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Every student who passes through Carondelet leaves an impression on our school. And when they leave Carondelet, they’re ready to leave their mark on the world. Here are some of the journeys our alumnae have taken.

  • Lila Mague ’18

    2020 Winemaker of the Year

    Lila Mague ’18

    2020 Winemaker of the Year

    Lila Mague '18
  • Paige Winter ’15

    From the hills of Lafayette to the mountains of Montana

    Paige Winter ’15

    From the hills of Lafayette to the mountains of Montana

    Paige Winter '15 - Cal Poly Graduation Day
  • Trish Vega ’14

    To be rooted in heart, faith, courage and excellence is to know God.

    Trish Vega ’14

    To be rooted in heart, faith, courage and excellence is to know God.

  • Olivia Sydney Brown ’22

    From Carondelet, to Chapman, to The Voice.

    Olivia Sydney Brown ’22

    From Carondelet, to Chapman, to The Voice.

  • Erica Payne ’11

    Stanford basketball star to DEI strategist

    Erica Payne ’11

    Stanford basketball star to DEI strategist

    Erica Payne '11
  • Jennifer Silijestrom ’97

    “Working with my patients, volunteering in the community—these are all things I am able to use my skills and education to do to help others”

    Jennifer Silijestrom ’97

    “Working with my patients, volunteering in the community—these are all things I am able to use my skills and education to do to help others”

    Jennifer Silijestrom '97
  • Bella Blecha ’13

    Filling the White House

    Bella Blecha ’13

    Filling the White House

    Another alumna takes on DC to join the Biden Administration. Bella Blecha '13 was sworn into office as the Associate Director in the Whit...
  • Michelle Missaggia Daly ’88, P’17, P’23

    One alumna’s journey into leadership and service at her alma matter

    Michelle Missaggia Daly ’88, P’17, P’23

    One alumna’s journey into leadership and service at her alma matter

    MIchelle Daly
  • Isabella Frasca ’19

    Trip sparks love of politics

    Isabella Frasca ’19

    Trip sparks love of politics

    Isabella Frasca '19
Allie Macaulay '15
Empowering a Legacy of Girl Power—Allie Macaulay ’15

Our family was first introduced to Carondelet in 2011, and we were lucky to call it home for more than 11 years. Our daughters Allie ’15, Hannah ’19, and Kelsey ’22 all embraced Carondelet’s Integral Student Outcomes of heart, faith, courage, and excellence and carried them into college and beyond. They all experienced challenges in college and life, and found success in remembering their roots and the sisterhood from their days at Carondelet.

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Carondelet Goes Green

After working toward Green Business Certification for two years at Carondelet, this alumna finally helped the school reach its environmentally friendly goals.

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Emma Moore '24 and Morgan Woelfel '24
USA Artistic Swimming Young Alumnae Athletes Shine

We are excited to spotlight two alumnae artistic swimming athletes, Emma Moore ’24 and Morgan Woelfel ’24.

Emma ’24, Morgan ’24, and the rest of the Junior Artistic Swimming Team USA swept Gold at the Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru this summer and also are now World Champions. This was the first Gold medal won by Team USA at the Junior World Championships in 35 years. Both athletes are now training for the 2028 Olympics with the USA Senior National Team in Los Angeles.

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Danielle Manifold '11
Chase Your Dreams

Danielle Manifold ’11

I’m a First Generation college student in my family. I didn’t think much about school until my mom encouraged me to pursue higher education at the end of my sophomore year at Carondelet. She told me that I could do anything that I wanted as a woman - that my future was my decision, an opportunity to establish a career, that I deserved a chance to sketch out my dreams and then chase them.

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Destinee Cordeiro '09
Career inspiration from CHS teacher

Destinee Cordeiro ’09


Carondelet means so much to me and is still ever present in my life 12 years after graduating in 2009. I was inspired to go after a career in journalism by my favorite English teacher, Ms. Ditzel, who would always say that I wrote my assignments as if they would be in a magazine.

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Briana Sapp Tivey'99 & Dennis Tivey
From Paris with Love

Briana Sapp Tivey ’99 left Cal Poly for Paris, France enjoying working & traveling abroad.  She is now settled in Santa Barbara sharing her passion for the natural world

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Denise Hazlick '83
Seattle State of Mind

Denise Hazlick ’83 has been living in Seattle for 25 years. She is an avid triathlete, an accomplished journalist, and works for Microsoft as an enablement strategist in the commercial partner organization.

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Jennifer Sitko Skarakis '87
Entrepreneur, Mother & Musician

Jennifer Sitko Skarakis ’87 is an accomplished graphic designer, mother of 3 girls, musician and entrepreneur. What started as a favor in college to design creative invitations and wedding announcements for her friends, led her to starting her third company, Sendo Invitations - an online event planning and management site.

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Nena Allegra Manuel '14
DNA of a teacher

Nena Allegra Manuel ’14 is an elementary school teacher following in the footsteps of her mother. She comes from a long line of educators…so it must be in her DNA!

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