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The secrets to finding joy
Alumna sails into the record books
Meet the master of vocal music
Crystal Boyd ’89
Director of Communications Jeannie Evers
Writer Jen Rocha
Graphic Designer Liesel Kuehl
Project Manager Robin Kelly
Copy Editor Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS
Director of Alumnae/i Relations and Major Gifts Contributors
Shannon Gaughf ’08, Paul Elliott, Sister Christine Price, Janessa Rhoades, Laurie Severs, Erin White
Board of Trustees Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Chair
Contributing Photographers
Marc Howard ’93 LS; Nick Lovejoy; Santa Catalina School parents, faculty, and students; Bree Walker; profile photos courtesy of the subject
Paul J. Felton Vice-Chair Carolyn O’Brien ’74 Vice-Chair Kit Y. Wai Vice-Chair Michelle Blake Treasurer
On the cover: Avery Blanco, Julia Whitley, and
Above: Kaki Huebner ’19 and Abbie Fisher ’19
Santa Catalina’s Bulletin is published twice a year.
Isabella Sainz-Portillo pause for a photo prior to Commencement.
celebrate during the annual Spirit Day kickball competition between the juniors and seniors.
We welcome suggestions for topics and news,
Inside back cover: Eighth-graders took to the
as well as comments about our publication. Email us at communications@santacatalina.org.
trees during an outdoor education course at Mount Hermon in Santa Cruz.
Santa Catalina School, located on the Monterey Peninsula, is an independent, Catholic school. 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 is coeducational, with day students in PreK–grade 8. A summer camp for girls 8–14 years serves resident and day campers. Santa Catalina School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges. 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
Tracy Miller Haas ’75 Secretary Margaret K. Bradley Head of School Gerardo A. Borromeo Brett Davis Collins ’93 Herm Edwards James Farley, Jr. W. Taylor Fithian III Laura Lyon Gaon ’81
School Administration Jon Giffen Tracy A. Huebner Edward King Charles I. Kosmont Kate Brinks Lathen ’96 Judith McDonald Moses ’86 Mary Looram Moslander ’84 Ricky Nguyen Kenneth Peyton Victor Ramirez Michael Roffler Jeannette K. Witten
Margaret K. Bradley Head of School
Chris Haupt Director of Student Life
John Aimé Assistant Head of School
Lydia Mansour Director of PreKindergarten & Kindergarten
Kathleen M. Trafton ’74 President, Alumnae Association
Lower & Middle School Christy Pollacci Head of Lower & Middle School
Honorary Trustee Brooks Walker, Jr.
Janet Luksik Director of Tuition Assistance Director of Admission
John Murphy, Ph.D. Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity Ron Kellermann Business Manager Laurie Severs Director of Development
Anthony Schipper Middle School Dean
Upper School Julie Lenherr Edson ’88 Head of Upper School Peter Myers Dean of Academics Katherine Burkhuch Dean of Students Connie Riley Director of Resident Life Jamie Buffington Browne ’85 Director of Admission Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78 Director of Enrollment
Amy McAfee Director of Curriculum & Learning Learning Specialist, PreK–Grade 4
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. 11/2018 - 5,150
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F E AT U R E S
04 A Place to Inspire
An expanded Chapel courtyard and garden invites visitors to gather and reflect.
32 The Path to Joy In a campus visit, author Doug Abrams shares wisdom
gained from a meeting between two spiritual titans.
DEPARTMENTS
02 Message from Head of School 03 Campus News 46 Donor Profile 48 Alumnae Profile 49 Class Notes
34 Singing with Heart Choir Director Mark Purcell shapes Santa Catalina
voices with a generous and practiced hand.
69 Transitions 70 Annual Report
38 Raising the Sails Haley King Lhamon ’89 makes history as part of the first
all-female crew to win the 750-mile Race to Alaska.
44 The Joy of Passion Reborn Ghislaine de Give ’63 returns to art after 50 years,
showing it's never too late to reclaim a dream.
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MESSAGE
head of school
Joy [ joi] • noun happiness not based on circumstance Dear Friends, In September, our community hosted a lecture by Doug Abrams, co-author of The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World. It was a magical evening, beautifully described in this issue of the Bulletin and it serves as an inspiration for the many stories included here about alumnae/i, faculty, and students embracing joy in their lives. Captured in this issue are stories of adventure, discovery, and growth. For alumnae, they include the experiences of Haley King Lhamon ’89, who was part of the first all-female sailing crew to win the 750-mile Race to Alaska and Ghislaine de Give ’63, who recently re-discovered a high school passion. Her classmates, Sandy Hollenbeck Schneider ’62 and Donna Hollenbeck Ramos ’63, have found joy in supporting Santa Catalina School. Likewise, we welcome Kathy Trafton ’74 as Alumnae Association President. In March, she returned with alumnae friends to renew and celebrate their friendships and to provide college and career perspectives to our students at our spring Journey Day. That same day, Laura Miele, executive Vice President of Global Publishing, arranged for the junior class a trip to Redwood City for a detailed tour of Electronic Arts, a video game development company. As always, our school year was dotted with celebrations of many kinds. In early May, Lydia Mansour was named recipient of the Sister Carlotta Distinguished Service Award. Lydia’s day is devoted to Santa Catalina and to our pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms, truly happy places. At the announcement of Lydia’s award, there was an outpouring of approval, applause, and yes, joy. Our Lower and Middle School boys and girls shared with us their rewarding search for new knowledge. They explored 2
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snails, architecture, business, geology and mathematics. They worked in teams to build remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), applying math and science concepts, learning to use unfamiliar tools, and “refining their designs through trial and error.” As Dominic Borgomini ’20 LS said “It’s easier to remember all the stuff you’re taught if you’re having fun with it.” No doubt! Athletics, too, have been a cause for celebration. For over a decade and once again, Santa Catalina has received the Central Coast Section Award for Exemplary Sportsmanship. This spirit is evidenced in an amazing range of athletic opportunities. Prior to graduating from eighth grade, Davonn Ngo was recognized for his commitment to athletics. He played a sport in each of the three athletic seasons and received the Cougar Spirit Award for his “sportsmanship, ethical play, and embodiment of a teammate.” Upper School girls claimed three Mission Trail Athletic League titles and two Central Coast Section championships. To top it all, Laurel Wong ’19 pole vaulted her way to win a California state championship—a true first for Santa Catalina! The performing arts continue to bring joy to us all. You will see that from the sweet voices of our Middle School Glee Club with Katie Gaggini to our award-winning Upper School Chamber Choir under the direction of Mark Purcell, students take every opportunity to raise their voices in song. Inspired by their experience here, alumnae Emily Hunter ’13 and Cecelia Stewart ’08 continue to perform. Santa Catalina’s latest musicals, the Drowsy Chaperone and Wind in the Willows, both Monterey County premiers, teamed Lara Devlin’s direction and Nicole Cofresi’s choreography with Mark’s music. The results were superbly performed productions of both plays, true professional marvels on our very own stage.
June marked the celebration of Middle School and Upper School graduations. We share in these pages the happiness of all members of the Class of 2018. Their story is one of a community of connected students, teachers, and parents joyfully and proudly acknowledging a job well done. This issue of the Bulletin offers a brief description of life at school. We hope it provides further understanding of Santa Catalina’s success and influence in developing strong, caring relationships and in fostering intellectual and personal growth throughout our campus. These relationships and growth are fundamental to our mission as we prepare students for successful entrance to high school or college and as we encourage each of them toward a purposeful life. We thank the many volunteers, parents, alumnae/i, and friends who give so generously of your time and energy. Thank you, all, for your part in supporting and sustaining the remarkable education provided to Santa Catalina students now and in the future. Sincerely, Meg Bradley
Meg Bradley with seniors Emily Radner (left) and Sofia Whitley during a BBQ at Meg’s home. Prior to the BBQ, seniors spent the morning working with their advisors and college counselors on college essays and applications.
CAMPUS NEWS
8 Summer Camp 10 LMS News 13 MS Sports 14 Classroom Profile 18 US News 24 US Sports
First-graders give the Lower School a world geography lesson during Assembly, many of them sharing facts about countries of their heritage.
CAMPUS NEWS
chapel landscaping
A Place to Inspire Chapel garden and courtyard invites visitors to gather and reflect. BY SISTER CHRISTINE PRICE
Graduates walk through the new chapel garden after Baccalaureate Mass.
Lighted at night, the olive trees and the chapel entrance remind us of the words above the door: To the love of heavenly treasures Lift our hearts desire
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It was a quiet evening, and the walk from the dining room to the Hacienda took Sister Claire and me along the lawn and past the lovely herringbone brick path leading into the chapel. As we walked, we laughed, remembering all the alums who, for decades, had heard our voices: “Off the chapel lawn, please!” Now, however, after four years of drought, we looked at the results of having barely sprinkled the parched surface grass, and we acknowledged quietly that we had long ago lost the battle with several generations of gophers. The expanse of the “chapel lawn” was no longer an area befitting the beauty and the heart of our chapel. “Why,” Sister Claire asked, “are we keeping this lawn?” . . . and the chapel garden project was off and running. The goal of the chapel garden was to create a functional approach to the chapel, to provide an area that was comfortable and would encourage reflection or a quiet conversation, to establish an open space that would be environmentally sensitive and sustainable, and to enhance the beauty and dignity of the Rosary Chapel. The dictates of the design were several: to create a more proportionate and welcoming entrance to the chapel itself; to provide secure footing and a comfortable seating area where all could gather prior to or following an event; to connect the dining room and chapel to the Hacienda and the Anniversary Garden; to replicate, where appropriate, the existing textures and colors of the chapel and its surrounding walks; to establish a flagstone meditation walk along the west side of the building to and around the beautiful magnolia; to introduce the symbolism of olive trees and the simple beauty of native, droughtresistant plants; and to preserve the original herringbone entrance path created in 1954 when
The new design preserved the original herringbone brick entrance path.
the chapel was built. With assistance from the talented and dedicated Kit Nelson Bedford ’56 and Noni B. Ramsay ’71, and under the guidance of Mike Bellinger of Bellinger, Foster, Steinmetz Landscape Architects, we began. Completed in early June, the chapel garden has already met and surpassed expectations. Graduates and families of both Upper and Middle Schools gathered before and after their Baccalaureate Masses and returned to the chapel entry for family photographs following both Commencements. Guests of alumnae wedding parties greeted the bride and groom on a warm patio before moving on. Even in April, prior to the project’s completion, families stood or sat along the walls to enjoy the company of friends on a beautiful Easter Sunday morning. It is for all this that we had hoped. Lighted at night, the olive trees and the chapel entrance remind us of the words above the door: Ad amorem supernorum Trahe desiderium To the love of heavenly treasures Lift our hearts desire The Rosary Chapel, now with the chapel garden, continues to encourage this pursuit.
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CAMPUS NEWS
faculty profile
LYDIA MANSOUR DIRECTOR OF PREKINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN The 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.
All you need is love. OK, it’s not all you need to teach 4-and 5-year-olds, but it’s certainly a bedrock principle for Lydia Mansour’s approach to early childhood education. “Particularly at this age, they need to know you love them,” she says. “Once they trust that you love them, they will lose all inhibitions and learn that learning is fun.” The love she carries for each student is just one of the reasons that Mansour, the director of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten at Santa Catalina Lower and Middle School, received the 2018 Sister Carlotta Distinguished Service Award. “Lydia brings so many gifts to our PreK and K programs,” says kindergarten teacher Heather Medina. “She has a flair for the dramatic and a great ear for music, both of which make her a commanding storyteller in the classroom. Wherever Lydia is, there is laughter and singing.” “What I most admire and appreciate about Lydia is that she will never say, ‘Not possible,’” says PreK teacher Kathy Sparolini. “She will try multiple approaches to help a child overcome an obstacle, knowing there is a way to help.” Mansour, who was late to the award ceremony because she was working car line, says she was shocked when she heard her
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name announced. “I felt joy, I felt humbled, I felt appreciated on behalf of all of my colleagues and what we do,” she says of receiving the award. “And I felt very, very grateful that everyone understands how important it is to get these little guys off on the right foot.” As we say in the Lower and Middle School, the beginning is everything. The first five years of a child’s life are incredibly important, especially when it comes to their brain development. Children learn more quickly at this stage than at any other, and the information they take in has lasting impact not only on their academic abilities, but on their social and emotional skills. Through specialized programs in reading, writing, and math, through playtime (during which students exercise creativity and build communication skills), and through a multisensory curriculum that taps into their natural curiosity, Catalina’s pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students grow at seemingly astronomical speed. Since starting at Santa Catalina as a PreK teacher 10 years ago, Mansour has worked tirelessly to ensure that students are academically challenged while still being free to play, whether that means teaching them math and geography through a game of hide-and-seek with a gingerbread cookie, or letting them waddle with balloons between their legs to
Lydia Mansour, with the selection committee, has taught at Catalina for 10 years.
learn how penguins walk. Never one to pass up a professional development opportunity, Mansour is constantly finding ways to tweak the program to keep the lessons fresh. “Our methods of teaching have to be flexible because she is always on the lookout for a better way to carry out instruction and to assist the children in becoming more independent learners,” says Medina. When Mansour was named director of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for the 2017–18 school year—her first official year as a kindergarten teacher, although she previously taught reading at that level—she was tasked with making the two grades more cohesive so students would continue to grow without repeating themselves. “It is tricky. Our PreK students are learning things they would learn in a public school kindergarten,” she says. To stay ahead of the curve, she seeks out teachers in grades 1–3 to see what they need from their students. “Every year it is evident that we put more effort into making sure the programs available in, say, first grade get a good foundation in skills in PreK and K,” Mansour says. The results are hard to argue with. For example, Mansour says, some students leave kindergarten reading at a secondgrade level. Neither she nor the other teachers on her team wants to limit students’ learning. “As long as you are always mindful of building a relationship with each child, then we can ask the world of them and they will rise to the occasion.” Clearly, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten are not about babysitting, a common misconception that even Mansour herself had when she embarked on teaching as her second
career. It should come as no surprise, given her boundless energy and passion for theater, that Mansour spent a decade working for the Walt Disney Company, as a member of the operations management team. For a brief period when Disney bought the lease for the Queen Mary (the historic ocean liner now docked in Long Beach), she was tasked with creating and selling educational programs for youth groups. She enjoyed working with children so much that she went back to school to earn her multi-subject teaching credential. “When I was being assigned a class for the student-teaching portion of the credential program, I asked for anything but kindergarten because I didn’t want to babysit,” she recalls. “So I am guilty, and that’s why I know that the best people in the world—those who love children—still don’t know . . . what it is that happens in an early childhood classroom.” She was placed with a kindergarten class, of course, and that’s where her love began. Mansour’s first experience with Santa Catalina was as a parent when she enrolled her eldest daughter, Heather ’16, ’12 LS, in pre-kindergarten. That spring, she gave birth to Andrew ’17 LS. She recalls carrying him to a chapel service when Sister Carlotta, by then retired, pulled her aside, pointed to Andrew and said, “That little boy is a blessing.” She wouldn’t realize how significant that moment was until she saw the effect he had on her middle daughter, Lauren ’20, 16 ’LS, who was born deaf. “I kept thinking of Carlotta’s words,” Mansour recalls. “Lauren had this unconditionally loving brother and she practiced all of the things she needed to learn in order to function in a hearing world, because God sent us Andrew. And it was Sister Carlotta who recognized it. That this award named after her was given to me this year is touching beyond words.”
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summer camp
Olivia Charlton, left, and Caroline Ripstein enjoy s'mores on the beach.
Abbey Reed is a Texas native.
SUMMER CAMP FUN FACTS
MEET ABBEY REED,
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states represented Most popular evening activity:
resident counselors
Checks vs. Stripes:
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Granny Bingo; campers dress as grannies and play bingo (simple and SO fun!)
S'mores at the beach
Favorite tradition:
BoardQuest (board game making), Metal Magic (jewelry making), Weird Science (science class for grades 7-9)
New classes included:
classes offered
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131 234 Campers: 103 new returning
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THE NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SUMMER AT SANTA CATALINA Hey, there’s someone new in that Popsicle stand! This year, Summer at Santa Catalina said hello to new Assistant Director Abbey Reed and said goodbye to her longtime predecessor, Katie Adams ’09. Reed, a recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma, has been working at summer camps since 2013. Most recently she was a staff member at Texas’ Camp John Marc, which serves campers with a shared chronic illness or physical challenge. She spent her first summer of “serious fun” learning the ropes from Adams, who has started graduate school in Sacramento. Reed learned that a summer at Catalina is filled with lots of amazing moments, whether it’s girls devouring s’mores on the beach, competing in wacky Checks vs. Stripes games, or designing and building robots. “Watching campers bond with each other and share in the experience of sisterhood is so powerful to see,” she says. Reed is a big believer in the power of camp to shape kids in all sorts of ways. Now, with one Summer at Santa Catalina under her belt, she can’t wait to see the girls grow and watch as they discover their individuality. “On the surface, campers get to try new things and have a fun-filled summer,” she says. “But on a much deeper level, summer camp gives kids confidence, a sense of independence, and a community that accepts them the way they are. In the world we live in, that is such a powerful environment to expose young women and girls to. I love being part of a community that offers that to families and kids.”
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
A JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY brought favorite characters to life: the During Summer at Santa Catalina,
musical theatre students stepped into a dizzying world of colorful creatures, flowers, and one very late rabbit, in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. This adaptation of the classic Disney movie and the beloved novels by Lewis Carroll included original songs and a few twists to freshen up a familiar tale. An appropriately silly cast and a talented lighting, sound, and stage crew
frantic White Rabbit (Gabrielle Edwards); the mischievous Cheshire Cat (Tarn Reilly); the twins, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum (Romina Batiz Coppel and Vivienne Taylor); the kooky Mad Hatter (Kathryn Temple); and, of course, the ruthless Queen of Hearts (Charlotte Ehmann). Songs from the movie, including “I’m Late” and “The Unbirthday Song,” complemented new tunes that drove
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home the musical’s main message of self-discovery. In “Very Good Advice,” Alice (Isabella O’Brien) acknowledged her shortcomings, and the finale proclaimed, “Your heart will lead you to who you are.” The important lesson of being true to oneself was as easy to digest as the foods that changed Alice into various sizes. Bright, fuzzy, creative costumes and a fanciful set made it even more fun to follow her down the rabbit hole.
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Alice (Isabella O'Brien) meets the Caterpillar (Vivian Edwards).
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The Queen of Hearts (Charlotte Ehmann) listens to the March Hare (Grace Anne Morrow) and The Mad Hatter (Kathryn Temple).
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Alice examines a potion as the Chesire Cat (Tarn Reilly '19 LS) looks on.
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.
CAMPUS NEWS
lower and middle school
BUDDING ARCHITECTS
MODEL HISTORY
“What Is True” by Joseph Lu.
WINNING BIG WITH SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS Sixteen middle schoolers from Santa Catalina received 2018 Scholastic Art Awards for the California Central Coast Region (Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and San Benito counties). Submitted works included digital art, photography, and film and animation. Works receiving Gold Key awards advanced to national judging. In addition, the Pacific Grove Art Center exhibited Gold Key winners’ works in March. A closing reception and ceremony was held to celebrate the winners. Congratulations to teacher Susan Kendall and to all of the students who entered!
History students in seventh grade held their first Architecture Fair on March 7, displaying their works in the Lower and Middle School Assembly Room. Students researched famous buildings from various time periods between 500 and 1600 CE— historic structures such as Borobudur in Indonesia, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, and the Taj Majal in India—and constructed models from cardboard, foam, rock, clay, wood sticks, and other materials. Detailed elements included stained glass windows, figurines, flags, and trees. “In the many years of doing these projects, I’ve never seen such excellent results,” says history teacher Ross Dillon. “Many students blended their creativity with remarkable skill, some going so far as to make their models to scale. And that passion was seen as they presented the models, with a deep background knowledge of their structures from the earlier written report to rely on.”
GOLD KEY
Gabriela Herrera, grade 7—Digital Art Joseph Lu, grade 7—Digital Art Claire Nowak, grade 8—Film & Animation Ian Partlow, grade 7—Photography Miriam Riley, grade 7—Digital Art Anna Yeh, grade 7—Photography
SILVER KEY
Wyley Dale, grade 7—Photography Antonio Della Sala, grade 8—Digital Art Maddux Hrepich, grade 8—Photography
HONORABLE MENTION
Presley Acosta, grade 8—Digital Art Antonio Della Sala, grade 8—Photography Madison Foletta, grade 8—Photography Ethan Leamey, grade 7—Photography Miriam Riley, grade 7—Digital Art Reyna Sanchez, grade 8—Film & Animation Molly Shirley, grade 8—Photography Molly Shirley, grade 8—Photography Teddy Stor, grade 7—Digital Art Nicholas Udwadia, grade 8—Photography
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Riley Yates displays her model of Japan’s Kyoto Palace at grade 7's Architecture Fair. The diplays included architectural models as well as food and other cultural information important for understanding the historical context of the structure.
NO LAZY BONES IN GRADE 3
SNAILS GET SLIMY IN KINDERGARTEN
GRADE 5 MEANS BUSINESS
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Did you know there are 206 bones
Kindergartners observed snails in
For their annual Mini City, students
in the human body or that there are 54
science class to learn how they move and
created a business plan—a product, a
bones in the hand, fingers, and wrist
what they eat. Snails, who are gastropod
name, and a price—and then marketed
alone? Did you know the smallest bones
mollusks, move using their muscular “foot”
the fictitious business through signs
are in the ear? Third-graders do! They
and mucus that the snail secretes. A few
and commercials. Students also saw
taught their fellow students all about the
snails climbed up students’ arms, making
how a real small business is run, getting
skeleton at an assembly in May.
for a true hands-on experience!
a behind-the-scenes tour of Lula’s Chocolates in Monterey.
MUSICAL MYSTERY ROCKS THE STAGE A search for a missing professor turned into a tour of geology features and processes when Grade 4 performed the musical Geology Rocks! during the Lower School Assembly on March 16. Fourth-grade teacher Michelle Morton explains: “The idea for this [musical] stemmed from our study of geology in science class earlier in the year. The play is a cute blend of facts and silliness. I wanted the assembly to be an extension of what we had learned, but I also wanted it to be fun.” In the play, two students who are on the hunt for their missing teacher, Professor Rock, turn to Sherlock Holmes and Watson. The famous detective and his sidekick are of little help, so the students start to investigate on their own. They cross paths with volcanoes, the Earth, ferns, mountains, a valley, the seashore, a canyon, three different types of rock, and even Snow White before they find the professor. Songs and pun-filled dialogue in the play express facts about fossil fuels, erosion, tectonic plates, the rock cycle, and other aspects of geology. The fourth-graders approached the play with gusto, and they got lots of laughs from the audience. Morton notes: “All of the voices, gestures, costume ideas, and dance moves came from the children. They are real hams!”
Grade 4’s Geology Rocks! was just one of many educational and entertaining assemblies presented by the students during spring.
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lower and middle school
MATHLETES DIVIDE AND CONQUER AT MONTEREY COUNTY MATHLETICS
GRADE 5 Diego Doust Dean Kavalauskas Kevin Kavalauskas
Twelve students in grades 5–8 participated in the 50th annual Monterey County Mathletics competition on April 28 at Hartnell College. Middle School students brought home eight awards, including honorable mentions, a category that represents students in the top 10 percent of their class. The grades 6 and 7 teams won first place overall for their grade level. “All of our students were winners for just being there at 8:30 on Saturday morning to take a two-hour math test,” says math teacher Lorna Monroe. “What makes our win so significant is that our students took tests based on Common Core standards. This curriculum is different from ours, and problems are presented in a different way.” Students competed in Common Core 5, 6, 7, and 8. “Clearly, we have some great problemsolvers,” concludes Monroe. About 400 students competed in the countywide competition. Congratulations to all of our mathletes!
A TOUR THROUGH AMERICAN H I S T O RY A N D C U LT U R E >
On their annual trip to Washington, D.C., eighth-graders
GRADE 6—FIRST PLACE Eugene Kim: Honorable mention Emma Kim: Honorable mention Taiga Minami: First place GRADE 7—FIRST PLACE Elle Leatherberry: Honorable mention Annie Lin Jack Ratcliff: First place GRADE 8 Anna Bella Hrepich: Honorable mention Jerry Jia Hayden Williams
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visited Colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, and Arlington
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National Cemetery, followed by the U.S. Capitol, the Holocaust
at the Aquarium of the Pacific, where they took a behind-
Museum, the Newseum, Ford’s Theatre, and the National
the-scenes tour that included an opportunity to feed some
Museum of African American History and Culture. A rare tour of
fish. The next day they braved rough seas to reach Catalina
the Secret Service building allowed them to see the Olympic
Island. Over the next few days, they went snorkeling and
torch, talk with fingerprinting and counterfeiting experts, and
rock climbing, studied sharks and plankton, and toasted
learn about an agent’s typical workday.
marshmallows around a campfire.
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Seventh-graders began their adventure in Long Beach
CAMPUS NEWS
athletics
Andrew Airada, grade 6, prepares to “put” the “shot.”
SPRING WRAP-UP This year, 32 students competed in tennis. New coach Gordon Davis jumped in and supported the team to a 9–4 season record. Plagued by rain and rescheduled matches throughout the spring, the Cougars were able to pull off strong wins against All Saints’ Day School and Pacific Grove Middle School. Eighth-graders Kandace Kimes, Alexander Edwards, and Sydney Craven stepped up as leaders for the team. Fourteen students competed as part of the golf team this year, including eight sixthgraders. Each student-athlete represented Catalina in at least two matches and finishing the season with a 4–3 record. They tied for fifth at the Mission Trail Junior Athletic League golf championships with 117 points. Strong individual performances resulted in a fourth-place finish for sixth-grader Madison Ushiba and a first-place finish for eighthgrader Sydney Craven, both of whom competed in the ladies’ field. Special thanks to Justin Russo for volunteering his time on Fridays to host two-hour practices for the team at Bayonet and Blackhorse golf courses! The Cougar track and field team had a strong grade 6 presence, a solid grade 7 crew, and a handful of grade 8 leaders. Overall, 22 ribbons were handed out to the athletes for winning first through fourth place at the track championships. Standouts include Owen Alderson (grade 6), who won first place in the sixth-grade boys’ high jump, and Kandace Kimes (grade 8), who took first place in the eighth-grade girls’ long jump. Seventh-grader Juliette Kosmont took second place in two events at the championship meet: seventhgrade girls’ long jump and the 100m dash, in which she set a new school record with a time of 13.1 seconds. Coach Mike Raggett is looking forward to adding her name to the school record board that hangs in the gym! Sydney Kotei, grade 7, was one of many students to play on the tennis team this spring.
STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT
Davonn Ngo, Grade 8 Davonn Ngo received the Middle School Award for Physical Education in recognition of his commitment to playing a sport in each of the three athletic seasons during his eighth-grade year. Ngo played volleyball in the fall and received the Cougar Award, recognizing his great sportsmanship, ethical play, and embodiment of a teammate. He completed the year by participating in basketball during the winter and track in the spring. santa catalina / f a l l b u l l e t i n
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THE
Unit Sixth-graders learn that the most important component in building ROVs is teamwork When Kelly Miller’s sixth-grade science students build an underwater robot, they start with a bunch of parts. Wires and switches become a circuit board, and PVC pipes and elbows become a frame. While the students assemble those bits and pieces into a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that can pick up a toy from the bottom of a pool, they build something
by the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center at
else just as essential: a team.
Monterey Peninsula College—which also trains teachers
That’s the real blueprint for Miller’s robotics
like Miller how to teach robotics—and Miller provides the
unit. Beyond the science of electricity and buoyancy,
students with detailed instructions. But there’s room for
the most important concept she wants her students
experimentation.
to learn is teamwork. Miller points out, “In the
The teams test foam insulation, kickboards, and other
everyday world, we have to be able to work with each
materials to see which one gives their ROV the perfect
other. It’s a great skill to learn in a safe, comfortable
amount of buoyancy. Teams can also attach different tools
environment like sixth grade.”
that they think could help their robot perform certain tasks,
Students form teams of three, each one assuming the title of structural designer, engineer, or CEO in charge of making sure the ROV gets finished on
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Students assemble the circuit boards from kits provided
such as opening a box or picking up a torpedo-shaped object. (Pooper scoopers are quite popular.) And, of course, there’s problem-solving when something
time. Because students solder and perform other
goes wrong. Miller says, “They keep asking me, ‘Well, what
potentially dangerous tasks, such as cutting PVC
if it doesn’t work?’ And my answer is, ‘It has to work.’ In
pipes, there’s also a safety officer for each team.
the real world, you can’t go to your boss and say, ‘I’m sorry,
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Still, interpersonal conflicts do arise, and Miller guides
You get to become better friends with a person you normally wouldn’t hang out with,
the students to work through their problems. If team members clash over ideas, for instance, she encourages them to try both ideas and decide together which one is more effective. “Team building is about being able to compromise when needed and being able to speak up when needed,” she says. Meanwhile, the kids are having fun applying math and science concepts, learning how to use unfamiliar tools, and refining their designs through trial and error.
which is good
“It’s easier to remember all the stuff you’re taught if you’re
because it brings
having fun with it,” observes one of her students, Dominec
our whole entire
Borgomini. Another student, Hope Eyrand, relishes the time they get to spend testing their robots at the pool.
class together.
Emma Kim singles out one exciting advantage to doing
—Owen Green
ROVs were the best because usually we don’t get to do
hands-on work over just reading from a textbook: “The dangerous stuff.” When the moment of reckoning comes, the students
Hope Eyraud and her ROV teammates, Gabrielle Edwards and Sophia Tonini, get ready to launch their ROV.
are filled with anticipation as they carry their ROVs to the pool for one final test. The basic shape of the ROVs is the same—a hollow cube, all frame—but the teams have placed motors in different places, wrapped the pipes
it doesn’t work.’ You built this; you have to mess with it, try
in pool noodles of various colors and sizes, and even
something different, see what else might work.”
decorated the white PVC with hearts and swirls. The
Though the students start in designated roles, they each
teams lower their ROVs into the water, trailing a wire
get to work on the circuit board, motors, and frame. That
that connects to a handheld controller with switches that
makes the project not just hands-on, but highly collaborative.
send the bots left or right, up or down. One group runs
“They’re learning from each other instead of from me.” Miller
into trouble almost immediately when the ROV doesn’t
says. “I might guide the first student. But after that, the
respond to commands, so the team pulls it from the
first student teaches the next student, who teaches the next
water and troubleshoots right there on deck. A few paces
student.”
down, another group sends up a cheer: The team’s ROV
The sixth-graders are used to working together. “In every project, you have a partner,” explains Owen Green, one of
successfully scooped up a bright blue squid toy. Teamwork may seem incidental to the process of
Miller’s students. “She’s really good at mixing it up. You get
building a robot, like a stealth lesson the students don’t
used to not just working with someone you’ve known forever.
even know they’re learning. But these kids get it. As Owen
You get a broader experience. You get to become better friends
says: “At the end, when you’re putting it all together, if you
with a person you normally wouldn’t hang out with, which is
didn’t work as a team the ROV wouldn’t work. You each
good because it brings our whole entire class together.”
had to play a part.”
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Embracing what’s around you galvanizes your spirit, teaches you more than expected, and makes you appreciate life’s memorable moments. —Jeremy Sandler, Middle School graduation address
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Brooke Kirker pose for a photo after Baccalaureate Mass.
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( 4 ) Presley Acosta, Brianna Sims, Jenna Tarallo, and Isabelle Nagy line up for the graduation procession.
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Kandace Kimes prepare for the procession of graduates.
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Maddux Hrepich with their parents, Niaomi and Jeff.
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( 1 2 ) Peter Butler with his parents, Peter and Cara.
( 1 3 ) Jeremy Sandler
high fives the Class of 2018 as they assemble for their final photo following the graduation ceremony.
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JOURNEY DAY FOCUSES ON COLLEGE AND CAREERS Santa Catalina celebrated its third Journey Day of the year on March 22. College and career perspectives were the theme of the day. Several alumnae returned to campus to talk about their careers and to offer advice. Keynote speakers were venture capitalist Kate Dentoni Mitchell ’76 and actor-writer-producer Maryedith Burrell ’70. A panel of speakers included Angela Tirrell ’74 (fine art), Elizabeth Lloyd Rovetta ’95 (entrepreneurship), Judy McDonald Moses ’86 (finance), and Sara Liu (medicine). After listening to the keynotes, freshmen departed campus for an afternoon of service activities at Dorothy’s Kitchen, the Gateway Center, the Food Bank for Monterey County, and Garland Ranch. Meanwhile, sophomores ventured to the San Francisco Bay Area to tour UC Berkeley and St. Mary’s College of California. Juniors toured Electronic Arts, a video game development company in Redwood City, and heard from Laura Miele, who, as the executive vice president of global publishing, is the highest ranking woman at the company. Miele spoke about her journey from architect to Silicon Valley executive. In all, it was a day that opened students’ eyes to career and college possibilities and gave them the opportunity to hear from a range of inspiring and successful women.
Juniors toured Electronic Arts, where they heard from the company's top female executive and explored the world of video game design.
CONGRESSIONAL ART CONTEST SPARKS CREATIVITY—AND A WIN!
Sum Yue Guan ’19 with Rep. Jimmy Panetta. Sum Yue's winning photo will hang in his district office.
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Junior Sum Yue Guan won third place in the 2018 Congressional Art Competition. Her winning entry, a photograph titled “Forgotten,” will be displayed in the district office of Rep. Jimmy Panetta. In a statement, Panetta commented: “This competition showcased the incredible creativity and talent of high school students throughout the Central Coast of California. I commend everyone who submitted their artwork, and thank their family members, teachers, and mentors for supporting these young artists.” Five Santa Catalina students submitted artwork in the competition: Sum Yue, Lillian Sato ’18, Kaki Huebner ’19, Simone Brown ’19, and Maddie Brown ’21. The competition was open to high school students in the four counties that make up Panetta’s district. The winners were announced at a reception at Monterey Regional Airport on May 2, where the students and their teachers, Michelle Avery and Claire Lerner, met the Congressman.
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SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
EXPERIMENTAL FILM WINS BIG FOR JUNIOR
Ten Santa Catalina students claimed 21 awards in the 2018 Scholastic Art Awards competition for the California Central Coast Region (Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and San Benito Counties). Their submitted works included painting, photography, film, design, collage, ceramics, and fashion. In all, 30 students submitted 63 pieces of art to “LQRA” by Dana Zeng ’19. the competition. Gold Key works advanced to national judging. In addition, those works were displayed at the Pacific Grove Art Center March 1–31. One of them, “LQRA,” by Dana Zeng ’19, won a National Medal (for the second consecutive year). The National Medal puts Dana’s work in the top 1 percent of art and writing pieces submitted to the 2018 competition, which began with a pool of nearly 350,000 works from the United States and abroad. She was invited to an awards ceremony in New York City in June. Congratulations to the following students:
A short film by Sofie Wang ’19 placed first in the High School Division of the Grand Foundation Student Film Festival, which was open to students from California, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon. A jury selected her film, The Unnamed, to be screened at a student film festival in Tracy, California, on March 17. “It is my very first film and I never expected it to get any awards. But it is definitely encouraging,” Sofiie says. The Unnamed also earned a Gold Key award in the regional 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. In addition, it was screened at the 48th annual USA Film Festival at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas in April.
SHOWCASE STUDENTS’ TALENTS
GOLD KEY Jessie Crump ’19—Painting, Radacini Sum Yue Guan ’19—Photography, Forgotten Sofie Wong ’19—Film, The Unnamed Dana Zeng ’19—Design, LQRA Dana Zeng—Design, Preserve the Ocean Dana Zeng—Photography, Underwater SILVER KEY Sum Yue Guan—Painting, Geisha’s Kiss Michelle Lau ’18—Photography, Iron-Branded Lillian Sato ’18—Photography, Jungle Gym Eleanor Sheetz ’19—Photography, Ghost Rider Dana Zeng ’19—Photography, Illusion HONORABLE MENTION Katie Fraley ’18—Photography, Old Soul Sum Yue Guan—Collage, Strum Sum Yue Guan—Painting, Skydreaming Sum Yue Guan—Collage, Crepe Angela Hu ’19—Photography, Reflections of America Michelle Lau ’18—Photography, Unveiled Emalia Partow ’19—Photography, Walk to School Lillian Sato ’18—Fashion portfolio (8 works of art) Lillian Sato—Ceramics, Honey Comb Dana Zeng —Design, A.I.M. Poster
Nicole Korinetz ’21 and Ayo Adeyemi ’21.
FRESHMEN EARN AWARDS IN MANDARIN SPEECH CONTEST Two freshmen competed in the 43rd annual Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC) Chinese Mandarin Speech Contest on April 28 in San Francisco. This year’s competition drew 462 contestants from elementary school through college. Ayo Adeyemi and Nicole Korinetz, both first-year Chinese learners, competed in the high school Chinese Level 1 division, in which some contestants have studied the language for several years. Each competitor delivered a three- to four-minute speech on a chosen topic and was scored on pronunciation, tone, fluency, delivery, cadence, and content. Nicole received honorable mention, and Ayo placed third.
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STRONG SHOWING
AT MONTEREY COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR
Santa Catalina students made a triumphant return to the Monterey County Science & Engineering Fair on March 17, with 10 students earning second or third place in three divisions. In addition, two students won special awards: Lulu Fang ’18 received the U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps and Ricoh Awards, and Cleo Kent-Davy ’18 received the Mu Alpha Theta Award. Hundreds of students in grades 6–12 participated in the fair, which was held at CSU Monterey Bay. This was the first time in more than five years that Catalina students competed. Here are the results:
POETRY CONTEST RECOGNIZES YOUNG POETS Four seniors won awards in the Carl Cherry Center’s 25th annual Robert Campbell High School Poetry Contest: Cayleigh Capaldi, “Buglove” Ariana Fadel, “six (and a half) ways to notice her” Tara Mann, “Nine Ways of Listening to Music” Grace Young, “This is My Body” The contest is presented in conjunction with Thinking Out Loud, a series of programs devoted to high school arts and poetry. Students throughout Monterey County were invited to submit up to three poems. An awards ceremony was held on April 28 at the Monterey Public Library. Each winner received a certificate of merit, a cash award, and a book containing this year’s prize-winning poems.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DIVISION Second place Seniors Sarina Baratta, Fila Oen, and Jessica Almos, “Tide Pool Scale and Population Variability in Point Pinos” Third Place Seniors Marika Blacklock and Charlotte Gerzanics, “The Effect of Bottom Type on Spatial Use Patterns of Fish in Monterey Bay”
BIOCHEMISTRY/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY DIVISION Tied for second place (no first-place award) Juniors Emalia Partlow, Amira Chou, and Victoria Gorum, “DNA Identification and Seasonality of Zooplankton and Polycheate Worm Larvae in Monterey Bay” Lulu Fang, “Rockfish Identification from Seafood Markets Using DNA Barcoding in Monterey”
COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS AND ANALYSIS Third Place Cleo Kent-Davy, “Workflow for Access and Utilization of Environmental Data Using R”
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Director Mark Purcell with the choir after their win at Music in the Parks.
CHOIR SINGS
TO ANOTHER VICTORY Santa Catalina’s choir remains undefeated in the Women’s Choir Division at the Festivals of Music/Music in the Parks competition. The choir also took home its seventh trophy for Best Overall Choir at the contest held on May 5 in Santa Clara. The group performed David Childs’ “Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi,” which featured Ariana Fadel ’18 on flute, and the Zambian song “Bonse Aba,” featuring Kayla Ginette ’19 and Abby Davis ’21 as soloists.
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PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS HONORED Seven Santa Catalina photography students received awards in the 2018 Weston Scholarship portfolio competition. The Weston Scholarship celebrates the richness of black and white film photography. Of the 80 portfolios submitted from students across Monterey County, 30 finalists were selected. Santa Catalina submitted 11 portfolios. The winning photographs were exhibited in the Monterey Museum of Art. Congratulations to this year’s winners:
HONORABLE MENTION—$200 Ava Garofono ’18 Eleanor Sheetz ’19 Emily Radner ’19 THIRD PLACE (JULIAN P. GRAHAM AWARD, HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY)—$300 Angela Hu ’19 SECOND PLACE (JULIAN P. GRAHAM AWARD, HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY)—$500 Mariana Fernandez Trevino ’19 SECOND PLACE (WITHERILL-MORRISON SOCIAL COMMENTARY)—$500 Kari Jonssson ’18
Top: Weston Scholarship winners with their teacher, Claire Lerner. Bottom: A photo from “Do Re Mi” by Ava Garofono ’18.
FIRST PLACE (FINE ART)—$700 Emalia Partlow ’19
SEVEN MORE SCHOLARS SHINE IN HISTORY Seven seniors were presented with National History Scholar awards on May 4. The awards were established by the National History Society to honor outstanding students of history at the secondary school level. In 2009, Catalina became the society’s first Charter Member school. National History Scholars must have at least a 3.5 grade point average in a minimum of two years of high school history, as well as the recommendation of their school’s history faculty. Congratulations to Catalina’s newest History Scholars, who were presented with honorific burgundy cords: Rowan Azhderian, Cayleigh Capaldi, Ariana Fadel, Sylvan Free, Sophia Leonard, Sarah Ning, and Olivia Satow. History teachers with the 2018 National History Scholars.
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THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
LEAVES AUDIENCE IN STITCHES Santa Catalina presented the Monterey County premiere of The Drowsy Chaperone, billed as a “musical within a comedy.” As the main character, Man in Chair, listens to a cast recording of his favorite musical, the performance comes to life in his apartment. The musical features an actress on the verge of marriage, a nervous theater producer and a couple of gangsters who want to stop the wedding, a bumbling best man and intoxicated chaperone who are supposed to make sure the wedding goes off without a hitch, and a few other eccentric characters. JoJo Lonchar ’20 was delightful as Man
in Chair. The character shows his love for the musical even as he acknowledges its silliness, as when he points out that a scene between the butler (Ana Baricevic ’18) and hostess (Sein Lee ’18) exists only to allow a scene change. Cayleigh Capaldi ’18 clearly relished the role of the Broadway star and brideto-be Janet Van De Graaff. Fila Oen ’18 carried herself perfectly as the boozy chaperone who wants a bit of limelight herself. As the gangsters, Mackenzie Roth ’19 and Kayla Ginette ’19 were a well-coordinated comedy duo. Ana León Nuñez ’18 was just smarmy enough as the
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misguided womanizer, Adolpho. Jessica Almos ’18 as fiancé Robert and Corinne Christian ’20 as best man George gave the audience a phenomenal tap dance treat. Santa Catalina shows are always outstanding, but there was something about The Drowsy Chaperone that encouraged viewers to sing its praises on Facebook. Stephen Moorer, executive director of Carmel’s Pacific Repertory Theatre, declared it “one of the funniest and [most] entertaining productions I have ever seen.” Congratulations to the cast and crew for putting on a memorable show that was anything but drowsy!
