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1944 Ray Sanders recently visited with the Alumni 2ôce and reminisced about his :ebb days in honor of his th reunion. 1

1949 ,n 2ctober, Guil Babcock hosted a th reunion celebration at his home in 3asadena with members of the &lass of Ê Pete Akin, Tom Lockie and Hugh Evans. 'uring Alumni :eekend, *uil was recognized as a recipient of the Alumni 2utstanding Achievement Award. 2

1951 ,t was great to see Gary Malouf at Alumni :eekend and the -onathan &lub. 3

1954 Malcolm Roberts, Brooks Firestone, Patrick Muffler, Paul Reitler and honorary classmate Bill Bailey ’55 enjoyed their th reunion during Alumni :eekend. +ighlights included the peccary dinner, a golf cart tour of campus and dinner on 6aturday at 6paggiÊs. 4 5

1955 ,t was nice to see Murray “Buz” Koerner on campus in 6eptember. +e toured the Alf 0useum with his neighbors. 6

1957 Rogelio Miroand his wife &elia visited :ebb in 6eptember. They have been married for  years. The last time they were on campus was for their son Rogelio’s graduation in . 5ogelio 6r. has fond memories of his :ebb days, especially his friends Ted Harwood ’56 and Joe Fidanque ’58. 7

1959 The &lass of Ê celebrated their th reunion during Alumni :eekend. +ighlights of the weekend included the peccary dinner and John Rogers receiving the Alumni 2utstanding Achievement Award. *o to the alumni awards website to listen to -ohnÊs acceptance remarks. /5 John Tuteur, John Rogers, Jim Hall, Tom Kersten, Ralph Coomber, Tim Moore, and Charles McCulloch. 8

1962 John Bayne visited campus during a recent trip to &alifornia to see his sister. The &lass of  is thinking ahead to the th reunion during the &entennial. &ontact -ohn for details. 9

1963 ,t is always fun to visit Arizona for a checkin with father and son :ebb duo Rick and Preston Clarke ’98. Thank you for hanging out with the Alumni 2ôce 10

1964 :e enjoyed seeing Tommy Thompson at Alumni :eekend. 11

After graduating from 8& Berkeley, Carter Bagg returned to 3hoenix to launch his architecture practice which focused on land use planning. ,n , he moved to 6eattle and began a year career in . school facilities. +e was also a regional coordinator in charge of all state school construction funding from 6eattle to the &anadian border. Ç'uring this time , accomplished what , believe to be the highest achievement of my career managing the creation and implementation of the :ashington 6ustainable 6chools 3rotocol, a green building program used by most new and remodeled . schools in the state for the last  years. 2n the personal side, , palled around with Crane McClennen in the Ês, but we went our separate ways when we each got married.È

1967 Peterand Henrietta Huisking attended a 5otary ,nternational &onvention in +amburg, *ermany, and spent some time with Mike Ashton ’67 and partner Billy Saere. 0ike and Billy have lived there for  years and were gracious hosts. /ooking forward to their trip to the 86 next year 12

1969 1ineteen members of the &lass of  celebrated their th reunion during Alumni :eekend. Miles Rosedale hosted the class at the beach followed by a campus gathering during which 0iles received the &olborn 'istinguished 6ervice Award for his dedication as a :ebb trustee and volunteer. 13 14

John Dey enjoyed a visit with Taylor Stockdale in November. John, his wife Nancy and their daughter Georgia Dey O’Brien ’97 live in Klamath Falls, Ore. where they grew garlic and hemp this year on their farm. John was disappointed to miss the reunion but was happy to receive his 50th reunion pin. 15

1971 Charlie Callander and his wife Melanie traveled to Israel this summer and sent us this photo taken by the Dead Sea. Charlie lives in Indian Wells and he enjoyed a recent visit withParker Bryan. 16

Rob Jordan and his wife Louise have retired and purchased a second/ retirement home near Lake Tahoe. “We anticipate a new dog/hiking companion soon, and some golf lessons to iron out the kinks in our swings. It’s been a while since Rob won the Singles and Doubles trophies at Webb in 1971, but a rejuvenated tennis career for him looms as well! Daughters Taylor and Mackenzie are both through college, and gainfully employed in Calif. Son Devon and his wife Shana have just delivered the first grandchild, too! I’ll be back for my 50th reunion if not before. My Webb years were three of the best of my life, and I have indelible memories of the campus, classmates and faculty. Laudate Deo and Go Gauls!”

