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Class Notes
CLASS OF 1948
Sister Susannah Malar-
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key In May 2022, Tilda Thompson ’64 (Matilda Mueller Thompson), Betsy Zell ’64 (Elizabeth Crawford Zell), and Sister Susannah Malarkey ’48 drove to Lodi, California, to visit
Joanne Boyson Bar-
kley ’64, who still has very limited mobility from her dreadful fall a few months ago. They had a delightful drive up to Lodi, catching
Elizabeth Anders ’64
Troy Benander, on March 27, 2022. Sheila also celebrated her first hole in one on the golf course!
CLASS OF 1964
Elizabeth (Bowe) Anders
Elizabeth (Bowe) Anders ’64 shares photos of her time spent traveling to Antarctica and to the pyramids in Egypt.
CLASS OF 1968
Jennifer (Lawrence) Strohmaier
From 1995 until 2020, Jennifer (Lawrence) Strohmaier ‘68 served as a member of the UC Davis, County of San Mateo CAL Aggie Alumni Scholarship Committee, which reviews, selects, interviews, and recommends high school students and community college student scholarship applicants based on their leadership essays. She says, “It was a very interesting opportunity to keep abreast of what the younger generations were thinking and doing in their communities. As I read the student essays I always wondered how young seniors from San Domenico compared with those in San Mateo County.” Jennifer continued to read leadership essays for UC Davis through June of 2021. When Jennifer is not working in her businesses, she enjoys being a member of the Sun Lakes Garden Club, where she has the opportunity to socialize on garden day trips throughout Arizona and listen to guest speakers on a variety of gardening topics. Jennifer recounts, “This is a quote that was on a slide shared yesterday at the garden club: ‘Weeds (wild foods) are in every country of the world, so it’s beyond me why there is world hunger. An entire civilization is walking on their food.’ That quote reminded me of San Domenico’s Garden of Hope and sustainability.” Currently, as a Bra Fit Specialist with Essential Bodywear, Jennifer makes donations to Project Uplift, where help is provided to the I Support the Girls organization.
up and then spending quality time with Joanne. They relished being together, sharing a meal, and recounting all of the memories that fill their over 50 years of close friendship.
CLASS OF 1961
Sheila (Anater) Ralston
Sheila (Anater) Ralston ’61 welcomed her first great-grandchild, Calvin
Paige Peterson ’70 with HRH Prince Turki Bin Talal Al Saud
CLASS OF 1970
Paige (Wiley) Peterson
Paige (Wiley) Peterson ’70 recently spent about three months in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She is writing a total of six articles about her adventures. The first article can be accessed at www.newyorksocialdiary.
Lisa N. Douglass ’71
Bee Kilgore ’73
they were able to share a lovely evening together. are Olga ’72 with Maria Cecilia ’72, Wanden ’73, and Wanden’s partner, Judge Faye D’Opal, ret., from their dinner together. They stopped to visit with Olga on their way home from an All-Women Sailing Rendezvous in Grenada. There were seven boats
and 70 women, and each boat had a female captain, chef, and first mate. Wanden recalls, “Women came from all over the U.S. and Canada. It was an absolutely fabulous adventure and one I would highly recommend. Thanks to
Sally-Christine Rodgers
(’74), who introduced me to the captain.”
com/a-tour-of-an-ancientland-in-the-21st-century/.
CLASS OF 1971
Lisa N. Douglass
Lisa N. Douglass ’71 continues her good work for the University of the Pacific and increasing her grapes and animals at her Woodbridge Farm.
“Life continues to bless me.” Lisa N. Douglass pictured with her three granddaughters: Merritt (6), Emerson (3), and Harper (4 months). “Future SD girls!”
CLASS OF 1971
Kathy Bryan Hampton
Kathy Bryan Hampton ‘71 is a grandmother! Emily Atherton Brown Hampton was born May 17, 2022, weighing 7.8 pounds. Congratulations, Kathy!
