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A mini Casti reunion at the wedding of Susan Ryan Tighe ’91
Kimberly Williams-Guillén ’91 studying wildlife
Erika Sattler Westrate ’93 with her family
1990
and is currently living in Mountain View. Many Casti graduates attended the wedding, including Casey Cadile, Anna
Hayward. She recently went to France with Betsy Gilliland and will be volunteering this fall on a reconstructive surgery trip to Mali in West Africa. In her spare time she performs in a Brazilian dance company.
Christina Koo Van Zandt christinavz@gmail.com A six-year veteran of East Palo Alto’s Ravenswood Family Health Center, Shanti Perkins Gayle is currently working at their satellite clinic, Belle Haven, located in Menlo Park. She juggles her part-time position as a general internal medicine physician with other important duties, such as family chauffeur and household manager for two lovely daughters: Sulia (pronouced Su-LEE-ah) Marie Evadne (born June 1, 2008) and Zahra Jasmine Rosalie (born January 20, 2006). And, last we heard, Shanti, her husband, Richard, and her daughters were planning a trip to Kenya for her sister Maya Perkins ’92’s wedding!
Marcee Rogers Chapman has had a busy year: “I’m finishing up coursework on my Ph.D. in Education Policy and Reform. I am looking forward to starting my dissertation this spring. This past summer I was thrilled to come home to the Bay Area while I conducted research at the Public Policy Institute of California in San Francisco. In my free time, I’m enjoying being with my daughters and running.” Having not spent more than two weeks at a time in the U.S. since 1992, Joanna Busza was based in Washington, DC, for eight weeks this fall. “I was on study leave from my university from September 12-November 5, living in Dupont Circle and rediscovering American life (and politics). I enjoyed cafes, decent bagels, Mexican food, and visiting the national museums and monuments. I did not enjoy the frenzy brewing in DC in the lead-up to the next election....”
1991
Sarah Bourne Lamb sjbourne@gmail.com Susan Ryan Tighe susanryantighe@gmail.com Susan Ryan Tighe married Eugene Tighe on July 2, 2011 in San Francisco
Pousho, Karen Phipps Anderson ’90, Bridget O’Malley Baldwin ’90, Diana Gregory Horner, Sarah Bourne Lamb, Michele Harari Goldwasser, Rebecca Barker, and Rita Patel Parasnis. Shami Sudanagunta Ravi is amazed how time flies: “I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since Casti. In the meantime, I became a genetic counselor, am now staying home with my three kids, and have been busy getting involved at their school, Sacred Heart Atherton.”
Kimberly Williams-Guillén sends greetings from the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua! “I’m writing this note from the town of Bluefields, where I am conducting conservation workshops with Paso Pacífico, a NGO dedicated to protecting marine and forest resources in this extremely awesome country! I have been working with Paso Pacífico since its founding in 2005, and am now the Director of Conservation Science. When I’m not here in the field studying bats, bugs, and everything in between, I’m a professor part-time at the University of Washington Bothell, where I teach ecology and general biology. Becca Price ’93 is one of my many fantastic colleagues! I’m based in Seattle these days, where I live with my husband (also a professor at the University of Washington) and our two spoiled cats.”
Donielle Wallace Prince is back on the West Coast: “After living on the East Coast for many years, I am now living in Sacramento and working as a researcher for the Center for Teacher Quality, an institute of the California State University Chancellor’s Office.”
Stephanie Huang Tsai is staying connected to Casti: “I recently started my own beauty and lifestyle PR consultancy called ‘Ink & Press’ and hired a recent Castilleja grad, Samantha Chang ’10, as a summer intern.” Ramona Rico lives in Oakland and is practicing as a general pediatrician in
1992
Laila Haq Collins collinslaila@gmail.com
1993
Courtney Dyar cdyarsf@hotmail.com Lauren Carreker Leary laureneliseleary@gmail.com Jessica Diamond Rozen shares some exciting news: “David and I, along with our daughters, Lucy and Clara, welcomed our third little girl, Josephine, into the world December 27, 2010, in the middle of a typical Rhode Island blizzard.” Erika Westrate Sattler is celebrating her 10th year living in northern Colorado: “I spend my days homeschooling my two kids, Gage (5) and Ciel (3), growing and preserving my own food, and remaining politically active at the local level. My hubby of ten years and I continue to operate our landscape design/construction business, in addition to instructing firearms training classes on the side.”
1994
Jennifer Cady Logan skinbyjennifer@gmail.com Kim Bowen Rust writes, “I am living in DeLand, Florida with my husband, Josh, and our baby boy, Quinn (10 months old in December)! I am loving being a mom and am very happy. I have a private therapy practice and am enjoying having voluntary clients for a change! We were able to visit California for a week in July 2011 and really enjoyed catching up with Michelle Forgy Ellis and Sehba Zhumkawala Ali and their wonderful kids and husbands! Miss you Casti!”
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