Alumnae Updates
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Alumnae Association
Board of Directors
Kat Haro ’03
Erin McGuire ’95
Maura Twomey ’77
Jennifer Perez ’91
Kristi Arnold Foy ’87
Get Involved with the
Alumnae Association
Please consider joining this special
group of alums. All St. Francis
graduates are members of the
Alumnae Association and are
encouraged to serve their fellow
alumnae and the school community
by sharing their talents, ideas and
positive energy! All are welcome
to attend the meetings. For more
information about serving on the
board and meeting dates, contact:
Dawn Winston Cullo ’91
Alumnae & Constituent Relations
dcullo@stfrancishs.org
916.737.5020
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1971
Fran Jaksich Dowell ’71 was inducted into the National Senior
Softball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas on September 28, 2015.
Her election was in her first year of eligibility and was in the
category of “Director.” Involved in Senior Softball since 1998,
Fran became the first female Executive Director of a major
softball organization in 2006. She previously served as SSUSA’s
National Tournament Director and Marketing Director. In
both 2009 and 2012, Fran also received the National Award of
Excellence from Sports Events Magazine as one of the top 12
sports promoters in America. “I am very honored to be elected
into the 2015 Hall of Fame,” said Fran. “I have always thought
of myself as the luckiest girl in the world to have so many
wonderful friends in Senior Softball.” She is a former recipient
of the prestigious SFHS Lifetime Achievement Award for her
career in Senior Softball. In an interesting coincidence, Fran was
inducted to the Hall of Fame by Terry Hennessy, the C.E.O.
of Sacramento based Senior Softball USA, who is the father
of SFHS graduate Jayme Hennessy ’01. 1
1974
Debra Cattuzzo ’74 retired in 2010 with over thirty years
working as a Criminal Investigator for the Sacramento County
District Attorney’s Office. She is currently working for a private
company doing background investigations for police officer candidates for several Northern California Police agencies. Debra’s
daughter, Isabella, will be a freshman at St. Francis in the fall. 2
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1985
Jana Platina Phipps ’85 attributes her passion for trimmings
and accessories to wearing a school uniform. “Accessories were
my tool for creative expression!” says Jana. After graduating
UC Berkeley she moved to New York City to pursue a career in
design. She fell in love with a trimmings factory and her career
has grown to working with factories around the world. Jana
develops trim collections of cords, fringes, ribbons and tapes for
both home decor and fashion. She speaks and writes frequently
on the art of Passementerie and is a design blogger and social
media personality known as Trim Queen. 3
1991
Colleen O’Brien Warren ’91 was thrilled to attend the annual congressional picnic last June on the White House lawn
in Washington, D.C. Colleen lives in the bay area with her
husband Rob Warren and kids Julia (11) and Max (8). 4
In 2004 Dawn Winston Cullo ’91 started her blog which
has provided her many opportunities. Recently, she attended
the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Global Press Event in Los
Angeles. Her press group interviewed Harrison Ford, Daisy
Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Director
J.J. Abrams and CEO of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy. Dawn
credits her time as a student at St. Francis for giving her the confidence she needs to believe in herself and follow her dreams. 5
1998
Megan Quinn Bluntzer ’98 and her husband Shay welcomed
a daughter, Mary Claire, on On January 4, 2016. She was 7 lbs,
15 oz and 19.5 inches. Mary Claire joins her proud big brother
Owen, 3 1/2 years old. 6
2001
Sarah Hurst Dalske ’97 bought a new home
in Nashville and welcomed her newest addition to the family, Mary Ann Dalske, born
on September 8, 2015. She was baptized in
October and her godparents are Erin Apgar
Van Parys ’97 and husband Joel Van Parys.
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Carah Santos Lunn ’01 recently married Michael Lunn, on
October 3, 2015 in San Francisco. They met when she was in
medical school at Penn State, and they chose San Francisco
as the destination for their wedding since they shared many
wonderful memories in the city while doing her residency in
Pediatrics at Stanford. Carah writes, “We shared this amazing day with so many family and friends, including several
SFHS alumnae, and my sister Trish Santos Corns ’93 who
stood by my side as my matron of honor. Michael and I are
both Allergists/Immunologists and work at the same medical
practice in Portland, Maine. While we have enjoyed starting our
lives together in New England, we are thrilled to be moving to
Denver, where I previously lived when I completed my fellowship training in Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, this summer.”
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Trish Santos Corns ’93 & Carah Santos Lunn ’01
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