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9 MATHLETES WIN AT COUNTY COMPETITION Twelve Santa Catalina students participated in the 50th annual Monterey County Mathletics competition on April 28 at Hartnell College. Nine of the students received awards in four divisions.
MATHEMATICS 2 Gracy Deakyne ’20 Taylor Ford ’20—Honorable Mention AP CALCULUS BC Iris Kang ’18: Honorable mention Sophia Lee ’19: Honorable mention AP CALCULUS AB Joanna Lin ’20: First place Team (Joanna Lin, Annie Luo ’19, and Sarah Ning ’18): Third place MATH 3 (PRECALCULUS) Lavender Zhou ’20: Third place Candace Wong ’20: Honorable mention Ashley Liu ’21: Honorable mention Team (Zhou, Wong, and Liu): Second place
CAMPUS NEWS
WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE MEETS WITH STUDENTS Author Madison Smartt Bell visited Santa Catalina March 19–23 as this year’s Writer-in-Residence. Bell spoke to English classes of all levels throughout the week. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy of novels about the Haitian Revolution, but he has also published two collections of short stories, and each class tackled a different story in preparation for his visit. Students discussed the stories they read and learned about Bell’s process of writing them. He also offered advice to budding writers and encouraged students to think about the stories they tell every day. It was Bell’s second trip to Santa Catalina; he had tagged along when his wife, poet Elizabeth Spires, served as Poet-inResidence in 2013. Bell commented: “I was very happy to be there again. It’s such an extraordinarily beautiful setting. And the students are terrific: generous, courteous, well prepared, and very smart.” Bell is a professor of English and co-director of the Kratz Center for Creative Writing at Goucher College in Maryland. He has written numerous essays, reviews, short stories, and novels. His most recent novel is Behind the Moon.
MATH 2 (ALGEBRA 2) Taylor Ford ’20: Honorable Mention
By the generosity of Robert P. Balles, two mathematics awards are given each year. This year, Sophia Lee received the Robert P. Balles Award for Mathematics, which honors a student in the junior class for outstanding performance in mathematics. Sophie is pictured above, center, with Sarah Ning ’18 and Jessica Cheng ’18, winners of the Robert P. Balles Award for Academic Excellence. The Robert P. Balles Mathematics Award is given to students who compete in all six California Math League contests and score an average of four out of six on all six exams. Annie Luo ’19 is the 2018 recipient of this hard-earned award.
Madison Smartt Bell speaks to an English class in Mary Johnson Recital Hall.
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Senior Zoë Griffith helped propel the swim team to an undefeated season and a league title.
SPRING SPORTS WRAP-UP Cougar athletes were on fire this spring, claiming three Mission Trail Athletic League (MTAL) titles, two Central Coast Section (CCS) championships, and Catalina’s first-ever state crown. The lacrosse team got off to a slow start but finished well. The Cougars won three of their last four contests of the season, including against league champion Monterey, and finished with a 5–5 record. The team will be without league MVP Ali Peyton ’18 next year; however, the future is bright for this team, with its greatly improved skill set and a close family atmosphere. As Coach Susanna Wilcox told her team, “Be ready for next year—we will be one of the favorites vying for a league title.” The softball team dropped one non-league game at the beginning of the year, then never looked back. Led by Coach Alex Pingree ’12, the Cougars rattled off 15 straight league wins to earn the MTAL title and a No. 2 seed in the CCS Division II playoffs. Three more wins put them in the championship game against rival Carmel, the fourth meeting of the season for these two teams. The Cougars won 5–0, giving them their second CCS title in six years. With a mostly young squad that had just
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one senior, Catalina is a strong contender next season. The swim team went undefeated through the MTAL season and won the league championship, its third title since 2013. Coaches Jim Morton and Randall Whitchurch credit a strong work ethic and consistent performances throughout the season for the Cougars’ dominant wins. Claire Sullivan ’20 advanced to the CCS championships in the 200 and 500 free, but was knocked off in the prelims. Most swimmers return next year, making the Cougars the favorite in 2019. Track and field won its sixth consecutive MTAL title, and did it with only 15 girls competing. The mighty Cougars won six events in the league championship meet. Coach Barry Panes has a knack for putting his athletes in events where they will succeed. Laurel Wong ’19 won the CCS pole vault title for the second year in a row, then went on to win the state championship, making her Catalina’s first state champion in any sport (see sidebar).
Laurel Wong ’19 is Santa Catalina's first state champion.
POLE VAULTER LAUREL WONG ’19 MAKES HISTORY Laurel Wong ’19 won the pole vault at the CIF State Track and Field Championships on June 2, becoming Santa Catalina’s first state champion. Her victory is not only one for the school's record books, but for the Mission Trail Athletic League as well—she's only the third athlete in MTAL history to earn a state title. Laurel went into the meet with the highest vault in the state at 13 feet, 3 inches. She claimed the championship with a jump of 12-6 on her first attempt.
SPORTS HONORS Basketball Kia Shoemaker ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Cross Country Sophia Cangas ’20, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Field Hockey Zoe Griffith ’18, Mission Trail Athletic League Sportsmanship Team Laurel Wong ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Golf Coco Chai ’18, All Monterey Bay League selection Lacrosse Isabelle Brooker ’20, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Ali Peyton ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; Mission Trail Athletic League MVP Soccer Leona Lind-Aunan ’21, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Softball Grace Atkins ’21, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Jessica Clements ’20, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Softball Team by the Monterey Herald Katie Fraley ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Softball Team by the Monterey Herald; Mission Trail Athletic League MVP Abby Gunter ’20, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Softball Team by the Monterey Herald Emma James ’21, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; Mission Trail Athletic League Pitcher of the Year Emily Radner ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Alex Pingree ’12, Mission Trail Athletic League Coach of the Year; All Monterey County Coach of the Year by the Monterey Herald Swimming Maddy Brown ’21, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Damiera Cruz ’20, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Amelia Downs ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Abbie Fisher ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Madison Gong ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Emalia Partlow ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Claire Sullivan ’20, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; new school record: 200-meter freestyle (1:58.51); new school record: 500-meter freestyle (5:14.05) Tennis Ava Garafono ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Caroline Stewart ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Annabel Stork ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection
Emma James ’21, the MTAL Pitcher of the Year.
Track and Field Carolina Bishop ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Avery Blanco ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; new school record: triple jump (36’ 8”) Sofia Cangas ’20, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Kacey Konya ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Harriet Laveau ’21, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Leona Lind-Aunan ’21, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Laurel Wong ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; CCS Champion (pole vault); California Interscholastic Federation State Champion (pole vault); new school record: pole vault (13’ 3”) Adrienne Wood ’21, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Volleyball McKinley Fox ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Volleyball Team by the Monterey Herald; Mission Trail Athletic League MVP; Player of the Year by the Monterey Herald; 2017 MaxPreps California All-State Volleyball First Team, Small Schools; 2017 MaxPreps All-American Volleyball First Team, Small Schools Saige Madden ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Volleyball Team by the Monterey Herald Maria Santos ’19, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Volleyball Team by the Monterey Herald Olivia Satow ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Volleyball Team by the Monterey Herald Water Polo Damiera Cruz ’20, All Monterey Bay League (Pacific) selection Abbie Fisher ’19, All Monterey Bay League (Pacific) selection; Monterey Bay League Junior of the Year Alyssa Kwon ’18, Monterey Bay League (Pacific) Sportsmanship Team Emma Underdown ’21, All Monterey Bay League (Pacific) selection; Monterey Bay League Freshman of the Year
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Emmi Rivera take time for a celebratory selfie.
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makes her way in the traditional procession from Study Hall to Sullivan Court.
( 3 ) Dr. John Murphy with new graduates Coco Wang and Coco Chai.
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graduates toss red rose petals to celebrate the conclusion of their time at Santa Catalina.
( 5 ) Iris Kang (center) is congratulated by Joanna Lin ’20 and Lavender Zhou ’20.
( 6 ) In her commencement address, “To Whom Much is Given, Much is Expected,” Monica Lozano ’74 shared her hopes for the future with the Class of 2018.
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poses with a group of his Marine Ecology Research Program students. Back row: Jenna Mann, Saige Madden, Jessica Almos, Ana Léon Nuñez; front row: Ali Peyton, Fila Oen, Lulu Fang, Charlotte Gerzanics, Anna Baricevic, and Sarina Baratta.
( 8 ) Graduates Caroline
Stewart, Molly Racich, and Kari Jonsson with alumna Isabelle Redfield ’17.
( 9 ) Madeleine Oh with her dad, Christopher, at the conclusion of Commencement.
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CLASS OF 2018
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DISTINCTIONS AT COMMENCEMENT WITH HIGHEST H O N O R
WITH HONOR
Cayleigh Capaldi Szu-Chi (Jessica) Cheng Yitao (Sarah) Ning
Rowan Azhderian Ariana Fadel Sylvan Free Madison Gong Zoe Griffith SeoYoung (Iris) Kang Michelle Lau Sein Lee Orlinka Mitoko-Kereere Theofila Oen Danuisca Rangan
WITH HIGH HONOR Jingwei (Coco) Chai Rachel D’Agui Saige Madden Jenna Mann Tara Mann Madeleine Oh Olivia Satow
SANTA CATALINA AWARDS MERIWETHER AND CROOM B E AT T Y AWA R D S
S U N Z A H PA R K S O L I D E O G LO R I A AWA R D
honor a freshman and a sophomore who exemplify compassion, integrity, faith, and friendship.
honors a student for her contribution to the liturgical life of the school through music.
Freshman—Sarah Sallee Sophomore—Claire Burrow S I S T E R 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—Erika Schwerdfeger Second place—Angela Hu R O B E RT P. B A L L E S AWA R D F O R AC A D E M I C 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—Yitao (Sarah) Ning Second place—Szu-Chi (Jessica) Cheng S T U D E N T S U P P O RT AWA R D honors students who have exhibited consistent support of their classmates and demonstrated leadership in their respective areas of influence while at school. Anna Baricevic Charlotte Gerzanics Olivia Satow A D M I R A L R O B E 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.
Molly Gilbert O U T S TA N D I N G L E A D E R S H I P AND SCHOOL SUPPORT AWARD
Rowan Azhderian Ariana Fadel Alison Peyton Talia Varjian Jessica Almos Ana Léon Nuñez Emmi Rivera Emma Roffler T H E C H R I S TO P H E R AWA R D honors a student who exemplifies Christian concern for others with leadership and dedication to the spiritual welfare of the school. SeoYoung (Iris) Kang M U N R A S C O U RT E SY AWA R D honors a student who exemplifies courage, graciousness, integrity, and openness to all. Jingwei (Coco) Chai T H E A LU M N A E AWA R D honors students who have offered intellectual integrity, quiet leadership, and a mature individual perspective.
Szu-Chi (Jessica) Cheng
Cayleigh Capaldi Madison Gong
T H E AC A D E MY AWA R D
T H E V E R I TA S AWA R D
honors two students for their outstanding contribution to the performing arts during the last four years, both onstage and backstage.
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.
Rowan Azhderian Cayleigh Capaldi
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honors those students who called upon their own resources and enlisted the talents of others in pursuit of a common goal.
Orlinka Mitoko-Kereere
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( 1 ) Members of the Class of 2018 are presented at Commencement.
( 2 ) Ana Léon Nuñez, student body president, celebrates upon receiving her diploma.
( 3 ) Anna Baricevic ’18 takes a selfie
with her sister, Monica Baricevic, after Commencement.
( 6 ) Tradition holds that each graduate is given a bouquet with 18 red roses. Michela Carriglio, McKinley Fox, Austin Noorzoy, Mikayla Corn, Olivia Satow, and Samantha Do with their bouquets, awaiting the procession to Sullivan Court.
( 7 ) All smiles following
shout for joy!
Commencement! From left: Sarina Barratta, Madeleine Oh, Rowan Azhderian, Fila Oen, Zoë Griffith, Jessica Almos, and Lulu Fang.
( 5 ) Sarah Ning, Katherine Kim,
( 8 ) Head of School Meg Bradley during
( 4 ) Sophia Leonard and her family
Marika Blacklock, Lucinda Swearengen, and Vivien Yip during post-ceremony celebrations on the front lawn.
the ceremony in Sullivan Court.
CAMPUS NEWS
faculty profile
JULIE LENHERR EDSON ’88 HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL extensive experience in curriculum design, educational technology, and assessment strategies that support diverse student populations. I have wide-ranging experience in many areas of school life and know what it takes to run an outstanding school program. I am looking forward to building on the best of Santa Catalina and implementing necessary changes that will serve our students now and into the future. WHAT ARE YOUR MAIN GOALS OR PRIORITIES FOR YOUR FIRST YEAR? First and foremost is to understand the community as it
exists today. This involves getting to know the current students, parents, and faculty, and to immerse myself in the curricular and co-curricular program. Additionally, as we complete our accreditation process and develop our new strategic plan, my focus will be to implement the school-wide initiatives identified through these two processes. WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN YOUR
Julie Lenherr Edson ’88 returned to her alma mater this fall as the new Head of Upper School. She came to Catalina after a 20-year career at Presentation High School, a private Catholic school for girls in San Jose. We asked Edson about her passions, her goals, and how it feels to be back on campus. WHAT SKILLS AND PASSIONS DO YOU BRING TO SANTA CATALINA? I have spent much of my career
teaching and leading in an all-girls Catholic school because I believe 100 percent in the mission of single-sex education that is rooted in the Catholic tradition. I bring
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NEW ROLE? Santa Catalina has a rich tradition and proven record of academic excellence while developing young women who are rooted in their faith and who possess the ability to use their intelligence and talents to effect change in the world. As Head of Upper School, I will guard this legacy while envisioning what educational innovations are needed to build the core skills our students will need for college and beyond. I’m energized by the opportunity to envision the future of Santa Catalina and to develop programs that will differentiate Santa Catalina and serve our students and their changing needs. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE IN THE BOARDING PROGRAM? I work closely with the Director of Resident Life and the resident faculty team to provide a dorm environment in which the boarding students feel at home and where they know they are cared for and supported. We are interested in eliciting student feedback as to the programs, activities, and
policies in residential life that are well received and the changes or improvements they would like considered. The prefect program has been enhanced, increasing the responsibilities of these student leaders, and weekly dorm meetings are being used to increase the communication between the resident faculty team and the students. ARE YOU LIVING ON CAMPUS? IF SO, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A “BOARDER” ON CAMPUS AGAIN? I am
INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO QUESTIONS WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WORD? Serendipitous WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE WORD? Can’t
not living on campus, but I do spend several nights on campus each month, which gives me the opportunity to understand the residential program from within. Spending time on campus attending sporting events and performances or chaperoning dances is the best way to get to know the students as individuals and to spend time with our boarders in the dorms. I love the time I spend in the evening on campus because it affords me the opportunity to get to know the students on a deeper level.
WHAT EXCITES YOU? Ideas
WHY DID YOU GET INTO EDUCATION? I was fortunate
WHAT SOUND OR NOISE DO YOU HATE? A knife cutting across a porcelain plate—it’s similar to fingernails on a chalkboard.
to have had many excellent teachers over the years, including wonderful teachers during my time at Catalina. These teachers not only were experts in their fields but expressed genuine interest in me and my personal and intellectual growth. I was drawn to education because I wanted to have a positive impact on the lives of young people; as an educator, I have the opportunity to do that every day.
WHAT TURNS YOU OFF? Closed-mindedness WHAT SOUND DO YOU LOVE? The sound of rushing water, whether it’s waves crashing or a babbling brook. I can listen to the sound of rushing water without ever tiring of it.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR GOD SAY WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PEARLY GATES? Welcome home.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY. My husband, Scott (whom I
met through a Catalina classmate), and I have been married for 24 years. We have three children: a son who is a junior in college, a daughter who is a senior in high school, and a son in eighth grade. We also have an English Cream Retriever named Shasta, a cat named Fluffy, and three hens. I’m also fortunate that my wonderful mom lives nearby in Marin County along with my siblings, and that both of our families are in the Bay Area so we are able to spend time with family quite often. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR FREE TIME? When
I’m not doing laundry, I enjoy gardening and spending time with my family. I also love most anything that involves being outside—especially swimming, boating, hiking, and biking.
Julie Lenherr Edson ’88 is part of the welcome team on the first day of school.
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TH E PATH to
JOY In a c a m p us visit, a u th o r Do u g A b ra ms sh a res wisd o m g ain e d fro m a m e etin g b et we e n t wo spiritu al tita ns
In April 2015, two of the most influential spiritual leaders of
our time came together to talk about the nature of joy. Over
Abrams described how the book came together and shared key
the course of five days, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and
lessons that emerged from the often playful back-and-forth
Archbishop Desmond Tutu shared the wisdom they’ve gained
between the two Nobel Peace Prize laureates. Archbishop
over their long lives, swapping stories, spiritual practices,
Tutu grew up under the yoke of apartheid in South Africa and
and jokes to arrive at a universal understanding of joy and its
became one of its fiercest opponents. The Dalai Lama, the
origins.
political and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, has lived
in exile in India for nearly 60 years. Despite these hardships,
The result of this monumental meeting is The Book of Joy:
Through anecdotes, videos, and behind-the-scenes photos,
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World. Co-author Douglas
or because of them, Abrams said, “these are two of the most
Abrams, a Santa Cruz literary agent who served as the narrator
extraordinarily joyous people on the planet, and if anyone can
and interviewer for the book, spoke at Santa Catalina School
teach us the secrets of joy and happiness, it’s these two guys.”
on September 25 in a joint presentation with the Monterey Bay
Stanford Club. (Abrams is a Stanford graduate.) The 500-seat
Dharamsala, India, on the occasion of the Dalai Lama’s 80th
Performing Arts Center was filled almost to capacity with
birthday. The goal of the meeting was to explore joy not
students, faculty, family, friends, and alumni of Santa Catalina
through a particular religion, but as something shared and
and Stanford.
attainable by all of humanity. “What we were trying to figure
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With a film crew in tow, the group gathered in
out is how do you take a fleeting emotional state like joy
and turn it into an enduring character trait,” Abrams said.
in the context of your life and of history, that suffering, while still
present, takes its proper place. This leads to humility as you recognize
If these two holy men were going to tackle joy
Start with perspective. When you take a wide view of suffering
from a spiritual perspective, Abrams’ role was to
that you are just one of 7 billion people on the planet who have
bring the science. What Abrams learned by talking to
experienced some level of heartbreak. Through humility, you find
neuroscientists and psychologists was that joy is one of
humor as you are able to laugh at yourself and at life. Now you can
four fundamental human emotions, along with fear,
accept the way things are, but—this is important—you do not give
anger, and sadness. The three negative emotions evolved
in. As Abrams said, “You have to accept the reality of what is, so that
to help us survive; anger and fear trigger our fight or
you can create the reality of what could be.” In accepting what is, you
flight impulses, and humans use sadness to gather
can forgive what was, freeing yourself from the past and becoming
community around us. (Just picture a funeral.) Joy, our
grateful for what you have in the present. From gratitude comes
most positive base emotion, became the foundation for a
compassion for those who are less fortunate, and generosity as you
life of satisfaction, meaning, and purpose.
share what you have with others. “You will be surprised by the joy you feel when you go beyond your own self-regard,” Abrams said, quoting Archbishop Tutu.
Joy is so m eth in g th at is a ccessible at a ny tim e in o u r life, at a ny m o m e nt.
That was the biggest takeaway of the evening for Karen List
Letendre ’72, a Monterey Bay Stanford Club board member who helped bring Abrams to campus. “The human spirit and the capacity that all humans have to embody compassion and joy are the key to a better world, and they’re a way for us to accept and understand one another,” she said. “I was so inspired by how Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama have such similar views of joy, despite their very different backgrounds and religious and spiritual roles.”
As the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu would
“Joy is what you feel when you have empathy for others,” said
put it, joy is a choice. “What they said to us is that
Fiona Atkinson ’21. “By being a generous, compassionate person, not
joy is something that is accessible at any time in our
only do you help other people be happier, you feel more joyful too.”
life, at any moment,” Abrams said. They also drew a
distinction between joy and happiness. “They told us
ask thoughtful questions about how to apply the eight pillars in their
that joy is greater than happiness, because happiness is
daily lives. Abrams described the pillars as our “natural capacities,”
so often determined by external circumstances, whereas
which we access any time we decide how to react to a situation. One
joy is something that we access independent of what’s
student asked how to help others with their grief. It’s as simple as
happening around us.”
being there for them, he said: “Most of the time we just need to be
surrounded by people who can help us back to joy.”
That’s how the two men came to an answer to one
At the end of Abrams’ presentation, students lined both aisles to
of the book’s central questions: How can you find joy in
the face of suffering? The choice is to allow suffering to
to relationships—with ourselves, with each other, and with the world.
either embitter or ennoble you. Much of their advice for
The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu had met briefly only a handful
choosing the latter stems from what they have labeled
of times before that weeklong meeting in the spring of 2015, but they
“The Eight Pillars of Joy”: perspective, humility, humor,
embraced, spoke, listened, joked, celebrated, and opened up their lives
acceptance, forgiveness, gratitude, compassion, and
like old friends. It was reminiscent of the spirit of community that
generosity. The first four are pillars of the mind; the last
infuses every corner of Santa Catalina. As Abrams said, “The love
four are pillars of the heart. And they are all connected.
between these two men is a vision of what is possible for all of us.”
Therein lies the central message of the evening: It all comes down
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singing WITH
HEART DIRECTOR MARK PURCELL SHAPES CATALINA VOICES WITH A GENEROUS AND PRACTICED HAND
More than a dozen trophies sit atop a piano in the foyer of
girls make a capella magic in ecco!, perform in two
the Mary Johnson Recital Hall. The awards are from Music
musicals a year, sing during chapel services, or just
in the Parks, an annual competition in the San Francisco Bay
serenade each other in the halls of the dorm.
Area. Santa Catalina has won Best High School Women’s Choir in this event every year since 2008. Another seven
Perhaps the busiest group on campus is the
trophies recognize Catalina as the Best Overall High School
Chamber Choir. The group performs at school
Choir. As choir director Mark Purcell will tell you, that
concerts, open houses, Parents’ Weekend,
means Catalina has bested men’s choirs, mixed-gender
Father-Daughter Weekend, Baccalaureate Mass,
choirs, even imposing 80-piece choirs. In 2018, Santa
Reunion, and other events throughout the year.
Catalina took home one of each trophy. “This was a good
The choir’s repertoire includes world music;
year for voices,” Purcell says modestly.
spirituals; Gregorian chants; Romantic, classical, and contemporary music; and jazz. New students
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Music, especially vocal music, is everywhere at Santa
will harbor no illusions about the workload ahead,
Catalina. Songs begin and end every Lower School assembly.
Purcell says: “They’re not just sitting on risers. On
Middle School singers join the Glee Club or work toward
the first day, they get a folder full of music and are
a spot in the regional Honor Choir. In the Upper School,
told to get on their feet.”
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Music Department Chair Mark Purcell directs the Chamber Choir as well as the Chamber Ensemble and vocals for musicals, Masses, and chapel services. Below: Purcell with the choir's trophies from Music in the Parks.
As chair of the Music Department, Purcell also directs the Chamber Ensemble and vocals for musicals, Masses, and chapel services. He helps coordinate the school’s 16 private music lesson instructors and is known to work one-on-one with students, meeting them during lunch or during free periods. “He really changed the way I sing, 100 percent,” says Emily Hunter ’13, ’09 LS, who worked with Purcell when she was singing in musicals at Santa Catalina. Hunter worked on what’s known as “the break,” the point at which singers move from their chest voice (lower register) to their head voice (higher register). Purcell encounters the break a lot—in part because of the age group he teaches but also because he works closely with stage singers, who tend to use their chest voice to belt songs in musicals, a practice that can potentially damage the vocal muscles. Purcell teaches these students mixed voice, a safer but complicated technique that blends chest and head voice to produce a continuous, full sound. When Hunter worked with Purcell, she had been
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cast as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. Hunter recalls: “He was
accordion. One day in his fourth-grade class in Livermore,
really honest with me. He said, ‘You can’t belt everything, or
California, the organizers of a nascent music program
you’ll lose your voice.’ I probably would have lost my voice at age
asked if anyone in the class wanted to learn how to play an
23 if not for that.” Hunter currently sings with a Los Angeles–
instrument. Hoping to squirm out of a math test, he raised
based rock band.
his hand. “I picked violin because at the time I didn’t know what a viola was.”
“Mark is a master in his area, and the girls are blessed to have him and his dedicated mind,” says Lara Wheeler Devlin ’02,
Purcell continued to play through high school, his dedication
chair of theatre arts. “He keeps them to a standard of excellence
pushing him to greater levels of difficulty. To help, his
that they always manage to rise to. He brings up the quality of
teacher suggested that he try singing. “The only reason I
the theatre program to an incalculable degree.”
started singing seriously was to improve my pitch on the violin,” he says. “Singers have to hear the note before they
Purcell is accustomed to working with singers of different skill
sing it; they don’t just put a finger down.” It wasn’t long
levels and vocal ranges; the choir, after all, is open to everyone.
before a friend’s mother, an opera singer, encouraged him
To adapt, he often arranges music to fit the choir’s needs, an
to move forward as a tenor. He joined the choir his senior
aspect of the job that is squarely in his wheelhouse. “I always
year and took voice lessons and music theory courses while
knew, even when I started on the violin at nine years old, that
completing general education requirements at the local junior
I was interested in other aspects of music: composition and
college. Then he auditioned his way into San Jose State
arranging and conducting,” he says. Purcell didn’t come from
University, where he would earn a master’s degree in jazz and
a particularly musical family, although his mother played the
classical music.
The choir performs several times a year, including the annual Christmas concert.
Wh at he offers th at is unique, and wh at made me want to take class after class, was the confidence th at he built in each of us. —Cecelia Stewart ’08
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He began teaching at his junior college, Las Positas College, and continued to perform. He had a Manhattan Transfer–
WHY THEY SING
like jazz quartet, performed lead and supporting roles with
Cecelia Stewart ’08 started singing seriously when
Lyric Opera of San Jose and San Francisco Opera, and was
she was seven, but music fell to the wayside after
an award-winning performer with the American Musical
she started college at Chapman University. This year,
Theatre of San Jose. He also sang in his church choir and
having relocated to her hometown of Palm Desert
brought two parishes together for a tour of Italy, during
and feeling a bit lost, she decided to enter an open
which the choir performed at the Vatican.
call talent competition for the Coachella Valley. “I needed to do something that scared me—something
Purcell arrived at Santa Catalina in 2006 and quickly made
that made my heart skip—and I felt that returning to
an impression. Cecelia Stewart ’08 remembers being so
something I loved so much but had turned my back
taken with his teaching style during Chapel Singing, Mass,
on would accomplish that,” Stewart explains. She
and musicals that she signed up for choir in her senior year.
won the contest. “I had not performed like that since
Stewart recalls: “He did so much more than teach us songs.
my days at Catalina, and I was overwhelmed by the
He taught technique, phrasing, the story the song was
experience. . . . I have definitely been bitten by the
telling, about working together. . . . What he offers that is
bug and am looking forward to doing more theater
unique, and what made me want to take class after class,
and singing in the desert.”
was the confidence that he built in each of us. He expected so much from each and every one of us, because he knew we
Emily Hunter ’13, ’09 LS earned a degree in theater
were capable.”
with a minor in songwriting at the University of Southern California. Currently an executive assistant
Purcell is an especially important figure in Emily Hunter’s
to a producer at ABC, she hopes to find a way
life. Hunter’s father died of brain cancer her freshman year,
to make a career out of music, entertainment,
and her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the summer
and philanthropic work. She has been an active
she graduated. A singer since she was three years old, Hunter
fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association, performing
turned to music as a way to cope with her grief. She also
original songs about her experience and traveling to
turned to Purcell. “Mark was my No. 1 supporter through all
Washington, D.C., to lobby for research funding.
of that,” says Hunter, who knew him first as her choir teacher in sixth grade. “It’s like I was talking to a mentor and also a
She is also in a rock band—taking after her mother,
friend, which was so invaluable for me as someone looking
who toured with The Bangles and choreographed
for adults who could show me the way.”
videos for Aerosmith and Guns ’n’ Roses. Hunter says: “Music was always something that connected me
Purcell’s devotion to his students—musically and
with her. I always wanted to be in a band. Now that I
personally—earned him the Sister Carlotta Distinguished
am, it’s a very therapeutic thing to be a part of.”
Service Award in 2012. But his greatest reward lies with the students themselves. “I find joy in their successes, in seeing them go on and in some way keeping music in their lives.”
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RAISING the
SAILS Haley King Lhamon ’89 makes history as part of the first all-female crew to win the 750-mile Race to Alaska
Haley King Lhamon '89, second from front, with her teammates from Sail Like a Girl.
Haley King Lhamon ’89 didn’t fully know what lay ahead
we made the right decision to leave our families and jobs for this
when she set off with her all-female sailing team on a 750-mile
crazy race,” she recalls.
adventure race last summer. She knew they were headed from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska, in a
Those uncertainties lifted like fog as the team pedaled the
motorless racing boat. She knew she was in the company of
final distance to shore (yes, pedaled), stepped onto the dock in
seven other highly capable women and that she had 40-plus
Ketchikan shortly after midnight, and rang the bell that signaled
years of sailing experience behind her. But once they pulled
their place in history as the first all-female crew to win the Race
away from the harbor, all else was uncertain—and that’s what
to Alaska. Lhamon’s team, Sail Like a Girl, finished the second
got to her most.
leg of the race in six days, 13 hours, and 17 minutes—two hours ahead of the second-place boat. “The Race to Alaska has been
“We didn’t know how long the race would take, what types of
perceived as a macho adventure race, but we proved it’s more
weather we would encounter, the durability of the equipment,
brains than brawn to sail 750 miles safely and swiftly to Alaska
whether our supplies would adequately cover all of our needs,
through treacherous waters,” Lhamon says.
the success of our navigation decisions, the problems we’d have, what obstacles would be in our path—particularly in the dark—
The rules for the Race to Alaska are simple: no motors and no
the ability of our crew to safely handle extreme conditions, if
outside support. Lhamon’s team completely overhauled a used
our brains and muscles could perform well until the end, and if
32-foot racing boat that was meant to be sailed for only a few
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hours at a time around buoys in local races; its gear was worn and the cabin was an empty, noisy shell with just two fiberglass bench seats. Team members replaced most of the hardware and lines; installed a heavy-duty carbon main sail and acquired other sails of different sizes; added two pipe berths, or cots, under the cockpit with waterproof foam pads; and bought a handy snap-on toilet seat for their utility bucket. They also attached two innovative bicycles with pedal-driven propellers—each with an upright seat and a recumbent seat—off the stern of the boat to provide power when the wind wasn’t blowing. They practiced three days a week and planned like crazy, consulting with crews that had sailed up the tricky, narrow channels of the Inside Passage.
I enjoy the all-female
Lhamon first met members of Sail Like a Girl at a boat show in January 2018.
dynamic and spirit
Although she was enthusiastic about helping the team train and prepare the
[of women's sailing], like what I experienced at Catalina. Inevitably there’s joy, support, and kindness as we build friendships and push each other to new heights.
boat, she was reluctant to join them for the race. Sailing friends had cautioned her about the potentially dangerous conditions of the race, the fragility of the team’s ultralight sailboat, and the lack of ocean sailing experience among the crew. Logistically, it would be complicated to be away from her family (including two sons and her 88-year-old mother who lives with them), a new dog, volunteer commitments, and her job. Eventually, with her family’s encouragement and with logistical problems solved, she decided it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up, and she signed on in early May as a co-skipper and navigator. The team set sail on June 14 on the 40-mile first leg of the race from Port Townsend to Victoria, British Columbia, where a three-day layover allowed Lhamon to fly back to her home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, to attend her older son’s high school graduation. The second, more substantial leg of the journey began on June 17. The team worked in three-hour shifts, sometimes with only two hours of sleep a night. They encountered rough waves and high winds, as well as long periods without any wind when they could only bike and paddle. Some nights were pitch black and shrouded in fog, hiding fishing boats that didn’t transmit their location on the marine traffic monitoring system. Other nights were lit up brilliantly by stars and the bioluminescence of the water. Often, they would lose cell service and with it the ability to check their position against the other boats on the race tracker. Lhamon and a few other teammates took turns checking the GPS satellite navigation charts on their phones, which made steering the boat feel more like
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playing a video game than sailing. It felt isolating at times, but the women—many of whom hadn’t previously known each other—proved good company and were
Our team name, Sail Like a Girl, means that sailing like a girl (or woman) is a powerful, positive thing and shouldn’t be an insult, nor should doing anything ‘like a girl.’
proud of how they took care of each other. They swapped
served in the Navy. The youngest of six kids, she remembers
stories, passed around M&Ms and snacks, and laughed about
being the lookout and “drink distributor” aboard her family’s
the absurdity of riding a bike in the middle of the ocean. When
27-foot sailboat when she was six years old. They lived near
scary moments did arrive, like the moonless night they crashed
a lake outside of Fort Worth, Texas, and were frequently on
into a 20-foot log that got stuck on their keel, they banded
the water. By the age of eight, she was hooked on sailing. She
together. “In addition to being determined, adventurous,
participated in summer camps and youth regattas, and at 14
flexible, and very smart, everyone on our team had all the
competed in the first Jr. Women’s Nationals, continuing every
right skills and knowledge to overcome the challenges we faced
year until she aged out at 19. At 18, she was part of a team that
together,” Lhamon said in an interview with the Bainbridge
won U.S. Sailing’s Sears Cup, the national triplehanded youth
Island Parks & Recreation District.
championship.
Sailing is in Lhamon’s blood. Her mother is a descendant of tall
From the first year she moved in as a sophomore boarding
ship captains, and her father, who had sailed a bit growing up,
student at Santa Catalina, Lhamon felt supported and
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encouraged by everyone in the community to continue racing.
Bridget Callaghan Zaro ’89 has participated in a few of
She was given special permission to travel to a few big regattas
Lhamon’s women’s sailing clinics over the past several years.
during the school year, including the Cressy Cup at the
Zaro says that her classmate made a point of giving her some
U.S. Naval Academy, where she represented Catalina in the
personal coaching, including on a chilly autumn evening on
singlehanded high school national championship with her senior
the Puget Sound when they had ventured far from shore and
dorm advisor, Nancy “Nam” Martin, as her chaperone.
Lhamon guided her back in “with her beautiful smile right up next to me.” Zaro sees that same calm, supportive hand at
After high school, Lhamon continued to race at Stanford
work during the clinics, which are filled with women of all ages,
University, where she competed in coed and women’s regattas,
backgrounds, and skill levels.
served as the women’s team captain, and met her husband, Rusty, a fellow sailor. They’ve raised two boys, Taylor, 18, and
“With many novice sailors in a group, things go wrong often
Barrett, 15, and regularly enjoy racing and cruising as a family.
and quickly, and Haley is unflappable,” Zaro says. “She just rolls with it and sees each of these events as a learning opportunity,
Lhamon is also passionate about teaching. For more than a
with a genuine smile and constructive coaching skills to follow
decade, she taught at the elementary school level, including at
up. To me, that is true passion for your sport—when you can
two schools for dyslexic children in California and Seattle. Now
adjust to all levels and learning styles and get more people
on Bainbridge Island, she volunteers as a tutor in a program
connected to that sport in their own capacity.”
for struggling readers. She has been able to combine her love of teaching and sailing by coaching high school teams and leading
Going to an all-girls high school influenced Lhamon’s passion
classes and clinics as the Parks & Rec sailing coordinator.
for empowering girls and women to learn to sail and skipper.
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“I enjoy the all-female dynamic and
their bathroom (for a change). “Local and
spirit, like what I experienced at
national programs that encourage women
Catalina. Inevitably there’s joy, support,
to sail and improve their skills seem to be
and kindness as we build friendships
growing along with interest throughout
and push each other to new heights,”
our country, so it is my sincere hope
she says. “I did a Danskin triathlon
that one day the sport will be equal in
sprint several years ago, and women
gender participation and neutral in the
were high-fiving and cheering as they
perception of women and men’s value
passed each other. I think women can
in any position on a boat,” she remarks.
be competitive and still keep an eye out
That was part of the message that her
for each other so that everyone improves
Race to Alaska team set out to tell. “Our
The Race to Alaska was divided into two stages. Sail Like a Girl finished the second stage in six days, 13 hours, and 17 minutes.
their skills, gains confidence, and has fun
team name, Sail Like a Girl, means
at the same time.”
that sailing like a girl (or woman) is a
LISTEN
powerful, positive thing and shouldn’t be Lhamon says she was fortunate to
an insult, nor should doing anything ‘like
grow up in a time when there was a
a girl,’” she told the Parks District.
big national push to get more teenage girls into sailing and racing. Despite
In the end, Lhamon just wants others to
massive gains in the sport, though,
experience all that sailing has given her.
it’s still largely dominated by men. By
“No other sport I’ve tried has given me
way of example, she describes seeing
the thrill, challenge, strong friendships,
a long line outside the men’s restroom
or unique opportunities that I’ve had
at a regatta in British Columbia, while
through sailing,” she told the Bulletin.
women just breezed right in and out of
“Sailing truly sets me free.”
Hear Haley and her teammates share stories from the race. Search for the Bainbridge Outdoors podcast on the app of your choice.
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the joy OF
PASSION REBORN It was one sentence in Class Notes that caught our attention: In the Spring 2018 issue of the Bulletin, Ghislaine de Give ’63 shared that she had enrolled in an art program at the Putney School of Art and Design in London. “It is exhilarating and hard work but so good to be finally doing what I thought I would at the age of 19,” she wrote at the age of 70. There was a story here.
The broad strokes of that story may be familiar: She discovered a passion in high school and nurtured it through college, only to see it slowly consumed by the business of daily life. But passions rarely disappear completely, and de Give’s journey is a reminder that it’s never too late to return to them. De Give enrolled at Santa Catalina as a sophomore boarding student and one of the school’s first New Yorkers. She worked hard academically and had an affinity for the arts. She was a member of the Aristas honor society, acted on stage, took piano lessons, and, thanks to inspiring art classes taught by France de Mercey, discovered painting. “Santa Catalina opened up a new world of possibility for me,” de Give says. She went to Harvard University to study Romance languages and literature. She also took courses in design and continued to paint. De Give interrupted college for two years to live in Paris, where she enrolled at L’Institut Catholique and the Sorbonne to study French literature and language. In her An oil painting by Ghislaine de Give '63.
spare time, she took life drawing classes at the Académie Julian, the famed art
school that counts Henri Matisse and her idol, Robert Rauschenberg, among its alumni. It was a nice life, but it wouldn’t become a living. “The demand of supporting myself eventually took over,” de Give says. She returned to the United States and to Harvard, where she graduated magna cum laude. She earned an MBA and a Doctor of Business Administration degree at Boston University,
Ghislaine de Give '63 with her sons Amory, left, and Gervase Poulden.
and began a long career in management consulting. She married an Englishman,
In the spring of 2017, de Give had a serious accident that required a yearlong
moved to London, and gave birth to two sons.
rehabilitation to mend bones and build strength. During that time she decided
Painting took a back seat. “The work required
to enroll full-time in Putney’s art school. “I had stopped work several years
for a career and raising two children left little
earlier, and missed the intense dedication to a job,” she says. “I fantasized that
time for painting, much less thinking about
I could repeat the single-mindedness I had applied to a career in consulting to
it,” she says.
become an expert at art.”
Then one day, she had an epiphany. “At about
Now, de Give will tell you that she’s far from an expert; in fact, she insists that
55, I realized that for over 30 years I had
she’s not very good. Her level of talent is irrelevant to her story, she says. “The
talked about how I enjoyed painting, but had
value is that it’s never too late to go for what you want.” The two-year program
nothing to show for it. One day out of the
is meant to launch second careers, with graduates becoming curators, artists,
blue, I enrolled in two courses, one at night
graphic designers, and set designers. De Give sees the program as setting her up
and one on Saturday at a local school of art
for a third career, although what that is, she has yet to discover.
near me in south London. I was fortunate enough to have a teacher who said that his
In the meantime, the program has already enriched her life in another way:
objective was not to make us great artists but
She’s made new friends. Her classmates hail from at least six different countries,
to give us the tools to paint in a way that
representing one of the most international groups she’s encountered in London,
expressed what we had to say. For someone
and she finds it comforting to be among kindred spirits. They are all taking on
who had done very little painting for years,
the challenge of trying something different, something new.
this was liberating.” Each week she learned the techniques of great artists—Rembrandt’s
“After my first year, I realized that suddenly switching to a life of painting is not
glazing, Van Gogh’s color mixing, Cézanne’s
an easy move, but it is well worth it,” she says. “Trying to paint is difficult and
blocking—and incorporated those styles into
requires real discipline and application, especially when one’s talent is not at all
paintings of her own. “We were being taught
obvious. But the journey is fulfilling, endlessly challenging, and helps nurture
to see and to look at things the way a great
and protect an interior life which has become incessantly important to me.
artist had. Painting required a new way of
... And it was only because I had tried art at Santa Catalina that years later I
looking at things.”
returned to it.”