1974 The Class of ’74 enjoyed not one, but two reunion celebrations in October! The reunion fun kicked off with dinner at the Rosewood Inn in Menlo Park on October 16. Walter Ogier had dinner in Palm Springs withMichael Fletcher before heading to Claremont for dinner at the Sycamore Inn and Saturday at Webb. Those who came to one or both of the reunion parties included: John Baer, Donald Bayly, David Brady, Jack Crummey, Robert Donin, Jose Govea, Robert Heintz, Daniel Madrid, William Magier, Dan Wood and Walter, who was also a guest speaker in the biotechnology class. A big thanks to Jack and Walter for co-chairing the reunion. 17 18

1976 Olarn Issara and Bob Fass visited in Bangkok in the oôce building built by his father. Olarn is still a tennis champion and recently opened a winery and residential development called Issara Estates in the foothills of Kao Yai. 19

1978 Richard Dukes has recently retired after a long career in the international food ingredients industry. He visited Claremont in November and enjoyed lunch with his favorite Webb teacher, Bill Ripley ’60. 20

1979 Thirty members of the Class of ’79 returned to Claremont for a 3-day 40th reunion celebration. On Friday, Eric Pauwelshosted a dinner at his parents’ home in Clairboya; on Saturday, the class enjoyed the day at Webb; and on Sunday, Larry Recht andCraig Scheu hosted brunch at the Scheu home in Upland. Class photo L-R: David Loo, Jeff Gilette, Paul McDonald, Len Unkeless, Bob Gilmer, Artson Hardison, Kaz Hori, Mark Waldrop, Everett McKay, Jeff Courts, Hal Abrams, Eric Pauwels, Gayle andDave Ellett, Craig Scheu, Ed Nachtrieb, Chris Mason, Sean Berne, Howard Lockie, Nigel Baker, Ted Price, Paul Goodfellow, Jacques Pauwels, Blair Brown, Larry Recht, Gary Harbor, Grant Cramer and Bill Ansell. Not pictured: Jeff Brown, Scott Santmyer andRobert Stratton. 21

1981 It was great to see Sushil Da Silva and his family on campus in August. They were visiting the west coast to tour colleges for his oldest daughter. 22

1982 Bill Bauman, Carl CurtisandTony Lyons enjoyed a birthday weekend together in Nashville. 23 1982 Bill Bauman, Carl CurtisandTony Lyons enjoyed a birthday weekend together in Nashville. 23 15

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VWS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Former faculty, alumnae and Head of Schools Taylor Stockdale took part in a roundtable discussion focused on the early days of the Vivian Webb School. Webb trustee Julia Marciari-Alexander ’85 moderated the lively discussion. Additional participants included: Ann Longley, Janet Macaulay, Joan Presecan, Kathy Simon, Christina Mercer McGinley ’84, Coleen Martinez ’86, Janel Henriksen Hastings ’87 and Sandra Lee Rebish ’88. Also present were Rahmi Mowjood ’90, Bob Connolly ’89 and Stephanie Buxbaum ’93 who recorded the discussion. Many thanks to Bob and his wife Nancy for hosting the event at their home.

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1984 Seventeen members of the Class of ’84 returned to Claremont for the 35th reunion. Weekend highlights included Friday night at Last Name Brewing and Saturday at Webb. Patty Kullnigg flew in from Austria and Nic Corwin from Germany. On Saturday, Christina Mercer McGinley was recognized during the Alumni Awards Ceremony with the Colborn Distinguished Service Award. &lass photo back row Tom Stellar, Eric Ratinoff, John Clements, Christina Mercer McGinley, John Hamilton, Kris Ebbert; front row Nic Corwin and Anett Enzmann, Harry Oei, AJ Chamberlin, Julie Vaughn Grabowski, Patty Kullnigg and Hoddy Fritz. 1ot pictured Kevin Berne, Roland Dilley, Fred Heald, John Holliday andAnnalee Osborn. 24 25

