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MEET MEG BRADLEY Head of School Ushers in New Era

Board of Trustees School Administration Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Chair

Margaret K. Bradley Head of School

Kirsten Nelson Bedford ’56 Vice-Chair

John Aimé Assistant Head of School

Jennifer W. Budge ’71 Vice-Chair Peter M. Folger Vice-Chair Kit Y. Wai Treasurer Reuben Richards Secretary Margaret K. Bradley Head of School

Celebrate the Season! Join fellow Lower School alumni for warm company and hot drinks in celebration of the Christmas season!

Lower School Alumni Homecoming Friday, December 23, 2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lower School Assembly Room • Santa Catalina School For more information: Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS, Director of Alumnae/i Relations 831.655.9392 • gretchen.muellerburke@santacatalina.org

Michelle Blake Curt Breitfuss Michael D. Bruno ’82 LS Herm Edwards Katherine Ernst James Farley, Jr. Paul J. Felton W. Taylor Fithian III Frank Garcia Matthew T. Gibbs II Tracy Miller Haas ’75 Tracy A. Huebner Elizabeth R. Hulme Edward King Judith McDonald Moses ’86 Mary Looram Moslander ’84 Ricky Nguyen Carolyn O’Brien ’74 Kenneth Peyton Victor Ramirez Michael Roffler Wes von Schack

John Murphy, Ph.D. Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity Richard Patterson Assistant Head of School for Advancement Rita Alves Business Manager Laurie Severs Director of Development Lower & Middle School Christy Pollacci Head of Lower & Middle School Janet Luksik Director of Tuition Assistance/Director of Admission Anthony Schipper Middle School Dean Amy McAfee Director of Curriculum & Learning Learning Specialist, PreK–Grade 4 Chris Haupt Director of Student Life Lydia Mansour Coordinator of Early Childhood Education Director of PreK Afternoon Enrichment

Upper School Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, Ph.D. Head of Upper School Kelley Didion Dean of Studies Connie Riley Interim Director of Resident Life Carrie Auwarter Dean of Students Gerard Kapolka, Ph.D. Dean of Academics Jamie Buffington Browne ’85 Director of Admission Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78 Director of Enrollment Colleen Murray Director of College Counseling

2016-17 Events Christmas Vacation Winter Break Alumnae Reunion Annual Benefit Celebration Easter Vacation Father-Daughter Weekend Upper School Commencement Kindergarten Graduation Grade 8 Graduation

December 17-January 2 February 25-March 5 March 11 & 12 February 18 April 8-17 April 28-30 May 27 May 31 June 2

Shannon McClennahan Mozes ’87 President, Alumnae Association

Honorary Trustee Brooks Walker, Jr. Ceramic Art, Grade 5

Santa Catalina School, located on the Monterey Peninsula, is an independent, Catholic school.

Celebrating 66 years

The Upper School is a college-preparatory high school for young women, with boarding and day students in grades 9–12. The Lower and Middle School are coeducational, with day students in PreK–grade 8. A summer camp for girls 8–14 years serves resident and day campers. n Santa Catalina School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Santa Catalina is a member of The National Association of Independent Schools, The Association of Boarding Schools, National Catholic Educational Association, National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, California Association of Independent Schools, Secondary School Admission Test Board, and Online School for Girls. n Santa Catalina School admits students of any race, creed, color, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, and national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, athletic, or other school-administered programs.

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Fall Bulletin 2016 Bulletin Production Crystal Boyd ’89 Director of Communications Jeannie Evers Writer Jamie LeMaire Graphic Designer/Production Coordinator Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS Director of Alumnae Relations Robin Kelly Copy Editor Sister Claire, Crystal Boyd ’89, Paul Elliott, Jeff Hrepich, Robin Kelly, Lisa Marrack, Ph.D., Sister Christine, Christian Reilly, Ph.D., Laurie Severs Contributing Writers Molly Calvert, Jeannie Evers,Tamsen Forrest ’13, Stefanie Gallegly ’01, Marc Howard ’93 LS, Alexandra Kautz ’06, Jamie LeMaire, Kim Lemaire, Santa Catalina Archives, Santa Catalina parents, faculty, and students, Flossie Stowell, Bree Walker, Dana Zeng ’19 Contributing Photographers

features 4 Introducing Margaret K. Bradley: New Head of School Santa Catalina’s fourth Head of School talks about her goals, her experience, and shares a few fun facts. 22 A Perfect Fit Meet this year’s Sister Carlotta Distinguished Service Award Winner. 29 Grade 8 Graduation: Advice for the Future Attorney and parent Jeannine Pacioni imparts advice to the graduating class of the Lower and Middle School. 39 Class of 2016 Commencement: A Time Apart Commencement speaker Peter Folger offers thoughts on what the Santa Catalina experience means for graduating seniors and their future. 44 Time in the Field Dr. Christian Reilly and Dr. Lisa Marrack provide a look into the Hawaii adventures of the Marine Ecology Research Program.

departments 2 Message from Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 32 Lower and Middle School Community Life 36 Middle School Sports 48 Upper School Community Life 53 Upper School Arts 55 Upper School Sports 58 Cougar Cameos Santa Catalina’s Bulletin is published twice a year. We welcome suggestions for topics and news, as well as comments about our publication.

60 Summer at Santa Catalina 62 Alumnae News 64 Class Notes 94 Transitions 95 2015-16 Annual Report 120 Connect with Catalina

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Message from Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 have been essential to the operation of the school. Understanding and getting to know the Leadership Team with their relationships and areas of responsibility remains of primary importance, and Meg is well under way in this regard. In the coming year, Meg will apply her specific areas of expertise and experience in external affairs and will explore in depth the internal operations of our school. As a board, we look forward to working with Meg. As always, this partnership will advance the mission of our school and will best serve our students guided by the legacy provided by the Sisters. Together with members of the school community, the Board of Trustees was honored to welcome Meg officially at her installation ceremony on October 7. Highlights from that special event are included in this issue of the Bulletin, as is a conversation with Meg in which she answers questions about her goals and vision for the future of Santa Catalina. Dear Friends, While every year at Santa Catalina is special, our year of 2015-2016 was uniquely special in many ways. It was a time of remarkable milestones and transition, characterized by vision, thought, and planning. We celebrated the completion of the Mathematics and Science Center in January with a beautiful dedication ceremony that included the unveiling of the center’s official name, the Sister Claire and Sister Christine Mathematics and Science Center. Over a number of months, our school community came together in several locations to honor Sister Claire’s and Sister Christine’s 44 years of service to Santa Catalina. Then, on July 1, Santa Catalina welcomed the school’s fourth Head of School, Meg Bradley. We are delighted to have welcomed Meg into our community. We remain committed to the plan that supports and guides her in her first year of headship and that affords you the opportunity to come to know her and to share in this transition. The Board has encouraged Meg to prioritize her time in developing a deep understanding of the school. That is, its people and those relationships that create the learning community of Santa Catalina as well as the institution’s organizational structure. As anticipated, this is requiring a tour of listening to and learning from those on campus who

“It was a time of remarkable milestones and transition, characterized by vision, thought, and planning.” Within the pages that follow you will find updates on many aspects of academic and community life and tributes to individuals who serve our school with exceptional dedication and thoughtfulness. This issue also serves as our annual report of fundraising results that are key to our continued growth as a school. With gratitude to the many generous donors and volunteers who help to advance our mission, I am pleased to report that we exceeded our goals for the 2015-2016 Santa Catalina Fund. We deeply appreciate the annual support that enables Santa Catalina to serve students and faculty in those myriad ways that make our school a remarkable place of teaching and learning. Finally, we are proud to report that key initiatives of the Legacy Campaign were realized this year. Affectionately nicknamed “C2” to honor the two Sisters whose first names begin with “C,” the Sister Claire and Sister Christine Mathematics and Science Center stands as one visible example of our mission-driven master plan accomplished in this most recent school year. In addition, our on-campus residence for the Head of

School was completed at the end of June, with much appreciation and deep gratitude to those who made the project possible. This beautiful residence was designed with both family comfort and community needs in mind, and it will serve our school for many years to come. In the Lower School, a generous and energized cadre of parents came together to pledge a challenge match to complete the expansion of classrooms for grades 1, 2, and 3. Lower School parents, grandparents, faculty, and staff stepped up to meet the challenge, committing the necessary funds by the match deadline of August 30. This is a wonderful result, and work on the classrooms will begin in June 2017 for completion in the fall. We salute and acknowledge in this issue all who made these vital projects possible. Also of note is the establishment of a new endowment fund, the Sister Claire and Sister Christine Endowment for Health and Wellness. This timely initiative on behalf of students and faculty was conceived to educate for a lifelong pursuit of health and wellness and to encourage the positive growth of the physical, intellectual, and spiritual person. We are indebted to all those who made early gifts to this important fund and we acknowledge them in this issue.

In this year of significant undertakings and great accomplishment, I am pleased to report that we held true, as always, to our core value of remaining debtfree, operating with balanced budgets, and without compromise to our commitment to the highest level of program for our students. So much of what makes Santa Catalina a school of distinction relies on a special partnership based on common values, trust, and a vision for the future of education. The progress noted in this Bulletin is a testament to the power of such a partnership. I am proud and honored to serve with others who share these aspirations, and I thank you for joining with us in our quest to advance the mission of our school. Warm regards,

Nonie B. Ramsay â&#x20AC;&#x2122;71 Chair, Board of Trustees

MEET Meg Bradley Fourth Head of Santa Catalina School What do you bring to Santa Catalina? First off, a love for the nurturing and educating of young minds. I bring school experience about how to accomplish this: attracting curious, thoughtful students, managing people, developing curriculum, administration, fundraising, etc. The driving force behind acquiring and developing my professional skills is my genuine delight and pride in watching young people grow and learn.

What are your main goals for your first year? I have several primary goals. First is to spend time getting to know the people who call Santa Catalina their school and to immerse myself in the culture that defines the Santa Catalina

experience. My second priority is to concentrate on admitting talented students, particularly boarding students, and keeping the focus on the development of the whole child. Finally, I believe in the power of a single-gender education, particularly for girls. I look forward to sharing the remarkable Santa Catalina educational program with prospective students and families in our greater Monterey community, the nation, and the world.

What are you most looking forward to? Making a real, positive difference in the life of Santa Catalina. I hope there will come a day where I can stand back and say that I have accomplished something of lasting impact on this community. Santa Catalina School has a compelling and proud legacy of educating students in the broadest sense: to strive for excellence and “to serve the world with courage, graciousness, and compassion.”

What are the challenges facing the community in the next 10 years? Obviously there are some that we know about and probably much more that we can’t imagine. Having said that, we know we face greater competition—everything from changing local demographics to the advent of charter schools, the emergence of new independent schools, and the rising cost of providing the services and programs we wish for our children. I also think our rapidly changing world, driven by technological advances, will require us to be more nimble and flexible to continuously adapt to new educational environments. I am very much an optimist, though. I see challenges as what makes life interesting—and as opportunities to learn and make real progress.

Why did you get into education? Let me address the “how” rather than the “why” first. I was working in fundraising at a nonprofit arts center in New Orleans when my husband, George, and I adopted our daughter. Later, I heard about a job opening at a local K-12

“The driving force behind day school and as a new parent, that appealed to me. Like many things in life, it really was rather serendipitous that I started my career in fundraising, but the choice to move to education was born out of a desire to influence the lives of young people. I had no idea how much I would come to love working in schools. Although I have enjoyed a number of roles over my career—whether it was development, student advising, teaching middle school students, strategic planning, or serving on a board—I am most proud to consider myself an educator first and foremost. It has become my life’s work and I am extremely grateful that I was fortunate enough to find such a satisfying profession.

Describe your own experience at an allgirls Catholic school. I suppose I look back on it with more than a tinge of nostalgia. I loved it. Of course, those were very different days then with very different ideas about education. There was much more of an authoritarian culture back then. Despite this, I thrived and received a very good education. As a young person, I participated in all sorts of extra-curricular activities and

acquiring and developing my professional skills is my genuine delight and pride in watching young people grow and learn.” sports, and even ran for school office. I made close, lifelong friendships. I loved attending Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) events and ended up traveling to Europe with a CYO group when I was 15. I am a practicing Catholic. My faith was an important part of my life back then and has continued to guide me. So all in all, I had a pretty wonderful experience.

Tell us about your family.

I come from a large Irish-Catholic family. I have two brothers and two sisters, all of whom live on the East Coast. My mother is now a rather chipper 93-year-old who lives in a retirement community in Philadelphia. We have two children: a married

daughter who works in the healthcare profession and lives in Vermont, and a son who works for a web-based startup in the Bay Area. We have one grandson, a bright, energetic 6-year-old who is attending a Catholic day school in Vermont.

What do you like to do in your free time? Spending time with my family and friends is probably number one. I also love to travel with George. One of A gathering of three generations of our favorite trips was going the Bradley family, including Meg’s to London (where we saw mother, Maggie, top row, her sisters incredible theater) and Paris and brothers, and many of her nieces (where we loved the ambience) and nephews. with our son, Alex. This summer, we look forward to a New Hampshire lake trip with our daughter, Sarah, and her family. Getting out in nature always recharges my batteries, so I love a good hike. I also enjoy live theater and music. One of my favorite things to do—and I wish I had more time for this—is to read a good book and let it take me away.

At-A-Glance EDUCATION B.A., English with concentration in Law, University of Massachusetts M.Ed., Vanderbilt University, Peabody College EXPERIENCE Assistant Headmaster, External Affairs Development Director Cate School Director of Development Campaign Director Director of Public Relations Metairie Park Country Day School NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP

Dogs have always had a special place on our campus. Are you planning to get one?

Marymount Academy of Santa Barbara

We’ve definitely been talking about it, although we haven’t quite made up our minds yet. Our last house had acres of carpeting in it, so it wasn’t an environment conducive to dog ownership. George is very much a dog person so I suspect there is one in our future. Stay tuned.

Association of Fundraising Professionals,

Board Member

New Orleans Chapter Board President 2006 California Advancement

Meg with son, Alex, and George’s cousin, Ted Scheumann, his wife, Rita, and their children, Eric and Isabella, while celebrating Thanksgiving.

Partnership for Schools Conference Chair Council for Advancement and Support of Education Circle of Excellence Awards Judge Council for Advancement and Support of Education Independent School Fundraising Awards Chair Our Lady of Good Counsel Finance Committee Chair

“Inside the Actors Studio” QUESTIONS

1.Love

What is your favorite word?

What turns you off?

Snobbery

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Photographer

What is your least favorite word?

What sound do you love?

evening.

What excites you?

connections ... learning.

Selfish

. The ocean in the

.Being able to draw

What would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?

“Welcome, your family is over there.”

What sound or noise do you hate?

Crying I decided not to answer the question “What is your favorite curse word?” and sincerely hope you will never find this out.

A Historic Day They described her as curious, confident, and kind, a passionate educator fueled by optimism and energy. More than once, the speakers at the installation ceremony for new Head of School Margaret K. Bradley called her the perfect leader for Santa Catalina.

“She is imminently qualified—by virtue of her skills, her experience, her knowledge—to be the leader of our school,” said Nonie B. Ramsay ’71, Chair of the Board of Trustees. “She is, in fact, the ideal leader at this point in our history. And, within the context of the reality of today’s broader world, holding true to our mission and our founding values, she will lead us forward.” The ceremony took place on the warm and sunny afternoon of October 7—the eve of Meg’s 100th day as Head of School. Students in grades 4–12, trustees, parents, faculty, and other invited guests filled Sullivan Court to welcome Meg to the family. “We as a community are embracing Meg and saying that she, too, is now one of our own,” proclaimed Vice Chair Peter Folger.

“It was clear from many of the speakers that Meg has already taken hold of the hearts of the Catalina community.” Meg arrived at Santa Catalina after 18 years at Cate School in Carpinteria, California. Her friend and former colleague Charlotte Brownlee gave a warm endorsement of Meg, praising her ability to see the good in everyone and the impact she had on the people of Cate. Charlotte began by revealing that Meg’s husband, George Choquette, calls his wife Peg. “Think about that word for a minute,”

Charlotte said. A peg “binds things together, acts as an anchor, a humble yet solid hold.” It was clear from many of the speakers that Meg has already taken hold of the hearts of the Catalina community. Christy Pollacci, Head of Lower and Middle School, pointed out that Meg has been having open office hours and spending evenings in dorms getting to know students. Christy commented: “The feedback that I’ve received from everyone who has met with Meg is that she truly listens. … And when you have a conversation with her, you believe that she truly wants you to be successful.” That was reflected in the words of Sofia D’Amico ’17, who pointed out that Upper School students see Ms. Bradley as a role model, “as someone we can trust, who is available and willing to engage with us.”

For her part, Meg described stepping into a warm and inviting community. She remarked: “Catalina is permeated with kindness and respect. I find it in the way I am greeted daily, in the smiles campus-wide, in a shared sense of humor, in the unvarnished joy at assemblies and gatherings. …With this as our daily setting, we are free to share ideas, to be open to differing opinions, to try and fail, to try again and succeed, to learn.” Meg’s appointment is a historic one for Catalina. She is only the fourth head of school in its 66-year history, and its first lay leader. So, although much of the day’s focus was necessarily on her, the legacy of the school itself was also honored. Grade 8 student Jackson Figge charmed the crowd with his talk of being a Catalina “lifer.” He spoke of the excellent academics, teachers, and

thoughtful and caring leadership. I have inherited a school with deep roots and a strong foundation. Because of your deep commitment to this school, I am able to look forward to ensuring that every student is equipped with the knowledge and skills for the world they will enter.”

Meg “is imminently qualified . . . to be the leader of our school. And . . . she will lead us forward.” sports programs in the Lower and Middle School, his “home away from home” since prekindergarten. In turn, Sofia promised to initiate Ms. Bradley into the school’s various traditions. Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, Head of Upper School, highlighted the enduring qualities of Catalina’s students and the caring nature of its faculty. Meg reflected on the school’s legacy and the people who helped shape it: “Sister Claire and Sister Christine, I wish to especially thank you for your

Meg then laid out her aspirations for the school: “For students to graduate as innovators and leaders, sure of themselves and their worth; to continue to develop innovative crosscurricular courses for this to be possible; and in this healthy, kind, accepting place, to test our assumptions,

to ask the right questions, to create continuous improvement in our academic programs, in the students we accept, and in the faculty we hire. And, most important, for each student to find his or her authentic and true voice.” Previous Head of School Sister Claire expressed a divine assurance in Meg’s ability to keep the school headed in the right direction. Noting that “many of you know of my fondness for the significance of signs,” Sister Claire explained that Meg had accepted the position on the Feast of St. Catherine of Sienna, the school’s patron saint; that it was also the anniversary of

the death of Catalina’s first head of school, Sister Kieran; and that the installation ceremony was taking place on the Feast of the Holy Rosary. Sister Claire added: “I think it’s significant that this beautiful synchronicity is occurring. So, with all the blessings that these signs represent, we welcome you with great joy to our school. … We place great trust in you to lead us forward to a vibrant future.” After the ceremony—which also included an opening prayer from Monterey Bishop Richard Garcia, a performance of “My Girl,” in which students in grades 4–8 substituted “Ms. Bradley” for those titular words, and a stirring performance of “Meadowlark” by the Upper School choir and chamber ensemble—Meg expressed her extreme gratitude for the day. “I didn’t expect that it would be so beautiful,” she said. “The students, the singing, the orchestra, the setting—it was all filled with love. I’m so touched.”

Welcome HOME to the Carol Ann Read Head of School House

When Sister Claire announced her retirement in 2014, among the many questions it raised was this: Where would the new Head of School rest her, well, head? The answer stands at the top of the hill past the Performing Arts Center, a gleaming white, two-story Spanish-style house that Meg Bradley and her husband, George, now call home. The Head of School House, the result of two years of fundraising, planning, and construction, was finished in June. “It is a very standard part of independent schools,” said Rich Patterson, Assistant Head of School for Advancement. “We are probably coming later to the game simply because we have had sisters running the school for 65 years. There has not been the same need as there might be at a school that has had a lay person all that time.” Throughout Santa Catalina’s history, the sisters have either lived in the dorms or in apartments at the top of campus. With the transition to lay leadership, it became clear that a new arrangement was in order. “The overriding thought that went into this was to create a very nice home for the current Head of School and future Heads of School and their families to live in and entertain in, but we did not set out to build a mansion,” Rich said. “We wanted to build something that was very fitting for our school and was fiscally responsible and that would serve the school’s needs well into the future. It was a very thoughtful, practical process.” To accomplish all of those goals, Sister Claire and the Board of Trustees engaged two familiar collaborators: Richard Rhodes, designer of the recent Lower and Middle School projects, and past parent Mike Avila of Avila Construction, builder of the new Mathematics and Science Center. “We had experienced such success with Richard and Mike,” Sister Claire said, “that I had great confidence in what would be the beauty of this new home.” The result is a 4,693-square-foot house that maintains the campus’s authentic Spanish style, with white stucco exterior, clay tile roof, and arches inside and out. Also in line with the rest of campus, it is equipped with solar panels. It makes use of radiant heat and low-flow fixtures, and the landscaping features drought-tolerant plants, drip irrigation, and native grasses. For the flooring, fixtures, and other inside features, Richard worked closely with trustee Tracy Miller Haas ’75, an interior designer based in Menlo Park. Using the Hacienda as a reference point, they used dark woods and a color palette of rusty oranges/reds and blues. The four-bedroom, three-bath second floor is given over entirely to the private family residence. Downstairs, the rooms were designed to be comfortable for everyday living as

well as for entertaining—whether a dinner party for 10 or a barbecue for 70. When guests enter through the large, arched front doorway, they pass through a foyer into the bright, airy, and fully furnished “Great Room,” where soft couches and oversized chairs exude a feeling of warmth and welcoming. It’s the only room in the house that came fully furnished. “I just tried to keep the traditional flavor of the school … but gave it a little bit more of an updated twist. Students, too, will think it’s a nice place to come,” said Tracy. Meg plans to entertain students in a variety of ways in order to get to know them. She has already hosted the senior class for the first of these events. “She really has a great spirit about [the house] in that she understands that it is a practical place for her husband and her to live and also wants to make the best use of it on behalf of school,” Rich said.

“Part of what makes it so special are the many Santa Catalina people who made it possible. It is truly a wonderful place and we are proud to call the House our home.”

“George and I are thrilled to live in such a beautifully designed and comfortable home,” Meg said. “Its timeless style melds seamlessly with the rest of the campus. Every detail has been thoughtfully considered and there are lovely views from every corner of the house. The elegantly decorated formal living room is the perfect place to welcome guests and members of our community. “Part of what makes it so special are the many Santa Catalina people who made it possible. It is truly a wonderful place and we are proud to call the House our home.” Tracy, who volunteered her time for the project, called it a pleasure to give back to Santa Catalina. “I say it is the house that built me,” she said, “and I mean that sincerely. It meant a lot to me to be able to help on the project.” For Richard, who mostly designs commercial buildings, the house is a particular accomplishment. It was built in 10 months,

a record for one of his residential projects—thanks, he said, to a smooth partnership with Avila Construction. Now that all is said and done, Richard counts it as among his favorites. “I think one of the things that pleased me a lot was when the house was nearing completion, I walked through with my wife and she said, ‘It feels like Santa Catalina,’” he said. “And that was the goal.” Tracy said the experience was unique in the level of cooperation. “Everybody working on the project really knows the school and understands it and understands the importance of the legacy of the house and the purpose. I think that is really nice,” she said. “A lot of times you work on a project where there’s none of that emotional commitment. … I think that is why the project turned out on time and on budget. I think it represents the school well.”

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DOUG MCKENZIE A PASSI O N FO R Q UALI TY

Doug, a real estate agent, was an active member of the school community even before joining the board. He was chair of the Santa Catalina Fund committee for parents, and was the school’s 2006 distinguished honoree at National Philanthropy Day. He plans on continuing his support of the school, whether financially or at events.

Doug McKenzie watched as his daughter moved all the way through Santa Catalina School, from prekindergarten through her senior year. But he wasn’t ready to graduate when she did. The year Laura McKenzie ’06 collected her diploma, her father joined the Board of Trustees. “The reason that I decided to serve and have been supportive over the years is attributable to what it’s done for my daughter and for her friends,” he said. Doug is stepping away after serving 10 years on the board. Between the new construction projects, the development of the Lower and Middle School Compass program, the search for a new Head of School, and other endeavors, it was certainly an eventful decade. “I really enjoyed being part of all the positive changes that took place,” he said. As a trustee, Doug was the chair of the Development Committee and was a member of the Finance Committee. Board Chair Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 said he was invaluable in those roles. “Doug brought a depth of business expertise and experience to our board,” she said. “On the Finance Committee, he tracked results with the agility of an auditor and posed questions with the aptitude of an educator. On the Development Committee, he asked the tough strategic questions while pressing on with the more operational items of

responsibility. I could always count on Doug to be the voice of reason whether in group meetings or on calls. The quality of his insights and quiet presence will be missed.” It’s clear Doug will miss his fellow board members as well. He said he was impressed by their work during the development of the Master Plan, which lays out a framework for the school for the next 20 years.

“I could always count on Doug to be the voice of reason whether in group meetings or on calls. The quality of his insights and quiet presence will be missed.” “They’re tough things to consider and there’s not always a clear answer,” he said. But trustees made the right decisions. “The board is full of mature, smart, and good people.”

“I know the education [Laura] got here, she wouldn’t have gotten elsewhere,” he said. “The Catholic education atmosphere and the impact it had on children there, it’s remarkable. It’s something you don’t find in many places in the world. “I believe I’ve come away richer, and I know she has.”

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ROB BOLT A PASSIO N FO R EDUCATI O N

radar, but it didn’t make attending Catalina a given. Until …

We often talk about Santa Catalina changing students’ lives, but Rob Bolt proves it can change parents’ lives as well.

“My daughter suddenly announced in middle school that she thought she might like to go to Catalina,” Rob said. “She was the one who catalyzed it.”

Rob, father to three alumnae, went from a 20-year career in the tech industry to a second career as a teacher. “I wanted to spend the latter half [of my working life] focused on education, in some significant part inspired by my daughters’ time at Catalina,” said Rob, a middle school social studies teacher in San Mateo.

“When Rob changed his career path to be a teacher, his observations on various issues gave us the advantage of having wonderful insights from someone working in the classroom on a daily basis.” Rob was still a self-described “fledgling educator” when he started with the Board of Trustees, and over the next 10 years he was able to harness both his education side and his technology side as he worked on projects relating to academics, marketing, and admissions. Vice-Chair Peter Folger said Rob’s career change ultimately benefitted the board and the school. “Initially, his thoughtful contributions were primarily from the

perspective of a father,” he said. “But when Rob changed his career path to be a teacher, his observations on various issues gave us the advantage of having wonderful insights from someone working in the classroom on a daily basis.” One of the biggest challenges of Rob’s tenure was how to address something that was happening at boarding schools across the country: a decline in boarding students. “The question was how to stem what seemed like a natural tide,” he said. “One of the things I was heavily involved with was to focus on what I referred to as the ‘Catalina army’—the legion of alumnae that could and should be tapped to get into their communities and spread the word about the incredible experiences they had there. “We managed to stem the tide.” Rob knew the boarding program well—his three daughters were resident students. But they wouldn’t have been at the school at all if not for Mary ’09, his oldest daughter. She’s named after her aunt Mary Johnson, of the Mary L. Johnson Music Center. That connection put the school on their

The school clearly won the whole family over, as daughters Katherine ’13 and Gillian ’14 followed in Mary’s footsteps, and Rob joined the board. “Rob’s dedication and commitment to our school have taken many different forms,” said Board Chair Nonie B. Ramsay ’71. “His background in technology served our school well as we addressed the challenges of using high-tech tools to enhance teaching and learning. His belief in the power of a Santa Catalina education made him a strong contributor to our marketing and admissions initiatives. His profession in the teaching world added another important dimension to his role as a trustee. “His thoughtful presence on the board will be missed.”

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FRED BATES A PASSI O N FO R ACTI O N

“When I got the invitation, I thought I was too busy,” he recalled. “But she said, ‘Nonsense.’”

If you look at all the changes that have been made to Santa Catalina’s campus in recent years, you’ll find in their blueprints the work of Fred Bates.

Fred was not part of the Search Committee for the new Head of School, but he did offer advice. In his view, Catalina is not only a school, but a business, and it needed a CEOtype leader. Margaret K. Bradley was the right choice, he said, someone “to take us into the next generation.”

In his first five years on the Board of Trustees, Fred was part of a team that put together a 20-year Master Plan to guide the school’s growth. Many of the projects laid out in the plan have already taken shape. At the Lower and Middle School, there’s a new multipurpose building, an outdoor amphitheater, and new or renovated classrooms. Last year, Catalina opened a 21st century Mathematics and Science Center, and in July, our new Head of School was able to move into a brand new house on campus. And there are a lot more projects waiting in the wings. Fred, who recently retired after 10 years on the board, said he was brought on specifically for his development expertise at a time when the school was envisioning improvements to its facilities. “The idea was, let’s walk everywhere on campus and let’s talk about what we see,” he said. “As we walked, we found a number of deficiencies. You can’t just fix any one thing.” Thus the Master Plan was born, a process he said took up most of the first half of his tenure. The second half saw the plan put into action as construction began. “Fred’s generosity of spirit and talent is evident in the physical campus you see today,” said Board Chair Nonie B. Ramsay ’71. “His wise, no-nonsense approach to problem solving served as a model for me as well as many others who worked with him.”

Fred, who splits his time between Carmel Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, is the father of six children, two of whom joined the Catalina family in their early years: Tedra Bates ’03 started in grade 1 and Samantha Bates ’08 started in kindergarten.

“She has a tremendous background. Very confident, very strong from a management perspective,” he said. “I was delighted when she was hired. She was head and shoulders above everyone else.”

Fred credited Catalina for preparing his daughters for college and for being flexible and understanding while they were here. Tedra—or Teddy, as he calls her—was an equestrian who competed extensively during high school, often traveling to the East Coast for competitions. Though that meant she would miss class, the school made sure she stayed up to speed. “The school was allowing her to do the things she wanted to do while still educating her,” he said. He also said the school community was there for him when his wife, Deborah, died of cancer. “The great thing about Santa Catalina is it doesn’t matter what it is—a student is having trouble, a parent, anything—they’re so supportive,” he said. Deborah was the one who persuaded him to join the board in the first place.

Fred, who said he will continue to donate and attend events, is optimistic about the school’s future—largely because of the people he worked alongside. “The people on the board are very special, right to a person,” he said. “I saw people leaving during my time on the board, and I thought, how are we going to replace them? Instead, the board got bigger and better. After I leave, it’ll be bigger and better yet. They’ll take the school to a new level. It’s an exciting time to see it all happen.”

Meet Our New

TRUSTEES

Tracy A. Huebner, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd. Tracy brings a wealth of experience identifying, describing, and researching innovative education practices and trends and connecting researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. She has researched trends in college and career readiness, high school reform, digitally enhanced education, and Common Core standards for organizations such as Google, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Previously, Tracy worked at the Harvard Children’s Initiative as a lecturer and researcher on complex evaluations for school-based programs. Tracy received her B.A. from the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in education from Stanford University; she completed postdoctoral work at Harvard University as a Spencer Fellow in Education. Tracy and her husband, Christian, live in Hillsborough, California. Their daughter Kaki ’19 is a boarding student; Kaki’s twin sister, Francie, attends Menlo School in Atherton.

TRACY HUEBNER

Ricky D. Nguyen is a partner at Chang Nguyen Van Ruler LLP, a Certified Public Accounting firm, where he provides professional accounting services and tax preparation as well as consulting and succession planning for businesses, individuals, trusts, and estates. His practice focuses on closely held and familyowned businesses in real estate and professional services and agricultural businesses, including vineyards and wineries. Ricky guides his clients toward fulfilling their philanthropic goals as well as working with recipients and nonprofit organizations.

RICKY NGUYEN

Prior to forming Chang Nguyen Van Ruler LLP, Ricky worked for the international accounting firm of Deloitte and Touche, LLP, in both their Salinas and San Jose, California, offices. His tax and audit clients at Deloitte ranged from small, closely held family entities to publicly traded companies. Ricky is a Certified Public Accountant; he received a B.S. in accounting and an M.S. in taxation from Golden Gate University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of CPAs. Raised on the Monterey Peninsula, Ricky has served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations focusing on youth development. Ricky and his wife, Trina, are parents to Brandon ’09 LS; Averie, grade 4; and Sloane, grade 1.

The Sister Claire and Sister Christine Endowment for Health and Wellness

mind

body spirit

by Sister Christine Santa Catalina’s plans for Health and Wellness are well underway. Enabled by enthusiastic and generous support from alums, parents, and friends, the school, this summer, has benefitted from the suggestions and gifts of time and expertise given by friends and professionals. Our preliminary inquiries and consultations will assist us in the further articulation of both the program’s philosophy and the outline of its organizational details. We have received reassuring professional voices reviewing our statement of goals and outcomes and have found encouraging resources for the future. All realize that it will take time and thoughtful planning to bring the details of this program to fruition. Still, each step so far has reaffirmed the importance of a lifelong pursuit of health and wellness and of Santa Catalina’s resolve to provide for our community the basis of that pursuit. The school looks forward to further conversations with our many professional friends.

approaching transitions to high school or college. As Santa Catalina once again considers its goal to inspire positive growth of the physical, intellectual, and spiritual person, balance emerges as a central pursuit. The ability to develop and maintain balance results from sound information, thoughtful reassurance, reasonable boundaries, and appropriate experience. The result is a self-confident individual who exercises good judgment, makes wise decisions, and embodies empathy and respect for others. While endeavoring to provide balance in the lives of students, the school also works to expand the education and support currently offered through several existing departments. This expansion will occur through the curricular and co-curricular program now in its beginning stage.

All of this reminds us, once “...each step so far has again, that the world in which reaffirmed the importance of we live is complicated and a lifelong pursuit of health constantly changing. In the area of health and wellness, and wellness and of Santa the services offered to Santa Catalina’s resolve to provide Catalina’s community are for our community the basis essential to the productive and happy future of each of that pursuit.” member. Everyday, students navigate relationships, manage stress, and make decisions. At the same time While Santa Catalina continues to that they happily interact with their provide general health and medical friends and their teachers and pursue care for students, the health and their daily activities, they also struggle wellness curriculum will further to resolve life’s challenges in a kind emphasize ongoing physical and and reasonable way. While they face mental wellness. Instruction will focus questions of positive self-image, on a range of related topics with the they try to incorporate appropriate goal of life-long health maintenance. exercise and sufficient rest and to That is, an understanding of and engage in healthy nutritional choices. encouragement toward balanced As they live day to day in the present, nutrition, exercise and rest, they look ahead and consider rapidly

development and maintenance of positive relationships, and personal preparation for life’s transitions. This plan will involve Student Services, advisory programs, nurses, academic departments as appropriate, the physical education department, and the school’s food service provider, Bon Appétit. Santa Catalina’s program for health and wellness will require the creation of the new position of health educator/program director. This individual will assist and actively participate in the development and implementation of the program, teach related classes, provide appropriate informational opportunities, and prepare graduates for transition to high school or college. The director will manage, maintain, and further develop the health and wellness curriculum and will provide training for faculty in the skills needed to support an energetic, productive student population. Finally, all of these efforts will necessitate the relocation of the current Health Center to a facility that enables nurses to more easily provide medical assistance and/or bed rest. This facility will also allow the director to offer student education and support, as well as professional staff training. With assistance from the Sister Claire and Sister Christine Endowment for Health and Wellness and with continued professional support, the school looks forward to the growth of this program. Without question, it will provide a most welcome and positive enhancement to the Santa Catalina experience and to the lives of each member of the community.

Securing Santa Catalina’s

Future with a Bequest Gift

Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82, ’78 LS

ennifer MoultonPost’s view of her Santa Catalina experience did not crystalize or end on graduation day. Rather, Jennifer’s connection to her alma mater continues to evolve. “Catalina’s relevance in my life has grown over time. As a student, I received an amazing education. Catalina continues to inform my life as an alumna. I’ve been the beneficiary of the school’s hospitality and care, and I value the friendships that began there. I want that kind of meaningful experience for future Catalina students.”

My foundation there was very strong. We were always told we could be and do whatever we wanted to be and do.” Jennifer took that encouragement to heart, becoming a successful businesswoman and an active community volunteer.

To that end, Jennifer is including Santa Catalina in her estate plans. A dedicated donor to the annual Santa Catalina Fund and a campaign supporter and volunteer, Jennifer wants to expand the difference she is making in the lives of students by providing a gift in her will to be added to the school’s endowment. Her intention is not solely the result of her past positive experiences but also her inclination to look forward, to envision the future.

Jennifer values the school’s inclusive philosophy and expansive approach to teaching and learning. “Santa Catalina pays attention to both the big and small things. The Journey program, for instance, is terrific because it considers the whole person. It’s not just about getting into the best schools; it’s about growing fully formed human beings that look at the world from all sides. The school’s philosophy is that everyone is a worthwhile human being.”

“I entered Santa Catalina at an early age and really loved it there. It had a lot to do with feeling safe, making good friends, and being in small classes. And, in the Middle School, there was little of the usual junior high angst. People were nice.”

Jennifer sums up her bequest intention: “A healthy endowment will allow Catalina to respond to the times. I’m not restricting my bequest to a particular purpose. There may be needs in the future that we are not able to envision today.” She adds: “You need not be wealthy to make a gift in your will. It’s a simple way to make a difference that carries into the future. That’s how organizations grow. And that matters to me.”

When the time came, Jennifer looked forward to attending Upper School. “I was one of those kids who had both day-student friends and boarder friends.

At a pivotal point in her life, Santa Catalina became especially important to Jennifer. “Although I had been out of school for two decades, when my father became critically ill, I would visit Santa Catalina, finding solace in being back on the campus and in the Chapel. The Sisters were very supportive. I began to see Santa Catalina as a community of people who could be relevant in my current life. What touches me is that Santa Catalina doesn’t just talk about caring for others and becoming the people God meant us to be; they actually do it.”

If you would like more information on how to realize your philanthropic goals with a gift to Santa Catalina in your will, please contact Laurie Severs, Director of Development, laurie.severs@santacatalina.org

Leading with a Generous Heart

In Appreciation of J. Peter Read

hen one considers the defining characteristics of highly effective educational institutions, outstanding leadership is a prerequisite for progress and success.

Since its founding, Santa Catalina has flourished under the guidance of knowledgeable, passionate, and visionary leaders. One such leader is former trustee, past parent, and benefactor Peter Read. Peter’s connection to Santa Catalina began as a parent while his daughters Megan ’87 and Carrie ’95 attended the Upper School. After joining the Board of Trustees in 1993, Peter’s commitment over the next 12 years moved the school forward on a number of fronts. He was an inspiration to those who served alongside him. According to former Board Chair Peter Folger, “He is a quiet person by nature, but to paraphrase an old commercial, ‘When Peter spoke, the Board listened.’ His perspective was always valued.” Recognizing the growing importance of computer technology and research in education, Peter established in 1994 an endowed fund for that purpose. In 1996, he made a lead gift toward the Greer Family Dormitory and in 1997 made an additional gift that helped move the dormitory to completion. In 2000, the Read family’s desire to lend support to various philanthropic causes manifested itself in the establishment of the Otter Cove Foundation. Peter’s third daughter, Gilan, was appointed the Foundation’s director. Santa Catalina was honored to receive grant awards from the Foundation in support of tuition assistance and a named Carol Ann Read Scholar. The Read family’s passionate belief in the power of education, together with the Foundation’s goal to extend educational opportunity to economically disadvantaged students, has had a life-changing

effect on deserving Catalina students. Recently, Peter contributed the lead gift and critical funding for the new Head of School residence. In appreciation for his generosity, Santa Catalina is honored to name that house the Carol Ann Read Head of School House. Once again, Peter’s interest, generosity, and understanding have enabled our school to realize its vision for the future. Peter’s expertise as a partner of Read Investments, his experience and success as a businessman, and his ongoing philanthropy are among the many attributes he brought to bear in his role as a Trustee. In the context of leadership, however, generosity takes many forms whose value is beyond measure. According to Peter Folger, “The hallmark of Peter’s tenure on the Board was his personal caring for everyone involved at Santa Catalina. There is a gentleness to Peter that brings a calmness and sensitivity to all discussions in which he is a participant.” Clearly, Peter’s care for Santa Catalina and his commitment to the school’s purposes continues to this day. “Over the years that Peter has been involved with Santa Catalina, he has invariably shunned the spotlight, even on the many occasions when it should have been shined on him,” says Peter Folger. “It is so appropriate that we acknowledge Peter in this Bulletin so that the entire Santa Catalina community finally will know of his contributions to our school, tangible and intangible, as well as gain at least some sense of the genuine warmth of this very special man.”

If you would like to discuss how you can make a lasting difference to Santa Catalina’s faculty and students with a gift or bequest, please contact Laurie Severs, Director of Development, laurie.severs@santacatalina.org

Christian Reilly:

A Perfect Fit SISTER CARLOTTA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

The Sister Carlotta Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to a faculty or staff member whose work, either inside or outside the classroom, has epitomized the school’s mission and has enriched the hearts and minds of students at Santa Catalina School. The recipient is recognized for upholding the school’s commitment to educating the whole person, consistent with the values manifested in Sister Carlotta’s vocation of teaching young people. The nominating committee and Board of Trustees Chair Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 accept nominations from faculty and staff and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees, who then select the recipient. The Sister Carlotta Endowment for Educational Excellence provides a $10,000 honorarium that accompanies the award.

“In the past few years, I’ve been trying a whole bunch of new things, and the best part of the award is getting some feedback that these things are going in a direction that was appreciated.”

Monterey Bay is Christian Reilly’s classroom. For his Marine Ecology Research Program, he takes students to the wharf, to sandy beaches, and rocky tidepools. He guides them through long-term research projects while also instilling in them something less tangible: a greater appreciation for the world around them. That makes him a perfect fit for the Sister Carlotta Distinguished Service Award, named after an innovator who believed a student’s education is not contained within four walls and who saw a teacher’s ultimate goal as inspiring young people to be “adventurers in the universe.”

“He spearheaded the marine ecology initiative with vision, energy, and persistence,” Sister Claire said when presenting Christian with the award in May. “He inspires in his students a curiosity, an appreciation, and a respect for one of our last frontiers, the ocean.” For Christian, the award offers reassurance that he’s doing something right. “In the past few years, I’ve been trying a whole bunch of new things, and the best part of the award is getting some feedback that these things are going in a direction that was appreciated,” he says. After about two years of planning, Christian introduced the research program in the 2013-14 school year. The three-year program graduated its first batch of seniors last year. Christian, who is in his ninth year at Santa Catalina, began life as a marine ecologist. His own research projects involved the sensory ecology of fishes—i.e., night vision—and the genetics of fish parenting. One year, a teacher friend asked him to watch her biology class for a week while she went on her honeymoon. “It was just so much fun,” he recalls. “I guess I talked about it when I got home and my wife said, ‘I haven’t seen you this excited in 10 years. Maybe you need to reexamine your career goals.’”

So to Catalina he came. When he started thinking about the Marine Ecology Research Program, he was motivated by what he saw as a scientist: colleagues at universities lamenting that they couldn’t find time for their students to have real-world experiences, as they had. “We were getting a bunch of really sharp people coming into the field who were very good at the lab work and very good at answering focus questions, but they often had trouble providing the context in the broader world,” he says. “At the high school level, you can really capture people’s attention and interest and give them the time to see what an environment looks like if you go back to the same place over the course of a year. It felt like that was a real place where we would be able to open things up.” Christian takes full advantage of the 30 or so marine research institutions in the area, setting up tours and inviting scientists to speak in class. He also takes rising seniors to Hawaii in the summer to show them that vastly different environments can exist in the same ocean.

There are more than 40 students enrolled in the program this year, but Christian is not banking on any of them becoming scientists. “I’m not judging the success of the program by how many natural science students we turn out. This is an important part of being a citizen,” he says. “One of the things I’d really like to know is getting in touch with them 10 years from now to see if they feel like it had any impact on their career choices and their relationship with the local environment they find themselves in. I think that will be very meaningful.”

Growing Up at Santa Catalina by Sister Claire, Head Emerita

ast spring on the occasion of my retirement, Christy Pollacci wrote beautifully on my behalf. Although her full intent and her accomplishment were to speak about me, her frame of reference was our own personal relationship, the fact that, in her words, Christy “grew up at Santa Catalina.” Christy has served as a primary grade teacher, the Director of Admission, and the Division Head for PreKGrade 5. She is currently the Head of Lower and Middle School and a member of the Leadership Team. We congratulate her, here, for 25 years of devoted service to Santa Catalina, its students, its parents, and her colleagues. Christy first became part of our community in 1979, some 37 years ago. We were both a bit younger, and “growing up at Santa Catalina” was a process for each of us. Very quickly, as Christy described, I did trust her ideas and her instincts, her passion for children and her total dedication to their education. I will be forever grateful for her willingness to do

“I will be forever grateful for her willingness to do whatever was asked of her over the years and for her trust in me.”

whatever was asked of her over the years and for her trust in me. What we did not fully realize at the time, and what Christy will never say now, is what an extraordinary educator and unparalleled individual we welcomed into our community. Christy’s day begins greeting the children and their families in carline. Each morning she welcomes them with her engaging smile and a happy word. She knows them all—and she knows every younger sibling who is along for the ride. Her day from that point on is filled with the expected and the surprise: a parent conference, a classroom visit, a quiet word with a child, a visit with a teacher, a faculty meeting, an afternoon recital, or an athletic

event. All are part and parcel of Christy’s day, her week, her year. No matter at what time I left my office at the end of the day, Christy’s car remained. Christy is the consummate educator. Dedicated to her students’ academic progress, to their growth and to their ability to move forward in life happily and successfully, she brings a creative eye to curriculum, a sensitive touch to the art of testing, and innovation to the development of program. She cheers each child’s strengths and she studies what appear to be an individual’s challenges. And then she sets out to move them forward. (Many parents have told me that, even at home, the mere mention of “Mrs. Pollacci” produces amazing results.) Underlying all that Christy does,

however, is her understanding and belief in those qualities at the very foundation of the Santa Catalina community: truth, kindness, and character. If these are lacking, little else matters. Christyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s firm grasp of these essential principles led to the establishment of Compass, a program in which character is developed and service and leadership are practiced. Within the Compass Circles, the youngest of Lower and Middle School students form smaller communities with the eighth grade students within one of the four houses of excellence, spirituality, responsibility, and service. There, they discuss and practice the core values of our school. It is the joy of sharing in this personal growth that warms Christyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s days. All of this Christy accomplishes with the devotion of a parent for her children and she would be the first to say that she does not do it alone. She is a professional among professionals and she leads all to the high mark. She is an individual of integrity, faith, and graceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a model of courage for the entire Santa Catalina community whether in times of great joy or trial and personal loss. We are grateful. How was I to know all those years ago the influence and support that we would be for one another in the midst of some extraordinary challenges? I am deeply grateful for the presence of Christy in my life and for all that she has taught me along the way. I thank her for her love and support, for her efforts in celebrating my final year at Santa Catalina from the Flag Raising ceremony at the opening of school to special moments in May at the Spring Concert, and for the many occasions in between. I will always hold all of our memories in my heart.

math & science faculty 36 22 I am always curious about their favorite books, and in past years I have read them to include them in my words. I know that this year the class read more books than any other year. The children were courageous like Sheila Rae, the Brave when they spoke into the microphone in front of the entire Primary Assembly during their presentation on habitats. They were stubborn and determined like Portly in Hippopotamus. They worked very hard for something that they really wanted; they sold numerous raffle tickets for the carnival in order to earn incentives. They were Toothless Wonders like Junie B. Jones. All together this class lost over 25 teeth!

