USD Magazine Summer 2008

ERIC NASLAND (B.A.) lost his mother, Sheila Kelly Nasland, to pan- creatic cancer on May 20, 2007. His son, Jesse, is expected to graduate with honors from La Jolla High School in June 2008. His son, Jack, 2, enjoys attending Torero football games and plans to be a member of the 2027 graduating class. Eric was inducted into the 2006 USD Lacrosse Hall of Fame. SUSAN (EDWARDS) WILLIAMS (BBA) and her husband, Delmar ’94, have four children: Alyson, 8; Delmar Jr., 7; and twins Ben and Jack, 3. “I am a strong, healthy breast cancer sur- vivor!” she writes. [ 1 9 8 9 ] BRIAN ANDERSON (BBA) is west region sales manager for Jostens.“I con- tinue to stay in touch with CharlieWick- strand, Richard Grossman, Tim Lecture and Lionel De Morst,”he writes. Brian and his wife, Cathy (Ackerson) ’90, live in Rohnert Park, Calif., with their two chil- dren: Julie, 11, and Jack, 7. STEPHANIE (MORAND) Di IORIO (BBA) lives in Boston with her hus- band, Gerry. “I recently spent a week- end in Vegas with Kelley (Jewell) Bale, Katey (Potts) Flanagan, Anna Patz- man, Cathy (Cogliandro) Alioto, Christy (Minton) Hall and Nancy (Near) Lawton, all of us celebrating a milestone birthday this year. Viva Las Vegas!” she writes. VICTORIA M C FARLAND HILL (BBA, J.D. ’92) and her husband, Chris, recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of their company, Rain- maker Staffing, as well as their 15th wedding anniversary and the third birthday for their daughter, Cassidy. MONICA (FOLTZ) PARSONS (BBA, MBA ’03) is a project man- ager for Solar Turbines I.T. Develop- ment. She has been with Solar for 18 years. Monica and her husband, Jack, are the proud parents of Devon, 9, and Savannah, 6. Monica enjoys trav- eling with her family and participating in sports activities with her kids. DEANNA SCHULTZ-HOWELL (B.A.) and her husband, Tim, wel- comed their fourth child, Erica Catherine, in April 2007. Erica joins two big sisters and a big brother. Deanna hopes to return to elemen- tary teaching in the next few years.

AURORA (RODRIGUEZ) SERVIN (BBA) and her husband, Arturo, have been happily married for 15 years. They have three boys, ages 13, 12 and 4, who keep them busy. Auro- ra has worked for General Atomics in La Jolla for 10 years, where she is manager of government accounting. ANNA PATZMAN UMSTADTER (B.A.) and her husband, Karl, were married on a bluff at Cabrillo National Monument on Sept. 15, 2007.“We hon- eymooned in Italy for two weeks, and it was fabulous!”she says. Karl is a physi- cist working in fusion research at the University of California, San Diego. Anna has been selling residential real estate in San Diego for five years. [ 1 9 9 0 ] RICHARD DORN (B.A.) and his wife, Erika, welcomed a son, George, in 2007. George joins older brother, Henry, 5, and sister, Mary, 2. Rich is an officer with Wells Fargo Financial and the family lives in Edina, Minn. SUZANNE (JUSKO) PURNELL (M.Ed.) has four boys, ages 15, 13, 10 and 8, and has been working as a middle school counselor for 12 years. MELL UNDERWOOD (B.A.) and his wife, Susan, welcomed their third child, MatthewDaniel, on April 9, 2007. Matthew joins sister Brooke, 5, and brother Cameron, 3. The family lives in Scottsdale, Ariz.“Hello to all!”Mell writes. [ 1 9 9 1 ] MARC DUGGAN (BBA) published an anthology of his poems at www.poetryforyou.com. Several poems, including Carpe Diem , were written as a student at USD while wait- ing for classes outside of Olin Hall. SAMANTHA (GARTON) GALE (BBA) lives in Vail, Colo., with her husband, Michael, and her two daughters: Brennecke and Macken- zie. She works in real estate develop- ment, is the president of the Parent Teacher Organization for her daugh- ters’ school, and hopes to meet up with alumni at a homecoming soon! JOHN OHANIAN (B.Acc.) was named CEO of 2-1-1 San Diego in September 2007. The free phone serv- ice connects residents with health, 1990s

