USD Magazine Summer 2016

that big sisters Lydia and Madelyn are thrilled to have a baby brother.

CHRISTOPHER WILSON (BA) is the associate director of Alliance SanDi- ego, a local nonprofit organization that promotes justice and social change. [ 2 0 0 4 ] REBECCA (CLIFFORD) CARSON (BA) was elected a partner of Irell & Manella in January 2016. A member of the litigation and intellectual proper- ty practice groups, Rebecca works in Irell’s Newport Beach, Calif., office. Named a rising star by Super Lawyers magazine each year since 2013, Re- becca handles an array of commercial litigation matters, with a particular focus on complex intellectual proper- ty and general business disputes. Rebecca maintains an active pro bono practice and serves on the firm’s pro bono committee. She also is a board member of PLC Advocates, the junior board for the Public Law Center, a pro bono law firm that provides access to justice for low-income residents of Orange County. MEGHAN DONOHUE (BA) moved across the country for a new job at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institu- tion with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She reports that she married in the fall of 2015. MELISSA (PADGETT) RAMEL (BA) teaches at Francis Parker School after 11 years with Uni/Cathe- dral Catholic High School. “My hus- band, Mike, and I were married in June 2015, and we honeymooned in Jamaica,” she says. “Looking forward to reconnecting with USD through the MENTORero program for former and current student-athletes!” MICHELLE ROSALES-RUIZ (BA) is now a full-time working mom. She is the office manager for a law firm, and she gave birth to twin boys in May 2015. MARIANN SANCHEZ (BA) is the new interim coordinator for graduate student life at USD. LEA TROEH (BA) has lived in San Francisco for eight years and has worked in multiple arenas: large- scale endurance events, national health care nonprofits and local businesses. She says she is very proud of her work as a board member for Eatfresh.org and Leah’s Pantry.

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