1985 Art Laffer’s company, /affer ,nvestments, was acquired by Butcher-oseph in 1ovember. Ç, am now part of a larger group. :e are changing the name to /affer Tengler ,nvestments, and we will have oôces in 6cottsdale, Ariz 1ashville, T1 and &harlotte 1&.È

Alex Novack is the proud owner of Syndicate Bakery and &offee in 6ierra 0adre. A group of :ebb friends gathered at the soft opening in 2ctober. /5 Abe Salen ’87, Hope Demetriades ’87, Sarah Tong Sangmeister ’87, Janel Henriksen Hastings ’87, Coleen Martinez ’86, Katy Carr White ’87, Mark Shpall ’86, John Hutt ’86 Van Fisher Grossman ’85, Christy Armstrong ’85 and Faye Karnavy Sahai ’86. Check out justsyndicate.com for more. 26

Chaiyut Srivikorn and his family came to campus recently while his daughter toured the Claremont &olleges in anticipation of her college applications. The family reunited with staff member Bob )ass in Bangkok in November. 27

1986 Mark Prince, Lydia Charles (Lowry) — Class of 1986! Las Vegas. Janet Jackson concert. We had a blast August . 28

Coleen Martinez is the proud parent of a :6& graduate. Her youngest son Ben ’19 is now a freshman at Pitzer College, which is also the alma mater of Coleen and her husband Hector. 29

Chan Sung, a Senior )oreign Attorney of the 'Ê/,*+T /aw *roup in 6eoul, was a panelist for the Finance Committee’s Session on the Rise and )all of &ryptocurrencies at the  ,nternational Association of .orean /awyers Annual &onference held 6eptember  at Seoul National University 6chool of /aw. &han spoke on the current state and future outlook of .orean regulations on various types of coin offerings.

1987 Congratulations to Melissa Barnes Dholakia for winning a seat on the Bend-La Pine 6chool Board. ,n this role, Melissa continues her ongoing commitment to education. Previously she’s been a teacher, principal, administrator, board member and advisor to principals and superintendents. 30

Last June James Sun and his family vacationed in Thailand where they visited withEddy Harinasuta, Paul Lai and his wife Madeline, andDarren Liang. Paul and Madeline flew in from +ong .ong and 'arren from Taiwan. ,n -uly James sawEric Hutchison, Megan Heinze andChris Hutchison ’80 in Paso 5obles at his th birthday party. 31 32

1988 Alumni in +ong .ong gathered at the .owloon &ricket &lub in 6eptember. /5 Mason Ma, Joseph Poon, Chapman Lam ’89 andKeith Chiu. 33

Ezra Hendren has published a new book. Writing under the pseudonym (. 5eid 5oss his book ÇBizarre :orld A &ollection of the :orldÊs &reepiest, 6trangest, and Sometimes Most Hilarious TraditionsÈ was released in August. (zra resides in Maryland and is a columnist/editor at Cracked.

FOUNDING HEAD OF VWS RETURNS TO WEBB

Dr. Ann Longley, founding head of the Vivian Webb School, was the commencement speaker at the VWS graduation ceremony on June 1, 2019. Dr. Longley, who resides in England, has been appointed a Life Trustee on the Webb Board. Following commencement, alumni and friends enjoyed lunch at the home of Head of Schools Taylor Stockdale.

David Huang, his wife Danielle and son Alex, visited Webb and the Alf Museum. The family recently moved to New Jersey where David is a Radiation Oncologist at St. Barnabas Medical Center. 34

We enjoyed seeingLesley Robertson on campus in July. She lives in Georgia with her two children and they were in town visiting family. Lesley is a real estate attorney. She hasn’t been back to Webb since the 90s and was sad to miss the 30th reunion. “It was wonderful to revisit the campus. Reminded me of what an extraordinary experience the school has to offer.È 35

1989 The Class of ’89 had a strong showing for their 30th reunion with over 33 classmates in attendance. Highlights of the weekend included a special gathering at Casa 425, and hearing Sari Gruber’soperatic voice both as a guest in a Vocal Training class and during Saturday’s alumni chapel service. Also during alumni weekend, Bob Connolly showcased his ongoing efforts to organize and display Webb’s vast trove of archival material. During the hard hat tours of Hooper, members of the class saw the improvements to this historic campus building. A big thanks to Bob Connolly, Lisa Miller, Dan Murray, Tommy Oei, Gabe O’Hare andMichele Raphael for volunteering as reunion chairs. 36

