Winter 2008 - Sacred Heart Schools

The Changing Face of
the Alumni Board
by Leana Giannini (SHP ’75)
Alumni Board President
The Sacred Heart Schools Alumni Board of today has a
much different face then a few years ago. We invite you to
take a another look at who we are and what we do.
The SHS Alumni Board was first established in the 70’s,
and currently has 32 board members representing the classes
of 1962 through 2003. The Board continues to plan reunions
and traditional events, but the range of events have evolved
into a richer, deeper alumni program. These events are geared
to encourage our diverse alumni to remain an integral part
of the Sacred Heart community and remain engaged in the
educational mission. When our alumni return to campus and
we have a chance to see SHS through their eyes, it is always
interesting that although much on our Sacred Heart campus
has changed, so much remains the same.
Our Alumni Board is committed to its mission to
represent over 5,000 alumni from both St. Joseph’s and
Sacred Heart Prep (formerly Convent of the Sacred
Heart Menlo). From organizing
“friend-raising events” such as
movie premiers, Spirit of Mater
celebrations, Gingerbread
House decorating, Young
Alumni sports competitions
and the Christmas Party, to
“fundraising activities” that
support our school for the next
generation, the board of today
is very vital.
This year in addition to
the Young Alumni games, the
Spirit of Mater Alumni Awards,
Leana Giannini (SHP ’75)
Alumni Board President
Reunions, and Young Alumni Christmas Party, we will launch
a new on-line community to keep our alumni in touch. Know
that your board will continue to find interesting events to
connect you back to your Sacred Heart community. If you
would like to get involved, please consider becoming a class
representative (or agent) or volunteering for a committee that
supports alumni events.
Please join us at our next alumni board meeting on
March 27, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the Otto Library.
Mathew Fry has moved to Singapore
and wrote that “My wife Caitlin
(whom I met in college at Cornell) and
I have three children, Alison, Eliza, and
Walter. Since graduating from business
school at UC Berkeley in 1999, I have
worked for Starwood Hotels & Resorts
in acquisitions and development. We
moved to Singapore about 3 1/2 years
ago with Starwood from Stamford, CT
where we were for five years and I now
oversee development for Starwood’s
luxury brands (W and St. Regis) for
all of Asia Pacific. Life in Singapore
has been great…Well, that’s about
it. I wish I could be there. I still have
so many great memories from St.
Joseph’s. It was a pretty idyllic place to
go to school.” Mike Wyatt is living in
Atherton, one block from St. Joe’s. He
has been married to Gretchen (they
met at Stanford) for 13 years and have
three kids–two boys Andrew (8) and
Morgan (5), and daughter Amy (3). He
has been working at Morgan Stanley
for 13 years, and is now responsible for
a group advising technology companies
on Mergers & Acquisitions. Tina
Rooke Jones is living in Menlo Park
David Galaraza SJSH ‘82 with his daughter
at Oakwood.
with her husband, Warren, and their
two children, Austin and Sophia. She is
the Corporate Vice President of Global
Human Resources at Cadence Design
Systems, Inc. Christine Kendrick lives
in San Francisco and is an attorney for
Morgan Stanley.
Sandra Lorenz Frojelin (SHP ’85)
has been a registered nurse for 11
years and currently is working at
Sequoia Hosiptal in the Emergency
Department, as well as a nursing skills
and clinical instructor for the SFSU
School of Nursing. She has been married
for 12 years and has two sons, ages 6
and 3.
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