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DEVELOPMENT
donor profile
Seizing Opportunities SANDY HOLLENBECK SCHNEIDER ’62 AND DONNA HOLLENBECK RAMOS ’63 EMBRACE THE JOY OF GIVING BACK
Sandy Hollenbeck Schneider ’62 was a strong middle school math student who just wanted to continue taking the classes she loved in high school. But a chain-link fence stood in her way. The local Catholic high school in Salinas didn’t offer math and science classes for girls. “I would have had to take those classes at the boys’ school, which was across the parking lot and closed off by a cyclone fence,” Sandy recalls. “That fence is what stood between me and an education that opened a whole world of opportunities.” Fortunately, Santa Catalina had no such barriers for girls. The school offered a full breadth of courses, including math and science, and gave Sandy a full scholarship to attend. Her younger sister, Donna Hollenbeck Ramos ’63, joined Santa Catalina the following year, also on scholarship, and their mother commuted from Salinas so they could attend as day students. Sandy and Donna credit Sister Kieran’s generosity and graciousness and Sister Matthew’s pluck with sealing the deal for their parents. “Our father was a strong man,” says Sandy, “and Sister Matthew was equally strong. They hit it off well.” Sandy and Donna give annually to the Santa Catalina Fund, which supports the school’s generous tuition assistance program. Their intention is to give the gift of a Catalina education to today’s
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generation of deserving young women. “Santa Catalina was a game-changer for me,” says Donna, “and supporting the school is my way of paying back the opportunity that I was given.” In reflecting on her time at school, Donna remembers the Rosary Chapel as an especially sacred place and has fond memories of playing sports on campus. “Catalina gave us an opportunity to be athletic—more aggressive—than we could be in our day-to-day lives. It was a great outlet, and the competition was good for us.” Likewise, Sandy recalls steep competition in the classroom. “I thought I was a B student until I got a call from UC Davis in my senior year asking if I could ‘get one more A’ in history to be eligible for the new-applicant Dean’s List. I was confused: Turns out the colleges were counting my Bs at Santa Catalina as As!”
Sandy and Donna acknowledge the challenge of entering a school community on scholarship, particularly when many of their classmates had privileged backgrounds. However, they both note how the openness and the intimacy of the Santa Catalina community taught them that everyone has worries and problems, regardless of financial means and background. “It’s a lesson I’ve taken with me for the rest of my life,” says Sandy. Both women used their Santa Catalina education to gain leadership positions in their respective fields. Donna, a lifelong nurse and mother of four, spent the past 20 years of her career leading healthcare teams. “Catalina taught me how to bring everyone’s perspectives to bear and to not discriminate in any way. I’m good at helping people find common ground.” She also notes that she was influenced by the leadership style of Sister Kieran, who had a reputation for “walking softly and carrying a big stick.” Donna remembers: “Sister Kieran was an amazing woman. She had the ability to pay complete attention to you while you were in her presence. She looked right into your soul, and you knew you were important to her.” Sandy spent her career climbing the ranks at Pacific Bell Telephone Company, starting out in their engineering department in 1966. Sandy remembers her first interview with the hiring manager, who greeted her and said, “Oh, you’re a woman. Well, I don’t interview women. But let’s sit down and talk anyway.” After interviewing with the female
hiring manager, Sandy was offered an entry-level management position at Pacific Bell—just one year after the company started hiring women into management. By the time Sandy retired in 1997, she was the Assistant Vice President of Strategic and Financial Planning. “Santa Catalina gave me the confidence to succeed in a ‘man’s world,’” says Sandy. “When leadership opportunities arose, I had to take them—not just for me, but for all the women in our company.”
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Both Sandy and Donna note the importance of the all-girls environment in shaping their experience at Santa Catalina and their values. “Taking boys out of the classroom and off the field and having the time to focus on yourself is an incredible gift,” says Donna. Sandy reflects on her support for Santa Catalina and explains why she includes it among her chief causes, noting: “The environment, exposure, and expectations are a step higher at Santa Catalina than in other places in the world. Students here are plucked from wherever they are and start functioning at a much higher altitude. Supporting women in this way is how I wish to make an impact on the world.”
( 1 ) Sandy Hollenbeck
Schneider '62 and Donna Hollenbeck Ramos '63 lived in Salinas and attended Catalina on scholarships.
Santa Catalina was a gamechanger for me and supporting the school is my way of paying back the opportunity that I was given. —Donna Hollenbeck Ramos ’63
( 2 ) The real-life sisters were
also Ring Sisters.
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ALUMNAE
profile
Kathy Trafton
’ 74
PRESIDENT, ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR YOUR TENURE AS PRESIDENT OF THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION?
My goal is to inspire and lead the Alumnae Council to support Santa Catalina. Keeping Santa Catalina strong, and helping it succeed, is the number one goal. Council members can help connect fellow alumnae back to the school, which is a great thing for so many reasons. Many of us have benefited from our years at 1500 Mark Thomas Drive, and our lives (and résumés) are the better for it. Here’s a way any alumna can help “pay it forward”: give Admission an “assist” by introducing promising candidates for Lower and Middle School, Summer at Santa Catalina (camp), and especially Upper School. What a gift to introduce a girl to such a special place as Santa Catalina! Santa Catalina’s alumnae also can provide much-needed financial support. Some alumnae expect to give to
Catalina every year. The more of us who think that way, the better. Our participation provides funds and helps the school qualify for grants. Santa Catalina is fantastic, and we want to keep it that way. WHAT ORIGINALLY MOTIVATED YOU TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION? I’d been attending alumnae
gatherings and events at the school, and was flattered to be asked to step up and help in a bigger way. If you’re interested in joining the Alumnae Council or helping in another way, don’t wait to be asked. Please get in touch with me! WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST INTERESTING OR REWARDING EXPERIENCE AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION? I very much enjoy meeting alumnae from different
years and different generations, as well as, of course, connecting with longtime friends.
Through alumnae connections, I have met interesting people doing extraordinary things. It’s amazing to think that we were all in the same boat at school, and then we scattered and went on to create such diverse and fascinating and even inspiring lives. One example: Years ago, when I was practicing law in San Francisco, I was asked to interview and write a profile of an alum who was about to head to Somalia to help women living there. Our lives had converged at Catalina and in San Francisco, and as I wrote my article for Santa Catalina, it struck me that, even though we were living not far from one another, our lives would soon be radically different, each doing good in our own way. I would never have gotten to know that unforgettable woman were it not for Santa Catalina. WHAT DO YOU WANT ALUMNAE TO KNOW ABOUT THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION? We’re members of a group of amazing
people. I’m delighted that many alumnae stay connected, and I encourage those who have been away for too long to come back. How about attending an alumnae reception? How about attending your class reunion in March? We’re honoring those from classes that end in “4” and “9” in 2019. I hope to see you at your reunion! WHAT DO YOU WANT CURRENT STUDENTS TO KNOW ABOUT BEING AN ALUMNA OF SANTA CATALINA? The Alumnae
Association will be waiting for you with open arms upon your graduation. We’ll help you stay connected with your old friends, and you can meet new friends through us, too. We hope you’ll want to stay connected with your alma mater; we can help you in so many ways.
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ALUMNAE CLASS NOTES
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Fleana Giglio Snapp brorat1955@comcast.net Laurie Angel McGuinness lambo10@aol.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!
and plantings. So happy to hear that she will be attending reunion as well. Sister Lois Silva makes her permanent home these days at Lourdes House at Dominican University in San Rafael. She loves having a chance to see Sister Jeremy up to three times a day! Sue Crane (Sister Matthew) is now 93, lives right around the corner, and comes to visit frequently. Lois sends her regrets for not being able to attend the reunion but she has not been up to traveling since her stroke four years ago. I (Gloria Felice) am happy to report that I love living in the “Valley of the Sun” with Randy for over 35 years. My niece, Joyia Oliverio Felice ’67, my sister, Mary, and I flew to Ibiza in September 2017 for the wedding of my son, John. We then went to our favorite city of Florence, Italy, for a week and had a great time. We plan to take a Mexican Riviera cruise this winter to celebrate my birthday! I keep busy with my property management business along with a monthly book club and weekly mahjongg. I hope that some of our gal pals from the Class of 1953 will be able to join us for our big reunion.
55 Gloria Felice ’54 with her daughter, Gina Jansheski ’77
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Gloria Felice gloriafelice@cox.net It is with great sadness that we will be celebrating our 65th without our beloved Ardis Dickerson Brookins. She passed away unexpectedly from a serious fall in July. Our deepest sympathy to her sister, Diane Dickerson ’57, her daughter Kathy, and all of her family and friends. We were blessed to have her in our lives with her sweet face and loving laughter. Jeanne Nielsen Marshall is still recovering from the fall that she had in 2017. It has been a long haul with a broken femur and two places in her pelvis. Although she is using a walker, she can still drive and get herself in and out of the car. She is back to her weekly “Tuesday Stitchers” and taught her third quilting class in July. She recalls Ardis as “such a jewel” and is planning to attend our 65th. Noreen Lewis Raney is happy in her new home and busy fine-tuning her decor. She enjoys being active in Junior League and her book club. Both of her boys live nearby in the Sacramento area. She is also planning to attend our reunion. Pat Bondesen-Smith is still exploring all areas of design in interior, landscaping, and fashion. She is currently creating a Japanese garden with fountains, sculpture,
Mary Nevin Henderson Pat Kelly Phillips plwa2@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!
56 The Class of 1956 is without a class correspondent. Please contact Shannon Gaughf ’08, Alumnae Relations Coordinator, to volunteer to serve your class in this meaningful way. Jane Howard Goodfellow: I am well and
blessed with good health! I keep busy serving on the boards of Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (the board of directors and the foundation board), the VNA Southern California board, and the Mount San Antonio Gardens board. I also play bridge, garden, and enjoy life! I am blessed with three healthy and productive children (including Joan Goodfellow Knetemann ’80) and seven grandchildren (including Megan Knetemann ’11 and Jane Goodfellow ’12)—all healthy, happy, and doing their thing! Life is good! Nitze Erro Caswell: Hi to all of my 1956 classmates. I just celebrated my 80th birthday. All of our children and grands gathered here to share my birthday. Saw Anne Hicks Kimball and her husband, Peter, and had a good visit. Love to you all.
ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL Executive Committee Kathy Trafton ’74 President Jalynne Tobias Redman ’72 Priya Kumar Raju ’00 Katie Carnazzo Larsen ’02 Vice Presidents Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Director of Alumnae Relations Members Pat Allen Sparacino ’65 Marie Cantin ’70 Sally Fay ’74 Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82 Helene de Baubigny ’85 Christina Nalchjian Whitley ’85 Stephanie Post Pollard ’85 Annie Coppel ’90 Lindsay Heller ’95 Broglin Keeton ’01 Kai Romero ’01 Kristina Flathers ’11 Chapter Chairs Boston
Position vacant
Chicago
Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese ’74 Kristina Flathers ’11
Dallas
Joanne Van der Plas Viola ’84 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 Portland, OR Sacramento
Gloria Felice ’54 Becky Hays-Rovey ’92 Virginia Sewell ’69 Ann Carter ’71 Brigid Flanigan ’73 Position vacant
San Diego
Taylor Griffon ’11
San Francisco
Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Natalie Burke ’99 Anna Lopez Mourlam ’06
Seattle
Madeleine Lynch Greathouse ’85
Washington, D.C.
Kerri Robinson Johnson ’92
International Chapters Asia Rene Leung ’99 Angelina Yao ’99 Diana Mak ’01 Europe Lara Brehmer ’98 Latin America
Leslie Hulse ’88 Annie Coppel ’90 Tere Gonzalez ’94
*Designates Alumnae Association Board member
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Carole Lusignan Buttner wmbclb@aol.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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Marilyn Ramos Ospina maospina305@hotmail.com Karen Swanson Crummey kcrum1@sbcglobal.net We had our 75th birthday reunion in Aptos/ Santa Cruz, hosted by Kay O’Connell Vernor and Sister Cathy deBack . Daphne Craige Bertero and her husband, Dick, went to Romania on a Viking river cruise and then on to London. Daphne says it was a great way to travel. Her granddaughter (Lila Doust ’23 LS) is in fourth grade in the Lower and Middle School this year. Daphne sadly lost her mother this year. Susie Gray Christoffersen lost her brother recently. However, she took a wonderful trip to Hawaii and will spend some time in Tanzania with the whole family during Christmas. Susie is no longer playing golf after three back fusions but is on the road to recovery. Lani LeBlanc traveled to Oaxaca in late February, took a family trip to Belize, and visited her sister, Shelley LeBlanc Duke ’59, in Virginia. She also spent a five-night stay at a dude ranch working with cattle on horseback in August. Julie Perkins Layne and her husband, Art, spent some time in Dijon in September
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2017 and were able to see Pam Fairbanks de Villaine and her husband, Aubert. Wendy Miller Lambeth is keeping up with the grandchildren, who seem to be scattered near and far. She and her husband are happy with their move to be closer to the children. Wendy participates in a wonderful group in uninstructed drawing and writes simple poetry now and then. Judy Botelho Cain is now happy in her new home after 13 months in a motorhome while her house was being renovated. She keeps up with her many grandchildren as well and will be in the East visiting them soon. She and Lani LeBlanc got Susie Blair Riley ’62 (center) with Katherine Blair Rible ’71 together for brunch and had a and Katie Riley Legarza ’92 great time. Jane Barry Graham attended the Sacramento chapter gathering in May and had fun meeting women from other classes. Betsy Helm Hansen is recovering from a fall which resulted in a fractured pelvis. Jinx Hack Ring is working hard with Julie Thomas Obering, Betsy Helm Hansen, Judy Botelho Cain, Mary Pat Reardon Sweetman, and Joan Stafford Mary Bitterman Haynes on the Class of 1960 endowment fund. mbitterman@osherfoundation Jinx, her husband, Peter, and daughter (Kristin Ring ’86) were also in Hawaii to celebrate Jinx’s Like many of us, Lorrie Boldrick finds it hard 75th birthday and had great fun swimming with to believe we graduated 56 years ago. “I will the sea turtles. Jinx continues her work with the always thank Santa Catalina for giving me what I Special Olympics. Nan Griffin Winter is still needed to get into and through vet school. Sister traveling but only in the USA. She has been to San Kieran was an amazing influence and supporter. Antonio and will rent a house in Santa Barbara I graduated from vet school 50 years ago and have as her oldest grandson will be going to UCSB. always been happy with my career choice. I have Nan is still playing golf about three times a week actually flunked retirement twice and I now work and selling a few houses. Mimi Doud Detels two days a week in my own practice in my barn in had a delightful brunch with Tappy Gahagan my backyard. I also am the volunteer veterinarian Hunt and her husband, Chip. Julie Thomas for Freedom Dogs. We train service dogs for the Obering is now living in Carmel Valley Manor. wounded military with PTSD. I have learned She has recently spent some time with her son an amazing amount about some of the men and and grandson and enjoyed her quality time with women who are giving up so much to protect us.” them. Karen Swanson Crummey is doing After a successful battle with cancer last year, great in her usual activities. As for me (Marilyn Lorrie plans to do things on her bucket list now Ramos Ospina), we sold our condo and moved rather than waiting. She went to the Kentucky to Phoenix to be nearer to the children. After 25 Derby and bet on the winner. Then she rode on years in an apartment, moving back to a house will the Goodyear Blimp, something she had wanted be a major adjustment. But we are looking forward to do since she moved to Southern California in to spending more time with the children. I have 1968. “Next March I am going to New Zealand resigned from my job and hope to find another to visit an old friend and I will get to ride her job or revisit some of the hobbies I had before Friesian stallion.” With beautiful granddaughters marriage. We would be thrilled to see anyone in (11 and 9) who live just an hour away, Lorrie the Phoenix area. feels blessed and thanks all of her classmates for their support and encouragement, which helped her get where she is today. Having been a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea from 1967-1969, Gail Dowling Goettelmann recently attended a Peace Corps Korea reunion in Los Angeles. In Korea, Penelope Corey Arango she taught English at the Pusan Girls Middle School. Gail recalls that, at that time, Korea was pcarango@bellsouth.net one of the poorest countries in Asia, but has since We publish notes for each class once a year—odddeveloped into a major economic force during numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered the last 50 years. “The Korea I remember is now in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue! barely recognizable. It was an uplifting experience
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to reconnect with longtime friends, many of whom are currently active in international affairs.” Gail reports that Gary still works with their son, Steven, at the family business, and she enjoys doing store accounting and data entry. A highlight in Gail’s life is granddaughter Jennifer, who is a straight-A student, starting high school in the fall. Gail still jogs each morning and rides her horse, Huey, several times a week. Lander Reeves Hynes says that all goes well for her family. She and Bill are planning a trip to the Grand Canyon, a monument so near and yet never visited. Lander participates in the auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and is a member of Achievement Rewards for College Scientists. Her son, John, works for Chubb and lives nearby in the East Bay. Lander mentioned that she and Talie Bigelow Cutler have discussed the possibility of arranging a luncheon for Catalina classmates in the Bay Area. In addition, Lander noted that her sister, Beth Reeves ’71, lives in Santa Barbara and is doing very well but had to evacuate five times due to the fires and floods that hit the Montecito/ Santa Barbara area. An October 2017 wedding was a highlight for the family of Lynnea Larson Payne. Daughter Sarah and her fiancé, Alex, were married at San Francisco City Hall and the reception was at the Historic Fire House in Fort Mason. Lynnea noted that Alex is Swiss/Danish and that many of his mother's family members from Denmark were able to attend the festivities. As to her own travels, Lynnea mentioned a cruise through Australia and New Zealand with a retired teacher friend. “We really enjoyed the Maori ambassadors on the cruise ship who presented their culture through lessons in dance, language, and song. When we were able to visit a Maori Marae, we were able to appreciate much of what we saw.” Lynnea still has her business, At Your Service, driving people to doctors’ appointments and to do their shopping. She also remains involved in her church, managing the office and assisting the pastor. For Susie Blair Riley, this has been a busy year. “Pat and I sold our big house in Reno in April 2017 and have been living in our cabin at Lake Tahoe. We celebrated our 50th anniversary with friends and family last June. Then after training all last summer, we walked the last 100 miles of the Lorrie Boldrick ’62 takes a selfie with her granddaughters
Camino de Santiago.” Before the end of summer, they will move back to Reno and into their new house. Susie discovered that Jane Sweetland ’70 is living just around the corner. “My book club is reading her book, Sons at War, about her uncle and the young German man who shot each other down in the African theater, a fascinating and well-researched book of their parallel lives. She is going to join us for the discussion of the book.” Sandra Hollenbeck Schnieder announces that the “big news this year is that I now have a great-granddaughter, Brooke Avery! She lives with her parents in San Leandro, near me in Castro Valley. She has reprioritized the lives of many people in her world.” Sandy notes that since her husband, Will, passed away last year, she has reengaged with friends and family, while coming to appreciate all the many things that Will took care of—he was her accountant and handyman in addition to her soulmate. Sandy has rejoined the boards of the nonprofit agency Building Futures and the Castro Valley Women’s Club. She concluded her update by saying, “I look forward to what the future holds in store.” Margi Stewart is the bravest of the brave. While she continues to be challenged by “conversion disorder” in the wake of Nikolai’s death and still requires a walker to get around, she participates in water aerobics six hours each week and is fit and healthy. Margi finds great satisfaction in tutoring her grandchildren (10 and 8) and feels blessed with the companionship of a kind Japanese man, Yutaka, a retired math and robotics professor whom she met at the Monterey Sports Center. Margi reports that she and Alexandra Robison stay in close communication. Alex still lives in Madrid with her husband, Emilio, and spends much of her time caring for her young grandchildren, taking art classes, and studying Italian. Margi’s daughter, Christina, is godmother for Alex’s 3-year-old grandson, Thomas, who lives with his family near San Francisco, and Margi receives many photos and texts describing their excursions. I (Mary Bitterman) was able to meet the energetic and committed new Head of School Meg Bradley when she came to San Francisco in the late spring. The event provided a splendid opportunity to catch up with Patricia Flynn ’61 and Peter Folger, brother of Abigail Folger ’61 and longtime trustee and board chair of Santa Catalina. Best wishes to all members of the Class of 1962 and many thanks to those who responded to my call for news. I know that our beloved classmate Barbara Grant Kangas Armor would join me in these fond greetings.
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Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard joyfuleclectic@icloud.com We sadly lost Dewey Maclean Parker in May 2017 and Maureen Finn in January 2017. Joanie McCaskey Rosenbaum and I (Antoinette) were having a conversation recently about our class and we remarked about the closeness and support we have given to each other over the years. In fact we wanted to call it Gifts of the Heart. Behind the scenes of our reporting, there has been so much support for our life crises, our going forward into the next decades, often the stories that don’t need to get reported to the wider world. But it is those connections, that love, and those attending hearts and ears that have made the Class of ’64 so special and so remarkable. I can report that I am feeling better with each passing day. I celebrated the anniversary of Dave’s death in 2018 by giving his good clothes to a program for youth employment, and my next-door neighbor in New Zealand organized a morning of reading to his school; grades 1-4 were the joys I got to read to. I am selling my home in Ohio with no preconceived notion of where life will end up and keeping New Zealand for the foreseeable future. Jill Shoemake Vogel: Our oldest granddaughter, Carson Vogel ’22, who now lives in Sun Valley, ID, is attending Santa Catalina as a freshman boarder. I am excited about that. Chris Di Giorgio Timmerman: Our family is good and we had two college graduations to celebrate, a nephew and our grandson. Both are going on to graduate school, one in neuroscience and one in applied math. Ray plays golf but I have had to take a break from that for a while. I still play bridge and mahjongg regularly. My mom is alive at 104! She had no health issues but does sleep most of the time. Ginny von Hasseln: I am enjoying life at Carmel Valley Manor very much as does my poodle, Annie. I am still in my various garden groups in addition to various communities at Carmel Valley Manor. My daughter, Katie, and her husband, Raky, have two adorable little girls in San Francisco: Ayla (5) and Lorain (2 ½). Most of my travels are to San Francisco to see them all! Julie Bisceglia: I am still working for the Court of Appeals in Santa Ana and still, after nearly eight years, unable to believe my luck in landing this job. The girls are well. Alyson is still in Las Vegas and seems settled there, with a house and a dog. Hayley (Hobie) is living in Brooklyn and working for a nonprofit in Manhattan. The nonprofit supports subsistence farmers in East Africa, which translates into frequent trips to that area for her. I wish they were closer, but it is what it is. I am still dancing in my spare time. Marianne HidasTrotter: When we moved back to the States, we landed in Fresno to take care of my widowed mother who, at 94, was still living in her own home. Now, almost five years later, she is still on her own but needing plenty of daily care. Consequently, our passion for travel has been put on the back burner. We did get a trip to Havana
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squeezed in, which was fantastic. It is a beautiful place with lovely people. A new, delightful development is my friendship with a dear classmate, Claudia Reynolds Knous. It started a few years ago when she came to Bavaria for an art workshop and stayed with us a few days. We discovered we share a love for everything related to art. For the last few months we’ve been doing an online art class together. We do a lesson a week and share the results via FaceTime. It’s really fun and pushes each of us to meet some sort of deadline and to look critically at our work. Each of us has our other art commitments, but every Tuesday has become a special time to catch up with each other’s life and discuss our latest assignment. Lesley Andrus: I found out why you’re supposed to have children when you’re younger—babysitting for a 4-month-old and 14-month-old for a week in San Francisco was exhausting. I am planning fun trips this year: a trip to Sicily in October with a friend, and I rented an apartment in Paris for a month so I can go to Alliance Francaise and improve my French to speak to my granddaughters. Mary Elizabeth Shea Callaghan: John and I have just had our 10th grandchild—a little girl who joins her twin brothers (19 months). I find life gets filled up with a great deal of babysitting lately! With John finally retiring after 45 years at USC, we now have a bit of time to travel, play golf, and spend some winter time in the desert. We have a family vacation planned this summer to Hawaii and then John and I will spend our yearly trip visiting his family in England. Marlo Musto Mugnaini: Of consequence for any of our classmates who have suffered breast cancer, I was an ambassador for the Dragon Boat Festival here in Florence, Italy, in July. Anne Perlitz Giles: Both of our children are married and now “in the family way.” Our daughter, Estelle, just had a little girl in Salem, MA, and our son, Jackson, and his wife (who live in Austin, TX) had another Jackson in September. I am doing fine with it all but surely know now that there is no golden pond. As my husband so cleverly puts it, getting old is getting old. Chris Cotton Gannon: Carol Covington Thomson and I were asked by Susie Perelli-Minetti Bothwell to join her on a committee to raise funds for the Norbertine Association of Saint Joseph. This is an order of cloistered nuns in Tehachapi, CA, which began about 20 years ago and currently has over 50 professed nuns and novices. They have outgrown their current convent so are trying to raise funds for a larger chapel and dormitory addition. It was wonderful working with Susie and Carol on such a worthwhile project. Carol Covington Thomson: Our son, Scott, married in July 2017 in Montana. I know most of the women have been through this many times long before, but here I am! It’s amazing to see them starting their life. Kathy Hoffman Enright: This note comes to you from Berlin, where we have just arrived to enjoy two weeks in Europe, including a Viking cruise on the Seine. Our big news is that we are downsizing and moving to a small one-story house nearby. Big project—sorting, tossing, bequeathing, donating, plus some remodeling in the new house. Very bittersweet and an interesting
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way of facing one’s mortality. Where have all the playing again—lovely places, sunshine, and years gone? How come I feel hardly older than exercise. I am volunteering as a Medicare counselor when we were all classmates together, but I’m helping seniors navigate the Medicare world. This surrounded by grandchildren who are already real is a great service, a national program funded by the people? Susie Perelli-Minetti Bothwell: I federal government and local governments. I also recently had lunch with Jane Bronner completed a redo of my entire garden, both Hummert , and we did a great job of catching up hardscape and planting. Hope this is the last with each other on the last 50 or so years. This fall renovation. On a sad note, my younger sister, Craig and I are returning to Italy for two months Clarissa, passed away unexpectedly in October in bella Italia! Liz Holt Protell: Like others in our 2017 from cancer. In total, though, life is good. class, Bob and I downsized by selling the Pebble Beach home and buying a home in Carmel Valley. After two years remodeling, we are settling in. However, not all of our stuff fits, so Jill Shoemake Vogel has been ruthlessly forcing me to purge my “treasures.” Has anybody noticed that Pat Allen Sparacino the kids don’t want the good silver, china, and pat.sparacino@gmail.com antiques? Our daughter, Page, is in New Haven; Charles and family have moved to Las Vegas; and We publish notes for each class once a year—oddPeter and his family live in Tahoe. Traveling to see numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered them has been on hold because we have a new in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue! puppy. At eight months and 95 lbs., she is my gym workout these days. Barbara Carpenter McDonald: I visited my daughter and grandson in Asheville in June. Other than that, I keep busy ushering, singing in choirs, and enjoying Santa Barbara. See many of you in November. Laurie Carson Griff: Gary and I will celebrate 50 years together next spring. With amazement, we are so grateful for time with each other, our two daughters who live near us, and our six wonderful grandchildren. They bring us such joy as we attend their games, performances, and graduations. My daughter, Beaven, has reinvented the drama program at her children’s Members of the Class of ’66 at their birthday school; has leading roles in local celebration in San Francisco: Vicky deBack Lugo, play and musical productions; Elizabeth Flood Stevenson, Sally Bronner Jones, maintains a parent coaching Glovie Reiter Lynn, Kathleen Motley Lowe, practice; and raises four great kids Lyn Belcher Wilson, and Lorri Ditz McCarthy with her husband, Mark. Kimberly (46) trains with her darling thoroughbred, Jackie O, and was state champion in the 18 and over age group in hunters over fences and equitation. I stay busy in my garden, paint botanicals when I can, and fundraise for graduate students in the sciences. I send love and blessings to our dear classmates whose friendships I cherish. Lorri Ditz McCarthy Sheila McMahon Williams: The highlight of lorditz@yahoo.com 2017 was our trip to Botswana. This was our Kathy Fay: I loved seeing so many of our second trip to Botswana and it was truly the trip of classmates in March; first at the S.F. apartment a lifetime. For me, it was all about the animals. We of Libby Budge D’Hemery, and then the next saw everything, from aardvarks to zebras! At 90, night at the San Francisco Yacht Club. It was the Dan was amazing; he missed nothing! Another most fun weekend, and I’ve never been prouder of highlight of my year was a day I spent this April our class. Meanwhile, I have moved seven blocks with Bobbie Cella Wilsey. I got to meet her north and am now a resident of Gulf Stream. I granddaughter, Grace, and learn about the utterly am renting a house and have it locked in for three astounding work that the Grace Science years. I went to Granby, CO, over the summer Foundation is doing. What a magnificent effort, for the wedding of my niece, the daughter of my spearheaded by Bobbie’s son, Matt, and his wife, sister, Sally Fay ’74. Sally sang a song at the dinner, Kristen. We’re good. Grateful for every day, which brought the house down! Vicki deBack especially the ones where all the moving parts are Lugo: Just turned 70 and all is good in my life. moving without ibuprofen. Flo Nixon: I spend my Master Gardeners keeps me busy, along with my time time playing golf, which I have enjoyed
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volunteering in a school garden and collecting and delivering books to inner-city students. I’m enjoying yoga, MELT, and of course, my beach walks! Glovie Reiter Lynn: The San Francisco parties were a highlight, as well as my actual 70th, which took place in Charleston, SC. In late April, I received a very positive oncology report and don't go back for five months. You can't imagine the freedom I feel after four years of driving to Baltimore every three weeks! We are planning to take the family to a dude ranch next summer. Anyone with suggestions for the perfect three-generation spot, please contact me. Donna Miller Casey: Thirty-eight members of the Class of 1966 met in S.F. for a weekend in March to celebrate our coming of age! Dinners at the home of Libby Budge D’Hemery and the Yacht Club flanked a gathering at St. Dominic’s Church for Mass to remember those of our class who had died. Sadly, we learned that Maureen McPharlin joined this group recently. The joy and camaraderie forged at Santa Catalina carried us through and we were struck by our growth as wonderful, successful adults in all fields of endeavor. Sue Grupe dePolo: I had a stupendous birthday blowout in Kauai during Easter break with 35 family members. Amongst us were seven Catalina-educated women! Anian Pettit Tunney: I am still working as a real estate broker at The Grubb Co in the Piedmont/Oakland area, but now my daughter, Adrienne Tunney Krumins ’94, is working as my partner and it is so much fun! She has two children (12, 10) and they live in Piedmont, also. Our youngest, Catherine Tunney McDowell ’01, is also living in Piedmont and has two children. Ann Craig Hanson: I am retired for the third time! Enjoying being a grandma and having more time with family. Lorri Ditz McCarthy: Ann Craig Hanson, Traci Bliss, and I went to the “70s at 70” celebration that our Stanford class planned at Stanford Sierra Camp at Fallen Leaf Lake in September. This has really been a yearlong celebration of our birthdays. The gathering here in San Francisco in March was absolutely wonderful and so many were able to come. My family and I went to the Alisal Guest Ranch in Solvang to celebrate my birthday in June. We had our newlyweds there too, so it was our first celebration with my new son-in-law. As most of you know, Maureen McPharlin passed away in late spring, and Susan Waligora Williams had a reception for her at Susan's home in Oakland.
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Ann Kuchins kuchinsa@yahoo.com 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!
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Eugenie Schlueter emschl@sbcglobal.net Daphne Macneil daphnemacneil@yahoo.com Two score and 10 years ago we were on the verge of graduating and heading off for the great unknown territories of life beyond high school, and what a pleasure it was to celebrate our return to that place! The love and enthusiasm that circulated from our 50th reunion have carried this group on the crest of a wave for quite awhile. These many years of friendship are powerful potions, as are the newer friendships that have arisen within the class in the intervening years. Thirty-four classmates were able to gather, with quite a number of “almost made it” chiming in electronically as vicarious participants. Highlights noted were copies of the vintage Student Handbook; the richness of the many conversations throughout the weekend, with time and openness to listen to the stories of others; offering to quietly assume some of the burden and offering love and support; and memories and appreciation for a beloved Catalina teacher, Constance Giordano Miller, whose passing was noted. Before flying to Houston to lunch with Tiggy Black Garrett and Terry Whitney Baganz ’69 to get insider information about Tiggy’s new book, Stars in Winter, Sandra Clark-Lewis wrote, “I loved being with our class at the reunion. My time at Santa Catalina serves as an anchor for me and being with classmates and hearing about their lives was a delight. I was happy to ‘sandwich’ the reunion between two trips to Guatemala. In early March, I went with a colleague and two doctoral students to collect data on children identified with stunted growth in hopes of developing a more effective procedure for fitting hearing aids to children with growth retardation. In early May, I returned to Guatemala with the Auburn Audiology Outreach in Guatemala Team for our annual trip to provide hearing health care to disadvantaged children. This was the 10th year we have gone to Guatemala and it will be my last trip with the Auburn University team serving these children. I leave this project in the able hands of an Auburn University colleague, and my hope is that these children will be served for years to come.” Liz Moffitt is still working part-time and enjoys horse-camping when she’s free. She does get to see Gerry Robertson Working, who also lives in Napa Valley. “The reunion was such fun, and I thought everyone looked better and happier than 50 years ago.” Having flown from Denver to the Bay Area to attend the funeral of an old family friend, Laurie Mactavish writes, “As we were all easing out of the pews and meeting new faces in the quiet manner the situation lent itself, I turned around just as Liz Moffitt and I faced each other, and I know we played out a cartoon frame in action to those around us. Liz broke the respectful quiet by her exclamation and I with a laugh joined by Liz. I know the person we were there for would
have laughed equally for and with us.” Cindy Salisbury is celebrating a new house—a cute 1924 bungalow in a historic district of Portland called Ladd's Addition, facing one of its five rose gardens. If all goes well, the big remodeling project she’s starting will be done by this time next year, at which point she will welcome guests there. Gerry Robertson Working and Peter celebrated moving eight years ago to “the ranch” in St. Helena. The house, garden, and vineyard are keeping them busy, yet Gerry continues to volunteer at two nonprofits in St. Helena: a senior activity center and the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, where she is board chair. They made time for a National Geographic small-boat cruise in Alaska, and spent the rest of the summer visiting with daughters and their families, including two little boys (7, 4) and two little girls (7, 5). Leslie Cooley loved seeing so many classmates Friday night of the reunion, expressing her regret that the dates collided with a trip planned a year earlier. By the time many of her classmates were sipping an adult beverage in Carmel on Saturday evening, she was in Norway for a great week of skiing and incredibly beautiful weather. She says, “I did not exactly keep up with my super-athlete sister, but didn’t embarrass myself too badly either.” Olivia, the daughter of Eugenie Schlueter, performed throughout June in the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Her cast received three awards and a call back for a performance in July. Between car trips to Lassen and Berkeley to see her brother, Phillip, and dear friend Gillian Eversole Servais ’69, she’s spending time at the beach with her other brother, Steven, and her son, Pablo, when he can break away from his work as a family law attorney. When you think of what was going on in 1967-68 in the world and that we never felt encouraged to read the paper, or allowed to watch the evening news, with our current times of public tumult, Eugenie decided to explore what the students at Catalina are learning about the U.S. Constitution and what they are able to participate in along the lines of having their voices heard in a public manner. There is a unit on the U.S. Constitution taught in two different U.S. history classes. In this class, federal government versus state government powers are discussed, as are certain Supreme Court cases. There is also new opportunity of a senior seminar doing research on the U.S. Constitution. The students have a peace and justice club and a Model U.N. club. The students attend marches and are taken by school bus with adults in attendance. “I was greatly encouraged to learn that a student set up a table for a few days in the dining room to help other students register to vote. This was well-received by all. With social media, the girls are very well-informed.” I, Daphne Macneil, have been wallowing in the pleasure of being “Grammy” to Leo (3) and Emma (6), enjoying whole weeks at a time of “Grammy Camp” in Ukiah. Having missed Reunion for a family wedding, I join so many of our classmates in saying, “I look forward to another gathering with classmates in 2019 if we can swing it!”
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Marie Cantin rapideye1@aol.com Maryedith Smith Burrell: I guess I’m a “woman
of a certain age” dealing with the common setbacks and successes in work, play, health, and love. Happy to root for my amazing classmates and their endeavors, taking heart from their energy and dedication. Just staying alert and positive while tomorrow readies to reveal itself. Meanwhile, I prepare like the good Girl Scout I am. Marie Cantin: Since our ad hoc reunion in Santa Cruz last June, the year has been a transitional one during which I spent nearly five months engaged in the interview process for the position of dean at a big film school in L.A. It was down to me and one other person, but I didn’t end up getting the job. Back to the drawing board after that, but no conclusions about anything except that it’s time to do triage of our stuff if we’re serious about ever moving from L.A. Michael’s screenwriting career has had a rebirth, plus he’s on faculty at UCSB during winter quarter, and his photographs are doing very well at Photography West in Carmel. We swim at UCLA, enjoy the L.A. Philharmonic, and spend a lot of time in Monterey to check up on my mother and to watch over the Cantin family home. This means we get to hang out with awesome people like Suzanne Saunders Shaw, Maryedith Smith Burrell, Cara Coniglio, Diana Whitesides, Shannon Gregory Mandel, Susan Woods, and a crew of my non-Catalina pals who have by now met all of the above. A blended family at its best! My mother recently turned 89 and is doing well at her assisted living residence. Leslie Redlich Cockburn writes from the campaign trail: A Catalina moment: I was on the campaign trail in Palmyra, VA, at a potluck supper in our new campaign office in a Fluvanna County shopping mall, and who should appear in the crowd but Maryedith Smith Burrell! She came up from Asheville, NC, to cheer on the campaign. We now have six Democratic nominees for Congress in Virginia who are women. I am so proud to be one of them. Joan Pettley Govedare: Still living in our paradise of six acres
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Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70 reads her book with Santa Catalina Lower and Middle School students
on Whidbey Island. I continue to do my pottery, and my husband, Peter, paints. Our daughter, Katyrose, just completed her first year at the University of Washington. She is thriving there. She just recorded her first solo album, which will be available on SoundCloud soon! I love this generation of vibrant, confident young adults. Rosemary Henze: I retired in December 2017. I was worried that I would be bored, but it hasn't happened yet. My husband and I went to Colombia and Ecuador in March. I became fascinated with a permaculture site we saw in Ecuador, and this inspired me to apply some of the principles of sustainability in my own small garden. This may seem old hat to experienced veggie growers, but I am thrilled to see the green beans hiding among the leaves and to see the hummingbirds, bees, etc., also enjoying themselves. The world seems simpler and kinder in the garden. Wish it were so beyond. Ellie Hubbard: Cara Coniglio visited for our annual rock ’n’ roll experience at BottleRockSix. This year she was joined by her daughter, Tiana, and sister, Lisa Coniglio Kaufmann ’71, who brought her son, Patrick. Fortunately, the weather cooperated and a good time was had by all. A few weeks before Cara's visit, I was fortunate enough to grab a visit with Joan Pettley Govedare on Whidbey Island. I was able to see her studio, meet Katyrose and Peter, see the lovely oasis where they live in, and then run to catch the next ferry back to Seattle. The visit was so short, but memorable! I'm still spending time with Spiked Punch riding in Skyline Park, which has recovered nicely from the October fires. I was evacuated during the Atlas Fire last October but other than some embers in the garden, all was well. The fire came within 1,000 yards of my home. I will forever have a deep-seated respect for first responders. I'm quite certain that without their diligence I wouldn't be writing this right now, because I would still be busy with the Napa County Planning Commission trying to get the plans for my new house approved!
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is returning some sanity to our federal government. I truly hope that Leslie Redlich Cockburn is elected and can be one of the strong leaders we so desperately need. I am engaged to get reasonable individuals elected in my county and state. Who thought we would have to be activists at this time in our lives? On a brighter note, Gary and I are happy and healthy. We have forsaken snowy winters for the sun and warmth of Tucson. We spend five months there and seven in the Methow Valley of Washington. If anyone finds herself in either place, drop me a line. I would love to see you! Piper McNulty: Very much enjoying being a grandma! Nicholas was born last September, and as we predicted, he is as lively as his parents—and then some. I assume official babysitting duty come fall. It is wonderful to take a breath and just revel in a new life unfolding. We are off on a two-week trip this summer to Toronto, Montreal, and Nova Scotia. Hope to meet up with more of the McNulty clan in Halifax on the way. I’m not ready to retire but it seems the universe has other plans. Looking for ways to stay connected— perhaps through volunteer tutoring on campus? Shannon Gregory Mandel: I continue to take art and fitness classes and volunteer at the Point Piños Lighthouse where I meet people from all over the world. I did spend two weeks in London and Amsterdam with some longtime friends of mine. It was a spectacular time! Sandi Royce: I’m so thrilled to finally chat with my sweet classmates many years later! I have lived in Colorado for three years now. My daughter moved here five years ago, and four years ago my life began again with the birth of my grandson, Towne, who calls me “Toots.” I retired from being a personal trainer when I moved here, as there is no need with all these mountains to climb! Can’t wait for Santa Fe. Suzanne Saunders Shaw: Moving five times in six years seems ridiculous, but it may have been the necessary detour for me to feel “settled” somewhere. My newest home is just above the
village of Carmel Valley, a little old ranch home that's not far from my brother's vineyard and close enough to Marie Cantin, Diana Whitesides, and Cara Coniglio that it's easy to stay connected. The list of things that get better as we get older may be deceptively short, but sweet. More time for family and friends and travel is priceless. I had the great fortune to meet up with Jane Sweetland in Paris. Molly Asche Smith: I am officially retired from my longtime work since May. I am continuing a bit with adoption practice because I really enjoy the process and people involved. We continue to be very busy with home and garden projects, visits to friends and family, and hosting many visitors. We visited Kauai in March with my brother and his wife. Back in B.C., we enjoyed skiing at resorts west of the Kootenays. I stayed on the Nordic tracks and skis, which could be my new format due to worrisome bone density. I enjoy spending time with our grandchildren—two boys in Calgary and a boy and a girl in Fernie. Staying healthy and happy. My love to all my awesome classmates. Lena Sedletzsky Stevens: My big news is that my son, Carlos, was married in March to a wonderful woman and I will have more grandchildren on the way. Life is good and I am trying to focus daily on how I want to feel about the day rather than what gets done. I find I am a happier camper when I don’t measure my life by production. Neville Penney Susich: Time is flying by these days, especially this past year in retirement mode. There’s more time for friends, family, enjoying the outdoors, and travel—much of it spent with our adult children. Andy and his wife, Victoria, live and work in Manchester, England. Will and his partner, Laura, are farming in Southern Oregon; and Maggie and her husband, Eric, are relocating from New York City to Portland, OR, for her med school and his research. There is much to be grateful for. Jane Sweetland: My mother is 91, and I tower over her now as she is shrinking. I am well aware that the difficulties I have encountered are minuscule compared to so many whose lives are torn by war, famine, violence, and hate. Many of my students’ lives were shattered by suicide, drugs, death. I taught them English and they taught me how to be on the planet. I plan to do each well, though sometimes the earth shifts beneath me, and other times I blow it without any prompting. But if I learn from those misses, I will arrive, perhaps at 91, able to say what my mother did when I pointed out that a high-rise was going up and it would cut out some of her view of San Francisco glittering across the bay. “Oh honey,” she said, “it’s just change.” With gratitude to the Class of ’70, with whom I have gone through many changes and from whom I have learned much. Marion Toms: I am grateful every day that Barrie, our daughters, and I retain our relatively good health. We are all busy and engaged in our lives. I am exhausted tonight from my day’s work mixing glazes for the community ceramic studio. My mother will turn 90 this month. She is not active but seems comfortable enough. I am glad to have some help with her care so I am not the only one. I continue to be appalled by our political leaders and the choices they make. I do what I can to promote the
changes I would like to see but try not to get too drawn in as I feel I could get caught in a downward spiral of anger and frustration. So I live day to day, enjoy sleeping outside, playing ping-pong with my husband, making pots, hiking with family or friends, sewing, and watching the World Cup and Wimbledon while looking forward to the Tour de France. Joan Pettley Govedare and I write letters to each other still. Our two dogs and cat bring me daily doses of unconditional animal love. Diana Whitesides: I am still a swimmer who prefers to be in a warm ocean off a Hawaiian Island, but also happy to be in a pool three nights a week or on a deck for 14 weeks teaching 8-11-year-olds how to look cool in a pool. The house where I live keeps me busy gardening and keeping the wildlife at bay. There is room for all who care to visit. Come be in Carmel Valley with me. The best life-changing events have been mini-reunions with classmates and watching what appears to be a migration by the 70s gang to the Central Coast for residency. More play dates on the way. Susan Woods: This has been a year of loss and gain. I was up for reelection as City Councilmember of East Lansing in November. I lost the election by 300 votes and I was saddened and disappointed but moved forward. Two weeks later, I lost my beloved English springer spaniel, Tessa, at the age of 13, and then I found out that I had lost a major grant due to a technical problem downloading a survey. It was a major financial hit for the film festival. But I adopted a gorgeous, loving puppy named Pippa who wakes me up very early and is a joy every minute. My son Max, a senior in computer science at UC Santa Cruz, fell ill. The wonderful Nancy Woolf let me stay in her beautiful home two separate times when I needed to be in Santa Cruz. I cannot tell you how meaningful it was for me to come “home” (after meeting with doctors, dealing with his illness) to Nancy and her darling daughter, Jane Roberts ’04. I also got see my dear Catalina “sisters” Suzanne Shaw Saunders, Marie Cantin, Diana Whitesides, Maryedith Smith Burrell, and Cara Coniglio at Michael Miner’s photography show at a Carmel gallery. Last summer, I went on a road trip to Canada with Darlinda Dovolis Ball ’69 to visit the lovely Lindsay Wills Hutton on her enchanting island summer home—it could not have been more delightful! My family is doing well! My son is feeling much better; my daughter, Tatia, is with the National Forest Service in Flagstaff, AZ, monitoring white spotted owls. My husband, Johannes, is stepping down from being the chair of the information and media department at Michigan State to become the director of the Quello Center, and endowed chair. Pam Zucker: I'm enjoying the great outdoors these days! Seems I've been busier than ever now that I'm retired. Biking has been the big activity so far this year. I've joined a local senior group that goes out weekly to explore the local trails, cross bridges, and venture around the neighborhoods! I also took a biking vacation this spring to the Loire River Valley in France. It was fabulous: riding local roads and paths, and visiting the chateaux and various gardens. I'm also back into hiking. Instead of sailing, I’m involved with race
committees at the St. Francis Yacht Club. The final trip of the year will be to Japan in the fall. Tina Hansen McEnroe visited Santa Catalina Lower and Middle School to talk about her adventure establishing Pleasant Valley Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1869 that she restored and moved to her ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley. She operates the school as a living history experience, where students dress in period costume and go through a school day as children would have done in 1890. She had a dream to restore and run a one-room schoolhouse, and the story of how she was able to achieve that dream is the subject of her first picture book, Grass is Greener.