CLASS OF 1973
Bee Kilgore (Marilynn Kilgore-Wong)
Bee Kilgore ’73 has taken up the fastest-growing sport in the United States—pickleball! Bee is now a U.S. Open Pickleball Champion and U.S. National Pickleball Champion. Bee is still living in Danville and enjoys keeping in touch with several of her SD friends. They laugh that they are all getting “OLD! But still going strong!”
Emily Hampton, grandchild of Kathy Bryan Hampton ’71 Wanden Treanor ’73, Maria Cecilia Vilaseca ’72, Olga Wiese Pereira ’72, and Faye d’Opal, Wanden’s partner
CLASS OF 1973
Wanden Treanor
Recently, Wanden Treanor ’73 visited with
Olga Wiese Pereira ’72
in Key Biscayne, Florida. Wanden had the good fortune to overlap with
Maria Cecilia Vilaseca
’72 in Key Biscayne and
CLASS OF 1982
Meehyun (Kim) Kurtzman
Meehyun (Kim) Kurtzman ’82 recently celebrated her 40th reunion at San Domenico. She had a wonderful time catching up with her former classmates and enjoyed cocktails at the Alumni Evening Reception on April 29, 2022, with Kati Rocky ’82 and
Marcella (Anderlini)
Churchill ’78.
welcomed her daughter Luca into the world at the end of 2021. Mariel and her family have also recently moved to Fairfax!
CLASS OF 1995
Christie Lafranchi
Two and a half years ago, Christie Lafranchi ’95 took on her first pro bono immigration case through Catholic Charities in New York City. Her client was seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). Her client persevered through a pandemic, a yearlong court closure, and multiple setbacks. Finally, the day before he aged out of immigration status, the court referee signed the order finding him eligible for SIJS, and the application was submitted to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Christie is so happy that she could play a small
role in helping this person and his family. She says, “If you are thinking about volunteering in some way, do it!”
Meehyun Kurtzman ’82, Marcella Churchill ’78, Kati Rocky ’82
CLASS OF 2005
Mariel Vandersteel
Mariel Vandersteel ’05
Terri Lin ’08
CLASS OF 2008
Terri Lin
Terri Lin ’08 was recently married in Hawaii, on May 7, 2022.
CLASS OF 2009
Hortensia Suleeman
Hortensia Suleeman ’09 has returned to California after calling New York City home for the last 12 years. Following her graduation from New York University, Hortensia began her career in marketing working for advertising agencies in Manhattan as a media strategy manager for brands such as IBM, Comcast, and Chanel. During her last few years of living in New York, Hortensia worked in-house at Tiffany & Co.’s global corporate headquarters, managing international media and brand partnerships.
Most recently, she was offered the opportunity to join Google in Los Angeles, where she currently resides with her fiancé and two miniature Dachshunds. So far, she is enjoying having beautiful California weather year-round, in addition to being closer to her family and friends.
Anna Jung ’10, Jaynee Park & Youme Shin ’09
Anna Jung ’10, Jaynee Park ’09, and Youme Shin ’09 are celebrating the completion of a Master of Business Administration and Master of Legal Studies degree from Washington University in St. Louis,
From the left, Anna Jung ’10, Jaynee Park ’09, and Youme Shin ’09 are pictured in their graduation gowns.
Alexandra Simpson ’11 Jaye Cho ’11 on her first post-pandemic trip to Paris in May 2022 with her boyfriend, Nic Johnson.
Missouri, and a Master of Education degree from Harvard University.
CLASS OF 2011
Alexandra Simpson
Alexandra Simpson ’11, who is entering her third year of teaching at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, recently won the Assistant Principal Viola position at the California Symphony. Alexandra was invited to play at BottleRock 2022 with Norwegian DJ, songwriter, and record producer Kygo. CLASS OF 2011
Jaye Cho
Since graduating from San Domenico, Jaye Cho ’11 began college life as a Hospitality major in Las Vegas, but ended up finishing her undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley, majoring in Political Science and International
Development. Then, Jaye spent a year working in Taiwan and another year studying in Japan, before moving back to the States. In 2018, she represented Taiwan on a Peace Corps trip to Jerusalem, and her journal was published last December 2021. Jaye also received her MFA in Painting & Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago last year. Her goal is to become a Professor of Fine Art later in life. Currently, Jaye is living and working in New York City, and on weekends, she volunteers with FIRST Robotics Competitions. Jaye was one of the judges at this year’s First Tech Challenge (FTC) New York State
Championship. Back in 2010, her Robotics Team helped win the first FTC- inspired award for San Domenico.