executive development, and leader- ship training and design. His book’s Web site can be found at www.taboosofleadership.com. ANN STRUVEN-REHL (B.A.) and her husband, Alan, have been mar- ried since 1993 and have three chil- dren: Wyatt, 12; Garrett, 9; and Molly, 6. The family lives in Rancho San Diego. Ann has been teaching ele- mentary school for the San Diego Unified School District since 1989. CYNTHIA VOLPONE (B.A.) teach- es the fourth grade gifted and talented program at Ocean Beach Elementary in San Diego, incorporating the core cur- riculum through both state standards andmarine biology . Cynthia works closely with Seacamp San Diego to pro- vide marine studies and underwater adventures during the school year. celebrated their one-year anniversary on Dec. 30, 2007. Together, they run True North Fitness and Health in Ven- tura, Calif., and they have a daughter, Carley, 11. Shannon received the Top 3 Personal Trainer award for Ventura County in 2006 and 2007. Shannon and Robert also have a radio show: www.get-fit-radio.com. [ 1 9 8 8 ] ROBERT BERNSTEIN (J.D.) joined old friends Steve Shewry and Michelle Van Dyke in 2005, practicing construc- tion defect litigation in San Diego. At home, Robert and his wife, Robyn, are occupied with their children: Destinee, 13; Chance, 12; and Kaden, 3. GERARD HUMMEL (BBA) and his wife, Lucia, were married on July 7, 2007, in Campinas, Brazil. They enjoyed their honeymoon in the sands of Muro Alto, just south of Recife, Brazil. Gerard is a revenue growth advocate for IBM in Atlanta. MARY (KOENINGS) JENKINS (BSN) earned an MSN degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Mary and her husband, John, have two grown children: Trevor, 27, and Eric, 24. Mary works for Toledo Chil- dren’s Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. DAVID LA PUMA (BBA) played in the 2007 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, where he finished 1,600 out of 6,300 players. SHANNON (MULLIGAN) YONTZ (B.A.) and her husband, Robert,

community and disaster resources and services. John’s previous positions included vice president of finance, operations and planned giving for the Alzheimer’s Association and systems consultant and associate director for the San Diego Jewish Community Foundation. John and his wife, Andrea, also recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary. They have two children: Samantha, 12, and Micah, 9. JENNIFER (WHELAN) WALKER (J.D.) and her husband, Jim, live in Newport Beach, Calif., with their two daughters: Amanda, 9, and Allison, 6. Jennifer is a corporate counselor for Olympic Wire and Equipment Co., also in Newport Beach. [ 1 9 9 2 ] STEVEN BAUM (B.A.) and his wife, Susana (Navarro) ’92, welcomed a daughter, Abigail, on July 23, 2007. Steven is a principal in the San Mar- cos Unified School District in San Diego County. JENNIFER CARTER (B.A., M.Ed. ’97) teaches a preschool Special Day Class in La Mesa, Calif. Recreationally, she plays soccer and trains for running events.“I’mmeeting up with Kristin (Ingrao) Rude, Maria Galvin, Cara (Downs) Betts and Mary Ann Myers at the races, for lunches, spa days and ‘Grapple’tastings!”(A Grapple is an apple injected with grape juice.) MARNI (VIGIL) HAYMAN (B.A.) is a certified specialist in planned giving and was reaccredited as a cer- tified fundraising executive. She is the associate director of planned giv- ing for the Girl Scouts of San Diego- Imperial Council. Marni, her husband, William, and two young daughters live in Chula Vista. ANTHONY NEILLY (B.A.) lived in Taiwan for 11 years, where he worked as an English teacher and owned a gelato shop, bar and language school. JENNIFER (ROE) SPENGLER (B.A.) and her husband, Michael, have two daughters, Mila and Kyra, and own Studio M/Michael Spengler Photogra- phy, a portrait photography studio. “Michael is successfully following his bliss, and I enjoy handling the studio’s marketing and public relations duties when not hanging with my girls, volun- teering at their school or running,”says Jennifer. See their work online at www.studiomlajolla.com.

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