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Board of Trustees Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Chair Kirsten Nelson Bedford ’56 Vice-Chair Jennifer W. Budge ’71 Vice-Chair

School Administration Sister Claire Barone Head of School John Aimé Assistant Head of School

Peter M. Folger Vice-Chair

John Murphy, Ph.D. Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity

Kit Y. Wai Treasurer

Richard Patterson Assistant Head of School for Advancement

Reuben Richards Secretary

Rita Alves Business Manager

Sister Claire Barone Head of School Frederick M. Bates Michelle Blake Robert C. Bolt Curt Breitfuss Michael D. Bruno ’82 LS Herm Edwards Katherine Ernst James Farley, Jr. Paul J. Felton W. Taylor Fithian III Frank Garcia Matthew T. Gibbs II Tracy Miller Haas ’75 Elizabeth R. Hulme Edward King L. Douglas McKenzie Judith McDonald Moses ’86 Mary Looram Moslander ’84 Carolyn O’Brien ’74 Kenneth Peyton Victor Ramirez Michael Roffler Wesley von Schack

Honorary Trustee Brooks Walker, Jr.

2015-16 Events Christmas Vacation Winter Break Alumnae Reunion Annual Benefit Celebration Easter Vacation Father-Daughter Weekend Upper School Commencement Kindergarten Graduation Grade 8 Graduation

December 18–January 3 February 19-28 March 11 & 12 March 19 March 23-April 3 April 22-24 May 28 June 1 June 3

Laurie Severs Director of Development Lower & Middle School Christy Pollacci Head of Lower & Middle School Janet Luksik Director of Tuition Assistance/Director of Admission Anthony Schipper Middle School Dean Amy McAfee Director of Curriculum & Learning Learning Specialist, PreK–Grade 4 Chris Haupt Director of Student Life Upper School John Aimé Assistant Head of School Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, Ph.D. Head of Upper School Gerard Kapolka, Ph.D. Dean of Academics Julia Kim Dean of Studies Kristi McLaughlin Dean of Students/Director of Boarding Life

Bird and Nest, Daniel Avelino, grade 1

Colleen Murray Director of College Counseling

Santa Catalina School, located on the Monterey Peninsula, is an independent, Catholic school.

The Upper School is a college-preparatory high school for young women, with boarding and day students in grades 9–12. The Lower and Middle School are coeducational, with day students in PreK–grade 8. A summer camp for girls 8–14 years serves resident and day campers. n Santa Catalina School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Santa Catalina is a member of The National Association of Independent Schools, The Association of Boarding Schools, National Catholic Educational Association, National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, California Association of Independent Schools, Secondary School Admission Test Board, and Online School for Girls. n Santa Catalina School admits students of any race, creed, color, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, and national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, athletic, or other school-administered programs.

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Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS Director of Alumnae Relations Robin Kelly Copy Editor Crystal Boyd ’89, Paul Elliott, Jeff Hrepich, Robin Kelly, Sister Christine Price, Laurie Severs, Erin White Contributing Writers

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by Madison Gong ’18 Acrylic on Canvas

Santa Catalina’s Bulletin is published twice a year.

We welcome suggestions for topics and news, as well as comments about our publication.

Grade 8 Graduation: Decisions of Character Head of School Sister Claire Barone imparts wisdom to the graduating class of the Lower and Middle School.

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Class of 2015 Crosses the Catalina Bridge Commencement speaker Seth Pollack, Ph.D., offers a packing list to seniors as they prepare to cross the Catalina bridge to college.

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Meeting the Leadership Demands of the 21st Century with Success Hear from three leaders in the Catalina community as they explain their roles and talk about their goals for the future.

Molly Calvert, Marc Howard ’93 LS, Alexandra Kautz ’06, Jamie LeMaire, Kim Lemaire, Waldemar Mozes, Santa Catalina Archives, Santa Catalina parents, faculty, and students, Courtney Shove, Flossie Stowell, Simone Villalobos ’03, Bree Walker Contributing Photographers

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A True Team Player Meet this year’s Sister Carlotta Distinguished Service Award Winner.

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Message from Sister Claire responsibility, work tirelessly. Faculty in both the Upper School and in the Lower and Middle School continue to challenge and mentor their students, and staff campuswide give generously of time and effort in essential support at all levels. Our Santa Catalina community is alive and well…and busy.

“The traditions here are numerous, so I anticipate dealing with future bouts of nostalgia; however, the joy of the children and young women I meet on a daily basis overshadows any sadness. I embrace Santa Catalina and all that it represents as a blessing in my life.”

Dear Friends, As is always the case, the days of this school year are vanishing like the wind. While I look forward with great enthusiasm to welcoming Margaret “Meg” Bradley to Santa Catalina next July, I am beginning to experience some nostalgia around those events that occur only once each school year. Those of September, October, and, now, a good part of November have come and gone, and, although they have been happy occasions, there is the hint of sadness. The traditions here are numerous, so I anticipate dealing with future bouts of nostalgia; however, the joy of the children and young women I meet on a daily basis overshadows any sadness. I embrace Santa Catalina and all that it represents as a blessing in my life.

Whether replete with nostalgia or not, this year is moving forward very well and for that, and to those who are making this possible, I am most grateful. Our Head of Upper School Dr. Kassandra Brenot ’87 has assumed her responsibilities with energy and enthusiasm. Dr. John Murphy has stepped thoughtfully and purposefully into the role of Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity and has returned to the classroom much to his happiness and that of his students. The members of the Leadership Team, each in his or her own area of

At the change of the seasons and daylight time, with the welcome sound of rain, and, for us on our campus, the simultaneous beginning and completion of both essential and extraordinary construction, we are reminded of our many friends. Your generosity makes these improvements and ongoing excellence possible. We thank you for enabling us to sustain and enhance our programs and our campus.

In a world in which we are so frequently confronted with violence and sadness, it behooves us both to celebrate what we have received and to remember our responsibilities to those who have less. With this in mind and with gratitude for our past and our present, I wish for you all the hope for our future and the many blessings of the Christmas season.

Warm regards,

Sister Claire Head of School

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Janet Luksik:

A True Team Player SISTER CARLOTTA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

“And she really does do it all; when in doubt, ask Janet.”

The Sister Carlotta Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to a faculty or staff member whose work, either inside or outside the classroom, has epitomized the school’s mission and has enriched the hearts and minds of students at Santa Catalina School. The recipient is recognized for upholding the school’s commitment to educating the whole person, consistent with the values manifested in Sister Carlotta’s vocation of teaching young people.

as needs arise. Behind-the-scenes work is her strength, and she makes it look easy.

The nominating committee and Board of Trustees Chair Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 accept nominations from faculty and staff and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees, who then select the recipient. The Sister Carlotta Endowment for Educational Excellence provides a $10,000 honorarium that accompanies the award.

She enjoys making the admission process as smooth as possible for visiting families and loves seeing people’s reactions as they discover what’s beyond the front gate. For many, the Lower and Middle School is a hidden gem. Her own experience as a Santa Catalina parent to Andrew ’03 LS and Sarah ’08, ’04 LS inspires her to help make that same opportunity available to others.

Janet Luksik is in charge of so much.

Yet she’ll only take credit for what she does as a member of a team. Whether she’s accompanying new families on a campus tour, helping with car line duty, or setting up chairs for a special event, her focus is on the task at hand— and she’s tireless.

Her title is Director of Admission for Lower and Middle School and Director of Tuition Assistance for the entire school, but she gladly wears other hats

“Just like when you go to a restaurant and have no idea how they run the kitchen; you’re just enjoying a lovely meal,” Luksik said. “That’s how it should be here.”

“You fall in love with the people through the process, and you really want to make education here at Santa Catalina a reality,” she said.

Luksik knows the school from various vantage points. As a member of the Parent Association, she chaired the Annual Benefit twice. It was during the

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planning meetings for that event that Luksik got to know Sister Carlotta, the namesake of the award she would win years later.

“Janet is here to serve,” said Sister Claire, quoting one of Luksik’s colleagues during the 2015 Sister Carlotta Award ceremony. “Like Sister Carlotta, she is always in service to the school and shares some of Sister Carlotta’s very real and practical nature.”

When her son and daughter were in grades 6 and 5, respectively, Luksik took a job as the grade 1 teaching assistant and began what is now a 15-year tenure at Santa Catalina. After Luksik had spent seven years in the classroom, Christy Pollacci, who was then Director of Admission for Lower and Middle School, asked Luksik to join the admission staff. Eight years later, Luksik now has Pollacci’s previous job, and they continue to work well together.

“Janet is my right arm,” said Pollacci, now Head of Lower and Middle School. “She is a workhorse and loves school as her own family. Janet never leaves for home until everything is ready for the next day and all tasks are complete.”

Suffice it to say that Luksik’s gray Suburban is often spotted on campus in the evenings and on weekends.

She wants prospective families’ visits to run like clockwork, and she puts in the time to make that happen. She is as detail oriented as she is dedicated, and Santa Catalina is the better for it.

“I have no idea how Janet does everything she does,” said Colleen Zellitti ’10, Lower and Middle School administrative assistant. “And she really does do it all; when in doubt, ask Janet.”

Luksik’s knowledge of the school is deep and wide, and she’s grateful for the ways in which her role has evolved. After being a parent volunteer and a teacher, she is now an admission and financial aid guru. She can also play master event planner and problem solver extraordinaire at a moment’s notice. For Luksik, “taking one for the team” isn’t a sacrifice.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MARGARET DUFLOCK A PASSI O N FO R FAM I LY

Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59 lives in the San Ardo, California, house where she grew up, and she and her children work for the cattle business that her great-grandfather started in 1871. It’s an understatement to say that she’s committed to family. In fact, anything that endears itself to Duflock is likely to be treated as family— whether it’s a cow in the pasture or her alma mater.

A former Santa Catalina student, Margaret chose to give her three daughters—Melissa Duflock ’85, Maureen “Mo” Duflock Bernal ’89, and Monica Duflock Kwait ’91—the same excellent education that she received. She says that the all-girl environment in the Upper School imbued her with invaluable leadership skills, and she wanted to pass along that opportunity to her daughters.

During her decades-long affiliation with the school, Duflock has been moved by the dedication of the faculty and staff. It touches her to see how much they love the school and how Santa Catalina deeply values all facets of its employees. She remembers fondly the late Tony Capodicci, the longtime parking attendant whose kindness and wit set the stage at Catalina: “God almighty, I miss him.”

Not one for fanfare, Duflock isn’t likely to mention being the recipient of the 1991 Distinguished Alumna Award or the many volunteer positions she’s held at school: president of the Service League (now Parent Association); chair of the Wine Auction (now Annual Benefit Celebration); parents’ chair of the Santa Catalina Fund; volunteer for the Envision 2000 campaign; and, most recently, member of the

San Ardo Cemetery District and serves on the restoration committee for San Antonio Mission de Padua. Needless to say, Duflock takes care of the people and institutions that touch her.

“Margaret stood as a shining example of ideal trusteeship—with full-hearted dedication to the greater good of Santa

“Margaret stood as a shining example of ideal trusteeship—with full-hearted dedication to the greater good of Santa Catalina and unwavering support for the Head of School.”

Board of Trustees. “Santa Catalina speaks to my heart,” Duflock says. “I was so proud and honored to be asked to be a trustee.”

During her 10 years on the board, she served on several committees: Building and Grounds, Lower and Middle School Education, Upper School Education, and Risk Management. A longtime agriculture businesswoman, Duflock knows how to get things done without a fuss. Whenever she saw a need, especially in terms of the school’s physical operation, she was at the ready to fill it.

Preserving historic buildings is important to her, and she appreciates that Santa Catalina endeavors to maintain the Spanish colonial architecture on campus. In her own community, she volunteers for the

Catalina and unwavering support for the Head of School,” Board of Trustees Chair Nonie B. Ramsey ’71 said.

“Very simply, her thoughtful analysis when combined with her laser-sharp communication style made interacting with her a true joy.”

Seeing her daughters graduate from Santa Catalina are among Duflock’s fondest memories. She had been so involved on campus when her daughters were in school that she said she felt lost when Monica, the youngest, graduated. Luckily, she came back into the fold when granddaughters MJ Foletta ’12, Quinn Bernal ’12 LS, and Chloe Bernal ’15 LS were in school. As she looks ahead, Duflock hopes to see future generations of her family join the Santa Catalina community.

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LAURA GAON A PASSI O N FO R G I VI NG

For Laura Lyon Gaon ’81, the path to trusteeship at Santa Catalina began after college, when she became involved with the Junior League of Sacramento and the Sacramento Association of Realtors. Later, she became a founding board member of California Musical Theatre and chaired the board at B Street Theatre.

She currently serves on the executive committee of the Child Abuse Prevention Council and as an ex officio board member at St. Michael’s Episcopal School.

In 1987, just six years after graduating from Santa Catalina, Gaon joined the alumnae board. During the last three years of her 16-year tenure there, she served as president. She credits the board with giving her a voice and a nurturing place in which to share her ideas.

“Laura’s dedication to the school is a lightning bolt of clarity for all to feel.”

“The Catalina Alumnae Board launched me into being a very effective board member in my own community, because I wasn’t intimidated by the men in the room,” Gaon said.

It is no surprise that the school asked her to join the Board of Trustees in 2005 or that she won a Distinguished Alumna Award in 2006. Having worked in human resources at Lyon Real Estate, Gaon employed her perceptivity and insight when the occasion arose to nominate and review potential new board members.

During her 10 years as a trustee, she also served on the development and compensation committees.

by supporting children’s causes, education, and the arts. She said that she wishes every child in the country could get a great education.

Luckily, she doesn’t mind asking people for money, because it’s through development work such as hers that independent schools are able to offer financial aid to qualifying families.

Noting that Gaon is both an alumna and the mother of two summer campers, Board of Trustee Chair Nonie B. Ramsey ’71 pointed out: “Laura’s dedication to the school is a lightning bolt of clarity for all to feel. She understood the role of fact finding and team building as preconditions for producing sound results. While in the mix, she made it fun for all; her humor and her ability to rally a group was infectious.”

Looking back on her tenure, Gaon said that she feels she got more out of her trusteeship than she gave. Being one of the younger board members, she felt privileged to soak up the knowledge and skill sets of the trustees with longer tenures.

“I feel like the little kid who got to sit at the big table,” Gaon said.

“Nonie and Peter (Folger) are so extraordinary, and I’ve learned so much from them. Also, working with Sister Claire and Sister Christine solidified my gratitude and love for them; they show up for others tirelessly.”

In terms of governance, Gaon soon realized that she had to become involved in boards that pulled at her heartstrings. She chose to affect the communities around her

“You give where your heart gives, and giving money takes practice,” she said. “I think once you’ve written that first check, even if it’s $25, you say to yourself, ‘Oh, that wasn’t so bad.

Maybe I can do $25 four times a year.’ It becomes a philosophy and a passion.”

Looking ahead, Gaon hopes to become a Santa Catalina parent when her seventh-grader enters high school, and she plans to support the school in new ways then. For now, she’s putting all of her efforts into her development position at St. Michael’s Episcopal School and making plans for her 35th reunion at Santa Catalina in March 2016.

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Meet Our New

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Wesley W. von Schack, Ph.D., is chairman of AEGIS Insurance Company, an insurance mutual serving the energy industry. Currently, von Schack also serves as lead director of Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, lead director of Edward Lifesciences Corporation, and director of Teledyne Technologies, Inc. From 1996 to 2008, von Schack was chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Energy East Corporation, an energy services company that he built through a series of mergers and acquisitions. Previously, he served for 11 years as chairman, president, and chief executive officer of DQE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Von Schack is director emeritus of the Gettysburg Foundation; former vice chairman of Carnegie Mellon University; and former director at Carlow College, Duquesne University, Fordham University, Sewickley Academy, and Marymount School.

WESLEY VON SCHACK

He received a B.A. degree in economics from Fordham University, an M.B.A. from St. John’s University, and a doctorate from Pace University.

Mike Roffler is executive vice president and chief financial officer at First Republic Bank in San Francisco, California. He joined the bank in November 2009 as deputy chief financial officer and was instrumental in settling the bank’s divestiture from Bank of America, completing its second initial public offering in 2010, and carrying out various capital-raising activities. Roffler oversees finance, accounting, and tax-related duties in his current role and interacts frequently with investors and potential investors. He was appointed to his current position on January 1, 2015.

MICHAEL ROFFLER

Prior to joining First Republic, Roffler was a certified public accountant with the public accounting firm KPMG LLP for 16 years in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Des Moines, Iowa; and San Francisco. For five of those years, he was an audit partner specializing in financial services and banking.

Roffler graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee with a B.S. degree in accounting in 1993 and attended the Stanford Executive Program in 2013.

Roffler and his wife, Cori, have been married for 21 years. They live in San Francisco and have two children: Emma, grade 10, currently boarding in the Upper School, and Jack, grade 6.

9 Carolyn O’Brien ’74 has been a leader in mission-driven organizations for more than 25 years and is recognized for her expertise in nonprofit management, philanthropic consulting, and results-based grant making. O’Brien cofounded MissionBridge Philanthropy in 2014 with the goal of helping families and foundations create meaningful and effective philanthropy. She brings a deep understanding of the nonprofit sector and extensive experience with donors to her work guiding clients toward their philanthropic aspirations.

O’Brien is the former executive director of Viking Global Foundation, a private foundation that she developed and launched for Viking Global Investors, a $25 billion investment firm. She defined the foundation’s dual mandate, focused on closing the educational achievement gap and engaging employees in philanthropy. Working with a board and Viking employees, O’Brien established the foundation’s grant-making framework and social investment guidelines aimed at strengthening and scaling highpotential organizations and initiatives.

Previously, Carolyn was senior vice president of development at AmeriCares, the largest privately funded global health and disaster relief organization in the United States. As the senior philanthropic officer, she led and significantly expanded the development program and established relationships with individuals, foundations, and institutions critical to the organization’s strategic growth.

CAROLYN O’BRIEN

O’Brien is a cofounder of Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, Connecticut, and a former associate director of Leadership Gifts at Princeton University.

A graduate of Smith College, O’Brien holds an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Ed King is a founding partner of Quintus Partners, an independent investment banking firm that provides strategic and investment advisory and capital-raising services to a diverse client base that includes corporations, private investment firms, and institutions. Prior to founding Quintus Partners, he was the executive chairman of Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) at Barclays in Menlo Park, California. Before that, King was a managing director and head of Asia-Pacific mergers and acquisitions in Hong Kong and a member of the Global M&A Executive Committee at Barclays. In that role, he was responsible for building and leading the Barclays M&A business in the region.

EDWARD KING

Prior to joining Barclays in 2010, King spent 11 years with Morgan Stanley in Asia, where he was a managing director and served concurrently as head of the Asia-Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Department and head of the AsiaPacific Financial Sponsors Group. Before holding those positions, he was head of Morgan Stanley’s China M&A business and was also a member of the Global Investment Banking Management Committee and the Asia-Pacific Franchise Committee. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1999, King was a vice president in the M&A group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in New York and transferred to Hong Kong in 1998 to help start the Asia M&A Group.

King received a B.A. degree in economics from UC Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

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Kim Rudas Goerlitz ’89 Honors Parents

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aising chickens is among the many responsibilities that Kim Rudas Goerlitz ’89 has undertaken. “We have six chickens, a vegetable garden, and goats next door,” said Goerlitz, who lives on a one-acre property in Bainbridge Island, Washington. “It keeps me connected to the earth.”

Being rooted has always been important to Goerlitz.

Before coming to Santa Catalina in the 10th grade, she was homeschooled while touring with her parents’ music production company and spent her first year of high school at boarding school in Switzerland.

When Goerlitz transferred to Santa Catalina—at the encouragement of childhood friend Heidi Cohen Cook ’89—she finally felt at home. “Everyone was so welcoming, and I didn’t have to try hard to fit in and make friends,” she said. This rootedness led to her winning the Courtesy Award after her first semester at school.

Goerlitz enjoyed a vibrant social life at Catalina and made many friends who became her family. Although she admits to not being an “A” student at school, she connected with faculty and was particularly inspired by her English and creative writing teachers. After graduating and then working with her parents’ company for a year, she attended the University of San Francisco, where she earned a B.A. in English literature with a minor in creative writing and graduated magna cum laude. “Even though academic success came later for me, Catalina gave me the confidence to excel in a way that never felt possible before,” Goerlitz said.

After college, Goerlitz launched a public relations career in the music industry and later, along with friend Virginia Reeves Apple ’89, worked for a prominent interior design firm in New York City.

Today, Goerlitz and her husband, Shelby, are raising daughters Maizy, 15, and Lucy, 11. Their family is active in many local organizations, including Kids in Concert, a nonprofit that Goerlitz cofounded in 2010.

Modeled after the El Sistema program in Venezuela, Kids in Concert brings classical orchestral music education to local children who have limited access to it in their communities.

As Goerlitz reflects on her accomplishments, she considers Santa Catalina the “game changer” in her life. She is particularly grateful to her late parents for supporting her decision to attend the school. As their health declined in their final years, Goerlitz recognized the importance of considering her own estate plans. She decided to include a gift to Santa Catalina in her will—in part, to honor her parents and to express gratitude for their support. “One of the best gifts my parents gave me was allowing me to choose where I wanted to attend school, and they would appreciate being honored in a place that was so special to us,” Goerlitz said.

Goerlitz intends to direct the gift to tuition assistance, a cause that is near to her heart. “I want people to know that Santa Catalina is for everyone,” she said, noting that many of her classmates attended Catalina through tuition assistance and that the school remains committed to the program today. “Santa Catalina had such a stabilizing effect on me during an awkward time in my life. If I can help provide that stability for other young women, I’ll be happy.”

Kim Rudas Goerlitz ’89 is a member of the Sisters’ Legacy Circle, a group of individuals who have helped ensure the long-term health of the school by including Santa Catalina in their wills and trusts.

For more information about membership in this group, please contact Erin White Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving at erin.white@santacatalina.org.

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Honoring Faculty through the Legacy Campaign

Angela Nomellini ’71 Opens Doors for Others

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ometimes a particular life experience can open doors—even beyond our dreams.

This was the case for Angela Nomellini ’71, who explained: “Before coming to Catalina, I was a typical girl growing up in the Central Valley.

It was the 60s, and life there was our own version of American Graffiti. It was a good life, but with limited opportunities. My parents wanted my sisters and me to go to college, so they enrolled us at Catalina, believing it to be a top-notch college preparatory school. And they were right. My time at Catalina prepared me well for college and gave me so much more. It truly changed the trajectory of my life.”

Nomellini recalls how Santa Catalina expanded her horizons. “For the first time in my life, I met girls from many other cities and states. It was a terrific growing experience.” She also values what she learned from her nonacademic activities.

“In addition to putting on plays and planning events, we were encouraged to get involved outside the classroom before that was the popular thing to do.

In particular, I remember participating in symposiums at the Naval Postgraduate School. All of these things were central to my learning and growth.”

to do. My pledge also reflects my deep belief in the importance of supporting teachers and encouraging their professional development.” Like many alumnae, Nomellini recalls teachers who had a special impact on her. “Sister Aaron, for example, was an amazing teacher who inspired us to write well. Her teaching greatly influenced my life and abilities. I believe that well-prepared teachers are key, and I am delighted to support the Legacy Campaign by establishing an endowed fund in support of the faculty.”

After Santa Catalina, Nomellini attended Stanford University, where she earned a B.A. in English and met her husband, Ken Olivier. She went on to earn a J.D. at Boalt Hall School of Law. Nomellini has been an advocate for education for most of her adult life. “Having been the beneficiary of outstanding teaching and learning, I deeply believe in the transformational power of education. I hope that my support of Santa Catalina and the Legacy Campaign will open doors for others, as those doors were opened for me.”

Appreciation for her time at Santa Catalina is at the heart of Nomellini’s decision to make a leadership gift to the Legacy Campaign. She recently pledged $1 million to the campaign to establish an endowed fund for faculty enrichment, with a portion of the funds to be directed to tuition assistance. “With this gift, I hope to enable girls to reach high and expand their horizons, as I had the opportunity

If you would like to discuss how you can make a lasting difference to Santa Catalina’s faculty and students with a gift to the Legacy Campaign, please contact Laurie Severs, Director of Development, laurie.severs@santacatalina.org

math & science faculty 36 22 They arrive at the library like stealthy ninjas without a sound and absorb with great intent the story being read. Their enthusiasm to find books and to help each other is heartwarming and makes me smile. Whether we are reading a nonfiction book or doing the #GimmeFive dance challenge, these children put their hearts into it and give it their all. I adore watching them sit around reading to themselves or sharing a book with a friend. This is a loving class—bright and thoughtful. I look forward to seeing them in first grade.

—Stephanie DeYoung Librarian

Coming through the hallway doors for P.E., these kindergartners are all smiles and pulsating excitement. This reaction says it all about this class: bundles of energy.

What I love and admire about these children is their strong spirit and determination. When they set their minds and hearts to a task, they succeed brilliantly. This year, they were determined to read a hard book, to write a how-to story, to learn how to create a number bond, to lose a tooth, to learn to hang upside down on the monkey bars, to ride a twowheeler, and to make a new friend. They have sailed beyond their dreams and ours!

—Heather Medina Kindergarten Teacher

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Grade 8 GRADUATION

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Decisions of Character Middle School Graduation Address Sister Claire Barone (Excerpts from original speech)

Some years back, I handed many of you your first diplomas at Santa Catalina. You were leaving kindergarten and heading for first grade. As I was preparing for this year’s kindergarten ceremony, I found my notes from the 2007 kindergarten ceremony—your ceremony. There were 25 of you then, 16 of whom are graduating today.

You had aspirations even back then: Luke wanted to learn to be a conductor, Emma wanted to learn to play soccer, Annabel and Laurel wanted to learn to tell time.

Ray wanted to learn how to be a basketball player, Chloe wanted to learn to hula hoop, Alicia wanted to learn to do a flip, Alexandra wanted to learn how to do a handstand, and Sarah wanted to learn to keep her eyes open during a picturetaking session. Connor wanted to learn how to work in a pet store, Dante wanted to learn how to catch frogs, Cate and Nicole wanted to learn how to read, Simone wanted to learn how to write, Donald wanted to learn to play with swords, and Michael wanted to learn to jump over a fence.

I am willing to bet that each of you fulfilled your aspiration, and I’m sure that this is true for those of you who joined us after kindergarten. I would love to have known your thoughts when you

were five years old. I hope that one of the lessons you learned, directly or indirectly, is that aspirations serve an important role in our lives.

At the conclusion of your kindergarten ceremony, I explained that you had just received your first diploma, a very important piece of paper, and I read you a poem

by David A. Anderson, “What You Can See, You Can Be!” You repeated the title refrain: Keep your thinking positive And you’ll never lose, Because what you see Will come to be.

Knowing you can do this, You need not worry or fear.

Good will always guide you When you’re quiet enough to hear.

See the good around you And know it will be there.

Give love and you’ll receive love.

That’s a promise we all share.

Remember that what you think and see Has a wonderful way of becoming The person you will be.

Receiving your second diploma today is just the beginning. You have already fulfilled many aspirations and amazing accomplishments: each of you has been a Compass leader, a member of the student senate, a goodwill ambassador, and a member of the ROV team.

All of you are involved in school sports, and you participate on travel teams. You swim and ride horses.

Twenty-two of you play musical instruments.

Some of you dance or sing. Many of you have won academic honors in mathematics and Spanish. You’ve received scholastic awards for artistic endeavors. You have all been involved in service through school projects and scouts, and as altar servers in your churches.

“Your contribution will make a difference to your community. If you strive to make positive contributions, you will succeed.”

You have said that some of the most important lessons you have learned at school are to be genuine, empathetic, honest, confident, patient, optimistic, determined, respectful, and responsible. You understand the Compass model, in which truth is at the center.

Responsibility, service, excellence, and spirituality are the directional points to guide you along life’s paths and to get you where you want to go. Our hope for you is that you do not lose your sense of direction.

If you begin to drift—and some of you will—remember your Compass and fall back on this time in your life when decisions of character were part and parcel of daily life.

You have learned to accept the consequences of your decisions and to strive to be the best that you can be—academically, socially, and spiritually. You have often heard at Lower and Middle School gatherings

the statement adapted from our patron saint, Catherine of Siena: “Be who God meant you to be, and you will set the world on fire.” These words are powerful.

Sister Claire Barone—leader, teacher, and dog lover—addressed the 2015 graduating class of the Lower and Middle School.

Sister Claire, a native San Franciscan, graduated from Saint Rose Academy and received her bachelor of arts in theology from the University of San Francisco. During her 43 years at Santa Catalina School, Sister Claire has taught religious studies and math; served as a class advisor; and held the positions of registrar, assistant head of upper school, head of upper school, and assistant head of school. She became head of school in 2002 and will retire from this position in June 2016. She has led the renovation and development of the Lower and Middle School campus and the establishment of the new Upper School mathematics and science facility. She has overseen the professional development of faculty and has encouraged the growth of character and academic excellence in students.

She is a wise and loyal supporter of alumni, parents, and friends.

You have already demonstrated that you have the imagination, the skills, and the drive to make significant, positive changes. Your contribution will make a difference to your community. If you strive to make positive contributions, you will succeed.

I have thought about the advice that was given to me by many wise people who touched my life, and I will pass along these suggestions to you. They can make a real difference as you transition to high school and prepare for future transitions.

1. Choose your friends wisely and surround yourself with positive people.

2. Express gratitude often. Find something every day to be grateful about.

3. Develop your instincts and trust them. Act with confidence. Do not ever allow anyone to convince you to do something that you do not want to do.

4. Practice speaking positively.

Avoid gossip, and preserve your own reputation and that of others.

5. Create a script of situations that you would never want to find yourself in. Think about potential consequences and determine beforehand how to manage challenging situations carefully and wisely.

6. Practice personal safety and emotional safety. Recognize when you or a close friend might need assistance. Minimize the drama in your life; it takes up a lot of time and energy.

7. Always have at least one mentor or role model. Find an adult friend whose judgment you trust.

8. Always keep learning and trying new things. Explore and try to discover things you may be good that pique your interest. Be ready to accept occasional failures.

9. Keep God in your life.

May you take these messages to heart. Involve yourself in meaningful activities, and engage with compassionate friends who prize truth. I believe that, if you continue on the positive course you have begun, you will be well prepared for a successful high school experience and a fulfilling future.

I wish you continued success and God’s blessing. Go forth to do well and to do good.

math & science faculty 36 22 Even though we complain about homework and having to wear uniforms and countless other things, we are lucky kids. We are all fortunate to have gone to Santa Catalina, and all I can say is thank you.

We have received more from our school than a wonderful education. Priceless qualities— leadership skills, kindness, empathy, perseverance, critical thinking, and creativity—have made us unique and confident individuals.

—Katie Fraley Graduation Speech

—Michael Nucci Graduation Speech

A Musical

Farewell: Bathurst

Bids Us Adieu

Rosella Bathurst’s favorite piece of music, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, is seldom performed live. To catch a rare performance of it in Salzburg, Austria, Bathurst and now-husband Rich Sidner moved up their European honeymoon by two months. The story is proof of her commitment to music.

Bathurst’s love affair with music began at a young age, and she pursued music as a profession for 39 years, including eight years at Santa Catalina. A fitting way to ring in her retirement,Bathurst directed her last performance as a “greatest hits” of sorts from past Catalina shows. Titled A Few of My Favorite Things, the 2015 Spring Concert was a moving farewell.

The event was also the last Lower and Middle School performance for the eighth-graders, who were Bathurst’s youngest students during her first year at Santa Catalina. For Bathurst, it was

rewarding to watch the eighth-graders, whom she remembered as firstgraders, lead the jazz ensemble and perform a final dance number.

Bathurst’s impact on the school culture was far reaching. She taught music appreciation and choral and instrumental music to eight grade levels and directed two performances a year. That’s quite a feat. Head of Lower and Middle School Christy Pollacci points to Bathurst’s ability to get buy-in from the students as one factor to her success as a teacher.

“Rosella brought the love of music

back to the Lower and Middle School,” Pollacci said. “I will miss her contagious enthusiasm for music.”

During the Spring Concert, students in grades 1 through 8 rotated on and off the stage in patterns as massive and orderly as jet streams. Small groups of children played the Orff instruments while large groups of singers transitioned to and from their spots on the risers. In an effort to involve all students, Bathurst always ran a tight ship. The logistics were complex, but every student had a part.

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Religion teacher Ibi Janko Murphy ’83, who helped stage two shows, was surprised to learn that Bathurst envisioned all 250 children on stage for the finale of the Christmas Revels program in 2013. “She has an initial wonderful and ambitious thought and then is open to collaborating or even completely giving over to another,” Murphy said. “Rosella exposed the children to so much—to so many different styles of music, to the expression of creativity in so many ways through music, and to the collaborative element of it all.”

In the most recent concert alone, there were 19 acts involving soloists, dancers, instrumentalists, and chorus groups. For the “Rag Mop” number, the third-graders helped with the choreography, waving red scarves and twirling mops in a synchronized fashion. Before the curtains closed, a video montage showcased eighthgraders from past school performances and a fitting finale of the Middle School Chorus singing “Thank You for the Music.”

As Bathurst settles into retirement at her home in Scotts Valley, she

looks forward to revisiting two book manuscripts that she began years ago. One is a fictionalized biography of Beethoven’s adolescence and the other a children’s book about color.

Through these projects, she will be able to continue sharing her passion for music and education.

“Rosella brought the love of music back to the Lower and Middle School.”

The idea to write the book about Beethoven’s teenage years began more than 20 years ago, when her music appreciation students would ask her what Beethoven was like at their age. After doing some research, Bathurst realized that most of what had been written about the composer covered only his adulthood and early childhood. Later, while teaching at a private school in Los Gatos, she received a summer grant for a trip to Bonn, Germany, Beethoven’s birthplace, and to Vienna, Austria,

where he lived much of his life. While in both cities, she conducted research for her book.

“If my books never get published, it’s perfectly fine,” Bathurst said. “It’d be lovely to have them someplace other than my filing cabinet,” adding that she “discovered a whole new world” while writing. “I don’t regret one single moment I spent on those books, because I loved the whole process.”

Reflecting on her time at Catalina, Bathurst is proudest of having started the Songbirds choral group and the jazz ensemble and directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the first performance held in the E. L. Wiegand Amphitheatre. As a teacher, she hopes to have instilled in her students the desire to explore their own passions—whether music-related or not. For her, music has been a constant in life and has helped her through good times and bad.

“Music doesn’t go away; it’s always been my best friend,” Bathurst said.

“I hope that I’ve planted those seeds in my students—that they can find that music is their lifelong friend.”

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Catalina Honors Add Up at Mathletics On May 2, nearly 400 elementary, middle, and high school students from 44 public and private schools in Monterey County participated in the 47th annual Mathletics Competition at Seaside High School.

Mathletics encourages excellence in math and recognizes the achievements of individual students and the schools they represent. The Monterey County Office of Education and California State University, Monterey Bay, Mathematics Department sponsor the event, which is funded in part by the Monterey County Richard Morgantini Foundation, Green Giant by Growers Express, and the California Mathematics Council–Monterey Bay affiliate.

Fourteen of our students in grades 5 through 8 participated, and Santa Catalina Lower and Middle School took home eight individual awards and two team awards.

Each first-place winner received $100, and each secondplace winner brought home $75. All honorees received Olympic-sized Mathletics medals.

The awards are especially significant for Santa Catalina because the tests are based on Common Core State Standards (CCSS), which the school does not adhere to.

Our students competed in CCSS 5, 6, 7, and 8; three of our eighth-graders competed in Mathematics I, a ninthgrade level.

According to math teacher Lorna Monroe, Monterey County Superintendent of School Nancy Kotowski told a roomful of parents at the competition that the “Santa Catalina team was on fire.” Congratulations to all of our Mathletes!

CCSS 5 Anna Bella Hrepich, first place; Claire Nowak; Hayden Williams CCSS 6 Maddie Brown, honorable mention; Jackson Swette CCSS 7—First-Place Team Overall Samuel Fontaine, first place; Dominic Nale, second place; Candace Wong, honorable mention CCSS 8 Arjun Mayur, honorable mention; Annabel Stork; Luke Swette Mathematics I—Second-Place Team Overall Shan He; Donald Ratcliff, honorable mention; Kathryn Yeager, honorable mention

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Congratulations to the 32 students in grades 7 and 8 who received honors for their performance on the 2015 National Spanish Exam. Together, they earned 24 medals and eight honorable mentions.  Gold Medal: Mia Bennett, Simone Brown, Gabriella Nagy, Cate Liner, Donald Ratcliff, Julia Wagner, and Kathryn Yeager  Silver Medal: Rachel Fadel, Audrey Goldsmith, Victoria Gorum,

Connor Jacobs, Nicole Kavalauskas, Emma Leamey, Dominic Nale, Shaan Patel, Emily Radner, Annabel Stork, and Candace Wong  Bronze Medal: Sarah Carter, Samuel Fontaine, Lauren Mansour, James Pasinosky, Kia Shoemaker, and Luke Swette  Honorable Mention: Nicole Andri, Gabriel Atkins, Erik Avelino, Connor Barringer, Abbie Fisher, Alexandra Guerrero, Mackenzie Roth, and Laurel Wong

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Crustaceans Inhabit the Lower School One fact that our third-graders know firsthand: crayfish eat hot dogs. They also know plenty of other facts about these “mini-lobsters.” In mid-November, 13 crayfish were delivered to Lorraine Gerstl and Stacey Taddeucci’s class as part of a hands-on science unit about the structures of organisms.

“The students are already trying to name them,” Mrs. Taddeucci said when the crustaceans first arrived. She added, “One student said that it was his best day ever at Catalina.”

The third-graders continued to observe and write about the crayfish, which live in water-filled bins in the classroom.

They studied the physical structures, feeding behaviors, habitats, and defense mechanisms of the animals. They also fed the creatures a variety of menu items, including flaky fish food and small plants.

By nature, crayfish are omnivorous and will eat almost anything, including small fish, decomposed plants, insects, algae, and even hot dogs and other table scraps. A freshwater species, crayfish thrive in the running water of rivers and streams and

tend to hide among rocks and driftwood. If kept as pets, they should live in a well-aerated aquarium that doesn’t include fish.

“The most important latent message embedded in the experience is respect for all life,” Mrs. Gerstl said.

The students also learned that crayfish can escape from their bins, travel outside of the classroom, and come back alive.

How did they learn this fact? On December 12, grade 4 teacher Michele Morton discovered an escapee on the sidewalk outside the third-grade classroom and brought it back inside. As long as their gills remain wet, crayfish can survive on land for short periods of time. That’s a good thing, because the third-graders aren’t yet ready to give up their class pets.

Student Artwork Highlighted Beyond Campus The 2014–15 school year was an exciting year for the art department. We had several opportunities for our students to showcase their work in the community.

Thanks to Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70, 17 Middle School students now have their artwork on permanent display at the McEnroe Reading & Language Arts Clinic at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The donation of artwork from the art department also includes a colorful 9- by 12-foot mural created by all of the students in the Lower and Middle School art program.

During March and April, 14 of our Middle School students had their work on display at the Avery Gallery in Seaside City Hall as part of the Monterey County Youth Art Competition. Five of them won awards: Annushka Veliko-Shapko, first place in graphics for Russian Fairy Tale; Annabel Stork, first place in

sculpture for Break Dancing; Beatrix Stork, second place in crafts for The Lone Warrior; Emily Oh, third place in crafts for Flying Sunset; and Madeline Brown, honorable mention in crafts for Butterfly Sunset.

From May through September, the Monterey Regional Airport’s Art at the Airport exhibition featured the carnival masks and oil pastel paintings created by 24 of our Middle School students. This is the sixth time the Santa Catalina Lower and Middle School art department has been represented in this venue.

We are excited to showcase our students’ creativity, imagination, and expertise on campus, throughout Monterey County, and beyond.

Congratulations to all of the students whose work was chosen for these three art displays!

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Creative Adventures of the First-Grade Kind First-graders express their creativity through hands-on activities every day. Recently, they learned how to make pizza, sharpening their math skills in the process. A publishing party added to their repertoire of creative adventures.

On March 23, the grade 1 teachers and students took a field trip to Pizza My Heart in Del Monte Center. While there, the children learned how to make pizza dough and how to toss disks of dough to shape pizzas of different circumferences. They also observed how to assemble a pizza and, later, to cut it in half and then into fourths. Fractions never tasted so good as when, at the end of their visit, the students made and ate their own personal-size pizzas.

A week later, on April 1, the first-graders hosted a publishing party to celebrate a Writer’s Workshop milestone—the completion of final drafts for their informational books. They invited parents, faculty, and staff to enjoy coffee while reading the students’ original writing. Guests made the rounds in the classroom, thumbed through the illustrated books, and asked the young authors about their chosen topics, which included Irish dance, the San Francisco Giants, and sharks.

Success at the Science Fair Congratulations to eighth-grader Dante Ausonio for winning a bronze medal at the 2015 Monterey County Science and Engineering Fair in March. Through his project, “Slowing Water Evaporation,” Ausonio set out to find a nontoxic biodegradable substance that would slow down the evaporation process. He hypothesized that gelatin would be the best substance because of its strong intermolecular forces. The results, however, showed that white table tennis balls were more effective.

Grade 2 Releases Winged Beauties On February 20, the second-graders released 15 painted lady butterflies, which they had been caring for since the larval stage.

The event was the culmination of a Full Option Science System (FOSS) science project.

Project Timeline • January 15: The FOSS kit arrived with small fuzzy larvae.

• January 15-29: The larvae sipped nectar and grew to about 4 centimeters each.

• January 30: Chrysalises formed.

• February 10: Butterflies emerged from their chrysalises.

• February 20: The class released the butterflies because the temperature had finally reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit, the minimum required for flight.

The butterfly release was a beautiful way for our students to experience science and nature.

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Encapsulating Memories from the School Year In our digital world, the time capsule might seem like a project from another age. But that didn’t stop English teacher Jeremy Sandler from bringing back the idea for his seventh-grade students.

The instructions were easy: Each student was to choose an item that was important to him or her from the 2014–15 school year. Selections included a Scholastic Art & Writing Award certificate, a San Francisco 49ers cap signed by members of the class, and a copy of S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders.

Leading up to the project, the class read stories and poems that involved lists and mementos, including a chapter from Joan Didion’s Blue Nights and Walt Whitman’s “Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun.” In addition, the students wrote list narratives and list poems.

In a ceremony in June, Sandler, history teacher Margie Lotz, and the seventh-graders gathered in the English classroom. Students named their chosen items aloud before placing them in a decorated box. Sandler led the group in prayer for protection of the box over the coming years and for a safe return of the students when the time comes to open it again.

Sandler placed the box in storage, where it will stay for 10 years, or until the students return for a Lower and Middle School reunion. The outside of the time capsule

features the students’ names, various quotes and drawings, the top 10 songs from June 2, 2015, and the following inscription: This time capsule, created

by Mr. Sandler’s English class in the spring of the 2014–2015 school year, may be opened in the future only by students in the Santa Catalina Lower and Middle School Class of 2016. I hope you enjoy looking through mementos from the past that bring back fond memories!

Catalina Artists Receive Scholastic Honors In 2015, the Middle School had one Scholastic Art Awards national medalist and 11 regional honorees. Eighth-grader Victoria Gorum was one of only 31 national photography medalists from California.

Congratulations to our award-winning artists: Silver Medal (national award) Victoria Gorum, grade 8, photography, Umbrella Lady Gold Key (regional award) Nicole Andri, grade 8, photography, Morning at Bay Victoria Gorum, grade 8, photography, Umbrella Lady Annushka Veliko-Shapko, grade 7, digital art, Opacity Silver Key (regional award) Sarah Carter, grade 8, digital art, Hot Ice Luke Swette, grade 8, digital art, The Shadows Annushka Veliko-Shapko, grade 7, digital art, Serene

Honorable Mention (regional honor) Juliana Cardinale, grade 7, photography, Wiffleball Samuel Fontaine, grade 7, digital art, I’m Watching You James Pasinosky, grade 8, digital art, A Life Beyond Us Luke Swette, grade 8, architecture, American Aviator’s Monument Laurel Wong, grade 8, photography, Splash Laurel Wong, grade 8, digital art, Zapped Kathryn Yeager, grade 8, photography, Flip Macy Yu, grade 7, digital art, World of Color Each year, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers partners with more than 100 visual and literary arts organizations to bring the Scholastic Awards to communities across the country. Students in grades 7 through 12 apply in 28 categories of art and writing. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. In 2014, students submitted 255,000 works of art and writing. More than 68,000 were recognized at the regional level, and the top 2,000 works in the U.S. earned national medals.

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Sports Track & Field Thirty-two students chose to participate in track and field, a popular sport this spring. Volunteer coaches Margaret Scattini, Catherine Tardieu, and Jamie Roth delivered quality instruction to groups and individual competitors. Eighth-grader Kathryn Yeager broke Santa Catalina’s Middle School records for the 200-meter dash, with a time of 26.08 seconds, and the 400-meter dash, with a time of 1:04.56. Eighth-grader Laurel Wong broke the record in the long jump, with a distance of 15 feet, 2 inches; seventh-grader Siena Catalano set the mark in the shot put with a throw of 28 feet, 2.75 inches. “This group of athletes did a great job all season long and were willing to step outside their comfort zone during competition,” Coach Scattini said.

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Tennis The tennis team included 28 players, from beginner to advanced. The team played 14 matches and had a great time competing. The players worked hard during practice and pushed one another to improve each day.

As Coach Taryn Andrews said: “Our league does not keep overall records. We try to set up the best matches among the players.”

Every player who shows up to a match has an opportunity to play.

“The coaches talk it over before play begins, and we play matches with like abilities,” Coach Andrews continued. “This is a great way to keep interest in the sport.” The team was led by the solid play of eighth-graders Connor Jacobs, Annabel Stork, Alicia Rector, Donald Ratcliff, and Kia Shoemaker.

Seventh-graders Gabriella Nagy, Taylure Craven, and Julia Wagner will maintain the team’s strength next year.

Golf This spring’s golf team comprised nine members—four sixth-graders, three seventh-graders, and two eighthgraders—who brought out the best in one another. The team finished with a record of 7–3, placing third in the league. Eighth-grader Emma Leamey and sixth-grader Alex Iniakov led the golfers, who worked hard in practice after school and on their own time to make this a successful year. “It was so much fun watching the team go out and compete this year,” Coach Hrepich said. ”They pushed each other to improve and had fun in the process.”

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Summer A Summer Blend of Old and New

Summer 2015 mixed old and new activities.

Campers and counselors alike savored traditions such as s’mores at the beach, Granny Bingo, afternoon Popsicle breaks, a summer musical (in this case, Seussical, Jr.), and the friendly rivalry between Checks and Stripes. New classes included ukulele and bracelet making. Ukulele players strummed their way across campus like

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camp’s very own traveling band, and friendship bracelets became a much-coveted accessory.

