transferred to George Washington University to major in Intl. Relations. She ended up working on Capitol Hill and joining the PEACE CORP., stationed in Mali. When she returned, she lived in Washington DC, fell in love and got married. Lee and her husband moved home to the San Francisco Bay Area and she got an MBA in Finance. She worked for a few decades in Finance and Real Estate Finance, but her main role has been motherhood. Her two girls are all grown up now. One is working for Google and the other is in graduate school. Lee is divorced and living in Mill Valley CA now. She’s involved in theatre (going, performing, writing), hikes, does paddle board, and skiing. Contact Lee (Palmer) Aubry, at leeaubry@comcast.net
CAROLE RIORDAN CLASS OF '81
Carole is currently living in Las Vegas. Both her children, Robert 21 and Brigitte 18 have left the nest. Robert is a musical theater major at Webster University in St Louis, class of 2016. Look for him on Broadway in the next 5 years. Brigitte attends Prescott College in Arizona. She is studying environmental
science & social justice. Carole is in the process of earning her credentials for counselor/ advisor K-12. She hopes to head back East. She plays Words with Friends with Astrid Bertoncini (Orellana) and has maintained their AUP friendship throughout the years. Carole is Facebook friends with many AUP alumni. She misses her days here. Eight years ago, she visited Paris and showed her kids all her old haunts. It was wonderful. If anyone visits Vegas, contact her at 702-374-3044.
DONALD GWIRA CLASS OF '85
Airtel Ghana’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Donald Gwira picked up the prestigious accolade of Public Relations Discovery of the Year at the Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards held at the Banquet hall in Accra. Prior to Airtel, he handled Corporate Communications for Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd., and held other positions including Communications Manager for West Africa at Sightsavers International. During his tenure, he was recognized as part of 36 exemplary leaders in a book entitled Leading Coherently: Reflections from Leaders around the
World. Along with his time at AUP, Donald received a Master’s Degree in Political Science & International Relations from Howard University in Washington, DC.
KAREN DEANS CLASS OF '86
Karen graduated from ACP with a degree in Art History, having been instructed by the phenomenal team of Burhan, Weinmann, Baltay, Wanklyn, & Beaufort. Since then, she married her husband, Bob Deans, and moved to Tokyo for four years, where they started raising a family. The family moved to Bethesda, MD, in 1991, and now their children are all grown up! Karen has worked as a journalist, started her own art business (woodentile. com) and has written two books for children. Her most recent, SWING SISTERS: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, is a picture book about the first inter-racial female jazz band of the 1940’s.More information can be found at karendeans.com. Karen also works as a scenic painter at a local children’s theater. Her college years in Paris hold some of her fondest memories and she would love to do it again.
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