’91 Desmond Chu deschu@netvigator.com Angela Teng ateng2002@kellogg.nwu.edu Christine “Rio” Gaxiola Sikes Christinegaxiola@yahoo.com Heath Van Luchene HeathRona@aol.com Sally WILLIAMSON Char les: currently lives in Tiburon, CA. She attended HKIS in her junior and senior years. She received a BS from Loyola Marymount University. Sally is now working in publishing and real estate. Berince Cheng: lives in Hong Kong. He attended HKIS in primary school with cousins Colette Cheng ’86 and Christine Cheng ’89. Brian Driscoll: currently lives in Torrance, CA. He attended HKIS from grades 11 to 12 and went on to get a BA from the University of Arizona. Stacy Lambert Hansen: presently lives in Provo, UT. She attended HKIS in high school and received a BA in theatre from UC Riverside. She works in HR, accounting and insurance. Benjamin Lee Ka Keung: http://www.saikosounds.com currently lives in Guangdong Province in China. He attended HKIS from grades 2 to 11. He received an associate in science degree from Manchester Community College. Benjamin is now working in childhood education. Jackie Keegan: I am now in Guinea, West Africa, working for the UNHCR, until June. I completed law school in December 2002, and from 1998 until the end of 1999 was working in Zambia, also with refugees. My partner, Christoph, is German, and is currently in Sudan with MSF, although we are planning to spend the last three months of the year together in Sydney. I am looking forward to, the third quarter of the year when I will be completing my college of law requirements via the internet from my parent’s house in
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Thailand, and to spring and summer in Australia. I have no idea what will happen after that, but I am looking forward to finding out... Mieka Rhoades: presently lives in Bloomington, MN. She attended HKIS from grades 7 to 12. She received a BS in environmental science from the University of California, Berkeley and a juris doctorate from the University of Oregon School of Law.
of DragonTales. Me, my siblings, and my parents, all attended or taught at My sister Annie’s graduation from Wheaton College in May of 2003. From the left are Walt, Wendy and Christoph (HoashiErhardt), Bethany, Annie, Martin, and Gretchen Erhardt.
Laur a Ivey: now lives in Los Angeles, CA. She attended HKIS in her junior and senior years. She received a BA from Auburn University and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Laura is now working as an entertainment attorney. Alan Liu: presently lives in Ontario, Canada. He attended HKIS in high school. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree from the University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey school of business. Jennifer Martin: currently lives in Oakland, California. She attended HKIS from R1 to grade 12 and went on to get a bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and then a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California. Ruth Neighbors: attended HKIS in grades 11 and 12. She has a BA from Brown University, and is now working as a web editor. She has moved from New York City to Greenwich, Connecticut. Doug Baum is based in San Diego, Califor nia. He attended HKIS in grades 5 - 8. He has a BA from Wabash College and a DDS and MsD from the Indiana University School of Dentistr y. He now works in or thodontics. His sister Stephanie ’85 also attended HKIS. Alan Watt: presently lives in San Francisco, CA. She attended HKIS from grades 1 through 12 with brother John Watt ’88. She received a BA from Villanova University. Mar tin Erhar dt: Greetings from Valparaiso, Indiana! I ver y much enjoyed reading the latest edition
This was taken during the summer of 2002. From the left are Gretchen, Martin, Bethany, Christoph (HoashiErhardt), Annie, Walt, and Wendy (Hoashi-Erhardt). Our family was at HKIS as students and teachers between 1982 and 1991.
