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2013 Grads Report Back on College Preparation & Life Outside the Forest

Pirate spirit and return to Stevenson. With class photos, dinner in Reid Hall, and more — the weekend is scheduled with enough events to keep you busy, but with plenty of time to catch up with old friends.

Celebrating Classes 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009. Find out more at www.stevensonschool.org/alumni or contact Alumni Director Mia Peterson ’89 at mpeterson@stevensonschool.org. Pebble Beach Campus 3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 tel 831-625-8300 fax 831-625-5208 info@stevensonschool.org Carmel Campus 24800 Dolores Street, Carmel, CA 93923 tel 831-574-4600 www.stevensonschool.org

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cookouts, bites at the beach, campus tours,

Integrity, Inspiration & Compassion on the USC Campus with

Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68

fax 831-624-9044 infopk-8@stevensonschool.org Winter 2014

Basil Sanborn ’90

Transforms Glen Oaks Big Sur into a Rustic-Luxury Retreat

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The goal of the Stevenson Alumni 20FOR20 Campaign is to reach 20% participation (that’s 1,300 gifts) through gifts of $20 to the Stevenson Fund. Every gift from $20 to $20,000 counts exactly the same toward our alumni participation. Pay it forward — someone else did it for you. You benefited from the generosity of others while you were at Stevenson, and now you can help students have access to the same opportunity you did.

Currently, we are at 6% alumni participation. That’s less than half our goal.

Your gift makes a difference. Cliché, maybe — but it’s true. $20 buys art supplies, baseballs, composition books, a documentary DVD, a journal subscription. Those little things matter in the day of the life of a student.

Pirate pride.

rekindle that Pirate spirit and return to Stevenson. Reunion Weekend is a great opportunity to return to Pebble Beach and reconnect with classmates, friends, faculty, and Stevenson! For more details, visit www.stevensonschool.org/reunion.

Stevenson is where you should be!

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Here are the hard facts: Stevenson’s alumni giving participation is much lower than other similar schools; you know who they are.

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Join the 20FOR20 campaign; make your gift today at www.stevensonschool.org/donate

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Features 32 Dr. Michael L. Jackson’s ’68 Immeasurable Impact on the USC Community

After serving for 18 years as the University of Southern California Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Michael L. Jackson’s ’68 accomplishments span all aspects of USC. From the buildings he helped construct, the administrators he shaped, and the students he passionately taught both inside and outside the classroom, Dr. Jackson’s impact is immeasurable.

40 Basil Sanborn ’90:

Preserving Big Sur with Style

With a knack for knowing good potential when he sees it, and the talent to build just about anything, Big Sur native Basil Sanborn ’90 has transformed the once sleepy Glen Oaks Big Sur Motor Lodge into an eco-rustic boutique hotel. Complete with the gourmet restaurant Big Sur Roadhouse, Sanborn’s properties are getting rave reviews in the national media, and he’s only just begun creating the ultimate in authentic Big Sur experiences.

Basil Sanborn ’90 stands outside the Big Sur Roadhouse, adjacent to his boutique hotel Glen Oaks Big Sur.

Cover photo courtesy of USC/Ralph Cheung

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departments 3 Letter from the Editor 4 Mail & Contributors

20 Events

Pirates reconnect at Reunion, Homecoming, Alumni Games, and holiday receptions, and celebrate the opening of the new Pirate Pool.

5 We Remember

6 Stevenson Stories

27 The Pirate Review

Alumni from the Class of 2013 come back to Stevenson and share experiences from their first semester away at college.

9 Alumni Spotlight

A firefighting entrepreneur, an advocate for justice, and one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top real estate agents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and more stories of talent, passion, and skill from our amazing alumni.

15 Campus News

Boys golf wins the State Championship, longtime coach Sally Cardinale receives the coveted Golden Whistle, and students participate in a day of community service and celebrate diversity.

Alumni continue to soar with impressive creative ventures in luxury shoe design, contemporary art, and artisan olive oil.

48 Alumni Update

Get the latest news on fellow alumni.

60 The Inside Scoop

Alumni favorite Coach Jeff Young shares insights on life, philosophy, and heroes.

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letter from the editor

We are proud to bring you this eighth edition of our Stevenson Alumni Magazine filled with interesting stories that we have uncovered through our conversations with you. Your feedback on this publication continues to be encouraging, so keep it coming. During this same period, we have watched our alumni become more involved in events, both on campus and off, organized by our alumni relations team now led by Mia Bambace Peterson ’89. Holiday reception attendance alone has grown more than 75 percent in the past two years. Los Angeles and New York locations now boast a guaranteed 80-110 attendees each year. We changed locations in San Francisco this year (thanks to a recommendation by Don Dormer ’71) and celebrated with more than 225 alumni, nearly a 200 percent increase. And finally, the Pebble Beach Reception attracted more than 450 alumni of all ages back to campus in the jam-packed Rosen Family Student Center. It was the hottest ticket in town. Earlier that same day, more than 80 alumni strapped on their cleats and sneakers to compete in the alumni lacrosse and basketball games. In the fall, another 40 water polo players and swimmers joined us at Homecoming 2013 to inaugurate the new Pirate Pool with a first-ever alumni water polo game. Overall, 70 alumni attended our homecoming events this fall. And Reunion Weekend continues to grow. Last June, 225 alumni from 10 reunion classes joined together on the Pebble Beach Campus to renew connections with one another and the school. Fifty members of the class of 1983 took over Atwood dorm so they

could celebrate their 30th together — and they went all night. We were also thrilled to welcome back 17 members of the class of 1963 who where there to celebrate their 50th reunion. So where do we go from here? There are many ways you can support Stevenson and make an impact. I recently had an email exchange with a young alumna and she wanted to get involved after attending the Pebble Beach holiday reception and reconnecting with her classmates. She is just starting her career and not in a position to make huge financial contributions but really wants to help the school. We talked about rallying her class for reunions, talking with current students about college and careers, and finally settled on her helping us enroll new students. This spring, she will call newly admitted students from the San Francisco area to tell them about her three-year boarding experience (and help them choose Stevenson). More opportunities to help Stevenson will be created in the coming year through the Alumni Council, including committees designed to honor alumni in the arts, athletics, and service, and those who give us feedback and advice on publications and events. Finally, our 20FOR20 initiative is designed to show alumni that even a $20 charitable gift can be a huge help to our alumni percentage giving. That percentage is looked at by families making

decisions about attending Stevenson and by foundations that evaluate our worthiness for grant money. Our three competitor schools in California boast 17 percent, 24 percent, and 16 percent alumni giving, respectively, while Stevenson’s is 6 percent. Every donation counts in this campaign — whether its $20, $200, or $2,000. Stevenson’s future is exciting to imagine, and we look forward to more and more alumni participation in our continuing story. Keep attending our events, giving us feedback and sharing your own stories for this magazine. You help us tie together the past, the present, and the future of Stevenson. Go Pirates! Jeff Clark Vice President for External Relations & Editor

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Mail We want to hear from you! Have an opinion about the Stevenson Alumni Magazine? Any thoughts on a past story or an idea to share? We want to hear about it! Please email your feedback, opinions, and letters to alumni@stevensonschool.org and we’ll feature it in the next issue.

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CONNECT WITH STEVENSON Are you connected? Join us on Facebook and LinkedIn! Stevenson’s Alumni Facebook page continues to be the center for alumni sharing and reminiscing. Our LinkedIn “Stevenson School Alumni Network” is gaining steam, and discussions are taking place weekly. Here are a few alumni highlights from recent posts.

LinkedIn Seniors are deciding now which colleges they will attend and which careers they would like to pursue. Alumni, which career field are you in or looking to enter?

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My degree was in international business from USF and I ended up working as tech support engineer in three

different countries. Since most of us don’t really know what we want to do going into college, my advice would be to try figuring out what you might be interested in while having fun and making friends during school, and choose a field you have enough passion to continually study for and improve on as your career choice. — Ken Tabuchi ’94, Symmetrix Support Team Lead at EMC I completed my degree in chemical engineering and went straight into business systems consulting; go figure. :) — Chris Belle ’84, Insurance Technology Consultant I have worked in the real estate development field for 35 years. My degree was in political science. — John Steele ’66, Development Manager I was a finance undergrad at Lehigh University. After a short career in the minor leagues, I am now working in product management at a sports/ finance startup with aspirations to get an MBA. — Andrew Berger ’06, Product Manager at Fantex, Inc.

Facebook What is your favorite AT&T memory?

Encountering George C. Scott on a walk by himself on a quiet street to the west of The Lodge. We had a short and very nice conversation. Also, Jack Lemmon’s attitude when I asked him for an autograph. — Lee Bothast ’82 Sneaking out of Ellen Meranze’s French honors class to get Kevin Costner’s autograph and surprise her with it because she was always too celebritystruck to speak in front of him. Once she almost fainted! — Kate Bruno ’03 Having Bill Murray sign my VHS copy of Caddyshack only to have him verbally dress me down about having a VHS tape. Also, taking my dog for a walk on Spyglass on Monday evening of AT&T week and running into Davis Love III on the 11th hole of Spyglass. Fenway and I walked with him for three holes just chatting about life before we headed our separate ways. With no one on the course, he was just a guy out getting a few swings in before sunset. — Ron Provost, Faculty Helping out Coach Jeffrey Young by taking his place as a course marshal for a day or two. Very memorable experience!! — Sean Jennart ’88

Paul Schraub is a professional photographer based in the Monterey Bay area. With more than 25 years of experience, he specializes in a wide range of photography, including architecture, portraits, promotion, lifestyle, food, products, and even dogs.

Aaron Hillis has written about film for The Village Voice, Time Out NY, LA Weekly, Variety, Filmmaker, IFC News, Premiere and Spin. He is the former curator of the reRun Gastropub Theater, and the new owner of Video Free Brooklyn (three-time “Best Video Store in NYC” winner, 2012/2013).

Janet Kornblum is an award-winning, nationally known journalist with an investigative background. At USA Today, she covered a wide range of topics and is now a full-time independent journalist, writer, and investigator

Team Stevenson is a group of faculty and staff who contribute to this magazine through their writing and photography. These include: Managing Editor Elena Rhodes ’89, Topher Mueller, Mia Peterson ’89, Warren Anderson, Ashton Clarke ’05, Jack Sinclair, and Cole Thompson.

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we remember Stevenson lost three longtime, dedicated members of its school community over the past few months. We are forever grateful for their many contributions to Stevenson and their nearly 80 combined years of service.

Theodore “T.J.” Day ’66 (right) with brothers Matt ’63 (left) and Robert ’61 (sitting)

T.J. along with brothers Robert ’61 and Matt ‘63 were honorary co-chairs for the last Stevenson campaign, which raised money to construct the Rosen Family Student Center, the heart of the Pebble Beach Campus.

and believed in the ‘old-fashioned’ values of hard work, dedication, commitment, and loyalty. Bill was the first to arrive and the last to leave — and his presence will be missed.”

Stevenson President Joe Wandke added, “T.J. is part of the first family of Stevenson. Almost everything of significance that has happened at Stevenson in the past 30 years happened with the support and involvement of the Day family.”

Stevenson’s varsity baseball team lost its beloved coach Paul Wilcox last year. Paul’s 19 years of coaching at Stevenson left an unforgettable impact on our students and our community. A “miracle worker,” Paul is remembered as a handson, compassionate coach who loved Stevenson and inspired his players. The 2013 season was a tribute to his strength and leadership — with the team making it to the CCS semifinals. Paul, despite undergoing chemo treatments during the tournament, never missed a game. Paul’s dedication, commitment, and good sportsmanship will be greatly missed.

Bill Hunter Sr. (1931 – 2014) In January, Athletic Equipment Manager, dedicated Pirate, and friend of Stevenson Bill Hunter Sr. died after a long and courageous battle with illness. This July would have marked Bill’s 40th year with Stevenson. Coach and Pebble Beach Athletic Director Jeff Young, who worked with Bill for more than 35 years, said it best: Theodore “T.J.” Day (1949 – 2014) Stevenson alumnus, friend of the school, and board member Theodore “T.J.” Day ’66 died unexpectedly in late January. T.J. first joined Stevenson’s board in 1992, left for a brief period in 1998, and rejoined in 2000. He was a strong supporter of the school in every way, and a good friend to us all.

“Bill was a tough, no-nonsense kind of guy, but inside he had the most generous, warm heart you could ever imagine. He pitched in whenever needed

Paul Wilcox (1947 – 2013)

This year also brought several deaths within our alumni and extended community. Our Stevenson friends will be remembered in our Spring/Summer magazine, as is customary.

Paul Wilcox

In a press release, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval described T.J. as an exceptional businessman and philanthropist, and cited him as “a longtime friend who exemplified service before self every day.” Bill Hunter Sr.

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stevenson stories In the late fall of last year, Alumni Director Mia Peterson ’89 invited several members from the Class of 2013 to come back to campus and talk about their experience as new college students. Curious to find out how prepared our students are when they arrive at their college of choice, she learned even more about the value of faculty, friendships, and what makes the Stevenson community so unique.

Daniel Matsumoto ’13 and Lauren Fleige ’13

John Jackson ’13 and Ben Vierra ’13

Mia Peterson ’89: How are your first few months of college going? Clayton Archer ’13: I spent the first month and a half in boot camp in the Air Force Academy. Everything was really fast-paced. We weren’t doing any schoolwork, actually. It was just getting adjusted to the military side of life. But after that, we got introduced to the academic part, and they coupled that with the military, so I had to get used to academics with military. It was tough. But as you go through, it gets a little bit easier adjusting to it all. Now it’s just kind of a day-to-day routine. Molly Clark ’13: Really good. It took me a while to know everyone’s name on my floor because it’s different than Stevenson — you don’t have those personal experiences right away. But, yeah, college rocks. Ben Vierra ’13: I think the first week or two are really tough to adjust because you don’t know anyone, you don’t even know where everything is on campus, and you don’t know what classes to take. So it’s really hard to adjust.

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Then once you kind of figure out who your friends are, and what your deal is, then it’s really good. But the adjustment was tough at first. Daniel Matsumoto ’13: It’s definitely a different game in college. I went from having 500 people at my school to 30,000. But in a weird way, you feel smaller. So it’s very different meeting new people and trying to form those connections. Ben Vierra ’13: If I could tell people in high school something about when they go to college, it would be that in the first week or two, if you feel completely stressed out and don’t want to be there, that’s kind of normal. Because now, with my friends at college, when we talk, we were all in the same boat. There were so many people who wanted to drop out and go home — and now they love it. Lauren Fleige’ 13: I felt like that. I remember one of the first nights I was lying in bed, thinking, “Is this the right place for me? Am I doing the right thing?” But slowly and surely, that feeling goes away.

