Wyatt Steffen Coulston and Holly Van Gundy welcomed their daughter Elyse Suni Van Gundy on June 18, 2011 in Bellevue, WA. Elyse arrived weighing 4 lbs. 13 oz. and measuring 18 ¼”.
Todd Silver (MT-06) put his maritime career on hold to join the Peace Corps. Todd has been helping the teachers at the local school, but is focused mainly on the environmentally sustainable resource management aspect of rural development. He has been helping people install rainwater collection tanks, clean up the existing water storage tanks, and helping neighboring communities find new sources of water with a minimal impact on the environment. He hopes everyone is doing well at home and abroad, as far as grads from CMA do wander and as far as those who have yet to spread their wings will go. The perspective one gets from a place like CMA makes their potential limitless.
CLASS OF 2008 Class Scribe: Leila Barangan, leilabarangan@yahoo.com
Elyse Van Gundy Christopher Hammond and his wife Christina welcomed their daughter Ava Marie Hammond on June 23, 2011. The family is doing well and will be relocating to Bainbridge Island, WA.
Gustavo Carrillo and Stephen Carpio have joined MK2 Engineers in Napa as a Mechanical Design Engineers. Primary responsibilities for Gustavo and Stephen will include: retrofits, replacements, and/or upgrades to existing systems; equipment selection; design and layout; field investigations; feasibility analysis; and energy design.
CLASS OF 2009 Class Scribe: Joseph Swindel, jswindel@gmail.com Benjamin Marchal has opened his own sail loft, Marchal Sailmakers, in Alameda. Benjamin has been a sailmaker for over 25 years, both here in the Bay Area as well as internationally. He also spent several years with the Italian America’s Cup team Prada as one of their sailmakers, traveling with the team between Italy and New Zealand. Drue Kasper received a letter of commendation from the US Coast Guard’s Captain of the Port, San Francisco Sector for his heroic actions on June 10, 2011. On that day, as Kasper was standing watch aboard the M/V SANDRA HUGH, he rescued two children in the frigid San Francisco Bay who were thrown from a capsized sailing vessel. Kasper maneuvered his tug in close proximity to the children, threw a life line, and quickly pulled them to safety. Captain Cynthia Stowe commended him for his unselfish actions and steadfast service that are in keeping with the highest traditions of humanitarian service.
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Ava Hammond Gustavo Carrillo Ben Okazaki (MT-06) is still with the Military Sealift Command and just obtained his Chief Mate license. Even before the ink was dry on his new license, they temporarily promoted Ben and recently assigned him to the USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) as chief mate. Stephen Carpio
Brandi Lakey and husband Mark Rafael welcomed their son Micah Richard Rafael on June 10, 2011. Micah arrived weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. and measuring 19”.
Micah Rafael
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