Geoff Hersch is the proud parent of a WSC graduate. Drew ’19 is now a freshman at the University of Colorado, Boulder. 37

1991 Alumni from the 1990s were well represented at the Techstars event in Los Angeles in May. L-R: Will Allan ’94, Ken Toshima ’90, Sameer Dholakia, Ed Lin ’93 andJennifer Ishiguro. A big thanks to 6ameer for flying down for the event and being a guest speaker on the panel. 38

1993 Jonathan Kelber and his family are living in Manchester, UK while Jonathan forges a new collaboration with a leading expert on a pancreatic cancer project that he has been pursuing in his lab at Cal State University Northridge. The project is being funded by the prestigious FulbrightCancer Research UK Scholar award. He recently caught up with classmates Raphael Protti andMarc Schneider. 39 34

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Kate Wharmby Seldman is the creator of “For Those About to Rock: A Kid’s Guide to 50 Legendary Musical Artists.” Kate is a writer, mom, and rock n’ roll fan. Originally from London, England, she is an experienced marketing writer who’s decided it’s finally time to promote her own work, as well as other people’s. Kate lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two sons, and three cats.

Here’s to the mighty Wray family representing three decades of Webb: Sam ’93, Thomas ’10 andMichael ’69. 40

1994 The Class of ’94 celebrated their 25th reunion in October. Highlights included a chapel talk by Tara Lazar, a rockin’ Friday night party at Last Name Brewing, and a reading byJoyce Song during Saturday’s alumni chapel service. Many thanks to the reunion committee for their efforts toward a wonderful weekend: Will Allan, Renee Polanco Lucero, Brad Sargent, and Amy Sharrow. 41 42

1997 John Choi married Angela Choe on November 16, 2019 in Los Angeles. Webbies in attendance includedCharles Hung, Jimmy Wu, Asha (Balakrishnan) Lee and Nick Lee ’98. Charles and Nick also served as groomsmen. 43

Taylor Stockdale enjoyed seeingGeorgia O’Brien and her family in Klamath Falls, Ore. this fall. Georgia is an English teacher at Lost River High School, works on the ranch and, with husband, Kevin, is very active in coaching and other community activities. They have two children, Emmett, 13, and Sophia 11. 44

Kunal Shah’s company, PBS Engineers, has been named a Top Design Firm in California byENR Magazine and a Top Minority-Owned Business by theLos Angeles Business Journal. “I am honored and humbled to work alongside such amazing people. This recognition just validates what we already know; it’s all about service.”

1998 Jon King andLaura Anderson King toured the museum prep lab with Don Lofgren in December. 45

1999 Class of ’99 celebrated their 20th reunion with members from the class. On Friday night, Anthony Shin presented in the college admission session nd classmates enjoyed catching up at Last Name Brewing. Classmate Arthur Chang flew in from Taiwan to join the festivities. Saturday concluded with an all alumni dinner and a class photo. A huge thank you to all our reunion chairs. 46 47

Arthur Chang met up withJohn Sang ’00 and Christina Kon ’03 at the original Din Tai Fung location in Taipei. 48

Rose Shattuckis the founder and CEO of The Foggy Dog, which designs high quality pet products such as beds, toys, collars, leashes, and more. You’ll find her products in more than 300 retail stores. Learn more at thefoggydog.com. 49

2000 Natasha Behl is an assistant professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University. She completed her PhD in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, where her training focused on Race, Ethnicity, Politics and Comparative Politics. During her Tedx talk at TedxASU, Natasha posed the question: “Are you a feminist?” Her book,Gendered Citizenship: Understanding Gendered Violence in Democratic India, was recently published with Oxford University Press. Find the link to her youtube video on the Webb alumni website. 50

Neil Goldman’s company, Hotels for Hope, has been acquired by QuintEvents, a North Carolina-based ticket and hospitality company. Founded in 2010, Hotels for +ope is a forprofit social enterprise that directs $2 from every booked room night to nonprofits created to help children. The company has been a booking provider for Formula 1, Lollapalooza and other prominent events.

Sandeep Madhavan joined the Alumni Council as a Member-at-Large on July 1, 2019 for a 3-year term. He was also recently named to theForbes Best-in-State Next-Generation Wealth Advisors list for 2019.