MP: What has been the biggest transition for you in your first few months of college? Lauren Fleige ’13: I think the biggest transition was having really big classes with huge lectures, where the teachers don’t even know who I am, or they don’t know if I come to class or not. The only thing you’re graded on is your test scores. You don’t have homework or anything. So that was a very different experience.

Daniel Matsumoto ’13: At Stevenson you’re more part of a community in that aspect that you’re a part of something that cares for you back. But in college you kind of feel like you’re almost part of a big system that you are working through.

be. I walked in there the first day, and they were already yelling at you, “Get your stuff. Pick this up. Pick that up.” You really have to start to think on your own. They teach you how to really think on your feet, think quickly.

Mason Vierra ’13: Just having to do stuff on your own. For example, a lot of people will just sleep through classes because nobody will wake them up. Or if you need help, you have to actually go to extra help session. There won’t be a teacher making you.

Lauren Fleige ’13: Something I hadn’t considered was that everyone you meet comes from different areas and backgrounds. So it was interesting meeting completely different personalities. Growing up here my whole life, our structures and how we were raised are fairly similar.

Molly Clark ’13: At Stevenson, if you’re getting a bad grade and your teacher knew you were struggling, they made an effort to try to help you and get you a tutor. But if you’re struggling in college, you can turn to people on your floor, your roommate or something like that, but they might not know the exact thing to say — like a Stevenson teacher that knew you in class would. And the days are so unstructured. Sometimes class doesn’t start until 5:30 at night and you have class from 5:30 to 7:00 or something, and then you have the entire day. So it’s a lot of time management. Stevenson definitely helped with that. Mason Vierra ’13: You need to study — you have to decide to not party or not go out. You have to actually make real decisions. Clayton Archer ’13: It’s a little different going to a military academy, I guess. Everything is incredibly structured. You’re waking up at 5:30 in the morning going to training, going to classes for eight hours a day, training some more, doing homework until 1:00 in the morning, then doing it all again. MP: Were your expectations of your college choice in line with what you’ve been experiencing?

Molly Clark ’13: Having visited Santa Clara before and staying the night with a current student, socially I kind of knew what it was going to be like. Academically, I had absolutely no clue. I remember going to my first class just thinking, “This is weird. I’m in a college class right now.” I wasn’t unprepared; I just didn’t know what the academics were going to be like and what they were going to ask of me. I didn’t really have any expectations for that because I just didn’t know. But it’s turned out pretty well. Clayton Archer ’13: For civilian colleges, you can go and visit and you can get a taste for what it will be like. You can also do that at the Academy — but the first thing that you go through is boot camp, and you can’t visit during that time. You know kind of what’s expected of you physically during that. But when you step in that door, nobody at the Academy really talks about boot camp — you can’t really anticipate that.

MP: What has been the biggest surprise that you’ve faced at college? Mason Vierra ’13: I think when you’re going to college for a sport, you think it’s pretty glorified. People think that it’s going to be so amazing and you’re going to be a superstar. It is awesome, but it’s also really, really rigorous. You’re held to so much of a higher standard than the average kid. John Jackson ’13: One thing that shocked me was that I didn’t know anyone that got any respect simply because of their high school accomplishments. There’s no title that you have where someone’s like, “Oh, you’re the quarterback?” MP: What advice do you have for current Stevenson seniors as they apply and prepare for college? Daniel Matsumoto’ 13: They should relax. I know I’ve talked to a few of them and they’re just breaking their backs over the applications. That’s not what it’s about. They just need to go out and experience the schools and see what the right thing is for them. It’s not about what job you can get if you get into a certain school and what test score you have to have to get to into a certain school. Molly Clark ’13 Clayton Archer ’13

Clayton Archer ’13: I guess I kind of had an idea of what the Academy would be like, but it didn’t come close to be everything that I thought it was going to

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Daniel Matsumoto ’13, attending University of California, Berkeley, Clayton Archer ’13, attending United States Air Force Academy, John Jackson ’13, attending California Polytechnic State University (back row) Mason Vierra ’13, attending Vanderbilt University, Molly Clark ’13, attending Santa Clara University, Lauren Fleige ’13, attending University of Colorado Boulder, Ben Vierra ’13, attending Stanford University (front row)

Mason Vierra ’13: I agree. I feel like if you’re open-minded, whatever college you go to, I think you can have a good time and you’ll really enjoy yourself. I feel like a lot of people in our class went to colleges that they felt weren’t their first choice; that they thought they should have gotten into somewhere better — and now they love it, and they couldn’t imagine themselves anywhere else. I think in high school there’s such a big emphasis on who gets in where and what score they have and what they’re ranked. When you get into college, you realize nobody cares. John Jackson ’13: And if you go to a school you thought you wanted to, and you thought you were going to be happy there and you’re not, transferring is not a big deal. People transfer all the time. MP: Anything else you want to share with current students as they look ahead to college? 8

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Clayton Archer ’13: I guess I can go military academy specific and say, “Just be ready for anything.” I mean, you have to do that for any college, but just know that you’re going to kind of be worked down and worked down, and then they’re going to try to build you up. They are trying to get you accustomed to how they want you to work, and just be ready for it and be able to have that mental fortitude.

Ben Vierra ’13: For the seniors, know that Stevenson prepares you really well. I was worried. I thought it was going to be way too hard, and I thought I was going to be the dumbest one there and the workload would be way too much. And then when I got there, the workload is basically the same as Stevenson, maybe even less, compared to junior year. And the classes — the classes aren’t any more difficult.

Molly Clark ’13: You go in thinking, “Oh, college is going to rock. It’s going to be so fun.” And then you have your first paper to write or your first test and you’re like, “Wow. Okay. I’ve got to snap back into senior year,” when you were doing that every week.

So just know that Stevenson does prepare you really, really well. I was happily surprised with that.

And don’t get lost in the social scene — there’s a lot to learn, and that’s really important to remember.

Mia Peterson: I want to thank you all for letting me be here to do this with you tonight. You can always come back and see us. And, as you said, Stevenson is your community and you are a very valued member of it.

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Passion, talent, and skill make for amazing alumni achievements.

S p o t li g h t Fighting Fire with Fire Andy Bozzo ’89

Andy Bozzo ’89 is a fire captain in the Contra Costa County Fire Department (cccfpd.org) — so looking for ways to keep his crew, and all firefighters, safer during an incident is always on top of his mind. Following the death of one of their fellow captains and fire engineers in 2007, Andy and fellow firefighter William Pigeon were inspired to create a tablet application that digitally tracks first responders during emergency operations.

Andy’s app, Tablet Command, showed such promise that it won the 2013 Monterey Bay Business Plan competition, awarding Andy and Will $54,105 in cash and in-kind services to help launch the idea.

front door and put fires out,” Andy said in an interview with the Monterey Herald following the competition. “…We want to do that in a safer manner. We want to make the entire industry of emergency services safer.”

“We are passionate about this subject because we drag nozzles through the

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Andy Bozzo ’89 and fellow firefighters on the job, San Francisco Bay Area in the background.

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The Tablet Command App allows incident commanders to tap and drag digital fire units on the screen, track progress of the effort, and time-stamp maneuvers.

Andy Bozzo ’89 and fellow firefighter William Pigeon, with Congressman Sam Farr at the Monterey Bay Business Plan competition (above). Continued from previous page....

Now enterprise software, Tablet Command (tabletcommand.com) allows incident commanders to tap and drag digital fire units on the screen, track progress of the effort and time-stamp maneuvers — all a huge improvement over current methods, which involve white boards, clip boards, and sometimes even scribbles on index cards.

“The Stevenson network and community have been the cornerstone of making this possible.” – Andy Bozzo ’89 In the past year, several California fire departments, including Contra Costa, Sacramento Regional, San Mateo, and Stockton, have adopted the software and are using it successfully. It’s being used on three continents and has more than 2,000 users — and not only firefighters. 10

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“The underlying concept of Tablet Command is real-time event management,” says Andy. The Daytona International Speedway recently used it to manage the Pepsi 400 and the Baja 1000, an intense and highly competitive off-road race through the Baja California desert of Mexico, is using it for this year’s race as well. As Tablet Command’s adoption grows, Andy and Will are already looking ahead. “In three years, I’d like to see drones being used to circle the incident, reporting data back to the app, building blueprints synced with the incident location, and GPS tracking on every crew member and victim,” says Andy, envisioning the possibilities of Tablet Command. On the brink of closing a second round of funding, Andy is excited about the future of Tablet Command, but is adamant about expressing his appreciation of those who have supported him.

“The Stevenson network and community have been the cornerstone of making this possible. People encourage entrepreneurs to go to San Francisco or Silicon Valley, but I have been amazed at the connections, knowledge, talent, and support we have received here on the Monterey Peninsula. I couldn’t be more thankful to my Stevenson friends and families for their support.” Andy is married to Molly Bozzo, Stevenson’s Head of the Carmel Campus. Their children Luca ’21 and Sofia ’23 both attend the Carmel Campus.

Stacy Chiang ’99 competing in Boogie by the Bay at the Hyatt Regency, in 2009 (left) and 2013 (right).

This Lawyer can Move Stacy Chiang ’99

Licensed on both coasts (New York and California), immigration lawyer Stacy Chiang ’99 is determined to advocate for family unity and is “a strong believer that everyone deserves a second chance, especially when it comes to individual freedom.” A graduate of New York University and New York Law School, Stacy had the unique opportunity to intern for the Honorable Judge Ling-Cohan who issued the landmark decision, Hernandez v. Robles (holding that New York Domestic Relations Law provisions limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples was unconstitutional), which sparked Stacy’s interest in defending the rights of individuals*. Stacy also interned for the immigration unit at the Legal Aid Society while in school, working on cases involving criminal deportation defense, and became intrigued by the complexity of U.S. immigration laws. In 2008, having moved to California during an extremely challenging economic period, Stacy began volunteering as a pro

bono attorney at the Asian Law Caucus, helping low-income families. She found it very rewarding, and her supervisor, impressed by her commitment and expertise, finally told her one day, “You really need to open your own practice.” So she “took a dive” and in 2009 started her immigration law practice in San Francisco. “Now I’m a business manager, a boss, and a lawyer,” Stacy says with a laugh as she talks about how demanding her career is right now. Yet Stacy still understands the importance of having a hobby outside of work—albeit an equally challenging and demanding one. In her “free time,” Stacy is a dance professional and teacher, and competes in West Coast Swing competitions. Most recently, she has taught workshops in Singapore, Japan, and Taiwan. “My love of the swing started at Stevenson,” Stacy recalls. “In the dorms, we would rent every VHS tape we could that had dancing in it—and we would mimic and practice the moves

*Stacy’s advocacy for those in need of a voice began at Stevenson. Seeing the struggles of some close friends, Stacy started the effort that later became the Gay-Straight Alliance, which continues to thrive on campus today.

“On the dance floor, you have an audience to impress — in a courtroom you have the judge and the jury.” – Stacy Chiang ’99 endlessly.” Stacy and friends started the Swing Club on campus and could be seen doing flips, twirls, and spins just about any time of day, anywhere. If her profession and hobby seem completely disparate—they are not. Stacy attributes some of her ability to “perform” in a court of law to her dance practice: “On the dance floor, you have an audience to impress—in a courtroom you have the judge and the jury.” Performances aside, Stacy is making a difference. Shared one client, “Because of Ms. Chiang’s professional knowledge and assistance, my wife and I were able to reunite once again. Our marriage was burdened by our physical separation prior to my wife’s successful immigration to the United States. Words cannot describe our gratitude.” Learn more about Stacy’s practice at www.key2immigrationlaw.com and follow her on Twitter at StaceyChiang@ChiangLaw.

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alumni Spotlight The Japanese House at the Huntington Library Photo courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, California

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Herr

making her mark on history Catherine Smith ’95 Catherine Smith ’95 is making her mark on history — literally. Working in architectural preservation, she advocates for saving and restoring important landmarks and buildings — and until recently was the one actually chipping, carving, and rebuilding these important links to the past. After graduating from Hamilton College with a degree in English, Catherine’s adventurous spirit and broad range of talents allowed her to try out different careers — she’s been a writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune, a pastry chef, a cocktail waitress, a luxury yacht stewardess, and a producer of editorial content for the marketing department at San Francisco Magazine. At age 30, Catherine took a deep breath, did some soul-searching, and even took an aptitude test. The tests suggested she consider architecture or engineering — so she did. She enrolled at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and obtained a master of science degree in historic preservation.

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The Japanese House at the Huntington Library

“I’ve always loved older buildings,” says Catherine. “They each speak to their era — the style, the materials. They are so thoughtful, permanent, and substantial. Once I started thinking about it, I realized I really wanted to play a role in preserving them, protecting history from being destroyed.” Catherine was offered a job three weeks out of graduate school and moved to Los Angeles, where she began working as an architectural conservator. “It’s a very hands-on job,” Catherine explains, as she talks about the tool belt, power tools, scalpels, and sample bags she carried with her daily. Most of her work entailed finishes investigations — which requires running tests on materials to identify the original colors of architectural features as a first step in restoring a historic structure to its original appearance. Catherine’s projects included architectural icons such as Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, the Eames House, Greene & Greene’s Gamble House, the Santa Barbara Mission, and the Japanese House at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. She was also flown to Las Vegas on several occasions to work on restoring paintings by Robert Rauschenberg, Damien Hirst, and Julian Schnabel.

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“When I look back, I think my years at Stevenson helped me identify the connection between a building and the setting in which it was constructed, and how closely the two interact as time passes. Douglas Hall, for example, represents not only the school’s origins — an important historical fact — but also my memory of Stevenson, of the smell of the grass, the feel of the damp air, and the sound of the crows when I walked to class each morning. These links to the past are important to me — and I think it’s important for our society to retain them as much as possible.” Catherine lives in San Francisco, California. She works at Garavaglia Architecture, a full-service architecture firm specializing in historic preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation.

>>> Catherine removing a section of exterior plaster from the Hollyhock House in order to evaluate the extent of iron jacking within the substrate. Iron jacking is what happens when embedded steel oxidizes, rusts, and displaces the material in which it is embedded. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Herr

For the past two decades Tim Allen ’78 has been one of the most predominant and successful real estate agents in the nation.

