ALUMNI UPDATES

Class Notes

Sara Ereio ’21 accepted an offer to attend The Fund for American Studies’ Summer Academic Internship Program in Washington D.C in her first choice program track, Public Policy and Economics. She was selected as a Liberty and Learning Fellow with a full scholarship and housing, the opportunity to take six credit hours in Economics and Government courses, and the opportunity to attend professional development and networking events.

Julian Love ’16 was the winner of the 22nd annual George Young-Ernie Accorsi Media Good Guy Award as voted on by the New York Giants Chapter of Professional Football Writers Association for his professionalism and availability. In March, Julian announced a contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

Maura Johnson Foley ’11 graduated with her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from DePaul University.

Sara Maslar-Donar ’11 anchors a 5 p.m. newscast and produces the station’s brand new, hour-long 4 p.m. show at WKOW 27 Madison, Wisconsin. She couldn’t pass up the opportunity to help launch a new show and anchor an evening newscast.

Courtney White Alvarez ’07 and her family moved to Plano, Texas where she is now a 911 officer.

Steve Ryan ’04 and his wife Beth Warmuth Ryan were recognized by Marquette University’s Klinger College of Arts & Sciences as the recipients of the 2023 Young Alumni of the Year Award! This award recognizes significant professional achievement, personal responsibility, and service to Marquette and the community before age 40.

After nearly 13 rewarding years at Locke Lord LLP, Ashlee Davis Knuckey ’02 began a new journey as SVP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer for Centene Corporation.

Ryan Evans ’00 was chosen as the new District 95 Superintendent after serving as Principal of S.E. Gross Middle School in Brookfield for the past nine years.

Senior Trial Attorney Kristin Atherton Kladis ’99 has been named Partner at Walner Law.

In September La Grange Park Chief of Police Tim Contois ’96 was sworn in as the President of the West Suburban Chiefs of Police. Chief Contois will serve as President until September 2023.

Gregory Pacyga ’85 retired from the FBI Miami Division after 33 years at the end of September. He spent the first part of his career in the FBI Chicago Division and did temporary duty assignments in Honolulu, Los Angeles and Atlanta before spending the last eight years in Miami.

TEACH will present Sr. Carol Crepeau ’57 with the Cultural Unity Award at this year’s Cultural Unity Gala in May. The award honors Sr. Carol for her inspiring foresight and commitment to the creation of TEACH 30 years ago.

Janet Stone Mullen ’61 Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, recently completed certification in the Safe and Sound Protocol developed by Stephen Porges Ph.D. to treat a variety of nervous system disorders by means of sound therapy.

Some of the ladies from the Class of 1961 met up with former teacher, Mary Fran Schenk (Sr. Lawrence) for lunch. Included are Carol McCarthy LaChapelle, Mary Ingevalden Van Eekeren, Kathy Hyde Schremp and Judy Nix

Alumni Career Day tells a story of success

On January 19, eighteen alumni from various backgrounds and professions returned to campus (or Zoomed in) to share their professional voices and perspectives with current students. They reflected on how their life experiences have informed the professional work they do and answered students’ questions. Alumni speakers were matched with student clubs based on areas of interest, but all Nazareth students were welcome to attend the session of their choice. Career Day was part of the annual Multicultural Festival, Which celebrates the ways in which Nazareth Academy is Many Cultures, One Family.