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Alumnae in the Arts
1985
Jeannie Field Ichimura ’85 learned to throw on the wheel while living in Japan after college, and ceramics was a
hobby for her for more than twenty years. After twelve years in a corporate position with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals,
she decided to pursue her passion and is now in graduate school working towards her MFA in ceramics. 1
1986
Maura Knowles ’86 is the C.E.O. and founder of Mac-n-Mo’s, a Morselicious healthy baking company created in
honor of her dad, Mac, and an International Integrative Board Certified Health Coach (A.A.D.P.). She is actively
involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and has served on the
host committee for Dr. Oz’s non- profit organization, HealthCorps.
Maura was inspired to write Insult to Injury based on her own life and death experiences, turning to her Irish
American comedy roots. She believes that a balanced life is important, as it enriches the life of all artists. An
avid traveler, a.k.a, The Wanderlust Queen, her singing career has taken her across the globe, inspiring her to
trek throughout Europe with a recent visit to her motherland. She’s also traveled to Ireland, Greece, Turkey,
Bali, Thailand, Japan, China, Africa, the Seychelles, the Caribbean, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, French Polynesia,
Canada, and throughout most of the United States including Hawaii and Alaska. Her guiding philosophy “It’s not
what happens to you in life. It’s how you deal with it. Well, at least most of the time.” 2
1999
Kiera Mickiewicz Anderson ’99 is thrilled to be moving back to Sacramento with her husband Bradford and future Troubies Juna (4) and Finola (1) after nine years in New York and eight years in LA. She will continue teaching yoga, acting and in her position as Assistant to the National Director with the DEA Youth Dance Program.
Kiera writes “I’m also excited to be back on campus at St. Francis this summer teaching musical theatre for the
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2002
Karen Bombardier ’02 is thrilled to say that she was just offered a teaching position at SF for this summer’s
Acting One class! She currently attends William Jessup University for her Masters in Teaching with a Multiple
Subject Credential. She also teach Performing Arts at Holy Cross Academy in West Sac and spends the summers
directing and choreographing musicals at Fair Oaks Theatre Festival.
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