Brokering His Biggest Deal

Tim Allen ’78 & Logan Allen ’08 Tim Allen ’78 is a deal maker. He is constantly on the move, and on any fastpaced day you can find him acting as a real estate broker, developer, or property manager. In the art of making deals, Tim has been quite successful, ranking in the top 10 Coldwell Banker agents nationwide each year since 1997 and reaching number 3 in 2011. But if you ask Tim, he may tell you that the biggest deal he has done recently was completed this summer when his son Logan ’08 decided to return to Carmel and work with his dad in the family business. For Tim, it has revitalized him and his work: “It’s awesome to have him back. In many ways, he’s my best friend, and it is exciting to now work on projects with him.” Logan recalls his time growing up and being around his dad when he was working: “There was always a lot of action, lots of deals. It was exciting because he was having tons of success.” Logan even remembers many car rides with his friends and his dad: “When the phone would ring, we all learned that we had to immediately be quiet so dad could do his work.” Tim even took Logan with him to an open house for one of

his properties when Logan was just 6 months old. “He was much easier to keep occupied at that age than when he got older,” says Tim, laughing. When Logan was still at Stevenson, Tim admits that he wasn’t looking that far forward: “We were thinking about the next lacrosse game, not life in the future.” It wasn’t until college that Logan began to seriously consider real estate. One of his favorite classes was a real estate financial class, and he followed that up with a summer internship at the Monterey County Assessor’s Office. The roles of agents and developers captured his attention, and when he interned the following year at the Coldwell Banker corporate office in San Ramon, he earned his shot to return to the family business. Now Tim thinks about the future, his agency, and the importance of bringing in someone he can trust to keep the family business thriving. He has found that in Logan, and he mentors his son as they work together. Tim has seen signs of greatness in his son: “Logan has successfully handled some meetings with top executives on development projects that should have rattled a normal

Tim ’78 and Logan Allen ’08 are enjoying working and learning together.

23-year-old. But he dealt with them like a seasoned pro.” For the record, the veteran Allen thinks the markets have turned and are gaining momentum, which gives him confidence that the Monterey Peninsula’s future is bright. “There is a limited supply of properties and lots of demand,” Tim states. “But it is still a good time to buy because even though prices are up, there are still good values.” Sub-markets and nuances of our area will always be important to the deal, and understanding that is one of the reasons Tim Allen has been so successful. Tim is now busy passing that knowledge on to Logan, but his best advice to his son is simple: “Know your priorities, manage your time, and never put the deal in front of the client.” The two Allens are clearly enjoying this working and learning relationship, and undoubtedly there will be plenty of deals made in the Allen family future. 2 0 1 4 A l u m n i Ma g a z i n e

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It’s a Family Thing Jennifer Low ’04

Jennifer Low ’04 is the 10th dentist in her family — and the first female one. “I always knew I wanted to be part of the health profession, but I wanted to make sure I explored other professions as well,” says Jennifer. So while studying biology at Santa Clara University, she shadowed not only at a dental office but at the offices of other health professions as well. And soon she knew the answer.

“I have the opportunity to relieve people of their pain and to make their smiles more beautiful. I truly enjoy my work — I feel blessed.” –Jennifer Low ’04

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“People always ask me if I was pressured into dentistry because of my family, and I wasn’t,” says Jennifer. “Sitting and observing at the dental office made me realize that I loved dentistry.” She became the ninth member of her family to graduate from the University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco (where she now teaches a class on prosthodontics for first-year Dugoni students). She was also vice president of her class and class historian. “I learned a lot about leadership at Stevenson,” says Jennifer, who was a prefect and a senior forum member. “I left my very close-knit family in Stockton, which was a surprise for all of us—but I gained so much from my Stevenson experience, I think it helped me be a leader in college and beyond.”

During her graduate experience, Jennifer spent time volunteering her services to the poor in Jamaica. In one day she performed 15 extractions. “These children suck on sugarcane all day — they don’t know any better,” recalls Jennifer. “We try to cure them of their pain and educate them about proper dental care, all in a very short amount of time.” The experience was so rewarding, Jennifer hopes to continue providing more care to those in need in her future. “I have the opportunity to relieve people of their pain and to make their smiles more beautiful,” says Jennifer. “I truly enjoy my work — I feel blessed.” Dr. Jennifer, as she is known, officially joined the Low family practice with her father and uncles (and mother, who is a dental hygienist) earlier this year — the same practice her grandfather William Low opened in 1945.

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Holiday Lantern Lighting The 1st Annual Stevenson Holiday Lantern Lighting brought together more than 200 parents, students, faculty and staff for a special evening to kick off the season. Lantern floating is an Asian tradition that beautifully symbolizes the wish for all beings to live in peace. As the lanterns are released they take with them our positive thoughts as well as our hopes for the happiness of all — past, present, and future. More than 200 lanterns were released into the Pirate Pool while students Kendra Calhoun ’14 and Eli Meckler ’14 capped off the evening with an amazing performance of John Lennon’s “Imagine.”

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Honoring Those Who Serve

Think Wrong in All the Right Ways “While mastering core curriculum is prime, learning to think, and imagine, at the ‘intrsction’ of these disciplines is where innovation happens.” This is the premise for Teaching the Art and Science of Innovation: “Intrsct,” a new activity for seniors focused on entrepreneurship and innovation that kicked off its inaugural event last fall. Renowned speakers, including Gary Getz (CEO, Strategos), Paul Holland (General Partner, Foundation Capital),

John Bielenberg (Executive Producer, Future Partners), Jim Bellingham, (Chief Technologist, MBARI), and Marc Randolph (Co-founder, Netflix), shared insights and ideas in 15-minute TED-like talks. They then engaged with students in interactive workshops, expanding on the themes from their talks. Going forward, students have started the Intrsct Club and will keep the inspiration ignited from the day’s event alive.

On Veterans Day, the Grade 5-8 Chorus opened the City of Carmel Veterans Day celebration by singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” and closed the special program with “God Bless America.” Stevenson was privileged to hold such an important role in this annual event honoring the men and women who are serving or have served our country. Imogene Johnson ’18 and Grace Wagner ’18 in San Juan Bautista.

And the Golden Whistle Goes To… Sally Cardinale was surprised when KSBW-TV Sports Director Dennis Lehnen arrived with a film crew to present her with the station’s third-ever “Golden Whistle Award for Outstanding Coaching.” Sally has been coaching the JV softball team at Stevenson for more than 20 years. She has been a role model for many Stevenson athletes, and is known for her patience and encouraging style of leadership. Congratulations, Sally, and thank you for all you’ve given to the girls, to your teams, and to our school.

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Fighting Hunger One Apple at a Time Grade 7 and 8 students participated in a “glean” at an apple orchard in San Juan Bautista through the nonprofit organization Ag Against Hunger. Ag Against Hunger works to alleviate hunger in the Central Coast area by working with local farmers and helping them to harvest and distribute surplus produce. The food is donated to food banks and nonprofit agencies that distribute it at no cost to people in need.

STEM Program Expands The Carmel Campus recently renovated its entire middle-grade wing to create a more efficient and flexible room design to support the maturing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) program. The new STEM rooms have sliding barn-style doors that separate the rooms but allow the rooms to be combined as needed for cross-disciplinary learning. Equipped with Apple TVs, Elmos, and 70” plasma screens, the rooms allow for STEM faculty to incorporate technology in more innovative and engaging ways.

“The incredible renovation of the middle-grade wing has allowed us to link together STEM subjects,” says Kirsten Matsumoto, STEM Program Leader. “STEM has been moved much more front and center into the After School Program, we’ve reinvigorated the robotics program, offer a Kodu game making workshop, and this winter are offering STEM-related workshops for the elementary grades virtually every day. It has really become an integrated system that we are so excited about! That is the way it should be.”

Arts Program Brings Students to Italy Evan Margerum ’15 (left) and Austin Hall ’15 (right) participated in the Spoleto Study Abroad Arts & Humanities immersion program in the medieval town of Spoleto, Italy last summer. Excursions to cultural centers such as Florence, Assisi, Tivoli, Siena, and other historic cities offered Evan and Austin the opportunity to experience significant artistic, cultural, and historic treasures firsthand. Austin participated in the visual arts program, and Evan participated in the creative writing program.

Boys Golf Wins State Championship! State championships in any sport are difficult to win, and often happen only once in a generation. The Stevenson boys golf team earned that once-in-ageneration distinction as California State Champions by winning the California State Golf Championship match last spring. Coach Bill Hankison’s team of Michael Decker ’13, Drew Nelson ’13,

Kyle John ’13, Seb Crampton ’14, Sunny Yan ’15, and Nick Simmons ’15 battled the best schools from Northern and Southern California at Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel Valley to win by two strokes. Congratulations to the entire team, Coach Bill Hankison, and the families of the young men who have supported their boys during their entire career. 2 0 1 4 A lumni M aga z ine

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Robert U. Ricklefs Scholar Award 2013 The Ricklefs Award is the highest nonacademic award a junior can receive and is given to a member of the junior class who has distinguished himself or herself in important ways. Finalists for the award are selected independently by vote of the junior class and by the Stevenson faculty, and then an alumni committee vote. The award is given each spring to the student who best exemplifies the values that Mr. Ricklefs admired most in

people: determination, responsibility, unselfishness, consideration for others, loyalty, duty, and courage. The 2013 Ricklefs Scholar was Jessie Jones ’14 (pictured center) Nominees included (left to right) Grant Peszynski ’14, Michael Gao ’14, Ben Hyman ’14, and Ben Rembetski ’14. Congratulations to Jessie and all the nominees. And thank you for your many contributions to Stevenson.

Teacher and musician John Hunter spoke at Stevenson last fall to an audience of more than 200 in Keck Auditorium. Hunter is the inventor of the World Peace Game and author of the book World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements, based on the award-winning documentary of the same name. The following day, Hunter led a 10-hour faculty professional development workshop at the Carmel Campus. Hunter’s TEDTalk has been viewed by nearly a million people, and he has recently been interviewed on The Diane Rheim Show and the CBS Morning Show. He is one of the most sought-after speakers in education today.

Thirteen Students Honored Stevenson is proud to acknowledge this year’s 13 National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Scholars from the Top row (left to right): Keehoon Lee ’14, Anna Shokareva ’14, Eli Meckler ’14 (semifinalist), Drew Miller ’14, Austin Kwon ’14, Nicole Paff ’14, Ki Dong Kim ’14 (semifinalist). Bottom row (left to right): Alanna McEachen ’14, Emily Jaye ’14 (semifinalist), Zixuan Zhao ’14, Rebecca Bruemmer ’14, Cleone Abrams ’14, Jessie Jones ’14. 18

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Speaker Nick Daniels kicks off Diversity Week.

Honoring MLK Students from both campuses honored the message of Martin Luther King, Jr. this February. The Pebble Beach campus hosted its annual Diversity Week, bringing in speakers and holding group discussions that focused on breaking down stereotypes, race relations, and more. The Carmel Campus participated in a Day of Service, with more than 230 students, faculty and staff participating in some form of service at various nonprofits

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Eva Rito ’20 prepares food for Meals on Wheels.

throughout the Monterey Peninsula. Students prepared meals for the elderly or homebound at Meals on Wheels, sorted food at the Monterey County Food Bank, beautified the grounds at Victory Temple Church, and much more.

Carmel Campus students were treated to an extraordinary Lion Dance performance by The Monterey Bay Lion Dance Team in celebration of Nian, or Spring Festival. Teacher Sisi Wu helped orchestrate the day’s exciting festivities to support the school’s Chinese-language program, which begins in Pre-Kindergarten.

Bringing it Home

Four talented alumni have returned to work and teach at Stevenson this year. We welcome Kate Bruno ’03, executive assistant to the President; Karen Hiles, Ph.D. ’95, English; Andrea (Bushlow) Sisco ’09, receptionist for the Carmel Campus; and Nicole West ’05, dance. The addition of these four brings the total of alumni who work at Stevenson to 23.

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Reunion Weekend 2013 Reunion Weekend 2013, for classes ending in “3” and “8,” topped the charts for attendance and introduced some new events and activities that created an even more celebratory atmosphere for returning alumni and their families. Highlights included: Bites at the Beach — More than 50 alumni gathered for fun and sun at Carmel Beach.

Charlie Moffett ’08, Alex Tang ’08, Dru Wynings ’08, Ted Minnes ’08, Tyler Rosa ’08, Sam Bennett ’08, Carter Hickingbotham ’08, Andrew Newton ’08

Doug Shankle ’88, Pete Davis ’88 and Becky Rheim Staley ’88

Friday Night’s Cook Out in the Tent — At this casual fun affair, alumni were treated to Chef Phil’s Hawaiian cuisine, tasty beverages, good music, dress-up photo booths, and warm bonfires. Robert Carroll ’88, Tana and John Ward ’88

Dru Wynings ’08, Emily Basham ’08, Fiona Corner ’08, faculty member Michelle Taylor, Brandi Bluhm ’08, Marea Goodman ’08, and faculty member David Schmittgens

The Class of 1983 — Wherever they go, a good time will follow. Taking over Atwood dorm, one of our most dedicated classes of alumni infused the campus with good stories and lots of laughter.

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Former faculty member Janet Thayer and Vincent Ma ’83

Brunch at The President’s House — Members of the 50+ Club (classes celebrating 50 or higher reunion) were invited to join President Joe Wandke and wife Marilee for a delicious brunch at their home. Fourteen members from the Class of 1963 attended, some returning for the first time since graduating.

Kathy O’Connell ’88, Andrew Washburn ’88, and Germano Diniz ’88 Jerry Fielder ’63 and former faculty member Frank Keith

John Gothard ’78, Christine and Stuart Cohen ’78

Justin Clymo ’93, Milda Iliscupidez ’93, Lisa Kristof-Eppen ’93, Jon Bohlman ’93

Joel Harris ’68, Peter Cowden ’68, Geoff Haynes ’68, Allan Johnson ’68, Michael Jackson ’68 and wife Diana Akiyama

Mark Peterson ’89 presenting Sara Ittleson ’03 the Samuel Kahn Award

Saturday evening, the Alumni Association recognized the following classes and alumni for their participation and achievements: Reunion Class Achievements The Lindsay Jeffers Award (class with highest attendance rate): 1983 The Frank Keith Award (class with highest % of new donors): 1993

Company, in San Francisco. Three of their grandchildren are Stevenson graduates: Steve Gardner ’67, Tom Gardner ’69, and Peter Margolis ’72.

