45 of the 190 women who have played varsity basketball at Stanford have experienced major life events in the past couple of years — graduation, career change, marriage, birth.
For information about all the Stanford hoopster alumnae, see "Where are they now?", alphabetical or chronological. If you have corrections or more information about hoopster alumnae, please post it as a comment to this blog or send it to me.
Kami Anderson, 1989
After working as an anesthesiologist in North Dakota for eight years, Kami moved west and is now a clinical instructor of anesthesiology at Stanford School of Medicine.
Jayne Appel, 2010
Jayne married Chris Marinelli last spring (photo). She retired from playing basketball soon after and is now the Associate Director of Player Relations for the Women's National Basketball Player Association (WNBPA).
Jennifer Azzi, '90
Jennifer is a Global Director at the NBA and Director of Special Initiatives at USF. She and her spouse, Blair Hardiek, have a son, Macklin Robert, born in February 2017.
Aly Beebe, 2016
Aly graduated with a degree in Human Biology and has moved to New York City.
Chandra Benton, 1999
Chandra married Kirk Strait early this year.
Becky Bonner, 2005
After six years with the NBA Basketball International Operations Group, Becky is now the Director of Player Development and Quality Control at Orlando Magic NBA Team.
Jasmine Camp, 2015
Jasmine graduated with a degree in Psychology and has been working at the Community School, a school in Georgia for adolescents and young adults who are on the autism spectrum.
Jamie Carey, 2001
Jamie returned home last season as an assistant coach at the University of Texas.
Ashley Cimino, 2011
Ashley has moved to Boston (from NYC) where she is a marketing manager for TechTarget.
Morgan Clyburn, 2009
Morgan has completed her study for a master's degree at Northwestern and resumed her work in the medical technology field as a Senior Corporate Development Associate at Medtronic.
Katie Denny, 2004
Katie is working as an assistant professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at UC Davis Medical Center. She married Michael Macellari in June (photo).
Bethany Donaphin, 2002
Bethany, after several years with Deloitte Consulting in San Francisco, is in New York City working for the NBA as an Associate Vice President of Basketball Operations.
Denia Ebersole, 2016
Denia graduated with a degree in Management Science and Engineering and is working in San Francisco.
Jessica Elway Delgadillo, 2008
Jessica married Jimmy Delgadillo in 2015 (photo) and is in New York, working for an organization that aids low-income communities.
Molly Goodenbour, 1993
After three years as head coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Molly is now the head coach at the University of San Francisco.
Alex Green, 2015
Alex graduated with a degree in Science, Technology and Society and has been honing her basketball skills. She's playing her first season of pro ball this summer in Australia with the Southern Tigers.
Taylor Greenfield, 2015
Taylor graduated with a degree in Science, Technology and Society and has been working at various jobs (currently a data analyst and a resume writer).
Mitch Harrison, 2010
Mitch and his wife, Krista, have moved to Alaska. They were married in April.
Sara James, 2014
Sara got her nursing degree a couple of years ago and is now working at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
Kailee Johnson,2017
Kailee graduated with a degree in Science, Technology and Society and is working at Nike.
Bobbie Kelsey Grayson, 1996
After a five-year stint as head coach at the University of Wisconsin, Bobbie is now an assistant coach with the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks.
Sebnem Kimyacioglu, 2005
Seb alternated between professional basketball and the study and practice of law for 12 years. She is now working as an attorney in the Los Angeles area and has probably hung up her sneakers for good.
Kiran Lakhian, 2016
Kiran, who graduated with a degree in Human Biology, is pursuing her graduate degree at SMU in Dallas and playing basketball with the SMU Mustangs.
Lindy La Rocque, 2012
After two seasons as an assistant coach at Belmont in Nashville, Lindy has returned to Stanford as an assistant coach.
Erica McCall, 2017
Bird graduated with a degree in Psychology and is playing professional basketball in the WNBA with the Indiana Fever.
Chiney Ogwumike, 2014
Chiney is working for ESPN as the co-host of Sports Center in Africa. She has a multi-year contract with the Connecticut Sun, but has been suspended for the season while she recovers from Achilles tendon surgery.
Eziamaka Okafor Obunadike, 2006
Ezi is in the last year of her medical training as a resident physician at Harvard's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She married Obinna Obunadike last year and is expecting their first child soon (photo).
Amber Orrange, 2015
Amber graduated with a degree in Science, Technology and Society and has been playing professional basket in Italy.
Erica Payne, 2015
Erica graduated with a degree in Science, Technology and Society and is working as a business analyst in San Francisco.
Azella Perryman, 2005
After working in Zimbabwe and South Africa for two and a half years, Azella is back in the Bay Area working as Chief of Staff to the president of StubHub.
Tess Picknell 2016
Tess graduated with a degree in Film and Media Studies and has been working as a tutor and as a set technician at Stanford Theater.
Jeanette Pohlen Mavunga, 2011
Jeanette married Julian Mavunga last summer (photo). They spent the 2016-17 season in Japan, where Julian was playing professional basketball. Jeanette is now back in Indiana for her sixth season with the Fever.
Nicole Powell, 2004
After three years as an assistant coach at the University of Oregon, Nicole moved up to her first head-coaching position at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona.
Krista Rappahahn Birnie, 2006
Krista completed her medical studies and practiced pediatric neonatology at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital for two years. She and her husband, David Birnie had their second child, a son, Micah, this spring (photo). The family has recently moved to Massachusetts.
Amanda Renteria, 1996
Amanda was national political director for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and is now the Chief of Operations in the California Justice Department (story).
Martha Richards, 1992
Martha retired from coaching golf in 2014 after 14 years as head coach at Vanderbilt and the University of Texas. She's now the athletic director at Aspen High School in Colorado.
Briana Roberson, 2016
Bri graduated with a degree in Political Science and has signed to play professional basketball with PEAC Pécs in Hungary in 2017-18.
Bonnie Samuelson, 2015
Bonnie graduated with a degree in Human Biology and is studying to be an optometrist.
Karlie Samuelson, 2017
Karlie graduated with a degree in Human Biology and has signed to play professional basketball with Pallacanestro Vigarano in Italy in 2017-18.
Brooke Smith Easter, 2007
Brooke completed her Physician's Assistant training last year and is now a member of the bone marrow transplant team at Stanford Medical Center (story). She married Shane Easter last week (photo).
Kelley Suminski, 2005
Kelley got her nursing degree a couple of years ago and is now working at Scripps Memorial Hospital in LaJolla, CA.
Lili Thompson, 2017
Lili graduated with a degree in Science, Technology and Society and is pursuing her graduate degree at Notre Dame. She will be playing basketball with the Fighting Irish (story).
Christy Titchenal Thwaites,
Christy married Fred Thwaites in 2015 (photo) and is working in the Bay Area as a speech-language pathologist.
Chelsea Trotter Mayer, 2004,
Chelsea married John Mayer in 2015 and is still practicing law in southern California.
Lindsey Yamasaki Garrett, 2002
Lindsey and her husband, Gray Garrett, had a daughter, Aiko, born in November last year.
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