And who could forget this summer’s favorite theme days—Minions Day and Halloween in July— or the first annual campers-versus-counselors kickball tournament? After five weeks of dorms and classes full of smiling faces, campers headed home with hearts full of summer memories.

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Summer at Santa Catalina Mission Statement Summer at Santa Catalina is dedicated to the physical, social, and spiritual growth of girls.

Our summer camp program strives to nurture girls as they begin to build their independence and self-reliance.

We aim to help campers develop the virtues of honesty, kindness, and respect for others.

Our goal is that campers receive and contribute to the support of a caring community and leave camp with greater self-confidence, eager to be contributing members of their own communities.

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Crosses the Catalina Bridge Graduation Address Seth Pollack, Ph.D. (Excerpts from original speech)

It’s interesting that we call graduation commencement, a term that means “official beginning.” As we are gathered here on this event, I want you to think about this question: What will you carry in your duffle bag as you cross the bridge from Catalina to college? As you think about your packing list, let me offer some insights in the form of a threepart commencement speech.

Part I: The Parable of the Trowel As I watched the Peace Corps pickup truck fade away in the dusty distance, I realized I was all alone in Ouélessébougou, Mali, West Africa— the middle of the Sahel, the fringe of the Sahara desert. Luckily, in my duffle bag I had my trowel. It was the key to how I was going to help the people of Mali. I was there to build improved woodstoves, which would help the environment and solve the problem of desertification.

When people would ask, “What are you doing here?” I would show them my trowel—the symbol of my expertise, my knowledge.

Unfortunately, it turned out not to be very helpful. The model of improved woodstoves needed iron bars, cement, and special sand— things that were too expensive or too difficult for most families to get.

But something amazing happened during all those failed attempts to trowel my way to service. I was getting to know people. I was spending time in their huts, watching them cook, learning about

their lives. I was holding babies while busy mothers were making shea butter, roasting peanuts, spinning cotton, dying cloth, braiding hair, or grinding millet.

In Mali, women are always doing something productive.

Little by little, the women became interested in the idea of using less wood to cook. They themselves got inspired to figure out how they might reduce their wood consumption. The women designed their own model of an improved cookstove, one that used the mud they knew how to build with, one that could be built on the three rocks they traditionally used every day for cooking.

“Character: It’s not what you’ve accomplished but who you are that matters. Your values become your compass as you set out on your life’s journey.”

So, although I learned a lot about cookstoves and efficient fires in Mali, what I really learned about was service. I learned that you don’t really serve with the trowel, with your expertise; instead, you serve with your heart and with your ears.

You serve by listening. By hearing people’s stories. By connecting to their dreams and aspirations. By holding their babies—their most valuable treasures—and, through that process, by sharing their hopes for the future.

As a professor of service learning, nearly 30 years after my days in Mali, I have seen this same lesson proved over and over again. As our students go out to serve our community with all of their expertise and knowledge in computer science, business, communications, biology, marine science, and psychology, the work that really takes root and truly has an impact always starts with listening.

Service is not about helping or fixing; it’s truly about discovering our shared humanity.

Part II: A Report Card Class of 2015, what will you take from your time here at Santa Catalina that has best prepared you to commence college life? The obvious answer is in the report card: all those As and Bs that you worked so hard to earn.

Isn’t that the ticket to college success?

Well, although all those As and Bs are truly outstanding, it is really the Cs that will be the most valuable items in your duffle bag. You might be asking, “What Cs?” You didn’t see them?

Look more carefully, because they’re there: character, commitment, compassion, and community.

Character: It’s not what you’ve accomplished but who you are that matters. Your values become your compass as you set out on your life’s journey.

Commitment: That’s the grit, the leaning forward, the “not taking no for an answer.” That’s your engine for the journey.

Compassion: You know what it means to feel connected, to care for and to support each other, despite your differences. Compassion is the powerful fuel for your journey.

Seth Pollack, Ph.D., professor, visionary, volunteer, and storyteller, addressed the Upper School’s 2015 graduating class.

Dr. Seth Pollack is a professor of service learning and the founding faculty director of the Service Learning Institute at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB).

Dr. Pollack’s academic interests are in civic engagement, social change, and the role of educational institutions as facilitators of societal transformation.

Dr. Pollack has a Ph.D. in international development education and an M.A. in organizational sociology from Stanford University. In 2005, he received the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning for his contributions to integrating service learning with issues of diversity and social justice in higher education curricula. He spent 2008–2009 as a Fulbright Scholar in Cape Town, South Africa.

Prior to working in higher education, Dr. Pollack worked in international development, focusing on participatory rural development, primarily in Mali, West Africa. He founded Media for International Development and produced The Quiet Revolution, a documentary series that tells success stories in sustainable rural development. The series, which featured segments from Bangladesh, Honduras, India, Nepal, Zimbabwe, and Arkansas, aired on PBS and internationally in 1993.

Dr. Pollack speaks French, German, and Bambara. He is the proud father of two daughters, Alexandra ’12 and Maya ’15.

Community: It’s the deep sense of common identity and sense of belonging that has been created here at Catalina. Community transcends geography. It becomes part of who you are, no matter where you are.

That sense of belonging will nurture and support you on your journey.

of success in college is not high school GPA or SAT scores but the amount of time you spend with faculty. Seek out your professors.

Visit them in their office hours, not just on their Facebook pages. Ask them questions about their interests and their research.

There’s a recognition in higher education that our complex, interdependent, globalized, and highly stratified world needs graduates who are steeped in these very Cs. The world needs graduates who care, who approach the world with empathy, and who are ready to act to improve the quality of life, not just for some but for all. You are those graduates.

Get engaged in the wider community.

Don’t just stay on campus. Look for opportunities to continue your service work, and strengthen your capacity to make things happen in the world. Make a difference in somebody’s life.

People talk about the “Catalina bubble,” as if you are fragile and might pop when you’re exposed to the real world. I want to shatter that myth. I see the “Catalina bridge”—a bridge to a life of purpose and meaning, a bridge based on the fundamental feeling that you belong, that you have a voice, that you matter.

Yes, your academic foundation is strong: you are well prepared for college. But, more important, because of the Cs you’ve received at Catalina you are well prepared for life.

Part III: Some Pearls It wouldn’t be a commencement speech without a few specific, practical tips. So let me add a few small items to your duffle bag.

First, connect with your faculty.

Studies show that the best predictor

Take classes that allow you to talk about things that matter to you, in your life and in your world. Search out those classes, and take the opportunity to quote yourself, to use your own life experience as a text— perhaps the most valuable text you will ever spend time with.

Test your limits and your comfort zone. You’ll know when some of your taken-for-granted ideas and values are being questioned and challenged.

You’ll feel it in your belly. That’s a good place to be, because it means you are stretching and growing.

Finally, Class of 2015, as you get to college and begin to settle in to your new home, remember that it’s not about the trowel. What really matters is not your résumé or what you’ve accomplished. Rather, it’s your character, your commitment, your compassion, and your community.

It’s your humanity. And it’s there, in your duffle bag.

math & science faculty 36 22 Each one is a brilliantly crafted piece in this puzzle: each fully unique in her own way, but everyone intelligent, kind, and passionate.

—Christine Marella ’15 Commencement Invocation

The world needs graduates who care, who approach the world with empathy, and who are ready to act to improve the quality of life, not just for some but for all.

You are those graduates.

—Dr. Seth Pollack, Ph.D. Commencement Address

Thank You for Santa Catalina, for the values that we have learned here, and for the friendships that have made us into the people we are today. Help us find time in the future to revisit these friendships, to remember this place that has enriched our lives. You have blessed us with so many people who care about us and love us. For that, we are eternally grateful.

—Eleanor Stork ’15 Commencement Benediction

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Distinctions at

COMMENCEMENT WITH HIGHEST

SANTA CATALINA

Brenda Melano Lauren Redfern Eleanor Stork

M ER I W ET HER AN D C R O O M B E ATTY AWA R DS

O U TSTA N DI N G L E A D E R S HI P A N D S C H O O L S U P P O RT AWARD

honor a freshman and a sophomore who exemplify compassion, integrity, faith, and friendship.

honors those students who called upon their own resources and enlisted the talents of others in pursuit of a common goal.

HONOR

WITH HIGH

HONOR Madeline Bennett Katherine Kamel Christine Marella Susan Song Rio Turrini-Smith

WITH

HONOR Julia Clark Emily Chow Stella Crall Madilyn Fisher Leslie Gobel Xiadani Juarez Diaz Joon Kyung Koong Giovanna Mitchell Maya Pollack Sharmaine Sun

AWA R D S

Freshman—Madison Gong Sophomore—Audrey Bennett SIST ER M A RY K I E R A N S C H O L A R S H I P AWA R D is given to two juniors who embody generosity and sensitivity as modeled by Sister Kieran.

First place—Catherine Lyche Second place—Emma Williams

R OBERT P. BA L L E S AWA R D FOR AC A D EM IC E XC E L L E N C E honors the students graduating first and second in the senior class for their outstanding academic performance.

First place—Lauren Redfern Second place—Eleanor Stork

A D M I R A L R OBE RT S . H ATC H E R AWA R D honors students who engage in the academic curriculum to the limit of possibility for the joy and sake of learning.

Hannah Baz Daniella Wilson Julia Clark Xiadani Juarez Diaz

TH E C H R I STO P H E R AWA RD honors a student who exemplifies Christian concern for others with leadership and dedication to the spiritual welfare of the school.

Jennifer Hernandez

M U N R AS CO U RTE SY AWARD honors a student who exemplifies courage, graciousness, integrity, and openness to all.

Rio Turrini-Smith

TH E A LU M N A E AWA R D honors students who have offered intellectual integrity, quiet leadership, and a mature individual perspective.

Katherine Kamel Brenda Melano

Lauren Redfern TH E V E R I TAS AWA R D

ROBERT P. BALLES

AWARDS BAL L ES SCIEN CE AWARD

is given to the highest achieving senior in science.

SU N ZA H PA R K S O L I D E O G LO R I A AWA R D honors a senior for her contribution to the liturgical life of the school through music.

Sung Ha Hong

T HE G EN ER OSI TY AWA R D

Lauren Redfern

honors students for their exceptional and consistent generosity of person and talent, in all aspects of school life.

BAL L ES MATHEMAT IC S AWARD

is given to the highest achieving junior in mathematics.

Claire Jellison

Laura Colosky Willow Wallace

honors a senior who exemplifies the school’s motto, Truth; who is true to herself and to others, acts with joy and single-mindedness, and who through her clear judgment and daily living leaves the school a better place.

Eleanor Stork

2 015 CO L L EGE MAT RICU LATION American University

Sonoma State University

Amherst College

Stanford University

Berklee College of Music

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Mexico

Boston University (3)

Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico

California Polytechnic State University,

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

San Luis Obispo (2)

Carnegie Mellon University

University of California, San Diego

Chapman University (2)

University of Chicago

College of Charleston

University of Denver

Davidson College

University of Kentucky

Emory University (2)

University of La Verne

Eugene Lang The New School for Liberal Arts

University of Michigan

Fordham University

University of Nevada, Reno

Georgetown University

University of Puget Sound

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores

University of Redlands

University of San Diego (3)

de Monterrey, Mexico

New York University (3)

University of San Francisco

Northwestern University

University of Washington

Pace University (3)

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Parsons The New School for Design, Paris

Villanova University

Saddleback College

Western Washington University

Saint Mary’s College of California

Westmont College

San Diego State University

Xavier University

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Sister Kieran’s Legacy Continues Sister Mary Kieran, O.P. (1912–1965), was Santa Catalina’s first principal. She held the job for nearly 15 years. Spring 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of her death. In this milestone year, we reflect on her many contributions to the school. During Sister Kieran’s tenure, the school constructed numerous facilities, including Long Dorm, the swimming pool, the Rosary Chapel, the Santo Domingo Dining Room, Study Hall, the two-story addition to the Lower School building, and three tennis courts. Aside from helping the campus grow physically, she also planted lasting seeds of wisdom and kindness in the minds and hearts of students who attended Catalina in the 1950s and 1960s.

Sister Kieran had such a positive impact on two former students, Laurie Angel McGuinness ’53 and Beezie Leyden Moore ’53, that in 1982 they began to raise money for an endowed award fund that would help keep her legacy and values alive. To date, 41 students from the Classes of 1989 to 2015 have received the award.

By Laurie Angel McGuinness ’53 and Beezie Leyden Moore ’53 While planning our 30th reunion and reminiscing, we realized that many of our memories were based on constructs that Sister Kieran had created. Sister Kieran wasn’t just the foundress and principal of Santa Catalina. She was much more.

Sister Kieran was supportive of us all and cared deeply. She had a great sense of humor and an aura about her that inspired all of us to reach our potential and to be better people.

She recognized our unique abilities, and encouraged and expected us to use our God-given talents.

picture in her office as a reminder of the qualities that Sister expected of her.

When Laurie’s father died during our junior year, leaving her without parents, Sister “adopted” her and enabled her to stay and graduate.

Sister also quietly created jobs for Laurie so she would have spending money. And she inspired Laurie to be the best person possible. To this day, Laurie keeps Sister Kieran’s

As we discussed our plans for our reunion, we were concerned that the memory of Sister Kieran might diminish as time passed and as the school grew. We decided to set up a scholarship fund in Sister Kieran’s name to provide an annual award to a junior who espoused the ideals that Sister embodied.

36 sister kieran’s legacy Because our class had only nine graduates, we included the Class of 1954 in our fundraising efforts. Our first project was a memory quilt, and we asked each person to create a square. After we completed the quilt, we auctioned it off at our reunion in March 1983, and all the proceeds became seed money for the fund. Soon after, we made poster prints of a Santa Catalina painting

by Robin Hudnut and, later, hand-painted needlepoint canvases depicting campus scenes. Then we pushed for donations during an end-of-year phone campaign.

Finally, in 1988, after we had raised the $10,000 required for an endowed fund, we interviewed and awarded our first candidate.

Each spring, we traveled to the school and interviewed five to seven juniors, chosen by their peers and by the faculty. We evaluated students on grades, activities, an essay, and responses to a questionnaire. The first question was, “What do you know about Sister Kieran and the history of Santa Catalina?” In the beginning, respondents didn’t know anything about Sister Kieran.

Eventually, students realized that learning about her was an important part of the process. After several years of giving the award, we had succeeded in keeping Sister Kieran’s memory alive and her legacy.

For us, it was rewarding to visit campus every year and spend time with these amazing girls and to spend time with Sister Carlotta and Sister Claire, who entertained us with a beautiful lunch. Each girl deserved the small gift that we were able to make.

Throughout the years, we received reports that the gift had helped the girls and encouraged them to do well in the image of Sister Kieran. As the fund grew, we were able to honor two recipients each year.

After many rewarding years, we felt it was time to turn the reins over to younger, more energetic hands. Alexandria Lynn Walton ’98, the 1997 recipient of the award, accepted our request to oversee the selection process, and her family made a significant donation to increase the fund even more.

Alexandria has continued in much the same manner as we had and kindly keeps us informed annually.

We are so grateful to those who have continued our labor of love. By celebrating Sister Kieran’s life and work, perhaps it will encourage people to make donations to enrich this endowment as part of the Legacy Campaign. As of March 31, 2015, the Sister Kieran Achievement Award Endowment Fund was valued at $52,487.

Q &A

W ITH SISTER K I E R A N AWA R D R E C I P I E N TS

Alexandria Walton Radford ’98 M.A., Ph.D. in Sociology, Princeton University B.S. in Foreign Service, Georgetown University Thoughts on receiving the award: “The award was an honor because my classmates helped decide the nominees. The fact that the award program considered not just grades but also an essay, extracurricular activities, and interviews with alumnae also made it particularly special. Recipients are supposed to spend the gift doing something they wouldn’t normally do that helps them grow as a person. Just the very message to try new things and stretch oneself as a person is a valuable lesson and something we should all continue to do.”

Thoughts on leading the Selection Committee: “I started interviewing candidates in person with Beezie and Laurie. In recent years, I’ve done so with fellow Sister Kieran Award nominees Eileen Corrigan ’98 and Christina Alvarez ’98. We interview about six candidates a year, and the questions are designed to really get to know the students. Each year, I leave inspired about the caliber and spirit of this new crop of Catalina students.”

Alyssa Dougherty ’10 B.A. in French and Political Science, Stanford University Thoughts on receiving the award: “When I received the award, I felt as if I had become an official member of the sisterhood:

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an active participant in the school’s legacy. It’s a unique opportunity to belong to a network supported by alumnae who share similar values and recognize the importance of their combined impact. At times, it seems hard to fail when you know you can fall back on such an unparalleled support system.”

What she’s doing now: “I am currently the Research and Scholarship Fellow for the World Justice Project, a Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit organization focused on improving the rule of law in countries around the world.

My social justice focus was influenced by Dr. Murphy’s philosophy class and Ms. Baker’s justice class. My job plays directly into my aspirations for a future career in law, and it gives me the opportunity to continue conducting research, which I’ve always enjoyed.”

Reflections on the Catalina experience: “Catalina encourages young women to become the best versions of themselves in all of their pursuits. As an alumna, I’ve worked to continue that tradition. Catalina’s focus is on developing empowered, forward-thinking women; thus, it’s little wonder that after graduation I spent much of my time at Stanford researching global female leadership and parity legislation.”

Something she misses about catalina: “I miss the wonderful traditions, such as Candlelight Mass, entertaining an audience at the Performing Arts Center, the camaraderie on the tennis courts, and the encouragement and guidance from Catalina teachers.”

Annie Hilby ’01 J.D. from University of California, Berkeley A.B. in the Study of Religion, Harvard University Thoughts on receiving the award: “The interview was so fun!

I loved talking with the alumnae about their own time at Catalina, something you don’t get to do that often as a student.

Despite graduating decades apart, our experiences were much more similar than not.”

What she’s doing now: “I’m focused on international data privacy regulation and speech and media law. In September, I joined the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. Previously, I clerked at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. I’ve worked on a bit of

everything that comes before the court, including civil litigation and criminal, constitutional, administrative, and immigration law.”

Reflections on the Catalina experience: “At Catalina, you are encouraged to follow your passions aggressively but always with integrity, to speak up and ask questions, and to celebrate other women’s successes. Plus, you gain friends and mentors that you continue to have throughout your life. I am forever grateful for my four years on campus and the community that Catalina provides today. Finally, any description of my time at Catalina is incomplete without recognizing Mr. Hackling and Dr. Kapolka for teaching me to write clearly and with confidence. The skills they taught me when I was just 15, 16, and 17 years old have opened many professional doors.”

Alexa Flores-Hull ’94 M.A. in Educational Technology, Northern Arizona University B.A. in Spanish and Psychology, Georgetown University Thoughts on receiving the award: “I used my award money to pay for all of my college applications, and it covered the cost of a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit Georgetown. It allowed me greater flexibility and was a huge financial help. I used the remaining funds to pay for miscellaneous graduation expenses.”

What she’s doing now: “I work for K12 International Academy, working remotely from my home in the Phoenix area. The Academy is based in Herndon, Virginia, and we work with families from all over the world. I specifically work with the Middlebury Interactive Languages program.

It is a wonderful way for me to remain in the teaching field, but I get the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of educational technology and virtual learning programs.”

A lesson learned at Catalina: “Never, ever doubt yourself.

If I am willing to put the time and effort toward a goal, then achieving it is possible. And there will always be someone to ‘have my back,’ even if it’s just a simple email from a friend reminding me that I can do it.”

Something she misses about Catalina: “I miss seeing all of the wonderful friends I made while I was there.”

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Life

Competition in the Courtroom In its third year of competition, the Santa Catalina team finished 2–2 in the 2015 Monterey County Mock Trial.

The team also garnered four individual awards: • Giovanna Mitchell ’15, outstanding defense attorney • Anna Burks ’15, outstanding prosecution witness • Xiadani Juarez Diaz ’15, outstanding defense witness • Grace Russell ’16, courtroom artist runner-up We acknowledge all of the participants for their hard work in preparing for the event: Anna Burks ’15, Kira Cruz ’17, Jenna Downs ’17, Giselle Espinola-Jimenez ’17, Ruby Gans ’17, Justine How ’15, Emilee Johnston ’17, Xiadani Juarez Diaz ’15, Alyssa Kwon ’18, Courtney Lindly ’15, Giovanna Mitchell ’15, Gianna Nale ’17, Katie Ridgway ’16, Isabella Rivera ’18, Bella Sainz-Portillo ’18, Elsa Sandbach ’17, Daphne Wilson ’15 Courtroom Journalists Sitara Masilamani ’16, Collette White ’17 Courtroom Artists Ariana Fadel ’18, Grace Russell ’16 Special thanks to attorney coaches Jeff Nale, Jeannine Pacioni, and Matt L’Heureux, and to faculty sponsor Dr. Doug Lumsden.

The Slow Approach to Creativity As the 2015 writer in residence, Christian McEwen facilitated writing workshops in March for the English classes. Each session included exercises to relax the mind and help writers experience their surroundings in new ways. McEwen opened the workshop with a meditation, guiding students through each of the five senses and inviting them to absorb sensory details that often go unnoticed—like the faint taste of coffee on the breath or the hum of the fluorescent lights overhead. She continued by asking students what they wish they had more time for and encouraged them to make those very things part of their regular schedules: “Imagine if at the bottom of your to-do list you could add something as large and abstract as sunlight.”

McEwen tried to impart the benefit of taking time to tune out modern distractions, touching on the myth of multitasking. For writers, being “muddle-headed,” as she calls it, is an obstacle to producing fresh work. She suggested that students take 10 or 15 minutes a day to reground themselves to the physical world.

A native of Scotland, McEwen lives in western Massachusetts and teaches at Williams College. She holds a B.A. in English and American literature from King’s College, Cambridge, and an M.A. in American literature from UC Berkeley. She is the author of several books, including her latest, The Tortoise Diaries: Daily Meditations for Creativity and Slowing Down.

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Senior Wins National Writing Honor Sharmaine “May” Sun ’15 received a 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards silver medal for her poem “Fixed” (see right). She is one of only 19 national poetry medalists from California.

Each year, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers partners with more than 100 visual and literary arts organizations to bring the Scholastic Awards to communities across the country. Students in grades 7 through 12 apply in 28 categories of art and writing. Submissions are juried by luminaries in the visual and literary arts. Panelists look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

The Scholastic Awards program provides more than $250,000 in scholarships annually to top awards recipients and their educators. In addition, more than $8 million in scholarships is set aside each year by partnering organizations for recipients of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Seniors earning national medals are eligible to receive scholarships through partnerships with esteemed colleges and universities.

Excellentia in Litteris Latinis On March 10, our Latin students took the National Latin Exam. This year, more than 153,000 students from all 50 states and 20 foreign countries took the test. Congratulations to all of our participants and to the following 12 award winners: Silver Medal and Maxima Cum Laude Certificate Rachel D’Agui ’18, Level 1; Isis Enders-Santa Cruz ’17, Level 2; Sein Lee ’18, Level 2; May Sun ’15, Level AP Magna Cum Laude Certificate Marika Blacklock ’18, Level 1; Sarah Lamp ’17, Level 2; Shaden Beltran Ibarra ’15, Level 3 Honors; Jennifer Ngyuen ’16, Level 3 Honors Cum Laude Certificate Anna Hayden ’18, Level 1; Keona Shimizu ’17, Level 2; Monika Gaxiola Artola ’16, Level 2; Amara Borchers ’16, Level 3 Honors

Fixed

by Sharmaine Sun ’15 I have a habit of fixing things— The heart-shaped wrinkle in the corner of your bed, The misplaced curl in the mess of your head, The plump pillow I placed in your stead.

Your breath made a cloud on the mirror— I wiped it off.

Your lips kept humming— Though I told you to stop.

Your letters had mistakes I just couldn’t ignore— I edited, you never forgot.

I cringed when you spoke, Your voice, tinged with smoke, Had morphed into little more than a croak.

I turned away when you woke.

You didn’t show when you broke.

Your rough touch made me pause, All I could feel were your flaws, You asked was I happy?

I wondered who was.

Then I thought I had fixed the mistake that was you, But I shake off the ache And now, awake, I see my biggest mistake— I tried to fix you.

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Catalina Mathletes Display Problem-Solving Muscles The 47th annual Mathletics Competition took place on May 2 at Seaside High School. Mathletics encourages excellence in math and recognizes the achievements of individual students and the schools they represent. Seventeen Santa Catalina students in grades 9 through 12 participated in the contest and took home 13 individual awards and four team awards. First-place winners received $100, and second-place winners received $75.

Each year, the top graduating senior taking the advanced calculus exam receives the $1,000 Richard Morgantini Scholarship. This year, our own Lauren Redfern ’15 won this honor on top of her third-place finish in AP Calculus BC. AP Calculus BC Lauren Redfern ’15, third place; Anna Burks ’15 AP Calculus AB—First-Place Team Brenda Melano ’15, first place; Jee Hee Lee ’15, honorable mention; Ellie Stork ’15, honorable mention Math Analysis—Third-Place Team Sein Lee ’18, honorable mention; Jane Shim ’17, honorable mention; Emily Szasz ’16, honorable mention Algebra II—Third-Place Team Lulu Fang ’18, third place; Jessica Cheng ’18, honorable mention; Ariana Fadel ’18

Math II—Second-Place Team Coco Wang ’18, third place; Emma Kogler-Franklyn ’18, honorable mention; Fila Oen ’18, honorable mention Math I Sarah Ning ’18; Saige Madden ’18; Madeleine Oh ’18 Sein Lee ’18 (pictured) was also awarded Santa Catalina’s 2015 Robert Balles California Math League (CML) Award, which includes a $750 prize. To be considered for a Balles Award, a student must compete in all six CML contests during the academic year (14 students met this criterion for 2014–2015) and must earn an average of four out of six correct answers for the academic year.

Lee was close to earning a perfect score on three contests, each of which requires a creative mix of intuition, acquired mathematical knowledge, logic, and common sense to generate answers to six challenging problems in just 30 minutes.

Congratulations to all of our talented mathematicians!

Twelve Seniors Honored for Excellence in History The National History Society established a program in 2009 to honor outstanding history students in secondary schools. To become a National History Scholar, a student must maintain a minimum academic achievement and receive the history faculty’s recommendation.

The Santa Catalina History Department honors the following seniors as 2015 National History Scholars: Maddie Bennett, Julia Clark, Leslie Gobel, Xiadani Juarez Diaz, Katherine Kamel, Christine Marella, Brenda Melano, Giovanna Mitchell, Lauren Redfern, Ellie Stork, Sharmaine Sun, Rio Turrini-Smith.

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Surf and Service in Costa Rica During Easter vacation, Simone Villalobos ’03, director of activities; Debra Baker, religious studies teacher; and the following 14 students took part in a Rustic Pathways trip to Costa Rica: Jessica Cheng ’18, Sofia D’Amico ’17, Jenna Downs ’17, Vicky Fu ’17, Charlotte Gerzanics ’18, Hee Jung Kang ’17, Sarah Ning ’18, Austin Noorzoy ’18, Jayne Oentoro ’17, Emmi Rivera ’18, Bella Sainz-Portillo ’18, Faith Tell ’17, Coco Wang ’18, and Isabelle Wilbur ’16.

The group stayed in a house in Uvita, a small village in southern Costa Rica. Students took surf lessons in the mornings and went to a service site in the afternoons. Projects included digging a ditch for a makeshift drainage system, building a pathway and porch, and cleaning up the beach.

“I had never even held a surfboard before, and I never imagined how much I would love it,” D’Amico said. She added: “I learned that community service feeds my body, mind, and soul. I feel best after doing manual labor for a good cause.”

Highlights from April Journey Day The Journey program, with regular classes and quarterly Journey Days, helps young women discover who they are and where they want to be in the future. Highlights from the April 29 Journey Day included the Class of 2015 college fair and the freshman cardboard boat race.

At the college fair, 55 seniors manned tables decorated with items from the colleges and universities they planned to attend. Students and teachers roamed the area asking questions about the seniors’ college visits, the criteria for their choices, and what best prepared them for entrance into their chosen programs. The seniors shared their knowledge and enthusiasm about their next steps, and the underclassmen were able to absorb information about what they might look for in the future.

“I felt prepared for the college process through the Journey program,” said Maddie Bennett ’15, who is now a freshman at Stanford University.

The freshman class had a wet and wild end to the April Journey Day. Students were tasked with designing cardboard boats and racing them in the campus swimming pool. “The goal of this event was to engage the girls’ minds using a different approach than lecture and assessment,” said Katherine Burkhuch, freshman class co-coordinator.

“Trial and error can be an excellent form of learning. I also wanted the girls to be able to do something fun on Journey Day and celebrate how far they have come.”

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Kickball and Cake Merge the Spirit Day halftime entertainment with the Cake Auction creations, and it’s like a real-life Katy Perry video. Each spring, the students enjoy an afternoon field game between the juniors and seniors followed by a lively confectionery auction.

After lunch on May 27, the students in their class T-shirts of green, blue, yellow, and red convened at the athletic field for a fierce kickball battle among the upperclassmen. The tradition is that the freshmen root for the juniors and the sophomores cheer on the seniors. In the stands, the girls waved flags, blew bubbles, and raised their hands and voices with enthusiasm. After all, that is what Spirit Day is all about.

This year’s victory went to the juniors, who outscored the seniors 5–3.

After the game, the group traveled to Sullivan Court for the Cake Auction. Baking in small-group teams, the seniors created 15 cakes and other sweets honoring things such as the TV show Friends, Apple emojis, a Chinese dragon, Disney’s Frozen, Starbucks Coffee, and the Nintendo Game Boy. But it was the four-tier “Best of Britain” cake made by Julia Clark ’15, Christine Marella ’15, Toni Adeyemi ’15, Maddie Bennett ’15, Madison Fox ’15, Xiadani Juarez Diaz ’15, Katherine Kamel ’15, and Ellie Stork ’15 that sold for the highest amount. The junior class bought it for $321. Overall, the event raised $1,572.

As in years past, all auction proceeds go toward the senior gift to the school. The Class of 2015 will direct the funds to a new bench at the athletic field in memory of Fatima Larios ’13 and to other items that will enhance campus life.

Yearbook Staff Honors Math Teacher’s Many Facets During Assembly on May 19, Catalinan editors Leslie Gobel ’15, Ellie Stork ’15, and Willow Wallace ’15 read the first two clues: “This person likes to hike. She likes black licorice.” At that point, Noova Ongley knew they were talking about her. In her 11 years at Catalina, she has taught courses that many would find daunting: Algebra II/Trigonometry, Algebra II Honors, Precalculus, Precalculus Honors, Calculus, and AP Calculus BC. As the yearbook inscription reads, “Though we see Ms. Ongley walking through the halls and teaching in the classroom, many of us are unaware of her eventful past.” She was born in Finland and has lived in Michigan, Illinois, and Alaska. In high school, she was prom queen and a member of the basketball team. She attended college in Hawaii and California and was proposed to by her now husband while white-water rafting.

On behalf of the Class of 2015, we thank Ms. Ongley for her dry wit, caring and passionate nature, and dedication to teaching math to young women.

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Upper School

Arts 2015 Scholastic Awards

Congratulations to the 14 students whose 29 submissions were honored with 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for the West Region-at-Large.

Gold Keys are awarded for the highest level of achievement on the regional level and are included in the national competition. Silver Keys are awarded for works worthy of recognition. Honorable Mentions are awarded for works that demonstrate artistic potential.

Gold Keys: Victoria Kvitek ’16, photography, Abstraction #1; Jee Hee Lee ’15, digital art, Unity; Lucy Stowe ’16, poetry, a Lifetime; Sharmaine Sun ’15, poetry, Remorse; Sharmaine Sun ’15, poetry, Fixed; Daniella Wilson ’15, photography, away Silver Keys: Christine Marella ’15, writing portfolio: Blurred, For Her Birthday, Now We Wait, and On the Lake; Alison Mody ’16, photography, Grayscale; Caitlyn Rodriguez ’16, photography, Nikayah; Lucy Stowe ’16, poetry, Autumn; Sharmaine Sun ’15, poetry, Exotic; Sharmaine Sun ’15, writing portfolio: A Little Stain; Veronica Zelles ’16, photography, Reflection

Honorable Mentions: Deneen Argueta ’16, photography, November 17, 2014 @ 4:30:30; Stella Crall ’15, digital art, Melting; Stella Crall ’15, digital art, Abstraction 1; Stella Crall ’15 digital art, Soaring; Leslie Gobel ’15, art portfolio, Mexico; Jee Hee Lee ’15, drawing and illustration, Blossom; Jenna Mazza ’16, mixed media, Overheard Conversations; Grace Russell ’16, painting, Dimensions; Grace Russell ’16, painting, Five Hours of Smooth Jazz; Grace Russell ’16, painting, My Shadow; Lucy Stowe ’16, poetry, You’re Not Alone; Sharmaine Sun ’15, poetry, Pale; Sharmaine Sun ’15, poetry, The Long-Lost Memory; Sharmaine Sun ’15, poetry, Replacement Parts; Veronica Zelles ’16, photography, Windy; Veronica Zelles ’16, photography, Tire

Singing Sensations Win for the Seventh Year Congratulations to the Santa Catalina Concert Choir for winning first place in the High School Women’s Choir “A” Division at Music in the Parks for the seventh consecutive year! The group also won the Esprit de Corps Award for courtesy. The competition took place at California’s Great America in Santa Clara on May 9.

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Birds of a Feather Paint Together The Art I class recently created paintings of California’s endangered birds. At the beginning of the year, the students worked on value-scale paintings that reveal light and dark values.

“As they worked on their bird paintings, the students photographed their work in black and white to make sure they maintained the correct value structure,” teacher Claire Lerner explained. Lerner had been teaching the students traditional painting techniques, although the class used acrylics instead of oil-based paints, which the masters used.

During a recent visit to the Monterey Museum of Art, the class explored the painting techniques of David Ligare, Evelyn McCormick, Andrew Schoultz, and other artists. After the field trip, students returned with new ideas on how to fine-tune their works.

Mary Poppins Premieres on the Peninsula Performing Arts Chair Lara Wheeler Devlin ’02 was the first person on the Monterey Peninsula to secure production rights for the musical Mary Poppins. In April, her talented 36-member cast and 20-member student crew produced four sold-out shows.

A massive undertaking, the show wowed audience members with dozens of well-practiced British accents, six major ensemble dance numbers, numerous vocal selections, more than 1,000 costumes pieces, and 21 intricate scene changes. Most of the cast had never tap-danced before, so mastering dance teacher Jill Feingold’s choreography for “Step in Time” was a real feat.

“Mary Poppins touches people,” said Devlin. Many audience members were moved by the performance of Julie Andrews, who played the lead role in the 1964 Disney film adaptation.

Devlin added, “They wanted to share the story with their own children.”

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Upper School

Sports Swimming & Diving With a mix of experienced and beginning swimmers, the team was a good contender in defense of its 2014 MTAL title. The team ended the season 6–2 and finished second in the league. At the MTAL championships, the team finished strong in second place. Catalina’s diving efforts came back after a two-year hiatus, with three competitive divers assisting with points for the team. For the first time in four seasons, Catalina sent a diver to the CCS championships. Congratulations to diver Lexi Tripplet ’18 for her achievement!

Softball Cougar Softball started the season with a bang. Five veteran players and four freshmen defended the team’s MTAL title, with three wins and no losses in March. The trend continued throughout the season and the team finished undefeated at 12–0 in the league and 17–6 overall. The hard work rolled over to the Central Coast Section (CCS) playoffs as the team reached the semifinals for the fifth consecutive year. A tough 6–8 loss to Scotts Valley in the Division III semifinals ended the season. Next year, the returning 12 players will seek a sixth league title. The team again boasted five all-league team selections, four all-county selections, the MTAL pitcher-of-the-year award, and the MTAL co-player of the year.

Congratulations, Cougar Softball!

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Track & Field As the defending MTAL champion, Catalina once again was favored in 2015.

In March, Mikayla Nolen-Revera ’17 captured a new school record in the 100-meter event (12.20 seconds) and Catherine Lyche ’16 broke the school record in the triple jump (33 feet, 2 inches). For the second consecutive year, the Cougars enjoyed more than double the team point total of its nearest competitor, so the league title was all theirs. Eight athletes won events at the league championships, giving each of them first-team all-league accolades.

Catalina sent seven athletes to the CCS semifinals to compete in 10 different events. Nolen-Revera advanced to the CCS finals, where she finished second and third in the 400-meter and 200-meter events, respectively, qualifying her for the state finals for the second consecutive year.

Lacrosse The young lacrosse squad faced a challenging schedule and finished 0–11. Over the course of the year, the team showed significant improvement in offensive scoring and defensive efficiency, though. Ten players will return for the 2016 season and look forward to a better finish.

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Sports Awards Basketball

Swimming & Diving

Audrey Bennett ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League Second Team selection

Colleen Boensel ’15, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Madison Gong ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Madison Fox ’15, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Basketball Team by the Monterey County Herald

Giovanna Mitchell ’15, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Cross-Country

Lexi Triplett ’18, Central Coast Section Diving Championship competitor

Audrey Bennett ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Jessica Gutshall ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Field Hockey

Ana Spanos ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Tennis Nicole Granat ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Kira Cruz ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Ellie Stork ’15, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; Mission Trail Athletic League Singles Champion

Golf

Isabelle Redfield ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Coco Chai ’18, All Monterey Bay League selection Chloe Corriveau ’15, All Monterey Bay League selection; Monterey Bay League Most Valuable Player

Track & Field

Alison Mody ’16, All Monterey Bay League Second Team selection

Avery Blanco ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Carolina Bishop ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Ruby Gans ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Soccer

Sarah Levi ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Allie Aiello ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Catherine Lyche ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Madison Long ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Ashten Nguyen ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Samantha Mudd ’15, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection

Mikayla Revera ’17, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; State Championship in 200 and 400 meters competitor

Softball Marissa Bruno ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Softball Team by the Monterey County Herald and the Salinas Californian Vanessa Furman ’15, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Softball Team by the Monterey County Herald Lauren Garcia ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; Mission Trail Athletic League Most Valuable Pitcher; All Monterey County Softball Team by the Salinas Californian Brenda Melano ’15, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Tatumn Satow ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; Mission Trail Athletic League Most Valuable Player; All Monterey County Softball Team by the Monterey County Herald and the Salinas Californian

Volleyball Olivia Satow ’18, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection Tatumn Satow ’16, All Mission Trail Athletic League selection; All Monterey County Volleyball Team by the Monterey County Herald and the Salinas Californian

Water Polo Chloe Barney ’16, All Monterey Bay League (Gabilan) Second Team selection Colleen Boensel ’15, Monterey Bay League (Gabilan) Senior of the Year; All Monterey Bay League (Gabilan) selection; All Central Coast Section Water Polo First Team Lauren Redfern ’15, All Monterey Bay League (Gabilan) Second Team selection Ana Spanos ’16, All Monterey Bay League (Gabilan) First Team selection

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Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, Ph.D. Head of Upper School Had I been told when I was a fourteen-year-old girl on my admission tour with Sister Christine, or even when I began teaching in the Upper School in 2002 (the same year that Sister Claire became Head of School and Dr. John Murphy became Head of Upper School), that I would be the Head of Upper School, I simply would not have believed it. I never dreamt it, and yet here I am.

With the upcoming retirement of Sister Claire and Sister Christine, Santa Catalina is in the midst of an epoch transition. Going forward, how do we ensure that the Sisters’ legacy, our school’s values, and the unique culture that are the hallmarks of Santa Catalina remain intact and continue to thrive? As the first alumna and laywoman to head the Upper School and as a mother, teacher, and administrator, I feel equipped with the tools that will help me bridge the past to the future.

As an alumna, I know Santa Catalina School has shaped me into the person I am today. The education I received here has informed every step I have taken since graduating in 1987. It was here that I understood what academic excellence meant; that I further developed the essential values of integrity, faith, and hard work; and that I set for myself increasingly higher goals. It was here, too, that I built friendships that have enriched my life beyond measure.

For my husband François and me, giving our children Loleï, now a junior in the Upper School, and JeanPierre, a 4th grader, a Santa Catalina education has always been of paramount importance. We feel that our work, hopes, and dreams as parents are being powerfully supported and advanced by caring, experienced educators who have the highest of standards and who create an environment in which our children continue to grow.

The era in which I grew up was a simpler one: getting a driver’s license was a big deal, privacy was more highly valued, and people who were apart either wrote letters to each other or talked by phone. (My classmates lined up in the dorm hallways to call home from a pay phone!) In stark contrast, today’s world is “instantaneous,” pressurized, unpredictable, and, more often than not, indiscreet. It is also global, connected, and open-minded. As the mother of a daughter, however, I am keenly aware of the dire need for the wisdom and experience of women to be heard and celebrated. The world needs the full participation of women in all areas of and throughout life. Santa Catalina continues to prepare young women for this vital role.

Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87 with her husband, Francois, and children, Loleï and Jean-Pierre

While it is a challenging task to carry forth the Sisters’ legacy, including that of Mother Mary Goemaere, the pioneering Dominican nun who left Paris in 1850 to help found and head the original Santa Catalina Convent and School for Girls in Monterey, I am honored and energized to lead our Upper School into this new era. What brilliant, bold, and inspired women will Santa Catalina produce in the coming decades?

We do not know… but we do know that they will be remarkable and that they will help to make the world a much better place.

Kassandra Thompson Brenot ‘87, Ph.D. Ph.D., Iberian Studies Université de Paris, La Sorbonne (Paris IV) Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies, Romantic Studies Université de Paris, La Sorbonne (Paris IV) M.A., Hispanic Studies Middlebury Institute of International Studies (Formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies) B.A., Hispanic Studies Middlebury Institute of International Studies (Formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies) 2015-Present

Head of Upper School

2012-2015

Assistant Head of Upper School

2002-2015

Department Chair, Foreign Language

2002-Present

Teacher, Foreign Language

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John J. Murphy, Ph.D. Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity Sister Claire’s retirement in July 2016 and Margaret “Meg” Bradley’s appointment to serve as our next Head of School brings about a transition from religious to lay leadership at Santa Catalina School. This is an important juncture in our school’s history. Last year, Sister Claire and the Board of Trustees, in order to ensure the continuation of Santa Catalina’s Catholic spirituality and unique charism, established and offered to me the new position of Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity. It is a position I was happy to accept.

The role of Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity has as its primary purpose the articulation, promotion, and transmission of the school’s Catholic intellectual and spiritual tradition. Santa Catalina embodies a particular ethos, world-view, and, perhaps most importantly, a specific understanding of the human person: we are all created in the image of God. This understanding emerges from our school’s Catholic identity. The education of the whole person, always the philosophy of Santa Catalina, is a pedagogy that concerns the intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth and development of our students. Our identity as a Catholic school, then, directly informs our mission: to “develop in each student a striving for excellence, a maturing awareness of moral and spiritual values, a sense of responsible purpose, and a determination to serve world with courage, graciousness, and compassion.”

Santa Catalina embraces the true meaning of the word “catholicity” (from the Greek words, kata and holos, meaning “inclusive of everyone”) with an invitation and welcoming spirit to all members of our school community. We affirm and celebrate the religious diversity of our student body with grounding in the particularity of our Catholic heritage and openness to truth. With this commitment, we provide curricular

and co-curricular programs and activities that offer opportunities for our students’ spiritual growth. This is the approach and tradition we have inherited from the Dominican Sisters who founded Santa Catalina and from those Sisters who have faithfully attended to our school’s mission to the present. Today, we recognize even more that we accomplish our mission most successfully when all administrators, faculty, and staff appreciate and understand it and when all accept the essential role they play in its support.

Continued liturgical celebrations and paraliturgical services, ongoing efforts to “do good” in the service of others, and the inspiration of guest speakers, artists, musicians, and teachers who both enlighten and educate will also speak to the issues that are central to Catholic intellectual tradition. These, too, will further contribute to the continuance and preservation of Santa Catalina’s mission and identity well into the future.

The role of Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity is in place in order to ensure that Santa Catalina’s unique history, culture, and religious heritage live on. It will be my privilege to serve in this capacity as Santa Catalina moves forward.

John J. Murphy, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Studies, Philosophy Harvard University Ph.D., Philosophy of Religion and Theology Claremont Graduate University M.A., History and Philosophy of Religion University of London, King’s College B.A., Philosophy University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 2015-Present Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity 2002-2015 Head of Upper School 2001-2002 Assistant Head of Upper School 2000-2001 Dean of Faculty 1998-2000 Administrative Executive Committee Member 1996-Present Department Chair, Religious Studies 1996-Present Teacher, Religious Studies

John Murphy with his wife, Ibi Janko Murphy ’83, and son, George

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Shannon McClennahan ’87 President, Alumnae Association Q: What are your goals for your tenure as president

of the Alumnae Association?

A: My main goal is to increase the number of connections that alumnae and students have with the school. One way is to challenge alumnae to reach beyond their existing networks and meet alumnae of different generations. Another way is to teach existing students and recent graduates about the benefits of staying connected to the Santa Catalina community throughout their lives. I hope that, in addition to improving the visibility of Santa Catalina as an academic institution, these connections will inspire people to think of the Alumnae Association as a lifelong support community.

Q: What originally motivated you to volunteer for the Alumnae Association?

A: In 1999, I moved to San Francisco for a new job.

I knew only a few people there and had no family nearby. I decided to get in touch with local Santa Catalina alums. I met Pat Bondesen Smith ’54, and we became fast friends. Later, I met Helene de Baubigny ’84. With Helene and Pat, it felt like I had instant family. We shared the same unique Santa Catalina experience and core values. They invited me to functions and, as a result, my alumnae and social networks quickly expanded. This motivated me to get more involved.

A decade later, my family moved to McLean, Virginia, and I found myself in the same predicament. Pat and Helene connected me to friends who lived in the Washington, D.C., area. Christine Michel Spencer ’71 was one of these contacts. She and I still get together on a regular basis. In addition to gaining a social network, we found a great neighborhood to live in and a wonderful school for our children, thanks to recommendations inspired by alumnae.

I continue to be amazed by the generosity of the Catalina alumnae who have helped me in my life. Being a part of the Alumnae Association is my way of giving something back to the Catalina community that I love.

Q: What has been the most interesting or rewarding experience as a volunteer for the Alumnae Association?

A: Meeting and getting to work with alumnae from a variety of classes. I have renewed my friendship with a classmate

and Head of Upper School, Dr. Kassandra Brenot ’87. Helping with the D.C. chapter gatherings has introduced me to many others from various classes, such as Teresa Barger ’73, Leslie Redlich Cockburn ’70, and Alyssa Dougherty ’10 Q: What do you want alumnae to know about the Alumnae Association?