FIVE ALUMNI RECOGNIZED DURING ALUMNI WEEKEND THE 2019 ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS WERE RECOGNIZED IN A CEREMONY IN THE LIU/CHEUNG THEATER ON OCTOBER 19. A VIDEO OF THE LIVE CEREMONY IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT bit.ly/webbalumawards2019

Alumni Outstanding Achievement Guilford C. Babcock ‘49 Colonel John S. Rogers, USAF (Ret.) ‘59

Young Alumni Rising Star Award Pilar Mitchell-Campbell ‘04

Colborn Distinguished Service Award Miles Rosedale ‘69 Dr. Christina Mercer McGinley ‘84

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2001 It was great to see brothers Robbie ’98 and Bobby Bedi in Arizona. The Bedi brothers often work together in the operating room: Robbie is a spinal surgeon and Bobby is an anesthesiologist. 51

2002 Usman Ali, Kathy Fredrich andJulian Rachlin attended the alumni summer mixer in Pasadena. Not pictured: Jordan Taylor 52

2003 Charles Pensig met up with former faculty members John Ball and Katie Ammirati in Orange County, Calif. Charles recently co-founded Stratus Data, which is “comprised of engineers and economists from Stanford, Caltech, and the Wharton School. They specialize in data systems and Machine Intelligence; consulting for clients in private equity, biotech, wearables, internet of things, and software.” 53

On August 18, Aminah Teachoutorganized TEDxSkyforest featuring the theme “Smaller Towns, Bigger Thinking” with members of the Webb community as guest speakers: Jehan Izhar ’04, Michelle Markel ’90, Zohra Wolters ’99 and the Alf Museum’s Gabe Santos. Visit tedxskyforest.tumblr. com to watch videos or read more. 54

2004 Will Habos and Meghan McCabe got married on August 18, 2019 in beautiful Lake Tahoe. Many Webbies were in attendance. 55

The Class of 2004 celebrated their 15th reunion by setting new records for largest attendance and highest number of donors for a 15th reunion this October. Many thanks to the reunion committee for their wonderful efforts Lily Chen, Kit Clark, Will Habos, Whitney Hanlon, Stephanie Ho, Nihar Shah, andLorraine Sun. The fun oôcially kicked off with a summer party in Los Angeles at Everson Royce Bar in July, and 2004 also plans to celebrate together again in 2020. Stay tuned! 56

Michael Hoe has returned to Webb as the new Director of Studies. “Being back is surreal. So much has changed, but so much is still the same. My role is to oversee our academic program and ensure that what we’re doing aligns with our mission. (Spoiler alert: our teachers are all really good at this). I’m also teaching one section of VWS Evo Bio which will make this my 12th consecutive year teaching 9th grade bio!” Michael spent the last 11 years of his career at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA, where he served most recently as the director of academic support. 57

James Withey, MDwas recognized through the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams for Excellence in Service and Professionalism. The awards program, established by the 2ôce of Johns Hopkins Physicians, honors the physicians and care teams who embody the best in clinical excellence. James was recognized for his ability to remain calm and eôcient while attending to high volumes of patients in the Emergency Department. 58

2006 Cooper Johnson curated an exhibit at the Lancaster Museum of Art & History from August 10 through October 20, 2019. Five Year Survey, part of the LA Painting exhibition, was “a cross-section of Los Angeles painting of the last five years, as exemplified by 15 artists who are moving the medium in new directions.”

Thomas Yu stopped by Webb and the Alf Museum for a visit with Don Lofgren andJenn Liu ’05. He was in town forMark Torres’ wedding. 59

2007 Elisa Gores won first place at Loyola University for a paper she submitted for the Clinical Practice Writing Award and the School of Social Work. Her topic was “Gender Dysphoria in the DSM: A Feminist Reading of the Diagnosis.” 60

Congratulations to Jenny Hong, who received her PhD from NYU Stern in May. She’s joined the faculty at Seattle University as an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Albers School of Business and Economics. 61

WSC WATER POLO

Members of the WSC water polo team, Chris Sazo ’10, Ben Davis ’11, Wilson Parnell ’13 and Coach Tom McKinley, returned to campus during Alumni Weekend to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Webb’s CIF Division 6 championship win. On November 21, 2009, the final game took place against Rio Mesa High School at William Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, Calif. Webb won by a score of 10-7!

