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in school to become a licensed clinical esthetician. Skin care has always been a passion of mine and I am looking forward to this new and exciting phase of my life. I really enjoy being on campus daily for my children and I’m thrilled for us all to be a part of the Santa Catalina family! I hope all is well.”
1990
Augustina Stevens astevens@hondaofmorganhill.com Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!
1991
Marita Quint Bruni marita.quint@gmail.com Just out the door from a hot yoga class and I (Marita Quint Bruni) hear my name. Thankfully it was my old roommate, Melanie Vincent Nichols, who I am sure saw me even more disheveled in the morning hours at Catalina than I looked at that moment! I’ve enjoyed running into Mel and we’ve even managed to get together a couple of times to workout. Mel says, “I am enjoying raising my beautiful twins Madeline and Siena (5) in Newport Beach. They keep me busy, but being a mother to them is well worth it. This winter my husband and I enjoyed taking them to Costa Rica for a few weeks. We really enjoyed the hikes and looking for the exotic animals with them as well as the plants and insects. Shell collecting on the beaches of Costa Rica was a definite highlight of our trip.” I was delighted to hear from Monica Duflock Kwait just after the New Year. It sounds like she’s been very busy with travel, life as a mom to her three adorable boys, as well as a renewed pastime. “Life is good here in Marin County. We started off this past summer with a couple of trips to New York and France and then hunkered down at the ranch for the rest of the summer.
Class of 1989: Front row: Paulina Ospina Symons, Jen Nokes, Andi Duncan, Kim Meek Shickle, Crystal Boyd, Theresa Roundesville, Amy Rees Nelson, Heidi Cohen Cook Second row: Bridget Callaghan Zaro, Jennifer Kwon, Elizabeth (Liz) Maher Purdum, Mary Katherine Garcia Kuntac, Maureen Duflock Bernal, Mary Fleisher Baum, Virginia Reeves Apple, Haley King Lhamon, Abbi Smith , Jana Enos Hunt Third row: Kim Rudas Goerlitz, Carson Billings Lovell, Ninive Clements Calegari, Rebecca Khamnipur Morrison, Cecelia Marihart, Beth Tyler Foley, Emily Palmer Browne, Sarah Clark Woolf, Stacey Adams Montoya
It was great to be down at the ranch—lots of horseback riding, floating down the river, and running around in wide open spaces for the boys. We came back for the start of school and for the first time ever, I don’t have anyone at home. I finished my term on our nursery school board and we moved up to grade school for all three! My boys are in 4th, 2nd, and kindergarten, and of course super busy with all of their boy stuff (sports, piano and extracurricular activities). After a
10-year break, I bought a horse and have been taking lessons again! I’m really looking forward to being able to compete. I was with Daphne Demas Ghriskey and Cindy Kitchell in Scottsdale to ring in the New Year. Both are doing great and have the most darling children.” A bit of travel was also on the agenda for Amanda Hennigan Mansour: “This past year included an amazing trip to the Middle East and a fun weekend with some of my fellow ’91ers in Santa Ynez! It also
Beth Russo Tarallo ’89 and children Johnny, Juliana, and Jenna at Juliana’s graduation from Santa Catalina Middle School
Daniela Garza-Zorrilla Guajardo ’89 and family