Nicholas Buccola ’01 was named the Dr. Jules K. Whitehill Chair of Humanism & Ethics at Claremont McKenna College.

In 2007, in the midst of their teaching year, Denise DeLong ’69 and her husband, Jim, traveled to Cambodia, visiting the killing fields and the temples of Angkor Wot. Their lives were transformed. Jim’s student charity club at Bret Harte Middle School in San Jose, Invisible Issues, worked to raise enough funds to build a […]

Dean Daniels M.A. ’95, a retired parish liturgist and pastoral musician, served for 20 years in parishes and 21 years as the director of the Office for Worship at the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He earned his master’s degree at the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries at SCU. Now enjoying retirement and being a grandfather, Dean […]

Peter Coe Verbica ’82, J.D. ’99 has officially launched his 2026 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in California’s 19th Congressional District, which includes Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo counties. His platform focuses on several key issues: Reforming the current tax treatment of Social Security income; advocating for meaningful immigration […]

Tim Foley ’80 wrote a collection of ghost stories. Tales Nocturnal was published by PS Publishing in 2025.

Cherie Motobu Lambrecht ’09 was named Roseville City School District Certificated Employee of the year, for the 2024-25 school year. She is a school psychologist at Buljan Middle School in Roseville, which is about 20 miles northeast of Sacramento. She is married to Greg Lambrecht ’10.

In the fall of 2017, at the Santa Clara University School of Law Student Bar Association’s Halloween event, Jared Powell J.D. ’19 and Samantha King Powell J.D. ’20 met and instantly connected over a shared passion for law and community service. After graduating, Jared and Samantha moved to Las Vegas, where they married and launched […]

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Heather M. Vigil J.D. ’07 as office managing shareholder of the firm’s San Francisco office. Vigil will continue her role as OMS in the Irvine and Portland, Ore. offices. Vigil defends managers in employment litigation across federal and state courts, arbitration and […]

In 2024, Karen Krebser ’87 published her first work of non-fiction. Tarot Through the Witch’s Year: 33 Spreads for Spiritual Connection by Microcosm Publishing contains instructions for drawing and laying out Tarot cards on 33 different occasions throughout the year, drawing on the history and energy of each occasion to influence the reading and bring […]

Kendall McIntosh ’17 has joined Oakland Roots ahead of the 2025 USL Championship season. Born and raised in Oakland, McIntosh grew up playing youth soccer with The Town before playing college soccer at Santa Clara University. Now in his tenth year as a pro, the seven-year MLS veteran now returns to his hometown to continue […]

An Emmy-winning executive producer, Scott Freeman ’80 serves on the Board of Governors of the Television Academy as governor of theReality Programming Peer Group. I am also the co-chair of the Television Academy Honors Selection Committee, serve on the Bylaws and Emmy Awards committees, and recently co-produced the Academy-wide panel event “You Can’t Write This […]

Cornelius Buckley, S.J. ’50 has authored a new biography of Joseph Fessio, S.J. ’62. Both Fr. Fessio and Fr. Buckely taught at Santa Clara University from 1966 to 1969. Father Joseph Fessio, S.J.: California Blackrobe is an in-depth, page-turning biography of the founder of Ignatius Press and the University of San Francisco’s Saint Ignatius Institute. […]

Mark D’Ercole ’71 was awarded a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Master Charles Gracie of the Gracie family of Brazil in October 2024. Mark started practicing Jiu Jitsu at age 55. Mark and his son, Alex, own a school in San Francisco. 

Lisa Hilas ’89 was named Solano County’s Woman of the Year by the Solano County Commission of Women and Girls. She holds an M.A. in arts management and entrepreneurship from the University of Oklahoma and is the founder and CEO of Big Lights, Little City, a non-profit venue management and consulting firm. Passionate about the […]

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 […]

Kent Snider J.D. ’92 was elected and sworn in as county attorney in Daggett County, Utah. Daggett County is home to the beauty and grandeur of Flaming Gorge Reservoir, where one can participate in world class fly fishing on the Green River, and the majestic backcountry of the High Uinta Mountains. If you are lucky […]

Gretchen Gallegos ’73, J.D. ’80 accomplished a bucket-list item and completed writing a book about a 19th-century lawsuit brought by a young woman against her employer. A Case of Seduction–Marshall v. Taylor: Justice in the 1890s has elements of legal, California, and women’s history. Gallegos previously edited the memoir, Up Home in the Mountains of […]

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 […]

Jeff Rickard J.D. ’85 joined Habbas and Associates in March 2016, along with his wife and fellow attorney, Lynne Coates, with the goal of opening an office in the Sacramento/Central Valley region. They also relocated to their property in the Sierra Foothills around the same time. Their son, Ryan, now 33, works for ADP in […]

Ben Fargo ’99 and Allison Fargo ’99 celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in 2024. They live in Pleasanton, Calif., with their two sons, Rick (15) and Andy (11). Ben is a senior vice president at Comerica Bank, where he oversees credit risk management for the bank’s technology and private equity lending groups across the western […]