Alumni Profiles
A Public Presence
Kasey Conquist ’00 got his first business experience operating the Westmont College radio station. Starting as a DJ, he became the business manager and eventually rose to station manager. Full Story
One Woman's Official Goal
Catherine Conti ’97 graduated from Westmont determined to become a film producer. But after nine months of 14-hour days at Paramount Pictures, she quit a job she had worked hard to get. Full Story
New Lives and New Hope in Uganda
Two different Westmont graduates. Two different decades. Two different paths. But in 2004, these paths cross and join for a short time. Tom Herskowitz ‘67 and Julie Mitchell Shorack ‘91 meet as missionaries at New Hope Uganda. Full Story
Fitness for Life
To compete in seven to eight triathlons a year, Heidi Smith Horton ’97 trains at least 12 hours a week. She relishes the challenge of keeping fit and competing in the difficult, three-part race. Full Story
What Would Jesus Say?
Instead of turning to marketing gurus and image consultants to hone their skills, communication experts Erik Lokkesmoe ‘95 and Jedd Medefind ‘97 have consulted the true master: Jesus. “Nothing has more impact on our lives, relationships and careers than the way we communicate,” Jedd says. “Yet even those of us who claim to live as disciples of Jesus Christ will often draw from Lincoln, Churchill or Reagan long before we learn from Jesus.” Full Story
Westmont Goes to Loma Linda
A group of alumni has established a Westmont community at Loma Linda University, where 23 graduates attend dental and medical school and other graduate and professional programs. With spouses and other local alumni, more than 30 Warriors reside in and around Loma Linda, a university town 153 miles southeast of Santa Barbara. Full Story
Paying Attention to Children
Grant Martin ’64 has a tough job. As a child psychologist and marriage and family therapist, he sees patients whose parents have abused them sexually or physically or subjected them to a brutal divorce. Other problems he treats include extreme anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Full Story
A Family Legacy
The first in her family to attend college, Maureen Erickson Reyes ’52 fulfilled her parents’ dreams when she graduated from Westmont with a degree in sociology. The Ericksons had become believers a few years before her birth and encouraged their daughter to choose a Christian college where her faith would flourish. “My four years at Westmont were the best in my life,” she said 50 years later. Full Story
In the Wake of the Wave
As she ate breakfast on a quiet Sunday morning, Rehana Wijesinghe '00 was unaware of the wild wave about to wash over the Sri Lankan coast. She first learned of the viscious tsunami when her father phoned from India where he was vacationing. He wanted more information about the Dec. 26 disaster. Full Story