Rachel Quintero ’04 will be the new head softball coach for the Benedictine University Mesa athletics department. Previously, Quintero was the first-ever head softball coach at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where she turned the Urban Knights into a winning program. Quintero also has prior experience as an assistant coach at CSU East […]

Jacey Prupas ’01, J.D. ’04, a partner in the Reno office of Snell & Wilmer, has been named managing partner. Prupas is a commercial litigator with more than 15 years of experience representing businesses in federal and state courts throughout Nevada and California. She has been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America in commercial […]

Meghan Cress ’04 and Chad Heaton welcomed their third child Emilie Cress Heaton on Sept. 10, 2021. She joins two her older brothers. Meghan teaches in the Leavey School of Business and lives in Woodside and Healdsburg.

David Lucero ’04, J.D. ’07 was recently promoted to the position of Senior Director, Global Head of Litigation, Employment Law and Marketing Law at Veritas Technologies LLC, an international data management company headquartered in Santa Clara,. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Justice & Diversity Center of the San Francisco Bar […]

The Presidential Leadership Scholar program selected Aila Malik JD ’04 as a member of its 2022 class. The program is a 6-month opportunity for scholars to study the administrations of Lyndon B Johnson, George HW Bush, George W Bush, and Bill Clinton.

Danielle Higby ’04, MBA ’10, and Jason LeBeouf married on May 30, 2020, in a small civil ceremony on the banks of the San Lorenzo River at the groom’s parents’ Santa Cruz home. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s cousin, (retired) Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, Jerald Infantino ’62, J.D. […]

Chris Garber ’04 joined Guild Education as chief financial officer. Guild is the leading education and upskilling platform for America’s workforce. Garber will be responsible for building out financial operations in support of the company’s continued growth. He will also spend time partnering with innovative CFOs to bring finance deeper into the conversation on human capital investments and […]

Kevin Tanaka ’04 is the new executive chef for Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco. Tanaka brings with him 15 years of experience and the teachings of his grandmother. With an expansive culinary career cooking throughout the Bay Area, Chef Tanaka has combined his roots and techniques with his passion resulting in unique culinary creations. Overseeing […]

Magi Diego MBA ’04, development and communications director for CASA of Santa Cruz County, shares the good news that the organization is now able to offer an advocate for every child who needs one. CASA is a national association that supports court-appointed advocates for abused or neglected children. Diego came to CASA of Santa Cruz […]

Stephanie K. Sato J.D. ’04 has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Alameda County Superior Court. Sato has served as an administrative law judge for the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board since 2021. She was a sole practitioner from 2014 to 2020, as well as an associate at the Law Offices of […]

Dr. Manuel Alejandro Pérez ’04 married his partner, Dr. Juan Raul Gutierrez, on December 20, 2018 in Tequila, Jalisco, México at Hacienda El Centenario. They were joined by family and friends, including Noel Fonseca ’04, Juan Carlos Guzman ’04, and Matthew Sullivan ’03.

David Lucero ’04 JD ’07 was named Global Head of Litigation & Employment Law at Veritas Technologies LLC, an international data management company headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. He was also recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Justice & Diversity Center of the San Francisco Bar Association. David resides in San Francisco […]

Carol E. Reiley ’04, serial entrepreneur, shares advice and thoughts for founders in VC Sequoia Capitol’s “Seven Questions” series. She is the founder and CEO of a stealth health care startup and the co-founder and former president of the self-driving car company drive.ai acquired by Apple in 2019. Often referred to as “The Mother of Robots,” […]

Meghan Cress ’04 has joined the SCU faculty and is teaching two new business courses. She and her husband, Chad, recently welcomed their second son, James Gregory Heaton.

Katharine (Seip) Cammack ’04 joined the faculty of the psychology and neuroscience programs at The University of the South in 2015, where she helped develop and launch a new neuroscience major. After receiving her B.S. in psychology at SCU, she moved to the New York region, where she obtained her Ph.D. and completed six years […]

Christopher J. Tassone Ph.D. ’04 gave a talk on 3-D printing for perfect metal parts at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on March 26, 2019. He works as a staff scientist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, where he uses x-ray beams to probe the atomic structure of materials as they are created to build better performing solar panels, catalysts, […]

Stephanie G. Jones J.D. ’04 has been appointed to a judgeship in Solano County Superior Court. She served as a deputy public defender at the Solano County Public Defender’s Office since 2005.

Christopher Howald J.D. ’04, CEO of Tweet/Garot Mechanical, has been appointed to the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Council of Trustees. He also serves on the board of the Brown County United Way, NEW Community Shelter, and the Boys and Girls Club of Green Bay.

Nathaniel Luc Oscamou ’04 passed away on August 12, 2011. Oscamou was born on April 16, 1982, in Fall River Mills, Calif. Raised in Burney and Paradise, he graduated from Paradise High School. He attended Santa Clara University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree in Finance. Nate enjoyed a career in […]

David Stark M.S. ’04 passed away on March 15, 2010 at the age of 41.