Santa Clara Magazine

Matthew Wood '03, a practicing engineering in accident reconstruction, and wife Jennifer Wood,  an HR business partner with the Bank of New York Mellon, welcomed twins on June 5, 2012 - a baby girl, Emma, and a baby boy, Bingham. The family lives in Atlanta.

Emily (Moody) Wilcox '03, MBA'09 and husband Lee had their first child, Abigail Wilcox, on August 18, 2011. Abby was born 9 pounds, 8 ounces and is a Bronco through and through. The family lives in San Jose.

Freshman Dorm: Swig

Emily (Moody) Wilcox ’03, MBA ’09 and husband Lee celebrated the birth of their first child, Abigail, on Aug. 18, 2011. The family lives in San Jose, Calif., where Emily works as the alumni and external relations director for the Leavey School of Business at SCU.

Christina Vigilia J.D. '03 and Michael Vigilia J.D. '03 welcomed a baby girl, Jamie Frances, on August 4, 2010. The family lives in Fresno.

Cyril Vidergar J.D. '03 has begun writing a column for the Longmont Times-Call newspaper (Colo). The column,"Pondering the Pint," addresses beer/brewing culture and tradition, and alcohol law.

Mario Urquilla '03 has completed his first year at the University of Miami School of Business. He has been elected Graduate Business Student Association class president and plans to graduate in May 2012.

Christine Travis ’03 recently opened a pilates studio in Bakersfield. Travis and her co-owner are also instructors at Poise Pilates and Barre.

Andrew Thompson '03 and Beth (Livingston) Thompson '02 welcome a baby boy, Timothy James Evon born July 15th 2010. He joins brother Henry 2, at home in Seattle, Wash.

Amanda '03 and Timothy Shim '02 welcomed their third child, Jonah Keahi on May 10, 2010. Jonah joins proud big sisters Isabelle (2) and Chloe (4). The Shims are raising their family on the beautiful island of Maui and loving every minute.

Colleen Rooney '03 and Ben White were wed in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, on Oct. 24, 2008. They live in Coppell, Texas, where Colleen is an elementary school teacher.

Chelsie Romjue '03 welcomed her first child, Addison Christine, on Feb. 5.

Chantal Rodriguez '03 earned her Ph.D. in Theater and Performance Studies with a specialization in Latina/o Theater from UCLA in June 2009. She was recently hired as the Literary Manager and Educational Program Coordinator for the Latino Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theater Center. Her work has been published in scholarly publications such as Theater Journal, Latin American Theater Review, and the e-misferica online journal.

Nicole (Varela) Rodriguez '03 and husband Cesar-Their welcomed their first child, Coldri David Rodriguez, on September 11, 2010. He was 7lbs 3oz and 19in long. The family resides in Palo Alto, CA.

Nicole (Varela) Rodriguez '03 and husband Cesar Rodriguez welcomed a son, Aiden Moses Rodriguez, on November 06, 2011. He joins big brother Coldri David.

Freshman Dorm: Campisi

Lauren Renfort ’03 married Chris Alberts on June 18, 2011, at Cordevalle Resort in San Martin, Calif. Also in attendance were fellow SCU alums Hadyn Renfort ’07 (Groomsman), Lane Renfort ’12 (Groomsman), Barbara (Dieckman) Orellana '03 (Bridesmaid), Janice (Yee) Swearingen ’03, M.A. ’06 (Bridesmaid), Julie Angelo ’09 (Bridesmaid), Christian Pfrommer ’03, Michael Maclaren ’03, Heather (Stark) Rainusso ’03, Lindsay Gray ’12, Jason Mueller ’07, Adam Suleman ’07, Andrew Swearingen ’03, M.S. '07, and Carlos Orellana ’01.

Matthew Pyrch '03, a former environmental scientist working in the Bay Area, earned his master's in health sciences in 2009 and started working as a physician assistant at the Kirkpatrick Family Care Clinic in January 2010.

Richard Porter '03 and Grace (Lee) Porter '03 welcomed a baby girl, Kamryn Hope Porter, on August 2nd. Kamryn joins her big sister Madeline and big brother JJ. The family lives in Santa Clara.

Gina N. Policastri '00, J.D. '03 was recently certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California as a Family Law Specialist. Ms. Policastri is a senior associate at Lonich & Patton, LLP, where she has worked since 2003.

Daniel J. Pinna '03 recently became the vice president of business development at litigation support company BlackStone Discovery. He is also a proud new home owner in San Jose.

Daniel J. Pinna '03 is the vice president of business development at BlackStone Discovery; an eDiscovery partner to many of the International IP law firms located in Palo Alto. He just recently purchased a new construction home in San Jose.

Kelly (Cesare) Pfeiffer L.L.M. '03 and her husband, Tom Pfeiffer, welcomed their second child, Ryan Thomas, on Feb. 20, 2009. Ryan joins his sister Katelyn Ashley, 2. Kelly is an intellectual property litigation attorney in Orange County, but is taking time off to be home with the children.

Maureen Pettibone Ryan '03 just founded a boutique civil litigation firm with Pamela E. Glazner J.D. '06, almost eight years to the day after the two met in law school. Their firm, Glazner & Ryan (www.glaznerryanlaw.com), focuses on individual and business litigation, and consumer and civil rights.

Chris Paetsch '03 married Erin Tackney '02 July 9, 2011 in Essex, Mass. Monika Kunz '02 served as one of the two maids of honor, Katy Dormer '02 as a bridesmaid, Michael Neumann '03 as a groomsman, and Christian Kurpiewski '02 as an usher. Also in attendance Greg Raih '02, Ian Johnstone '02, Jen Hernandez '03, Megan (Young) Chatterji '02, Alex Keil '03, Marcy Swiatek '03 and Cori Wang '09. The happy couple resides in Cambridge, Mass., with their cat, Frau Meow.