USD Magazine, Fall 2004

equity firm called Pacific Corporate Group in che La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. The family lives in Encinitas, Calif.... Rebeca De La Cerra Q.D.) received a masi:er's degree in education after working three years for che Los Angeles County Public Defender's office. She caught high school for two years before returning ro law. She has an office in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Her husband, Mark Martinez, is an elementary school teacher... . Lisa (Hoehle) Martin (M.B.A.) relocated ro Charleston, S.C., and is consider– ing teaching acting at the local com– munity colleges. She also works in che cax field. ... Melynda Myers– Mallory (M.S.N.) opened her own practice as a solo nurse practitioner. Her company, called Mallory Medical: A Rejuvenating Healing Center, specializes in integrative health care for people with fi bromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. !e's located in Temecula, Calif., where Melynda and her hus– band, Steve, have lived for four years. "Business is going well and lots of people, including myself, are recover– ing from these illnesses," she says. "Life is good!" 1996 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Michael Bernards recencly rook a position in sales with Copycronix selling office equipment and docu– ment solution programs. His two Labrador retrievers, Jalke and Bailey, recencly turned 1 year old. ... Shane and Kristin (Huffaker) '00 Knight were married in Kansas City in August 2002. Shane teaches eighth grade in che Kansas City area and is pursuing a doctorate in education administration from the University of Kansas. The couple recencly bought a home in Shawnee Mission, Kan. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Addison Adams Q.D.) is a partner ac Richardson and Patel, LLP and is married ro wife Karin.. .. Merrick Marino (M.Ed., M.B.A. '03) mar– ried Claudia Bolognesi on Aug. 10, 2002. The couple also exchanged vows in Claudia's home country of Italy on June 29, 2003.... Renee St . Clair (J.D.) was named partner in the firm ofTrouillian, lnveiss, Ponticello and Demakis in June. She has worked at the firm since 1996. er practice focuses on employment law defense, workers' compensation

ment director for Heritage Marketing and Incentives. 2001 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

defense and defending claims under The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Acc. 1997 GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI David Mann (M.F.A.) has a won– derful son, Dylan, who will be 2 years old in October. David will be moving co Tampa in the fall co teach acting at the University of South Florida. He repores "wonderful successes" at south Florida cheaters including "Hamler" acNew Theater and "The Blue Room" at Gables Stage.... Pon:r:io Oliverio Q.D.) is a professor of criminal justice at National University and the University of Phoenix. He is also a columnist for the San Diego County Herald newspaper and was published in True Blue, a best-selling police anthology. ... Jennifer Reiter (M.Ed.) is a third-year doctoral student in leadership studies at USO. She teaches education courses at National University and supervises student-teachers ac USO. She has an 18-month-old son, Harrison, and has been married co her wonderful husband Jim for four years. 1998 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Chris DeNardi is president and owner of the Southern California Case construction equipment dealer– ship, which has three locations. He and his wife, Nancy, have two chil– dren, Isabel, 5, and Dominic, 3. The family lives in Coronado, Calif. ... Jennifer Dunlap lives in che Bay area and in Brazil with her hus– band. She is working on a master's degree co teach English as a second language.... Shana Lathrop (J .D. '01) co-founded Rainmalker Business Group, a San Diego-based business consulting firm . The firm specializes in working with entrepre– neurs, start-up companies and small businesses seeking capital, strategic alliances or select professional con– sulting services.. .. Kevin Rodgers graduated on May 16 from che Boston University Graduate School of Management with an M.B.A. and M.S. in information systems. While a student, he founded che Boston University MBA Spores Management Association. He plans co move back co Southern California, where he will pursue a career in marketing, ideally for a spores-related company.

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI A. Elaine Bond (D.N.Sc.) works in international, trauma and disaster nursing. She has calken nursing stu– dents co Amman, Jordan, where she continues doing research with che University of Jordan faculty. She was an American Red Cross disaster nurse at the Pentagon following che 9/11 attacks.... Julie Flynn Cory (M.A.) is taking time off work co stay at home with her 2-year-old daughter Emily and is loving it. ... Opaul Vorachak (M.Ed.) has been working at Bayside Community Center in San Diego as the director of children's programs for five years. She works with more than 100 young English learners every year. Opaul works closely with 50 or more USD volunteers per semester co help che English learners in her program. 1999 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Chris Yount received an M.B.A. from University of California, Irvine, where he graduated with honors. He works as a marketing services manager for Fortifiber Corp. In May, he celebrated his two-year wedding anniversary with Mary (Engel) Yount '99 (M.B.A.) . Mary was recencly promoted co assistant vice president ac Wells Fargo Bank. Nanique Oimene:r:) Castro works in retirement services for American Funds. She married her high school sweetheart, Roberc Castro, on Jan. 4, 2003. The couple live in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. ... Cheryl Piini graduated from California Western Law School in April. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Jaymie Gon:r:aga (M.A.) is an adjunct counselor at Miramar, City, Cuyamaca and Mira Cosca commu– nity colleges. He also serves as a reservist in the California Army National Guard. He is che single parent of son Bare, 15.... Lincoln Smith (M.B.A.) and his wife, Shannon, had son Aidan in July 2003. The family lives in Boston where Lincoln is business develop- 2000 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

Elisa Cadwell (M.Ed. '03) repores chat she was in a serious motorcycle accident on July 13, 2003, and char she has spent che year recuperating and doing physical therapy. She is now walking with crutches and has scarred a new job. Elisa also volunteers teaching English as a second lan– guage to adults.... Tamara Damante is morning and noon news anchorwoman at KESQ-TV in Palm Springs, Calif. She began her professional television reporting career three years ago as an intern at KGTV Channel 10, che ABC affili– ate in San Diego.... Molly Siebert graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in June and planned co calke the bar exam in July. She also planned co ralke time off co travel before starting work as an associate with Cozen O'Connor in Seaccle.. .. Michael Van Derwood returned co the United Stares in July after serving two years in Nicaragua as a Peace Corps volun– teer in a youth development pro– gram. Michael will arrend Officers' Candidate School with che U.S. Marine Corps in Quantico, Va. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Scott Hermanson (I.M.B.A.) and his wife have three children, Macias, Annika and Marko. Scott is a criathlere.... Daniel Lieb Q.D.) and his wife moved back co California afrer three years on che East Coast. The couple recencly had a baby girl, Rachel, and scarred a wedding videography business.... Eric Strongin (J.D.) practices law in che areas of insurance and business litigation. Since joining Jones, Turner, LLP, he specializes in che areas of insurance coverage and insurance bad faith licigarion. 2002 GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Tamara Mccormic (J.D.) scarred a real estate firm specializing in resi– dential sales and property manage– ment. ... Manfred Muecke Q.D.) began raking an evening M.B.A. pro– gram at San Diego Seate University. ... Jeanne Murray Q.D.) and her husband, Scott, welcomed their first child, daughter Kelly Helene, on Dec. 14, 2002.

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