—Sister Claire, Head Emerita

During the last week of school, we had the children write in their journals about their favorite day in Kindergarten. Most children named a field trip to the Aquarium or the Monterey Zoo. Or they loved dressing up for Halloween and going trick or treating. One child, Berkeley, wrote, “My favorite day in Kindergarten was every day because every day was a new adventure!”

They loved using materials from the recycle bin. They took recycled paper to the art area to create something new: paper airplanes and houses. They are learning about sustainability and care of the planet at an early age. They all like to build with any kind of construction toy. Their favorites were Legos, Zoobs, wooden blocks, and The Marble Run.

—Heather Medina Kindergarten Teacher

—Paul Elliott and Jeff Hrepich Coaches

Doctor President of the United States Firefighter

Astronaut

Air Force pilot

Monster truck driver

What do our Kindergartners want to be when they grow up?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Game-makerâ&#x20AC;?

Cook Police chief

Teacher Veterinarian

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Grade 8 GRADUATION

Advice for the Future Middle School Graduation Address Jeannine Pacioni (Excerpts from original speech)

I would like to thank Sister Claire, Christy Pollacci, the Santa Catalina Leadership Team, the distinguished faculty, and, of course, the Class of 2016 for inviting me to speak with you today. As many of you know, I have two graduates in this class: Dominic and Gabriel. Graduation is a momentous occasion, and I am honored to address the class. I have often wondered what it would be like to have a parent who is a teacher or a principal. My kids likely wonder what it would be like not to have a parent who is a prosecutor. They would probably tell you that they often feel as if they are on a witness stand under cross examination when I ask them how their day was at school. But they must know how very proud I am of them and of each and every one of you, because graduating from Santa Catalina is indeed an accomplishment that you will carry throughout your life. When I mentioned to one of my twin boys that I was asked to speak today, he reminded me that sports commentator and former NFL star and head coach Herm Edwards spoke at last year’s commencement. He wondered aloud—yes, aloud— why I was asked to speak after Monterey Bay’s favorite son. I acknowledge that following a local sports legend is difficult. But, as

Coach Edwards would likely agree (being a father himself), I have the most important title one could hope for: that of parent. So, I set forth undaunted to share a few thoughts today. Eight years ago, you entered the first grade. So many things have happened since then, since that fall in 2008 that seems like a lifetime ago. We elected our first AfricanAmerican President. Pope Benedict became the first pope in 600 years to step down in retirement. And, of course, Osama Bin Laden was…well, let’s just say that he was brought to justice. Before you started first grade, the iPad had not yet been invented and pop star Bruno Mars hadn’t made his first hit song.

“Santa Catalina, the teachers and staff, your parents and coaches have given you the tools you need to make good choices. Have courage to do the right thing.” All of these cultural and historical events have taken place since you entered the first grade, but these things are not important. What is important are the knowledge, friends, and life lessons gained over these past years at Santa Catalina. These are the things we celebrate and rejoice today.

John F. Kennedy said: “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.” As important as these past years have been, I submit to you that the next eight years will have an even greater impact on your life as a whole. Your performance in high school and your conduct both in and out of school will impact whether you go to the college of your choice, start a vocation, or enter the military after your next graduation. In most instances, the four years after high school will set the tempo for the remainder of your life. My first piece of advice to you is to make good choices. My children are probably rolling their eyes at this, because it is a mantra in our home. You will be challenged by many attractive but negative influences that could derail all of your efforts and the success you have achieved to date. My job as a prosecutor—and, frankly, my job security—is based on people making bad choices. Every year, my office deals with thousands of people who have made bad choices. Some bad choices start out seemingly inconsequential, but one bad decision often leads to two, and then they snowball. Santa Catalina, the teachers and staff, your parents and coaches have given you the tools you need to make good choices. Have courage to do the right thing. Second: Write your own script. Take responsibility for your life. Life doesn’t just happen. Don’t live your life on cruise control. You determine what you want out of life,

and you do it. I do not mean to say that you will have all the answers as you enter ninth grade or even when you leave twelfth grade. To push yourself toward the future, though, you must look for opportunities and grab them when they present themselves.

Jeannine Pacioni—attorney, community leader, volunteer, and parent— addressed the 2016 graduating class of the Lower and Middle School. As Monterey County Assistant District Attorney, Jeannine Pacioni has dedicated her career to the pursuit of justice. In her tenure as Monterey County Deputy District Attorney, she fought for a conviction in the longunsolved 1997 Kristopher Olinger case. In her TEDxSantaCatalinaSchool 2014 talk, “Passion for Justice,” Jeannine told the tale of the arduous journey that marked the Olinger case, how it eventually came to be solved, and her personal commitment to making sure justice is upheld. Fully committed to volunteerism and the local community, Jeannine served as president of the Junior League of Monterey County. She is involved in the Monterey County Bar Association, the California District Attorney’s Association, and the Monterey Peace Officers Association. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of National Charity League, Monterey Bay; Monterey Rape Crisis Center; Monterey County’s Children’s Council; and the Child Abuse Prevention Council. Jeannine holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Northern Arizona University and a law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law. Jeannine has three children: Gianna ’17 in the Upper School, and Dominic and Gabe, members of the Lower and Middle School’s Class of 2016.

“Write your own script. Take responsibility for your life. Life doesn’t just happen.” Steve Jobs was not only an entrepreneur and a great businessman but also a trail blazer. Jobs said: “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And, most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you want to become. Everything else is secondary.” My wish for you is to live your life with integrity and to blaze your own trails through hard work and perseverance. And, yes, that must start now…well, after the celebration of today’s achievement is over! My third piece of advice is to give of yourself to others. You get what you give. It is a tried-and-true statement that what you put out in this world comes back to you. Some might call it karma, others might have a different name. The reality is that by following the four compass points of Santa Catalina—Excellence,

Spirituality, Responsibility, and Service—you will always be paid back in double. You will always benefit from doing the right thing, for the right reason, which is essentially your school’s motto: Veritas, which means truth. You will soon be graduates of Santa Catalina. That is no small achievement, but it is also a responsibility. As baseball legend Hank Aaron said, “What you do with your life and how you do it is a reflection not only on you but on your family and all of the institutions that have helped to make you who you are.” You are all Santa Catalina Cougars! As you move forward, reflect well on your family, on Santa Catalina, but most of all on yourself. Enjoy your day, graduates, and congratulations!

math & science faculty 36 22 Santa Catalina has allowed me to grow in ways I never imagined. If someone had told my little 4-year-old self in PreK how confident she would become in the next 10 years of her life, she would not have believed it.

“The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” (Mark Twain) Santa Catalina has helped me find out why I was born. The guidance of amazing teachers, the support of friends, and the gift of forming bonds with extraordinary people have made the Santa Catalina experience truly irreplaceable.

—Baily Brewer Graduation Speech

—Madeleine Nowak Graduation Speech

Lower & Middle School Community

Life

Grade 4 Travels Through Time Metal lunch pails, bandannas, and stacks of schoolbooks lined the hallway outside the Grade 4 classroom on April 15. Just inside sat a cardboard replica of an outhouse, adorned with moon-and-star cutouts. To a casual observer, the classroom may have been a scene from Little House on the Prairie. These 1860s accessories weren’t just for fun and games, though. They were part of Santa Catalina’s Little Red Schoolhouse Day, bringing history to life for the fourth-graders. After a day of old-fashioned rote learning and square dancing, the students enjoyed cooling off at the swimmin’ hole, a.k.a. the Santa Catalina swimming pool. All in all, save major pioneer hardships, the day brought history to life for our 21st-century students.

More Than a Silhouette A silhouette is a solid, featureless image often depicting a person’s profile, but where does the name come from? Any eighth-grader at Santa Catalina can tell you that the word silhouette comes from the surname of Etienne de Silhouette, the French finance minister who imposed a policy of heavy taxation on luxury goods in 1759. Cutouts were an alternative to expensive oil paintings (which were greatly taxed) and, as such, came to be called “silhouettes.” This spring, Margie Lotz’s Grade 8 history students had the opportunity to create personal silhouettes. Mrs. Lotz explained: “I have always wanted the students to make their own silhouettes, especially when we reached the period of the American and French Revolutions. Little did I know that there was a way to do this on the computer!” She enlisted help from technology teacher Susan Kendall to make

this happen. Each student took a profile picture and used a Cricut machine to quickly and precisely cut the picture from cardstock. During the project, students were asked to think of images that represent their interests, goals, and aspirations—images that they would “put inside their head.” Mrs. Lotz summed up the project, “We created silhouettes that represent the hopes and dreams of the graduating class.” Eighth-graders had the opportunity to view the original silhouettes of Thomas Jefferson’s family when they visited Monticello during their weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., in May.

Middle School Mathletes Impress A hearty congratulations to our MathCounts team, which placed third at the competition on February 6. Students competed against 120 high-achieving math students from 17 independent and public middle schools from throughout Monterey County and Morgan Hill. Santa Catalina placed first among the teams from Monterey County. Seventh-grader Gabriel Gargiulo and eighthgrader Samuel Fontaine placed among the top 12 in the county. Competitors started the morning with a “sprint test” that gave them 40 minutes to complete 30 engineeringlike problems. This test was followed by an exercise involving eight difficult number theory problems that students had to solve in six-minute intervals. The third round focused on group problem solving, giving each team 20 minutes to find a solution. All of our students showed outstanding critical and analytical thinking skills, determination, and poise during the long day of competition. MathCounts is a national organization that tries to engage middle school students of all abilities and interest levels in challenging math programs, with the goal of expanding academic and professional opportunities for youth. MathCounts is dedicated to providing enriching learning opportunities to students and believes that “all children are capable of seeing the beauty and joy of math, whether they come to us already passionate about math, or intimidated by it.” On May 14, 12 Santa Catalina “mathletes” from grades 5–8 competed against 300 students from 36 schools at the countywide Mathletics competition. Overall, the students did very well both as individuals and as a school. The mathletes from Grade 5 were Jack Ratcliff, Tarn Reilly, and Elle Leatherberry. On the Grade 6 team were Hayden Williams, Anna Bella Hrepich, and Claire Nowak. The Grade 7 team included Gabe Gargiulo, Anthony Scattini, and Beatrix Stork. Grade 8 representatives were Dominic Nale, Candace Wong, and Samuel Fontaine.

Jack Ratcliff placed in the top 10 percent of 44 students in Grade 5, receiving honorable mention. Both Anna Bella Hrepich and Claire Nowak were in the top 10 percent of 46 Grade 6 competitors and received honorable mention. Gabriel Gargiulo took first place for Grade 7, and Anthony Scattini received honorable mention. In Grade 8, Candace Wong took first place and Samuel Fontaine received honorable mention. The first- and second-place winners received medals and $100 and $75 Amazon gift cards, respectively. Santa Catalina’s middle school students finished second in the Grade 6 competition, first place in Grade 7, and second place in Grade 8. The success is significant because the Mathletics challenges are based on Common Core Standards, which result in a curriculum that is different from Catalina’s. Clearly, these students are great problem solvers who demonstrated their understanding of core math principles and their ability to solve problems presented in new and unique ways. Thanks to Lorna Monroe and Jessica Bangham for coaching these students this year.

Characters Come to Life in Grade 3 Campus was host to an impressive group of changemakers, athletes, and royalty on April 12 at the annual Grade 3 International Biography Night. The school welcomed guests from the past and present, including Thurgood Marshall, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Ford, Queen Elizabeth II, and Dorothy Hamill. Head of Lower and Middle School Christy Pollacci inducted the historical and contemporary characters into the International Biography Hall of Fame. Each third-grader, dressed as a famous person from the past, spoke in first person to recount the character’s life and times. After the presentations, parents, grandparents, siblings, and other guests interviewed the characters and talked with the students about their presentation boards.

Students Achieve Scholastic Art Honors Congratulations to the students whose works were honored by the 2016 California Regional Scholastic Art Awards. This year’s winners are in the categories of digital media and photography. The recognition is an achievement for these young artists, whose work was selected by a panel of artists, art educators, and other art professionals as the best work submitted throughout California (excluding Los Angeles County, which is its own region). Silver Keys Bailey Brewer, Grade 8, digital art, Portal to the Past Julia Wagner, Grade 8, photography, In the Lonely Hour Honorable Mention Maddie Brown, Grade 7, digital art, Dancing on the Moon Juliana Cardinale, Grade 8, photography, No One Sees Me Ally Dimitrov, Grade 7, photography, Blurred Eye Jackson Figge, Grade 7, photography, The Hand Shaan Patel, Grade 8, digital art, Global Warming Beatrix Stork, Grade 7, digital art, Lily Beach; digital art, Light Jumping

Two Teams Dive In to Underwater Robotics On April 30, Santa Catalina sent two teams to the Marine Advanced Technology and Education (MATE) Underwater Robotics Competition in Aptos, California. The MATE competition challenges K–12, community college, and university students from all over the world to design and build remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to tackle missions modeled after workplace scenarios in an ocean environment.

Prior to the competition, each team designed and built the frame for an ROV; team members wired the circuit boards and soldered the motors to the tether. After many trial runs and modifications, students put their vehicles to the test during the underwater competition, during which they used their ROVs to retrieve objects from the bottom of a pool and bring the objects to the surface.

Working in partnership with the Marine Technology Society ROV Committee, MATE created the ROV competition as a way to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); expose them to science and technology careers; encourage them to develop and apply technical, teamwork, and problemsolving skills; provide funds, materials, and technical expertise to support student learning; and provide industry with skilled individuals who can fill workforce needs.

Catalina’s Grade 6 team, with Nicholas Udwadia, Maddux Hrepich, Antonio Della Sala, and Davonn Ngo, placed 17th, and the Grade 7 team, with Abigail Romero and Sarah Stoker, placed 25th. Both were very good finishes for first-time competitors. This is the third year that Catalina has sent teams to compete at MATE. Thank you to Kelly Miller for coaching this year’s teams.

Surprises at Spring Concert This year’s spring concert, “Music and Memories,” featured songs from the 1930s to today’s hits. More important, it provided an opportunity for the entire Lower and Middle School community to honor Sister Claire and Sister Christine. Christy Pollacci’s initial vision of celebrating the Sisters and their legacy blossomed into a full-scale production that moved the audience not just through cultural memories and music, but also through the history of Santa Catalina and the memories of the Sisters. The narrative portion of the production, written by teacher Jeremy Sandler, supported transitions between the decades and worked seamlessly with the musical vision of Katie Gaggini. A collaborative effort on the part of the faculty resulted in guest appearances from Shirley Temple (Amy McAfee), Judy Garland (Katie Schipper), Paul McCartney and John

Lennon (Paul Elliott and Jeff Hrepich), Cher (Maria Canteli), and other stars. None of the “phone booth time travel” would have been possible without the stage managing skills of Lorna Monroe. The surprise ending showcased students singing one of Sister Claire’s favorite songs, “I Just Called to Say I Love You” by Stevie Wonder. With a slide show, three extra songs, flowers, and a standing ovation, the entire Lower and Middle School thanked the Sisters for their years of service. It truly was a night made of memories and music!

Middle School

Sports Tennis This season, the tennis team had a successful year, not only on a competitive level but also for the emerging players. The team had 25 players this spring, with playing abilities varying from beginner to accomplished. Coach Andrews explained: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our team had the opportunity to play 13 matches this year, which was helpful to give all of the players a chance to compete on the court. We were a strong unit led by Taylure Craven and Gabriella Nagy. They were good team leaders and will be missed next year.â&#x20AC;?

Track and Field The track and field team had an outstanding season, with many students making the record board for their grade level. Siena Catalano broke her own record in the shot-put, with a throw of 29 feet ¼ inches. Many athletes set marks for their grade level. “It is so exciting to see our athletes make it on the record board and work hard throughout the year to do it,” said coaches Margaret Scattini and Catherine Tardieu. Five sixth-graders made the record board this year: Olivia Gorum placed third in the 100m, Kandace Kimes placed second in the 400m, Ryan Cahalan placed third in the 200m and second in the shot-put, Maddux Hrepich placed third in the 1600m, and Robert Noorzoy placed third in the shot-put. In seventh grade, Gabriel Garguilo placed second in the 100m, Joseph Do placed second in the 400m, and two relay teams placed for the 4x100m and 4x400m. Eighth-grader Candace Wong placed third in the long jump.

Golf The golf team had a great year, going 9-2 in the Mission Trail Junior Athletic League (MTJAL) and finishing the regular season in second place. Eighth-grader Will Pryor, seventh-grade standout Alex Inaikov, and up-and-coming sixth-grader Sydney Craven led the team. As the regular season came to a close, the team competed in the league championship tournament at Corral de Tierra Golf Club, where they placed second out of 11 teams. Alex finished third overall out of 44 golfers competing at the tournament. Coach Jeff Hrepich commented: “This team did a fantastic job all year. We had contributions from every member of the team this year, which was the key to our success.”

Upper Schoo Commencement

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A Time Apart Graduation Address Peter M. Folger (Excerpts from original speech)

It is an honor to be part of Santa Catalina’s 64th commencement exercises. This is a terrific day for a terrific class—the Class of 2016! To say “terrific” is not hyperbole. You are a class of scholars, scientists, artists, actors, athletes, poets, dancers, photographers, musicians, and activists. When speaking of you, the faculty and administrators describe you as fiesty, full of strong personalities, outspoken, unafraid to state and stand up for your opinions. You are bright but not showy. You are adventurous; constantly collaborating (having discovered the power of working together); and trendsetters who make movies, produce online magazines, publish poetry, and do meaningful summer work projects. On top of all of that, you love to cook! Most of all, you are admired for your closeness with each other, as evidenced by the thoughtfulness, humor, and emotion—even loving tears—during your birthday announcements at assembly, and, certainly, by the love and support you have given one another in times of sadness. Without a doubt, you can stand tall alongside the 63 classes that have preceded you. For the Class of 2016, the common bond you have of your time together here will be with you throughout your lives. You will find that the Santa Catalina magic you share with each other and with other Santa Catalinians is something outsiders will never have. Indeed, it is a unique connection that only Santa Catalinians understand, and it will be a source of strength for you always.

Class of 2016, you are a historic class beyond all that you have achieved individually and collectively, beyond even the many contributions you have made to the ongoing story of Santa Catalina, because graduating with you today, as they begin their well-earned retirements after 44 years of devotion to Santa Catalina, are Sister Claire, who for her first 30 years here was involved in every aspect of student life and, for the past 14 years, has been our third head of school, and Sister Christine—teacher, administrator, advisor extraordinaire. The completion of this academic year truly marks the end of an era. Class of 2016, you are graduating in the company of royalty! Being a commencement speaker is a daunting task. There is so much one wants to say in, you no doubt hope, a short period of time. In that spirit of brevity, I will forego a litany of topics for advice and numerous eloquent quotes from famous people, except to give two pieces of advice and just a few quotes. Sister Carlotta always spoke of a student’s time at Santa Catalina as being “a time apart,” an opportunity for a girl not only to learn and grow academically, artistically, and athletically, but, more important, to learn and grow as a person in all of life’s dimensions. Each of you has had this special chance to have the time apart to reflect on what is important to you and to establish a foundation to rely on as you move ahead to all the excitement of college and beyond. My advice this afternoon emphasizes two pieces of that foundation that have been a part of every day you have been at Santa Catalina. First is the importance of attitude in one’s life, indeed in one’s

happiness. Everyone experiences disappointments, some minor, some major, some even tragic. I am not recommending that you adopt an unwaivering Pollyanna attitude. No, life is too important to be dealt with so superficially. What I am suggesting is that your attitude in dealing with setbacks of whatever magnitude be correlated directly to your ability to deal constructively with the issue at hand. During your time here, you have had your challenges—a disappointing grade, not getting a part in a play, not making a team, an unhappy interaction with a classmate, and so on. The way you dealt with these events has helped you develop the resiliency and perspective that are at the root of a life-enhancing positive attitude.

“Sister Carlotta always spoke of a student’s time at Santa Catalina as being ‘a time apart,’ an opportunity for a girl not only to learn and grow academically, artistically, and athletically, but, more important, to learn and grow as a person in all of life’s dimensions.” The important point is that you have a choice regarding your attitude in all situations, but most especially in trying times. You probably cannot change what has happened, but you alone control your attitude in confronting events in your life. Please do not ever forget that, and definitely push forward with a courageous and optimistic attitude.

My second piece of advice is simple to articulate; it is our school motto— veritas. During your time apart, you no doubt have had to make the choice between right and wrong on a number of occasions. In many cases, only you know how you did. Most of the time, these were early, relatively straightforward test runs of your ethical judgment. From now on, though, you no longer will have the immediate warm embrace of Santa Catalina, the daily reinforcement to do the right thing, as you confront ethical forks in the road.

Peter Folger attended the Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut; received his undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University in 1967; and earned his law degree from the University of San Francisco Law School in 1973. Between 1967 and 1970, he served in the United States Marine Corps. In 1978, Peter cofounded Folger Levin, a full-service law partnership. He has been a member of the California Bar since 1973. Peter is active in many community organizations and educational institutions. Since 1983, he has been a member of the Board of Counselors at the University of San Francisco School of Law and served as its chair. He previously served as chair of the Boards of Trustees for two San Francisco schools—the Katherine Delmar Burke School and the Town School for Boys—and served as trustee for seven years at San Francisco University High School. Peter has been a member of Santa Catalina School’s Board of Trustees since 1985, serving as its chair from 1992 to 2007. He is the proud husband of Barbara, and the father of four daughters—three of whom attended Santa Catalina—and two sons.

You are going to have endless ethical decisions to make, some small and some big. You know the difference between right and wrong. Do not be beguiled by the rationale that something does not matter because it seems to be an inconsequential point. It all matters! People make the right decisions on big, tough ethical problems because they have developed the habit, the discipline, of having made the right decisions on smaller, less complicated issues. As is true with all things that are hard to do, it takes practice. I hope that you will have the good fortune of having your first few ethical crossroads be straightforward, easy calls. But remember: in ethical situations, nothing is insignificant, and everything counts. Be prepared! All too often in life, ethical decisions come at times when we are worn down for one reason or another—mentally and/or physically exhausted, or for some other reason are caught at a moment of weakness just when we need to be at our strongest. That is when your time

apart at Santa Catalina in making the right ethical decisions will serve you well to give you the strength, the courage, to make the correct choice. No job, no promotion, not even a friendship is worth compromising your integrity. As Shakespeare wrote in Macbeth, “What’s done cannot be undone,” so please be sure to take the time to think deeply about this issue. Also, do not forget that you have a large network of Santa Catalinians who will always be there to help. If you have time, call one or more of them for advice and strength. If your decision must be made immediately, as is often the case, and you are unsure of which choice to make, you cannot do better than to ask yourself: “What would Dr. Brenot do? Or Dr. Murphy, or Mr. Riley, to whom you dedicated this year’s yearbook? Or some other teacher or administrator you particularly trust? Or, for sure, what would the sisters do?” So there you have the two pieces of advice: you will never regret living a life of veritas, and remember that you alone are in charge of your attitude. I will conclude with two quotes. The first is generally attributed to J. M. Barrie: “Be kinder than necessary, because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.” For the second quote, I will rely on the essence of one of Winston Churchill’s commencement addresses: “Never, never, never, never quit.”

For the Class of 2016, the common bond you have of your time together here will be with you throughout your lives. You will find that the Santa Catalina magic you share with each other and with other Santa Catalinians is something outsiders will never have. Indeed, it is a unique connection that only Santa Catalinians understand, and it will be a source of strength for you always.

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—Peter Folger Commencement Address

Bless the faculty, who have educated us intellectually, spiritually, and socially. We are forever grateful for their passion, motivation, and dedication. We have been blessed to have had teachers with such strength of character and high standards.

—Emilia Letamendi Juárez ’16 Commencement Invocation

And may we never forget the sacrifices our families have made, quiet sacrifices to send us to a school that they knew would not only provide a superior education but would instill in us an appreciation of wisdom; a sense of Your spirit; a respect for the dignity of our fellow human beings; and a desire to demonstrate that respect through acts of courtesy, service, and kindness. May we continue to live these values the rest of our lives.

—Victoria Kvitek ’16 Commencement Benediction

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Distinctions at

COMMENCEMENT WITH HIGHEST

SANTA CATALINA

Claire Jellison Heather Mansour Ashten Nguyen

M ER I W ET HER AN D C R O O M B E ATTY AWA R DS

O U TSTA N DI N G L E A D E R S HI P A N D S C H O O L S U P P O RT AWARD

honor a freshman and a sophomore who exemplify compassion, integrity, faith, and friendship.

honors those students who called upon their own resources and enlisted the talents of others in pursuit of a common goal.

HONOR

WITH HIGH

HONOR Whitney Harrell Victoria Kvitek Thao Nguyen Kathryn Ridgway Lucy Stowe Emma Williams

AWA R D S

Freshman—Kacey Konya Sophomore—Madison Gong SIST ER M A RY K I E R A N S C H O L A R S H I P AWA R D is given to two juniors who embody generosity and sensitivity as modeled by Sister Kieran.

First place—Jordan Gersh Second place—Loleï Brenot

WITH

HONOR Isabella Ateshian Hannah Grogin Paige Henson Jenna Mazza Alison Mody Amanda Radner Emily Szasz Beatrice Tanaga Isabelle Wilbur Veronica Zelles

ROBERT P. BALLES

AWARDS BAL L ES SCIEN CE AWARD

is given to the highest achieving senior in science. Ashten Nguyen BAL L ES MATHEMAT IC S AWARD is given to the highest achieving junior in mathematics. Chloe Zhao

R OBERT P. BA L L E S AWA R D FOR AC A D EM IC E XC E L L E N C E honors the students graduating first and second in the senior class for their outstanding academic performance.

First place—Ashten Nguyen Second place—Claire Jellison

A D M IR A L R OBE RT S . H ATC H E R AWA R D honors students who engage in the academic curriculum to the limit of possibility for the joy and sake of learning.

Emma Williams

SUN ZA H PA R K S O L I DE O G LO R I A AWA R D honors a senior for her contribution to the liturgical life of the school through music.

Marie Ramirez

Agnès Ames Brianna Brady Veronica Diaz Whitney Harrell Paige Henson Catherine Lyche

TH E C H R I STO P H E R AWA RD honors a student who exemplifies Christian concern for others with leadership and dedication to the spiritual welfare of the school.

Emilia Letamendi Juárez

M U N R AS CO U RTE SY AWARD honors a student who exemplifies courage, graciousness, integrity, and openness to all.

Deneen Argueta

TH E A LU M N A E AWA R D honors students who have offered intellectual integrity, quiet leadership, and a mature individual perspective.

Victoria Kvitek Emma Williams

TH E V E R I TAS AWA R D honors a senior who exemplifies the school’s motto, Truth; who is true to herself and to others, acts with joy and single-mindedness, and who through her clear judgment and daily living leaves the school a better place.

Hannah Grogin Thao Nguyen

2 016 CO L L EGE MATRICU LAT ION American University

Swarthmore College

Barnard College of Columbia

Texas Christian University

Boston University (4)

Tulane University

California Polytechnic State University,

University of California, Berkeley (2)

University of California, Los Angeles

San Luis Obispo (3)

Chapman University, Dodge College of Film

University of California, Santa Cruz

Duke University

University of Arizona

Indiana University

University of Denver

Indiana University, Bloomington

University of Miami

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

University of Oregon (2)

New York University

University of Pennsylvania

Pepperdine University

University of Puget Sound (2)

Pitzer College

University of Redlands

Portland State University

University of San Diego

Providence College

University of San Francisco (2)

Reed College

University of Southern California (3)

Regis University

University of Texas, Austin

Saddleback College

University of the Pacific (2)

Saint Mary’s College of California

Villanova University

Santa Clara University

Washington University in St. Louis

Sarah Lawrence College

Western University

Seton Hall University

Whitman College

Time in the

Field

by Christian Reilly, Ph.D. and Lisa Marrack, Ph.D.

In the spring of 1940, John Steinbeck and his friend Ed Ricketts, a marine biologist, journeyed from Monterey to the Sea of Cortez, a narrow body of water east of Baja California. They spent six weeks collecting marine specimens and narrating their expedition. Their daily journals—part science writing and part philosophy—have inspired journalists and scientists alike, including us .

“One of the reasons we gave ourselves for this trip—and when we used this reason we called the trip an expedition—was to observe the distribution of invertebrates, to see and record their kinds and numbers, how they lived together, what they ate, and how they reproduced. That plan was simple, straight-forward, and only part of the truth. But we did tell the truth to ourselves. We were curious. We wanted to see everything our eyes could accommodate, to think what we could, and, out of our seeing and thinking, to build some kind of structure in modeled imitation of the observed reality.” — John Steinbeck and E. F. Ricketts, Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research, 1941

On June 12, 2016, the nine seniors of the Marine Ecology Research (MER) Program returned from the school’s second annual Hawaii trip. During their weeklong visit, these students monitored the health of the fringing coral reefs along the northeastern and western

coastlines of the Island of Hawaii, using free-diving techniques. The destination is special for scientific research. The Hawaiian Island chain is one of the most remote landforms on Earth— more than 3,500 km from the nearest continent. Its isolation has led to a high proportion

of endemism—that is, having communities of native species that do not exist elsewhere. Because Hawaii is the youngest island in the chain, with diverse habitats, it is an ideal place to observe island biogeography at work and to introduce students to expeditionary field biology.

45 The MER Program was founded in 2013. Two core goals of the program are to give students the opportunity to pursue scientific research and to give them the opportunity to learn first-hand about marine environments. These two goals create something of a dynamic tension between the need to spend time in the lab (honing techniques, designing apparatus, and developing experiments to test hypotheses) and the need to spend time in the field. The project-based learning lab at the new Mathematics and Science Center at Santa Catalina provides space for conducting research over long time periods. Simply having a space where experimental apparatus can be constructed and equipment need not be disassembled on a daily basis allows for more complex research, where processes can be tested over days and weeks. The aquarium facility allows students to house interesting organisms for identification and observation. The machine shop and dive bay allow us to prepare for fieldwork. This suite of facilities has supported some fascinating work along the Monterey coastline, including investigations in rocky intertidal, sandy beach, and kelp forest habitats. In Monterey, coastal upwelling brings nutrient-

laden water from deep canyon zones to the ocean surface. Upwelling is one of the reasons for the rich biodiversity along our shores. It is also the reason for our cold, sometimes turbid coastal water that can pose a challenge for students learning to conduct research with a mask and snorkel. The trip to Hawaii, where warm, clear water predominates, allows students to take the skills they learned in the intertidal and extend them out into the fringing reefs. Beyond the practicalities of tropical oceanographic conditions, there are other advantages to working in this unique ecosystem. One of the most important advantages is change. We all grow accustomed to our surroundings. For some of us, home is all we know, and it’s often hard to see what we do when we take it for granted. Moving from Monterey’s temperate reefs to the tropical reefs of Hawaii shocks us with its novelty. “Here is a beach, and there is the water,” we say, but almost nothing else is the same. We notice the new cast of characters, and when we return home, we notice their analogs. We need to experience a new setting to notice our own place.

Hawaii itself is constantly changing in ways that are significant scientifically and socially. In the scale of millions to hundreds of thousands of years, new islands erupt out of the sea while older ones slide to the northwest and wear away. Within this time frame, species arrive on the wind or via ocean currents. They populate the barren lava landscape and undergo evolutionary processes that often lead to new species. The coral species that build the reef systems fringing the island are undergoing changes within a shorter time frame—changes linked to climate change. Recently there have been some sobering projections about the ability of many of these coral species to survive the changes we expect over the next century. While in Hawaii, students’ major research objective was to create baseline data of coral species distribution and health. They conducted coral studies in two different areas: Kapoho on the remote eastern coast of the island and Puako on the leeward northwest coast. Students learned to identify coral species and common coral pathologies, and to identify other

community species associated with reef health, including urchins, crown-of-thorn starfish, and algae. Their observations will allow the next students to detect changes in species distribution and health over time as future groups follow in their footsteps and continue this research. During their senior year, students focus on communicating the results of the research they undertook. These broad experiences in Hawaii help provide a more global evolutionary and ecological context, which is important for a greater understanding. However, seniors didn’t spend all of their time in Hawaii on coral health surveys; they were also able to get a glimpse of other important parts of the islands, both ecological and cultural. They hiked across volcanic craters, walked through native rainforests, swam in brackish lagoons where juvenile reef fish flourish, explored green sea turtle habitats, and swam deep into a lava tube. They also assisted The Nature Conservancy and the native Hawaiian conservation group Hui Aloha Kiholo in the restoration of a fishpond used by kings and chieftains of ancient Hawaii. Ultimately, the enthusiasm of all program participants and their willingness to engage in so many new and challenging activities made the

trip a fantastic learning experience for everyone.

Highlights from the Group Trip DAY 1: Arrived in the dry leeward side of the island and drove up into the clouds on the saddle road between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Hiked into the mist looking for the endemic honey-creepers that feed off the Lehua blossoms in the native Ohi’a Lehua Forests. Dropped to the eastern “wet side” of the island and reached our destination in Kapoho. Fell asleep to the sound of the ocean. DAY 2: Snorkeled in the Champagne Cove lagoon, where warm geothermal groundwater pours out over cooler ocean water. Saw lots of baby reef fishes and eels as well as eight green sea turtles in deeper reef. Snorkeled at Wai’opae pools and learned to identify the dominant coral species. Explored the outer pools, where coral cover reaches 100 percent and reef fish are abundant. Group 1 cooked dinner, and we discussed our readings on island biogeography, including concepts proposed by Wallace and Darwin. DAY 3: Conducted our first coral transects, collecting data on coral species and prevalence, coral disease prevalence, and urchin densities. It got easier to

write underwater, and by the end of the day the group really knew the coral species. In the afternoon, we drove up to Volcanoes National Park and walked through Thurston Lava Tube. We also hiked a four-mile loop down through the forest and across the crater floor of Kilauea Iki. This crater was a molten lava lake in the 1950s, but plants are already beginning to grow in some spots! DAY 4: Last swim in Champagne Cove. Some of the girls found a coconut, opened it, and ate the insides. Drove to the Hilo farmers market for lunch and shopping. Everyone loves to eat shaved ice. Stopped at Akaka Falls for a walk. Finished the day at our second accommodation in Puako with time for an evening snorkel and another discussion about island biogeography. Ping-pong tournament until bedtime. DAY 5: Met up with The Nature Conservancy and conservation group Hui Aloha Kiholo for the day. Students from

Na Pe’a, the sailing canoe leadership program, are on the final night of their voyage camping along the coast. They greeted us with a traditional Hawaiian chant and lots of hugs. We sat together in a circle and shared: the girls described their junior MER Program research projects, and Na Pe’a kids talked about their sailing canoe program. Their leader, Nahaku, described celestial navigation and shared her recent experiences traveling thousands of miles across the Pacific without electronic navigation equipment on the traditional sailing canoe Hokule’a. We then shared lunch and worked together pulling stones out of the ancient fish pond to restore the wall and help return it to a working aquaculture site. We learned the expression “He wa‘a he moku, he moku he wa‘a,” which translates, “the canoe is our island, the island is our canoe.” The deeper meaning is that everything we need is on this island (or planet), so we need to use all resources wisely. Swam deep into a water cave. Tired but happy at bedtime. DAY 6: We conducted more coral transects at Puako. The water was a little choppy, which made it challenging to keep on task, but we did it! At lunch, we compared the Puako data to the Kapoho data. Puako has a very different reef than the one on the east side. After lunch, we snorkeled along the reef crest and saw many fish. At the end of the swim, a manta ray came right toward us! DAY 7: Drove to the end of the road at the north of the island to Pololu Valley. We hiked down through lush vegetation to the black sand beach below. There is nothing between this beach and North America but ocean. After talking about waves and currents, we played in the surf. Enjoyed more shaved ice on the way home. Ate our last mangoes from the tree over the house, and packed for travel tomorrow. DAY 8: Home.

We want to thank the administration, staff, and families that made this trip possible. In particular, we would like to thank the students who participated. They were the perfect traveling partners: eager to participate, flexible with what came next, and positive throughout. Aloha.

Upper School Community

Life Seniors Honored for Excellence in History Since 2009, the history department has awarded burgundy cords from the National History Society to seniors chosen for their outstanding achievements in the field of history. Students must maintain a minimum academic achievement and must receive the history faculty’s recommendation to garner this honor. Congratulations to this year’s recipients: Ashten Nguyen ’16, Isabelle Wilbur ’16, Claire Jellison ’16, Hannah Grogin ’16, Heather Mansour ’16, Jennifer Nguyen ’16, Emma Williams ’16, and Whitney Harrell ’16 (not pictured). This year’s Outstanding Student for the National History Awards is Heather Mansour.

Mathletes on a Run In Assembly on May 3, math chair Ned Stork recognized the 45 students who participated in at least one of this year’s California Math League (CML) contests. He announced the following top contestants: • Fifth place and the top senior—Sierra Papazian ’16 • Fourth place and the top freshman—Sophia Lee ’19 • Third place—Jane Shim ’17 • Second place and the top junior—Chloe Zhao ’17 • First place and the top sophomore—Sein Lee ’18 Sein Lee ’18 for the second consecutive year, received the 2016 Robert P. Balles Award, which includes a $750 prize. To be considered for this CML award, a student must compete in all six CML contests during the academic year (25 students met this criterion for 2015–16) and must earn an average of four out of six correct answers for the academic year. The contests require a mix of intuition, acquired mathematical knowledge, logic, and common sense to generate answers to six challenging problems in just 30 minutes. Congratulations to all of our talented mathematicians!

Student Poets Awarded Five Santa Catalina students earned recognition as part of the 2016 Monterey County High School Poetry Awards. The students and their poems are: • “October Leaves” by Isabella Ateshian ’16 • “I Could Cut My Name” by Octavia Dickinson ’17 • “What’s in the Way of Us” by Annarose Hunt ’17 • “A Memory” by Sarah Levi ’16 • “Woods” by Marie Ramirez ’16 The poetry awards, part of Thinking Out Loud, the Cherry Center’s annual exhibit devoted to high school arts, encourage the art and practice of poetry with educational workshops to high school students throughout Monterey County. The awards provide students with an opportunity to master public-speaking skills, to build self-confidence, and to learn to write poetry. Now in its 23rd year, the poetry awards have inspired hundreds of high school students to discover classic and contemporary poetry. Certificates of merit, cash awards, and books of poetry were awarded at a reading and ceremony honoring the student poets on April 30 at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel. In addition, the Cherry Center will publish an anthology celebrating the work of contributing students.

Classes Collaborate Through Language and Art Foreign language classes focus on far more than vocabulary, syntax, and sentence structure. The curriculum promotes an understanding and appreciation of different customs, thought patterns, cultural values, and histories. A project by Anne O’Dowd’s French 2 students highlights this interdisciplinary approach, valued by our faculty. The project began with a lesson from art teacher Michelle Avery in pointillisme, a style developed by French artists in the late 19th century. Using this technique, students painted iconic scenes of Monterey on cards that were then mailed to three French schools. The cards traveled to the communities of Tallard and Saint-Jean-deMaurienne, both in the French Alps, and to the island of Guadeloupe, a French territory in the Caribbean. Each school attached its own cards to those sent by our students, resulting in a collage that was global in perspective and collaborative in creation.

Student Senate Ready for 2016–17 Congratulations to the 2016–17 Student Senate officers! Sofia D’Amico ’17, spiritual life coordinator; Emma Patterson ’17, day student coordinator; Kira Cruz ’17, student body president; Jordan Gersh ’17, boarding student coordinator; Jenna Downs ’17, activities coordinator; Nicole Granat ’17, senior class secretary; Taylor Moises ’17, senior class president; Allie Aiello ’17, senior vice president; Amira Chou ’19, sophomore vice president; Simone Brown ’19, sophomore class secretary; Kacey Konya ’19, sophomore class president; Samantha Do ’18, freshman day student representative; Jessica Almos ’18, freshman boarding student representative; Katherine Kim ’18, junior class president; Ariana Fadel ’18, junior class vice president; Madison Gong ’18, junior class secretary.

Yearbook Dedication is a Family Affair During Assembly on May 20, Catalinan editors Isabella Ateshian ’16, Ashten Nguyen ’16, and Caitlyn Rodriguez ’16 read the clues to start solving the mystery dedication of this year’s yearbook. It didn’t take long for Study Hall to erupt in cheers as religious studies teacher Blake Riley claimed the dedication with a victory walk through the senior rows. An excerpt from the yearbook inscription reads: “It has been said that who the teacher is, is just as important as what he teaches. This is especially true of Mr. Riley, because he is more than a teacher to his students; he is a friend. The Class of 2016 dedicates this yearbook to Mr. Riley for his unwavering kindness, thorough sincerity, and remarkable personality. You have taught us the priceless principles of respect, mindfulness, spirituality, and willingness to explore. Like Santa Catalina, the things you have taught us, Mr. Riley, will remain with us forever.” Riley was joined on stage by his wife and resident faculty member Connie Riley, and daughters, Miriam and Judith, to celebrate this special honor.

Traditions Take the Cake Spirit Day and Cake Auction are never a dull affair, and celebrating the 38th year of these traditions proved once again that a little friendly competition never hurt anyone. After lunch on May 25, the students in their green, blue, yellow, and red class T-shirts gathered at the athletic field for a fierce kickball battle between the juniors and the seniors. Keeping with tradition, the freshmen rooted for the juniors and the sophomores cheered for the seniors. In the stands, the girls chanted, waved spirit poms, and raised their hands and voices with energy and enthusiasm. After all, that is what Spirit Day is all about. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory went to the seniors, who outscored the juniors 4-1. Post-game, the students gathered in Sullivan Court for the Cake Auction. Baking in small groups, the seniors created 12 cakes and other sweets honoring the movies Up, The Avengers, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens; a burger-and-fries meal from fast-food chain In-N-Out; the California beach scene; the best of breakfast; and other themes. Overall, the event raised $1,214.34. As in years past, all auction proceeds go toward the senior gift to the school. The Class of 2016 directed the funds to offset the costs of future senior class activities.

Working Toward a More Peaceful Future On April 15 and 16, Santa Catalina, in partnership with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), played host to the 2016 Critical Issues Forum (CIF). This year’s event was titled “Global Nuclear Vulnerability: Lessons for a More Secure and Peaceful World.” Students from across the United States, Russia, and Japan gave presentations on global security; the redesignation of funds currently used for weapon development; and, according to Russian student Yulia Nikitenko, “the absolute necessity for a universal treaty that bans the use, deployment, production, and transit of nuclear weapons.” Among the guests to campus were former Secretary of Defense Dr. William Perry; Robin L. Perry, Executive Director of the William J. Perry Project; and Dr. William Potter, Founding Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at MIIS. In his talk titled “A Personal Journey to Reduce the Nuclear Threat, and the Importance of Youth Education in that Endeavor,” Dr. Perry discussed the role of today’s youth in the creation of a nuclear-free future. To round out the event, Monika Gaxiola Artola ’16, Agnes Ames ’16, Amira Attia ’16, and Catherine Lyche ’16 were honored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, which bestowed on each of them the title of “Youth Communicator for a World Without Nuclear Weapons.”

Young people who are honored with this title (normally reserved for Japanese students) are expected to express the realities of the use of nuclear weapons to the international community and future generations. These Santa Catalina students have demonstrated that they are up to this task and that they “can really make a change in the world,” as Attia said. The CIF program aims to expand the discussion of international peace and security issues and promotes the development of critical thinking skills among high school students through educational outreach activities. The program also fosters a better appreciation among its high school participants of different national and cultural perspectives on complex but vital international security issues. Thus, CIF incorporates cross-cultural exchange in its program activities. Santa Catalina has hosted CIF each spring since 2013.

Upper School

Arts

Catalina Dancers Head to San Francisco A group of Santa Catalina dancers ventured to San Francisco with dance teacher Nicole West on May 30 for the final performance of the Alonzo King LINES contemporary ballet company. The company showcased Shostakovich, King’s work set to four movements by the title composer, and SAND, a new collaboration with jazz musicians Charles Lloyd and Jason Moran. West commented: “[The performance was a] wonderful opportunity for our students to see technical dancing at its finest, showing their hard work and years of training brought to fruition. Also, because the two pieces were very different, the girls were able to see fairly mainstream contemporary ballet consisting of intricate partnering en pointe, as well as multiple turns and high extensions. The second piece resonated the jazz music with much freer movement going from solos, duets, and trios to unison phrases with more pedestrian notes.” The trip was a great success, and the students appreciated the opportunity to watch such beautiful dancing.

Student Photographers Win Weston Scholarship Awards On May 12, students from Carmel High, Monterey Peninsula College, Santa Catalina, and Stevenson School showcased their black-and-white photography in the 2016 Weston Scholarship Exhibition at the Monterey Museum of Art. This year, 32 portfolios were selected from 59 entries. Of the portfolios selected, six were from Catalina students. The competition requires students to submit 10 black-and-white analog photographs in their portfolios, which are judged by a panel of local artists and educators. Submissions are judged on uniqueness, clarity, and consistency of vision and the quality of the finished prints. Congratulations to the following students who received honors: • Faith Camara ’17, honorable mention, $250 • Gianna Nale ’17, honorable mention, $250 • Sophia D’Amelio ’17, honorable mention, $250 • Emilia Letamendi Juarez ’16, Reed Farrington Award, $500 • Val Gonzalez Villarreal ’17, Social Commentary Award, $1,000 • Ilana Hagen ’17, Reed Farrington Award, $1,000 Gina and Kim Weston created the awards program in 2004 to educate and enlighten the community about the richness of photography on the West Coast and to keep the process of black-and-white photography alive in the tradition of Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. The scholarship program supports high school and college students studying fine art photography in Monterey County and has given more than $83,000 in awards to accomplished student photographers.