In our 98-year history, Webb has won three CIF team championships. In 1986 we won the WSC tennis championship, and in 1992, we won the WSC soccer championship. Go Gauls!

Summer Swee-Singh was onThe Ellen Show accompanying Bebe Rexha. “I had an absolute blast working with Bebe and her team to help bring her song of female empowerment to national television. The song is featured in the credits of the new É0aleficent Mistress of Evil’ movie!” Summer is a pianist, composer, arranger, music director based in Orange County and has collaborated with artists like KSHMR, CHON, Circa Survive and Alexandra Shipp.

2008 It’s been an exciting year forChristina Duron. She received her PhD in mathematics from Claremont Graduate University in May and now she’s a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Arizona. In November, she married -effrey Bell in Temecula. 62

After several years in New York, Becker Jung is happy to be back in Korea. He’s the General Manager of an e-sports business called Sandbox Gaming. In this role, he builds teams of professional e-sports players focused on League of Legends and Clash Royale. He was in Las Vegas for a convention in September and stopped by campus to say hello. We also enjoyed seeing Becker andGabe Romero at our alumni event in Seoul last October. 63

2009 Over 30 members from the Class of 2009 came to campus to celebrate their 15th reunion. The class started the weekend strong by joining classmates at Last Name Brewing. Saturday included a day of campus events. The class decided to take on their peers with a friendly game of volleyball and basketball. The weekend culminated with an all-alumni dinner and class photo. Thank you to the reunion chairs who helped make the weekend a huge success. 64 65

Rob Alberstein is back in California completing his PhD in Theoretical & Computational Chemistry at UC San Diego. He works in a protein engineering lab using molecular simulation and experimental characterization to study the assembly of proteins into new types of materials with unusual properties. Rob completed his BS at Carnegie Mellon University and spent time as a researcher at the Mellon Institute, followed by a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, before starting his doctorate.

2010 Gabe Bouz received his MD from USC in May . +eÊs now in his first year of orthopedic surgery residency at LA County Hospital. 66

2011 Emily Noble is in Oklahoma City working at Anglin PR as a digital marketing specialist. Her husband, Josh, is in the Air Force at Vance in (nid, 2.. They first met in California and got married on December 21.

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2012 Abby Hess has been a reporter at CNBC since December 2016. She recently appeared live on MSNBC to discuss student loan debt. She also interviewed US Women’s National Team co-captain Megan Rapinoe. Visit the alumni website for a link to her article. 67

Lisa Pangilinan and Benjamin Kamerin got married on June 15, 2019. Lots of Webbies were there: bridesmaids Kayla Clark, Brianna Gaytan andKelly Dualan ’11, Ari Chalian andJacqueline Lee. Lisa is working on her PhD in Chemistry at UCLA. 68

It was great to seeTommy Tan back on campus. He is living in Beijing where he works as an analyst for China International Capital Corporation. Tommy recently completed his MS in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management at Imperial College London.

2013 Nadine Bouz has begun her doctorate in clinical psychology at Azusa 3acific 8niversity. 6he completed her master’s in psychology there in May. 69

2014 Fourteen members from the Class of 2014 returned to Webb for their 5th reunion. A weekend highlight was Kristen Wang’s big win with the raõe +er donation to The Webb Fund scored her the coveted Webb swag basket. A huge thank you to the reunion chairs who helped make the weekend a huge success. 70 71

Shannon Fei married Matthew Lee in Colorado on June 16, 2019. Webbies at her wedding included Lucas Fei ’16, Susan Xu, Jane Lee, Kylene Huang ’15, Kathy Wang, Alvin Chu ’15 andDanielle Myung ’15. Photo by Christine Choi Photography. 72

Micheal Paik joined the Webb faculty this academic year as a Teaching Assistant in the Science Department.

2015 Kenny Dennie has joined the Webb faculty to cover for Will Walker who is on sabbatical during the spring semester. Kenny, who earned his BA in Mathematics from Pomona College in May, is teaching IM2, AP Calculus AB and helping out in our residential program, with Wednesday evening duty, weekend duty, and advisory support.

