Ursuline College | Notable Alumnae

Notable Alumnae

Karen Agnich ’88 (BA – Health Services) president and owner of AdvoCare Inc.
Michelle Tarsitano Amato ’91 (MA – Art Therapy) art therapist founded the Art and Writing Contest for the Association of Ohio Philanthropic Homes, Housing and Services for the Aging
Marcia Backiel Barber ’71 (BA – Natural Sciences) CEO of the Girl Scouts Council of Eastern Missouri
JoAnn Barrett ’78 (BSN) manager of emergency room at Hillcrest Hospital. Honored as one of Plain Dealer’s “Best of the Best” nurses in Northeast Ohio
Mary Brigid Barrett ’77 (BA – Studio Art) writer and illustrator of several children’s books. Instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design
Christi Beeler ’04 (BA – Business Management) director of customer service and owner of Curves for Women in Kent, OH
Paula Jo Boykin ’95 (BA – Interior Design) president of Spectrum Design Services
Judy Stueckler Bulcroft ’78 (BSN) owner of Bee Hive Skin Therapies
Carrie Bursick ’98 (MA – Art Therapy) adult therapeutic coordinator for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Mosetta Penick Phillips-Cermak ’79 (BA – Social Sciences) published children’s author, “The Wishing Flower” and “The Magic of Laven-Rock"
Rebekah Chilcote ’07 (MA – Art Therapy) humanitarian travelling to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe to work with children
Barbara Chira ’03 (BA- Studio Art) accomplished local artist. Teaches at Tri C-West, Cleveland Institute of Art and Lorain County Community College. Co-director of the Gallery West at Tri-C West.
Maureen Crider-Wallace ’02, MA ’05 (BA – Business Management; MA – Management) deputy director of Senior and Adult Services for Cuyahoga County
Diane Diaber ’89 (BSN) – coordinator of forensic nursing services at Hillcrest Hospital. Founded SART – the Sexual Assault Response Team in Cleveland
Ronald Dziedzicki ’81 (BSN) senior VP and GM of operation for University Hospital Case Medical Center
Twyla Garrett ’93 (BA – Accounting) president and CEO of Garrett Entertainment Inc.
Jeanne Torrence Hauer ’72 (AA – Retail Merchandising) chief marketing officer for AdvoCare Group. Author of “Millionaire Women”
Bob Hunt ’00 (MA – Educational Administration) Superintendent of Streetsboro City Schools
Lisa Into ’06 (BA – Psychology) life coach and owner of Life Leadership Alliance
Jacqualine Kasprowski ’93 (MA – Educational Administration) principal at cardinal Newman School in South Carolina. She was the co-recipient of the first Ursuline Distinguished Alumnae Educator Award
Christen Gedeon Loeser ’98 (BA – Elementary Education) co-owner of Kimberley-Cristen Ltd. Studio, a fashion accessory company
Joanne Lacsko Masino ’68 (BA – Home Economics) dubbed “The Entertainer” by the Brunswick Beacon, she was named one of the Medina County’s Ten Most Interesting People. Joanne entertains at various functions with her life size dolls
Victoria Malone-Marion ’02 (BA – Social Work) manager of admissions and diagnostic services for the Hitchcock Center for Women
Maureen Avolio Matthews ’88 (BA – Interior Design) owner of Beehive, LLC., interior design company
Theresa Miller ’95 (BA – Business Management) vice president of Start to Finish Inc., residential and commercial construction company
Carol O’Connell Minkin ’55 (BA - History) highly active alumna, hosting chapter events annually for alumnae in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. Carol is a former academic dean for Ursuline College
Anne Sachs Mulholland ’86 (BA – Fashion Merchandising) owner of Mulholland & Sachs
Eileen Murray ’71 (BA – Biology) executive director of Womankind
Kimberley Osborne ’98 (BA – Fashion Merchandising) co-owner of Kimberley-Cristen Ltd. Studio, a fashion accessory company. Founder of TextileRepublic.com, an interactive community for designers from around the world
Pat Nolan Pendry ’78 (BA – Public Relations) former program director (creative area) for American Greetings

Sr. Diane Therese Pinchot, OSU '68 (BA - Art) Ursuline College Art Professor and Department Chair.
Janice Roccoslava ’71, MA ’95 (BA – Social Studies, MA – Educational Administration) former principal of Villa Angela-Saint Joseph Academy High School. Co-recipient of the first Ursuline Alumnae Distinguished Educator Award
Deborah Perez-Stable ’75 (BA – Art) children’s books illustrator
Jean Cadley Takacs ’98 (MA – Educational Administration) executive director of Spirit Services Inc. Recipient of the Ursuline Alumnae Distinguished Educator Award
Simira Wilson ’02 (BA – Social Work) assessment specialist for the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners
Christine Doman Wynd 74SJ (BSN) dean of the Ursuline College Breen School of Nursing
Denise San Antonio Zeman ’74 (BA - Sociology) president and CEO of Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland
Adrienne Samuels Zurub ’95 (BSN) author of “Notes from the Mothership, the Naked Invisibles”