S. Isabel Choi J.D. ’02 is one of 35 writers selected to receive a 2024 literature fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. After practicing litigation at Hanson Bridgett LLP and teaching at the University of San Francisco School of Law, Isabel pivoted to creative writing. She is finishing a generational memoir on the […]

Nicholas Santos MTh ’02 was recently added to the board of directors for the Ignatian Solidarity Network. Santos has published widely in several academic journals and serves on the editorial policy board of the Macromarketing Society. He serves on the boards at Creighton University, Creighton Prep, and St. Francis Mission, and is past president of […]

Daniel Kaminsky ’02, 42, a security researcher known for his discovery of a fundamental flaw in the fabric of the internet, died on April 23, 2021, at his home in San Francisco. In 2008, Daniel was widely hailed as a digital Paul Revere after he found a serious flaw in the internet’s basic plumbing that […]

Kayla K. Horacek ’02 has joined the Hahn & Hahn Bolsters Family Law Practice’s all-female Family Law Practice Group.

David Pauling J.D. ’02 was promoted to General Counsel for Sutro Biopharma, Inc., a clinical-stage drug discovery, development and manufacturing company focused on creating cancer and autoimmune therapeutics. As Sutro’s General Counsel, Pauling is responsible for all aspects of legal operations, including governance, compliance, disclosure, intellectual property, and agreements.

Downey Brand is pleased to announce that real estate partner Danielle Stephens ’02 has been honored with the 2021 Women of Influence Award in the category of law by the Sacramento chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). “This is an important award for me because I was nominated and selected by the women in […]

Brian Armstrong ’02 accepted to the Postulancy of the Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius and will formally enter on June 24, 2021.

Stories from an alternative spring break in El Salvador hit the stage at Riveted when Vickie Wippel ’02 shared the tales before a live audience.

Downey Brand, a prominent law firm with offices in Sacramento, San Francisco, Stockton, and Reno, is pleased to announce that Danielle R. Stephens ’02 was named a 2020 Top Lawyer by Sacramento Magazine for her work in Real Estate Law. Top Lawyers are nominated and voted on by attorneys throughout the region based on proficiency in […]

Mary Patricia Navas ’02 grew up roller skating to ’70s and ’80s music in Sunnyvale, Calif. After graduating from Fremont High School, she worked for FedEx then returned to school to earn a bachelor’s in psychology from Santa Clara University. She served others in the public safety field as a records specialist for the Los Altos […]

Danielle Stephens ’02 J.D. ’04 rejoins Downey Brand as a partner after being an associate from 2007-2012 and counsel from 2012 to 2014. Danielle also serves as Pro Bono Counsel for the Food Literacy Center and is on the Board of Directors for Fairytale Town and the Program Committee of California Real Estate for Women.

Roxanne Aguilar Brusa ’02 and husband Ernesto Brusa welcomed their first child, Madeleine Rebecca Brusa, to the family on Feb. 7, 2016. After three years of bliss they would like to include her as an addition to the SCU family.

In October 2019, Mariel Caballero ’02 was appointed to the San Jose Planning Commission, by a 10-1 vote of the San Jose City Council. She was also appointed to the advisory board of SCU’s Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education.

Born on Oct. 10, 1979, Mark D. Garcia ’02 was a brilliant, humorous, and joyful man who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from SCU. He passed away on Sept. 23, 2019. Memorials may be made in Mark’s name to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Andy Gere MBA ’02, the president and COO of San Jose Water, has been named chair of the National Association of Water Companies for 2020.

Alvaro E. Galvis ’02 is a pediatric infectious disease fellow at Children’s Hospital in Orange County. He completed his residency and was subsequently the chief resident in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was also a part of the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), which […]

Christine Donovan J.D. ’02 has been appointed as the child support court commissioner for the Superior Court in Contra Costa County.

Jennifer (Magpayo) Alderete ’02 and husband Christopher welcomed their fourth child, Thomas Christopher, on Jan. 21, 2019.

Heather Mardel Jones J.D. ’02 has been appointed judge of the Fresno County Superior Court. She has served as a commissioner at the Fresno County Superior Court since 2014. Previously, Jones served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California, an associate attorney at Dowling Aaron & Keeler, an assistant district attorney for […]

Lynn Beebe M.A. ’02, Jan. 22, 2012. Resident of Capitola and a longtime county educator, basketball coach, and mentor to aspiring college students, she died peacefully after a prolonged struggle with cancer. She was 47. Serving young people was a recurring theme in Lynn’s life. Most recently she worked as a guidance counselor at Scotts […]