Sowmya Ayyar ’00 recently released her debut book, my India, with the Indology publisher Motilal Banarsidass. The collection of 64 poems is a lyrical exploration of India’s people, places, eras, philosophies, cultures, and music. It blends ancestral memory with personal reflection. Through verse, Ayyar paints a vivid portrait of India as both a physical place […]

Jane Davaransky ’00 has accepted a position with the California Department of Transportation in the Office of Strategic Investment Planning. Starting in August 2024, Jane transitioned from her five-year tenure at Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook), where she managed Meta’s global transportation budget. In her new role at Caltrans, she will support investment planning for […]

Marc Serra ’00 has forged a career that blends his arts background with a passion for healthcare. After earning his dental degree from Columbia University, he joined the U.S. Army, where he completed a residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery and a fellowship in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. As program director at Madigan Army Medical […]

Michael Byrnes ’00 has been appointed chief financial officer for FORE Biotherapeutics. With over 20 years of experience in the biotechnology industry, Byrnes has navigated all development phases from early research to preparing for market launch. He has also raised over $300 million in equity and debt capital and been involved in mergers and acquisitions […]

Peter LeBlanc Jr. ’00 has joined Lathrop GPM’s Trusts, Estates & Legacy Planning Practice Group in St. Louis. His arrival deepens the practice group’s bench of more than 30 lawyers and nine legal professionals, building on its reputation as one of the largest, most renowned and established groups in the upper and central Midwest. LeBlanc […]

Jason Di Piazza ’00 is the head of capital formation for Blockchain Capital. He’s responsible for leading efforts to raise capital, client engagement, and new investment strategy and development. Previously, Jason ran business development across the East Coast and Latin America for Farallon Capital Management.

Satya Easwaran MBA ’00 has been appointed the India head for Wipro Limited. In this new role Easwaran will be in charge of strengthening Wipro’s business in India across key industry sectors through strategic consulting, transformation and modernization engagements.

Lisa Myers ’00, the CEO and inventor of Ceres Chill, a cooling breastmilk storage system for breastfeeding moms, was promoted to shareholder for Cozen O’Connor law firm. Based on Lisa’s trial skills and litigation experience, she was chosen to serve as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia as part of the Cozen O’Connor Partners Program. During […]

Covid-19-related school closures are reinforcing opportunity gaps for students, principal of Seattle’s Principal of Holy Family Bilingual School Larkin (Philbin) Temme ’04 tells Shannon (Wallingford) Hull ’00 in an episode of the podcast Right in Front of My Face.

Jane Duong Davaransky ’00 accepted the position of Business Manager in Facebook’s transportation organization. She supports the transportation budget and investments. Jane accepted this position after 9 years at her previous employer SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, where she moonlighted as Transportation Program Manager. She is excited about the transition into the transportation industry and hopes […]

Julia Bruck ’00 was named director of communications for the state of Tennessee. She will focus on strengthening relationships with industry representatives, stakeholders, and the public while overseeing internal and external communications within the Secretary of State’s office.

Nilofer Merchant MBA ’00 gave a TED Talk on sitting and workplace health that was recently highlighted on NPR for Central California. Merchant is also a three-time author and regular Harvard Business Review columnist and has worked with companies like Apple and Adobe to develop strategies to enter new markets and optimize profit.  

Britt Anderson J.D. ’00, recently joined Perkins Coie LLP as an intellectual property counselor and litigator in Silicon Valley. Formerly with another international law firm, Anderson specializes in trademark and copyright protection and litigation as well as international brand enforcement for clients in a diverse set of industries, including computer hardware and software, interactive entertainment, […]

Zabrina Johal ’00 is director of business development at General Atomics, specializing in advanced, high-impact technologies for military and commercial solutions in the areas of power and energy, advanced materials, computer science, manufacturing and fabrication. Previously, she served as a nuclear engineer and surface warfare officer for the Navy.

Gina N. Policastri ’00, J.D. ’03 has been named partner at Lonich Patton Ehrlich Policastri, formerly Lonich & Patton. She practices family law exclusively and is a family law specialist as certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

Judith Gesicki Seehafer M.A. ’00 is happily retired from her work with the Santa Clara County Deptartment Of Alcohol and Drugs. Her retirement hobby is her private practice in psychotherapy two days a week. She would love to catch up with her SCU Class of 2000. Where are you?

Jeff Nishita MBA ’00 was named a principal at Novogradac & Company LLP, a national CPA and consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Mr. Nishita is one of the founders of the firm’s LIHTC Working Group, a membership organization that addresses technical issues in the low income housing tax credit program, performs numerous services in the […]

Tony P Santos ’00 recently opened Lunch with Tony, a lunch cafe and caterer, in the Alviso neighborhood of San Jose, Calif. Tony and his wife, Laura Anderson-Santos ’00, reside in San Jose.

Jane Duong Davaransky ’00 created a petition on www.change.org to ask Medela, a leading manufacturer of breast pumps, to create a program to recycle old breast pumps. After 2,002 signatures, Medela responded by creating a recycling program called Medela Recycles. Each pump received through Medela Recycles supports the donation of new hospital-grade, multiuse breastpumps and supplies […]

Jane Duong Davaransky ’00 received the 2018 Staff Sustainable Stanford University Award for creating a commuting program for SLAC Accelerator Laboratory. The program incentivizes the alternative commute by encouraging employees to forgo single occupancy vehicles in favor of sustainable forms of commute.