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  • Stephen McFeely ’87 and Al Madrigal ’89: A Major Hollywood Screenwriter's Journey
    Jun 9 2023

    This spring's Wildcat Breakfast event on SI's campus featured a conversation between Stephen McFeely ’87 and Al Madrigal ’89. McFeely is one of the the most successful film screenwriters working today, with writing credits on six Marvel Cinematic Universe movies including "Avengers: Endgame," as well as the Narnia franchise. Madrigal may be best known for his time as a correspondent on The Daily Show, but he is also a longtime standup comic and has appeared in numerous films and television shows over the past two decades.

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    32 min
  • Bert Selva ’80: Hard Work, Persistence, and Empathy
    Oct 24 2022

    Bert Selva ’80 is the CEO of Shea Homes, one of the nation's largest private homebuilders. In this conversation, he talks about his journey to that position and his views on leadership, but he begins with his parents and the principles of hard work and service that they modeled for him.

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    26 min
  • Martha Shaughnessy Convery ’97: Business Built on Taking Care
    Aug 10 2022

    Martha Shaughnessy Convery ’97 is the founder of The Key PR, a communications firm based in San Francisco. She talks with Joe Vollert ’84 about her time at SI, how those experiences inform how she runs her business, and more.

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    32 min
  • Bob Drucker ’58: A Coaching and Teaching Legend Reminisces
    Jul 13 2022

    Bob Drucker ’58 led SI's basketball program for decades, and he has a lot of stories about his teams and the players he had the pleasure to coach. But he is also an alum, was a dedicated teacher at the school, and a through-and-through San Franciscan. All of that comes through in this conversation.

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    50 min
  • Philip Kearney ’76: From the Sunset to Kosovo
    Jun 10 2022

    Philip Kearney ’76 grew up in the Sunset, and after SI joined the San Francisco District Attorney's office. But his life took a radical turn when he began prosecuting international war crimes for the United Nations. Kearney's book, "Under The Blue Flag: My Mission in Kosovo," is available through online booksellers.

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    40 min
  • Leon Metz ’96: We Know We Have a Good Time When We All Get Together
    May 12 2022

    Leon Metz ’96 recently finished his first year as St. Ignatius College Preparatory's Alumni Board president. He spoke with Joe Vollert ’84 about his professional journey, how staying connected to SI has benefited him over the years, and how he aims to get more alumni engaged with the school.

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    23 min