ing about getting his administrator credential. Ryan and his wife, Molly, have been married for 14 years. Their daughter, Sarah, is in the seventh grade at Christian Junior High and is involved in band and softball. KRISTEEN (McPHERSON) EVANS (BBA) is completing a master’s degree in human resource administration. She and her husband, Kevin, celebrated the arrival of a daughter, Kayla, on Sept. 19, 2007. She joins a big brother, Kyle, born on Nov. 30, 2005. SUZANNE EVANS (J.D.) has an appellate practice in San Diego in which she handles indigent appeals in the area of juvenile dependency. She represents both parents and children. RYAN GARCIA (B.A.) and his wife, Cara, were married on Sept. 3, 2005, at St. Ignatius Church at the University of San Francisco. Their best man was fellow USD alumnus Victor Cruz. Ryan is starting his third year as the coordinator of judicial affairs at the University of San Francisco. JEFFREY GLAZER (Ed.D.) received a Monty Award from San Diego State University for distinguished service to the university. He serves on SDSU’s Campanile Foundation and the board of trustees for Semester at Sea, a study abroad program sponsored by the University of Virginia. ANNETTE ZILLGENS GOLDMAN (J.D.) has enjoyed working in financial services for 11 years. She married husband Jeff in 2000, and they have two children: Devon, 4, and Zane, 2. MARGARET GRIFFITTS (M.Ed.) is a stay-at-home mom to Tommy, born on July 13, 2002, and Katie, born Feb. 17, 2005. She is a San Diego coordinator for www.savvysource.com, a Web site resource for parents of preschoolers. “I’m busier than I was as an elementary school teacher in my 13-year career,” she says. “Now, I get to be a parent on the other side!” JULIA HOUSTON (J.D.) is a public finance attorney for Winstead P.C. in Austin, Texas. Julia and her husband, Brad, have three children: one at Harvard University, one in high school and one in middle school.
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Brad is a personal injury attorney in Austin. SUZANNE (WILLIS) KRAFT (BBA) and her husband, Steve ’92, welcomed a son, Brady Patrick, in April 2007. He joins big sister, Reagan, 5. The family lives in Tucson, Ariz., where Suzanne is a stay-athome mom, and Steve works in finance at Raytheon Missile Systems. JOHN LAMBERT (BBA) and his wife, Maynil (Ramos) ’94, continue to call northern Virginia home. Maynil works for Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm, and travels extensively, including working onsite at a portfolio company in Vienna, Austria. John is the managing partner of a family-based investment partnership. “Our beloved ‘kids’ are our full-of-personality Labradors,” John says. “A yearend holiday trip to New Zealand and Australia was a terrific conclusion to 2007.” SHELBY (DePRIEST) MOISO (BBA) and her husband, Vince ’95, live in San Clemente, Calif., and they have two daughters: Isabella, 10, and Viviana, 16. KRISTIN (LEAFER) MULLIN (B.A.) and her husband, Brennan ’93, live in San Diego with their two children: Aidan, 5, and Ashley, 3. Brennan is a vice president with Sony and Kristin is an at-home mom, involved with both children’s schools and their after-school activities. KATHERINE (ALESSIO) MUNCEY (B.A.) lives in Las Vegas with her husband, Edward, and their two sons: Dominic, 5, and Michael, 3. SUSAN (WOODS) NATTRASS (J.D.) has a growing practice in estate planning and business planning, and she just moved into a new office in Encinitas. She and her husband, Dan, live in Cardiff with their three children: Seiah, 6; Olivia, 8; and Levi, 10. JENNIFER (RAKERS) NINO (BBA, B.A. ’94, J.D. ’98) is an attorney with Brandon & Associates, practicing in the field of health-care defense. She and her husband, Randy, were married in August 2003. Randy is a psychology professor at Mesa and Grossmont colleges. Both Jen and Randy work part time and
alternate caring for their sons, Andrew, born in February 2005, and David, born in November 2007. The family lives in San Diego. SANDRA PIETREWICZ (B.A.) opened Dynamic Physical Therapy in New Jersey in October 2005. Her future career goals include expanding the business to a second office. “I took an amazing sailing vacation in Greece with fellow USD alumnae Tara Proses and Donna Gorman,” Sandra reports. AMBER GUNN WESTLAND (B.A.) and her husband, Max, welcomed a son, Gunnar Maxwell, on July 8, 2007. [1995] AMY (BECK) ALDRICH (B.A., MBA ’98) and Mark Aldrich ’97 were married on Sept. 29, 2007, at Founders Chapel, with Monsignor Daniel Dillabough officiating. Amy and Mark met through John Trifiletti 10 years ago while in graduate school and law school, respectively. Bridesmaids included alumnae Amanda Beck (Amy’s sister), Terra (Waters) Jones and Vickie (Minardi) DeArmey. Groomsmen included Brooks and Brendan Aldrich (Mark’s brothers) and alumnus Matthew DeArmey. Other USD alumni in attendance included Jeff Jones, Charles and Lisa (Upson) Stone, Amy (Sepkowitz) Varas, Aimee (Kisow) Hake, Gina (Petelin) Axelson, Jim Drimmer, Ann Maulhardt, Jen Hayner and Dan Tealdi. Amy and Mark live in the San Francisco Bay area, where Amy is a medical center executive sales associate with Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals and Mark serves as outside general counsel for privately owned companies through Aldrich Law Group. GINA (PETELIN) AXELSON (B.A.) and her husband, Vincent, celebrated the birth of their first baby, Nicolas Tyler, on Jan. 27, 2007. ANNE CHOI (BBA, MIB ’97) and her husband, Eric Yocam ’97, published Corporate Governance: A Board Director’s Pocket Guide. The book is available through online retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iUniverse. BRENDA GEIGER (B.A., J.D. ’04) has practiced in the areas of trusts
and estates, business succession planning and trust administration since 2004. She moved her practice to Carlsbad in 2007 and is also involved in many social and charitable organizations, such as Casa de Amparo, the Tri-City Planned Giving Advisory Council and the North County Estate Planning Council. Brenda and her husband, Len, welcomed a daughter, Taylor Alexis, on March 14, 2008. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 19 inches long at birth. Brenda also published What Every San Diego Parent Needs to Know to Protect Their Family, which was recently released on Amazon.com. FELENA HANSON (BBA) is branch leader of the Women’s Global Network (www.wgn-global.com), leader of Fashion Group International’s focus group (www.fgifocus.org) and developer of San Diego’s Passport to Style event (www.passporttostyle.org). MARK MAYNARD (B.A.) received a master of fine arts in creative writing (fiction) from Antioch University in Los Angeles on Dec. 16, 2007. KELLY McPHEE (B.A.) was promoted to coordinator of enrollment services at Gateway Community College in Phoenix. In her new position, Kelly oversees the advisement and assessment departments at the college. “I enjoy the challenges that management presents and still enjoy working with a diverse group of students,” Kelly says. STELLA (MELLOS) STEHLY (B.A., J.D. ’03) and her husband, Noel ’92, celebrated the arrival of Amalia Claire on June 13, 2007. Amalia joins big sister Eleni. STEPHANIE (BECKORD) VIDERGAR (B.A.) and her husband, Cyril ’94, are moving from the mountain town of Granby, Colo., to Highlands Ranch. Cyril has started a new job at a boutique law firm and Stephanie will continue her freelance graphic and Web design business. They have a 2-year-old daughter, Amelia. The family welcomed new baby Nora Esther on May 31. JOHN VISCONSI (J.D.) was elected partner in the Los Angeles office of the law firm McGuireWoods. John’s practice focuses on commercial leas-
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