Life at St. John’s
St. John’s Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members In 2012, the Board of Trustees added six new members to its ranks. St. John’s is pleased to welcome these new trustees: Bro. Timothy Ahern, FSC, who was most recently president of West Catholic High School in Philadelphia, PA. He served as president from 2005 until 2012, and he previously taught at La Salle College High School, Hudson Catholic High School and West Catholic High School. He earned a B.A. in history education and theology from La Salle College and an M.A. in United States history from the University of Notre Dame. Vice Admiral Manson Brown ’74 has been the operational commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area since 2010. He also serves as commander of the Defense Force West, providing Coast Guard mission support to Department of Defense and Combatant Commanders. He has been awarded the U.S. Transportation Secretary’s Gold Medal, Legion of Merit and Iraq Campaign Medal. Steven Donohoe ’74 is the president of Donohoe Construction Company, a firm started by his grandfather. He began his career there after college as a superin-
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tendent in the field and rose through the ranks, taking on the role of president in 2001. In addition to the St. John’s Board of Trustees, he currently serves on the board for the DC Students Construction Trades Foundation, the DC Green Builders Council and the board of governors of the Washington Building Congress. Tom Frana ’65 has been president and CEO of ViON Corporation since 1992, and he has more than 40 years of experience in the information technology industry and 34 years in the vendor environment. He previously served for 10 years on the St. John’s Executive Committee and Board of Trustees. He is a graduate of the Naval Academy and a founding member of the U.S. Marine Corps Museum. Kristin Hosmer ’92 is the director of counseling at Episcopal High School, where she also works with the Student Assistance Team, Service Council, Health Committee and Diversity Committee. She previously worked as a college counselor and school social worker at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School and a teacher at Bishop McNamara High School. One of the school’s first female graduates, she is the first female alumnus to join the St. John’s Board of Trustees.
Kiko Washington ’76 is the executive vice president, worldwide human resources, for Warner Bros. Entertainment. Before joining Warner Bros. in 2000, he was vice president at both Time Warner and Home Box Office (HBO), overseeing human resources at both organizations. He currently serves on the boards of the United Friends of Children, The National Association of Multi Ethnicity in Communications and HARRT at UCLA. Below left: The newest trustees (from left): Tom Frana ’65, Kristin Hosmer ’92, Manson Brown ’74, Bro. Timothy Ahern, Steven Donohoe ’74 and Kiko Washington ’76. Below right: The 2012–2013 Board of Trustees. Front row, from left: W. Christopher Smith ’70, Don Mullikin ’84, Kristin Hosmer ’92, Joseph Borger ’76 (vice chair), Kiko Washington ’76, Dr. Mary Ellen Hrutka, Brendan Quinn ’89 and Jeffrey Mancabelli; back row: Bro. James Butler, Bro. Timothy Ahern, Bro. Thomas Zoppo, Bro. Kevin Stanton, J. Mitchell Neitzey, Michael Jones, William Willard ’73, Phillip Feliciano ’68, Manson Brown ’74, Steven Donohoe ’74, C. Allen Merritt ’58 (chair), Bro. Thomas Scanlan and Kevin Plank ’90. Not pictured: Michael Harper ’71, Tom Frana ’65, James Kernan ’70 and Craig Ruppert ’71.