A lifelong love for the beach and ocean naturally led Jennifer Luhn MBA ’95 to swimming in and around Santa Cruz. Jenn worked hard in the pool and excelled in the sport at the high school, college, and U.S. Senior National levels, achieving All American status. Her dedication extended to her career at Hewlett-Packard, where […]

Andrea Bergman J.D. ’95 has been appointed a United States magistrate judge (part-time) by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Nick Pera ’95 and Ingrid Bengtsson Pera ’95 celebrated their 16-year wedding anniversary and 50th birthdays this year. Nick is the COO of Truebeck Construction, president of the SCU Civil Engineering Advisory Board, and an adjunct lecturer at Santa Clara since 2006. Ingrid received her master’s in psychology in 2021 and is a school counselor […]

Jack Siegal ’95 J.D. ’01 became a partner with Fox Rothschild LLP’s Boston office as part of the Litigation Department and White-Collar Criminal Defense & Regulatory Compliance Practice. Siegal represents individuals and businesses — particularly in the financial, health care, technology, and government contracting industries — in state and federal trial and appellate courts, in […]

Manish Gupta MBA ’95 has been appointed as the Chief Marketing Officer of SonarSource. Gupta is an experienced executive recognized for scaling public and private businesses and growing significant enterprise value for the past 25 years. Gupta previously served as the CMO at Redis and most recently as the Vice President of Global Marketing for […]

Dean Daniels MA ’95 retired after 21 years as Director for the Office for Worship for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and started a part-time teaching assignment at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. Dean also serves as Coordinator for Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs for the archdiocese. He continues to support lay ministries in the […]

Having made her first vows to the Congregation of the Humility of Mary (CHM) in 1963, Sister Kathleen Hanley M.A. ’95 (Edward Mary), enjoyed a fruitful career of Christ. She taught ministry in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa and served as campus minister of music at the University of Northern Iowa. Sr. Kathleen ministered to her religious […]

Dianna Finocchiaro Gallagher ’95 is the director of external relations at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley. She and her husband, Joe, live in Alamo and have 4 kids—their 2nd eldest, Mary Bridget ’24, is a freshman at SCU.

The Williamstown Theatre Festival announced its 2020 WTF Gala would be in New York City to honor Bo & Katherine Peabody ’95. Both have served as Festival Trustees for more than 20 years. Katherine is a Conflict Mediator and Restorative Circle Keeper. Her New York-based practice includes meditation, workshops, building stronger connections, and resolving conflicts […]

Shawn Wright J.D. ’95 has been appointed co-chair of Blank Rome’s Washington, D.C., Office. As office chair, Wright provides leadership and strategic direction for the office’s legal practices and business objectives.

Stephanie Burns J.D. ’95 has been named general counsel for StubHub. Previously, she worked at Amazon for nearly 15 years, most recently as VP and associate general counsel for worldwide operations. In that role, she led a team of lawyers supporting Amazon’s customer fulfillment and logistics, drone delivery, robotics, Prime Now service, customer service, and social […]

Whitney Mark Evans M.A. ’95 was born in Los Angeles on Aug. 31, 1953, to Whitney and Rose Evans. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, attended Bellarmine College Prep, Stanford University, and SCU. He was proud of all the schools he attended, and saved his most enthusiastic alumnus support for the Stanford […]

Actor Casey Affleck is set to produce The World To Come from director Mona Fastvold and screenwriters Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 and Jim Shepard. The movie is an adaption of the short story by Shepard, which chronicles two women who forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier during the mid-19th century.  

Patricia Scharpf M.A. ’95, M.A. ’97 was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. Her parents, the late Amelia and Louis Barcza, raised her as a hardworking student, exceptional member of her community, and a dedicated Notre Dame Football fan. While in South Bend, she graduated from Saint Mary’s College with a B.S. in home […]

An accomplished swimmer, Suzanne Hawkins ’95 never lost her love of water, cooking and traveling, hiking and kayaking, and being out and about enjoying the world. Her thrift store and garage sale talents were legendary. But most of all she enjoyed people. Her radiance was contagious, she had many cherished friends, and she made people […]

Donald Calhoun Chavous Jr. J.D. ’95, 61, of Rancho Mirage, passed away July 29, 2014, in his sleep. Born Aug. 11, 1952, to Donald and Patricia Chavous, Don spent his early years in Bushnell, Florida. In 1967, Don received a congressional appointment to work as a page for the House of Representatives. He lived and […]

Barbara J. Freidrich M.A. ’95, July 15, 1927 to June 21, 2014, resident of Union City. Barbara Jean (Warren) Friedrich, 86, passed away peacefully in Union City on June 21 with family in attendance. Bobbie to her friends, Barbara was born in Evanston, Ill., then lived in Baltimore, Md., moving at age 5 to Berkeley, Calif., […]

Thatcher Bryant Perkins ’95 of Woodinville, a much-loved son, brother, husband, and father, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 26. He was born in Tarrytown, N.Y. on July 5, 1972. Thatcher graduated from Woodinville High School and Santa Clara University. He is survived by his grandparents, John and Jeanne Quinn; his parents, Dennis and Robin Perkins; his […]

Rachel Brant Peres ’95, a resident of San Jose, entered into peaceful rest at age 39 on October 13, 2012 in San Jose after a courageous and inspiring 20-month battle with leukemia. Rachel was born March 6, 1973 at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. As a military "brat" she lived in 5 states prior to […]

Sister Celia Ann Cavazos, MCDP M.A. ’95, a Missionary Catechist of Divine Providence for 55 years, died on August 28, 2012, at the age of 75. She was born to Esteban Cavazos and Celia Gonzales on December 22, 1936, in Pierce, TX. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother Stephen Cavazos, Jr., […]