Alumni Class Notes
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to earn a second doctorate in public health at UNC. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the University of Alaska, where she teaches both medical and nursing students. SHP Class of 1998 Christine O’Neal (SJS ’94) and husband Gus Elmashni welcomed a son, William Pierce, on November 7, 2016. Netflix mailer illustration by Alice Malone (SHP ’03).
SACRED HEART PREPARATORY (SHP) SHP Class of 1988 Abby Smith is senior director in corporate communications at eBay, Inc. and serves on the SHS Alumni Association Board. She particularly enjoys being a mentor for Sacred Heart alumni who are recent college graduates seeking career guidance. SHP Class of 1991 A women’s life coach, Anna (Neff) Verzone spent 10 years as an international climbing guide in Nepal, India, and North America before deciding to change careers and become a nurse practitioner through UCSF. She attended graduate school a second time to become a nurse midwife. Completing her clinical doctorate as a Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar, she plans
SHP Class of 2003 Alice Malone, an independent freelance artist/illustrator, most recently had her artwork featured on Netflix’ fall 2016 mailer. She is a graduate student at Smith College’s School for Social Work. SHP Class of 2005 Erica Ruggeri (SJS ’01) married Stephen Mendonca on July 30, 2016, at the Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park. She is currently a director/executive recruiter with The Atlantic Group in New York. SHP Class of 2006 Kevin Deggelman and Diana Tarantino were married on July 9, 2016. Diana is an assistant manager and designer with Traditionally Derby, and Kevin is a software engineer with First Round Capital. RJ Horsley is chief financial officer for AXSY, where he works to build a global enterprise SaaS company focused on transforming the Order-to-Cash process for mobile enterprises. He has recently joined the SHS Alumni Association board team.
Anna (Neff) Verzone (SHP ’91) and family.
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Chris O’Neal (SJS ’94, SHP ’98) and Gus Elmashni with their son, William Pierce.
SHP Class of 2007 Rob La Rue is an MBA candidate at the Wharton School. A member of the SHS Alumni Association leadership, he founded the Alumni Mentor Program to connect alumni through professional networking and career interests. SHP Class of 2009 Recently appointed program manager for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Ventures, Morgan Aitken-Young has been with HP since 2014, serving in successive managerial roles for its marketing and executive briefing and customer success divisions. She has served as the vice