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and grandkids who live in Santa Barbara and Bellevue, WA (six total, ages 7-15). I continue my work as a freelance tour manager with Stanford Travel/Study. I have enjoyed seeing my fellow classmates and other alums: Julie Hobbs Bryan, Marian Donovan Corrigan, Tena Dunaway Farr, Ginger de Lorimier Howard, Julie Lambert ’80, Bev Winters Marx, Jalynne Tobias Redman, and Julie Brandlin Sigourney. If you find yourself in Carmel, please contact me—I'd love to take a walk around the Carmel Point with you! Bridget McInerney Harris: I am still working as a tax attorney in San Francisco, which is a good thing since all the kids are out. We just celebrated our 38th anniversary with a trip to Lourdes and Bordeaux. Last child about to finish at SMU. Our oldest son, Con, is a geologist working outdoors and surfing in Santa Cruz. Our daughter, Elizabeth, is also a tax attorney in S.F., and Liam just finished his internship year as an orthopedic surgeon in L.A. Difficult to believe so much time has passed since graduation! Julie Hobbs Bryan: I am currently in Houston, TX, with our daughter (Kate Bryan Sedano ’02) as she just had her second child, a daughter. She and her husband also have a son (2). Our son, Jim, and his wife had their third child in August 2017. They have two girls (5, 3 1/2). We spend a lot of time traveling to PA and TX to see the grandchildren and wouldn’t want it any other way! I retired a year
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ago from my nursing faculty position at Monterey Peninsula College School of Nursing. I now have time to visit the grandchildren; travel with my husband, Tom; and continue my volunteer work in Monterey County with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for foster children. Catherine Johnson: Sheila Steiner Asher and I went on our annual fly fishing and bucket list trip in August. This was our seventh annual fishing extravaganza and we returned to Canada to fly fish for salmon. Saw Kathleen Doyle last spring in Tahoe and had the best time! Hope to make it back for our 50th reunion! Robyn Woodward has been chalking up air miles as she lectures on history and archaeology for a number of expedition cruises in the Mediterranean and high Canadian Arctic, where she will be again this summer exploring the coast of Baffin and parts of the Northwest Passage. Louise Harris: Still working at the same nonprofit as a clinical social worker, for almost 31 years now. I still love hiking and yoga, and have four musical instruments carefully set up in the living room waiting for that day when I will practice more. No big exotic trips, but we did love the three zoos we have gone to lately: Albuquerque, San Antonio, and Los Angeles. Jalynne Tobias Redman: I continue to teach at a K-12 charter school in the California Gold Country, where my focus is planning, coordinating, and delivering technology lessons and curriculum. Needless to say, it keeps me quite busy. Last March, Ward and I were in Palm Springs for CUE, a tech conference that I attend every year to stay current on all trends related to technology in education. In my free time, I'm a foster mom to a Belgian shepherd (Malinois) who is recovering from extensive surgery, as part of my volunteer work for the Greater California German Shepherd Rescue. I'm also an active member of Our Lady of the Pines, Arnold's beautiful Catholic chapel. I enjoy staying in touch with Dacia Burz Djirbandee, often see Julie Hobbs Bryan, and co-hosted a holiday luncheon for other Catalina alumnae with Karen List Letendre at the Casa Abrego House in Monterey. Lastly, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve on the Santa Catalina Alumnae Council, as well as the council’s admission committee. It is wonderful to see the gift of Santa Catalina enjoyed by those who have been my students. Dana Turner Witmer: I continue to help Congolese people learn holistic development principles and practice during my free time after medical work hours. Each month, I work to improve teaching modules and then share them. This bishop in Central Kasai province just wrote to say he is taking my teaching to people in his province now so people will work better together. Other people plan to do meetings and workshops with youth during the academic vacation time, or travel north to share with those who do not have access to universities and continuing education. Santa Catalina’s emphasis on excellence, spirituality, and intellect, along with serving other people, continues to keep me seeking God’s help and wisdom. Suzanne Scoville: I continue to live in Connecticut and work with the Keeler Tavern Museum as a docent and director for some of their historical re-enactments.
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Robyn Woodward ’72 exploring the Canadian Arctic I frequently have musical “salons” at my home, where musicians from the local areas come to meet, greet, and perform their latest repertoires over a glass of fine wine! Perla Armanasco Gray: I have been traveling and having a fantastic time in Europe. My husband, Richard, and I attended a performance of Falstaff in Vienna, conducted by our friend, James Conlon, and found the pastries and strudels in Budapest to be exceptional! My artistic daughter, Gigi, just completed a commission from the Dorchester Group of hotels. Gigi’s musician husband, Nick, recently received an Aria award (Australian Grammy) for the best dance song this year. I continue to show my jewelry creations in Paris and New York and would love to see any of my Santa Catalina classmates who might be visiting the Big Apple in the future.
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four boards of directors and serve on several committees as well. The work that is nearest and dearest to my heart is for Santa Catalina School; I am honored to serve as president of our Alumnae
Association, and to have a seat on our school’s board of trustees. Our alumnae work focuses on identifying girls who might be a good fit to attend our school and camp (can you think of someone to send our way?), and of course, on fundraising to help keep our first-rate school at its best. I’m also on the boards of Filoli, the Stanford Women’s Club of San Francisco, and the Hallberg Butterfly Garden. I love my committee work in San Francisco at the Town and Country Club, and the St. Francis Yacht Club. Peter and I have a busy social life, and there’s lots of fun at home with the doggies. Jeanne Vibert Sloane: I am retired from Christie’s auction house but I’m hardly slowing down! I am enjoying my work as a freelance art advisor in New York. I am now finishing up a book on 17th and 18th century American silver, to be launched at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in October. I also work on appraisals for museums and top private collections of historic silver. My avocation is architectural preservation, and I serve on the New York Landmarks Conservancy, as well as other preservation and advocacy groups including the Chairman’s Council of the American Academy in Rome. Cherie Pettit Arkley: I’m busy with four grandchildren! Wendy Tayler: I live in a beach town in Costa Rica. I have lived in Costa Rica almost 28 years. I am a silk painter, which is my passion. You can find me under “costaricasilks” on Instagram. I have five wonderful children, all spread out. The youngest just back from deployment in Syria with the U.S. Army. One perfectly perfect grandson. Angela Tirrell, the “uncommon muralist and color consultant”: My beautiful garden studio in Napa was finished in February—just in time to madly finish a show for 9 Maiden Lane in San Francisco (I have always wanted to show on this historic street) and a show in Inverness, CA, at a cool new gallery set in a charming old shop with a large fruit tree-filled garden. (Inverness is our family summer place.) All classmates are welcome to visit me in Napa or the coast to see what is cooking in the abstract world in either of my studios! I continue to meet wonderful international friends through patrons who collect my work: another invitation to a 14th century French farmhouse from longtime collectors. I wish all our class is being supported in what we love to do. Had I not gone to Catalina, I don’t think I would have had the nerve to become a fine artist! Also, really loved participating as a lecturer in March at the Santa Catalina Journey Day about possible career choices. Lots of interesting questions from students, and laughter as well! Olava Menczkowska: I’m the artistic director of Movement Signatures; director of The Studio at The Beach & Tennis Club at Pebble Beach Resorts, where I lead Gyrotonic and Pilates classes; and am a dance professor. At Catalina, I have been advising on the topics of mind-body awareness, exercise, and movement. I am hoping to help the school with a nice Pilates studio area for the girls so they have a place to practice mind-body activities alongside academia, athletics, art, and theatre. It’s been a pleasure and a great gift to be able to be part of such a valuable and happy endeavor. I am on campus more often for
committee meetings and somehow it seems natural to be there even though there have been so many changes and so many years! I am looking forward to our reunion. Monica Lozano spoke at graduation. She is an amazing powerhouse and I hope she is able to come to our reunion as well. Monica Lozano: I had an amazing opportunity to address the graduating seniors as this year’s commencement speaker, and it took me back to Santa Catalina for the first time since we graduated. I’m embarrassed to admit I’d not made any of the reunions or even stayed in touch, so being on campus was quite special. And preparing my remarks was a trip down memory lane, going through yearbooks, pictures, mementos I still have and treasure. And, most importantly, it got me back in touch with the fantastic Class of ’74 and the amazing friends I made there. The day was made especially meaningful because I was able to take my dad (91) with me and I know he was proud and thankful. We lost my mom in January and we’ve all been struggling, but most especially him. Making this trip together was about as emotional as it gets. The family is blessed that he is still in good health and as alert as ever. On another front, my husband, David, and I moved to Oakland and I started a new job running a private foundation dedicated to educational equity and college success. As a native Angeleno, it’s been a big transition, but we were ready for a new phase. So please let me know who’s around the Bay Area; I would love to organize a get-together. Miss you all. Liz DeVine Wiseman: This may be my first contribution ever to Class Notes. I now live in Ann Arbor and since 2009 have worked as a hospital chaplain, a welcome change from my original choice to practice law. My four children and three children-in-law live and work in Nashville; St. Petersburg, Russia; San Francisco; and Chicago—all very fun places to visit! I recently became a triple granny when Tom joined Elliot and Ruby. I love being in a small town and learn new things every week about managing a small farm with lots of trees and wildlife. Perrin Weston Coman: My daughter, Emerson (19), finished her first year at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. She absolutely loves it and has declared a major in psychology with a minor in neuroscience. She is interested in working with children. I’m getting ready to semi-retire my outdoor art school for children (Carlsbad Art Farm) after 15 years. We are going out with a bang this last camp season with 350 enrolled students from June into early August. We will still offer workshops to younger students but I will be concentrating more on offering classes to older teens and adults. I want more time to pursue my own art and writing, and also to travel with my husband, Chase. We are planning a trip to Ireland and Scotland in the late fall. I hope all my old classmates are doing well. Cindy Bondesen Grier: All is great here. I’m in Carmel for the summer, a block away from Susie Dragge Icaza and family, so we pal around a lot together, sharing great sunset and beach walks. My dogs adore this beach and Susie has a new Jack Russell puppy named Fig, who is beyond darling. Since Kelly Burke has taken a cottage in Carmel for a year or so, Kelly,
Susie, and I all see a lot of each other. Everyone in this little group is healthy and happy. I saw Cherie Pettit Arkley and Rob over Easter in a great visit to Louisiana, which included a few days in our beloved New Orleans. I also saw Sheila Flanigan last November in a trip to Alabama to her convent. I went with her siblings and a cousin, and it was a family affair. She’s happy and doing well. Classmates can reach her at Sister Servants Convent in Irondale, Alabama, right outside of Mountain View. I see Lani Kennedy Pringle and Tricia Lungren Partridge periodically in San Francisco, but not nearly enough, and love to see and spend time with Catalina girlfriends. Kelly Burke: I joined Cindy and her husband, Andy, on a trip to Ireland this past September, which was glorious. We are all Irish, so we saw family and good friends, and just had a wonderful visit. I hooked us up with a great friend of my late sister, Cathleen, and we saw family of Andy’s dad as well. The trip was a few weeks so we really were able to tuck into favorite spots we’ve loved and stay for a bit. Anne de Lorimier Eggleton: It has been a busy and happy year for our family. Our youngest son married the love of his life in June here in Cambria. My husband, Harry, was honored to officiate! Our youngest son’s wife just finished her first year of med school. Our oldest son, Christian, started a forestry company this year in Penn Valley with his wife, Ange. Harry is now working at Cal Poly SLO. I am keeping busy with my small bookkeeping business and volunteer work. Harry and I are counting the days until retirement. We hope to travel and live life while we still have energy! I have really enjoyed visiting several times a year with Suzanne Turner. She lives in Monterey, and I am up there at least monthly to visit my parents. Teresa Rothe Graham: Still in Seattle. Since the last Class Notes, we have been able to host two Catalina alumnae gatherings for the Seattle area, with a third on the way—so many alumnae are moving here! Scott and I are semi-empty nesters (with sons home this summer Kirby Walker ’74 and family explore Utah
Peggy McDonnell Vance ’74 is ready to ride on occasion). Ryan (23) is working in the Bay Area programming lighting systems for Lutron and JJ (21) is entering his senior year at Whitman College. I was able to visit Tricia Lungren Partridge in Healdsburg last fall when down in the Bay Area visiting Ryan. For all of you classmates who have children or an occasion to come to Seattle, look us up and say hello! And for all of you classmates who have NOT attended a reunion, it is time! Carol Golden Björndahl: We’re having a heat wave here in Sweden, with daily temperatures in the 90s. Plus we’ve got a drought and forest fires raging in the north. Being retired suits me. Right now we’re deep in discussions about a major remodel of our house. I know some people think interior decorating and such projects are fun, but it’s not for me. Our son and daughter are out of school and working, living their own lives. But they live close by, so we get to see them fairly regularly. No grandchildren as yet. In June, we had our annual summer vacation in France, this time in the Loire Valley. I’m hoping to get over to California in the fall this year, but other than that we have no travel plans. Liz Nomellini Musbach: I recently retired from the East Bay Regional Park District and seem to be adapting quite well—at least according to my husband, Jim, who was concerned he might become my next project! This summer has been marked by mountain adventures, beginning with a wonderful weekend in Bend, OR, at the home of Pam Henderson and her husband, Peter. We’re currently at Mammoth Lakes where our son, Alex, works, enjoying the majestic eastern Sierras. The following week I meet up with sisters Angela ’71, Sara ’78 and Nancy Nomellini Koulouris ’81 at the mountain retreat of Angela and her husband, Ken, outside of Big Sky, MT. Older son, John, is on the East Coast working in Philadelphia; we had a chance to visit with him earlier in the year before attending a land economics conference in Baltimore and a quick trip to D.C. I’ve been
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fantastic lunch at an extraordinary little place called Destroyer, near Sue’s office in Culver City. It was a wonderful trip down Catalina lane! I’ve been so lucky to reconnect with souls that clearly have had such a profound effect on my life. Randi Fisher: The reality of becoming grandparents makes it all OK to have achy joints and less elasticity in the skin. Our first grandchild, Charlie, is such a bundle of joy (the son of our daughter, Randi, Sally Fay ’74 (center) and Kathy Fay ’66 (third from right) and her husband, Mark). I am pose with family at the wedding of Sally’s daughter still deeply involved with environmental issues through work at the Pisces working on a complex real estate disposition for Foundation. This has been a tough year of the family, helping out former work colleagues, witnessing health struggles by dear friends, and catching up on home projects my former even losing one of my dearest to cancer. This is the 60-hour-per-week job did not afford, and studying downside of being over 60. I am sending best Italian! I am considering various volunteer wishes to all our classmates, and may we savor each opportunities, but for now, to be honest, I am day that we are alive and surrounded by loving savoring that “summer vacation” feeling I don’t families and friends! Kirby Walker: I have had an think I’ve experienced since 1974! Susan Bowen eventful year, full of much joy and some health Osen: In 2016, we sold our house of 19 years and challenges, which have reinforced my belief in rented two places for a year while looking for a appreciating every day and taking time to be with new home. We downsized and found a wonderful friends, family, and enjoying time in nature. My smaller home in Pasadena and have done some husband, Paul, and I traveled throughout the remodeling and just finished the new kitchen. Southwest visiting Bryce, Zion, Arches, and Although a huge task in moving, getting rid of Canyon-lands celebrating my birthday with the things—just letting go of a bunch of stuff—feels whole family in Utah. The Antelope Canyon in wonderful and very liberating. Our oldest, Lauren, Arizona was incredible. I am incredibly grateful to married in November. I got off one board and am have both of our sons and our daughter-in-law now on another, did small trips this spring, and living in San Francisco. We see each other often, saw Jeanne Vibert Sloane for a fun two nights spending weekends at Stinson Beach or fly-fishing in N.Y. I am personally loving this phase of life! in Northern California. Randi Fisher and I had a Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien: We are at an age great visit with Peggy McDonnell Vance in when we realize how grateful we are for good Carmel and I see our S.F. classmates, including health and special relations with friends and our venerable class secretary Sally Fay, often on family. Traveled this summer to Ireland and morning walks in the Presidio. Barbara Gault: Quebec with my family. Preparing for a busy fall The most exciting happening in my life was fab with work (consulting to foundations) and the engagement party for Kerry and Al thrown by Santa Catalina campaign and strategic planning. I Sally Fay! I am thinking hard about how to love getting to California at least four times a year! simplify my life so I can have more fun. I’ve read Martha Winans Slaughter: No births, deaths, or two fabulous books this spring, Your Inner Fish marriages this year! I am grateful for time spent and The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs—both with family and friends, traveling, being fit and fascinating! I am excited about my upcoming healthy, helping nonprofits close to my heart, and summer vacation: off to Victor, ID, for a week of collecting Social Security for the first time! Life is hiking on the western slope of the Tetons! Susan good and I am still living with many of the values Gates Suman: I had a fantastic time this summer instilled and opportunities afforded through my at the wedding of my goddaughter, Kerry years at Catalina. Mouse Callery Endicott: We Cottingham, at a dude ranch high in the Colorado have two more grandchildren this year; another Rockies. Favorite moment: taking in the boy and our first grand girl on the way. We are a countrified love song to the newlyweds by Sally happy family. I feel so incredibly lucky for such a Fay, Kerry’s mom. Our daughter, Ava (16), loves full life. Lisa Sutton: We had our visit in S.F. science and is working at UCLA Health this with Sally Fay, Kirby Walker, and Randi Fisher. summer. I’m still running redbirdgroup.com. On I enjoyed my third trip to the Lightning Field this the weekends, I often walk, laugh, and gab with past June for the 60th birthday of my sister, my Hollywood Hills neighbor and dear friend, Holland. Peggy McDonnell Vance joined as Lisa Sutton. Sally Fay: I am back on the well. It was her second trip to visit this Alumnae Council and look forward to supporting extraordinary art installation way out in the New Catalina (with fellow classmate Kathy Trafton as Mexico desert. It’s mind-blowing! I recently joined president). This has been a huge year for me, still Sue Gates Suman and Dana Hees ’73 for a settling into a familiar, yet changed city (San
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Francisco) from the one I grew up in (and loving it), and as Randi Fisher said, witnessing the health struggles of dear friends and close relatives, while rejoicing in my daughter’s wedding and pursuing my dream of writing about California for publications. Most profoundly, I feel grateful for all the gifts that have come along the way: friendships growing deeper, my first publication in a San Francisco magazine (The Nob Hill Gazette), the joy of my only daughter marrying a wonderful man. (My sons, Walter and Charlie, were the officiates for Kerry’s wedding!) And now, my youngest son, Charlie, is an officer in the Navy (part of a Seal Team who will be deployed to Africa this fall) and just became engaged to a young woman from Texas. I’ve enjoyed time with friends, and as mentioned above, a most special birthday dinner with Kirby Walker and her husband, Paul, as I slid into 62. Life is rich and always full of surprises.
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Deanna (Dede) 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 Nancy MacGregor Bennetts and her family
spent most of last year restoring their beach house on the Oregon coast, as they are now using it as much as possible. She turned 60 in March and spent her actual birthday with Leslie Miller Schemel and her husband, which is pretty cool since their relationship is 46 years and counting. Mary Ellen Johnson Golbek is still teaching school in Watsonville, but during the summer she went to Arkansas to visit her son. Paula Capozzi Humphries traveled to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain for five weeks last summer with a happy heart. She recently split from her husband and it has been positive. Her three children are strong young adults and she is so proud of them. Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald sent an update from her and her family. Last November her brother, Ben, passed away from pancreatic cancer, and then a month later lost her dear mother—just four days shy of her 102nd birthday. On a happier note, Lorie’s daughter, Lindsay, married in September in N.Y.C. Stu and Lorie are still living in Southborough and Stu is now the associate head of Fay School, where he has been for 37 years. Leslie Miller Schemel retired in September after 21 years with Sutter Health. She met up with Nancy MacGregor Bennetts and Kathleen Rosenauer Henriques in New Hampshire for a
mini-reunion/60th birthday celebration. Linda Abston Larsen had some fun last November traveling with two girlfriends for 10 days to London. They shopped at Harrod’s and Liberty of London, went to Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Big Ben, and Wimbledon. She cannot wait to go back when the flowers are in bloom. Another trip Linda took was to New Orleans with her Memphis girlfriends to all celebrate their 60th. On the family front, Linda’s oldest son, Preston, married in August and she is excited to gain such a wonderful daughter-in-law. Anne Nachtrieb Zesiger and her husband, Doug, celebrated their 25th anniversary this last summer. Both kids, Will and Katie, graduated from college this year and Anne’s stepson and daughter-in-law had their second baby. Anne and her family have now finished and launched their new project: stinkytales.com. As for me (Margaret Ganz), I took a road trip last June for two weeks. I drove through Utah, Idaho, and Montana, and then met up with Sue Pyles Lopez in Sandpoint, ID, for three days. It was a blast. We didn’t stop talking the whole time! After my visit with Sue, I went to Seattle for my nephew’s college graduation at Seattle University. What a great progressive city! My travels took me through Oregon and down to South Lake Tahoe for three days to stay with Liz Bradley Thomas and also flying in, Andrea Csaszar. It was so awesome to see my high school classmates on my road trip that I just may have to do again next year.
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Julie Power Pantiskas aspenjp@aol.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!
78 The Class of 1978 is without a class correspondent. Please contact Shannon Gaughf ’08, Alumnae Relations Coordinator, to volunteer to serve your class in this meaningful way.
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Deirdre Smith dsmith7123@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!
Members of the Class of 1976 in South Lake Tahoe: Andrea Csaszar, Liz Bradley Thomas, and Margaret Ganz
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Dana DePuy Morgan danamorgan@mac.com Many thanks to everyone who provided news. It is always wonderful to hear how everyone is doing. We shared so many wonderful experiences during our time at school. I have fond memories of the beautiful campus, trips to Carmel, movie nights, the mall, coffee at Denney’s, pizza at Round Table, brunch at our favorite place in Carmel, picnics and sunbathing (in the fog) on the beach, trying to body surf, the Monterey Jazz Festival, cruising with Mary Fergusson Lugg and the gang and Jenine Sahadi-Cecil in her Jeep. Good times! After a lot of hard work, I (Dana DePuy Morgan) am back in shape. I raised money for an all-weather pitch for the school this year. That’s two major capital projects funded that I’m proud to have been a part of. Now I need to focus on my next career. Emily is nearing the end of her second year of film studies and thinking of a master’s degree. Lilley recently turned 18, which means we all can go out dancing! She is an apprentice at a local nursery for babies up to school age working on an Early Years Foundation Course and loving it. Tim is deep in data protection and security contracts, which keeps him busy. Julie Lambert has started a business consulting firm with Betsy Burton Firebaugh to assist companies with compliance assessment, process design, and strategic planning. It's a great niche to help companies grow. RoseAnne Ruccello Fischer started a new business, Ruccello Olive Oil (ruccellooliveoil.com) in April. She says, “I’m having fun. I’m selling olive oil and other cool things but also educating people about olive oil and its health benefits. I had a ribbon cutting with the Monterey Peninsula chamber of commerce and Ellen McGuire Gaucher, Judy Oliver Schmidt , Amy Kajikuri Martinetto, Julie Lambert , and
Members of the Class of 1980 enjoying time together: Ellen McGuire Gaucher, Judy Oliver Schmidt, RoseAnne Ruccello Fischer, Amy Kajikuri Martinetto, Julie Lambert, and Robin Gagos Denga
Robin Gagos Denga came to support me. My
daughter is having a baby in August and getting married in November! All is well with everyone here—son, steps-kids and grandkids—life is great!” Leslie Duoos Muzzio is happy to share that her two grown daughters are doing great. Amanda earned her doctorate in dental surgery at NYU College of Dentistry and will be practicing dentistry in Portland, OR. (If you need a kind, caring, compassionate dentist she is the one you will want to see!) Lindsey loves her job as communications and marketing coordinator for Waterkeeper Alliance in New York, a nonprofit focused on bringing clean water to the world. Diana Kendrick Untermeyer is keeping busy with a new position as cultural advisor to the Qatar-America Institute. She says, “It takes me back to Qatar regularly for trips filled with friends, horses, camels, policy, desert, and art. On the U.S. side, I hope some California-based alumnae will see the DeYoung exhibition opening in September, Contemporary Muslim Fashions, for which I serve on the honorary advisory committee.” Mignon Stapleton has been weight lifting for a couple of years and just started working with a trainer. She says, “Hopefully I will get the results I'm seeking. I just finished my second year teaching preschool at a Christian school. I became the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) teacher for 110 3- and 4-year-olds. I love it and so do the children! God has placed me where I can use my education and gifts. I stay involved in the church and am still waiting to meet that special man one day.” Looking forward to reconnecting with the Class of 1980 for the next “call for news.” Until then, continued success in all that you do.
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Mindy Malisoff Baggett mbaggett@cox.net It is exciting to hear from the Class of 1982. It has been a great year in Arizona. Loving life: my career in sales is a dream that allows me to travel, and most important, spend time with my family and friends. This year I (Mindy Malisoff Baggett) have spent time traveling to Seattle to visit my daughter, Jessica, and to Florida, with several trips in between. Lisane Berman Edmunds still likes wine, and her family is well. She says she is old, but she has not aged a day since graduation! For any other deets, please reference her fantasy profile somewhere between Beyonce and Meghan Markle. Edith Keville and her husband, Randall, took a break from nursing, packed up the house, and moved to Maui for six months. To her delight, Kelly Dwight Huega Hamill and husband Geoff visited for some fun in the sun. Absolutely nothing better than being with her nearest and dearest Catalina friends. Betsy Black went on a little spiritual retreat in Moab that Kelly’s sister put together. Betsy went rock climbing for the first time and she might actually do it again—scary as heck! Betsy saw Kelly Dwight Huega Hamill last week in Aspen; she’s doing great, super trim. Kate Stockwell Hussey shares all is well in Colorado. They set out on their first long trip in the motorhome and broke down 60 miles west of Denver. The two-week trip to California turned into a two-week staycation. Kate and her husband got a lot done, but a bit of a letdown. Kate’s been training since December to ride in the MS150 in Colorado, 150 miles over two days from Westminster to Fort Collins and back. Good luck! Deborah Etienne is packing to go to the UCLA graduation of her daughter, Amanda Etienne ’14! She is excited to be heading to graduate school in the Bay Area. Evan graduated from Boulder last summer and is now "adulting" in San Diego. Dirk and Debbie still enjoy living by the beach in Carmel and traveling! Melody Bender King wins the award for the best update and the most travel… Melody started with a trip to Norway in January for a funeral, then they headed to Buenos Aires and a cruise around the horn and a stay in Santiago, Chile, at the end of the trip. In March, Melody went to Chicago for business and to see her daughter, Mackenzie, who has started her own contemporary dance company (Moonwater Dance
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Project). In May, Melody did a little glamping with her daughter, Delaney, when she returned home from Bryn Mawr. In June, the family went back to Chicago for Mackenzie's first show. Delaney is doing her junior year semester abroad at Trinity College. Last November, Matt and Melody went to Nuremberg for a Viking river cruise which ends in Budapest, then to Dublin to see Delaney for Thanksgiving and then home for the holidays. In between all of that, Melody is still doing wedding floral in Carmel and home improvement projects. Life is good in the King household! Kelly Dwight Huega Hamill wins the award for the most last names. This summer she visited family and Betsy Black in Colorado; spent time in Hawaii with Edith Keville; and is planning a fall trip to New Mexico for the balloon festival. Anne Frasse Stowe is becoming an empty nester. Her son, Fox, graduated in May! He is going to University of Colorado at Boulder. All is well in Solana Beach, CA. Anne survived her first year as office manager at St. James Academy and has really enjoyed it. Daughter Lucy Stowe ’16 is working in Boston this summer and the house is empty without her. Cheryl “Tala” Ibabao met up with Karen Welmas, Victoria Doggett , and Edith Keville in San Rafael to see A Year by the Sea by Alexander Janko ’83 LS, the brother of Julia Janko Wong. (I saw the movie as well and it was wonderful.) The three of them also attended one of Tala’s salsa concerts. One of Tala’s best friends and Tala are lead singers in two salsa groups in the Bay Area. Karen and Tala also discovered that they have a mutual love for salsa dancing. Last spring, her daughter, Malaya, graduated from UC Berkeley and son, Fenu, graduated from Berkeley City College and was accepted to UC Berkeley. Deborah Petteway is still in Unalakleet, AK. She volunteered again at Iditarod this year, which is really a big deal. She cooks for the mushers and visitors—more bacon than she’d ever cooked in her life. Her son, Justin, graduated from the police academy this year and is a police officer in Nome, AK, hoping to get their K-9 unit up again, as he is a certified instructor and handler. Hillary Karen Welmas ’82, Cheryl Tala Ibabao ’82, Victoria Doggett ’82, and Edith Keville ’82 together for a movie night
Fleischer Chandler rescued a kitty, which is a huge deal to her and her husband but undoubtedly not to anyone else. Hillary saw Cheryl “Tala” Ibabao a couple of months ago. They both drive Smart cars. Hillary always waves at other Smart car drivers and when she did, it was Tala!
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Victoria Manassero Maat junebugjump@icloud.com It’s been remarkable to witness our transition from teenagers to mature women over the last three decades! Yvette Chamlian Richmond: This was a year I’ve looked forward to and dreaded since my first was born. Reese graduated, turned 18, and is off to Boise State this fall! I’m so very excited for her but I’m aching for the days when my kids needed me so much more. I’m having a bit of an identity crisis at the moment and clearly, I need to get a hobby! My son, Nick, will be a junior and is busy all summer with football practice. So glad I get to keep him at home for two more years! I’m still working as a labor and delivery nurse and have added advice nurse to that mix; there’s always something new to learn. I can’t wait to see all my sisters at our 35-year reunion next year! Valerie Budinger Thayer: While there is nothing exciting in my world, I feel very blessed for all the little things that surround me. I am still living in Indiana with my husband, Al, and two kids. The biggest change is that my oldest is now old enough for college. She is heading to Indiana University, Bloomington. Not going lie, it’s an adjustment to have her leave! My youngest is a junior in high school. I am still teaching as a kindergarten and first-grade interventionist, teaching reading to kids who struggle. It is super rewarding! Taking life as it comes. Shannon Tunney McDonald: I married Sean McDonald and have two high schoolers, Patrick and Claire. I’ve lived in the Pasadena area for the past 18 years. Emily Ibabao Marley: Aaron and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary this year and I’m back to working full time as an RN. Chiara is a junior at UCSC, studying molecular biology and doing research in gene expression and development. Sienna will be a freshman at UCB in the fall and will study biology. Julien is a junior in high school and enjoys track and field. Looking forward to seeing everyone at our 35th reunion next year! Elizabeth Kirk Sondern: I cannot believe our 35th class reunion is next March! It has been great
reconnecting with Isabel Haley Filiz this past year. We met for lunch in San Francisco, where I live with my husband and daughter. Our daughter, Katrina, will be a sophomore and has told us that she loves high school. She did very well as a freshman with her studies (4.0), on the debat team, and was on the girls’ varsity golf team, the goalie for the girls’ varsity soccer team (received the rookie of the year award) and was on the varsity softball team— she take after her mom! We are so very proud of her. I took my mother to Montana this summer to visit family. It took us 17 hours each way, but we had so much fun. I continue to play softball on a co-ed team in San Francisco. Julie Moore Delany: My husband, Mark, and I recently built a city home on a canal and enjoy watching the black swans and other bird life that live here. We moved to Australia seven years ago and I love it. At the time of the move, I left the IT/ software industry and became an emergency RN. When asked why such a major shift in careers, I answer that I’m a trauma junkie, always have been. Our plans for the rest of 2018 include a trip to Scandinavia and the States. I also plan to attend the Reunion! Louise Hunt Sandy: My husband, Jules, and I are about to become empty nesters as Charlie, our daughter, joins our son, Jack, at college this fall. I still run my cake business from home in Pacific Palisades and love hosting friends and family from far and wide when they come to stay. (Note: If you haven’t seen Louise’s baked goods, you really must check them out at LouiseSandyBaking.com!) Simone Heymann: I completed nursing school and tied the knot with my partner of six years, Ceci Galban, in June 2016. We moved to New Mexico to be closer to Ceci’s family, but I was offered a dream job at the Knight Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at OHSU. We just closed on our new house in the Reed neighborhood of Portland, OR, where we live with our Brittany spaniel, Dash. Fiona Dorst: I have moved back to California after 13 years in South Africa and settled in Marin with my two kids, Olivia (17) and Jack (15). Without any reasonable explanation as to why, I’ve opened a boutique, La Belle Fifi, at 121 Corte Madera Town Center. It’s going well and the response has been supportive and wonderful. One of my first customers was from the Class of ’82 that I used to follow around like a puppy! (She didn’t remember me.) Judy Kleppe: The past several months have been challenging for me, having been diagnosed with breast cancer in December. My cancer was caught early and I will be fine, but since it is multifocal I have been undergoing chemotherapy since January. I have my Catalina sisters to thank for helping me through the toughest part of my treatment, especially Grace Carlson Yoo, Kim Harris Hayes, Hilda Roe, Molly McGrath, and my big sister, Johanna Kleppe ’82. You made me smile by checking in on me with sweet texts and funny memes, walked and talked with me on sunny days, sent me the most magical care packages, gave me rides when I could not drive, and gave me encouragement when I was down. I am so lucky to have you in my life and I celebrate each of you! Jennifer Merriman Cazares: In December 2017 through January 2018, our family
made a very special visit to see Delia “Temi” Stallings in Cape Town, South Africa. From that amazing visit, we continued on to a once-in-alifetime safari! It didn't end there—this year we also traveled to the big island of Hawaii in April. In June, we traveled to Alaska and Vancouver, which included a special visit to see Elise Hebert in Seattle, WA. In addition to travel, I love my third career as a professional organizer—I definitely found my purpose in life. I specialize in chronic disorganization, hoarding, compulsive acquiring, and aging issues. My business is exploding and I love it! Read more about that at my website: cazaresorganizing.com. Jennifer Leaper: I just bought a house in Portland this year. Been trying to connect with more of my Catalina sisters, including alumnae in the Portland chapter, which has rekindled my love affair with Santa Catalina, or rather, jump-started it. I didn’t appreciate how fortunate I was at the time. Ever since our 30-year reunion and subsequent 50th birthday celebration, I realize how fortunate I was to be a part of the Santa Catalina community. The friendships established there have withstood the test of time. Melena Scampa and I are still thick as thieves, though we don’t get to see each other often enough. I also was able to reconnect with many friends from the Class of 1985 at the memorial for Casey Ricciardi-Yeger ’85 and had a lovely visit with Perry Ruyan Hosseini, Melena Scampa, and Robin Huntley ’82 LS in Los Angeles. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion next year! Heidi Hauserman Wilmott: It’s been a busy one for our family. One daughter was married in early August, and the other one graduated from high school and is heading off to college. The empty nest is setting in. I look forward to seeing you at the reunion next year. Victoria Manassero Maat: Let’s start planning for our 35th Reunion on the weekend of March 22-24, 2019. We had a great time at the 30th and our 50th birthday celebration, but missed many of you. I’ll post updates on the Facebook group. To join the closed group, please search for “Santa Catalina Alumnae ’84.”
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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!
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Katharine Folger Yeager yeagerkbf@gmail.com Amy Hall McNamara: Our big news is that our
older daughter Virginia (Ginny) is a freshman boarder at Santa Catalina! She is so excited to be
Brenda Trousdell ’86, Judy Oh ’86, Cristina Ospina ’86 pose for a selfie a Catalina girl. At the end of summer camp at Catalina with her sister, Margaret (11), Ginny was given “a big bear hug and welcome” from Sister Claire welcoming her to the Santa Catalina family. She also received a welcome letter from Mr. Oder—very special. Margaret’s twin “Jack Mac” was off at lacrosse and soccer camp in Tahoe. Our whole family spent July 4th in Napa and headed off to Europe in July for a cruise through the Western Mediterranean. After that we traveled to Barcelona, Paris, and Cannes. Michael and I managed to sneak away and relax while the kids were at camp in the beautiful Exumas in the Bahamas and Key Largo, FL. Amy Halley Hill checked in from Place de Sant Jaume in Barcelona, where she was celebrating an early birthday with her family: We spent two weeks in Italy, France, Spain, and Malta. I loved seeing a handful of classmates last fall thanks to Laura McCormick pulling us all together. I also frequently see Tracy Brown Goodsel, as we are neighbors and our kids go to the same schools. Katie Riley Legarza ’92 and I also spend time together because our sons are very good friends. Frances Domingo Reilly: I graduated with my master’s in transpersonal psychology (specialization in spiritual psychology and certificates in creative expressions and transpersonal ecopsychology) from Sofia University last June 2017. My son (22) will get his doctorate in Oriental medicine in a couple of years. I’m still looking for a job, so in the meantime, I founded an organization called Earth Connect, earth-connect.org. I’m psyched that many of our classmates follow my efforts there. My team of volunteers and I are hoping to establish it as a nonprofit very soon, but we have to do some fundraising first. Lastly, I recently traveled cross-country, by car, with my sister Barbara Domingo ’87 to help her move back to California. We saw some sights, and I got to visit Graceland, which has been on my bucket list since I was about 7-years-old. Brenda Trousdell: I had a wonderful summer vacation with Cristina Ospina and Judy Oh and all our families sharing a house for 10 days in the San Juan Islands in Washington.
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It was a mini-Catalina reunion, and the Buddha Sisters were back together again! I can’t believe we have all known each other for more than half our lives! I turn 50 in September and I feel great about it! I will be seeing Amanda Brownell when she comes in August for a short visit from London. Mark and I still cater events with our company, 49 Square Catering, in San Francisco. Our oldest son, Jackson, starts college in the fall at University of Massachusetts, Amsherst and will compete on their track team (D1). Our younger son, Nicholas, starts his junior year of high school and is on the football and wrestling teams. Margi Bogart Power: Everything is going well in the Power family. Elizabeth (20) is heading to Amsterdam and Jordan for her year abroad from George Washington University. Meredith (17) is heading into her senior year of high school and can’t wait to work on college applications—not. I’m enjoying my job as program director for the local Leadership Program for San Mateo, Foster City, Burlingame, and Hillsborough and I’ll continue on the Hillsborough School Board until 2020. Tom is still doing commercial real estate and we’re starting to dream of all the places we want to go as empty nesters! I’ve had a chance to see some friends recently for 50th birthdays, including Elizabeth Barber Moynihan, Judy McDonald Moses, Ann Osborne Hall, Laura McCormick , and Melissa Davis Olson. It’s safer to turn 50 in numbers! Diana Trevino de Pozas: I have kept very busy with my family of seven. Two have already graduated college and three are still studying. The sixth is in the 11th grade, and Diego, the youngest, is in third grade. In May, Diego had his first communion and we enjoyed family time! Maria Garza de Jaime: I can’t believe we are turning 50! It seems as if we were at Catalina recently. I am still in Monterrey, Mexico, and my four kids are all grown-up making their own way. This summer was awesome because we made a trip with my husband and all of them to Alaska—an amazing and wild place! You should all go if you love nature. One of my daughters is starting this fall on her Ph.D. at UCSF so I will be going often to the Bay Area to visit. So many great memories from all around San Francisco and Monterey! As for the Katharine Folger Yeager family: We spent February vacation in Spain visiting Madrid and Barcelona. We celebrated the halfway point between Nat’s and my 50th birthdays and Jackson’s 12th birthday. All of us loved every minute of the trip and exploring Spain. There was lots of soccer on the agenda and we got to see Messi play (for those who follow, watching him live was incredible and something we will always remember). But we equally enjoyed the historic sites, arts, culture, and food. We are still enjoying life in Concord, MA. Please visit as you tour colleges and grad schools with your children. Happy 50th to everyone, belated or upcoming! It is, indeed, safer in numbers.