Guys and Dolls Dances onto the PAC Stage This spring, Catalina brought to life the musical Guys and Dolls, written by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows based on short stories by Damon Runyon. The oddball romantic comedy, often dubbed “the perfect musical,” is set in the heart of Times Square; the cafes of Havana, Cuba; and the sewers of New York City. Catalina’s rendition moved seamlessly between the three locales. Costumes transformed the student actors into their characters with an authenticity appreciated by all. The accuracy of the characters didn’t stop at their costumes. The performers spent hours perfecting their New Yorker accents, wowing the audience. Of special note was Jennifer Nguyen ’16, who played Nathan Detroit, and her keen mastery of the “Runyonland” accent. The physical comedy displayed by Juliana Tarallo ’16 as NicelyNicely Johnson and McCall Brinskele ’17 as Benny Southstreet had the audience roaring with laughter. The slapstick skills provided a series of sharp comic sketches that punctuated the energy of the production. Kudos to these students—and to the entire cast and crew—for another fantastic show!

Concert Choir Takes First at Music in the Parks (Again!) Congratulations to the Santa Catalina Concert Choir for taking first place in the Women’s Choir Division at Music in the Parks for the eighth year in a row. The group was also named Best Overall Choir at the May 15 festival, and McCall Brinskele was awarded Best Vocalist for her solo in “Meadowlark” by Stephen Schwartz. Now the question is, who will get Mr. Purcell another shelf for all of these trophies?

Upper School

Sports Swimming and Diving Swimming and diving finished the year with a 10-1 meet record—good enough for second place in the MTAL! The Cougars were strong, with great swimmers in each stroke event. However, not having a healthy diver at the league championships hurt the team in points. Freshman Simone Brown broke the school record in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:01.92. Catalina’s 200-meter free-style relay team qualified for the CCS championships, with all teammates swimming their personal best splits, and the team finished 13th overall.

Track and Field Catalina track and field finished the season with a 7-0 dual meet record. The dominant squad won the MTAL league title for the fourth consecutive year. At the league championships, Catalina scored 144 points; the second-place finisher, King City, scored 79 points. Catalina won league events in 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 4x100 meter relay, triple jump, long jump, and pole vault. School records fell this season in the 400-meter event (Mikayla Revera ’17), 100-meter hurdles (Carolina Bishop ’18), triple jump (Avery Blanco ’18), and pole vault (Laurel Wong ’19).

Lacrosse During the 2016 season, Catalina lacrosse made great improvements in all aspects of the game. Several players were new to the game, but they brought speed and athleticism to the field. Coaches were able to use that athleticism to improve the defensive strength. In turn, the offense was able to separate from the opposing defenders, allowing clean approaches to the goal. Catalina lacrosse averaged 11.2 goals per game this season, which was up 4.5 goals per game from 2015. Catalina finished the season 3-8 but lost five of those games by just one goal. After 15 years playing as an independent, the 2017 lacrosse team will be in a league with Salinas, Stevenson, York, and Monterey. The new league for lacrosse will include playoffs and league awards.

Softball Once again, Catalina softball was one of the top teams in the Central Coast Section (CCS). The five-time Mission Trail Athletic League (MTAL) champion Cougars played a grueling preseason schedule that prepared them for another run at a title. After a slow league start with two losses, Catalina won eight of its last nine games and finished 9-3 in league, for second place. The imposing Cougars made the CCS playoffs for the 10th consecutive year, and nobody wanted to play against them. In the first round, Catalina played Santa Cruz league champion Scotts Valley and beat them 11-1. Catalina then drew the number-one seed Hillsdale. Playing without their top two pitchers, the Cougars were eliminated in the quarterfinals and finished with an overall record of 15-7-1. Catalina has lost only two home games in the past seven years.

Sports Awards Basketball

Track and Field

Audrey Bennett ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Barbara Avalos ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Cross Country

Carolina Bishop ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; new school record: 100-meter hurdles (16.00)

Kimmy Villegas ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Jessica Gutshall ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Avery Blanco ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; new school record: triple jump (34’ 9”)

Audrey Bennett ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Catherine Lyche ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Golf

Mikayla Revera ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; State Championship competitor in the 200 and 400 meters; new school record: 400-meters (54.86)

Coco Chai ’18, All Monterey Bay League selection Valeria Gonzalez ’17, All Monterey Bay League selection

Soccer

Laurel Wong ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; State Championship competitor in pole vault; new school record: pole vault (11’ 9”)

Allie Aiello ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Volleyball

Kimmy Villegas ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

McKinley Fox ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Volleyball Team by the Monterey Herald and the Salinas Californian

Softball Marissa Bruno ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Softball Team by the Monterey Herald and the Salinas Californian Lauren Garcia ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Tatumn Satow ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Softball Team by the Monterey Herald and the Salinas Californian

Swimming Ana Spanos ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Simone Brown ’19, new school record: 100-meter butterfly (1:01.92)

Tennis Kaylaa Kawasaki ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Isabelle Redfield ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Annabel Stork ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Olivia Satow ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Tatumn Satow ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Volleyball Team by the Monterey Herald and the Salinas Californian

Water Polo Ana Spanos ’16, All Monterey Bay League (Gabilan) selection

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Isabella Borgomini ’17 LS Senate President, Lower & Middle School

Q: What motivated you to get involved in the student leadership of Lower and Middle School?

A: I love my school and I enjoy public speaking, so leadership allows me to explore two of my passions. I want to make the school I love an even better place, by using my voice and by encouraging others to get involved. Having an opportunity to lead makes me feel as if I can make a difference. It teaches me responsibility, self-reliance, being open to new ideas, and other traits that are important for high school, college, and beyond. Q: What qualities do you think are important for leaders to have? A: Some of the most valuable traits are persistence, confidence, teamwork, and spirit. Without persistence or motivation, nothing is possible. Confidence lets you portray yourself as self-assured and strong. Teamwork plays a major role; if a leader is open to new ideas and works well with others, everyone will benefit. And finally, spirit. The key is to embrace the person you are and never let go of your own spirit. Every leader is unique. Your voice might not be the same as others, but that’s a part of what makes a great leader. Q: Whom do you consider to be your role model?

A: Anne Frank. She was strong in possibly the worst circumstances. She saw the world in a different way, and I relate to her at times. Whenever the going gets tough, I always think of her and what she endured. She also reminds me that God’s plan is perfect. I know that sounds completely twisted, dying as she did. But in the end, Anne did make the difference she had wanted to make, and she did become a writer, just not in the way she had expected. Q: Tell us about a faculty member who has supported your interests during your time at Catalina.

A: Honestly, each teacher I’ve encountered here at school has always been supportive and there for me. Everyone deserves my thanks, but Sister Claire stands out. Her kind spirit is always welcoming. She greets everyone with open arms and always makes your day a little better. She’s funny and kind, and you can see in her everyday life how much she loves God and this school. She has always inspired me to be the best I can be— not just in schoolwork, but as a person—to follow the path I want to follow and to enjoy every step of the way.

Q: What advice do you have for new Catalina students?

A: My main advice is to be yourself. Be yourself and you’ll make friends. Ask questions and you’ll learn quickly how to manage time and how to seek help. Be alert and don’t slack off when it comes to schoolwork. Day by day, you’ll think of school as a terrific learning environment, with friends who are learning and growing the same as you are. Q: What is your favorite Catalina tradition and why?

A: Christmas caroling with our Compass groups. I love this tradition, not only because of the Christmas break anticipation, but because we have the ability to brighten someone’s day, to put a spring in their step and a song in their head to ring in the yuletide joy. Talking with people after we sing is always satisfying, because you can’t help but be happy when everyone around you is. Q: What do you miss about being a little kid?

A: When you’re younger, you have fewer responsibilities and expectations. You have free time with your family and you’re easily entertained. What I miss most, though, are the small things: being able to stick straws through the gaps in your teeth and worrying about who got the last strawberry Popsicle. Q: What’s the hardest part about growing up?

A: The hardest and probably saddest part of growing up is that you can’t go back. We’re so focused on growing up and moving on, but we only get each day once. We’re in a car stuck in drive and there’s no reverse. All we can do is enjoy the ride.

Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

A: This question, surprisingly, I have thought of many times before. So my answer is easy: to freeze time (even though flying would be pretty cool, too). Do you ever find yourself in a moment and not want it to end? Do you ever just want to take a minute to slow everything down, to take in this time in your life and not let go? Because we don’t have that superpower, we just have to go where life takes us and live it to the fullest. But whenever I don’t want a day to end, I find myself wishing that I had this power, to put a brake on the great day I’m having and truly take it in. (Plus, never being late would be a perk.)

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Kira Cruz ’17 Senate President, Upper School Q What motivated you to get involved in the student leadership of the Upper School? A: I ran for student body president because I wanted to reestablish lost traditions, create a few new ones, be a leader who is approachable to all, and leave a lasting memory for the Class of 2017. I promised the student body that I would bring back the Junior-Senior Powder Puff game; it’s a promise I intend to keep. I also promised my peers that I would always be true and good. I have learned that the best leader is someone that people can trust and someone who has compassion. Q: What qualities do you think are important for leaders to have? A: The most important quality in a leader is to always speak the truth, despite how difficult it might be. Veritas is my motto.

Q: Tell us about a faculty member who has supported your interests during your time at Catalina. A: Mr. Oder has been not only an advocate but also a friend to me. This past summer, I was struggling with an economics class, and Mr. Oder helped me get through it. He was there for me throughout those seven long weeks of economics, and I know that he is there for other students, too. Mr. Oder remembers all of his students and genuinely cares about them. Students love Mr. Oder not only for his dependability, but also for his upbeat personality. Q: What advice do you have for new Catalina students?

A: Get involved early! Try out for things, such as the student-run dance group Accents or the field hockey team, even if you are afraid you won’t make it. Just do it without any regrets. Q: What is your favorite Catalina tradition and why?

A: I love Christmastime, so it’s a no-brainer that my favorite tradition is Kris Kringle. It’s magical and beautiful. It’s a perfect combination of food, cute decor, lights, and a little pizzazz that brightens everyone’s day. It brings me great joy to see someone walk in during a day of Kris Kringle to see the decorated desk piled with food, little trinkets, and a mini Christmas tree. Q: What’s your favorite part of participating in athletics?

A: I love that I am able to play field hockey, soccer, and lacrosse with my best friends! Since this is my last year at Catalina, it will be the last time to get it right. So we are going to cherish these last moments we have before graduation. I am excited to see what each new season will hold. Q: What do you like to do in your free time?

A: Before senior year, I would say that I like going to the gym and binge watching my favorite show, “Gilmore Girls”. Now as a senior, I have entered an abyss of college applications!

Q: What interests do you plan to pursue in college?

A: I truly have no idea what I want to pursue in college. The possibilities are endless. I want to explore new fields and expand my horizons to new ideas and perspectives that will guide me to where I am supposed to be. Q: If you could choose one music artist, actor, or author to become your mentor, whom would you choose, and why?

A: I absolutely love Mindy Kaling! She is the perfect combination of wit, class, and style, which are all attributes that I strive to attain. Whenever I am in an uncomfortable situation, I think about Mindy’s strength and autonomy. These qualities inspire me to be bold and hold my ground. Q: What’s the hardest part about growing up?

A: Falling on your face and forcing yourself to get back up again. During my sophomore year, I was co-captain of the varsity field hockey team, along with Giselle Espinola-Jimenez. As sophomores, we had only one year under our belts and felt completely overwhelmed. Despite this, we led a team of nine players with pride and positive mindsets. (If you know anything about field hockey, you’ll know that there should be 11 players on the field, not 9.) During that season, we lost every game. Each game, we knew the odds were against us, yet we fought hard until the last second. We kept showing up to practice and games because we all wanted to be better for each other and for ourselves. Our small but mighty team had the will and the strength to pull through, and we ended the season eager for the next. Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it be, and why? A: I would love to have a photographic memory. It would be awesome to be able to glance at a notecard for U.S. history and have the information permanently etched in my brain, ready for test day. On the other hand, it would be pretty awesome if I could fly. I would never have to worry about finding a parking spot in the student-parking lot, which can sometimes be a battle.

Summer Choose Your Own Adventure

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Led by Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78, director, and Katie Adams ’09, assistant director, Summer at Santa Catalina added a number of new events this year that brought the campers together in a whole new way.

“It also gave us a chance to mix up the groups,” Julie said. Campers are divided by age and put into one of six groups—Otter, Tide, Quail, Lavender, Oak, and Monarch—which they stick with most of the time.

One was a fitness class built around the message that “Fitness is Fun.”

“We’re always looking for kids to be relational,” Julie continued. “It’s very organic and natural for them to be relational with their families and their classes and their friends, but it’s not organic to be relational with kids who are not their age.”

“It was camper directed,” Katie said. “One day the teacher would lay out an obstacle course and the campers would say, ‘That’s great, but can we Zumba tomorrow?’ And they would! The girls had a voice and got to pick the direction they wanted their camp class to go.” Another change that empowered the campers was the addition of Camper Choice days on evenings and weekends. At night, they could sit around a campfire making friendship bracelets, learn or teach a new dance in the dance studio, or play field games. On Sundays, they could choose between a coastal walk from the Monterey Bay Aquarium to Point Lobos in Pacific Grove or a day at Del Monte Beach in Monterey. (Sunday Camper Choice days also provided a lesson in adjusting to change — smoke from a wildfire a safe distance away took previous outdoor options off the table.)

One more addition was storytime—yes, even for the older girls—as the counselors read aloud from The Animal Family, a children’s novel from 1965, before bed. “It was a coming together,” Katie said. “Everyone was having the same experience.” On top of the usual slate of favorites like s’mores around the campfire, friendly Checks vs. Stripes competitions (this year’s victor—Stripes), and a variety of classes that expanded their minds and character, the new additions made this summer another truly memorable experience.

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Good Advice Think of it as Dear Abby with a modern musical twist. This year’s summer play, “Dear Edwina Jr.,” was about 13-year-old advice columnist Edwina Spoonapple (played by Bailey Brewer ’16 LS), who dispenses wisdom in a show every Sunday in her small-town Michigan garage. With the help of the neighborhood kids, she answers questions from children all over the world who write to her about everything from trying new foods to making new friends. Sounds like something any summer camper can relate to!

“I think that gave it a kind of relevance for the audience,” said camp director Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78.

The cast of 15 sang each question and piece of advice, with songs like “Frankenguest,” “Hola, Lola,” and “Put It in the Piggy.” Many of the young actors played multiple parts as well, giving them a fun challenge.

With a diverse array of classes and an environment that fosters confidence, creativity, and independence, camp is a place for the girls to discover their own passions and interests as they grow into who they want to be.

Good thing, because the play’s message was worth hearing. “Edwina learned that the things she thought were important — success and recognition — were much less important than pursuing her passions and her interests,” Julie said.

To give the play that extra Catalina touch, director Roger Thompson brought the story into the social media generation by having the questions come in not by snail mail but by tweet and Instagram post.

Summer at Santa Catalina Mission Statement Summer at Santa Catalina is dedicated to the physical, social, and spiritual growth of girls. Our summer camp program strives to nurture girls as they begin to build their independence and self-reliance. We aim to help campers develop the virtues of honesty, kindness, and respect for others. Our goal is that campers receive and contribute to the support of a caring community and leave camp with greater self-confidence, eager to be contributing members of their own communities.

Alumnae Association Board Executive Committee Shannon McClennahan Mosez ’87 President Laurie Washburn Hogen ’58 Liz Holt Protell ’64 Lore Childs MacDonald ’76 Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Vice Presidents Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Director of Alumnae Relations

Members Jalynne Tobias Redman ’72 Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Kathy Trafton ’74 Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82 Ann Frasse Stowe ’82 Christina Nalchajian Whitley ’85 Stephanie Post Pollard ’85 Kim Meek ’89 Brett Davis Collins ’93 Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 Julie Rathman Fenton ’99 Brogiin Keeton ’01 Kai Romero ’01 Katie Carnazzo ’02 Monica Johnson Steiner ’03 Marina Barcelo ’04

Chapter Chairs Boston Kate Myers Brizius ’88 Chicago Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese ’74 Dallas Hope Morgan ’90 Denver Laura Stenovec ’99 Houston Diana Kendrick Untermeyer ’80 Los Angeles Leslie Hunt Johnson ’92 Paige Finster Greenspan ’96 Mzilikazi Kone ’01 Monterey Liz Holt Protell ’64* New York Priya Kumar Raju ’00 Phoenix Gloria Felice ’54 Portland, Oregon Virginia Sewell ’69 • Ann Carter ’71 Brigid Flanigan ’73 Sacramento Laura Lyon Gaon ’81 San Diego Ann Frasse Stowe ’82* San Francisco Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96* Seattle Madeleine Lynch Greathouse ’85 Washington, D.C. Kerri Robinson Johnson ’92 Liz Belanger McGarvey ’00

International Chapters Asia Rene Leung ’99 • Angelina Yao ’99 Diana Mak ’01 Europe Lara Brehmer ’98 Latin America Leslie Hulse ’88 • Tere Gonzalez ’94

*Designates Alumnae Association Board member

Connecting With Alumnae The chapters serve as regional hubs for alumnae to connect with each other and school. Each chapter is headed by a chair or co-chairs, who recruit alumnae for gatherings and volunteer activities. Chapters provide networking opportunities for alumnae, who also participate in service projects and support collegiate alumnae in their community. To volunteer or learn more about what is happening in your regional chapter, contact the chapter chair.

2016

Washington, D.C. Saturday, November 5 5:00–7:00 p.m. The home of Kerri Robinson Johnson ’92 New York Monday, November 7 6:00–8:00 p.m. The Union Club 101 East 69th Street New York, NY Boston Wednesday, November 9 6:00–8:00 p.m The home of Kate Myers Brizius ’88 Portland Wednesday, November 16 6:00-8:00 p.m. The home of Brigid Flanigan ’73

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Los Angeles: Pasadena Friday, January 27 The home of Courtney Tunney Hotchkis ’82 Los Angeles: Westside Saturday, January 28

The following chapters will have gatherings scheduled from February–June 2017. San Francisco Bay Area: City San Francisco Bay Area: East Bay Sacramento Mexico: Sinaloa Mexico: Mexico City Mexico: Monterrey Europe: London

Seattle Thursday, November 17 6:00-8:00 p.m. The home of Teresa Rothe Graham ’75 Asia: Hong Kong Wednesday, November 16 Asia: Jakarta, Indonesia Saturday, November 19 Asia: Seoul, South Korea Monday, November 21 Christmas in the Hacienda Tuesday, December 6 6:00–8:00 p.m. Hacienda de los Amigos Santa Catalina School Young Alumnae Christmas Gathering Thursday, December 22 10:00 a.m–12:00 p.m. Hacienda de los Amigos, Red Parlor Santa Catalina School

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renew CELEBRATE INSPIRE Reunion Weekend 2017 Friday, March 10 & Saturday, March 11

’57, ’62, ’67, ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, ’97, ’02, ’07, and ’12 For more information, contact Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, Director of Alumnae Relations, at gretchen.muellerburke@santacatalina.org or 831.655.9392.

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1953 Fleana Giglio Snapp brorat1955@comcast.net

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1954 Gloria Felice gloriafelice@cox.net

Elinor Howard Franchetti celebrated her 80th birthday with family and friends and invited Sister Lois Silva along with Sue Crane (Sister Matthew) to join in the festivities in Marin. She and Bruno have had some health issues over the last year which are now resolved. (Editor’s note: Soon after this milestone, Elinor passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, in her sleep. We were saddened to hear this news. Our thoughts and prayers are with Elinor’s family.) Lois is still living at St. Rose’s in San Francisco and helping to feed the poor. Sue is 92 and doing great! Elinor says that she is one tough gal! Jeanne Nielson Marshall: “We are getting along as well as can be expected. We now have full-time live-in caregivers who are faith-filled, knowledgeable, kind, cheerful, and on the ball.” Pat Bondesen Smith: “What a momentous year for Santa Catalina. The celebrations honoring the life-long dedication of Sister Claire and Sister Christine were graced with an outpouring of love and appreciation for their devotion by the alumnae gathered for these events. It is due to the foresight and long term planning of the Sisters, the Board of Trustees, and members of the administration that school is smoothly transitioning into a new era with our mission statement intact. What a marvelous tribute to the past and the future!” Noreen Lewis Raney reports that all is well with she and her family.

Jeanne Nielson Marshall ’54 and family

She broke her hip years ago and the pain still seems to ‘haunt’ her. She is enjoying looking for a new house for her son, John, who has been living with her since her husband, Jim, passed away a couple of years ago. Sue Talcott Lundgren is still living in Tucson with her husband of 60 years! Their four children are living in various parts of the country and everyone is fine. Ardis Dickerson Brookins was sad to report that her loving husband, Ed, passed away last November. She was so grateful that they had four wonderful years together. She will be having surgery in June and staying with her sister, Diane, in Santa Barbara. Then she and her daughter, Kathy, will fly to Anchorage for an eight-day cruise that ends up in Vancouver. She’s going to really need this trip to relax and recuperate! Gloria Felice: “It seems that none of us are getting any younger so I have the same complaints, age related, as everyone else. We’re all just grateful that we’re still here and still loving our Santa Catalina memories. Randy and I are doing fine here in the ‘valley of the hot sun.’ Thank goodness that we both are Italian and love the heat! Jeanne Neilson Marshall: “Howard’s suffering ended. He is in a better place—the real heaven!” From Gloria: “The Class of 1954 send our deepest sympathy to our dear classmate, Jeanne Neilson Marshall, and her family on the passing of her beloved husband, Howard.”

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1955 1958 Mary Nevin Henderson 707.252.8707

Kathy Howard Loparco kathyloparco@comcast.net

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In September 2015, Mardi Hack spent three weeks in South Africa. They toured through Mabula, Botswana, Zimbabwe, then down through the wine lands and to Capetown and the Cape of Good Hope. Mardi shared that the animals are incredible. Christmas and New Year’s were in Coronado, CA this past year. Jinx Hack Ring ’60 did the hosting and her daughter Kristin Ring ’86 joined them there. Then in August 2016, Mardi and a friend will tour Prague and then board a river cruise up the Danube out of Budapest through central Germany and Eastern Europe. Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen is splitting her time between her village, King’s Cliffe, in England, near Cambridge; and Kenwood, near Sonoma, CA. She is thrilled that her Cambridge project, a toolkit for teachers that suggests innovative ways to teach religious beliefs and practices, has been so well received. The important and timely work keeps her involved in Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and secular schools in both the U.K. and U.S.; working with wonderful educators from all religious backgrounds. She continues to be thankful for the extraordinary efforts her Muslim colleagues are making to bring about greater understanding of the beliefs and practices of Muslims, as well as their dedication to educate those who struggle with modernity in an effort to bring about peace. Laurie will be in Kenwood throughout the summer and fall so she would love to see anyone when she is there. She enjoys the freedom of being ‘retired,’ though she calls it ‘repurposed.’ Laurie is now the proud wearer of a pacemaker and is amazed at medical technology. Karin King Rucker has been in her house in Rio Vista for about a year. They have completed a few projects inside, but have more to do. Karin has volunteered with the Rio Vision Project, multiple planting and pavers installation. She decided to also help at St. Joseph’s Church. Cassius (6) and Cedar (4), her grandchildren, are such lovebugs and Karin loves going over to take care of them. Kathy Howard Loparco: “I’m still volunteering at the kiosk at the rest stop on I-5. I’m still sewing and selling

1956 Sheila Godwin Peavey sheilapeavey@gmail.com

Eugenie Madden Watson: “I have done my usual summer Carmel Bach Festival with a friend. I also enjoyed the Santa Fe Opera—sets were varied and voices beautiful. I enjoy watching my great nieces grow and develop—all girls (6 and twins , 3), which makes for a very busy threesome.” Sheila Godwin Peavey: “After a wonderful 60th reunion in March, we enjoyed a delicious dinner hosted by Kit and Peter Bedford at their home in Carmel. The following day, lunch at the school with a tour of the campus. My, how it’s grown! A final event at the Hyatt Regency, where we experienced a great gathering of all the classes. Suggested in our goodbyes was “Let’s do this again in five years.” Jane Howard Goodfellow: “My grandson and son of daughter, Joan Goodfellow Knetemann ’80, was married in July at a beautiful ceremony in Breckenridge, CO. My entire family got together to celebrate and my granddaughter, Megan Knetemann ’11, was the maid of honor. Life is good and the beat goes on.” cel

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Carole Lusignan Buttner wmbclb@aol.com

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my wares at the Christmas craft shows. On the off months, we travel to Seaside, OR; Depoe Bay, OR; Victoria, BC; and Lake Tahoe. When the kids can, they join us as we always have a condo with several bedrooms. In April, we went to Marin County for the 80th birthday party of Elinor Howard Franchetti ’54.. We stayed with one of her daughters, which was great fun. Tony got a pacemaker earlier in the year, but is still plugging along. He will be 88 in October. I still work in my yard and grow vegetables amid the flowers. Both my front and back yards are planted. No more lawn for me!”

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Bobbie O’Connell Munson bobbiemunson@sbcglobal.net We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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Marilyn Ramos Ospina maospina305@hotmail.com The Class of 1960 continues to travel and enjoy retirement and grandchildren. Nan Griffin Winter had a successful trip to Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. She is still active in her Swinging Seniors group, playing golf and coming in first in a tournament played at Stanford. Lani LeBlanc hiked in the Swiss Alps and explored Cinque Terre. Pammy Fairbanks de Villaine had a great harvest in 2015 but was disappointed to see hail a few weeks ago in the southern part of Burgundy. The constant rain has not been kind to the French vineyards. Joan Stafford Haynes and Ted spent their annual three weeks in Hawaii. Betsy Helm Hansen was in Cabo San Lucas and is busy enjoying her seven grandsons. She played some golf with Mary Pat Reardon Sweetman several times this year and also visited with Julie Thomas Obering. Wendy Miller Lambeth was thrilled to see her granddaughter graduate from

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Santa Catalina in the class of 2016; that makes three generations for Wendy. She was happy to be back on campus for all the events. Mimi Doud Detels writes that Roger is still teaching and doing research at UCLA and she is involved with her grandchildren ranging in age from a baby to high school age. Judy Botelho Cain is also visiting her children and grandchildren, who are living all over the USA, so that keeps her schedule busy. Judy had her hip replaced but is involved in retrofitting the San Juan Bautista mission, built in 1797, which has suffered through the years with the San Andreas Fault and earthquakes. Judy has also remodeled her mother’s home and moved, so she has room for everyone! Daphne Craige Bertero visited the Aeolian Islands and played a game of golf with Nan Griffin Winter at Cypress Point. She was also in Mexico City in March with the Museum of Modern Art. Susie Gray Christoffersen sent her husband and grandson off to Kenya to see the animals. Susie Townsend Finney was off to the Galapagos with one of her grandsons and she has visited with Lani and Jinx. She and Jack also took a river boat trip in Bordeaux and then later visited with Pammy and Aubert. She celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary in Hawaii with her family. Jinx Hack Ring is working hard on the Special Olympics in order to raise funds for this worthy project. Diana Blackhall Talcott is happy in her new environment and continues to be involved in gardening and conservation. Penny Pringle Knowles just enrolled in the Master Gardener class at the UC Extension Program. She

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Jinx Hack Ring ’60 and a Beluga Whale

is specializing in growing vegetables in raised beds and containers and having a lot of fun. Julie Thomas Obering was in Hampshire, England fly fishing, and with Betsy Helm Hansen participating in the Sun Valley Writers Conference in July. Annette Stoesser is still in practice and has moved to a very quiet neighborhood after 30 years in the same home. Domie Garat Werdel is most appreciative of the Mass said for her husband at Santa Catalina and wants her Santa Catalina sisters to know that the love and support of her classmates has been a great comfort and blessing in her life. I, Marilyn Ramos Ospina, have been traveling a lot and made several trips to South America to see the Nazca Lines, which Daphne encouraged me to do, and to see the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. While there, it was an easy hop to Easter Island and Tahiti. Eduardo and I spent our 50th wedding anniversary with our girls and one son-in-law Qatar and Bali. I continue teaching at the Foreign Language Institute here in Miami and find that very rewarding.

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Barbara Grant Armor barbara.armor@gmail.com Greetings to the Class of ’62! While I did not get a lot of responses for my plea for news, I did hear from a lot of you when Debbie deBack Eberhardt passed away and I thought I would share them with you. Lander Reeves Hynes: “Well, this is a jolt! The memories of Debbie stay as bright, witty, joyful moments for replaying and remembering. My very best thoughts to her family.” Gail Dowling

Goettelmann: “Being a day student, I was never able to fully experience Debbie’s fun-loving nature, but caught a glimpse of it when I shared a room in Carmel with Debbie and Barb Grant Armor at a few of our reunions. What a kick she was! Her family and friends will miss her so much.” Jill Gillett Berry: “ She was such an integral, vital part of our class, and always one of the first people I think of from our class. We connected a few years ago on Facebook, and it was such fun to follow Deb and Jim’s adventures in their RV, their moves, etc. Such a sense of humor. So very, very hard for her family; my thoughts are with them all, as well as to our fellow classmates.” Peggy Daily Gatto: “Thank you for letting us know. I have some very special memories of her and her family.” Ann Hart Butler: “I am so sorry to hear the sad news. I will always remember her sense of fun and adventure.” Kathy Hanks Cooper: “This is such stunning and sad news. Shocking, if you will. Debbie was just so darned full of life! She always made me smile when I read her notes about her life. She probably had more fun in her lifetime than some of us, because she pursued it, on purpose. Fun, that is! It was obvious that she made it a priority. Let’s all try to make a little time for fun in her honor tomorrow and remember those great times together.” Mary Foley Bitterman: “As others have noted, Debbie’s passing has a ring of unreality to it. She was always larger than life with a generous spirit, an enormous capacity for risk-taking, self-confidence, and a love of life that was palpable. She will be greatly missed by her wonderful family and by all who knew and loved her. May each of you be well and, as Kathy noted, have some fun in Debbie’s honor, Talie Bigelow Cutler: “It is sad to lose an old friend, especially one who was such an upbeat person. We soldier on, don’t we? And keep all in our good thoughts and prayers. Mary Sutro Callender published her book last October. It is called Olga’s Promise and is available through the Nepal Youth Foundation in Sausalito. Kathy Hanks Cooper: “I didn’t know Barbara were dealing with cancer. I realize how out of it this must sound, and yes, I have not kept up with anyone from the distant past, and I want to apologize. My life did not turn out as I expected, as you know, and my excuse for withdrawing from so many things is always and forever my dear Kieran, now 47 and still thriving in her forever needy way! I still work full time and constantly. My son, Jack,

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1963 DiDi Ditz Stauffer dditzs45@gmail.com Sally Rorick-Orlando rorlando@cox.net We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard joyfuleclectic@icloud.com is my partner in real estate, and makes it possible for me to continue to work, He keeps me running faster and faster to keep up with him; he’s so enthusiastic. It’s also more demanding than someone my age should be attempting to manage. Molly and Jack will inherit the challenges of Kieran, and I owe it to them to make it as manageable as possible, including the financial burden of a forever dependent. I have the gift of good health so far, and need to spend my time and energy on work. Barbara, you must be very strong in spirit and attitude, to write that lovely letter and to help for so many years to keep our Santa Catalina memories alive and well. It was a golden time, wasn’t it? We were lucky. I send my best to you now, and wish I could take on the job—but can’t. I always think of you with great fondness and love, Barb.” Talie Bigelow Cutler: “My grands are my excuse for not helping with the reunion. Thayer and Jessie have a little boy, Cedar (19 months), and another little boy on the way in December. I find childcare really, really fun. Also have my grandson (10) here in Piedmont. His mom works full time so Drew and I spend a great deal of time together with him coaching me in golf and tennis and helping me with my dogs and my garden. Very much a homebody these days and enjoying all of it. And thank you for letting us all know about Debbie—a shining star in heaven with my son and my husband.” Sandra Hollenbeck Schneider: “My husband was diagnosed

with stage 4 lung cancer last summer and we went through a pretty tough winter. The chemo he was taking almost killed him. They took him off that chemo and he spent two months letting his body recover and then started Opdivo in February. It seems to be working to at least stabilize his tumor and the side effects are much more manageable! He is feeling pretty good now. I am sorry to hear of Debbie’s death. I, too, had not made my annual contribution but did remember a couple of weeks ago! Hope all goes well for you.” Barbara Grant Armor: “Well, it has been an interesting year with many ups and downs. A few highlights were that I was able to go to Houston to see my daughter, Jakie Kangas Beard ’89, and grandsons John and Dan. I am also getting to spend some time with Mary Carter Marold, who is amazing. Her mantra for the past 10 years has been, ‘Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it is about learning to dance in the rain.’ Mary’s daughter, Sarah, and her family have moved to Warren, TX and lives very close to Mary and David, which good for all. This year’s 4th of July was the 100th anniversary of the cabin’s association and most of the family was there—a fun time! I am still planning to be at our reunion.”

Julie Bisceglia: “I am still working at the Court of Appeal and loving it. I got to take a two-week trip to France in June; one week biking in the Loire Valley and one week cruising up the Seine to Normandy. Since I had not been in Paris for 30 years,I tried to take advantage of my three free days there to catch up. Moral of the story: you need to be in Paris more than three days. Alyson and Hayley are doing well. Aly is conquering Las Vegas with her fitness equipment company. When you have an hour, I will tell you the saga of Hayley and the Peace Corps. As of now, it looks like she will be going back to western Ukraine to do a special project for them.” Dewey Maclean Parker: “In February, I returned from Melbourne, Australia! My sister and I went for the tennis and then a tour. Her daughter and granddaughters live there. They have done an exchange with friends.” Liz Holt Protell: “Responding to an ongoing dialogue about our class. You girls make me laugh. I remember it all! Sheila McMahon Williams was bad but repented so she doesn’t count. Joanie McCaskey Rosenbaum was bad but she always kind of got into trouble half-heartedly. Katie van Horne stumbled into trouble and got out quickly because she was so sweet. Julie Bisceglia was too smart to get into trouble and really be in trouble! There were others who weren’t trouble makers or bad influences but were the victims of circumstance!” Sheila McMahon Williams: “Dan and I are leaving for Italy

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for three days in Rome (with Flo Nixon!), then to Civitavecchia, where we board our favorite little sailing ship, the WindStar, for a cruise down the Amalfi Coast and over to two Greek ports, disembarking in Athens. Can’t wait but so much to do between now and then.” Sheila graciously organized a tribute to Sister Karen Marie, collecting donations for Dominican College in her name ($610), while Penelope Williams contributed a beautiful bouquet of orchids for Sister’s Feast Day on 30 April. In response, we receive this note from Sister’s niece: “Dear Sheila, Thank you for your lovely note. It is so nice to hear how much my aunt is loved by so many people. She will be delighted to receive your flowers. And, yes, April 30th is the date. I will be visiting my aunt later this week. If you don’t mind, I’ll ask her then about her preferred cause for your lovely offer of a donation. I can’t remember the name of the group she was involved with that helped Eastern European sisters and don’t know if that organization is still active. I hope you don’t mind if I respond to you this weekend? I wish my aunt’s health was better. She has some physical issues but her memory is her real challenge. Her long-term memory is still good, but she is no longer able to write letters (and she wrote wonderful ones) and needs help with some of her day to day care. Considering she is almost 88, I think she is still pretty amazing. Thank you again.” Kathryn Marlo Musto Mugnaini: “Renzo and I just got back from Holland, where my older boy and family live with their four children. Dani’s eighth, Diletta, is the same—still living on monthly transfusions. Not much new on my side of the Atlantic. Our latest baby is reacting well to cortisone treatments to make red blood cells. Renzo and I are off to Palma di Mallorca next week for a week. Rico and clan are doing well in Holland.” Tonia Macneil: “Here, the El Niño rains have been huge relief, so that visitors exclaim at my burgeoning garden, now already coming to the end of the blooming season. In the meantime, a monster megamansion has sprung up next to my house, in spite of my feeble efforts to thwart it. The same is happening all over town, so my situation is in no way special. I’ll spare you the rest of my rant on that subject, except to say that our church is threatened as well. I don’t remember what I last reported about my back, so this may be old news. Surgeons rarely perform the kind of surgery I had 20 years ago because it turns

out to cause the situation in which I now find myself, namely, living with a couple of badly pinched nerves. Thankfully, a recent steroid epidural has provided some small relief so that with very, very careful management, I can have some pain-free hours. I’ve been using mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques as taught by John Cabot-Zinn to good effect, and have my Feldenkrais classes and practitioner for further relief. After all these years of talking about my back, and my limitations, I am now very seriously limited, but I am grateful for the practices I have picked up over the years as well as well as my dear friend Steve and my wonderful church community. Plus, it turns out, being a semi-hermit suits me just fine.” Marianne Hidas Trotter: “I’m taking care of my mom a lot these days. She’s 96 and has continued to live on her own since being widowed five years ago. But she’s declining and is now in the hospital with an infection. She’s tough but being 96 makes the struggle harder. My health is 100% better than last year. My heart problems were treated with an ablation so the a-fib is under control. I’ve become a bornagain gym enthusiast. I workout everyday now and can’t imagine life without it. So now at 70, I’m trying to make up for all those years I’ve been doing lots of art, too. I paint and have my third exhibit coming up next week. It wasn’t until 2006, when I retired in Germany, that I got serious about my art. And here in Fresno, I have a little studio out back where I try to paint some each day. I love it and discover all the time how much more I have to learn! John and I still love to travel, although we’ve had to stay closer to home because of my mom’s health. We still have some plans for future adventures. It’s almost three years now since we moved back to the USA and Fresno. Mostly, it’s been pretty quiet. We took a Pacific Northwest trip in the fall for six weeks, which included the Oregon and Washington coastlines and then over to Glacier National Park and Lassen. We stayed in Portland for a week and Seattle for a week. We visited friends, including Connie Powell Rodman and Claudia Reynolds Knous, and relatives and saw the sights. We’re planning another trip up that way end of June. I had another art exhibit in April, which was fun. I’m looking forward to the couple of days spent together in a ‘gemuetlich’ environment. See you all soon!” Katie van Horne: “I’m up in Lafayette helping out my daughter, Morgan, with her daughters (3, 6 month twins) while her

husband’s away. This multiple baby stuff keeps the joint hopping!” Bobbie Cella Wilsey: “Things are the same here. Grace is a joy; growing into a little girl and still surprising us with her strength and resilience. She continues to have therapies every day after school. Her favorites are swimming at our local club and hippotherapy at the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy. She is very sweet with Reagan (10 months), a very determined little boy who insists on copying his sister in everything, including trying to use her iPad and all of her blocks.” Anne Perlitz Giles: “Jackson and I have sold the big family house and have seriously downsized. We have been remodeling a townhome for a year now and are now moved in. Scaling down is a terrific effort and one I do not enjoy! Over time it will all be good and I hope life will be less complicated and choreoriented. Our new home is very pretty. Estelle was married in December and has begun her career in Boston as a RN. Young Jackson is married and lives very close to our new home. No grandchildren yet but I can feel it on the horizon, somewhere, sometime. I continue to work hard, selling real estate in booming Austin, TX, when I am not unpacking boxes. Love to all.” Carol Covington Thomson: “Just took a cruise from Lima up the coast, through the Panama Canal. We then saw Central America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras) then to Cozumel, Miami, and then to New York. Had a great time but you know cruises are not terribly relaxing with all the excursions. We are off to Sicily next fall and yes, I’ll be at the reunion! The most exciting news is our son, Scott, is engaged to a darling girl from our area. He planned a trip to Scotland and England so they got engaged over there—how romantic! It is already planning time! However, being the groom’s mom, I’m sure I will be on the outside of all the planning.” Laurie Carson Griff: “I realized a life-long dream in May when Gary and I traveled to the Galapagos Islands and explored Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley of Peru. I have wanted to go to there since I was 12, being an avid reader of National Geographic Magazine my whole life. So we joined the National Geographic expedition to these amazing places and they exceeded our expectations. Highlights included swimming with hammerhead sharks, playing with baby sea lions in the water, swimming within schools of fish, and watching as golden stingrays ‘flew up’

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from the depths and glided back down from sight. I will never get over seeing the sunrise at Machu Picchu. It was a life altering. I continue to draw, paint, garden, and attend every special moment in the lives of my six grandchildren. It is a busy time and not letting up as we pass into the next decade.” Barbara Carpenter McDonald: “The years are racing by and I’m looking forward to retirement from the development department at UC Santa Barbara in June 2017. This year I took a Viking River Cruise up the Rhine with my college roommate. We had always wanted to go, so we just did it! I also took two trips to Asheville, NC to see my daughter, Lindsay McDonald Stalowy ’99, her husband, and son, Mac (3). Still playing tennis, though I am out with an injury, and still singing in Santa Barbara Master Chorale. Looking forward to seeing some of you in Santa Barbara in November.” Mary Elizabeth Shea Callaghan visited New Zealand! Louise LaMothe had a lovely trip to London and serendipitously was there for the Chelsea Flower Show. Chris Cotton Gannon traveled to Spain with her lovely daughter. Jane Bronner Hummert enjoys Mexico. I (Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard) saw Lesley Andrus here in Cincinnati, where she helped me move furniture and provided a respite from care taking. Julie and Louise came after her visit and miraculously they all left on the same plane back to the West Coast and had a reunion in the airport. As many of you know, Dave and I turned back on our way to New Zealand due to a major failing of his heart. We have been involved with doctors and hospitals since then with the final result being the implanting of a left ventricular assist device, which literally is a pump for his heart. It will limit our abilities to do some things, the most significant one being unable to continue to live in New Zealand part-time as there is no support for the technology. But so many people have been so wonderful and supportive that life is good. We look forward to being closer to friends and family and hope to have more visitors here. Our class is truly remarkable in staying in touch with each other and supporting our friendships through thick and thin. Shirleelynn Arnaudo Lee sends greetings and regrets that she will not join us in November. Her husband, Frank, will be celebrating his 90th and she will celebrate her 70th in the High Sierras fly fishing. Pris Gillett Hoecker is an amazing artist. Melissa Wolf continues to enjoy her life in France, another artist.

Regrets from Susie Dwyer and Donna Lee Hardy, who will be celebrating their big 70 in places that keep them from joining us in November in Santa Barbara. Bea Bosche Hedlund is bicycling all over the place. While on vacation in Santa Cruz, Maureen Finn stopped by Catalina to tour campus and visit with Sister Claire.

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Pat Allen Sparacino Pat.Sparacino@nursing.ucsf.edu Deborah Tanous Scofield dmscofield@cox.net We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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Lorri Ditz McCarthy lorditz@yahoo.com Suzanne Simard Miller writes that she is still living in Muir Beach. She is retired from a career in design, marketing, and advertising after two bouts with cancer. However, she received national and international awards in design when she was working. She enjoys life at her second home in Honolulu. Katherine Fay writes that her daughter Natalie married Ry Case Sanderson in June 2015. Paula Sullivan Escher: “Life is busy and we are so grateful. Our grandchildren are such a joy. Tom and I spend a lot of time travelling, especially to Europe as our daughter, Hilary Escher Foster ’94 and her family have lived in Brussels for the past several years. Her husband works for HSBC and they have really taken advantage of visiting Europe. Our son, Tom, Jr., is in the high tech world and lives with Megan

Vicki deBack Lugo ’66, Sally Bronner Jones ’66, and Kathy Lowe ’66 at Reunion

in Marin so we see their family regularly. Tom is still working full time at the Red and White Fleet, our bay cruise business on the San Francisco Bay. We celebrated our 46th anniversary in June.” Traci Bliss is co-author of the Images of America book, Santa Cruz’s Seabright, which will be out in the spring of 2017. She reports having done far more interviews than needed “because I have so much fun hearing first person accounts of decades past, especially from former lifeguards about daring rescues.” Traci began surfing at Seabright Beach at age 8. Suze Pringle Cohen: “Loved seeing everyone at the reunion, especially the intimate evening at the beautiful home of Mary Alice Cerrito Fettis in Carmel Valley. Chloe O’Gara and I (Suze) continue to be amazed that after all these years separated by a continent, we are now neighbors in west Sonoma County about 9 minutes away from each other! I think we’ve both

Bailey and Elliott, sons of Hilary Escher Foster ’94, with grandmother Paula Sullivan Escher ‘66

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Perry Walker Freeman ’66 with her grandchildren

committed to taking the Master Gardener commitment next year. We’re both pretty into it: Chloe with her vineyard, landscaping, and veggie garden, and me with just about everything that grows, except grape vines. We enjoy long hikes around the county, and although only a resident of five years here, she is showing me places I didn’t know about! I am thrilled that our granddaughter (9) is coming up from Nicaragua (where our son lives with his wife and new baby girl) to spend the summer with us. I already have her in horse camp, swimming/diving lessons, etc., but mainly looking forward to spending time with her. I have been chair of the book launch arm of the Occidental Center for the Arts for quite a few years now, and continue to love supporting and promoting authors and poets. If anyone knows an author/poet in the Bay Area whose work you think we should promote, let me know! Yoga continues to be central in my life; I teach and am a lifelong student of TriYoga, a meditative flow of breath and movement. I

BJ Burton Szemborski ’66 and family at her son’s wedding

wish you all continuation of happy, fulfilled lives.” Kathy Fay: “It is crazy hot and humid here in Delray Beach, FL but that didn’t stop me from running in a 5K timed running race benefitting one of my charities, The Achievement Center for Children & Families. This was the first ever 5K in Delray Beach in June for these charities and there were only 100 racers so my odds were good! Out of 111 runners, I came in 49th and was the fastest woman in the 60 or older age group at 11:28 minute a mile! My daughter, Natalie, and her husband celebrated their first year anniversary in June and my son, Will Hammonds, is doing very well in Missoula, MT with his girlfriend, Mariah.” Mary Alice Cerritos Fettis: “This is the summer of weddings and graduations. We are crisscrossing the country from North Carolina to Hawaii and back again. I plan to make a few stops in Chicago, Rhode Island, and then Massachusetts to see Madeline Lord. I’ve been getting together for coffee with Carol Imwalle, Sue Tescher Rogers, and Pam Odello Noto.” Ann Craig Hanson: “I was sorry to miss Reunion and feel badly that I missed the chance to reconnect with so many friends. I am still working full time at Middlebury College, but I plan to retire in 2017. I am a new grandmother, and have a granddaughter (5 months). My husband and I enjoy living in Vermont and hope to be able to do some traveling and visiting in the New Year. I send best wishes to all our classmates.” Vicki deBack Lugo: “My news since reunion is that I spent two weeks in northern Italy in April. So beautiful! We visited villas and gardens, shopped, and ate, and ate! Such a beautiful time of year and it was incredible. This was a girls’ trip, so you can imagine the laughter that went on! Both boys are now married and it is so wonderful having a larger family, which also includes two grandchildren (10, 8).. They are darling and such fun! Phil, Sabrina, and their family live in Del Mar and Polly and Chris live in Emeryville. I am still volunteering with Master Gardeners and spend many mornings exercising. It was so great seeing everyone again, and I love retirement!” (Note: Vicki’s sister, Deb deBack Eberhardt ’62, passed away in January and we send our condolences to Deb and her family. Also, her sister, Cathy deBack ’60, is celebrating her 50 year jubilee as a Dominican sister this year.). From Glovie Reiter Lynn: “We have had non-stop guests at the cabin.

