class notes
’89
’85 An Easter egg hunt with the families of Astrid Shorthouse-Spencer ’85, Kristin Young Gilbert ’85, and Ann Mays Silverberg ’85
Lynne Cavender ’89 in the Aloha state
’84 Colleen Haight ’84 and Stephen Meller
’89 Tara Desautels ’89 with her husband Colin, son Travers, and new daughter Rita
’89
’89
Allison Marston Danner ’89 swearing in as a judge for the Santa Clara County Superior Court
Jessica Collins Lonergan ’89 with her husband Frank and daughter Dixie at the Castilleja Opening Day Tie Ceremony
1986
civics, and geography to middle school students, and her son, Jasper, just entered kindergarten.
Laura Greene Wilkin lwilkin@cipa.org
Kathleen Quinlen Brown reports, “I am
1987 ’87
Sonja Hellman Bogumill sonjabogumill@yahoo.com Jennifer Breakstone Kabatchnik is
Aly Anderson ’87 receiving her master’s degree in history
Colleen Haight is thrilled to return to California, where she teaches economics at San Jose State University after a two-year leave of absence to work with a think tank in Washington, DC. In December she will marry Stephen Meller in a small family ceremony.
1985
Kristin Young Gilbert kristigilbert@sbcglobal.net Astrid Shorthouse-Spencer spent Easter this year with the families of Kristin Young Gilbert and Ann Mays Silverberg. “We took this great picture of our kids together as they prepared for the Easter egg hunt! Pictured above are Danielle Gilbert, Alexia Silverberg, Cole Gilbert, Zach Silverberg, Vivienne Gilbert, Marlo Spencer, Mia Spencer, and Jamie Spencer.”
80 | full circle
currently living in Rockridge, CA, with her husband Edan, son Ethan (8), and daughter Sabrina (4 1⁄2). “We recently celebrated our tenth anniversary and spent 10 days as a family in Hawaii. I also had an incredibly fun night out this summer in San Francisco with fellow graduates Kirstin Lynch and Amy Walton Groome.”
Linda Frenster Jackson is enjoying life in Colorado with her three kids and her Mini Aussie puppy, Jessie. “This year I have a sophomore and two in middle school. We volunteer at National Mill Dog Rescue and keep busy with soccer, dance, sewing, and learning to drive! I hike daily and am active on several committees at my kids’ school, The Colorado Springs School—which, like Casti, is an independent school. Life is good!!”
still living in Sacramento with my husband, Devin, and our daughter, Madelyn. I work as an in-house senior litigator practicing construction defect litigation. My husband works for IBM and Maddy, a sophomore, is in a humanities and international studies program at our local high school. We like to play tennis, ride bikes, and have fun in the mountains. I am still a member of the National Ski Patrol at Northstar, which keeps me busy on winter weekends. We like to travel, too, when we can get a chunk of time with no other commitments.”
Kristen French-Staples has been keeping busy: “I am still working in the digital and social media field here in London. I have, however, taken up painting again in the last year. I am dusting off my brushes after a 20-year hiatus and enjoying it as a hobby. Other than that, my family and I are well and happy.”
1988
Lara Kasser Stone lara@nas-inc.com
Aly Anderson was awarded a master’s
Alexandra Dumas alexandra92@stanfordalumni.org
degree in history this August from Southern Connecticut State University. She is currently teaching English,
Kat Beyer’s novel, The Demon Catchers of Milan, was published on August 28