USD Magazine Summer 2019

[ 2 0 0 3 ] BONNIE ANN DOWD (EDd) was appointed Executive Vice Chancellor for the San Diego Community College District to the Community College Student Success Funding Formula Oversight Committee in January 2019. The committee was formed pursuant to an Assembly bill which specified that the Senate Rules Committee would appoint four members of the community to this committee. In the appointments made, Senate Rules made every effort to ensure geographic repre- sentation, diversity in background and expertise. This oversight com- mittee will review the funding for- mula for all 73 districts and 115 com- munity colleges in California. [ 2 0 0 4 ] NANCY SLAVIN (MA) writes, “On December 1, 2018, I was ordained as a deacon in the Episcopal Church at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.” [ 2 0 0 5 ] KATIE CONLON (BA) is working toward a PhD at Portland State Uni- versity. She received a 2018-19 Ful- bright Research Fellowship in Sri Lanka for research on plastic waste minimization in the Global South. She also does outreach and educa- tion in the region for zero waste and plastic pollution awareness. CHELSEA DINKINS (BA) joined Gryph and IvyRose, a Miami-based startup baby company co-founded by model Karolina Kurkova. Chelsea is the marketing director; she re- ports that she loves “being part of a company that makes wonderful, high-quality wellness products for kids.” Chelsea also has a 14-month- old son with her husband. “We love being back by the beach,” she says. [ 2 0 0 6 ] JIM GARDNER (BA) left active duty as a Navy SEAL officer after 11 years of service. He writes, “Now pursuing HR leader opportunities in San Diego.” DAVID LEWANDOWSKI (BBA) is a corporate attorney at Fennemore Craig, serving entrepreneurs and high-tech companies. CHRISTINE McKAY (BA) is a social work supervisor at Harborview Medi- cal Center–Madison Clinic, one of the largest HIV/primary care clinics in the Pacific Northwest. For nearly 10 years,

Did you know a gift of only 5 percent* of your estate can create a lasting legacy that will give back to future Toreros for generations to come? Elizabeth (“Nancy”) Gaffrey ’92 (MSN) and her late husband, Robert (“Bob”) Brennan, set up an endowed scholarship through their estate. “We used our life insurance policies to make this gift,” Nancy explains. “We really consider USD to be a member of our family.” Create your own legacy at USD. Consider including the university as one of the beneficiaries to your own estate. To learn more, contact Erin Jones, CFRE, CSPG at (619) 260-4523 or email ekjones@sandiego.edu. MAKE USD PART OF YOUR FAMILY

* Based on an estate of $1 million.

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