Our largest group was 12 people and three dogs. Most of the time we were just 10 with three dogs but I’ve done endless loads of sheets and towels!. I absolutely loved Reunion and would love to organize some sort of 70th birthday celebration. Toes and I head to Baltimore for my three week check up. This time I will have a CT scan. In March, after a year on the trial, my tumor began to shrink. We have been excited about this unexpected change. My May scan showed that the pace of the shrinkage had slowed but this is still better than everything starting to grow again, which is what happened two years ago. We are headed to CA in three weeks to go to Tahoe for Allie Reiter’s wedding. We’re driving from S.F. to Linden to spend two nights with Susan Grupe dePolo, before we take possession of our rental house. It will be fun to see Grupe’s farm. I haven’t been there since her first wedding! Things are good here in Virginia. Toes still struggles with the effects of his radiation treatments but he never complains and we have high hopes of finally taking a trip this fall.” BJ Burton Szemborski: “I was so sad to miss our 50th but am now finished with my chemo treatment for colon cancer and have been given a clean bill of health. Thanks be to God! We moved to Purcellville, VA last August and are very much enjoying our more rural lifestyle. We have a pond and enjoy our Pekin ducks and all their antics. Our grandchildren tally is now up to 23 (one must get the gold medal with that number!) with the 23rd due in September. Our new house has plenty of room for our children and grandchildren to visit and we love having them. We get out to Carmel several times a year and for me it will always be home. BJ asks if any kind of pictures are being put together to honor our 50th? She says it would be a priceless gift for those who could not be there. If anyone wants to take that task on, I’m sure there would be many contributors and buyers!” Anian Pettit Tunney: “I had a great time at Reunion and everyone looks great! I continue to sell residential real estate at the Grubb Company in Oakland, serving Piedmont, Oakland, and Berkeley. My daughter, Adrienne Tunney Krumins ’94, has joined me and is a super help! She has two children (10, 8), who also live in Piedmont. My daughter, Catherine Tunney McDowell ’01, who lives in San Mateo, has two children 11 months apart, so she is busy. Our eldest grandchild, Perry, is attending Cal this fall so it will be fun to have her here. Our other daughter,

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for now, though none of my large and extended family is here. As a widow with no children and the youngest of seven siblings (five remaining), I feel at times the physical distance between us and a pull to the north. However, I am not yet at the point of making any big decisions.” I, Lorri Ditz McCarthy, love living in S.F. Since our reunion I’ve had lunch with Terry Ferrari Votruba, Donna Miller Casey, Libby Budge d’Hemery, Paula Sullivan Escher, and Perry Walker Freeman. We rehashed our reunion and compared travel notes. I went to Paris in May and thankfully missed the flooding and demonstrations. I am going to the Galapagos in September and am excited to see all that is there. I continue to see my grandchildren weekly and play golf at Stanford. My youngest daughter, Megan, is starting nursing school in Los Angeles in August—pursuing her second career. Katie is still in Texas working at the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. Sara and Jenny and their families are in San Mateo and doing well. My grandkids are growing up too fast; Madison is starting Menlo in the fall in sixth grade! For those of you who didn’t make it to our reunion, we missed you. It was really wonderful so many of us could go. Dinner at Mary Alice’s on Friday was, by far, the highlight of the weekend. We are all grateful and appreciative of her generosity. Thank you again!! I’ll hope to hear from others of you lost ladies next time.

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Shannon Tunney McDonald ’84, lives in San Marino with her two children. Peter and I are going on a cruise around the Mediterranean in September, which we are really looking forward to. Love to all in our class!” Sharon Duffy Verhoef: “For the past four years, our ordinary life was turned upside down as I cared for my husband, Bryan, who struggled with worsening dementia. He entered an assisted living facility last August, and after a few very difficult months and a hospitalization he passed away early in November. I cannot say enough good things about the Hospice care he received at the end of his life and the help that Hospice was to me at that time. I feel fortunate to have had Bryan as a husband. We had a good marriage and a very interesting life together for 22 years, so I have no regrets along those lines. As I have begun, during this past year of grieving, to adjust and recalibrate my life, a highlight was traveling to California for our 50th reunion in March. With generous encouragement from Marcy Miller Sandgathe and Mary O’Hara Ryan, I bought a plane ticket and got myself there! They took care of me. We shared a car and a room, caught up with each other’s lives and had some truly good laughs! It was interesting to get an idea of what Santa Catalina is like now and to eat lunch with several classmates and Sister Claire, who had been an abstraction to me until then. The best part was seeing everyone who came! It always amazes and comforts me to be reminded that we are all just who we were then and are still the same remarkable people! Also, it was a time to get to know better formerly not well-known day students! This year I really enjoyed ‘meeting’ Annette Thorn! There is never enough time to visit with enough people, but I suppose that is the nature of reunions. Thank you, again, Mary Alice, for your lovely Friday night dinner, where conversation flowed. For a few days after our reunion I stayed on in Monterey for a wonderful visit with a grade school friend from back east who now lives in California. In that one week in March I had two good reminders of influences that shaped my formative years. I am now beginning to catch up with lots of things that have slid past me in the recent difficult years. I look forward to getting back into my studio to make some art. I have joined a summer art reading group at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College and committed to season theater tickets with friends. I will stay in Florida

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Anne Neill anneneill@yahoo.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

Terry Durkin Wilkinson ’68, Sarah Ashby ’68, and Kate Barry Robinson ’68

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Daphne Macneil daphnemacneil@yahoo.com The Class of 1968 is busy making plans for an “Open Weekend” together in September, breaking free from our various scattered campuses and convening in Asti, CA, courtesy of Dianne Rossi Andrews— just as we did 48 and 49 years ago. We are looking forward to a rip-roaring good time together, an age-adjusted slumber party to continue to enrich these 50+ year old friendships. Liz Moffitt and Gerry Robertson Working are the chief organizers, for which we give huge thanks. Class correspondents will be gathering notes for the next Bulletin, that is, news that Grandchildren of Gerry Robertson Working ’68

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is fit to print! Kim Royce Dougherty tells us she’s off with backpack to the Sierras, climbing at 10,000 feet with two cousins as her way of celebrating attaining Medicare! Husband Patrick is to have his other knee replaced in July, so he can’t join them and son Pete is working for Junior Lifeguards for the summer. Annette Low Reid is still enjoying teaching English in Mexico. “This year I am teaching adults in the beautiful city of San Luis Potosí. The weather is beautiful and I can walk everywhere I need to go. My travel friend, Bruce, came for Holy Week again, this time with my sister, Noelle Low Everhart ’71. We traveled for seven days and had such a nice time. Unfortunately, I work Saturdays so I do not get to travel much on weekends. I will be in CA for the month of September, staying out in Carmel Valley with my bestie, Kim. I plan to attend our mini-reunion in Asti. My kids are fine. Michael is dabbling in high finance in Boston. I spent a week with him this past January and he will spend Christmas with me and his sister, Carmel, in north Georgia. I partly own a lovely house there with Carmel and her husband, so that will be my final address. I am not in a rush to move in anytime soon.” Anne Gray emphatically states she is having fun and enjoying life, like Junior year, many moons ago, which she suggests should qualify her for a three in conduct. She has also been sorting out how much time and when to spend time sailing in the Gulf of Mexico and supervising repairs to her condo in Kona. We are strongly hoping the schedule will allow her to squeeze in our reunion in Asti and a visit to her son, Peter, in Napa. For Eugenie Schlueter, life is still busy with work in the design world and enjoying her garden in a big way. She and Kate Barry Robinson enjoyed some time together visiting design showrooms and the Huntington Library and Gardens. “I also am in charge of the garden at The Old Mill for a few years now. It is a wonderful place where my garden club oversees the care and maintenance of the garden. I did this job once before and it has been a fun and fulfilling project both times. Our children are very well. Pablo continues to do public interest family law and Olivia is on stage again this summer with Shakespeare by the Sea as Emilia in Othello and small parts in Cymbeline. (She is very handy with a broad sword!) My husband, George, is very well also, continuing to do design/ build jobs in residential architecture. We have absolutely no retirement plans as

there is just too much to do, places to go, people to see.” Suzi Woodworth Johnston married Erik Johnson in October. “So, we are Johnson and Johnston—makes people crazy. Looking forward to our gathering in Napa in September.” Life continues to hum along in St. Helena according to Gerry Robertson Working. “In addition to trying to keep up with the garden and the vineyard, I volunteer for two nonprofits in town. I have been named vice chair of the board of trustees of the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum (check out our Facebook page), and continue to work weekly at Rianda House Senior Activity Center. Peter and I are never home for more than two weeks at a time, going to various grandkids’ activities, either in the East Bay or Seattle! Two girls, Quinn and Charlotte, in Seattle, and two boys, Jack and Charlie, in Pleasanton.” Laurie Gregg plans to be at the Asti reunion, with news of her new rescue dog. Meghan Williams continues to dazzle us with her photography and art, stunning flowers and all. Mary Wynne is seriously considering (again) retiring at the end of the year and really might do it this time! Terry Durkin Wilkinson, Sarah Ashby, and Kate Barry Robinson quite obviously find great opportunities to hang out together. Liz Moffitt’s son now lives in Ukiah, which prompted Beelu Oswald Robinson to have us both (Daphne Macneil) over for lunch recently. Another example of the connections that endure and deepen even after 48 years. My main activities continue to be being a grandma to Emma (4) and Leo (1); working for Frey Vineyards, which I enjoy more than any job I have had previously; chairing a board working to get a family medicine residency program started at our local hospital; and being wife, mother, sister and sister-in-law to two large families while balancing inner and outer work to stay healthy on all fronts.

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We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

1970 Marie Cantin rapideye1@aol.com Molly Asche Smith: “I am not planning any big time off work this summer—just long weekends. That gives me enough time for what I need to do and what I want to do. Looking forward to visits with my brother, Jim, and his family in Sandpoint, ID—such a lovely place. We plan to take in some of the music festival there in August. We also plan a family visit there with my daughter and my son and their families. A small invasion and it will be fun! The grandchildren are such a delight; lots of imagination and lots of energy. I am so happy to have had valve repair last November; getting my energy back. Sending all of you my best wishes for a happy and fun summer.” Bridget Baker Ashton: “Just got home from three months in France working on the Seine. It has been quite the challenge with all the terror alerts, strikes, and floods! I actually came to a blockade of barges on the Seine who would not let our ship through! One day, I had to leave Paris in a hurry due to water rising! But, I still love being able to teach Americans and others about culture, history (especially D-Day in Normandy), and trying to help guests have a more global mindset. If I can teach one person, then I feel good! Don’t know how Brexit will affect me, or others, so it’s a fascinating time. Would love to retire but I guess I would get bored. My son, Michael, has pitched his own video game to a Japanese company and his script is really a novel. It is in the hands of producers in London. But it is like the film business. Heart in throat for him since he started writing this when he was 14! I moved back to Paso Robles at end of last year, and besides the heat wave I came home to, I am relishing the quiet and eating my tomatoes! Miss everyone!” Gabrielle Bemis Batzer: “Aloha from Windward, Oahu. As Piper mentioned at the reunion, I have ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) bulbar type, which affects my voice, swallowing, and breathing to a greater degree than my walking (so far). Unfortunately, it pulls my family into a downward gyre. My husband of three years, Ron, has taken on care giving without complaint. We are members of the local ALS chapter. My daughter, Darien, and her husband are in

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the foreign service in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She has been able to come up several times already. My son, Eliot, is teaching English in Yurihama, Japan. He will be coming home for several weeks later this summer. My stepdaughter, Julia, has been spending mornings with me this summer during her break from teaching. I lost both of my parents in 2014-2015. They both lived in Carmel, so it was difficult for me to spend time. Of course there is so much more to say, but this will have to suffice. I always enjoy reading Marie’s minutes about our cougar class.” Marie Cantin: “We’re taking our annual vacation on the Big Island, and for the first time in eight years, I have absolutely no mainland obligations that demand my attention. No time sensitive emails from students. No urgent voice mails from staff. No escalating list of things to do when we get home. My time at the AFI Conservatory came to an end in June, but last year when my student received an Oscar nomination for his thesis film, Day One, I knew I’d accomplished everything I’d set out to do. Now, I’m excited about getting back into freelance production, and especially about the prospect of working with some of my former students! During what has turned out to be a very therapeutic transitional period, Michael and I spent lots of time away from L.A., including frequent visits with my mother, Pauline (87), in Monterey. We took road trips to the Grand Canyon and Zion, and then thru Wyoming and Utah. We spent a week in N.Y.C., a week with UCLA friends in Isla Holbox, Mexico, and now we’re in Hawaii. Plus, I visited Maryedith in Asheville, where she treated me like a queen! Peace and blessings to you and your families.” Helena Eversole: “Well, it’s my birthday and I’m in Dublin conducting serious research on new, wonderful Irish whiskies. I return to Burgundy to continue my life of fun and frolic. Should anyone be in this neck of the woods, they are welcome at Les Marronniers. I have learned that one must gulp life, not sip it.” Tina Hansen McEnroe: “Feeling blessed to report that 2016 has proven to be a banner year for our family! We welcomed a new granddaughter; married off daughter, Tricia (who was with me at the reunion last year and who was named Prosecutor of the Year for San Mateo County); and together with my husband, Paul, were awarded honorary doctorates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Along with alumnae Leslie Person Ryan ’77, Sally Fay

’74, Sarah Colmery Preston ’75, Justine Schmidt Bloomingdale ’73, and others, I meet the wonderful new Head of School Meg Bradley at a luncheon in Santa Barbara and have enjoyed a few visits to campus to visit Sister Claire and Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83. In the press are two children’s books and The Practical Guide to Teaching Students with Selective Mutism. I enjoyed collaborating with alumna Courtney Gillespie ’12 on a viticulture curriculum now being reviewed by the state for publication in a teacher resource book for agriculture in the classroom. Blessings to all!” Julie Henshaw: “My only news is that it’s been a month since my mother died. If you could convey to our classmates that l very much appreciated everyone’s kind words and moral support. It was very helpful to hear about everyone’s experiences. So many of us have already gone through losing one or both parents. My best to everyone.” Ellie Hubbard: “In May, Cara Mia made her annual trek to the Napa Valley for BottleRock#4. We had the deluxe, cushy, comfort seats this year, and while it was lovely, we already discussed another option for next year. We heard Stevie Wonder the first night (highlight) and wandered over to another stage for Ziggy Marley’s island sound the following day. The food is always primo and we met lots of interesting folks. Last week, I was fortunate enough to spend time with the grandkids of my heart at the Lindsey Wildlife Museum in the East Bay and then had a fun time with Lizzie Mudd, daughter LoLo, and granddaughter Georgia (aka Miss Peach) in Santa Cruz. Next month, Iris BrewsterCusimano returns to Napa to visit with her granddaughter, Sophia. For someone who never had kids, I’m very, very blessed to have lots of ‘grands’ in my life. I continue to ride Spike in the gorgeous Skyline Wilderness Park. There’s no way to express the joy of having him two miles from my home, with access to 750 acres right across the street. It’ll be fun to see lots of people for our 50th. Hopefully, we’ll have a great turnout.” Rita Jensen: “The Bulletin arrived in the mail today and shamed me into writing. My husband, Gary, and I just returned from cycling in Normandy for two weeks. The D-Day beaches and surrounding villages are places I have wanted to visit. My Catalina French got me through train strikes, airport navigation, and losing our way often on the many roads no larger than bike paths. On a different note, right after our wonderful reunion last year, my oldest

sister passed away so over the course of last spring and summer we had many family gatherings. Despite the sad reason for getting together, these were cherished events. We pray for no wildfires this summer; two summers in a row are enough!” Anne Munzer Bourne: “Everything is fabulous in Old Greenwich. The hot and humid weather is upon us so we escape on the water—sailing, swimming, and enjoying the warm evenings boating with family and friends. It has been a year of ups and downs. My mother passed away in spring 2015, and as I know many of you have experienced, it leaves a huge hole in your heart and soul. However, we also had a most exciting wedding for our daughter, Kirsten, in August 2015. I still spend a lot of time in Southern California (especially in the winter) and now as the kids have spread out (D.C. for Kirsten and her husband, Oakland for John, and Brooklyn for Dana), I am on the go even more. The most exciting news is Kirsten and Nick are pregnant and as of October, I will be a grandmother—a whole new life chapter. Hope all is well with the rest of the class and as the years pass those friendships become even more vivid and important.” Neville Peney Susich: “Two upcoming weddings would be our joyful milestones for this year. Oldest son, Andy, is marrying his British girlfriend, Victoria, in October in Las Vegas and our youngest, Maggie, will wed Eric in January in Mendocino. With Andy spending much of his time in Manchester, England and Maggie living in New York, logistics are a bit of a challenge. Currently, Bob and I are on a two-week road trip to Oregon, visiting and hiking with middle son, Will, who is happily working for a sustainable farming group. When we return from this short break, I will settle into my 17th year at school and begin the search for wedding apparel that meet everyone’s approval!” Leslie Redlich Cockburn: “Working on a movie treatment, finishing a novel, expecting our fourth grandchild. Appreciating life!” Maryedith Smith Burrell: “I’ve been teaching at Western Carolina University and University of North Carolina, Asheville; continuing to write screenplays and publish my short stories; and yes, I am contemplating a move back to northern California. The Pacific calls!” Jane Sweetland Edwards: “I am continuing to write, informed by several decades in the world of education. It is interesting (and daunting) to think about what Americans are

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ended up in spin class quite a few times—still good training, but just not the same as being out on the road. But the day of the ride was wet! I would have bailed, but it was the first metric century for about half of our little group, so it was a wet ride for the entire day! Luckily, it wasn’t cold or windy. For Memorial Day weekend, I was down in Paso Robles for the Great Western Bike Rally with some friends. It was my first time to go any distance and ride in new territory—fun weekend! As I have friends that have moved to South Lake Tahoe, I’ve had many weekend invites so lots of fabulous hikes. One of these weekends, the bike is coming with me! Last year’s big vacation was to Costa Rica; fabulous country, great folks. This fall, I’m off to Peru and Ecuador to see Machu Pichu and the Galapagos. I can’t wait! I continue my annual trek to Ashland for my theatre fix but I broke down and got tickets to Berkeley Rep this year. I’m still working, although hopefully for not much longer! The plan is to retire next year. I’m ‘practicing’ this year and not working Fridays. The three-day weekends are great! And the time gets filled up with lots of activities, especially as most of my friends are already retired. I can’t wait!!”

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DeDe Rogers dede.rogers@comcast.net Patty Lee Schminke schminke@comcast.net We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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teaching our young, as the fruits of their learning are readily visible in the stands they are making across the country. My writing is taking me many places, most recently to Cuba, a country truly on the edge of seismic change as Americans flood in and capitalism takes hold. In Ireland the scars left by ‘the Troubles’ are still visible. Sailing up the California River Delta is a trip back in time, as is crossing ‘the loneliest highway’ across Nevada, with a detour to Elko to visit with Mollie Gallagher Keller. Wonderful! Wishing everyone health, happiness, fulfillment, and many robust conversations about what it means to be American today.” Marion Toms: “I seem to be busy with life—mostly building our garage and my ceramic studio, caretaking my mom, making pots, playing tennis and sewing. My girls are healthy and busy. Alana, the oldest, is working in San Francisco and lives in Oakland, while Lexi is living in Berlin, working there for the year. She travels to a different European city almost every other weekend. The rest of the family feels that she is ‘living the dream.’ I got to visit her not long ago and we went together to the French Open at Rolland Garros. Great fun! Alana caught up with her, too, and they went to Croatia together to celebrate their shared birthday—Alana 27, Lexi 21. So, at the moment, life is good. We still miss my brother, who died a year ago last April. It still seems strange to be without him.” Diana Whitesides: “I am still teaching P.E. for Carmel Unified School District. Want to keep it up for a few more years as I love the ages! No more coaching or pool management so summers are vacation time! My favorite part of periretirement is all the opportunities to spend time with friends, especially the Class of ’70! Seems the day students are migrating back or at least visiting the Carmel area more frequently. Love seeing Cara Coniglio walking with Shannon Gregory Mandel, working out with Dude and scooting up to Santa Cruz to see Woolfie. Ellie Hubbard, Darien Hopkins Raistrick, Maryedith Smith Burrell, and Marie Cantin dash through more often. Jody Bunn has been sighted in Big 5. We had a catch-up chat. Spending time in Big Sur at the New Camaldoli Hermitage, Esalen, and Henry Miller Library. So much to do here on the Central Coast!” Pamela Zucker: “I continue my bike riding. I did the annual women’s metric century again. This year, weather made training a bit difficult, so we

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Suzanne Scoville suzanne.scoville@gmail.com Julie Hobbs Bryan: “This spring I retired from the Monterey Peninsula College School of Nursing faculty as the lead

Sally Hansen Blackburn ’72 with new husband, Tim

pediatric instructor for the past 22 years. Our son Jim ’96 LS, his wife, and two daughters (3, 18 months) live in suburban Philadelphia. Our daughter Kate Bryan ’02, her husband, and sone (4 months) live in Houston, TX. Traveling to see my grandchildren is my life now! I continue to be active for CASA Voices for Children (within the foster care/ family court system) and am looking forward to traveling with my husband and spending more time at our beach home in North Carolina.” Perla Armanasco Gray: “I’m still living in N.Y.C. and miss my daughter, Gigi, who now lives in L.A. (with wonderful husband, Nick Littlemore). Laura Knoop Pfaff will enjoy knowing that the couple live a mere two blocks away from Bonham’s in L.A. and are able to attend auctions! Gigi is a professional artist currently working for the Dorchester Group to illustrate their European hotels. Nick, a music producer (platinum award for Empire of the Sun’s “Walking on a Dream”) has recently Bev Winters Marx ‘72 and Karen List Letendre ‘72

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started his own music publishing company.” Perla’s husband, Richard, is busy as a marketing consultant for the food and beverage industry and Perla continues making her line of fashion jewelry but says, “I miss my Catalina classmates! Call me when you are in New York!” Patricia Hearst Shaw: “I have been traveling extensively this year: Sri Lanka, Easter Island, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Greenland (just to name a few of the more exotic locales). I am off to Botswana in a couple of days and will be back in time for the wedding of my youngest daughter, Lydia, in August. My eldest, Gillian, is expecting her third child in October. Then I’m off again to South Africa and Palau!” Laura Knoop Pfaff: “I am still associated with Bonham’s but in a slightly different role. I am focusing on business development and brand awareness without the executive responsibilities my former position demanded. It means I will have more time to focus on my golf game! Rick and I are enjoying our home in Rhode Island in the summer and sailing on the San Francisco bay the other months of the year. As a former Santa Catalina trustee, Rick and I were invited to a lovely retirement dinner honoring Sister Claire and Sister Christine. Katie Finnegan Darnell was there with her husband, Gary. It was so much fun catching up with Katie, Nonie Bechtel Ramsay ’71, Kit Nelson Bedford ’56, Tracy Miller Haas ’75. I run into Edith Andrews Tobin, Suzanne Tucker and Katie Budge ’73 regularly in S.F. I have agreed to help with our 45th class reunion so you all will be hearing from me. Save the date of March 10 and 11, 2017. See you then!” Kimberly List Caneer: “We are enjoying living on the Monterey Peninsula once again. No grandkids yet but daughter (36) will be married 10 years this year and works in Taipei, Taiwan. Son Keith (33) is still at KIRO TV in Seattle, and youngest Greg (31) just got married last October! Can’t wait until the next big reunion— has it really been that long? Hope all is well with our classmates as we skate into the golden years.” Jalynne Tobias Redman and her husband, Ward, have experienced a lot of changes this past year. Ward retired, had successful bypass surgery, and is enjoying their time in Murphys and Carmel. Jalynne is more and more involved with the Mountain Oaks Charter School Technology Program, which has been expanding tremendously. She recently gave a presentation in South Lake Tahoe at the Association of California School Administrators, Region 7 Conference and

has speaking proposals being considered for the CUE Fall Conference at American Canyon and at a charter school conference in San Diego this winter. One of her students recently won the grand prize in an international competition sponsored by Mouse of New York/California. His amazing project used Scratch, a block programming platform, to create a game where students could study Japanese vocabulary words. Mouse has over 5,700 students from China, Singapore, Ecuador, and across the U.S. who are active technology team members. Jalynne, who introduced to the program this past year, serves as the lead teacher for two Mountain Oaks Mouse Squads. She also received her designation as a Microsoft Innovative Educator. She continues to be very involved in professional development for technology in education and recently attended the Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer Academy in Tempe, AZ and will be at both an EdSurge Conference and EdTech Teacher Conference in the Bay Area this summer. Despite the demands of school, Jalynne and Ward managed to squeeze in a short vacation in Santa Fe, NM, where they had a great time. Maureen Cate: “I am working as a substitute teacher in Anaheim City School District for K-6 students which is a nice change from high school. My son, Thomas, recently married. He teaches math and his wife is a chemistry teacher. We spent nine months remodeling our home and meeting with contractors kept me busy. I really enjoyed seeing everyone at our 40th reunion and pray at daily mass for all of you.” Sally Hansen Blackburn: “Campus looked beautiful last October as I was attending the wedding of Hillary Darnell ’05 on campus. Hillary is the daughter of Katie Finnegan Darnell, and my goddaughter. It was especially special for me as a year ago, Neil, her husband, had proposed to her at my home in France! And that isn’t the only wedding to report! I got married this past March to a wonderful Brit who lives in France! He was one of my golfing buddies. Life is good. Had visits here in the Southwest this summer with Lauren Darnell ’03 and Nonie Bechtel Ramsay ’71. I am also so proud of my sister, Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70, who received an honorary doctorate from Cal Poly this past June.” Dana Turner Witmer: “Ted and I continue to work in the Democratic Republic Congo, now our 29th year. I work at a referral hospital as well as a university clinic doing consultations, informal medical training during ward

rounds and community development projects via church-based support groups. Helping people work together again after the negative impact of Congo’s civil war is key since the country’s infrastructure remains very limited. People need to rebuild their lives and resume caring for each other. If you got our newsletter sent in April, it has a story from a support group helping one woman regain a life of dignity as well as a new community, because people gave her love and hope.” Kate Johnson: “Not much to report on a grand scale but Sheila Steiner Asher and I will be getting together for a fifth year to fly fish together. This year our first time to fish Canada. Kate Doyle and I are planning a fall fox hunt together so I’m in good company all around. My daughters are wrapping up graduate school. The oldest in the midst of her LPC license internship and my youngest finishing a master’s at Kings College London. A big Texas Howdy to all!” Karen List Letendre: “I’m enjoying retirement now, spending as much time with our six grandchildren (5–13) as I can. My husband, Lorin, and I continued our travel habit this year, spending time this spring in Singapore and Bali, and then heading to Scotland and the National Parks of the West in the summer and fall. I am in my 20th year leading Stanford Travel/Study trips, part-time now, and am still enjoying the challenge. This summer I’m leading a tour to Scandinavia— Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. I also continue with several volunteer commitments, mostly for educational causes. Over the past year, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing my classmates Julie Hobbs Bryan, Jalynne Tobias Redman, Ginger deLormier Howard, Tena Dunaway Farr, Bev Winters Marx, and Marian Donovan Corrigan. It’s also nice to be in the same town now as my twin sister, Kimberly List Caneer. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at our 45th reunion in March 2017!” Suzanne Scoville Sederholt: “And for those who might be wondering, the last magazine had a minor error in it proclaiming that I now had six grandchildren! Not so! I am still living in CT in a very, very, very fine house, with two dogs in the yard and everything is easy. I am directing an All Hallow’s Eve historical production for the Keeler Tavern Museum in Ridgefield, CT to help raise awareness for our education programs there and really liking it!

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Barbara Smith O’Brien barbara.obrien@candyusa.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

1974 Sally Fay calgal75@aol.com

Let’s start with Angela Tirrell who tells me that she just returned from Europe and, “through a quirk of fate” finds herself, “dating an Englishman which has tied me anew to many friends and family in Europe, whom I had missed a great deal. What luck!” She continues that she is “planning to zip to New Zealand in November for a large opera house event in Hawkes Bay, where new wines are presented by all the area wine makers and my paintings—in poster form—will be auctioned off! A number of commissioned paintings are the labels for a wellregarded, young wine maker, who is ardent about my work. It’s wonderful to paint for friends! Even better, I will be accompanied by my 88-year-old father, as New Zealand is a bucket list dream of his!” Another surprise is that Jeanne Vibert Sloane is no longer at Christie’s! Jeanne writes that “after a happy 35 years in the for-profit world at Christie’s, I now turn my attention to the nonprofit world. These activities include teaching a course on silver at the Bard Graduate Center, writing a book on a private silver collection, and developing my work in architectural preservation. I enjoy serving on the boards of the New York Landmarks Conservancy and the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts. My most rewarding project is running a charitable foundation that protects a 100-year-old building by architects Delano & Aldrich here in New York.” Next up, Wendy Tayler, who, believe it or not, has been living in Costa Rica for almost 26 years now! Wendy sold her farm in 2015 and moved to a townhouse in a beach resort

Celebrating the 60th birthday of Melynda Miller Olsen in Monterey: 1974 classmates Suzanne Turner, Melynda Miller Olsen, Betsy Pollock Scimone, Anne de Lorimier Eggleton, and friend, Verona Mhoon

community, “because all five kids are up and grown, and living in the States, Canada, and Costa Rica.” Wendy reports that she is “silk painting full time.” Wendy is working on some big contracts in Costa Rica, and in addition to those, she has commissioned pieces for customers all over the world. “It is my passion and my studio is my happy place.” Wendy enjoys sports, listing, sailing, snorkeling and horseback riding, as activities outside her studio that keep her thriving. She will be “a first-time grandmother the first week or so of August, so will spend much of that month in Los Angeles.” Olava Menczkowska “continues to live in Carmel and has several assistants working Beth Barker ’74 in Africa

with her in The Studio at Pebble Beach. Now expanding into health and wellness, she is looking forward to Catalina’s new programming and continues to work with both students and alumnae from the school. Also, ballroom dance has become a new passion which she hopes will carry her into the next decade or two!” Patricia Lundgren Partridge, otherwise known as Tricia to us, tells me this: “I continue to live in Healdsburg, CA, a small town in the wine country of Sonoma County. I still work in geriatric nursing, and am health services director of an assisted living community in Santa Rosa. I’ve reconnected with Leslie Barbieri Rea, who lives with her husband in Santa Rosa. I also see Cindy Bondeson Grier and her wonderful husband, Andy. My son, Gregory, married the love of his life, Virginia, last October at the beautiful St. Dominic’s Church in San Francisco with a memorable reception held at the Fairmont Hotel. They live in Larkspur not far from me.” Then Tricia says with some glee, “They’ve decided to make me a grandmother in mid-November. My daughter now lives in Denver and my son, Willie, lives in San Diego, two nice places to visit.” Suzanne Dragge Icaza, otherwise known as Susie, is delighted to be a grandparent and is beaming to have a new grandson! Susie has “turned the corner” well! This is how she feels about life: “Turning 60 feels great! I have had a wonderful year: discovering that I am a designer and completing a whole house remodel on Carmel Point (done and gorgeous), throwing two weddings, loving a new grandson and learning to paddleboard (much more difficult than enduring an 85 week remodeling project or putting on a wedding for 180). I’ve had fun catching up with Cindy Bondeson Grier, her husband, Andy, and their sweet dogs, as well as, Kelly Burke on visits to Carmel.” Susie writes back a quick addition, “I am so grateful for my blessed life. It would be wrongheaded to be anything but positive.” Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien reveals how she has so gracefully stepped into this next age bracket with her report. “This is the year most of us turn 60. It doesn’t seem so long ago that we were living and learning together at Santa Catalina, and as I reflect on life thus far, I continue to be grateful for the friendships and experiences I carry with me from those days. In addition to spending time with my family, I’m focused on building my consulting business, MissionBridge Philanthropy, working with individuals

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and families to help them create effective and meaningful philanthropy. I’m enjoying my role as advisor, which seems appropriate at this seasoned stage of my career. I recently joined the Santa Catalina Board of Trustees and look forward to supporting Meg in her transition as new head of school and being a conduit to our class. My daughter, Ellie, is moving back east after two years in S.F. and I believe she will forever be, like me, bi-coastal. Love to all.” I had the privilege and fun to have lunch with Meg and a group of Southern Californian Catalinans in Santa Barbara in the late spring. We “briefed” Meg with some candid stories from our time at school and managed to get a few bites of food in between laughs. Kirby Walker is greeting 60 with purpose and pleasure. She reports that she is busy working on a new documentary in Dayton, OH, called, Immigrants Welcome Here, which explores one Rust Belt city’s unlikely experiment building the economy and rebuilding community by embracing diversity and welcoming immigrants. It has been an eye opener spending time in Ohio and diving straight into this divisive issue during this crazy election cycle. “I’m so lucky to have our son, Myles, and his wife, Emily, back in San Francisco, and our son, Clayton, working and living in the Presidio.” As for marching into this year’s advanced age, Kirby says, “Slowly warming to the idea of turning 60. Hope to share the milestone with some of you!” Paulina “Mouse” Callery Endicott reports, “This year was an auspicious one for me. Like most of my classmates, I turned 60 but I was lucky enough to spend my birthday with my newborn grandson, Perrin Weston Coman ‘74 enjoying a morning cup of coffee by her creek

Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien ’74 on Nantucket this summer

my first grandchild. To top the year off, my only daughter (I have 3 sons), is getting married in September. So it’s a year of new beginnings and life continuing, and I can’t tell you how lucky I feel.” Barbara Gault, our class mountain goat, “was up in the Trinity Alps goofing off. Lots of hiking to gorgeous lakes, jumping into cold swimming holes along the Trinity River, and absolutely no cell phone or WiFi!” (For those of you who don’t know, the Trinity Alps are five hours north of San Francisco and the Bay Area, with one peak that people have compared to the Matterhorn!) Anne deLorimier Eggleton chimes in, “Yes, it’s a big year for all of us turning 60! I have had a great time reconnecting with several Santa Catalina friends this past year as we celebrate birthdays. In June 2015, we started with celebrating the 59th birthday of Elizabeth “Betsy” Pollock Scimone in Murphys in the Sierra foothills. The group included Suzanne Turner and Melynda Miller Olsen.” Anne continues, “Then in March of this year, we celebrated Melynda’s 60th in Monterey. On the home front, I am happy to report that my husband, Harry, is responding exceptionally well to his cancer treatment (he has leukemia). Our youngest son just graduated with his master’s in environmental science and management from UCSB. His specialty is in water, and he will start his new position at an environmental consulting firm in Walnut Creek this month. Our eldest son and his wife continue to enjoy their forestry

consulting work in Grass Valley. We are thoroughly happy on the central coast and life is wonderful!” Speaking of forging new territory, Perrin Weston Coman is trailblazing and making history with her Carlsbad Art Farm, the all-outdoor art school that she launched over a decade ago at her home in north coastal San Diego County! This summer marked her 11th annual summer camp season! Perrin beams, “The school is on our private property: 10 acres of natural, creek-side habitat. It looks much like a national park and a zoo combined. We now have summer camp enrollment of 400 students who come for one-week sessions where they work side-by-side with local artists learning to paint, draw, and print images of animal life. Many of my animals serve as models, including Nigerian dwarf goats, Finnish sheep, spotted donkey, alpaca, chickens, and a giant Flemish rabbit. We now have a full-time staff of 12 including artists, an environmental educator, and teaching assistants to work with students entering grades 2-8. Art Farm is well known locally for our outstanding art education camps, school field trips, and for our contributions to local schools in support of the arts. When I started out, it was just myself, eight kids, and a $20 goat I found at the local humane society. It’s been a wonderful adventure and I love sharing my love of the outdoors, animals, and art with local and international students who visit the resort town of Carlsbad during the summers. In the fall, we begin enrolling adults for classes. My husband, Chase, has built all my corrals, a barn, and so much more in support of Art Farm. My daughter, Emerson (17), works Emerson, daughter of Perrin Weston Coman ’74, dressed for her junior prom

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Susie Dragge Icaza ’74 and her grandson, James

here each summer and is a very accomplished young artist in her own right. Emerson is starting her senior year and will be applying for college, hoping to attend the University of Washington, her father’s alma mater.” Perrin hopes all classmates are doing well and says she would love to see anyone who happens to come to north San Diego! Kathy Trafton, reports, “I’m loving my work as a member of the board of governors of Filoli in Woodside. I’m negotiating Filoli’s new co-stewardship agreement with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Also, I’m in charge of Filoli’s three-year centennial celebration. My centennial committee is producing a video, writing a book on the history of Filoli, putting on an exhibition of historic costumes in the mansion, curating a Filoli exhibition at the San Mateo County Historical Association (and planning its opening night celebration), putting on a series of lectures, planning trips both locally and abroad, creating an adult coloring book, and it all culminates in a blow-out gala.” Kathy adds, “I’m also continuing on three additional boards: The Stanford Women’s Club of San Francisco (where I recently put on a series of lectures about historic women architects in the Bay Area, think Julia Morgan and beyond), the Hallberg Butterfly Garden in Sonoma County, and last, but not least, Santa Catalina’s Alumnae Board. I keep reading that a healthy brain is an active brain, so this year, I was trained and certified by the University of California as a Master Gardener. (MGs are volunteers who provide research-based scientific information to help people garden sustainably and create a healthy environment.) My husband and I live with

four rescue dogs, and I delight in taking the critters to obedience, nose work, agility and pet trick classes!” Sounds like Beth Barker jumped right onto “cloud 60” and went traveling! “Last year celebrating my 60th year, I travelled to Tanzania, Mojave (with Katie Dennis Wheeler), Montana with Arden BucklinSporer, Idaho (saw Boz aka Lorraine Boswell Wilcox), South Africa, and Cuba! 60 rocks!” As for life back at home in San Francisco, Beth shared with us, “I am still an avid equestrian. I, now, have a daughter, Rye, who transitioned this year. She has a web design business and is active in social justice work for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in the prison system.” Beth is still an active board member of DiRosa, a 217-acre land preserve that exhibits California art in open space and in a small museum on the property. Beth also works with kids who have autism at a therapeutic riding center. Beth concludes her notes, “In addition to all these joys, my mother, horse, and dog all passed in the last four months. Life is 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows.” This year, our classmate, Catherine Greene Ono, has had to face the hardest of losses. In Catherine’s words, “Our second daughter, Songja, passed into the spirit world in December 2015, after two years of living with brain cancer. She was a few weeks shy of 22.” Catherine, please be assured that you, Songja, and your family are in our prayers. We send thoughts of love to surround you. In this journey of life, we are forever challenged, with hearts aching, and as seen by your example, we somehow continue with hope and love. We are so sorry for your loss, Catherine. Arden Bucklin-Sporer “continues to build and grow Education Outside, a S.F.based nonprofit that teaches science, stewardship, and sustainability to elementary school students. I have been building this organization for five years, and thanks to a brilliant staff and devoted board, we have grown from a tiny organization of two to a mighty juggernaut with 65 employees teaching 17,500 students in San Francisco and Redwood City. We are poised for a national expansion in the next few years. The big news is that after five wonderful years as co-founder of Education Outside, I am ready to step aside and hand the reins to a new CEO sometime in early 2017. It has been an incredible ride, and success is addictive, but both the organization and I are ready for something new. Of course, Randi Stroud Fisher has been my partner

in crime with this venture and it would not have been possible to achieve velocity without Randi’s wisdom, enthusiasm, and support.” How wonderful is it to read this? I am so proud of our classmates! Arden adds, “One of our favorite corps members has been Ellie O’Brien, daughter of Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien, who just finished two years of service. I am excited about the future, and after 20 years of working in the green schoolyard arena, ready to see what else life holds for me.” Speaking of lovely Randi Stroud Fisher, Ran was effusive about Arden, in her notes! Randi wrote, “Arden has changed the world! She has worked extremely hard to create Education Outside, an organization addressing environmental literacy in public school systems. She has touched thousands upon thousands of kids who are now loving science due to her innovative approach to hands-on-learning in outdoor classrooms.” Randi, herself, is “still very devoted to environmental issues, primarily working on promoting science and environmental education K-12 (one of my favorite projects involves Arden Bucklin-Sporer, as mentioned above!), along with some water and climate work.” Randi has another wedding in the works as their only son, “John, recently got engaged, so that’s two out of three that are with their life partners! I feel like it’s Christmas multiple times a year because all three kids are now living and working in the Bay Area. We are truly blessed.” As for 60, Ran, says, “It’s so a state of mind, and for you (and me) we are still very young at heart! I, also, made a pact with myself to be more creative since turning 60. My youngest daughter has encouraged me to pick up a paintbrush again. It’s humbling but fun.” Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese wrote me back saying, “Off to have dinner with Jeanne Vibert Sloane tomorrow night in N.Y.C. Ran into Peggy McDonnell Vance by chance at a pop-up craft market in March. She helped me buy a beautiful scarf, and now I think of her every time I wear it. Bittersweet to see Sister Claire and Sister Christine retiring; reminds us of how far we have travelled. If anyone gets to Chicago, more than just O’Hare, please let me know. We still have one in college at University of Texas. He says he is keeping me young. My highlighting budget says otherwise. Older son is in Seattle so I’m glad to have a reason to go west. Happy new decade to all.” Teresa Rothe Graham reports, “I am still in Seattle with husband, Scott, and

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sons, Ryan, (almost 21), working, and JJ (19) at Whitman College. My parents are still playing bridge incessantly, and love it. (So grateful they remain sharp and active at almost 87 and 88).” As for me, Sally Fay, I am so delighted to be back in California, I am giddy. Catalina’s fruits surround me, with old friends nearby, here, in southern, and up in northern California. Sarah Colmery Preston ’75 is down the driveway from me, here at Rose Story Farm in Carpinteria. (Sarah’s former boss at Cate School, Meg Bradley, is our new head of school at Catalina.) Family is close by. I am a five hour drive away from my dear mother, who in typical Fay fashion, “is still having fun,” at 92! I am sure I get my love of birthday parties from my parents. To say, we live for them might be, to quote my father, “a slight exaggeration but I love it,” but I have to say, Mom looks forward to her birthday all year long. My children are my pride and joy. Walter is living in Minnesota and working on a political app. Kerry is shifting careers to work with, and help, children challenged by health issues, in Boulder, CO. Charlie had his first deployment as a naval officer aboard an aircraft carrier somewhere out in the Pacific this summer, and is living in San Diego. I am working on my writing and film projects—more details in the next Bulletin! For now, let me leave you with this very important message, (remember think SNL, Sally O’Fay), “I like to Kick! Stretch! And Kick! I-I-I’m…60!”

