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Timothy Aboudara, Sr. ’73 was named to the JustinSiena Hall of Honor this past spring. Congratulations to Senator Bill Dodd ’74who won reelection to the State Senate in District 3 of California. Gary Rossi ’74 has been named Head Coach of the Girls Soccer program at American Canyon. Elizabeth (Beth) Nolan Conners ’84 was named to the Justin-Siena Hall of Honor this past spring. Tom Carey ’86 was named to the Justin-Siena Hall of Honor this past spring. Entering her junior year on the track and field team at the UCSB, Kendall Martin ’18 had early success in last spring’s short two-meet season, in which she threw a PR mark of 139 feet, 1 inch in the Javelin. This bumped her up to fourth on the all-time list for that event at UCSB. She is majoring in Sociology, with a Psychology minor, and was honored with the Golden Eagle award from the UCSB Athletic Department last June for the Track and Field athlete with the highest academic performance of the year. A Landon Mispagel ’19 moved nicely into the collegiate track ranks last spring as a freshman at the UCSB, racing in the 110 hurdles event, where the obstacles are 3 inches higher than in
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high school competition. He scored third place points for his team, setting a personal record time of 15.14 in the first meet. He also helped his mile relay team by running a 50.9 split time. He plans to compete in both the 110m hurdles, and the 400m hurdles this season, while continuing his academic pursuits as a Biology major. A Gregory Calvelo ’89 was named to the Justin-Siena Hall of Honor this past spring, posthumously. Elaine Fotinos Burrell ’87 recently presented the exhibit, “Your Life Is a Work of Art: A Celebration of People in Their 80s and 90s,” at the Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church in San Diego. William “Liam” Boyd ’15 has recently graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. Liam will next be heading to Idaho to be an Airfield Operations Officer at Mountain Home Air Force Base. B Sean Norman ’89, a Battalion Chief with CalFire, worked 59 straight days this past summer fighting the various fires throughout California, including the Lightning Complex and Glass Fires. Congratulations to Shannon Staglin ’97 and her family for receiving the SIRS President’s Award for 2020! As president of Staglin Family Vineyard,
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Shannon Staglin leads the family’s winery business. August Sebastiani ’98 and his company 3 Badge Beverage Corporation, received approval from the City of Sonoma to expand and add dining services to their location. August currently has a sophomore daughter, Gabriella ’23, attending Justin-Siena. Pia Von Strasser ’16 graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Science in Psychological and Brain Sciences & Minor in Educational Studies. Pia will now be pursuing a Masters in Counseling from Wake Forest University. C Natalie Gilliam ’99 married Jacqueline Ramirez on April 20, 2019, near Yosemite National Park, CA. They work together as theatrical stagehands in San Francisco for IATSE Local 16. Natalie and Jacqueline reside in Sacramento with their 2 year old ball python snake named “Honeymoon.” Jason Anthony ’01 continued his stellar golf career with his 2nd win in the past 4 years in the Northern California Golf Association Valley Amateur Championship at Schaffer’s Mill Club in Truckee. An outstanding golfer at JustinSiena, Jason went on to success at both Napa Valley College and Fresno State before turning pro after college.
Mollie (Thompson) Shidell ’04 and her husband Steve Shidell, recently welcomed their 2nd child into the world. Tilly Mae Shidell joined their family on July 30th, weighing 8lbs, 11oz. She joins her older sister Sawyer in the Shidell family. Mollie’s younger brother, Cole Thompson ’06 and his wife Nicole, also welcomed their first child on October 2, Dylan Dale Thompson. Teah Celestin ’16 recently graduated from the University of California with a degree in Political Economy. Teah has recently accepted and started a job working for Facebook, working in their People Operations department as a Human Resources Specialist. D Chuck Matto ’05 has continued to build his catering business, The Flavor Train, and has even received endorsements from Food Network star and local celebrity Guy Fieri. Also, Chuck was featured on season 3, episode 6 of Fire Masters. The name of the episode is “Nice to Meat You.” It’s currently available on the Cooking Channel on demand, and will premiere on Food Network Canada in the spring. Catherine Cronwall, ’16 graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administrations, Accounting and Finance. Catherine’s next step is to attend graduate
