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Sr. Grace Ann Loperena ’44 & Sr. Kathleen Martin ’44 were both
honored as 70 year Jubilarians on March 22 at the CSJ Jubilee Celebration. They have enlightened and touched so many lives through their ministries of service to the “dear neighbor.” We are grateful for all they have done and celebrate with them!
60s Mary Nan Sweeney Moser ’62
loved her years at OLP and is a graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. She serves on the Alumni On Admissions Committee and would love to be a resource to any student interested in the university. Let the alumnae office know if you need contact information.
80s
90s
Jill schall thames ’80 retired
after 24 years as a deputy district attorney in San Diego and moved to Denver. The reason? She met and married a wonderful widower who was related to her godmother. Finding true love after all these years, Jill is excitedly looking forward to being a grandmother to her stepdaughter’s new baby son and volunteering as an advocate for children in the foster care system in Denver. Jill says, “My days at the Academy are some of my fondest and most rewarding memories. The Sisters and faculty inspired in me a love of learning.” After living “down under” for a few
’94
Stephanie Escajeda recently had a guest role on The Big Bang Theory.
’98
Julie kiendra married John Barceloux on New Year’s Eve. One of the day’s best highlights was the performance of the show tune, “Sisters,” by her sisters, Lisa ’00 and Jennie.
00s emi koch ’07 graduated from
recently retired from her nursing career at Kaiser Permanente after 42 years of service.
70s ’74
announce the arrival of Sophia Elizabeth Kurschner born January 9th. She is welcomed by big sisters, Makayla ’16 and Hanna ’23.
’82
years, Elizabeth morlino is back in San Diego working as an instructional designer with a local healthcare company. While in Australia, she ran the technical support department for a global company and did customer training. She says, “It was a great adventure and I got to see more of Australia and the region than most Australians do!"
Ann Burkhardt Simmons ’68
After a stint at Thanksgiving Coffee (where she served as CEO & CFO until 2013), Janet Vesey Aguilar has started her own business, companyONE, LLC. In the last issue, Janet’s last name was incorrectly listed as Mading; we apologize for the error.
Larry and Melissa Chipp Kurschner ’93 are thrilled to
Third time’s a charm! Carol
’84
is back at OLP russell durr with her third daughter, Anna ’17. Carol has two older daughters who are graduates, Katie ’09 and Marianne ’11.
Georgetown University with a degree in psychology and concentrations in anthropology, and justice and peace studies. She is the founder and director of the nonprofit, Beyond the Surface International. Their latest project is Coast 2 Coast (C2C) which partners youth from diverse socioeconomic coastal communities worldwide through innovative audiovisual and creative-learning projects on ocean conservation. See their work here: www.coast2coastproject.org