A: I want them to know that the association is here as a resource for them. We have chapters all over the world and alumnae at every career stage. We have alumnae with a broad range of social, cultural, and academic interests. We want alums to connect.

Q: What do you want current students to know about being an alumna of Santa Catalina?

A: Commencement day is just the beginning of a lifelong journey. There is no need to navigate this journey on your own, when you have so many bright, experienced guides (alumnae) to help you or just listen to you. If you tap into the network early and often, the journey will be more fulfilling.

Q: What was your most memorable Catalina tradition, and why?

A: Father Daughter Weekend. My mother and father instilled in me the importance of building friendships and being part of a community.

Decorating my dad’s hotel room, attending the Father-Daughter Weekend dance, and participating in the softball games together were a chance for me to demonstrate how important his lessons were to me. It was special to share my community with him in this way.

Q: If you could invite anyone to campus as a guest speaker, who would you choose, and why?

A: Mark Zuckerberg. No one has connected more people around the world than he has. His vision for a globally connected society is inspirational. I wholeheartedly share his belief that one can never overestimate the power of connecting people.

Alumnae Association Board Executive Committee Shannon McClennahan ’87 President Laurie Washburn Hogen ’58 Vice President Liz Holt Protell ’64 Vice President Lore Childs MacDonald ’76 Vice President Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Vice President Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Director of Alumnae Relations

Members Jalynne Tobias Redman ’72 Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Kathy Trafton ’74 Jennifer Post ’82 Ann Frasse Stowe ’82 Patty Cerisola-Mansi ’83 Christina Nalchajian Whitley ’85 Stephanie Post Pollard ’85 Kim Meek Shickel ’89 Brett Davis Collins ’93 Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 Julie Rathman Fenton ’99 Brogiin Keeton ’01 Kai Romero ’01 Katie Carnazzo ’02 Monica Johnson Steiner ’03 Marina Barcelo Bruketta ’04

Chapter Chairs Boston Kate Myers Brizius ’88 Chicago Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese ’74 Dallas Hope Morgan ’90 Denver Laura Stenovec ’99 Houston Nancy Kennedy Major ’96 Monterey Liz Holt Protell ’64* New York Priya Kumar Raju ’00 Northern California Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96* Seattle Peggy Frasse ’84 Southern California Jennifer Post ’82* Stefanie Post Pollard ’85* Washington, D.C. Kerri Robinson Johnson ’92 Liz Belanger McGarvey ’00

International Chapters Asia Rene Leung ’99 Angelina Yao ’99 Europe Lara Brehmer ’98 Latin America Leslie Hulse ’88 Tere Gonzalez ’94

*Designates Alumnae Association Board member

Connecting With Alumnae The chapters serve as regional hubs for alumnae to connect with each other and school. Each chapter is headed by a chair or cochairs, who recruit alumnae for gatherings and volunteer activities. Chapters provide networking opportunities for alumnae, who also participate in service projects and support collegiate alumnae in their community. To volunteer or learn more about what is happening in your regional chapter, contact the chapter chair.

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Boston Tuesday, November 3 • 6:00–8:00 p.m Somerset Club 42 Beacon Street Boston, MA New York Thursday, November 5 • 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Colony Club 564 Park Avenue New York, NY Washington, D.C. Saturday, November 7 • 5:00–7:00 p.m.

Chevy Chase Club 6100 Connecticut Avenue Chevy Chase, MD Christmas in the Hacienda Tuesday, December 8 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Santa Catalina School 1500 Mark Thomas Drive Monterey, CA 93940 Young Alumnae Christmas Gathering Hacienda Red Parlor Friday, December 18 • 10:00 a.m–12:00 p.m.

Santa Catalina School 1500 Mark Thomas Drive Monterey, CA

Latin America, Mexico City Tuesday, February 16 • 7:00 p.m.

Club de Industriales Calle Andres Bello 29, Miguel Hidalgo, Polanco Ciudad de México, D.F., Mexico Latin America, Monterrey Thursday, February 18 • 7:00 p.m.

Club Industrial Av. Parteaguas #698 Colonia Los Arcángeles, San Pedro Garza García Nuevo León, México, D.F., Mexico Dallas Tuesday, March 1 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Local Foods Kitchen 4548 Hartwood Drive Fort Worth, TX Houston Wednesday, March 2 • 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Bayou Club 8550 Memorial Drive Houston, TX Europe, London Tuesday, March 8 • 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Asia, Jakarta April

2016 Northern California Saturday, January 23 • 5:00–7:00 p.m.

Metropolitan Club 640 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA Southern California Thursday, January 28 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Bel-Air Country Club 10768 Bellagio Road Los Angeles, CA

Asia, Hong Kong April Chicago Tuesday, May 3 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Denver Wednesday, May 4 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Portland Tuesday, May 10 • 5:30–7:30 p.m.

Seattle Wednesday, May 11 • 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Home of Teresa Rothe Graham ’75 Seattle, WA

renew CELEBRATE INSPIRE Reunion Weekend 2016 Friday, March 11 & Saturday, March 12

’56, ’61, ’66, ’71, ’76, ’81, ’86, ’91, ’96, ’01, ’06, and ’11 For more information, contact Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, Director of Alumnae Relations, at gretchen.muellerburke@santacatalina.org or 831.655.9392.

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Please note the technical requirements for photos: • Images need to be 3” x 5” or larger • Images need to be a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (or at least 800KB) Priority is given to the following types of photos: • Photos with groups of alumnae • Photos with one alumna • Photos without an alumna will only be included if space allows.

Please provide the names of all alumnae in the photo, including class year, and the location of the occasion.

To submit photos electronically, please send them as attachments to: gretchen.muellerburke@santacatalina.org.

Please do not include photos in the body of the email or in Word files. If you email a photo from your phone, please choose the largest file size possible. To submit a hard copy photo, please mail to: Santa Catalina School Office of Alumnae Relations 1500 Mark Thomas Drive Monterey, CA 93940

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1954 Gloria Felice gloriafelice@cox.net

First of all we send our deepest sympathies to dear Noreen Lewis Raney who lost her beloved husband, Jim, last November.

Our love and prayers are ever with her and her family at this time. Ardis Dickerson Brookins is caring for her husband, Ed, who is doing well in a small care facility.

Fortunately, he is close by so that she can spend several hours a day with him.

She and her sister, Diane Dickerson ’57, who lives nearby, are doing well and are grateful for the relationships that we all have. As a Cabinet Member of the Legacy Campaign for Santa Catalina, Pat Bondesen Smith is working to achieve the fantastic goals for campus building expansion and endowment development to insure the future success of school. She is still very active in The Metropolitan Club of San Francisco, celebrating its Centennial Year and participating on various committees to that end. Aside from all of that, she is busy minding hearth and home, interior and landscape design, golf, tai chi, and—dinner reservations! She and Bob are doing well and have been able to visit with Noreen occasionally. Jeanne Nielsen Marshall and family are all fine and still loving the fabulous northwest. Her boys are doing great with grandchildren graduating, marrying, and all working. She says their next joy will be great-grandchildren!

Howard continues building “things” in his workshop as she is still quilting as well as teaching it. She feels that they are

1955 Mary Nevin Henderson 707.252.8707

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truly blessed and sends her love to all.

Sister Lois Silva is at St. Rose Convent in S.F. and is now able to work four days a week at the Lima Center at St. Dominic’s Church. She works with the homeless, who are referred to as “guests,” helping them get back on their feet. They call the Lima Center, “The Holiday Inn!” She reports that Sisters Jeremy and Marie de Lourdes are at the Lourdes Convent in the San Rafael Care Center for Dominican Sisters. Elinor Howard Franchetti and Bruno are going to Lake Tahoe in August and then heading for a cruise through the Panama Canal in September. She is looking forward to a visit with her sister, Jane Howard Goodfellow ’56 and her husband, Bob. Gloria Felice: “Randy and I are still loving our life in sunny Arizona. Last fall I was able to go on a wonderful family trip to Italy with my sister, Mary, and our nieces, who all went to Santa Catalina, Joyia Oliverio Felice ’67 along with Dawn Devincenzi ’79, Diona Devincenzi Douglas ’77, and her husband Gerry. We rented a gorgeous villa for a week in Vorno, right near Lucca, and then another week in Florence. This Italian mob scene all thought that they had died and gone to heaven!”

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Sheila Godwin Peavey sheilapeavey@gmail.com

Sheila Goodwin Peavey: After losing the last two of our 11 Scottish Terriers that we’ve raised over the past 27 years, we’ve

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chosen bird watching as a new hobby.

So we started the summer by going to an island off Maine, owned by the National Audubon Society, for one week. It was a wonderful adventure—most mornings rising at 5:00 a.m. to be ready for a “bird walk.” There were many interesting lectures and boating expeditions. Puffins were the main attraction! After travelling through five more states, we are now home after a great adventure. Eugenie Madden Watson: My new knee of a year ago is fine. I am enjoying watching my little great-nieces—twins (2) and one five-yearold—grow and develop. Looking forward to the Carmel Bach Festival and Santa Fe Opera. Jane Howard Goodfellow: After serving as the first woman Chair of the Board of Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for two years, I took a much-needed year off. I was asked to return and I started again in May. I have also joined the board at Mt. San Antonio Gardens, a life-care senior community.

I am learning a lot! In my spare time, I enjoy life with Bob, my husband of four years and feel blessed we met. I also play golf, garden, and travel to see my three children and seven grandchildren. Life is good and I am blessed. Kit Nelson Bedford: Peter and I have just come back from a trip to northern Norway and the arctic with Stanford Travels and a whole group of great naturalists. Such stunning beauty and a wonderful way to learn about an area so far off the beaten track. We give it high marks and a strong recommendation! The family is fine and growing well, and this summer is scattered all over with different agendas. The drought is making our usual summer at Echo Lake in the Sierras sketchy as we see just how long our water source will hold out. Looking ahead to next year—would you believe it will be 60 years since we graduated! Nitze Erro Caswell: Our year has been filled with family activities and events. We enjoyed spending the winter in Aiken, SC. Our entire family will be here in Chicago-land to celebrate Bob’s 80th birthday the first part of July. Hard to believe! Our son Tom will be married in September. We’ll all gather in Maryland for this happy celebration. Hopefully, our California family will be with us, too. Renee Farjeon: Greetings from Flanders Court of Carmel! I’m afraid my so-called news’ is rather sparse this time. As an independent in this relatively small facility, I am somewhat separated from the other six residents inside the main house (5 men and 1 woman) all

in various states of mental and physical decline. I have a large, spacious room with a skylight and a lovely patio terrace outside, where I can have friends over for tea. My wonderful trustee/’God brother,’ Hans Lehmann, originally from Germany, visits me twice a week. Because of the pain of peripheral neuropathy in both feet plus some arthritic knee pain, I have difficulty walking and balancing problems, so I use a walker and what a Godsend it is! Still love making greeting cards and writing little poems for my friends. That’s about all the news I have to share in this ‘old-fashioned’ note, since I do not have email like everyone else! Elieen Schultz English: Sorry to say that ‘my notes’ this year include very sad news. My husband, Bud, passed away in January due to pneumonia and oxygen issues. We were close to celebrating our 32nd anniversary. We had met due to our mutual interest in bridge.

Over the years we played at many national, regional and sectional tournaments as well as local clubs. We also enjoyed playing and teaching bridge on cruise ships. The cruise lines sought us out and together we enjoyed over 40 voyages from the Fjords of Norway to the Mediterranean to the Caribbean to the splendor of Alaska and beyond. He will be greatly missed.

1957 Carole Lusignan Buttner wmbclb@aol.com

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Kathy Howard Loparco kathyloparco@comcast.net Betsy Bourret Neu: Visiting with Mary Baumgartner Reid at her home in Sebastopol was a highlight of my trip to Northern California in April. I traveled to Pipersville, PA for a wedding in May and went into N.Y.C. for a day to see the 9/11 Memorial and museum. For

anyone traveling to New York, I highly recommend it; it is very moving. I’ve been in my townhouse in Rancho Santa Fe for two years now and love it here. I enjoy swimming in our beautiful pool that I don’t have to be responsible for.

Lilly Harmon Huppert is still living near Albuquerque, NM close to her daughter and her family. She enjoys biking along the Rio Grande trail in the summers and playing pickleball year-round. She always looks forward to her trips to California to visit her mother. She will always remember the wonderful years and friends at Santa Catalina. Can’t believe she has two grandchildren in college. Life is good!

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Bobbie O’Connell Munson bobbiemunson@sbcglobal.net We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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Marilyn Ramos Ospina maospina305@hotmail.com The big news for the Class of 1960 was our 55th reunion. Fifteen people from our class were present: Daphne Craige Bertero and Dick, Betsy Helm Hansen and Jim, Julie Thomas Obering and Will, Karen Swanson Crummey and Fred, Tappy Gahagan Hunt and Chip, Suzie Townsend Finney and Jack, Joan Stafford Haynes and Ted, Jinx Hack Ring, Pam Fairbanks de Villaine, Julie Perkins Layne, Margie Gregg Grossman, Wendy Miller Lambeth, Domie Garat Werdel, and Joanna Grant Hartigan. Daphne and Dick entertained the group on Thursday evening at their lovely home in Carmel with cocktails in the patio. Then Dick Bertero and Jim Hansen hosted a dinner at Il Fornaio, a great Italian restaurant.

The next night Julie’s husband Will hosted everyone at L’Escargot. The school highlight was the musical performances on Saturday and visiting with Sister Claire.

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Many said that Santa Catalina’s Journey program is very impressive. Wendy Miller Lambeth visited with her daughter Ann Frass Stowe ’82 and granddaughter Lucy Stowe ’16, a senior at Catalina. Susie Townsend Finney is still involved in a nonprofit group that raises funds for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Orange County for their mentoring program.

She finds this work very rewarding as this group raises about $300K per year. This June, Jack and Susie will be taking their grandson (13) to the Galapagos Islands.

Karen Swanson Crummey will be off to Hawaii with her daughter and two of her teaching partners from Foothill.

Karen just finished a big fundraiser for Teddy Bears with Heart. Diane Blackhall Talcott visited with Mimi Doud Detels a few weeks before the reunion. Jinx Hack Ring is back in Paris as Peter is doing another teaching assignment. As of this writing, I, Marilyn Ramos Ospina, will go to Paris and stay with Jinx for two days and then we will visit Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine for a few days. Jinx is still on the board of Special Olympics of Southern California and she is also on the Host Town Committee for Coronado. Susie Gray Christoffersen celebrates her 50th wedding anniversary this year, so she and Tim will go to the south of Spain to hear and watch flamenco and then on to Paris. Judy Botelho Cain says she is now completely bionic with two new hips and two new knees. Her children and grandchildren keep her very busy.

I, Marilyn Ramos Ospina, still teach at the Foreign Language Institute here in Miami. The highlight of this year was an amazing trip to Peru and Chile that I took with my daughter, Maria Cristina Ospina ’86, in May. Julie Perkins Layne: Fifty years for Art and me this year! Lots of time with family and grandkids. Can’t believe we’ll have a high school freshman next year (Claire), and Patrick will be in his last year of elementary school. They do lots of theatre and sports. I am very involved at church and with friends. Still hoping UC Berkeley will have a good football year. Cannot believe we’re in our 70s! Joan Nix: Since 1974, I have been a member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. I am currently on the board of the Washington, D.C. community and I instruct new members as well as aspirants in formation.

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The Class of 1962 is without a class correspondent. Please contact Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, Director of Alumnae Relations, to volunteer to serve your class in this meaningful way.

Mary Foley Bitterman: My work as president of the Bernard Osher Foundation continues to be interesting and inspiring. We support more than 300 colleges and universities in the U.S. with endowed scholarships. We also fund a wide range of arts organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Mr. Osher’s native state of Maine. Beyond my Osher commitments, I serve as lead independent director for Bank of Hawaii and chair the PBS Foundation Board. As for travels, I went to Costa Rica and Panama a few months ago and was impressed with the brilliance and simplicity of the canal’s engineering. Our nocturnal passage through the canal was wonderful— great lighting and cool air. Because my daughter Sarah lives in Rome, I travel to Italy often and am trying to improve my Italian. Fortunately, Sarah is fluent in the language and nearly ‘Roman.’ Both of us are very fond of Rome’s (actually, the Vatican’s) most prominent resident, Papa Francesco. Lander Reeves Hynes: My husband and I are well and enjoying late parenthood. I often see Talie Bigelow Cutler and hope to visit with her in Santa Barbara where we both often go. My sister Beth Reeves ’71 lives there and the family is planning Thanksgiving together. Mary Sutro Callender and I are both in a book club and an investment group together.

Mary lives nearby in Tiburon. Bill’s sister, Kathleen, lives in S.F. and keeps in close touch with John, too. Diana Vhay Ford: I am still my workaholic self, swearing

Lander Reeves Hynes ’62 with son, John

to never retire as a psychotherapist in Menlo Park. It probably is somewhat of a manic defense, but I do love it and the connection it gives me to those I work with. People are really quite amazing.

Freeman and I will have been married for 50 years this coming May! Three of our four children are happily married and the forth has fallen madly in love, which is such a great energy and fun to watch. We have nine grandchildren and one more on the way in October! Turning 70 was quite startling and a bit of a surprise. My latest slogan is to live my life with ‘curiosity and radical amazement.’ I have had a wonderful life with its ups and downs, and challenges here and there. I look back at my high school years and appreciate the ways of life it taught me. Patricia Dougherty: Margaret Stewart arranged for a group of day students to meet at Point Lobos for a picnic in the fall. It was our first time getting together and was very fun. We have all aged gracefully. Most of us have retired and some semi-retired.

I am half-time as a professor of history at Dominican University of California; I have taught there for 31 years and love what I do. I am also looking forward to doing a little less and having more time.

Jill Gillett Berry: First, I want to say that 10 years ago, my husband Jim died very suddenly on our daughter’s wedding day. Needless to say, shock settled in for a long time, and it was all I could do to just focus on work and family. But one of the things I remember most was just how many Class of ’62 friends reached out to me with notes and emails. You have no idea how very much that meant... and I still have them! However, I could just never get around to thanking you all for your thoughtfulness, and so I want to do it here now—finally!Thank you all,

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and mea culpa for taking so long. I finally retired in December 2014, after 16 years at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, running the education classes and programs, and over 20 years as a paralegal at three different law firms. I am still involved at the Arboretum on a volunteer basis, working on a project that we began before I left. It is a fun excuse to see so many of the friends that I worked with for so long. Otherwise, I have redone my garden (please do not be impressed as it is very tiny in a condo and was not a massive undertaking!); continually rearranging my furniture in my condo; joined a gym and attend many fitness classes; and have seen more of Allison, my daughter, and Steve and my twin grandchildren (6), who live in the area. I have also been able to spend time with most of my sisters (Pris Gillett Hoecker ’64, Jane Gillett ’68 and Anne Gregory Knight ’69; Susie lives farther away and is unable to be with us most of the time). ‘The sisters’ (as we call ourselves) take frequent day trips, especially to Santa Barbara to see Anne, and then take great walks on the beaches or in the hills, and we all talk at once so there is a lot of backtracking on missed conversations. Finally, after all these years, I have started doing some traveling! Last year, friends and I spent a week in Paris, five days in Romania, and then another 11 days on a Viking cruise from Bucharest to Budapest. This year, I was fortunate to join Allison and her family over spring break on a trip to San Miguel de Allende, MX. Now I am involved in planning for a South African safari in September, as well as spending some extra time around the greater Cape Town area. And I am going to Guatemala in January! My new mantra is “If not now, when?” I would like to make it to Reunion whenever lots of people are attending! Deb deBack Eberhardt: Well, life is wonderful. We live in Goodyear, AZ in the winter for the perfect weather, and RV in the Pacific Northwest from late May to mid-September. I’m always happy to get home, I must admit, as I hate doing laundry in the RV! My grandgirls are in Oregon and we love seeing all of them every May. Jim is busy playing golf, tennis, and fishing. I am busy doing very little! I have not retired as well as Jim has but that could be from loving the work I did for many years. Ann Hart Butler is retired and has moved to Florida to be near family and grandchildren and Lorrie Boldrick has flunked retirement for the third time and is running a small practice

from her barn. While Alex Robison was visiting from Madrid in October to celebrate her marriage to Emilio Buendia, she found time to get together for a picnic lunch with her classmates at Point Lobos.

Classmates who enjoyed the day with her were Gail Dowling Goettelmann, Louise Lo, Sandy Hollenbeck Schnieder, Judy Laurence Zahn, Timi Berdge Campbell, Patty Dougherty, Lynnea Larson Payne, and Margi Stewart. Now that Alex has a new grandson in the S.F. area, we are hoping that her visits will be more frequent. Barbara Grant Armor: I thank you all for your concern and good thoughts and prayers. Although it has been a tough year with Bill’s cancer diagnonsis, there have been some good parts, too. Last fall, Bill and I traveled to Bozeman, MT to visit my son Kurt in his new home with surrounding panoramas of mountains.

While we were there he took us to float the Upper Madison in his new fishing boat—no fish but a beautiful day. We also visited Yellowstone. For Thanksgiving, our daughter, Jakie Kangas Beard ’89, Dan, and John (3) came to the cabin, along with my nephew Brian and his family, and Kristen Ring ’86. It was a wonderful time.

Kurt came down for Christmas. And then the cancer and chemo started. Luckily, my family has been very supportive and has come to visit many times and Bill has been terrific. The week after 4th of July, while Jakie, Dan and John, were at the cabin, my nephew John and his two boys (7 and 5), my niece Kelly, and her son Tommy (5) and daughter Kathryn (3), their mother Marilyn, and my sister Joanna Grant Hartigan ’60 all came to visit. A wonderful time was had by all; but talk about cabin chaos!

1963 DiDi Ditz Stauffer dditzs45@gmail.com Sally Rorick-Orlando rorlando@cox.net We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard kiwiazh@earthlink.net Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard: Dave and I are visiting family this year while we are in the United States, spending time in D.C. and Denver. Since we are driving most of the time, we get to see the states, which is really fun and fascinating. We are now in Kansas City, where everyone says hello in the hotel corridors and the children are very well-behaved in the dining room. We were thrilled to have Lesley Andrus and Flo Nixon with us for Art Deco Weekend in Napier this February. And we still have an open-door policy with two guest rooms and ensuite bathroom. I am very excited about the upcoming Santa Barbara dates in 2016. Marianne Hidas-Trotter: After two years in Fresno, I know my purpose here. I spend lots of quality time with my 95-year-old mother. My sister lives around the corner and visits frequently.

My painting has become a passion and there is good art here in Fresno. I’m taking some workshops and then I practice, practice, practice. Even YouTube provides some valuable lessons. Who would have thought? My grandchildren, Sam and Ava, come for visits or we go to their house in Los Gatos, which is like a vacation! We’re traveling around California, familiarizing ourselves with our home state. I miss our life in Europe, but this chapter is good, too. I look forward to seeing everyone at the 2016 Reunion. Marlo Musto Mugnaini: Granddaughter number eight, Diletta, arrived this summer; I am up to 12 grandchildren. That’s enough, right?

Lesley Andrus: Give me my quiet little town where I know people and can hike, bike, ski, and walk in beautiful nature. I am so happy here in Hailey, ID. Melissa Wolf: Here in the Dordogne, France, we are finally having some spring weather, which means lots of gardening along with all the art openings and summer parties.

I’m participating in an exhibition sponsored by UNESCO on the theme of diversity near Bordeaux. I’m not going to be able to see it because I’ve got too many other things going on. Susie Dwyer: I was in New Zealand last November for ten days. I arrived with some friends via the Crystal lines and rented a car with a friend and headed out along the east coast. I

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absolutely loved it and wish it were close enough to go back soon. Retirement has been terrific, however I need to manage a limited budget. The New Zealand trip just about broke the bank! The good news is I feel like I am on a constant vacation in Groveland, where I live in a gorgeous community called Pine Mountain Lake.

The people here are terrific. I play golf and volunteer. I feel blessed with good health; relatively few aches and pains, and I still have all of my original parts! Chris DiGiorgio Timmerman: I like quiet and boring. I have had enough drama; let someone else have fun. Right now I would settle for the TV in the kitchen working since I had Comcast here last week and it went out again today. Always something.

Penelope Williams: Alive and well here in Costa Rica and going into year 16! Back to Williams by jumping through many legal hoops. Being a widow is a bit different than the several divorces I’ve managed over my lifetime. I believe it’s single going forward. All three daughters are amazing.

Capucine and family live in Tiburon where her husband, Andrew is head of M and A at Ernest and Young in S.F. They have three wee ones; Michelina (7), Valen (6), and Mosher (3), all blond and blueeyed. Chelsey lives and works in L.A. She is the creative director for the new clothing brand, KK (Kendal and Kiley Jenner). Her life is very exciting. She manages to escape the rat race and weekend in Montecito where her boyfriend John lives. Courtney, my youngest, lives in Venice, CA with her partner, Carter, who is an ex-Navy Seal, Seal Team 1, and MBA from Harvard.

She is a CPA and is number three in the financial department of ZipRecruiter in Santa Monica. My first year without Bob has found me traveling, playing golf, SUP (stand up paddleboarding), and still very active in my business: lenteckhartproperties.com. I just spent three months between L.A.; Montecito, where I saw Katie Van Horne; Pebble Beach, where I spent time with Liz Holt Protell and Jill Vogel; and Tiburon, all while recovering from foot surgery. Now looking forward to another trip to Montecito for Zoofari (my favorite charity) and then an expedition cruise in October from Colon, Panama to Valparaiso, Chile, then Thanksgiving in Tiburon with all the daughters and all— this should round out 2015. Ginny von Hasseln: Well, regarding my family, my daughter and her husband, Katie and Raky, are expecting a second daughter in mid-July. They live in the Mission District

of S.F. so I get up occasionally! Or they come to Carmel. Katie Van Horne: Beautiful Little Annabelle Corinne Rissel was born in June in Wellington, NZ! Dewey MacLean Parker: My best news is that by some miracle, I am still on the right side of the grass! I still take treatment one week each month, but it is managing to keep me leading a good quality of life and enjoying my family and our six grandchildren—the latest being Timothy, born in London. Anne Perlitz Giles: Jackson and I sold our home of 30 years and the move almost did me in! We are now living in a temporary home while we renovate a townhouse that should be ready, maybe in the fall, if we are lucky.

The good news is that we love our temporary home and may never want to leave. We are living so minimally and it is so easy! Our daughter, Estelle, is getting married in Boston in December and will start a nursing career. Our son, Jackson, and his wife live here in Austin so we feel blessed to have at least one of our two living close to us. Liz Holt Protell: I think all my kids are done with babies. I did just return from visiting Charles in Manhattan Beach with his three little ones, as well as Pete with his two. Lots of fun, but exhausting! We’re back in Carmel now trying to remodel our new house on a budget. My contractor of many years just looked at me and said that he has never known me to stick by a budget! It’s going to take all my willpower to prove him wrong! Donna Lee Hardy: I have no pictures of grandchildren to share because, as of now, I have no grandchildren. Still hoping. Katherine (31) and her husband, Spencer, are living in London. Their careers in computer forensics and finance keep them quite busy. Katherine is in heaven with the gorgeous English countryside available for her equestrian activities. They love living abroad, and when we visit we can see why.

But we do hope they come back to the U.S. at some point,and start a family! Joanna (25) is living in West Los Angeles and works in her chosen field of sports public relations. She’s thinking of law school, has taken the LSAT course, but is undecided about drifting out of her chosen field for three more years of education. Jo, unlike Katherine, has no desire to leave California...yet. Jack and I made the move from Pasadena to Carmel this year. We loved living in Pasadena, but the lure of Carmel Valley upon Jack’s retirement a couple of years ago, finally won out. We are still settling in here, but are quite confident we have made the right decision.

Funny, but growing up on the Monterey Peninsula, with the cool air and foggy days, I couldn’t wait to leave and now I’m thrilled to be here. Lots of activities and friends provide just the best lifestyle. We are happy to have just one home, along with our little cabin in the Sierras. I know I have not yet attended a reunion and, with the 2016 date conflicting with 70th birthday plans, won’t make this one.

However, now living in Carmel, I do see some familiar faces and look forward to more chances to get together in the future.

I don’t usually write updates but, as the big year approaches, decided it was time to chime in. You all have lovely news and I so enjoy reading about your growing families, mostly good fortune, and any news that you all are so good about sharing. Mary Elizabeth Shea Callaghan: I am writing this from London, where John and I are spending three weeks while we visit family and friends around England. It is a walk down memory lane for him and I am tagging along with a bit of golf in between. Our youngest son is engaged and we are experiencing all the excitement that goes along with that. We have had first communion, kindergarten graduations, grandparents day, which all seemed to happen around the same time!

Our children and seven grandchildren are happy and healthy and very busy. We are blessed. Pris Gillett Hoecker: I love hearing all your news as we walk along our life’s path together. Grandchildren are the best and I have five; traveling we do little of except take our grands and their families to Hawaii annually. Health, we treasure and continue to fight the good fight (I have been blessed in that area so far), but mostly I am thankful for each day and each moment of our lives. My everyday joys are painting and gardening, time with our dogs, and especially my incredible husband who is the greatest joy.

Sheila McMahon Williams: What a year!

Had a great expedition to the Galapagos last November in a tiny ship with 18 passengers. The trip was with fabulous naturalist guides, and included swimming with sea turtles and marine iguanas, snorkeling with sharks and rays, sitting on beaches with sea lion pups, one of whom grabbed my flipper and swam off with it. If you haven’t gone, do go while all your moving parts are still moving! Then, in March, another Windstar cruise down the coast of Costa Rica, river rafting, dolphin cruise, and zip lining! So proud of Dan– zip lining over the rain forest canopy ten days after his 88th birthday! Planetary alignment brought Flo Nixon, Fidela

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Zanetta Schneider, Lesley Andrus, Julie Bisceglia, Louise La Mothe, Antoinette Ziegler Hubbard and me together for an afternoon of fun and great conversation last summer. Julie regaled us with songs she remembered from Class Nights (probably because she had written them!)

Julie Bisceglia: I am still working at the Court of Appeals for the ‘world’s best boss’ and still loving it. I took a two-week trip to France in June: one week biking in the Loire Valley and one week cruising up the Seine to Normandy. Since I had not been in Paris for 30 years I tried to take advantage of my three free days there to catch up. Moral of the story: You need to be in Paris for more than three days.

Alyson and Hayley are doing well. Aly is conquering Las Vegas for her fitness equipment company. Someday, I will tell you the saga of Hayley and the Peace Corps. As of now, it looks like she will be going back to Ukraine to do a special project for them. Fingers crossed. Laurie Carson Griff: Many years ago, Kathy Hoffman Enright and I sent all of our children to a wonderful camp, Four Winds Westward Ho, on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands, off the coast of Washington.

Our children promised each other that when they were old enough, they would send their own little ones off to this magical place where the next generation would meet and hopefully become the close friends their parents were. Well, it has happened. Kathy and I have three grand-daughters all living in the same cabin this summer at this amazing camp.

The spirit of this place positively impacted the characters of our children as we pray it will do for this next generation. Second, I just found out that I was elected to the board of directors for the American Society of Botanical Artists. It is a big honor and I am thrilled.

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Pat Allen Sparacino Pat.Sparacino@nursing.ucsf.edu Deborah Tanous Scofield dmscofield@cox.net We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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Lorri Ditz McCarthy lorditz@yahoo.com Kathy Donahoe Farrar: I just had a great, if too brief, visit with Mary Alice Cerrito Fettis and husband Nick, here in Seattle and I subjected them to all our tourist phenomena: the Duck, the Market, the Chihuly exhibit, and dinner at Ray’s. They got a good view of the Space Needle from our house. In April, Philip and I spent a week in Paris falling in love with that magnificent city again and then joined Sue Waligora Williams and Randy Reasonover and Maureen McPharlin (plus more family and friends) for a week of cruising the canals and rivers of Burgundy. I’m quite sure there is no more wine in France! Upon returning to Seattle, I plunged back into the mayhem of the Northwest real estate market. Yes, I’m still doing it and it has been a wild ride. We are also enjoying an unprecedented year of sunshine and warmth and will pay for it this summer— no snow pack and a lot less water. Be sure to give a call if any of you are in our ‘hood!

Mary Alice Cerritos Fettis: We have been visiting friends and family around the country as well as having them visit us.

Our son, Pete, graduated from UCSB last year and is exploring a variety of businesses related to health, nutrition, and organic farming. Nick composes more beautiful music every year. I am still involved and very busy with Whalefest Monterey and Old Fisherman’s Wharf and look forward to seeing everyone in March.

Susan Tescher Rogers: Harry and I have quit our jobs! Harry says we quit instead of retired because only old people retire— whatever! We are living off our Social Security and investments and have rich friends that we visit, often. We actually travel quite a bit, always steerage; I can go anywhere in the world as long as I am willing to ride a bike 50 miles a day or hike 10 miles a day. Happily, I can still do both and I’m even willing to camp at the end of the day. I draw the line at carrying any of my gear; a concession to my age.

This year we did a bike hotel in Italy and hiked from Collioure, France to Cadaques, Spain. We also spent a fair

The Tunney Family Reunion included Shannon Tunney McDonald ’84, Catherine Tunney McDowell ’01, Anian Pettit Tunney ’66, Adrienne Tunney Krumins ’94, and Courtney Tunney Hotchkis ’82

amount of time visiting our daughters, Morgan Rogers McMillan ’97 and Cameron Rogers ’02. Morgan lives in Boulder, CO with her husband Gavin and our granddaughter Else (Elsa) and they are expecting again in September. Cameron just bought a house in Maui, where she lives and works and we plan on spending Thanksgiving there with the whole family.

We have managed to go between the two places several times a year. It is tough to contemplate where we are heading, so we just try to keep moving, stay healthy, and do the things we love for as long as we are able. We do penitence here on earth by working at the barn at the SPCA one day a week (mainly mucking out stalls and grooming horses) and Harry delivers ‘Meals on Wheels’ one day a week.

Some of the people he serves are almost his age! Stay young and happy. Cece Cotton Fowler: Mack and I spend summers in Nantucket and he comes and goes, still fully engaged in his work life.

We both do a good bit of volunteer work in Houston and on the island, though for me not as much as before. Our daughter, Catherine (40) and her family returned to Houston after 11 years in D.C. and live just five blocks from us. Peyton (33), has spent the past year in Tokyo and he will return to New York in the fall. Though we have missed him a lot it was a perfect excuse for all of us to get together in Japan last March. We have only one grandson, another Peyton (10), and he is a sailor like me and will join us here in mid-July for a month. I am still racing sailboats in three different fleets and can hardly believe my good fortune. After so much time, we (Lorri Ditz McCarthy and Traci Bliss) were both delighted to see Libby Budge

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d’Hemerey this past year. She is still her wonderful, adventuresome self, and writes: I’ve never once contributed a word to the 1966 Class Notes and now so much water has flowed under the bridge that the only way to account for all those years is either in volumes, or very succinctly. In both cases the content reads more like history than juicy news. In 1976, I accepted a Citibank post in Athens. Had I known at the time that the decision was to take me abroad for the next 40 years, I’m not sure I would have been so quick to accept. But certainly I have no regrets.

France is the home of my husband Philippe, so after 20 years of banking, followed by nine as an entrepreneur, my last professional iteration was as an apprentice in agriculture and forestry, managing Philippe’s ancestral family farm.

Our three children arrived late in our lives, so they are still in their midtwenties: William lives and works as a menswear designer in Paris; Hector, would-be stunt man, is married to a lovely Chinese actress, and together with their daughter (2), they live between Beijing and Los Angeles; while Leo studies acting also in L.A. With two of the boys in California, I’m now spending most of my time in San Francisco, which permits me to plan on joining our class reunion for once. Sue Grupe dePolo: I am the proud grandmother of eight beautiful, healthy grandchildren. Amy Smith Ainscough ’94, lives in Manchester, England and is mother to my two oldest grandchildren, Henry (9) and Georgia (7), very British and adorable. Amanda Smith Burke ’97, who moved from Manchester to Newport Beach, is mother to Elizabeth (2) and twins, Sam and Scarlett (2). Son Wil has three boys: Wil IV (5), and twins Ben and Patrick (2). Yes, you read right; two sets of twins. Larry and I have been enjoying our almost-finished remodeled cabin at Silver Lake and I can’t wait for it to be ready so we can have a little retreat of our gang.

Everything is good here at the ranch in Linden but one can only make so much jam and chutney and then who is going to eat it?I am still doing my bit for literacy and the programs our foundation provides are successful, so don’t believe that everything is going down the tubes in Stockton. BJ Burton Szemborski: After 25 years, my husband, Stan, and I are moving an hour west to Purcellville, VA where we have a few acres, a pond, and lots of bedrooms for our six children and 21 grandchildren. We still have my home in Carmel so we can escape the east coast

summer heat and cold, snowy winter weather when the spirit moves us. Stan retired from his ‘after the Navy’ job at Northrop Grumman and I retired from my part-time job at St. Louis Catholic School so we can do more traveling and visiting the grandchildren whom we see too seldom. On to new adventures! Kathy Kelsey Macker: The Macker family spent Memorial Day at the Alisal, a place loved by the young and old. Tim and I took our kids there over the years but now the grandchildren are enjoying it just as their parents did with breakfast rides, fishing, and playing with the cousins. My mom and my Uncle Dick, who was a surrogate for my father one of the Father/Daughter weekends, joined us. We had four generations of fun and laughs. Our three sons have blessed us with five granddaughters and one grandson. Tim is scaling back at work, passing the torch to our oldest son, so now we have more time for travel. We try and keep fit by undertaking long walks, going to the gym, and PT. I exercise my brain by playing bridge a couple of days a week. I look forward to celebrating our 50 year reunion in March. I, (Traci Bliss), loved hearing about the Macker family’s time at the Alisal, a favorite Bliss family destination for decades. My last time there, a very special week in the 1990s, was with my mother and brother Phil. Phil’s son, Matt, the super-fit Huntington Beach lifeguard, and his wife Molly were just here in Santa Cruz for a brief stay in my recently remodeled condo. To help prepare for their upcoming hike up Mt. McKinley, we ventured into a challenging area of the Santa Cruz Mountain Redwoods and managed to get lost. So much for my being a State Parks docent!

When I’m not in the redwoods or writing about them, I enjoy my role as the president of a small nonprofit that supports and celebrates Santa Cruz County and Monterey Bay history. Lorri Ditz McCarthy stays quite busy with planning our Stanford 45th Reunion party, as well as with her golf at Stanford, and being very present for her four grandkids. She enjoys her life in the city and has a gorgeous view of the Bay. We celebrated her birthday at Big Basin, where she remembered camping as a child.

Several of you expressed appreciation for Glovie’s (Reiter Lynn) years of diligence as our class correspondent. We add our thanks and support for such a dear friend, who writes: We haven’t taken any exotic trips but loved our two weeks in

California. In March, I began a clinical trial at Johns Hopkins so I have spent a lot of time on the road driving to Baltimore, frequently making the 575 mile round trip once a week. We are pleased the new drug is blocking the cancer. My darling Toes, diagnosed with prostate cancer, had a radical prostatectomy in April and is making progress slowly. We have not let the double cancers get the best of us and stay busy with our garden and visiting the grandchildren, all of whom will be spending three weeks with us during the summer. I also stay busy with needlepoint, knitting, and smocking, as well as reading.

We still have high hopes of being able to take a trip and fortunately, Toe’s radiation does not interfere with our February trip to Florida. Vicki deBack Lugo: Chris got married in October 2014 and Phil this past July! After waiting so long, both got married within 10 months of each other!

Chris and Polly had a magical barn wedding on the Central Coast and Phil and Sabrina had a secluded beach wedding south of Playa del Carmen. Alonso and I couldn’t be happier! Weddings have been our focus for the past year and it has been so much fun! We also gained two fabulous daughters and a granddaughter and grandson! Life is very good with the Lugos! I continue volunteering with Master Gardeners and keep busy with exercising and trying to keep my garden alive with almost no water. Hopefully the El Niño is for real! Perry Walker Freeman’s daughter, Camille, got married in May and her other daughter, Amanda, has three little kids and is moving to Woodside. Donna Miller Casey is always on the move—all over the globe it seems— and recently attended her niece’s wedding in Chicago. Suze Pringle Cohen’s son and his wife are expecting a new daughter in Nicaragua in October. Kathy Fay: My daughter Natalie married Ry Sanderson after 10 years together. As for me, I’m still in Florida, still helping people moving into retirement homes. Reading books like an obsessed maniac thanks to Adderral.

Seriously, I know I would have been accepted to Stanford if I had this drug in high school with you all. In fact, maybe I could have been in Cathy Caton’s league (well, maybe not quite that smart)!

Looking forward to our 50th!

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1967 Ann Kuchins kuchinsa@yahoo.com

Anne Neill anneneill@yahoo.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and evennumbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

1968 Eugenie Schlueter emschl@sbcglobal.net Laurie Gregg lagregg@aol.com Have you already read Elizabeth (Tiggy) Black Garrett’s The Drowning House, published by Anchor Books/Random House? Stay tuned: the draft of her new book is already off to her agent. Leslie Cooley: After two refreshing years away from work, I was restless and I wanted a way to get into my new community on the Monterey Peninsula. So I flunked retirement and went back to work. I’m doing a part-time private practice in Pacific Grove. I get to see Sarah Ashby now that she lives in Carmel. Her golf game improves steadily while mine does not, so I’m hoping our friendship Sandy Clark Lewis ’68 and family

“Cheers” from members of the Class of 1968: Susie Charles Collins, Kate Berry Robinson, and Sarah Ashby

survives! My son at the ripe old age of 45 is about to become a parent so I will be joining many of you as the indulging grandparent. At the time of the reunion, there was some conversation about a “Medicare Party” —an alternative to waiting another five years to get together.

Chime in if that idea interests you. Leelee Clement-Doughty: My daughter Elizabeth is getting married to Christopher Jennings in October 2016 in Pasadena. She is living in Dallas, moved there for a new job with a sports manufacturing company and loves it! We are so very happy to add Christopher to our family. I am very involved with my love of gardening, especially with my garden club and the L.A. Arboretum. My children say I am the most busy retiree. Nice to only do things we love. I (Laurie Gregg) see Eugenie Schlueter from time to time and just visited with Kim Royce Dougherty at our Poly (elementary school) Reunion.

Neither has changed one bit. Still the greatest! Kim Royce Dougherty: Aside from deleting all my photos of New Zealand in 2014. Patrick continues to be my rock (even with two bum knees) and son Pete loves Bethel in Redding.

Speaking through Dan’s voice, we know that Kathy Woodell Adams is riding and preparing for a trip to Germany and Scotland. They have new dog, Tempest, who is still not used to all the stuff in the countryside but she does deal with it well. As class correspondent, Eugenie Schlueter: I have many memories of that fun weekend in June 1968, including the night post-grad when the gals from Pasadena hosted our class at a graduation party. Woodell dancing on stage with the special guest band, dancing the night away in the front of Jane Gillett’s house under a tent, Laurie Gregg playing her guitar for lots of the guests, car loads going off to Disneyland…My sister got married two

weeks later and the very next day I went off to Italy and it changed my life. That was a fabulous summer for me, between Catalina and college…We had a rocky start to 2015 with George in the hospital recovering from an aneurysm but as the year progresses things keep getting better. Our daughter, Olivia, is doing Shakespeare summer stock; she is happiest while speaking the words of the bard. And our son, Pablo, is very happy doing public interest family law, so what more could I hope for? I am busy with design work for other people and ripping apart our own house for our very own giant mess that will become something wonderful in a few months: a view to the garden that I have wanted for a long time. And I am back taking care of a beautiful garden at El Molino Viejo, one of our area’s architectural treasures. I have my hands dirty. Mary Wynne: Last Sunday I met Jeannie Jagels Vaughn ’75, who said she knows a lot of you Pasadena-area Catalinians. She was in Menlo Park visiting Joan Frawley Desmond ’73 (the younger sister of M.L. Frawley’s ’67), with whom I have become friends. Then I had an appointment with a vascular surgeon, who, I found out, was born in Pasadena, moved to Palo Alto, went to Castilleja, from where she remembers Beelu Oswald Robinson, and played tennis in high school against Tulita Kuchin Gibson and several other Catalinians. From her naming of all our classmates, including Susie Charles Collins and Kim Royce Dougherty, by the end of the appointment I thought I should invite her to our next reunion! Her name is Jean Gillon but she told me she went by Babs until she went to medical school. As for me, I’m still working full-time for the government.

None of my travel is exotic (Chicago, Dallas, D.C.). I did spend six weeks up in Seattle last year (all of November and two weeks in December) for a trial. Did you know that Starbucks does not brew decaffeinated coffee in any of its approximately1000 downtown-Seattle locations? Beelu Oswald Robinson: Fond greetings to all! Liz Moffitt: I still live in Napa, working in pediatric eating disorders. I see my children when I can, as they are both in California. I do a lot of riding and horse camping when I have the time. Gerry Robertson Working: This past June marked five years of living permanently in St. Helena and we can’t believe how fast it has gone. We are busy with our vegetable garden and an annual grape harvest of Cabernet Sauvignon and

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Cabernet Franc. I volunteer one day a week at our local senior activity center and have joined the board of our very small Robert Louis Stevenson Museum. Peter and I still make regular trips down to the city to cheer on the Giants, to Pleasanton to see our daughter and her family, as well as to Seattle to see our younger daughter and her family. We have four wonderful, energetic grandchildren: two boys (1 and 4) in Pleasanton, and two girls (2 and 4) in Seattle. Peter and I traveled with friends to Italy last fall and to Spain this past spring with his brother and sister-inlaw. I think I am one of the last of our class to turn 65 this fall. Although a daunting concept, I am pleased that I still have the energy to square-off with four grandchildren in the pool with squirt guns! Susie Charles Collins, Kate Barry Robinson and Sarah Ashby tell us their news in a couple thousand words having to do with deep friendship, fun and family.

Laurie Gregg: Life has been most kind as to personal health and energy. I’ve been able to celebrate some wonderful 65th birthdays of classmates and friends. I myself cross the threshold in early October and I plan to be found swimming laps in Napili Bay on Maui for the occasion. I’m remodeling part of my house this summer and so the October getaway is the proverbial carrot getting me through all the present ruckus and banging by the invasion of large men with hammers that is going on as I write. Maria Vessey Bushong: My husband John and I are still living in Del Mar, near my sister Louise Vessey Edwards ’67, my children, and grandchildren. My brother’s children are also close by. I am busy with our dog Henri (fierce mini poodle), tennis, Mah Jong, and family. John retired two years ago after working 40 years as an emergency physician. We are just now finding our rhythm of him being home.

