ALUMNI CLASS NOTES

Christine Champney Lawrence | BA ’74 (ENGLISH)

Proving that college friendships endure, four Chaminade alumnae from the 1970s have remained in touch before, during and after the pandemic: Chris Carter and Nadine Clapp, who earned biology degrees and graduated in 1973; Christine Champney Lawrence, who majored in English and graduated in 1974; and Angie Riccardi Maroun, also a biology major and graduated in 1976. The group has held two in-person reunions, one in 2014 in Syracuse and the other in New York, where Angie lives, and one in 2018 in Maryland where Chris Carter and Chris Lawrence reside. During the pandemic, they’ve kept in touch through Zoom. Angie is a retired physical therapist, and a respected textile artist and quilt maker. Nadine is a retired physician in OB/GYN who practiced most of her career in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and now lives on Kaua'i. Chris Carter spent 36 years as a clinical researcher and continues to review and approve research protocols. Chris Lawrence worked as a journalist covering the U.S. Congress, and then taught journalism classes at American University for 20 years. Their hope is for a reunion at Chaminade one day.

Jim Scott | BA ’78 (PSYCHOLOGY)

Jim is the Clinical Director of DUI Schools in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.

1980s

Doug R. Aton | BGS ’82 (CRIMINAL JUSTICE)

Doug was recently contracted as the Law Enforcement Consultant Planner for the newly created Hawai'i State Department of Law Enforcement.

Scott Mullens | BBA ’87 (BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)

A Senior Portfolio Manager with First Commercial Properties, Scott has more than 18 years of experience in the finance industry with a strong focus on the manufactured housing sector. Scott has worked for Bergen Acceptance, Green Tree Financial, Chase Home Finance and most recently with 21st Mortgage. He held several different positions with these companies, including Dealer Representative, Credit Manager and Remarketing Manager. He also served as a former President of the Portland Junior Chamber of Commerce. Scott is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Oregon.

Dr. Charles White | BGS ’82 (PSYCHOLOGY)

After retiring from the Navy, Charles earned his graduate degrees from Bethany Bible College and Theological Seminary, at Dothan, Ala. He holds a Master’s and Doctorate of Ministry in Christian Counseling. He has also published three books: “Consider This!” (2015), “Destiny's Challenge: Do your children have a future in America?” (2021) and “The Rise and Fall of the American Dream” (2020). He is currently working on his fourth title.

1990s

Henry Cafirma | BA ’90 (BIOLOGY)

Henry recently retired—early retirement—from the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. He currently lives in Palm Springs, Calif., and just purchased a summer home up in the mountains of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lately, he has traveled across the continental U.S.—mostly road trips—and the Philippines. He looks forward to spending more time in different regions of Asia, including Singapore and the Philippines.

Maria Chavez-Jacobo | BA ’92 (ELEMENTARY EDUCATION)

After graduating from Chaminade, Maria joined the Peace Corps and worked in the South American country of Ecuador. Working for the Ministry of Education, she was assigned to work in the Oriente (jungle). While there, she learned a little bit of Quechua, taught English to the villagers during the afternoons, taught Mexican cooking classes and participated in fundraising activities in order to build pre-schools in remote areas. She also supervised and mentored new teachers, and participated in their cultural events throughout the year. After completing her two years of service, she returned to Los Angeles and began to work on her Teaching Credential. She has been teaching in an elementary school within the Los Angeles Unified School District for 26 years. She works in the heart of East Los Angeles where she grew up. She enjoys working with her preschoolers and helping her community. She has three young adult children and a grandchild.

2000s

Shanty Sigrah Asher | MS ’07 (CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION)

After earning her Juris Doctor (JD) law degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego in 2018, Shanty returned to Hawai'i where she became fully engaged in supporting the Micronesian community. She is the new Pacific Islander Liaison Officer at the Office of Economic Revitalization for the City and County of Honolulu. She also serves as a consultant at the Pacific Resources for Education & Learning (PREL) in Hawai'i. Previously, Shanty served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Pacific Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). She is an alumna of the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) and Asia Pacific Security Studies (APCSS).

Kevin Littlejohn | BS ’04, MS ’06

Kevin works as a Paralegal Specialist in the United States Justice Department.

Kajanda Love | BS ’02 (CRIMINAL JUSTICE)

Kajanda earned her MA in Organizational Leadership and Development from North Central College in 2012. She enjoys talking about woman leaders, leadership excellence, continuous improvement and teamwork. Kajanda recently started a new job as Transportation Operations Manager at Union Pacific Railroad.

Gennifer Bohannon McClure | BA ’01 (BIOLOGY)

Gennifer works as a Registered Nurse at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

2010s

Amy Rose Craig | MAT ’18 (EDUCATION)

A gifted educator and mentor of students and teachers, Amy Rose has created fine arts programs to serve students with diverse abilities and needs through her business, Blue Feather and Fin. Her personal artwork explores transformation, healing, and moving through life with playfulness, humor and joy. She began her academic journey at Ringling School of Art & Design before moving to Hawai'i and receiving a BA in Fine Arts with a concentration in drawing and painting from University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and a Master’s in Teaching K-12 with a concentration in Special Education from Chaminade University of Honolulu. Locally, she has taught workshops for Mori Art & Flea and Hawai'i State Art Museum. She is currently a Teaching Artist at Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMa) studio arts.

2020s

Zane Biscocho | BS ’22 (NURSING)

Zane and seven fellow alumni who graduated from the School of Nursing this year all recently secured new Graduate RN positions at The Queens Medical Center in the Emergency Room (Tyler and Britney), Trauma (Zane), Oncology (Kaui), MICU/SICU (Taylor Pocock and Angelo), and Head/Neck (Kayla). They are all soon starting their preceptorships with an experienced licensed clinician who will supervise them during their clinical rotations, and will translate theoretical learning to clinical practice.