The Samuel Kahn Award: Sara Ittleson ’03

The Kahn Award is given each year to a member of the 10th Reunion Class who exemplifies the values the School has taught from its beginning: to do one’s best, to pursue one’s passion, to serve others. In Mrs. Kahn’s words, “the purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage the work and promise of youth.”

The Samuel Kahn Award was established in 1964 by Mrs. Rosalind Kahn in honor of her husband, an engineer and former owner of the Market Street Railway

This year’s recipient, Sara Ittleson ’03, is committed to increasing global access to quality learning opportunities for all. She studied at Northwestern University

The Joe Wandke Award (class with highest giving): 1983

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and graduated cum laude with leadership honors. After Northwestern, she received a master’s of business administration (candidate), master’s of education (candidate) from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford University School of Education. After leaving Stanford, Sara joined Knewton, an education technology company, as director of business Continued next page...

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out, the Class of 1983 has demonstrated a strong, consistent, and enthusiastic commitment to the school.

The Day Family Award for Contributions to Stevenson: The Class of 1983

The Merle Green Robertson Award: Jon Elliot ’73

The Day Family Award was established by The Alumni Association in 2004 to recognize alumni whose contributions to the school have been exemplary and continuing.

The Merle Greene Robertson Award was established by The Alumni Association in 2003 to recognize alumni for their service to society.

Stevenson struggled in its early years, but in the mid-1950s the Day family began an association with the school that would be providential and would help shape the School’s development. At every significant moment in our history, Willametta Keck Day and her sons Robert ’61, Matthew ’63, and T.J. ’66 have been instrumental in Stevenson’s growth.

Merle taught anthropology at Stevenson from 1968 to 1977, and took students to the Yucatan Peninsula to explore and record Mayan art and artifacts. Her thousands of rubbings are housed at the Main Library at Tulane University. She was a proponent of experiential education before it became popular; it remains an important aspect of a Stevenson education today.

The 2013 recipient, the Class of 1983, embodies the spirit of giving and support that every great school cherishes among its alumni. Whether calling the class together regularly, participating in school-related events, or supporting the school financially year in and year

An engineer, lawyer, and writer, this year’s recipient Jon Elliott ’73 has been working with companies, clients, and the community to educate them on the importance of environmental laws and policies, as well as integrate these important requirements into

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their practices. He’s the founder of Environmental Touchstone, Inc., which helps people understand and fulfill their environmental, health, and safety responsibilities. Jon has written dozens of handbooks, manuals, and treatises that translate the often indecipherable EH&S laws into understandable forms for many different audiences. He’s taught for 24 years at the University of California Extension, educating more than 1,000 professionals on environmental law. He is also an active volunteer in the Piedmont Unified School District. Jon views service as “empowering and facilitating action”— and his more than 30 years’ experience and contributions to the environmental, health, and safety field are testament to this commitment.

Jon Elliott ’73, recipient of the Merle Greene Robertson Award

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Friday night kick off at Cannery Row Brewing Co.

Homecoming Weekend 2013 Growing in popularity and attendance year after year, Homecoming Weekend 2013 brought together alumni, parents, students, faculty and staff for a weekend of festivities, athletic competitions, and reconnecting with the school and old friends. More than 80 alumni and faculty gathered for appetizers and refreshments at Cannery Row Brewing Company to kick off the weekend on Friday night, while current parents came together on Vesuvio’s rooftop patio. Saturday marked the 17th Run in the Forest, with more than 200 people rising

early to run through the forest and along the ocean, and then indulge in a delicious breakfast buffet in Reid Hall. Additional highlights of the weekend included the inaugural alumni water polo game in the Pirate Pool, unprecedented fan support at our home football game, a remodeled and newly named snack shack (The Treasure Chest), a real live Pep Band, a delicious Carmel Campus hosted Bake Sale, festive student-decorated floats, and a big win for the varsity football team.

Andy Bozzo ’89, Jeff Mink, Kai Peters ’89, Eric LeTowt ’89

Faculty members Krista Winkler and Cooper Kehoe ‘07

Kazim Apaydin ’14 and Kendrick Pearson ’15

Dana Bambace Duarte ’91, Matt Olin ’90, Stefanie Blackstock Skinner ’90, Pete Yengst ’89

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Mio Fukushima ’02, Sara Winkleblack ’02, and Tracy Wong ’02

Lee Kaplan ’88, Laura Gorman ’90, JJ Beene ’86, Tisa Beene, and John Compagno ’86

San Francisco Coray Runge ’09 and faculty member Mark Tretter

Jenny Pelino ’05, Joel Packer ’05, Matt Feldberg ’05, and Andy Hsu ’05

Holiday Reception Attendance Off the Charts Stevenson’s Holiday Receptions have been a festive tradition since the school was founded in 1952. Although attendance has steadily risen over the past several years at our annual San Francisco, Los Angeles, Pebble Beach, and New York events, this past year we saw record numbers of alumni come out to share in the holiday cheer. With its swanky new location at The Epic Roasthouse, the San Francisco reception was standing room only and brought together more than 225 Bay Area alumni on a beautiful full-moon night on the bay. The Pebble Beach reception topped 450 attendees — and the New York reception (hosted by Andrew Rosen ’75 at Theory Headquarters) was again “the place to be”; attendees enjoyed a special alumni discount in Theory’s retail store.

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Adria Orr ’05, Whitney Seiter ’05, and friend

New York Courtney Slautterback Harwood ’92, Kevin Hicks ’85, and Lorraine Hokins Lalin ’92

Maddie Tamagni ’05, Tessa Stuart ’05, Jesse Hicks ’00, and Chason Matthams ’00

Winston Boyer ’72, Peter Nielsen ’73, Jeff Anderson ’72

Kristen McIntyre ’05, Matt McIntyre ’03, Kassie McIntyre ’12, and Molly McAleer ’12

Kendall Keith ’08, faculty member John Senuta, and Liz Schrier ’10

Pebble Beach Lee Danielson ’66, David Colburn ’76, John Steele ’66, Jeff Clark, VP for External Relations

Anna Wilcoxon ’13, faculty member Sue Denny, and Kensie Lintz ’10

Dana Prelsnik ’10, Liz Schrier ’10, Caroline Main ’08, Coach Jeff Young, Nicole Barr ’09, Sarah Howard ’09, Laura Prelsnik ’07

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Sarah Peterson ’92, Dana Walbaum Dorsey ’89, and Nora Peyton, Senior Advancement Officer

Sam Pitnick ’05, friend, President Joe Wandke, friend, Phil Trapp ’05

Eric Howard ’02, James Guzik ’05, Coach Jeff Young

Friendly & Fierce Alumni Games 2013 This year, the sun shone brightly on the 2013 Alumni Games, and more than 80 dedicated alumni returned to the Pebble Beach Campus to battle it out for bragging rights. The men’s and women’s lacrosse teams played physical but friendly matches on Wilson Field. A hearty BBQ kept the athletes fueled throughout the day. And the day wrapped up with men’s and women’s basketball competitions in the gym.

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Back Row: John Collett*, Ashton Clarke ’05*, Joe Stave ’01, Alec Negri ’14, Chris Rosa ’11, Matt Bruckmann ’11, Hunter Randolph ’14, Alex Hungerford ’05, Reed Thayer ’09, Ian Morrison ’05, Mario Enea ’90, Joel Packer ’05, Willy Schaeffler ’00, Cory Schaeffler ’05, Jake Fernandez ’09, Coach Jeff Young*, Andrew Newton ’08, Andre LaMothe ’08 Front Row: Cooper Kehoe ’07*, Rick Storkan ’06, Tony Klevan ’98, Ted Minnes ’08, Logan Allen ’08, Tim Allen ’78, Will Pischel ’09, Tyler Allen ’10, Logan Randolph ’10, Jordan Beaudoin ’07, Sam Bennett ’08, Dave Kurtmen ’07

Back Row: Chelsea Verhasseldt ’07, Diana Goodwin ’12, Carolyn Bruckmann ’12, Clare Peyton ’10, Morgan Randolph ’12, Sarah Howard ’09, Kelly Burnett*, Ali Kammerling ’09 Front Row: Katie Klevan ’98*, Campbell Sokolow ’10, Alisa Anderson ’10

Back Row: Nicole Burr ’09, Caroline Main ’08, Sierra Burton ’07, Kendall Keith ’08, Krista Winkler*, Chelsea Verhasselt ’07, Sarah Howard ’09 Front Row: Kelly Burnett*, Megan Volpano ’10, Laura Prelsnik ’07, Dana Prelsnik ’10

Back Row: Brian Driscoll ’91, Ashley Day ’92, Kenny Treadwell ’09, Abram Trosky ’97, Matt McCarty ’13, John Mangiola ’09, Cory Schaeffler ’05, Grant Hewitt ’12, Will Hunter ’03, Ryan Hall ’13, Chris Jaeger ’12, Ian Morrison ’05, Sam Bennett ’08, Cooper Kehoe ’07*, Logan Allen ’08, Coray Runge ’09 Front Row: Wes Connors ‘01, Ben Holber ’07, Chris Chancellor ’83, Justin Clymo ’93*

The Pirate Pool Dedication On Friday, September 27, Stevenson trustees, parents, faculty, and staff gathered for the official dedication of the new Pirate Pool. After decades of struggling with the old pool’s shallow depth and non-regulation dimensions, Stevenson water polo players, divers, and swimmers have a beautiful new pool to call home. Thanks to a generous lead gift from the Chrissi and Mike Morgan Family the long-awaited upgrade became a reality, and in nine short months, the project was completed — just in time for water polo season. 26

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President Joe Wandke and Board Chair Mark Hornberger ’68 led the event, and assisted with the ceremonial ribbon cutting.

President Joe Wandke, Chrissi & Mike Morgan, and Board Chair Mark Hornberger ’68

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Pirate Review Alumni continue to soar with impressive creative ventures. From luxury shoe design, to contemporary art, and crafting artisan olive oil, read on to learn more about the latest accomplishments of fellow alumni.

The Frēda Salvador flagship store in San Francisco, CA

“What do you get when you combine a former Calvin Klein stylist, a footwearconstruction expert, and a mutual love for ultracool Transformers-style designs? New shoe line Frēda Salvador.” – Marisa Tom, fabsugar.com

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Frēda Salvador Cristina Palomo-Nelson ’03 Frēda Salvador is an artisan line of contemporary, cutting-edge, and infinitely walkable footwear. Produced in family factories in Spain and Central America, they use the most luxurious leathers and highestquality components. Cristina PalomoNelson ’03 and friend Megan Papay founded Frēda Salvador in 2011 and merged their design backgrounds in construction and fit with their unique, artistic point of view. As a team, Cristina and Megan aspire to, and spend every day refining their art to, deliver the style of shoes they “believe in and would love to wear themselves.” Cristina PalomoNelson ’03

Featured in Elle Magazine, the Vogue 2013 Fall Boot Guide, Bazaar, InStyle (and much more), Frēda Salvador was the recipient of the coveted Racked 2013 “Golden Turban” award, taking the prize for Best New Store in San Francisco Content excerpted from Frēda Salvador website

Frēda Salvador (Flagship Store) 1782 Union Street San Francisco, CA 94123 www.fredasalvador.com Cristina comes from one of the largest shoemaking families in Central America. She grew up in the factories, waiting for the perfect opportunity to launch her own line. After Stevenson, she studied footwear construction and design at the highly acclaimed ARS Sutoria in Milan, Italy, and got her master’s in fashion at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Cristina lives in San Francisco with her husband Gregory Nelson.

“No one has to tell you that SFbased Frēda Salvador shoes are must-haves for anyone who values an uber-high-quality, chicer-thanchic shoe, because we’ve already told you numerous times. And we’re back with more good news: we got a sneak peek at the brand’s spring 2014 collection and the shoes just keep getting better.” — Racked SF

“What do you get when you combine a former Calvin Klein stylist, a footwear-construction expert, and a mutual love for ultracool Transformers-style designs? New shoe line Frēda Salvador. The Sausalito, CA-based brand was cofounded by Megan Papay and Cristina Palomo Nelson in the hopes of creating a shoe that provided functionality and luxury — and they did just that. With their joint fashion backgrounds, it’s not hard to see why or how Freda Salvador caters to an every-girl sensibility. It’s all in the details, and Papay and Nelson have taken care to pay attention to even the slightest footwear nuances.” — Marisa Tom, fabsugar.com

Frēda Salvador shoes are handmade in a tiny family-run factory in Elda, Spain. A father, son, and two brothers own and work the line. They are true artisans and very experienced in their craft.

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Chason Matthams ’00 at the Tyler Wood Gallery opening showcasing his work.

Untitled (forest green film camera), 2013, oil on board

The Artist & The Gallery Owner Chason Matthams ’00 & Tyler Wood ’01 The Artist Chason Matthams ’00 wanted to pursue film when he applied to New York University after a year at San Francisco State: “I didn’t have a portfolio or much experience yet, so I got into the art program — and never left.”

now enjoys enough commissioned work to spend about four days a week at his studio in the Financial District. He is working on several portraits and illustrating children’s books, in addition to creating his own contemporary works.

Thirteen years later, he holds both a BFA and MFA from NYU, and is living the life of a struggling, but successful, artist in the East Village of New York City.

“The life of an artist can be a tough one,” says Chason, noting that most artists don’t find success until their 50s and 60s. “I’m gaining a lot of momentum and I feel secure in my choice of paths.”

Having worked as an assistant for several prominent New York artists in addition to teaching at NYU, Chason

Ranging from photorealistic paintings of Tom Cruise and Heidi Montag, to images of Alice in Wonderland gazing at her

fractured reflection in a pool, to newer abstract works, his art maintains some common themes, he says. “When art works for me, it starts helping me see the similarities between things rather than chaos and pure difference. That is what I hope is happening with the paintings I exhibit. They are seemingly different from each other, have different styles, even sometimes look like they are made by different artists. But given some attention, a narrative starts to come together,” he says. (Scrapped Interview, September 2013)

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“12th street New York” in a Cannery Row warehouse, where Chason was painting as part of his thesis

college,” recalls Chason. “It took some time for our tastes in art to come together — and when they did, we started collaborating. It’s been great.”