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Members of the Class of 1988 at Reunion 2018
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Susan Smith Nixon snixon@starbucks.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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Jennifer Pratt curgie615@earthlink.net First of all, it was so awesome to see everyone who came to Reunion! I loved seeing you all and hearing about everyone’s lives. Life in San Francisco is pretty good—we have no complaints. I get to see Serena Bennett Padian and her three kids often and keep in touch with Julie Wilber, too. Fiona Dabney Grandi has become my new gym partner, which is so fun! Jackie Sharpe Guy left the Federal Public Defender’s Office to start her own private defense mitigation practice this year. She will be working in both Indianapolis and Phoenix. Steffanie Chain: I’m still living in Crested Butte, CO. I’ve been here since I graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with Julie Lenherr Edson, Kristin Wuerflein, and Fiona Dabney Grandi. I live with my boyfriend of ten years, his three kids, and my daughter, Annalise. All of the kids are ages 13-17, get along well, and have a lot of fun. Currently, the most exciting thing for us is my daughter is going on a student exchange to Sweden for her junior year! She will be gone until June of 2019. I will probably go visit her in the spring, and to ease her absence, we have chosen to host an exchange student for three months while she is gone. He arrived from Brazil in August and will stay with us through Thanksgiving. Jen Eppler: It was a pure joy seeing all of you again and reconnecting after 30 years. This reunion
made me realize how much more of a family you all were than anything else! This school year I am beginning my 25th year teaching and can’t wait for our next get-together. Caroline Upton: I have two young boys, Sloan (9) and Kiernan (7), and I volunteer as a firefighter with my husband. I am happily teaching in the emergency medical field and also have a petite black lab named Wawona who is my disaster search dog partner. I am part of FEMA California Task Force 3, which responds to disasters in the United States and if necessary, internationally. Georgia Irwin Eisner: This year has been a rollercoaster with extended family challenges, but thanks to the big 30-year reunion, Kate Myers Brizius, Jen Eppler, Deborah Smith Spicer, and I rekindled our old ties and are hoping to see more of each other. Husband and kiddos are good and I’m looking forward to a “blue wave” to reclaim our democratic norms! Kim Bedwell Smith: Life on the farm is great and busy as usual, but we still find time to visit family on Kauai. Wonderful to see everyone at reunion! Leslie Palmer Meyer: I loved seeing many of you at our 30-year reunion in March! Our daughter, Georgia, is attending Catalina as a freshman boarder. I’m beyond thrilled that Julie Lenherr Edson will be keeping a watchful eye on her for us (the many Catalina adventures with the Class of ’88 must remain in the vault until she graduates!) and I look forward to many visits. We continue to live outside of N.Y.C. Our other kids are JP (16), Charlie (12), and Audrey (9). I left the nutty fashion world behind and now work part-time as a project manager for an energy company, just two short blocks from my house—makes work/kid balance ideal!
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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!
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Augustina Stevens augustinastevens@icloud.com Caroline Guardino: I live in Florida with
my husband and two children, Avalon (17) and Roman (12). I recently published my first academic text with fellow colleagues who specialize in deaf education. During the summer months, I typically return to Califorina, because Florida is too darn hot and humid! During my visits I have spent time with fellow classmates Sarah Lewis Boyle and Monica Zack . I am looking forward to seeing more Catalina friends at our next reunion. Berit Klein Levato: I know I only spent a very short time at Santa Catalina, but I think about it a lot and treasure all the memories. I can’t believe it has been 30 years already since I met all of you! I live in Eastvale, CA, with my husband, Jason, and our two daughters, Chiana (14) and Maya (12). Our family continues to enjoy traveling and spending time with family and friends. I still teach transitional kindergarten at Mountain View School District in Ontario, CA. In addition, I teach German at my local Saturday school for kids. Elizabeth Johnson Hornsey: The last few years have been difficult but I am now NED (no evidence of disease) for more than a year after battling uterine cancer. Despite my trials, my husband, Phillip, and I have been building our new house outside of Austin, in Leander, TX. Out of this experience was born our new custom home construction and remodeling business, Elizabethan Homes LLC. We have gone on some fun trips to Napa, Mexico, Jamaica, and a couple of cruises. I am grateful to be alive and healthy and continue to build a happy life with Philip and our two Siamese cats, Licorice and Speckles. Alison Hadfield Corbett: Life in London is busy. Joshua (16) and Jade (12) have really active and busy lives so I spend my time being a full-time chauffeur/cheerleader! I saw Michele Huthart Li this last year when she was coming through London—and she looks as glamorous and young as ever. I also talk to Jessica Wheeler Wynne regularly and I am coming with kids to visit. My family is still in San Diego. Michelle Huthart Li: I am doing fine, still running a small wedding planning business in Hong Kong. My daughters, Alana and Téa, are in college. Alana is a rising senior at UCLA and Téa will start sophomore year in the fall at Loyola Marymount University. I have an adorable miniature labradoodle named Lulu that keeps me company in their absence. If anyone is ever in Hong Kong, I would love to show you around! Dawn Chan: I spend most of my time in London to be near my daughter. She's in a boarding school in Cheltenham, which is about two and a half hours away from London. There are too many open weekends and breaks throughout the year, so instead of flying back and forth, I’ve decided to stay closer. We go home to Hong Kong
twice a year to spend time with my parents. If you happen to be in London, do drop me a line and we can do a catch-up or a drink or whatever! Augustina Stevens: It was so nice to hear from some of our classmates that although they did not graduate with us, they remain part of us even after all this time. As I write this newsletter, I am sorry to report that Lisa Mix Heil recently lost her battle with stage IV breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Andy, and two beautiful daughters, Paloma and Penny. She was a beautiful soul to anyone who knew her and a sister to us at Catalina for just one short year, but forever in our hearts. As for me, I still live in Fresno and work as HR director of Dragados-USA and Flatiron Joint Venture in charge of high-speed rail. It has been the career of a lifetime and I am really enjoying every minute of it. My daughter, Georgia (13), continues to excel in academics and her passion, elite travel volleyball. We recently visited with Sister Claire and Sister Christine and Georgia is now determined to become a Catalinian, just like her mamma.
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The Class of 1991 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!
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Amy Paulsen apindc@yahoo.com Daniela Bell: Our big news is that we are moving
to Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico in late July 2018. We are very excited to live outside of the U.S. for a year or two. Oaxaca has amazing food, culture, and a lovely climate. Catalina folks should come visit! Tamsin Foster Cope: Big changes are happening in the Cope house. My oldest, Simon, is finishing infant school and will start year three junior school in the fall. My youngest, Ollie, is registered to start infant school in September so we have to say goodbye to nursery! In November, I'm heading to Morocco for work and Jen Petersen will be joining me on my adventure! Watch out Marrakech! Annabel Pratt Sims: With my two daughters, and my two dogs, I repatriated in June 2018 to England. I am living near Oxford and enjoy being within an hour’s drive to all of my family once again. Lots of events led to this decision but mainly my oldest, Eliza, starts university in London in September and sadly my mother passed away earlier this year from cancer. I miss the warm Florida winters but not the sweltering, humid summers. I can’t wait to catch up with UK resident Tamsin Foster Cope and any other Catalina alums passing through.
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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!
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Catie Ryan catieryan@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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Jenny Noble jnoble78@hotmail.com During our yearly family trip to Monterey, I (Jenny Noble) found myself still in awe of how beautiful the Peninsula is! There are exciting new restaurants and buildings to experience, and fortunately, their aesthetics complement the area. We are lucky to have our shared connection to a wonderfully unique and historical area where many conscientious locals actively protect the natural beauty and health of the region. The Kate Brinks Lathen ’96 and Yvette Merchant Nichols ’99 zip-lining in front of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Arizona
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Monterey trip was the perfect opportunity to reiterate these values to our sons. Nancy Kennedy Major: I had our fourth baby, Andrew, in October 2017. Joanna Rose came to help me for a long weekend after he was born and was a perfect Mary Poppins, vacuuming my house, whisking my big kids off for lunch and shopping, and showering all of us with her love and attention. The two of us even took Andrew for a not-too-restful sleepover at a hotel downtown when he was just a few days old. Brushing our teeth together in the hotel bathroom we (almost) forgot we had a newborn with us. The bakery my husband and I purchased in September 2016, Tart Bakery, continues to grow and was voted “Best Bakery in Dallas 2018,” which was very exciting! It's been fun to have Catalinans Whitney Adams Mathes ’93 and Christina Jackson Peveto ’95 in the bakery. We added Neither by Airlie Anderson to our small retail gift area, and it's been wonderful to sell a few copies! Gillian Schwartz Hull: I am still working as a creative/ brand consultant for consumer startups in fashion and beauty. In October, I had a daughter, Gray Honor, and my son, Guy Marvel, is three. Our family moved from Williamsburg to Brooklyn Heights this past fall. Guy is going to Plymouth Church School in September right down the street from us. This summer we we returned to Jerez, Spain, where my family runs a sherry business, Gonzalez Byass. My husband, Gordon, and I were married there, and it was the first visit for the children. I am looking for a personal/professional assistant, if there are any alumnae who are looking to learn more about the startup, fashion, or beauty industries from the inside.
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Jasmin Reate jlreate@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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Melisa Fernandez ’98 and Devie Kusumaputri ’97 arrival of a new baby boy, Penn, in June 2018. Natalia Woodhall Chappelow: After seven years in the Bay Area, the Chappelow family is on the move. We’re heading to Austin, TX, for work and looking forward to a new adventure in a new state. If anyone is in the area, I’d love to catch up! Melisa Fernandez: It was wonderful seeing everyone at the reunion in March. Hopefully we will have a larger turnout at the 25th! I’m still living in the Houston area, teaching kindergarten at a nearby school. This summer, I am spending some time in Japan visiting family. While here I was lucky enough to see my ring sister, Devie Kusumaputri ’97, and her family after their California adventures. We had a couple days to catch up. After this, Helma Lee joined me here in Japan for some travel adventures of our own.
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Natalia Woodhall Chappelow nataliawoodhall@yahoo.com Megan MacDonald: This is proving to be an
eventful year. I recently started a new role at the Ashesi University Foundation, directing strategic partnerships in support of Ashesi University just outside Accra, Ghana. Ashesi is educating ethical leaders to steward the growing economies and workforce across the continent. Later this year, I will be getting married to a fellow Chapman alum, Gavin Hastings, in Monterey, with Catherine Hawley, Adrienne Harris, and Molly Ewen as bridesmaids. Katie Wood Quinn: We had our daughter, Elisabeth (“Ellie”), in May 2018. Alexandria Walton Radford: My husband, Zachary, our daughter, Cora, and I welcomed the
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in New York City in 2015 and we were married in Germantown, NY, in June 2018. My sister, Claire Coffee Thile ’98, was one of my matrons
of honor, and my close friends and Catalina alums Katy Congdon Williams, Abby Bowen James, Priya Kumar Raju, and Laura Del Santo Harter hosted our welcome party and stayed with us at the Southwood Estate for the weekend. Joe and I live in Brooklyn Heights, NY, and recently bought a weekend home in Hudson Valley that we are enjoying with our two dogs, Doc and Huey. Cameron Fisher Buck: In July 2016, I married Darren Buck and this March, we welcomed our first child, a girl named Briggs Ann. I continue to work with my family and sister (Whitney Fisher Zacherle ’94) at our winery, Fisher Vineyards. We have just broken ground on a new winery facility in Calistoga and anticipate it being ready for harvest in 2019! Autumn Quinn: John and I welcomed Anna Katherine in July 2017. She's a happy baby, and loves seeing her Catalina “aunties” Jill Falor, Meredith Dodge, and Elizabeth Strumpell ’99. She also met Georgina Ingram on a trip to New York City. I'm still working as a project manager at Google, now on the Android team. Maryl McNally: I graduated from UNM law school in 2011 and have been living and practicing law in Roswell, NM, for the last seven years. My sister, Meagan McNally Norris ’98, and her family live close by, so I get to see them daily. In 2016, I started a nonprofit theatre company for children in Roswell, and I will be headed back to school in the fall for my MFA in theatre management and producing at Columbia University. Susie Bokerman: I moved to San Diego in April 2017 and married Chris in Vermont in September 2017. It's been fun to return to California after 17 years (I can't believe it's been that long), but I also look forward to frequent trips back to Washington, D.C., for work! Liz Belanger McGarvey: I moved to Germany with my husband, David, at the end of the summer. We look forward to getting together with any alumnae in Europe! Katy Congdon Williams ’00, Abby Bowen James ’00, Carrie Coffee Ziemer ’00, Priya Kumar Raju ’00, and Laura Del Santo Harter ’00 at Carrie’s wedding
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Lauren Holden Perez had a beautiful baby girl in June 2018. Her name is Olivia. Meghan Barrett
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Sasha Irving sasha.irving@gmail.com Olivia Nilsson olivianilsson@gmail.com Mary Catherine Sinclair Macaluso: I recently
joined the “gig” economy, becoming a freelance financial writer helping Wall Street to engage Main Street and started my own company, Financially Fine, to make financial health as synonymous as physical health. Aside from work, all is well. My husband and I are traveling while we still can. We took an extended trip to France in July and recently finished training our fur baby, Einstein, for his service dog license. Francesca Fay Darling: My son, Charles M. Darling VI (Chase), was born in May 2017. He got a special Catalina visitor a couple days after he was born: Dr. Jackie Russell! She came after her graduation from Davis vet school! We live in Houston, TX, now, and I am not working at the moment but love being a mom more than anything. My husband, Charles, is back and forth to Beijing for his work. We are getting used to the heat down here. Luckily I got in touch with Kate Bryan Sedano and we had a playdate with her little guy, who looks just like her! So nice to have a Catalina girl right around the corner from me! Jessica Shia: I married Tor Larson this February in Redondo Beach, where we live. It was incredibly special to have Courtney Moore and Sheryl Stillman as two of my bridesmaids! Olivia Nilsson also came, and it was wonderful as always to be able to spend time with Catalina friends.
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Katie Fruzynski katie.fruzynski@gmail.com
Kronzer Zuercher. She spends most of her free
time training to master the sprint triathlon. Marina Barcelo is still living in Portland, OR, and working in student affairs at Portland State University's School of Social Work. She is also working as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor at Peak Performance PDX. She was recently named vice president of the ACLU of Oregon Board of Directors and is continuing to do advocacy around reproductive justice and immigrant justice. She had an amazing visit with Jing Zhang in London last fall, and she celebrated with Stacy Jordan Quinkert in L.A. this past May! Kendall Hoxsey-Onysko and her husband, Jeff, are expecting a little girl in August! They, along with their families, especially Auntie Morgaen Hoxsey ’06, are very excited! Harvest 2018 will definitely be memorable for them!
just graduated from nursing school at MPC in May. She passed her boards and is now a registered nurse. Meghan will marry her fiancé, Steven, in June 2019 at the Rosary Chapel at Santa Catalina. She is still working at Starbucks while she applies for nursing jobs. Jane Roberts has kept herself busy with work travel. She was recently in Nepal working on an in-depth perspective following the life of Nepalese sherpas. Afterward, she headed up to Tibet where she was able to spend some time studying Buddhism with Tibetan monks. Back home in Utah now, Jane is working to pull together the stories from all her recent travels and hopes to publish in the next year. Bethany Hucks finished her M.A. in museum studies in Florence Madeline Callander in September 2017. She then moved to Heidelberg, madeline.callander@gmail.com Germany, to start her Ph.D. in Egyptology and archaeology. She had a lovely visit from Annie Lyndsay Peden McAmis Strumpell and managed to briefly get back to mcamislc@gmail.com Monterey in June, where she sang karaoke with Dr. Kapolka. She will spend most of 2018-19 We publish notes for each class once a year—odddoing research or excavations near Heidelberg, numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered Athens, London, and central Italy, so if anyone in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue! lives nearby any of those places or is just visiting, she would love to meet up! Roshni Parikh was married last October in Pebble Beach. She and her husband have lived in L.A. for the past three years, but her husband recently got an amazing offer to do anesthesia at a new hospital in Ventura Lauren Kristich so they just made the move. Roshni just started a lekristich@gmail.com new job in Santa Barbara focusing on enterprise Emily Robertson married Steve Hawks in May marketing analytics for a call intelligence start-up. in Walnut Creek. In attendance were Emily Lots of change moving out of Los Angeles, but Intersimone, Molly Intersimone, Anna Lopez they are excited to spend some more time outdoors Mourlam, Ariel Robertson, Andrea Robertson learning how to paddle board, take up golf, and ’02, and Elizabeth Crosby ’84. Anna Lopez hike more—starting with the Channel Islands. Mourlam recently joined the law firm Perkins Alisha Forsyth Schneider and her husband, Paul, welcomed their first son, Theo, to their family Members of the Class of 2006 at the wedding of classmate in August 2017. Crystal DeCastro Knapik just Emily Robertson: Ariel Robertson, Molly Intersimone, completed all of her Emily Intersimone, and Anna Lopez Mourlam with her licensing exams and is husband, Nick now officially a licensed registered architect! Her first official project will be a fancy chicken coop for her and her husband’s backyard. Katie Fruzynski moved with her work to Ann Arbor, MI, in November 2017. She has loved discovering all Michigan has to offer and being able to catch up and see her fellow Catalinans who are close by in Chicago: Bea Cleveland and Rhyan
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Coie, representing international and domestic businesses across a wide range of industries and stages of growth. She is a member of the commercial litigation practice group, and handles matters including cybersecurity and privacy; securities, enforcement, and compliance; and white-collar criminal defense. Her article on the legality of transnational cyber attacks is being published this fall by the State Bar of California.
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Natalie Kocekian nkocek@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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Shannon L. Gaughf slgaughf@gmail.com Paige Whitmore Posladek and her husband,
Carter, welcomed their daughter, Jane Donovan, in February. She joins big sister, Marlow Mae. Stephanie Jegat welcomed her first child, Lucas Peter Malanca, in July 2018. Courtney Bigony is currently the director of people science at 15Five, in addition to having founded the Deep Feedback Movement, a social science research platform. She is also a Fellow at the Center For Evidence-Based Management. This fall she began a master’s in applied positive psychology at UPenn. Meg Malm Vaughn recently announced her marriage to Krista Vaughn! She also accepted a position at Bolt Marketing Group in Portland, OR, as an executive assistant and bookkeeper. Finally, she is revisiting her love of music through membership in and leadership of the Portland Lesbian Choir. Cecelia Stewart is in her second year of living in Palm Desert, where she spent most of her childhood. She is working in commercial real estate at her family's company and learning the ins and outs of owning a small business, as well as real estate Members of the Class of 2008: Shannon Gaughf, Andrea Whipple-Samuel, Jessie Fletcher, and Martha Gustavson
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sales and leasing. She recently competed in a local talent show performing on stage for the first time in a long time—probably since Catalina! She went on to win first place, quite unexpectedly, and her love for theater has been reignited. She hopes to do more! Reuniting with so many Catalina sisters at our 10-year reunion was definitely a highlight of 2018. As for me Shannon Gaughf, she has fulfilled part of her senior superlative and is working at Catalina as the Alumnae Relations Coordinator. She left New York in November 2017 and is thrilled to be continuing her Catalina journey as a staff member. If you find yourself in Monterey, please come say hello!
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Mary Bolt mar.e.bolt@gmail.com Megan McCaffrey mccaffrey.mf@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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Maeko Bradshaw maeko.bradshaw@gmail.com Taylor Pate married Richard Hunsicker in June in Jackson, WY. Maeko Bradshaw: I am
currently living in South Lake Tahoe, CA, after spending two years in Portland, OR. I moved there to pursue my master's degree in book publishing and graduated in 2017. At the beginning of this year, I took over a small publishing company called Bona Fide Books, and I had my first successful book launch in June. I also do freelance design work on the side. When I'm not working I try to get outside to hike and mountain bike as much as possible. Alyssa Dougherty: I am pursuing a second degree in nutrition and continuing to build AlyssaUnsweetened.com, an allergy-friendly food website devoted to balancing mind, body, and spirit. I also received my 200-hour certification as a meditation and mindfulness instructor through the McLean Meditation Institute in 2017. I love teaching studio classes and leading corporate mindfulness events in Washington, D.C.! Cyn Haueter: I have just completed my first year of law school at UC Hastings, and I am planning to practice trusts and estates law. I live with my partner, Chris, and our two cats, Brody and Toulouse, in an area of Berkeley called Holy Hill, due to its many churches and schools of divinity. Additionally, I am involved in organizations that empower women of all ages. I serve as an alumni adviser for the USF chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta. I am also involved in the Spinsters of San Francisco, a philanthropic and professional
Ensign Kitty Jablonski ’10, United States Navy women's organization. Last year, I planned our very successful Patrons Reception fundraiser, and this year I served as historian. I love living in the Bay Area and look forward to continuing to be involved in my community. Kitty Jablonski: Greetings from Newport, RI! It has been quite awhile since I last stepped foot on the grounds of our beautiful high school. I can’t wait to visit and see the new science building. I recently endured 18 weeks of Officer Candidate School and am now a commissioned supply corps officer in the U.S. Navy. I am so excited to explore the world and maintain freedom of the seas! I am currently in Navy Supply Corps School (NSCS) and will not find out my first assignment until graduation on November 16. I am striving for a department head tour on a submarine stationed overseas, but only time can tell if an opening will be available. This journey has been a difficult one but my faith in God has kept me patient and understanding, accepting the turmoil as blessings and letting the wonderful path unfold. I dedicate my success and perseverance to the motivation I hold dear to my heart from my Catalina sister, Fatima Larios ’13. Her light and joy will forever radiate through my soul. Every day brings new challenges and adventures that I am ready to conquer with strength, humility, and a positive mental attitude.
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Kelsey Player kelsey.player93@gmail.com Kelsey Riordan kelseyriordan11@aol.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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Katharine Garcia katharine.garcia8@yahoo.com Chloe Dlott aquabubble87@gmail.com Katharine Garcia: I graduated with a master’s
of education in school counseling from Boston University. After graduation, I moved back to Monterey! Megan Bomar: This year, I was fortunate enough to travel with a local organization, International Health Emissaries, to Peru. We worked for four days in the Cerro Candela barrio serving those who don’t have the means to get dental care. Being able to serve these people and their gratitude toward us is something that I don’t see very often in the States. Now more than ever, I am determined to continue my career in dentistry and hope to one day serve the same community as a dentist. Vanessa Woodard: I have recently moved to Omaha, NE, in order to attend medical school at the University of Nebraska’s College of Medicine. I made it through my first year and am excited to finally be working more in the hospital starting next February! My two cats, Hank and Guido, will probably earn honorary medical degrees when I graduate in 2021, since they get to watch all of my studying. Ashley Worsham: I started a new job as the UX designer and project manager at a gardening startup headquartered in Dallas called Gardenuity. We essentially sell all-in-one garden kits customized to your zip code and current weather conditions. It's pretty cool to give people the opportunity to grow their own food and give them the best chance of a successful harvest. Other than that, trying to travel as much as I can and still love San Francisco. Annika Fling loves attending UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (along with three other alums: Brennah Montague ’10, Laila Joseph ’13, and Katie Griffin ’13), where she is a third-year student. Over the summer she did clinics in dermatology and cardiology, and worked in the livestock medicine hospital, where she got to both cuddle baby goats and be chased by pot-bellied pigs. She gets to visit with the illustrious Michaela Scanlon semi-regularly. (If you haven't been to Michaela’s parent's Italian restaurant, La Mia Cucina in Pacific Grove, go and order the homemade ravioli!) She is waiting with bated breath for Katharine Garcia to return to the Golden State, after she finishes her East Coast education. I’m also very excited for the eastward move of Gwen Humble Lovett, with her husband, Parker, in tow, to attend psychology grad school at Johns Hopkins! MJ Foletta: One of the things I get to do every day is head rest training with our male hippo, Uzazi. This allows us to do mini-vet checks on his mouth every day and even file his teeth down if they get too long! Casey Lewis: I have been working for the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles for almost a year, and enjoy learning more about working in nonprofits and talking my way into various exotic vehicles for photo ops. I also recently traveled to Italy with my family and was able to put everything I learned in AP Art History to use. Kelsey Hand: I started DPT (doctor of
MJ Foletta ’12 and Uzazi at the Memphis Zoo physical therapy) school in August at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. I am excited for my new adventure and for the next three-year experience in beautiful Pennsylvania.
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Kylie Moses kyliemoses14@gmail.com Emma Russell emmarussellpg@yahoo.com Brooke Butterworth: I just graduated from
Ohio Wesleyan University with a bachelor of arts in health and human kinetics, and a minor in psychology. I am currently a personal trainer at Crunch Fitness and will be an assistant tennis coach at Cañada College. I am attending graduate school to get my master’s degree in sports psychology. Gabriella Sardina: I graduated from the University of San Diego with a double major in behavior neuroscience and theology and religious studies. I am now lucky enough to be staying in San Diego and continuing with USD as a staff member in student affairs involved with the first-year experience. I love to frequently get together with my Catalina classmates and be able to pick up exactly where we left off. Blair Miller: In May, I graduated from Belmont University in
Nashville, TN with a degree in music business. At graduation, I received the Outstanding Senior Award from my college. I spent my senior year working for the Grammys and interning at Universal Music Group. After graduation, I started my fulltime job in Nashville working in digital marketing for artists such as Brad Paisley and Chris Young. Betsy Hulme: This past year, I graduated from the University of North Carolina and moved to Washington, D.C. Chapel Hill offered an incredible college experience, and I couldn’t have asked for a better place to spend four years of my life. While I will miss the basketball games, I am thrilled to be back in D.C. at such an exciting time.
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Julia Clark julicclark09@gmail.com Mackenzie Fisher kenzieayn7@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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Lucy Stowe Lucystowe@me.com Lucy Stowe: I decided to stay in Boston this
summer and work on campus. Currently, I have two research assistant positions: one in a clinical psychology lab and one in a developmental psychology lab. I have enjoyed studying in Boston during the school year and even more so in the summer. I will be going abroad to London this fall to hopefully start a psychology internship with a British lab. Collette White: I’m studying abroad
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in Italy this fall. Hopefully, I will be meeting up with other Catalina girls who are studying abroad then as well. I loved my sophomore year at Providence College and am looking forward to going back to the East Coast in the spring. Sarah Blake: This summer, I worked in Denver, CO, as a camp counselor for 5-year-olds to pursue my goal of becoming a school teacher. This fall, I am studying abroad in Spain and practicing my Spanish-speaking skills. Isabelle Wilbur: I have really enjoyed my past year at Boston University pursuing my major in business. I have loved getting to know the city and exploring all that the East Coast has to offer. This summer I’m living and working in Monterey. I will hopefully be studying abroad in the spring.
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Annarose Hunt annarosyrosy@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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Anna Baricevic: This summer I was so excited
to be back in my hometown, Tucson, AZ. I spent the time continuing theatre and performing in the Arizona Arts Express Theatre Company’s production of the musical Big Fish. I began my freshman year at the University of Oregon this fall and I plan to major in biology on the premed track. Ali Peyton: I am happy to finally call myself a Catalina graduate. This summer I did a little globetrotting and traveled to Africa with my family. We visited Capetown and Zimbabwe and were able to go on two safaris. I am attending University of Rochester this fall and am very excited! I play on the varsity lacrosse team and I cannot wait to see what this new chapter holds for me. Saige Madden: I am so thrilled to finally be a Catalina graduate. I had a wonderful summer visiting Minneapolis for a family reunion. I also volunteered at the Monterey Bay Aquarium this summer, while spending my free time beginning summer workouts with my volleyball team at USF. I enter the University of San Francisco this fall and am already enjoying my time here in the city. I am so excited to pursue a major in computer science and maybe a minor in environmental science or art, and can't wait to see what these next few months hold for me. Jenna Mann: I am very excited to be a Catalina graduate. This summer I continued my work volunteering as a Teen Conservation Leader with the Monterey Bay
Aquarium, before preparing to attend Sonoma State University this fall. I actually spent a lot of time working hard on making myself a T-shirt quilt out of old volleyball T-shirts to bring with me to college, and am so excited that I got to bring a unique piece of home with me to SSU. I am currently undecided in my major, but I've been considering majoring in environmental studies. I am very excited for what college life will hold! Tara Mann: I’ve been so excited to be a new Catalina alum. This summer I was able to relax and spend time with my family and my new kitten before heading off to college. I started at Chapman University this fall and I am so excited to pursue a major in creative writing! I look forward to the coming months and what they may hold. Sylvan Free: Being a Catalina alum feels so surreal! I thoroughly enjoyed spending my summer traveling around Ireland with my family. We spent time in Galway, Inishmore, Dublin, Ashford, Killarney, Kilkenny, and Dingle. It was even more green than I imagined! I continued working my summer job at a boutique in my hometown before packing up and moving to Meadville, PA, to attend Allegheny College. The East Coast is so different but so far I have loved my time here. I am currently pursuing a major in global health with a minor in Asian studies and hope to get involved in volunteer work. I can’t wait to see what’s next for me in this new phase of my life!
Sylvan Free sylvanfree@gmail.com Emma Roffler: I am so excited to count myself
as a Catalina alum. This summer we visited Lake Geneva, WI, with my family and I had a summer job as an intern in the recruiting department at First Republic Bank. I made the big move from San Francisco to Milwaukee, WI, and am happily attending my first semester at Marquette University! I am so excited to be pursuing a double major in finance and communications and can’t wait to see what the next year holds for me. Jessica Cheng: I can’t believe I am already a Catalina graduate. I had a very full summer visiting Italy, Austria, and Czechoslovakia with my family as well as Korea and Hong Kong with my friends! I also volunteered at a hospital in Colombia. I am attending Johns Hopkins University and am loving Baltimore. I'm not sure what major I want to go into yet, but I am very excited to pursue a premed track at Hopkins and can’t wait to see what opportunities come my way this year. Rowan Azhderian: After graduating Catalina, I am so excited to be attending the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. Although I am unsure of my major, I am interested in studying public health, biology, and anthropology. I spent my summer in Monterey volunteering at CHOMP, babysitting, and going on a trip with my friends to Hawaii! Talia Varjian: It’s crazy to imagine that Catalina is already behind me. This summer I was able to visit Armenia, Finland, and Lake Tahoe with my family. I spent some of my time as a camp counselor in Finland and volunteering in Armenia building houses. I am attending Santa Barbara City College this fall and I am excited to pursue a major in mathematics and a minor in business.
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COMMUNITY TRANSITIONS Alumnae Marriages Simone Heymann ’84 to Ceci Galban Ariana Ebrahimian ’99 to Connor Keese Carrie Coffee ’00 to Joe Ziemer Jessica Shia ’02 to Tor Larson Ali Wasserman ’05 to David Wood Whitney Tuttle ’05 to Jon Schultz Emily Robertson ’06 to Steve Hawks Kelley Trapp ’07 to Michael André Gary Rebecca Hsu ’07 to Benson Su
Amy Azevedo Mulgrew ’02, daughter Margaret Ruiz Francesca Fay Darling ’02, son Charles (Chase)
Gwen Humble ’12 to Parker Lovett
Births and Adoptions Gillian Schwartz Hull ’96, daughter Gray Honor Katie Wood Quinn ’98, daughter Elisabeth Grace
Karen Johnson Hixon ’69 on the death of her husband
Kendall Hoxsey ’04, daughter Elizabeth Diana
The family of Deborah Smith Roberts ’70
Alisha Forsyth Schneider ’04, son Theo
Ann Lewis Vlcek ’65, Katharine Lewis ’67, and Mary Lewis ’71 on the death of their mother
Hadley Clark Childs ’05, daughter Cameron Savannah Goodwin Rodriguez ’08, daughter Mila Marie Stephanie Jegat ’08, son Lucas Peter
In Memory Our love and prayers to: The family of Ardis Dickerson Brookins ’54 The family of Betty Ann Bernadicou Lambert ’57 The family of Penny Fletcher ’59
Lara Brehmer ’98, son Nicolas
Daphne Craige Bertero ’60 on the death of her mother
Alexandria Walton Radford ’98, son Penn Macdonald
Susie Gray Christoffersen ’60 on the death of her brother
Catherine Hawley ’98, sons Russell and Taylor
The family of Margaret Brackenridge Dalis ’61
Cameron Fisher Buck ’00, daughter Briggs Ann
Sandra Hollenbeck Schnieder ’62 on the death of her husband
Autumn Quinn ’00, daughter Anna Katherine Kai Romero ’01, daughter Leonora
Katharine Lewis ’67 on the death of her husband
Lauren Holden Perez ’04, daughter Olivia
Meg Malm ’08 to Krista Vaughn Taylor Pate ’10 to Richard Hunsicker
The family of Maureen McPharlin ’66
The family of Maureen Finn ’64
Marian Donovan Corrigan ’72 on the death of her brother Susie Dragge Icaza ’74 on the death of her brother Monica Lozano ’74 on the death of her mother Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald ’76 on the deaths of her mother and brother Cathy Collins Geier ’78 and Kelly Collins Petit ’87 on the death of their father Greta Resetar Choi ’79 on the death of her father Bridgette Lacerte ’82 and Arianne Lacerte ‘84 on the death of their mother Ninive Clements Calegari ’89 on the death of her stepfather Abbi Smith ’89 on the death of her father The family of Lisa Mix Heil ’90 Annabel Pratt Sims ’92 and Alison Pratt ’87 LS on the death of their mother Martha Gustavson ’08 and Elle Gustavson ’14 on the death of their father
Faculty & Staff Births Amy Azevedo Mulgrew ’02 and Kirk Mulgrew, daughter Margaret Ruiz
In Memory Our love and prayers to: Sister Claire Barone on the death of her sister Susan Dodd on the death of her mother The family of Barney Hulse Betty Van Wagenen on the death of her husband Items in Transitions reflect communications received between March 24, 2018 and October 1, 2018. Sisters Andrea Robertson ’02, Emily Robertson ’06, and Ariel Robertson ’06 at Emily’s wedding santa catalina / f a l l b u l l e t i n
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Annual Report 2017-2018 As we enter this season of giving thanks, I am grateful for the opportunity to express my appreciation to all who have contributed time, talent, and financial support to Santa Catalina. Whether you are a parent, a grandparent, a past parent or grandparent, an alum, a member of the on-campus adult community, or a special friend of school, your partnership in our educational process is what powers Santa Catalina’s dreams for our students. On behalf of the board of trustees as well as personally, I extend my deep sense of thankfulness to you who have made the results of the last year possible. The past year has been a remarkable time of growth on many fronts. We welcomed impressive new faculty and staff members, including Julie Lenherr Edson ’88 as Head of Upper School and Ron Kellermann as Business Manager, among others all highly qualified. We celebrated Upper School girls’ educational milestones in our signature Marine Ecology Research Program (MERP), as well as throughout the arts, humanities, and sports programs. We completed the stunning Rosary Chapel garden project, implemented innovative programs to build resiliency and empathy in Lower and Middle School students, and have taken our emerging Health and Wellness initiative to new levels. The role of community in our school’s culture cannot be overstated; it is through relationality that our students learn well and become leaders in the field of their choice. As an alumna of both the summer camp program and the Upper School, as well as a long-standing trustee, I am deeply grateful for the past and current leadership of our school and for the board in holding firm to our traditional core values, one being the critical importance of community and service to a collective purpose. We hope that, as you consider the progress highlighted in this issue of the Bulletin and made possible through your dedication and commitment to our efforts, you will know the depth of our gratitude and will share the breadth of our pride and joy in our school of today.