He was of great help and support during the six-month battle our dear brother lost to cancer last year. Our favorite travels are cruising on any Regent ship. Next year the Riviera! John’s son is living in San Francisco working in the tech industry, happily single at 30. Ann Hill Russ: I send my warm greetings to all! Sandra Clark Lewis: This has been a year of passages in my life. Our son Ben received his master’s degree from the School of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon and two weeks later was married to Chelsea Hickok in a backyard wedding in Charleston, SC. We just returned from my niece’s,graduation from Stanford. At one

of her graduation parties, I met her freshman roommate and friend throughout her time at Stanford. It was an amazing Santa Catalina coincidence that although Meera, my niece, was born and raised in North Carolina, her assigned freshman roommate was from Hillsborough and has know Lindsay Byers Terzian’s son, Willie, since they were in preschool together. Small world! Marian Garin O’Neal: I wish I had more time to finish the painting my granddaughter (7) requested for her new bedroom. She wants an alicorn (winged unicorn—who knew?), her orange cat, and a chocolate lab in the picture. My challenge is to somehow create a cohesive image of all these animals in a landscape, adding individual character and at least a little depth, but with a minimum of schmaltz.

Not great art; more like a favorite blanket.

Diane Rossi Andrews: My son Adrian just flew off to Henley, England to compete in the Henley Royal Regatta, his favorite activity! He is racing in the 8-boat (eight people) with the senior men, over 50 years. He went with his new fiancé, Kari, and the big news is they are getting married, on the lucky day of November 7.

They are visiting Paris, then Aix-enProvence, and then Rome, while they are there. My daughter Jessica flew over to cheer him on and have some fun, and wear a large hat for the celebration. Just before she left, she invited me to help deliver a lovely, large yacht (46 feet) from Alameda to Sausalito, so we had some fun sailing together. My brother Bob also has his son getting married this year, so it is an active year for the Rossi families! My mom is still hanging in there at 94, although she just went in the hospital days before the kids went to England. She is out now and we are hoping she hangs in there for the two weddings, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! I am still actively sailing and teaching sailing to women, in particular, and to lots of internationals, as well as still selling real estate in Marin.

When I visited Italy, I had the fun experience of touring some Italian villas on Lake Como that were for sale, through our international affiliate! That might be a nice new zip code to continue selling real estate! Off to Asti, in August! Nina Nickel Gladish: Two of our sons are married and I love having daughters-in-law. We have a grandson (4), who prefers being addressed as Captain Hook, and a charming granddaughter (18 months). The other two sons are looking for ‘Miss Right’ in all the wrong places. We still spend about

four happy months in Mexico in the winter and almost had the pleasure of seeing Annette Low Reid this year and hope she comes next year. I have gone from playing tennis to golf and am heading for shuffleboard. Wishing happy trails to all.

Daphne Macneil: Life is pretty dang busy.

Me and my big volunteerism! I’ve gotten myself into “Spuds and Ears,” which is a food concession booth for the Methodist Church at six summer concerts in the park, which I suggested, and hence, am running! It is more work than I’d like and a lot less money for the church. Still it gets me to the concerts and it is enjoyable working with other churchgoers. Another project is Family Medicine for Mendocino County (FMEMC), a new nonprofit I am helping to launch. It supports a family medicine residency program at our local hospital, in hopes of improving the quality of and access to medical care. No small feat. I love my work at the Frey Vineyards Winery (as it is very useful for earning money to pay for my supplements, massages, vacations, etc.) I cannot imagine a more enjoyable place to work! And I continue my private practice as a HANDLE practitioner, working with adults and children with learning, behavioral, and life challenges. But what really lights up my life is spending days with my new grandson Leo, his older sister Emma (3), my daughters Grace and Jaime.

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Gabrielle Bemis Batzer: Ron Wong and I met on eHarmony, a first attempt for both of us, in January 2011. He was a widower and I had been single since 2004. We had

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our first face-to-face date in February 2011. On May 18, 2013, we married in Oahu, Hawaii. My daughter, Darien, was my maid of honor and my son, Eliot, was a groomsman. My stepdaughters, Julia and Maria, were bridesmaids. Our honeymoon was cut short so I could have emergency neurosurgery fusion of C3 to C7. It was successful in that I could walk again, though there were new problems with my hands and speech. I was in the rehab hospital when my mother, Grace Bemis, died in July 2013. Ironically, she passed from a fall that broke her neck in the same area I had had neurosurgery. In October 2013, I went back to work as a psychiatrist at the Honolulu VA. I practice both inpatient and outpatient care for veterans and their families. I am an addiction psychiatrist, a clinical medical informatics/therapeutics and specialist, and pharmacy formulary expert. My father died in July 2014. I really miss him. It was a wonderful day on April 4 2015, when Darien married Aaron Luce in Honolulu.

They were the first couple in a Foreign Service class and now are both with the State Department in the consulate in San Paulo, Brazil. At the same time, Eliot was accepted into the JET program and will be teaching English in Yurihama, Japan, starting in August 2015. In April 2015, I was diagnosed with bulbar amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; Lew Gehrig’s disease) and had to abruptly retire in May. I gave up my profession, my patients, my identity as a physician, and the daily structure. Now plenty of appointments fill in my schedule: speech pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, neurology, and nutrition appointments. I am a member of the ALS club and Ron is, too.

Rich in support, but grim in outcome.

Maryedith Smith Burrell: I loved the reunion! It was great to be in a kitchen again with Cara Mia making all the nibbles, great to walk Carmel Beach and lovely to see everyone at Leslie’s brother’s home on Saturday night. Honoring Tina on campus was a shot in the arm as well.

Nice to remember what ‘giving back’ really means. As far as my upcoming plans, doing my show in the N.Y.C. Fringe Festival in August; The Groundlings in L.A. next February; possible other dates in Santa Fe and Chicago in the works. I got my book out to a couple of publishers and I am planning a trip to England in the fall, a combination of work and play. I miss the Pacific Ocean, Carmel River Beach and all my gorgeous classmates terribly. Marie Cantin: That glorious

weekend of our sisterhood did me such a world of good! When I got back to L.A., I resigned from my job as associate dean at the AFI Conservatory! Over the past seven years I oversaw the production of 185 award-winning MFA thesis films. It was a stupendous experience, but it’s time for the next chapter. My love for mentoring, teaching, and working with talented graduate students is unwavering, so I’ll still teach two producing classes, along with a series of workshops, but I’m relieved to be unburdened from the stress of constant production. Besides, Michael and I need to get serious about relocating to the Monterey Peninsula, which means at least six months of triage through 40 years of stuff in L.A.! Time is fleeting and lifelong friendships are not so easy to come by, so here’s to more frequent reunions. Leslie Redlich Cockburn: New grandchild: her name is Artemis (the huntress) so there will be lots of archery on Washington Avenue in Brooklyn. To celebrate, we are building a sailboat named after her. Julie Henshaw: I thought our 45th reunion was the best ever, but there wasn’t a chance to connect with everyone; we simply ran out of time.

I feel close to everyone and really feel like we are going through the trials and tribulations of life together. I wonder if every class feels the same at this stage in life? Carmel was definitely the place to be for the reunion. The two B&Bs were perfect! In fact, Luis and I headed down to Carmel with our family from Chile and stayed at the Fireplace Inn. Tina Hansen McEnroe: Please come see my Pleasant Valley Schoolhouse soon! And please extend this invite to all members of our class. The March reunion was quite an exceptional event and a cherished memory for me, which will live in my heart forever.

The Class of 1970—an exceptional and caring group of women! Thank you, all!

Patricia McNamara: What a great time we all had at our reunion! I am definitely looking to our 50th, but will try to make the ones in between, especially if we have a continued push from our classmates such as Nancy Wolf! It was great seeing Tina and congratulations to her on all of her accomplishments. It had been over 30 years since I’d seen her even though we grew up next door to each other! I am constantly enjoying being a grandmother— what a ride. I am retired from dental hygiene, but am now a grandmother/ nanny and loving it! I do have to say I forgot how hard it was to take care of a one-year-old for 8-9 hours a minimum of

two days a week! I do continue to workout as much as possible with Zumba, walking, weight training, etc. to keep in shape so I can catch my grandchildren (four of them) as they run towards me and leap into my arms with no fear! My daughter Kimberly, her husband Jean Paul, and their daughter Olivia (1), are planning on moving to Solvang as soon as they ‘upgrade’ the home they purchased. My son Eric, his wife Kelly, and their three children, Adalee (7), Wyatt (5 1/2) and Sam (2) live in Pacific Palisades. Even more astonishing is that they live in the house that was remodeled and lived in by the sister of Julie Henshaw! That was a funny story that Julie and I figured out at the reunion! I do continue to travel whenever I get the chance. My best friend from UCLA, Lynn, and I went to Bhutan in April. It was a great experience meeting the Bhutanese people, experiencing their culture and religion (Buddhism), and trekking in the lower Himalayas to the Tiger’s Nest. I am looking forward to the next trip to West Bengal in January 2016!

Suzanne Saunders Shaw: I continue to work on strategies to counter nuclear weapons proliferation through our Stanford/Vienna nonprofit, Technology for Global Security. We’re forging international partnerships to increase the pressure on governments to reverse nuclear weapons build up. It’s extremely important and I hope you’ll support the mission (tech4gs.org and Twitter: @Tech4GS.) Our last reunion seemed to me the warmest of all. Perhaps it’s because we’re all so much more settled in our skin, and more comfortable with the ebb and flow of life, the highs and lows, and the fact we’ve all taken blows. Or maybe it’s that we’ve finally reached that age when we truly cherish the bonds of common experience, and deeply appreciate what each and every one of our Catalina ‘sisters’ has contributed to the women we have become. Maybe all that and more. I never anticipated I’d be where I am today, on a mission to downsize my life so that I can based in Carmel. That’s the goal and we shouldn’t wait for our next reunion to reconnect! Molly Asche Smith: I was so disappointed to miss the reunion. I loved looking at the photos and seeing all the happy and wonderful folks. Our son, Chris, and his young family moved to Fernie in April. A four-hour drive from here (Nelson, BC Canada); such a switch from having them just across the lane.

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Calgary. Both boys, Simon (6) and Tobe (4), have been attending the Alberta Ballet School this year. Their recital was amazing. It took place at a large theatre with senior students making sure the littles stayed in step and on stage. We spent the next day at the Calgary Zoo. It was a great visit. On our trip home, we hiked and visited a good friend. We stayed in a quaint cabin built in the 1940’s. Hiked around a small lake and saw loons and a majestic heron. Oh the simple joys. Lena “Helen” Sedletsky Stevens: Still enjoying life in Santa Fe with my family: Jose, my husband of 37 years, daughter Anna who is expecting her second girl in July 2015, and granddaughter Tika who many of you met at our reunion this year. Our son Carlos is now engaged to a delightful woman whom we all love and we are very proud of his recent accomplishment, The Alchemists Letter, a beautiful short animation.

We are busy with loads of adventures. Life is good! Marion Toms: The news I have to share since our last meeting is minimal but life changing for me. My brother, just 18 months older than I, and a friend and companion through life, died in April. I believe it was from heart failure due to a seizure. He lived in his own house across the street from ours, on my mom’s 10 acres. Now I am the sole caretaker for Mum, who turned 87, and is beginning to forget everything. We are all heartbroken by losing Erik. We are planning a celebration of his life in August, here on our patio. My life is good and I count my blessings daily. But my heart aches at the times I least expect it. I miss my brother and recognize more than ever all the ways he helped our mother. Diana Whitesides: I have been spending time at Santa Catalina helping Sister Claire cross things off her list of innumerable things to do.

Brings back memories of Hacienda dorm visits freshman year, the infirmary, mystery meat in the dining room, and the daily commute past the principal’s office... hoping not to get called in! Loved the reunion and the best chats ever! We are truly an amazing group of women! Still living at Drought Resistant Nursery in Carmel Valley. I spend a lot of time in Big Sur. Maui happens in October. Semiretirement is wonderful but I will be teaching P.E. at Tularcitos Elementary School for another few years. I am very attached to the staff and students.

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Suzanne Scoville suzanne.scoville@gmail.com Laura Knoop Pfaff: In January, I celebrated my big birthday at a fabulous luncheon that Susie Tucker hosted at a chic private club in downtown S.F. Catalina friends that were able to come were Page Wedlake Drummond, Mary Reilley, Juana Schurman, Katie Budge ’73, Sue Work Ward ’73, Leslie Miller Schemel ’76. Others were traveling and missed the fun. I am still the chairman of Bonhams U.S. and travel to our L.A. and N.Y. offices during the sales seasons and occasionally to London. Life is good in S.F. and Rick and I enjoy sailing, going to the symphony, and the wine country for weekend getaways. We have renovated our house in RI and hope to move back in this summer. Rick’s daughter, son-in-law, and two grandsons live in Amsterdam so we are planning to visit them sometime in the fall. Dana Turner Witmer: I continue to work as a pediatrician in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a university clinic and an urban referral hospital. I also work with a Congolese team strengthening or starting church-based support groups for vulnerable people. This encourages good discipleship and growth in Christ and people are working together to improve their communities and church. My husband Ted is enjoying teaching while still working on multiple projects for the university. Louise Harris: I just got back from a three-week trip to Italy, my first trip there since studying in Florence in 1974. During that same time, Marian

Charlotte Perry White ’72 and Jane Marie Bennett Monroe ’72

Donovan Corrigan was also studying in Rome, so I had many great memories of getting together with her in both Florence and Rome. I remembered coincidentally seeing Kit Andrews Tobin on the street in Florence, and she told me about Vivoli’s gelato...how had I missed that? We went to Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan for the World Expo, and a week in Tuscany with a rental car—my first stick shift in at least 20 years with Italians tailgating me!

To my delight, sometimes French words came out of my mouth instead of the Italian I had been brushing up on, so I sent good thoughts to my Catalina French teachers! Lucinda Scales Chapman: I am now splitting my time between Atlanta and Chicago, with many trips to S.F. to see family. Charlotte Perry White: Jane Marie Monroe Bennett and I got together in San Diego this spring! It was fun to catch up with her! Jalynne Tobias Redman: My husband, Ward, and I are enjoying our townhouse, which is within walking distance of Murphys, a quaint gold rush town that has become a wine center for Northern California. My German Shepherd gets me up at 6:30 a.m. every morning to do our morning walk past the wineries and shops which is really enjoyable. I’m continuing to teach, serve as our school’s technology coordinator and never miss a Computer Users in Education (CUE) conference.

My technology team won two awards at the California Student Media Festival this year and so Ward and I, along with other staff and parents, took the winning students to Hollywood for the awards ceremony.

So exciting for the kids! I’m thoroughly enjoying my time on the Santa Catalina Alumnae Board. It is a pleasure to be able

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to give back to school. Ward and I try to be in Carmel frequently as well. Karen List Letendre: We celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary, just before husband Lorin and I sailed on the QM2 to France.

We arranged a house trade in June there with a couple in Paris—a new adventure!

Suzanne Scoville: Like many of us, I am planning for my retirement from my day job at the end of 2015. I’ll still run trips for Stanford Travel/Study as time permits, maybe one or two a year, but my project manager of the special education grant position at CSU Monterey Bay is coming to an end. Grandkids, of which we have six (ages 4-12), all thankfully now in California, will take up a good part of my time in retirement, as will reconnecting with friends old and new.

I saw Bev Winters Marx recently, who is still the athlete extraordinaire, at a rowing competition here in Monterey. Besides my twin sister Kimberly List Caneer, who lives near me, I stay in close touch with Jalynne Tobias Redman, who is spending more time down here in Carmel at her family home, and Julie Hobbs Bryan, who is jetting back and forth between the East and West coasts, also busy with her two granddaughters in Pennsylvania. I get together as often as I can with Marian Donovan Corrigan, Tena Dunaway Farr, and Julie Brandlin Sigourney, who live nearby, and with Ginger de Lormier Howard, who lives in Lafayette. It was great to see Perla Armanasco Gray in our hometown recently; she had a smashing jewelry show. I highly recommend you check into her lovely pieces. I so treasure my friendships with my classmates and feel I have buddies for life!

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Martha Winans Slaughter: Life is busy and fulfilling! Since we are all a September away from turning 60, our lives should be just that, busy and fulfilling. As we crack open the door to the sixties, we are at that point where every move we make, word we utter and tone we offer is coming through our own special refinement of ourselves.

The luxury of recognizing that we are in our final third is that every day we drop a little deeper into the well of appreciation and gratitude, and can choose to pass on the nonsense. I am working at a very engaging arboretum and research forest, coordinating their visual arts and international artist-in-residency programs in addition to overseeing a visual arts program in a large hospital network in Louisville, KY. I connect people with art in these two very different and compelling environments. My husband, Mark, and I are enjoying being empty nesters. Our daughter (23) is living in Los Angeles and working at a gallery and our son (25) is in Brooklyn, while our third is finishing college next year. Our travels have taken us to Nice, Yokohama, Istanbul, Barcelona, Florence, and many U.S. destinations for conferences. We still love having children at home— when they come back to visit. Kathy Trafton recently retired as a college professor after 17 years of teaching meteorology, first in the traditional classroom and then as a pioneer of online learning. Remember, before that Kathy was a broadcaster on TV and radio for nearly two decades in the S.F. and Monterey Bay areas, primarily as a meteorologist. During her stint in Sonoma County, she was the webmaster for the KFTY news. And even before that, she was a litigator in S.F. All that and this gal is not even 60 yet! Kathy now is concentrating on philanthropic work, and sits on four boards: the Santa Catalina Alumnae Board; the Filoli Governing Board in Woodside; the Hallberg Butterfly Gardens in Sebastopol; and the Stanford Women’s Club of San Francisco. She and her husband, Peter, still live in Hillsborough with their four dogs. Kelly Burke: I had the rare opportunity to travel to Bhutan earlier this year. I went with the

Kirby Walker ’74 and family celebrate the wedding of son, Clay

Tribal Trust Foundation, a nonprofit supporting indigenous cultures that are rooted in environmental stewardship and cultural sustainability. We traveled deep into the Black Forest to stay two nights with the Monpas, the original indigenous people of Bhutan. The Monpas have lived sustainably and in harmony with nature for thousands of years. We all have much to learn from them! I was honored to photograph the trip and hope to return later this year to complete our documentary and research mission. Kirby Walker is on to another film project after Toxic Hot Seat, her compelling HBO documentary about harmful flame retardants and chemicals and the fight to get rid of them. The topic for her new documentary is on immigration and the unlikely cities that are welcoming immigrants. Apart from her fulfilling work, this was a big summer for Kirby and her husband, Paul, as their eldest son Myles (Sally Fay’s godson) married Emily Wheeler in Jackson Hole, WY. Kirby says that the things she has loved to do since her days at Catalina are hanging with girlfriends, exercising in nature, watching films, and laughing and crying. Wendy Tayler has lived in Costa Rica for 25 years.

Her fifth and last child went off to college this year so she sold her farm and bought a townhouse in a lovely resort community in a beach town in northwest Costa Rica. She spends most of her time silk painting, which is her passion. She has collectors in 26 countries all over the world who buy her work. Wendy’s children are spread out all over, living in Costa Rica, Canada, New York, and Nevada. Now without farm duties, she plans to travel to visit them more often. Monica Lozano would love to catch up with her Santa Catalina sisters.

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work but is hopeful to be there for the next one. Last year was a big transition one for her. She stepped down as CEO of her company after almost 30 years with La Opinion and Impremedia. She joined the Aspen Institute to launch a new program on Latinos and society. She also stays busy with her nonprofit and corporate board service. It has been a great for her to spend time with her parents during this stage of their lives. Her kids, Santiago (27) and Gabriela (26) are happy and healthy in L.A. She is still with her life partner, David, after 23 years. Jeanne Vibert Sloane is a new member of our Catalina Alumnae Association Board, which is great. One thing she says she enjoyed at Catalina and still enjoys is art history, both for work and for pleasure. She gives thanks to Laurie Boone Hogen ’58! Jeanne is the department head of three departments at Christie’s: Gold Boxes and Objects of Vertu; Scottish Art; and Silver and Objects of Vertu. In addition, she is an Antiques Roadshow appraiser as an expert in silver. Interesting places traveled to in the past year are Rome and the Wimbledon finals, which were a dream experience for her and her husband, Alex. They spent Christmas in Nevis for lots of swimming and golf. Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese is happy to be back in Chicago, her home town, except when the snow flies. She is still with Christie’s, 26 years and counting.

She contemplates retirement for travel and visiting galleries and museums to which her sons say she already does that and gets paid. Carter, her oldest son, is in Seattle teaching at Seattle Country Day School. Lisa likes that she has a reason to get out to the west coast. Their son, Walker, is a senior at University of Texas.

The Wieses now have a house in Austin, “the hip part of Texas,” and hope that perhaps they will get visitors now! Perrin Weston Coman: Growing up on a family pear farm in Santa Clara, her teenage years at Catalina are where she recognized that she was drawn to the creative life and taking care of a menagerie, and later attending art school in S.F. This all played into her founding of the Carlsbad Art Farm in northern coastal San Diego County. Art Farm offers outdoor education on their 10-acre property of riparian habitat based on how she learned drawing and painting in studio Art Classes at the Academy of Art College in S.F. in the mid-1970’s. They have miniature farm animal breeds, which they use as live models during classes. She launched summer camps there with just herself and

eight students ten years ago. Today, they average 50 students each week who are supported by her 15 member staff comprised of local professional artists, animal handlers and office workers. After 18 years in print journalism, she married her husband, Chase, at 41, and had their daughter, Emerson, at 43. Emerson is now starting her junior year in high school, so college tours and applications are coming up for her. Angela Tirrell, uncommon muralist and color consultant, loves what she does. She still loves the fact that if not for Catalina, she might not have found the courage to ditch her job at a cool performing arts center in Brooklyn to found her mural company at age 27 and not look back, but continue painting and creating a satisfying, challenging life! She lives in Napa. Her father (87) is helping her design her dream painting studio in a rich cement and wood vernacular benefitting from his Frank Lloyd Wright training! Whether she is painting a twostory mural on the side of her house, or creating abstract work for someone’s midcentury modern house, or addressing issues of our times in her work, she is all over the canvas. She works and paints through a balanced mix of topics, which are both distressing and joyful, and are meant to encourage discussion about the complex incidents and conditions which inhabit our hearts, minds, and physical world. Angela still loves speaking Spanish and thinks of dear Señora Romero, whom we all adored. She loves the loyalty of women friends, and all the wonderful teachers, our inspirational, brave nuns.

Patricia Lungren Partridge moved from Southern California three years ago after

her divorce to Healdsburg, in the wine country. She has reconnected with Catalina friends Leslie Barbieri, Kathy Trafton, Cindy Bondesen Grier, and Teresa Rothe Graham. Tricia had a lot of fun attending the S.F. Catalina gathering and seeing everyone. Her big news is that one of her sons, Greg, is getting married in October. She shared that looking for a “mother of the groom” gown was certainly a milestone and a hoot! Professionally, she had been working as a RN case/care manager for a home care agency, but her career is now taking a new direction.

Advocacy has been her passion. She wants to help people navigate through the healthcare maze. She works for the individual patient and is not beholden to any institution or doctor. The national network she belongs to is called iRN Patient Advocates. Marie Egan Wesenfeld is busy with life and twin grandchildren!

So much fun and such a surprise! Their granddaughter is Freyja, and their grandson is Ronan. Marie, and her husband, Gordon, are enjoying them and retirement. Margaret Miller Brown sent in a wonderful photo taken of her with her sons Gordon (21) and Will (19), Thea, Gordon’s girlfriend, and Duncan, the Cairn Terrier (13). The photo caption read, “Enjoying the summer together,” and it certainly looks like it has been a happy one. Sometimes all you need is a photo to say it all. (Editor’s note: Photo was not received.) Last fall, Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien, launched with a partner, MissionBridge, an advisory firm that works with individuals and families to advance their philanthropy. Carolyn is enjoying building the business and working with funders who want to learn about and invest wisely in the social sector.

Her husband, Don, is running the real estate investment and management company he started six years ago, so their house is full of entrepreneurial endeavors.

She is happy that she is able to travel to the Bay Area several times a year to visit family. There, they spend time with their daughter, who is teaching environmental science to elementary school students with Education Outside, a nonprofit organization started by our classmate, Arden Bucklin-Sporer, that our other classmate, Randi Stroud Fisher, is also involved with. Carolyn believes there is something wonderfully satisfying about this full circle. Susan Bowen Osen went to a recent gathering of Catalina women at the Hollywood Bowl and the topic of Navajos and Cherokees came up. Sue couldn’t remember what she was! Sue and

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in fashion as a stylist, and is now at Nordstrom’s. Charlie graduated from Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI, in April, and is now doing further intel training and living in Virginia Beach, VA, working for the U.S. Navy. That’s all the Class of ’74 news reported in for this year. We are so lucky to have gone to Catalina and it will be great fun for all of us to see one another when we do. Cheers all!

1975 her first grandchild. Babs wrote that she had no news worth printing but she did mention that she was working on a two week project in Palm Springs so now she has us all guessing what that is! Thank you everyone who wrote in! Finally, as for me, Sally Fay, it has been a whole year since I moved back to California last August and landed at Rose Story Farm in Carpinteria.

A little perk to moving here is that Sarah Colmery Preston ’75 and her husband, Bob, live down the driveway on the farm, too. By January of this year, I knew what my next project had to be: to produce a documentary about early onset Alzheimer’s and the impact on the caregiver and the family. Sarah’s husband, Bob (61) has the disease so I have been witnessing the effects first-hand. So again, things do come full circle, back to the bonds of friendship made at Catalina, back to the deeply driven messaging of school to live a life of meaning and purpose, to try and relieve suffering, to have empathy, to nurture love and impact change for the better in whatever way you can. My children, Walter (30), Kerry (28), and Charlie (25), all couldn’t be making me more proud as their mother, although the geography could be improved! Walter is living in Bangalore, India, working as the associate director of HealthCare Global’s Foundation that provides funds to patients who can’t afford cancer care. Kerry is living in Boulder, CO, and working in retail. She has carved out a steady path in her passion of working

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her husband, Frank, are still in Pasadena.

They had the pleasure of celebrating their son, Robert’s graduation from UCLA in June. Their eldest daughter, Lauren, is a senior producer on the Airtalk radio show at NPR’s local station 89.3 and is attending UCLA Business School in their FEMBA program. Middle daughter, Hayley, is starting her third year of medical school at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She recently passed her boards and is doing her rotations. All kids are working very hard and they couldn’t be more proud. Sue is involved with a community garden organization in Pasadena and is raising funds for some great projects that they hope to get done this year. She is enjoying these years as well as hearing about how diverse all of our lives and interests are. Randi Stroud Fisher: I am blessed with great health, lots of satisfying work (partly with Arden Bucklin-Sporer), a wonderful family, and treasured friends. Life is just going too fast! Lisa Sutton is our world traveller masseuse and Chinese medicine guru, that everybody who is cool and fun and has a sense of humor in the film biz wants to work with! She returned to Budapest last spring to work on a movie called Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy. Her last visit to Budapest had been in ’06, for the film, Munich. She feels lucky to have been to this amazing city twice. This August, Lisa is heading to Boston to work on a film. She regularly goes between southern and northern California, specifically to Santa Cruz. Of course, she says, going there brings vivid Santa Catalina memories flooding back to the senses. Freshman beach picnic! Not to mention, Junior Retreat at the Dominican house in Santa Cruz. A player of golf since high school, she particularly loved playing a haunting round with Jeanne Vibert Sloane and our very special witness Sue Bowen Osen. She is hoping the next golf outing is Pebble!

Peggy McDonnell Vance is still happily doing prison work and letterpress printing. She is thrilled because now she gets to spend lots of time upstate on their farm. Both of her kids are working in N.Y.C. and loving their jobs and her husband, Cy, feels the same way about his job in the DA’s office. She is feeling psyched to be turning 60, hopefully with friends and family. Two classmates, Lani Kennedy Pringle and Barbara Gault, did write me saying they had nothing interesting to report. However, I want to give credit to Lani for telling me to have Cherie Pettit Arkley send me a photo of

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Margaret Ganz itstartsat50@hotmail.com Pam Anderson-Brule has been very busy and enjoying every minute of it. She splits her time between San Jose and Capitola.

Along with husband Pierre, they have three happy kids and five happy grandkids.

Their daughter Isabel graduated in June from high school and will start at Cal Poly in September. Pam graduated from the College of Fellows and was inducted into the class of 2015 of the American Institute of Architects. The cool news from Pam: her company was the architect for the new math and science building at Santa Catalina and will be done by the time we get there for our 40th class reunion in March. I am so excited to see it. Nancy MacGregor Bennett’s oldest son Jimmy is doing commercial real estate in Portland, while her second son Will is doing commercial real estate in Seattle and is engaged and planning an August 2016 wedding.

Daughter Laura graduated in June from the University of Washington and is taking a year off before applying to medical school. In May, Nancy’s mother passed away unexpectedly. Condolences to Nancy

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and her family. Last fall, Nancy met up with Thumper and Leslie in Carmel for a mini reunion. I sure hope they will all be at our 40th class reunion in March. Times have been tough for Patty Gorozita de Felton.

Last November, she lost her husband Roberto of 33 years and then in March her mother passed away. Keeping Patty in our prayers. I hope she can make it up from Mexico for our 40th class reunion. Life is fun, busy and blessed for Tutuy Escamez de Guerra. Two of her sons were married last year. One married in Monterrey, Mexico and the other in the folkloric town of San Cristobal in Chiapas with all the Mexican tradition of marimba, native dancers and “posh” (the typical drink). Tutuy has also done some traveling to Seattle to visit her oldest son Mauricio, his wife, and two grandkids, Sofia and Sebastian. Hopefully, a trip to the States next March is in Tutuy’s plans for our 40th class reunion. She is also the vice president of Ingenium ABP, where she has worked for the last 13 years, which provides education to the mentally ill and their families. As far as Tutuy’s hobby of gardening and her passion of the monarch butterfly goes, she has joined a project to reproduce and plant asclepiad (milkweed), the plant that the monarch worm feeds on so as to promote and help the butterfly on their yearly travels from Canada to Michoacán, MX. Melissa Bolin Gardner still lives in Laguna Niguel with her husband Michael and they do a lot of fishing and boating. She is working in sales for a window covering company called Danmer Shutters. Her son Patrick (29) lives in China and teaches English to third graders and is often bopping around to other Asian lands on his time off. Hopefully Melissa still has the traveling bug next March for our 40th class reunion. Margaret Donlin Goodhouse has been doing freelance writing and editing with some legal consultation on the side.

Her husband Bob (who was her first boyfriend in college) will be celebrating nine years in December. Her travels are extensive in the Middle East to such spots as Iraq, Egypt, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. At present, they are living in Dubai. They also do lots of traveling to the U.S. (Montana and Colorado) to visit family and next year to our 40th class reunion! All three kids, Peter (33), Christian (31), and Charlotte (29), are out and starting their own families. The first grandbaby, Cameron, was born in May and is adorable. Paula Capozzi Humphries still works part time as the production manager of The Real Estate

Book—Okanagan, which gives her a lot of play time. She volunteers with some community events such as the Tennis/ Bocce Classic by the Lake that raises funds for the local hospital’s new cardiac ward.

She and her husband Les celebrated 26 years in March. Her oldest Julie (21) has almost finished her civil engineering tech diploma and plans to continue to get her engineering degree. Paula’s twins, Heather and Spencer (18), graduated from high school in June. Spencer is enrolled at the local college for the aircraft maintenance engineering program—he already has his pilot and glider license. Heather is enrolled in the legal assistant program and is planning to become a paralegal.

For fun, Paula does a lot of running and swimming and now biking. Hopefully, she will make it to our 40th class reunion.

Linda Abston Larsen has been keeping busy and healthy. She had a fun summer vacation starting with a mother/daughter week in Charlotte and Asheville, NC. In July, she went to visit one of her best friends in Montana, which included lots of horseback riding. And of course, many weekends in Discovery Bay for water skiing and wakeboarding. In October, Linda may go back to Lake Forest for her 35th college reunion and then, of course, next March for our 40th class reunion. Sue Pyles Lopez and her husband Mickel celebrated 36 years of marriage in June. All three of their boys are happy and healthy living in different parts of the country. She is very grateful for computers and the ability to Skype with all of them. Sue retired from personal training and is just enjoying life’s simple pleasures: spending more time with friends, going to rock concerts with Mickel, taking up golf, and mostly spending lots of time in appreciation and gratitude. She still has her Class of 1976 “I Drink To That” t-shirt. If anyone still has their shirt, you should bring it to our 40th class reunion. Lisa Campodonico Malim has really been enjoying life this year. In March, her husband George had his second open-heart surgery, so in June she retired from her position at the nonprofit and has been spending as much time with him as she can. (I saw on Facebook that they took to the road in an RV to travel around. Road trip to our 40th class reunion!) And they now have the cutest grandson, Ari. Katie Schma: Big news in Fort Worth, TX—a new place to get gourmet food takeout, Local Foods Kitchen, which opened in June. And maybe she can take a little time off for our 40th class reunion.

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Marblehead to a loft in downtown Boston and is finding the downsizing to be a blast.

She enjoys lots of spontaneity and walking in the city. Both daughters are in Seattle so she goes back and forth to see them and also her dad in Santa Cruz. I think a side trip to our 40th class reunion is in order.

As for me, Marge Ganz, it is never a dull moment. I now live in my dad’s house in Coronado, CA, and am doing a full house remodel. Oh boy, what was I thinking!

I took up the piano about a year and a half ago and decided to focus on jazz. I like the standards. It is slow-moving and humbling but once I get a song—it is so cool! I am very excited because once you read this, there is only five months until our 40th class reunion. I hope to see every one of you there in March. It will be epic!

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Joan David: I am embarrassed to report that I don’t think I’ve ever submitted any class notes in the years since graduation, but hope, in a short summary, to bring everyone up to date on the latest in my vagabond life. I recently retired from my position as a special education director in a large charter school system. I worked in this field for over 32 years in several capacities, as a special education assistant, a teacher of the emotionally disturbed, a school psychologist and finally a director. During all stages of my career, I was driven to find ways to help children experience success. You might recall my passion for horses. Well, it still exists. I think that some girls are just plain horse crazy and I’m one of them.

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Eileen Diepenbrock Cheever ’78 with daughter, Sarah

Nancy Cristofaro Carriere ’78 and family

Cindy Dow Wenzlau ’78 and husband, William

I’ve been to Ecuador to ride around the volcanoes twice, to Spain to train on the magnificent Andalusians twice, and to Portugal to train on their wonderful Lusitanos. Although I’ve given up owning my own horse, I still take care of horses for friends and always find a horse to ride as often as I would like. Once a week, I volunteer at Equine Spirit Sanctuary to support their horse and donkey rescue, while at the same time supporting their therapeutic riding program for children and young adults with disabilities. It’s been very rewarding. I started spending my summers in New Mexico in 1968 while a camper, and later a counselor, at Cimarroncita Ranch Camp. New Mexico has always been special and I found myself here for a whimsical job shortly after I retired, working at a dressage, breeding, and training farm. I lived outside of Taos for several months and then, decided to move to Santa Fe where I am involved

in photography and school! I decided to go back to school to get a degree in photography. My love for photography started in a dark room at Santa Catalina… while I don’t recall my teacher’s name, I do remember enjoying those hours printing photos that I took of my friends, the beautiful landscapes, and of course, the steeplechasing event at Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. My partner, Michael, is a published photographer. We plan to open a gallery here at home, hopefully by the end of August. If anyone is up for a visit, please do drop by. Our door is always open and we love company!

Sabrina Gurries Pettibone: This August, my husband and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary, and have planned an overseas trip to celebrate. We are also still in the process of raising our children, although some are on their own. Our oldest daughter, Natasha, has a darling boy, Rocco (16 months). He is our first grandchild and I love being a nana even more than being a mom. They live in New Orleans and I just spent two fabulous weeks visiting them during the Mardi Gras season. Natasha’s husband, John, works for the Army Corps of Engineering and they hope to transfer to an overseas job. Our oldest son, Zachary, works for a company in San Jose called Electrical Distributors, plays the violin, and loves math. Our next oldest son, Zane, is a business and philosophy student at Ave Maria University in Florida. He has a Bavarian girlfriend and has volunteered and worked in India and Africa, and is looking to do some volunteer work in the Philippines this summer. We have twin daughters, Nicole and Brittany, who are writers. They recently went to N.Y.C. to a SCBWI convention and travel to learn

under different story gurus. They hope to have their second book finished soon and are busy querying agents. Our next son, Jacob is a first year student at Franciscan University. He is currently in the nursing program and really loving it. He will spend his summer working in Canada.

Our daughter, Isabella, is home schooled.

She is pursuing a career in art. She just finished volunteering for the Monterey Peninsula Plein Air Art Convention and had a blast. She made many artist friends from around the world. She has a few mentors and has been going to several workshops. Our youngest, Hannah, is about to finish her 9th grade year. She goes to an all-girls boarding school run by 20 Dominican nuns in Idaho. This will be her fifth year there. She is learning Latin, Greek, and French, and getting a fabulous education. Oh, we also have a King Charles Cavalier named Sherlock who we all adore. My daughters and I have been singing for the past four years in our church choir. I organize an annual fundraiser for the church, which also has an Ignatian retreat house that it runs. I attended my aunt’s funeral in Reno and found out that Emily Lowe Orill was organizing the rosary for my cousins. They had my maiden name (Gurries) and so she asked if they knew me. What a small world! Veronica Madero de Cossio: I have one grandson (4) and my daughter Veronica Cossio ’02 is expecting twins—a boy and a girl—and the entire family is very excited. The twins are expected to arrive at the beginning of December. I am very happy that my son is back in Mazatlan after so many years of living away, and my younger daughter, Mariana Cossio ’10, will be returning this month after a year of college in Australia. Cindy Dow

Camie Riley Johnson ’78 and husband, Steven

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Maddie Homan Blanchard ’78 and family

Wenzlau: The Class of ’78 will “never go straight” but we all will turn 55 this year!

And a lot of us find ourselves in a whole new stage of life! My husband and I will soon celebrate our 30th anniversary and our four kids are all twenty-somethings!

I don’t feel that old…With a long love of wine, we finally took the plunge. Five years ago we bought a small vineyard north of Santa Barbara and are hooked.

It’s an insane amount of work, but we love it! The best is yet to come! Fire us an email and come see us if you’re ever wine tasting in the Santa Rita Hills. We are remote, so appointments only, but worth the visit to Wenzlau Vineyard. Brooke Wentz: This spring I launched Seven Seas Music, www.sevenseasmusic.com, a new web platform to license international music in less than 24 hours. You can hear hand-selected songs by authentic artists from countries around the world and scroll over a map to locate music. Music from Seven Seas can be heard on Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain, Ray Donovan,

Sabrina Gurries Pettibone ’78 and husband, Ted

a Dodge Ram commercial, and various trailers. Licensing money goes back to the artists in their country. Nancy Cristofaro Carriere: Time sure has flown. Our son, Joe, is off to Oregon for college in August and we’ll be empty nesters. Eileen Diepenbrock Cheever: My husband Gene and I have been married for 27 years this August. We have three kids: Sam (23), Sarah (22), and Ben (20). We’ve been in Sacramento since 1994 and love it here.

I’ve been practicing law for 30 years now (I cannot believe it), and, for the most part, I still really enjoy it. Gene is one of my law partners, and we’ve been working together since 1994. With the kids getting older now, we are enjoying more time to travel, but also like to keep things simple.

Our daughter, Sarah, just graduated from the University of North Carolina and moved to Seattle for a gap year before she starts graduate school in prosthetics. Sarah was a competitive soccer player all the way through high school, so it was a very special trip for us. I love keeping up with so many of our classmates on Facebook.

The pictures and stories are wonderful!

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helped raise the funds to build and equip it. Next project is an all-weather pitch to be in place by September 2016. Emily (17) is entering her last year of high school.

We are visiting universities, which bring back wonderful memories of my mother and I travelling with Andrea Bohn Eisinger and her mother to do the same in southern CA. Emily wants to study scriptwriting and film studies. Lilley (15) has three more years to go and is leaning towards either midwifery or primary school teaching. Both are beautiful young ladies inside and out. Tim has had four interviews with a company in Oxford.

All fingers and toes crossed for him. My mom sadly is not in great shape. We are all hoping to fly home for Christmas this year to be with her and my sister and brother. I’m still coaching little ones to play squash and playing tennis, jogging, swimming, biking, hiking, and doing yoga and Pilates. I was very successful following the 5:2 diet but have lapsed since my birthday in June. Getting back on track now. Pietra (Pia) Leo Gaebel: The eldest of our three, Christina, is enjoying her internship with a WY congressman in D.C. after her six-month mission trip in Thailand with YWAM; it’s been a great gap year for her after graduating high school. God willing, she will attend Hillsdale College in the fall after a second visit to help conservative TV host, Glenn Beck, with a project. Her sister Rebeccah (17) got accepted to varsity cheer, but thankfully sees the crazy practice schedule this entails and has decided against it.

Instead she will be on the soccer team as a high school senior before she heads for UW nursing program. Her brother Jordan (15) is enjoying Scouts and kayak outings this summer before the grind of

Cathy Keeler Presner ’80 and husband, Darren

1980 Dana DePuy Morgan danamorgan@mac.com

Dana DePuy Morgan: I’ve just completed my sixth year at Wycombe High School.

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school resumes. I love working for two publishers as a substantive editor, editing books and curriculums on a part-time basis so I can still be here for our kids. I joined a wonderful book club with some friends, which has been invigorating with so many great discussions, and I still run.

I’m grateful for my wonderful hubby and family and our faithful God whose continual blessings and mercies are new every morning. Julie Lambert: It was so wonderful to see everyone at Reunion in March. It was as if no time had passed as we enjoyed ourselves at Amy Kajikuri Martinetto’s home on Friday and during our time at reunion activities. I was elected to the executive committee of the Oregon State University Alumni Association this summer and will serve as the treasurer for the organization. I enjoyed my years at OSU almost as much as my time at school, so am honored to serve in a leadership role for the association and to spread the word about the accomplishments of the university. I enjoyed my first trip to Boston this summer and was on the Spirit of Boston for the annual July 4th fireworks—quite an amazing sight to see.

Ellen McGuire Gaucher: My son Riley graduated from York School in June and will be studying architecture at Cal Poly SLO this fall, and our son Fletcher will be in 8th grade at the International School of Monterey. Paul coaches soccer and I am an amateur beekeeper, so there’s a lot of activity around our house! I was thrilled to be back at Santa Catalina with cherished classmates for the reunion in March after 35 years! Niika (Amy) Quistgard: How lovely to see and reconnect with everyone, to walk the campus, hit the beach, laugh together, and just catch up after so long.

I’ve been a single mom to Gabe (25). At 19, he suffered the double amputation of

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his legs above the knee due to a motorcycle accident, and has faced many internal and external challenges since that day. He was always a natural athlete and a very social guy, then struggled to find a new way to live that still feels good to him without his old abilities to (literally) leap, bound, and run around everywhere making people laugh. He’s recently become interested in yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices, and is about to head off for yoga teacher training immersion. He’ll be their first student without legs, learning to teach people with all kinds of bodies how to benefit from the practice.

Very exciting! Before Gabe’s accident, I founded a women’s residential Ayurveda

Mignon Stapelton ’80 with cat Dana Depuy Morgan ’80 and daughters, Lilley and Emily

center in Kerala, South India (ayurmama. com). Ayurveda is the holistic health and healthy living tradition from India, using diet, lifestyle, herbal medicine, body treatments, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation and more to restore a woman’s health and life, and help her live in balance in every stage. I was crossing the Great Waters—flying back and forth to India—for years to juggle caring for Gabe and directing my clinic, until my Indian business partner suddenly passed away.

I have recently sold the clinic building, and now live near the Delaware River in beautiful rural New Jersey, halfway between N.Y.C. and Philadelphia. Cathy Keeler Presher: My husband Darren and I are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year. I have a funny memory from 25 years ago, when just after becoming engaged we attended the Catalina Reunion. We were to announce our engagement to my family that same weekend but out of sheer nerves, I spilled the beans to Carmen or Julie or Ellen at a reunion dinner before telling my own parents. I needed practice saying it aloud. Darren and I have two kids, Andy (aka Harry Potter due to his resemblance), who is a high school sophomore at St. Ignatius College Prep here in S.F., and Ella, our redhead, who will be a sophomore at University of Chicago. RoseAnne Ruccello Fischer: Life is good here in Monterey. My kids, Cristina (28) and Jake (25), are adults and making their way in the world with the

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Members of the Lower School Class of 1976, who were also members of the Class of 1980, posed for photo in March. Back row: Judy Oliver Schmidt, RoseAnn Ruccello Fischer, Cathy Lockwood Wimberg, Debbie DePaoli Vollstedt, Colleen Condon Marquez, Julie Lambert, Betsy Burton; Front row: Franca Gargiulo, Amy Kajikuri Martinetto, Ellen McGuire Gaucher

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occasional assistance. I travel much for my work and I love it. One of the perks is being able to keep all of my reward points and these allow me to travel more than I would ordinarily. I enjoy traveling and now that we have no kids in the house; I want to travel as much as I can. My husband, Butch, and I took our kids to Sicily this May. We visited some family in San Vito Lo Capo and had a great time.

Keeping healthy and happy is my main goal and all else falls into place. Diana Kendrick Untermeyer: I was so sorry to miss the reunion. I had plane tickets and everything and then had to go to Qatar at the last minute. My book on Qatar is almost out-of-print, so I am working on putting out a new edition. It was fun to see the photos on Facebook. It seems like a huge proportion of our class is now connected by social media—so fun to see

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Lisa Tarleton Johnson ’80, Kathleen Nicolaides ’80, and Joan Goodfellow Knetemann ’80

people’s lives and children in pictures at least! Mignon Stapleton: I am doing well, getting back into shape and happy being close to my family. I went back to school to study early childhood education and although nervous about being older, did surprisingly well, and have a 4.0! I am getting my site supervisor teaching credential this summer and am teaching preschool children. It is challenging, fun, and keeps me young. I also tutor elementary school children during the school year, which is also rewarding. I have been doing some architectural design for friends in the area. I can’t seem to find a “Mr. Right” yet, but am hopeful one day that will happen, too. I am sorry I missed the last reunion; it looked like so much fun. My sister and nephews live close, and my mother also, so I see them more often. My nephew, Connal, is at UC Davis studying botany, and Rowan is a sophomore in high school and loves lacrosse. My sister is flying him all over the country trying to get on a team for college in two years! It is a very competitive sport.

My sister, Joelle Stapleton ’81, battled breast cancer last year and thank God is healed and doing well now. I am active in my church and have good friends in Sacramento. I enjoy going to Lake Tahoe in the summer.

