I3@USD-Fall 2025

The Immaculata. When not climbing, surfing and spoiling their cat, Peakey, the couple is planning their wedding next year in La Jolla.

Jasmine Garcia (ISyE) is an industrial engineer at Abbott, currently supporting capacity improvements for the recently FDA-approved Esprit BTK — a product that treats Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Garcia is also a professional photographer. On April 19, 2025 in Temecula, California, she married Andrew Smith, whom she started dating during her junior year at USD.

BLAKE DUNKLEBERGER MAARON BEA

philanthropy and outreach chair for the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering Alumni Council. In her free time, she and her husband, Nick Bea ’17 (BS, Real Estate), enjoy traveling the world. Last year, they were able to spend November exploring the breathtaking wonders of New Zealand and Australia. Blake Dunkleberger (ME) recently started a new position as COO at a privately owned machine shop. He plans to apply the skills he gained working under Steve Saxer and Sam Burt at the USD machine shop to his new position while continuing to pursue his running career.

TROY PASCOE MIRA MAE

2020 Mira Mae (ME) is an artist, yoga instructor and entrepreneur. She uses her problem-solving in myriad creative ways to maximize her life’s contentment. She’s currently engineering a garden.

JASMINE GARCIA

Mark Sasaki (ME) started a new position in June 2024 as mechanical engineer at HK Lighting in Thousand Oaks, California. He enjoys working in design and manufacturing on outdoor and architectural lighting fixtures. Sasaki loves spending life with his wife and two children, ages 2 and 4. Together, they spend much time with books, trains and ballet. They’re expecting a third child in December 2025.

Juan Pablo Galindo-DeWitt (ISyE) became a change architect, working for a multinational company, Bimbo Bakeries, traveling across the West Coast to provide training in continuous improvement methodologies. He then spent three years as a regional project manager PMO responsible for U.S. sweet baked goods, engineering and Mexico imports.

Jazmyn Gonzalez (IntE) is a Multimedia Specialist II at the

Imperial Public Health Department, where she enhances the website’s user experience and boosts its social media presence. She also collaborates with Odesma Dalrymple, PhD, on developing new websites and branding for various partnerships at USD. Troy Pascoe (ME) proposed to his college sweetheart, Brooke Zalud (ME) , in December 2024 in front of

MARK SASAKI

2019 Maaron Bea (ME) is an AI product leader at Intuit working to accelerate financial software experiences for businesses globally. Maaron continues to participate in the USD alumni community and serves as the

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