Nonie B. Ramsay ’71, Board Chair
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2017–2018 Financial Summary
Foundations $706,107 Past Parents & Friends
$481,641
Alumnae $327,914 Lower School Parents
$227,204
Organizations & Corporations $194,864 Upper School Parents Foundations 33% Past Parents
22%
$198,699
Grandparents $26,970 Total $2,163,399
Alumnae 15% Lower School Parents
11%
Organizations & Corporations
9%
Upper School Parents
9%
Uses of Support Unrestricted $974,645 Restricted to Scholarship Restricted non Scholarship
$257,811 $930,943
Grandparents 1%
Total $2,163,399
Total Income
Total Expenses
$18,955,173
Tuition & Fees
83%
Santa Catalina Fund
10%
Interest & Other Income
7%
$18,955,173*
Faculty, Instruction, and Administrative Support
63%
Physical Plant
10%
Tuition Assistance
16%
Dining Service
4%
Other 7% *unaudited
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1950 Society
Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Carol and Thomas McGurk Pisces Foundation Sister Christine Price* Katherine Strub Reed ’66 The Reveas Foundation Holly and Edwin Scheetz Kimberley and Scott Sheffield
HACIENDA CIRCLE
($5,000 - $9,999)
Apple Matching Gift Program Robert Balles* Anne Munzer Bourne ’70* Lisa and Dan Bradford The Santa Catalinians Megan and Michael Bruno ’82 LS* 1950 Society recognizes Barbara Bundy* the school’s most loyal and The Burnham Foundation of Nutter, generous supporters whose McClennen & Fish, LLP* gifts provide the foundation Candace Callan ’65 of annual support to the Gay Callan ’67 and George Stone* Santa Catalina Fund. Brett and James Collins (Brett Davis ’93) Miera Cacciola and Geoff Couch The Justin Dart Family Foundation * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59* Lia and Herm Edwards FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE G.P. and M.P. Sweetman Charitable ($20,000 or more) Fund of the SFACF Nancy and Philip Greer* Sister Claire Barone* Carter Hachman Jackson ’87* Jeffrey Cappo Judith and Timothy Hachman The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation (Judith Musto ’61)* Tracy and Eric Hass (Tracy Miller ’75)* Margie and W. Taylor Fithian* Joan Stafford Haynes ’60* Jean Perkins Foundation* Bridget and Edward King The Laurel STEM Fund Deborah and Charles Kosmont* Angela Nomellini ’71* Lynn LaMar* Ramsay Family Foundation* Charles Lostak and Christopher Baker Nonie B. Ramsay ’71* Susan Butenhoff Mani and Christian Mani Corinne and Michael Roffler Nicki and Michael McMahan* Santa Catalina Benefit Celebration* Nora McNeely Hurley ’78 Santa Catalina Lower School* R. J. and D. A. Munzer Foundation* The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving* Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Julie Thomas Obering ’60* Lisa and Rafael Ortiz Kelly and Wes von Schack Pebble Beach Company Foundation Laure Woods ’80 Deborah and Kenny Peyton* San Francisco Foundation* Susan and Stephen Schwerdfeger VERITAS CIRCLE Susan and Steven Selbst Cristin and Michael Shute ($10,000 - $19,999) Nicole Shute Anonymous Mary Pat and Jerry Sweetman S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation* (Mary Pat Reardon ’60) Lani and Donald Bethe Jane Tucker Michelle and Garrett Blake* Sudie and A. Gordon Worsham* Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones ’79)* Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program Ruth and Jeremy Burton LEGACY CIRCLE Arlene and Vance Coffman ($2,500 - $4,999) Lauren Bechtel Dachs ’67* Helen Amick Mary Deakyne Anonymous (3) D.D. and Paul Felton Cass and Mike Antle Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund* (Catherine Slaughter ’79, ’75 LS)* Randi and Bob Fisher (Randi Stroud ’74)* Terry Whitney Baganz ’69* Wendy and Ronald Gong Maryann and Edwin Berkowitz Jane Turner Hart ’68 Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54* Hazel Foundation Marcia Mondavi Borger ’65* CoCo Wing and Jia Zhi Hong Meg Bradley and George Choquette Liz and Scott Hulme* Jenny Budge ’71* Jameen and Jon Jacoby Honor Bulkley (Jameen Wesson ’77)*
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Sharon and Edward Bullard (Sharon Smith ’68)* The Florence V. Burden Foundation Allison and Joseph Campos Carmel Ideas Foundation Patricia and Pedro Cerisola Heather and Brian Church Robin and Alan Cole Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Holly Pease and Eugene Davis Yumi and William Deakyne Diocese of Monterey Ellen and Tom Dunnion Eisner Foundation Georgia and Breck Eisner (Georgia Irwin ’88)* Sara and Brian Elkin Laura and Rich Everett (Laura May ’85)* Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. Ceseli and Hugh Foster* Marilyn and Joseph Franzia Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon ’81)* Kim Rudas Goerlitz ’89 Google Matching Gifts Program* Rebecca and Gregory Green Audrey Nolten and Ernst Hansch Betsy Helm Hansen ’60 Megan Heister ’95* Karen Johnson Hixon ’69 Suzanne Dragge Icaza ’74 Liz and Dennis Jebbia* Shirley Childs Kelly ’79 Andrea Lowe and Robert Keys Katharina Brinks Lathen ’96* Katie Martin and David Laurits Ju Yeun and Sang Bong Lee P. Samantha Lewis Rohwer ’97* John Maguire Judith and James Moses (Judith McDonald ’86, ’82 LS)* Willa and Ned Mundell* Nantz Family Foundation Florence Nixon ’64 Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72 Wendy and Victor Ramirez Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Karine Snyder Lyon Jennifer Ann Harr Tonnis ’94, ’90 LS* Jean Jagels Vaughn ’75 Kit Wai* Frederick Weakley* Stacie and Stephen Worsham*
PATRONS’ CIRCLE
($1,500 - $2,499)
Anonymous (2) Arizona Community Foundation Velma and Ted Balestreri France de Sugny Bark ’59 Angelyn Bass ’81 Daphne and Richard Bertero (Daphne Craige ’60)* BHP Billiton* Amy and Michael Brandt Camille and Heinrich Brinks Kathleen Brown ’63* Margaret Miller Brown ’74 Amanda Bryan ’75* The John M. Bryan Family Fund Lupita and Micheal Cepeda Chia-Yu and Jung-Hua Cheng
Joanne Fontanilla and Bix Cruz Adrianna and Thomas Dean Frances McDonald DeSouza ’77 Heather and John Dotto Christine and Andrew Downs Pamela Dressler Julie Heywood Edwards ’76* Tracy Taylor Everett ’89 Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Anne and Donald Franson, Jr. (Anne Woolf ’69) Gianna Franzia ’95 Erica Sullivan Fuller ’71 Julie Garcia ’71* Patricia and Jonathon Giffen Fiona Dabney Grandi ’88 Louise Audet and Paul Griffin Elizabeth and Harlan Grogin Clarrie and Ralph Hanley Anne Hilby ’01* Paula and Bruce Hilby* Joan and John Hillenbrand Mia Homan ’76* Johnna and Wally Jansma Sheila Johnson ’65 Mary Myers Kauppila ’72* Brogiin Keeton ’01 and Ben Nagin Linda Kendall Julie Kenner Wendy Burnham Kuhn ’59 Angela Park and Henry Kwon Ladera Foundation Julie Lambert ’80, ’76 LS* Bill Leatherberry Julie and Mark Ludviksen Janet and Daniel Luksik* Kathleen Kelsey Macker ’66 Margaret Mallon Nancy Mannon ’85 Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Bobbie Erro Marsella ’57* Rita and Lee McClennahan Shannon McClennahan ’87* Amy Hall McNamara ’86 Kate Dentoni Mitchell ’76* Jane Nissen Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien ’74 Ann and Richard Patterson* Viola and Christian Periani Stefanie and Korey Pollard (Stefanie Post ’85, ’81 LS) Rita and Tony Pruthi Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Emmi Rivera ’18 Santa Catalina School Laurie Severs* Kathleen Deviaene and Jan Sondergaard Patricia Allen Sparacino ’65* Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation Natalie Stewart ’63* The Louise and Walter Sullivan Foundation Keely Clifford and Bruce Sweeney Linda and David Ting (Linda Chang ’88) Kathleen Trafton ’74 and Peter Radin Jr. Wendy and Bart Walker Brooksley and Darren Williams* Jeannette Witten Sarah Clark Woolf ’89 Lynn O’Neil and Cary Yeh Heather and Alan Young Yonghong and Jian Zhou
Upper School Alumnae Gifts Santa Catalina School Alumnae Association Council Executive Committee Kathy Trafton ’74 President Jalynne Tobias Redman ’72 Priya Kumar Raju ’00 Katie Carnazzo Larsen ’02 Vice Presidents Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS Director of Alumnae/i Relations and Major Gifts Members Pat Allen Sparacino ’65 Marie Cantin ’70 Sally Fay ’74 Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82 Helene de Baubigny ’85 Stefanie Post Pollard ’85 Christina Nalchajian Whitley ’85 Annie Coppel ’90 Lindsay Heller ’95 Brogiin Keeton ’01 Kai Romero ’01 Kristina Flathers ’11
CHAPTER CHAIRS
*designates Alumnae Association Council member
Chicago Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese ’74 Kristina Flathers ’11* Dallas Joanne Van der Plas Viola ’84 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 Becky Hays-Rovey ’92 Portland, Oregon Virginia Sewell ’69 Ann Carter ’71 Brigid Flanigan ’73 San Francisco Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Natalie Burke ’99 Anna Lopez Mourlam ’06 Seattle Madeleine Lynch Greathouse ’85
Washington, DC Kerry Robinson Johnson ’92 International Chapters Asia Rene Leung ’99 Angelina Yao ’99 Diana Mak ’01 Europe Lara Brehmer ’98 Latin America Leslie Hulse ’88 Annie Coppel ’90* Tere Gonzalez ’94
Reunion Class Agents 2017-18 Beatrice Leyden Moore ’53 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Team 1968 Lucia Blair Webster ’73 Kellen Flanigan ’83 Leslie Palmer Meyer ’88 Jennifer Pratt ’88 Sarah Brown Goforth ’93 Priscilla McCarthy Barolo ’03 Martha Gustavson ’08 Cecelia Stewart ’08 Madeline Clark ’13 Georgia Sedlack ’13
Class Agents 2017-18 Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 Penelope Corey Arango ’61 Patricia Allen Sparacino ’65 Susan Grupe dePolo ’66 Mary Whitney Kenney ’67 Donna Kolb ’72 Karen List Letendre ’72, ’68 LS Sally Fay ’74 Frances McDonald DeSouza ’77 Laura Lyon Gaon ’81 Susan Lockwood ’82, ’78 LS Joanne Van der Plas Viola ’84 Trina Rowe Audley ’85 Stefanie Post Pollard ’85, ’81 LS Marian McCall ’87 Elizabeth Maher Purdum ’89 Courtney Eaton Turner ’92 Kelly Ewen Schindler ’95, ’91 LS Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 P. Samantha Lewis Rohwer ’97 Frances Verga-Lagier Cook ’99, ’95 LS Abigail Bowen James ’00 Elizabeth Belanger McGarvey ’00, ’96 LS Priya Kumar Raju ’00, ’96 LS Kaija-Leena Romero ’01, ’97 LS Olivia Nilsson ’02 Cristina Carnazzo ’05 Caitlin Fitzpatrick ’06 Kaycie Gillette-Mallard ’07 Kristina Flathers ’11,’07 LS Christina Quisno ’11, ’07 LS Sarah Morris ’12 Andrea Arias ’14 Karli McIntyre ’14 Laura Colosky ’15 Jennifer Hernandez ’15
Courtnie Breitfuss ’16, ’12 LS Veronica Zelles ’16, ’12 LS Loleï Brenot '17, 13 LS Lauren Morgenthaler ’17 Madigan Webb ’17
Donna Work Silverberg Linda Kuenzli Theiring Gifts to other funds Mardi Hack*
Alumnae Gifts
CLASS OF
* denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
= Reunion Class CLASS OF
1953
100%
Gray Burnham Hynes Laurie Angel McGuinness Beatrice Leyden Moore Fleana Giglio Snapp
CLASS OF
1954
57%
Patricia Bondesen-Smith* Shereen Houde Fase Gloria Felice* Jeanne Nielsen Marshall
CLASS OF
1955
21%
Sandra Stolich Brown Mary Nevin Henderson Carol Speegle Lannon Yvonne Bernadicou Lyon
CLASS OF
1956
46%
Kit Nelson Bedford* Nitze Erro Caswell* Jane Howard Goodfellow* Anne Hicks Kimball Eugenie Madden Watson* Kress Harris Whalen*
CLASS OF
1957
39%
Mary Ellen Smith Ash* Carole Lusignan Buttner Mary Cano Sue Clowes Mayhugh* Margaret McCann Grant* Nancy Gregg Hatch Bobbie Erro Marsella* Sally Smith Rhodes Camille Annotti Stevens*
CLASS OF
1958
36%
Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen* Mardi Hack* Katherine Howard Loparco Betsy Bourret Neu Mary Baumgartner Reid Karin King Rucker Sally Sibley
1959
38%
France de Sugny Bark Barclay Braden* Margaret Rosenberg Duflock* Wendy Burnham Kuhn Irene May Lawler* Deborah McCann Kristan Jacobson O'Neill* Hansi de Petra Rigney* Teresa Annotti Rogers* Dorothy Dwyer Schreiber Marilyn Brown Wykoff
CLASS OF
1960
33%
Daphne Craige Bertero* Judith Botelho Cain* Karen Swanson Crummey Suzanne Townsend Finney Betsy Helm Hansen Joan Stafford Haynes* Wendy Miller Lambeth* Lani LeBlanc* Joanne Nix Julie Thomas Obering* Jinx Hack Ring Mary Pat Reardon Sweetman Karene O'Connell Vernor* Catherine O'Hara Willmott* Gifts to other funds Anonymous Daphne Craige Bertero* Susan Bigelow Fisher Susan Gray Christoffersen Karen Swanson Crummey Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine* Sister Cathryn deBack Suzanne Townsend Finney Betsy Helm Hansen Joanna Grant Hartigan* Joan Stafford Haynes* Penny Pringle Knowles Wendy Miller Lambeth* Lani LeBlanc* Sally Blanchard Murphy Julie Thomas Obering* Marilyn Ramos Ospina Jinx Hack Ring Mary Pat Reardon Sweetman Karene O’Connell Vernor* Domie Garat Werdel* Catherine O’Hara Willmott* Nan Griffin Winter
CLASS OF
1961
37%
Judy Nagel Cox* Sara Fargo Susan Munhall Frey Pamela Gamble Judi Musto Hachman*
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Theresa Lowe Hall* Caroline Harris Henderson* Victoria Street Medeiros Daphne Gray Walsh Gifts to other funds Anonymous Penelope Corey Arango* Judy Nagel Cox* Leigh Curran (Curry) Griggs Sara Fargo Judi Musto Hachman* Theresa Lowe Hall* Nini Richardson Hart Caroline Harris Henderson* Mary-Allen Macneil Maria Hart McNichol Victoria Street Medeiros
CLASS OF
1962
20%
Mary Foley Bitterman* Diana Vhay Ford* Lander Reeves Hynes Susie Blair Riley Sandra Hollenbeck Schnieder* Margaret Stewart*
CLASS OF
1963
37%
Kathleen Brown* J'Amy Maroney Brown Victoria Dillon Patsy Farish Downing Jansie Stephens Farris Robin Hatcher Suzy Janss Ferguson Roxanne Spieker Morse* Sally Rorick-Orlando* Patricia Daugherty Shallenberger Diane Ditz Stauffer* Natalie Stewart* Frances Frawley Swanson Danielle Varlay Bonnet Victoria McCallum Waddell Trish Scott Williams* Gifts to other funds Kathleen Brown*
CLASS OF
1964
22%
Cameron Butts Bianchi Carole Blackwell* Katherine Hoffman Enright* Christina Cotton Gannon* Priscilla Gillett Hoecker* Louise La Mothe Barbara Carpenter McDonald Florence Nixon Elizabeth Holt Protell* Christine Di Giorgio Timmerman* Gifts to other funds Christina Cotton Gannon* Joan Shymanski Little
CLASS OF
1965
38%
Marcia Mondavi Borger* Carolyn Cain* Candace Callan Bettie Hutcheson Carrell
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Michele Clark* Susan Corey Tammy Dougherty M.F. Flynn Kathy Toy Grandemange Sally Leonard Harris Lola Hogan Margaret Hudson Sheila Johnson Elizabeth Hudson Kenyon Maisie de Sugny MacDonald* Caroline Lord Mackenzie Susan Durney Mickelson Wendy Wilson Snell Patricia Allen Sparacino* Ann Hodges Strickland Ann Lewis Vlcek* Kathleen Durkin Webster Mallory Vail Weymann* Gifts to other funds Deborah Tanous Scofield
CLASS OF
1966
26%
Valerie Powell Berger Susan Van Sicklen Calfee* Ann Craig Hanson Susan Grupe dePolo Paula Sullivan Escher* Katherine Fay Cece Cotton Fowler* Madeleine Lord Victoria de Back Lugo Glovie Reiter Lynn* Kathleen Kelsey Macker Ellen Mahoney Barbara Burton Szemborski Anian Pettit Tunney Lyn Belcher Wilson
CLASS OF
1967
38%
Anonymous Brenda Beckett Gay Callan* Lauren Bechtel Dachs* Renata Engler Celia Morken Gadda Carolyn Layton Garner-Reagan Laurie Hammonds Schultz Mary Whitney Kenney* Catherine Bates Kreitler Ann Kuchins Katharine Lewis Melinda Bowman Manlin Katherine Smith Overlock Rosalind Boswell Seysses Catherine Sparolini Mary Sweetland Laver* Wynn Woodward
CLASS OF
1968
32%
Sarah Ashby Sharon Smith Bullard* Sandra Clark-Lewis Leslie Cooley Jane Gillett Nina Nickel Gladish Laurie Gregg Jane Turner Hart Suzi Woodworth Johnston
Laurie Mactavish Marcia Middaugh Maloney Elizabeth Moffitt Beatrix Oswald Robinson Paula Sparolini Alison Rand Taylor Terry Durkin Wilkinson* Mary Wynne Gifts to other funds Elizabeth Clement-Doughty
CLASS OF
1969
18%
Terry Whitney Baganz* Elisabeth Bloomingdale Bell* Pamela Walsh Coakley Sandra Donnell Wendy Clark Duffy Theresa May Duggan Sugar Franich Filice Anne Woolf Franson Bridget Hildebrand-Booth Karen Johnson Hixon Lorna MacKay Smith Sara Callander Stephens
CLASS OF
1970
21%
Belinda Beckett Anne Munzer Bourne* Jody Bunn Marie Cantin* Julia Henshaw Mary Munhall Holl Shannon Gregory Mandel Tina Hansen McEnroe Patricia McNamara Suzanne Saunders Shaw Melinda Montgomery Thomas* Nancy Woolf Gifts to other funds Terryl Albert Levin Tina Hansen McEnroe
CLASS OF
1971
26%
Janet Miller Abbott Jenny Budge* Ann Carter Debra Rosenberg Boyer Sheila Cooley M. J. Demetras Erica Sullivan Fuller Julie Garcia* Carol Hamerly Moses Elena Gates Motlow Angela Nomellini* Anne O'Leary Nonie Bechtel Ramsay* Camy Lagomarsino Renton* Gifts to other funds Anonymous Jenny Budge* Angela Nomellini*
CLASS OF
1972
30%
Sally Hansen Green Lucinda Scales Chapman Katie Finnegan Darnell
Perla Armanasco Gray Mimi Hart Harris Kit Henderson Mary Myers Kauppila* Donna Kolb Charlotte Kresl Karen List Letendre* Connie Tirrell McEvoy Susan Rasmussen McKeever Joan Maze Miles Mary Morris Miller Laura Knoop Pfaff Jalynne Tobias Redman Mary Eileen Reilley Laurie Vibert Schofield* Jennifer Godward Trainor Betian Webb Dana Turner Witmer Gifts to other funds Louise Harris Mary Morris Miller
CLASS OF
1973
56%
Anonymous Basia Belza Justine Schmidt Bloomingdale Suzanne Bryan* Lucy Butler Stella Blackwell Casillas Laura Cornett Virginia Croswhite Donna Moniz Davis Juanita de Sanz Tina Tomlinson Del Piero Joan Frawley Desmond Ann Drendel-Haas Jane Schwarzer Fields Ann Finnegan Rowena Pinkney Foster Anne Cochran Frischkorn Diane Hull Gansauer Mary Golden Tina Greene Sarah Haskell* Dana Hees Leigh Mahone Hoburg Deb Humm-Bremser Jane King Barbara Bon Lundstrom Tracy McDonald Mary Biaggi McEachern Sue Weyerhaeuser Messina Marian Miller Cynthia Nadai Shelby Dulin Perley Ann Politzer Katherine Covington Skidmore Susan Work Ward Lucia Blair Webster Gifts to other funds Anonymous Justine Schmidt Bloomingdale
CLASS OF
1974
19%
Margaret Miller Brown Arden Bucklin-Sporer Sally Fay Randi Stroud Fisher* Suzanne Dragge Icaza Sallie Starker Melton Elizabeth Nomellini Musbach Carolyn Hartwell O'Brien
Elizabeth Pollock Scimone Jeanne Vibert Sloane Kathleen Trafton Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese*
CLASS OF
1975
18%
Annette Leach Alcocer Roe Brown-Arn* Victoria Thys Barnes Dryden Branson Bordin Amanda Bryan* Christine Blom Gomez* Frances Hartwell Tracy Miller Hass* Sarah Colmery Preston Nancy Williams Shea* Jean Jagels Vaughn Joan Weakley* Kimberly Wright-Violich Gifts to other funds Nancy Williams Shea*
CLASS OF
1976
14%
Anonymous Julie Heywood Edwards* Marge Ganz Phyllis Weyerhaeuser Griggs Cynthia Willoughby Haueter* Mia Homan* Jill Lee Kate Dentoni Mitchell* Leslie Miller Schemel Anna Vagin Tessa Wilcox* Gifts to other funds Marge Ganz Susan Haber Hinstorff
CLASS OF
1977
16%
Anne Bryan* Frances McDonald DeSouza Annette Fulstone* Jameen Wesson Jacoby* Joy Franich Maze* Kimberly Martin McMorrow Lisa Bozzo Orlandini Julie Power Pantiskas Sandi Fleishhacker Randall* Gifts to other funds Anne Bryan*
CLASS OF
1978
13%
Margaret Campodonico* Nancy Cristofaro Carriere Audrey Dormer Foraker* Julie Yurkovich Forrest* Maddie Homan Blanchard Nora McNeely Hurley Sally O'Neill Tich* Gifts to other funds Margaret Campodonico*
CLASS OF
1979
14%
Diane Ryan Adams Cass Slaughter Antle* Julie Jones Breitfuss* Molly Erickson Shirley Childs Kelly Kristina Croonquist Martin Melina Eversole Montoya Diana Busby Orr Gifts to other funds Julie Jones Breitfuss*
CLASS OF
1980
14%
Lisa Davis Bradley Franca Gargiulo* Ellen McGuire Gaucher* Suzanne Renault Hollingsworth Julie Lambert* Amy Kajikuri Martinetto* Diana Kendrick Untermeyer Laure Woods Gifts to other funds Julie Lambert* Amy Kajikuri Martinetto*
CLASS OF
1981
23%
Louise Diepenbrock Baker Monica Stewart Baker Angelyn Bass Karla Nielsen Brown Lea Carano Carroll Karen Gladstone Dawson Katherine Seymour Deeter Erin Eggerman Romer Laura Farrior Stanley Laura Lyon Gaon* Brooke Meyers Hamilton Sara Ann Bingaman Leake Mimi Willoughby Santry Carlynn Pace Sawyer Katie McGrath Schumacher* Lillis Grove Stern Molly Hogan Vatinel Gail Goldsmith Worthington
CLASS OF
1982
12%
Betsy Black Lynn Gawthrop Bouck Deborah Etienne* Elizabeth Skinner Harney* Susan Lockwood Jennifer Moulton-Post* Ann Frasse Stowe* Stacey Pruett Taddeucci* Gifts to other funds Susan Solinsky Stacey Pruett Taddeucci
CLASS OF
1983
23%
Michelle Degnan Ackert* Sarah Adams Anonymous Stephanie Burns
Patricia Cerisola-Mansi* Tara Davey-Rosa Kellen Flanigan Molly Johnson Grimmett Virginia Harris Gable Jennifer Brooks Lee Gretchen Mueller Burke Ibi Janko Murphy* Mary Sutton Pinkus
CLASS OF
1984
15%
Jennifer Beesley Kathleen Deming Marti Ham Fuller Judy Kleppe Victoria Manassero Maat Molly McGrath Lis Victoria Mitchell Mary Looram Moslander Elizabeth Kirk Sondern Joanne Van der Plas Viola* Gifts to other funds Joanne Van der Plas Viola*
CLASS OF
1985
23%
Trina Rowe Audley Laura Bedford Jamie Buffington Browne* Andrea Cerisola Helene de Baubigny Laura May Everett* Kim Fay Serena Fritz-Cope Carolyn Kimble Larsen Nancy Mannon Shannon McCracken Milne Stefanie Post Pollard Celia Shelton Rogers Hilary Wardle Schlossman Ana Estrada Wallis Christina Nalchajian Whitley
CLASS OF
1986
14%
Anonymous Gretchen Zug Boyle* Ulrike Devoto* Rene McCurry Johnson Pam Hull Lewerenz Amy Hall McNamara Judith McDonald Moses* Margi Bogart Power* Kristin Ring
CLASS OF
1987
17%
Susan Dalessio Batterton* Kassandra Thompson Brenot* Barbara Jane Domingo Carter Hachman Jackson* Sylvia Estrada Hellmund* Marian McCall* Shannon McClennahan* Ala Milani* Susan Smith Nixon* Patricia Ham Salinero Susan Eliason Scott Gifts to other funds Kassandra Thompson Brenot*
CLASS OF
1988
37%
Anonymous (2) Kate Myers Brizius Pamela Ham Butler* Andrea Leffel Coleman* Peachy Hoyne DominĂŠ Elizabeth Duke-Molinski Julie Lenherr Edson Georgia Irwin Eisner* Amy Little Figge Wendy Fuller Fiona Dabney Grandi Jackie Sharpe Guy Jennifer Hoke Jane Hunter Miya Kajikuri Nicole Carelli Kwak Karen Longoria Long Meghann Mayer Leslie Palmer Meyer Stephanie Oberle Michelle Oberle Odle Serena Bennett Padian Jennifer Pratt Kim Bedwell Smith Linda Chang Ting Ellen Stein Watson Gifts to other funds Kate Myers Brizius Miya Kajikuri Veronika Oven Riley
CLASS OF
1989
23%
Virginia Reeves Apple Crystal Boyd NĂnive Clements Calegari Francesca Cerisola Tracy Taylor Everett Kim Rudas Goerlitz Meredith Burke Lawler Ceci Marihart Kimberly Meek* Jennifer Davis Morrissey Beth Russo Tarallo* Sarah Clark Woolf Bridget Callaghan Zaro
CLASS OF
1990
7%
Caroline Guardino Kathleen Knoll Harris Hillary Hudis Jana Novak Miller
CLASS OF
1991
15%
Marita Quint Bruni Lynn Chan Cheong* Alison Morey Garrett Bernadette Lussier Hillary Meek Carrie Rodella Shashi Anand Lisa Johnson Callaghan Rebecca Hays-Rovey Leslie Hunt Johnson* Susan Lee Jena Davis Simon Courtney Eaton Turner santa catalina / f a l l b u l l e t i n
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1992
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13%
Shashi Anand Lisa Johnson Callaghan Rebecca Hays-Rovey Leslie Hunt Johnson* Susan Lee Jena Davis Simon Courtney Eaton Turner
CLASS OF
1993
26%
Catherine MacDonald Christian Brett Davis Collins Maddy Daniels Jennifer Dohrmann-Alpert Sarah Brown Goforth Cedra Ginsburg Goldman Galen Johnson Miranda Maison LeKander Marisa Frank McArthur Ellen McGlynn* Corinne Quinn Janene Ashford Ward* Shauna Cozad Willett Gifts to other funds Brett Davis Collins Whitney Adams Mathes Corinne Quinn
CLASS OF
1994
16%
Hilary Escher Foster Emily Gatch* Maria Teresa Gonzalez Lauren Meek Jarrett Abiah Folger Karthauser* Sara O'Neil Miller Melanie O'Donnell Morgan Jenner Fritz Morrison Jennifer Harr Tonnis*
CLASS OF
1995
11%
Gianna Franzia Megan Heister* Lindsay Heller Courtney Golding Jones Elizabeth Lloyd Rovetta Kelly Ewen Schindler Caroline Barkan Wilkinson
CLASS OF
1996
25%
Airlie Anderson Jennifer Chau Lauren Creager Cheney Paige Finster Greenspan Sonia Sparolini Johnson Kelly Karcher Thatcher Katharina Brinks Lathen* Nancy Kennedy Major Uzo Mba Yvette Merchant Nichols Jennifer Noble Valerie O'Halloran Joy Fischer Rorke
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CLASS OF
1997
14%
Sally Botts Julie Sunoo Flanders Kate Lynch Jerkens P. Samantha Lewis Rohwer* Rebecca Lohse Morgan Rogers McMillan Jasmin Reate Monika Pataye Watkins Jessica Wong Gaby Zaied Corella Gifts to other funds Monika Pataye Watkins
CLASS OF
1998
11%
Helen Allrich McClenahan Eloise Harper Connolly Langley Kreuze* Megan MacDonald Norma Marquez Martinez Kimberly Lewis Mundhenk Martha Noel Billy Steele
CLASS OF
1999
23%
Elisabeth Brinks Day* Natalie Burke Damaris Colhoun Frances Verga-Lagier Cook Claudia De La Fuente Ariana Ebrahimian* Dena Kolb Rene Leung Kathryn Maurer Ashley Ensign Merlo Sarah Gallagher Parker Adrienne Partridge Mieke Fuchs Smith Laura Stenovec* Alaina McDonald Sylvester
CLASS OF
2000
7%
Susie Bokermann Elizabeth Belanger McGarvey Autumn Quinn* Priya Kumar Raju
CLASS OF
2001
13%
Caroline Collins Goldberg* Anne Hilby* Brogiin Keeton Mzilikazi Kone Margaret O'Donnell MacMinn Diana Mak Gina Moro Nebesar Kaija-Leena Romero Tricia Weber Gifts to other funds Anne Hilby Diana Ernst McKibben Astri Rahardja
CLASS OF
2002
17%
Ilse Riebe Colby Lara Wheeler Devlin Sarah Kennifer Garrigues Kate Gibson* Sasha Irving Katherine Carnazzo Larsen Courtney Moore Amy Azevedo Mulgrew Olivia Nilsson Mary Catherine Sinclair Weesie Smith
CLASS OF
2003
24%
Priscilla McCarthy Barolo Tedra Bates Lesley McGurk Gordon Samantha Hechtman Jeanette Kreuze Katie Tugend Lehner Megan Mulloy Thu-Anh Le Gaby Asmus Soli Romero Beth Hylle Schaal Monica Johnson Steiner Justine Sterling Alex Sutty Ashley Hightower Tower Stephanie Wai Amanda Wilson Woodyard
CLASS OF
2004
13%
Marina Barcelo* Cassie Bettencourt Julia Mackey Day Katie Fruzynski Kendall Hoxsey Stacy Jordan Alisha Forsyth Schneider Rhyan Kronzer Zuercher
CLASS OF
2005
15%
Holly Adams Easley Madeline Callander Cristina Carnazzo* Tara Smith Harris Jessica Hightower* Cece Fourchy Quinn Olivia Hussman Ramsey Allie Reed Casey Sedlack
CLASS OF
2006
3%
Candace Brekka Bennett Laura McKenzie
CLASS OF
2007
12%
Madeline E. Aiello Atenas Bustamante Alexandra Corning Kaycie Gillette-Mallard Courtney Mazzei Brianne Slama Kelley Trapp Jessica Wong Gifts to other funds Caitlin Bryant
CLASS OF
2008
27%
Anonymous Lauren Boczek Amy Campodonico-Burnett Danielle Chandler Maria DiGiovanni Haley Dzundza Jessica Fletcher Shannon Gaughf Martha Gustavson Kelsey Hightower Mallory Jebbia* Devan Kennifer Sarah Luksik Annalise Moberg Cecelia Stewart Andrea Whipple-Samuel
CLASS OF
2009
2%
Katie Adams
CLASS OF
2010
5%
Margaret Evans Christine Torrise Colleen Zellitti
CLASS OF
2011
14%
Haley Barragan Allison Fithian Kristina Flathers Rae Gregory Yoo Sun Jun Kelsey Player Christina Quisno Isabelle Williams
CLASS OF
2012
16%
Emily Blake Katharine Garcia Anna Keller Sarah Morris Alexandra Pingree Michaela Scanlon Vanessa Woodard
CLASS OF
2013
7%
Abigail Austin Anne Haueter Tierney Hightower Georgia Sedlack
CLASS OF
2014
13%
Rachel Davison Amanda Etienne Kiley Gibbs Ellen Gustavson Katherine Hsu Betsy Hulme Allison Loomis Lily Patterson Chloe Reimann Kayla Sharp
CLASS OF
2015
4%
Laura Colosky Brenda Melano
CLASS OF
2016
27%
Agnès Ames Sarah Blake Marissa Bruno Claire Cardona Lauren Garcia Hannah Grogin Paige Henson Haley Hougardy Claire Jellison Victoria Kvitek Heather Mansour Alison Mody Grace Russell Tatumn Satow Catherine Tobey
CLASS OF
2017
20%
Loleï Brenot Jordan Gersh Kaylaa Kawasaki Emma Laurits Emma Patterson Isabelle Redfield Keona Marie Shimizu Juliana Tarallo Charlotte Wade Hashini Weerasekera
PARTICIPATION COUNTS
UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT GIFTS Rosa Aguilar ’18 Jessica Almos ’18 Rowan Azhderian ’18 Anna Baricevic ’18 Cayleigh Capaldi ’18 Jingwei Chai ’18 Szu-Chi Cheng ’18 Samantha Do ’18, ’14 LS Ariana Fadel ’18, ’14 LS Zixin Fang ’18 Ava Garofono ’18 Charlotte Gerzanics ’18 Madeline Imwalle ’18 SeoYoung Kang ’18 Katherine Kim ’18 Michelle Lau ’18, ’14 LS Sophia Leonard ’18 Saige Madden ’18 Grace Mani ’18 Jenna Mann ’18 Tara Mann ’18 Austin Noorzoy ’18, ’14 LS Madeleine Oh ’18 Ali Peyton ’18, ’14 LS Daniela Mastretta Quezada ’18 Emmi Rivera ’18 Lauren Rodriguez ’18 Raquel Rodriguez Pesqueira ’18 Emma Roffler ’18 Isabella Sainz-Portillo ’18 Lillian Sato ’18 Keegan Sweeney ’18 Talia Varjian ’18, ’14 LS Danielle Young ’18
LOWER SCHOOL STUDENT GIFTS Presley Acosta ’18 LS Antonio Della Sala ’18 LS Anna Hrepich ’18 LS Chak Jia ’18 LS Brooke Kirker ’18 LS Madison Murphy ’18 LS Isabelle Nagy ’18 LS Claire Nowak ’18 LS Michael Ramirez ’18 LS Justin Russo, Jr. ’26 LS Nicholas Udwadia ’18 LS Hayden Williams ’18 LS Evelyn Williams ’19 LS
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 1953 Class of 1968 Class of 1988 Class of 2008
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 1968 Class of 1978 Class of 1988 Class of 2003 Class of 2008
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 1954 • 57% participation Class of 1956 • 46% participation
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 2016 • 27% Participation
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Lower and Middle School Alumni Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
Annette Leach Alcocer '75, '71 LS Airlie Anderson '96, '92 LS Catherine Slaughter Antle '79, '75 LS* Roe Brown-Arn '75, '71 LS* Tedra Bates '03, '99 LS Christine Belleci '81 LS* Sally Hansen Green '72, '68 LS Susie Bokermann '00, '96 LS Jenifer Jacobs Bolger '92 LS Dryden Branson Bordin '75, '71 LS Gretchen Zug Boyle '86, '82 LS* LoleĂŻ Brenot '17, '13 LS Elisabeth Brinks Day '99, '95 LS* Karla Nielsen Brown '81 Brennan Browne '99 LS Jamie Buffington Browne '85, '81 LS* Sean Browne '05 LS Michael Bruno '82 LS* Josephine Bunn '70, '66 LS Maximilian Burke '15 LS Oliver Burke '12 LS Pamela Ham Butler '88, '84 LS* Frances Verga-Lagier Cook '99, '95 LS Alexandra Corning '07, '03 LS Judy Nagel Cox '61, '57 LS* Tina Tomlinson Del Piero '73, '69 LS Lara Wheeler Devlin '02, '98 LS Samantha Do '18, '14 LS Barbara Domingo '87, '83 LS
Bridget Dunnion '03 LS Haley Johnson Dzundza '08, '04 LS Amanda Etienne '14, '10 LS Deborah Etienne '82, '78 LS* Margaret Evans '10, '06 LS Ariana Fadel '18, '14 LS Sara Fargo '61, '57 LS Amy Little Figge '84 LS* Allison Fithian '11, '07 LS Julie Sunoo Flanders '97, '93 LS Kristina Flathers '11, '07 LS Jessica Fletcher '08, '03 LS Susan Munhall Frey '61, '57 LS Marti Ham Fuller '84 Pamela Gamble '61, '57 LS Katharine Garcia '12, '08 LS Lauren Garcia '16, '12 LS Franca Gargiulo '80, '76 LS* Terrence Gargiulo '82 LS Ellen McGuire Gaucher '80, '76 LS* Kiley Gibbs '14, '10 LS Ellen Gustavson '14, '10 LS Laurie Hammonds Schultz '67, '63 LS Elizabeth Skinner Harney '82, '78 LS* Tara Smith Harris '05, '01 LS Paige Henson '16, '12 LS Haley Hougardy '16, '12 LS Betsy Hulme '14, '10 LS Jane Hunter '88, '84 LS
Sonia Sparolini Johnson '96, '92 LS Courtney Golding Jones '91 LS Miya Kajikuri '88, '84 LS Anna Keller '12, '08 LS Victoria Kvitek '16, '12 LS Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS* Michelle Lau '18, '14 LS Sara Bingaman Leake '81 Karen List Letendre '72, '68 LS* Susan Lockwood '82, '78 LS Sarah Luksik '08, '04 LS Melinda Bowman Manlin '67, '63 LS Heather Mansour '16, '12 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 Michel McMahan '84 LS Nicki McMahan* Brenda Melano '15, '11 LS Ala Milani '87, '83 LS* Annalise Moberg '08, '04 LS Judith McDonald Moses '86, '82 LS* Mary Looram Moslander '84, '80 LS Jennifer Moulton-Post '82, '78 LS* Gretchen Mueller Burke '83, '79 LS Eric Mueller '97 LS Kristina Fernandez Munoz '85 LS
Ibi Janko Murphy '83, '79 LS* Gina Moro Nebesar '01, '97 LS Austin Noorzoy '18, '14 LS Emma Patterson '17, '13 LS Lily Patterson '14, '10 LS Alison Peyton '18, '14 LS Mrs. Ann E. Politzer Stefanie Post Pollard '85, '81 LS Christina Quisno '11, '07 LS Priya Kumar Raju '00, '96 LS Kaija-Leena Romero '01, '97 LS Marisol Romero '03, '99 LS Grace Russell '16, '12 LS Kelly Ewen Schindler '95, '91 LS Margaret Stewart '62, '58 LS* Juliana Tarallo '17, '13 LS Jennifer Harr Tonnis '94, '90 LS* Christine Torrise '10, '06 LS Kelley Trapp '07, '03 LS Anna Vagin '76, '72 LS Talia Varjian '18, '14 LS Victoria McCallum Waddell '63, '59 LS Eugenie Madden Watson '56* Andrea Whipple-Samuel '08, '04 LS
Upper School Parent Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
CLASS OF
2018
67%
Mirna and Custodio Aguilar Angelia and Gregory Almos Jen Anello Anonymous Merry Nelson and Ara Azhderian Lawrence Baricevic Angelyn Bass '81 MarĂa Iglesias and Craig Bishop Katherine Bridges and Kenneth Blacklock Leigh and Domenick Capaldi Chia-Yu and Jung-Hua Cheng Kathleen and Mark Davy Anna Lee and Matthew Do* Maryann and Craig Fox* Kirsten Fraley Elaine Sang and Doug Free Serena Fritz-Cope '85 Wendy and Ronald Gong Susan and Larry Imwalle Lee and Theodore Jonsson Angela Park and Henry Kwon Denese Sanders Leonard and William Leonard Nikki and Sean Madden Susan Butenhoff Mani and Christian Mani Karen and Steven Mann Jo Le and Danny Ngo Yanli Tao and Xiaoxu Ning* Cece Austin-Noorzoy and Jamal Noorzoy Deborah and Kenny Peyton*
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Holly and Timothy Racich Priya and Warren Rangan Mafalda Ippolito and Italo Ricapito Dawn and Julio Rodriguez Claudia Pesqueira Gutierrez and Gustavo Rodriguez Lozano Corinne and Michael Roffler Elizabeth and Fumihiko Sato Tina Satow Kimberly and Robert Stewart Keely Clifford and Bruce Sweeney Satu Terian* Zhuang Meng and Chih Chien Wang Christina and Marshall Whitley (Christina Nalchajian '85) Heather and Alan Young
CLASS OF
2019
70%
Lili and Alejandro Airada Anonymous (2) Karen and Dave Basham Sara Liu and James Bennett Annette Walker and Anthony Bucholtz Lisa and Jeff Carter* Lavinia and John Crump Christine and Andrew Downs Ada and Todd Fisher Lisa Gebreamlak Lissa and Keith Gilbert Debbie and George Ginette* Carla Gorum
Yumi and Jim Hayes Teresa Raffo and Christopher Hougie Wei Liu and Hongde Hu Tracy and Christian Huebner Lesley and Ken Konya Jenny and James Leamey* Ju Yeun and Sang Bong Lee Elizabeth Lopez Jue Ye and Jiming Luo Michel McMahan '84 LS and Jason Camara Susan Smith Nixon '87* Elizabeth Marrack and Dean Partlow Rita and Tony Pruthi Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Roger Rector Jamie and Stewart Roth Holly and Edwin Scheetz Susan and Stephen Schwerdfeger Eliane and Johnny Smith Joanna and Ned Stork* Christina and Marshall Whitley (Christina Nalchajian '85) Lori Eitoku-Wong and Willard Wong*
CLASS OF
2020
86%
Anonymous Christine Belleci '81 LS and William Brewer* Marvin Bledsoe, Sr. Rose and Quintin Boe Heidi and Brian Borgia
Honor Bulkley Ruth and Jeremy Burton Cara and Peter Butler* Rochelle and Joe Campo Catherine and Tony Christian (Catherine MacDonald '93) Darra and Stanley Clements Ellen Clements Richard Clements Susan and Bill Ragsdale-Cronin Joanne Fontanilla and Bix Cruz Shannon and Jan Damnavits Yumi and William Deakyne Adrianna and Thomas Dean Cindy and Sean Ford Malia and John Garrett Natalie and Seth Gibson Ann Mather and Timothy Gonzales Christina and David Gunter Tonya and Gavin Halvorson Melissa Holland Andrea Lowe and Robert Keys Yen and Phuc Le Rebecca and Jeff Lorentz Julie and Mark Ludviksen Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Genevieve and Hector Marquez Jenner and Andrew Morrison (Jenner Fritz '94) Josie and Sandor Nagy* Dana and Wallace Nichols Susanne and K.C. Nowak* Maria Pasos-Nunez and Richard Nunez Lisa and Rafael Ortiz
Amanda and Thomas Owens Claudia Pesqueira Gutierrez and Gustavo Rodriguez Lozano Manisha Nalwaya and Uday Sinha Katherine and Joseph Sullivan Michelle and John Ubertino Ruth Ashlie and Gabriel Villarreal Lori Eitoku-Wong and Willard Wong* Yonghong and Jian Zhou
CLASS OF
2021
Maryann and Edwin Berkowitz Michelle and Eric Borgomini Amy and Tim Brinkman Fleur and Denis Burke Francesca Cerisola '89 Michael Cirimele Robin and Alan Cole Miera Cacciola and Geoff Couch Holly Pease and Eugene Davis Pamela Dressler Sara and Brian Elkin Bridget and Joseph Eyraud Rita and Frank Flores Jacque and Craig Fourchy Annette Fulstone '77* Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon '81)* Lisa Gebreamlak Heather and Mike Givens Audrey Nolten and Ernst Hansch
71%
Joanne and Clemens Adeyemi Helen Amick Anonymous Julie and Shawn Atkins Kim Schoen and Nichole Barry
Holly and Edwin Scheetz Joanna and Ned Stork* Erin and Jack Watson Denise and Daniel Wood Sarah Clark Woolf '89 Han and Jingtao Xia John Zedaker
Sharon and Tyler Hoffman Mary and Mike James Miriam Bernardi Gallo and Javier Jiménez Gutiérrez Karen and John Korinetz Angela Park and Henry Kwon DeAnna and Matthew Lamarque Carolyn and Dean Larsen, Jr. (Carolyn Kimble '85) Bill Leatherberry Mariel and Martin Levi Leslie Lind Chen Guo and Chunchao Liu Linda Mendoza* Brenda and Marc Mizgorski* Liese and James Murphree Lauren and Randal Nickle Nora and Michael Oliver Julia and Mike Scattini
Lower and Middle School Parent Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
CLASS OF
2018
91%
Heather and Reynaldo Acosta Anonymous Maria and Richard Avelino* Cara and Peter Butler* Jill and Tim Coltrell Shelby and Roark Craven Tricia Markusen and Denver Dale Anthony Della Sala Stefania and Guillaume Detrait Gina and Ryan Edwards* Georgiana and Wes Foletta Carla Gorum CoCo Wing and Jia Zhi Hong Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich* Lindsay Lerable Jennifer Murphy and Rudy Munoz Josie and Sandor Nagy* Jo Le and Danny Ngo Cece Austin-Noorzoy and Jamal Noorzoy Susanne and K.C. Nowak* Wendy and Victor Ramirez Cherie and Samuel Reynolds* Chris and Mark Sanchez Lorraine and Michael Schimpf Susan and Steven Selbst Jason Sims Beth Russo Tarallo '89* Paula and Neville Udwadia* Brooksley and Darren Williams*
CLASS OF
2019
100%
Ying and Pradyumna Amatya Anonymous (3) Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham '88, '84 LS)* Allison and Joseph Campos Sabrina Taylor and Albert Conner Rajneesh and Sunderpal Dail Tricia Markusen and Denver Dale Shannon and Jan Damnavits Whitney and Mario Enea Julie and Kevin Flanders (Julie Sunoo '97, '93 LS) Jennifer Duncan and Kenneth Garzo
Lindsey and Lawrence Henrard* Ahalia and Andres Herrera Deborah and Charles Kosmont* Christina and Daniel Kotei Jenny and James Leamey* Bill Leatherberry Ala Milani '87, '83 LS* Kelly and Carl Miller Dana and Wallace Nichols Elizabeth Marrack and Dean Partlow Jianfen Qian Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff Kimiko Kato and Christian Reilly* Cherie and Samuel Reynolds* Connie and Blake Riley* Mayola Rodriguez and Juan Sanchez Jennifer and Pennington Shortes Joanna and Ned Stork* Satu Terian* Brooksley and Darren Williams* Pamela and Anthony Yates Lynn O’Neil and Cary Yeh
