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Max Lin ’99 and Huilin Jin Wedding
Jenny Herman Der ’00 Wedding
Arturo Kassel ’98 Arturo Kassel has founded a small restaurant group in San Diego by the name of Whisknladle Hospitality, which consist of four restaurants - Whisknladle and three Prepkitchens located in La Jolla, Del Mar and Little Italy. Each is known for seasonal and farm-to-table products as well as craft beers and cocktails. Arturo’s restaurants have been featured in Gourmet, Traveler Magazine, and Bon Appetit as “best restaurants” and “restaurants on the rise.” Future plans include growing the restaurant group throughout Southern California. To learn more about Arturo and Whisknladle Hospitality, visit www.wnlhosp.com. Max Lin ’99 Max Lin and Huilin Jin were married by Mr. Schuck on April 28, 2012, at the Bahia Resort Hotel. Other wedding guests included Jasmine Kung ’99, Michael Blumberg ’99, Hiroshi McDonald Mori ’99, and Paul Paradise ’99. Coach Fleischhacker facilitated their ceremonial soccer match at LJCDS the morning after the happy nuptials. Max’s team lost, which meant he had to do the dishes for one month straight. Huilin is proud to share that she scored 5 goals to Max’s 0. Amy Elghoroury ’00 Amy received her Ph.D. in French and Italian from Stanford University in June 2011. Her specialization is French and Italian novels of the 18th through 20th centuries. Amy’s dissertation, titled “The Descriptive Mode: Flaubert, Verga, Huysmans, D’Annunzio” is currently under review for publication as a book. Amy received a master’s degree in Italian Literature from Stanford in 2006. She graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with double majors in French and Italian in 2003.
Chris Swigart ’00 and Family
Alumni Class Notes Carolyn Schlicht-Corbin ’01 Wedding
Jeni Noerenberg ’01 and Greg Bartley
Matt Mothander ’01 and his wife, Colleen
Jenny Herman Der ’00 Jenny attended Whittier College, where she met her husband, Russell Der. Russell is from Canada, so they spent a lot of time apart from each other throughout their dating years. After happy hour one weeknight, he surprised her with a fake ‘Save the Date’ and popped the question! A year later, they were married at the amazingly unique Smog Shoppe in Culver City on January 21, 2012. It was everything they could have hoped for, surrounded by all of their best friends and family. They now reside in downtown Los Angeles, where they own and operate a boutique Advertising and PR firm. Chris Swigart ’00 Chris and his wife, Mary, live in a seaside town south of Boston. Chris, Mary and Christopher “Hans” Swigart (1), welcomed Anna Jane on June 14, 2012. Anna weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 18 inches long. Chris recently accepted a position as a Senior Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Alison Brooks ’02 & Casey McCracken ’02
Carolyn Schlicht-Corbin ’01 Carolyn was married to Chad Corbin in July of 2010 at All Hallows Catholic Church in La Jolla, during an intimate family ceremony while her brother, John, was on leave from Afghanistan and before Chad deployed to Afghanistan. They renewed their vows and celebrated with family and friends in Louisville, KY, on April 14, 2012. Chad is active duty military (United States Army) and they are currently living in Germany. The family picture from their wedding includes: Captain John Schlicht ’98, Susanne Schlicht (mother), Captain & Mrs. Chad Corbin and Roger Schlicht (father). Jeni Noerenberg ’01 Jeni is currently a third year anesthesiology resident at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA. She is hoping to return to San Diego in the summer, 2013 to be a regional anesthesia fellow (if they accept her!) or to start a career with aanesthesiology group. Jeni is also newly engaged! Her fiancé, Greg Bartley, is an IT guru currently working for the State Department of Technology and plans to transfer his skills to San Diego. Jeni and Greg will be married in San Diego April 2013. They are also proud owners of Shelby, an energetic Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever puppy. Matt Mothander ’01 Matt is currently serving as a Lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard. He graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2005 with a degree in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering and spent the first two years after college serving aboard a Medium Endurance Coast Guard Cutter performing law enforcement, search and rescue, and national defense missions. Matt spent the next two years studying at MIT, graduating in 2009 with a dual master’s in Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering. While in school, Matt also met and married Colleen Howard of Wellesley, MA. They currently reside in Alexandria, VA, where Matt works in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Naval Engineering’s Ship Design Division in Washington, D.C., and Colleen owns and runs an interior design firm. They are expecting their first child (a boy) in August 2012. Alison Brooks ’02 and Casey McCracken ’02 After LJCDS, Casey and Alison both attended Stanford University, where Casey double majored in math and economics and Alison majored in biology. Post-graduation, Casey stayed at Stanford to attend law school while Alison headed up to Seattle to work towards a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Washington. After receiving his JD in 2009, Casey moved up to Seattle to clerk for a federal judge for a year before starting as an associate at a law firm in Orange County. Alison finished her program this past December and moved down to Irvine at the beginning of the
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