ClassNotes

Megan Haase '93, a family nurse practitioner and CEO of Mosaic Medical, joined the board of St. Charles Health System on March 31. Haase is a licensed nurse practitioner and registered nurse in Oregon and currently sits on the boards of the Rimrock Health Alliance, HealthMatters of Central Oregon, the Central Oregon Independent Practice Association and the Central Oregon Health Authority Transitional Board.  “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the St. Charles Health System Board of Directors,” Haase said. “I look forward to serving with a group of leaders to further the transformation of the health care delivery system and to continue improving collaboration across the Central Oregon medical community.”

Aldo ’93 and Alexandra Ghiozzi ’93 both run businesses from their home in Brentwood, Calif. Aldo owns Impressions, one of only three worldwide fulfillment companies for small press games. Alexandra is owns a travel agency specializing in cruises and European vacations. Daughter Adriana is a sophomore at Carondelet High School, and Sophia is in sixth grade and dances in the local Nutcracker.

Stephanie (Welsh) Foucek '93, her husband, Chris, and daughter Sadie welcomed Lucy Ann to the family on Oct. 21, 2008. Stephanie is the assistant principal at North Tahoe High School in Tahoe City, Calif.

Stephanie (Welsh) Foucek '93, husband Chris, and big sisters Sadie and Lucy, welcomed Emily Irene on April 25. They live in Tahoma on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe.

Heather (Martin-Ruehle) Forer ’93 and David Forer—Avery Rachel Forer on July 19, 2011.

Ricardo Echeverria J.D. ’93 was named the 2010 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys Associaiton of Los Angeles. He had previously been nominated for the award in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
 

Rob Devincenzi '93 was honored on June 24th by the Milpitas Chamber of Commerce as the 2010 Milipitas Business Person of the Year. Devincenzi was awarded for his 17 years of service to the community as the editor and publisher of the Milpitas Post newspaper and several other South Bay publications, as well as his regular contributions to area nonprofit groups.

After a 6 year hiatus, Karen (Elam) Davis '93 earned her master's degree in history from the University of Central Arkansas in Dec. 2008. She is in her 16th year of teaching at St. Joseph High School in Conway, Arkansas, as well as teaching a college level world history course for UCA. She and husband Chris have been married for 16 years and are the proud parents of Emma (12) and Wyatt (9).

Shannon (Burns) Davis '93 and husband Jesse - their second daughter, Poppy Samantha, on July 13, 2011. Poppy's older sister Macy Jane, is 3-1/2. The family lives in Portland.

Freshman Dorm: Swig

Corrina Allen '93 writes: "Winning an Emmy in June of 2010 for 'Best On-Camera Talent' opened some doors for me. So, after 15 years in local news, I am now a jetsetter, representing cosmetic companies on the Shopping Channels around the world. Getting out of local news, I realized I'd been married to my job. I am now happy to report that I am married to a human being! David Cook and I were married last July. We now split our time between homes in Atlanta, Georgia, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We're expecting out first child, a girl, in April!"

Christopher Cone ’93 is president of the clinical services group at Unisyn Medical Technologies, which provides sustainable solutions to the diagnostic imaging industry, based in Golden, Colo.

In December 2011, in his role at Unisyn, Core worked with the Steve Nash Foundation to donate two reconditioned ultrasound systems and several ultrasound probes that will benefit at-risk women and children in Paraguay.

The Hospital Nacional Itaguá, which serves high-risk pregnancies and supports approximately 3,000 deliveries a year, will use the donated equipment to help diagnose and treat prenatal complications, such as blighted ovum, ectopic, and molar pregnancies.

Cone founded Echoserve, Inc. in 2005, and served as Echoserve’s CEO until its acquisition by Unisyn in September 2009. He attended SCU with Steve Nash ’96, now a point guard with the Phoenix Suns, and knew about the Steve Nash Foundation’s work in the health care industry, and joined its efforts in Paraguay.

Lara E. Zientek Colvert '93 writes that she is pursuing psychology in the form of massage therapy. Over the years, her bodywork studies have taken her to Oakland and Hawaii, where she spent a very relaxing four weeks learning Lomi Lomi massage. She currently works as an on-call therapist in Campbell, stays involved with her two beautiful children, Tia and Stephen, sings with Ladyesong Vocal Ensemble, as well as another small group, and occasionally gets to perform with her husband, Bill Colvert, who is the trained "real" singer in the family. She also loves to spend time with her amazingly supportive friends, hiking, biking, singing, and taking her children to Santa Clara University every now and then to see all of the changes.

Kristin Busch '93 wed Dan Raczykowski on Nov. 8, 2008. Alumni in the wedding: Amanda (Bush) Carlson, Tori (Clainos) Sterle '94,Tonya (Laughridge) Chin '94, Jennifer (Burns) Kindle '94, Danielle (Cossette) Paskins '94, Stacy (Coyne) Houser '94. Also in attendance were Jeff Fossatti '94 and Jeff Spanks '94. The couple lives in Spokane, Wash., where Kristin is a physical therapist and Dan runs Unifire, a manufacturer of firefighting and rescue equipment.

Paul Bravo '93 is technical director for the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer team after having served as the director of soccer with the LA Galaxy the past two years. As a forward for the Rapids from 1997-2001, he helped lead Colorado to the 1997 MLS Cup and is the team's all-time leading scorer. He led SCU to the 1989 NCAA co-championship.

Ron Andre Jr. '93 and Nancy (Nissen) Andre '93 are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter, Julia Janet, on January 20th, 2009. She joins big brother Joseph, 6, and big sister Claire, 3. The family resides in Pleasanton, where Ron is a State Farm agent and Nancy is a stay-at-home mom.

Michael C. Abel ’93 has joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, in the Los Angeles office, as an associate in the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring group.

Abel represents debtors, secured lenders, and creditors’ committees, all of which he has advised in complex Chapter 11 cases. He has enforced clients’ rights and remedies in bankruptcy, federal, and state courts. Abel also has experience in work-outs and out-of-court restructuring on both the lender and borrower sides.

Prior to joining Brownstein, Abel was a senior staff attorney at Danning, Gill, Diamond & Kollitz, LLP where he represented corporate debtors on a variety of issues.

Abel received his law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University.

Ken Zowal MBA '94 retired from AT&T on Feb. 14, 2007, after 23 years of service.

Nader Robert Yasin '94 and his wife, Lynn, welcomed their third child, Max Julien, into their family this last year. Nader continues to assist companies in Silicon Valley with assessing, protecting and enforcing their intellectual property and with general business litigation through his law firm, La Fleur & Yasin LLP. He can be reached at nyasin@lafleuryasin.com.

Joanne Bannan Vogt '94 and Erik Vogt welcomed daughter Regina Virginia Vogt on September 30, 2012.

Bonnie Valant-Spaight '94 and Tracy Spaight '93 welcomed their first child, Josephine Theresa Spaight, on Sept. 23. The family lives in the Atlanta area. Bonnie currently does radar physics for Propagation Research Associates, and Tracy telecommutes as the director of online publishing for K2 Network, a video game publisher in Irvine, Calif.

Rafael Torres '94 was appointed chief financial officer of Capella, Inc. Torres comes to Cappella, Inc. from Power Integrations Inc. He was also the CFO for PLX Technology.