CLASS OF 2011
Rita Hsu
Rita Hsu ’11 is finishing her Master of Applied Statistics degree at UCLA while working fulltime as a VP of Consumer Data and Analytics at CIT, which is a division of
Rita Hsu ’11
First Citizens Bank, a top 20 U.S. financial institution by assets. Rita plans to move to Japan in the second half of 2022 and start the next chapter of her life in the city of Tokyo.
CLASS OF 2011
Yi-Hsuan (Sherry) Hung
Yi-Hsuan (Sherry) Hung ‘11 received her M.D. degree from Loma Linda University and will be starting residency in General Surgery this year in Taiwan. CLASS OF 2011
Sharon Lee
After graduating from UCSD, Sharon Lee ’11 worked in mRNA Therapeutics for almost three years and decided to change paths. She is currently working as a Clinical Data Analyst at a San Francisco company that focuses on early cancer detection through blood tests.
CLASS OF 2011
Erica Wang
Erica Wang ’11 received dual degrees in Business Administration and Psychology from USC and worked in the Bay Area for a few years; however, Erica recently made a big decision to move back to her home country and has taken on a new career challenge at Porsche Taiwan.
Sharon Lee ’11 Nicole Stock MS ’12
CLASS OF MS 2011
Will Martel
Will Martel MS ’11 recently completed his first year at the University of California, Hastings College of Law.
Yi-Hsuan Hung ’11 Will Martel MS ’11
Erica Wang ’11
CLASS OF 2012
Belinda Cheng
After graduating from UCSD, Belinda Cheng ‘11 moved back to San Francisco and finally realized her dream of becoming a ”fur mama” to Simba, who brings Belinda happiness every day with his big smiles. When Belinda was fostering some puppies, Simba acted as a big brother and protected the puppies.
Belinda shares a photo of her son, Simba, who she says is “the cutest, smartest, and proudest white Pom on the Embarcadero.”
Belinda Cheng ’12
CLASS OF MS 2012
Nicole Stock
In October 2021, Nicole Stock MS ’12 started a new position at the New York Times as Associate Editor, Audience. Nicole primarily works on the Well Desk at the Times,
Nicole StockNia Coffer ’18
which covers topics such as COVID and mental and personal health.
CLASS OF 2018
Nia Coffer
Nia Coffer ’18 graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Digital Effects and she is thrilled to announce that she has accepted a position with Nickelodeon Animation as a CG Generalist.
CLASS OF 2018
Julia Reinhard
Julia Reinhard ’18 re-
Julie Reinhard ’18
cently graduated from Dominican University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Julia was also named Dominican’s Class of 2022 Outstanding Student at the Commencement Ceremony on May 14, 2022. Congratulations, Julia! CLASS OF 2020
Anna Valadao Defaria
Anna Valadao Defaria ’20 has been selected to serve as the Communications Chair of the Business Information Systems Club at Lehigh University for the upcoming academic school year! She looks forward to working with the rest of the executive board to grow their club presence on Lehigh’s campus and continue to build appreciation for information systems in the business world.
Anna is a Management and Business Information Systems double major and a Breakthrough Scholar at Lehigh University.
Anna Valadao Defaria ’20
Alumni Reunion Weekend 2022
For the first time in three years, San Domenico welcomed alumni back to campus for Reunion Weekend! The weekend began with a beautiful evening reception in the Presidio of San Francisco and continued on Saturday with the Reunion Luncheon, which included the honoring of our 2022 Distinguished Alumni awardee,
Laurie Sweeney Doolittle ’77, and Outstanding Young Alumni award recipient, Katherine
Theiss-Nyland ’02. The weekend closed with yet another special moment as we gathered to celebrate the official grand opening of the Sister Gervaise Valpey Aquatics Complex.
