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whereabouts of Kate Mahaney Daniel, I would love to reconnect with her!” Sue Burnside is a Facebook friend, so I keep in touch with her fairly regularly, thankfully. Sue recently celebrated her fifth year of legal marriage to her wife Valerie; they spent a month in Greece to celebrate Sue’s 50th birthday this summer. Their daughter finished her freshman year at Tufts and their son is a senior, dreaming of next year on the Cal campus. Sue says, “I will have to thank the sisters more for making me strong and unflappable. I got lucky and started a specialty of grassroots consulting in political campaigns so I have traveled the country slept in cars, midnight flights back and forth. I am still in touch with a bunch of Catalinans: Deb Kinney ’80, Karen Gladstone Dawson, Kate Mahaney Daniel, Jen Post ’82, and a few others.” Debbie Thompson Lee provided a brief update to her last, very exciting one (new husband, fabulous wedding, thriving online business). “I opened a store in November selling gifts, gift baskets, and specialty food. Love the new aspect of my business!” (Terri Booth) Boots Miller is living in Vallejo, and keeps in touch with Sabina D’Agliano-Luna and others. She works in a law firm and was prepping for three trials when last we connected. She wants to get together with geographically close Catalinans! Carmen Ancinas Gee reports, “I live in Orinda, CA with my husband, Robert, and two children, Cameron (17) and Cecilia (15). Both attend Miramonte High School and are thinking about where they want to attend college. Cameron is a rugby player for Lamorinda Rugby and Cecilia is a soccer player for Lamorinda Soccer Club and her varsity high school team. Robert owns his own personal training company, Engergee Fitness. Turning 50 this year has been a shock to my system, so I am treating myself to a nine-day trip in April to Cuba with my close friend. The trip is sponsored by the Colorado College Alumnae Association. (Judy Wray Nelson and I both went there!) I still work for Kaiser Permanente Regional Mental Health as a project manager/case manager in autism services for Northern California. I spend my free time watching soccer and skiing when there is snow. Another milestone was the publishing of my mother’s first book, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows: Tales from Two Valleys (The History Press). For those
who are avid skiers, you will enjoy the history and drama surrounding the development of both ski areas. I don’t see any of my Catalina classmates, but would love to get together! Erin Eggerman Romer reports, “After 10 years as a fulltime mom, I returned to research administration several years ago, first back at San Jose State University, and then transitioning to Stanford University’s Research Management Group which supports the School of Medicine. In 2013, I changed roles at RMG and am now with the clinical trials group, developing and negotiating clinical trial budgets. My daughter, Gail (15) is very much looking forward to driving this year. Gail happily attends Nueva High School. I’d really enjoy meeting up with any Catalina alums in the area. I’ve been able to spend a little time with Laura Lyon Gaon, Laura Farrior Stanley, Molly Hogan Vatinel and (too infrequently) Louise Diepenbrock Baker.” Jennifer Hatley Ash says, “My big news is that my daughter and her husband are having a baby girl, which makes me a grandmother! Martin and I are very excited about that, so it seems that I will be visiting Santa Cruz a little more often in the near future. If anybody is down there, let me know! My private practice as an OCD therapist in Napa is thriving. I am having a lot of fun dividing my time between work and painting. My son is off to University of
Puget Sound, so we will be empty nesters and plan to start traveling. Life is good and I feel very blessed. Recently, I had Molly Hogan Vatinel’s birthday bash and we had a beach sleepover with Erin (Eggerman Romer), Laura (Lyon Gaon), Laura (Farrior Stanley), Louise (Diepenbrock Baker), Molly (Hogan Vitanel), and myself. What fun to see everyone; it had been a long time and yet, just like yesterday! I would love to plan a Napa reunion, so keep in touch and tell me what you think.” Wendy Harrison McKinney states, “My husband David and I still live in the Nashville, TN area, and celebrated our 15th anniversary in August by going back to Jackson Hole, WY to celebrate and show our son where we had eloped to in 1998. Our adopted son Keaton is turning 7 next month and is a first grader this year. I have been in the real estate and mortgage fields for 19 years now and David is a licensed general contractor with his own business. I keep in touch with Teri Booth, Sabina D’Agliano-Luna, Sintu Ng Greene, Mary Bigham, Jennifer Burns, Karen Gladstone Dawson, and Heather (Heller) DiMaggio Chappel. I have no idea where Michelle Bradley-Chittano is these days and would love to hear if anyone knows where she is living now, what she’s doing, etc.” Sintu Ng Greene says, “I’m finally getting used to being an empty nester as my twin daughters are
Class of 1979: Right to left: Lee Busby Orr, Cass Slaughter Antle, Marianne Croonquist, Kelly Pruett Behrens, Dianne Peebles Roach, Fancine Ballestreri Hoffmire, Melina Eversole Montoya, Diane Ryan Adams