CLASS OF
2020
100%
Lili and Alejandro Airada Lisa and David Alderson Anonymous (3) Domine and Michael Barringer Angelica and Marshal Blatt Michelle and Eric Borgomini Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson '87)* 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* Gloria and Richard Kim Sang Young Jeong and Hyun Suk Kim Ikuko and Mike Minami Nora and Michael Oliver Lena and Greg Palmer Nita and Samir Patel*
Viola and Christian Periani Stephanie and Aaron Pritchard Natalie and Jerry Rava Jody Wilkinson and Ric Romero Kathleen Deviaene and Jan Sondergaard Marisa and Chris Tonini Carrie and James Ushiba Carol de Leon and Jon Yoshiyama
CLASS OF
2021
100%
Anonymous (2) Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham '88, '84 LS)* Allison and Joseph Campos Heather and Brian Church Tricia Markusen and Denver Dale Courtney and Liam Doust Gina and Ryan Edwards* Lia and Herm Edwards Valerie and David Ghio Tracy Gillette Carla Gorum Rebecca and Gregory Green Rumyana and Alexander Iniakov* Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Deborah and Charles Kosmont* Vanessa and Vincent Maiorana Deborah and Kenny Peyton* Shawn Quinn Jennifer and Joshua Rudisill Ani and Sarkis Sakiz Nicole Shute Kathleen Deviaene and Jan Sondergaard Kelly and Wes von Schack
CLASS OF
2022
100%
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
Julie and Kevin Flanders (Julie Sunoo '97, '93 LS) Heather and Mike Givens Kate and Dan Green Lindsey and Lawrence Henrard* Ahalia and Andres Herrera Kristen and Joseph Huston Karen and Jin Jung Bill Leatherberry Lori and Raymond Lugo Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko '83, '79 LS)* Jamie and Stewart Roth Marisa and Chris Tonini Carrie and James Ushiba Heather and Jeremiah Wilson
CLASS OF
2023
100%
Anonymous Allison and Joseph Campos Lupita and Micheal Cepeda Kim and Bart Cutino Courtney and Liam Doust Amy Little Figge '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 Stephanie and Aaron Pritchard Kimiko Kato and Christian Reilly* Michelle Rizzolo Tara Ryan Katie and Anthony Schipper* Heidi Shake Stefanie and Robert Skinner Deanna Inlow Venema and Jeff Venema Leslie Svetich and Dean Whitehead Carol de Leon and Jon Yoshiyama
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100%
Anonymous Michelle and Bradley Avery Jenifer and Jeffrey Bolger (Jenifer Jacobs '92 LS) Lisa and Dan Bradford Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Bridget and Joseph Eyraud Valerie and David Ghio Kristen and Joseph Huston Kristen McIntyre Johnna and Wally Jansma Jaason Lease Vanessa and Vincent Maiorana Elida Marquez Caitlin and Joseph Martis Ikuko and Mike Minami Heidi and Jonathon Pratt* Cherie and Samuel Reynolds* Connie and Blake Riley* Gena and Richard Sagin Monica Small Wendy and Bart Walker Jeannette Witten Rong Yuan and Jun Yao
CLASS OF
2025
100%
Kyung Oh and Thomas Ahn Amy and Michael Brandt Anna and Christian Campisi Kim and Bart Cutino Kira Elischer Ann Mather and Timothy Gonzales Alfiya Salavatullina and Eldar Hudiyev Judy Zhu and Leif Johnston Bijina Bajracharya and Niraj Joshi Shannon and Zach Koontz Jennifer and Matthew Kremer Alexis Lauderdale Shelly Do and Luc Nguyen Melanie and Anthony Rosa Poulami and Avishek Roy Erin and Fred White IV* Heather and Jeremiah Wilson
CLASS OF
2026
100%
Anonymous Lisa and Dan Bradford Esther and Gregory Brun Sabrina Taylor and Albert Conner Heather and John Dotto Courtney and Josh Jones (Courtney Golding '91 LS) Julie Kenner Preeti and Tanvir Khera Amy Azevedo Mulgrew '02 Sonda Frudden and Justin Pauly Jane and Justin Russo Katie and Anthony Schipper* Zoya and Radoslav Sertov Donna and Robert Sherer Brooke Steven and Juan Tejada Kim and Charles Tope Leslie Svetich and Dean Whitehead Heather and Jeremiah Wilson
CLASS OF
2027
100%
Brian Allen Jenifer and Jeffrey Bolger (Jenifer Jacobs '92 LS) Mary Jane and Nicholas Brence Heather and John Dotto Kelly and Kelly Dunagan Maria Fernandez-Canteli* Judy Zhu and Leif Johnston Amy Azevedo Mulgrew '02 Kristina and Jose Munoz (Kristina Fernandez '85 LS) Anna and Patrick Paquin Poulami and Avishek Roy Tara Ryan Melissa Sheets* Brooke Steven and Juan Tejada Erin and Fred White IV*
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 Holly Adams Easley '05 Joanne and Clemens Adeyemi Karen and Robert Adler Diana and Giuseppe Aiello John Aime* Margaret and Sergio Alvarez* Rita Alves* Karen and Lawrence Ames lll Anonymous (3) Cass and Mike Antle (Catherine Slaughter '79, '75 LS)* Julie and Shawn Atkins Trina Rowe Audley '85 Maria and Richard Avelino* Michelle and Bradley Avery Kathleen and Stephen Azevedo* Diane and Andrew Balch Velma and Ted Balestreri Robert Balles* Lawrence Baricevic Sister Claire Barone* Domine and Michael Barringer Karen and Dave Basham Sharon Bates* Diane and William Belanger, Jr.* Christine Belleci '81 LS and William Brewer* Joan and Jan Belza Sara Liu and James Bennett Mary and Richard Berry Lani and Donald Bethe Brenda and Philip Bhaskar* Michelle and Garrett Blake* Angelica and Marshal Blatt
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Justine and Robert Bloomingdale (Justine Schmidt '73) Pat and Bill Bokermann* Meg Bradley and George Choquette Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones '79)* Kassandra and Franรงois Brenot (Kassandra Thompson '87)* Camille and Heinrich Brinks Patricia Bristow J'Amy Maroney Brown '63 Jamie Buffington Browne '85, '81 LS and Christopher Browne* Janet Bruno Barbara Bundy* Theodore Burke Hope and Bruce Burnam Cara and Peter Butler* Cynthia and Paul Cahalan* Ninive and Jean-Claude Calegari (Ninive Clements '89) Gay Callan '67 and George Stone* Elizabeth and Clark Callander Anna and Christian Campisi Margaret Campodonico '78 and Reynolds Lave* Pauline Cantin Sally and Lewis Cantor Rosemarie Capodicci Jeffrey Cappo Denise and Kevin Cardona Elizabeth and Burford Carlson Aime and Robert Carroll (Aime Rowe '88) Julie Carson Lisa and Jeff Carter* Diane and Jeff Cerf Andrea Cerisola '85 Francesca Cerisola '89 Patricia and Pedro Cerisola Danielle DeMaria Chandler '08 Catherine and Tony Christian (Catherine MacDonald '93)
Lena and Stuart Clark Jo Ann and Julien Collins Maria and Edward Colosky Bob Colter* Catherine Compagno* Kathy and Jeff Congdon Patricia Contreras and Angel Contreras Debi and Barry Conway Sheila Cooley '71 Miera Cacciola and Geoff Couch Charles Crane* Shelby and Roark Craven Lorraine Crisp Lauren Bechtel Dachs '67* Tricia Markusen and Denver Dale Heather and Brendan Daly Laura and Christopher D'Amelio* Shannon and Jan Damnavits Katie and Gary Darnell (Katie Finnegan '72) Deirdre Darst Heidi and Philip Daunt* Linda Davey Holly Pease and Eugene Davis Karen Gladstone Dawson '81 Tina and Marc Del Piero Esq. (Tina Tomlinson '73, '69 LS) Anthony Della Sala Antonio Della Sala '18 LS Susan and Lawrence dePolo (Susan Grupe '66) Stephen Devoto Elizabeth and Daniel Diaz Diocese of Monterey Anna Lee and Matthew Do* Ninive and Bruce Dohrmann Mr. Thomas R. Duffy and The Hon. Wendy Duffy (Wendy Clark '69) Margaret Rosenberg Duflock '59* Ellen and Tom Dunnion Rose Marie Dunsford
Tina and Max Ebrahimian Gina and Ryan Edwards* Lia and Herm Edwards Deborah and Dirk Etienne (Deborah '82, '78 LS)* Arlene and Hayden Evans Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. Phoebe Farnam Gloria Felice '54* D.D. and Paul Felton Amy Little Figge '84 LS* Ada and Todd Fisher Margie and W. Taylor Fithian* Rita and Frank Flores Georgiana and Wes Foletta Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Julie and Michael Forrest (Julie Yurkovich '78)* Helen and Jacob Foster Ceseli and Hugh Foster* Jacque and Craig Fourchy Maryann and Craig Fox* Anne and Donald Franson, Jr. (Anne Woolf '69) Marilyn and Joseph Franzia Judy and Chuck Furman Kathleen Gamper Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon '81)* Lynn and Frank Garcia* Alison Morey Garrett '91 Judy and Patterson Gaughf Lisa Gebreamlak Bernadette and Mark Gersh Kathy and Matthew Gibbs* Joan Eaton and Paul Gibson Natalie and Seth Gibson Patricia and Jonathon Giffen Debbie and George Ginette* Stacey and Ted Golding Jane Howard Goodfellow '56* Linda and Robert Gould*
Vivian Graue-Allen Toto* Donna and Robert Greenfield* Nancy and Philip Greer* Louise Audet and Paul Griffin Elizabeth and Harlan Grogin Monty and Russ Haisley Laurie Hammonds Schultz '67, '63 LS Barbara Kinney and Albert Ham* Clarrie and Ralph Hanley Cynthia and Eric Haueter (Cynthia Willoughby '76)* Lori and Dan Hightower Paula and Bruce Hilby* Mary Munhall Holl '70 Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich* Dede and Steven Huish* Liz and Scott Hulme* Nancy and Simon Hunt* María Iglesias and Craig Bishop Gaely and David Jablonski Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson '77)* Mary and Mike James Liz and Dennis Jebbia* Donna Jett Anna and Jackie Johnson Ruth Johnson Sheila Johnson '65 Courtney and Josh Jones (Courtney Golding '91 LS) Daphne and Gerry Kapolka* Marlene and Clarence Kellogg Linda Kendall Bridget and Edward King Laraine Kvitek* Lynn LaMar* DeAnna and Matthew Lamarque Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. (Wendy Miller '60)* Sharon Larson Katie Martin and David Laurits Yen and Phuc Le Samuel Leung* Sybil Frances Levin Pamela and John Lewerenz (Pamela Hull '86) Shelley and James Lipe Mary and Leon Lomax* Lindsay Longe Kathryn Loomis Katherine Howard Loparco '58 Sarah Luksik '08, '04 LS Matthew Lussier Yvonne Bernadicou Lyon '55 Jeanette and Robert MacDonald Maisie and Christopher MacDonald (Maisie de Sugny '65)* John Maguire Ellen Mahoney '66 and Luther Cobb Margaret Mallon Melinda and Michael Manlin (Melinda Bowman '67, '63 LS) Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Paul Marciano Elizabeth Marrack and Dean Partlow Sarah and Robert Martin Amy and Joseph Martinetto (Amy Kajikuri '80, '76 LS)* Norma and Armando Martinez (Norma Marquez '98) Susan and Larry Mazzei Sharon McBride Rita and Lee McClennahan Shannon McClennahan '87* Joanne and Bill McCreery Barbara Carpenter McDonald '64 Carol and Thomas McGurk L. Douglas McKenzie and Susan Carlisle* Kristi and Bobby McLaughlin* Nancy and Robert McLeod Nicki and Michael McMahan* Amy Hall McNamara '86
Hillary Meek '91 Kathy and John Meek Cristy and Jason Mehringer Maria and Antonio Melano Linda Mendoza* Leslie Palmer Meyer '88 Ala Milani '87, '83 LS* Kelly and Carl Miller Molly Slete and Luen Miller Maria Dulay and Tarak Mody Lorna and Kenneth Monroe* Ashley Moranda Eileen and Gary Morgenthaler Penny Morris Judith and James Moses (Judith McDonald '86, '82 LS)* Gretchen Mueller Burke '83, '79 LS and Justin Burke Willa and Ned Mundell* Liese and James Murphree Josie and Sandor Nagy* Philip Nash Michele Neuhaus Mr. and Mrs. Lit Ng Trina and Ricky Nguyen Jane Nissen Winifred Noble Susanne and K.C. Nowak* David Ogren Nita and Samir Patel* Ann and Richard Patterson* Viola and Christian Periani Janice Pine* The Mark Pollacci Family* Sister Christine Price* Genevieve Prideaux-Brune Stephanie and Aaron Pritchard Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Wendy and Victor Ramirez Karen and George Rathman* Nancy Reilly Cherie and Samuel Reynolds* Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Hansi and Robert Rigney (Hansi de Petra '59)* Connie and Blake Riley Susanne and Patrick Riley (Susanne Blair '62) Connie and Blake Riley* Jinx Hack Ring '60 and Peter Smith Ring Joanne and William Robbins* Teresa Annotti Rogers '59* Jamie and Stewart Roth Susan Cluff and Neil Rudolph* Ms. Kate Rueter Kathleen Ryan Ani and Sarkis Sakiz Mayola Rodriguez and Juan Sanchez Jeremy Sandler Virginia Sanseau Tina Satow Leslie and David Schemel (Leslie Miller '76) Lorraine and Michael Schimpf Katie and Anthony Schipper* Kathleen and Rick Schumacher (Kathleen McGrath '81)* Miriam Schwertfeger* Laurie Severs* Sylvia Sharp Judy and Frank Sheeler Janice Marie Shimizu Courtney Shove Nicole Shute Jason Sims Richard Sippel Zoë Sippel* Leslie Turrini-Smith and Douglas Smith* Susan and Bradley Smith* Karine Snyder Lyon Kathy Sparolini* Sandra and Jim Staples
Camille Annotti Stevens '57* Constance Stevens* Cecelia Stewart '08 Jane Stile Joanna and Ned Stork* Ann Frasse Stowe '82* Nicholas Sturch Jodi and George Sutty Nancy Sweetland* Roselyne Chroman Swig Dianne and William Takahashi Beth Russo Tarallo '89* Dominic Tarantino Maureen Taricco Kristin and Todd Templeman Debra Stakes and Thomas Tengdin* Melinda and Kurt Thomas (Melinda Montgomery '70)* Linda and Roger Thompson* Linda and David Ting (Linda Chang '88) Rebecca Park and Laurence Tobey Marisa and Chris Tonini Stephanie Torney Francesca and Robert Torrise* Jane Tucker Wendy and Richard Tugend* Kathy and Jim Tuttle* Ruth Tyler Molly Hogan Vatinel '81 Deanna Inlow Venema and Jeff Venema Julie and Joe Villarreal* Kit Wai* Kathy Mares and Joseph Walter Charlotte Noyes and Clark Watkins Frederick Weakley* Sylvie and William Whipple Susan and Thomas Williams* Lyn Belcher Wilson '66 Dana and Theodore Witmer (Dana Turner '72) Lori Eitoku-Wong and Willard Wong* Yvonne and Chia-Wei Woo Nancy Woolf '70 Sudie and A. Gordon Worsham* Stacie and Stephen Worsham* Kimberly Wright-Violich '75 Pamela and Kurt Yeager The Yoder Family Constance and Graham Yost Margaret Chen and Clinton Young Joan and Warren Yu* Gabriela Zaied Corella '97 Doreen and Dale Zelles Gail and Richard Zug
Grandparents Daphne and Richard Bertero (Daphne Craige '60)* Carolyn and Kenneth Blacklock Doris and John Callaghan Barbara and Richard Campisi Dori and David Canepa Arlene and Vance Coffman Mary Deakyne Angelika and Art Diaz Sheila Elischer Stacey and Ted Golding Barbara Kinney and Albert Ham* Josée Henrard Joan and John Hillenbrand Karen and David Janssen Yuki and Isao Kato* Pat and Sal Maiorana Sarah and Robert Martin Nicki and Michael McMahan* Janet and Michael Pratt Margaret Rizzolo Nancy and James Searle Judy and Frank Sheeler Kimberley and Scott Sheffield Cristin and Michael Shute
Richard Sippel Nancy and Jack Swearengen Yvonne and Chia-Wei Woo Kyle Yeates Margaret Yu*
Faculty and Staff Katherine Adams '09 John Aime* Annette Leach Alcocer '75, '71 LS Amy Aldrich-McAfee* Julie Atkins Michelle Avery Jessica Bangham Crystal Boyd '89 Meg Bradley Kassandra Thompson Brenot '87* Jamie Buffington Browne '85, '81 LS* Kathey Burcar* Katherine Burkhuch Mary Callagy* Stacey Chaney Theresa Clarkson Nicole Cofresi Patricia Contreras Bo Covington Eva Cruz Alan De Villiers Alex Demushkane Lara Wheeler Devlin '02, '98 LS Ross Dillon Susan Dodd* Charles Dorf Leoveldina Duarte Julia Dubiel Jennifer Duncan Paul Elliott Jeannie Evers Stormy Falcone Maria Fernandez-Canteli* Christine Ford Julie Yurkovich Forrest '78* Heather Frost Katherine Gaggini Shannon Gaughf '08 Jacqueline Gibbs Rae Gregory '11 Margot Hanis Chris Haupt* John Hazdovac Liz Hulme* Nancy Hunt* Thomas Jay Abigail Jimenez-Barrera Gerry Kapolka* Susan Kendall* Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS* Steve Landis Kristen Lansdale Claire Lerner* Layne Littlepage Janet Luksik* Douglas Lumsden* Lydia Mansour* Michael Marcotti Elizabeth Marrack Louis Maschio Claudia McHenry* Bobby McLaughlin Heather Medina* Cristy Mehringer Kimberly Merrick-Hlasny Ala Milani '87, '83 LS* Kelly Miller Lorna Monroe* Debbie Montes* Caroline Mooser Jim Morton Michele Morton* Gretchen Mueller Burke '83, '79 LS
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Amy Azevedo Mulgrew '02 Consuelo Muñoz-Singleton Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko '83, '79 LS)* Vanessa Newton Sandy Nunnally* Broeck Oder Myong Soo Oh Noova Ongley* Sarah Paff Richard Patterson* Alexandra Pingree '12 Dan Place Kelsey Player '11 Christy Pollacci* Heidi Pratt* Mark Purcell Bill Ragsdale-Cronin Christian Reilly* Susan Richards Connie and Blake Riley* Jennifer Rocha Katie and Anthony Schipper* Eileen Schnur Laurie Severs* Melissa Sheets* Reshma Singh Zoë Sippel* Brianne Slama '07 Susan Smith*
Sharon Sparkman* Kathy Sparolini* Ned Stork* Paulette Struckman* Marisa Tonini Kathy and Jim Tuttle* Akemi Ueda Betty Van Wagenen Janessa Werhane Randy Whitchurch Erin and Fred White IV* James White Susanna Wilcox Susan Williams* Larisa Young Colleen Zellitti '10
Corporations, Businesses, and Organizations Adobe Apple Matching Gift Program BHP Billiton* The Bishop Harry A. Clinch Endowment C. H. Robinson Worldwide Chipotle Mexican Grill E Scrip Rebate Goldman, Sachs & Co. Google Matching Gifts Program* Merrill Lynch Music Teachers' Association of California Santa Catalina Benefit Celebration Santa Catalina Golf Tournament Santa Catalina Lower School Carnival Sephora Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Wells Fargo Community Support* Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gifts* Workday
Gifts in Kind Michelle and Garrett Blake Kate Myers Brizius ’88 Jeffrey Cappo Ann Carter ’71 Andrea Cerisola ’85 Patricia Cerisola-Mansi ’83 Ana Coppel ’90 Maria Juarez de Letamendi ’91 Pamela Wilson Denby ’84 Brigid Flanigan ’73 Julie and Michael Forrest (Julie Yurkovich ’78) Kathy and Matthew Gibbs Maria Teresa Gonzalez ’94 Teresa Rothe Graham ’74 Molly Johnson Grimmett ’83 Chapin Hunt Tappy Gahagan Hunt ’60 Jameen Wesson Jacoby ’77 Leslie Hunt Johnson ’92 Nazgol Khamneipur ’92 Bridgette Lacerte ’82 Kate Dentoni Mitchell ’76 Hope Morgan ’90 Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien ’74 Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Virginia Sewell ’69 Laura Stenovec ’99 Ann Frasse Stowe ’82 Diana Kendrick Untermeyer ’80
Restricted Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
Angel Fund Margie and W. Taylor Fithian* Athletics Adrianna and Thomas Dean Santa Catalina School Chapel The Bishop Harry A. Clinch Endowment Patricia Bondesen-Smith '54* Beatrix Oswald Robinson '68 Faculty Meg Bradley and George Choquette Fine Arts Carmel Ideas Foundation Cindy Brodsky and Terrence Gargiulo '82 LS Music Teachers' Association of California
General Restriction Anonymous (3) Kathleen and Stephen Azevedo* Meg Bradley and George Choquette Deborah and Charles Kosmont* Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS* Yanli Tao and Xiaoxu Ning* Lisa and Rafael Ortiz The Reveas Foundation Santa Catalina Benefit Celebration* The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving* Kimberley and Scott Sheffield Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Head of School’s Discretionary Fund Anonymous (2) Landscaping for Chapel and The Carol Ann Read Head of School House Anonymous Sister Claire Barone* Brenda Beckett '67
The Burnham Foundation of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP* Lauren Bechtel Dachs '67* Celia Morken Gadda '67 Christina Cotton Gannon '64* Mary Whitney Kenney '67* Lynn LaMar* Katherine Smith Overlock '67 Sister Christine Price* Elizabeth Holt Protell '64* Wynn Woodward '67 Lower and Middle School Chipotle Mexican Grill Nantz Family Foundation Santa Catalina Lower School* Prize Day Awards Robert Balles* Robotics Apple Matching Gift Program Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund*
Wendy and Ronald Gong The Laurel STEM Fund Laure Woods '80 Security Jeffrey Cappo Sherwood Program Corinne and Michael Roffler Tuition Assistance Judith Botelho Cain '60* The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Joan Stafford Haynes '60* Jean Perkins Foundation* Betty Ann Bernadicou Lambert '57 Julie Thomas Obering '60* Jinx Hack Ring '60 and Peter Smith Ring Upper School Marine Science Program Randi and Bob Fisher (Randi Stroud '74)* Pisces Foundation
Matching Gift Donors * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
Diana and Giuseppe Aiello Terry Whitney Baganz '69* Maryann and Edwin Berkowitz Jenifer and Jeffrey Bolger (Jenifer Jacobs '92 LS) Kathleen Brown '63*
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Lupita and Micheal Cepeda Diane and Jeff Cerf Arlene and Vance Coffman Maria and Edward Colosky Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Angelika and Art Diaz
Kirsten Fraley Valerie and David Ghio Roxana Earley-Keland and Harold Keland Katharina Brinks Lathen '96* Yvette Merchant Nichols '96 Lauren and Randal Nickle
Susan Smith Nixon '87* Autumn Quinn '00* Priya Kumar Raju '00, '96 LS Wells Fargo Community Support* Jessica Wong '97 and Dietrich Ho
Matching Gift Companies * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
Adobe Apple Matching Gift Program BHP Billiton* Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program
C. H. Robinson Worldwide Cisco Foundation Freeport McMoRan Foundation Goldman, Sachs & Co. Google Matching Gifts Program*
PG & E Corporation Foundation Sempra Energy Foundation Sephora Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation
Starbucks Foundation Grants* Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gifts* Workday
Trusts and Foundations * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
AmazonSmile Foundation S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation* Arizona Community Foundation Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program The John M. Bryan Family Fund The Florence V. Burden Foundation The Burnham Foundation of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP* Carmel Ideas Foundation
The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Cisco Foundation The Justin Dart Family Foundation Eisner Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund* Freeport McMoRan Foundation G.P. and M.P. Sweetman Charitable Fund of the SFACF
Hazel Foundation Hing Ng Charitable Trust* Jean Perkins Foundation* JPMorgan Chase Foundation Ladera Foundation The Laurel STEM Fund R. J. and D. A. Munzer Foundation* Pebble Beach Company Foundation PG & E Corporation Foundation Pisces Foundation
Ramsay Family Foundation* The Reveas Foundation San Francisco Foundation* The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving* Sempra Energy Foundation Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation Starbucks Foundation Grants* The Louise and Walter Sullivan Foundation Wilkinson Foundation
Tribute Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
In honor of the Class of 1967 Mary Sweetland Laver '67* In honor of the Class of 1973 Anne Cochran Frischkorn '73
Susan Solinsky '82 Roselyne Chroman Swig
In honor of Sister Claire Barone and Sister Christine Price The Aeschliman Family In honor of the Class of 1973's Anonymous (2) 45th Reunion Margaret Campodonico '78 Justine and Robert Bloomingdale and Reynolds Lave* (Justine Schmidt '73) Ninive and Bruce Dohrmann Bernadette and Mark Gersh In honor of the Class of 1978 Stacey and Ted Golding Julie and Michael Forrest Louise Audet and Paul Griffin (Julie Yurkovich '78)* Susan and Herbert Hinstorff (Susan Haber '76) In honor of the Class of 1993 Susan Kendall* Jennifer Dohrmann-Alpert '93 Tina Hansen McEnroe '70, '66 LS Ashley Moranda In honor of the Class of 1997 Alison Peyton '18, '14 LS Gabriela Zaied Corella '97 Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Connie and Blake Riley* In honor of Dr. Gabrielle Sierra Adams '02 Laurie Severs* Meridith and Shay Adams Rosalyn and Terrence Trapp Joanne Van der Plas Viola '84* In honor of Amanda Audet-Griffin '09 Joan Weakley '75* Louise Audet and Paul Griffin In honor of Gretchen Zug Boyle '86 In honor of Annabelle Audet-Griffin '08 Gail and Richard Zug Louise Audet and Paul Griffin In honor of Meg Bradley In honor of Thomas Audet-Griffin '08 LS Sarah Colmery Preston '75 Louise Audet and Paul Griffin In honor of Jamie Buffington Browne '85 In honor of Sister Claire Barone Eileen and Gary Morgenthaler Arden Bucklin-Sporer '74 Hope and Bruce Burnam In honor of Gnarity Kimbrig Ninive and Jean-Claude Calegari Levin Burke '76 (Ninive Clements '89) Sybil Frances Levin Bridget Hildebrand-Booth '69
In honor of Georgina Burton '20 Ruth and Jeremy Burton
In honor of Owen Green '20 LS Doris and John Callaghan Kate and Dan Green
In honor of Ms. Susan Cable Lauren Creager Cheney '96
In honor of Tucker Green '22 LS Doris and John Callaghan Kate and Dan Green
In honor of Alison '93 and Hilary Cantor '96 Sally and Lewis Cantor
In honor of Dana Hart-Stone Anonymous
In honor of Myah Cepeda '23 LS Doreen and Dale Zelles
In honor of Eric Johnston '25 LS Judy Zhu and Leif Johnston
In honor of Ting Zhang and Yongguang Chai Jingwei Chai '18
In honor of Blake Jones '23 LS Stacey and Ted Golding
In honor of Simonne De Wolf Kathleen Deviaene and Jan Sondergaard
In honor of Taelen Jones '26 LS Stacey and Ted Golding
In honor of Ninive and Bruce Dohrmann In honor of Gerry Kapolka Sarah Esterkyn Madeline Aiello '07 Jacqueline Young Shannon Gaughf '08 Sarah Gallagher Parker '99 In honor of Jo Drummond Adrienne Partridge '99 Robin Hatcher '63 In honor of Wendy Miller Lambeth '60 In honor of Erica Sullivan Fuller '71 Ann Frasse Stowe '82* Janet Miller Abbott '71 In honor of Celine Lang In honor of Mrs. Gander Robin Hatcher '63 Kathleen and Stephen Azevedo* In honor of Greta Leung '12 In honor of Shannon Gaughf '08 Samuel Leung* Judy and Patterson Gaughf Margaret Mallon In honor of Emma Gould '10 Linda and Robert Gould*
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In honor of Doug Lumsden Madeline Aiello '07 Shannon Gaughf '08 Sarah Gallagher Parker '99 In honor of Tara Mann '18 Keegan Sweeney '18 In honor of Caroline Marriott '21 Karen and Lawrence Ames lll In honor of Amy Kajikuri Martinetto '80, '76 LS Diane and Hisashi Kajikuri
In honor of Kylie O'Shaughnessy '19 Yvonne and Chia-Wei Woo In honor of Christy Pollacci Erin and Fred White IV* In honor of Detian Audrey Woo '97 Yvonne and Chia-Wei Woo In honor of Sister Christine Price Jasmin Reate '97 In honor of Liz Holt Protell '64 Florence Nixon '64
In honor of Ella Martinetto '17 Diane and Hisashi Kajikuri
In honor of Molly Racich '18 Holly and Timothy Racich
In honor of Carolyn McBride '08 Sharon McBride
In honor of Jinx Hack Ring '60 and Peter Smith Ring Mardi Hack '58*
In honor of Sandy Nunnally Courtney Shove
In honor of Cori and Mike Roffler Emma Roffler '18
In honor of Allie and Jose Sainz for their hard work to get me here Isabella Sainz-Portillo '18
In honor of the Theatre Department Jessica Almos '18 Anna Baricevic '18
In honor of Reyna Sanchez '18 Chris and Mark Sanchez
In honor of Christine Di Giorgio Timmerman '64 Florence Nixon '64
In honor of Eleanor Scheetz '19 Joan and John Hillenbrand In honor of Sarah Scheetz '21 Joan and John Hillenbrand In honor of Kayla Sharp '14 Penny Morris In honor of Sally Skolnick Robin Hatcher '63 In honor of the Steering Committee Friends Dede and Steven Huish*
In honor of Medric and Famous Wade Corinne Quinn '93 In honor of the Weerasekera Family Hashini Weerasekera '17 In honor of Sister Aaron Winkelman Sallie Starker Melton '74 In honor of Henry Wojtowicz '23 LS Margaret Rizzolo
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 In memory of Judy Alioto Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS* Kathleen Ryan Joan Weakley '75*
In memory of Maggie Bradley Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS*
In memory of Anthony S. Compagno Catherine Compagno*
In memory of Frances and Peter Dwyer Dorothy Dwyer Schreiber '59
In memory of Tina Breschini '68 Nina Nickel Gladish '68 Jane Turner Hart '68 Elizabeth Moffitt '68 Terry Durkin Wilkinson '68*
In memory of Pamela Corey-Archer '58 Penelope Corey Arango '61*
In memory of Alexander Elischer Sheila Elischer
In memory of Arvid Paul Croonquist Kristina Croonquist Martin '79
In memory of Charlotte and Heinz Engler Renata Engler '67 and John Nichols
In memory of Wayne Dalton Miya Kajikuri '88, '84 LS Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS*
In memory of Joe Esquivel Crystal Boyd '89 The Yoder Family
In memory of Narval and Joyce Davis Lisa Davis Bradley '80
In memory of Katie Fancher '68 Nina Nickel Gladish '68 Jane Turner Hart '68 Elizabeth Moffitt '68 Terry Durkin Wilkinson '68*
In memory of Blanche S. Brown In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Annotti Roe Brown-Arn '75, '71 LS* Camille Annotti Stevens '57* In memory of Sister Catherine Browne In memory of Angie Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS* and Joseph Annotti Teresa Annotti Rogers '59* In memory of Judith Ann Burke Meredith Burke Lawler '89* In memory of Kenneth Brooksley and Darren Williams* and Leona Baricevic Evelyn Williams '19 LS Lawrence Baricevic Hayden Williams '18 LS In memory of Deborah Bates Tedra Bates '03, '99 LS
In memory of Ola Butler '92 Jena Davis Simon '92
In memory of Caroline Schulte Beasley '88 In memory of Tony Capodicci Wendy Fuller '88 Rosemarie Capodicci Jennifer Pratt '88 In memory of John J. Carnazzo In memory of Deborah Kneedler Cristina Carnazzo '05* Berggren '53 Gray Burnham Hynes '53 In memory of Jane Foster Carter Ann Carter '71 In memory of Elaine J. and Philip H. Bishop In memory of Charles Chain MarĂa Iglesias and Craig Bishop Anonymous In memory of Merle and Lucille Bowman Melinda and Michael Manlin (Melinda Bowman '67, '63 LS) In memory of Carl Bozzo Betsy Black '82 In memory of Barbara Burt Braden Barclay Braden '59*
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In memory of Joey Christensen Miya Kajikuri '88, '84 LS In memory of Willie and Bill Clark Sandra Clark-Lewis '68 In memory of Trudie Stephens Collins '58 Jansie Stephens Farris '63
In memory of Camila de la Llata '08 Marina Barcelo '04 and Thomas Bruketta* Candace Brekka Bennett '06 Haley Johnson Dzundza '08, '04 LS Annalise Moberg '08, '04 LS In memory of William Deakyne, Sr. Yumi and William Deakyne In memory of Claudia Della Sala Anthony Della Sala In memory of Maree A. Demetras M. J. Demetras '71 In memory of Bruce Dohrmann Phoebe Farnam Mary Henry de Tessan Kathy and John Meek Kimberly Meek '89* Winifred Noble Genevieve Prideaux-Brune Dominic Tarantino Eugene Valla
In memory of Carroll Fergusson Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS* In memory of Anne James Ferrari '93 Catherine and Tony Christian (Catherine MacDonald '93) Madeline Daniels-Rienecker '93 Galen Johnson '93 Miranda Maison LeKander '93 In memory of Noel Ferris '66 Ann Craig Hanson '66 Katherine Fay '66 In memory of Peter Figge Janet Bruno Cynthia and Paul Cahalan* Sherry and Robert Lindsay Bernadette Murphy Laura and Charles Smith Susan and Richard Von Maur, Jr.
In memory of Debra Dollar Katy Bates Kreitler '67
In memory of John Flanigan Kellen Flanigan '83
In memory of George Downing Patricia Farish Downing '63
In memory of Mrs. Ines Mejia Folger Anonymous
In memory of Rowena B. Foster Rowena Pinkney Foster '73 In memory of Elinor Howard Franchetti '54 Katherine Howard Loparco '58 In memory of Helen and Joseph Franzia Marilyn and Joseph Franzia In memory of Helen Franzia Gianna Franzia '95 In memory of Ledger Free Elaine Sang and Doug Free In memory of Lou Geissberger Patricia Bondesen-Smith '54*
In memory of Sister Mary Kieran, O.P. Barbara Burton Szemborski '66 Lyn Belcher Wilson '66 In memory of Kathy Lamb Janelle Lamb In memory of Betty Ann Bernadicou Lambert '57 Deborah McCann '59 In memory of Stewart Lambert Paul Marciano
In memory of Mr. Donald Hackling Susie Bokermann '00, '96 LS In memory of Jason Hall '88 LS Janet Bruno Laurie Hammonds Schultz '67, '63 LS
In memory of Barbara Mackey Kathleen Gamper
In memory of Hellyn Ragsdale Susan and Bill Ragsdale-Cronin
In memory of Daniel MacDonald Jeanette and Robert MacDonald In memory of Donald G. Miller Patricia Bondesen-Smith '54* Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS* In memory of Mrs. Egon Molbak Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. (Wendy Miller '60)*
In memory of Joanne Nix Joanne L. Nix '60
In memory of Karen and Michael Novak In memory of Stephanie Smith Hardin '55 Jana Novak Miller '90 Mary Nevin Henderson '55 Sally and Richard Rhodes (Sally Smith '57) In memory of Judith Oates '63 Trish Scott Williams '63* In memory of Robert Harmon Patricia Bondesen-Smith '54* In memory of Sister Carlotta O'Donnell The Dowson Family In memory of Carol Hatton Franca Gargiulo '80, '76 LS* Kayla Sharp '14 Charlotte Hwang '04 and Ian Ngai Sylvia Sharp Laurie Vibert Schofield '72* In memory of Jacques J. Henrard JosĂŠe Henrard In memory of Joan Hunter Jane Hunter '88, '84 LS
In memory of Helga Preiss John Pataye Monika Pataye Watkins '97 In memory of Mildred Quinn Lisa Johnson Callaghan '92 Corinne Quinn '93
In memory of Renzo Mugnaini In memory of Natona Pope Hamilton '72 Judith and Timothy Hachman Louise Harris '72 (Judith Musto '61)* In memory of Nora Van Buskirk Hancock '56 Kress Harris Whalen '56*
In memory of Mark Pollacci Anonymous Whitney Adams Mathes '93, '89 LS and John Mathes Jean and Ron Pollacci Rosalyn and Terrence Trapp
In memory of Byron J. Lawler Irene May Lawler '59
In memory of Tulita Kuchins Gibson '68 Sarah Ashby '68 In memory of Matilda Maltes Nina Nickel Gladish '68 Donna Adams Ms. Jane Gillett Sharon Larson Jane Turner Hart '68 Ann Kuchins '67 In memory of Hazel Mantelli Elizabeth Moffitt '68 Patricia Bristow Terry Durkin Wilkinson '68* In memory of Ginny Fiske Marshall '68 In memory of Merede Graham '84 Nina Nickel Gladish '68 Victoria Manassero Maat '84 Laurie Gregg '68 Jane Turner Hart '68 In memory of Matilde Gravagnuolomy '68 Elizabeth Moffitt '68 Nina Nickel Gladish '68 Terry Durkin Wilkinson '68* Jane Turner Hart '68 Elizabeth Moffitt '68 In memory of Patrick K. McBride Terry Durkin Wilkinson '68* Sharon McBride In memory of Bianca P. Greenough '93 Catherine and Tony Christian (Catherine MacDonald '93) Madeline Daniels-Rienecker '93
In memory of Cherie and Walter Pettit Anian Pettit Tunney '66
In memory of William J. Palmer Leslie Palmer Meyer '88
In memory of Dewey MacLean Parker '64 Anonymous Brenda Beckett '67 In memory of Dr. Ken Jackman Lauren Bechtel Dachs '67* Serena and John Padian (Serena Bennett '88) Celia Morken Gadda '67 Christina Cotton Gannon '64* In memory of Gretchen Johansing '84 Mary Whitney Kenney '67* Marti Ham Fuller '84 Louise La Mothe '64 Katherine Smith Overlock '67 Elizabeth Holt Protell '64* Wynn Woodward '67
In memory of Katherine Strub Reed '66 Valerie Powell Berger '66 In memory of William Resetar Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS* In memory of Rand Rueter Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS* Ms. Kate Rueter In memory of RC Schwertfeger Miriam Schwertfeger* In memory of Norma and Jim Sinton Martha Noel '98 In memory of Steven Sippel Ellen Stein Watson '88 In memory of Ann Spadafore-Mills '59 Teresa Annotti Rogers '59* In memory of James Teagardin Alan De Villiers In memory of Jane Tschannel Mary Eileen Reilley '72 In memory of Kim Thoa Vu Thu-Anh Nguyen '03 and Bryan Nguyen In memory of Martcia Wade '72 Louise Harris '72 Connie Tirrell McEvoy '72 In memory of Wendy Hayward Wendling '82 LS Franca Gargiulo '80, '76 LS* In memory of Martha Williams '71 Nancy Williams Shea '75* Melissa and William Williams In memory of Jessica Yen '92 Susan Lee '92 Jena Davis Simon '92 Courtney Eaton Turner '92 Judith and Jackson Yen In memory of Harvey Hsing Min Yu Margaret Yu*
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Celebratory Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
In celebration of the Class of 1966 Glovie Reiter Lynn '66*
In celebration of Michelle Balch ’05 Diane and Andrew Balch
In celebration of the 50th Reunion of the Class of 1968 Jane Turner Hart '68 Mary Wynne '68
In celebration of Sarah Balch Moss ’07 Diane and Andrew Balch
In celebration of the Class of 1981 Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon '81)* In celebration of the Class of 2018 Rowan Azhderian '18 Samantha Do '18, '14 LS Charlotte Gerzanics '18 Madeline Imwalle '18 Michelle Lau '18, '14 LS Sophia Leonard '18 Grace Mani '18 Tara Mann '18 Austin Noorzoy '18, '14 LS Madeleine Oh '18 Raquel Rodriguez Pesqueira '18 In celebration of Laura Balch Pakaluk ’02 Diane and Andrew Balch
In celebration of Emily Adler Coté '97 Karen and Robert Adler In celebration of Abigail Davis '21 Holly Pease and Eugene Davis In celebration of Hannah Davis '21 Holly Pease and Eugene Davis In celebration of India Dunagan '27 LS Kelly and Kelly Dunagan In celebration of Kari Jonsson '18 Lee and Theodore Jonsson In celebration of Kiki Trina Rowe Audley '85 In celebration of Ginny McNamara '22 Linda Kendall Amy Hall McNamara '86
In celebration of Gretchen Mueller Burke '83, '79 LS Anonymous
In celebration of Leo, the son of Amy Hamilton Vailea '03 Monica Johnson Steiner '03
In celebration of Nuns-n-Bolts Joan Stafford Haynes '60*
In celebration of Makenna Zedaker '21 John Zedaker
In celebration of Nonie Bechtel Ramsay '71 Elena Gates Motlow '71
In celebration of LaNette Zimmerman Cayleigh Capaldi '18 Leigh and Domenick Capaldi
In celebration of Jalynne Tobias Redman Karen List Letendre '72, '68 LS* In celebration of the great professors at Santa Catalina Wessie Smith '02 In celebration of Kevin Starr Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. (Wendy Miller '60)* In celebration of Keegan Sweeney '18 Keely Clifford and Bruce Sweeney In celebration of Genevieve Taricco '06 Maureen Taricco
The Sisters’ Legacy Circle Anonymous (4) Anonymous, Class of ’64 Anonymous, Class of ’89 Cass and Mike Antle (Catherine Slaughter '79, '75 LS) Robert Balles Sister Claire Barone Kit and Peter Bedford (Kirsten Nelson '56) The Estate of Deborah Kneedler Berggren '53 The Estate of Joy and Alexander Blackhall Patricia Bondesen-Smith '54 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen '58 Barbara Bundy Marie Cantin '70 The Robert M. Cea Family The Estate of Norman P. Clement, Jr. Ms. Debra Jean Deverell Ulrike Devoto '86 Ellen and Tom Dunnion The Estate of Paul Eckman Renata Engler '67
M.F. Flynn '65 The Estate of Ines Mejia Folger Marie and Jeff Gibb The Estate of Sister Jean Gilhuly The Estate of Barbara Goldie Edward B. Goldie Nancy and Philip Greer Henry Grundstedt Judith Musto Hachman '61 Mardi Hack '58 The Estate of Jane and Lawrence Harris, Jr. Nini Richardson Hart '61 Robin Hatcher '63 Megan Heister '95 Caroline Harris Henderson '61 Charlotte Kresl '72 Ann Kuchins '67 Julie Lambert '80 Catherine Lambetecchio '76 Shanda and Derek LeBoeuf Susan Lee '92
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.