“Tom,” 2011 oil on linen 12 x 9 in.

“Heidi,” 2010, oil on canvas, 4 x 5 ft.

Jan Avgikos, a NYC based art critic, contributing editor for Artforum, and historian, chose Chason as “an artistto-watch” in a recent blog, and Chason has participated in three one-person exhibitions, and several more group exhibitions. The Gallery Owner After being inspired by an art historian who spoke at the Stevenson Symposium, Tyler Wood ’01 followed his interests and studied art history at Northwestern University. “I’ve always loved art,” says Tyler. “I thought I’d work in museums, but found myself in the world of art galleries — and liked it.” Tyler worked at several well-known galleries, including the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York, the Margo Leavin Gallery in Los Angeles, and Cardi

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Black Box Gallery in Milan, Italy. After returning to California after his time in Milan, Tyler knew he was ready for the next step. He found a small space near Union Square and opened Tyler Wood Gallery in 2012. Tyler Wood Gallery focuses on works by the American and international avant-garde, and handles work in all media, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, drawing, and printmaking.

Several Stevenson alumni attended the grand opening of Tyler Wood Gallery, including photography teacher Cole Thompson. Tyler Wood Gallery also has hosted other alumni, including Nico Georis ’00 for a mini-concert. Tyler Wood Gallery is currently hosting its third exhibition. You can see more of Chason’s art at www.chasonmatthams.com Visit Tyler Wood Gallery at 794 Sutter Street in San Francisco or online at www.tylerwoodgallery.com

The Collaboration The grand opening of Tyler Wood Gallery took place in September of last year and his first artist exhibited was friend and fellow Stevenson alumnus Chason Matthams. “Tyler and I played soccer together at Stevenson, but didn’t really start hanging out until much later after

Chason Matthams ’00 and Tyler Wood ’01 with family at the grand opening of Tyler Wood Gallery

California Gunpowder Spice, one of Other Brother’s artisan products

Evan Loewy ‘06 and his brother Ben during harvest

Other Brother Premium Carmel Valley Extra Virgin Olive Oil won Best in Show at the 2013 Napa Valley Olive Oil Competition.

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For most recent college graduates, landing jobs at Nike and Google is the first rung on the proverbial “ladder of success.” But for brothers and entrepreneurs Evan Loewy ’06 and Ben Hermann, the corporate climate just wasn’t their calling. “I didn’t feel fulfilled,” recalls Evan, who was working as a photographer with Nike’s skateboard division. “My own creativity wasn’t shining through.” The brothers decided to switch directions and follow their passion for food. Inspired by their childhood experiences in agriculture, they created The Other Brother Company, a San Francisco Bay Area-based artisan food company.

Evan and Ben “grew up with the trees” on their family estate’s orchard in Carmel Valley, gaining experience in small-scale agriculture and olive oil production. “It was a really big risk to leave our jobs and start a small business — and, honestly, it’s been a grind at times,” says Evan. With the slogan “good goods,” The Other Brother products are organic, and the ingredients are grown in California or sourced from local, sustainable organic farmers. The core product is olive oil, made from the 2,000 trees they helped plant more than 15 years ago in Carmel Valley as kids.

Evan Loewy ‘06 and his brother Christian at the 2012 Paso Robles Olive Oil Festival

“We care about the product, and we care about the presentation,” says Evan, who graduated from the California College of Arts with a degree in product design and photography, and oversees the branding for the company. Evan and Ben’s hard work and commitment to quality is paying off. Their Premium Carmel Valley Extra Virgin Olive Oil, described as “bright, fruity, buttery, and smooth,” has won several awards, most recently Best in Show at the 2013 Napa Valley Olive Oil Competition. You can find The Other Brother products at www.theotherbrothercompany.com.

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Dr. Michael L. Jackson â&#x20AC;&#x2122;68 at the 2011 USC Commencement

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“We cannot forget that education is the most important vehicle in society to help us promote values that encourage mutual understanding and promote peace in the world.” — Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68

By Aaron Hillis

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School of Education and successfully raised millions of dollars in grants and donations in the United States and Asia. But perhaps more crucial than any of that, Jackson has individually helped countless students through his moral guidance, soulful intelligence, and seemingly boundless positivity.

e’ve all joked at one time or another about how badly we need a vacation, but considering the tremendous work that Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 has accomplished in 18 years as the University of Southern California vice president of student affairs, it’s fair to say that the man deserves the yearlong sabbatical he’s now enjoying. Jackson is renowned for his compassion, pragmatism, and progressive outlook. His extensive impact at USC includes the refurbishment and building of new facilities, including a campus center, residence halls, an arts-and-humanities residential college, and a state-of-theart health center. Under his supervision, new offices were established for students in crisis, the school’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender population, leadership opportunities within fraternities and sororities, and more. He has settled disputes from sit-ins to conflicts among roommates, parents, colleagues, and different racial groups. He has served as professor of higher education in the USC Rossier

“We cannot forget that education is the most important vehicle in society to help us promote values that encourage mutual understanding and promote peace in the world,” says Jackson, a fount of wisdom in even casual conversation. “I have dedicated my career to helping young people, no matter their background, to find themselves, live up to their potential, and use their talents for the betterment of humankind.” Over the past four decades, Jackson has seen subtle social shifts, especially among different generations of students: “What I have found is that students want to be successful, to fit into a community, and feel like the mission of their school resonates with their sense of who they are and their personal ambitions. They are all nervous about finding their place, which is why the vast majority gets involved in academic and social clubs, organizations, religious groups, and community service projects.” Jackson elaborates on that last point, saying that by the mid-1990s, he was delighted to see a remarkable increase in students becoming deeply committed to public service — addressing problems like poverty, poor schools, and

“Michael Jackson has served USC with impeccable integrity, compassionate and wise decision-making, and an infectious love for the Trojan family! He is a super hero in every manner of being! We are all honored and privileged to know and work with him.” — Beth Saul, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

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homelessness at the local level: “They preferred to work on problems in their own communities where they could witness change and develop meaningful relationships.” As far as new challenges in society, Jackson points to the rise of technology and the enormous impact it’s had on younger generations, making it harder for some to directly communicate with others as they might by text or email. On top of that, there’s very little to stop rude and hurtful comments from being anonymously posted on websites and blogs, as students don’t necessarily perceive the weight of their words or the meaning of privacy in the postInternet world. “Now, we live in public,” Jackson reminds us. “We started seeing students posting videos of themselves engaged in completely outrageous and illegal behavior. They post it online so everyone can see how much fun they’re having. But they’re not realizing they can’t take it back once it’s out there.” To illustrate the trend without delving into specifics, Jackson talks about confronting a student who thought it was funny to post disrespectful videos of women: “I asked him, ‘Would you like to share this video with the president of the university and your parents?’ We’ve had problems, and you’ve seen this, where students go on their spring breaks to Cabo and take videos of everything. They post all that stuff and act like it doesn’t count. ‘It’s just vacation, that’s not real life.’ I’m trying to help them now understand: This is all you. Prior generations did crazy things, but only the people there were witness to it.” With so much one-on-one experience and insight into the behavior of young adults today, Jackson is working on a book, tentatively titled A Letter to Parents, about some of the issues he’s seen over the years while watching

1. Senior photo, 1968 2. Varsity baseball, 1967 3. Speaking to colleagues at USC Student Affairs annual conference on improving services for students in 2011 4. Gnomes 1967-68, “Helping While Having Fun” was their slogan (Jackson is second from left) 5. Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 at a celebration of his retirement as Vice President for Student Affairs signaling the USC mantra of “Fight On!” (Never give up. Keep trying until you succeed and support and encourage other Trojans to do the same). 6. Boys soccer team, 1967-68, had a great season beating York, winning the Perpetual Trophy (Jackson is third from right) 7. Former USC Student Body Presidents with Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 at the groundbreaking ceremony of the USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center 1. 7.

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Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68, USC President Emeritus Steven B. Sample, USC Trustee Ronald Tutor and former Student Body President Jens Methumn at the groundbreaking ceremony for the USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center

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young people evolve. As an example, Jackson shares: “From my perspective, the ability of students to grow, mature, and develop has been stunted by parents who are too protective. They don’t want their children to have any failures, so they often pre-empt the opportunity for students to solve their own problems.” His long and storied career certainly makes him an expert in student affairs. Perhaps Jackson’s younger years set the stage when he first attended the Pebble Beach campus in 1964 as a sophomore and took on a unique honor within the school’s history: He was the first African-American to attend. In his words, founder and then-headmaster Robert Ricklefs had told the board of trustees that if Stevenson were to educate tomorrow’s leaders, the school needed to get in step with what was going on in society. At the very least, integration meant that their young men and future leaders would know people

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Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 shaking hands with with USC President Emeritus Steven B. Sample at a luncheon in 2008 announcing that a new campus center was going to be constructed.

of different racial backgrounds and economic spheres. Born in Los Angeles but living and attending public school in San Jose at the time, Jackson was selected by Stevenson thanks to his maturity, academic discipline—and, in part, because his aunt happened to be solicited by a board member she knew from church. You might imagine such an opportunity and challenge would bring about some growing pains during that first year, but Jackson says: “Just homesickness.” When asked about his Stevenson days, Jackson holds so many memories that he finds it hard to highlight a mere few. He remembers “the smell of the forest, the fog in the morning, and the mist on the trees and lawns,” the long bus trips to sports and debate tournaments, morning vespers, and regular remarks by Ricklefs, who talked to the students about developing character (and sometimes read letters from alumni

that reflected on lessons they now applied to college, their profession, even marriage). Jackson also recalls “living with a bunch of really smart, albeit quirky guys from all over the country” who taught him how to study, write better, support one another when anyone was feeling low, and compete for the best grades in class without wishing others would fail. In fact, Jackson’s career path seems almost unsurprising when hearing him evoke the lessons and guiding philosophies of Stevenson that still follow him today. He learned how to collaborate and work intensely in small groups from his time on the forensics team. He overcame the fear of asking his peers for help with academic issues (“we sometimes double-checked each other’s homework and proofread each other’s papers”), and realized that “good things will generally happen” if you work really hard with integrity. And

Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 with his wife Diana D. Akiyma, Ph.D. at the 2013 USC Trustee Conference thanking trustees and guests for honoring him for his contributions to the university.

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“To sum up Dr. Jackson’s accomplishments would be quite difficult. They span across different people and departments and there are so many of them to be listed. To see the impact of these accomplishments however is much easier, all you have to do is look around campus at the buildings he helped construct, the administrators he shaped, and the students he so passionately taught both inside and outside the classroom.”

Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 in his office making notes for an upcoming meeting with staff in 2013.

— Michael Geragos, USC Undergraduate Student President

while his job as a behind-the-scenes administrator might sometimes feel thankless, Jackson’s attitude remains clear-eyed: “Always take pride in what you do. Don’t necessarily wait for others to tell you that you’ve done a great job. Don’t worry about receiving awards and accolades. Be motivated by excellence and living up to high standards that you have set for yourself.” “This is why schools like Stevenson are so important,” he adds. “They provide a stimulating and caring environment in which young women and men from around the world can help each other, with the guidance of terrific teachers and mentors, to become strong, educated, and thoughtful leaders who will make a positive difference in the lives of others.” After finishing his studies at Stevenson, Jackson went on to the undergraduate program at Stanford University (where

he would later become the dean of students). He listened to his friends about their future plans, but he wasn’t interested in medicine and only moderately intrigued by law school. The game changer was actually a professor named Dwight Allen (for whom Jackson worked part-time in Stanford’s School of Education), who planted the seed in his head that he should pursue a doctorate in education administration at the University of Massachusetts. Feeling confident about his abilities within that work-study job, Jackson also realized through that conversation with Allen that he quite liked the work: “A light bulb went off. I never really thought that there were careers in higher education. When you’re going through school, you see these adults doing these various jobs, but you don’t really think about them as meaningful careers.” He continues: “I was really good at building connections and bridges of

communication with people. That is something that has gone through my entire career. Particularly as a dean of students, I’ve focused on settling disputes and helping individuals deal with personal crises, including student deaths. In my career, I’ve probably dealt with the families of over 120 students who have died.” Jackson believes his role comes naturally to him because of his spiritual background (his wife Diana D. Akiyma, Ph.D., is an Episcopal priest, and his family is heavily involved in the Baha’i faith), which has better equipped him to be a listener and problem solver. He recalls dealing with a hunger strike at Stanford, during which one of the university’s vice presidents told him he was the bravest guy he’d ever seen because he waded into the situation and gave his full attention to what each stakeholder — students as well as administrators — had to say. It was

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“Thank you Dr. Jackson. You have allowed students to develop this university and truly invested yourself in the life of all Trojans. Whether it’s signing a contract for one of our concerts, or working with us on a race relations forum, you have always gone out of your way to make sure that the hard work students put into creating an experience becomes a reality.” — Juan Espinoza, USC Program Board Executive Director Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 at Student Affairs Retirement Celebration

Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 singing the USC Fight Song with the Trojan Marching Band during a University-wide celebration of his 18 years of leadership and service.

Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 with his wife Diana D. Akiyma, Ph.D. at Student Affairs Retirement Celebration

a tense, intensive encounter, but he wasn’t afraid. “Some folks freeze in moments like that,” he adds. “I never froze because when people are hurting and desiring some kind of change, you have to really listen to them. What’s the hurt? What’s the change, and is it possible to get that? Even when the issue is politically charged, you have to look beyond that and engage individuals personto-person. You must maintain your humanity while respecting theirs.” Jackson is modest about his time off from USC (“I loved the job and the people, but I also realized that the 38

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only way for me to evolve as a leader in education is to step out and look for new challenges”), but until he returns next year as emeritus vice president and executive director of international advancement, he’s staying busy. He has travel plans to Spain, Morocco, and India, and would like to swim, garden, and golf near his beautiful home on the Kohala coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. Even while recharging his batteries, Jackson remains the great facilitator and a man who deeply cares about making a substantial difference. One gets the impression that his work won’t be done until communities of

respect for individual diversity become a widespread core value. His life has been dedicated to educating students to be thoughtful and courageous leaders and not bystanders when they see someone being taken advantage of or demeaned, and to ensure the safety and security of students in urban educational environments. Perhaps as a direct reflection of the scholastic foundations that shaped him (especially Stevenson), Jackson will remain a leader in education, who continues to encourage people to use their talents toward the betterment of where they live, work, and play. That’s a lesson worth sharing: class dismissed.

