The Alumni Association of Joliet Catholic Academy is gearing up for the 2nd Annual Alumni Career Day on Thursday, April 14 from 7:45 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. JCA’s Career Day is a great opportunity for the school’s alumni to provide service to current students. It is also an opportunity for the students to connect with alumni representing a wide spectrum of careers.
Participating alumni will give two or more 20-minute presentations, telling their unique stories of how they got from high school to where they are today.
The objectives for the day are to make students more goal-oriented, to assist students in determining their next steps toward a career path, to encourage alumni to become involved in the mission of the school, and to foster direct participation of the alumni community in the lives of current students.
The following alumni are currently scheduled to speak:
| Salutation | First Name | Last Name | Profession | Company |
| Mrs. | Colleen | Abbott | Stay-at-home mom/former attorney | The Abbott Family |
| Mr. | Dan | Allen | Associate Vice President | DePaul University |
| Ms. | Kate | Ambrosia | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | US Dept. of Veteran Affairs |
| The Honorable | Matthew | Bertani | Judge | County of Will |
| Mr. | Robert | Bodach | Attorney | Law office of Jeff Tomczak |
| Mr. | Patrick | Cardwell | Lieutenant | City of Joliet Police |
| Mr. | Ryan | Connelly | Financial Advisor | Waddell & Reed |
| Dr. | Jennifer | DeGeus | Pediatrician | Lake Forest Pediatrics |
| Mr. | Frank | DiBartolomeo | President | Services of Will, Grundy & Kankakee Counties |
| Ms. | Moira | Dunn | Criminal Prosecutor | Assistant Will County States Attorney |
| Mr. | Joe | Frescura | Agent | FBI |
| Mr. | James | Glasgow | Will County States Attorney | County of Will |
| Mrs. | Eileen | Gutierrez | Marketing & Communications | Cathedral of St. Raymond |
| Mrs. | Jennifer | Howard | Owner | TCBY -Frozen Yogurt |
| Dr. | Cary | Jenkins | Dermatologist | Morris Dermatology |
| Mr. | Jim | Kubalewski | Social Worker | Clinical Social Worker |
| Mr. | John | Lausch | Attorney | Kirkland & Ellis |
| Mr. | James | Massa | Pharmaceutical Sales | Adorn Pharmaceuticals |
| Mr. | Brien | McHugh | Assistant Professor/Communication & Media Arts Education | University of St. Francis |
| Mr. | Ray | McSteen | Attorney | McNamara, Phelan & McSteen LLC |
| Mr. | Dan | Mihelich | Vice President-Commercial Loans | First Midwest Bank |
| Ms. | Micki | Naal | Financial Advisor | Mack Financial |
| Mrs. | Joan | Papes | Physical Therapist | Athletico |
| Mr. | Matt | Peksa | Battalion Chief Firefighter/Paramedic | Lemont Fire |
| Mr. | Dan | Petrosko | Information Technology | College of Lake County (retired) |
| Mrs. | Sue | Runde | HR/Recruiting | Accenture |
| Mr. | Matthew | Schimanski | Financial Advisor | Edward Jones |
| D.M.D. | David S. | Streitz | Dentist | Streitz Dental Arts |
| Mrs. | Kaitlyn | Trizna | Attorney | |
| Mr. | James | Whitmer | Attorney & Retired FBI Agent | City Colleges of Chicago (Wright College) |
| Dr. | Lawrence | Wiers | Director of School Partnerships & Asst. Professor | Lewis University |
Alumni interested in participating in a future Career Day are asked to visit the school’s website, www.jca-online.org/alumni-career-day, for detailed information or contact Sue Bebar, Director of Alumni Relations, at alumni@jca-online.org or 815.741.0500, ext. 269.
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