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1982 Mindy Malisoff Baggett mbaggett@cox.net

Many great accomplishments are happening to the Class of ’82 in 2015! We have all turned 50 (or older), grandchildren have been born, many have become empty nesters and are celebrating

(Chrissy Bozzo Daily) and many wish they could be an empty nester, classmates have moved to different states and even to a small village in the middle of “nowhere” Alaska (Debbie Petteway) and some of you are growing your family by adding daughters or sons-in-law and now have to share the holidays because your new family members have families, too! Just think, we only have 15 months until our 35 year reunion. Where does the time go? It was just yesterday that we were sitting in Study Hall, eating cafeteria food, hanging out on the front lawn, sneaking boys behind the wall, being taught by Mr. Oder or Dr. Jay, and going to Carmel on the weekends getting in plenty of trouble. First let me thank each of you that have shared your correspondence and pictures for the Bulletin. As some of you know, my family has relocated to the Pacific Northwest and we are now living in Seattle. Yes, Kelly Dwight Heuga-Hamill, it is beautiful in Seattle and the myth of rain every day is not true. After 30 years with Intel, my husband Jeff retired on a Friday and moved to Seattle on Saturday to begin a second career. There was no way I was going to allow him to play golf and go to the casino everyday. Five months after Jeff’s relocation, commuting back and forth between Seattle and Phoenix, our daughter Jessica relocated to Olympia, WA. She has an amazing job with the Washington State Department of Health as the state medical counter measures coordinator. She is also pursuing a MPH from the University of Washington and a second master’s degree from DePaul Stacey Pruett Taddeucci ’82 poses with her husband Dominic, daughter Alex Taddeucci ’07, and son Patrick Taddeucci ‘05 LS

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Kate Stockwell Hussey ’82 and husband, Kevin

Hillary Lee Fleischer ’82 with her band, Loose Blues

University in health communications. I guess it will be a while until I get a grandbaby since life revolves around a full-time job and school for her. I moved to Seattle in May 2014, and Jeff and I now run my brother’s company. That means I get to work, sleep, eat and commute every day with my husband. Call me or Suzie Linton Ver Schure (because she works with her hubby) if you are thinking of taking on this challenge/experience. Jeff and I also just celebrated our 26th anniversary this year! I try to stay very busy and after living in AZ for 33 years (did I mention Lisa Berman Edmunds moved back to AZ the month after I left), I am meeting new friends and finding plenty to keep me busy. I bet I forgot to mention that Ann Frasse Stowe moved out of Seattle the month before I relocated here.

When she came back to visit, we had dinner and she graciously willed me the class correspondence position. Thank you, Ann! I love being close to my brother but have to admit I miss AZ. I have seen Kelly and Chrissy both since I have been in

Seattle! Let’s get on with the rest of our class. Stacey Pruett Taddeucci: I am still living here in Monterey and teaching 3rd grade part-time here at our alma mater! It has been fun to occasionally run into Ann Frasse Stowe and Jenny Moulton-Post when they come to school. The big news in my life is that my son, Patrick ’05 LS, is getting married in September and we are looking forward to the big day. My daughter, Alexandra ’12, is teaching kindergarten and loves living in S.F. Dominic and I are loving the empty nest and our dog, Champagne. If any classmates come into town, please call. I would love to show you around our everchanging campus. Looking forward to our next reunion. Chrissy Bozzo Daily: My daughter Sydney has left for San Diego State University and my eldest Allie will be completing her final year at Western Washington University. With that being said, I am hoping my life calms down significantly hence giving me more time for well... me! This past year has been unbelievably nuts. We have moved again and we are truly hoping that this is the last time! As we prepared for Sydney to graduate from high school this past June, I

Liz Lowden Herreid ’82 and husband, Peter

Kelly Dwight Heuga-Hamill ’82 and husband, Jeff

Bridgette Lacerte ’82 and son

had forgotten what a crazy time the end of the school year is. I am truly in awe of how time passes so quickly! While I will miss my daughters like crazy, I look forward to being an empty nester. While my children gain their independence, my husband JR has decided to stop building custom homes and has begun an excavation business. The reduction of the stress level has been significant! I am beginning my fifth year in customer service with the YMCA and love it. Life continues to throw unexpected surprises and with that comes new experiences you never knew you could or would endeavor. Jennifer Moulton-Post: I’m actually on campus as I write this correspondence. I come up about five times a year; three of those times are for Alumnae Board meetings. I’m in my second term and it’s been a fun way to make new friends and stay involved with Catalina. I’m also on the capital campaign committee, as is Stacey Pruett Taddeucci and I often stop by her classroom to say hello. One time we had show-and-tell with Turner (my amazing dog), which was hilarious. Last summer I married my partner of 18 years at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena. I also spent about a month in Berlin last fall in a German language immersion program. Susan Lockwood and I got together in February with some friends in New York and I often have lunch with Courtney Tunney Hotchkis. Ann Frasse Stowe and I are on the Alumnae Board so I’ve been getting to see her, too. Other than that, I see so many of our classmates doing some really cool things as I flip through Facebook. Looking forward to our next reunion. Betsy “Rockefeller” Black: Life is good, but sadly not all that interesting.

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Sotheby’s to Douglas Elliman. I’m sure it will be a good move. Kelly Dwight Heuga-Hamill came out to Aspen for my birthday again this year. It was a fun weekend of skiing and merriment. I’m so lucky that Kelly always takes such great photographs of our adventures. She’s such a talent! Lisa Berman Edmunds and Edith Keville joined me on an impromptu trip to the beach this past spring. Had such a great and relaxing time. The most vigorous exercise of the trip was laughing hysterically. Just what the doctor ordered after a long winter season. I also see Marka Brenner McLaughlin and Suzie Linton Ver Schure for nice hikes or lunch. Kelly Dwight Heuga-Hamill: Seattle is an amazing place to live! I’ve been here with my husband Geoff and two dogs, Roxy and Killy, for 20 years now. Having retired from a successful corporate real estate career, I’ve been focusing on health and transformation with passion endeavors, such as VP of the Jimmie Heuga Endowment Board, which provides support to Multiple Sclerosis programs, all things dogs, and photography. We travel a lot, mainly back home to Colorado and L.A., to visit the multiple litters of sibling from my Heuga/Dwight tribe.

After recent trips to Hawaii and two new hips, I’m trading in my ski bunny tiara for beach life! Hillary Fleischer: I live in Walnut Creek because it’s the closest I could get to S.F. and still have warm summers. Happily divorced since 2000. I have three kids: Peanut, Junebug, and Rosie. They’re cats, siblings, and they’re 6. Seven years ago, I started an accounting firm that services small businesses and love watching my clients grow. I thoroughly enjoy being the boss and could never go back to working for somebody else. My free time is seriously limited but that’s okay because I’m the lead singer/manager of a rockin’ blues band called Loose Blues.

We do about 50 shows a year and it’s super fun. I’m sure GT on the Rocks prepared me for this! It’s how I met the love of my life, John Chandler, who plays blues guitar in his own band when he’s not doing his day job in IT for the University of California. It’s so weird to say I’m 50. I don’t feel it, and I certainly don’t act it, but “live and learn” is the most accurate cliché ever. Wouldn’t give up the years and all those lessons for nuthin’! Life is good.

(Note: I, (Mindy Malisoff Baggett), encourage you to follow the famous Hillary Lee and Loose Blues on Facebook.

They are amazing and travel all over Northern CA. I suggest you hit up one of

their gigs if you are in the area.) Bridgette Lacerte: My son Diego Francisco de la Cruz Veras and I celebrated our birthdays on May 11. Mommy is 51 and Diego is 10.

We share a birthday—weird, right? We live in Pasadena and Santa Ynez, CA. I just love being a full-time mom, and volunteering at his school, St. Monica Academy. Lesley Shreeve Clausen: I’m living in Portland and married. Drew is my oldest (19) and going to University of Oregon; Grant (17) is a junior in high school. Deborah Petteway: After I reached my fifth cancer-free anniversary and felt like the shackles of healthcare were released, I decided I need to add to the “stories” of my life’s book and improve my quality of life. I left a very stressful job as a PA in family practice, and moved up north to Alaska. No shopping malls, restaurants, alcohol. We have one grocery/hardware store; so pick up your reindeer meat and buy some ammunition and fishing line.

Vegetables are hideously expensive and in small amounts. I order my vegetable box from Bethel Organic Farms. I live in a very remote part of the Yukon Territory called St. Mary’s, Alaska. It is on the Andreafsy River, near the mouth of Yukon River. I am the second PA at a rural health clinic where we treat patients in our village (550 people) and neighboring villages.

Since here, I have been on three life flights traveling to other villages with the paramedic crew to get patients out of their small villages and bring them to our big town of Bethel where the “big” hospital is located. I delivered an 8 lb. baby girl in February. I had to place a chest tube for a pneumothorax on May 5, that was more exciting than a margarita for sure—feeling that big whoosh of air and he could breath better! My favorite thing is being able to see the elders (over 70) in their homes.

This is very cool. I ride around on an ATV; no cars here unless you are a construction worker and have it barged in.

When traveling to neighboring villages I have to carry a gun, for safety as there are lots of animals out here. I have seen fox and moose but still looking for the bear. It is a simpler life! I feel I have gained a decade in life expectancy due to reduced stress. I miss my friends for sure. My Sacramento crew, (Beth Skinner Harney, Dina Nassar Guill, Cathy Dee, Colleen Duffy) and I got together before I left. I must be doing something right as my son Justin says he is very proud of me. (Note: I, (Mindy Malisoff Baggett), had to send Debbie a care package of gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan treats because her little village had never heard of gluten-free

brown rice pasta or artichoke hearts.) Did I mention a stock of celery costs $11.95?

Yep, you read that right! Suzie Linton Ver Schure: Dave and I are in year 19 of running our coffee shop, Abbey’s Coffee, in Summit County, CO. I also sit on a nonprofit board that raises funds for spay/ neuter and veterinary assistance for local pets and their humans. Other than that we’re usually found hiking, skiing or cycling, most often with our three dogs in tow. Dina “Ida” Nassar Guill: My third cookbook, Plank Grilling, came out last summer and this one was really special for me because four of the recipe testers for this book were my Santa Catalina classmates: Betsy Black, Susan Lockwood, Lisa Berman Edmunds, and Stacey Pruett Taddeucci. It was so much fun working with them on this book and I’m so grateful for their help. Plank Grilling can be found on Amazon. Lisa Berman Edmunds: We are back living in Scottsdale after a seven-year absence while my husband had business in Park City, UT. Very happy to be back! We have four children. Our oldest Charles (24), graduated from Boston College in 2013 and has been living and working in N.Y.C. ever since. He does sales and trading for Citicorp. Our oldest daughter, Caitlin, graduated from Chapman University this past June and is now working for Paypal doing analytics outside of Baltimore. In 2006, we welcomed home Andrew Feleke Ferede, an infant boy born in Ethiopia, he is now nine and such a great joy, full of life, love, and energy. Addison Hirut Tamirat came home to us in 2008 as a six-year-old and is now 12. I have the honor and privilege of being home to raise all four children and this past year, Scott and I celebrated our 25th year of marriage. Courtney Tunney Hotchkis: Loving this past summer! My daughters just started their senior year in high school and 7th grade. In June, we went on a wonderful river trip with my husband’s family down the Colorado River. We started in Moab and traveled about 90 miles down river to Lake Powell. I am happy to say we all survived, but only after my 12-year-old daughter and husband’s boat flipped in what is called Big Drop 2 and they rode the Class 5 rapid in the water! What a wild ride! Looking forward to seeing you at the class reunion.

Catherine Dee: My husband Jonathan teaches sailing and does charters on S.F. Bay, and I’m a contract writer at Google.

My sister, Sarah Dee Longaker ’86 and I really miss our mom, Fran, who died almost a year ago of Leukemia. She was

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75. Juju Janko Wong: Just started a new school year with my son Matthew in 5th grade and my daughter Alexa in 2nd grade. I’m a full-time volunteer at their elementary school and am proud to write that our Catalina experience inspired me to successfully implement a community service-learning component to the school’s curriculum. Brad and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary with our children in Manzanillo, Mexico—heavenly!

Melody Bender King: My business, Fleurish Floral Designs, is in its 24th year and going strong. I won “Wedding of the Year” for Florists’ Review Magazine for 2013 and have been published in numerous wedding magazines and blogs like Style Me Pretty and Borrowed and Blue. My husband, Matthew, and youngest daughter, Delaney, help with wedding set-ups and pick-ups and my oldest daughter, Mackenzie, helps with my social media, website, and Pinterest boards. It is truly a family business. I am also on the board of the Monterey Bay Wedding and Event Professionals Association helping to promote local businesses. Mackenzie graduated with her BFA from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance in New York and is living in N.Y.C. Delaney started her senior year at Carmel High School and stays busy with AP classes, internships, summer conferences, and the high jump. We are still living in Carmel with three cats and two dogs, are always doing some sort of home improvement project, and travel whenever we can find a break from weddings. Liz Lowden Herreid: Our family has been on the move these past few years. We celebrated my 50th birthday with a bucket-list item: dream trip to the south of France. If I ever run away from home, that’s where you will find me! Our oldest child has left the nest.

Our son, Alex, graduated from Gonzaga University and took a job as a software engineer with FIRST Robotics in Manchester, NH. It is a long way from home and we miss him, but it was his dream job and we are very proud of him!

Our daughter Maddie is a senior at Belmont University in Nashville, TN this year. She is studying entertainment, video production, and film and will spend next semester on an internship in L.A. “in the business.” She graduates next May. Peter and I have been hiking our way through the National Parks together; we have been to 32 so far and consider each one a treasure! We just finished the Grand Circle in Colorado and Southern Utah in seven days, which was amazing! I encourage everyone to visit our national

parks; they are all beautiful in their own way. I am keeping busy with my gardening, travel, cooking, and (my new addiction) Ancestry.com, where I have been researching both the Scottish Lowden family and the Polish Kijanka family. Love hearing about everyone’s great adventures on Facebook, and happy 50th birthday to us all! Dia Misuraca: I recently sold my home in Healdsburg and I am on the run in a 32-foot trailer. I am a web developer, book editor, Etsy shop owner, and mom to Rachel (21) and Wyatt (19). A master of disguise, I have been tracked to Newport Beach, Yuma, Monument Valley, Vegas, and Portland. Catch me if you can. Lynn Gawthrop Brock: We have been happily living our 20th year in Denver trying to fit in as much mountain biking, snowboarding, tennis, camping, backpacking, and all that fun stuff that we can. My daughter Addie (13) just passed me in height standing a towering 5’10”, quickly approaching her 6’4” and 6’5” big brothers! I love my new career as a certified personal trainer working at a gym and building my new LiveFit business. My son just started his second year at Santa Clara rowing on the varsity crew and helped them make it to Collegiate Nationals in New Jersey for the first time ever. My middle boy, Chase, is starting to think colleges and is leaning towards Oregon or Washington schools and my hubby is busy building recreation centers all over the U.S. It was fun catching up with Suzie Linton Ver Schure at her adorable coffee shop in Frisco. Victoria Doggett: I have been living in S.F. since 1986, and still love the Bay Area. Last year, as we all celebrated our big 50, I was thrilled to attend Johanna Kleppe’s bash!

Also in attendance were Edith Keville, Cary Dakin, and Judy Kleppe ’84! It’s hard to put into words just how much fun it is to be in the presence of fellow classmates. We speak our own language and have so many hysterical and unforgettable memories of our time together. Johanna was in prime form, and has a wonderful group of friends and perfectly eccentric parents. It was a costume party and everybody came as famous musicians. Her mother was Doris Day and stayed in character the entire evening. I had an unusual 50th as I combined it with my 25th anniversary from the date that I met my husband, John, as well as my best friend Lauri Hjelm (we met in nursing school). John and I continue to have an Italian import business that is now 15 years old (Italian Harvest) and at this time Bozzo would be pleased to know that while I do

not have a single Italian gene, I have been completely transformed by the cuisine and our business. Kate Stockwell Hussey: Our big news is that after seven months of living in my in-laws basement we are finally moved into our new house. We are now living in the foothills above the Denver area, and loving it. We enjoyed the summer “jeeping,” camping, and getting out of the heat of the city. Shannon Ryan Weber: I have lived in Southern California since college. It amazes me to say that I’ve now spent more than half of my time on this earth with my incredible husband, Mitch. We are also business partners and have worked together for 27 years. We have two boys, one will graduate from college in December, and the other graduated this past May from high school. The fun starts now! Mitch and I are looking forward to our new freedom—less work, and more traveling, starting with a trip to the Galapagos Islands later in the year. Time flies. I can’t believe we’re 50 years old!

Mindy Malisoff Baggett: After all my emails and Facebook posts and messages, I must say, I loved hearing from so many of our classmates. Thank you all for your updates and pictures. Our 35th is just around the corner so be prepared for more communication and a great weekend back at Catalina in spring 2017. Peace Out!

1983 Deborah Frank Drake deborahdrake1965@gmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

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As we count down to the big 30th Reunion, Jill McFarland McCabe and her family are doing well and enjoying their life in northern Virginia. In addition to continuing her career as a pediatrician, Jill has decided to run for the Virginia State Senate. She is thrilled about the opportunity to represent the people of her district, and feels compelled to get involved to advocate for the needs of children and their families, as well as more actively participate in healthcare policy. Her campaign is off to a great start, and if anyone is interested in following it or learning more, her campaign website is www.drjillmccabe.com. Ming Lie Chan is going to L.A. this summer with her sons for CTY summer courses for about a month. Her children are very excited about the travel. Her younger son, William, will join summer strings in Fresno before the summer course starts. This will be his first as a boarder, but Ming will be 10 min away from him.

She is curious to know if coin laundry is used on campus. She still remembers the first chore she had at Catalina was to find some quarters to do the laundry and believes her womanhood commenced with the coin laundry thing. Ming recently enjoyed attending her first Hong Kong alumnae gathering and hopes to make it to our 30th. Ann Osborne Hall was in the airport on her way to China with her family when she checked in between flights. The Halls were headed to Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, Hong Kong and a five-day boat trip down Yangtze. The kids were excited, especially for Hong Kong Disney. Diana Trevino de Pozas is

happily married and has seven children (five boys and two girls), ages 5 to 21.

Diana is a “house mom” who keeps herself busy studying and volunteering for just causes like teaching about God or working with counseling for girls with unplanned pregnancies. She says life in Monterrey, Mexico is very good and family oriented and not as dangerous as the media shows. Diana feels very happy and blessed for her health, her family and the opportunities she’s had. She often sees Maria (Maru) Garza de Jaime as they live five minutes away from each other and their children are good friends.

She and Maru are already planning their trip for next reunion. Maru feels like our Catalina days “just passed by, and then I look at my kids growing up and realize it has been 30 years!” Her oldest just graduated from Carnegie Mellon University—she can’t believe it! Her other three daughters are in Monterrey (Mexico), two in college and the youngest a senior in high school. She is really looking forward to Reunion and seeing everyone again. Sandra Barrett Perkin and her husband, Greg, just celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary. They are both looking forward to reunion next year. Greg is a big golfer and had a great time at our 20th, especially the low expectation of spousal participation!

Kristin Ring crossed a “to do” off the bucket list—she went to game four of the World Series! Giants won that game!

Margi Bogart Power says all is well with her family. Meredith just graduated from Crocker Middle School in Hillsborough.

She’ll be attending Menlo School in the fall with her sister, Elizabeth, who is going to be a senior. They had a great school year. Margi has been serving as president of the Hillsborough School Board, and plans to run for re-election in November. Tom is still enjoying working in commercial real estate in S.F. and volunteering for various organizations.

The Powers had a fabulous family trip to New Zealand and Australia over the winter holidays, and will be traveling to Greece this summer with four other families.

They are trying to squeeze in as much family travel before the girls head out on their own. Margi sees Catalina friends everywhere. She ran into Claudia Goria Bressie ’87 at Meredith’s graduation. She was there for her niece Jacqueline, who is a close friend of Meredith. Melissa Davis Olson’s son Matt, also graduated with Meredith. Margi sees a lot of Sarah Smith Lucas because their daughters

attend the same high school. She often sees Meg Campbell Kingsland ’87 on the tennis court. Sarah and Meg Gibbons Bertero gathered a group for dinner a few months ago and it was fun to catch up with Judy McDonald Moses, Amy Hall McNamara, Lara Graham Truppelli, and Melissa Davis Olson. Celia Shelton Rogers ’85 and Margi keep in close touch, and will be seeing each other this summer while Celia’s visiting from Denver. The Catalina bonds are strong! Sarah Smith Lucas is proud to announce that finally all her wild skills and tremendous passions have come together in one place—she is the co-founder and CEO of Beyond Type 1 (www.beyondtype1.org). This new global nonprofit is aimed at boldly and aggressively changing the conversation about Type 1 diabetes. Since her oldest daughter Mary’s diagnosis at age seven, her family has worked continuously to support Mary in her life with this autoimmune disease (not a lifestyle disease), while raising millions of dollars for research for a cure. With this new brand, Sarah is taking that up a considerable notch and, together with her family and talented team, they are ready to fight diabetes. Check them out and if nothing else, familiarize yourself with the warning signs—you could save a life! Everyone in the Lucas family continues to live well and be happy, working hard to play hard.

Sarah is officially the shortest of them all.

As for me (Katharine Folger Yeager), life in Concord is great. We are all healthy and happy. Jackson is obsessed with soccer these days so Nat and I are spending a lot of time on the pitch watching and learning. I’ve been trying to dust off my old Catalina World Cup Soccer skills—if only playing for Brazil then meant I had the talent of a true Brazilian soccer player.

Hope to see you all in March!

1987 China Flanigan china.flanigan@me.com

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Members of the Class of 1988 enjoying some fun and catching up in Miami: Leslie Hulse, Peachy Hoyne Domine, and Kate Myers Brizius

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Julie Lenherr Edson edsonfamily@sbcglobal.net Jennifer Pratt curgie615@earthlink.net Gabriella and I (Jen Pratt) are enjoying life both in S.F. and in Phoenix, AZ. We have a little place down there so twice a year we throw the two dogs and the cat into the car for the 14-hour trip. It’s nice to spend a few weeks in the desert hiking, swimming, and hanging out with my family (and then it’s equally nice to leave!) I see a lot of Serena Bennett Padian who is doing the mom thing in Palos Verdes. Her daughter Maddie has been going to camp at Catalina and she loves it. She also looks just like Serena; it’s a trip! I also got to visit with Julie Wilber at her new house in upstate New York—so gorgeous up there! She and Patrick are working and both volunteer

Claire, daughter of Julie Lenher Edson ’88, and Tori, daughter of Andrea Leffel Coleman ’88

Kim Bedwell Smith ’88 and family

with a local dog rescue, which they love.

Stephanie Oberle married Amy Scheir in October 2014 at the Catamaran Resort in San Diego. It was a beautiful day and ceremony, and awesome celebration with friends and family. The bridesmaids were all the Oberle sisters. Lots to celebrate this year! Leslie Hulse: I am back in Mexico City after three years in Monterrey. I got to spend time with Karla Torres and she is looking great. Just recently Peachy Hoyne Domine, Kate Myers Brizius and I met in Miami to catch up. We thought we didn’t need to wait until Reunion to spend a couple of days to get together relaxing, dining, and wining at the beach. It was so amazing seeing them! Both look amazingly beautiful, and they are keeping busy with the kids and husbands. Kate now has a store in Boston, selling mainly jewelry and accessories. We laughed the entire time and truly enjoyed walking down memory lane. It is unbelievable, the bonds that we

Holly Joseph Roca ’88 and family

created. Veronica Fujisawa: I’m pretty much plodding along, raising the kids who are now a part of the San Jose Earthquakes Academy soccer teams, and am working and training for my ultra marathons. Ran Boston in April and it was an incredible experience. Training for a 100k (62 miles) in Oregon and then go straight into my second 100-miler on November 8. Next year, I travel to New Zealand to run the Tarawera Ultra and hope to get into a race called the CCM in Chamonix, France. My ultimate goal is to one day run the Boston of 100-milers, and the Western States Endurance Run, here in Northern California. Jenn Hees: I am staying cancer-free (yay!) and making the most of each day with my kids Violet (11) and Johnny (6). Thanks to all of you for your support last fall with my fundraiser.

You mean the world to me. I miss you all so much! I hope you are all happy and healthy. Holly Joseph Roca: I’m working for Coldwell Banker and am the only bilingual agent in the company here in Shreveport so that’s been very cool being able to service the Hispanic community in their language of preference. We love Louisiana—the people, the food, the fun!

And the craziness you find here can’t be beat! Raising two teenage girls, Isabella (13) Sophia (16), is non-stop fun, but still pray for us! Anytime someone heads this way give us a call and we’ll grab some crawfish or jambalaya! I (Jen Pratt) got to visit with Jackie Sharpe Guy in Indianapolis, which was awesome, and we decided to drive out and see Kim Bedwell Smith on her family farm, which was just way too cool. Kim made us a gorgeous dinner, the ingredients of which came mostly from the farm. Being a city girl, I geeked out pretty hard. We had a great time laughing over old memories of dorm life and just hanging with Kim and her family. Kim Bedwell Smith: Life on our Indiana farm is busy as usual—everything from planting to harvesting our 400 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, and hay. The children, Tobyn (14) and Shelby (16), and Jim and I stay busy with the animals they show in 4-H. Young Johnathan (5) tries to help out too and keeps us on our toes. We raise our own eggs, chickens, pork, and lamb, and our family is growing up understanding the importance and heritage of a family farm. My work as a small animal veterinarian also keeps me busy but is very rewarding. I volunteer on the board of directors for our county 4-H organization, helping promote the ideals of sound mind, healthy body, helping hands, and steady heart. We have

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A big welcome to miss Ruby Christine, a beautiful and healthy baby girl to Mae Miskimon, born July 23. Angel Lam sends that she and her family reside in

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New Jersey. They have a son (13) and daughter (9). Angel, now going by Angela M. Lam, has been in drug discovery research since her post doctorate in the infectious disease area focusing on hepatitis. Annie Coppel Gonzalez recently celebrated the graduation of her daughter Monse Gonzalez ’15 at Catalina.

She adds that this is her second Catalina graduate (Regina Gonzalez ’14 graduated last year), and with four boys, it’s sadly her last one. She will see us at our 30 year reunion. Yana Collins Lehman was just promoted to president and COO of Trevanna Post, a boutique film and television production accounting company with locations in New York and L.A. I (Augustina Stevens) recently saw Becky Stirling and her two munchkins, Teal and Josh, in the Bay Area for a short visit. As for me, I am still working as a group compliance coordinator for our auto network of five stores and can’t believe my daughter, Georgia, will be starting 5th grade! It was so wonderful to see so many of us at Reunion and those who couldn’t join us were greatly missed!

I do believe it was our biggest attendance to date! I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. I personally did not think it was long enough to catch up, and it was amazing to meet all of our mini-mes… like miss Regan, daughter to Jennifer Alexander Jakubowski! Here’s to our 30th, ladies! ebrati cel

been traveling some recently. It was very exciting to be able to attend the Kentucky Oaks and Derby races this year, and so fun to have a girls weekend in Chicago with my daughter, Shelby, visiting the Art Institute and reliving humanities class. We would absolutely love to give our Catalina family tours of the farm whenever they can make it to the NE Indiana area. Whoever thought a Catalina girl could add combine operator to her resume?! Catalina girls can do anything!

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1992 Amy Paulsen apindc@yahoo.com

Djahariah Katz Mitra’s Dancing in the Bamboo Forest: A Travel Memoir, about the year she lived in India to study

and teach yoga, was published. She’s proud of the excellent reviews she has received. She continues to spend her time writing, teaching yoga, and being a mom. Christina Quaglieri Cross and her husband Jon are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy Connor in February 2015 in Findlay, OH. Connor arrived shortly after an hour-long car ride to the hospital through a major snowstorm. He joins Carson (4) at home who was thrilled to be promoted to “big brother.” Tamsin Foster Cope: Damian and I just celebrated being in England for one year. So far, so good. I’m enjoying this country and my boys are thriving. I’ll be back in S.F. in December for a week to help celebrate my grandmother’s 100th birthday. Shannon Lambremont: Life in Austin tends to keep me active—lots of live music, dancing, and trail hiking to burn off all the good food! Still paying the bills with my anesthesia practice.

Traveling to Peru this summer to hike the five-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with Amy Beacham, Hope-Marie Upchurch Flamm, Djahariah Katz Mitra, Jena Davis Simon, and Shashi Anand in N.Y.C. last fall! Megan Rowley Thomas: I’m still working as a therapist with L.A. Unified School District in the east L.A. area, and I still love it. I’ve been working for the district for almost 20 years! My kids are getting bigger (as they do) — oldest in middle school and youngest finishing kindergarten this year. They all love sports—baseball, lately. My husband is coaching football again this year at a local high school so we are all busy and looking forward to the summer. Becky Hays Rovey: All is going well for me and my family. Jennifer Witter Connor came to visit me for a week in Arizona. We had a fabulous time touring around the state, without kids! Hope-Marie Upchurch Flamm: This year has been a good one.

Still in N.Y.C. and loving it. I’ve now lived here longer than I lived in California. Do I qualify as a real New Yorker yet? My girls are getting bigger. Isa (13) is now starting to look at high schools. The process has brought back a lot of Catalina memories. I have been doing some new things as well.

I am now working on a new food event, Taste of the Seaport, which highlights many of the restaurants and businesses in my neighborhood that are now coming back after Hurricane Sandy. I have also started my own Etsy shop, Hope’s Vintage Kitchen, which sells vintage and antique kitchen items. It’s been a fun and unique way to channel my love of yard sale shopping.

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Children of Paige Finster Greenspan ’96

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Jenner Fritz Morrison, Tali Valpredo Fritz, Rebecca Ley and Alexa Flores-Hull were on campus this summer as their daughters all attended camp! Melanie O’Donnell Morgan: We are excited to have just bought a new home on Quail Lake. We’re having fun remodeling the house and are excited to move in soon!

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Yukiko Matsumura ’94 visiting Audra Henry ’94 in L.A.

Jenny Noble: Can you believe our 20year class reunion is in March?! It feels like only yesterday when we all went into shock over the F grade Mr. Oder gave basically everyone on the first draft of their term paper. I also remember that despite the proliferation of students willing to dog sit, the campus dogs barely tolerated our affection. For those of us able to attend, the reunion should be one of reconnecting with close friends, discovering newfound commonalities

with others, and reminiscing for better or worse over our shared time and space.

Yvette Merchant Nichols: My husband and I are thoroughly enjoying the company of our son Charlie, who has lit up our lives in a way that we never knew was possible. We’d also like to share our happy news that we have a baby girl on the way. We feel incredibly blessed and look forward to her arrival in early October.

I’m somewhat anxious about how we plan on juggling it all when the baby comes.

I’m VP of talent acquisition for Sephora, a role I really love, and I am learning from fabulous role models about the idea of balance. It’s a real struggle, and one I talk about honestly with my team and peers at Sephora. I also have the fortune of working with Kelly Robbins Huddleston ’99, who recently transferred from her role at Twitter to work at Sephora. Kelly has been such a fabulous addition, and it feels good to have someone who knows me from back in the day. Nancy Kennedy Major: My husband and I are enjoying life in Houston. It’s been fun to get together with the Houston Alumnae Chapter each Husband and son of Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96: Kyle and Charlie

Children of Nancy Kennedy Major ’96: Elisabeth, Catherine, and Peter

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spring. Cate (4) and Peter (3) will be in preschool at the same Catholic school next year, and baby sister Elisabeth (1) will be on campus a couple days a week while I work from home. I’m still enjoying my work in fundraising (eight years with United Way this past June!). I took my oldest daughter to the Bay Area in July for a visit with my dad, who is quite ill, and I was so happy to squeeze in a visit with Joanna Rose and her daughter, who is two days older than my Cate. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Reunion! Jenny Noble: The past years have been filled with profound gratitude for my growing family, human and otherwise. While my spouse and I are tired most of the time, the things that wear us out are also our greatest gifts.

Happy 20th!

Cora, daughter of Alexandria Walton Radford ’98

1997 Jasmin Reate jlreate@gmail.com

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Natalia Woodhall Chappelow nataliawoodhall@yahoo.com Adrienne Harris ’98 with husband, Eric, and son, Cylas

Brooke, daughter of Eloise Harper Connolly ’98

Adrienne Harris-Mindel: We’ve had a busy year. Our son, Cylas (18 months), has been such a joy and so far and every day is an adventure. The film that I wrote and produced, Other People’s Children, is finally finished and our sales agent hopes to release it online (and possibly some theaters) by the fall. In May, my lovely fiancé Eric Mindel and I were married in Monterey. It was a magical day and it was so wonderful to have fellow alumnae Catherine Hawley and Megan MacDonald there with us. Alexandria Walton Radford: My husband Zach and I welcomed our first baby, Cora Warner, to our family in July. Cora’s middle name honors her late maternal grandmother, Barbara Warner Walton. Langley Kreuze: I am still living in Sacramento, and now have two chihuahuas, Penny and Chino. My husband Aaron still works for California auditor’s office, and he’s doing well. My little sister Jeanette Kreuze ’03 finished school at Columbia, passed her boards, and is now a nurse practitioner at a clinic in N.Y.C. My brother bought a house in D.C., but

they are both coming back to California for a snow-free Christmas, so we are all looking forward to that. Eloise Harper Connolly: Our second daughter, Brooke, was born in May. Kate is a wonderful big sister and we are all in love. Farrell Finstad Calabrese: 2015 has proven to be a busy and exciting year! My husband and I are finally settling into Miami, FL with our two sons, Kai and Lucca, and our doodle-dog, Riggs. I have to say we are enjoying the weather and all the outdoor activities that south Florida has to offer. I am also celebrating eight years working with Eastman, continuing to build the Eastman Innovation Lab and design culture into the DNA of our corporation. I find it invigorating to be a liaison between science, technology, and industrial design. My job has allowed me to travel a lot (maybe too much as I sit here writing from my mobile in the LGA airport). This year alone I’ve been to London, New York, Boston, Orlando, TN, CT, SC, and OR with a trip home to CA planned in July and my first trip to Seattle planned for August. While in OR, I saw my sister, Courtney Finstad Moran ’01, in Bend. We initiated the “Three Sisters Challenge” and hiked Smith Rock, shredded Mt. Bachelor, and mountain biked along the Deschutes—all within 48 hours! She continues to be an inspiration to me to live life and enjoy all the beauty that surrounds us. I’ve also recently reconnected with Lindsay Morse and Molly Ewen. They are also doing great work and enjoying life—inspiring me from afar through social channels. I’d love to reconnect with anyone “Catalina” and you can find me on Facebook and LinkedIn. Catherine Hawley: I’ve been enjoying life in Monterey. My dear Catalina classmate Megan MacDonald is my housemate and I’m fortunate that many friends from Catalina are still a blessing in my life. I have a nephew “Cal” who recently turned one and is such a joy. This fall I’m heading to the U.S. Open to watch tennis! I no longer compete, but have fun playing once a week. Natalia Woodhall Chappelow: My husband and I are still living in the Bay Area with our two girls, Gwyneth (3) and Maeryn (1). Swimming lessons for the girls this summer led me to run into Catalina alum Margaret Benner Smidt ’96, who had just moved back from the East Coast. No matter how far we go, it really is such a small world! I also started my blog, www.sofiassabbatical.com, last September—it’s been a labor of love for almost a year, I can hardly believe it.

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1999 Laura Stenovec laurastenovec@gmail.com

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Susie Bokermann susiebokermann@gmail.com Brigitte Kouba brigittekouba@yahoo.com Kelley Thomas Delpit: My husband Andrew and I are thrilled to introduce baby Lila to the world— born in June 2015, happy and healthy. We are enjoying summer in Oakland, CA with our new family. All my best to Catalina girls near and far! Priya Kumar Raju: Ashok and I welcomed Dilan Vinay Raju into the world in February 2015. We are feeling blessed and enjoying every minute with the little guy. My sister, Seema Kumar Patel ’96, also had a little girl in September so Dilan loves spending time with his cousin Saanya. He also got to meet two of his favorite aunties in June: Carrie Coffee and Abby Bowen James. We love that Carrie lives in N.Y.C., especially when she comes over for dinner! I am still working at Goldman Sachs and we live in downtown Manhattan. Kelly Jones Barrett: Our family welcomed Henry in August 2014. He is an incredibly happy baby and we are so blessed! Madeline (4) and Catherine (2) are wonderful big sisters. We have received orders to move to San Diego in the fall. We look forward to spending the next two years back in California! Susie Bokermann: I moved back to D.C. in 2014 after three years away, and I love being back in the city! I’m working as a legal editor for Bloomberg BNA. I was excited to catch up with Summer Star when I visited S.F. in April, and I have met up with Liz Belanger McGarvey occasionally in D.C. Kate Fagan: I love life in Colorado

Children of Kelley Jones Barrett ’00

and enjoy lots of dog park time with my husband, Noel. We are enjoying a summer full of time outside and family events. I am working as a data analyst at a small nonprofit focused on rural health, which I find super interesting and rewarding. I am also enjoying meeting up with Becca Hoynoski ’01 and Adrienne Partridge ’99 from time to time and had a great time celebrating Adrienne’s new Ph.D.!

Brigitte Kouba: I’ve been teaching yoga in L.A. since 2010 and recently began working for Yoga Journal magazine, creating content for teachers and traveling to their live events across the country. I live in Santa Monica with my fiancé, Antonio Neves, and we’re looking forward to getting married in August 2015. We’ll be celebrating with classmate, Chelsea McNabb and ring sister, Lauren Spees Larken ’99. Morgan Poncelet Lommele: My husband Steve and I had a healthy baby boy, Eli, in November 2014. I run a small policy consulting firm out of Boulder, CO Takeno Chiyo Suzuki ’00 and family

Kelley Thomas Delpit ’00 with husband, Andrew, and daughter, Lila

doing most of my work for the bike industry. We spend most of our free time mountain biking and traveling. Kate Lamvik Loranger: My husband Roband I survived our first international trip with a one-year-old and had a wonderful time visiting my brother in Sweden this June.

Our son Logan (13 months) is keeping us busy and constantly entertained. I recently left my genetic counseling job at UCSF after almost eight years in order to be able to work closer to home. I love my new job as a genetic counselor at the Cancer Institute at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. Life is busy but so rewarding! Emily Larson Murphy: I’m living in S.F. with my husband, Jim, and our two boys, Jack and Liam. Jack just finished his first year of preschool. My

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family and I stay busy with lots of soccer, basketball, and swim classes. I’m excited to be working closer to home starting in August as the vice principal of St. Cecilia School in San Francisco. Cheers to no more commuting! Alexandria Della Sala Neff: I married Brian Neff in 2007.

We have three children, Graham (5), Hudson (3), and welcomed baby girl Sloane in June 2014. I became a licensed marriage and family therapist in 2009 but am currently a stay-at-home mom and have been since our first son was born. We currently live off of Highway 68 (Toro Park) in Salinas. Lindsey Rockwood Cook: I still live locally in the Monterey area and I now own Toro Park Animal Hospital located on Highway 68 in the Toro Park neighborhood. We are a veterinary hospital specializing in cats, dogs, and exotic pets. Come see us! My son (9) currently attends All Saint’s Day School. It is so fun to read all the updates and see what interesting lives we all lead! Takeno Chiyo Suzuki: Since 2005 I have been living in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, with my husband and our two very energetic boys. I continue to work for the local government as an interpreter and help plan projects to promote exchanges between Miyagi and the United States.

March 11, 2011 was a day no one will ever forget here—the Great East Japan Earthquake. The earthquake and tsunami disaster devastated this region and to date, thousands remain in temporary housing. I will never forget all the emails and support I got from my fellow Catalina classmates afterwards. Although I am living overseas, I know that the bond we share from our time at Catalina will remain forever. I would like to use this class note to say “thank you” to all of you. If you have an opportunity to visit Japan, please come to Miyagi!

2002 Sasha Irving sasha.irving@gmail.com

Olivia Nilsson olivianilsson@gmail.com Katie Carnazzo: I am still studying my heart out in Santa Barbara, working towards my Ph.D. in clinical, counseling, and school psychology. I happily spend my days at our local schools, working with children, and conducting research on youth mental health and well-being to contribute towards my dissertation. I get to see Sheila Callahan White ’01 every so often in Santa Barbara, but not enough, and am lucky to get to visit with Cassie Long Mills, Lara Wheeler Devlin, and Gabrielle Adams fairly regularly. Ilse Riebe Colby: I’m still living in S.F. and share a neighborhood with Jenny Lee and Sarah Kennifer Garrigues, which is really fun. This past September, I joined Levi’s as senior global designer and I’ve loved working for such a fun and truly San

Francisco-founded company! It was an honor and thrill to come back to Catalina last spring to take part in Journey Day, talk to the digital media classes, see Lara Wheeler Devlin as an adored faculty member, and generally reminisce about all the good times on campus. On a recent trip to WA, I stopped in Ashland to see Leah Kolb kill it in a production of Cabaret, and then on to Portland to visit Ginger Craft, who was a most awesome hostess! Veronica Cossio: This year I began working with Claudia Zaragoza as my health coach, who did an amazing job; we reached my goal in a very short time. In March I met up with Mariana Lopez Portillo Fernandez and she is doing great. She is very happy in Mexico City. And by around spring break my husband and I found out we were pregnant; to our surprise we are expecting boy and girl twins by Christmas this year. Jose Carlos (4) will be a big brother and is the happiest in the family for our new additions. MacKenzie Riggs Dubow: After 5 years in N.Y.C., Byron and I are packing up and moving to Oklahoma City. He will begin his surgical residency at OU Med this July. I will be working as a reading specialist and literacy coach at the Westminster School.

We are excited to be making our way back to the South! Bre Tarufelli Gentile: I’ve been busy writing my first book set to hit shelves summer 2016. It’s titled, Fit Woman: A (re)Definition of Fitness, and I have many women contributing to it, including Santa Catalina alumnae Marion Reilly ’01 and Claudia Zaragoza. I’m also starting my own group practice called The Wellness Practice. It’s a practice dedicated to motivational and exercise psychology using social media and social events to promote the relationships between psychology, physical activity, and nutrition. My

Members of the Class of 2002: Courtney Moore, Jessica Shia, Amy Azevedo Mulgrew, Sheryl Stillman, and Olivia Nilsson

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Chelsea Turpen Moran ’02 and family

husband and I are still living in S.F. with our 4-year-old, with plans to expand our family this winter. I still thoroughly love teaching at Equinox Sports Club and can’t wait for the next chapter! Kate Gibson: I am excited to be back in California after nine years in New York and Washington state! I’ve enjoyed catching up with family and exploring my new East Bay surroundings, and hope to soon be working in water or transportation policy. Gina Marie Intersimone Hayes: I’m just finishing up my second year in Northwestern’s MFA directing program for theater in Chicago! I just assistant directed/assistant choreographed Shining Lives, directed and written by Jessica Thebus with music by Amanda Dehnert and Andre Pluess, at Northlight Theater and just before that opened my secondyear show, Hit The Wall by Ike Holter! I’m enjoying/hating the Chicago weather,

Chelsea Swank Rossman ’02 and daughter, Ashleigh

depending on the season, and looking forward to this summer when I’ll be working on a devised dance theater piece connecting the memoirs of caretakers of Alzheimer’s patients and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Chelsea Turpen Moran: This year has been very busy for my family! We lived in Chesapeake, VA while my husband was stationed in Norfolk, but after three years it was time for the Navy to send us somewhere else.

We requested Pearl Harbor and now we live in Honolulu! It is gorgeous and the weather is warm year-round. On March 8, in the middle of moving, we welcomed our third child; a daughter, Allison. She is a happy baby and our boys Benjamin and Nicholas are excellent big brothers!

My husband was promoted to Lieutenant Commander on July 1 and we are very proud of him. We will be in Hawaii for at least three years and my husband will not deploy at all so we are very excited about that. Let me know if you come to Oahu, I’d love to show you around! Amy Azevedo Mulgrew: 2014 was a year of big changes, growth, recovery, health, and gratitude. In July, Kirk, William (3), Cora (2), and I moved back to Long Beach from Seattle. That same month I got a bad case of viral meningitis and was hospitalized for over two weeks. The highlight of that time (and the whole year) was getting to see my babies again after the longest separation since their births. A close second was the visit from Courtney Moore, Jessica Shia, Sheryl Stillman and Olivia Nilsson on my final day in acute rehab. I am happy to report that with patient support from my family, I have recuperated and I am back to chasing after toddlers and teaching calculus at Cal State Long Beach. Laura Nicola: I am enjoying my second year managing Greer Murphy ’02 and Laura Balch Pakaluk ’02, with her children Grace and Thomas, visiting Sasha Irving ’02

Celebrating in Bolzano, Italy, are members of the Class of 2002: Ashley Jannesen, Maria Zywica Martini, Louise Sanseau, and Sheryl Stillman

Paige Witmer ’02 enjoying life in the British Virgin Islands

the volunteer program at a nonprofit in Salinas called the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus. Rancho Cielo is a culinary academy and construction academy for at-risk youth, aged 15-25. I have also competed in several local triathlons and look forward to participating in many more! The Monterey Peninsula is still my home base, although I have enjoyed traveling throughout the U.S. over the past few months. Olivia Nilsson: My husband Tristan and I welcomed our sweet baby Owen in June. We’re living in southern California, close to family, and loving life. Cameron Rogers: I have been living on Maui for the last three years pursuing my dreams of surfing as much as I can and funding my hobby by working as an ER nurse at the local hospital. It is

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a simple but happy time. So many people come to Maui to visit every year and so I have enjoyed catching up with quite a few friends from the past, including many Catalina alumnae. I’d love to see more of you! Chelsea Swank Rossman: Ted and I had a baby girl, Ashleigh, in January.

Louise Sanseau: I am still living in the mountains in Jackson Hole, WY. My yoga studio, Inversion Yoga, has grown into a strong community center and school for yoga and wellness. I am exploring some new business endeavors that require more travel to chase new horizons. Recently, in view of the Dolomites, surrounded by vineyards, in a castle, I loved the exquisite wedding of Maria Zywica in Bolzano, Italy, joined by Ashley Jannesen and Sheryl Stillman. Mary Catherine Sinclair: I got engaged to Todd Macaluso and we are getting married in N.Y.C. next summer. I am traveling the world as an international economist for my firm, Strategas Research. Paige Witmer: I am now living and working in the British Virgin Islands, on a two-year contract in off-shore finance ending in August 2016.

If anyone is visiting the BVI, I would be thrilled to see them.