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Karen List Letendre '72, '68 LS P. Samantha Lewis Rohwer '97 Gini and Jim Luttrell The Estate of Ginny Fiske Marshall '68 Karin McDermott '85 Tina Hansen McEnroe '70, '66 LS Laurie Angel McGuinness '53 Susan Durney Mickelson '65 The Estate of Norman W. Miller The Estate of Robert Folger Miller The Estate of Robert M. Moore Jennifer and Leslie Moulton-Post (Jennifer Post '82, '78 LS) Willa and Ned Mundell Joanne L. Nix '60 Angela Nomellini '71 The Estate of Sister Carlotta O'Donnell The Estate of Cherie and Walter Pettit Laura Knoop Pfaff '72 The Estate of Sally Post Sister Christine Price
Nonie B. Ramsay '71 Alicia Read Hoggan '90 Jalynne Tobias Redman '72 The Estate of Rosemarie Rochex '54 The Estate of David and Maureen Rorick Deborah Tanous Scofield '65 Laurie Severs Jeanne Vibert Sloane '74 The Estate of Edward J. Stachowiak Laura Stenovec '99 Constance Stevens Natalie Stewart '63 Diana Blackhall Talcott '60 Louise and George Tarleton
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 Since the Health & Wellness Endowment Fund was established in 2016 in honor of Sisters Claire and Christine on the occasion of their retirements, over 240 donors have made gifts to support this aspirational initiative. Holistic in its approach, the initiative is intended to serve all students and is conceived to encompass all aspects of well-being: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Santa Catalina is indebted to all whose early contributions and pledges made it possible to begin building the program, and to those listed here whose gifts during the past fiscal year are helping us continue the development of this important and comprehensive initiative.
The Aeschliman Family Anonymous Sister Claire Barone Michelle and Garrett Blake Karen and David Brown Janet Bruno Cynthia and Paul Cahalan Margaret Campodonico ’78 and Reynolds Lave Ninive and Bruce Dohrmann Lia and Herm Edwards Barbara and Peter M. Folger Marge Ganz ’76 Bernadette and Mark Gersh Louise Audet and Paul Griffin Susan and Herbert Hinstorff (Susan Haber ’76) Abigail and Albert Janko Sherry and Robert Lindsay
Joan and Matthew Little (Joan Shymanski ’64, ’59 LS) Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70, ’66 LS Mary Morris Miller ’72 Bernadette Murphy Sister Christine Price Corinne Quinn ’93 Astri Rahardja ’01 The Reveas Foundation Maureen and Benjamin Richards Connie and Blake Riley Laurie Severs Laura and Charles Smith Susan Solinsky ’82 Rosalyn and Terrence Trapp Joanne Van der Plas Viola ’84 Susan and Richard Von Maur, Jr. Joan Weakley ’75
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 have raised over $39 million toward our goal. Significant projects have been completed in the Lower and Middle Schools, the new Upper
$5,000,000 + Anonymous (6)
$1,000,000 to $4,999,999 Anonymous (2) Ramsay Family Foundation
$500,000 to $999,999
Anonymous (2) Nancy and Philip Greer Nancy Eccles & Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation Angela Nomellini '71 J. Peter Read, Jr. Stefanie and Robert Skinner Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Wendy Hayward Wendling '82 LS E.L. Wiegand Foundation
$250,000 to $499,999
Anonymous (2) The Estate of Harold H. Audet
Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones '79) The Marie C. de Dampierre Memorial Foundation Thalma Thais Dudley '92 Margaret Rosenberg Duflock '59 Margie and W. Taylor Fithian The Grover Hermann Foundation Judith and Timothy Hachman (Judith Musto '61) Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Monterey Peninsula Foundation Michaela and Reuben Richards Santa Catalina School Kelly and Brian Swette The Estate of Sister Carlotta O'Donnell
$100,000 to $249,999
Anonymous (2) Frederick Bates Kit and Peter Bedford (Kirsten Nelson '56) Daphne and Richard Bertero (Daphne Craige '60)
School Math and Science Center opened for classes in January 2016, and the new Head of School house was completed in July 2016. The Lower and Middle School community came together to complete funding for the expansion and refurbishment of classrooms 1, 2 and 3. The new classrooms welcomed students at the opening of the 2016-17 school year. 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.
Michelle and Garrett Blake Kate Myers Brizius '88 Arlene and Vance Coffman Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine '60 Pam and Russ Fadel D.D. and Paul Felton Barbara and Peter M. Folger Nini Richardson Hart '61 Ben and Walter Hussman Angela Park and Henry Kwon John Luce Laurie Angel McGuinness '53 Eileen and Gary Morgenthaler Mary and Frank Moslander (Mary Looram '84, '80 LS) Julie Thomas Obering '60 The Reveas Foundation Corinne and Michael Roffler Mary Pat and Jerry Sweetman (Mary Pat Reardon '60) Kelly and Wes von Schack
$50,000 to $99,999
Anonymous (3) Sister Claire Barone Mary Bell Jenny Budge '71 Jeff Burke Jo Ann and Julien Collins Cindy and Joe Connolly Kate and Bob Ernst Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. Patricia and Alfred Friedrich Eliza Gaines '05 and Alec Gaines Jim Harbaugh Terry and John Levin (Terryl Albert '70, '66 LS) Gini and Jim Luttrell The Estate of Mr. Norman W. Miller The Moley Family Foundation Mildred E. and Harvey S. Mudd Foundation The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation Wendy and Victor Ramirez Olivia Hussman Ramsey '05
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Charles and Marie Robertson Foundation Cristin and Michael Shute Helen and Michael Spanos Mary Pat Sweetman Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett '82) Judith and Jackson Yen
$25,000 to $49,999
Pamela Anderson-Brulé '76 Anonymous (2) Courtney Benoist '77 and Jason Fish Deborah Kneedler Berggren '53 Brett and James Collins (Brett Davis '93) Hakela Felton '14 Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Tracy and Eric Hass (Tracy Miller '75) Peggy and Glen Heffington Caroline Harris Henderson '61 Julie Lambert '80, '76 LS The Estate of Ginny Fiske Marshall '68 McMahan Family Charitable Foundation Jennifer Moulton-Post '82, '78 LS Deborah and Kenny Peyton Laura Knoop Pfaff '72 Victoria and Wayne Prim Wayne L. Prim Foundation Sally Rorick-Orlando '63 Elizabeth Lloyd Rovetta '95 and Francesco Rovetta Spencer's Stationery Rorick Trust Valley Fabrication, Inc. Wendy and Bart Walker Stacie and Stephen Worsham Sudie and A. Gordon Worsham
Judith and James Moses (Judith McDonald '86, '82 LS) Old Bofie Foundation Lisa and Henry Plain The Mark Pollacci Family Maureen and Benjamin Richards The Estate of Rosemarie Rochex '54 The Norman C. Schultz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Sims Patricia Bondesen-Smith '54 Roselyne Chroman Swig Jean Jagels Vaughn '75 Kit Wai Jeannette Witten Julia and Brad Wong (Julia Janko '82, '78 LS) Ms. Angelina S. M. Yao
Abigail and Albert Janko Raimie and George Kriste Katie Martin and David Laurits Jenny and James Leamey Willa and Ned Mundell Nita and Samir Patel Naomi and Seth Pollack Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Connie and Blake Riley Santa Catalina Parent Association Santa Catalina School Janie and Keith Shoemaker Jane Tucker Catherine O'Hara Willmott '60 Joan and Warren Yu
$5,000 to $9,999
Anonymous (2) Maria and Richard Avelino AYI & Associates Velma and Ted Balestreri Lisa and Dan Bradford Meg Bradley and George Choquette Amy and Michael Brandt Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson '87) Tiffany and Richard Bufkin Kathey Burcar Margaret Campodonico '78 and Reynolds Lave Carroll Family Charitable Foundation Julie Carson Chia-Yu and Jung-Hua Cheng Donna Coletti Julien H. and Bertha M. Collins Fund Anthony Della Sala Stephen Devoto Ninive and Bruce Dohrmann Joan and Richard Doust Laura and Rich Everett (Laura May '85) Amy Little Figge '84 LS Suzanne Townsend Finney '60 Juelle and Fred Fisher Julie and Michael Forrest (Julie Yurkovich '78) Gianna Franzia '95 Marge Ganz '76 Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon '81) Julie Garcia '71 Timothy Hall Clarrie and Ralph Hanley Joanna Grant Hartigan '60 Robin Hatcher '63 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hemphill Gayle Holmes Alicia Steinhardt and Nevin Hougardy Tracy and Christian Huebner Sheila Johnson '65 Yuki and Isao Kato Deborah and Mark Kimes Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. (Wendy Miller '60) Mary-Allen Macneil '61 Lil McDonald '81 Tina Hansen McEnroe '70, '66 LS Victoria Street Medeiros '61 Mary Morris Miller '72 Sheilaja and Vikram Mittal Ashley Moranda Cynthia Nadai '73 Mary and David Nikssarian Susanne and K.C. Nowak Carolyn Hartwell O'Brien '74 Linda and Samuel Persall Janet and Michael Pratt Sister Christine Price Denise and Chris Pryor
John Aime Anonymous Diane and Charles Bates Bedford Family Foundation The Burnham Foundation of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP Miera Cacciola and Geoff Couch Bella and Bert Cutino The Justin Dart Family Foundation Jennifer and Dragan Dimitrov Deborah and Dirk Etienne (Deborah '82, '78 LS) Marilyn and Joseph Franzia Pamela Gamble '61, '57 LS Stacey and Ted Golding William Heyler Susan and Herbert Hinstorff (Susan Haber '76) Martha and Rick Kennifer Beverly and Thomas Klinger Lynn LaMar $10,000 to $24,999 Lindsay Lerable Rita Alves Joan and Matthew Little Anonymous (Joan Shymanski '64, '59 LS) Cass and Mike Antle Karine Snyder Lyon (Catherine Slaughter '79, '75 LS) Lydia and Bryan Mansour Arizona Community Foundation Kathryn and Ray Miller Maureen and Michael Bernal Ann and Richard Patterson (Maureen Duflock '89) Veronika Oven Riley '88 Barbara and Peter Blackstock Jinx Hack Ring '60 and Peter Smith Ring Rob Bolt Laurie Severs The Boswell Family Foundation Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Kathleen Brown '63 Foundation Megan and Michael Bruno '82 LS Ann Frasse Stowe '82 Cara and Peter Butler Carol Swig Elizabeth and Clark Callander Swig Foundation Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Jennifer Ann Harr Tonnis '94, '90 LS Lynn and Frank Garcia Rosalyn and Terrence Trapp Bernadette and Mark Gersh Julie and Joe Villarreal Ann Mather and Timothy Gonzales Brooksley and Darren Williams Karen Greer Goss '85 Laure Woods '80 Louise Harris '72 The Estate of Jane and Lawrence Harris, Jr. Patricia and George Yellich Hazel Foundation Herbst Foundation $2,500 to $4,999 Anne Hilby '01 Anonymous Paula and Bruce Hilby Basia Belza '73 and Martin Bickeboeller The Estate of Maggie Jagels Lani and Donald Bethe Johnna and Wally Jansma Andrea Watson-Bross '85 Rene and Gaylord Johnson III Anne Bryan '77 (Rene McCurry '86) Iris and Stephen Dart Roxana Earley-Keland and Harold Keland Tracy Taylor Everett '89 Nancy and Richard Kingsley Rita and Frank Flores Deborah and Charles Kosmont Ceseli and Hugh Foster Bill Leatherberry Kathy and Matthew Gibbs Shelley and James Lipe Joan Eaton and Paul Gibson Nancy Mannon '85 Heather and Mike Givens L. Douglas McKenzie and Susan Carlisle Louise Audet and Paul Griffin The Estate of Robert Folger Miller Linda and Arno Hanel Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson '77)
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$1,000 to $2,499
Shawn Quinn Melissa Ault Ricci and Robert Ricci Melanie and Anthony Rosa James Russell Laurie Hammonds Schultz '67, '63 LS The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Susan and Steven Selbst Rosalind Boswell Seysses '67 Suzanne Saunders Shaw '70 Richard Sippel Zoë Sippel Sally and Richard Rhodes (Sally Smith '57) Susan Solinsky '82 Diane Ditz Stauffer '63 Paula and Neville Udwadia Joanne Van der Plas Viola '84 Craig Varjian Fatima Sabanova and Dominick Veliko-Shapko Daphne Gray Walsh '61 Joan Weakley '75 Domie Garat Werdel '60 Erin and Fred White IV Monique Chamlian Wright '87 Ashley Yeates Margaret Chen and Clinton Young
$0 to $999
Donna Adams Sarah Adams '83 and Robert Fletterick The Aeschliman Family Lili and Alejandro Airada Lisa and David Alderson Margaret and Sergio Alvarez Anonymous (8) Dana Armstrong '06 Julie and Shawn Atkins Laura Mulloy Ault '94 Victoria and Andrew Ausonio Valerie Barnes Domine and Michael Barringer Sara Liu and James Bennett Lindsey Berkowitz '06 and Benjamin Berkowitz María Iglesias and Craig Bishop Maddie Homan Blanchard '78 Angelica and Marshal Blatt Jenifer and Jeffrey Bolger (Jenifer Jacobs '92 LS) Sarah Bouchier M. Kennon and P. Roger Bowen Julia Brandt Mary-Ellen Bowlin Briel '63 Karen and David Brown Karen and Henry Brown Roe Brown-Arn '75, '71 LS Janet Bruno Majorie and Jeffrey Bryant Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham '88, '84 LS) Cynthia and Paul Cahalan Mary Callagy Lisa and Jeff Carter Nitze Erro Caswell '56 Patricia Cerisola-Mansi '83 Susan Gray Christoffersen '60 Yibing Ma and Weilun Chu Elizabeth Clement-Doughty '68 Catherine Compagno Kathy and Jeff Congdon Sabrina Taylor and Albert Conner Lola Steinbaum-Cornell and Trent Cornell Marian and Daniel Corrigan (Marian Donovan '72) Judy Nagel Cox '61, '57 LS Karen Swanson Crummey '60 Margaret Brackenridge Dalis '61
Laura and Christopher D'Amelio Annee and Chris Jacobs Heidi and Philip Daunt Mary and Mike James Elisabeth Brinks Day '99, '95 LS Karen and David Janssen Susan Woodbury and Charles Dehner Thomas Jay Elizabeth and Daniel Diaz Lynne and Edward Johnson Dorothy Sinnhuber '96, '92 LS Judy Zhu and Leif Johnston John Dotson Bijina Bajracharya and Niraj Joshi Gloria and Jim Dougherty Diane and Hisashi Kajikuri Courtney and Liam Doust Alexandra Kautz '06 Ariana Ebrahimian '99 Susan Kendall Elena Ebrahimian '04 Katherine Kennifer '05 Tina and Max Ebrahimian Jeanette and Gary Kihs Lucille Eggerman Gloria and Richard Kim Sara Fargo '61, '57 LS Meg Campbell Kingsland '87 Jansie Stephens Farris '63 Joyanne and Aram Kinosian Sally Fay '74 Maxine and Henry Klaput Susan Bigelow Fisher '60 Joan and Peter Knetemann Kellen Flanigan '83 (Joan Goodfellow '80) Sharon Frangipane Megan Knetemann '11 Serena Fritz-Cope '85 Penny Pringle Knowles '60 Aleksandra and Heath Frye Lesley and Ken Konya Mary and Howard Fuchs Shannon and Zach Koontz Christina Cotton Gannon '64 Joan and Dennis Kuchta Kathryn Garber Bridgette Lacerte '82 Cindy Brodsky Sharon Larson and Terrence Gargiulo '82 LS Meredith Burke Lawler '89 Franca Gargiulo '80, '76 LS Lan-Anh Le '06 Gargiulo Vineyards Nina and Scott Leavenworth and Family Sarah Kennifer Garrigues '02 Lani LeBlanc '60 Barbara and Calvin Gatch Karen List Letendre '72, '68 LS Ellen McGuire Gaucher '80, '76 LS Samuel Leung Valerie and David Ghio Sherry and Robert Lindsay Maria DiGiovanni '08 Kelly Maney-Liner and Steve Liner Sally Hansen Green '72, '68 LS Rebecca Lohse '97 Tina Greene '73 Margie and John Lotz Kim Whitney and Jim Griffith Holly and Joseph Loussaert Mardi Hack '58 Frances Lozano Anna and Douglas Harris Janet and Daniel Luksik Jennifer Harty Caroline Lord Mackenzie '65 Elizabeth and Robert Helfrich Marisa Maclennan Shirley & Barnett Helzberg Jr. Donor Lisa and George Malim Advisory Fund of the Jewish Community (Lisa Campodonico '76) Foundation of Greater Kansas City Gael Loris and Daniel Marrah Courtney Tunney Hotchkis '82 Jeanne Nielsen Marshall '54 Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich Joy Franich Maze '77 Heather and Darren Huber Sharon McBride
Kristine and Kevin McCaffrey Deborah McCann '59 Ellen McGlynn '93 and Steve Wilbur Sheila McGuire Kristi and Bobby McLaughlin Maria Hart McNichol '61 Cristy and Jason Mehringer Fatima and Joe Melo Linda Mendoza Brenda and Marc Mizgorski Carol Mizgorski Daniel Molyneaux Courtney Moore '02 Penny Morris Michele Morton Eric Mueller '97 LS Cindy and Gerry Munday Bernadette Murphy Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko '83, '79 LS) Josie and Sandor Nagy John Nardone Jo Le and Danny Ngo Dana and Wallace Nichols Susan Smith Nixon '87 Karl Nygren Marie and John Odello Yoojin and Christopher Oh Noova Ongley Patricia Orquisa Marilyn Ramos Ospina '60 Stana Oven Catherine and Frank Paaske Serena and John Padian (Serena Bennett '88) Randi Palmieri Elizabeth Marrack and Dean Partlow Elizabeth and Stuart Paul Rita and Kenneth Petersen Margaret and Thomas Pfalzer Amanda Berman Pires '87, '83 LS Mary Ellen and Dan Place Heidi and Jonathon Pratt Corinne Quinn '93 Kathy and Victor Quinn Michelle and Michael Raggett Astri Rahardja '01
Cherie and Samuel Reynolds Amy and Joseph Rheim Kristin Ring '86 Poulami and Avishek Roy Jennifer and Joshua Rudisill Chris and Mark Sanchez Mayola Rodriguez and Juan Sanchez Virginia Sanseau Margaret and Jim Scattini Gail and William Scearce Casey Sedlack '05 Georgia Sedlack '13 Courtney Shove Jena Davis Simon '92 Rebecca Sinnhuber '02 Vicki and John Sinnhuber Laura and Charles Smith Sharon Sparkman Camille Annotti Stevens '57 Constance Stevens Sigrid and Philip Stillman Carol and Donald Stoker Alexandria Sutty '03 T. R. Hall Land & Cattle Company Beth Russo Tarallo '89 Genevieve and Larry Tartaglino Satu Terian Allene and Dwight Thompson Rebecca Park and Laurence Tobey Jaclyn and Jason Togneri Cherie and Glenn Topper Vivian Graue-Allen Toto Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tuttle, Jr. Carrie and James Ushiba Deanna Inlow Venema and Jeff Venema Susan and Richard Von Maur, Jr. Frances and James Vorhes Leslie Svetich and Dean Whitehead Graciela and Tyne Whitmore Susan and Thomas Williams Linda Wilson Judy Wong and Family Sarah Clark Woolf '89 Pamela and Anthony Yates Pamela and Kurt Yeager Lilia Yepiz Margaret Yu
Endowment Giving At the end of Santa Catalina's fiscal year on June 30, 2018, the value of our endowment was $36,656,000. * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving
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 Established in 1987 Michelle and Garrett Blake Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner The Braun Endowment Fund Established in 1982 The de Baubigny Endowment Fund Established in 1985 The Jagels Family Endowment in Support of Santa Catalina School Established in 1986
The Greer Family Foundation Fund for Unrestricted Endowment Established in 1987 The George A. Pope, Jr. Endowment Fund Established in 1987 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 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
Endowment for Tuition Assistance and Scholarship Income from these funds provides
The Pataye and Priess Family Fund Established in 2007
need-based tuition aid and merit scholarship awards to qualified and deserving students.
John Pataye In memory of Helga Preiss Monika Pataye Watkins ’97 In memory of Helga Preiss
The Santa Catalina School Endowment for General Scholarship Established in 1985
The Eckman Family Endowment Fund Established in 2009 The Hussman Family Endowment Established in 2011 The Collins Family Endowment Fund Established in 2015 Brett and James Collins (Brett Davis ’93) Jo Ann and Julien Collins
Anonymous Arizona Community Foundation Meg Bradley and George Choquette Ann Bryant Caitlin Bryant ’07, ’03 LS Anne Hilby ’01 Paula and Bruce Hilby Terry and John Levin (Terryl Albert ’70, ’66 LS)
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The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving In support of self-defense classes In honor of Caitlin Bryant ’07 Roselyne Chroman Swig In honor of Sister Claire Barone The Brackenridge Family Scholarship Fund Established in 1985
The Santa Margarita Scholarship Fund for Lower School Students Established in 1993 Kate and Bob Ernst Diana Ernst McKibben '01, '97 LS Charles and Marie Robertson Foundation Genevieve and Larry Tartaglino
The Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine '60 Scholarship Fund (Envision Campaign) Established in 2000 The Lise Jensen Endowment for Scholarship Established in 2000
James F.X. Looram Fund for Tuition Assistance Established in 2017 Class of ’60 Scholarship Endowment Established in 2017
Anonymous Susan Bigelow Fisher ’60 Judy Botelho Cain ’60 The Munzer Family Fund in Support The Olga Osborne Memorial Susan Gray Christoffersen ’60 of Endowment The Ward Davis Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Karen Swanson Crummey ’60 Established in 1994 Established in 1985 Established in 2001 Sister Cathryn deBack ’60 Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine ’60 The Scholarship Endowment The Tink Dollar Melanson '71 The Amon G. Carter Foundation for Alumnae Daughters Endowed Scholar Endowment in Support of Scholarship Suzanne Townsend Finney ’60 Mardi Hack ’58 Established in 1994 Established 1986 Established in 2002 Betsy Helm Hansen ’60 Christina Cotton Gannon ’64 The Nancy Farr '66 Memorial The Marie C. de Dampierre Memorial Joanna Grant Hartigan ’60 Joan Stafford Haynes ’60 In memory of Dewey Parker Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Penny Pringle Knowles ’60 Established in 1987 Established in 2005 Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. The William McCaskey Chapman & Adaline Dinsmore Chapman The Santa Catalina Merit Clement/Doughty Family Scholarship (Wendy Miller ’60) Lani LeBlanc ’60 Foundation Scholarship Scholarship Fund Fund Sarah Blanchard Murphy ’60 Endowment Fund Established in 1988 Established in 2004 Julie Thomas Obering ’60 Established in 1995 Marilyn Ramos Ospina ’60 Funded by a challenge grant from The The Debii Dollar Conant '67 Elizabeth Clement-Doughty ’68 Jinx Hack Ring ’60 and Peter Smith Ring William McCaskey Chapman & Adaline Endowment Scholar Dinsmore Chapman foundation and matching The Anne Cunha Ferrari '93 Memorial Mary Pat and Jerry Sweetman Established 1989 (Mary Pat Reardon ’60) gifts from: The E.L. Cord Foundation, Fund for Financial Aid Karene O’Connell Vernor ’60 Mr. and Mrs. John Flanigan, Mrs. Genemarie Established in 2009 The Grover Hermann Foundation Domie Garat Werdel ’60 Gawthrop, The Florence M. Heafey Scholarship Fund Catherine O’Hara Willmott ’60 Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. J. James Hill III, Established in 1989 Brett and James Collins (Brett Davis ’93) Nan Griffin Winter ’60 Mrs. Laura Knoop Pfaft ’72, The Robert Stewart and Helen Pfeiffer Odell Fund The Grover Hermann Foundation The Kathryn E. O'Neill Memorial Class of ’61 Scholarship Endowment Endowment Fund for Financial Aid Established in 2017 Pooh Bear Schmidt Family Endowment Established 2009 Amanda Kirkpatrick MacDonald '93 for Scholarship Assistance Endowment Fund Anonymous Established in 1995 Established in 1997 Elizabeth and Robert Helfrich Penelope Corey Arango ’61 Judy Nagel Cox ’61, ’57 LS The Hugh L. Macneil Scholarship Fund Justine and Robert Bloomingdale The Robert and Alberta Tanous Leigh Curran Griggs ’61 (Justine Schmidt ’73) Established in 1989 Memorial Endowment Fund Sara Fargo ’61, ’57 LS Randi Palmieri Established in 2010 Barbara and Peter M. Folger The William G. Gilmore Foundation Pamela Gamble ’61 The Alumnae Envision Fund for Endowment for Scholarship Deborah Tanous Scofield ’65 Judith and Timothy Hachman Scholarship Endowment Assistance (Judith Musto ’61) Established in 1996 Established in 1990 The Marta and George Szemes In memory of Renzo Mugnaini Endowment for Summer Study Theresa Lowe Hall ’61 Martcia E. Wade '72 Memorial The Virginia Reeves Apple '89 Established in 2012 Nini Richardson Hart ’61 Scholarship Endowment Fund Scholarship Endowment Established in 1996 Established in 1990 The Dorothea S. Audet Scholarship Fund Caroline Harris Henderson ’61 Mary-Allen Macneil ’61 Established in 2015 Maria Hart McNichol ’61 Louise Harris ’72 The Gordon & Clare Johnson In memory of Martcia Wade Endowment for Scholarship The Angela Nomellini ’71 Scholars Fund Victoria Street Medeiros ’61 Lissa Gahagan Nicolaus ’61 and Natona Pope Established in 1991 Established 2015 Daphne Gray Walsh ’61 The Nan Goldie '66 Memorial The LLWW Scholarship Angela Nomellini ’71 Scholarship Fund Endowment Fund Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program The Monterey Peninsula Foundation Fund for Lower and Middle School Established in 1997 Established in 1992 Tuition Assistance The Jessica Yen '92 Memorial Established in 2017 The Catherine L. & Robert O. McMahan Endowment Fund for Tuition The Scholarship Endowment Fund Scholarship Fund in Honor of Ry Riegel '92 and Assistance Established in 1997 Andy Riegel '93 Established in 2016 Endowment for Faculty Salary Established in 1992 Support and Enrichment The Talbott Family Endowment Fund Judith and Jackson Yen Income from these funds provides general faculty salary The Berenice P. Andrews Scholarship for Monterey County Students support, professional development, and endows faculty Established in 1997 Fund for Upper School Students The Roffler Family Endowment for merit awards and teaching positions in designated Established in 1993 Scholarship disciplines. The Whelden Family Endowment Established in 2016 in Support of Scholarship Ceseli and Hugh Foster The Santa Catalina Endowment for Established in 1998 Corinne and Michael Roffler General Faculty Support The Lucy Bush '67 Memorial Established in 1983 The Brooks Walker, Jr. Family Fund in The Vaquero Foundation Endowment Endowment for Scholarship Support of Upper School Scholarship for Tuition Assistance Established in 1993 The Edward E. Ford Foundation Fund Established in 1999 Established in 2016 for Faculty Education The Bianca Patterson Greenough '93 Established in 1983 Memorial Endowment Fund Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci Established in 1993 (Stacey Pruett ’82)
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The Santa Catalina Endowment for the Master Fellow Program Established in 1983
Endowment in Support of Religious Life Income from these funds provides support for religious
The de Guigne-de Dampierre Endowment in Support of French Studies Established in 1986 The Edward T. Foley Foundation Fund Established in 1988
programs and related purposes.
The Janko Family Fund for Arts and Liturgical Purposes Established in 1988 Abigail and Albert Janko
The Riley Engl Mott '92 Endowment in Support of Faculty Established in 1990
The Jenner Lee Fritz '94 Endowment Fund for Religious Programs Established in 1995
The Keck Foundation Fund for Science Enrichment Established in 1991
The Soli Deo Gloria Endowment by Sunzah Park Established in 2001
Jennifer W. Budge '71 Endowment in Support of Faculty Established in 1992
The Justine Bloomingdale '73 Lecture in Religion Established in 2003
Jenny Budge ’71
The Fritz Family Roman Catholic Chaplain Fund Established in 2012
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 for Religious Studies 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 The Dowson Family 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 Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Endowment for Language Instruction Income is directed in support of selected students of world language.
The Louise Beland Memorial Endowment Fund Established in 1999
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 Established in 1994
Kajikuri Endowment for the Performing Arts in Honor of Miya Kajikuri '88 Established in 1995
Eileen and Gary Morgenthaler
Established in 1995
Diane and Hishashi Kajikuri In honor of Amy and Ella Martinetto Amy and Joseph Martinetto (Amy Kajikuri ’80, ’76 LS)
Endowment for the Sister Kieran Library Income from this endowment provides for book and materials acquisitions for the library.
The Turley Endowment in Honor of Regan Turley '95 in Support of Upper School Music Students Established in 1995 Endowment in Support of Music Scholarship Established in 1995
The Santa Catalina School General Endowment for the Sister Kieran Library Established in 1992 Abigail Folger '61 Book Collection Endowment Fund Established in 1992
Music Endowment in Memory of Caroline Schulte Beasley '88 Established in 2000 The Art Beyond the Campus Fund in Memory of Martha Williams '71 Established in 2011
Anonymous In memory of Mrs. Ines M. Folger Barbara and Peter M. Folger
Endowment for Special Purposes
Nancy Williams Shea ’75 Melissa and William Williams
Income from these funds is used to support various
Endowment for Campus and Facilities
The Sister Kieran Achievement Award Endowment Fund Established in 1991
programs and people as designated by the donors.
Income from these funds supports enhancements
Deborah Kneedler Berggren ’53
to and maintenance of the school's buildings and grounds.
The Maura B. and Robert W. Morey, Jr. Endowment Fund The Santa Catalina School General Endowment for Campus & Facilities Established in 1991 Established in 1991 The Bernice Brown Memorial Fund The Mary Johnson '85 Music Center Established in 2003 Endowment Kathleen Brown ’63 Established in 1991 Emily B. Taylor and Lindsay O'Hara England Endowment in Support of Gardens and Grounds Established in 1995
The Mark Pollacci Memorial Endowment for Lower and Middle School Athletics Established in 2016
Edna and Peter O’Hara
Donna Adams Anonymous Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson '87) Noreen and John Bridges Joseph Cappuccio Kerry Watkins Brown and Jeffrey Brown Russi and Michael Kissell Randall Lloyd Whitney Adams Mathes ’93, ’89 LS and John Mathes Brenda and David Pollacci Jean and Ron Pollacci The Mark Pollacci Family Fraylne Sanfilippo Kathy Sparolini Michele and Philip Speciale Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett ’82) Rosalyn and Terrence Trapp Julie and Joe Villarreal
The George H. Rathman Family Endowment in Support of The Merritt Minnemeyer '94 Endowment Athletic Facilities Established 1999 Fund for the Performing Arts Established in 1994 Endowment for the Greer Family Dormitory Constance Stevens Established in 2002 The Sylvia Chao '94 Endowment for the Upper School Art Department Endowment for Technology Established in 1995
The Coffman Family Endowment Fund for Faculty Support Diane and Hisashi Kajikuri Established in 2016 Miya Kajikuri ’88, ’84 LS In memory of Joey Christensen The Endowment for the Director of and Wayne Dalton Summer Camp - Established in Honor of Julie Yurkovich Forrest '78 Kajikuri Endowment for Art in Established in 2017 Honor of Amy Kajikuri '80 Morgenthaler Science and Technology Fund Established in 2017
The Turley Endowment in honor of Chris Turley '97 in Support of Father/Daughter Productions Established in 1995
and Research
Income from these funds provides for research opportunities and technology enhancements and upgrades.
The Santa Catalina School General Endowment for Technology Established in 1994
The Maura B. and Robert W. Morey, Jr. Endowment for Student Endowment Fund Enrichment and Support Established in 1994 The Carol and Peter Read Family Fund Established in 1994 The Julie and Finis F. Conner Endowment Fund Established in 1994
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
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2017–18 Santa Catalina Fund COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Reunion Class Agents Beatrice Leyden Moore ’53 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Team 1968 Lucia Blair Webster ’73 Kellen Flanigan ’83 Leslie Palmer Meyer ’88 Jennifer Pratt ’88 Sarah Brown Goforth ’93 Priscilla McCarthy Barolo ’03 Martha Gustavson ’08 Cecelia Stewart ’08 Madeline Clark ’13 Georgia Sedlack ’13 Alumnae Class Agents Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 Penelope Corey Arango ’61 Patricia Allen Sparacino ’65 Susan Grupe dePolo ’66 Mary Whitney Kenney ’67 Donna Kolb ’72 Karen List Letendre ’72, ’68 LS Sally Fay ’74
Frances McDonald DeSouza ’77 Laura Lyon Gaon ’81 Susan Lockwood ’82, ’78 LS Joanne Van der Plas Viola ’84 Trina Rowe Audley ’85 Stefanie Post Pollard ’85, ’81 LS Marian McCall ’87 Elizabeth Maher Purdum ’89 Courtney Eaton Turner ’92 Kelly Ewen Schindler ’95, ’91 LS Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 P. Samantha Lewis Rohwer ’97 Frances Verga-Lagier Cook ’99, ’95 LS Abigail Bowen James ’00 Elizabeth Belanger McGarvey ’00, ’96 LS Priya Kumar Raju ’00, ’96 LS Kaija-Leena Romero ’01, ’97 LS Olivia Nilsson ’02 Cristina Carnazzo ’05 Caitlin Fitzpatrick ’06 Kaycie Gillette-Mallard ’07 Kristina Flathers ’11,’07 LS Christina Quisno ’11, ’07 LS
Sarah Morris ’12 Andrea Arias ’14 Karli McIntyre ’14 Laura Colosky ’15 Jennifer Hernandez ’15 Courtnie Breitfuss ’16, ’12 LS Veronica Zelles ’16, ’12 LS Loleï Brenot '17, 13 LS Lauren Morgenthaler ’17 Madigan Webb ’17 Lower and Middle School Volunteers Maria Avelino Angelica Blatt François Brenot Shannon S. Damnavits Georgiana C. Foletta Jennifer Harty Courtney Golding Jones ’91 LS Deborah Kosmont Shawn Quinn Poulami Roy Satu Terian Leslie Svetich
Brooksley Williams Jennette Witten Pamela Yates Upper School Volunteers Peter Butler Shannon S. Damnavits Merry Nelson Susan Smith Nixon ’87 Stephen Schwerdfeger Satu Terian Faculty and Staff Volunteers Paul Elliott Susan Kendall Connie Riley Zoë Sippel
36th Annual Benefit Celebration COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Co-Chairs Jamie Roth Sabrina Taylor Advertising Merry Nelson, Chair Heather Dotto Alumnae Representatives Shannon Gaughf ’08, Chair Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Benefit Drawing Sabrina Taylor Jamie Roth Catalina Families, Alumnae, and Friends Class Projects Kelly Dunagan, PreK Kristina Fernandez Munoz ’85 LS, PreK Jane Russo, Kindergarten Donna Sherer, Kindergarten Amy Brandt, Grade 1 Shannon Koontz, Grade 1 Heather Dotto, Grade 2 Katie Schipper, Grade 2 Paula Udwadia, Grade 8 Memory Book Brooksley Williams, Grade 8 Memory Book
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Communications & Promotion Deborah Peyton, Chair Jen Rocha, Invitation Crystal Boyd ’89, Program Jeannie Evers, Social Media Cristy Mehringer, Benefit Website Kathey Burcar, Event Promotion Heidi Borgia, Event Photographer
Faculty Support Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87 Jacqueline Gibbs Christy Pollacci
Count-Me-In Offerings Jen Jacobs Bolger ’92 LS, Co-Chair Kristen McIntyre, Co-Chair
Operations Kathey Burcar Cristy Mehringer
Database Management Shannon Koontz, Chair Courtney Doust Valerie Ghio Trina Nguyen Erin White
Registration Janet Luksik, Chair Dan Luksik Kathy Sparolini Liz Sato
Décor & Display Holly Pease, Co-Chair Heather Wilson, Co-Chair Kristen Huston Roseanne Pierre Dessert Auction Michelle Rizollo, Chair Gloria Kim Gena Sagin
Live Auction Jamie Roth Sabrina Taylor
Silent & Online Auctions Lisa Bradford, Co-Chair Courtney Golding Jones ’91 LS, Co-Chair Jennifer Connolly Kim Cutino Heather Coffman Givens Jen Harty Jean Leamey Lydia Mansour Cherie Reynolds Katie Schipper Kim Tope
Carrie Ushiba Leslie Svetich Heather Wilson Sponsorship Brooksley Williams, Co-Chair Pam Yates, Co-Chair Technology Alex Demushkane Lara Wheeler Devlin ’02 Ana Maximoff Wine Tasting, Fine Wine Auction, and Auction Pull Esther Brun, Chair Sabrina Taylor Upper School Parent Representative Heather Coffman Givens, Chair Upper School Student Volunteers Coco Chai Jessica Cheng Michelle Lau Sophia Leonard Danuisca Rangan Teresa Ricapito Emma Roffler Volunteer Coordinator Sonda Frudden
2018 Lower and Middle School Carnival COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Consultant Lia Edwards
Carnival Master of Ceremony Lydia Mansour
Financials Deborah Peyton
Photography François Brenot
Benefit Drawing Chair Deborah Peyton
Carnival DJ Charlie Dorf
Food Coordinators David Burkowitz Marielena Carriglio Sabu Shake
Sign/Poster Coordinator Kim Cutino Volunteer Coordinator Trina Nguyen
2018 Annual Golf Tournament Co-Chairs Herm Edwards Lia Edwards
Tournament Sponsors Lia and Herm Edwards Wendy and Ron Gong Harvest Construction Pureserve Scudder Roofing Tanimura & Antle
Tee Sign Sponsors Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Keeland Ben and Maureen Richards Vantage Eye Center
Tournament Donors The Gibbs Family The Korinetz Family Peter Sercia R. and S. Martin The Yellich Family
2017–18 Admission Parent Welcome Committee COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Lili and Alejandro Airada Merry and Ara Azhderian Maryann and Ed Berkowitz Ting Zhang and Yongguang Chai Maryann and Craig Fox
Heather Coffman Givens Yumi and Jim Hayes Tracy and Christian Huebner Lee Jonsson Jenny and James Leamey
Ana Maria Nuñez and Inocente Leon Nikki and Sean Madden Jenner Fritz Morrison ’94 Rita Pruthi Corinne and Michael Roffler
Jamie and Stewart Roth Alejandra and Jose Sainz Susan and Stephen Schwerdfeger Ruth Ashlie and Gabriel Villarreal Gladys Chan and Dennis Yip
2017–18 Education Committees Lower and Middle School Christy Pollacci, Chair John Aimé, School Rep Janet Luksik, School Rep John Murphy, School Rep Kirsten Nelson Bedford ’56 Frank Garcia
Kenny Peyton Deborah Peyton, Parent Association Chair Deborah Kosmont, Parent Rep Gloria Kim, Parent Rep Jim Lipe, Parent Rep Jeannette Witten, Parent Rep
Upper School Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87 John Aimé, School Rep Jamie Buffington Browne ’85, ’81 LS, School Rep John Murphy, School Rep Connie Riley, School Rep
Carrie Auwarter, School Rep Kirsten Nelson Bedford ’56 Taylor Fithian Frank Garcia Liz Hulme Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien ’74 Kenny Peyton Victor Ramirez
The Board of Trustees Legacy Campaign COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Curt Breitfuss, Campaign Co-Chair Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien ’74, Campaign Co-Chair Nonie B. Ramsay ’71, Board Chair Margaret K. Bradley, Head of School
Paul J. Felton Tracy Miller Hass ’75 Edward King Mary Looram Moslander ’84 Kenny Peyton
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Crystal Boyd ’89
Director of Communications Jeannie Evers
Writer Jen Rocha
Graphic Designer Liesel Kuehl
Project Manager Robin Kelly
Copy Editor Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS
Director of Alumnae/i Relations and Major Gifts Contributors
Shannon Gaughf ’08, Paul Elliott, Sister Christine Price, Janessa Rhoades, Laurie Severs, Erin White
Board of Trustees Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Chair
Contributing Photographers
Marc Howard ’93 LS; Nick Lovejoy; Santa Catalina School parents, faculty, and students; Bree Walker; profile photos courtesy of the subject
Paul J. Felton Vice-Chair Carolyn O’Brien ’74 Vice-Chair Kit Y. Wai Vice-Chair Michelle Blake Treasurer
On the cover: Avery Blanco, Julia Whitley, and
Above: Kaki Huebner ’19 and Abbie Fisher ’19
Santa Catalina’s Bulletin is published twice a year.
Isabella Sainz-Portillo pause for a photo prior to Commencement.
celebrate during the annual Spirit Day kickball competition between the juniors and seniors.
We welcome suggestions for topics and news,
Inside back cover: Eighth-graders took to the
as well as comments about our publication. Email us at communications@santacatalina.org.
trees during an outdoor education course at Mount Hermon in Santa Cruz.
Santa Catalina School, located on the Monterey Peninsula, is an independent, Catholic school. 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 is coeducational, with day students in PreK–grade 8. A summer camp for girls 8–14 years serves resident and day campers. Santa Catalina School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges. 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
Tracy Miller Haas ’75 Secretary Margaret K. Bradley Head of School Gerardo A. Borromeo Brett Davis Collins ’93 Herm Edwards James Farley, Jr. W. Taylor Fithian III Laura Lyon Gaon ’81
School Administration Jon Giffen Tracy A. Huebner Edward King Charles I. Kosmont Kate Brinks Lathen ’96 Judith McDonald Moses ’86 Mary Looram Moslander ’84 Ricky Nguyen Kenneth Peyton Victor Ramirez Michael Roffler Jeannette K. Witten
Margaret K. Bradley Head of School
Chris Haupt Director of Student Life
John Aimé Assistant Head of School
Lydia Mansour Director of PreKindergarten & Kindergarten
Kathleen M. Trafton ’74 President, Alumnae Association
Lower & Middle School Christy Pollacci Head of Lower & Middle School
Honorary Trustee Brooks Walker, Jr.
Janet Luksik Director of Tuition Assistance Director of Admission
John Murphy, Ph.D. Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity Ron Kellermann Business Manager Laurie Severs Director of Development
Anthony Schipper Middle School Dean
Upper School Julie Lenherr Edson ’88 Head of Upper School Peter Myers Dean of Academics Katherine Burkhuch Dean of Students Connie Riley Director of Resident Life Jamie Buffington Browne ’85 Director of Admission Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78 Director of Enrollment
Amy McAfee Director of Curriculum & Learning Learning Specialist, PreK–Grade 4
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