Elisa Kong graduated with honors from Columbia University, where she was named Senior Marshal, an award bestowed upon select graduating seniors for their academic and extracurricular achievement. She was also honored by the 0ulticultural Affairs oôce for her commitment to inclusion, global diversity, and social justice. During her senior year, Elisa competed in the finals of the Columbia Venture Competition with her mobile app for female mentorship. She also launched the New <ork base of a nonprofit organization that develops media literacy of young women in underserved communities through digital journalism. Elisa is currently advocating on behalf of user access to data privacy policies on Facebook and Instagram. 73

Jacqueline Withey received her baccalaureate degree of nursing at Gonzaga University and is now working in the Emergency Department. 74

It was great to see Shannon Torrance, Megan Fuelling, Eddie Bachoura and James Romero at the Los Angeles holiday event at the Jonathan Club. 75

Ziyad Duron has developed a mobile game app. Family Style is a cooperative multiplayer cooking game, where players race against the clock to assemble dishes, trade ingredients, and keep their kitchen afloat. ,tÊs fast paced and fun—and it marks =iyadÊs first entry into the competitive field of video game development. He’s now working on his MFA at New York University. Learn more about Family Style at familystyle.info.

RECORD BREAKING SUMMER FOR ALUMNI AT WEBB A DOZEN SECOND AND THIRD GENERATION WEBBIES PARTICIPATED IN THE 2019 SUMMER PROGRAMS, THE LARGEST ALUMNI TURNOUT SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2015.

ALUMNI WHOSE FAMILY MEMBERS ATTENDED INCLUDE: Tom Butterworth ’63, Orange County • Jim McCloud ’80, Chile • Evangeline Fisher Grossman ’85, Upland • Kevin O’Hearn ’86, Hong Kong • Casey McCloud Sage ’95, Nevada • Chris Bailey ’87, Ojai • Alex Hsu ’89, Taiwan • Lawrence Rhee ’89, Santa Monica • Leonard Rhee ’90, Texas • Jennifer Ishiguro ’91, Hermosa Beach • Bikram Ahluwalia ’94, Apple Valley • Raquel Diaz Cloyed ’95, Idaho

2019 SUMMER FELLOWS Thank you to our young alumni who helped with our summer program. Clockwise: Elyse Morris ’17 (St. John’s University), Nic Dodds ’17 (Kenyon College), Apollo Thomas ’17 (Pitzer College), Maddy Stoddard ’18 (Trinity University), Ryan Whithorn ’16 (Chaffey College), Leilani Aguila ’17 (Wellesley), Jonas Gerken ’17 (Tufts University), Dylan Wensley ’17 (Occidental College)

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2016 Matthew Paikis a member of the PomonaPitzer men’s basketball team that won the 2019 SCIAC championship. He also received SCIAC AllAcademic honors last year.

2017 Leilani Aguila andJordan Street ’16 traveled to Iceland for a field anthropology course at :ellesley &ollege. They are studying ,celandic culture and how it is shaped by the countryÊs landscape. 76

Lengyi Zhang was a panelist at the International )orum on ,nclusion and (quity in (ducation held by 81(6&2. Ç, shared the work done by GLCAC, which aims to create a safe campus for every /*BT4 student in &hina. ,t was very empowering to see other young /*BT advocates around the world together here to fight for their visibility at the forum.È 78

2019 Gracie Reda was a 'iscussion *roup /eader for the International 3rograms at 3itzer &ollege last summer. 6he learned about the job opportunity through the :ebb#:ork Jobs Board. She worked with the -apanese students from .obe :omenÊs 8niversity. 79

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Sarah Renfrew works at 3rice.com, a startup that uses A, technologies to catalog and match prices for enterprises and consumers. 6he was recently recognized as “star employee of the quarterÈ for onboarding over 300 retailer partners. “I started back in May as a marketing intern sending cold call emails through 6alesforce to get potential partnerships and help raise capital for the company. I learned how to test the API’s for products and improve matching for our software. At the end of -uly, the companyÊs founder asked me to stay and work for 3rice.com taking the role of Business 'evelopment. ,Êm taking a semester off and returning to the 8niversity of San Francisco in the spring. ,Êm grateful to have the opportunity to work at an amazing startup and gain firsthand experience.È 77