Photos, clockwise left to right: Patrick Jackson ’08 and Marie (Raffo) Jackson ’11; Marc Yu ’07 and Claire (Munzer) Yu ’08 were married by Fr. Bob Haberman; Jenna Hunt ’08 and Nicholas Abraham; Amanda (Drumheller) Smith ’07 and Shaun Smith; Claire (Neenan) Schwartz ’08 and Mark Schwartz
Grangaard Political Action Award at the Occupational Therapy Association Conference in Sacramento this year. The award recognizes a member of the association who has made significant contributions in promoting occupational therapy in the political arena.
THE TORCH SUMMER 2016 | Class Notes
Amy (Crockett) Willemsen ’05 and Matt Willemsen ’05 welcomed their second son, Nathaniel Davis Willemsen, on October 2, 2015. Big bother Marshall could not be more proud.
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Melisa Reyes ’06 is a counselor and volleyball coach for the Hawaii State Department of Education and Maui recruiting coordinator for Summer Institutes. Amanda (Drumheller) Smith ’07 met her husband, Shaun, in her senior year of high school. They married in 2014 and Kaylee (Carroll) Miller ’07 was one of her bridesmaids. Amanda and Shaun live in South Pasadena, California with their dog. Amanda is
the director of mental health services at Aviva Family and Children's Services in Los Angeles—a 36-bed residential facility for severely emotionally disturbed teenage girls. She became a licensed MFT in October 2014. Jennifer (Simonson) Fallo ’07 and her husband Erik welcomed their third child, Reagan Hope Fallo, on November 20, 2015. Marc Yu ’07 and Claire (Munzer) Yu ’08 were married by Fr. Bob Haberman on August 22, 2015 at the Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park, Calif. Martin Tabije ’11 was best man and CJ Singson ’07 was a groomsman. Marc is the online and print designer for Cal Alumni Association at UC Berkeley and Claire is a production coordinator, DVD Sector at Pixar. Claire (Neenan) Schwartz ’08 married Mark Schwartz on May 30, 2015 at Deer Park Villa. Jena Hunt ’08 was the maid of honor and
Dominican’s career services manager Vanessa Ioannides was a bridesmaid. Claire is the alumni communications manager at Dominican and Mark is the director of content and social media at The Wiseman Group. Jena Hunt ’08 married Nicholas Abraham on December 19, 2015 at the Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco with a reception following at Greens. Claire Schwartz ’08 was her bridesmaid. Jena and Nick live in Los Angeles with their one-eyed Chihuahua named Boombi. Jena is a writer for magazines and online publications, and Nick is a doctor of emergency medicine at the LAC and USC Medical Center. Patrick Jackson ’08 married Marie (Raffo) Jackson ’11 on June 26, 2015 at the Vine Hill House at O'Connell Vineyards. They live in San Francisco. Patrick is the vice principal at Vallemar Elementary School in Pacifica, and Marie is an art approver at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates in Santa Rosa.