C CLASS NOTES

01 Taylor Wiley ’19 graduated with a double major in social work and criminal justice and a minor in theatre at Creighton University. In the fall, she will attend the University of Michigan for a master's degree in social work, specializing in child and family welfare.

02 Raelynn Mae Caligan ’17 graduated from San Jose State University in May 2022 with a Master of Science in mass communications.

03 Julia Johnson ’13 Vu Julia and her husband, Alex, welcomed a baby girl, Vivian Thao Vu, last summer. For the past six years, Julia has worked as a resource specialist at an elementary school in Dublin. She lives in Oakland and still is connected with many of her ND friends.

04 Emily Foley ’12 Kallas married Patrick Kallas in September. Emily also recently completed her Master of Public Administration at the University of San Francisco.

05 Chelsey Beck ’12 earned a second Bachelor of Science degree, Summa Cum Laude, in computer science from Oregon State University. Chelsey said, "as a Notre Dame graduate I absolutely consider myself a lifelong learner. My coursework for this degree has been a deeply fulfilling opportunity to not only continue to learn, but to learn for the benefit of my students. As a Notre Dame teacher, I have been so honored to share my experience and knowledge with students in the computer science classroom."

06 Kathryn McGill ’12 successfully defended her dissertation and will graduate this summer with her Ph.D. in combined-integrated clinical and counseling psychology from the University of South Alabama. After graduation, Dr. McGill will start a job as a staff psychologist at the federal medical center in Lexington, KY, with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

07 Laurin LaRocca ’10 received the Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) STEAM Teacher of the Year Award for supplying her 5th-grade students with realworld STEAM applications and giving them agency in the classroom. She was also recognized as a key resource for fellow teachers in computer science and coding.

08 Neda Lahidji ’09 after receiving her certification as a Vocal Health First Aider from the UK, she has been a voice and vocal health teacher with Actor Therapy NYC. She also teaches in her own private voice studio, NL VOCAL STUDIO.

09 Tucker Ricchio ’08 appeared on the Fox series "Next Level Chef" and took home the $250,000 grand prize. The San Francisco-based chef also earned a year-long mentorship with Chef Gordon Ramsay, Chef Nyesha Arrington and Chef Richard Blais.

10 Andrea Justo ’04 earned her J.D. from Santa Clara University in 2015 and graduated valedictorian. She was recently promoted to Senior Associate at Hoover Krepelka, LLP. Since beginning her tenure at HK in March 2020, she has litigated more than 100 family law matters involving child custody and property division. She serves as secretary of the Santa Clara County Bar Foundation, treasurer of the Santa Clara County Bar Association and president of the Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association.

11 Mariel Clemente ’03 is a student pilot pursuing a career as a commercial pilot. She recently became a member of the Professional Asian Pilots Association (PAPA)'s Volunteer Outreach Committee and is working to encourage more women and BIPOC in aviation. She credits her time at ND for instilling confidence, grit and bravery in order to forge her own unique path.

12 JoLynn Cunningham ’90 Darden as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, JoLynn works for the San Jose Unified School District in the special education department at Lincoln High School. She earned a B.F.A. and M.F.A. in theater and taught Theater/Drama in the Chicago Public Schools. She also earned a second master's degree in social work from the University of Chicago with a focus on school social work. She said, "Life sure has been a gloriously laborious journey of discovery since my days at Notre Dame!"

Alexandra Gruber ’14 Low started the Master of Science in nursing program at Georgetown to become a nurse midwife and women's health nurse practitioner. She also works as a labor and delivery and postpartum nurse as well as a sexual assault nurse examiner conducting forensic exams.

Kaitlyn van der Zweep ’11 graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a degree in animation. After graduating, she focused on stopmotion animation and has held roles in production and puppetry rigging. She worked on two feature films that were released in 2021: Netflix's "Wendell & Wild" where she was a rigger, and the Oscar-nominated "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" where she worked as both a rigger and a third assistant director. She is currently a rigger on LAIKA's latest feature film "Wildwood."