All About Alumnae

1955

Kathryn Powell Mouton lost her husband, Rodney Mouton about two years ago. She now resides in Hillsville, Virginia. She is enjoying life with her wonderful daughters and enjoying the beauty of the mountains and forests of her new state near the western end of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s a far cry from Metairie, but she is adjusting. She wants her classmates to know she is doing well and inviting visitors!

1960

Tulane Women’s Association presented the Jane S. Longenecker Award to Janice Lohfink Hughes. The Longenecker Award was established by Dr. Herbert E. Longenecker, former President of Tulane University, to honor his wife Jane and to recognize women for long-time contributions to Tulane University as a whole.

1961

Carol Faber Combe finished the Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k in two hours, 21 minutes and 17 seconds!

1962

A Spring campus visit and school tour for alumna Tanya Eustis Williams and husband Robert was also a special family homecoming. Tanya is a member of the Class of 1962 – the last class to graduate from Dominican’s former campus on St. Charles Avenue. Tanya’s grandmother, Nell Bres, was a first cousin of the renowned New Orleans artist, Angela Gregory. Dominican is one of the most accessible places to view her art. The artist’s roots run deeply with the high school and St. Mary’s Dominican College where she was professor and sculptor-in-residence for two decades. Several of Gregory’s work found a home at Dominican, including her tributes to Pope John XXIII and Dominican Saint Albert the Great. “Angela was a flower girl at Nell’s wedding,” Tanya shared. “We always called her ‘Aunt Angel’ although she was a cousin. I was touched and proud of the way Dominican has presented Angela’s work. I was not aware of all the mediums of her art and was grateful to learn more about her. I met her at an early age, but always felt a special relationship. Over the years I have come to realize this was a special gift of Angela’s with so many people.”

1968

Suzette Feugas Weydert is enjoying retirement with family and friends. Suzette and husband Brian, have seven wonderful grandchildren and love spending precious time with them. They also enjoy biking, cooking, and traveling, but, the grands are always #1. She sends best wishes to all of her DHS sisters.

1970

Loretta R. Webre received the 3rd Place ribbon for her handmade quilt in The Gulf States Quilting Association biennial show, this April.

1975

The Louisiana State Bar Association announced in December that New Orleans attorney Judy Perry Martinez was inducted into the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Warren E. Burger Society. The Burger Society honors individuals who have used their time, talent, and support to advance the organization in exceptional ways. Judy has been a long-time advocate for the need for legal reforms, particularly to close the nation’s access-to-justice gap –a long-time NCSC initiative. Her commitment to public service includes her work to establish the New Orleans Pro Bono Project and serving as a pro bono fellow for Southeast Louisiana Legal Services.

1979

Angela Paolini Ellard has served as World Trade Organization Deputy Director-General since June 2021. Prior to her appointment, she had a distinguished career serving in the US Congress as Majority and Minority Chief Trade Counsel for more than 26 years. She is internationally recognized as an expert on trade and international economic policy, resolving trade and investment barriers, negotiating trade agreements, and supporting multilateral solutions as part of an effective trade and development policy. Angela has negotiated and delivered significant bipartisan trade policy outcomes and legislation with U.S. Congress members and senior officials of the Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush, and Clinton administrations. Angela was also a lawyer in the private sector, specializing in trade litigation and strategy, trade policy, and legislative issues. She holds a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law, and Master of Arts in Public Policy, Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Newcomb College of Tulane. She is a frequent lecturer at law to graduate, and undergraduate classes and received numerous awards recognizing her accomplishments in trade law and policy.

1979

Tara Chong DiPascal has earned her Certified Hospitality Sales Professional designation from the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

1980

Ann Margaret Maloney moved to Washington, D.C., in December 2019, for a new position as Recipes Editor for The Washington Post.

1982

Anonymous donation of 16 framed pieces of Antiphonal/Breviary Latin music manuscripts on Vellum (animal skin), dated from 1490.

1984

Michele Gioe deBruler, after serving as the Principal of Mimosa Park Elementary for the last 17 years, is retiring after 33 years in the St. Charles Parish Public School system.