HKIS between 1982 to 1991. My father Walt taught chemistry at HKIS and was the chairman of the high school science department for part of that time. I enrolled at Valparaiso University, and emerged from my cocoon as a chemistry major in 1996. The chemistr y depar tment at the University of Illinois then consented to take me on as a PhD student, where I spent my time coming up with new ways to make computer chips out of rocks. After receiving my PhD in 2001, I spent eight glorious months as an intern at Tillers International in Kalamazoo, Michigan, applying my newfound knowledge to the field of subsistence agriculture. In 2002, I joined the faculty of Valparaiso University. I had a wonderful time with my former HKIS classmates at the Class of 1991 10 Year Reunion in New York two years ago, and encourage you to let me know if anyone would like to get together for a weekend in the Chicago area. It’s been great seeing Jim Handrich and Bill Wehrenberg during their annual visits to Valparaiso, and we here at VU are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Jan We s t r i ck when she moves
here from HKIS this summer to become the chairman of our education department. Heath Van Luchene: My brother Corey and his wife Cindi will be expecting a baby around middle of June 2004. Corey is from the class of 1993. For the last couple of years I have worked for Custer State Park in South Dakota and for the Yellowstone Mountain Club in Big Sky, Montana. Currently I am working for the Riverside Country Club in Bozeman, Montana. Sabina Wong Sutch: After the successful launch of her own swimwear brand “Sabina Swims” last year, Sabina Wong Sutch opened a boutique showroom on May 12 in Hong Kong featuring her own swimwear, resort and holiday wear, as well as other designers’ duds from the region. On sale is everything from kaftans to hats, to children’s suits to match with mom. Housed in a 1930’s colonial walk up, the Sabina Swims shop is a unique outlet with a bit of Hong Kong’s history. For all your next ‘fun in the sun’ needs go to Sabina Swims, 99F Wellington Street, 1st Floor, just past Habibi restaurant. Visit www.sabinaswims.com for more information.
’92 Timothy Chen Timothy.Chen@morganstanley.com Iain McGlashan iain@redliquorice.com
of Helsinki, Finland. Joanna is now working as an environmental manager. Hilary Lahey: is based in New York City. She has a degree in education from Miami University. Regina C. Rodriguez: currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. She attended HKIS from middle to high school with brother Ramon C. Rodriguez ’96. Patrick Tsai: is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He attended HKIS from R1 through grade 12. He received a BA in psychology from Claremont Mckenna College and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. Patrick now works in a shipping/high technology start-up. Christopher Lok: On November 29 th, off the pier of Catalina Island, CA, I asked Josephine to marry me. Our wedding will be in Chicago on September 5 th 2004. Things are going well for me. Aside from work and helping with wedding planning, I’ve also started my MBA at DePaul University and am dabbling in real estate.
Yee Kee Lam: I got married in Malibu (2/29), Singapore (3/6) and Taiwan (3/25), took a honeymoon in Maldives, and spent time with family and friends in Singapore and Taiwan.
Timothy Greg timgregg@hotmail.com
William Everett Black: currently lives in Washington, DC. He attended HKIS from grade 3 until high school with sister Melanie Black ’99. He received a BA in economics, French and music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an MA in applied economics from the same university. William is now working in public policy research.
Amy Ruhter Aruhter@iesabroad.org
Alice Vun Lai Han-Carlsson: now lives in New Brighton, MN.
Tim Gr e gg and Amy Ruhter McMillan: Amy and I have decided to try something a tad different this time round: no blurb! Instead, we have a few pictures from classmates. Thibaut Williams is a public health expert living in the Congo. Thibaut finds the work challenging and extremely rewarding.
Shannon Jephson-Her nandez: currently lives in Kent, WA. She attended HKIS in grade 4 and high school. “I will be quitting my current job to have our third child, & then will be retur ning to college to study elementary education.”
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Mervin Chun: currently lives in San Francisco CA. He attended HKIS from his sophomore until his senior year. Joanna KUNTONEN-van’t Riet: currently lives in Mpumalanga, South Africa. She attended HKIS in grades 10 and 11. She received a BSc in ecology from the University of Guelph, Canada and a MSc in environmental protection sciences from the University
Erica Cheah: Hey all ’93’ers! It’s been a busy winter for me! I’ve been spending my weekends snowboarding at Ontario’s biggest resort, Blue Mountain. I am an instructor there, and have been working towards getting my next level of certification. Not only that, but some photos of me have been published in a Canadian Kayak magazine (attached photo). Other than that, I have been busy working, playing other spor ts, and getting ready for my trip this summer back to Asia (Malaysia and Singapore). It’s been a busy year so far! Hope everyone else is keeping well.
Christopher Mills-Winkler: attended HKIS in grades 2, 3, 10-12. He received a BA in international relations from the University of San Diego, and now works in pharmaceutical sales in Chicago. His siblings are Jonathan ’97 and Jennifer ’01. Eli Johannsson: currently lives in Manitoba CA. He attended HKIS from his sophomore until his senior year in high school.
“Now I know how Kurtz felt”
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