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“It’s been a thrill to contribute to a show on primetime television that has had such a tremendous impact on popular culture.” –MIKE MINADEO
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Katherine Marsh writes, “Last summer, I moved to Brussels with my husband, Julian, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and our two children. After many years covering defense in Washington, including several wars, Julian figured we’d kick back and eat waffles for a few years while he wrote about European security and the kids learned French. But after the lockdown and terror attacks, massive refugee crisis, and new Cold War later, our lives have turned out to be slightly less calm and leisurely than we imagined. On the bright side, the waffles are good, and after eight months in a Belgian school, Sasha, 8, and Natalia, 5, have started correcting our lousy French. In domestic news, I’m thrilled to report the publication of my fourth book for children, The Door By the Staircase (Disney). It’s a fairytale adventure with a witch, kids, magic and cooking, perfect for ages 8 and up.”
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Charlie Dixon joined 21st Century Fox in August of this year as the executive vice president of content for cable networks Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2. He oversees all content, development and production for the two networks. Prior to taking on his role at Fox Sports, Charlie most recently was the senior vice president of development for NBC News and MSNBC.
Jill Santopietro Panall writes, ”Last April, I started my own HR consulting firm called 21Oak HR Consulting, specializing in outsourced HR services for small businesses. I’m looking forward to helping any Choaties who can use some HR assistance. I was also lucky and excited to appear on the long-running quiz game show Jeopardy! in February 2016. It was a great opportunity to reconnect with classmate Dr. Neville Anderson ’93 who was able to attend my J! taping. I won a total of $28,400 over two days and will forever get to say that I’m a Jeopardy! Champion.”
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Serena Torrey Roosevelt and her family recently moved from New York City to the Bay Area where she and her husband, Ted, are both studying at Stanford. They and their three children are thoroughly enjoying the area’s beautiful weather and entrepreneurial spirit, and they love having a back yard for the first time in any of their lives. They would love to connect with other Bay Area Choaties.
’95 James Kaiser writes, “In celebration of the National Park Service Centennial, I’ve published updates of my national park guidebooks. These include Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and Acadia national parks. Five percent of the profits of my Acadia book will be donated to the Friends of Acadia (the nonprofit partner of the park).” jameskaiser.com LEFT Mike Minadeo ’90 is a
BOTTOM RIGHT 2015 Annual
game designer and consultant for the Survivor TV reality show. RIGHT Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek and Jill Santopietro Panall ’93, contestant and champion who won a total of $28,400 over two days on the show. BOTTOM LEFT James Kaiser ’95 kayaking on Jackson Lake in Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Hong Kong Christmas Gathering. Top row, from left, Jason Lo ’95, Lambert Lau ’97, Henry Lau ’02, and Geoffrey Kao ’96. Second row, from left, Janet Lee ’95, Sandy Wan ’90, Derek Yu ’94, Angela Fan ’98, Davina Chang ’92, Cheline Yau ’98, Maria Cheng ’96, Grace Kao ’94, Angela Wu ’92, Jennifer Yu ’99, Roland Yau ’00, Douglas Lam ’94, and Jada Lam ’92. Front row, from left, Simone Chao ’00, Betty Hu ’06, and Anne Cheng ’07.