MATTERS MARIAN - Marian Catholic High School

ALUMNI NOTES
Take a few minutes and let everyone in the Marian family know
how you’re doing by updating your information on the MCHS
website or email cswanson@marianchs.com.
Carol (Yushkevich) Amato ’75 is currently in a marketing career
and was promoted to Creative Marketing and Design Manager.
Carol also went back to school to fulfill her longtime passion in
the culinary arts and enjoys pastry making as well as cooking for a
healthy lifestyle.
Annemarie (Goonan) Huyer ’88 is the Finance Manager at
Treasury Wine Estates based in Napa Valley, CA. She oversees
the Florida, South Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, and
Latin America markets.
Jennifer (Zajac) Svevo ’88, husband Gregory Svevo and big sister
Tiffani A. Carlsen, welcomed their new addition Zack Gregory Svevo
to the family on November 20, 2012.
Michaelene (Brown) Buzas ’94 married Tim Buzas on May 5, 2012.
Toni Chiappini Ruswick ’96 and her husband Aaron are happy to
announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Gabriella. She was born
May 6, 2012, and weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. She joins her big brothers
Jack, five, and Benjamin, four, and big sister Elizabeth, two.
Gia (Fonte) Colunga ’97 has been elected to partnership at Freeborn
& Peters LLP, where she focuses her practice on complex commercial
disputes and employment litigation. She lives in the Wicker Park
neighborhood of Chicago with her husband, Isaac, and daughter
Maria, who is one and a half years old.
Leslie Spires ’97 and his wife, Victoria, welcomed their baby boy,
Leslie J., born on October, 17, 2012.
Jessica (Gehm) Callard ’99 and her husband Michael were
married on July 3, 2011, and are pleased to announce the birth
of their son Michael Gary (MJ) who was born on June 13, 2012.
MJ was 8 pounds, 3 ounces and 21 inches long.
Kristin (Lilly) Tortoriello ’99 and her husband, Dr. Paul
Tortoriello, welcomed their baby girl, Liliana Marie, born on
November 27, 2012. Big brothers Anthony and Christian are excited
to have a little sister.
Joseph ’00 and Jolene (Karwowski) ’00 Cieniawski welcomed
Michael, a healthy baby boy, on December 31, 2011. Earlier in the
year, Jolene graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law in
May, 2011 and then was admitted to the Illinois Bar.
Kevin P. Dolan ’00 and his wife Annie are pleased to announce the
birth of their son, Daniel Kevin who was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and
22 inches long! Danny was born on November 7, 2012, the same
day as his Grandpa’s birthday, Pat Dolan ’72. Kevin recently joined
McDonald’s Corporation as a Finance Manager. The family resides
in Chicago.
Samantha (Schreiber) Staley ’01 and her husband Ryan welcomed
daughter, Danielle Rae on February 4, 2011. She joined proud big
brothers Andrew and Colin.
Tim Huizenga ’03, earned a place on the United States Marine
Band, “The President’s Own,” this February. Tim competed with
over 90 horn players from all over the country to earn a spot on the
historic band.
Celia Mimms ’03 received a Doctor of Dental Surgery DDS in June,
2012 from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.
Rebecca (Gustafson) Bomgaars ’05 graduated with a Doctor of
Chiropractic degree on December 15, 2012, from Southern California
University of Health Sciences in Whittier, CA, and was married on
February 10, 2013, to Justin Bomgaars. They live in Lakewood, CA.
She will work in a sports chiropractic practice in the Los Angeles area.
Carol (Yushkevich) Amato ’75
Michaelene (Brown) Buzas ’94
and husband Tim Buzas
Caroline Gabriella, daughter of
Toni Chiappini Ruswick ’96
Leslie J., son of Leslie Spires ’97
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