columbus offi– cer, and coaches his daughter's softball team. ... Joanna Ip (J.D.) is a special agent with the Federal Aviation Administration in the San Francisco office. She won the Donnie Blazer Award for being the top student in her basic special agent training course.... April Johnson (J.D.) and her husband, Robert, live in San Diego, where April works for Lewis, D'Amato,

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