2003 Monica Johnson Steiner monicafax@gmail.com Gaby Asmus gmasmus@gmail.com Megan Mulloy megan.mulloy@gmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

2004 Katie Fruzynski katie.fruzynski@gmail.com

Nicola Winter graduated from the University of Denver Law School in May, and is taking the Colorado bar

Stacy Jordan ’04, Robin Stallard ’04, Cassie Bettencourt ’04 and Jing Zhang ’04 with Marina Barcelo ’04 at her wedding

exam in July. Afterwards she is heading up to her ranch in Montana for the month of August, followed by four months backpacking throughout South America! She is planning on getting back to Colorado in January 2016, and to start work as a prosecutor at the district attorney’s office, or some other line of trial or litigation work. Kendall Hoxsey Onysko married Jeff Onysko in November 2014. They traveled to Germany and Austria on their honeymoon and had a wonderful time exploring Bavaria. Her sister Morgaen Hoxsey ’06 is back at the winery working in sales and marketing.

Alisha Forsyth married Paul Schneider in October 2014 at Loyola Marymount University, surrounded by family, friends,

and a few Catalina gems. Simi Dhillon got married in December 2014 in India to Dilsher Singh Buttar. They currently live just outside S.F. with their maltipoo, Majnu. She left her corporate career at Google a little over a year ago to rebrand and expand her family’s food business in the city. Becky McKibben graduated from Pomona College in 2008. She lived in Ghana for a year, where she received an MPH studying HIV and women’s health, followed by a year in New York, enjoying the proximity of some of her dearest Catalina friends. She has since lived in Baltimore and graduated from Johns Hopkins Medical School this year. She began her residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital this summer.

Kendall Hoxsey ’04 celebrating her wedding with her mother, Crystal DeCastro ’04, Elena Ebrahimian ’04, Morgaen Hoxsey ’06, and Erika Mariano ’04

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in all the excess, glamour, and hedonism of disco. Disco Dining Club has been featured internationally in media outlets ranging from Discovery Channel, Grazia Magazine, UrbanDaddy, and LA Weekly. In an effort to always live a series of extremes, Courtney is also pursuing her J.D. with an emphasis on electronic music copyright at Southwestern Law, class of 2018.

Courtney continues to book, host, and produce events in both the L.A. area and abroad that feature cutting edge artists redefining the status quo.

Simi Dhillon ’04 and new husband Dilsher Singh Buttar at their wedding in India

Jannah Hiley-Young Garfio is beginning a doctoral program in organizational change and leadership at the University of Southern California in fall 2015. Marina Barcelo is still in Portland, OR living the hobbit life, enjoying the gorgeous Pacific Northwest, working in reproductive health advocacy, and frequenting local microbreweries as often as possible. She married the lovely Thomas Bruketta in Monterey in August 2014, and was honored to have her Catalina women with her. She also recently met up with me (Katie Fruzynski) in D.C. while I was swinging through for a conference!

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Shannon Gaughf became a member of the Actors Equity Association in January and earned an M.F.A. in stage management from the Yale School of Drama in May. She currently resides in N.Y.C. Savannah Goodwin Rodriguez graduated last year with highest honors from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in anthropology. Shortly after, she married sweetheart Gabe Rodriguez, and this year they welcomed a baby boy, Mateo Xavier, into the world.

Savannah is blessed to be able to stay home with their son at this time, savoring each day of exciting firsts. Her next endeavor will be to obtain a law degree in order to pursue a future in applied anthropology.

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This year, 2015, marked the first official reunion for the Class of 2010. It is hard to believe that it has been five years, but it was great to catch up with everyone in March. Katie Buxton: Today I’m working as a recruiting associate in S.F. for Premier Staffing, after working in sales at Yelp. Northern California is great; I love taking weekend trips to Tahoe, Yosemite or Napa. Anyone who is in the city should give me a call!

Blair Evans: I am still working in S.F. at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, a public accounting firm. I am working with financial services and real estate clients.

Some of these client locations have taken me from ski mountains to Hawaii, but for the most part, I get to stay in the city.

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a huge accomplishment. Working and studying for those tests at the same time was brutal! Now I finally have time to enjoy the beautiful city and have hung out with a lot of Catalina alumnae, too!

Kathryn Callander: I finished my master’s at Tulane University School of Architecture in the spring and have been living in New Orleans for the past five years. I will be returning to S.F. in the fall. Cyn Haueter: I’ve been working in intellectual property law for over a year now. The work is challenging but a lot of fun, so I’ve decided to apply to law school in the near future. I’m also continuing to volunteer at a prison abolition law clinic in Oakland, which is rewarding work. It was an absolute pleasure to reconnect with so many lovely friends and faculty at Reunion, and to see the ways in which Catalina has changed. Hopefully there will be many more classmates at the 10-year reunion! Courtney Paul: I am still assistant to an interior designer based in Manhattan Beach and living in Brentwood. I have been busy working on several projects and am enjoying learning the processes of design. Ji Young Park: After studying neuroscience at Johns Hopkins, I began medical school in England last September. I’m adjusting to cultural differences but I’m enjoying it very much so far. I really wanted to attend Reunion this year and meet everyone, but I hope to see you all at the next one!

Georgina Stone: I am currently living in Costa Mesa, CA where I work at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point as an instructor.

I teach middle school groups on topics ranging from marine biology and marine geology in sixth grade to California history in fourth! I love it! Nicole Dovolis: I graduated from UCLA in June with a major in music history and minor in music industry. During my time at UCLA, I started a new UCLA co-ed a cappella group called Resonance a Cappella, which competed in UCLA Spring Sing and the Los Angeles a Cappella Festival. I moved to Nashville, TN in July where I landed my dream job as an A&R assistant to the VP of A&R at Big Machine Label Group.

I assist in talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists and/or songwriters. I am thrilled to be pursuing my dream of looking for the next big country music star and enjoying my new southern lifestyle, but miss the California sun, ocean, and most of all my friends and family.

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Katharine Garcia katharine.garcia8@yahoo.com Chloe Dlott aquabubble87@gmail.com Jenna Sitenga was accepted to Creighton Medical School! She graduated from University of Portland in just three years with a degree in biology.

2013 Caitlin Dullanty cailtlindullanty@gmail.com Annie Haueter anniehaueter@gmail.com We publish notes for each class once a year—oddnumbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the spring issue!

Janet Kiboneka ’14 working as a member of the network production team at the BET Awards

2014 Kylie Moses kyliemoses14@gmail.com Emma Russell emmarussellpg@yahoo.com Kiley Gibbs: This past year has been nothing less than a whirlwind and has flown by! I completed my first semester of college at Bucknell University prior to transferring to Pepperdine University in Malibu. While spending most of my time studying as an integrated marketing major, I have also enjoyed joining several clubs, meeting new people, making new friends, and embracing life as a college student. This year came and went, and I am eager to see what this next year brings! Janet Kiboneka: I am currently pursuing a career in entertainment journalism in L.A. this summer. I recently was a part of BET network’s production team for the 2015 BET Awards. I will continue majoring in film, TV, digital media, and journalism at Texas Christian University. Kaysha Ngyuen: I am enjoying the University of San Diego very much and I could

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Kaysha Ngyuen ’14 at the University of San Diego

not see myself at any other school! I am now a rising sophomore and have met many people who make me learn things about myself that I did not know before. This summer I lead a retreat in Lake Tahoe, which was gorgeous. I am also an intern at a law firm in Salinas, Noland Hamerly and Associates. I am enjoying learning about the field of law, as that is one of my interests.

Rachel Davidson: I am a journalism major with a minor in gender studies.

I was on the corporate relations committee for the 2015 Northwestern University Dance Marathon and have started performing with Refresh Dance Crew. This coming year I will serve as arts & entertainment editor at The Daily Northwestern. I moved to Colorado last summer and this summer I am working at Camp Hilltop as a counselor on ropes staff and am teaching dance.

Rhianna LaChance: I am a mechanical engineering major and an architecture minor. I am a member of Penn Ballet where I design and make the costumes for our end-of-semester performances.

Jocelyn LaChance: I am currently attending USC and changed my major from biomedical engineering to mechanical engineering. I joined Alpha Phi sorority, which was exciting! As of now, I am currently interning at a local mechanical engineering consulting company. Gabriella Sardina: Life in San Diego has been nothing less of a dream. I joined a sorority, Alpha Delta Pi, which was one of the best decisions I made my first year of college. I am

looking forward to being a new student peer advisor for incoming freshman this year. It was also a joy to visit fellow alumna, Jocelyn La Chance, every month at college, and I cannot wait to keep up this tradition. Nia Jacobs: This past year has been interesting to say the least. I’ve been having fun going to Howard University. D.C. is a great city and I’ve been getting used to the East Coast, although I did miss the California weather. One of the things I particularly like about HU is that there’s always something to do (socials, step shows, impromptu dancing in the caf, protests, discussions on race relations, etc.). This summer I’ve just been working at an ice cream shop and enjoying my time off. I’ve been keeping myself busy by writing for an online feminist creative collective and painting. Blair Miller: I attend Belmont University in Nashville, TN and am majoring in music business.

I made the Dean’s List and I am apart of several organizations such as the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, Service Corps, and the Belmont University Symphony. I have been fortunate to work in the music industry at events like the Grammy Block Party featuring artists such as Hunter Hayes, Meghan Trainor, Keith Urban, and Cole Swindell. Hannah Chee: I am studying physiology in the biology department in hopes of attending medical school.

This summer I am shadowing doctors Rachel Davidson ’14, the arts and entertainment editor at The Daily Northwestern

at CHOMP. During the school year when I needed a break from studying, I explored the hiking trails outside of Seattle, took the buses downtown to Pikes Place, and rode ferries to the small islands off of the coast. Lily Low Hogan: I became Vine famous!

Amanda Etienne: I joined Gamma Phi Beta and I just went to a leadership conference for it this summer! I am also majoring in psychology at UCLA. Nicole Corriveau: This past year has flown by! I have joined Alpha Phi and I am currently holding the position of VP of operations for my chapter. I am majoring in OMIS in the business school here at Santa Clara. This summer I am currently working in the graduate business program for the Leavey School of Business as a student assistant. I plan events for the students and work with a team to make sure the graduate students feel at home here on campus!

Halley Albert: My secured major is film production with an emphasis in directing and minor in entrepreneurship at Chapman. I am not part of a sorority but, I was an active member of the health and healing club. We practiced a lot of yoga and different types of meditation and healing. I worked eight months during the school year for Bruxie (a waffle sandwich restaurant). I am currently working as a creative development intern for Cindy Cowan Entertainment in West Hollywood. I’ve worked on multiple sets this year and have been working my way up in the production department. One of the sets I was part of just wrapped a few days ago. I worked under the production department for a web series called Playhouse of Cards (elementary school parody on Netflix’s House of Cards). It will be released around Thanksgiving.

I also had my own radio show for a few months during first semester called BlackLight Tea through Chapman radio.

Anka Rauch: This past year has been amazingly awesome for me. Right after graduation, I applied to the Technische Universität München, which is one of the top technical universities in Europe, for the major of engineering science, and was accepted. In Germany, summer break is usually during August and September, so I was able to host Sophia Delgado ’13 at my house in August and to show her around Munich and the Alps, before we spontaneously decided to go to Rome. I moved into a flat seven minutes from the city center with two of my guy friends.

First semester’s finals went great. As the

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where I will be attending Marymount Manhattan College. Still doing theater and still have not played a girl in a show.

Lily Patterson: This year has been one of transitions of various magnitudes.

Choosing to attend the University of Virginia was an unexpected and weighty decision for many reasons, but I’m so incredibly happy I made the choice to go there. I’ve met amazing people and have been offered so many opportunities I never would have had access to in other situations. I’m absolutely stoked to spend the next few years of my life there. I hope my classmates feel the same way about

their current pursuits! Emma Russell: Bates College has been the dream of all dreams. I have lived it up and have joined many clubs including the outing club, field hockey club, yearbook, ski club, and the ultimate frisbee team. I was selected to be the first year liaison so I am going to be working with the first years this fall on helping them find employment at school.

This past year, I was elected by my class to be a freshman class representative to the Student Assembly at Bates. This summer I am working as a camp counselor at Camp Runioa in Belgrade, ME, which has been poppin’ so far.

Kiley Gibbs ’14 and her mother

first girl ever, I scored the top score in mechanics, which is our most challenging subject. During my one-month break in March I drove to Amsterdam with friends from my university and then I went to California to visit friends from Catalina. My finals are scheduled during all of August, so I won’t be on break until September. I plan on visiting a friend in Milan and enjoying Oktoberfest in Munich this summer. Tandy Johnson: I loved my first year at the University of San Diego! I joined Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. I am a writing center tutor and am an international relations major with a minor in environmental science and gender studies. Katie Griffith: I left Lake Forest College and studied at American Conservatory Theater for a semester. Now I am headed off to N.Y.C.

Blair Miller ’14 working at the Grammy Block Party

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Alumnae

Transitions

Marriages

Alex Robinson ’62 to Emilio Buendia Brigitte Kouba ’00 to Antonio Neves Maria Zywica ’02 to Thomas Martini Adrienne Harris ’98 to Eric Mindel Simi Dhillon ’04 to Dilsher Singh Buttar Alisha Forsyth ’04 to Paul Schneider Savannah Goodwin ’08 to Gabe Rodriguez

Births AND ADOPTIONS Mae Miskimon ’90 and Grant Finn Ruby Lauren Meek ’94 and Chas Jarrett Redford Christina Quaglieri ’92 and Jon Cross Conner Sonia Sparolini ’96 and Christian Johnson Finely Claire Coffee ’98 and Chris Thile Calvin Eloise Harper ’98 and Ryan Connolly Brooke Adrienne Harris ’98 and Eric Mindel Cylas Alexandria Walton ’98 and Zach Radford Cora Seema Kumar ’00 and Jaideep Patel Saanya Kelly Jones ’00 and Kevin Barrett Henry Kelly Thomas ’00 and Andrew Delpit Lila

Morgan Poncelet ’00 and Steve Lommele Eli Chelsea Swank ’02 and Ted Rossman Ashleigh Olivia Nilsson ’02 and Tristan Child Owen Chelsea Turpen ’02 and Michael Moran Allison Savannah Goodwin ’08 and Gabe Rodriguez Mateo

In Memory Our love and prayers to: The family of Pam Parker Krasney ’61 Penelope Williams ’64 on the death of her husband The family of Ann Frick ’66 Ann Kuchins ’67, Jane Kuchins ’70, and Lucy Kutchins Pantosky ’78 on the death of their mother Anne Munzer Bourne ’70 on the death of her mother Mary Golden ’73 and Carol Golden Bjorndahl ’74 on the death of their mother Nancy MacGregor Bennetts ’78 on the death of her mother Patty Gorostiza de Felton ’78 on the deaths of her husband and mother Mimi Dalton Brockmann ’80 and Colleen Dalton ’88 on the death of their father Catherine Dee ’82 and Sarah Dee Longaker ’86 on the death of their mother

Santa Catalina graduates celebrating at the wedding of Sara Mohsin Grondahl ’03: Lynn Tomlinson ’65, ’61 LS; Andrea Garcia Munson ’03; Kristine Cosgrove ’06; Tina Tomlinson Del Piero ’73, ’69 LS; John Del Piero ’02 LS; Tracy Hobbs Jones ’75, ’71 LS; Sara Mohsin Grondahl ’03; Hana Mohsin ’11, ’07 LS; Abea Mohsin ’16, ’12 LS; Kellie Breitfuss ’11, ’07 LS; and Paul Del Piero ’99 LS

Cyd Topel Kingery ’82 on the death of her father Suzanne Linton Ver Schure ’82 on the death of her father Catherine Darst Stewart ’96 on the death of her father Jaquelyn Bascom Mansfield ’98 on the death of her mother Jessica Furst ’01 on the death of her father Megan Pollacci ’05 on the death of her father Carolyn McBride ’08 on the death of her father Lauren Mendoza ’15 on the death of her father

Faculty & Staff marriages

Jessica Bungcayao to Cristofer Bangham

Births and adoptions Barvi and Roel Garcia Corbin Patricia Orquisa and Alan Crawford Isadora

In Memory Our love and prayers to: Anne O’Dowd on the death of her mother Christy Pollacci on the death of her husband Connie Riley on the death of her sister Items in Transitions reflect communications received between March 17, 2015, and October 12, 2015.

Tara Ashley Smith ‘05 with new husband, Peter Harris

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The Tuttles:

25 Years on Campus

They are often seen walking arm in arm to the dining room, where they typically take their preferred spot by the patio door. From where Jim sits, he can keep a protective eye on the students.

“I have grown close to many students in the years we have lived here,” Kathy says. “I know that if we had not chosen this lifestyle, I would have lost touch with ‘the youth’ after my girls were grown.

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The Tuttles have been married for 32 years, the past 25 of which have been spent at Santa Catalina.

Daughter Whitney ’05 was just three years old when they moved to campus, and daughter Ryan ’09 was born a year after they arrived.

To say that Kathy and Jim are mainstays of the boarding program is an understatement.

In addition to chairing the science department, Jim also moonlights as a second dad to many of the boarding students. Over the years, he has coached the golf team and taught chemistry and physics.

Kathy, who works full-time as a medical technologist at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, is one of the few current resident faculty members to have learned the “dorm duty” routine from Sister Christine, who lived in the dorms until 2011.

YEARS OF SERVICE

If Jim Tuttle hadn’t bought that keno ticket in Reno, he and Kathy never would have met. His winning ticket helped him attend Texas A&M at College Station, Texas, which is where they met. After a year, they transferred to Cal Poly and have been together ever since.

“The families [on campus] really do provide a service for the school,” Jim says. “Some of the students get to see a family that works; the boarders get to know other adults who aren’t their parents.”

Milestone

It’s hard to imagine not having teenagers in my life. They are a part of who I am.”

It’s difficult to succinctly sum up the Tuttles’ continued contribution to campus life. They love having students over to their apartment in Long Dorm, and their beloved yellow Labrador, Kaela, laps up the extra attention she receives.

“My favorite thing about the Tuttles is the subtle way they encourage you to live up to your full potential while keeping the humor in life,” says Willow Wallace ’15. “Whether it’s Mr. Tuttle playing pranks on his students or Mrs. Tuttle offering to take girls to an intense Pilates class where she laughs with us as we struggle—they never let life become too serious.”

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With Deep Gratitude There are many elements about my job as Board Chair that I treasure. One of the most meaningful is the honor of presenting diplomas to 92 students at the Upper School commencement and the eighth grade graduation. As the students approach the podium, I like to read their faces to discern how well we, as a school, are fulfilling our mission. Each year, I am inspired and re-inspired.

I see creative, intelligent, and well-prepared individuals. As we know, such outcomes do not just happen. It takes dedication, time, talent, and treasure to sustain the kind of extraordinary educational environment for which Santa Catalina is known. This fall Bulletin provides another element of my work that is especially near and dear to me – the opportunity to acknowledge all those whose loyal support and generosity allow Santa Catalina to realize our hopes and dreams for the students we serve.

At this momentous time in the history of our school, I am filled with wonder and gratitude for all that has been accomplished over the past year. We are more than halfway to our goal of $50 million for the Legacy Campaign. The Lower and Middle Schools are benefitting from new facilities that allow students to soar. The new Upper School Mathematics and Science Center will open for classes in January. Construction for the Head of School house is underway and due for completion at the end of June. This exciting progress has been made possible by the generous partnership of those in our school community who share our vision for the future of Santa Catalina. We acknowledge them in this annual report of donors for their leadership and commitment to our efforts.

Soon we will embark on the next phase of the Legacy Campaign, a $20 million initiative that includes $15 million for endowment and $5 million to complete the facilities master plan. As we continue our efforts to meet the goals of the campaign, it is critical that we not lose sight of the importance of our internal operations which are supported by our annual giving program, the Santa Catalina Fund. Gifts to the fund form the foundation of all we accomplish each year, having far-reaching impact on the people and programs that touch the lives of students and faculty each and every day. With your help, our school raised over $1.7 million for the Santa Catalina Fund last year. On behalf of the entire Board of Trustees, I extend our deep appreciation to all in our community who contributed time and treasure to this vital effort.

As we anticipate Sister Claire’s and Sister Christine’s retirements at the end of this school year, all are focused on supporting their leadership work and celebrating their 44 years of commitment to the school. Santa Catalina has been the beneficiary of sound planning and inspired leadership since its founding. On July 1, we will welcome Margaret “Meg” Kathryn Bradley as our new Head of School.

We are confident that the next chapter in the story of Santa Catalina will continue to be one of progress, joy, and inspiration. On behalf of the Board, I thank you for being partners in our quest for excellence in education. We are honored by your support and inspired by your gifts.

Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Chair, Board of Trustees

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2014–2015 Financial Summary Annual Giving 2014-2015 Sources of Support Foundations 37% Alumnae 17% Organizations & Corporations

14%

Past Parents

14%

Upper School Parents

10%

Lower School Parents

7%

Grandparents 1%

Foundations $666,237 Alumnae $309,270 Past Parents & Friends

$249,190

Organizations & Corporations

$245,043

Upper School Parents

$172,030

Lower School Parents

$131,126

Grandparents $24,612 Total $1,797,508

Uses of Support Unrestricted $1,000,310 Restricted to Scholarship

$200,200

Restricted non Scholarship

$596,998

Total $1,797,508

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Total Income

$17,898,550

Tuition & Fees 85%

Santa Catalina Fund

7%

Interest & Other Income

8%

Total Expenses

$17,898,550

Faculty, Instruction, 63% and Administrative Support Physical Plant

17%

Tuition Assistance

15%

Dining Service

4%

Other 1%

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* denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

Founders’ Circle ($20,000 or more) Anonymous Kit and Peter Bedford (Kirsten Nelson ’56)* The Bedford Family Foundation Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine ’60* Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59* Margie and Taylor Fithian* Jean Perkins Foundation Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Angela Nomellini ’71 and Kenneth Olivier* The Otter Cove Foundation Ramsay Family Foundation* Nonie B. Ramsay ’71* S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation* Santa Catalina Benefit Celebration* Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation

Veritas Circle ($19,999 - $10,000) Frederick Bates Michelle and Garrett Blake Alice Chow Kate and Bob Ernst* D.D. and Paul Felton Grover Hermann Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77)* Candace and Iver Lyche, Jr. Monterey Peninsula Foundation Santa Catalina Lower School Santa Catalina School The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Stefanie and Robert Skinner Kelly and Brian Swette* The Talbott Family Foundation

($9,999 - $5,000) Pamela Anderson Brulé ’76 Terry Whitney Baganz ’69* Robert Balles Sister Claire Barone* Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones ’79)* Megan and Michael Bruno ’82 LS* Jenny Budge ’71* Barbara Bundy Jennifer Breitenwischer and Jeffrey Cappo Carmel Ideas Foundation Lena and Stuart Clark Miera Cacciola and Geoff Couch Pam and Russ Fadel Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Randi and Bob Fisher (Randi Stroud ’74)* Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Patricia and Alfred Friedrich G.P. and M.P. Sweetman Charitable Fund of the Sioux Falls Community Foundation Greer Family Foundation* Nancy and Philip Greer* Carter Hachman Jackson ’87* Judi Musto Hachman ’61* Tracy and Eric Hass (Tracy Miller ’75)* Karen Johnson Hixon ’69 Liz and Scott Hulme JPMorgan Chase Foundation Bridget and Edward King Lynn LaMar* Katie Martin and David Laurits Laurie Angel McGuinness ’53 Nicki and Michael McMahan Kathryn and Ray Miller Mary and Frank Moslander (Mary Looram ’84) Willa and Ned Mundell* Cynthia Braun Murphy ’75 Pebble Beach Company Deborah and Kenny Peyton Naomi and Seth Pollack Sister Christine Price Wendy and Victor Ramirez The Reveas Foundation Corinne and Michael Roffler San Francisco Foundation* Michelle and Brian Sharpes Janie and Keith Shoemaker Anne Sandbach and Todd Stevenot Mary Pat and Jerry Sweetman (Mary Pat Reardon ’60) The Burnham Foundation of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP* Cathi and Kirk Triplett Kelly and Wesley von Schack Gladys Chan and Dennis Yip

Legacy Circle ($4,999 - $2,500) Anonymous (2) Cass and Mike Antle (Catherine Slaughter ’79) Teresa Barger ’73 Courtney Benoist ’77 and Jason Fish* BHP Billiton Rob Bolt* Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54* Anne Munzer Bourne ’70*

Sharon and Edward Bullard (Sharon Smith ’68)* Gay Callan ’67 and George Stone* Camberview Partners LLC Patricia and Pedro Cerisola* Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Ellen and Tom Dunnion Lia and Herm Edwards Eisner Foundation Georgia and Breck Eisner (Georgia Irwin ’88)* Laura and Rich Everett (Laura May ’85) Hakela Felton ’14 Ceseli and Hugh Foster* Bernadette and Mark Gersh Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Wendy and Ronald Gong Betsy Helm Hansen ’60 Megan Heister ’95* Maggie Jagels Jane T. Daiss and Robert M. Daiss Family Foundation Liz and Dennis Jebbia* Sheila Johnson ’65 Beverly and Thomas Klinger Deborah and Charles Kosmont Adrienne Morphy Ladd ’75 Samantha Lewis ’97* Beverly and Don Lorenz John Maguire Rita and Lee McClennahan L. Douglas McKenzie and Susan Carlisle* R. J. and D. A. Munzer Foundation* National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72* Margi and Tom Power (Margi Bogart ’86)* Anke Hebig and Tony Prophet Denise and Chris Pryor* Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Michaela and Reuben Richards Susan Cluff and Neil Rudolph Nancy Sweetland The Justin Dart Family Foundation Jane Tucker United Way of the Bay Area Jean Jagels Vaughn ’75 Kit Wai* Frederick Weakley* Patricia and George Yellich

Patrons’ Circle ($2,499 - $1,500) Rita Alves* Anonymous (2) Arizona Community Foundation France de Sugny Bark ’59* Caroline Bassett ’80 LS Dora and John Bennett Marcia Mondavi Borger ’65 Inés and Gerardo Borromeo Camille and Heinrich Brinks Kathleen Brown ’63 Emily and Christopher Browne (Emily Palmer ’89) Hope and Bruce Burnam Burnam Family Foundation Cara and Peter Butler* Bettie Hutcheson Carrell ’65 Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation Chia Yu and Jung Hua Cheng

Virginia Hu Chien ’85 Heather and Brian Church Jo Ann and Julien Collins* ConocoPhillips Richard Cooley Courtney and Liam Doust Lei Feng and Jun Fang Jeannette Witten and Alan Forsythe Erica Sullivan Fuller ’71 Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon ’81)* Kim Rudas Goerlitz ’89 Elizabeth and Harlan Grogin Margaret Gregg Grossman ’60* Clarrie and Ralph Hanley Joan Stafford Haynes ’60* Jenny and Peter Heekin Anne Hilby ’01 Paula and Bruce Hilby Mia Homan ’76* Dede and Steven Huish Abigail and Albert Janko* Johnna and Wally Jansma Rene and Gaylord Johnson III (Rene McCurry ’86) Soo Hee Sim and Dae Wook Kang Shirley Childs Kelly ’79 Raimie and George Kriste Julie Lambert ’80* Nadya and Jonathan Larsen Katharina Brinks Lathen ’96* Kris and Bill Leatherberry Lindsay Lerable Terry and John Levin (Terryl Albert ’70)* Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Lois and Paul Marella Kristine and Kevin McCaffrey Deborah McCann ’59 Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70 Debra and Jeffery Meeks Sheilaja and Vikram Mittal Maria and Tarak Mody Judith and James Moses (Judith McDonald ’86)* Daphne Munzer Cece Austin Noorzoy and Jamal Noorzoy* Susanne and K.C. Nowak* Julie Thomas Obering ’60* Gigi Lin O’Hara ’90 Ann and Richard Patterson* The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation Stefanie and Korey Pollard (Stefanie Post ’85) Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Sally and Richard Rhodes (Sally Smith ’57) Sandra Sampson Santa Barbara Foundation Susan and Steven Selbst Grace and Cornelio Sillano, Jr. Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Karine Snyder Lyon Helen and Michael Spanos Laura Stenovec ’99* Natalie Stewart ’63* Kellen Flanigan Stinett ’83 and Rob Stinett Larisa Shiryaeva Suezaki and Bruce Suezaki The Louise and Walter Sullivan Foundation Keely Clifford and Thomas Sweeney Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett ’82)* The Chicago Community Trust The Florence V. Burden Foundation

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Linda and David Ting (Linda Chang ’88) Rae Turrini* Fatima Sabanova and Dominick Veliko Shapko

Julie and Joe Villarreal Vista Foundation Angela Sullivan Wallace and Gordon Wallace

Zhang Meng and Chih Chien Wang Wells Fargo Community Support Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gifts

Caroline Barkan Wilkinson ’95* Brooksley and Darren Williams Julia and Brad Wong (Julia Janko ’82)* Wendi and Max Yeater Heather and Alan Young

Upper School Alumnae Gifts Santa Catalina School Alumnae Association Board

Northern California Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96

Executive Committee Shannon McClennahan ’87 President

Southern California Jennifer Post ’82 Stefanie Post Pollard ’85

Laurie Washburn Hogen ’58 Liz Holt Protell ’64 Lore Childs Macdonald ’76 Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Vice Presidents

Washington, D.C. Liz Belanger McGarvey ’00 Kerri Robinson Johnson ’92

Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Director of Alumnae Relations

Asia Rene Leung ’99 Angelina Yao ’99

Members Jalynne Tobias Redman ’72 Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Kathy Trafton ’74 Jennifer Post ’82 Ann Frasse Stowe ’82 Patty Cerisola-Mansi ’83 Christina Nalchajian Whitley ’85 Stephanie Post Pollard ’85 Kim Meek Shickel ’89 Brett Davis Collins ’93 Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 Julie Rathman Fenton ’99 Brogiin Keeton ’01 Kai Romero ’01 Katie Carnazzo ’02 Monica Johnson Steiner ’03 Marina Barcelo ’04

Chapter Chairs designates Alumnae Association Board member

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Boston Kate Myers Brizius ’88 Chicago Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese ’74 Dallas Hope Morgan ’90 Denver Laura Stenovec ’99 Houston Nancy Kennedy Major ’96 Monterey Liz Holt Protell ’64 New York Priva Kumar Raju ’00

Seattle Peggy Frasse ’84

International Chapters

Europe Lara Brehmer ’98 Latin America Leslie Hulse ’88 Tere Gonzalez ’94

Reunion Class Agents 2014–2015 Carol Speegle Lannon ’55 Karen Swanson Crummey ’60 Jinx Hack Ring ’60 Nancy Woolf ’70 Jean Jagels Vaughn ’75 Eleanor Zuckerman-Gallmeister ’80 Christina Nalchajian Whitley ’85 Alicia Read Hoggan ’90 Kelly Ewen Schindler ’95 Katy Congdon Williams ’00 Abigail Bowen James ’00 Maeko Bradshaw ’10

Class Agents 2014–2015 Beatrice Leyden Moore ’53 Sally Smith Rhodes ’57 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Caroline Harris Henderson ’61 Mary Whitney Kenney ’67 Tina Greene ’73 Lore Childs Macdonald ’76 Shannon McClennahan ’87 Brett Davis Collins ’93 Ellen McGlynn ’93 Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 Marina Barcelo ’04

Alumnae Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving = Reunion Class

1953 50% Class of

Deborah Kneedler Berggren* Gray Burnham Hynes Laurie Angel McGuinness

1958 30% Class of

Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen* Gigi Vincenz Eastman Mardi Hack* Mary Baumgartner Reid Sally Sibley Donna Work Silverberg Linda Kuenzli Theiring Shirley Nielsen Wheeler

1954 42% 1959 50% Class of

Patricia Bondesen-Smith* Ardis Dickerson Noel Brookins Shereen Houde Fase Gloria Felice* Jeanne Nielsen Marshall Gifts to other funds Patricia Bondesen-Smith*

1955 23% Class of

Julie Work Beck Sandra Stolich Brown Diane Rosales Krol Carol Speegle Lannon Yvonne Bernadicou Lyon

1956 53% Class of

Kit Nelson Bedford* Kathe Wannicke Brooks Nitze Erro Caswell* Eileen Schultz English Jane Howard Goodfellow Anne Hicks Kimball Eugenie Madden Watson* Kress Harris Whalen*

1957 38% Class of

Mary Ellen Smith Ash* Mary Cano Sue Clowes Mayhugh Margaret McCann Grant* Betty Ann Bernadicou Lambert Bobbie Erro Marsella* Mimi Desmond Mathews Jane de Benedetti McInnis Sally Smith Rhodes Camille Annotti Stevens*

Class of

Patricia Bondesen-Smith* France de Sugny Bark* Anne Waligora Boyd Barclay Braden* Margaret Rosenberg Duflock* Shelley LeBlanc Duke Julie Hutcheson* Wendy Burnham Kuhn Irene May Lawler* Deborah McCann Kristan Jacobson O’Neill* Bernadette Requiro Peavey* Kathleen Mailliard Rende* Hansi de Petra Rigney* Teresa Annotti Rogers Dorothy Dwyer Schreiber

1960 44% Class of

Judith Botelho Cain* Karen Swanson Crummey Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine* Suzanne Townsend Finney Margaret Gregg Grossman* Betsy Helm Hansen Joanna Grant Hartigan* Joan Stafford Haynes* Tappy Gahagan Hunt Penny Pringle Knowles Wendy Miller Lambeth Julie Perkins Layne* Lani LeBlanc* Joanne Nix Julie Thomas Obering* Jinx Hack Ring* Mary Pat Reardon Sweetman Diana Blackhall Talcott Karene O’Connell Vernor* Domie Garat Werdel* Catherine O’Hara Willmott Gifts to other funds Daphne Craige Bertero*

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1961 44% Class of

Penelope Corey Arango* Judy Nagel Cox* Leigh Curran Sara Fargo Susan Munhall Frey Pamela Gamble Rocchi Sharon Gless Judi Musto Hachman* Theresa Lowe Hall* Caroline Harris Henderson* Mary-Allen Macneil Edith Chase McDougal Maria Hart McNichol Lissa Gahagan Nicolaus Gifts to other funds Caroline Harris Henderson*

1962 22% Class of

Barbara Grant Armor* Jill Gillett Berry Mary Foley Bitterman Diana Vhay Ford* Linda Chace Griffiths Kathleen O’Donnell Sandra Hollenbeck Schnieder* Margaret Stewart

Maisie de Sugny MacDonald* Caroline Lord Mackenzie Anne Kernwein Schafer Patricia Allen Sparacino* Ann Lewis Vlcek Kathleen Durkin Webster Mallory Vail Weymann* Gifts to other funds Deborah Tanous Scofield

1966 26% Class of

Susan Van Sicklen Calfee* Donna Miller Casey Cathy Caton Elizabeth Budge D’Hemery Paula Sullivan Escher Katherine Fay Mary Alice Cerrito Fettis Cece Cotton Fowler* Ann Craig Hanson Glovie Reiter Lynn* Kathleen Kelsey Macker Ellen Mahoney Katherine Strub Reed Therese Roos Barbara Burton Szemborski Anian Pettit Tunney Sharon Duffy Verhoef Gifts to other funds Lyn Belcher Wilson

of 1963 26% Class 1967 16% Class of

J’Amy Maroney Brown Kathleen Brown Maria Remenyi Cantrell Victoria Dillon Jansie Stephens Farris Robin Hatcher* Roxanne Spieker Morse Sally Rorick-Orlando* Patricia Daugherty Shallenberger Diane Ditz Stauffer* Natalie Stewart* Trish Scott Williams

Gay Callan* Renata Engler Mary Whitney Kenney* Melissa King* Catherine Bates Kreitler Ann Kuchins Katharine Lewis Melinda Bowman Manlin Mary Sweetland Laver* Gifts to other funds Lauren Bechtel Dachs*

1968 10%

Class of

Class of

Cameron Butts Bianchi Carole Blackwell Mary Shea Callaghan Katherine Hoffman Enright* Christina Cotton Gannon* Priscilla Gillett Hoecker* Barbara Carpenter McDonald Florence Nixon Dewey MacLean Parker Elizabeth Holt Protell Donna Hart Reid* Suzanne Talbot Christine Di Giorgio Timmerman*

Sharon Smith Bullard* Sandra Clark-Lewis Nina Nickel Gladish Jane Turner Hart Daphne Macneil Terry Durkin Wilkinson* Gifts to other funds Ginny Fiske Marshall

1964 25%

1965 29% Class of

Marcia Mondavi Borger Carolyn Cain* Bettie Hutcheson Carrell Michele Clark* Tammy Dougherty M.F. Flynn Julia Anderson Frankel Sheila Johnson Elizabeth Hudson Kenyon Molly Helm Lynch

1969 19% Class of

Terry Whitney Baganz* Elisabeth Bloomingdale Bell* Victoria Ames Bernstorff-Gyldensteen Teresa Covington* Sandra Donnell Theresa May Duggan Sugar Franich Filice Anne Woolf Franson Gail Frick-Barmby* Nancy Pulford Griffin Karen Johnson Hixon Lorna MacKay Smith Sara Callander Stephens

1970 22% Class of

Anne Munzer Bourne* Jody Bunn Marie Cantin* Marguerita Jensen Terry Albert Levin* Shannon Gregory Mandel Christina Hansen McEnroe Patricia McNamara Suzanne Saunders Shaw Neville Penney Susich Melinda Montgomery Thomas* Diana Whitesides* Nancy Woolf

1971 19% Class of

Janet Miller Abbott Jenny Budge* M. J. Demetras Erica Sullivan Fuller Julie Garcia* Carol Hamerly Moses Elena Gates Motlow Angela Nomellini* Nonie Bechtel Ramsay* Camy Lagomarsino Renton* Ellie Dodge Seddon Gifts to other funds Jenny Budge* Angela Nomellini* Nonie Bechtel Ramsay*

1972 24% Class of

Ann Kilduff Chrisler Katie Finnegan Darnell Sally Hansen Green* Mimi Hart Harris Mary Myers Kauppila* Donna Kolb Charlotte Kresl Karen List Letendre Susan Rasmussen McKeever Joan Maze Miles Mary Morris Miller Laura Knoop Pfaff* Jalynne Tobias Redman Laurie Vibert Schofield* Juana Schurman Edith Andrews Tobin Betian Webb Dana Turner Witmer Gifts to other funds Louise Harris Laura Knoop Pfaff*

1973 12% Class of

Teresa Barger Basia Belza Suzanne Bryan* Virginia Croswhite Tina Tomlinson Del Piero Tina Greene Sarah Haskell Jessica Andrus Lindstrom

1974 15% Class of

Sally Fay Randi Stroud Fisher* Teresa Rothe Graham Elizabeth Nomellini Musbach*

Carolyn Hartwell O’Brien Catherine Greene Ono Jeanne Vibert Sloane Angela Tirrell Kathleen Trafton Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese*

1975 41% Class of

Annette Leach Alcocer Katherine Schreiner Barnett Lisa Barry Diana Oliver Bartley Cynthia Biaggi-Gonzalez Dryden Branson Bordin Roe Brown-Arn* Amanda Bryan Missy Scoville Burke Florine Clark Adelaide Tietje Crosby Christine Blom Gomez* Frances Hartwell Tracy Miller Hass* Allison Willoughby Hosbein Tracy Hobbs Jones Adrienne Morphy Ladd Lisa Russell Leeb Michele Bozzo Mahi Katy Moore-Kozachik Cyndy Braun Murphy Katherine Oven* Rene Maratos Patterson Sarah Colmery Preston Elizabeth Walker Rudinica Nancy Williams Shea Maria Kistler Thurman Jean Jagels Vaughn Joan Weakley* Kimberly Wright-Violich Gifts to other funds Tracy Miller Hass* Cyndy Braun Murphy Nancy Williams Shea

1976 22% Class of

Pamela Anderson-Brulé Coral Armstrong Nancy MacGregor Bennetts Julie Heywood Edwards Marge Ganz Gretchen Greenwood Cynthia Willoughby Haueter* Eileen Hemphill-Haley Mia Homan* Linda Abston Larsen Jill Lee Lisa Campodonico Malim Kate Dentoni Mitchell Allyson Call Phillips Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald Tessa Wilcox* Linda Williams Gifts to other funds Pamela Anderson-Brulé

1977 14% Class of

Courtney Benoist* Anne Bryan* Frances McDonald DeSouza Annette Fulstone Jameen Wesson Jacoby* Joy Franich Maze* Lisa Bozzo Orlandini Sandi Fleishhacker Randall*

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1978 10%

1983 16%

1988 15%

Class of

Class of

Class of

Margaret Campodonico Nancy Cristofaro Carriere Joan David Audrey Dormer Foraker* Julie Yurkovich Forrest Sally O’Neill Tich*

Michelle Degnan Ackert Patricia Cerisola-Mansi* Daniela Perez Fayer Virginia Harris Gable Jean Mandel Gretchen Mueller Burke Ibi Janko Murphy* Kellen Flanigan Stinett Kim Ward Gifts to other funds Maria Pope

Kate Myers Brizius Pamela Ham Butler* Andrea Leffel Coleman* Elizabeth Duke-Molinski Georgia Irwin Eisner* Fiona Dabney Grandi Jackie Sharpe Guy Veronika Oven Riley Linda Chang Ting Ellen Stein Watson Gifts to other funds Miya Kajikuri Veronika Oven Riley

1979 12% Class of

Diane Ryan Adams Cass Slaughter Antle Julie Jones Breitfuss* Molly Erickson Shirley Childs Kelly Melina Eversole Montoya Diana Busby Orr

1984 5% Class of

Kerianne Davey Beatty Mary Looram Moslander Joanne Van der Plas Viola

of 1980 26% Class 1985 26% Class of

Patrice D’Amico RoseAnne Ruccello Fischer Robin Gagos Dengá Franca Gargiulo* Ellen McGuire Gaucher* Helen Oven Hiserman Suzanne Renault Hollingsworth Lisa Tarleton Johnson Joan Goodfellow Knetemann* Julie Lambert* Amy Kajikuri Martinetto Dana DePuy Morgan Kathleen Nicolaides Diana Kendrick Untermeyer Debbie DePaoli Vollstedt Eleanor Zuckerman-Gallmeister Gifts to other funds Julie Lambert* Amy Kajikuri Martinetto

1981 7% Class of

Louise Diepenbrock Baker Angelyn Bass Karen Gladstone Dawson Laura Lyon Gaon* Janet Fergusson Leighton Katie McGrath Schumacher

1982 15% Class of

Deborah Etienne* Mary O’Hollaren Fitzgerald Elizabeth Skinner Harney* Courtney Tunney Hotchkis Adrienne Marsh Jennifer Moulton-Post* Susan Solinsky Ann Frasse Stowe* Stacey Pruett Taddeucci* Julia Janko Wong* Gifts to other funds Bridgette Lacerte-Veras Jennifer Moulton-Post* Ann Frasse Stowe* Julia Janko Wong*

Adrienne Nordstrom Bellagamba Jamie Buffington Browne* Virginia Hu Chien Melissa Duflock Laura May Everett Serena Fritz-Cope* Karen Greer Goss Caroline Berolzheimer Guenther Megan Mandeville Shannon McCracken Milne Amy Pine Stefanie Post Pollard Allyson Yancey Rodriguez Celia Shelton Rogers Renee Compton Ryan Hilary Wardle Schlossman Ana Estrada Wallis Andrea Watson-Bross Christina Nalchajian Whitley Gifts to other funds E.B. O’Neill

1986 13% Class of

Gretchen Zug Boyle* Ulrike Devoto* Rene McCurry Johnson Judith McDonald Moses* Sandra Barrett Perkin Margaret Bogart Power* Kristin Ring Brenda Trousdell Walker

1987 22% Class of

Illa Amerson Susan Dalessio Batterton Kassandra Thompson Brenot* Samantha Dillard Erica Olin Giannini Carter Hachman Jackson* Sylvia Estrada Hellmund* Meg Campbell Kingsland Marian McCall Shannon McClennahan Ala Milani Susan Smith Nixon* Amanda Berman Pires Susan Eliason Scott Gifts to other funds Kassandra Thompson Brenot*

1989 19% Class of

Jakie Kangas Beard Crystal Boyd Emily Palmer Browne Tracy Taylor Everett Kim Rudas Goerlitz Meredith Burke Lawler Jennifer Nokes Amy Rees Nelson* Kimberly Meek Shickel* Abbi Smith Beth Russo Tarallo*

1990 13% Class of

Mary Cassedy Dawn Chan Patricia Young Chou Kathleen Knoll Harris Yana Collins Lehman Michele Huthart Li Gigi Lin O’Hara Alicia Read Hoggan Kismet Thompson Roberts

1991 17% Class of

Marita Quint Bruni Lynn Chan Cheong* Jeannie Clancy Alison Morey Garrett Christina Hu Monica Duflock Kwait Amanda Hennigan Mansour

1992 15% Class of

Christina Quaglieri Cross* Thalma Thais Dudley Rebecca Hays-Rovey Kate Malone Jackson Leslie Hunt Johnson* Susan Lee Riley DeGroot Mott Courtney Eaton Turner

1993 18% Class of

Nicole Lazarus Adan Brett Davis Collins Alison Cantor Corkery Galen Johnson Sarah Folger Kilmain Marisa Frank McArthur

Ellen McGlynn* Karen Demski O’Brien Janene Ashford Ward Gifts to other funds Nicole Lazarus Adan Brett Davis Collins

1994 10% Class of

Emily Gatch Abiah Folger Karthauser* Melanie O’Donnell Morgan Aimee Brinks Muth Jennifer Harr Tonnis Branda Wang

1995 16% Class of

Lloyd Dollar Chelsea Shofner Dow Gianna Franzia Megan Heister* Marisa Maclennan Kelly Ewen Schindler Talcott Bates Taylor Tanisha West Caroline Barkan Wilkinson Gifts to other funds Elizabeth Lloyd Rovetta

1996 5% Class of

Katharina Brinks Lathen* Nancy Kennedy Major Yvette Merchant Nichols

1997 11% Class of

Alexandra Fay Kristine Del Gallego Causee* Lisa Walgenbach Cornehl Kate Lynch Jerkens Samantha Lewis* Morgan Rogers McMillan Charlotte Richardson Snyder Monika Pataye Watkins

1998 7% Class of

Lara Brehmer Adrienne Harris Langley Kreuze Alexandria Walton Radford* Melissa Babitzke Wolfe

1999 17% Class of

Gina Anderson Elisabeth Brinks* Claudia De La Fuente Ariana Ebrahimian* Julie Rathman Fenton Dena Kolb Kathryn Maurer Ashley Ensign Merlo Laura Stenovec* Alaina McDonald Sylvester* Lysbet Verlenden

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Class of 2000 26% 2003 14% Class of

Kelly Jones Barrett Alexandra Mendez Clark Whitney Emerson Clarkin Carrie Coffee Meredith Dodge Kate Fagan Katie Founds Jessica deWilde Gale Laura Del Santo Harter Abigail Bowen James Lauren McCreery Maryl McNally Alexandria Della Sala Neff Autumn Quinn* Priya Kumar Raju Katy Congdon Williams

2001 9% Class of

Stefanie Salyer Gallegly Caroline Collins Goldberg* Anne Hilby Brogiin Keeton Arianna Serna Maggiore Diana Ernst McKibben Dorothy Najda Gifts to other funds Anne Hilby Diana Ernst McKibben

2002 13%

Cristina Allen Gaby Asmus Priscilla McCarthy Barolo* Tedra Bates Sara Mohsin Grondahl Samantha Hechtman Thu-Anh Le Monica Johnson Steiner Alex Sutty Simone Villalobos

2004 10% Class of

Marina Barcelo Elena Ebrahimian Stacy Jordan Becky McKibben Beth Park Lauren Shia Annie Strumpell

2005 6% Class of

Vanessa Block Cristina Carnazzo Hadley Clark Jessica Hightower*

2006 8%

Class of

Class of

Jenna Block Katherine Carnazzo Ilse Riebe Colby Lara Wheeler Devlin MacKenzie Riggs Dubow Sarah Kennifer Garrigues Kate Gibson Courtney Moore Amy Azevedo Mulgrew

Candace Brekka Sigrid Fostvedt Alexandra Kautz Anna Lopez Ariel Robertson

2007 7% Class of

Kaycie Gillette-Mallard Samantha Marrah Courtney Mazzei Samantha P. Wai Jessica Wong Gifts to other funds Caitlin Bryant

2008 14%

2013 10%

Class of

Class of

Danielle DeMaria Maria DiGiovanni Shannon Gaughf Martha Gustavson Mallory Jebbia Sarah Luksik Yaneli Ruiz Cecelia Stewart

Stephanie Chen Alora Daunt Mallory Meeks Paisley Piasecki Georgia Sedlack Jiwon Yi

2009 3% Class of

Sarah Griffith Alexandre Harrell

2010 8% Class of

Maeko Bradshaw Ji Young Park Kelsey Pennington Christine Torrise Colleen Zellitti Gifts to other funds Alyssa Dougherty

2011 13% Class of

Kathryn Avila Allison Fithian Kristina Flathers Rae Gregory Megan Knetemann Hana Mohsin Devon Walter Isabelle Williams

2012 11% Class of

Katharine Garcia Kelsey Hand Yoojin Kim Catherine McAniff Sarah Morris

2014 17% Class of

Amanda Etienne Hakela Felton Madeline Fithian Kiley Gibbs Claire Gregory Ellen Gustavson Katherine Hsu Betsy Hulme Blair Miller Chloe Reimann Emma Russell Kayla Sharp Sophia White

OTHER STUDENT GIFTS Laura Colosky ’15 Jennifer Hernandez ’15 Giovanna Mitchell ’15 Brenda Melano ’15 Krysia Ng ’15 Emma Patterson ’17 Hayden Williams ’18 LS Evelyn Williams ’19 LS

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PARTICIPATION COUNTS

Thank you, Class Agents!

