OFF CAMPUS Alumni News Briefs
’86 Dwan Hurt was named the Daily Breeze Coach of the Year for his triumphant season with Junipero Serra High School in Gardenia, Calif. The team posted the best record in the school’s history and won the state championship for its division. “I could not have worked with a better group of guys. All the kids and coaches in the program the last four years, this is a tribute to them as well,” he said. ’87 Michele Storms (J.D.) is assistant dean for public service at the University of Washington School of Law. She has worked at the school since 2006 as the director of the Gates Public Service Law Program. IT IS YOUR REUNION YEAR ’90 Mike Redmond set a major league record of 253 games without an error. Mike, a catcher for the Cleveland Indians, committed his first error in June since July 2004. “I don’t know what is more amazing,” he said. “That I went 253 games without an error, or that it took me six years to do it.” ’91 Greg Baker graduated from the Harvard University Urban Superintendents Program with his doctorate in education, and moved to Bellingham, Wash., as superintendent of schools for Bellingham Public Schools. Greg and his wife Jeanie have three children, Landon, Makinley and Delaney. ’94 Dorothy (Hauge) Geiger (J.D.) has been named administrator 40
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of Amelia Island Surgery Center in Fernandina Beach, Fla. She is a former magistrate in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court. She will manage Amelia Island Surgery Center’s outpatient services. IT IS YOUR REUNION YEAR ’00 Shaun Hoffman…[8] and Ruta Brazauskaite were married Dec. 18 in Vilnius, Lithuania. They honeymooned in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and make their home in Florence, Italy. Shaun is the owner of Euroadventures. com. Matthew Swalling was recognized as BP’s Teacher of the Year for the MatanuskaSustina Borough School District in Alaska. He teaches band and choir at Palmer Middle School. Outside of the school year, Matt works with the Palmer Arts Council and runs a summer band program. Amy Ross was awarded the Spokane Police Chief’s Citation Award for her work as a gang expert and member of the federal Violent Crime Gang Enforcement Task Force. Amy celebrated her 10th year as an officer with the Spokane Police Department in January. James Birge (Ph.D. Leadership Studies) has been appointed president of Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N. H. ’01 Jon Riki Karamatsu (J.D.) has completed eight years in Hawaii’s House of Representatives and is campaigning to become the Aloha State’s next lieutenant governor. Jonathan Skirko and Talina Silbernagel (’05)…[2] were married Sept. 25 at Holy Rosary
Parish in Bozeman, Mont. They live in Seattle where John is in residency training as a head and neck surgeon and Talina is an ICU nurse. Talina also is a doctoral student at the University of Washington, studying to become a family nurse practitioner. ’02 John Donohue has been named to a professional accounting fellowship in the Office of the Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He will be involved in the study and development of rule proposals under the federal securities laws, among other issues. ’03 Nathan Macklin…[5] is working with the Operations Center for the U.S. Department of State, the crisis management office for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Previous posts have been in Honduras and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sarah Burgess…[3], Columbia Falls, Mont., recently completed four years with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners. She was stationed in the Chilean city of Talca. Chris Shogan completed the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in May. The race included a 1.5-mile swim through frigid waters from Alcatraz Island to the San Francisco shore, an 18mile bike race and an eight-mile run. Megan (Heasty)…[6] and Sam Burch welcomed their son Noah on July 5, 2009. They live in North Bend, Wash. Sam is a civil engineer at HNTB in Bellevue, Wash., and Megan is taking a break from teaching to stay home with Noah. ’04 Leigh Orne was named a fellow for the Institute for Sustainable Development. Leigh is pursuing an M.B.A. at Case Western Reserve University. Jason Mattox joined Meier Architecture and Engineering in Kennewick, Wash., as a civil project engineer. ’05 Janelle Lowe and Chad Jordan were married April 2 in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. Both work with Wells Fargo Bank and live in Phoenix. ’06 Breanna (Tarufelli) and Neil Gentile were married in August
2009. Matt Coussens, Connor Costello, Adam Karlsgodt, Kyle Godwin and Kelly Frey were in attendance. Bre and Neil are active in the Gonzaga Bay Area Alumni Chapter. Maj. Jeremiah “Scot” Heathman (M. Org. L.) …[7] earned his second master’s degree from the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies. He will be stationed in Stuttgart, Germany. Brett and Jodie (Lytle) Toresdahl…[4] each recently completed graduate school. Brett graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine and will begin his residency in family medicine. Jodie received her master’s of education in elementary reading and math from Walden University and will continue teaching at Blackwell Elementary School in Sammamish, Wash. ’07 Travis Roberts graduated from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University with a master’s of information systems management in database management. Travis works in IT for Expeditors International of Washington. He and his wife, Amanda, live in Everett, Wash. Ashley (O’Neil)…[1] and George Fletcher were married June 5 at St. Joseph’s Church in Chehalis, Wash. Plenty of fellow Zags were in attendance. Ashley is completing her research at the University of Puget Sound. She is a recent graduate with a degree in occupational therapy. ’10 Tarin Richards married Alan Worrest on May 15 in Missoula, Mont. Caitlin McKenna (’09) was a bridesmaid. After a honeymoon in Hawaii, they will live in Washington, D.C., where Tarin will attend Georgetown Medical School. Michael Serafini and McKenzie Curtis were married May 10, the day after Michael graduated. They honeymooned in Jamaica and live in Petersburg, Alaska. Tye Perdido…[9] signed with the Kitsap Pumas club soccer team in Bremerton, Wash. “It is a huge blessing to be able to wake up in the morning and go get paid to play the sport that I love so much,” he said.