Mary Atwell
Mary Hilger Atwell served as the President of the Catala Club between 2017-2019 and as President, she served as a Ex Officio member of the Board of Regents. She remains a member of the Executive Board of Catala as the current Past President.
Mary attended Xavier High School in Phoenix, AZ. She then attended Santa Clara, graduating in 1978, and from Santa Clara Law School in 1981. Mary practiced law in San Jose. She retired in 1996 to be a full time parent to her 2 children, Katie 30, and Jimmy 28. Jimmy graduated from SCU in 2014.
Mary’s husband Jim served as the Chairman of the Board of Fellows, where he has been a member since 1993. He graduated from SCU in 1977. Mary met Jim during her junior year at Santa Clara, and they were married in the Mission in 1980. Jim recently retired after years with Deloitte in San Jose.
Mary attended Santa Clara almost entirely on scholarship aid, work study and loans. Her passion for Santa Clara stems from her desire to “pay it forward.”
Courtney Boitano
Courtney Boitano has been an occupational therapist for over 15 years. She teaches at San Jose State University and maintains a pediatric occupational therapy private practice. Courtney is passionate about building connections among various levels of society from the individual, family, and community level. She has worked with unhoused families at Family Supportive Housing and the pro-bono community-based San Jose State Pediatric OT clinic. Courtney graduated from Santa Clara University in ’03 with a BS in Psychology. While at Santa Clara University, she traveled to El Salvador on an immersion trip which inspired her to volunteer at an orphanage in Nicaragua, following graduation. Courtney completed her masters and doctorate degrees in occupational therapy at the University of Southern California. Courtney lives in Los Gatos with her husband Dominic (’01), and their two children.
Special thanks to Patti Boitano, an emeritus board member, for bringing Courtney to our group.
Shelyna Brown
Shelyna Brown has over two decades of experience in the legal and leadership arenas. She is a former public defender, who since 2012 held the office of Superior Court Judge at the Superior Court of California, in the county of Santa Clara. Shelyna’s expertise resides in social justice advocacy, public policy development, process improvement, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) development. She is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Equality and Social Justice (ESJ) Committee for Santa Clara County, where she responds to the global outcry against racism, unconscious bias, and the call for police accountability. Shelyna is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, and holds a Juris Doctorate (JD) from the Santa Clara University, School of Law.
Mariel Caballero
Mariel Caballero has worked in politics and public policy for over fifteen years. In October 2017, Mariel became the first Deputy Director of Probation Administration. In May 2013, Mariel became a Program Manager for the Probation Department's Juvenile Services Division developing and implementing a Violence Reduction Program. Mariel was the Senior Management Analyst for the Office of Public Defender, she also served for three years on the staff of Congressman Mike Honda and three years on the staff of Santa Clara County Supervisor Blanca Alvarado.
In October 2019, Mariel was appointed to the San Jose Planning Commission and the Advisory Board of Santa Clara University's Ignatian Center. Mariel served for six years on the Board of Directors of the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley, a local non-profit that strives to educate Latinas in the area of civic engagement. Mariel served on the East Side Union High School District Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee for four years.
Mariel earned her Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Santa Clara University in 2002 and a Master's degree in Public Administration from Golden Gate University in 2010. She was also awarded a certificate of completion for the Senior Executives in State & Local Government Program, June 2019, from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education.
John Cruden
John Cruden has been an insurance broker for 23 years and has focused on meeting the needs of California private schools for the last 12. He now provides insurance and risk management services to over 140 private and charter schools in the state.
Special thanks to Teresa Banna Shrader for bringing John onto the Board to continue the Bannan Family legacy
Tom Kelly
Alumnus Thomas F. Kelly '74 is a Silicon Valley technology industry veteran who has led both public and private companies through all stages of growth, which in some cases resulted in strategic acquisitions. He was most recently CEO of AccelOps, a leading provider of network security monitoring and analytics solutions. Prior to AccelOps, Kelly served as president and CEO at various technology companies, including Moxie Software Epicor and Blaze Software. Earlier in his career, he was a senior executive at Cirrus Logic and Cadence Design Systems. He has served on the boards of both public and private companies and is currently a board member at Fabrinet. Tom holds a B.S. degree in economics from Santa Clara University, where he is also a member of the board of regents.
Danny O'Malley
Danny is a Project Manager at Blach Construction Company. Since graduating with a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Santa Clara in 2017, he has worked on various projects throughout California, with a strong focus on education, affordable housing, and non-profit construction. He is passionate about enhancing our local communities and believes expressing gratitude has the power to “set the world on fire.”
Vicki Pope
Vicki Pope graduated from Santa Clara University in 1977. After graduation, Vicki worked at Intel Corporation for 22 years mainly in the Production Planning Dept. as manager of the Microprocessor group. While at Intel and continuing afterward, Vicki volunteered her time at various schools and non-profits. Vicki believes that faith and education are cornerstones in our society.
Gregory Saldivar
Born and raised in San Jose, attended Bellarmine, SCU undergrad, BSC ‘74, SCU law JD ‘77. Married with three children, Kevin LMU, BA ‘08, Long Beach State, MA ‘13; Matt, SCU BS ‘08; Sarah, Chico State BA ‘09, SCU law ‘17.
Practiced criminal defense law for 10 years, and on the Santa Clara County Superior Court bench for 29 years.
Betsy Slattery
Betsy is a stay-at-home mother of three boys. She attended Miami University of Ohio and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica. With a background in marketing, she has worked in International Sales for DAP Inc. and in development for CollegeBound Foundation in Baltimore.
She now enjoys volunteering at her sons' schools and church, painting, and playing tennis.
Jim Slattery
Jim is the Chief Operating Officer of North America for Melrose, PLC, a London-based company that "buys, improves, and sells" companies that engage in the manufacture of highly engineered products. Prior to joining Melrose, Jim was the chief financial officer for McKenchie Aerospace in Placentia, California. Slattery has served as chief financial officer for 180s, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse and DAP Products, Inc. and controller for Wassall PLC. He began his career with Coopers and Lybrand.
Jim received a bachelor's degree in accounting from The University of Scranton and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at the University. Previously, Jim served as the Chair of the University's President's Business Council (PBC) Annual Award Dinner in 2013. He and his wife, Betsy, live in Peachtree City, GA, and have three sons John Michael '21, Daniel (16), and Shane (12).
Lori Wiley
Lori is thrilled to be part of the Ignatian Center Board and is excited to bring her business and interpersonal skills to a cause so near to her heart. Lori and her husband Pat have lived and worked together in Seattle, Washington for the past 30 years. Their business develops and maintains large national databases as well as Commercial Real Estate. Lori grew up in Idaho and has 3 adult children, whom have all graduated from Santa Clara University. As an active volunteer both locally and globally, she believes in the power of community, of personal narrative, and empowering all people. She is a passionate supporter of organizations that serve the underserved. Lori enjoys coaching volleyball, hiking, running, traveling, adventure, sports and living with intention.