USD Magazine, Summer 1997

corned their third son, Kingston, in May 1996. H e joins older brothers Kristian, 8, and Kramer, 6. Daniel is head of occupational health and preventive medicine for the U .S. N avy's branch medical clinic in Everett, Wash.

:aaao CLASS CHAIR: Carrie (Galvin) D ern

UNDER&RADUATE ALUMNI Michael McMahon is a security analyst for UBS Securities in San Francisco. H e and his wife have two sons: Nick, 5, and Tim, 3 . ... Jean Oliwa is a business manager for ParentCare Family Recovery Center in La Mesa, Calif. Jean and her husband, Walter, have two sons: Ezekiel, 4 , and Gabriel, 19 months.... Lucia (Hammerich) Robeson is a vice president at Valliwide Bank in Fresno, Calif. ... Colette York (M.S.N . '82; D.N.Sc. '94) is associate professor of nursing and coordinator of graduate studies in nursing at Califo rnia State University, Bakersfield. &RADIIATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Robert Pasulka (J.D .) and his wife, Kathleen (Rabin) Pasulka '89 (J.D.), are lawyers in San Diego. Recently, they started Single Scene, an online service for single people in San Diego. :aaa:a CLASS CHAIR: Hugh Swift UNDERliRADUATE ALUMNI Patricia (Montoya) Alberico is the inspector in charge of the Los Angeles laboratory for the U SDA processed products branch. She has worked fo r the U .S. Department of Agricul– ture for 14 years. Patricia and Michael Alberico '82 have been married for 12 years and welcomed a second son, Vincent Alexander, in November 1995. Vincent joins older brother, Domenick.... John Mobilia earned a D .M.D. degree in 1989 from Boston U niversity and is a dentist with the U.S. N avy. ... Sarah (Shumaker) Resnicov is an admissions counselor for the graduate nursing CLASS CORRESPONDENT: Lisa Sill 10720 Ohio Avenue, #12 Los Angeles, CA 90024

Bau Hodps '96 (lop right) with Iha St. Luka's baskalball taam. FIRST CLASS

B ess Hodges '96 arrived in the South Bronx last August to begin a career as a teacher.The initial lesson, how– ever, was her own. "Living as a minority in a mainly Hispanic and African-American community has given me a new perspective," says the School of Education alumna. "It was interesting to feel so different at first, but now I feel like I belong here." Providing new perspectives is a mainstay of the JesuitVolunteer Corps, the social justice organization that assigned Hodges a second– grade classroom at St. Luke's school, located in one of NewYork City's - and the nation's - toughest and poorest neighborhoods.As Hodges found out, her one-year commitment to the JVC means constant challenge. "I arrived with three days to set up a classroom and virtually no supplies, and I'm still the first teacher at the school in the morning and the last to leave at night," says the California native, who lives with three other volunteers and receives room, board and $85 a month. " The children here face all kinds of problems, but many of them are ambitious. The formula is lots of work and lots of patience."

The 23-year-old teacher has since set about proving that her formula is one that works. She asked USD's Office of University Ministry for help with supplies, and a Sunday collection at Founders Chapel raised enough for extras, like crayons, that most students at St. Luke's hadn't owned before.When she's not in the classroom, Hodges can be found coaching basketball for fifth- and sixth-grade girls, administering a leadership program for older students concerned about community issues, leading a discussion about college, or just hanging out with the students in the gym. "The children I work with aren't any different than anywhere else,'' she says. "All children need love and attention. I'm trying to give that to them while I'm here." In return, the students give back a sense of accomplishment to a young teacher who crossed the country to be with them. "The greatest reward is to see a child read for the first time, or even to see them smile,'' says Hodges, who wants to teach in one of San Diego's impoverished neighbor– hoods when she returns this fall. "Nobody can tell you what teaching will really be like, the challenges you face and what you learn about yourself. It's not easy, but eventually you see you are making a difference."

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