Class Notes

1992

Michele (Vranesh) Polana – Master's Degree in Accounting from USC; married with two children

Nicole (Renati) Schweizer – Director of Sales and Marketing for IJAK Solutions, Inc.; married with two boys

1994

Tonya (Vogan) Bulette – Ambassador Secretary 93-94.  Married with two children.  High School Counselor at Monte Vista High School in Spring Valley.

Wendy Allen – currently living in Washington D.C. and works as a manager in the Federal Audit Practice at KPMG LLP

1995

Jennifer Cook Conlin – Special Education Teacher, two children

Rebecca Nunes – Master's Degree in Post Secondary Education from SDSU; now works in a sales position for Land O' Lakes Feed for Southern California

1998

Alyssa Browne Murphy – Alyssa (Downtown Browne-past morale officer) and Bill Murphy live in Louisville, KY with their four-year-old son, Sammy and 14-month old twins, Hannah and Zachary.  Alyssa is working as the Assistant Director of Admissions and Coordinator of New Student Programs (Orientation and Campus Visit Programs) for the University of Louisville...GO CARDS!  Bill continues to fly for Atlantic Southeast Airlines out of Atlanta, GA.

Chris Sadac – Married since June 2003.  Social Studies teacher at Fremont High School.

2000

Jessica Alvarez – Earned her Master's Degree from UCLA and currently teaches high school.

Lisette Sandoval – Traveled a lot after graduation; now a realtor in Orange County

2001

Nalani Whately – Married to fellow Aztec (John Whately); lives in L.A., works for Los Angeles Auto Show staff in Aftermarket Sales

Tyler Tracey – recently became a Certified Fraud examiner and working toward a CPA certification

Rommel Abad – After working at Texas A&M for a few years following graduation, he recently accepted a position as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.  Engaged to be married to Kate Harrigan on Nov. 9 in Maui, Hawaii.

2002

Kelly Smith – Master's Degree in Speech Pathology in 2004 from SDSU; working for San Diego Unified School District as a speech language pathologist

2003

Brandon Fuentes – History teacher at Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, CA.

Lorraine Munoz – Working for military families at the Ventura County Naval Base;  her son recently turned one.

Patti Funes – Recently got married and works as an event planner for the city of Lancaster.

2004

Angela Botticella – in New Hampshire working for Presidential Candidate Barack Obama. 

Valerie Winstrom – Working as the Prevention Education Coordinator for a non-profit organization called the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA), an organization targeting teens in Santa Barbara County. 

Leslie Espinosa – Works at the Los Angeles Opera doing wigs, hair, and make-up and she has a business with Herbalife Intl. as a Wellness Coach.

Juanita Salas – Works for congressman Bob Filner in Imperial County running the district office. Continues to be involved in community organizations such as the Mexican-American community and National Latina organization.

2005

Joy Garcia – Nurse at Scripps Mercy Hospital, married former Ambassador Neremiah Castano (2003) in June

Whitney Jones- Working at the University of Massachusetts Medical School;  also in grad school at UMass Boston, studying Public Policy. 

2006

Onesty Maya – Currently enrolled in the credential program at SDSU; engaged to be married.

Kristina Velarde – Working at SDSU in Enrollment Services as communications coordinator; she is working on a virtual tour of campus.

Erica Maslanka – Lives in Connecticut and is an elementary school teacher with Teach for America.

2007

Erin Hogeboom – Recently began her two year work with Peace Corp. in Paraguay. 

Kelli Kedis – Working in Washington D.C. for Representative Jane Harmon

Shareen Harding – is in the Creighton University Accelerated Nursing Curriculum. Her classmate is Honorary Ambassador Dr. Selma Reed, former SDSU Assistant Executive Director for Enrollment Services. 

Honorary Ambassador Richard Reed – is as a Visiting Professor at Creighton.