ALUMNI I POSITIVE PURSUITS UNFORGETTABLE BIRTHDAY ’70 Mike Bell got a birthday surprise he’ll never forget. Son Ryan (’04) flew in from Bamako, Mali, where he works at the U.S. Embassy for the State Department, and in his possession, tickets to see the Zags play in the Final Four. Pictured are Ryan and Mike with niece/granddaughter, Quinn Bell Rubin, who helped them cheer on the team from home. ▼
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A COMMANDING PRESENCE ’79 Major General Joseph Caravalho is the joint staff surgeon at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He serves as the chief medical adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Staff and the combatant commanders. He coordinates all issues related to health services, including operational medicine, force health protection, and readiness among the combatant commands, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the services.
SANJIV MORE AND FAMILY
IT’S ELECTRIC! ’83 Sanjiv More recently joined the General Electric startup Current as a strategic accounts sales manager, where he works with Fortune 50 technology companies in Silicon Valley to lower energy costs and build an intelligent environment through sensors, data analytics and predictive outcomes.
RATZERS AND MOONEYS
GETTING ZAGETTY ’92 Jane (Alexander) Ratzer wrote to say how much she and hubby Philip love getting together with another Zag match from heaven, their ’92 classmates Tim and Angela (Pfeifer) Mooney. The couples recently escaped the cold of Denver and Bellingham, Washington, respectively, for a warm weekend in Los Angeles where they visited The Getty Center. Jane and Angela were roomies at Lincoln Hall; Phil and Tim met playing lacrosse. AHOY, MATES! ’95 Alfonso Garcia Arriola, a middle school science teacher at ACCESS Academy Alternative Program in Portland, Oregon, is a Science Communication Fellow with the Ocean Exploration Trust’s 2017 Nautilus Exploration Program expedition. Arriola is among 24 educators, 19 students and one artist selected from a competitive applicant pool to set sail for the Gulf of California and the Pescadero Basin, where they will study deep-sea biology, geology and archaeology. ▼
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