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Deanna Duoos Davis deanna.davis@yahoo.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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Margaret Ganz itstartsat50@hotmail.com

Andrea Csaszar ’76, Lisa Campondonico Malim ’76, and Pam Anderson-Brule ’76

We had our 40th reunion in March, so I asked my class when sending in their replies that they could either write about what they have been up to or share their experience from the reunion, such as a favorite moment or their overall experience of the weekend. Pam Anderson-Brule: “My experience from the reunion was life changing. To share my passion and work with my class in our intimate dinner on Friday night was a true blessing. As we get older, my appreciation for each of our classmates grows. We had no idea what treasures we were when we were kids growing up together. I cherished our time together and felt honored to share the Sister Claire and Sister Christine Math and Science building! What an amazing year it has been.” Nancy MacGregor Bennetts: “It was a wonderful reunion and I just wish more of our class could attend! I think my favorite part was sitting around the table with Sister Claire and Sister Christine after lunch on Saturday and just going ‘through it all’

Andrea Csaszar ’76, Liz Bradley Thomas ’76, and Sue Pyles Lopez ’76

Tessa Wilcox ’76 and Catherine Lambetecchio ’76

one more time! We were very lucky to have Sister Claire and Sister Christine take care of us those four years. And obviously very cool to have Pam honored with her new building—and to have her show us around the new place—wow! I felt with many it was a great time to catch up and it was just so easy to pick up where we left off.” Gnarity Levin Burke: “I’m home for the next few weeks, still wandering the globe, and so thankful for every kilometer made possible to me. Reconnecting with our Class of ’76 was a highlight this year, such intelligent, cultured, and talented souls. I am still married (29 years) to an RLS grad. My eldest is in his second year of law school and my youngest in her last year of veterinary school. Life is good!” Mary Kay Duous Craig: “I am still reeling in melancholy since I didn’t get to the reunion. I just ate up all of the pictures on Facebook and wished I was there. Seeing all of the pictures and thinking of all the women made me feel such love for everyone. But, my bags were packed, sitting on my bedroom floor, waiting for my daughter to go into labor in Athens, Greece. This was her first baby and I just had to be there. It was horrible not being able to go to the reunion, but I couldn’t do both. So, I went to Greece and experienced the ‘big fat Greek maternity hospital.’ Really! What a kick. Greek babies are a huge blessing for the entire family, extended members included. Everyone has to be at the hospital. Two years ago, I had been in the health insurance business for years when my oldest daughter Chelsea had twins, eight weeks early. I just couldn’t be at work, and made the big decision to hand in my notice and get on with life. Since then, I’ve been able to spend time with my aging father, babysit a couple of days a week, do some gardening

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Discovery Bay. What fun it is water skiing again and watching my boys and their friends wakeboard with no fear!” Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald: “Stu and I are having a wonderful summer despite my foot injury. Stu has begun his new job at Fay School as the associate head of school. We will be traveling for two weeks to Asia in August to visit Fay alums and current parents and students.” Ann Taylor: “Enjoying the Chicago summer by sipping suds, hanging with friends, listening to music at the Ravinia Festival, playing tennis, and slipping in some work to pay the bills. All’s good!” Tessa Wilcox: “The reunion was so special this year! Everyone should come back for the next one.” As for me, Marge Ganz: “My experience of the reunion weekend was one of the most heart-felt weekends I have experienced in a long time. From the start, which for me was Thursday, as my classmates started coming into town, everyone was so excited to see each other. Everyone connected with each other with such ease, it was like we saw each other all the time. And throughout the weekend, I was asked a lot where each one of our missing classmates were. If you did not attend the weekend, just know that you were very missed and I kid you not, every single classmate that was not there was asked about. My favorite moment of the weekend was at the Saturday night dinner. They had a slide show going of our individual senior picture by class. Once the class of 1976 came up, we were all yelling out the names of each classmate, no one was forgotten. I felt, at that moment, it truly brought us all together. cel

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and volunteer work at church. We are all headed to the ranch in King City (remember when our class went there) to celebrate my mom’s 80th birthday at a big ranch bash with 180 people and I am very excited to see everyone.” Melissa Bolin Gardner: “Loved seeing everyone at the reunion. Fun times for sure. The new math and science building made me want to go back to school again. My son came home from Thailand with his very pretty sweet wife and stayed with me for a month. We did Disneyland and other sites. Hoping for kids soon! Other than that, just working and fostering dogs for Dogs on Deployment.” Paula Capozzi Humphries: “I was so disappointed to miss the reunion; I loved the photos and presentations. Looks like everyone had a great time. I couldn’t go because I had just started a new job. I am the administration manager for a small management company. The owners are in restaurants and real estate in BC and Alberta. I love the part-time position because I can still play and have fun. I am training to do the Across The Lake Swim again, which is 2.1 km across Okanagan Lake. My children are amazing! Julie (22) is attending Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, ON to complete her civil engineering degree. My son, Spencer (19), is finishing his first year of the aircraft maintenance engineer program at the local college. He competed in a provincial skills competition and won; he went to Moncton, NB for nationals and placed in the top sic in Canada. My other daughter, Heather (19), is completing the legal assistant program at the college and working at a local notary office during the summer. I am still married to Les (27 years) and we are starting to feel the change of having the house to ourselves some of the time.” Catherine Lambetecchio: “I totally enjoyed the reunion; it was so great to see everyone. I especially enjoyed seeing the new math and science building and I am so proud of Pam. She thought of everything for the students and the environment.” Linda Abston Larsen: “It was so great seeing everyone at the reunion. We do have the best class! The best news I have is I am retired now. It won’t really kick in until the fall when school starts again. I am pretty excited about being able to travel during non-holidays. Back to Memphis, Nashville, North Carolina, and Florida to see family but not all at once. Maybe I’ll get my southern accent back! My family and I have really been loving our house at

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1978 Joan David lunanegra6@att.net

Cindy Dow Wenzlau and husband, Bill, are crushing it! Grapes, that is! In 2011, after their four children flew the nest, they followed their lifetime love into the world of wine! They have a small, organically farmed vineyard north of Santa Barbara in the cool, breezy Santa Rita Hills, ideal for their small production of cool climate, lighter bodied, food-friendly Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines. Visit www.wenzlauvineyard.com to learn more about their vineyard. Laurie Nolet Zuckerman: “I work in development for Idaho Public Television. My husband, Stan, is a psychoanalyst. Curt, my oldest, started Semilla Nueva (teaches sustainable agriculture using the farmer-to-farmer method) and lives in Guatemala. MaryAnne, my middle daughter, teaches English in Japan. Stan’s daughter, Annie, is a manager at a local restaurant. Patty, the youngest, is the editor for Boise State University’s newspaper and is finishing her degree. We moved from the farm eight years ago. Although we live in the city (walking/ biking distance to everywhere important), we still grow the majority of our own food. It’s such a wonderful life!” Joan David: “I still love life in Santa Fe, NM and it is truly a pleasure spending time with Cinnie Dulin Herr now that she lives nearby. Our photo gallery opened last October and we take pleasure in the visitors stopping by. This year, I joined the board of Animal Protection of New Mexico and enjoy putting my passion for animals and their welfare into action. The events have been great fun and rewarding. I am also on the board for Equine Spirit Sanctuary where I participate in an advisory capacity. Even retired, I remain busy and fulfilled. I am still working towards a degree in photography school. The coursework definitely expands my capacity for learning about the various styles of work and the history of photography. Every year involves some sort of travel and this year was no exception. (Sometimes the cold can just get to be too much, so I have to escape to a beach somewhere!) This year, I traveled to St. Martin/St. Maarten and then, Nevis. While in both locations, there were some super side trips to St. Barths, Anguilla, and St. Kitts. I love the clear blue water and the white sands.”

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The Class of 1979 is without a class correspondent. Please contact Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, Director of Alumnae Relations, to volunteer to serve your class in this meaningful way. We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

1980 Dana DePuy Morgan danamorgan@mac.com

Dana DePuy Morgan: “This is quite a critical year for the DePuy-Morgan family. Emily, our eldest, is off to university in September and Lilley is in her final year of sixth form (junior/senior year). Emily loves all things film and scriptwriting. Tim started his own consulting business specializing in cyber security after becoming a certified information systems security professional. He is doing very well and enjoys the challenges new companies and contracts bring. I launched a new

Colleen Condon Marquez ’80 and family

Dana DePuy Morgan ’80 and family

capital campaign for a dual all-weather pitch facility with pavilion for the school and local community. All the fundraising is focused on sport so I’ve been running, rowing, cycling, and swimming to help raise funds through various sponsored events. I’m very lucky to see Facebook posts from Margot Leonard, Barbara Newton McDonald and Jennifer Fuhr to name a few. Love to all!” Diana Kendrick Untermeyer: “My mom was born in Cuba in 1934 and left when she was about six. With the opening up, we decided to visit in December. My mom was sad to see the decay in Habana, but we all loved the gorgeous mountains and countryside where ox and horse drawn plows and carts still outnumber motorized vehicles. There is lots of careful historic preservation going on in Habana, highly recommend a trip and have the name of a private guide. While I thought my Spanish was serving me well, our fluent daughter told me I shouldn’t speak Spanish without supervision after I told one chef he had the oldest (rather than the best) rice and beans in Cuba.” Mignon Stapleton: “I went back to school and got a teaching Diana Kendrick Untermeyer ’80 and family

Son Mike and daughter-in-law of Joan Goodfellow Knetemann ’80

credential and am teaching preschool at a Christian school in Sacramento. I love teaching and this new path in my life. We have 100 children in the summer and 200 during the school year. I am very involved with my church and am on the intercessor team and pray with my pastors once a week. We are going to build a tiny house for a homeless member of our church, who currently lives on the street. I helped with the plans and am going to help with construction. My pastor is starting an initiative to develop a village in Sacramento for the homeless community. I joined a gym and am getting back in shape and eating healthy.” Mary Fergusson Bakan and Ken Lugg got engaged in April and are to be married by the end of the year. Her son, Anthony, is working locally as a journeyman carpenter for Blach Construction and is currently working on the Carmel Mission project. Joan Goodfellow Knetemann: “Our son, Mike, married Sara Griffin in July at a beautiful ceremony in Breckenridge! We are so happy for our new extended family and our new daughter! Our son, Jack, was best man and our daughter, Megan Knetemann ’11, maid of honor. Peter and I are healthy and happy. I still volunteer at Georgetown and do some substitute teaching at Georgetown Visitation. I write grants for small Catholic non-profits and serve on a couple of boards. Peter is enjoying retirement!” Pietra Leo Gaebel: “Who says that life slows down

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Leslie Duoos Muzzio ’80 and daughter, Lindsey, getting ready to run the Santa Cruz Wharf to Wharf

when your kids are teens? I feel like our lives are busier than ever, but in a good way. I took a part-time job recently, re-entering the workforce as manager of development and communications for a non-profit, but soon discovered that non-profits are just that—no profit for me, working many extra, unpaid hours to get the job done. So I have taken a few months’ hiatus to catch up on many home projects and am now seeking part-time work again until our youngest, Jordan (16), graduates. I’m loving Zumba dance and a woman’s bike club. Our eldest is going to Wheaton College in IL, Our middle daughter just graduated from high school and heading to Switzerland

Mary Fergusson Bakan ’80 and fiance, Ken

Mignon Stapleton ’80

for 6 months with Youth with a Mission for a gap year while she saves for college. We as a family are learning to appreciate wine, as well as different types of milk. My daughter and I will be stopping by many creameries and wineries on her way to visit WAZZU, in eastern WA. It will be quiet with the kids out of the home in the near future but we are looking forward to this new adventure in our lives. Much to be thankful for!” Colleen Condon Marquez: “In December 2015, I was laid off from my five-year-long dream job as director of outreach for Bethany Christian Services. While working in the world of adoption, I saw first-hand how few post-adoption resources there are for birth mothers, adopted persons, adoptive parents, and those facing infertility. For the past seven months, I’ve been developing exciting new endeavors to answer this need for healing and restoration at our Carmel Valley family property—HeartLand: Hosted Equine Assisted Retreats and Training, a collaborative effort with Dr. Rob Magnelli of horsepowerprogram.com. We’ve hosted two post-adoption, equine-assisted retreats in less than a year It is amazing to see how horses can help heal hearts. I’m also developing a new ministry—Take Heart!, ranch retreats and workshops , also at our Carmel Valley ranch house for small staff retreats, church/ministry renewal retreats, and fun day workshops. I love adding these new features to our vacation rental offering. This is even more fun than my paid position at Bethany! We had a wonderful family reunion with my sisters and their kids this summer. It was the first time we were all together since

Mom passed away in February 2014. We sisters stayed in Morning Glory Cottage by the creek, which I’ve had the joy of renovating in Mom’s honor. My book, A Gift for Little Tree, is still selling well. I’ve had fun seeing how it is to encourage those facing infertility and those touched by adoption. A friend wrote an article about us in the May issue of Guideposts magazine. We still live in Pleasant Hill, while straddling work and care of property and family in Carmel Valley. My husband, Mickey, has been working on contract jobs since his job ended in 2014, so we are truly living by faith. Our daughter, Gabrielle, is finishing up her general ed courses and hopes to transfer to APU next year. Isaac is in seventh grade and loves playing trumpet. Life is uncertain, but we are surely thankful for our many blessings. Looking forward to staying in touch my Catalina sisters. Maybe we could pull together a party in Carmel Valley to celebrate our 55th? I know just the place!” Leslie Duoos Muzzio: “I hope all of our classmates are doing well! Lindsey, our youngest daughter, and I ran the Santa Cruz Wharf-to-Wharf. We finished and had so much fun! My husband, Joe, is an avid runner and encouraged us to run this year. Hopefully our new shoes will be nice and worn by the end of the year! Lindsey is taking a gap year after graduating from UCLA with a degree in biology before going off to graduate school, and Amanda is now in her third year at New York College of Dentistry. Amanda had her white coat ceremony in New York, on the same day my father passed away. He was so very happy that she chose dentistry as her career. We just celebrated my mother’s 80th birthday party at our family ranch. Mom is doing great! It was a memorable family reunion with family and friends coming from across the country, which included a few Santa Catalina girls as well. Kitty Yurich was there with her family and three classmates of Deanna “Dede” Duoos Davis ’75. helped out and served appetizers . Thank you to Chris Blom Gomez ’75, Joan Artz ’75 and Cecily Marble Hintzen ’75. Wishing all of you health and happiness!”

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Marisa D’Amico marisad111@hotmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue! cel

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Mindy Malisoff Baggett mbaggett@cox.net

The Class of 1982 is looking forward to our 35th reunion in March 2017. It is hard to believe where the time has gone. I can remember the day my parents settled me in sophomore year and now finding myself reminiscing 35 years later! It will be great to catch up with many of you! Since our last notes, I have moved back to Arizona after my two years in Seattle. I had the opportunity to work each day, side by side with my brother strategically preparing for his retirement and selling his company. I am now taking my experience and knowledge and working for a cardiovascular doctor in Scottsdale, AZ.. My daughter recently graduated from University of Washington with her master’s in public health and is now pursuing her doctorate in public health, Stacy Pruett Taddeucci ’82, Mary O’Hollaren Fitzgerald ’82, Edith Keville ’82, and Betsy Black ’82

Mindy Siegel Baggett ’82 and daughter Jessica

while working at the Department of Health in Washington. Mary O’Hollaren Fitzgerald: “Enjoying my hiatus from working to enjoy my youngest’s last semester at home before she’s off to our alma mater next year! Our middle daughter graduated from college in May 2016, and our oldest in living and working in L.A. Had a great visit to Carmel with a few of the ladies for the Sisters’ retirement celebration.” Hillary Lee Fleischer: “Dina Nassar Guillen came to one of my shows in November and it was great to see her and meet her hubby. I guess my big news is the most wonderful man in the universe asked me to marry him. We talked about it and Johnny’s warming up to the idea of hijacking one of our gigs for Anne Frasse Stowe ’82 with mother Wendy Miller Lambert ’60, daughter Lucy Stowe ’16, and sister Peggy Frasse ’84

the big event, with a surprise from Elvis as officiant. I’m one happy girl.” Chrissy Bozzo Daily: “I too am stunned that it has been 35 years since we graduated! I don’t feel 35, at least mentally, my body however is screaming 52. Anyway, lots of milestones for the Daily household: my oldest, Allie, will be graduating from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA with a degree in communications and a minor in Spanish. My youngest, Sydney, is finishing her first year at San Diego State University majoring in international business with an emphasis on the French language and minoring in international security! This last year has been a unique one becoming an empty nester. In some ways it’s been quite peaceful, but I do miss my girls very much! We continue to reside in Gig Harbor, WA for the last 25 years, although I have missed California very much. This little town has been a wonderful “Mayberry”-type town to raise my family. I continue to work part time at “the Y” in customer service and enjoy serving our 20,000 members. JR has faced a few health challenges these past years but is on the mend and continues his career as a general contractor. He recently obtained his mortgage brokerage license and is looking forward to serving the community in that regard. Mindy Malisoff Baggett was my far away neighbor a few miles north as well as Kelly Dwight Heuga-Hamill! It’s hard to see these Santa Catalina sisters with our lives going into a million different directions, but hopefully I will lunch with Mindy before she moves back to Arizona! Cheers and I look forward to hopefully seeing you all soon!.” Melody Bender King: “I am in my 25th year of owning Fleurish, my wedding and event business in Carmel. I have been published numerous times and from time to time get the opportunity to provide floral and decor for celebrity events. It is a great business and allows me to be creative and include my family in my adventures. I had the pleasure of providing flowers for Seaneen Scott Sullinger’s son’s wedding in Carmel Valley. My oldest daughter graduated from the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College in New York last May and has been living and working in New York and is now headed to Chicago. My youngest just graduated from Carmel High as valedictorian and had her pick of four colleges: Vassar, Scripps, Byrn Mawr, and Wellesley. She is going to go to Bryn Mawr as a Presidential Scholar. We are extremely proud of her accomplishments and are looking forward to getting to know the Philadelphia area. Both girls help me

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either with social media, website design, or are hands-on with designing and setups. My husband helps with deliveries and pick-ups when he isn’t handling his own investment advisory business, and is an important part of my success. Matthew and I will celebrated 31 years of marriage in June. We travel as often as we can and have a trip planned for Italy and Spain this year. Life moves at lightening speed, but we are thankful for terrific daughters, being together, busy and happy.” Kate Stockwell Hussey: “Kevin and I had an awesome jeep trip this spring to Moab for the 50th Annual Easter Jeep Safari with thousands of our closest friends that we never knew we had. We are working on projects around the house, building a fire pit and new deck and loving living in the Denver foothills with our dog, Roxie.” Courtney Tunney Hotchkis: “I have been busy with my girls. My oldest will be a freshman at UC Berkeley this fall and I have an eighth grader at Mayfield Junior School. No empty nesting for a while. Missing Jenny Moulton-Post since her move to northern California. But excited to see her while visiting my daughter. Can’t wait for our reunion.” Jenny Moulton-Post: “Leslie and I just moved back to the Bay Area, nine years after we left. Leslie is the new CEO of the firm she works for, so we had to say goodbye to Pasadena. I’ll miss being able to see Courtney Tunney Hotchkis so frequently. I have been really busy over the last seven years with real estate, mostly remodeling and managing commercial property, but I am happy to say that I finally gave up my license after 20 years. I’ll never be able to leave real estate behind for good (remodeling on our new house starts soon), but I’m ready for new challenges. For the past 5 years, I have been volunteering at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art working with the modern art curators and on the board of the 200-person volunteer organization and I have been volunteering at a food pantry that serves the poor and homeless in Pasadena. I’m still studying German and go to Germany once a year; this year with my younger sister Stefanie Post Pollard ’85 and her family. My other passion has been my dogs and training them in agility, nose work, and getting them certified as therapy dogs. I was recently up in Seattle and got to see Kelly Dwight Heuga-Hamill and Peggy Frasse ’84 and am still on the Alumnae Board so I get to see Ann Frasse Stowe at those meetings. Susan Lockwood and I seem to have a standing get together every fall. Looking forward to seeing everyone next

Class of 1984 in April 2016 celebrating their 50th birthdays

year.” Deborah Petteway: “I’ve moved to Unalakleet, AK. Working for different company and happy I moved. I live a block from the ocean front; I can see the Bering Sea from most of my windows! Town is gorgeous. I’ve experienced another medevac flight with paramedics who rescued a hypothermic patient who had a stroke. I delivered another baby—a boy this time. I experienced the Iditarod from beginning in Anchorage to end in Nome. Took helicopter ride to last stop before Nome and experienced mushers coming in and being processed through the stop with marshals and vets. I’ve been stopped on the road by musk ox and hissed at by fox—I’m loving the adventures and Alaska! I foraged greens and berries in tundra, fish the river and ocean. I make jam, pickle foods, and have a garden with potatoes, onion, zucchini, and have several grow pots in house for peppers and herbs. The ocean is my happy zone and look forward to ocean walks with my classmates next year!”

1983 Deborah Frank Drake deborahdrake1965@gmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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Victoria Manassero Maat junebugjump@icloud.com In April 2016, many old friends gathered to celebrate their 50th year. It was absolutely wonderful to spend time with these beautiful, accomplished women. It was like no time had passed once we started catching up. From our main event organizer, Kim Harris Hayes: “Thank you to Lara Graham Trupelli ’86, sister of Merede Graham, who donated the party room at her amazing lakeside restaurant, Lake Chalet. Emily Ibabao Marley and Jennifer Merriman Cazares offered hours of assistance (and laughs) with planning, menu selection, dessert, and logistics. Joanne Van Der Plas Viola and Liz Kirk Sondern donated the beautiful decorations. Liz actually made the gorgeous preppy-themed flower arrangements. We also had much appreciated assistance from Mary Looram Mosslander, Victoria Manassero Maat, Hilda Roe and Shannon Tunney McDonald, who unfortunately could not attend. Thank you to everyone who sent photos and to the stars of our video toasts. Jennifer Leaper did a great job emceeing and motivating people to come! I also appreciate our sisters who crossed oceans to attend: Mihan Kwon and Cheryl Bedwell Bigus.

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Krysia Belza Logsdon catalina@krysiabelza.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

1986 Katharine Folger Yeager yeagerkbf@gmail.com

I can’t believe we celebrated our 30th reunion this year. I was sorry to miss it, but it sounds like a great time was had by all. Frances Domingo Reilly made it to Reunion and was happy to see everyone. She is starting her second year in grad school in September. Frances will be graduating with a specialization in spiritual psychology and a possible concentration in eco-psychology. Her son, Bobby, also is in grad school studying acupuncture. Margi Bogart Power also had fun seeing many of our classmates at Reunion. Margi’s big update is that her daughter, Elizabeth, is heading to the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Elizabeth is happy so the Power family is happy! Meredith will be a sophomore in high school and is fairly ambivalent about the increased attention she will now be getting. Margi still is volunteering a lot and grappling with being 48 (and having an 18-year-old!). Tom is busy working and having some fun, too. She is so happy we Catalina gals are able to keep in touch via Facebook. Rene McCurry Johnson was sorry she missed seeing everyone at Reunion. Her oldest was on exchange in Sydney, Australia so Rene was picking her up and then they enjoyed a family

field or another. Jackson (10) absolutely loves the sport and Nat and I are finding it rather addictive ourselves. Jackson and I zipped out to San Francisco to meet our newest niece/cousin in April. We were lucky enough to catch a Giants game with Ringer—so glad she converted from her old Dodger ways—and to see her for dinner another night too. It is so much fun catching up in person! Give me a call if you come through Boston on college tours with your kids. ebrati

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trip to New Zealand. New Zealand is spectacular but they learned, every day, through activities like black water rafting, mountain biking and mountain climbing that they were not as tough as they thought they were. Fortunately New Zealand has great food and wine, which was some consolation because they are really good at food and wine. Rene did get a chance to see Catalina when she dropped Caroline off for camp. Rene is in her second year of unemployment/retirement/being a full time annoyance to her children and husband. She has gone back to school, mostly for fun, taking classes for credit at Princeton but believe it or not, Princeton wanted her SAT scores. (“If you ever want to feel old, order your SAT scores. They come on microfiche and it takes weeks. Its was worth it, I love being back on campus and no, I’m not the oldest one in class! Formal grad school may be in the future once the kids are out of the house, but honestly I’m still not really sure what I want to do when I grow up.”) Rene has been spending a lot of time at horse shows with Sam (16) including a lot of time in Florida. When she isn’t watching horse shows, she is watching basketball. Caroline (12) plays on multiple teams and is an avid Golden State fan. Rene is an avid LeBron fan so it was a tense few days in their house. Rene also bred one of her mares and baby Theo was born in March. He’s adorable and one of his half siblings is going to the Olympics. They still live just outside Princeton with way too many pets. They’d love visitors if anyone is in the Princeton or Wellington (West Palm) area in Florida. Rene hopes to see everyone at the next reunion if not before! Marisa Fung Shaw was so pleased Facebook kept her posted on the class reunion that she missed. “You all look fabulous!” Marisa just completed a master’s of social sciences in nonprofit management at the University of Hong Kong. Studying and paper writing again made her recall those days at Catalina when we were all rushing for deadlines! She says to look her up if you pass through Hong Kong. Kristin Ring says the highlight of the year thus far was a trip with her aunt MaryEllen to Munich, Vienna, Budapest, and several cities in Croatia, topped off with a Bruce Springsteen concert in Dublin before heading home. She was sorry to have missed Reunion, but got to see me in April and Jakie Kangas Beard ’89 and her family over the 4th of July weekend. As for me, Katharine Folger Yeager, I find myself spending the majority of my nonwork time on the sidelines of one soccer

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There was a special memorial for three classmates and friends who are no longer with us: Daniela Staiano, Merede Graham, and Gretchen “Gari” Johansing. To those who weren’t able to come, we’ll celebrate again at 60. Love to you all!”

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China Flanigan china.flanigan@me.com

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1988 Jennifer Pratt curgie615@earthlink.net

This report is coming to you via my sofa on a lovely, foggy Sunday morning in San Francisco. Life around here is good. Gabriella and I are about to celebrate 20 years together. The animals are all in good health, as are we and I’m incredibly lucky to have some awesome family and friends in my life. With all the horrible things going on in the world right now, I feel exceedingly grateful most days. And I want to say that when I get your responses and read, ‘I don’t have anything exciting to share,’ I think, “Well, me neither!” Then I think it is exciting when things are just chill and basically good. There is beauty and goodness everywhere and when we are able and willing catch a glimpse of it, well, it can be breathtaking. I keep up with Jackie Sharpe Guy, who is still living in Indianapolis with her husband, Brian, her chocolate Lab, Lady, and Miss Zoe, the cat. Also talk to Julie Wilber, who is living in Albany, NY with Patrick, her niece Ashley, and dogs Byron, Katie, and Zena, and Amber, the cat. I also get to see Serena Bennett Padian often

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who is busy with her three kids in Palos Verdes. Tiana Pardini-Pier writes, “I’ve been super busy, but all is well with us. Dave, the girls, and I did visit Catalina over New Year’s and we did a campus tour and visited with Sister Claire. It was great to see her and all is great in my world.” Leslie Palmer Meyer says,” I’m still out in NY with my brood: JP (13), Georgia (12), Charlie (10), and Audrey (7). We live in a suburb in lower Westchester County, Mamaroneck. When I’m not shuttling kids, I work part-time for Gretchen Scott Designs (ladies apparel) doing project work. My oldest son has been away at school in Boise, so I’ve seen Maria Mallane during my visits. She’s exactly the same and frankly should launch a skincare line. She looks that un-haggard and good. I recently saw Madhavi Vemireddy Jacques and her adorable family. She has two small sons, Xavi (5) and Milan (2), and still works full time. If anyone plans to be in NY please look me up! Hope to see everyone at our 30th reunion 2018!” Tara Howley Hudson writes: “After being a stay at home mom for 11 years, I am slowly dipping my toes back into the little theatre world here in Sonoma. There are actually a handful of amazing theatres doing great work, so it feels exciting. Esme is almost 11 and Oona is seven.” Wendy Fuller says: “Hi! I hope all is well! It has been a great year for Lily, my rescue lab mix, and me! I met a wonderful man from Virginia on my family vacation last summer. I have had the opportunity to share the West Coast with him and enjoy parts of the East Coast I have never visited. He actually sells fertilizer equipment, so needless to say my dad is thrilled to talk shop. As I enter my ninth year with Cochlear, I have had the opportunity to visit our manufacturing facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, with a trip through Copenhagen on the way. I also won a top award for sales and won a week at a private home in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. It is long way from the classroom, but I value the experience and memories!”

1989

Elizabeth Maher Purdum elizabethpurdum@hotmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

1990

Augustina Stevens augustinastevens@icloud.com Dawn Chan sends her very best from Hong Kong. She reports that this last summer, she sent her daughter to summer camp at Stanford and while there, drove down to Monterey and visited with Kathy Knoll Harris and Sarah Lewis Boyle. Her daughter will go onto middle school in the U.K. in the fall. Ana Garza Saenz Garza and her husband, Mauricio, are busy and happy raising their five boys; one of them is already in high school and the youngest in first grade! Once in eighth grade, the boys go to an all-boys boarding school in Deerfield, MA; the closest to Catalina for boys! This past summer their family has spent time in France watching the EuroCup soccer and driving around the countryside. Ana looks forward to our next reunion in four years! Gigi Lin O’Hara and husband Tim celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary in June. Their daughter, Teagan, is in her last year of junior high this fall. Tim, Jr. is sprouting fast. He’s right behind his sister going into seventh grade. Gigi spends time every day riding and enjoying her horses, Rhona and Oliver. Life is good for the O’Haras in Pasadena. Laura Lotz Murcott lives in the big little hometown of Burbank with her husband and three children. Her son is entering eighth grade this fall and her daughters will be in sixth. She recently graduated with her Juris Doctorate with honors from Glendale University College of Law and sends her very best to everyone. Elizabeth Johnson Hornsey writes that it was so fun seeing everyone at Reunion and that her husband, Phillip, enjoyed meeting everyone. She shares that it has been a tough year for her and her husband, but one of the bright spots is that they are building a house in Leander, TX, a little northwest of Austin. The house should be ready for them before the end of the year. Dr. Rene Bitter Nelson is active in Girl Scouts as a neighborhood service team leader and also co-leader to a multi-level Girl Scout group. Her oldest, Allie (9), is a sports lover, playing tackle football, travel roller hockey, swim league; while also being active as a Girl Scout Junior. Her youngest, Kassie (6), is just starting cheerleading, wants to start gymnastics, and is active as a Girl Scout Daisy. Her husband, Clint, works

Gigi Lin O’Hara ’90 and family

as an engineer/paramedic on the Lake Havasu Fire Department, loves building things out of wood, and does his best to keep up with all of them. She and Clint also just celebrated their 15 year wedding anniversary. Jennifer Alexander Jakubowski sends in news that she is a LAX/soccer/swim/cheer mom, who also puts signs on the buildings of the third largest self storage REIT in the country and is about to single-handedly rebrand all 650+ stores as the project manager of signage for LifeStorage. She and her family are looking forward to coming back to the West Coast some time in the fall. As for me (Augustina Stevens), it’s bittersweet to think that as I send this in it marks the culmination of Sister Claire and Sister Christine’s 44 years of dedicated service and devotion to our alma mater. It is with deepest gratitude at almost 44 years of age myself to think that these two women made such an impact on not just myself but so many of us. I was honored to be at their ceremony this last May to see just how many lives they have touched and to represent our class for those that could not attend. I send all of you my very best each and every day. My daughter, Georgia, looks forward to attending camp at Catalina next summer. And before you know it, it will be time to plan our 30th reunion.

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Jennifer Witter Connor: “My mustard company, Mustard Girl All American Mustards, has been accepted into all Target stores nationwide and HEB central markets, which was very exciting news in the world of mustard. I am working on getting into Kroger as we speak. I am also now in process of putting together a Mustard Girl cookbook with part of proceeds going to Common Threads to help inner city kids in need. I have also been working on fundraising for IvoryCoastAid.org to help women and children in need of urgent medical assistance in the Ivory Coast. Wishing everyone a great rest of year, sending lots of love to all and looking forward to hopefully seeing everyone at the reunion next year! “ Katie Riley Legarza: “I am keeping busy as medical director of Reno Cyberlife; however, being a mom is more fun. My son (12) skis for the Squaw Valley ski team and also plays baseball. I found another Catalina mom at the baseball field, Amy Haley Hill ’86! My daughter (7)

Nazgol Khamneipur and her daughter Lily Rose, born June 2016

Kerri Robinson Johnson ’92, Becky Hays Rovey ’92, and Jennifer Witter Connor ’92 at the Hays family ranch in Yarnell, AZ

keeps me busy as well with skiing, tennis, dance, and soccer. We just returned from a great family trip to Mount Hood and Cannon Beach in Oregon. I hope this update finds everyone well.” Tamsin Foster Cope: “Damian and I moved to the U.K. with our two boys in May of 2014. Last month, we moved into our first grown-up house, which we purchased at the beginning of June. Our first official visitors were Hope-Marie Upchurch Flamm and family. It was so amazing and surreal to see our four children playing together in the backyard. I am hoping to make it to our 25th in March but that may be scuppered by a trip to see friends in Vietnam.” Nazgol Khamneipur:”My update is that Lily Rose was born on June 20. She’s so sweet and I’m totally in love.”

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1996 Jenny Noble jnoble78@hotmail.com

Jenny Noble: “The pictures from our reunion were adorable. It looked like everyone who attended had an engaging time, and all of you look fabulous as always. Erin and I are expecting our second baby late this fall, and we are keeping our fingers crossed for a healthy child and a safe delivery. I hope you all are having a wonderful year!” Lindsay Hatton McClelland: “Life is just flying by over here. Agnes (3) continues to alternately enrage and entertain. Hazel (6) is asking the big existential questions and memorizing the dialog from Hotel Transylvania 2. Additionally, my novel will be out on July 19. I’m currently in the heinous self-promotional phase. To wit: lindsayhatton.com. Pre-order if it strikes your fancy.”

Galen Johnson galen.a.johns@gmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

1994

The Class of 1994 is without a class correspondent. Please contact Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, Director of Alumnae Relations, to volunteer to serve your class in this meaningful way.

The Class of 1996 celebrating their 20th reunion

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Jasmin Reate jlreate@gmail.com

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Natalia Woodhall Chappelow nataliawoodhall@yahoo.com Catherine Hawley: “Highlights of the past year include my engagement to Christian Taylor Mendelsohn and attending the retirement party of Sister Christine and Sister Claire, where it was a pleasure to catch up with so many lovely people from the Catalina community!” Martha Noel Cuevas: “I am living in San Francisco with my husband, Jesse, and our son James (18 months). We get to see lots of Eloise Harper Connolly, who lives a few blocks away, as well as Casey Costello Ferrarone and Julie Rathman Fenton ’99. I am practicing as an infertility specialist at UCSF and love being able to help couples realize their dreams of starting and building their families.”

1999 Laura Stenovec laurastenovec@gmail.com

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Susie Bokermann susiebokermann@gmail.com

Brigitte Kouba brigittekouba@yahoo.com Susie Bokermann: I am still living in Washington, D.C. and working as a senior legal editor for Bloomberg BNA. I occasionally get to catch up with Liz Belanger McGarvey and her husband, David. Would love to see anybody who swings through DC!” Zoe Donaldson: “I took a job as an assistant professor of neuroscience in the departments of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology and psychology and neuroscience at University of Colorado, Boulder. I’m super excited about the move and thrilled that it will be bringing me to the same city as Sarah Stillman.” Robin Hwang: “My wedding was on April 16, 2016 in Phuket, Thailand on a golf course to Jamee Wong. Our special day included many loving friends from Catalina: Carmen Choi ’97, Angelina Yao ’99, Rebecca Hsu ’07, Deborah Hsu ’02, Rene Leung ’99, Grace Salim Lim, Clarissa Nurimba. My bridesmaids included my two sisters: Charlotte Hwang ’04 and Olivia Hwang ’98.” Morgan Poncelet Lommele: “My husband, Steve, and I welcomed our second child in June: Lael Caroline. She joins big brother Eli (20 months). I am currently enjoying a nice summertime maternity leave with Lael but will go back to work as a policy analyst for PeopleForBikes, an international cycling advocacy organization. Amidst having a new baby, we also moved within Boulder in May and enjoy being closer to the mountains.” Autumn Quinn:” I had a good visit to D.C. over Memorial Day and got to catch up with Liz Belanger

Brigitte Kouba ’00 and Autumn Quinn ’00 with August and Harper, children of Brigitte

Autumn Quinn ’00 and Santa Catalina’s Computer Science Club visiting Google

McGarvey and her husband, David. Earlier in May, I went down to L.A, to visit Brigitte Kouba and meet her kids. In terms of work, I’m still at Google and now working on Chrome OS and Android testing. I really like my team and I’m learning a lot about software and hardware testing. Earlier this spring at Google, I hosted a group of current Santa Catalina students, who were members of the Computer Science Club, and we visited the Android Statues together. It was fun to share with them what it’s like to work at Google and answer their questions!” Priya Kumar Raju: “We are still living in lower Manhattan and enjoying life with Dilan (17 months). I recently saw Carrie Coffee for birthday drinks and look forward to seeing Carrie Coffee, Katy Congdon Williams, Laura Del Santo Harter and Abby Bowen James for a mini-reunion weekend in Utah at the end of July. My sister, Seema Kumar Patel ’96, will be coming to the Hamptons with her daughter Saanya for a fun beach weekend! Please let me know if you are coming through N.Y.C.—would love to catch up!

2001

Sheila Callahan sheilacallahan@gmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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Robin Hwang ’00 and husband Jamee Wong

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Alexia, Jose Carlos, and Alejandro, children of Veronica Cossio ’02

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Sasha Irving sasha.irving@gmail.com

Olivia Nilsson olivianilsson@gmail.com Bre Tarufelli Gentile: “I am finishing my last year of pre-doctoral internship in clinical psychology and I am looking to move back to Monterey with my family.” Katherine Carnazzo: “I am still living in Santa Barbara, and just recently successfully defended my dissertation to receive my Ph.D. in clinical, counseling, and school psychology! I will be staying in Santa Barbara and dividing my time for internship between two school districts in the vicinity. I am lucky to have time to make trips up to Monterey to visit with my family and also get to see Cassie Long Mills and Lara Wheeler Devlin and their beautiful children! My door is always open to anyone passing through Santa Barbara—it’s a great place to visit during the summer!” Veronica Cossio: “On November 21, 2015, we welcomed Alejandro and Alexia to our family. They are two happy siblings to big brother Jose Carlos (5).” Francesca Fay Darling: “I married Charles Darling V on September 12, 2015 in San Francisco. Jackie Russell was my bridesmaid and Louise Sanseau and Ellie Eversole Richardson with her husband, Evan, were there! I was working for a tech company, Mulesoft, on the recruiting team when all of a sudden my husband’s job was moved to Beijing, China! I am moving to Beijing and would love all visitors! Lookout for my blog,

expatdarling.com. This will be a place for me to share my stories and adventures while living abroad!” Sarah Kennifer Garrigues: “Will and I welcomed our daughter, Claire Grace, on July 2. We are blessed to have her as part of our family!” Courtney Moore: “Wow—15 years! I’m still working as an acupuncturist and herbalist in San Francisco. In 2013, I visited Deborah Hsu in Taiwan to study there after I graduated. This year, I launched a new business, Mama Menu, providing education and care packages for postpartum recovery. I really want to start some necessary conversations about the importance of postpartum care for new moms. Traveling to Thailand for a yoga retreat this summer and looking forward to a lot of other travel adventures over the next year!” Amy Azevedo Mulgrew: “Currently, William (4), Cora (3), my husband Kirk, and I are living in Long Beach, CA. Just weeks ago, however, I interviewed and accepted a position teaching math with Claire Grace Garrigues, daughter of Sarah Kennifer Garrigues ’02

Francesca Fay ‘02 and husband Charles Darling

the esteemed faculty at Santa Catalina! The process of interviewing and accepting was a complete joy as so many people opened their arms in warm reception of my entire family. I look forward to joining our classmate, Lara Wheeler Devlin, on staff. I cannot wait for our 15 year reunion. I must extend a big ‘thank you’ to Sister Claire and Ned Stork, among other administrators, for making this a possibility. Also, I would not have even applied without the support and gentle nudging from my classmates Sheryl Stillman, Courtney Moore, Olivia Nilsson, Jessica Shia and Sarah Kennifer Garrigues. Thanks for believing in me, guys!” Greer Murphy: “I graduated from UCLA with an EdD in June and started working at Claremont Graduate University in July. As assistant director of the Writing Center, I am in the midst of designing curriculum for and teaching in their new International Fellows Program, which provides master’s and Ph.D. candidates from overseas with advanced English language training and helps them acculturate to the demands of Western academic life. While I have not made nearly as much time for Catalina ladies this past year as I would like, I was thrilled to participate in Journey Day 2016 and look forward to catching up with everyone at reunion in March. I miss you all!” Laura Nicola: “I’m enjoying

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2003 Monica Johnson Steiner monicafax@gmail.com Gaby Asmus gmasmus@gmail.com

Mary Catherine Sinclair ’02 and husband Todd Macaluso

living on the Monterey Peninsula and currently serving as the dining room manager and server instructor at the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus’ Drummond Culinary Academy (a local non-profit that is committed to changing the lives of low-income, at-risk youth through education and job training). I spend my free time training for local triathlons and am competing in a triathlon relay with my family later this summer!” Olivia Nilsson: “All’s going well down here in southern California! This summer we celebrated our son Owen’s first birthday and took a family trip to England to visit my husband’s family. Earlier in the year, I had the best girls weekend in Point Reyes with Courtney Moore, Jessica Shia, Sheryl Stillman and Amy Azevedo Mulgrew. Looking forward to our Reunion next March!” Mary Catherine Sinclair Macaluso: “I am doing really well. I married Todd Macaluso in May 2016 in New York City. We honeymooned in Bora Bora. Work is also going really well—traveling all over the world as my firm’s international economist. Recently visited clients in Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia.” Amy Azevedo Mulgrew ’02 and Sister Claire

Megan Mulloy megan.mulloy@gmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

2004 Katie Fruzynski katie.fruzynski@gmail.com

Crystal DeCastro Knapik: “On June 11, 2016 I married my college sweetheart, Derrick Knapik, in San Francisco. My sister, Rochelle DeCastro Jones ’99, Kendall Hoxsey Onysko, and Elena Ebrahimian were my bridesmaids. Derrick and I now live in Cleveland, OH where he’s finishing up his orthopedic residency while I’m working as an architectural designer.” Meghan Barrett is currently gearing up for her first semester of nursing school at the Maurine Church Coburn School of Nursing at Monterey Peninsula College. It’s a two year program and she will be done in June of 2018. Her boyfriend Steven proposed on Valentine’s Day 2015 and they are now happily engaged. They are planning their wedding for when Meghan is done with nursing school. She is currently working at Starbucks and still volunteers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Robin Stallard shares that after stints in N.Y.C. and Philadelphia, for the past three years she has been living in the East Bay and working for an environmental nonprofit in Berkeley. In December, she married Matthew Bacon in Carmel. They were grateful to have a wonderful Catalina crew there to celebrate with them! She also enjoyed catching up with some ’04 ladies at the various Catalina events in S.F., as well as occasional dinners, and she wished they happened more frequently!

Bethany Hucks ’04, Charlotte Hwang Ngai ’04, Robin Hwang ’00, and Olivia Hwang Monguillot ’98 in Hong Kong

Bethany Hucks is currently based in Italy, finishing her master’s in museum studies. She hopes to begin a Ph.D. in Egyptology next year. This year she was lucky enough to meet up with Catalina girls all over the world, including Hong Kong, London, and Florence. Sonia Singh just finished up her residency in internal medicine and will be staying at Stanford to work as a primary care physician. She also loves living down the street from Simi Dhillion Buttar in the South Bay! Kate Ogren Armour Taylor married an Englishman and moved to Copenhagen. Let her know if you find yourself in Scandinavia! Marina Barcelo is still living in Portland, OR and is now working at Portland State University’s School of Social Work, where she supports students of color and first generation students as well as spearheads racial justice and equity programming within the school. She was also just recently elected to the ACLU of Oregon’s

Wedding of Robin Stallard Bacon ’04: Sophia DeSantis ’04, Megan Pollacci ’05, Becky McKibben ’04, Robin Stallard Bacon ’04, Stacy Jordan ’04, Marina Barcelo ’04, and Cassie Bettencourt ’04

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board of directors. She is grateful for recent visits with Stacy Jordan in L.A., and Robin Stallard ’02 and Jing Zhang in Portland. Rhyan Kronzer Zuercher and her husband, Clem, welcomed a beautiful baby boy named Henry this past February. She and Katie Fruzynski recently reunited in Chicago for a wedding and danced their hearts out together.

2005 Lyndsay Peden McAmis mcamislc@gmail.com

We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

2006 Dana Armstrong is excited to share that she will soon be starting a new adventure! She recently accepted a new job as a gap field instructor for a company called Adventures Cross Country. Dana is leading students through East and Southeast Asia on service projects and exploring education, public health, migration, economic development, and environmental conservation. Katie

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Crystal DeCastro Knapik ’04 with bridesmaids Rochelle DeCastro Jones ’99, Kendall Hoxsey Onysko ’04, and Elena Ebrahimian ’04

Campbell is still living in N.Y.C. and is currently working at the Museum of Modern Art NYC with a focus on the artist Louise Bourgeois. Katie recently got engaged and is planning a wedding for August 2017. Emily Intersimone is also living in N.Y.C. and shares an apartment with her sister, Molly Intersimone. Emily recently began working as an instructor at Grace Hopper Academy, an immersive software engineering school for women. Prior to becoming a teacher, Emily was a student and later a Teaching Fellow at the academy. Morgaen Hoxsey wrote that she is back living in Napa Valley and working as the national sales manager for her family’s winery. She loves living in Oakville and spends a lot of time traveling for work, selling their three brands of wine: Ghost Block, Oakville Winery, and Elizabeth Rose. Morgaen had a great time catching up with fellow Catalina girls Lindsey Sedlack, Lola Torney, Kendall Hoxsey ’04 and Haley Gibb ’09 while celebrating the wedding of Hillary Leeb this summer in Napa Valley. Peony Lee is currently working as the director of First China Financial Capital Limited. In her free time, she enjoys playing music, freelance event hosting, and managing a local indie band. Peony is also in the process of developing an app that caters to indie bands and artists and is active in several local nonprofit organizations. Candace Brekka is still living in Los Angeles. She currently runs operations for Forward Publishing, which is a startup company that produces web content for non-profit agencies. Candace also manages New York Times bestselling author, political pundit, and radio host, Ben Shapiro. In her free time, Candace enjoys recreational rifle-shooting, for which she recently placed third in the Citizen Markmanship Program and is training for the Western GMP Games, which will be held in Arizona this October. Candace greatly enjoyed catching up with her classmates at reunion in March.

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We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

Candace Brekka ’06, Allison Armstrong ’06, and Lola Torney ’06 catch up with Mr. Oder at Reunion

2008 Shannon L. Gaughf slgaughf@gmail.com

Shannon Gaughf moved to New York City last fall and began working at The Public Theater on the new play, Eclipsed, starring Lupita Nyong’o. She continued working on the stage management team when the production transferred to Broadway in the spring and became the substitute deck stage manager through its run on Broadway. Following the run of Eclipsed, she was lucky enough to spend her summer closer to home in San Francisco as a stage manager for Così fan tutte and returned to New York in the fall. Haley Johnson is excited to announce that she recently got engaged to her boyfriend, Jim Dzundza. They are planning their wedding for Spring 2017 in Half Moon Bay. Lucy Pippin has been living in Seattle, WA since January

Haley Johnson ’08 and fiancé, Jim Dzundza

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The Class of 2009 is without a class correspondent. Please contact Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, Director of Alumnae Relations, to volunteer to serve your class in this meaningful way. We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

Colleen Zellitti czellitti@gmail.com

Blair Evans is still living in San Francisco and working at PWC. “I usually work in financial services core assurance, specifically in the real estate sector, but am currently doing a four-month rotation to revamp our corporate social responsibility department. It’s a great opportunity to work across a lot of markets and people within PWC and the community. I also returned from a trip to Peru where I did a five-day trek to Machu Picchu, surfed in the north (near the Ecuador border), and explored Lima. I had an awesome time and highly recommend it! Also, I am running a half ironman in Santa Cruz this September to raise money for cancer research!” Devin Ryan: “I recently graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a bachelor’s in women and gender studies. During my studies, I created a sexual assault prevention curriculum. I hope to implement it within academic

2011 Kelsey Riordan kelseyriordan@umail.ucsb.edu Kelsey Player kelsey.player93@gmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue! ebrati

Ashley Worsham graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.S. in psychology and German studies. She worked for a personal training facility called Diakadi in San Francisco during the summer. She was their social media marketer, content researcher for their blog, and community director. She plans to become a certified personal trainer this summer. In the fall, she will be pursuing a master’s degree in international business at Hult International Business School in San Francisco. She hopes to pursue her dreams of becoming an entrepreneur and running her own business in the health and fitness industry.

2013 Caitlin Dullanty cailtlindullanty@gmail.com Annie Haueter anniehaueter@gmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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settings for transitioning high school senior students, as well as an orientation program for students in college. I have also recently launched an online forum called ‘write2herstory,’ which discusses the relevance of rape culture in our lives and how we can become allies for survivors, as well as becoming better educated. I am in the process of creating workshops for women within Los Angeles County, and I am very excited for the growth within this nonprofit! Apart from modeling, I am writing and hoping to travel to gain more education in my field for community advocacy!”

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2013. Since March 2016, she has been working with the criminal justice division of the Attorney General’s office as a legal assistant. She assists on cases involving the civil commitment of sexually violent predators and litigation with Washington State Patrol. Lucy is also attending Seattle University School of Law as a part-time student. She is pursuing a focus area in criminal law and practice. For fun, Lucy will be running her fifth half-marathon in San Francisco this summer.

