class notes
1998
Lindsay Austin Louie lindsaylouie@stanfordalumni.org
her little sister, Lynsey Barkoff ’03, to temporarily move east to go to nursing school. WEDDINGS! Jennifer Massoni got hitched! In December, she married Ryan Pardini, an all-around awesome guy who hails from the North Bay. Castilleja alums
Kimmy Morris kimberley.morris@gmail.com BABY NEWS! Heather Washburn and her husband welcomed Alaina Marie Washburn into the world on September 29, 2010. There will be more Class of 1998 pitter patters soon, as Tara Wilstein and her husband, Joe, are expecting their first child, a daughter who will be named Cynthia. Sarah Cobey and Margaret Helmer Kroeber were on hand to celebrate at Tara’s baby shower. Margaret has graciously consented to be Cynthia’s fairy godmother! ENGAGEMENTS! Andrea Mann’s boyfriend proposed to her during Christmas 2010. They plan to get married in August 2011 in Northern California. Andrea is currently halfway through her first year of residency at University of Chicago’s adult psychiatry program. Andrea reports that she ran into Lauren Bowling on a recent flight from San Jose to Chicago. Lauren loves Chicago and is enjoying her work as a genetics counselor at a local hospital. JOBS! Kendra Barkoff is still living and working in Washington, DC and has a new post as Press Secretary for Vice President Joe Biden (see page 49 for more details). Kendra is super excited for
2002
Katherine Cooke kcooke@scu.edu Christina Nawas christina.nawas@gmail.com
Laura Vartain Horn, Kendra Barkoff, Katie Barnes, Jessica Aronson McKenzie, Keri Yen, Lanlian Szeto, Lindsay Austin Louie, Lynsey Barkoff ’03, and Caitlin Vartain ’05 all joined in
Ashley Pfefferkorn just completed her master’s degree in Systems Engineering through George Washington University.
the celebration at the Verdi Club in San Francisco, where Jenn and Ryan met the year before. The first year of marriage will bring more than an adventure or two; after Jenn graduates from Mills College with an MFA in Prose, they will relocate to Santiago, Chile, where Ryan is working for Bechtel and where Jenn will continue to write and teach English the best she can as she learns Spanish! Saludos¡ Margaret Helmer is also a newlywed! She married Blair Kroeber in the Santa Cruz mountains on October 24, 2010.
master’s degree in Marine Biology at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, and anticipates being done in 2012.
Tiffany Sih is currently working on a
Sarah Vander Ploeg Beck is in the middle of a master’s degree in education at George Washington University. She is currently doing her full-time student teaching internship at the SEED Public Charter School in southeast DC, teaching 9th Grade Ancient World History.
2003
1999
Jenny Cook jennifernicholscook@gmail.com
Katherine Sleeth katherine_sleeth@ml.com
Katherine Tincher finished her master’s degree in Interior Design at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her thesis project was a complete interior conceptual redesign of the Metreon in San Francisco, turning it into the San Francisco Center for Sustainability, including sustainability education, restaurants, green retail, and interactive
Kate Stober kes2122@columbia.edu
2000
Anjelika Deogirikar anjelika@gmail.com Claire Cummins clcummins@gmail.com
2001
Ailey Crow ailey.crow@gmail.com
’98
’98
Alums gather at Jennifer Massoni’s ’98 wedding
Alaina Marie Washburn, daughter of Heather Washburn ’98
’03 Rashida Bridges Ilegbodu ’03 with husband Ben Ilegbodu
56 | full circle
’98 Jennifer Massoni ’98 and husband Ryan Pardini
’98 Margaret Helmer ’98 and husband Blair Kroeber