As upperclassmen, juniors and seniors are switching their focus from next year’s class schedule to life and career planning. On Friday, April 8, Cathedral Catholic High School alumni conversed with their fellow, younger Dons about life in the workforce, and their personal journeys to success. From comic book colorist and yoga therapist to engineer, attorney and business executive, CCHS alumni covered a wide range of career areas. The event kicked off with a presentation from Katie C. Kelley ’93, author of Career Courage. Students rotated through three smaller presentations throughout the day, each with a panel of professionals representing similar careers. The alumni attendees included:

Sean Tom Lockhart ’88

High School Teacher/Varsity Soccer Coach

Matt Fallon ’90

Middle School Principal

Doug Barba ’80

Co-Director Center for Performance Psychology

Kristen Mignone Crane ’91

Management Services Director

John Buchanon ’80

Engineer/Paramedic

Taylor Schulte ’03

Certified Financial Planner/Founder & CEO

Drew Slacum ’92

Portfolio Manager / Financial Advisor

Greg Tibbitts ’85

Chief Financial Officer

Claude Daniel Ognibene ’75

Pricing Manger/Adjunct Prof/Tax and RE Business

Bridget Gramme ’94

Attorney/ Assistant Director

Kevin Kennedy ’83

Owner / Trial Attorney

Bryan Howell ’98

fireman/paramedic/SWAT Medic

Christina Ford Teets ’96

Paralegal

Scott Wahl ’91

Lieutenant

Kevin Casey ’87

Orthopedic Surgeon

Jay Mongiardo ’84

Area Physician Leader, Primary Services

Todd Hitchcock ’92

Cardiology

Jessica Gall ’95

ER Nurse / Instructor

Daniel Gora ’10

Coordinator, Hospitality

Trevor Hawkins ’95

Yoga Therapist

Alex Sinclair ’87 (Ben Fernandez)

Colorist/Artist

John SanFelipo ’80

Marketing Consultant

Doug Thomas ’83

Senior Engineer

Joe Crawford ’87

Web Developer

Freddy Burke ’88

Mechanical Engineer

Scott McClain ’91

Attorney

Daniel DeSantis ’04

Flight Surgeon US Navy

Kelli Emerald Gallagher ( LaCosta) ’06

C-130 Pilot United States Marine Corps

Timothy (Tim) Phillipp ’86

Senior Operations Manager

Walter Carney ’71

Senior Managing Director/CFO

Mike Costa ’83

Radio Host XTRA Sports 1360

Julie Manion

Real Estate Agent

Nicole Guzman ‘96

Clinical Psychologist

Lisa Filippone

Global Director of Product Marketing   GenMark Dx

Chris LeTourneau

Manager Upstream Commercial Manufacturing