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Grand Opening of the USC Engemann Student Health Center, Januray 29, 2013 Left to right: Dr. Lawrence Neinstein, USC President C. L. Max Nikias, USC Trustee Michele Dedeaux Engemann, Roger Engemann, Dr. Michael L. Jackson â&#x20AC;&#x2122;68

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Basil Sanborn ’90:

Preserving preserving big sur with style. By Janet Kornblum

Photography by James Hall

It is a particularly cool afternoon in December and Basil Sanborn ’90 stands on the edge of a redwood grove at the Glen Oaks Big Sur Motor Lodge, where Sanborn’s handcrafted approach is evident in the transformation of this classic 1950s Big Sur motel turned eco-rustic boutique hotel. This, says Sanborn, who owns the lodge with his wife Tracy, is his favorite time of year. “It’s quiet. It’s beautiful. The air is crisp and clean,” he says. The Sanborns’ 26-room property has 16 rooms, eight cabins, and two cottages, including the Big Sur Roadhouse, a new gourmet restaurant that opened last July. Sanborn isn’t just a hotelier and licensed contractor, he’s also a Big Sur native.

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Second-generation son of Ripplewood Resort managers and grandson of an 88-year-old Big Sur matriarch who settled the area as an artist, Sanborn doesn’t just do business in Big Sur. Big Sur runs through his veins. On this brisk day, the head housekeeper approaches, headed toward a cabin to prepare for the next guest. “Hi, Socorro,” Sanborn says. “Hi, m’hijo,” she responds, using a Spanish term of endearment for him, literally meaning “my son.” It may seem like too personal a greeting to use for a boss, but Socorro Nunes has worked there 25 years, and has known Sanborn since he was a boy.

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brick wall inside a room. “I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t ruin that beautiful texture by putting a smooth wall over it.” But it’s this authenticity and the quality amenities like Pendleton wool blankets and radiant-heat floors that earned the property a “Certificate of Excellence” from TripAdvisor 2013.

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Recently, Sanborn added a 2.5-acre parcel to the property, across the river from the campground, with two old cabins sitting on the grounds, near a fairy ring of redwoods.

BIG SUR ROOTS WITH AN ECO-CENTRIC ETHOS At first, the Sanborns didn’t even plan on purchasing a hotel while hunting for a real estate investment in 2005. But it was Sanborn’s “love and appreciation of the land and the people in Big Sur” that led previous Glen Oaks owner Kenneth Wright straight to Sanborn. Wright was selling the commercial part of his property and had been searching for a unique owner “who we truly cared about,” Wright explains. He’d watched Sanborn grow up and knew he was the perfect fit. “He wouldn’t have sold to just anybody,” Sanborn recalls. “It had to be someone he trusted to take care of it.” Even without hotel experience, Sanborn saw the potential and knew the importance of keeping the property in the hands of a Big Surian. So they closed the deal and the Sanborns took over. The Sanborns didn’t change a thing for the first year and a half, since Wright had kept the classic lodge in 42

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great shape. But after connecting with a designer from San Francisco, they began renovating. “We decided to do some refreshing of the rooms,” Sanborn says. The refreshing turned into full-scale renovations — and then some — with restoration at the core. Room by room, the Sanborns evolved the original property into a “rustic modern” boutique hotel. Their goal: to retain the integrity of the buildings, while also bringing them into the 21st century, with modern designs and an eco-centric ethos, along with cool features like outdoor firepits and, in one case, twin side-by-side clawfoot tubs for soaking under the stars. “And we did not skimp on the finishes — that’s one of the things we’re selling here,” he says. “This is a clean, modern hotel, and the amenities are all high quality.” Occasionally, a guest will complain about sound traveling from one room to the next. “The way to deal with that would be to put up another wall here, right?” he says, placing his hand on a

“You want to see what we start with when we get places like this?” Sanborn asks. He opens the door to one of the empty cabins. Walls are barren, stripped to the studs in some places. The unfinished, scuffed wood floors are littered with strips of silver duct tape, boxes, nails, a crumpled plastic trash bag, and even two orange traffic cones. But Sanborn sees this as “cool bones.” “I wouldn’t tear this down. It tells a story. You can see the history, right?” he says, pointing at various portions of the cabin. “1930s, ‘40s, late ‘60s early ‘70s over here? I like that. I think that needs some work, but this is cool.” That kind of rustic beauty and authentic Big Sur experience keeps the property full of guests, and consistently earns it excellent reviews on sites like TripAdvisor and Yelp. In fact, they don’t advertise the lodge, and depend on word of mouth, including website reviews such as Sunset.com, which rated Glen Oaks Big Sur a “Best Cabin Getaway.”

LOCAL VIBE WITH A CAJUN FLAVOR When the Sanborns purchased the neighboring Big Sur Roadhouse restaurant, they wanted to provide a relatively upscale yet casual place for guests and locals to dine and be comfortable.

The Redwood Cabin is nestled on the edge of a redwood grove and is surrounded by the sights and sounds of the Big Sur River. Inside you are surrounded by rich colors and natural eco-friendly materials with a warm and rustic yet modern design style (above). The Big Sur Cabin (right) sits on wooded lane across from the Big Sur River and has a private courtyard off the bedroom with a pair of clawfoot soaking tubs (below right). The Sycamore Cabin features custom designed and fabricated room furnishings built from European birch plywood, and Kerei board made of pressed sorghum stalks (below).

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HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE TO HIS CORE Sanborn, always a sharp kid, grew up the Big Sur way. When he wanted something, “he made it,” says his cousin Skye Morgenrath ’90, who was so close to him they were more like siblings according to Morgenrath. For instance, as a teen, he built his own cabin at his mom and dad’s house, Morgenrath says. “He’s always been a creator, a thinker,” she says.

While they kept the original name, the Sanborns completely renovated the space with a contemporary touch, juxtaposed with recycled materials, fixtures crafted by local artists, relaxing outdoor lounge areas, and an atmosphere that reflects the Big Sur lifestyle and community. Sanborn says he got lucky when he recruited Chef Matt Glazer, who was a Louisiana transplant working at Esalen before taking over as general manager of the Big Sur Bakery, where he sourced quality local ingredients. “As beautiful as Big Sur is, it is also remote, making hiring a challenge,” Sanborn explains. He tries very hard to hire from within the community. That way he knows people already love it — and will want to stay.

Hailing from New Orleans, Glazer brought a unique blend of Cajun style to the Big Sur Roadhouse, and creates such specialties as gluten-free seafood gumbo, Monterey Bay calamari creole, and the fried chicken lollipops. But whether it makes a lot of money “is questionable,” Sanborn says. That’s not its purpose, necessarily. “It’s added value for our guests.” Unlike a typical roadhouse, where travelers stop for a quick bite along their route, the Big Sur Roadhouse invites people to chill out, enjoy wine by the fire, snack on small bites, or make reservations for a full meal. That’s why the restaurant serves meals all day long, seven days a week, to accommodate everyone — whether visitors or locals — a place to gather with friends and family.

“He really seems to have those qualities that can run a business and work really hard. And he always makes time for family and represents the life that we help our kids strive for at Stevenson. He’s balanced and constantly looking at the future.” —Erik Olson, Dean of Students, Pebble Beach Campus

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When Sanborn and Morgenrath hit their high school sophomore year (they were eight months apart, but Sanborn had skipped a grade), their parents decided it was time for a better education. Tuition was a stretch, but the two were able to attend Stevenson School as day students. For two years they’d bunk in town with relatives. On the third year, Sanborn got his license and drove them. The entire experience shaped them forever. Stevenson “opened so many doors for me,” Sanborn adds. And it wasn’t just about the education, which of course, was first class. “It was also about the learning environment.” That’s why he thought it was so important that he and his wife send their two sons Colton ’21 and Garrett ’24, to Stevenson’s Carmel Campus. He loves Stevenson’s philosophy of educating the whole child. “I developed values there,” he explains. After graduating from Stevenson in 1990, Sanborn had planned to go into photography. But during a year off between high school and college, he says, “I went to work with my uncle in construction and found my passion.” He was hooked. He went on to get his engineering degree from the University of California at Davis and then went into construction full time before purchasing Glen Oaks Big Sur.

The Big Sur Roadhouse dining room and bar mixes contemporary interior features with a comfy Big Sur vibe (top right), and the outdoor lounge area is perfect for enjoying a drink by a warm fire (above). The Big Sur Roadhouse serves up traditional-style gumbo with Monterey Bay halibut and Dungeness crab and the poâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;boy sliders are filled with fresh sea bass (right).

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“He really seems to have those qualities that can run a business and work really hard,” says Erik Olson, Sanborn’s friend and dean of students at Stevenson’s Pebble Beach Campus. “And he always makes time for family and represents the life that we help our kids strive for at

Stevenson. He’s balanced and constantly looking at the future.” Sanborn swears he’s never had a “grand master plan.” But he clearly knows good potential when he sees it. Today, Sanborn continues to refine the aesthetic of his property like an artist.

And he is equally focused on enhancing the experience with great service and local events like the Big Sur Forgers Festival, a celebration of amazing wild foods and world-class beer, and supporting the annual Big Sur River Run. As Sanborn preserves Big Sur with his own unique style, his impact is perhaps already influencing the everevolving Big Sur legacy.

Sanborn Family Loses Home in Big Sur Blaze, Opens Doors to a Community in Need The recent Big Sur fire burned thousands of acres and 14 homes — one belonging to Basil’s parents Celia and Ray, who narrowly escaped. The Sanborn family and their courageous efforts to help the Big Sur community survive this disaster are exemplified in the story below.

It was near midnight on December 16, 2013, when Basil Sanborn’s mother Celia Sanborn woke to the smell of smoke. As she made her way down the driveway to investigate the situation, she was shocked to find a wall of flames 30 to 40 feet tall. After waking her husband Ray Sanborn, they urgently jumped into their truck and drove uphill, away from the fire, honking their horn continuously to warn their neighbors. The Sanborns weren’t able to take a single possession. Ray didn’t even grab his wallet when they rushed to safety as their home burned to the ground after 40 years of living there.

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The bewildered Sanborns took shelter at their son’s restaurant, Big Sur Roadhouse, where he was serving food and providing rooms at his Glen Oaks Lodge to folks who lost their homes that night. As a volunteer firefighter, businessman, and Big Sur local, Basil has always been there for the community. While the Pfeiffer Ridge Fire was especially devastating to the Sanborn family and their neighbors, Big Sur has endured many floods, rock slides, washouts, and fires over the years. From bulldozing fire lines to installing 10,000-gallon water tanks to provide water to the community in times of need, Basil takes pride in caring for

his people. The same integrity is also shared by his fellow competitors at neighboring hotels and restaurants, such as Fernwood Resort, Ripplewood Resort, and the Big Sur River Inn & Restaurant, which all provide support at times of need. By December 25, 2013, after nine long days of rapid devastation in the rugged Big Sur terrain, the Pfeiffer Fire was 100 percent contained, thanks to nearly 900 firefighters. By the end, the blaze had burned 917 acres and destroyed 22 structures, at least 14 of them homes. Fortunately, there were no deaths. Excerpted from online post by David Schmalz of MontereyCountyWeekly.com at the beginning of the fire on December 16, 2013. Edited for clarity and space.

Basil Sanborn ’90 with his wife Tracy and sons Colton ’21 and Garrett ’24.

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Where are they going? Where have they been? Stevenson alumni share the latest in their lives. 1960 Mike Zelinsky ’60 We’ve had a great year, which included a new granddaughter, Ellie Malchow, born on Christmas last year to Joann’s daughter, Jenny Malchow and husband Carl. Also, we lost our 14-year-old dog, Paddy, but have now replaced him with a rescued toy poodle mix named Maddy! Maddy is a welcome addition to our home and family. In May, we traveled to London and Paris (Joann’s first time!) and had a great time. Summer was spent with the family at Feather River and Russian River and just enjoying our home in San Francisco.

parents wanted me to go away to high school (Cate), but always felt high regard for Stevenson. Mr. Ricklefs was the head of school and Chuck Downs the dean. Bill Stahl ’64 and Chris Fitzhugh ‘64 were in my class, and are still friends. I would like to find out about Dave Parker and some of the other boys. Currently I live in San Francisco and the Carmel Highlands. My mother (age 93) lives in Pebble Beach. I have two businesses — in Carmel it is commercial property, and in San Francisco it is an investment advisory company. I am married with four kids and three grands. I like to paint, play games, and hang out in our cabin in Big Sur.

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Ed Haas ’64 After 3 months of physical therapy, I can walk again! I have been working with others to improve mobility options for us “old folks.” Just completed building my own pedal/electric hybrid vehicle. My life in a nutshell: http://www.flickr.com/ photos/steamboat_ed/

Mark Coffey ’68 While taking art class from Richard Pearsall in the mid-Sixties, learning to do pencil drawings, I could never have imagined that years later I would be creating digital art on a computer using painting software, a Wacom tablet and a digital artist brush. The method has changed, but the techniques are still pretty much the same. For a couple of years now I have spent evenings doing

Charley Osborne ’64 I went to RLS in 1959-60 as a seventh and eighth grader. As a local boy, my

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digital paintings that mimic oil, acrylic and watercolor. My paintings include original works as well as commissions and portraiture. I paint under the nom de plume of MA Clare and you can visit my website to see more at www.maclare.wordpress.com.

1970 David Haynes ’70 In May of this year, I “aged up” to the 6064 age group for masters swimming and spent over a year getting in shape for the national short-course championships held in Indianapolis. While slower than high school, so was everyone else, even the ex-Olympian from ‘72 who took first in all my events. I swam the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke and 100 and 200 individual medley races. I took 5th in the 50, 7th in the 100 and 4th in the 200 breaststroke, and 9th in the 200 IM. The top ten in each event score points for their team. The Olympic Club from San Francisco as a team took second overall, so I contributed to that result. I recommend the experience to all former water polo players and swimmers.

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1974 Bill Godwin ’74 I am a practicing engineering geologist. I am married with two children and we live in Carmel Valley.

