USD Magazine Spring 2026

TOREROS MAKING WAVES

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Chris Homewood ’93 (BA) . After a career spanning multiple Fortune 500 retailers and private equity, Homewood is now the CEO of America’s Thrift Stores — an organization making a positive impact on the environment by extending the life of more than 65 million pounds of inventory and giving back more than $3 million a year to Make-A-Wish across the southeast. He and his wife Laura Hale ’92 (BA) recently celebrated their 32-year anniversary in Pacific Beach where they were married. Matthew Greco ’95 (JD) published his first book, California Criminal Mental Health Manual , based on his 30 years of working in the legal system. The book is a guide for attorneys, doctors, public guardians and anyone else trying to understand the intersection of mental health and criminal law. The manual covers many topics, including

First-Gen Student to First-Year Faculty Member As Yessica Green Rosas ’19 (BA), PhD, leaves her classroom, she walks into the same halls she once roamed as a student. This spring, she’s completing her first year as a member of the faculty at USD. Just seven years ago, she was finishing her last semester as an undergrad here. “My first couple of weeks, when people would ask me how it’s going, my response would be ‘I’m still pinching myself,’” she said. When she was a student, though, there was a time where it would have been difficult to picture herself in this position. Green Rosas was a first-generation college student with an interest in psychology. A professor suggested the McNair Scholars Program. USD is one of many campuses nationwide that participates in the federal TRiO program, which helps guide first-generation and low-income students to PhD and research-focused graduate programs, and provides scholarships to support them. Green Rosas was working multiple jobs as an undergrad. The financial support from McNair gave her some stability, and the guidance was invaluable. Altogether, it helped her focus her efforts and work on making her dreams a reality. Green Rosas graduated from USD in 2019, going on to earn an MA in counseling psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, before earning her PhD there as well. She started at USD in the fall, teaching psychology. She already has a few students who are interested in the McNair Scholars Program, and now Green Rosas is a McNair Scholars mentor. “I remember what I felt like when I was in their shoes,” she said. “I’m able to pay it forward. I’m able to emulate these mentors, to help students in the way that I was helped and in the way that I was guided. I’m so grateful. It’s surreal.” — Steven Covella

Andrew Totman ’83 (BA) , a master printmaker and educator, showcased his artwork in Seasons, Tides, and Lunar Cycles , an exhibition on display from February 6 through March 22 at the Belconnen Arts Centre in Australia. The collection is described as presenting “a fresh direction developed from memories of the natural world; an awareness of the influence of environment, weather and the unfathomable depth of galaxy.” 1990s

sanity, incompetency and mental health diversion.

Tari Gilbert ’97 (BSN), ’98 (MSN), FNP-BC , proudly received the 2025 Excellence in Health Equity and Justice Award from the American Nurses Association/California and the 2025 Compassionate

Nicol (Stratis) Marshall ’92 (BA) and Scott Marshall ’91 (BBA) , after meeting as undergraduates at the University of San Diego, have been married 33 years with five beautiful grandchildren.

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