Alumni

Keeping Up with the Broncos

Our Broncos are doing great things - volunteering, advancing their careers, starting new businesses and exploring the world.  Check out some recent updates from our Bronco alumni.  Sympathy Notices will be published in our Annual Bronco Express Magazine, published in November and in our Sympathy Emails.

All updates are listed by class year. Most recent updates between May. 2026 - September 26.

Future Broncos
Billy Keeley ‘07 and wife Nicolle welcomed daughter Isabella Rose on May 23rd, 2026.
Tony ‘06 and Megan (Steiner) Payne ‘10 welcomed daughter Alexandra Catherine on June 4th, 2026.

Weddings
JR Campise ‘11 and Shaylee Lewis ‘13 on May 9th, 2026.

Maggie O'Brien '13 married Ian Battaglia in August.  Marie Kalas '13 was the maid of honor and Theresa Versaci '13 attended the wedding.
Emma Ryan ‘16 and David Katz on July 24th, 2026.

Education & Career Updates
Susan (Novy) Myers ‘73 and husband Scott celebrated 50 years of marriage on April 10th, 2026.
Therese (Degnan) Southworth ‘80 started a new position as the Director of Operations at Equus Growth Advisors.
Dave Mahoney ‘83 was promoted to the position of Director of Operations at St. James the Apostle Church in Glen Ellyn.
Michelle (Mourek) Brown ‘88 created The Little Ways Project: An Autism Course for Catholic Educators, promoting inclusion for students with special needs in Catholic schools.
Roxanne (Mendez) Johnson ‘89 started a new position as a Trial Attorney with the Federal Public Defender's Office for the Central District of Illinois.
Nick Cappello ‘90 published his debut novel, Terminal Velocity.
Mimi McCarter ‘97 started a new position as a Brand & Styling Manager at M & Em’s & Meredith Jaye.
Kate (Van Huysse) Gibson ‘98 started a new position as an Executive Operations and Internal Communications Lead at Prosci.
Michael Gianatasio ‘00 was named the new Executive Director of the Downers Grove Park District.
Mike Alebich ‘03 started a new medical practice at Authentic Internal Medicine in Westmont.
Courtney James ‘04 received the Charles Doyle Service Award from DePaul University.
Pat Mulkerrin ‘13 started a new position as a Sales Representative at Virginia Green.
Joe Nitti ‘13 was a nominee in the Kane County Educator of the Year Awards in the area of Early Career Education.
Maggie Pacana ‘13 was a nominee in the Kane County Educator of the Year Awards in the area of Middle School Education.
Jimmy Pawelski ‘16 started a new position as Head of Growth at TLDR.
Alex Luka ‘17 started a new position as a Manager at KPMG.
Chris Parrilli ‘17 started a new position as an Account Strategist in Customer Solutions at Google.
Bri Clifton ‘18 graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and started a new position as an Emergency Veterinarian at Animal Center of Plainfield.
Joe Knudtson ‘20 started a new position as a Laboratory Technician at Champion Packaging & Distribution, Inc.
Julia Marciniak ‘20 was promoted to Charge Nurse at Rush University Medical Center.
Hannah Ruddy ‘20 will be running the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with Team Kesem.
Shannon Williams ‘20 received her Master of Education degree from the University of Notre Dame and will be teaching English at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago in the fall of 2026.
Patrick O’Connor ‘21 started a new position as an Human Resources Specialist II at the University of Missouri.
Megan Canty ‘22 graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in May of 2026 with a major in Interior Design and a minor in Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management and started a new position as a Junior Interior Designer at Amy Storm & Company.
Ned Kalata ‘22 graduated from Texas Christian University in May of 2026 with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a minor in Criminal Justice and started law school at Suffolk University in Boston.
Varshika Karthi ‘22 started a new position as an EMT at MedEx Ambulance Service.

Brighid Barratt ‘23 started an internship with Hayward Sports Center in Wisconsin.
Liadan O’Flaherty ‘23 completed a Road Logistics internship at Kuehne+Nagel.
Sofia Fisher ‘24 finished 8th in the 200m event at the NCAA DIII Track & Field National Championships.
Skye Houston ‘24 was accepted into the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program at North Carolina A&T.
Lucy Pacelli ‘24 completed a summer marketing internship with the Chicago Dogs baseball club.

Julia Gergen ‘25 completed the EMT course and passed the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam.
Lily Spanos ‘25 was accepted into a summer program through Tuck Undergraduate Education at Dartmouth University.

Collins Whitfield ‘25 joined Janko Hospitality as an Operations Intern at The Rose Hotel Chicago O’Hare.


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    • Tony '06 and Megan '10 welcome Alexandra Payne

    • Emma Ryan '16 Wedding

    • Maggie O'Brien '13 Wedding

    • Susan Novy Myers '73 and her husband celebrate 50 years of marriage!