
Judge Diana Vizcaino ’00 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight
Many law students struggle to find a job in their field -- even long after graduation.
Not Judge Diana Vizcaino.
She landed a coveted position as a prosecutor for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office even before she graduated from…

Patrick L. Cordero ’88 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight
When others zigged, Patrick L. Cordero zagged.
When lesser lawyers struggled, Cordero flourished. When less-creative lawyers saw failure, Cordero smelled opportunity.
It all started in the Bronx, New York, where Cordero was born to a Chilean…

Darin Harris ’93 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight
Darin Harris is a study in perseverance.
Looking for both a job and information on his thesis for his Master’s degree from St. Thomas University, Harris once called a Pizza Hut executive every week for four straight months.
To be precise,…

Teresa Resch ’06 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight
Teresa Resch is the answer to a fascinating trivia question.
Name the college or university that has sent two of its graduates on to become high-ranking officials on teams that have won NBA championships within the past decade on both sides…

Father Jack Butler – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight
Jack Butler was not going to attend college.
His one clear goal as a teenager – to play college football – was blown up by an injury.
There was no backup plan.
“Life wasn’t working out the way I wanted,” Butler said.
His…

STU Alumni Making Sports History
He’s from Venice, but yet he’s never been on a gondola.
That’s OK, though, because Davide Favaro’s life has been a fun ride all on its own – from pro soccer player in his native Italy to earning a Master’s degree at St. Thomas…

Rafael Angel Dominguez LL.M.’16 – How St. Thomas Law’s LL.M. in Human Rights Helped Shape His Career Path
The Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intercultural Human Rights Program at St. Thomas Law prepares and empowers students to be effective leaders in the field of human rights and international law. For alumnus Rafael Angel Dominguez (’16), the LL.M.…

St. Thomas Law Alumni Collaborate and Achieve Victory in Pro Bono Civil Rights Case
St. Thomas Law alumni Jose de la Cruz, Esq. (’19) and Gabrielle McCabe, Esq. (’19) along with colleague Theodore O'Brien, Esq. from Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC, collaborated in a pro bono case to represent an individual…

Student-athlete’s Passion for Wrestling Leads Him to Create a Popular Children’s Book
Wrestling has been a passion for Noel Fuentes since he was a freshman student at South West Miami Senior High School in 2014.
In 2018, 19-year-old Noel Fuentes was trying to find a children’s book about wrestling to give to his five-year-old…

Introducing STU’s New Chief of Staff Tamara James
St. Thomas University (STU) has announced Tamara James as Chief of Staff to President David A. Armstrong, J.D., effective immediately. Ms. James will be responsible for a wide variety of administrative and executive duties, special projects,…