Alumnae Reunion Awards

The Top Class Award

Class of 1975 • Class Agent: Jean Jagels Vaughn

Awarded to the reunion classes that reach or exceed their participation goal for The Santa Catalina Fund.

The cATALINA Award Awarded to the reunion classes that reach or exceed their fundraising goal for The Santa Catalina Fund.

Class of 1960 • Class Agent: Karen Swanson Crummey

& Jinx Hack Ring Class of 1965 • No Class Agent Class of 1975 • Class Agent: Jean Jagels Vaughn Class of 1985 • Class Agent: Christina Nalchajian Whitley Class of 1990 • Class Agent: Alicia Read Hoggan Class of 1995 • Class Agent: Kelly Ewen Schindler Class of 2000 • Class Agents: Katy Congdon Williams

& Abigail Bowen James

Sister Kieran Participation Award The Sister Mary Kieran Award recognizes two non-reunion classes that achieve the highest rate of participation and the highest number of donors in support of The Santa Catalina Fund.

Class of 1956 • 53% Participation Class Agent: No Class Agent Class of 1972 • 18 Donors Class Agent: No Class Agent

The Top Notch Award The Top Notch Award is given to the class that, within five years of graduation, achieves the highest participation in The Santa Catalina Fund.

Class of 2014: 17% Participation Class Agents: Karli McIntyre & Andrea Arias

Lower and Middle School Alumni Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving Annette Leach Alcocer ’75, ’71 LS Cass Slaughter Antle ’79, ’75 LS Caroline Bassett ’80 LS Tedra Bates ’03, ’99 LS JJ Beene ’82 LS Willie Beesley ’82 LS Christine Belleci ’81 LS Vanessa Block ’05, ’01 LS Jenifer Jacobs Bolger ’92 LS Dryden Branson Bordin ’75, ’71 LS Gretchen Zug Boyle ’86, ’82 LS* Elisabeth Brinks ’99, ’95 LS* Roe Brown-Arn ’75, ’71 LS* Jamie Buffington Browne ’85, ’81 LS* Michael Bruno ’82 LS* Caitlin Bryant ’07, ’03 LS Josephine Bunn ’70, ’66 LS Michelle Scoville Burke ’75, ’71 LS Oliver Burke ’12 LS Pamela Ham Butler ’88, ’84 LS* John Compagno ’82 LS Judy Nagel Cox ’61, ’57 LS* Tina Tomlinson Del Piero ’73, ’69 LS Lara Wheeler Devlin ’02, ’98 LS

Stephanie Barnes DeYoung ’86 LS* Bridget Dunnion ’03 LS Deborah Etienne ’82, ’78 LS* Amanda Etienne ’14, ’10 LS Sara Fargo ’61, ’57 LS Amy Little Figge ’88 LS RoseAnne Ruccello Fischer ’80, ’76 LS Allison Fithian ’11, ’07 LS Madeline Fithian ’14, ’10 LS Kristina Flathers ’11, ’07 LS Susan Munhall Frey ’61, ’57 LS Stefanie Salyer Gallegly ’01, ’97 LS Pamela Gamble Rocchi ’61, ’57 LS Katharine Garcia ’12, ’08 LS Franca Gargiulo ’80, ’76 LS* Terrence Gargiulo ’82 LS Ellen McGuire Gaucher ’80, ’76 LS* Erica Olin Giannini ’87, ’83 LS Kiley Gibbs ’14, ’10 LS Sally Hansen Green ’72, ’68 LS* Christopher Grote ’82 LS Ellen Gustavson ’14, ’10 LS Kelsey Hand ’12, ’08 LS Elizabeth Skinner Harney ’82, ’78 LS*

Betsy Hulme ’14, ’10 LS Tracy Hobbs Jones ’75, ’71 LS Courtney Golding Jones ’91 LS Miya Kajikuri ’88, ’84 LS Julie Lambert ’80, ’76 LS* Elizabeth Leach ’75, ’71 LS Karen List Letendre ’72, ’68 LS Anna Lopez ’06, ’02 LS Sarah Luksik ’08, ’04 LS Melinda Bowman Manlin ’67, ’63 LS Amy Kajikuri Martinetto ’80, ’76 LS Courtney Mazzei ’07, ’03 LS Christina Hansen McEnroe ’70, ’66 LS Diana Ernst McKibben ’01, ’97 LS Nicki McMahan Michel McMahan ’84 LS Ala Milani ’87, ’83 LS Hana Mohsin ’11, ’07 LS Judith McDonald Moses ’86, ’82 LS* Mary Looram Moslander ’84, ’80 LS Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82, ’78 LS* Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83, ’79 LS Ibi Janko Murphy ’83, ’79 LS* Alexandria Della Sala Neff ’00, ’96 LS

E.B. O’Neill ’85, ’81 LS Emma Patterson ’13 LS Amanda Berman Pires ’87, ’83 LS Stefanie Post Pollard ’85, ’81 LS Priya Kumar Raju ’00, ’96 LS Ariel Robertson ’06, ’02 LS Emma Russell ’14, ’10 LS Renee Compton Ryan ’85, ’81 LS Stefan Salameh ’96 LS Kelly Ewen Schindler ’95, ’91 LS Abbi Smith ’89, ’85 LS Margaret Stewart ’62, ’58 LS Anneliese Strumpell ’04, ’00 LS Talcott Bates Taylor ’95, ’91 LS Jennifer Harr Tonnis ’94, ’90 LS Christine Torrise ’10, ’06 LS Michael Vantran ’91 LS Simone Villalobos ’03, ’99 LS Debora DePaoli Vollstedt ’80, ’76 LS Kimberly Ward ’83, ’79 LS Eugenie Madden Watson ’56 Wendy Hayward Wendling ’82 LS* Tanisha West ’95, ’91 LS Julia Janko Wong ’82, ’78 LS*

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Upper School Parent Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

2015 69% Class of

Denise and Kevin Cardona Margret and Nicholas Chee Lynn and Frank Garcia* Elizabeth and Harlan Grogin Connie Harrell Tonna and David Henson Alicia Steinhardt and Nevin Hougardy Irene Yamashita and Robert Jellison Julie and Phillip Kiboneka Laraine Kvitek* Rikk Kvitek* Mariel and Martin Levi Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Musa Mawanda Lori and Sam Mazza Maria and Tarak Mody Kartini Jusup and Bambang Panutomo Debra and Anthony Papazian Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Wendy and Victor Ramirez Julie Carson and James Russell* Tina Satow Helen and Michael Spanos Ann and Nicholas Stowe (Ann Frasse ’82) * Susan Szasz Veronica and Raul Tajes Rebecca Park and Laurence Tobey Rosalinda Jimenez and Jose Villegas Angela Sullivan Wallace and Gordon Wallace Celeste and Scott White Susan and Thomas Williams Doreen and Dale Zelles*

Anonymous Sara Liu and James Bennett Heather and Matthew Boensel Emily and Christopher Browne (Emily Palmer ’89) Angela and Robert Burks Diane and Jeff Cerf Alice Chow Lena and Stuart Clark Maria and Edward Colosky Chad Corriveau Melanie and Michael Crall Anne Killea and Patrick Donovan Ada and Todd Fisher Maryann and Craig Fox Amy and Craig Furman Kimberly Frazee Gobel and Glenn Gobel Maria Hernandez Sylvie How Guadalupe Diaz Juarez and Nilton Juarez Eiman and Magdi Kamel Cathy and Michael Kelly Charlene and Maurice Lindly III Lois and Paul Marella Maria and Antonio Melano Linda and Randall Mendoza Caroline and Steven Mudd Yuin Lee Long and Beng Tiong Ng Kelly O’Dowd Naomi and Seth Pollack Anke Hebig and Tony Prophet Janie and Keith Shoemaker Leslie Turrini-Smith and Douglas Smith* Joanna and Ned Stork Evie and Tong Sun Diana and Giuseppe Aiello Shirley and Greg Umamoto Anonymous (2) Sarah and David Wallace Sara Liu and James Bennett Dora and John Bennett Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson ’87) * Rebecca and Edward Brinskele Stefani Chaney Karen and Lawrence Ames lll Laura and Christopher D’Amelio* Ana and Javier Argueta Theresa D’Amico Jennifer and Rex Barney Susan and Paul Dickinson Michelle and Garrett Blake Christine and Andrew Downs Jovi Borchers Ann and Gerald Enders Michelle and Gregg Brady Adelina Jimenez and Lazaro Espinola Julie and Curt Breitfuss Bernadette and Mark Gersh (Julie Jones ’79) * Adriana and Artur Granat Deanne and Vince Bruno

2017 84% Class of

2016 72% Class of

Rita Gurs Reyna and Paul Hoonsbeen Nancy and Simon Hunt* Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77) * Soo Hee Sim and Dae Wook Kang Bridget and Edward King Ashley and Brett Lafayette Nicole and Charles Lamp Katie Martin and David Laurits Tammy Long Amy and Joseph Martinetto (Amy Kajikuri ’80) Michel McMahan ’84 LS and Jason Camara Vivian and Roger Moises Jeannine and Jeffery Nale Sandy and James Oh Ann and Richard Patterson* Rita and Kenneth Petersen Denise and Chris Pryor* Jennell and Rod Revera Veronica Santa Cruz Michelle and Brian Sharpes Hyuk Ju Shim and Hyun Shik Shim Janice Marie Shimizu Laura and John Siletto Anne Sandbach and Todd Stevenot Beth Russo Tarallo ’89* Eric Tarallo Aine and Sean Wade Kimberly Ward ’83 and Christopher Karpenko Deepika and Palitha Weerasekera Joan and Warren Yu Rosa Gonzalez and Eduardo Zarinana

2018 94% Class of

Angelia and Gregory Almos Jen Anello Anonymous (2) Merry Nelson and Ara Azhderian Lawrence Baricevic Angelyn Bass ’81 Katherine Bridges and Kenneth Blacklock Andrea and Gabriel Blanco Leigh and Domenick Capaldi Marielena Carriglio Ting Zhang and Yongguang Chai Chia Yu and Jung Hua Cheng Kimberly and John D’Agui

Kathleen and Mark Davy Anna Lee and Matthew Do Pam and Russ Fadel Lei Feng and Jun Fang Maryann and Craig Fox Kirsten Fraley Elaine Sang and Doug Free Serena Fritz Cope ’85* Robin Gagos Dengá ’80 and Tracie Dengá Stacey and Timothy Gehlmann Wendy and Ronald Gong Petronilla and Patrick Griffith Karen and Gary Grunwald Sandra and Brian Haskin Gemma and Derek Hayden Jenny and Peter Heekin María Iglesias and Craig Bishop Susan and Larry Imwalle Lee and Theodore Jonsson Sunuk Kim Sandy and Raymond Lau Denese Sanders Leonard and William Leonard Nikki and Sean Madden Karen and Mathew Martin Kristine and Kevin McCaffrey Jo Le and Danny Ngo Yanli Tao and Xiaoxu Ning Cece Austin Noorzoy and Jamal Noorzoy* Yoojin and Christopher Oh Deborah and Kenny Peyton Priya and Warren Rangan Tonya Bonilla and Michael Rivera Dawn and Julio Rodriguez Corinne and Michael Roffler Alejandra and Jose Sainz Elizabeth and Fumihiko Sato Tina Satow Kimberly and Robert Stewart Pete Swearengen Keely Clifford and Thomas Sweeney Satu Terian Cathi and Kirk Triplett Craig Varjian Zhang Meng and Chih Chien Wang Christina and Marshall Whitley (Christina Nalchajian ’85) Gladys Chan and Dennis Yip Heather and Alan Young

Lower and Middle School Parent Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

2015 92% Class of

Julie and Shawn Atkins Maria and Richard Avelino Domine and Michael Barringer Sara Liu and James Bennett Karen and Henry Brown Lisa and Jeff Carter* Patricia and William Chou (Patricia Young ’90)

Betty Lou and Felix Colello Ada and Todd Fisher Carla Gorum Marie and W. Joseph Gorum Kenneth Guerrero Haiyan Li and Haipeng He Annee and Chris Jacobs* Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Jenny and James Leamey* Kelly Maney Liner and Steve Liner*

Elizabeth Marrack and Dean Partlow Michel McMahan ’84 LS and Jason Camara Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 and Justin Burke Deborah Nucci Debra and Anthony Papazian Karen Burke and John Pasinosky Dawn Mudge and Allen Radner Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff

Karen Rector Janie and Keith Shoemaker Grace and Cornelio Sillano, Jr. Joanna and Ned Stork Kelly and Brian Swette* Lori Eitoku Wong and Willard Wong* Pamela and Kurt Yeager

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2016 83%

2018 96%

Class of

Class of

Christine Belleci ’81 LS and William Brewer Cara and Peter Butler* Susan and Frank Cardinale* Kadria Milani Catalano Shelby and Roark Craven Stephanie and Patrick DeYoung, Jr. (Stephanie Barnes ’86 LS)* Debrah Dornath Pam and Russ Fadel Margaret and Fred Goldsmith* Diana Jiang Yen and Phuc Le Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Stacey and Dan Milanesa Josie and Sandor Nagy Jeannine and Jeffery Nale Susanne and K.C. Nowak* Sandy and James Oh Nita and Samir Patel Denise and Chris Pryor* Fatima Sabanova and Dominick Veliko Shapko Simone and Stephen Wagner Lori Eitoku Wong and Willard Wong* Joan and Warren Yu

Maria and Richard Avelino Cara and Peter Butler* Cynthia and Paul Cahalan* Shelby and Roark Craven Anthony Della Sala Gina and Ryan Edwards Aleksandra and Heath Frye Carla Gorum Marie and W. Joseph Gorum Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich Nancy and Simon Hunt* Lindsay Lerable Josie and Sandor Nagy Jo Le and Danny Ngo Cece Austin Noorzoy and Jamal Noorzoy* Susanne and K.C. Nowak* Wendy and Victor Ramirez Cherie and Samuel Reynolds Susan and Steven Selbst Jason Sims Beth Russo Tarallo ’89 Eric Tarallo Paula and Neville Udwadia Brooksley and Darren Williams

2017 95% 2019 96% Class of

Julie and Shawn Atkins Michelle and Eric Borgomini Karen and Henry Brown Bonnie Bufkin Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham ’88)* Anna and Christian Campisi Lola Steinbaum Cornell and Trent Cornell Miera Cacciola and Geoff Couch Jennifer and Dragan Dimitrov Anna Lee and Matthew Do Bridget and Joseph Eyraud Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS) Cindy Brodsky and Terrence Gargiulo ’82 LS Reyna and Paul Hoonsbeen Rumyana and Alexander Iniakov* Michelle and Allen Jones DeAnna and Matthew Lamarque Kris and Bill Leatherberry Mariel and Martin Levi Kelly Maney Liner and Steve Liner* Marta Elena Corona and Eric LoMonaco Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Linda and Randall Mendoza Brenda and Marc Mizgorski Yoojin and Christopher Oh Deborah and Kenny Peyton Margaret and Jim Scattini* Julia and Mike Scattini Hester Parker and Dan Shapiro Zoë and Steven Sippel Ron Sissem Carol and Donald Stoker Joanna and Ned Stork Kelly and Brian Swette* Julie and Joe Villarreal Wendi and Max Yeater

Class of

Tiffany and Richard Bufkin Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham ’88)* Sabrina Taylor and Albert Conner Rajneesh and Sunderpal Dail Whitney and Mario Enea Lindsey and Lawrence Henrard Ahalia and Andres Herrera Deborah and Charles Kosmont William Lathrop III Jenny and James Leamey* Kris and Bill Leatherberry Kevin Lewand Kristin Lewand Ala Milani ’87 Yoojin and Christopher Oh Linda and Samuel Persall Kimiko Kato and Christian Reilly Cherie and Samuel Reynolds Connie and Blake Riley Joanna and Ned Stork Satu Terian Craig Varjian Brooksley and Darren Williams Pamela and Anthony Yates Ashley Yeates

2020 96% Class of

Lisa and David Alderson Domine and Michael Barringer Angelica and Marshal Blatt Michelle and Eric Borgomini Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson ’87)* Moon Choe Elizabeth and Daniel Diaz Gina and Ryan Edwards Lia and Herm Edwards Bridget and Joseph Eyraud

Cindy Brodsky and Terrence Gargiulo ’82 LS Kate and Dan Green Lindsey and Lawrence Henrard Sang Young Jeong and Hyun Suk Kim Gloria and Richard Kim Heather and Gregoire Monnet Nita and Samir Patel Stephanie and Aaron Pritchard Marisa and Chris Tonini Carrie and James Ushiba Graciela and Tyne Whitmore Joan and Warren Yu

Rajneesh and Sunderpal Dail Aleksandra and Heath Frye Julie and Corey Gaston Kate and Dan Green Lindsey and Lawrence Henrard Hollie and Brian Horvath Kristen and Joseph Huston Nadya and Jonathan Larsen Kris and Bill Leatherberry Sheilaja and Vikram Mittal Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko ’83) Marisa and Chris Tonini Carrie and James Ushiba

Class of

2021 96%

Class of

Anonymous (2) Tiffany and Richard Bufkin Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham ’88)* Heather and Brian Church Jennifer and Dragan Dimitrov Courtney and Liam Doust Gina and Ryan Edwards Lia and Herm Edwards Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. Valerie and David Ghio Carla Gorum Marie and W. Joseph Gorum Rumyana and Alexander Iniakov* Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Deborah and Charles Kosmont Vanessa and Vincent Maiorana Deborah and Kenny Peyton Shawn Quinn Jennifer and Joshua Rudisill Jaclyn and Jason Togneri Kelly and Wesley von Schack Victoria and Gary York

Anonymous Michelle and Bradley Avery Jenifer and Jeffrey Bolger (Jenifer Jacobs ’92 LS) Tiffany and Richard Bufkin Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Bridget and Joseph Eyraud Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. Jeannette Witten and Alan Forsythe Valerie and David Ghio Kristen and Joseph Huston Johnna and Wally Jansma Nadya and Jonathan Larsen William Lathrop III Vanessa and Vincent Maiorana Heidi and Jonathan Pratt* Cherie and Samuel Reynolds Connie and Blake Riley Yukiko and Eric Robinson Sandra Sampson Jaclyn and Jason Togneri Ashley Yeates

2022 100% Class of

Lisa and David Alderson Maria and Richard Avelino Michelle and Bradley Avery Michelle and Eric Borgomini Heather and Brian Church Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Rajneesh and Sunderpal Dail Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. Aleksandra and Heath Frye Julie and Corey Gaston Kate and Dan Green Lindsey and Lawrence Henrard Ahalia and Andres Herrera Kristen and Joseph Huston Nadya and Jonathan Larsen Kris and Bill Leatherberry Sheilaja and Vikram Mittal Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko ’83)* Marisa and Chris Tonini Carrie and James Ushiba

2023 90% Class of

Lisa and David Alderson Maria and Richard Avelino Michelle and Bradley Avery Michelle and Eric Borgomini Jennifer and Brendan Connolly

2024 100%

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Friends of Santa Catalina * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

Alumni Parents, Grandparents, Camp Parents, and Friends

Patricia and Pedro Cerisola* Dawn Chan ’90 Margret and Nicholas Chee Patricia and William Chou (Patricia Young ’90) Tublai and Harry Christensen* Karen and Robert Adler Lena and Stuart Clark Diana and Giuseppe Aiello Jo Ann and Julien Collins* John and Robin Aimé Bob Colter Margaret and Sergio Alvarez* Catherine Compagno* Rita Alves* Carla Coniglio Shelly Amsden Patricia Contreras Anonymous (6) Richard Cooley Joan Hately Anthony Lenore and Dennis Cosgrove Cass and Mike Antle Miera Cacciola and Geoff Couch (Catherine Slaughter ’79) Charles Crane* Ana and Javier Argueta Shelby and Roark Craven Julie and Shawn Atkins Phoebe and Arvid Croonquist Maria and Richard Avelino Adelaide Tietje Crosby ’75 Cindy and Rick Avelino Clara and Jeffrey Curry Kathleen and Stephen Azevedo* Heather and Brendan Daly Debra Baker and Dennis Evans Katie and Gary Darnell Robert Balles (Katie Finnegan ’72) Nancy and Irwin Barg Iris and Stephen Dart Lawrence Baricevic Heidi and Philip Daunt Patti and Hunt Bascom Linda Davey Angelyn Bass ’81 Tina and Marc Del Piero Esq. Frederick Bates (Tina Tomlinson ’73) Sharon Bates* Anthony Della Sala Meriwether and I. Croom Beatty Tina and Jamey DeMaria Diane and William Belanger, Jr. * Debra Jean Deverell Christine Belleci ’81 LS Stephanie and Patrick DeYoung, Jr. and William Brewer (Stephanie Barnes ’86 LS) * Cynthia and Michael Bennett Anna Lee and Matthew Do Dora and John Bennett Wallace Dockter Maree Richards Benson Ninive and Bruce Dohrmann and Dale Benson Paula and Dennis Donohue Mary and Richard Berry Gloria and Jim Dougherty* Katherine and David BeVard* Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59* Brenda and Philip Bhaskar* Melissa Duflock ’85 Michelle and Garrett Blake Ellen and Tom Dunnion Angelica and Marshal Blatt Rose Marie Dunsford Heather and Matthew Boensel Tina and Max Ebrahimian Pat and Bill Bokermann* Gloria and Jerry Edelen Rob Bolt* Lucille Eggerman Brian Borgerding* Whitney and Mario Enea Bruce Borgman Kate and Bob Ernst* Inés and Gerardo Borromeo Deborah and Dirk Etienne Joan Breitfuss (Deborah ’82) * Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones ’79) Catherine Kobrinsky Evans Camille and Heinrich Brinks and Leland Evans Patricia Bristow Sanaye and Donald Evenson J’Amy Maroney Brown ’63 Pam and Russ Fadel Jamie Buffington Browne ’85 Gloria Felice ’54* and Christopher Browne* D.D. and Paul Felton Janet Bruno Carroll Fergusson Jane and John Buffington Mary Alice and Nick Fettis Tiffany and Richard Bufkin (Mary Alice Cerrito ’66) Daniel Bull Amy and Peter Figge Barbara Bundy* (Amy Little ’84 LS) Dianne Burford Juelle and Fred Fisher Jeff Burke John Fiske Theodore Burke Margie and Taylor Fithian* Hope and Bruce Burnam Barbara and Peter M. Folger* Cynthia and Paul Cahalan Julie and Michael Forrest Gay Callan ’67 and George Stone* (Julie Yurkovich ’78) Margaret Campodonico ’78 Ceseli and Hugh Foster* and Reynolds Lave Maryann and Craig Fox Angela Canepa Anne and Donald Franson, Jr. Gordon Canepa (Anne Woolf ’69) Pauline Cantin Marilyn and Joseph Franzia Rosemarie Capodicci Patricia and Alfred Friedrich Denise N. Carrade Robin Gagos Dengá ’80 Marielena Carriglio and Tracie Dengá Lisa and Jeff Carter* Dianne Gagos Kadria Milani Catalano Jane and Ron Gallegos

Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon ’81)* Lynn and Frank Garcia* Gloria and T. Gargiulo Barbara and Calvin Gatch* Frances and Donald Gaver Kathy and Matthew Gibbs* Joan Eaton and Paul Gibson Debbie and George Ginette Jadwiga Ginther Stacey and Ted Golding Connie and James Goldsmith Margaret and Fred Goldsmith* Jane Howard Goodfellow ’56 Sarah and Dana Gordon Robin Gostovich Linda and Robert Gould* Vivian Graue Allen Toto* Siobhan and Joseph Greene Donna and Robert Greenfield* Nancy and Philip Greer* Stacey and Jacob Gregory Nancy and Kent Griffin (Nancy Pulford ’69) Kim Whitney and Jim Griffith Karen and Gary Grunwald Rita Gurs Monty and Russ Haisley Timothy Hall Barbara and Albert Ham* Courtney Hamilton Clarrie and Ralph Hanley Connie Harrell Tamara and Reuben Harris Marilyn Hartwell Joan Hately Anthony David Hatton Cynthia and Eric Haueter (Cynthia Willoughby ’76)* Tonna and David Henson Paula and Bruce Hilby Gayle Holmes Reyna and Paul Hoonsbeen Florence and David Hosbein Alicia Steinhardt and Nevin Hougardy Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich Dede and Steven Huish Liz and Scott Hulme Ben and Walter Hussman María Iglesias and Craig Bishop Maggie Jagels Liz and Dennis Jebbia* Lisa and Steven John Anna and Jackie Johnson Rene and Gaylord Johnson III (Rene McCurry ’86) Sheila Johnson ’65 Michelle and Allen Jones Courtney and Josh Jones (Courtney Golding ’91 LS) Mary Jones Tracy Hobbs Jones ’75 Guadalupe Diaz Juarez and Nilton Juarez Jane Jurkovich Daphne and Gerry Kapolka* Roxana Earley Keland and Harold Keland* Marlene Kellogg Julie and Phillip Kiboneka Dorothy Kirk Eileen and Paul Klein Beverly and Thomas Klinger Joan and Peter Knetemann (Joan Goodfellow ’80)* Lisa and Joel Knight Patti and Stephen Kolb

Laraine Kvitek* Rikk Kvitek* Lynn LaMar* DeAnna and Matthew Lamarque Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. (Wendy Miller ’60) Olive Lansburgh* Yen and Phuc Le Lisa Russell Leeb ’75 Chris and Clay LeeHong Kevin Lewand Kristin Lewand Rose and Jeffrey Lewis Charlene and Maurice Lindly III Tammy Long Lindsay Longe Margie and John Lotz Janet and Daniel Luksik Jackie Lynch Molly Helm Lynch ’65 Jackie Lynch Yvonne Bernadicou Lyon ’55 Suzanne Macahilig Maisie and Christopher MacDonald (Maisie de Sugny ’65) * John Maguire Ellen Mahoney ’66 and Luther Cobb Lisa and George Malim (Lisa Campodonico ’76) Kathleen Gillette Mallard and Frank Mallard Melinda and Michael Manlin (Melinda Bowman ’67) Lydia and Bryan Mansour* Elizabeth Marrack and Dean Partlow Gael Loris and Daniel Marrah* Megan and S. John Martinelli Mimi and Edward Mathews (Mimi Desmond ’57) Diana and Barry Mayer Lori and Sam Mazza Katie Clare Mazzeo Sharon McBride Kristine and Kevin McCaffrey Rita and Lee McClennahan Joanne and Bill McCreery Barbara Carpenter McDonald ’64 Linda McDonald Margaret and John McGlynn Sheila McGuire* Carol and Thomas McGurk Claudia McHenry L. Douglas McKenzie and Susan Carlisle* Nicki and Michael McMahan Debra and Jeffery Meeks Joseph Mendelson Linda and Randall Mendoza Thomas Hlasny and Kimberly Merrick Hlasny Harriet Meyer Quarre Ala Milani ’87 Francine Hilaire Miller and Arvid Miller Iris and Donald Miller Molly Slete and Luen Miller Kathryn and Ray Miller Marian Mizelle Terry and Mused Mohsin Lorna and Kenneth Monroe Vicki and Hicks Morgan* Julie and Joseph Morris Penny Morris Kelly Ann and David Morrow Judith and James Moses (Judith McDonald ’86)* Phyllis and Weldon Moss Carey Lewis Mott

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Shannon McClennahan ’87 Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 and Justin Burke Annette and Michael Mueller Willa and Ned Mundell* Daphne Munzer Josie and Sandor Nagy Josephine and Richard Nalchajian Michele Neuhaus Mr. and Mrs. Lit Ng Jane Nissen Susan and Jason Nixon (Susan Smith ’87) Nancy and Robert Nolan Mr. and Mrs. Paul O’Leary Patricia Orquisa Stana Oven* Lucinda and Walter Owen Debra and Anthony Papazian Kyung Suk Hahn and Sung Been Park Karen Burke and John Pasinosky Lorraine and Matt Pasztalaniec Nita and Samir Patel Ann and Richard Patterson* Elizabeth and Stuart Paul Linda and Samuel Persall Rita and Kenneth Petersen Suzanne Peterson Cassie and Jack Piasecki Janice Pine* Christy and Mark Pollacci* Jean and Ron Pollacci Naomi and Seth Pollack Stefanie and Korey Pollard (Stefanie Post ’85) Margi and Tom Power (Margi Bogart ’86)* Harold Ragan Michelle and Michael Raggett Wendy and Victor Ramirez Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff Karen and George Rathman Marlene and Ronald Read Karen Rector Charles Reese Kimiko Kato and Christian Reilly Nancy Reilly Paul Rembert* Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Michaela and Reuben Richards Hansi and Robert Rigney (Hansi de Petra ’59)* Connie and Blake Riley Veronika Oven Riley ’88 Jinx and Peter Ring (Jinx Hack ’60)* Pamela Ritzau Joanne and William Robbins* Teresa Annotti Rogers ’59 Jamie and Stewart Roth Susan Cluff and Neil Rudolph Catherine and Rand Rueter* Julie Carson and James Russell* Kathleen Ryan Elizabeth Sanabia Mayola Rodriguez and Juan Sanchez Margaret and Jim Scattini* Carolyn and David Schanzer Kathleen and Rick Schumacher (Kathleen McGrath ’81) Miriam and R.C. Schwertfeger* Susan and Steven Selbst Laurie Severs* Sylvia Sharp Hyuk Ju Shim and Hyun Shik Shim Grace and Cornelio Sillano, Jr.

Jason Sims Vicki and John Sinnhuber Richard Sippel Zoë and Steven Sippel Rosemarie and Cedric Smith Leslie Turrini-Smith and Douglas Smith* Susan and Bradley Smith Karine Snyder Lyon Helen and Michael Spanos Kathy Sparolini Bill and Laura Stahl Ann Wright and Robert Stallard Sandra and Jim Staples Camille Annotti Stevens ’57* Theodore Stevens Jane Stile Sigrid and Philip Stillman Carol and Donald Stoker Joanna and Ned Stork Larisa Shiryaeva Suezaki and Bruce Suezaki Nancy Sweetland Susan Szasz Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett ’82)* Beth Russo Tarallo ’89* Eric Tarallo Nina and James Taylor Belle Taylor Debra Stakes and Thomas Tengdin Melinda and Kurt Thomas (Melinda Montgomery ’70)* Allene and Dwight Thompson Frances Thompson Linda and Roger Thompson Linda and David Ting (Linda Chang ’88) Marisa and Chris Tonini Stephanie Torney* Francesca and Robert Torrise* Rosalyn and Terrence Trapp Cathi and Kirk Triplett Jane Tucker Wendy and Richard Tugend* Rae Turrini* Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tuttle, Jr. Kathy and Jim Tuttle Ruth Tyler Nancy and Roy Ulrich Judy and William Verlenden Rosalinda Jimenez and Jose Villegas Kit Wai* Susan and James Walker Dorothy Walsh Frederick Weakley* Carolyn and Tom West Diana Wheeler Celeste and Scott White Christina and Marshall Whitley (Christina Nalchajian ’85) Brooksley and Darren Williams Shirley and Donald Williams Susan and Thomas Williams Linda Wilson Dana and Theodore Witmer (Dana Turner ’72) Alice Li and Hing Kong Wong Lori Eitoku Wong and Willard Wong* Yvonne and Chia Wei Woo Nancy Woolf ’70 Kimberly Wright Violich ’75 Susan Wu Pamela and Anthony Yates Constance and Graham Yost Heather and Alan Young Margaret Chen and Clinton Young Rosa Gonzalez and Eduardo Zarinana

Doreen and Dale Zelles* Colleen Zellitti Juntao Zhang

Grandparents Anonymous Cindy and Rick Avelino Elizabeth and Fred Balderston Bruce Borgman Joan Breitfuss* Jeff Burke Doris and John Callaghan Barbara and Richard Campisi Juliet and Tony Campos Lorraine Canepa Denise N. Carrade Connie and Nat Collins Muriel and George Crall* Lily and John Crawley Bella and Bert Cutino Angelika and Art Diaz Wallace Dockter Joan and Richard Doust Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59* Cora and Pete Estella Dianne Gagos Stacey and Ted Golding Connie and James Goldsmith Barbara and Albert Ham* Cheryl and Ron Hardy Adele Harty Josée Henrard Jeanne Hougardy Karen and David Janssen Mary Jones Yuki and Isao Kato Patty and Bob Kirker Beverly and Thomas Klinger Raimie and George Kriste Wendy and Harvey Lambeth, Jr. (Wendy Miller ’60) Alice and Arthur Liu Mary and Leon Lomax Beverly and Don Lorenz Joan Lyche Jeanette and Robert MacDonald Pat and Sal Maiorana Nicki and Michael McMahan Jane Nissen Mr. and Mrs. Pete Noble Thomas Pozefsky Teresa Annotti Rogers ’59 Lynn Rombi Richard Sippel Sylvia and Frank Soler Ella Tatum Allene and Dwight Thompson Rae Turrini* Donna and Lewis Wesselius Carolyn and Tom West Rebecca and Dean Willard Margaret Yu

Faculty and Staff John Aime Annette Leach Alcocer ’75 Amy Aldrich-McAfee Rita Alves* Julie Atkins Michelle Avery

Debra Baker Sister Claire Barone* Crystal Boyd ’89 Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87* Jamie Buffington Browne ’85* Jessica Bungcayao Kathey Burcar Katherine Burkhuch Mary Callagy Mary Calvert Theresa Clarkson Bob Colter Patricia Contreras Michael Cook Bo Covington Rosella Crawford-Bathurst Eva Cruz Danielle DeMaria ’08 Alan De Villiers Lara Wheeler Devlin ’02 Stephanie Barnes DeYoung ’86 LS* Susan Dodd Leoveldina Duarte Gina Edwards Paul Elliott Maria Fernandez Canteli Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78 Jane Gallegos Lorraine Gerstl Jacqueline Gibbs Debbie Ginette Courtney Hamilton Chris Haupt John Hazdovac Jeff Hrepich Nancy and Simon Hunt* Abigail Jimenez-Barrera Diane Kabat* Gerry Kapolka* Alexandra Kautz ’06 Susan Kendall* Julia Kim Steve Landis Jamie LeMaire Claire Lerner Layne Littlepage Hector Lopez Margie Lotz Janet Luksik Douglas Lumsden Melissa Machit Lydia Mansour* Michael Marcotti Oscar Marquez Elizabeth Marrack Louis Maschio Claudia McHenry Kristi and Bobby McLaughlin Heather Medina* Kimberly Merrick-Hlasny Ala Milani ’87 Lynne Millington Lorna Monroe* Ashley Moranda Jim Morton Michele Morton Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Consuelo Muñoz-Singleton Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko ’83)* Colleen Murray Sandy Nunnally Eric O’Callaghan Anne O’Dowd* Myong Soo Oh Noova Ongley Patricia Orquisa

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Sarah Paff Rich Patterson* Dan Place Christy Pollacci* Heidi Pratt* Sister Christine Price Mark Purcell Christian Reilly Gynny Reyes Connie and Blake Riley Jeremy Sandler Katie and Anthony Schipper Masha Serttunc Laurie Severs* Melissa Sheets Courtney Shove Zoë Sippel Grant Smith Susan Smith Sharon Sparkman Kathy Sparolini Cecelia Stewart ’08 Ned Stork Paulette Struckman Stacey Pruett Taddeucci ’82 Frances Thompson Marisa Tonini Michal Tryniecki Kathy and Jim Tuttle Simone Villalobos ’03 Randy Whitchurch Erin and Fred White IV Kathi Wiese Susan Williams Linda Wilson Colleen Zellitti ’10

Corporations, Businesses, and Organizations

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Wells Fargo Community Support Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gifts Workdays

Anonymous (2) BHP Billiton Camberview Partners LLC Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers Chevron Corporation ConocoPhillips Goldman, Sachs & Co. Google Matching Gifts Program The J. Paul Getty Trust John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Lam Research Merrill Lynch Monterey Bay Stanford Club Morgan Stanley Matching Gifts Program Music Teachers’ Association of California Oracle Corporation Matching Gifts Program Pebble Beach Company Printworx San Carlos Cathedral Santa Catalina Benefit Celebration* Santa Catalina Lower School Santa Catalina School Sephora Target United Way of the Bay Area* United Way Silicon Valley United Way, Inc. of Greater Los Angeles*

Gifts in Kind Michelle and Bradley Avery Merry Nelson and Ara Azhderian Fedele Bauccio Michael Bauccio Maureen Martin Brill and James Brill Debrah Dornath Pam and Russ Fadel Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS) Kacy and David Fleming Julie Garcia ’71 Christopher Grote ’82 LS Rumyana and Alexander Iniakov Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77) Abigail and Albert Janko Elizabeth Leach ’75 Karen List Letendre ’72 Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 and Justin Burke Ann and Richard Patterson Finn Reilly ’23 LS Laura Stenovec ’99 Marta Szemes The Estate of Camille Olaeta LaNette Zimmerman

Matching Gift Donors * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving Diana and Giuseppe Aiello Terry Whitney Baganz ’69* Jakie and Dan Beard (Jakie Kangas ’89) Jenifer and Jeffrey Bolger (Jenifer Jacobs ’92 LS) Kathleen Brown ’63 Diane and Jeff Cerf Maria and Edward Colosky

Clara and Jeffrey Curry Angelika and Art Diaz Susan and Paul Dickinson Margaret Spraggins Drust ’80 Kirsten Fraley Valerie and David Ghio Gretchen Greenwood ’76 Nancy and Kent Griffin (Nancy Pulford ’69)

Alicia Steinhardt and Nevin Hougardy Kerri Robinson Johnson ’92 Lois and Paul Marella Vivian and Roger Moises Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Susan and Jason Nixon (Susan Smith ’87)* Maria Pope ’83

Autumn Quinn ’00* Priya Kumar Raju ’00 Mary Miller Schoenheider ’83 Lauren Shia ’04 Anne Sandbach and Todd Stevenot Debra Stakes and Thomas Tengdin Jennifer Harr Tonnis ’94 Branda Wang ’94

Matching Gift Companies * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving Anheuser Busch Foundation BHP Billiton C.H. Robinson Worldwide Foundation Camberview Partners LLC Chevron Corporation Cisco Foundation Coca Cola Company

ConocoPhillips* Goldman, Sachs & Co. Google Matching Gifts Program The J. Paul Getty Trust John Wiley & Sons, Inc. KT Foundation Matching Gift Program Lam Research

Morgan Stanley Matching Gifts Program Oracle Corporation Matching Gifts Program PG & E Corporation Foundation PNM Resources Foundation Sempra Energy Foundation

Sephora Starbucks Foundation Grants The Clorox Company Foundation United Way Silicon Valley Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gifts Workday

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Trusts and Foundations * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving AmazonSmile Foundation Anheuser Busch Foundation Arizona Community Foundation The John M. Bryan Family Fund Burnam Family Foundation C.H. Robinson Worldwide Foundation Carmel Ideas Foundation Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation Cisco Foundation Coca Cola Company Eisner Foundation The Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Farallon Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

G.P. and M.P. Sweetman Charitable Fund of the Sioux Falls Community Foundation Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Greer Family Foundation* Haskell Fund Grover Hermann Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Jane T. Daiss and Robert M. Daiss Family Foundation Jean Perkins Foundation JPMorgan Chase Foundation KT Foundation Matching Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Liu Guo Lit Charitable Foundation Trust*

Monterey Peninsula Foundation R. J. and D. A. Munzer Foundation* National Marine Sanctuary Foundation The Otter Cove Foundation Peter & Kirsten Bedford Foundation PG & E Corporation Foundation The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation PNM Resources Foundation Ramsay Family Foundation* Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. The Reveas Foundation S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation* San Francisco Foundation* Santa Barbara Foundation The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving

Sempra Energy Foundation Silicon Valley Community Foundation Starbucks Foundation Grants The Louise and Walter Sullivan Foundation The Burnham Foundation of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP* The Clorox Company Foundation The Florence V. Burden Foundation The Justin Dart Family Foundation The Talbott Family Foundation Vista Foundation The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation

Restricted Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving Angel Fund Margie and Taylor Fithian* Athletics Sister Claire Barone* Gordon Canepa Lorraine Canepa Tublai and Harry Christensen Monterey Peninsula Foundation Julie and Joseph Morris Sarah Morris ’12 Pebble Beach Company Santa Catalina School* Chapel Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54* Chris Haupt Iris and Donald Miller Annette and Michael Mueller Cynthia Braun Murphy ’75 Sister Christine Price Michelle and Stefan Salameh ’96 LS San Carlos Cathedral Edna and Michael Vantran ’91 LS

Christian Reilly Fund National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Naomi and Seth Pollack Fine Arts Carmel Ideas Foundation Suzanne Macahilig Katie Clare Mazzeo Music Teachers’ Association of California General Restriction Wendy and Ronald Gong Santa Catalina Benefit Celebration* Head of School’s Discretionary Fund Anonymous Nonie B. Ramsay ’71* S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation* Lower and Middle School Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers Santa Catalina Lower and Middle School*

Preschool/Kindergarten Program Shelly Amsden Sister Claire Barone* Meriwether and I. Croom Beatty JJ Beene ’82 LS Willie Beesley ’82 LS Cynthia and Michael Bennett Jenny Budge ’71* Dianne Burford Angela Canepa Rosemarie Capodicci Catherine Compagno John Compagno ’82 LS Debra Jean Deverell Gloria and Jerry Edelen Lucille Eggerman Sanaye and Donald Evenson Carroll Fergusson Joan Eaton and Paul Gibson Stacey and Ted Golding Helen and Karl Jensen Jane Jurkovich Eileen and Paul Klein Claire Lerner Sheila McGuire* Nicki and Michael McMahan Iris and Donald Miller

Kathryn and Ray Miller Sister Christine Price Harold Ragan Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Kathleen Ryan Bill and Laura Stahl Prize Day Awards Robert Balles Summer Camp Anonymous Tuition Assistance Grover Hermann Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Jean Perkins Foundation Betty Ann Bernadicou Lambert ’57 The Otter Cove Foundation The Talbott Family Foundation The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Upper School Printworx

Tribute Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving In honor of the Class of 1959 Deborah McCann ’59

In honor of Jessica Almos ’18 Angelia and Gregory Almos

In honor of the Class of 1960 Domie Garat Werdel ’60*

In honor of Anonymous ’75 Jean Jagels Vaughn ’75

In honor of the Class of 1961 Edith Chase McDougal ’61

In honor of Chloe Barney ’16 Sylvia and Frank Soler

In honor of the Class of 1968 Daphne Macneil ’68

In honor of Sister Claire Barone Anonymous (3) Nancy and Irwin Barg Jennifer and Rex Barney Sandra and Brian Haskin

In honor of the Class of 1976 Lorie Dillingham Rosenwald ’76

Sheila Johnson ’65 Lindsay Longe Nancy Kennedy Major ’96 Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72* Mary Ann and Donald Ratcliff Allene and Dwight Thompson Andrea Watson Bross ’85 In honor of I. Croom Beatty Barbara and Calvin Gatch* In honor of Sarah Blake ’16 Denise N. Carrade

In honor of Diane and Carl Bozzo Lisa Bozzo Orlandini ’77 In honor of Courtnie Breitfuss ’12 Joan Breitfuss* In honor of Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87 Jeannine and Jeffery Nale In honor of Eleanore Browne ’15 Emily and Christopher Browne (Emily Palmer ’89)

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In honor of Ellen Buckley Jansie Stephens Farris ’63 In honor of Jenny Budge ’71 Janet Miller Abbott ’71 Karen List Letendre ’72 In honor of Mia Cardinale ’16 LS Mr. and Mrs. Pete Noble In honor of Natalie Chee ’16 Wallace Dockter In honor of Carrie Coffee ’00 Elizabeth and Stuart Paul In honor of Claire Coffee ’98 Elizabeth and Stuart Paul In honor of Brett Davis Collins ’93 JoAnn and Julien Collins* In honor of Lexie Dauernheim ’07 Lorraine and Matt Pasztalaniec* In honor of Louise Dougherty Anonymous In honor of the Faculty & Staff of Santa Catalina Sheilaja and Vikram Mittal In honor of Grace Farley ’21 LS Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. In honor of Jameson Farley ’22 LS Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. In honor of Lilly Farley ’24 LS Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. In honor of Nikola Frye ’22 LS Aleksandra and Heath Frye In honor of Vuk Frye ’18 LS Aleksandra and Heath Frye In honor of Sister Jean Gilhuly Simone Villalobos ’03 In honor of Caroline Collins Goldberg ’01 JoAnn and Julien Collins* In honor of Audrey Goldsmith ’16 LS Connie and James Goldsmith