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Katharine Garcia katharine.garcia8@yahoo.com Chloe Dlott aquabubble87@gmail.com

Annika Fling graduated from University of Notre Dame and will be attending UC Davis for veterinary school. Katharine Garcia graduated from Syracuse University and will be attending Boston University for an EdM in school counseling. Jane Goodfellow graduated from Brigham Young University and was accepted into the nursing program this coming fall. Francissca Kang and Casey Lewis celebrated graduating college with a backpacking trip in Vietnam and Cambodia. Casey graduated from the College of William and Mary and Francissca graduated from Davidson.

Kylie Moses kyliemoses14@gmail.com Emma Russell emmarussellpg@yahoo.com Blair Miller: “I am studying music business at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. I am currently the executive intern at Warner Music Nashville, meaning I intern under the chairman/CEO of Warner. I will be interning in the digital department of CMA in the fall, and helping out with the 50th Annual CMA Awards. Because of my major, I have been working music industry events, such as the CMT Awards, the Grammy Block Party, and the ACMs in Las Vegas. I started my own company

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entitled Empire Public Relations and I am managing two singer/songwriters.” Halley Albert: “Sophomore year of college was an intense year for me. I grew as a filmmaker in such a short amount of time and learned more about myself as a young adult than ever before. I produced two short independent films, wrote and directed my very first full crew shoot, and assistant directed a commercial and seven other short films that all occurred during the month of April. In addition, I worked two jobs during the school year. I delivered catering for a local restaurant and gave out health drinks samples at local Whole Foods stores. I decided that I wanted to go into producing as a profession and changed my major from film production to creative producing. I learned how to grow my network and met with some of the most inspiring and successful people in the industry. I am currently a production intern at VICE Media, a company where I have always wanted to work. I also made many new amazing friendships.” Katie Griffith: “Been in New York City for a year now attending school and enjoying it. I’m working at a boxing boutique called ShadowboxNYC. Living in a five-story walk up is pure torture but lets me eat anything I want—especially after dragging a 100-pound air conditioner up the stairs. Living the dream.” Rachel Davison is studying journalism and marketing communications with minors

am living at the beach this coming fall!” Emma Russell: “This past year at Bates College has been extremely challenging and rewarding. I made the Dean’s List for the first time and officially declared my politics major and a double minor in anthropology and German. I am planning on travelling to Munich, Germany this coming spring/summer for study abroad and can’t wait to meet up with Anka Rauch ’14 while I am there!” Rachel Davison ’14

in gender studies and business institutions at Northwestern University. She has worked on the editorial board at The Daily Northwestern as arts and entertainment editor and a copy chief. Rachel also performs with Refresh Dance Crew and is involved in Northwestern University Dance Marathon. She is spending the summer in Vail, CO as a marketing intern for the Vail International Dance Festival with the Vail Valley Foundation and playing with her niece, Cora. Rachel can’t wait to study in Nantes, France this fall through IES Abroad! Tandy Johnson: “This past January I had the opportunity to study abroad in Florence, Italy. I also interned at a nonprofit organization, which was extremely exciting. School has also been a blast—I have declared a new minor in nonprofit leadership and

2015 Julia Clark julicclark09@gmail.com Mackenzie Fisher kenzieayn7@gmail.com

2016 Lucy Stowe lucystowe@me.com

Blair Miller ’14 living it up in Nashville Class of 2016 Alumnae Leadership group: Social Media Editors: Makenna Wallace and Brianna Brady; Class Correspondent: Lucy Stowe; Class Agents: Veronica Zelles and Courtnie Breitfuss

Transitions Alumnae Marriages

Suzi Woodworth Johnston ’68 to Eric Johnson Sally Hansen ’72 to Tim Blackburn Basia Belza ’73 to Martin Bickeboeller Elizabeth Leach ’75 to Bert Berney Simone Heymann ’84 to Lindy Lucas Catherine Hawley ’98 to Christian Mendelsohn Lauren Spees ’99 to Stephen Scuderi Robin Hwang ’00 to Jamee Wong Charlotte Hwang ’04 to Ian Ngai Francesca Fay ’02 to Charles Darling Mary Catherine Sinclair ’02 to Todd Macaluso Crystal DeCastro ’04 to Derrick Knapik Robin Stallard ’04 to Matthew Bacon

Births AND ADOPTIONS Cynara Coomer ’87 and Jonathan Deitch Emily Kate Nazgol Khamneipur ’92 Lily Rose Abiah Folger ’94 and C.J. Karthauser Katharine Lee Kate Lynch ’97 and Allen Jerkins Kellan Francis Olivia Hwang ’98 and Julien Monguillot Luca Domi Brigitte Kouba ’00 and Antonio Neves August and Harper Morgan Poncelet ’00 and Steve Lommele Lael Caroline Kai Romero ’01 and David Heubner Diego Kate Bryan ’02 and Jason Sedano Thomas George Veronica Cossio ’02 and Jose Maldonado Alejandro and Alexia Sarah Kennifer ’02 and Will Garrigues Claire Grace Rhyan Kronzer ’04 and Clem Zuercher Henry

In Memory Our love and prayers to: Ardis Dickerson Brookins ’54 on the death of her husband The family of Elinor Howard Franchetti ’54 Jeanne Neilson Marshall ’54 on the death of her husband Gigi Vincenz Eastman ’58 on the death of her husband

Rene May Lawler ’59 on the death of her husband The family of Carol Hoffman Hambleton ’66 Julie Henshaw ’70 on the death of her mother Leslie Cooley ’68 and Sheila Cooley ’71 on the death of their father Jodi Ehrlich ’71 on the death of her mother Christine Michel Spencer ’71 on the death of her husband Lucy Butler ’73 on the death of her mother Beth Barker ’74 on the death of her mother Margaret Donlin ’76 and Kate Donlin Ferguson ’77 on the death of their mother Deanna Duoos Davis ’75, Mary Kay Duoos Craig ’76, Andrea Duoos Radomski ’78, and Leslie Duoos Muzzio ’80 on the death of their father Julie Lambert ’80 on the death of her father Julie Power Pantiskas ’77 on the death of her mother Karen Crane-McNab ’83 on the death of her father Tamara Monosoff ’83 on the death of her mother Katherine Hambleton Movalson ’91 on the death of her mother Beck Hays Rovey ’92 on the death of her father Nancy Kennedy Major ’96 on the death of her father Patricia Nugent ’99 on the death of her son

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Susan Kendall

Christy Pollacci

John Murphy

Mary Callagy

Ned Stork

Amy Aldrich-McAfee

Rita Alves

Maria Cantelli

Stephanie DeYoung

John Hazdovac

Lorna Monroe

Mark Purcell

Connie Riley

Faculty & Staff

Blake Riley

Births and adoptions

Fred White

Julia and EJ Kim Ethan Melissa and Randy Sheets Chandler

Kathi Wiese

In Memory

Gretchen Burke

Our love and prayers to: The family of Reverend James English, S.J. Barney Hulse on the death of his wife Michael Marcotti on the death of his mother-in-law

Ashley Moranda

Colleen Murray

Dan Place

Reed Scott

Dale Thompson Items in Transitions reflect communications received between April 15, 2016, and October 14, 2016.

Christian Gibson

2015â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2016 Santa Catalina School

ANNUAL REPORT

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2015â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2016 Financial Summary Annual Giving 2015-2016 Sources of Support Foundations 40% Past Parents

15%

Alumnae 14% Lower School Parents

11%

Organizations & Corporations

11%

Upper School Parents

10%

Grandparents 2%

Foundations $709,846 Alumnae $309,270 Past Parents & Friends

$249,190

Organizations & Corporations

$245,043

Upper School Parents

$172,030

Lower School Parents

$131,126

Grandparents $24,612 Total $1,975,551

Uses of Support Unrestricted $952,827 Restricted to Scholarship

$254,303

Restricted non Scholarship

$768,391

Total $1,975,551

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Total Income

$18,754,338

Tuition & Fees 87%

Santa Catalina Fund

Interest & Other Income

Total Expenses

$18,754,338*

Faculty, Instruction, 65% and Administrative Support Physical Plant

15%

Tuition Assistance

15%

Dining Service

Other 1% *unaudited

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The Santa Catalinians 1950 Society recognizes the school’s most loyal and generous supporters whose gifts provide the foundation of annual support to the Santa Catalina Fund.

* denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

Founders’ Circle ($20,000 or more) Kit and Peter Bedford (Kirsten Nelson ’56)* Jennifer Breitenwischer and Jeffrey Cappo Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine ’60* Margie and W. Taylor Fithian* Jean Perkins Foundation* Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Angela Nomellini ’71* Peter & Kirsten Bedford Foundation Ramsay Family Foundation* Nonie B. Ramsay ’71* S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation* Santa Catalina Benefit Celebration* The Grover Hermann Foundation* Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation

Veritas Circle ($19,999 - $10,000) Anonymous Frederick Bates Lani and Donald Bethe Michelle and Garrett Blake* Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones ’79)* Barbara Bundy* Charles and Marie Robertson Foundation David Ernst ’02 LS Kate and Bob Ernst* D.D. and Paul Felton Hazel Foundation Liz and Scott Hulme* Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77)* Diana Ernst McKibben ’01, ’97 LS Nicki and Michael McMahan Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff The Reveas Foundation

Santa Catalina Lower School* Kelly and Brian Swette* Kelly and Wes von Schack Laure Woods ’80

Hacienda Circle ($9,999 - $5,000) Pamela Anderson Brulé ’76 Anonymous (2) Robert Balles Sister Claire Barone* Anne Munzer Bourne ’70* Megan and Michael Bruno ’82 LS* Jenny Budge ’71* Arlene and Vance Coffman Lia and Herm Edwards Pam and Russ Fadel* Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Patricia and Alfred Friedrich Christie Wolfswinkel Garofono and John Garofono Carter Hachman Jackson ’87* Judi Musto Hachman ’61* Tracy and Eric Hass (Tracy Miller ’75)* Rene and Gaylord Johnson III (Rene McCurry ’86) Bridget and Edward King Lynn LaMar* Katie Martin and David Laurits Jill and Mark Mancina Susan Butenhoff Mani and Christian Mani Eileen and Gary Morgenthaler Jennifer Moulton Post ’82, ’78 LS* R. J. and D. A. Munzer Foundation* Deborah and Kenny Peyton* Lisa and Henry Plain Sister Christine Price* Wendy and Victor Ramirez Corinne and Michael Roffler San Francisco Foundation* Holly and Edwin Scheetz Cristin and Michael Shute Anne Sandbach and Todd Stevenot Mary Pat and Jerry Sweetman (Mary Pat Reardon ’60) Linda and Bruce Taylor Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. The Burnham Foundation of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP* The Justin Dart Family Foundation Jane Tucker Abigail Urban ’08 Gladys Chan and Dennis Yip

Legacy Circle ($4,999 - $2,500) Anonymous Virginia Reeves Apple ’89 Terry Whitney Baganz ’69* BHP Billiton Patricia Bondesen Smith ’54* Marcia Mondavi Borger ’65 The John M. Bryan Family Fund Sharon and Edward Bullard (Sharon Smith ’68)* Gay Callan ’67 and George Stone* Camberview Partners LLC Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Bella and Bert Cutino Ellen and Tom Dunnion Eisner Foundation Georgia and Breck Eisner (Georgia Irwin ’88)*

Laura and Rich Everett (Laura May ’85) Randi and Bob Fisher (Randi Stroud ’74)* Ceseli and Hugh Foster* Marilyn and Joseph Franzia Bernadette and Mark Gersh Wendy and Ronald Gong Betsy Helm Hansen ’60 Megan Heister ’95* Joan and John Hillenbrand Liz and Dennis Jebbia* JPMorgan Chase Foundation Paula and Carl Karcher Shirley Childs Kelly ’79 Beverly and Thomas Klinger Deborah and Charles Kosmont Katharina Brinks Lathen ’96* Ju Yeun and Sang Bong Lee Samantha Lewis ’97* Charles Lostak and Christopher Baker Margie and John Lotz* John Maguire Rita and Lee McClennahan Judith and James Moses (Judith McDonald ’86, ’82 LS)* Melissa and Neal Norman Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Susan Cluff and Neil Rudolph* The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving* Susan and Stephen Schwerdfeger Susan and Steven Selbst Nicole Shute Nancy Sweetland Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett ’82)* The Florence V. Burden Foundation Kit Wai* Frederick Weakley* Sudie and A. Gordon Worsham Patricia and George Yellich Heather and Alan Young

Patrons’ Circle ($2,499 - $1,500) Rita Alves* Anonymous (3) Arizona Community Foundation Velma and Ted Balestreri Sandy and Joseph Baratta Joan and Jan Belza Dora and John Bennett Daphne and Richard Bertero (Daphne Craige ’60)* Rob Bolt* Amy and Michael Brandt Kate Myers Brizius ’88 Margaret Miller Brown ’74 Anne Bryan ’77* Suzanne Bryan ’73* Jeff Burke Cara and Peter Butler* Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague, Jr. Foundation Chia Yu and Jung Hua Cheng Heather and Brian Church Jane Chang Dann ’89, ’85 LS Katie and Gary Darnell (Katie Finnegan ’72) Courtney and Liam Doust Julie Heywood Edwards ’76 Lei Feng and Jun Fang Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Julie Garcia ’71* Kathy and Matthew Gibbs*

Heather and Mike Givens Google Matching Gifts Program Nancy and Kent Griffin (Nancy Pulford ’69) Elizabeth and Harlan Grogin Margaret Gregg Grossman ’60* Clarrie and Ralph Hanley Joan Stafford Haynes ’60* Anne Hilby ’01* Paula and Bruce Hilby* Sheila and David Hollander Nancy and Andrew Hoxsey Abigail and Albert Janko* Johnna and Wally Jansma Leslie Hunt Johnson ’92* Sheila Johnson ’65 YoungJa Bae and Jinku Kang Wendy Burnham Kuhn ’59 Angela Park and Henry Kwon Julie Lambert ’80, ’76 LS* Thu Anh Le ’03 and Bryan Nguyen Kris and Bill Leatherberry Shelley and James Lipe Kathleen Kelsey Macker ’66 Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Kristine and Kevin McCaffrey Nora McNeely Hurley ’78 Debra and Jeffery Meeks Sheilaja and Vikram Mittal Maria Dulay and Tarak Mody Jane Nissen Ann and Richard Patterson* Christy Pollacci* Megan Pollacci ’05, ’01 LS Sarah and Ryan Pollacci ’98 LS Naomi and Seth Pollack Margi and Tom Power (Margi Bogart ’86)* Rita and Tony Pruthi Denise and Chris Pryor* Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Sandra Sampson Hester Parker and Dan Shapiro Karine Snyder Lyon Helen and Michael Spanos Laura Stenovec ’99* Natalie Stewart ’63* Keely Clifford and Bruce Sweeney Linda and David Ting (Linda Chang ’88) United Way Silicon Valley Julie and Joe Villarreal* Wendy and Bart Walker Angela Sullivan Wallace and Gordon Wallace Leslie Svetich and Dean Whitehead Brooksley and Darren Williams Jeannette Witten Wendi and Max Yeater

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Upper School Alumnae Gifts Santa Catalina School Alumnae Association Board Executive Committee Shannon McClennahan Mozes ’87 President Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Liz Holt Protell ’64 Lore Childs Macdonald ’76 Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Vice Presidents Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Director of Alumnae Relations Members Jalynne Tobias Redman ’72 Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Kathy Trafton ’74 Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82 Ann Frasse Stowe ’82 Patty Cerisola-Mansi ’83 Christina Nalchajian Whitley ’85 Stephanie Post Pollard ’85 Kim Meek ’89 Brett Davis Collins ’93 Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 Julie Rathman Fenton ’99 Brogiin Keeton ’01 Kai Romero ’01 Katie Carnazzo ’02 Monica Johnson Steiner ’03 Marina Barcelo ’04

Chapter Chairs designates Alumnae Association Board member

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Boston Kate Myers Brizius ’88 Chicago Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese ’74 Dallas Hope Morgan ’90 Denver Laura Stenovec ’99 Houston Diana Kendrick Untermeyer ’80 Los Angeles Leslie Hunt Johnson ’92 Paige Finster Greenspan ’96 Mzilikazi Kone ’01 Monterey Liz Holt Protell ’64 New York Priya Kumar Raju ’00 Phoenix TBD Portland, Oregon Virginia Sewell ’69 Ann Carter ’71 Brigid Flanigan ’73 Sacramento TBD San Diego TBD San Francisco Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Seattle TBD Washington, D.C. Kerri Robinson Johnson ’92 Elizabeth Belanger McGarvey ’00

International Chapters Asia Rene Leung ’99 Angelina Yao ’99 Diana Mak ’01 Europe Lara Brehmer ’98 Latin America Leslie Hulse ’88 Tere Gonzalez ’94

Reunion Class Agents 2015–2016 Penelope Corey Arango ’61 Donna Miller Casey ’66 Paula Sullivan Escher ’66 Susan Grupe dePolo ’66 Marge Ganz ’76 Lore Childs Macdonald ’76 Lisa Campodonico Malim ’76 Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald ’76 Jane Goodrich Snowden ’76 Margi Bogart Power ’86 Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Joy Fischer Rorke ’96 Nancy Kennedy Major ’96 Dorothy Najda ’01 Sophie Raskin ’06 Christina Quisno ’11, ’07 LS

Class Agents 2015–2016 Beatrice Leyden Moore ’53 Laurie Angel McGuinness ’53 Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 Bobbie Erro Marsella ’57 Sally Smith Rhodes ’57 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Kristan Jacobson O’Neill ’59 Joan Stafford Haynes ’60 Donna Hollenbeck Ramos ’63 Florence Nixon ’64 Maisie de Sugny MacDonald ’65 Terry Whitney Baganz ’69 Tina Greene ’73 Sarah Colmery Preston ’75 Diane Ryan Adams ’79 Meghan Myers Gatt ’83 Daniela Perez Fayer ’83 Joanne Van der Plas Viola ’84 Trina Rowe Audley ’85 Celia Shelton Rogers ’85 Cressey Belden Janko ’87 Marian McCall ’87 Veronika Oven Riley ’88 Elizabeth Maher Purdum ’89 Courtney Eaton Turner ’92 Aimee Brinks Muth ’94 Kelly Ewen Schindler ’95, ’91 LS Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 Melissa Babitzke Wolfe ’98 Frances Verga-Lagier Cook ’99, ’95 LS Abigail Bowen James ’00 Elizabeth Belanger McGarvey ’00, ’96 LS Olivia Nilsson ’02 Marina Barcelo ’04 Charlotte Hwang ’04 Cristina Carnazzo ‘05 Ryann Woolf ’07 Maria DiGiovanni ’08 Madeline Clark ’13 Georgia Sedlack ’13 Andrea Arias ’14 Karli McIntyre ’14 Laura Colosky ’15 Jennifer Hernandez ’15

Alumnae Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

Mardi Hack* Mary Baumgartner Reid Sally Sibley

= Reunion Class

Class of 1959 43% 100% 1953 Class of

Deborah Kneedler Berggren* Gray Burnham Hynes Laurie Angel McGuinness Beatrice Leyden Moore Fleana Giglio Snapp

1954 44% Class of

Patricia Bondesen-Smith* Ardis Dickerson Noel Brookins Shereen Houde Fase Gloria Felice* Jeanne Nielsen Marshall Gifts to other funds Jeanne Nielsen Marshall Lois Silva

1955 10% Class of

Mary Nevin Henderson Yvonne Bernadicou Lyon

1956 54% Class of

Kit Nelson Bedford Nitze Erro Caswell Jane Howard Goodfellow Anne Hicks Kimball Sheila Godwin Peavey Eugenie Madden Watson* Kress Harris Whalen* Gifts to other funds Nitze Erro Caswell Kress Harris Whalen*

1957 48% Class of

Mary Ellen Smith Ash* Carole Lusignan Buttner Mary Cano Sue Clowes Mayhugh* Margaret McCann Grant* Nancy Gregg Hatch Betty Ann Bernadicou Lambert Bobbie Erro Marsella* Mimi Desmond Mathews Jane de Benedetti McInnis Maribeth Conway Steiner Camille Annotti Stevens* Gifts to other funds Sally Smith Rhodes Camille Annotti Stevens*

1958 24% Class of

Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen* Marie Diridoni Gigi Vincenz Eastman

Blake Anderson Barclay Braden* Margaret Rosenberg Duflock* Julie Hutcheson* Wendy Burnham Kuhn Irene May Lawler* Kristan Jacobson O’Neill* Bernadette Requiro Peavey* Hansi de Petra Rigney* Teresa Annotti Rogers Dorothy Dwyer Schreiber Marilyn Brown Wykoff Gifts to other funds Margaret Rosenberg Duflock*

1960 67% Class of

Daphne Craige Bertero* Susan Bigelow Fisher Judith Botelho Cain* Susan Gray Christoffersen Karen Swanson Crummey Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine* Cathryn deBack Mimi Doud Detels Suzanne Townsend Finney Kathleen Harman Greiten Margaret Gregg Grossman* Betsy Helm Hansen Joanna Grant Hartigan* Joan Stafford Haynes* Penny Pringle Knowles Wendy Miller Lambeth Julie Perkins Layne* Lani LeBlanc* Jan Hanan Miller Sally Blanchard Murphy Joanne Nix Julie Thomas Obering* Marilyn Ramos Ospina Mary Pat Reardon Sweetman Diana Blackhall Talcott Mary Harrington Trotter Karene O’Connell Vernor* Domie Garat Werdel* Catherine O’Hara Willmott* Nan Griffin Winter Gifts to other funds Daphne Craige Bertero* Margaret Gregg Grossman* Mary Pat Reardon Sweetman

1961 55% Class of

Penelope Corey Arango* Judy Nagel Cox* Margaret Brackenridge Dalis Sara Fargo Susan Munhall Frey Pamela Gamble Judi Musto Hachman* Theresa Lowe Hall* Nini Richardson Hart Caroline Harris Henderson* Mary-Allen Macneil

100 annual report Edith Chase McDougal Maria Hart McNichol Victoria Street Medeiros Lissa Gahagan Nicolaus Daphne Gray Walsh Gifts to other funds Nini Richardson Hart

1962 31% Class of

Barbara Grant Armor* Mary Foley Bitterman Diana Vhay Ford* Linda Chace Griffiths Lander Reeves Hynes Mary Marold Mary Hills Miles Susie Blair Riley Sandra Hollenbeck Schnieder* Margaret Stewart*

1963 31% Class of

J’Amy Maroney Brown Kathleen Brown* Ghislaine de Give Victoria Dillon Jansie Stephens Farris Suzy Janss Ferguson Roxanne Spieker Morse Donna Hollenbeck Ramos Sally Rorick-Orlando* Diane Ditz Stauffer* Natalie Stewart* Frances Frawley Swanson Danielle Varlay Bonnet Trish Scott Williams Gifts to other funds Mar-Ellen Bowlin Briel

1964 25%

1966 63%

Class of

Valerie Powell Berger Traci Bliss Susan Van Sicklen Calfee* Donna Miller Casey Cathy Caton Donna Patrick Collier Elizabeth Budge D’Hemery Susan Grupe dePolo Mary Ellen Cantlon Elston Paula Sullivan Escher Katherine Fay Noel Ferris Mary Alice Cerrito Fettis Cece Cotton Fowler* Perry Walker Freeman Carol Hoffman Hambleton Ann Craig Hanson Carol Imwalle Sally Bronner Jones Madeleine Lord Kathleen Lowe Victoria de Back Lugo Glovie Reiter Lynn* Kathleen Kelsey Macker Lucy Macneil Ellen Mahoney Lorraine Ditz McCarthy Suzanne Simard Miller Pamela Odello Noto Molly Reardon Poole Katherine Strub Reed Therese Roos Mary O’Hara Ryan Marcy Miller Sandgathe Elizabeth Flood Stevenson Barbara Burton Szemborski Annette Thorn Anian Pettit Tunney Sharon Duffy Verhoef Teresa Ferrari Votruba

Belinda Beckett Anne Munzer Bourne* Marie Cantin* Terry Albert Levin* Shannon Gregory Mandel Tina Hansen McEnroe Patricia McNamara Melinda Montgomery Thomas* Diana Whitesides* Nancy Woolf Gifts to other funds Terry Albert Levin*

1967 15%

Class of

Cameron Butts Bianchi Carole Blackwell Katherine Hoffman Enright* Christina Cotton Gannon* Laurie Carson Griff Priscilla Gillett Hoecker* Louise La Mothe Florence Nixon Elizabeth Holt Protell Donna Hart Reid* Christine Di Giorgio Timmerman* Polly Hills Van Horne

Gay Callan* Mary Whitney Kenney* Melissa King* Catherine Bates Kreitler Ann Kuchins Melinda Bowman Manlin Rosalind Boswell Seysses Mary Sweetland Laver*

1965 25% Class of

Marcia Mondavi Borger Carolyn Cain* Bettie Hutcheson Carrell Michele Clark* Susan Corey M.F. Flynn Sally Leonard Harris Margaret Hudson Sheila Johnson Maisie de Sugny MacDonald* Caroline Lord Mackenzie Anne Kernwein Schafer Patricia Allen Sparacino* Ann Hodges Strickland Ann Lewis Vlcek* Mallory Vail Weymann*

1970 17%

Class of

1968 11%

1971 23% Class of

Janet Miller Abbott Jenny Budge* Ann Carter M. J. Demetras Candyce Keller Dormer Julie Garcia* Carol Hamerly Moses Elena Gates Motlow Angela Nomellini* Anne O’Leary Nonie Bechtel Ramsay* Camy Lagomarsino Renton* Gifts to other funds Jenny Budge* Angela Nomellini* Nonie Bechtel Ramsay*

1972 17% Class of

Juliana Hobbs Bryan Katie Finnegan Darnell Perla Armanasco Gray Mary Myers Kauppila* Donna Kolb Connie Tirrell McEvoy Susan Rasmussen McKeever Joan Maze Miles Mary Morris Miller Jalynne Tobias Redman Laurie Vibert Schofield* Dana Turner Witmer Gifts to other funds Karen List Letendre Mary Morris Miller

1973 12%

Class of

Sharon Smith Bullard* Nina Nickel Gladish Jane Turner Hart Beatrix Oswald Robinson Paula Sparolini Terry Durkin Wilkinson*

Suzanne Bryan* Lucy Butler Virginia Croswhite Tina Tomlinson Del Piero Sarah Haskell Jessica Andrus Lindstrom Mary Biaggi McEachern Gifts to other funds Teresa Barger Tina Greene

1969 14% Class of

Terry Whitney Baganz* Elisabeth Bloomingdale Bell* Teresa Covington* Sandra Donnell Theresa May Duggan Sugar Franich Filice Gail Frick-Barmby* Nancy Pulford Griffin Sara Callander Stephens

1974 12% Class of

Margaret Miller Brown Randi Stroud Fisher* Sallie Starker Melton Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien Jeanne Vibert Sloane Angela Tirrell

Kathleen Trafton Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese* Gifts to other funds Sally Fay

1975 21% Class of

Annette Leach Alcocer Dryden Branson Bordin Roe Brown-Arn* Amanda Bryan* Missy Scoville Burke Christine Blom Gomez* Rita Gurs Tracy Miller Hass* Adrienne Morphy Ladd Lynn Lawler Katy Moore-Kozachik Rene Maratos Patterson Sarah Colmery Preston Nancy Williams Shea Jean Jagels Vaughn Joan Weakley* Kimberly Wright-Violich Gifts to other funds Nancy Williams Shea Joan Weakley*

1976 35% Class of

Pamela Anderson-Brulé Carol Newton Boone Andrea Csaszar Julie Heywood Edwards Marge Ganz Phyllis Weyerhaeuser Griggs Cynthia Willoughby Haueter* Eileen Hemphill-Haley Kathleen Rosenauer Henriques Susan Haber Hinstorff Mia Homan* Tiger Borland Kitt Catherine Lambetecchio Linda Abston Larsen Jill Lee Lore Childs Macdonald Lisa Campodonico Malim Lou Fenton Meikle Kate Dentoni Mitchell* Nikki Nedeff Robin Thompson Nygaard Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald Leslie Miller Schemel Kim Wilson Smith Ann Taylor Anna Vagin Kelly Poundstone Wheeler Tessa Wilcox* Gifts to other funds Marge Ganz Lisa Campodonico Malim

1977 8% Class of

Anne Bryan* Annette Fulstone Jameen Wesson Jacoby* Joy Franich Maze* Sandi Fleishhacker Randall* Gifts to other funds Courtney Benoist* Anne Bryan*

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1978 9% Class of

Margaret Campodonico* Audrey Dormer Foraker* Julie Yurkovich Forrest* Nora McNeely Hurley Sally O’Neill Tich* Gifts to other funds Maddie Homan Blanchard

1979 12%

Jessica Girard Gretchen Mueller Burke Ibi Janko Murphy* Mary Sutton Pinkus Kim Ward Gifts to other funds Patricia Cerisola-Mansi* Gretchen Mueller Burke Maria Pope Kellen Flanigan Stinnett

1984 8%

Class of

Diane Ryan Adams Cass Slaughter Antle Julie Jones Breitfuss* Molly Erickson Shirley Childs Kelly Diana Busby Orr Adrianna Pope Sullivan Gifts to other funds Cass Slaughter Antle

Kelly Hanley Coburn Isabel Haley Filiz Marti Ham Fuller Mary Looram Moslander Joanne Van der Plas Viola Gifts to other funds Mary Looram Moslander

1980 18% Class of

Franca Gargiulo* Ellen McGuire Gaucher Suzanne Renault Hollingsworth Lisa Tarleton Johnson Joan Goodfellow Knetemann Julie Lambert Amy Kajikuri Martinetto* Diana Kendrick Untermeyer Laure Woods Eleanor Zuckerman-Gallmeister Gifts to other funds Franca Gargiulo Julie Lambert Amy Kajikuri Martinetto* Laure Woods

1981 11% Class of

Louise Diepenbrock Baker Angelyn Bass Tracey Hanley Bryggman Leslie Walker Burlock Karen Gladstone Dawson Laura Lyon Gaon* Mimi Willoughby Santry Katie McGrath Schumacher Molly Hogan Vatinel

1982 12% Class of

Lynn Gawthrop Bouck Deborah Etienne* Elizabeth Skinner Harney* Courtney Tunney Hotchkis Jennifer Moulton-Post* Ann Frasse Stowe* Stacey Pruett Taddeucci* Gifts to other funds Deborah Etienne* Ann Frasse Stowe* Stacey Pruett Taddeucci*

1983 14% Class of

Michelle Degnan Ackert Patricia Cerisola-Mansi* Daniela Perez Fayer

1985 19% Class of

Trina Rowe Audley Jamie Buffington Browne* Diane Ettelson Laura May Everett Kim Fay Karen Greer Goss Madeleine Lynch Greathouse Caroline Berolzheimer Guenther Adrienne Nordstrom* Stefanie Post Pollard Celia Shelton Rogers Renee Compton Ryan Andrea Watson-Bross Christina Nalchajian Whitley Gifts to other funds Adrienne Nordstrom*

1986 32% Class of

Jenny Hills Asher Pamela Bartlett Margaret Gibbons Bertero Gretchen Zug Boyle* Maria Eugenia Garza de Jaime Ulrike Devoto* Susan Jensen Graham Ann Osborne Hall Rene McCurry Johnson Sarah Smith Lucas Jill McFarland McCabe Laura McCormick Amy Hall McNamara Judith McDonald Moses* Shannon Nicholson Cristina Ospina Elizabeth Wagner Penn Sandra Barrett Perkin Margi Bogart Power* Kristin Ring

1987 19% Class of

Susan Dalessio Batterton Kassandra Thompson Brenot* Peb Leeviraphan Changkasiri Erica Olin Giannini Carter Hachman Jackson* Sylvia Estrada Hellmund* Cressey Belden Janko Meg Campbell Kingsland Marian McCall

Shannon McClennahan Mozes Ala Milani Susan Smith Nixon* Gifts to other funds Kassandra Thompson Brenot*

1988 16%

Riley DeGroot Mott Jena Davis Simon Courtney Eaton Turner Gifts to other funds Thalma Thais Dudley

1993 10%

Class of

Anonymous Kate Myers Brizius Pamela Ham Butler* Andrea Leffel Coleman* Elizabeth Duke-Molinski Georgia Irwin Eisner* Amy Little Figge* Wendy Fuller Fiona Dabney Grandi Michelle Oberle Odle Serena Bennett Padian Linda Chang Ting Ellen Stein Watson Gifts to other funds Pamela Ham Butler* Amy Little Figge* Miya Kajikuri Veronika Oven Riley

Brett Davis Collins Alison Cantor Corkery Galen Johnson Sarah Folger Kilmain Janene Ashford Ward Gifts to other funds Brett Davis Collins Ellen McGlynn*

1989 23% Class of

Virginia Reeves Apple Jakie Kangas Beard Crystal Boyd Emily Palmer Browne Jane Chang Dann Tracy Taylor Everett Meredith Burke Lawler Kimberly Meek* Stacey Adams Montoya Elizabeth Maher Purdum Amy Rees Nelson* Abbi Smith Beth Russo Tarallo* Gifts to other funds Tracy Taylor Everett Beth Russo Tarallo* Sarah Clark Woolf

1990 8%

1994 14% Class of

Emily Gatch Audra Henry Abiah Folger Karthauser* Melanie O’Donnell Morgan Aimee Brinks Muth Carrie Docter Person Jennifer Harr Tonnis Branda Wang Gifts to other funds Jenner Fritz Morrison Karen Eckman Primavera

1995 9% Class of

Lloyd Dollar Gianna Franzia Megan Heister* Courtney Golding Jones Kelly Ewen Schindler Caroline Barkan Wilkinson Gifts to other funds Lindsay O’Hara England Gianna Franzia Elizabeth Lloyd Rovetta

1996 19%

Class of

Caroline Guardino Katherine Hall MacDonnell Jana Novak Miller Laura Lotz Murcott Gigi Lin O’Hara Alicia Read Hoggan

Rebecca Conley-Brown Robin Roach Follett Katherine Foy Harvard Sonia Sparolini Johnson Kelly Karcher Thatcher Katharina Brinks Lathen* Kristen Carlson Maitland Nancy Kennedy Major Yvette Merchant Nichols Joy Fischer Rorke Gifts to other funds Dorothy Sinnhuber

1991 10% Class of

Marita Quint Bruni Lynn Chan Cheong* Jeannie Clancy Alison Morey Garrett Christina Hu Monica Duflock Kwait Amanda Hennigan Mansour

1992 11% Class of

Thalma Thais Dudley Kate Malone Jackson Leslie Hunt Johnson*

1997 7% Class of

Kate Lynch Jerkens Samantha Lewis* Morgan Rogers McMillan Angelique Cabral Osborn Jasmin Reate Gifts to other funds Monika Pataye Watkins

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1998 6% Class of

Lara Brehmer Eloise Harper Connolly Langley Kreuze* Alexandria Walton Radford*

1999 25% Class of

Elisabeth Brinks Day* Justine Carroll Campbell Frances Verga-Lagier Cook Claudia De La Fuente Ariana Ebrahimian* Julie Rathman Fenton Dena Kolb Kathryn Maurer Ashley Ensign Merlo Ani Silversprings Okun Sarah Gallagher Parker Ali Schneider Laura Stenovec* Alaina McDonald Sylvester* Annette Verga-Lagier Lysbet Verlenden Gifts to other funds Gina Anderson

2000 7% Class of

Alexandra Mendez Clark Jessica deWilde Gale Elizabeth Belanger McGarvey Autumn Quinn*

2001 29% Class of

Christin Allrich Amy Franson Stefanie Salyer Gallegly Caroline Collins Goldberg* Anne Hilby* Amy Stallard Kapner Brogiin Keeton Mzilikazi Kone Jamie Larson Diana Ernst McKibben Allison McFaddan Mesina Dorothy Najda Gina Moro Nebesar Lindsey Lim Pak Kaija-Leena Romero Michelle Schneider Elsbeth Sigourney Citra Soedarsono Amy Walgenbach Udelson Rachel Velcoff Hults Julia Verdi Sheila Callahan White Gifts to other funds Anne Hilby Diana Ernst McKibben

2002 12% Class of

Jenna Block Katherine Carnazzo Lara Wheeler Devlin Sarah Kennifer Garrigues Kate Gibson Melissa Young Huish Sasha Irving Amy Azevedo Mulgrew

Olivia Nilsson Gifts to other funds Courtney Moore Rebecca Sinnhuber

2003 14% Class of

Priscilla McCarthy Barolo* Tedra Bates Sara Mohsin Grondahl Kathryn Huish Hubert Thu-Anh Le Megan Mulloy Soli Romero Beth Hylle Schaal Monica Johnson Steiner Alex Sutty Ashley Hightower Tower

2004 16% Class of

Marina Barcelo Cat Belanger Cassie Bettencourt Julia Mackey Day Sophia DeSantis Katie Fruzynski Charlotte Hwang Stacy Jordan Mary Francis Mueller Lauren Shia Robin Stallard Bacon

2005 11% Class of

2008 12%

Class of

Lauren Boczek Maria DiGiovanni Shannon Gaughf Kelsey Hightower Mallory Jebbia Cecelia Stewart Abigail Urban Gifts to other funds Maria DiGiovanni

Eleanore Browne Laura Colosky Jennifer Hernandez Rio Turrini-Smith

2009 3% Class of Katie Adams Sarah Griffith

2010 9% Class of

Alyssa Dougherty Ji Young Park Reisa Soedarsono Christine Torrise Colleen Zellitti

2011 15% Class of

Allison Fithian Kristina Flathers Rae Gregory Megan Knetemann Kayti McDaniel Kelsey Player Christina Quisno Devon Walter Isabelle Williams

Vanessa Block Madeline Callander Cristina Carnazzo Jessica Hightower* Shannon McKenna Megan Pollacci Taylor Wright Gifts to other funds Casey Sedlack

Class of

2006 14%

Class of

Dana Armstrong Allison Armstrong Candace Brekka Alexandra Kautz Laura McKenzie Sophie Raskin Emily Robertson Ariel Robertson Genevieve Taricco Gifts to other funds Alexandra Kautz Lan-Anh Le Lindsey Sedlack

2007 3% Class of

Courtney Mazzei Jessica Wong Gifts to other funds Caitlin Bryant Jessica Wong

2015 7%

Class of

2012 5% Katharine Garcia Kelsey Hand

2013 14% Madeline Clark Alora Daunt Anne Haueter Tierney Hightower Kendra Hoffman Mallory Meeks Georgia Sedlack Jiwon Yi Gifts to other funds Georgia Sedlack

2014 11% Class of

Andrea Arias Dylan Browne Amanda Etienne Madeline Fithian Kiley Gibbs Ellen Gustavson Katherine Hsu Betsy Hulme Chloe Reimann

OTHER STUDENT GIFTS Sarah Blake ’16 Hannah Grogin ’16 Hayden Williams ’18 LS Evelyn Williams ’19 LS Dean Kavalauskas ’21 LS Kevin Kavalauskas ’21 LS

$5 for 5 Years Campaign The $5 for 5 years campaign started with the Class of 2016. Our newest alumnae understand the importance of leaving a lasting legacy for future students and have pledged to give a Santa Catalina Fund gift of at least $5.00 each year until their first reunion.

Class of 2016 Agnès Ames Sarah Blake Brianna Brady Courtnie Breitfuss Marissa Bruno Claire Cardona Natalie Chee Lauren Garcia Hannah Grogin Jessica Gutshall Paige Henson Haley Hougardy Claire Jellison Victoria Kvitek Sarah Levi Heather Mansour Sitara Masilamani Jenna Mazza Alison Mody Ashten Nguyen Sierra Papazian Kathryn Ridgway Caitlyn Rodriguez Grace Russell Emily Szasz Beatrice Tanaga Isabelle Ting Catherine Tobey Collette White Isabelle Wilbur Emma Williams Veronica Zelles

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PARTICIPATION COUNTS

Thank you, Class Agents!

Alumnae Reunion Awards

The Top Class Award Awarded to the reunion classes that come closest to, reach, or exceed their participation goal for The Santa Catalina Fund.

Class of 1966 • Class Agents: Donna Miller Casey, Paula Sullivan Escher, and Susan Grupe dePolo Class of 2001 • Class Agent: Dorothy Najda

The cATALINA Award Awarded to the reunion classes that come closest to, reach, or exceed their fundraising goal for The Santa Catalina Fund.

Class of 1971 • No Class Agent Class of 1976 • Marge Ganz, Lore Childs Macdonald, Lisa Campodonico Malim, Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald, and Jane Goodrich Snowden Class of 2001 • Class Agent: Dorothy Najda

Sister Kieran Participation Award The Sister Mary Kieran Award recognizes two non-reunion classes that achieve the highest rate of participation and the highest number of donors in support of The Santa Catalina Fund.

Class of 1953 • 100% Participation Class Agents: Beatrice Leyden Moore and Laurie Angel McGuinness Class of 1960 • 29 Donors Class Agent: Joan Stafford Haynes

The Top Notch Award The Top Notch Award is given to the class that, within five years of graduation, achieves the highest participation in The Santa Catalina Fund.