1975 Michael Ferriter ’75 Golden nuggets of knowledge gleaned from Stevenson include building relationships, inclusiveness, connectiveness, and maintaining a positive mental attitude. I was commissioned a lieutenant in the U.S. Army after graduating from the Citadel in 1979. My first assignment was leading a platoon of soldiers at Fort Riley, Kansas, and learned there the value of building teams. Today, I am a lieutenant general commanding more than 75,000 soldiers and Army civilians around the globe. My job is to lead a $20 billion enterprise that provides quality services and facilities at 75 Army posts across 17 time zones. Taking care of America’s sons and daughters and their families is

the greatest reward of my Army career. We foster an environment that promotes physical, emotional, social, family, and spiritual strength. A ready and resilient force is essential to keeping the Army strong. Passion for family, dedication to soldiers, and the joys of life also are those nuggets of gold that we find every day. My wife of 34 years, Margie, and I were married in Carmel and have lived at Army installations in Kansas, Alaska, Washington, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. The call of duty also has led me to assignments in Somalia and three tours in Iraq. The Army is a great place to raise children, and our four children enjoyed a wonderful family life full of memories. Three of our children are now serving in the Army, and the other is a Ph.D. We provide a quality of life equal to the level of service our soldiers, families, and civilian work force have given to America. We will never forget their sacrifices, and will continue to honor the nation’s commitment to our wounded warrior and Gold Star survivors.

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Kevin Kelley ’76 After Stevenson, I obtained my JD from USF and a master’s in Tax from NYU and then went to work for the San Jose law firm of Berliner Cohen, starting there in 1985. In 1994, I moved back to the San Joaquin Valley, where my family has been in the ranching business since the 1850s, and have established two satellite offices for Berliner Cohen — one in Merced and one in Modesto, where I continue to work. My practice includes tax, business, real estate, and estate planning, primarily working with closely held and family businesses. I am married to Cindy and have four children ranging in age from 15 to 26. I live in the home my parents built in the 1960s on the Merced River, in close proximity to my brothers Bob’71 and George ’68.

1977 Hamilton Bryan ’77 After moving back to California from Cody, Wyoming in 2011, I started working for The Chickering Company. The Chickering Company has been helping people find unique ranch, lake, river, and recreation properties throughout the West for the past 35 years. My family and I now live in Nevada City. Michael Ferriter ’75

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1978 Justin McCarty ’78 As of August 2013, I am the regional president of CommerceWest Bank, Orange County Regional Office, a full-service commercial bank with a unique vision and culture of focusing exclusively on the business community. The bank is headquartered in Irvine, California, with regional offices serving Orange County, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, and San Diego. I also support The San Onofre Foundation and Mary Erickson Community Housing through board membership. Tracy and I live in San Clemente and are always looking for the next swell or new single track. Our children, Morgan (Inside Columbia Magazine, University of Chicago, 2012) and Justin (Dickinson College, 2015) are healthy and very actively pursuing their dreams. Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re.

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year in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort. A luxury travel conference completely organized and run by the staff of my company, Virtuoso, bringing together over 4,000 travel advisors and suppliers from all around the world. I had the pleasure of interviewing David Copperfield during our Opening Session, after which he dazzled our attendees with one of his illusions. The week then progressed with four days of four-minute appointments, giving our suppliers a chance to showcase their products to our member travel advisors in a total of over 400,000 individual appointments. We capped off the week with a Gala Dinner, featuring a mini-performance of Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson show, “ONE.” After 25 years I still consider myself fortunate to work in an industry I love, with people I respect, having an opportunity to utilize the education I received at the Stevenson School.

William Osborne ’79 My first young-adult novel was published in the U.S. last year! It is called Hitler’s Angel. I have taken the liberty of sending some copies to my old history teacher Greg Foster for inclusion in the school library. I look forward to visiting the campus when I am next on the West Coast. Best wishes, William “Bill” Osborne.

1980 Matthew Upchurch ’80 This year heralded the 25th anniversary of Virtuoso Travel Week, held each

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1982 Brian Kehoe ’82 Not sure if this is what you’re looking for — pretty entertaining nonetheless — with John Boone ’81. It all started back in the fall of 1979 — ask Jeff Young, he’ll tell you. www.canoekayak.com/ industry-news/government-shutdowngrand-canyon Diana Marks ’82 I am currently teaching piano in my Monterey, California studio. I am the winner of Central Coast and California Children’s and Young Adult Competitions with a career as an accompanist at ballet schools (as well as being an ensemble member and soloist). I am uniquely qualified to make learning fun for students who are often “stuck” and frustrated in their lessons due to lack of insight on how to master difficult passages. Once I get you through those parts where you “fudge” and you can truly play them correctly, you can not only finish the piece but own it, too. You’ll feel confident and look forward to playing more. It’s a wonderful feeling. I know. Having been through that as a child and young adult, I know how much you can get discouraged and want to give up on a piece and then sometimes give up on taking lessons period. But It’s not as hard as you think. You just need somebody who can teach you how to practice those spots.

Soon you’ll enjoy learning and playing even more challenging and interesting pieces as you improve by tackling what you thought you never could do. It’s in you. I’ll help guide you along. I teach beginners to intermediate levels. Andrew Zenoff ’82 I am very pleased to share that after 18 years as an entrepreneur/inventor with a focus on breastfeeding and parenting support products and services, I got married and had a baby of our own to find out what the heck I have been doing for all these years in business. Almost 2 decades ago, I invented My Brest Friend breastfeeding pillow to support moms comfortably breastfeeding their babies. Today the company has grown into many different product categories and has helped millions of moms successfully breastfeed in more than 35 countries around the planet. Now I can claim that I am not only the president and inventor but a proud user as well. Some believed that I actually might even lactate. Well, not yet, but who knows — perhaps for our second baby girl coming to join my amazing wife Sarah and our 15-monthold Ruby Valentina Tigerlily. Stay tuned and I will announce any breakthroughs when she arrives. We are living in Marin and very grateful to have a

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healthy family and in touch with fellow classmates and many members of the Stevenson family. We were lucky enough to drop by Stevenson last summer and tour the campus. We visited with Greg Foster, Professor McAleer, and some other faculty. The school looked great. I would love to hear from any old friends at az@zenoffprod.com — and if you are expecting: www.mybrestfriend.com

1986 Kenneth Ibrahim ’86 I recently finished visual effects work on the upcoming film Ender’s Game and am taking some well-deserved time off to focus on personal projects, including a web development endeavor with fellow alum Mike Spalletta ’86, and a few mobile apps and games utilizing varying technologies and platforms. I’ll also finally make it to Greece for a vacation away from home where I’ll be visiting the ancient sites of Athens and Crete as well as relaxing in Santorini (likely doing lots of photography). I’ve also recently done all of the audio (narration, sound effects, and music) for a soon-to-be released interactive children’s book app called Alebrije of the Forest. It tells the story of the mythical Mexican creature through the eyes of a young boy and will be presented both in English and Spanish. Look for it on iOS and Android!

1987 Patrick Davies ’87 I am the OBE Deputy British Ambassador to the USA. I took up my post as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Washington in September 2013. A career diplomat, I have worked in various environments around the world, often in times of crisis or transition. I have played a pivotal role in British policy-making around the Arab Spring, Iran and its nuclear program, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In recognition of my outstanding record of service, in 2012 Her Majesty The Queen awarded me the Order of

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the British Empire (OBE). I joined the Foreign Office in 1993, initially serving as a policy officer covering Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. My first overseas posting was to the British Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, where I provided the British government with analysis and reporting on that country’s political situation and its struggles against drug trafficking and violent Islamism. I was the FCO lead on the long-running conflict in Western Sahara and worked closely with American counterparts in an effort to resolve the situation. From 2000-2003, I served as Private Secretary to two successive Foreign Secretaries, Robin Cook and Jack Straw. During a tumultuous period that included the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent start of hostilities in Afghanistan, my portfolio covered counter-terrorism and Afghanistan policy. I also provided support and advice about counterproliferation, the UN, NATO, Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Balkans, human rights, drugs and crime, and consular and visa issues. In 2003, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, I was appointed as the Head of the PoliticalMilitary Section of the Foreign Office’s Iraq Emergency Unit. In this capacity I served as the chief liaison between the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defense on all aspects of the military campaign. Following the end of initial hostilities in

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Iraq, in 2004 I became Deputy Head of Mission in Warsaw, arriving the same year Poland joined the European Union. During this important transition period, I was responsible for the day-to-day management of the Embassy and the UK’s public diplomacy efforts in Poland. I also oversaw the construction of a new Embassy and the process of moving into the new building. In 2009, I became Deputy Head of Mission in Tehran, serving at a time of heightened tension surrounding the June 2009 Iranian presidential elections. I was the Embassy’s lead crisis manager and contingency planner in the aftermath of those elections, when the regime was accusing the UK of conspiring with the opposition Green Movement and seeking to disrupt Embassy activities. I was also responsible for developing UK

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policy on Iran’s nuclear program and human rights. Following my posting in Iran, I returned to London to serve from 2010 as Head of the Foreign Office’s Near East and North Africa Department, where I was responsible for crisis planning and response during the Arab Spring, and for the UK’s policy on the conflict in Syria and the Middle East Peace Process. I also led on coordination between the FCO and other government departments, especially the Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Office and Department for International Development. I worked closely with my American counterparts at the State Department, NSC, US Treasury and other departments. Born in 1968, I graduated from the University of Bath in 1991 with a First Class BSc in Business Administration. I speak French and Polish, and in my spare time enjoy tennis, singing, hiking, camping, and skiing. John Hayden ’87 The week before Thanksgiving, I

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attended the Third International Summit for Computer Based Mathematics in New York City. The summit was sponsored by UNICEF and Wolfram in an effort to bring together international leaders in industry, education, government, and technology to discuss ways to improve life opportunities around the world by completely rethinking current mathematics curricula. Peter Mathios ’87 Every May, artists from around the world anxiously await jury results for the annual Birds in Art exhibition. For the second year in a row, I received the great news that one of my paintings, Still Waters, has been accepted and that it will be used as one of the show posters! The exhibition ran through November 10 at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. My current show is Birds in Art 2013. www. mathiosstudios.net

1992 Joel Jacobson ’92 It has been an exciting and eventful year. After living in Michigan, Israel, New York, and Sacramento, I have finally completed my medical training and moved back to Monterey to start my practice. My specialty is otolaryngology (ENT), with fellowship training in head and neck oncology and skull base

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surgery. I joined Central Coast Head and Neck Surgeons and operate at CHOMP. My beautiful wife Lauren and I also welcomed twins to our family — Hudson and Isabella — and of course life has become busy but fulfilling! I still reflect fondly on my education at Stevenson and look forward to catching up with any alumni in the area. Michael Ridolfi ’92 I have been on Marin County’s Search and Rescue Team for 4 years, I work as an EMT, and started paramedic school at SF City College in January. See the photo at left taken of me in Yosemite this summer. I’m in the middle wearing the gray helmet. I am leading a rescue for a Bay Area resident who fell into a waterfall.

1993 Jalil Afridi ’93 Dear Pirates: What an amazing feeling it was when I saw and entered Stevenson after exactly 20 years! No words can explain those feelings. Stevenson has become even better and advanced as far as studies and atmosphere are concerned. I feel proud and honored to have been friends with you “old” Pirates :) Wish you all health and happiness. I am the managing editor at The Frontier Post: www.thefrontierpost.com

Natalie Harris Gibson ’95 and her husband Seth with their first child Kaeden Benjamin.

Veronica Poon ’93 I am the mother of two active boys, Evan and Warren, and my family has recently moved to Singapore from Hong Kong. After some time in an executive search focusing on the consumer space, I am now the international business development director at a snack company called Greenwave Foods, where we sell crunchamame snack products. It would be great to get in touch with more alums in Singapore. Please feel free to reach out to me at poon.veronica@gmail.com.

1995 Jessica Aubuchon ’95 I joined CS Financial earlier this year and travel extensively between Beverly Hills, Malibu, and the Monterey Peninsula. I am still a real estate mortgage advisor specializing in financing for traditional and non-traditional high-net-worth clients. I received my real estate license 17 years ago. I currently serve on the Board of Directors for Colleagues of the Arts in Carmel. Feel free to say “hi” anytime at facebook.com/jessjla. I’m on LinkedIn, or email at jaubuchon@csfinancial.com. Natalie Harris Gibson ’95 My husband Seth Gibson and I welcomed our first child together on October 28,

2013. Kaeden Benjamin Harris Gibson joins half siblings Shey, Megan, and Cole and his parents, who are enjoying life in Stafford, Virginia. Elisa Gil-Osorio Ritt ’95 My husband Gerrit and I welcomed our healthy daughter, Skylar Hannah, into the world on July 23, 2013. We reside in Los Angeles and are loving life as new parents. Lance Kitagawa ’95 I started up a company with my cousin this year called Banzai Jerky. We sell delicious beef jerky and bacon jerky. Both of us have real jobs (I work as a designer at an ad agency in Los Angeles, and my cousin works for an

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both individual and group treatment planning in the program. All eight of our residents successfully stayed out of the hospital for over a year, and the program is a huge success! I conducted research pertaining to the efficiency of a psychiatric emergency service and implications for public policy. I am also, in conjunction with CMI Education, providing continuing education seminars online for mental health professionals.

1996 Alicia Haines Hammond ’96 I received the Charles Latham Jr. Distinguished Teacher Award at Dublin School. The award honors an outstanding faculty member each school year. The recipient is chosen by the head of school, academic dean, student class representatives, and someone at large. www.ledgertranscript.com/artsliving/ milestones/7702853-95/hammond-earnsteacher-award> Jeff “Rudy” McCaskill ’96 Recently the four roommates of Minh Le ’97 (who passed away in 2001) got together for a mini-reunion and remembrance of their dear friend Minh.

accounting firm in Long Beach) so it has been enjoyable building this company on the side. Our jerky is healthier and tastier than most store-bought brands. Right now we are primarily selling online at www.banzaijerky.com, but we are working on getting into markets. BANZAI!!! Tina Lee ’95 I have just relocated back to Hong Kong from Hawaii in April this year as I was missing the action in Asia. I have taken up a new role with Permasteelisa Group, an Italian-based worldwide contractor in architectural envelopes and interior systems, as Talent Acquisition Manager for Asia Pacific, overseeing recruitment for 13 countries. I was glad to be able to continue outrigger paddling competitively, something I grew to love during my 4.5 years in Hawaii. And at the

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Tom Michaels ’95 After spending five years working as a crisis clinician completing emergency psychological assessments in emergency rooms, I have switched gears professionally. I am now an administrator, collaboratively working with the state Department of Mental Health to make a new psychiatric level of care available to a population that previously had very few options open to them. In March 2012, we opened an intensive transitional residence for patients who had been hospitalized psychiatrically for 2-10 years and their histories showed that when discharged they were re-hospitalized. I am responsible for program and individual risk management, and

Zoe Johns ’97 After 15 years in the retail world, most recently running the merchandising and marketing for the Pottery Barn DTC business, I have have left to run my family wine business, Turnbull wine cellars. I am currently the general manager and learning a great deal about the business and spearheading a new business plan that will be huge for us. I also recently had twin girls who are now 8 months old. Abram Trosky ’97 I received a yearlong Dean’s Award from Boston University to finish my dissertation project on Public Opinion, Ethics, and the Use of Force in International Relations. During this time, I am teaching American Government and

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Political Theory at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. I am dating a fellow English-Speaking Union exchange student (and former host-sister!), Claire Stephens of Brighton, England. While traveling cross-country, we adopted a remarkably friendly cat named Lincoln with whom we plan to return to the West Coast.

