Thomas Aquinas College alumni can be found in all fields and disciplines. Below are a few prominent examples:
Priesthood and Religious Life
- Rev. Mark Bachmann, O.S.B. (’82)
Co-founder and Subprior
Monastery of Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek - The Very Rev. John M. Berg, F.S.S.P. (’93)
Superior General
Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter - Sr. Marcella, M.C. (’86)
U.S. Mid-West Regional Superior, Missionaries of Charity - Rev. Gary Selin (’89)
Formation Director
St. John Vianney Theological Seminary
Archdiocese of Denver - Sr. Thomas Aquinas Halbmaier, O.P. (’84)
Former President
Aquinas College (Nashville, Tenn.)
Education
- Dr. Joseph Almeida (’81)
Professor of Classics
Franciscan University of Steubenville - Laura Berquist (’75)
Founding Director, Mother of Divine Grace School
Author, Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum - Dr. John Mortensen (’97)
Associate Professor of Theology & Philosophy
Wyoming Catholic College
Winner, 2010 Award of the Pontifical Academies - Dr. Jean Rioux (’82)
Chair of the Department of Philosophy
Benedictine College - Carl Sauder (’77)
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Michael Van Hecke (’86)
Headmaster
St. Augustine Academy (Ventura, Calif.) - Brenna Scanlon (’06)
Principal
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish School (Oxnard, Calif.) - Dr. Michael Waldstein (’77)
Max Seckler Professor of Theology
Ave Maria University
Business
- Rolfe Kratz (’97)
Associate Broker
Classic Real Estate (Washington, D.C.) - David O’Reilly (’87)
Owner, Founder, Vintner, Winemaker
Owen Roe
Law
- Mary Bridget Neumayr (’86)
Senior Energy Counsel
Committee on Energy and Commerce
U.S. House of Representatives - Rebekah Shapiro (’05)
Attorney
Wild, Carey & Fife (San Francisco, Calif.) - Katie and Bill Short (both ’80)
Life Legal Defense Foundation - Andrew Zepeda (’79)
Outside General Counsel, The Alvarez Firm (Westlake Village, Calif.)
Of Counsel, Lurie, Zepeda, Schmalz & Hogan (Beverly Hills, Calif.)
Public Policy
- Peter Colarelli (’92)
First Ward Alderman
Lockport, Ill. - Pia de Solenni (’93)
Owner, Diotima Consulting
Winner, 2001 Award of the Pontifical Academies
Military / Law Enforcement
- Lt. JG Joshua M. Bergen, USN (’05)
Surface Warfare Officer
U.S.S. Iwo Jima - Officer Rex Mohun (’90)
California Highway Patrol - Col. Sam Shaneyfelt, USAF (’86)
35th Operations Group Commander
Misawa Air Base
Misawa, Japan
Medicine
- Thomas Hart, D.D.S. (’91)
Owner
Wahoo Family Dentistry (Wahoo, Neb.) - Dr. Caroline Johnson (’97)
Rural Physicians Group - Dr. Francis “F.J.” Milligan (’85)
Family Practitioner (Bow, N.H.) - Dr. Nadine St. Arnault (’78)
Anesthesiologist (Denver, Colo.) - Lt. Col. Paul W. White, M.D. (’95)
Vascular Surgeon
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Arts & Architecture
- James Langley (’85)
Professor, Savannah College of Art and Design - Maria Rangel (’99)
Artist
Rangel Studios - Will Dowdy (’05)
Architect
Anderson|Kim Architecture+Urban Design - David Isaac (’05)
Co-founder
Orpheum Music Productions, LLC
Media
- Mary Rose Bacani (’03)
Producer and Reporter
Salt + Light Television, Canada - Karen Walker (’76)
Founder and Managing Member, Catholic Business Journal, LLC
Founder & Producer, The Catholic Business Hour with Dick Lyles
Nonprofit & Social Work
- Maureen Gahan (’76)
Milestones Clinical & Health Resources Director
Stone Belt Arc (Indiana) - Gregory A. Peseley (’77)
Mission Integration Manager
Order of St. Francis Healthcare System (Peoria, Ill.)

“The education here is not a training for a specialized field, it is an education for the greatest, most glorious part of man — his faculty of reason.”
– David Langley (’15)
Steubenville, Ohio
“The Church will flourish through the inspiring example and praiseworthy endeavors of Thomas Aquinas College.”
– The Most Rev. Pietro Sambi (†)
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States