Class of 2011: 15% Participation Class Agent: Christina Quisno

Lower and Middle School Alumni Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving Annette Leach Alcocer ’75, ’71 LS Christin Allrich ’01, ’97 LS Cass Slaughter Antle ’79, ’75 LS Tedra Bates ’03, ’99 LS Catherine Belanger ’04, ’00 LS Christine Belleci ’81 LS* Vanessa Block ’05, ’01 LS Jenifer Jacobs Bolger ’92 LS Dryden Branson Bordin ’75, ’71 LS Gretchen Zug Boyle ’86, ’82 LS* Elisabeth Brinks Day ’99, ’95 LS Roe Brown-Arn ’75, ’71 LS* Jamie Buffington Browne ’85, ’81 LS* Dylan Browne ’14, ’10 LS Brennan Browne ’99 LS Sean Browne ’05 LS Michael Bruno ’82 LS* Juliana Hobbs Bryan ’72, ’68 LS Caitlin Bryant ’07, ’03 LS Maximilian Burke ’15 LS Missy Scoville Burke ’75, ’71 LS Oliver Burke ’12 LS Pamela Ham Butler ’88, ’84 LS* John Compagno ’82 LS Frances Verga-Lagier Cook ’99, ’95 LS Judy Nagel Cox ’61, ’57 LS*

Jane Chang Dann ’89, ’85 LS Tina Tomlinson Del Piero ’73, ’69 LS Lara Wheeler Devlin ’02, ’98 LS Stephanie Barnes DeYoung ’86 LS* Bridget Dunnion ’03 LS Connell Dunnion ’98 LS David Ernst ’02 Amanda Etienne ’14, ’10 LS Deborah Etienne ’82, ’78 LS* Sara Fargo ’61, ’57 LS Amy Little Figge ’84 LS* Allison Fithian ’11, ’07 LS Madeline Fithian ’14, ’10 LS Kristina Flathers ’11, ’07 LS Susan Munhall Frey ’61, ’57 LS Marti Ham Fuller ’84 Stefanie Salyer Gallegly ’01, ’97 LS Pamela Gamble ’61, ’57 LS Katharine Garcia ’12, ’08 LS Terrence Gargiulo ’82 LS Franca Gargiulo ’80, ’76 LS* Ellen McGuire Gaucher ’80, ’76 LS* Erica Olin Giannini ’87, ’83 LS Kiley Gibbs ’14, ’10 LS Rita Gurs ’71 LS Ellen Gustavson ’14, ’10 LS

Kelsey Hand ’12, ’08 LS Elizabeth Skinner Harney ’82, ’78 LS* Kendra Hoffman ’13, ’09 LS Kathryn Huish Hubert ’99 LS Betsy Hulme ’14, ’10 LS Sonia Sparolini Johnson ’96, ’92 LS Courtney Golding Jones ’91 LS Miya Kajikuri ’88, ’84 LS Julie Lambert ’80, ’76 LS* Karen List Letendre ’72, ’68 LS Terry Albert Levin ’70, ’66 LS* Melinda Bowman Manlin ’67, ’63 LS Amy Kajikuri Martinetto ’80, ’76 LS* Courtney Mazzei ’07, ’03 LS Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70, ’66 LS Elizabeth Belanger McGarvey ’00, ’96 LS Laura McKenzie ’06, ’02 LS Diana Ernst McKibben ’01, ’97 LS Michel McMahan ’84 LS Nicki McMahan Ala Milani ’87, ’83 LS Judith McDonald Moses ’86, ’82 LS* Mary Looram Moslander ’84, ’80 LS Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82, ’78 LS* Eric Mueller ’97 LS Mary Mueller ’04, ’00 LS

Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS Ibi Janko Murphy ’83, ’79 LS* Gina Moro Nebesar ’01, ’97 LS Sheila Godwin Peavey ’56, ’52 LS Stefanie Post Pollard ’85, ’81 LS Christina Quisno ’11, ’07 LS Ariel Robertson ’06, ’02 LS Emily Robertson ’06, ’02 LS Kaija-Leena Romero ’01, ’97 LS Marisol Romero ’03, ’99 LS Renee Compton Ryan ’85, ’81 LS Kelly Ewen Schindler ’95, ’91 LS Abbi Smith ’89, ’85 LS Robin Stallard Bacon ’04, ’00 LS Margaret Stewart ’62, ’58 LS* Jennifer Harr Tonnis ’94, ’90 LS Christine Torrise ’10, ’06 LS Rio Turrini-Smith ’15, ’11 LS Anna Vagin ’76, ’72 LS Annette Verga-Lagier ’99, ’95 LS Kimberly Ward ’83, ’79 LS Eugenie Madden Watson ’56*

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Upper School Parent Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

2016 66% Class of

Karen and Lawrence Ames lll Ana and Javier Argueta Jennifer and Rex Barney Michelle and Garrett Blake* Jovi Borchers Michelle and Gregg Brady Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones ’79)* Deanne and Vince Bruno Denise and Kevin Cardona Tracy and Allan Chandler Margret and Nicholas Chee Lynn and Frank Garcia* Elizabeth and Harlan Grogin Connie Harrell Tonna and David Henson* Alicia Steinhardt and Nevin Hougardy Irene Yamashita and Robert Jellison Laraine Kvitek* Rikk Kvitek* Mariel and Martin Levi Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Maria Dulay and Tarak Mody Debra and Anthony Papazian Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Wendy and Victor Ramirez Julie Carson and James Russell* Tina Satow Helen and Michael Spanos Ann and Nicholas Stowe (Ann Frasse ’82)* Susan Szasz* Rebecca Park and Laurence Tobey Angela Sullivan Wallace and Gordon Wallace Celeste and Scott White Sabrina Wilbur and Shawn Supica Susan and Thomas Williams* Doreen and Dale Zelles*

2017 90% Class of

Diana and Giuseppe Aiello Anonymous Amanda and Duane Armijo Sara Liu and James Bennett Dora and John Bennett Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson ’87)* Rebecca and Edward Brinskele Stefani Chaney Laura and Christopher D’Amelio*

Theresa D’Amico Paul Dickinson Susan Dickinson Christine and Andrew Downs Ann and Gerald Enders Adelina Jimenez and Lazaro Espinola Bernadette and Mark Gersh Adriana and Artur Granat Rita Gurs ’71 LS Reyna and Paul Hoonsbeen Nancy and Simon Hunt* Noreen and Zahid Hussain Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77)* Michael Kawasaki Bridget and Edward King Ashley and Brett Lafayette Katie Martin and David Laurits Steven Long Tammy Long Viviana and Abel Maldonado Amy and Joseph Martinetto (Amy Kajikuri ’80, ’76 LS)* Michel McMahan ’84 LS and Jason Camara Vivian and Roger Moises Eileen and Gary Morgenthaler Jeannine and Jeffery Nale Sandy and James Oh Ann and Richard Patterson* Rita and Kenneth Petersen Denise and Chris Pryor* Jennell and Rod Revera Hyuk Ju Shim and Hyun Shik Shim Janice Marie Shimizu Laura and John Siletto Anne Sandbach and Todd Stevenot Beth Russo Tarallo ’89* Eric Tarallo Aine and Sean Wade Kimberly Ward ’83, ’79 LS and Christopher Karpenko Deepika and Palitha Weerasekera Joan and Warren Yu* Rosa Gonzalez and Eduardo Zarinana

2018 84% Class of

Angelia and Gregory Almos Jen Anello Merry Nelson and Ara Azhderian Sandy and Joseph Baratta Lawrence Baricevic Angelyn Bass ’81 Katherine Bridges and Kenneth Blacklock

Leigh and Domenick Capaldi Marielena Carriglio Chia Yu and Jung Hua Cheng Kimberly and John D’Agui Kathleen and Mark Davy Anna Lee and Matthew Do Pam and Russ Fadel* Lei Feng and Jun Fang Maryann and Craig Fox Kirsten Fraley Elaine Sang and Doug Free Christie Wolfswinkel Garofono and John Garofono Stacey and Timothy Gehlmann Wendy and Ronald Gong Sandra and Brian Haskin Gemma and Derek Hayden Sheila and David Hollander María Iglesias and Craig Bishop Susan and Larry Imwalle Lee and Theodore Jonsson YoungJa Bae and Jinku Kang Michael Kawasaki Sunuk Kim Angela Park and Henry Kwon Sandy and Raymond Lau Denese Sanders Leonard and William Leonard Nikki and Sean Madden Susan Butenhoff Mani and Christian Mani Karen and Steven Mann Karen and Mathew Martin Kristine and Kevin McCaffrey Jo Le and Danny Ngo Stephanie Nick Yanli Tao and Xiaoxu Ning Cece Austin Noorzoy and Jamal Noorzoy* Yoojin and Christopher Oh Deborah and Kenny Peyton* Priya and Warren Rangan Tonya Bonilla and Michael Rivera Dawn and Julio Rodriguez Corinne and Michael Roffler Alejandra and Jose Sainz Elizabeth and Fumihiko Sato Tina Satow Kimberly and Robert Stewart Keely Clifford and Bruce Sweeney Satu Terian Craig Varjian Christina and Marshall Whitley (Christina Nalchajian ’85) Gladys Chan and Dennis Yip Heather and Alan Young

2019 94% Class of

Lili and Alejandro Airada Sally and Michael Aldridge Anonymous Sara Liu and James Bennett Karen and Henry Brown Annette Walker and Anthony Bucholtz Lisa and Jeff Carter* Lavinia and John Crump Julia Donoho Christine and Andrew Downs Ada and Todd Fisher Lisa Gebreamlak Erica and Bradley Giannini (Erica Olin ’87, ’83 LS) Lissa and Keith Gilbert Debbie and George Ginette Carla Gorum Marie and W. Joseph Gorum Jannie Lai and Devin Guan Yumi and Jim Hayes Wei Liu and Hongde Hu Tracy and Christian Huebner Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Marina and Dmitry Kisselev Lesley and Ken Konya Jenny and James Leamey* Ju Yeun and Sang Bong Lee Elizabeth Lopez Charles Lostak and Christopher Baker Kathleen and Douglas MacKinnon Jill and Mark Mancina Elizabeth Marrack and Dean Partlow Michel McMahan ’84 LS and Jason Camara Susan Smith Nixon ’87* Melissa and Neal Norman Rita and Tony Pruthi Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Karen Rector and Dave Basham Roger Rector Tobin Roat Holly and Edwin Scheetz Susan and Stephen Schwerdfeger Janie and Keith Shoemaker Charlotte Singer Eliane and Johnny Smith Joanna and Ned Stork Kimberly and Humberto Trueba Christina and Marshall Whitley (Christina Nalchajian ’85) Lori Eitoku Wong and Willard Wong*

Lower and Middle School Parent Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

2016 87% Class of

Anonymous Christine Belleci ’81 LS and William Brewer* Cara and Peter Butler* Susan and Frank Cardinale* Jennifer and Vincent Cardinale

Kadria Milani Catalano Shelby and Roark Craven Shannon and Jan Damnavits Stephanie and Patrick DeYoung, Jr. (Stephanie Barnes ’86 LS)* Debrah Dornath Pam and Russ Fadel* Natalie and Seth Gibson Margaret and Fred Goldsmith*

Diana Jiang Yen and Phuc Le Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Josie and Sandor Nagy* Jeannine and Jeffery Nale Susanne and K.C. Nowak* Sandy and James Oh Nita and Samir Patel Denise and Chris Pryor*

Jamie and Stewart Roth Simone and Stephen Wagner Lori Eitoku Wong and Willard Wong Joan and Warren Yu*

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2017 98% Class of

Julie and Shawn Atkins Michelle and Eric Borgomini Karen and Henry Brown Bonnie Bufkin Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham ’88, ’84 LS)* Anna and Christian Campisi Lola Steinbaum Cornell and Trent Cornell Jennifer and Dragan Dimitrov Anna Lee and Matthew Do Bridget and Joseph Eyraud Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS)* Cindy Brodsky and Terrence Gargiulo ’82 LS Lisa Gebreamlak Heather and Mike Givens Reyna and Paul Hoonsbeen Rumyana and Alexander Iniakov* Mary and Mike James DeAnna and Matthew Lamarque Kris and Bill Leatherberry Mariel and Martin Levi Shelley and James Lipe Marta Elena Corona and Eric LoMonaco Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Brenda and Marc Mizgorski* Yoojin and Christopher Oh Deborah and Kenny Peyton* Jody Wilkinson and Ric Romero Greg Sallee Margaret and Jim Scattini* Julia and Mike Scattini Hester Parker and Dan Shapiro Zoë and Steven Sippel* Ron Sissem Carol and Donald Stoker Joanna and Ned Stork Kelly and Brian Swette* Julie and Joe Villarreal* Wendi and Max Yeater Patricia and George Yellich

Susanne and K.C. Nowak* Wendy and Victor Ramirez Cherie and Samuel Reynolds Chris and Mark Sanchez Susan and Steven Selbst Megan and Jason Sherman Jason Sims Beth Russo Tarallo ’89* Eric Tarallo Paula and Neville Udwadia Brooksley and Darren Williams

2019 100% Class of

Anonymous (2) Lani and Donald Bethe Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham ’88, ’84 LS)* Allison and Joseph Campos Jennifer and Vincent Cardinale Sabrina Taylor and Albert Conner Rajneesh and Sunderpal Dail Tricia Markusen and Denver Dale Shannon and Jan Damnavits Whitney and Mario Enea Jennifer Duncan and Kenneth Garzo Lindsey and Lawrence Henrard Ahalia and Andres Herrera Deborah and Charles Kosmont William Lathrop III Jenny and James Leamey* Kris and Bill Leatherberry Ala Milani ’87, ’83 LS Kelly and Carl Miller Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff Kimiko Kato and Christian Reilly Cherie and Samuel Reynolds Connie and Blake Riley Jamie and Stewart Roth Joanna and Ned Stork Satu Terian Craig Varjian Brooksley and Darren Williams Pamela and Anthony Yates Ashley Yeates

Class of 100% 2018 2020 100% Class of

Heather and Reynaldo Acosta Maria and Richard Avelino Cara and Peter Butler* Cynthia and Paul Cahalan* Yibing Ma and Weilun Chu Shelby and Roark Craven Tricia Markusen and Denver Dale Anthony Della Sala Stefania and Guillaume Detrait Gina and Ryan Edwards Aleksandra and Heath Frye Carla Gorum Marie and W. Joseph Gorum Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich Heather and Darren Huber Nancy and Simon Hunt* Deborah and Mark Kimes Mark Kirker Lisa and Joel Knight Lindsay Lerable Josie and Sandor Nagy* Jo Le and Danny Ngo Cece Austin Noorzoy and Jamal Noorzoy*

Lili and Alejandro Airada Lisa and David Alderson Anonymous Domine and Michael Barringer Angelica and Marshal Blatt Michelle and Eric Borgomini Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson ’87)* Moon Choe Elizabeth and Daniel Diaz Gina and Ryan Edwards Lia and Herm Edwards Bridget and Joseph Eyraud Cindy Brodsky and Terrence Gargiulo ’82 LS Kate and Dan Green Lindsey and Lawrence Henrard Sang Young Jeong and Hyun Suk Kim Gloria and Richard Kim Nita and Samir Patel Marisa and Chris Tonini Carrie and James Ushiba Graciela and Tyne Whitmore Joan and Warren Yu*

2021 100% Class of

Anonymous Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham ’88, ’84 LS)* Allison and Joseph Campos Heather and Brian Church Tricia Markusen and Denver Dale Jennifer and Dragan Dimitrov Courtney and Liam Doust Gina and Ryan Edwards Lia and Herm Edwards Valerie and David Ghio Carla Gorum Marie and W. Joseph Gorum Rumyana and Alexander Iniakov* Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Deborah and Charles Kosmont Vanessa and Vincent Maiorana Deborah and Kenny Peyton* Shawn Quinn Melissa Ault Ricci and Robert Ricci Jennifer and Joshua Rudisill Nicole Shute Kathleen Deviaene and Jan Sondergaard Jaclyn and Jason Togneri Kelly and Wes von Schack Lilia Yepiz

2022 100% Class of

Lisa and David Alderson Maria and Richard Avelino Michelle and Bradley Avery Michelle and Eric Borgomini Heather and Brian Church Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Rajneesh and Sunderpal Dail Aleksandra and Heath Frye Julie and Corey Gaston Heather and Mike Givens Kate and Dan Green Lindsey and Lawrence Henrard Ahalia and Andres Herrera Kristen and Joseph Huston Karen and Jin Jung Nadya and Jonathan Larsen Kris and Bill Leatherberry Sheilaja and Vikram Mittal Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko ’83, ’79 LS)* Jamie and Stewart Roth Greg Sallee Marisa and Chris Tonini Carrie and James Ushiba

2023 100% Class of

Anonymous Allison and Joseph Campos Jennifer Breitenwischer and Jeffrey Cappo Kim and Bart Cutino Courtney and Liam Doust Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS)* Jennifer Harty Courtney and Josh Jones (Courtney Golding ’91 LS) Preeti and Tanvir Khera

Gloria and Richard Kim Deborah and Charles Kosmont Jennifer and Matthew Kremer Cindy and Gerry Munday Kimiko Kato and Christian Reilly Katie and Anthony Schipper Stefanie and Robert Skinner Deanna Inlow Venema and Jeff Venema Leslie Svetich and Dean Whitehead

2024 100% Class of

Anonymous Michelle and Bradley Avery Jenifer and Jeffrey Bolger (Jenifer Jacobs ’92 LS) Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Stephanie and Patrick DeYoung, Jr. (Stephanie Barnes ’86 LS)* Bridget and Joseph Eyraud Julie and Corey Gaston Valerie and David Ghio Kristen and Joseph Huston Johnna and Wally Jansma Nadya and Jonathan Larsen William Lathrop III Vanessa and Vincent Maiorana Heidi and Jonathon Pratt* Cherie and Samuel Reynolds Connie and Blake Riley* Sandra Sampson Jaclyn and Jason Togneri Wendy and Bart Walker Jeannette Witten Ashley Yeates

2025 100% Class of

Amy and Michael Brandt Anna and Christian Campisi Kim and Bart Cutino Jennifer and Dragan Dimitrov Ann Mather and Timothy Gonzales Judy Zhu and Leif Johnston Bijina Bajracharya and Niraj Joshi Shannon and Zach Koontz Jennifer and Matthew Kremer Erin and Fred White IV*

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Friends of Santa Catalina * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

Alumni Parents, Grandparents, Camp Parents, and Friends Heather and Reynaldo Acosta Donna Adams Meridith and Shay Adams Diana and Giuseppe Aiello John and Robin Aimè Richard Aldrete and Family Margaret and Sergio Alvarez* Rita Alves* Anonymous (7) Joan Hately Anthony Cass and Mike Antle (Catherine Slaughter ’79, ’75 LS) Paula and Daniel Archer Ana and Javier Argueta Christine and David Armanasco Julie and Shawn Atkins Trina Rowe Audley ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Austin Maria and Richard Avelino Kathleen and Stephen Azevedo* Debra Baker and Dennis Evans Louise Diepenbrock Baker ’81 Velma and Ted Balestreri Robert Balles Lawrence Baricevic Domine and Michael Barringer Hunt Bascom Frederick Bates Sharon Bates* Diane and William Belanger, Jr. Christine Belleci ’81 LS and William Brewer* Joan and Jan Belza Sara Liu and James Bennett Dora and John Bennett Mary and Richard Berry Sharon and Albert Bettencourt Brenda and Philip Bhaskar* Michelle and Garrett Blake* Angelica and Marshal Blatt Pat and Bill Bokermann* Meg Bradley and George Choquette Joan Breitfuss* Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones ’79)* Camille and Heinrich Brinks Patricia Bristow J’Amy Maroney Brown ’63 Emily and Christopher Browne (Emily Palmer ’89) Jamie Buffington Browne ’85, ’81 LS and Christopher Browne* Pearl and Joseph Bruno Juliana and Tom Bryan (Juliana Hobbs ’72) Ann Bryant Donna Bua Barbara Bundy* Jeff Burke Cecily and Donald Butts Cynthia and Paul Cahalan* Gay Callan ’67 and George Stone* Margaret Campodonico ’78 and Reynolds Lave* Jennifer and Vincent Cardinale Terri and John Carlson Denise N. Carrade Marielena Carriglio Andrew Carter Lisa and Jeff Carter*

Kadria Milani Catalano Diane and Jeff Cerf Margret and Nicholas Chee Tublai and Harry Christensen* Yibing Ma and Weilun Chu Maria and Edward Colosky Bob Colter Catherine Compagno* Kathy and Jeff Congdon Carla Coniglio Patricia Contreras and Angel Contreras Charles Crane* Lorraine Crisp Phoebe and Arvid Croonquist Jeannine and William Crossland Clara and Jeffrey Curry Margaret Brackenridge Dalis ’61 Katie and Gary Darnell (Katie Finnegan ’72) Iris and Stephen Dart Linda Davey Jane Day Cathryn deBack ’60 Tina and Marc Del Piero Esq. (Tina Tomlinson ’73, ’69 LS) Anthony Della Sala Tina and Jamey DeMaria Susan and Lawrence dePolo (Susan Grupe ’66) Judy and Thomas deRegt Debra Jean Deverell Stephen Devoto Stephanie and Patrick DeYoung, Jr. (Stephanie Barnes ’86 LS)* Octavia Diener Frances Dillingham Ninive and Bruce Dohrmann Gloria and Jim Dougherty* Josephine Drummond Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59* Ellen and Tom Dunnion Rose Marie Dunsford Gloria and Jerry Edelen Gina and Ryan Edwards Lia and Herm Edwards Lucille Eggerman Chieko and Isao Eitoku Janet Quinn and Robert Elmore Whitney and Mario Enea Kate and Bob Ernst* Deborah and Dirk Etienne (Deborah ’82, ’78 LS)* Pam and Russ Fadel* Mariana Avalos Feehan and Patrick Feehan Gloria Felice ’54* D.D. and Paul Felton Carroll Fergusson Mary Alice and Nick Fettis (Mary Alice Cerrito ’66) Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS)* Ada and Todd Fisher Margie and W. Taylor Fithian* Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Julie and Michael Forrest (Julie Yurkovich ’78) Ceseli and Hugh Foster* Karsten Fostvedt Maryann and Craig Fox Marilyn and Joseph Franzia Patricia and Alfred Friedrich Dianne Gagos Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon ’81)*

Kathryn Garber Lynn and Frank Garcia* Gloria and T. Gargiulo Kathy and Matthew Gibbs* Debbie and George Ginette Stacey and Ted Golding Connie and James Goldsmith* Margaret and Fred Goldsmith* Jane Howard Goodfellow ’56 Sarah and Dana Gordon Robin Gostovich Linda and Robert Gould* Vivian Graue Allen Toto* Donna and Robert Greenfield* Nancy and Kent Griffin (Nancy Pulford ’69) Rita Gurs ’71 LS Monty and Russ Haisley Barbara and Albert Ham* Carol Hoffman Hambleton ’66 Clarrie and Ralph Hanley Connie Harrell Tamara and Reuben Harris Joan Hately Anthony David Hatton Cynthia and Eric Haueter (Cynthia Willoughby ’76)* Tonna and David Henson* Lori and Dan Hightower Paula and Bruce Hilby* Reyna and Paul Hoonsbeen Alicia Steinhardt and Nevin Hougardy Nancy and Andrew Hoxsey Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich Kathryn and Brett Hubert (Kathryn Huish ’03) Tracy and Christian Huebner Melissa and Paul Huish ’97 LS (Melissa Young ’02, ’98 LS) Liz and Scott Hulme* María Iglesias and Craig Bishop Gaely and David Jablonski Abigail and Albert Janko* Liz and Dennis Jebbia* Donna Jett Lisa and Steven John Carol and Dennis Johnson Rene and Gaylord Johnson III (Rene McCurry ’86) Ruth Johnson Sheila Johnson ’65 Liz Johnston Courtney and Josh Jones (Courtney Golding ’91 LS) Mary Jones Daphne and Gerry Kapolka* Paula and Carl Karcher Felicia and Ray Kausin Alexandra Kautz ’06 Martha and Rick Kennifer Jeanette and Gary Kihs Deborah and Mark Kimes Beverly and Thomas Klinger Joan and Peter Knetemann (Joan Goodfellow ’80)* Lisa and Joel Knight Mr. and Mrs. James Kresl Laraine Kvitek* Rikk Kvitek* Lynn LaMar* DeAnna and Matthew Lamarque Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. (Wendy Miller ’60) Tina Lane Tina and William Lane Yen and Phuc Le

Betsy and Alec Leach Samuel Leung Joan and Matthew Little Alice and Arthur Liu Steven Long Tammy Long Lindsay Longe Charles Lostak and Christopher Baker Margie and John Lotz* Janet and Daniel Luksik Yvonne Bernadicou Lyon ’55 Maisie and Christopher MacDonald (Maisie de Sugny ’65)* Katherine Hall MacDonnell ’90 Porsche and Michael Machado John Maguire Ellen Mahoney ’66 and Luther Cobb Viviana and Abel Maldonado Lisa and George Malim (Lisa Campodonico ’76) Melinda and Michael Manlin (Melinda Bowman ’67, ’63 LS) Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Elizabeth Marrack and Dean Partlow Gael Loris and Daniel Marrah Mimi and Edward Mathews (Mimi Desmond ’57) Susan and Larry Mazzei Katie Clare Mazzeo Rita and Lee McClennahan Shannon McClennahan Mozes ’87 Joanne and Bill McCreery Sheila McGuire* Claudia McHenry L. Douglas McKenzie and Susan Carlisle* Nancy and Robert McLeod Nicki and Michael McMahan Amy Hall McNamara ’86 Scott McWhorter Tricia McWhorter Debra and Jeffery Meeks Linda Mendoza Linda and Randall Mendoza Kimberly Merrick Hlasny and Thomas Hlasny Harriet Meyer Quarre Ala Milani ’87, ’83 LS Kelly and Carl Miller Molly Slete and Luen Miller Brenda and Marc Mizgorski* Lorna and Kenneth Monroe* Penny Morris Judith and James Moses (Judith McDonald ’86, ’82 LS)* Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS and Justin Burke Dianne and Richard Mueller Josie and Sandor Nagy* Michele Neuhaus Mary and David Nikssarian Jane Nissen Susan Smith Nixon ’87* Deborah Nucci David Ogren Yoojin and Christopher Oh Mr. and Mrs. Paul O’Leary Stana Oven* Debra and Anthony Papazian Karen Burke and John Pasinosky Nita and Samir Patel Ann and Richard Patterson* Rita and Kenneth Petersen Cassie and Jack Piasecki Janice Pine* Lisa and Henry Plain Christy Pollacci*

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Jean and Ron Pollacci Naomi and Seth Pollack Stefanie and Korey Pollard (Stefanie Post ’85, ’81 LS) Margi and Tom Power (Margi Bogart ’86)* Carol Quimby Bonan Michelle and Michael Raggett Wendy and Victor Ramirez Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff Karen and George Rathman Katy Castagna and Gary Ray Karen Rector and Dave Basham Charles Reese Kimiko Kato and Christian Reilly Nancy Reilly Paul Rembert Melissa Ault Ricci and Robert Ricci Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Hansi and Robert Rigney (Hansi de Petra ’59)* Connie and Blake Riley* Tobin Roat Joanne and William Robbins* Teresa Annotti Rogers ’59 Jamie and Stewart Roth Susan Cluff and Neil Rudolph* Catherine and Rand Rueter* Julie Carson and James Russell* Kathleen Ryan Mary O’Hara Ryan ’66 Elizabeth Sanabia Virginia Sanseau Elizabeth and Fumihiko Sato Margaret and Jim Scattini* Carolyn and David Schanzer Leslie and David Schemel (Leslie Miller ’76) Kathleen and Rick Schumacher (Kathleen McGrath ’81) Susan and Stephen Schwerdfeger Miriam and R.C. Schwertfeger* Susan and Steven Selbst Laurie Severs* Sylvia Sharp Hyuk Ju Shim and Hyun Shik Shim Janie and Keith Shoemaker Courtney Shove Jason Sims Charlotte Singer Richard Sippel Zoë and Steven Sippel* Leslie Turrini Smith and Douglas Smith* Abbi Smith ’89, ’85 LS Susan and Bradley Smith Karine Snyder Lyon Helen and Michael Spanos Kathy Sparolini* Ann Wright and Robert Stallard Camille Annotti Stevens ’57* Jane Stile Carol and Donald Stoker Joanna and Ned Stork Nancy Sweetland Kelly and Brian Swette* Susan Szasz* Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett ’82)* Dianne and William Takahashi Beth Russo Tarallo ’89* Eric Tarallo Maureen Taricco Louise and George Tarleton Linda and Bruce Taylor

Holly and Gregory Tell Debra Stakes and Thomas Tengdin Melinda and Kurt Thomas (Melinda Montgomery ’70)* Linda and Roger Thompson* Linda and David Ting (Linda Chang ’88) Judy Tollner Marisa and Chris Tonini Francesca and Robert Torrise* Rosalyn and Terrence Trapp Christine and Carmelo Tringali Mary Harrington Trotter ’60 Jane Tucker Wendy and Richard Tugend* Kathy and Jim Tuttle Michelle and John Ubertino Molly Hogan Vatinel ’81 Nelson Vega Deanna Inlow Venema and Jeff Venema Judy and William Verlenden Elizabeth and Daniel Vitanza Kit Wai* Kathy Mares and Joseph Walter Frederick Weakley* Celeste and Scott White Leigh White Pingree and Jim Pingree Susan and Thomas Williams* Linda Wilson Karen and Martin Wiskoff Dana and Theodore Witmer (Dana Turner ’72) Alice Li and Hing Kong Wong Judy Wong and Family Lori Eitoku Wong and Willard Wong* Yvonne and Chia Wei Woo Nancy Woolf ’70 Sudie and A. Gordon Worsham Kimberly Wright Violich ’75 Pamela and Anthony Yates Pamela and Kurt Yeager Patricia and George Yellich Constance and Graham Yost Elizabeth and Van Young Joan and Warren Yu* Rosa Gonzalez and Eduardo Zarinana Doreen and Dale Zelles*

Grandparents Anonymous Margaret and Barney Belleci Daphne and Richard Bertero (Daphne Craige ’60)* Joan Breitfuss* Jeff Burke Therese Kremer and J. Robert Burleigh Doris and John Callaghan Barbara and Richard Campisi Juliet and Tony Campos Dori and David Canepa Denise N. Carrade Arlene and Vance Coffman Bella and Bert Cutino Mr. and Mrs. Patrick DeYoung, Sr. Angelika and Art Diaz Chieko and Isao Eitoku Stacey and Ted Golding Connie and James Goldsmith* Barbara and Albert Ham* Cheryl and Ron Hardy Josée Henrard

Joan and John Hillenbrand Phyll Holt Abigail and Albert Janko* Karen and David Janssen Mary Jones Yuki and Isao Kato Beverly and Thomas Klinger Raimie and George Kriste Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. (Wendy Miller ’60) Joan and Matthew Little Alice and Arthur Liu Mary and Leon Lomax Jeanette and Robert MacDonald Pat and Sal Maiorana Sally and David Martin Nicki and Michael McMahan Lorraine and James Meyer Jane Nissen Karl Nygren Thomas Pozefsky Teresa Annotti Rogers ’59 Janet and Jack Russo Cristin and Michael Shute Richard Sippel Margaret Yu LaNette Zimmerman

Faculty and Staff Katherine Adams ’09 John Aimè Annette Leach Alcocer ’75, ’71 LS Amy Aldrich McAfee Rita Alves* Julie Atkins Michelle Avery Debra Baker Jessica Bangham Sister Claire Barone* Crystal Boyd ’89 Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87* Jamie Buffington Browne ’85, ’81 LS* Kathey Burcar Katherine Burkhuch Mary Callagy Theresa Clarkson Bob Colter Patricia Contreras Bo Covington Alan De Villiers Lara Wheeler Devlin ’02, ’98 LS Stephanie Barnes DeYoung ’86 LS* Susan Dodd Leoveldina Duarte Jennifer Duncan Gina Edwards Paul Elliott Maria Fernandez Canteli Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78* Katherine Gaggini Lorraine Gerstl Jacqueline Gibbs Debbie Ginette Rae Gregory ’11 Courtney Hamilton Chris Haupt John Hazdovac Jeff Hrepich Nancy and Simon Hunt* Thomas Jay Gerry Kapolka* Alexandra Kautz ’06 Susan Kendall*

Julia Kim Jamie LeMaire Claire Lerner Layne Littlepage Margie Lotz* Janet Luksik Douglas Lumsden* Lydia Mansour* Michael Marcotti Elizabeth Marrack Louis Maschio Claudia McHenry Kristi and Bobby McLaughlin* Heather Medina* Cristy Mehringer Kimberly Merrick Hlasny Ala Milani ’87, ’83 LS Kelly Miller Lorna Monroe* Ashley Moranda Jim Morton Michele Morton Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS Consuelo Muñoz-Singleton Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko ’83, ’79 LS)* Colleen Murray Sandy Nunnally* Anne O’Dowd* Myong Soo Oh Noova Ongley Sarah Paff Rich Patterson* Dan Place Kelsey Player ’11 Christy Pollacci* Heidi Pratt* Sister Christine Price* Christian Reilly Gynny Reyes Connie and Blake Riley* Jeremy Sandler Katie and Anthony Schipper Laurie Severs* Melissa Sheets* Zoë Sippel* Susan Smith Sharon Sparkman Kathy Sparolini* Ned Stork Paulette Struckman Stacey Pruett Taddeucci ’82* Marisa Tonini Michal Tryniecki Kathy and Jim Tuttle Randy Whitchurch Erin and Fred White IV* Kathi Wiese* Susanna Wilcox Susan Williams* Larisa Young Colleen Zellitti ’10

Corporations, Businesses, and Organizations Apple Matching Gift Program BHP Billiton Camberview Partners LLC Chevron Corporation Google Matching Gifts Program Hellenic Cultural Institute California Central Coast John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Music Teachers’ Association of California Saks Fifth Avenue Santa Catalina Benefit Celebration* Santa Catalina Lower School* Santa Catalina School Target United Way of the Bay Area* United Way Silicon Valley

United Way, Inc. of Greater Los Angeles* Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Wells Fargo Community Support Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gifts* Workday

Gifts in Kind Michelle and Garrett Blake* Cara and Peter Butler* Gail Compton Gloria and Jim Dougherty* Bridget and Joseph Eyraud Margie and W. Taylor Fithian* Melvin Gorelick

Tracy Miller Hass ’75* Kathy and John Meek Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS and Justin Burke The Autodesk Gallery Linda and Roger Thompson*

Restricted Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving Alumnae Digitized Yearbook Marina Barcelo ’04 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Katherine Carnazzo ’02 Patricia Cerisola-Mansi ’83* Brett Davis Collins ’93 Julie Rathman Fenton ’99 Brogiin Keeton ’01 Lore Childs Macdonald ’76 Shannon McClennahan Mozes ’87 Kimberly Meek ’89 Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82, ’78 LS* Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Stefanie Post Pollard ’85, ’81 LS Elizabeth Holt Protell ’64 Jalynne Tobias Redman ’72 Kaija-Leena Romero ’01, ’97 LS Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Monica Johnson Steiner ’03 Ann Frasse Stowe ’82* Kathleen Trafton ’74 Christina Nalchajian Whitley ’85 Angel Fund Margie and W. Taylor Fithian* Chapel Penelope and Matthew Alexander Katie and Gary Darnell (Katie Finnegan ’72) Joan and Matthew Little Sister Christine Price Kathleen Ryan Rayburn Tucker Facilities Katie Clare Mazzeo Fine Arts Music Teachers’ Association of California General Restriction Santa Catalina Benefit Celebration* Head Emerita Fund Jennifer Breitenwischer and Jeffrey Cappo Head of School’s Discretionary Fund S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation* Nonie B. Ramsay ’71* Lower and Middle School Santa Catalina Lower School* Lower School Music Anonymous Paula and Daniel Archer

Cara and Peter Butler* Jennifer Breitenwischer and Jeffrey Cappo Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS)* Erica and Bradley Giannini (Erica Olin ’87, ’83 LS) Margaret and Fred Goldsmith* Sarah and Dana Gordon Gloria and Richard Kim Raimie and George Kriste Jenny and James Leamey* Porsche and Michael Machado Stacey Adams Montoya ’89 Stefanie and Robert Skinner Mark Pollacci Fund Donna Adams Richard Aldrete and Family Anonymous (3) Cass and Mike Antle (Catherine Slaughter ’79, ’75 LS) Christine and David Armanasco Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Austin Ursula and Steve Avila Sister Claire Barone* Adrian and Leonard Batti Margaret and Barney Belleci Sharon and Albert Bettencourt Michelle and Eric Borgomini Pearl and Joseph Bruno Megan and Michael Bruno ’82 LS* Juliana and Tom Bryan (Juliana Hobbs ’72, ’68 LS) Ann Bryant Donna Bua Kathey Burcar Cecily and Donald Butts Dori and David Canepa Susan and Frank Cardinale* Terri and John Carlson Cristina Carnazzo ’05 Jeannine and William Crossland Sharon and John Danelon Julie and Donald Davies Jane Day Judy and Thomas deRegt Debra Jean Deverell Harry Dillon Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59* Rose Marie Dunsford Lia and Herm Edwards Carroll Fergusson Mary Alice and Nick Fettis (Mary Alice Cerrito ’66) Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS)* Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Lorraine and Hugh Gerstl Heather and Mike Givens

Stacey and Ted Golding Linda and Robert Gould Kate and Dan Green Kathryn and Brett Hubert (Kathryn Huish ’03) Melissa and Paul Huish ’97 LS (Melissa Young ’02, ’98 LS) Becky and Joey Hurston Johnna and Wally Jansma Sonia Sparolini Johnson ’96, ’92 LS Carol and Dennis Johnson Susan Kendall* Martha and Rick Kennifer Jeanette and Gary Kihs Beverly and Thomas Klinger Lisa and Joel Knight Betsy and Alec Leach Gerda Marotta Gael Loris and Daniel Marrah* Anna Marie and James Martin, Jr. Patty and William McAfee Claudia McHenry Heather and Gregoire Monnet Ashley Moranda Michele Morton Mary and David Nikssarian Yoojin and Christopher Oh Karen Burke and John Pasinosky Patty and Brad Peranick Deborah and Kenny Peyton* Leigh and Jim Pingree Jean and Ron Pollacci Megan Pollacci ’05, ’01 LS Christy Pollacci Sarah and Ryan Pollacci ’98 LS Sister Christine Price Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Michelle and Michael Raggett Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff Katy Castagna and Gary Ray Karen Rector and Dave Basham Robert Ricci Twyla Royer Janet and Jack Russo Kathleen Ryan Santa Catalina School Margaret and Jim Scattini* Nancy Selfridge Laurie Severs* Courtney Shove Helen and Michael Spanos Kathy Sparolini* Robin Stallard Bacon ’04, ’00 LS Carol and Donald Stoker Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett ’82)* Lani Takano and James Kotcher Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. Linda and Bruce Taylor Judy Tollner

Christine Torrise ’10, ’06 LS Francesca and Robert Torrise* Rosalyn and Terrence Trapp Christine and Carmelo Tringali Joanna Trovato Paula and Neville Udwadia Nelson Vega Elizabeth and Daniel Vitanza Kelly and Wes von Schack Sandra and Nicholas White Karen and Martin Wiskoff Judy Wong and Family Pamela and Kurt Yeager Elizabeth and Van Young Joan and Warren Yu* Middle School Blinds Lisa and Henry Plain Preschool/Kindergarten Program Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77)* Kathi Wiese* Prize Day Awards Robert Balles Summer Camp Anonymous Tuition Assistance The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Jean Perkins Foundation* Betty Ann Bernadicou Lambert ’57 Margie and John Lotz* Upper School Holly and Edwin Scheetz Upper School Music Anonymous Katherine Kallis-Wenglikowski Deborah and Charles Kosmont Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Scott McWhorter Tricia McWhorter Jennifer and Joe Merenda Josie and Sandor Nagy* Deborah Nucci Sandy and James Oh Ann and Richard Patterson* Rita and Asit Pruthi Carol Quimby Bonan Laura and John Siletto Denise and John Wineglass Lori Eitoku-Wong and Willard Wong*

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Matching Gift Donors * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving Diana and Giuseppe Aiello Gina Anderson ’99 Terry Whitney Baganz ’69* Jakie and Dan Beard (Jakie Kangas ’89) Jenifer and Jeffrey Bolger (Jenifer Jacobs ’92 LS)

Diane and Jeff Cerf Arlene and Vance Coffman Maria and Edward Colosky Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Clara and Jeffrey Curry Angelika and Art Diaz Kirsten Fraley

Valerie and David Ghio Nancy and Kent Griffin (Nancy Pulford ’69) Katharina Brinks Lathen ’96* Vivian and Roger Moises Susan Smith Nixon ’87* Autumn Quinn ’00*

Lauren Shia ’04 Anne Sandbach and Todd Stevenot Debra Stakes and Thomas Tengdin Annette Verga Lagier ’99, ’95 LS Julie and Joe Villarreal* Branda Wang ’94

Matching Gift Companies * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving American Water Charitable Foundation BHP Billiton Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Foundation Camberview Partners LLC Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation Chevron Corporation

Cisco Foundation Google Matching Gifts Program John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pepsico Foundation PG & E Corporation Foundation

Starbucks Foundation Grants The Clorox Company Foundation United Way Silicon Valley Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gifts* Western Digital Foundation Workday

Trusts and Foundations * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving AmazonSmile Foundation Arizona Community Foundation Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program The John M. Bryan Family Fund C.H. Robinson Worldwide Foundation Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague, Jr. Foundation Charles and Marie Robertson Foundation Cisco Foundation

Eisner Foundation The Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Robert F. Ford Charitable Foundation Greer Family Foundation* Haskell Fund Hazel Foundation Hing Ng Charitable Trust* Jean Perkins Foundation*

JPMorgan Chase Foundation Ladera Foundation R. J. and D. A. Munzer Foundation* Pepsico Foundation Peter & Kirsten Bedford Foundation PG & E Corporation Foundation The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation Ramsay Family Foundation* The Reveas Foundation S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation*

San Francisco Foundation* The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Starbucks Foundation Grants The Burnham Foundation of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP* The Clorox Company Foundation The Florence V. Burden Foundation The Grover Hermann Foundation* The Justin Dart Family Foundation Wilkinson Foundation The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation

Tribute Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving In honor of the Class of 1960 Domie Garat Werdel ’60* In honor of the Class of 1961 Edith Chase McDougal ’61 In honor of the Class of 1966’s 50th Reunion Cathy Caton ’66 Perry Walker Freeman ’66 Lucy Macneil ’66 In honor of the Class of 1973 Jessica Andrus Lindstrom ’73

In honor of the Class of 1976 Carol Newton Boone ’76 Phyllis Weyerhaeuser Griggs ’76 In honor of the Class of 1981’s Reunion Molly Hogan Vatinel ’81 In honor of the Class of 1986’s 30th Reunion Jennifer Hills Asher ’86 Ann Osborne Hall ’86 In honor of the Class of 2006 Alexandra Kautz ’06

In honor of the Class of 2010 Colleen Zellitti ’10

In honor of Henry Avery ’24 LS Michelle and Bradley Avery

In honor of Owen Alderson ’20 LS Karen and David Janssen

In honor of Sister Claire Barone Amy Aldrich McAfee Barbara Grant Armor ’62* María Iglesias and Craig Bishop Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson ’87)* Maximilian Burke ’15 LS Oliver Burke ’12 LS Katherine Burkhuch Mary Callagy Charles and Marie Robertson Foundation Kelly Hanley Coburn ’84

In honor of Wyatt Alderson ’22 LS Karen and David Janssen In honor of Jessica Almos ’18 Angelia and Gregory Almos In honor of Audrey Avery ’22 LS Michelle and Bradley Avery

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Jane Day Susan Dodd Gloria and Jerry Edelen David Ernst ’02 Kate and Bob Ernst* Gloria Felice ’54* Maria Fernandez Canteli Amy Franson ’01 Katherine Gaggini Lorraine and Hugo Gerstl Judi Musto Hachman ’61* Tamara and Reuben Harris Chris Haupt Eileen Hemphill Haley ’76 Audra Henry ’94 Susan Haber Hinstorff ’76 Gayle Holmes Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich Sheila Johnson ’65 Alexandra Kautz ’06 Susan Kendall* Joan and Matthew Little Lindsay Longe Margie and John Lotz* Jill and Mark Mancina Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Diana Ernst McKibben ’01, ’97 LS Heather and Don Medina Thomas Hlasny and Kimberly Merrick Hlasny Mary Morris Miller ’72 Lorna and Kenneth Monroe* Ashley and Dustin Moranda Michele Morton Susanne and K.C. Nowak* Sarah Paff Elizabeth and Stuart Paul Margaret and Thomas Pfalzer Naomi and Seth Pollack Sarah Colmery Preston ’75 Connie and Blake Riley* Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald ’76 Jeremy Sandler Elizabeth Hylle Schaal ’03 Leslie and David Schemel (Leslie Miller ’76) Casey Sedlack ’05 Georgia Sedlack ’13 Lindsey Sedlack ’06 Laura and John Siletto Zoë and Steven Sippel* Susan and Bradley Smith Sharon Sparkman Ann and Nicholas Stowe (Ann Frasse ’82)* Mary Pat and Jerry Sweetman (Mary Pat Reardon ’60) Carol Swig Swig Foundation Roselyne Chroman Swig Beth Russo Tarallo ’89* Marisa and Chris Tonini Andrea Watson Bross ’85 Joan Weakley ’75* Christy Wilkins Brooksley and Darren Williams Linda Wilson Colleen Zellitti ’10 In honor of the graduation of Sarah Blake ’16 Denise N. Carrade In honor of Claire Blatt ’20 LS Angelica and Marshal Blatt

In honor of Shayna Blatt ’20 LS Angelica and Marshal Blatt

In honor of Jacqueline Hollander ’18 Sheila and David Hollander

In honor of Courtnie Breitfuss ’16 Joan Breitfuss*

In honor of Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard ’64 Louise La Mothe ’64

In honor of Kassandra and François Brenot Iris and Stephen Dart The Justin Dart Family Foundation

In honor of Eric Johnston ’25 LS Judy Zhu and Leif Johnston

In honor of Jamie Buffington Browne ’85 Eileen and Gary Morgenthaler In honor of Jenny Budge ’71 Janet Miller Abbott ’71 Ann Carter ’71 In honor of Susan Cable Robin Roach Follett ’96 In honor of Sandra Carnazzo Cristina Carnazzo ’05 In honor of Mary Chanler Fiona Dabney Grandi ’88 In honor of Theresa Clarkson Anonymous In honor of Bo Covington Anonymous In honor of Amelia Downs ’19 Jeanette and Robert MacDonald In honor of Jenna Downs ’17 Jeanette and Robert MacDonald In honor of Shelley LeBlanc Duke ’59 Lani LeBlanc ’60 In honor of Sylvan Free ’18 Karen Royce In honor of Georgia Ames Fulstone Karen and Lawrence Ames lll In honor of Robin Gagos Dengá Dianne Gagos In honor of Emma Gould ’10 Linda and Robert Gould In honor of Owen Green ’20 LS Doris and John Callaghan In honor of Tucker Green ’22 LS Doris and John Callaghan In honor of Savannah Hardy ’21 LS Cheryl and Ron Hardy In honor of Lexie Harrell ’09 Connie Harrell In honor of Whitney Elizabeth Harrell ’16 Connie Harrell In honor of Joan Stafford Haynes ’60 Cathryn deBack ’60 In honor of Helen Oven Hiserman ’80 Stana Oven*

In honor of Susan Kendall Brennan Browne ’99 LS Sean Browne ’05 LS

Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald ’76 Jeremy Sandler Elizabeth Hylle Schaal ’03 Leslie and David Schemel (Leslie Miller ’76) Ann and Nicholas Stowe (Ann Frasse ’82)* Mary Pat and Jerry Sweetman (Mary Pat Reardon ’60) Beth Russo Tarallo ’89* Andrea Watson Bross ’85 Brooksley and Darren Williams

In honor of Cleo Kent Davy ’18 Kathleen and Mark Davy

In honor of Mike Raggett Jenna Block ’02 Vanessa Block ’05, ’01 LS

In honor of Diana Kisseleva ’19 Marina and Dmitry Kisselev

In honor of Alicia Rector ’19 Roger Rector

In honor of Natalie Kocekian ’07 Angelica and Marshal Blatt

In honor of Chloe Reynolds ’18 Cherie and Samuel Reynolds

In honor of Shahin and Herbert Koegler Shahnaz Koegler

In honor of Ella Reynolds ’24 LS Cherie and Samuel Reynolds

In honor of Heather Mansour ’16 Lydia and Bryan Mansour* In honor of Teresa Oven Mello ’82 Stana Oven* In honor of Katherine Oven ’75 Stana Oven* In honor of Kristina Oven ’90 Stana Oven* In honor of Alexander Peyton ’21 LS Thomas Pozefsky In honor of Alison Peyton ’18 Thomas Pozefsky In honor of Joshua Peyton ’17 LS Thomas Pozefsky In honor of Christy Pollacci Beverly and Thomas Klinger Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Erin and Fred White IV* In honor of Sister Christine Price Barbara Grant Armor ’62* Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson ’87)* Katherine Burkhuch Jane Day Gloria and Jerry Edelen Gloria Felice ’54* Amy Franson ’01 Judi Musto Hachman ’61* Eileen Hemphill Haley ’76 Audra Henry ’94 Susan Haber Hinstorff ’76 Gayle Holmes María Iglesias and Craig Bishop Jill and Mark Mancina Mary Morris Miller ’72 Ashley and Dustin Moranda Susanne and K.C. Nowak* Elizabeth and Stuart Paul Margaret and Thomas Pfalzer Sarah Colmery Preston ’75 Jasmin Reate ’97 Connie and Blake Riley*

In honor of Mia Reynolds ’19 LS Cherie and Samuel Reynolds In honor of Veronika Oven Riley ’88 Stana Oven* In honor of Donna Rodia Mani Susan Butenhoff Mani and Christian Mani In honor of Phil and Teresa Rogers (Teresa Annotti ’59) Celeste and Scott White In honor of Jeremy Sandler Nita and Samir Patel In honor of Eleanor Scheetz ’19 Joan and John Hillenbrand In honor of Anthoy Schipper Nita and Samir Patel In honor of Kayla Sharp ’14 Penny Morris In honor of Jae Eun Shim ’17 Hyuk Ju Shim and Hyun Shik Shim In honor of Sister Jane, O.P. Mary Harrington Trotter ’60 In honor of Mieke Fuchs Smith ’99 Mary and Howard Fuchs* In honor of the Steering Committee Friends Dede and Steven Huish In honor of Brooksley and Darren Williams Hayden Williams ’18 LS In honor of Sheila McMahon Williams ’64 Florence Nixon ’64 In honor of Candace Wong ’16 LS Chieko and Isao Eitoku In honor of Laurel Wong ’19 Chieko and Isao Eitoku

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Memorial Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving In memory of members of the Class of 1961 who have passed away Sara Fargo ’61, ’57 LS Edith Chase McDougal ’61 In memory of Judy Murray Allrich ’70 Christin Allrich ’01, ’97 LS In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Annotti Teresa Annotti Rogers ’59 Camille Annotti Stevens ’57*

In memory of Debby deBack Eberhardt ’62 Barbara Grant Armor ’62* Victoria deBack Lugo ’66 Sister Lois Silva ’54 Margaret Stewart ’62, ’58 LS* In memory of Dr. B.J. Eggerman Lucille Eggerman In memory of Abbie Eldredge Elizabeth and Stuart Paul

In memory of Ken Baricevic Lawrence Baricevic

In memory of Nancy Farr ’66 Valerie Powell Berger ’66 Carol Imwalle ’66 Annette Thorn ’66

In memory of Deborah Bates Tedra Bates ’03, ’99 LS

In memory of Gunnar Fay Kimberly Fay ’85

In memory of Lucille C. Bowman Melinda and Michael Manlin (Melinda Bowman ’67, ’63 LS)

In memory of Richard Feidler Allison Armstrong ’06

In memory of Blanche S. Brown Roe Brown Arn ’75, ’71 LS* In memory of Judith Ann Burke Jeff Burke Meredith Burke Lawler ’89 Brooksley and Darren Williams Evelyn Williams ’19 LS Hayden Williams ’18 LS In memory of Anna Marie Butenhoff Susan Butenhoff Mani and Christian Mani In memory of Ola Butler ’92 Jena Davis Simon ’92