In honor of Emily Grunwald ’11 Bruce Borgman Carolyn and Tom West In honor of Savannah Hardy ’21 LS Cheryl and Ron Hardy Lynn Rombi Jennifer and Joshua Rudisill In honor of Alexandre Hughes Harrell ’09 Connie Harrell In honor of Whitney Elizabeth Harrell ’16 Connie Harrell In honor of Tracy Miller Hass ’75 Anonymous In honor of Helen Oven Hiserman ’80 Stana Oven* In honor of Carys Hoggan Alicia Read Hoggan ’90 Marlene and Ronald Read In honor of Reece Hoggan Alicia Read Hoggan ’90 Marlene and Ronald Read In honor of Anna Hunt ’17 Shannon Gaughf ’08 In honor of Simon Hunt Anonymous In honor of Maggie Jagels Anonymous

In honor of Dr. John Murphy Anonymous

In honor of Argelia Romero Sigrid Fostvedt ’06

In honor of Michael Nucci ’15 LS Deborah Nucci

In honor of Jeremy Sandler Nita and Samir Patel

In honor of Dylan Oh ’19 LS Yoojin and Christopher Oh

In honor of Anthoy Schipper Nita and Samir Patel

In honor of Emily Oh ’17 LS Yoojin and Christopher Oh

In honor of Masha Settunc Laura Colosky ’15

In honor of Madeleine Oh ’18 LS Yoojin and Christopher Oh

In honor of Jae Eun Shim ’17 Hyuk Ju Shim and Hyun Shik Shim

In honor of Lucy O’Leary ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Paul O’Leary

In honor of Dorothy Sinnhuber ’96 Vicki and John Sinnhuber

In honor of Katherine Oven ’75 Stana Oven*

In honor of Rebecca Sinnhuber ’02 Vicki and John Sinnhuber

In honor of Kristina Oven ’90 Stana Oven*

In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Ornkeo Sisavaddy Pam and Russ Fadel

In honor of Naiya Patel ’20 LS Nita and Samir Patel In honor of Shaan Patel ’16 LS Nita and Samir Patel In honor of Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72 Juana Schurman ’72 In honor of Christy Pollacci Lydia and Bryan Mansour* In honor of Detian Audrey Woo ’97 Yvonne and Chia Wei Woo

In honor of Amy Stallard ’01 Ann Wright and Robert Stallard

In honor of Sister Christine Price Elizabeth Lloyd Rovetta ’95 and Francesco Rovetta Lindsay Longe Nancy Kennedy Major ’96 Allene and Dwight Thompson

In honor of Cleo Kent Davy ’18 Kathleen and Mark Davy

In honor of Freddye Adams Prophet Anke Hebig and Tony Prophet

In honor of Wendy Miller Lambeth ’60 Ann and Nicholas Stowe (Ann Frasse ’82)*

In honor of Mike Raggett Vanessa Block ’05

In honor of Greg Johnson Shannon Gaughf ’08

In honor of Catherine Lyche ’16 Joan Lyche

In honor of Emma Gould ’10 Linda and Robert Gould*

In honor of Jacki Bascom Mansfield ’98 Patti and Hunt Bascom

In honor of Owen Green ’20 LS Doris and John Callaghan

In honor of Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70 Marguerita Jensen ’70

In honor of Tucker Green ’22 LS Doris and John Callaghan

In honor of Teresa Oven Mello ’82 Stana Oven*

In honor of Claire Gregory ’14 Stacey and Jacob Gregory

In honor of Alison Claire Mody ’16 Maria and Tarak Mody

In honor of Rae Gregory ’11 Stacey and Jacob Gregory

In honor of Brooklynn Moore ’09 Clara and Jeffrey Curry

In honor of Annabel Grunwald ’18 Bruce Borgman Carolyn and Tom West

In honor of Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83 Bettie Hutcheson Carrell ’65

In honor of Alicia Read Hoggan ’90 Marlene and Ronald Read In honor of Chloe Reynolds ’18 Cherie and Samuel Reynolds In honor of Mia Reynolds ’19 LS Cherie and Samuel Reynolds In honor of Veronika Oven Riley ’88 Stana Oven* In honor of Jinx Hack Ring ’60 Mardi Hack ’58* Kristin Ring ’86 In honor of Lauren Rodriguez ’18 Dawn and Julio Rodriguez In honor of Phil and Teresa Rogers (Teresa Annotti ’59) Celeste and Scott White Sophia White ’14

In honor of Mieke Fuchs Smith ’99 Mary and Howard Fuchs* In honor of Robin Stallard ’04 Ann Wright and Robert Stallard In honor of Sharmaine Sun ’15 Evie and Tong Sun In honor of Adriana Tatum ’17 Ella Tatum In honor of the Steering Committee Friends Dede and Steven Huish In honor of Jean Jagels Vaughn ’75 Anonymous In honor of Mary Dougherty Voigt ’72 Anonymous In honor of Grace von Schack ’21 LS Donna and Lewis Wesselius In honor of Erin White Bettie Hutcheson Carrell ’65 In honor of Alice Li Jessica Wong In honor of Kathryn Yeager ’15 LS Lily and John Crawley

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Memorial Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving In memory of Judy Murray Allrich ’70 Josephine Bunn ’70

In memory of Maryanne Dalton ’79 Katy Moore Kozachik ’75

In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Annotti Camille Annotti Stevens ’57*

In memory of Camila de la Llata ’08 Marina Barcelo ’04 and Thomas Bruketta Candace Brekka ’06

In memory of Ariana Argueta ’12 Sister Christine Price In memory of Deborah Bates Tedra Bates ’03 In memory of John Peter Baumgartner Patricia Bondesen Smith ’54* In memory of Cam Bedell Bartley ’61 Edith Chase McDougal ’61 In memory of Marie Belden Diane and Hisashi Kajikuri In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bondesen Patricia Bondesen Smith ’54* In memory of Lucille C. Bowman Melinda and Michael Manlin (Melinda Bowman ’67) In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Braun Cynthia Braun Murphy ’75 In memory of Blanche S. Brown Roe Brown Arn ’75* In memory of Joan Buckingham ’59 Wendy Burnham Kuhn ’59 In memory of Ellen Buckley Julie Lambert ’80* In memory of Judith Ann Burke Meredith Burke Lawler ’89 In memory of Sally Calef, beloved aunt of Dena and Leah Kolb Patti and Stephen Kolb In memory of Tony Capodicci Alan De Villiers In memory of Catherine and Joe Cardinale Susan and Frank Cardinale*

In memory of Jill Siegfried DeCou ’60 Julianne Perkins Layne ’60* In memory of Claudia Della Sala Anthony Della Sala In memory of Edward Joseph Duffy Sharon Duffy Verhoef ’66 In memory of Lisa Barker Dunn ’76 LS Julie Lambert ’80* In memory of Kaysie Lindemann Duval ’86 Sandra Barrett Perkin ’86 In memory of Alexandra Eversole ’65 Mallory Vail Weymann ’65* In memory of Nancy Farr ’66 Cece Cotton Fowler ’66* In memory of Kathy McPharlin Fischer ’60 Julianne Perkins Layne ’60* In memory of Abigail Folger ’61 Louise Harris ’72 Caroline Harris Henderson ’61* Abiah Folger Karthauser ’94* Terry and John Levin (Terryl Albert ’70)* Edith Chase McDougal ’61 Old Bofie Foundation The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation In memory of Mrs. Ines Mejia Folger Anonymous In memory of Linda Frick ’66 Gail Frick-Barmby ’69 In memory of Richard Fulstone Karen and Lawrence Ames lll

Franca Gargiulo ’80* Ellen McGuire Gaucher ’80* Joan Eaton and Paul Gibson Stacey and Ted Golding Helen and Karl Jensen Anna and Jackie Johnson Jane Jurkovich Diane and Hisashi Kajikuri Miya Kajikuri ’88 Abiah Folger Karthauser ’94* Eileen and Paul Klein Lynn LaMar* Julie Lambert ’80* Claire Lerner Amy and Joseph Martinetto (Amy Kajikuri ’80) Katie Clare Mazzeo Sheila McGuire* Nicki and Michael McMahan Iris and Donald Miller Kathryn and Ray Miller Marian Mizelle Ashley Moranda Sister Christine Price Harold Ragan Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Kathleen Ryan Laurie Severs* Bill and Laura Stahl The Burnham Foundation of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP* Erin and Fred White IV In memory of Marjorie Gless Edith Chase McDougal ’61 In memory of Mr. Donald Hackling Alexandria Walton Radford ’98* In memory of Mrs. Natona Pope Hamilton ’72 Louise Harris ’72 Caroline Harris Henderson ’61* Old Bofie Foundation In memory of Stephanie Smith Hardin ’55 Sally Smith Rhodes ’57 In memory of Michael Bradford Harrell Alexandre Harrell ’09 In memory of Albert Harris Kress Harris Whalen ’56*

In memory of Tulita Kuchins Gibson ’68 Ann Kuchins ’67 In memory of Frank Russell Hart Donna Hart Reid ’64* In memory of Sister Jean Gilhuly In memory of John J. Carnazzo Shelly Amsden In memory of Katherine Hass Cristina Carnazzo ’05 Sister Claire Barone* Anonymous Patricia Bondesen Smith ’54* In memory of Madeline Claire Cashion Meriwether and I. Croom Beatty JJ Beene ’82 LS Jenny Budge ’71* Linda Abston Larsen ’76 Kathey Burcar Willie Beesley ’82 LS Frances Hartwell ’75 Mary Bell In memory of Carol Caton ’71 Marilyn Hartwell Cynthia and Michael Bennett Cathy Caton ’66 Iris and Donald Miller Jenny Budge ’71* Ashley Moranda In memory of Betty and Newton Chase Kathey Burcar Dianne Burford Edith Chase McDougal ’61 In memory of Carol Hatton Angela Canepa David Hatton In memory of Debii Dollar Conant ’67 Rosemarie Capodicci Kayla Sharp ’14 Catharine Bates Kreitler ’67 Catherine Compagno* Sylvia Sharp John Compagno ’82 LS In memory of Gerald Dalton Debra Jean Deverell In memory of Linda Lou Hayden Diane and Hisashi Kajikuri Maria DiGiovanni ’08 Gemma and Derek Hayden Miya Kajikuri ’88 Gloria and Jerry Edelen Julie Lambert ’80* Lucille Eggerman In memory of Jacques J. Henrard Amy and Joseph Martinetto Sanaye and Donald Evenson Josée Henrard (Amy Kajikuri ’80) Carroll Fergusson

In memory of Lise Jensen Carroll Fergusson Morgan Rogers McMillan ’97 Susan and Eugene Walgenbach In memory of Sister Mary Kieran, O.P. Barbara Burton Szemborski ’66 Lyn Belcher Wilson ’66 In memory of Kelly Day Knight ’84 LS Miya Kajikuri ’88 In memory of Pamela Parker Krasney ’61 Sara Fargo ’61 Sharon Gless ’61 In memory of Fatima Larios ’13 Sister Claire Barone* Gordon Canepa Lorraine Canepa Tublai and Harry Christensen* Mallory Meeks ’13 Julie and Joseph Morris Sarah Morris ’12 Pebble Beach Company Paisley Piasecki ’13 In memory of Constance Leung Anonymous In memory of Sarah N. Lewis ’90 Kismet Thompson Roberts ’90 In memory of Ruby and John Lowe Edith Chase McDougal ’61 In memory of Iver Lyche, Jr. Farallon Foundation Hugh and Nancy Ditzler Cynthia and Eric Haueter (Cynthia Willoughby ’76)* Josephine Shuman and Family Fayetta Weaver In memory of Amanda MacDonald ’93 Bambi and Robert Griffin Maisie and Christopher MacDonald (Maisie de Sugny ’65)* In memory of Ginny Fiske Marshall ’68 John Fiske In memory of Margaret May Theresa May Duggan ’69 In memory of Patrick K. McBride Sharon McBride In memory of Margurite McCarthy Edith Chase McDougal ’61 In memory of Mimi Murray Meriwether ’73 Jessica Andrus Lindstrom ’73 In memory of Barbara and Delmar Miller Nancy and Roy Ulrich In memory of Michelle Miller Lauritzen Kimberly and John D’Agui In memory of Joan Campbell Coffey Morris Mary Morris Miller ’72 In memory of Daphne Munzer Charlotte Kresl ’72

110 annual report In memory of Brent Nettle Angela Tirrell ’74 In memory of Francisca Brackenridge Neumann ’57 Mary Allen Macneil ’61 In memory of Virginia Nicolaides Julie Lambert ’80* Kathleen Nicolaides ’80 In memory of Joanne Nix Joanne L. Nix ’60 In memory of Judith Oates Trish Scott Williams ’63

In memory of Sister Carlotta O’Donnell Maureen and Benjamin Richards* Allyson Yancey Rodriguez ’85 Laurie Vibert Schofield ’72* Karen and Martin Wiskoff

In memory of Antonio Sigala Jennifer Hernandez ’15

In memory of Kathryn O’Neill Paula and Dennis Donohue Elizabeth and Robert Helfrich

In memory of Ann Spadafore Mills ’59 Teresa Annotti Rogers ’59

In memory of Anne Parker Hester Parker and Dan Shapiro In memory of Rev. Jerome Politzer Julie Lambert ’80* In memory of Karen Sweeney Rapson ’66 Cece Cotton Fowler ’66*

In memory of Pat Sippel Richard Sippel

In memory of Julie Cheesewright Stimson ’61 Louise Harris ’72 Caroline Harris Henderson ’61* Edith Chase McDougal ’61 Old Bofie Foundation In memory of James Teagardin Alan De Villiers

In memory of Martcia Wade ’72 In memory of Shelagh Scoville Kresser Louise Harris ’72 Missy Scoville Burke ’75 Caroline Harris Henderson ’61* Old Bofie Foundation

In memory of Nora LeBrou Whitesides Diana Whitesides ’70* In memory of Martha Williams ’71 Nancy Williams Shea ’75 In memory of Majorie and Lemual Yeates Ashley Yeates In memory of Jessica Yen ’92 Rebecca Hays Rovey ’92 Kate Malone Jackson ’92 Kerri Robinson Johnson ’92 Susan Lee ’92 Courtney Eaton Turner ’92 In memory of Harvey Hsing Min Yu Margaret Yu In memory of Barbara Goldie Zwick ’66 Cece Cotton Fowler ’66*

Celebratory Gifts * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving In celebration of the Class of 1965’s 50th Reunion Anne Kernwein Schafer ’65 In celebration of the Class of 1975’s 40th Reunion Allison Willoughby Hosbein ’75 Lisa Russell Leeb ’75 Michele Bozzo Mahi ’75 Katherine Oven ’75* Sarah Colmery Preston ’75

In celebration of the Class of 2000 Katherine Congdon Williams ’00 In celebration of Emily Adler Coté ’97 Karen and Robert Adler In celebration of Kari Hamwey ’15 Anonymous

In celebration of Annette Low Reid ’68 Sandra Clark Lewis ’68

In celebration of Lindsay Byers Terzian ’68 Sandra Clark Lewis ’68

In celebration of Santa Catalina School In celebration of Amy Hamilton Karen and Gary Grunwald Vailea’s ’03 twin girls Masoili and Lesieli Vailea In celebration of Keegan Sweeney ’18 Monica Johnson Steiner ’03 Tara Balfe Clifford

In celebration of Great Memories Samantha Hechtman ’03

The Sisters’ Legacy Circle Robert Andri Anonymous (5) Cass and Mike Antle (Catherine Slaughter ’79) Robert Balles Sister Claire Barone Kit and Peter Bedford (Kirsten Nelson ’56) Deborah Kneedler Berggren ’53 Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Barbara Bundy The Robert M. Cea Family Ulrike Devoto ’86 Ellen and Tom Dunnion Renata Engler ’67 M.F. Flynn ’65 Marie and Jeff Gibb Edward B. Goldie

Nancy and Philip Greer Henry Grundstedt Mardi Hack ’58 Nini Richardson Hart ’61 Robin Hatcher ’63 Megan Heister ’95 Caroline Harris Henderson ’61 Kathryn Prindiville Islip ’61 Charlotte Kresl ’72 Ann Kuchins ’67 Julie Lambert ’80 Catherine Lambetecchio ’76 Shanda and Derek LeBoeuf Susan Lee ’92 Karen List Letendre ’72 Samantha Lewis ’97 Gini and Jim Luttrell Karin McDermott ’85 Tina Hansen McEnroe ’70

What is the Sisters’ Legacy Circle?

The Sisters’ Legacy Circle recognizes and honors friends who have remembered Santa Catalina in their estate plans. We invite you to join us as a member and look forward to working with you to ensure that the Sisters’ legacy, from the founding of Santa Catalina in 1950, is one that endures.

Laurie Angel McGuinness ’53 Susan Durney Mickelson ’65 Jennifer and Leslie Moulton-Post (Jennifer Post ’82) Willa and Ned Mundell Joanne L. Nix ’60 Angela Nomellini ’71 Walter F. Pettit Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72 Sister Christine Price Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Alicia Read Hoggan ’90 Jalynne Tobias Redman ’72 Deborah Tanous Scofield ’65 Laurie Severs Jeanne Vibert Sloane ’74 Laura Stenovec ’99 Constance Stevens Natalie Stewart ’63 Diana Blackhall Talcott ’60

Louise and George Tarleton The Estate of Joy and Alexander Blackhall The Estate of Norman P. Clement, Jr. The Estate of Paul Eckman The Estate of Robert Folger Miller The Estate of Ines Mejia Folger The Estate of Sister Jean Gilhuly The Estate of Barbara Goldie The Estate of Jane and Lawrence Harris, Jr. The Estate of Ginny Fiske Marshall ’68 The Estate of Norman W. Miller The Estate of Robert M. Moore The Estate of Sister Carlotta O’Donnell The Estate of Cherie Pettit The Estate of Sally Post The Estate of Rosemarie Rochex ’54 The Estate of David and Maureen Rorick The Estate of Edward J. Stachowiak

Member Benefits • • • • •

Special recognition each year in the Annual Report An invitation to a biennial leadership donor event Invitations to other distinctive events Advance copy of communications from school Fulfillment of your philanthropic goals through a legacy

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The Legacy Campaign Since its founding, Santa Catalina has pursued a vision to create a stronger, better school that is equipped to prepare students for a lifetime pursuit of excellence, service, responsibility, and spirituality. The Legacy Campaign is a $50 million initiative for facilities and endowment that will touch people in all areas of school life and allow our school to maintain its position as an educational leader.

Many people in the community came forward to support the campaign before this vision reached its full expression.

Still others made gifts and pledges, as well as a commitment to work on the campaign, during the past year.

Donna Adams John Aime Pamela Anderson-Brulé ’76 Anonymous (14) Virginia Reeves Apple ’89 Arizona Community Foundation Victoria and Andrew Ausonio Maria and Richard Avelino AYI & Associates France de Sugny Bark ’59 Valerie Barnes Sister Claire Barone Domine and Michael Barringer Diane and Charles Bates Frederick Bates Kit and Peter Bedford (Kirsten Nelson ’56) Mary Bell Sara Liu and James Bennett Maureen and Michael Bernal (Maureen Duflock ’89) Daphne and Richard Bertero (Daphne Craige ’60) Barbara and Peter Blackstock Michelle and Garrett Blake Rob Bolt Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 Julia Brandt Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones ’79) Kassandra and François Brenot (Kassandra Thompson ’87) Karen and Henry Brown Janet Bruno Megan and Michael Bruno ’82 LS Jenny Budge ’71 Tiffany and Richard Bufkin Kathey Burcar Jeff Burke Pamela and Corey Butler (Pamela Ham ’88) Cara and Peter Butler Mary Callagy Elizabeth and Clark Callander Lisa and Jeff Carter Caryll M. and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Foundation Brett and James Collins (Brett Davis ’93) Jo Ann and Julien Collins Sabrina Taylor and Albert Conner Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Cindy and Joe Connolly Laura and Christopher D’Amelio Lauren Bechtel Dachs ’67

Margaret Brackenridge Dalis ’61 Iris and Stephen Dart The Marie C. de Dampierre Memorial Foundation Jennifer and Dragan Dimitrov Courtney and Liam Doust Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59 E.L. Wiegand Foundation Kate and Bob Ernst The Estate of Robert Folger Miller The Estate of Sister Carlotta O’Donnell Deborah and Dirk Etienne (Deborah ’82) Pam and Russ Fadel Cornelia and James Farley, Jr. D.D. and Paul Felton Amy and Peter Figge (Amy Little ’84 LS) Margie and Taylor Fithian Rita and Frank Flores Barbara and Peter M. Folger Patricia and Alfred Friedrich Aleksandra and Heath Frye Eliza Gaines ’05 and Alec Gaines Laura and Rob Gaon (Laura Lyon ’81) Lynn and Frank Garcia Cindy Brodsky and Terrence Gargiulo ’82 LS Kathy and Matthew Gibbs Stacey and Ted Golding Nancy and Philip Greer Linda and Arno Hanel The Estate of Jane and Lawrence Harris, Jr. Louise Harris ’72 Tracy and Eric Hass (Tracy Miller ’75) Hazel Foundation Caroline Harris Henderson ’61 Herbst Foundation William Heyler Anne Hilby ’01 Paula and Bruce Hilby Alicia Steinhardt and Nevin Hougardy Niaomi and Jeff Hrepich Liz and Scott Hulme Ben and Walter Hussman Annee and Chris Jacobs Karen and David Janssen Lynne and Edward Johnson Alexandra Kautz ’06 Alita and Michael Kavalauskas Susan Kendall Martha and Rick Kennifer Gloria and Richard Kim

With much gratitude for their belief in us, we are over halfway to our goal. A number of significant projects have been completed in the Lower and Middle Schools, the new Upper School Math and Science Center will open for classes in January, and the new Head of School house is due for completion in July.

The Legacy Campaign represents a pivotal moment in the history of our school. The fundraising goal is ambitious, and the effort will benefit Santa Catalina students for years to come. We are grateful to those listed here for responding to our vision with generosity and interest; you have inspired us with your commitment. We could not ask for better partners in this historic endeavor.

Deborah and Charles Kosmont Susan Lacerte Bridgette Lacerte ’82 Julie Lambert ’80 Meredith Burke Lawler ’89 Jenny and James Leamey Kris and Bill Leatherberry Lindsay Lerable Kelly Maney-Liner and Steve Liner Joan and Matthew Little Margie and John Lotz Janet and Daniel Luksik Maisie and Christopher MacDonald (Maisie de Sugny ’65) Lydia and Bryan Mansour The Estate of Ginny Fiske Marshall ’68 L. Douglas McKenzie and Susan Carlisle McMahan Family Charitable Foundation Mildred E. and Harvey S. Mudd Foundation Sheilaja and Vikram Mittal Brenda and Marc Mizgorski Monterey Peninsula Foundation Michele Morton Judith and James Moses (Judith McDonald ’86) Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82 Eric Mueller ’97 LS Ibi and John Murphy (Ibi Janko ’83) Josie and Sandor Nagy Nancy Eccles & Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation Mary and David Nikssarian Angela Nomellini ’71 The Northern Trust Company Susanne and K.C. Nowak Old Bofie Foundation Patricia Orquisa Nita and Samir Patel Ann and Richard Patterson Linda and Samuel Persall Peter and Kirsten Bedford Foundation Rita and Kenneth Petersen Deborah and Kenny Peyton Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72 Lisa and Henry Plain Naomi and Seth Pollack Heidi and Jonathon Pratt Denise and Chris Pryor Wendy and Victor Ramirez Nonie B. Ramsay ’71

Olivia Hussman Ramsey ’05 J. Peter Read, Jr. Betsy and Samuel Reeves Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. The Reveas Foundation Cherie and Samuel Reynolds Michaela and Reuben Richards Elizabeth and Reuben Richards Connie and Blake Riley Veronika Oven Riley ’88 The Estate of Rosemarie Rochex ’54 Jennifer and Joshua Rudisill Julie Carson and James Russell Mayola Rodriguez and Juan Sanchez Santa Catalina Parent Association Margaret and Jim Scattini Susan and Steven Selbst Laurie Severs Janie and Keith Shoemaker Courtney Shove Stefanie and Robert Skinner Helen and Michael Spanos Spencer’s Stationery Ann and Nicholas Stowe (Ann Frasse ’82) Kelly and Brian Swette Stacey and Dominic Taddeucci (Stacey Pruett ’82) Beth Russo Tarallo ’89 Satu Terian The Boswell Family Foundation The Justin Dart Family Foundation Jane Tucker Paula and Neville Udwadia Carrie and James Ushiba Fatima Sabanova and Dominick Veliko-Shapko Julie and Joe Villarreal Kelly and Wesley von Schack Kit Wai Wendy Hayward Wendling ’82 LS Brooksley and Darren Williams Susan and Thomas Williams Linda Wilson Judy Wong Julia and Brad Wong (Julia Janko ’82) Sudie and A. Gordon Worsham Stacie and Stephen Worsham Pamela and Anthony Yates Pamela and Kurt Yeager Ashley Yeates Joan and Warren Yu

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Endowment Giving * denotes 10 or more years of consecutive giving

$4,358,093 The Santa Catalina School Endowment for Unrestricted Support

$11,606,587 Endowment for Tuition Assistance and Scholarship

Income from these unrestricted funds is used to support the school’s greatest needs.

Income from these funds provides need-based tuition aid and merit scholarship awards to qualified and deserving students.

The Santa Catalina School Endowment for General Purposes Established in 1987

The Scholarship Endowment Fund in Honor of Ry Riegel ’92 and Andy Riegel ’93 Established in 1992

The Catherine L. and Robert O. McMahan Scholarship Fund Established in 1997

The Berenice P. Andrews Scholarship The Talbott Family Endowment Fund for Monterey County Students Fund for Upper School Students Established in 1997 Established in 1993 The Whelden Family Endowment in Support of Scholarship Established in 1998

The de Baubigny Endowment Fund Established in 1985

Ceseli and Hugh Foster* The Santa Catalina School Frances Dillingham Endowment for General Scholarship Established in 1985 The Lucy Bush ’67 Memorial Endowment for Scholarship Ann Bryant* Established in 1993 Caitlin Bryant ’07 In support of Self Defense Classes Laural Foundation In honor of Caitlin Bryant ’07 Lauren Bechtel Dachs ’67*

The Jagels Family Endowment in Support of Santa Catalina School Established in 1986

The Brackenridge Family Scholarship Fund Established in 1985

The Bianca Patterson Greenough ’93 Memorial Endowment Fund Established in 1993

The Pamela Fairbanks de Villaine ’60 Scholarship Fund (Envision Campaign) Established in 2000

The Greer Family Foundation Fund for Unrestricted Endowment Established in 1987

The Ward Davis Scholarship Fund Established in 1985

The Santa Margarita Scholarship Fund for Lower School Students Established in 1993

The Lise Jensen Endowment for Scholarship Established in 2000

The Munzer Family Fund in Support of Endowment Established in 1994

Caroll Fergusson Susan and Eugene Walgenbach

The Braun Endowment Fund Established in 1982

The George A. Pope, Jr. Endowment Fund Established in 1987 Maria Pope ’83 Josephine and Peter Pope Portland General Electric Company I.N. and S. H. Van Nuys Foundation Fund Established in 1989 The Quaglieri Family Endowment in Support of Santa Catalina School Established in 1992 The Lester M. Grainger Endowment Fund Established in 1993 The Carol and Peter Read Family Fund Established in 1993 The Fuchs Family Endowment Fund Established in 1999 Mary and Howard Fuchs* In honor of Mieke Fuchs The Eckman Family Endowment Fund Established in 2009

The Tink Dollar Melanson ’71 Endowed Scholar Established 1986 The Nancy Farr ’66 Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1987 The Santa Catalina Merit Scholarship Fund Established in 1988 The Debii Dollar Conant ’67 Endowment Scholar Established 1989 The Grover Hermann Foundation Scholarship Fund Established in 1989 Amanda Kirkpatrick MacDonald ’93 Endowment Fund Established in 1997 Bambi and Robert Griffin In memory of Amanda Kirkpatrick MacDonald ’93 The Hugh H. Macneil Scholarship Fund Established in 1989 The William G. Gilmore Foundation Endowment for Scholarship Assistance Established in 1990 The Virginia Reeves Apple ’89 Scholarship Endowment Established in 1990 The Gordon & Clare Johnson Endowment for Scholarship Established in 1991 The LLWW Scholarship Endowment Fund Established in 1992

The Santa Catalina School Alumnae Daughters Fund for Scholarship Established in 1994 The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Scholarship Endowment Fund Established in 1995 Funded by a challenge grant from The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation and matching gifts from: The E.L. Cord Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. John Flanigan, Mrs. Genemarie Gawthrop, The Florence M. Heafey Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. J. James Hill III, Mrs. Laura Knoop Pfaff ’72, The Robert Stewart and Helen Pfeiffer Odell Fund Pooh Bear Schmidt Family Endowment for Scholarship Assistance Established in 1995

The Brooks Walker, Jr. Family Fund in Support of Upper School Scholarship Established in 1999

The Olga Osborne Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 2001 The Amon G. Carter Foundation Endowment in Support of Scholarship Established in 2002 The Marie C. de Dampierre Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 2005 Clement/Doughty Family Scholarship Fund Established in 2004 The Anne Cunha Ferrari ’93 Memorial Fund for Financial Aid Established in 2009

Nicole Lazarus Adan ’93 Brett and James Collins (Brett Davis ’93) The Kathryn E. O’Neill Memorial Endowment Fund for Financial Aid Established 2009

Randi Palmieri The Alumnae Envision Fund for Scholarship Endowment Established in 1996 Angela Nomellini ’71 and Kenneth Olivier*

Elizabeth and Robert Helfrich E.B. O’Neill ’85 The Robert and Alberta Tanous Memorial Endowment Fund Established in 2010 Deborah Tanous Scofield ’65

Martcia E. Wade ’72 Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund Established in 1996 The Nan Goldie ’66 Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1997

The Marta and George Szemes Endowment for Summer Study Established in 2012

annual report 113 $7,379,970 Endowment for Faculty Salary Support and Enrichment Income from these funds provides general faculty salary support, professional development, and endows faculty merit awards and teaching positions in designated disciplines.

The Santa Catalina Endowment for General Faculty Support Established in 1983

$538,004 Endowment in Support of Religious Life Income from these funds provides support for religious programs and related purposes.

The Janko Family Fund for Arts and Liturgical Purposes Established in 1988

Kajikuri Endowment for the Performing Arts in Honor of Amy Kajikuri ’80 Established in 1995 Diane and Hisashi Kajikuri In memory of Gerald Dalton Amy and Joseph Martinetto (Amy Kajikuri ’80) In memory of Sister Jean Gilhuly In memory of Gerald Dalton

The Santa Catalina School General Endowment for Technology Established in 1994 The Maura B. and Robert W. Morey, Jr. Endowment Fund Established in 1994 The Carol and Peter Read Family Fund Established in 1994

Abigail and Albert Janko

The Turley Endowment in honor The Julie and Finis F. Conner of Chris Turley ’97 in Support Endowment Fund The Jenner Lee Fritz ’94 Endowment of Father/Daughter Productions Established in 1994 Fund for Religious Programs Established in 1995 The Edward E. Ford Foundation Fund Established in 1995 $331,745 for Faculty Education The Turley Endowment in Honor The Soli Deo Gloria Endowment Established in 1983 of Regan Turley ’95 in Support Endowment for The Sister

by Sunzah Park of Upper School Music Students Kieran Library Established in 2001 The Santa Catalina Endowment Established in 1995 for the Master Fellow Program Income from this endowment provides The Justine Bloomingdale ’73 Established in 1983 Endowment in Support for book and materials acquisitions for Lecture in Religion of Music Scholarship the library.

Established in 2003 The de Guigne-de Dampierre Chair Established in 1995 in French Studies The Santa Catalina School General The Fritz Family Roman Catholic Established in 1986 Music Endowment in Memory Endowment for the Chaplain Fund of Caroline Schulte Beasley ’88 Sister Kieran Library The Edward T. Foley Established in 2012 Established in 2000 Established in 1992 Foundation Fund Established in 1988 The Art Beyond the Campus Fund Jay and Barbara Fritz Abigail Folger ’61 Book Collection in Memory of Martha Williams ’71 Family Foundation Endowment Fund The Riley Engl Mott ’92 Endowment Established in 2011 Barbara and Jay Fritz Established in 1992 in Support of Faculty Established in 1990 Nancy Williams Shea ’75 $179,798 Anonymous In memory of Martha Williams ’71 In memory of Ines M. Folger The Keck Foundation Fund Melissa and William Williams Endowment for Language Barbara and Peter Folger* for Science Enrichment Instruction Established in 1991 Jennifer W. Budge ’71 Endowment in Support of Faculty Established in 1992 The May Family Endowment in Support of Faculty Established in 1992 The Burden/Childs Family Endowment Fund in support of a Learning Specialist Established in 1994 The de Guigne-de Dampierre Chair in Theology Established in 1999 The Lamson Endowment in Support of the Teaching of Philosophy Established in 1999 The Sister Carlotta Endowment for Educational Excellence Established in 2002 Cynthia Braun Murphy ’75 In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Braun Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation Wendy Hayward Wendling ’82 LS Karen and Martin Wiskoff The Ruth Carter Stevenson and Karen Johnson Hixon ’69 Chair for Mathematics.

Established in 2015

Income is directed in support of selected students of foreign language.

The Louise Beland Memorial Endowment Fund Established in 1999

$352,367 Endowment for Fine Arts and Performances

$1,262,400 Endowment for Campus and Facilities Income from these funds supports enhancements to and maintenance of the school’s buildings and grounds.

$1,827,863 Endowment for Special Purposes

Income from these funds is used to support various programs and people as designated by the donors.

The Santa Catalina School General Endowment for Campus and Facilities Established in 1991

The Sister Kieran Achievement Award Endowment Fund Established in 1991

Anonymous In honor of Maggie Jagels In honor of Jean Jagels Vaughn ’75

Alyssa Dougherty ’10 Lyn Belcher Wilson ’66 In memory of Sister Kieran

The Santa Catalina School General Endowment in Support of Fine Arts and Performances Established in 1994

The Mary Johnson ’85 Music Center Endowment Established in 1991

The Maura B. and Robert W. Morey, Jr. Endowment Fund Established in 1991

The Merritt Minnemeyer ’94 Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts Established in 1994

Emily B. Taylor and Lindsay O’Hara England Endowment in Support of Gardens and Grounds Established in 1995

The Bernice Brown Memorial Fund Established in 2003

Income from these funds supports dance, drama, music performances, and the fine arts program.

Constance Stevens The Sylvia Chao ’94 Endowment for the Upper School Art Department Established in 1995 Kajikuri Endowment for the Performing Arts in Honor of Miya Kajikuri ’88 Established in 1995 Diane and Hisashi Kajikuri In memory of Sister Jean Gilhuly In memory of Marie Beldon Miya Kajikuri ’88 In memory of Sister Jean Gilhuly In memory of Kelly Day Knight ’84 LS

Edna and Peter O’Hara The George H. Rathman Family Endowment in Support of Athletic Facilities Established 1999

$100,933 Endowment for Student Enrichment and Support Income from this endowment provides funds to deserving students for student activities and personal growth.

Endowment for the Greer Family Dormitory Established in 2002

The Woolf Family Endowment in Support of Student Activities Established in 2005

$1,046,476 Endowment for Technology and Research

The Sister Christine Fund for Student Enrichment and Support Established in 2013

Income from these funds provides for research opportunities and technology enhancements and upgrades.

Sister Claire Barone* Elizabeth Lloyd Rovetta ’95 and Francesco Rovetta In memory of Sister Jean Gilhuly

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2014–15 Santa Catalina Fund COMMITTEE MEMBERS Reunion Class Agents Carol Speegle Lannon ’55 Karen Swanson Crummey ’60 Jinx Hack Ring ’60 Nancy Woolf ’70 Jean Jagels Vaughn ’75 Eleanor Zuckerman-Gallmeister ’80 Christina Nalchajian Whitley ’85 Alicia Read Hoggan ’90 Kelly Ewen Schindler ’95 Katy Congdon Williams ’00 Abigail Bowen James ’00 Maeko Bradshaw ’10 Alumnae Class Agents Beatrice Leyden Moore ’53 Sally Smith Rhodes ’57 Laurie Washburn Boone Hogen ’58 Caroline Harris Henderson ’61 Mary Whitney Kenney ’67 Tina Greene ’73 Florence Childs Macdonald ’76 Shannon McClennahan ’87 Brett Davis Collins ’93 Ellen McGlynn ’93 Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96 Kate Lynch Jerkens ’97 Marina Barcelo ’04

Peter Butler Debrah Dornath Valerie Ghio Deborah Kosmont Chris Pryor Shawn Quinn Carol Stoker Satu Terian Jeannette Witten Upper School Volunteers Julie Carson Karen Grunwald Laraine Kvitek Katie Martin Kelly O’Dowd Naomi Pollack Leslie Turrini-Smith and Douglas Smith Alicia Steinhardt Susan Szasz Satu Terian Celeste White Thomas Williams Faculty and Staff Volunteers Paul Elliott Kristi McLaughlin Susan Kendall Zoë Sippel

Lower and Middle School Volunteers Maria Avelino Angelica Blatt

33rd Annual Benefit Celebration COMMITTEE MEMBERS Advertising Julie Villarreal Merry Nelson

Gymnasium Coordinators Paul Elliott Jeff Hrepich

Alumnae Representative Gretchen Mueller Burke ’83

Live Auction Shelley Lipe Richard Patterson Susan Selbst Laurie Severs Jeannette Witten

Count Me Ins Lisa Alderson Bridget Eyraud Gloria Kim Deborah Peyton Database Management Courtney Doust Lindsay Henrard Gloria Kim Kelly Maney-Liner Trina Nguyen Décor and Display Heather Church Kristin Huston Event Coordinators Deborah Peyton Laurie Severs Event Promotion Jee Hee Lee Ashley Moranda Dustin Moranda

Operations Kathey Burcar Ashley Moranda Sandy Nunnally Gynny Reyes Doug Smith Leslie Turrini-Smith Santa Catalina Communications Crystal Boyd ’89 Jamie LeMaire Courtney Shove Molly Calvert Silent and Online Auction Lisa Alderson Maria Avelino Jennifer Breitenwischer Miera Cacciola Kim Cutino Gloria Kim

Anne Lee Nita Patel Deborah Peyton Jamie Roth Liz Sato Pam Yates Technology John Aimé Dustin Moranda Grant Smith Wine Auction Stefanie Chaney Wineries Julie Yurkovich Forrest ’78 Volunteers Deborah Peyton

Benefit Celebration Sponsors Title Sponsor Ocean Honda Presenting Sponsors Avila Construction Company Fresno Fab Tech, Inc.

Platinum Sponsor Bon Appétit Gold Sponsors Carmel Insurance Agency, Inc. Ramsay Family Foundation Val’s Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Silver Sponsors Garza Plumbing, Inc. Tanimura & Antle Bronze Sponsors Alcal Specialty Contracting Michelle and Garrett Blake Barbara Bundy M Bruno Electric, Inc. Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59 Walker Stone Works

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2015 Lower and Middle School Carnival COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chairs Michelle Borgomini Stephanie Pritchard Benefit Drawing Julia Scattini Wendi Yeater Deborah Peyton

Clothing Michelle Borgomini Stephanie Pritchard Deborah Peyton Masters of Ceremony and Music Lydia Mansour Jeremy Sandler

Financials Deborah Peyton

Publications Gloria Kim

Food Marielena Carriglio

Room Parent Coordinator Courtney Doust

Photography Francois Brenot

Volunteer Coordinator Maria Avelino

Legacy Campaign Cabinet Members * Member of the Santa Catalina School Board of Trustees Reuben Richards, Campaign CoChair* Curt Breitfuss, Campaign CoChair* Nonie B. Ramsay ’71, Board Chair* Sister Claire Barone, Head of School* Maria Avelino Kirsten Nelson Bedford ’56* Margaret Gibbons Bertero ’86 Patricia Bondesen-Smith ’54 François Brenot Emily Palmer Browne ’89

Michael Bruno ’82 LS* Richard Bufkin Julie Carson Brett Davis Collins ’93 Jennifer and Brendan Connolly Liam Doust Lia Edwards Paul J. Felton* W. Taylor Fithian III Frank Flores Peter M. Folger* Laura Lyon Gaon ’81 Frank Garcia* Matthew T. Gibbs II*

Jim Griffith Tracy Miller Hass ’75* Anne Hilby ’01 Chris Jacobs Felicia and Ray Kausin Julie Lambert ’80 Shannon McClennahan ’87 L. Douglas McKenzie* Diana Ernst McKibben ’01 Arvid Miller Judith McDonald Moses ’86* Jennifer Moulton-Post ’82 Susan Smith Nixon ’87 Kenny Peyton*

Naomi and Seth Pollack Chris Pryor Elizabeth Maher Purdum ’89 Robert Skinner Alicia Steinhardt Ann Frasse Stowe ’82 Brian Swette Stacey Pruett Taddeucci ’82 Julie Villarreal Celeste White Lisa Cavanaugh Wiese ’74 Brooksley Williams Thomas Williams Joan and Warren Yu

2015 Annual Golf Tournament Committee Members Paul Elliott Jeff Hrepich Richard Patterson

Cougars Foursome Tanimura & Antle Michelle and Chris Stephens Cathi and Kirk Triplett

Tournament Sponsors

Cougars Twosome Julie and Curt Breitfuss (Julie Jones ’79) Monterey Peninsula Foundation

Catalinian Sponsors Ramsay Family Foundation

Tee Sign Sponsors Peter and Cara Butler Lia and Herm Edwards Pam and Russ Fadel Hussman Family Oliveira Plastering Richards Family

Tournament Donors Avila Construction Mary and Peter Butler, Sr. Clara and Jeffrey Curry Katie and Gary Darnell (Katie Finnegan ’72) Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59 Sandra and Brian Haskin Ocean Honda Maureen and Ben Richards Susan and Tommy Williams

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2014–15 Admission Parent Welcome Committee COMMITTEE MEMBERS Rebecca and Edward Brinskele, Cochair Margret and Nicholas Chee, Cochair Karen and Lawrence Ames III Sara Liu and James Bennett Michelle and Gregg Brady Alice Chow Lena and Stuart Clark Anne Killea and Patrick Donovan

Ada and Todd Fisher Maryann and Craig Fox Ana Coppel ’90 and Jose Gonzalez Sanchez Mia and Lawrence Hamwey Connie Harrell Jameen and Jon Jacoby (Jameen Wesson ’77) Hyunkyong Kim and Dongsoo Koong Donghan Chang and Ran Liu

Moira Hogan Mitchell and Kenton Mitchell Maria Dulay and Tarak Mody Caroline and Steven Mudd Yuin Lee Long and Beng Tiong Ng Ann and Richard Patterson Naomi and Seth Pollack Wendy and Victor Ramirez Laura and John Siletto Leslie Turrini-Smith and Douglas Smith

Ann and Nicholas Stowe (Ann Frasse ’82) Susan and Thomas Williams

2014–15 Education Committees Lower and Middle Schools Christy Pollacci, Chair Janet Luksik, School Rep Anthony Schipper, School Rep Kit Nelson Bedford ’56 Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59 Frank Garcia

Deborah Peyton, Parent Association Chair Brendan Connolly, Parent Rep Ricky Nguyen, Parent Rep Julie Villarreal, Parent Rep Brooksley Williams, Parent Rep

Upper School John Murphy, Chair Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, School Rep Kristi McLaughlin, School Rep Kit Nelson Bedford ’56 Rob Bolt

Margaret Rosenberg Duflock ’59 Taylor Fithian Frank Garcia Liz Hulme Julia Janko Wong ’82

Board of Trustees Nonie B. Ramsay ’71 Chair Kirsten Nelson Bedford ’56 Vice-Chair Jennifer W. Budge ’71 Vice-Chair

School Administration Sister Claire Barone Head of School John Aimé Assistant Head of School

Peter M. Folger Vice-Chair

John Murphy, Ph.D. Assistant Head of School for Mission and Identity

Kit Y. Wai Treasurer

Richard Patterson Assistant Head of School for Advancement

Reuben Richards Secretary

Rita Alves Business Manager

Sister Claire Barone Head of School Frederick M. Bates Michelle Blake Robert C. Bolt Curt Breitfuss Michael D. Bruno ’82 LS Herm Edwards Katherine Ernst James Farley, Jr. Paul J. Felton W. Taylor Fithian III Frank Garcia Matthew T. Gibbs II Tracy Miller Haas ’75 Elizabeth R. Hulme Edward King L. Douglas McKenzie Judith McDonald Moses ’86 Mary Looram Moslander ’84 Carolyn O’Brien ’74 Kenneth Peyton Victor Ramirez Michael Roffler Wesley von Schack

Honorary Trustee Brooks Walker, Jr.

2015-16 Events Christmas Vacation Winter Break Alumnae Reunion Annual Benefit Celebration Easter Vacation Father-Daughter Weekend Upper School Commencement Kindergarten Graduation Grade 8 Graduation

December 18–January 3 February 19-28 March 11 & 12 March 19 March 23-April 3 April 22-24 May 28 June 1 June 3

Laurie Severs Director of Development Lower & Middle School Christy Pollacci Head of Lower & Middle School Janet Luksik Director of Tuition Assistance/Director of Admission Anthony Schipper Middle School Dean Amy McAfee Director of Curriculum & Learning Learning Specialist, PreK–Grade 4 Chris Haupt Director of Student Life Upper School John Aimé Assistant Head of School Kassandra Thompson Brenot ’87, Ph.D. Head of Upper School Gerard Kapolka, Ph.D. Dean of Academics Julia Kim Dean of Studies Kristi McLaughlin Dean of Students/Director of Boarding Life

Bird and Nest, Daniel Avelino, grade 1

Colleen Murray Director of College Counseling

Santa Catalina School, located on the Monterey Peninsula, is an independent, Catholic school.

The Upper School is a college-preparatory high school for young women, with boarding and day students in grades 9–12. The Lower and Middle School are coeducational, with day students in PreK–grade 8. A summer camp for girls 8–14 years serves resident and day campers. n Santa Catalina School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Santa Catalina is a member of The National Association of Independent Schools, The Association of Boarding Schools, National Catholic Educational Association, National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, California Association of Independent Schools, Secondary School Admission Test Board, and Online School for Girls. n Santa Catalina School admits students of any race, creed, color, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, and national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, athletic, or other school-administered programs.

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