Alumnotes

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1959

(Photo 1) cArol lex tAnner ‘59 - “Here’s an interesting happening in my life recently. For decades, one of my bucket list items has been to meet a current or past president in person, regardless of which political party. This year my daughter made my wish come true by buying tickets to attend a Bill and Hillary Clinton speaking event at The Forum in April. Not only were we seated in the second row, but we also had a oneon-one meet and greet with the former President and Secretary of State. It was a very special moment.”

1960’s

doreen Belfiore ZAkAr ‘61, and her husband, Ken, have celebrated their 50th anniversary. Both are retired teachers who enjoy traveling and spending time with their three sons and their families.

1970’s

eliZABeth flores ‘79 - “I am proud to announce that my fourth grade boys raised over $50 from recycling plastic bottles in order to protect their chosen endangered species, the rockhopper penguin. We were recognized by the World Wildlife Fund, Jane Goodall, and the Norton Simon Museum. Young people CAN make a difference!”

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2000’s

(Photo 2) heAther sinclAir Wood ‘02

and her husband, Eric, welcomed their second child, son Rowan Thomas Wood, on May 22, 2019. Rowan joins big brother, Wyatt, who is four years old.

(Photo 3) kristen stone ‘03 works for KPIX Channel 5 News in San Francisco as a Producer and recently won an Emmy for her news segment.

(Photo 4) lieZel deguZmAn ‘07 - “I received my Masters in Education at California State University, Northridge where I’m a dance professor. I am also the dance director for the Universal Studios 5 Towers City Walk Stage. I choreographed and danced for WNBA Los Angeles Sparks, NBA Los Angeles Clippers, World of Dance, and Universal Studios Hollywood. I will be getting married in August 2019.”

kAren devAdoss ’09 pursued medical school in southern India at SRM Medical College and Research Center. After working as a resident for one year in India, she returned home to California to complete her boards exam and training in US rotations. She then obtained her Assistant Physician license to practice family medicine in Missouri, where she traveled every weekend to help underserved populations. Now, she has been

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accepted into her first choice for family medicine residency training at Eisenhower Medical Center near Palm Springs, California.

ArAm nAmAvAr ‘09 is an incoming Internal Medicine Resident Physician at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). Following graduation from Providence, he matriculated at UCLA then completed a Master’s of Science in Global Medicine at USC, MBA Fellowship at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and is completing medical school at the Loyola University Chicago - Stritch School of Medicine. He is pursuing a career as an academic hospitalist.

(Photo 5) shAnnon stone ‘09 just wrapped two seasons on “American Idol” as the Assistant Accountant. Other projects she’s worked on include “Big Little Lies,” “Ad Astra,” and “Grace and Frankie.”

AnnA ter-ZAkAriAn ‘09 was accepted into USC and majored in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention with a minor in Natural Science. Concurrently, she also received an MS in Global Medicine, working on vaccination implementation projects with the United Nations in fulfillment of her degree and was chosen as the keynote speaker of her graduating class at USC.

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Anna was subsequently accepted into the dual MD/MBA program at the USC Keck School of Medicine and Marshall School of Business where she has since conducted consulting projects in quality improvement initiatives for several healthcare institutions, including the Keck Hospital of USC, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLS), and Kaiser Permanente. For the past three years, she has also been actively engaged in helping the children of Armenia though the Armenian Eyecare Project, organizing and facilitating mission trips to prevent and treat childhood blindness. Other causes she has volunteered for include the non-profit organization Datev Outreach, providing supportive services to families affected by domestic violence. In addition, she has worked in high impact labs both at USC Dornsife as well as CHLA studying histone regulated DNA replication and molecular profiling of retinoblastoma tumor cells.

Anna was recently accepted into her first choice Internal Medicine program at UCSD. She is driven by her mission to provide compassionate care for all

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– regardless of origin or ability. Anna looks back with humility, gratitude, and joy upon reflection of her four years at Providence knowing they helped lay the strong foundation for the journey forward.

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2010’s

(Photo 6) dAnielle domingueZ ‘14 - “I graduated [in May 2019] from Claremont McKenna College with my B.A. in Literature and History with Departmental Honors and I was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. I also received a Fulbright Fellowship and I will be teaching English in Cyprus for a year before I head off to Cornell Law School!”

derek sheA ‘15 graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on June 16th, 2019 with a Bachelor’s Degree in History with a Minor in Spanish. He will begin Cal Poly’s MBA program in the fall of 2019.

(Photo 7) emily velAndiA ‘16 - “I graduated from the Johns Hopkins University this [past] spring (an entire year early) with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and in English. I graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa (“America’s most prestigious academic honor society” - www.pbk.org) and Psi Chi (the International Honor Society in Psychology), with departmental honors in English and was on the Dean’s List. I will be working as a Behavioral Technician and as a Research Assistant before I apply to PhD programs in Clinical Psychology.”

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We love to hear about all of the wonderful things our alumni are experiencing!

Please keep us updated about your lives post PHS. Send updates and photos to Allison Hastings Knowles ‘99 at Allison.Knowles@providencehigh.org.