In memory of Mrs. Ines Mejia Folger Anonymous In memory of Ledger Free Elaine Sang and Doug Free In memory of Linda Frick ’66 Gail Frick Barmby ’69 Marcy Miller Sandgathe ’66 In memory of Mike Gaston Julie and Corey Gaston In memory of Tulita Kuchins Gibson ’68 Ann Kuchins ’67

In memory of Tony Capodicci Alan De Villiers

In memory of Sister Jean Gilhuly Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Franca Gargiulo ’80, ’76 LS* Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77)* Kathi Wiese*

In memory of John J. Carnazzo Cristina Carnazzo ’05

In memory of Catherine Golden Beatrix Oswald Robinson ’68

In memory of Trudie Stephens Collins ’58 Jansie Stephens Farris ’63

In memory of Zane Patrick Gregory Shannon Gregory Mandel ’70

In memory of James Francis Cantlon Mary Ellen Cantlon Elston ’66

In memory of Pamela Corey-Archer ’58 Susan Corey ’65 In memory of Donald Y. Day Miya Kajikuri ’88, ’84 LS In memory of Camila de la Llata ’08 Marina Barcelo ’04 and Thomas Bruketta Candace Brekka ’06 Shannon Gaughf ’08 Jim Morton In memory of Claudia Della Sala Anthony Della Salla In memory of Debra Dollar Catharine Bates Kreitler ’67 In memory of Kaysie Lindemann Duval ’86 Sandra and Greg Perkin (Sandra Barrett ’86)

In memory of Stephanie Smith Hardin ’55 Mary Nevin Henderson ’55 In memory of Katharine Harris Quilici Kress Harris Whalen ’56 In memory of Katherine Hass Jenny Budge ’71* In memory of Carol Hatton David Hatton Sylvia Sharp In memory of Breyer Jay Hawthorne Jamie Larson ’01 Sheila Callahan White ’01 In memory of Linda Lou Hayden Gemma and Derek Hayden In memory of Mary B. Hudson Margaret Hudson ’65

In memory of Dr. Ken Jackman Serena and John Padian (Serena Bennett ’88)

In memory of Julie and Perk Perkins Julianne Perkins Layne ’60*

In memory of Mark Pollacci Donna Adams Richard Aldrete and Family Anonymous (3) In memory Cass and Mike Antle of Gretchen Johansing ’84 (Catherine Slaughter ’79, ’75 LS) Marti Ham Fuller ’84 Christine and David Armanasco Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Austin In memory of Mary Johnson ’85 Ursula and Steve Avila Madeleine Lynch Greathouse ’85 Sister Claire Barone* Adrian and Leonard Batti In memory of Nancy M. Kelsey Margaret and Barney Belleci Kathleen Kelsey Macker ’66 Sharon and Albert Bettencourt Michelle and Eric Borgomini In memory Pearl and Joseph Bruno of Sister Mary Kieran, O.P. Megan and Michael Bruno ’82 LS* Ann Craig Hanson ’66 Juliana and Tom Bryan (Juliana Hobbs ’72) Barbara Burton Szemborski ’66 Ann Bryant Donna Bua In memory of Fatima Larios ’13 Kathey Burcar Madeline Clark ’13 Cecily and Donald Butts Dori and David Canepa In memory of Constance Leung Susan and Frank Cardinale* Anonymous Terri and John Carlson Cristina Carnazzo ’05 In memory of Sarah N. Lewis ’90 Jeannine and William Crossland Anonymous Sharon and John Danelon Julie and Donald Davies In memory Jane Day of Amanda MacDonald ’93 Judy and Thomas deRegt Bambi and Robert Griffin Debra Jean Deverell Maisie and Christopher MacDonald Harry Dillon (Maisie de Sugny ’65)* Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59* Rose Marie Dunsford In memory of Theresa Mather Lia and Herm Edwards Ann Mather and Timothy Gonzales Carroll Fergusson Mary Alice and Nick Fettis In memory (Mary Alice Cerrito ’66) of Mr. and Mrs. James T. May Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS)* Theresa May Duggan ’69 Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Lorraine and Hugo Gerstl In memory of Patty Wellman McAfee Heather and Mike Givens Judy Wong and Family Stacey and Ted Golding Linda and Robert Gould* In memory Kate and Dan Green of Daphne “Tink” Dollar Melanson Kathryn and Brett Hubert Anne O’Leary ’71 (Kathryn Huish ’03) Melissa and Paul Huish ’97 LS In memory (Melissa Young ’02, ’98 LS) of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Becky and Joey Hurston Selleck Miller, Jr. Johnna and Wally Jansma Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. Carol and Dennis Johnson (Wendy Miller ’60) Sonia Sparolini Johnson ’96, ’92 LS Susan Kendall In memory of Francisca Brackenridge Martha and Rick Kennifer Neumann ’57 Jeanette and Gary Kihs Margaret Brackenridge Dalis ’61 Lisa and Joel Knight Betsy and Alec Leach In memory of Joanne Nix Gerda Marotta Joanne L. Nix ’60 Gael Loris and Daniel Marrah* Anna Marie and James Martin, Jr. In memory of Karen Laub Novak Patty and William McAfee Jana Novak Miller ’90 Claudia McHenry Heather and Gregoire Monnet In memory of Judith Oates ’63 Ashley Moranda Trish Scott Williams ’63 Michele Morton Mary and David Nikssarian In memory Yoojin and Christopher Oh of Sister Carlotta O’Donnell Karen Burke and John Pasinosky Dana Armstrong ’06 Patty and Brad Peranick Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Deborah and Kenny Peyton* Franca Gargiulo ’80, ’76 LS* Christy Pollacci* Linda Chace Griffiths ’62 Megan Pollacci ’05, ’01 LS Nini Richardson Hart ’61 Jean and Ron Pollacci Sophie Raskin ’06 Sarah and Ryan Pollacci ’98 LS Laurie Vibert Schofield ’72 Sister Christine Price Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner In memory of Lise Jensen Morgan Rogers McMillan ’97

112 annual report Michelle and Michael Raggett Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff Katy Castagna and Gary Ray Karen Rector and Dave Basham Melissa Ault Ricci and Robert Ricci Twyla Royer Janet and Jack Russo Kathleen Ryan Margaret and Jim Scattini* Nancy Selfridge Laurie Severs* Courtney Shove Helen and Michael Spanos Kathy Sparolini* Robin Stallard Bacon ’04, ’00 LS Carol and Donald Stoker Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett ’82)* Lani Takano and James Kotcher Linda and Bruce Taylor Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. Judy Tollner Christine Torrise ’10, ’06 LS Francesca and Robert Torrise* Rosalyn and Terrence Trapp Christine and Carmelo Tringali

Joanna Trovato Paula and Neville Udwadia Nelson Vega Elizabeth and Daniel Vitanza Kelly and Wes von Schack Sandra and Nicholas White Leigh White Pingree and Jim Pingree Karen and Martin Wiskoff Judy Wong and Family Pamela and Kurt Yeager Elizabeth and Van Young Joan and Warren Yu*

In memory of Glorvina and Joseph Reiter Glovie Reiter Lynn ’66*

In memory of George A. Pope Josephine and Peter Pope In memory of Helga Preiss John Pataye Monika Pataye Watkins ’97 In memory of Preston E. Pyeatte, Jr. Cristin and Michael Shute Nicole Shute In memory of Emile Mildred Ramos Marilyn Ramos Ospina ’60

In memory of Jose Romero Franca Gargiulo ’80, ’76 LS*

In memory of Martcia Wade ’72 Connie Tirrell McEvoy ’72 In memory of Nora LeBrou Whitesides Diana Whitesides ’70*

In memory of Paul Schreiber Barclay Braden ’59

In memory of Martha Williams ’71 Nancy Williams Shea ’75 Melissa and William Williams

In memory of Pat Sippel Richard Sippel

In memory of Masaye Yamashita Irene Yamashita and Robert Jellison

In memory of BG Joseph Benedict Starker Sallie Starker Melton ’74

In memory of Majorie and Lemual Yeates AYI & Associates Ashley Yeates

In memory of James Teagardin Alan De Villiers Katie Clare Mazzeo In memory of Joan Stanly Verdi Julia Verdi ’01 In memory of Mrs. Kim Thoa Vu Thu Anh Le ’03 and Bryan Nguyen

In memory of Jessica Yen ’92 Kate Malone Jackson ’92 Jena Davis Simon ’92 Courtney Eaton Turner ’92 In memory of Harvey Hsing Min Yu Margaret Yu

Celebratory Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving In celebration of the Class of 1975’s 40th Reunion Kimberly Wright Violich ’75 In celebration of the Class of 2001 Anonymous (2) Allison McFaddan Mesina ’01 Rachel Velcoff Hults ’01 In celebration of the Class of 2011 Kayti McDaniel ’11 In celebration of Brianna Brady ’16 Michelle and Gregg Brady In celebration of Jayme Chandler ’16 Tracy and Allan Chandler In celebration of Vanessa Colin ’19 Elizabeth Lopez In celebration of Linda Smith Fox ’58 Margaret Gibbons Bertero ’86

In celebration of Angus Hawthorne Dorothy Najda ’01 In celebration of Luc Jones Dorothy Najda ’01 In celebration of Peter Kane Anonymous In celebration of Amy Stallard Kapner ’01 Ann Wright and Robert Stallard In celebration of Frank Maggiore Dorothy Najda ’01 In celebration of Russell Melo Dorothy Najda ’01 In celebration of Miles Mesina Dorothy Najda ’01

In celebration of the Golf Team of Alison Mody ’16 Maria Dulay and Tarak Mody

In celebration of Lucia and Carolina Teal Zaldivar Dorothy Najda ’01

In celebration of Julia Nichols ’19 LS Anonymous

In celebration of Wyatt Mark Udelson Dorothy Najda ’01 Amy Walgenbach Udelson ’01

In celebration of Grayce Nichols ’16 LS Anonymous

In celebration of Mark Velcoff Hults Dorothy Najda ’01

In celebration of education for our girls Anonymous

In celebration of Riles and Savannah Weaver Dorothy Najda ’01

In celebration of Santa Catalina School Justine Carroll Campbell ’99 Maria DiGiovanni ’08 Elena Gates Motlow ’71

In celebration of James Callahan White Dorothy Najda ’01

In celebration of Robin Stallard ’04 Ann Wright and Robert Stallard

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The Sisters’ Legacy Circle Anonymous (6) Cass and Mike Antle (Catherine Slaughter ’79, ’75 LS) Robert Balles Sister Claire Barone Kit and Peter Bedford (Kirsten Nelson ’56) Deborah Kneedler Berggren ’53 Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Barbara Bundy The Robert M. Cea Family Ms. Debra Jean Deverell Ulrike Devoto ’86 Ellen and Tom Dunnion Renata Engler ’67 M.F. Flynn ’65 Marie and Jeff Gibb Edward B. Goldie

Nancy and Philip Greer Henry Grundstedt Mardi Hack ’58 Nini Richardson Hart ’61 Robin Hatcher ’63 Megan Heister ’95 Caroline Harris Henderson ’61 Kathryn Prindiville Islip ’61 Charlotte Kresl ’72 Ann Kuchins ’67 Julie Lambert ’80 Catherine Lambetecchio ’76 Shanda and Derek LeBoeuf Susan Lee ’92 Karen List Letendre ’72, ’68 LS Samantha Lewis ’97 Gini and Jim Luttrell Karin McDermott ’85 Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70, ’66 LS

What is the Sisters’ Legacy Circle? The Sisters’ Legacy Circle recognizes and honors friends who have remembered Santa Catalina in their estate plans. We invite you to join us as a member and look forward to working with you to ensure that the Sisters’ legacy, from the founding of Santa Catalina in 1950, is one that endures.

Laurie Angel McGuinness ’53 Susan Durney Mickelson ’65 Jennifer and Leslie Moulton-Post (Jennifer Post ’82, ’78 LS) Willa and Ned Mundell Joanne L. Nix ’60 Angela Nomellini ’71 Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72 Sister Christine Price Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Alicia Read Hoggan ’90 Jalynne Tobias Redman ’72 Deborah Tanous Scofield ’65 Laurie Severs Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Laura Stenovec ’99 Constance Stevens Natalie Stewart ’63 Diana Blackhall Talcott ’60

Louise and George Tarleton The Estate of Joy and Alexander Blackhall The Estate of Norman P. Clement, Jr. The Estate of Paul Eckman The Estate of Ines Mejia Folger The Estate of Sister Jean Gilhuly The Estate of Barbara Goldie The Estate of Jane and Lawrence Harris, Jr. The Estate of Ginny Fiske Marshall ’68 The Estate of Norman W. Miller The Estate of Robert Folger Miller The Estate of Robert M. Moore The Estate of Sister Carlotta O’Donnell The Estate of Cherie and Walter Pettit The Estate of Sally Post The Estate of Rosemarie Rochex ’54 The Estate of David and Maureen Rorick The Estate of Edward J. Stachowiak

Member Benefits • • • • •

Special recognition each year in the Annual Report An invitation to a biennial leadership donor event Invitations to other distinctive events Advance copy of communications from school Fulfillment of your philanthropic goals through a legacy

Sister Claire & Sister Christine Endowment for Health and Wellness The Aeschliman Family Cristina Allen ’03 Margaret and Sergio Alvarez Anonymous (3) Cass and Mike Antle (Catherine Slaughter ’79, ’75 LS) Dana Armstrong ’06 Basia Belza ’73 and Martin Bickeboeller Sara Liu and James Bennett Daphne and Richard Bertero (Daphne Craige ’60) M. Kennon and P. Roger Bowen Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson ’87) Mary-Ellen Bowlin Briel ’63 Roe Brown-Arn ’75, ’71 LS Anne Bryan ’77 Majorie and Jeffrey Bryant Jenny Budge ’71 Nitze Erro Caswell ’56 Patricia Cerisola-Mansi ’83 Chia-Yu and Jung-Hua Cheng Donna Coletti Catherine Compagno Lauren Bechtel Dachs ’67 Stephen Devoto Maria DiGiovanni ’08 Ninive and Bruce Dohrmann John Dotson Gloria and Jim Dougherty Ariana Ebrahimian ’99 Elena Ebrahimian ’04 Tina and Max Ebrahimian Lia and Herm Edwards

Lucille Eggerman Deborah and Dirk Etienne (Deborah ’82, ’78 LS) Laura and Rich Everett (Laura May ’85) Tracy Taylor Everett ’89 Jansie Stephens Farris ’63 Sarah and Robert Fletterick (Sarah Adams ’83) Gianna Franzia ’95 Marilyn and Joseph Franzia Serena Fritz-Cope ’85 Mary and Howard Fuchs Marge Ganz ’76 Julie Garcia ’71 Franca Gargiulo ’80, ’76 LS Sarah Kennifer Garrigues ’02 Ellen McGuire Gaucher ’80, ’76 LS Bernadette and Mark Gersh Kathy and Matthew Gibbs Kim Rudas Goerlitz ’89 Karen Greer Goss ’85 Vivian Graue-Allen Toto Tina Greene ’73 Nancy and Philip Greer Louise Audet and Paul Griffin Judith and Timothy Hachman (Judith Musto ’61) Timothy Hall Clarrie and Ralph Hanley Robin Hatcher ’63 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hemphill Liz and Scott Hulme Maddie Homan Blanchard ’78 Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77)

The Estate of Maggie Jagels Thomas Jay Alexandra Kautz ’06 Meg Campbell Kingsland ’87 Julie Lambert ’80, ’76 LS Lan-Anh Le ’06 Karen List Letendre ’72, ’68 LS Layne Littlepage Elizabeth Lloyd Rovetta ’95 and Francesco Rovetta Candace Lyche Lisa and George Malim (Lisa Campodonico ’76) Elizabeth Marrack and Dean Partlow Gael Loris and Daniel Marrah Jeanne Nielsen Marshall ’54 Joy Franich Maze ’77 Kristine and Kevin McCaffrey Lil McDonald ’81 Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70, ’66 LS Ellen McGlynn ’93 and Steve Wilbur Sheila McGuire Kristi and Bobby McLaughlin Mary Morris Miller ’72 Kathryn and Ray Miller Courtney Moore ’02 Willa and Ned Mundell Cynthia Nadai ’73 Susan Smith Nixon ’87 Susanne and K.C. Nowak Sandy Nunnally Noova Ongley Amanda Berman Pires ’87, ’83 LS Mary Ellen and Dan Place

Heidi and Jonathon Pratt Michelle and Michael Raggett Sally and Richard Rhodes (Sally Smith ’57) Maureen and Benjamin Richards Connie and Blake Riley Corinne and Michael Roffler Virginia Sanseau Laurie Severs Dorothy Sinnhuber ’96, ’92 LS Vicki and John Sinnhuber Rebecca Sinnhuber ’02 Susan Solinsky ’82 Starbucks Foundation Grants Diane Ditz Stauffer ’63 Camille Annotti Stevens ’57 Constance Stevens Sigrid and Philip Stillman Kellen Flanigan Stinnett ’83 and Rob Stinnett Ann Frasse Stowe ’82 Mary Pat and Jerry Sweetman (Mary Pat Reardon ’60) Roselyne Swig Beth Russo Tarallo ’89 Cherie and Glenn Topper Jean Jagels Vaughn ’75 Andrea Watson-Bross ’85 Joan Weakley ’75 Erin and Fred White IV Brooksley and Darren Williams Laure Woods ’80 Sarah Clark Woolf ’89

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The Legacy Campaign Since its founding, Santa Catalina has pursued a vision to create a stronger, better school that is equipped to prepare students for a lifetime pursuit of excellence, service, responsibility, and spirituality. The Legacy Campaign is a $50 million initiative for facilities and endowment that will touch people in all areas of school life and allow our school to maintain its position as an educational leader. Many people in the community came forward to support the campaign before this vision reached its full expression. Still others made gifts and pledges, as well as a commitment to work on the campaign, during the past year. With much gratitude for their belief in us, we are over halfway to our goal. A number of significant projects have been completed in the Lower and Middle Schools, the Donna Adams John and Robin Aimé Lili and Alejandro Airada Lisa and David Alderson Dana Armstrong ’06 Pamela Anderson-Brulé ’76 Virginia Reeves Apple ’89 Arizona Community Foundation The Estate of Harold H. Audet Victoria and Andrew Ausonio Maria and Richard Avelino AYI & Associates Anonymous (22) Velma and Ted Balestreri France de Sugny Bark ’59 Valerie Barnes Sister Claire Barone Domine and Michael Barringer Diane and Charles Bates Frederick Bates Kit and Peter Bedford (Kirsten Nelson ’56) Mary Bell Sara Liu and James Bennett Courtney Benoist ’77 and Jason Fish Daphne and Richard Bertero (Daphne Craige ’60) Maureen and Michael Bernal (Maureen Duflock ’89) Lani and Donald Bethe Barbara and Peter Blackstock Michelle and Garrett Blake Angelica and Marshal Blatt Jenifer and Jeffrey Bolger (Jenifer Jacobs ’92 LS) Rob Bolt Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 Lisa and Dan Bradford Julia Brandt Amy and Michael Brandt Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones ’79) Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson ’87) Elisabeth Brinks Day ’99, ’95 LS Karen and Henry Brown Janet Bruno Megan and Michael Bruno ’82 LS Jenny Budge ’71 Tiffany and Richard Bufkin Kathey Burcar and Todd Olson Jeff Burke Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham ’88, ’84 LS)

Cara and Peter Butler Cynthia and Paul Cahalan Mary Callagy Elizabeth and Clark Callander Lisa and Jeff Carter Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague, Jr. Foundation Yibing Ma and Weilun Chu Cisco Founadation Brett and James Collins (Brett Davis ’93) Jo Ann and Julien Collins Sabrina Taylor and Albert Conner Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Cindy and Joe Connolly Lola Steinbaum-Cornell and Trent Cornell Miera Cacciola and Geoff Couch Bella and Bert Cutino Laura and Christopher D’Amelio Lauren Bechtel Dachs ’67 Margaret Brackenridge Dalis ’61 Iris and Stephen Dart Heidi and Philip Daunt The Marie C. de Dampierre Memorial Foundation Anthony Della Sala Elizabeth and Daniel Diaz Jennifer and Dragan Dimitrov Courtney and Liam Doust Thalma Thais Dudley ’92 Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59 E.L. Wiegand Foundation The Estate of Robert Folger Miller The Estate of Sister Carlotta Deborah and Dirk Etienne (Deborah ’82, ’78 LS) Pam and Russ Fadel Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. Sally Fay ’74 D.D. and Paul Felton Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS) Margie and W. Taylor Fithian Rita and Frank Flores Barbara and Peter M. Folger Patricia and Alfred Friedrich Serena Fritz-Cope ’85 Aleksandra and Heath Frye Eliza Gaines ’05 and Alec Gaines Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon ’81) Lynn and Frank Garcia Cindy Brodsky and Terrence Gargiulo ’82 LS

new Upper School Math and Science Center opened for classes in January, and the new Head of School house was completed in July. Over the summer, the Lower and Middle School community came together to complete funding for the expansion and refurbishment of classrooms 1, 2 and 3. The work on the classrooms will be finished in August 2017. The Legacy Campaign represents a pivotal moment in the history of our school. The fundraising goal is ambitious, and the effort will benefit Santa Catalina students for years to come. We are grateful to those listed here for responding to our vision with generosity and interest; you have inspired us with your commitment. We could not ask for better partners in this endeavor. Valerie and David Ghio Kathy and Matthew Gibbs Joan Eaton and Paul Gibson Heather and Mike Givens Stacey and Ted Golding Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Ann Mather and Timothy Gonzales Nancy and Philip Greer Linda and Arno Hanel The Estate of Jane and Lawrence Harris, Jr. Louise Harris ’72 Jennifer Harty Tracy and Eric Hass (Tracy Miller ’75) Hazel Foundation Peggy and Glen Heffington Caroline Harris Henderson ’61 Herbst Foundation William Heyler Anne Hilby ’01 Paula and Bruce Hilby Gayle Holmes Alicia Steinhardt and Nevin Hougardy Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich Heather and Darren Huber Liz and Scott Hulme Ben and Walter Hussman María Iglesias and Craig Bishop Annee and Chris Jacobs Mary and Mike James Johnna and Wally Jansma Karen and David Janssen Lynne and Edward Johnson Judy Zhu and Leif Johnston Bijina Bajracharya and Niraj Joshi Julien H. and Bertha M. Collins Fund Yuki and Isao Kato Alexandra Kautz ’06 Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Roxana Earley-Keland and Harold Keland Susan Kendall Martha and Rick Kennifer Gloria and Richard Kim Deborah and Mark Kimes Beverly and Thomas Klinger Shannon and Zach Koontz Deborah and Charles Kosmont Raimie and George Kriste Susan Lacerte Bridgette Lacerte ’82 Julie Lambert ’80, ’76 LS Katie Martin and David Laurits Meredith Burke Lawler ’89

Jenny and James Leamey Kris and Bill Leatherberry Lindsay Lerable Kelly Maney-Liner and Steve Liner Shelley and James Lipe Joan and Matthew Little Rebecca Lohse ’97 Margie and John Lotz Janet and Daniel Luksik Gini and Jim Luttrell Maisie and Christopher MacDonald (Maisie de Sugny ’65) Lydia and Bryan Mansour The Estate of Ginny Fiske Marshall ’68 L. Douglas McKenzie and Susan Carlisle McMahan Family Charitable Foundation Linda Mendoza Mildred E. and Harvey S. Mudd Foundation Sheilaja and Vikram Mittal Mary Morris Miller ’72 Carol Mizgorski Brenda and Marc Mizgorski Monterey Peninsula Foundation Ashley and Dustin Moranda Michele Morton Judith and James Moses (Judith McDonald ’86, ’82 LS) Mary and Frank Moslander (Mary Looram ’84, ’80 LS) Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82, ’78 LS Eric Mueller ’97 LS Cindy and Gerry Munday Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko ’83, ’79 LS) Josie and Sandor Nagy Nancy Eccles & Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation Jo Le and Danny Ngo Dana and Wallace Nichols Mary and David Nikssarian Angela Nomellini ’71 The Northern Trust Company Susanne and K.C. Nowak Karl Nygren Yoojin and Christopher Oh Myong Soo Oh Old Bofie Foundation Patricia Orquisa Stana Oven Serena and John Padian (Serena Bennett ’88) Nita and Samir Patel Ann and Richard Patterson

annual report 115 Elizabeth and Stuart Paul Linda and Samuel Persall Peter & Kirsten Bedford Foundation Rita and Kenneth Petersen Deborah and Kenny Peyton Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72 Margaret and Thomas Pfalzer Lisa and Henry Plain Naomi and Seth Pollack Heidi and Jonathon Pratt Janet and Michael Pratt Victoria and Wayne Prim Wayne L. Prim Foundation Denise and Chris Pryor Shawn Quinn Wendy and Victor Ramirez Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Olivia Hussman Ramsey ’05 J. Peter Read, Jr. Betsy and Samuel Reeves Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. The Reveas Foundation Cherie and Samuel Reynolds Melissa Ault Ricci and Robert Ricci Michaela and Reuben Richards Elizabeth and Reuben Richards Connie and Blake Riley Veronika Oven Riley ’88

The Estate of Rosemarie Rochex ’54 Melanie and Anthony Rosa Poulami and Avishek Roy Jennifer and Joshua Rudisill Julie Carson and James Russell Mayola Rodriguez and Juan Sanchez Chris and Mark Sanchez Santa Catalina Parent Association Santa Catalina School Margaret and Jim Scattini Casey Sedlack ’05 Georgia Sedlack ’13 Lindsey Sedlack ’06 Susan and Steven Selbst Laurie Severs Rosalind Boswell Seysses ’67 Janie and Keith Shoemaker Courtney Shove Cristin and Michael Shute Catherine and James Sims Richard Sippel Zoë and Steven Sippel Stefanie and Robert Skinner Helen and Michael Spanos Spencer’s Stationery Carol and Donald Stoker Mrs. Ann Frasse Stowe ’82 Alexandria Sutty ’03

Kelly and Brian Swette Carol Swig Roselyne Swig Swig Foundation Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett ’82) Beth Russo Tarallo ’89 Satu Terian The Boswell Family Foundation The Justin Dart Family Foundation Jaclyn and Jason Togneri Jane Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tuttle, Jr. Paula and Neville Udwadia Carrie and James Ushiba Valley Fabrication, Inc. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Craig Varjian Fatima Sabanova and Dominick Veliko-Shapko Deanna Inlow Venema and Jeff Venema Julie and Joe Villarreal Kelly and Wes von Schack Kit Wai Wendy and Bart Walker Wendy Hayward Wendling ’82 LS

Erin and Fred White IV Leslie Svetich and Dean Whitehead Graciela and Tyne Whitmore Brooksley and Darren Williams Susan and Thomas Williams Linda Wilson Jeannette Witten Judy Wong and Family Julia and Brad Wong (Julia Janko ’82, ’78 LS) Sudie and A. Gordon Worsham Stacie and Stephen Worsham Pamela and Anthony Yates Pamela and Kurt Yeager Ashley Yeates Patricia and George Yellich Judith and Jackson Yen Lilia Yepiz Margaret Yu Joan and Warren Yu

Endowment Giving * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

$4,048,940 The Santa Catalina School Endowment for Unrestricted Support Income from these unrestricted funds is used to support the school’s greatest needs. The Santa Catalina School Endowment for General Purposes The Braun Endowment Fund Established in 1982

The Lester M. Grainger Endowment Fund Established in 1993 The Carol and Peter Read Family Fund Established in 1993 The Fuchs Family Endowment Fund Established in 1999 Mary and Howard Fuchs In honor of Mieke Fuchs

$11,057,190 Endowment for Tuition Assistance and Scholarship Income from these funds provides need-based tuition aid and merit scholarship awards to qualified and deserving students. The Santa Catalina School Endowment for General Scholarship

The Pataye - Priess Family Fund Established in 2007

Ann Bryant Caitlin Bryant ’07, ’03 LS In support of Self Defense Classes in honor of Caitlin Bryant ’07

The Jagels Family Endowment in Support of Santa Catalina School Established in 1986

John Pataye In memory of Helga Preiss Monika Pataye Watkins ’97 In memory of Helga Preiss

The Brackenridge Family Scholarship Fund Established in 1985

The Greer Family Foundation Fund for Unrestricted Endowment Established in 1987

The Eckman Family Endowment Fund Established in 2009

The Ward Davis Scholarship Fund Established in 1985

The Hussman Family Endowment Established in 2011

The Tink Dollar Melanson ’71 Endowed Scholar Established 1986

The de Baubigny Endowment Fund Established in 1985

The George A. Pope, Jr. Endowment Fund Established in 1987 Maria Pope ’83 Josephine and Peter Pope In memory of George A. Pope, Jr. Portland General Electric Company I.N. and S. H. Van Nuys Foundation Fund Established in 1989 The Quaglieri Family Endowment in Support of Santa Catalina School Established in 1992

Ben and Walter Hussman

The Collins Family Endowment Fund Established in 2015

Jo Ann and Julien Collins Julien H. and Bertha M. Collins Fund

The Nancy Farr ’66 Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1987

The Grover Hermann Foundation Scholarship Fund Established in 1989 Amanda Kirkpatrick MacDonald ’93 Endowment Fund Established in 1997 Bambi and Robert Griffin In memory of Amanda Kirkpatrick MacDonald ’93 The Hugh H. Macneil Scholarship Fund Established in 1989 The William G. Gilmore Foundation Endowment for Scholarship Assistance Established in 1990 The Virginia Reeves Apple ’89 Scholarship Endowment Established in 1990 The Gordon & Clare Johnson Endowment for Scholarship Established in 1991 The LLWW Scholarship Endowment Fund Established in 1992

The Santa Catalina Merit Scholarship Fund Established in 1988

The Scholarship Endowment Fund in Honor of Ry Riegel ’92 and Andy Riegel ’93 Established in 1992

The Debii Dollar Conant ’67 Endowment Scholar Established 1989

The Berenice P. Andrews Scholarship Fund for Upper School Students Established in 1993 Ceseli and Hugh Foster

116 annual report The Lucy Bush ’67 Memorial Endowment for Scholarship Established in 1993

The Lise Jensen Endowment for Scholarship Established in 2000

The Edward T. Foley Foundation Fund Established in 1988

The Justine Bloomingdale ’73 Lecture in Religion Established in 2003

Laural Foundation Lauren Bechtel Dachs ’67

The Olga Osborne Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 2001

The Riley Engl Mott ’92 Endowment in Support of Faculty Established in 1990

The Fritz Family Roman Catholic Chaplain Fund Established in 2012

The Amon G. Carter Foundation Endowment in Support of Scholarship Established in 2002

The Keck Foundation Fund for Science Enrichment Established in 1991

Barbara Fritz Jay & Barbara Fritz Family Foundation Jenner and Andrew Morrison (Jenner Fritz ’94)

The Bianca Patterson Greenough ’93 Memorial Endowment Fund Established in 1993 The Santa Margarita Scholarship Fund for Lower School Students Established in 1993 The Munzer Family Fund in Support of Endowment Established in 1994 The Santa Catalina School Alumnae Daughters Fund for Scholarship Established in 1994 The William McCaskey Chapman & Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Scholarship Endowment Fund Established in 1995 Funded by a challenge grant from The William McCaskey Chapman & Adaline Dinsmore Chapman foundation and matching gifts from: The E.L. Cord Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. John Flanigan, Mrs. Genemarie Gawthrop, The Florence M. Heafey Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. J. James Hill III, Mrs. Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72, The Robert Stewart and Helen Pfeiffer Odell Fund Pooh Bear Schmidt Family Endowment for Scholarship Assistance Established in 1995 Randi Palmieri The Alumnae Envision Fund for Scholarship Endowment Established in 1996 Martcia E. Wade ’72 Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund Established in 1996 The Nan Goldie ’66 Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1997 The Catherine L. & Robert O. McMahan Scholarship Fund Established in 1997

The Marie C. de Dampierre Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 2005 Clement/Doughty Family Scholarship Fund Established in 2004 The Anne Cunha Ferrari ’93 Memorial Fund for Financial Aid Established in 2009 Brett and James Collins (Brett Davis ’93) The Kathryn E. O’Neill Memorial Endowment Fund for Financial Aid Established 2009 The Robert and Alberta Tanous Memorial Endowment Fund Established in 2010 The Marta and George Szemes Endowment for Summer Study Established in 2012 The Dorothea S. Audet Scholarship Fund Established in 2015 The Estate of Harold H. Audet Thalma Thais Dudley ’92 The Jessica Yen ’92 Memorial Endowment Fund for Tuition Assistance Established in 2016 Judith and Jackson Yen

$7,678,951 Endowment for Faculty Salary Support and Enrichment Income from these funds provides general faculty salary support, professional development, and endows faculty merit awards and teaching positions in designated disciplines.

The Talbott Family Endowment Fund for Monterey County Students Established in 1997 The Santa Catalina Endowment for General Faculty Support The Whelden Family Endowment in Support of Scholarship The Edward E. Ford Foundation Fund Established in 1998 for Faculty Education Established in 1983 The Brooks Walker, Jr. Family Fund in Support of Upper School The Santa Catalina Endowment Scholarship for the Master Fellow Program Established in 1999 Established in 1983 The Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine ’60 The de Guigne-de Dampierre Chair Scholarship Fund in French Studies (Envision Campaign) Established in 1986 Established in 2000

Jennifer W. Budge ’71 Endowment in Support of Faculty Established in 1992 Jenny Budge ’71 The May Family Endowment in Support of Faculty Established in 1992 The Burden/Childs Family Endowment Fund in Support of a Learning Specialist Established in 1994 The de Guigne-de Dampierre Chair in Theology Established in 1999 The Lamson Endowment in Support of the Teaching of Philosophy Established in 1999 The Sister Carlotta Endowment for Educational Excellence Established in 2002 Nini Richardson Hart ’61 In memory of Sister Carlotta Nancy Eccles & Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation Karen and Martin Wiskoff The Ruth Carter Stevenson and Karen Johnson Hixon ’69 Chair for Mathematics Established in 2015 The Angela Nomellini ’71 Fund for Faculty Enrichment Established in 2015 Angela Nomellini ’71

$562,968 Endowment in Support of Religious Life Income from these funds provides support for religious programs and related purposes.

$171,205 Endowment for Language Instruction Income is directed in support of selected students of foreign language.

The Louise Beland Memorial Endowment Fund Established in 1999

$327,455 Endowment for Fine Arts and Performances Income from these funds supports dance, drama, music performances, and the fine arts program. The Santa Catalina School General Endowment in Support of Fine Arts and Performances The Merritt Minnemeyer ’94 Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts Established in 1994 Constance Stevens The Sylvia Chao ’94 Endowment for the Upper School Art Department Established in 1995 Kajikuri Endowment for the Performing Arts in Honor of Miya Kajikuri ’88 Established in 1995 Miya Kajikuri ’88, ’84 LS In memory of Don Day Kajikuri Endowment for the Performing Arts in Honor of Amy Kajikuri ’80 Established in 1995 Amy and Joseph Martinetto (Amy Kajikuri ’80, ’76 LS)

The Janko Family Fund for Arts and Liturgical Purposes Established in 1988

The Turley Endowment in honor of Chris Turley ’97 in Support of Father/Daughter Productions Established in 1995

The Jenner Lee Fritz ’94 Endowment Fund for Religious Programs Established in 1995

The Turley Endowment in Honor of Regan Turley ’95 in Support of Upper School Music Students Established in 1995

Jenner and Andrew Morrison (Jenner Fritz ’94)

Endowment in Support of Music Scholarship Established in 1995

The Soli Deo Gloria Endowment by Sunzah Park Established in 2001 Sunzah Park

Music Endowment in Memory of Caroline Schulte Beasley ’88 Established in 2000 The Art Beyond the Campus Fund

annual report 117 in Memory of Martha Williams ’71 Established in 2011 Nancy Williams Shea ’75 In memory of Martha Williams ’71 Melissa and William Williams

$1,132,591 Endowment for Campus and Facilities Income from these funds supports enhancements to and maintenance of the school’s buildings and grounds.

$934,901 Endowment for Technology and Research Income from these funds provides for research opportunities and technology enhancements and upgrades. The Santa Catalina School General Endowment for Technology The Maura B. and Robert W. Morey, Jr. Endowment Fund Established in 1994

Emily B. Taylor and Lindsay O’Hara England Endowment in Support of Gardens and Grounds Established in 1995 Lindsay O’Hara England ’95 Edna and Peter O’Hara The George H. Rathman Family Endowment in Support of Athletic Facilities Established 1999 Endowment for the Greer Family Dormitory Established in 2002

$325,974 Endowment for Student Enrichment and Support

Anonymous In memory of Ines M. Folger Barbara and Peter Folger In memory of Sister Jean Gilhuly In memory of Sister Carlotta O’Donnell Terry and John Levin (Terryl Albert ’70, ’66 LS) The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation

Income from this endowment provides funds to deserving students for student activities and personal growth. The Woolf Family Endowment in Support of Student Activities Established in 2005

$1,737,921 Endowment for Special Purposes

The Carol and Peter Read The Santa Catalina School General Endowment for Campus & Facilities Family Fund Established in 1994 The Mary Johnson ’85 Music Center Endowment Established in 1991

The Bernice Brown Memorial Fund Established in 2003

Abigail Folger ’61 Book Collection Endowment Fund Established in 1992

The Julie and Finis F. Conner Endowment Fund Established in 1994

Income from these funds is used to support various programs and people as designated by the donors.

$310,543 Endowment for The Sister Kieran Library

The Sister Kieran Achievement Award Endowment Fund Established in 1991

Income from this endowment provides for book and materials acquisitions for the library. The Santa Catalina School General Endowment for the Sister Kieran Library Established in 1992

Sister Lois Silva ’54 In memory of Debbie deBack Eberhardt ’62 The Maura B. and Robert W. Morey, Jr. Endowment Fund Established in 1991

2015–16 Santa Catalina Fund

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Reunion Class Agents Penelope Corey Arango ’61 Donna Miller Casey ’66 Paula Sullivan Escher ’66 Susan Grupe dePolo ’66 Marge Ganz ’76 Lore Childs Macdonald ’76 Lisa Campodonico Malim ’76 Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald ’76 Jane Goodrich Snowden ’76 Margi Bogart Power ’86 Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Joy Fischer Rorke ’96 Nancy Kennedy Major ’96 Dorothy Najda ’01 Sophie Raskin ’06 Christina Quisno ’11, ’07 LS Alumnae Class Agents Beatrice Leyden Moore ’53 Laurie Angel McGuinness ’53 Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 Bobbie Erro Marsella ’57 Sally Smith Rhodes ’57 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Kristan Jacobson O’Neill ’59 Joan Stafford Haynes ’60 Donna Hollenbeck Ramos ’63

Florence Nixon ’64 Maisie de Sugny MacDonald ’65 Terry Whitney Baganz ’69 Tina Greene ’73 Sarah Colmery Preston ’75 Diane Ryan Adams ’79 Meghan Myers Gatt ’83 Daniela Perez Fayer ’83 Joanne Van der Plas Viola ’84 Trina Rowe Audley ’85 Celia Shelton Rogers ’85 Cressey Belden Janko ’87 Marian McCall ’87 Veronika Oven Riley ’88 Elizabeth Maher Purdum ’89 Courtney Eaton Turner ’92 Aimee Brinks Muth ’94 Kelly Ewen Schindler ’95, ’91 LS Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 Melissa Babitzke Wolfe ’98 Frances Verga-Lagier Cook ’99, ’95 LS Abigail Bowen James ’00 Elizabeth Belanger McGarvey ’00, ’96 LS Olivia Nilsson ’02 Marina Barcelo ’04 Charlotte Hwang ’04

Cristina Carnazzo ’05 Ryann Woolf ’07 Maria DiGiovanni ’08 Madeline Clark ’13 Georgia Sedlack ’13 Andrea Arias ’14 Karli McIntyre ’14 Laura Colosky ’15 Jennifer Hernandez ’15 Lower and Middle School Volunteers Maria Avelino Angelica Blatt Peter Butler Valerie Ghio Jennifer Harty Deborah Kosmont Chris Pryor Shawn Quinn Megan Sherman Carol Stoker Brooksley Williams Jeannette Witten Pamela Yates Upper School Volunteers François Brenot Julie Carson

Laraine Kvitek Susan Szasz Satu Terian Celeste White Thomas Williams Heather Young Faculty and Staff Volunteers Susan Kendall Zoë Sippel

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34th Annual Benefit Celebration COMMITTEE MEMBERS Co-Chairs Jennifer Breitenwischer Stefanie Skinner Advertising Merry Nelson, Chair Alumnae Representative Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Auctioneers Kate and Dan Green Class Projects Jennifer Dimitrov Cristiane Gomes Gloria Kim Sandy Oh Count Me Ins Gloria Kim Database Management Gloria Kim, Chair Courtney Doust Shannon Koontz Trina Nguyen Yoojin Oh Deborah Peyton Decor and Display Heather Church Kristin Huston Event Promotion Ashley Moranda Faculty Support Jacqueline Gibbs Christy Pollacci Jim Tuttle

Live Auction Cara Butler, Chair Jennifer Breitenwischer Stefanie Skinner Jeannette Witten

Paula Udwadia Deborah Peyton Jennifer Cardinale Shelby Craven Shannon Damnavits

Wine Auction Stefanie Chaney, Chair

Master of Ceremony Jeremy Sandler

Santa Catalina Communications Crystal Boyd ’89 Stefanie Salyer Gallegly ’01, ’97 LS Jamie LeMaire

Volunteers Jenny Leamey Jamie Roth

Operations Kathey Burcar Gynny Reyes Cristy Mehringer Ashley Moranda Susanna Wilcox Registration Janet Luksik, Chair Dan Luksik Liz Sato Kathy Sparolini Room Parents Jennifer Dimitrov Johnna Jansma Jeannette Witten Amy Little Figge ’84 LS Deborah Kosmont Cindy Munday Michelle Borgomini Sheilaja Mittal Jamie Roth Melissa Ault Ricci Deborah Peyton Angelica Blatt Joan Yu Lani Bethe Brooksley Williams Pamela Yates Niaomi Hrepich Lisa Knight

Wineries Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78

Benefit Celebration Sponsors Silent and Online Auction Jennifer Breitenwischer Cara Butler Miera Cacciola Stefani Chaney Kim Dutino Liam Doust Amy Little Figge ’84 LS Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78 Cristiane Gomes Sandra Haskins Gloria Kim Shannon Koontz Deborah Kosmont Cristy Mehringer Ashley Moranda Rich Patterson Deborah Peyton Melissa Ault Ricci Jamie Roth Liz Sato Susan Selbest Laurie Severs Stefanie Skinner Carrie Ushiba Technology Five Star Audio Visuals Megan and Jason Sherman Grant Smith

Title Sponsor Ocean Honda Santa Catalina Board of Trustees Presenting Sponsor Bon Appétit Management Company Gold Sponsor Avila Construction Company Bank of Ann Arbor Carmel Insurance Agency, Inc. Cars.com Del Monte Aviation Eleads Rob and Stefanie Skinner Silver Sponsor Chic Event Rentals Santa Catalina School Alumnae Board Tanimura & Antle VAuto Bronze Sponsor Auto Trader Michelle and Garrett Blake Patricia and George Yellich Dora and John Bennett

2016 Lower and Middle School Carnival COMMITTEE MEMBERS Co-Chairs and Benefit Drawing Chairs Lia Edwards Jaclyn Togneri Carnival Master of Ceremony Lydia Mansour Carnival DJ Jeremy Sandler

Class Booth Coordinator Courtney Doust

Food Coordinator Marielena Carriglio

Recycling Coordinators Cindy and Gerry Munday

Correspondence Alexandra Kautz ’06

Photo Button Coordinator Maureen Richards

Videographer Robert Noorzoy ’18 LS

Decorations Coordinator Lili Airada

Photography François Brenot

Volunteer Coordinator Michelle Borgomini Jamie Roth

Financials Deborah Peyton

Legacy Campaign Cabinet Members * Member of the Santa Catalina School Board of Trustees Curt Breitfuss*, Co-Chair Rueben Richards*, Co-Chair Margaret Gibbons Bertero ’86 François Brenot

Brett Davis Collins ’93 Anne Hilby ’01 Julie Lambert ’80 Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82

Shannon McClennahan Mozes ’87 Susan Smith Nixon ’87 Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese ’74

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2016 Annual Golf Tournament Committee Members Paul Elliott Jeff Hrepich Richard Patterson

Tournament Sponsors Tournament Sponsors Lia and Herm Edwards Wendy and Ron Gong Monterey Peninsula Foundation Ramsay Family Foundation Tanimura & Antle

Tournament Donors Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59 Johnna and Wally Jansma David Tamburro

Tee Sign Sponsors JFB Ranch, Inc. Keland Family Whitson Engineers

2015–16 Admission Parent Welcome Committee COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Rebecca and Edward Brinskele, Co-chair Michelle and Gregg Brady, Co-chair Diana and Giuseppe Aiello Karen and Lawrence Ames lll Sandy and Joseph Baratta Sara Liu and James Bennett Michelle and Garrett Blake Denise and Kevin Cardona Margret and Nicholas Chee Theresa D’Amico

Ada and Todd Fisher Maryann and Craig Fox Lynn and Frank Garcia Wendy and Ronald Gong Petronilla and Patrick Griffith Connie Harrell Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77) Bridget and Edward King Angela Park and Henry Kwon Nicole and Charles Lamp

Hye-young and Daewon Lee Dong Chen and Qi Ma Amy and Joseph Martinetto (Amy Kajikuri ’80, ’76 LS) Michel McMahan ’84 LS and Jason Camara Maria Dulay and Tarak Mody Vivian and Roger Moises Ann and Richard Patterson Deborah and Kenny Peyton Denise and Chris Pryor

Priya and Warren Rangan Tina Satow Ann and Nicholas Stowe (Ann Frasse ’82) Aine and Sean Wade Michael Webb Christina and Marshall Whitley (Christina Nalchajian ’85) Susan and Thomas Williams Joan and Warren Yu

2015–16 Education Committees Lower and Middle Schools Christy Pollacci, Chair John Aimé, School Rep Janet Lusik, School Rep John Murphy, School Rep Anthony Schipper, School Rep Kit Nelson Bedford ’56

Frank Garcia Kenny Peyton Deborah Peyton, Parent Association Chair Brendan Connolly, Parent Rep Deborah Kosmont, Parent Rep Jim Lipe, Parent Rep Brooksley Williams, Parent Rep

Upper School Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, Chair John Aimé, School Rep Jamie Buffington Browne ’85, School Rep John Murphy, School Rep Kristi McLaughlin, School Rep

Kit Nelson Bedford ’56 Rob Bolt Taylor Fithian Frank Garcia Liz Hulme Kenny Peyton Victor Ramirez

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