1985

Wendi Howard McMillan retired after 29 years in Guilford County Public Schools as a speech Language Pathologist and Lead Assistive Technology Specialist. Currently, she is in private practice and director of her augmentative communication evaluation center. She co-founded Camp REACH, a nonprofit summer camp for children with complex communication needs.

1986

Lorraine Melito Hess recently wrote a Mass Setting named for St. Catherine of Siena, which was nationally published by GIA Publications. In April 2022 she performed it in Italy, along with other original songs. She will lead a pilgrimage to Florence, Siena, Assisi, and Rome in April 2023.

1989

Dr. Jennifer Avegno, Medical Director of the New Orleans Health Department, was one of two physicians who received the first Leadership Award from the newly formed Medical Association of Southeast Louisiana. At the May commencement ceremonies for Loyola University New Orleans College of Arts and Sciences, the university bestowed an honorary degree to her, saluting her as a pandemic-fighting hero for the community.

1992

Dr. Kim M. LeDuff joined the National WWII Museum in January as their first Vice President of People and Culture. In this role she manages Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion, Strategic Planning and Community Relations. She has moved back to New Orleans after 23 years away. This spring, Kim delivered the commencement address to the graduates of East Tennessee State University. “Never forget that in life, the playing field isn’t always even or fair,” Kim said. “But we have the power to overcome and achieve whatever we put our mind to. Think of the para-athlete who may not have feet to put in running shoes, but still manages to win the marathon! There is great power in the ability to persevere. It is in the most challenging times that we have the greatest opportunities for learning and growth. Use those moments to become the strongest and best version of yourself!”

Deanna Jeffrion

Oware was recognized by the Indianapolis Business Journal as a 2021 CFO of the year for Government and Nonprofit sectors with revenue over $100 million. Deanna is a member of the leadership team for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and works to ensure effective operation of the finance department's procurement, accounting and payroll, budget, grant accounting and analysis, and reconciliation units. She was leading the finance team in the first year of the pandemic when grant awards increased by more than 83% over the prior year. She worked with the unemployment insurance (UI) division to understand the administrative requirements around the implementation of federal pandemic programs, which resulted in providing UI benefits to over 800,000 Hoosiers during the pandemic and offering new career-training programs to thousands of individuals.

1995

The mission of Delivering Hope NOLA is to provide hope and encouragement to the families of infants and children receiving critical care through a variety of supportive services. Founding members include Victoria Judge, Erin DiZinno, Mary Olivio, Candace Macaluso, Carrie Rugama with current board members Theresa Guidry and Lindsey Albarado.

Delivering Hope NOLA is a group of local preemie moms who know all too well how lonely the NICU can be, especially during the holidays. They accept that they cannot heal a newborn, or make time move faster for a mom, but confident they can help families through this exceedingly difficult time. Their goal is to help make the holidays a little brighter for New Orleans NICU families. Over the past few years, they have been delivering care packages to a local hospital, with dreams to expand. Their annual goal is to deliver one hundred care packages for every baby born in the New Orleans area that has to first stay in the NICU. They feel the best way to get through a NICU stay is with the support from others who have been there and survived - deliveringhopenola@gmail.com

2001 And 2004

Ashley Anglin 2001 and Janell Willis 2004 were initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Omicron Tau Omega Graduate chapter in Spring, TX, June 2022. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated had its humble beginnings as the vision of nine college students on the campus of Howard University in 1908. Since then, the sorority has flourished into a globally and impactful organization of nearly 300,000 college-trained members, bound by the bonds of sisterhood and empowered by a commitment to servantleadership that is both domestic and international in its scope. As Alpha Kappa Alpha has grown, it has maintained its focus in two key arenas: the lifelong personal and professional development of each of its members; and galvanizing its membership into an organization of respected power and influence, consistently at the forefront of effective advocacy and social change that results in equality and equity for all citizens of the world.

2001

Dr. Diane Savois Dubois will serve as the 2022 President of the Southeast Louisiana Veterinary Association (SLVA), the official voice of the veterinary community across eight parishes of Southeast Louisiana. Diane has served on the SLVA Board for the past six years.

Kathleen “Katie” Nuebel Guasco is the new Chief Marketing Officer at the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission. Katie is a Certified Travel Industry Specialist, a Southeast Tourism Society Travel Marketing Professional, and a graduate of Louisiana Tourism Leadership Academy.