1998 Molly Olson ’98 My husband, Robb, and our 4-year-old son Espen and I were excited to welcome little Ilsa Liv to our family in February 2013. Our family loves living, working, and playing in my native Lake Tahoe. As the principal architects of Olson-Olson Architects (www.OOAdesign.com), Robb, our design team (including David Topol ’99) and I have provided design/build services alongside Bruce Olson Construction for several estates along the shores and mountains of Lake Tahoe, in the Martis Camp and Lahontan Golf Communities, and in Hawaii. Other projects have included a few large and intricately planned industrial facilities in the Tahoe area and the interior of my sister, Marissa’s ’02, Chloe Rose Boutique (www.choleroseboutique.com) in San Francisco. Most recently, our multifaceted design team was excited to have planned, designed, and executed Marissa’s wedding to Daniel Warren. Stevenson alumni, parents, and a teacher were in attendance, including Blythe Olson ’05, Kirstin Olson ’05,

Maria Revutsky ’02, Mio Fukishima ’02, Ashley Coleman ’02, Genevieve Kaplan ’05, Jenny Pelino ’05, Sharon and Tom Pelino, Patti and Mark Boitano, and Cole Thompson. Robb and I look forward to continuing our design work throughout California, Nevada, and Hawaii while enjoying Lake Tahoe with our growing family and business! Josh Scherling ’98 I’m an anesthesiologist working on the Monterey Peninsula. After graduating from Stevenson, I attended Santa Clara University, followed by Creighton University for both graduate school and medical school. I completed my internship and residency in Los Angeles at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

2000 Matt Hermsen ’00 We would like to announce the arrival of Kaitlyn Kerry Hermsen, born November 7. Her brother, Nicholas, turned 3 on December 11. Pam Keindl ’00 My husband, Doug, and I welcomed our first baby into the world on August 22,

2013 at 2:38 a.m., weighing six pounds and measuring 18 inches. Andrew Douglas Keindl came two weeks before his due date (which happened to be the first day of school), so I was on maternity leave during the fall trimester. I returned to teaching Spanish and ballet at Stevenson’s Pebble Beach Campus in December. We are thrilled with the addition to our family! Jennie Yap Lusko ‘00 My incredible husband, Levi, and I started a church almost seven years ago called Fresh Life Church in Kalispell, Montana. It has been a wild ride, not easy at all, but so worth it, getting to be a part of what God is doing in people’s lives all across Montana as we also have campuses in Billings, Missoula, and Whitefish. We also offer live webcasts of our worship experiences online, as well as archives of messages and resources for anyone online. We have four beautiful daughters, Alivia, Lenya, Daisy, and Clover. Our little Lenya bird is now in heaven. This past year has been the most difficult we’ve ever experienced. On the night of December 20, 2012, our second born daughter,

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lenya we have a video of her memorial, and it’s been viewed over 50,000 times by people all over the globe. We’ve experienced God putting to use what we have gone through, and while the pain doesn’t go away, He makes us stronger. www. freshlifechurch.com

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Lenya Avery Lusko, 5 years old, died suddenly and unexpectedly from a severe asthma attack. It came out of nowhere, because, although she had many allergies and asthma, she wasn’t sick that week, and she had recently grown out of so many of her allergies and was showing signs of getting better. My husband did CPR, but she died in his arms. Although this has been the worst and most excruciating pain we’ve ever known, we also have such peace. And this peace doesn’t come from ourselves, it only comes from the hope we have in Jesus Christ and in God’s Word. And in the fact that she’s with God in heaven. What hope! It has been incredible to see the impact our little Lenya lion has had on lives as well. At freshlifechurch.com/

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Fred Zyda ’01 After graduating from UC San Diego in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, I went on to get a master’s in computer science from USC in 2007. I then started working at a small research and development company in Glendale called Applied Minds, where I continue to work today. In 2009, I started racing in the 24 Hours of LeMons, an amateur endurance racing series for cars worth $500 or less. While racing at Sear’s Point in March 2010, I was introduced to a friend of a friend named Alysa. We hit it off right away, so I asked her if she’d like to join my team as a driver. She agreed and came to the next race at Thunder Hill in May 2010. The race did not go well: the car seized a cam shaft before even getting on the track and never ran very well that weekend. Fortunately, the friendship between Alysa and me went much better, and we were married this summer on July 20. We look forward to our future together in Los Angeles and for many races to come.

graduating class of 2002. I am now a graduate student at the University of Montana. I am thrilled and honored to let you know that I have been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to conduct my thesis research in Finland. My thesis examines the growth of the organic agriculture sector in Finland and the influence of EU policy prescriptions on farmers’ livelihood prospects. I draw a straight line to the education I received at Stevenson that gave me many of the tools I needed to qualify for this award. Here is the press release from the Fulbright U.S Student Program announcing my award: Sophia Albov of the University of Montana--Missoula has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Finland in Geography, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently. Albov is one of more than 1,700 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2013-2014 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international

2002 Sophia Albov ’02 I am a member of the Stevenson

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educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.

2003 Paul Del Piero ‘03 I’m happy to announce that on September 14th I married my college sweetheart, Larissa Del Piero, at Carmel’s Church of the Wayfarer! The ceremony was presided over by both Father Patrick Dooling of San Carlos Cathedral and Reverend Vail Weller of the Unitarian Universalist Association and the reception was held at Memory Garden in Monterey. It was a fantastic day and we were so happy to be surrounded by family and friends, including my best man and brother John Del Piero ’06, JP McFarlane ’03, Kevin Merfeld ’03, Laura Merfeld ’09, Yoshi Arakaki ’03, and Michael Lehman ’03. Things are finally starting to settle down postwedding and Larissa and I are looking forward to going on our honeymoon!

where I received a master’s of science in international development and management from Lund University last spring. I just started a Swedish nonprofit organization and we are currently raising funds to begin a youth development project in Monterrey, Mexico. The project uses rock-climbing as a way to get at-risk youth (boys and girls) away from gangs and out of organized crime. If you are interested in helping, collaborating, or contributing directly, check us out at escalandofronteras.org and at indiegogo.com (search escalando fronteras). And don’t forget to spread the word. The more people involved, the more youth we can reach.

2004 Jason Gilbert ’04 I was recently presented the University of Phoenix alumni service award for the state of California for the year 2013.

2005 Gabe LaMothe ’05 In 2009, I earned my BS in Management Science from UC San Diego where I competed for four years on the crosscountry and track and field teams. I accepted a position at Triage Consulting Group in San Francisco. After nearly four years of financial consulting for hospital

clients, I chose to take some time off to pursue my lifetime goal of completing an Ironman triathlon — 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2-mile run. This summer, I trained extensively on the Monterey Peninsula. In September, I raced at Ironman Wales in the UK and qualified for the 2014 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Jeanie Nguyen ’05 It took me five universities and six and a half years to finally commit and graduate with my bachelor’s of science in nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. After graduating in 2011, I moved to Austin, where I worked in a private practice cosmetic surgery center. During this time, I was also part of the team that helped launch Austin’s first freestanding emergency centers. Austin Emergency Center opened its first location in April 2013 and the second location is due to open at the end of August. My community involvement and philanthropy since moving to Austin include being part of the leadership committee for Young Professionals for People’s Community Clinic, LifeWorks supporter, Greater Austin Area Food Bank contributor, Meals on Wheels contributor, and Austin Pet’s Alive contributor. Currently, I am halfway

Rory Smith ’03 Since my time at Stevenson, I have been fortunate enough to have lived, worked, and traveled all over the world. I spent the last four years living in Scandinavia. I taught Spanish in Norway for two years before moving to Sweden, JP McFarlane ’03, Kevin Merfeld ’03, Laura Merfeld ’09, Larissa Del Piero, Paul Del Piero ’03, Yoshi Arakaki ’03, Michael Lehman ’03, and Mo Sarakun (wife of Michael Lehman)

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through my master’s program in nursing management and I co-own and manage a local business. My hope is that I can use my clinical skills and management background to grow and expand my current business and practice.

2006 Thomas Outzen ’06 In the winter of 2010, I graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas with a BS in business administration (finance). As the job market was scarce, I decided it was the right time to pursue my dream of being a career firefighter. After a year and a half, during which I completed my medical training and MPC’s Fire Academy (and applied to several fire departments in the state),

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people to thank for this opportunity. As for Stevenson, I look forward to seeing you in the winter as a coach for girls varsity soccer!

2007 Lisa Goldstein ’07 Alas, I finally have something to include in the Stevenson Alumni Magazine. After receiving my master’s of public policy from the University of Southern California, I married my partner of four years, Mauricio Ardila, on July 13, 2013. We held a ceremony in St. Thomas, USVI with close family and friends. Michael Whelden ’07 World Speed Motorsports and I have won the 2013 Pro Formula Mazda National Championship in the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear. The event was hosted at historic Sonoma Raceway (Sears Point). On Friday, I took pole position for race one after two grueling qualifying sessions. Saturday the first race of the national championship got under way and I made a terrific start to lead into turn two. A full-course caution took place at the halfway mark; I jumped to another

I passed my required testing to receive a badge as a reserve firefighter with North County Fire Protection District. I work with a great group of guys that I have nothing but the utmost respect for. This is just the beginning of my career, but my foot is in that door and I have many people to thank. The picture attached is me in front of North County’s Urban Search and Rescue engine (USAR) at a recent MPC Fire Academy Auto Extrication class at A&S Metals in Castroville. I was there as a North County Firefighter teaching new recruits tools and techniques for auto extrication. Alongside me were a few fellow reserves and full-time on-duty personnel from North County Fire. Also present was a Monterey fire chief. Many

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a flood control project on Lower Silver Creek for the Santa Clara Valley Water District. In the fall of 2012, I passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam and am now registered as an engineerin-training in California, an important step toward eventually becoming a professional engineer. This fall, I am beginning a master’s program at UC Davis in civil and environmental engineering, specializing in water resources engineering. In addition to my coursework and research, I will be working as a teaching assistant. I’m looking forward to this new adventure.

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quick lead, never relinquishing to the checkered flag, and setting fast lap to fast lap throughout the 30-minute race. The grid for race two on Sunday was made by the fastest laps from race one. I set the fastest lap at a 1:32.4, half a second from my qualifying time. The second race got under way later on Sunday with the sun beginning to set. I again took off from the field to keep the lead heading into turn two. A first-lap incident saw a full-course caution and I had to fight hard to keep the lead after the restart, but then started to run away with the race again. Extending a large lead, I took top honors and swept the weekend, earning two poles, two fastest laps, and two victories. Special thanks to Barry Shames and the Shames Construction crew for their support this weekend. Another huge thank you to World Speeds Motorsports for the awesome weekend and to GoPro for the cool prizes. I am now looking into moving up to the Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper national circuit next year and competed in the final race of the championship October 4-6. Check out my website MichaelWheldenRacing.com and Michael Whelden Racing on Facebook.

2009 Reed Thayer ’09 In June, I graduated from Stanford University with a BS in civil engineering. As a freshman, I walked on to the varsity rowing team and competed for the Stanford Cardinals all four years. The highlight of my career was placing 6th in the Men’s Second Varsity Eight at the 2012 IRA National Championships in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. In addition, I was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team in 2012 and 2013. Being a student-athlete at Stanford demanded everything from me, both mentally and physically, but I thrived in my team’s culture of relentless hard work as we pushed each other to excel. I worked with several Stevenson alumni while at Stanford. In a freshman archaeology course, I was taught by Dan Contreras ’92. In addition, I worked as a coordinator for the Wilderness Medicine program and was supervised by Antja Thompson ’96. During the past two summers, I have interned at CH2M HILL in San Jose in their water group. As an intern, I had the opportunity to work on a variety of civil engineering projects in the Bay Area, including a design-build pipeline project in Fremont, the design of several bike trails for the City of San Jose, and

John Louie ’11 I am number 2 on Middlebury’s golf team (74 scoring average) and we qualified for the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship next spring (along with Williams, Amherst, and Trinity) by winning a tournament recently at Bowdoin at which I was medalist and voted NESCAC Player of the Year. I am majoring in economics and minoring in political science. I am not taking any math; my AP Calc AB results here with Mr. Thayer placed me out of that requirement. I love Middlebury.

Reed Thayer ‘09 at the 2013 Pac-12 Rowing Championships

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the inside scoop In his 35-year tenure at Stevenson, Coach Jeff Young has been honored and recognized numerous times for his outstanding leadership and coaching on the field. But most alumni remember him for pushing them hard athletically, encouraging them to be the best person they could be, and to win and lose with equal grace and humility. Following the Proust Questionnaire format, the Stevenson Alumni Magazine caught up with Coach Young to ask him a few probing questions about his life, philosophy, and heroes.

What is your idea of perfect happiness? A beach chair, a good book, and warm tropical breezes What is your greatest fear? That I will continue to receive emails well after I am dead Which historical figure do you most identify with? Abraham Lincoln What is the trait you most deplore in others? Selfishness What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Beauty Which living person do you most despise? Sorry, no one Which person do you most admire? Nelson Mandela Which word or phrase do you most overuse? Wow What is your greatest regret? Coaching a football game while my daughter was in pediatric intensive care What is your most marked characteristic? Humor When and where were you happiest? Living with a wonderful wife and two daughters who are all “givers” in life What is your current state of mind? Frazzled What do you consider your greatest achievement? Having raised two wonderful daughters If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? A better person What is your most treasured possession? Pictures of my family What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty, as in the Stevenson prayer (“…loyal and loving to one another…”)

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