Alumni Profiles

1972

Madeleine Scott
Chair of Dance Department, Ohio University; Professional dancer and choreographer

1979

Mary Abraham 
Elementary school teacher 

1981 

Madeleine Lewis Landon
International fitness instructor

1982

Joan Rubenstein
Dance therapist

1982

Michael Shearer
Business entrepreneur

1983

Barbara Bullard
Grant writer

1983

Liz Reno 
Vice President of Sumitono Bank

1984 

Dulce Capadocia
Director, Silayan Phillipine Dance Company, artist-in-the-schools

1986 

Karen Sefton Safrit
Professional dancer, Murray Louis Dance Company in New York; Faculty, Emory University 

1987

Kathy Kilsby
High school dance teacher

Suzette Montoya Sornborger
Elementary school teacher

Dawn Paxton
Dance therapist

1988

Margaret Costigan
Creative dance teacher for children, own studio; Dance therapist

Lisa Grecco
Professional Performance Artist; Dance Faculty, Fashion Institute of Technology, Dance and Physical Ed Department; Certified Pilates Teacher

1990

Angelina Meany 
Professional dancer, Donna Sternberg and Dancers

Christine Willie Barker 
High school teacher 

1991

Karah Abiog
Professional dancer, Cleo Parker Robinson Company, New York modern dance companies

Angela Norlander
Producer of fine arts events, Santa Clara University; Dance producer in various other locations

1993

Sufi Ertur
Nurse mid-wife

Bronica Nettles
Own school, with city; High school teacher at Santa Monica High School; Commercial career

Leticia Ortega
NYU nursing school, nurse

Lacey Wheat
Medical school student, University of Pennsylvania

1994

Karen Stenger Carmichael
Professional choreographer for industrials & dance team; College instructor

Jackie Suits Ashman
Professional agent

Lisa Woods
NYU nursing school, nurse

1995

Anne Albritton
Professional Irish dancer and teacher

Alicia Okouchi Guy
International commercial dancer; UCI scholarship MFA Student; Full-time faculty community college

1996

Angelique Abbate
Psycho-therapist

Leah Bishop Newton
Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Elementary school teacher

Sasha Bryant
Choreographer for Dance Team, El Camino College

Beth Burns
Director of St. Joseph Ballet

Christy Candler
Aida, other modern dance companies in New York

Rachel Saydak
Professional dancer in commercials; Massage therapist

Yvonne Watkins
Professional dancer, modern and jazz dancer, Jazz Antigua; Teacher of dance at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach

Holly Johnston
Professional dancer, Tongue modern dance company; Director, Ledges and Bones Dance Project; Choreographer, part-time teacher at LMU

1997

Christie Barker
Professional dancer, musical theatre

1998

Bethe Barkley
Lawyer, Loyola Law School graduate

Michele Lee
High school teacher

Catherine Literte
High school teacher

1999

Hope Burns
High school teacher

Jody McClean
Professional dancer, Eliot Feld Ballet Company in New York, modern dance performance companies

Andrea Ruiz
Professional dancer; High school teacher

2000

Yvette Franco
Dancer for cruise lines; Certified Pilates instructor; Part-time faculty, LMU

Alison Riehle
Elementary school teacher

La Sonja Roberts
Teacher Santa Monica High School

2001

Jessica Harper
Professional dancer, Tongue modern dance company

Monica Miller
Professional dancer and musical theatre actor; Substitute teacher

Carson Murphy
Assistant to Physical Therapist; Professional dancer on tour with 42nd Street; Performed with Savion Glover

2003

Jennifer Symons
Professional dancer at St. Louis Municipal Opera; Dancer for cruise line

Amy Allen
Professional dancer in Anything Goes, Torrance Theatre Company