Alumnae Stories
Alumnae Impact Story
Ashley Kyalwazi '14
“I kind of always had that picture in my head.”
For Ashley Kyalwazi ’14, that picture has only gotten clearer with time. Have one conversation with her, and you’ll also see that she looks at the bigger picture in just about every aspect of life.
“I’ve been interested in medicine since I was a young kid,” Ashley said. The now 27 year old is one of four siblings, the daughter of Michael and Winnie Kyalwazi- both Ugandan immigrants, and the granddaughter of one of the first East African surgeons.
Alumnae Impact Story
Dr. Mary Newman '87
“I was really scared to talk to people, but now I’ll talk to anybody.”
It’s hard to imagine a time when Mary Newman ’87 was scared to talk to people. After all, Mary is a psychiatrist who not only spends her days talking to people but also helping them.
Alumnae Impact Story
Michelle Grau '09
“I had a life plan.”
Michelle Grau ‘09 was one of those teenagers who thought she had it all figured out.
She had once dreamed of becoming an astronaut. When she was a senior at St. Francis High School and the team captain of the school’s robotics team, that life plan seemed obvious: she would attend Stanford, major in mechanical engineering, and become an engineer.
“I was one of those people who had a major, and it turns out that the things I wanted to do with my life were not that,” Michelle said.
Simply Elise!
Founder Of SimplyRecipes.com, Elise Bauer ’78 Shares Her Recipe For Life
The eldest of six children, Elise Bauer was taking the world by storm when she walked across the Memorial Auditorium stage to receive her high school diploma and embark on an undergraduate degree from Stanford. The only one of her siblings to attend a private school, Elise’s parents sacrificed plenty to provide her with a St. Francis education. Her father’s German background and her mother’s Hispanic background, coupled with their ingenuity and creativity, made the family dinner table a place of warmth and nourishment.
A Life Course Framework For Resilience
Alumnae Spotlight on Dr. Sarah Tom '98
We had an opportunity to catch up with Dr. Sarah Tom ’98 to see where life had taken her since her days at St. Francis. To hear Sarah’s story is to understand the importance of resilience and learning from those that came before us, and appreciation of diversity.
50 Years of Vocation
A Lifetime Of Faith, Excellence, Leadership, And Service
May 28, 2018 wasn’t an ordinary Sunday at St. Robert’s Catholic Church in San Bruno, CA where they were celebrating the golden jubilee of Sr. Sheral Marshall ’65. Entering the packed church, Sr. Sheral radiated the warmth and joy she has become known for in her life of service to others. She was honored with words that spoke of her dedication to the message of Jesus, the smile and encouragement she spread, and her boundless energy, comparing her to the Energizer Bunny. With Sr. Sheral on staff, it is no wonder that St.
