High School (Reunion) Sweet Hearts
Why taking a chance and going to your high school reunion could lead you to the love of your life.
Read the full storyEvery 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.
Why taking a chance and going to your high school reunion could lead you to the love of your life.
Read the full storyAfter working toward Green Business Certification for two years at Carondelet, this alumna finally helped the school reach its environmentally friendly goals.
Read the full story“I wanted to create opportunities for children to express themselves comfortably and freely in a safe place where they can be heard and treated as a whole child.
Read the full storyHow an introduction to genetics in high school biology inspired one alumna’s career.
Read the full storySobremesa is an expression used in Spain regarding their attitude towards life and an attitude Nicole follows in life and her career.
Read the full storyDanielle 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.
Sarah Gullixson ’17 is a fashion model living in NYC and remembers how Carondelet taught her to lift others up.
Read the full storyAllison Barry ’15 & Lauren Barry ’17
Placed in battleground, two sisters find Biden campaign success and rediscover their familial bond.
Laurie Kilmartin ’83 is an Emmy Award-winning writer, mother, comedian, and author, who shared the passing of her mother with the world so people can see what losing a loved one during COVID-19 is truly like for their families.
Read the full storyDanielle Piccinini ’06 - her Peace Corps experience in South Africa ignited her passion for sustainable Global Health change on a larger scale. She is now a Senior Program Officer with John Hopkins Center for Communication Program.
Read the full storyKendra Prutton ’12 is a Toxicology PhD student at the University of Colorado. She is committed to education and diversity in science and is encouraging all young women to consider a career in STEM - check her Instagram site toxtalks_
Read the full storyDestinee 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.
Laura Corso Hopkins ’01 has been working in the financial world since college, starting her career on the East Cost in NYC and at the FDIC in Washington, DC. She encourages women to pursue a career in finance and help increase gender equality in this field.
Read the full storyBriana 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
Read the full storyDenise 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.
Read the full storyJennifer 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.
Read the full storyNena 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!
Read the full storyCatherine Kozel ’15 is making an impact in a traditionally male-dominated industry: Supply Chain & Logistics.
Read the full storyMadison White ’13 has hung up her swim goggles to help counsel aspiring artists and Hollywood superstars in the entertainment business.
Read the full storyBeing a part of the Alumnae Board has been an incredible experience. I have made friends with so many fun and interesting women whom I would never have had the opportunity to meet.
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