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Members of the Class of 1999 and friends enjoy a weekend in Montana: Victoria Richardson, Whitney MacDonald Gough, Julie Rathman Fenton, Justine Carroll Campbell, Amy McCormick Vokey, Sarah Gallagher Parker, Emma Hinsdale Pickering, Laura Stenovec
for all of us, but so far we’re enjoying the food, the people, and the tourism. We’re also excited to shared the news that we’re expecting another boy in early May! We look forward to receiving Catalina visitors, as Angkor Wat alone is worth the trip! Marissa Anshutz Hermer: All well here! Max is 4-years-old, Jake is almost 2, and I’m opening a second Top Dog hot dog restaurant in London in April. Baby number three is due in May, and I’ll be finishing my cookbook in June. Bring on the madness! While we were in California this summer, we loved having visits from Julie Rathman Fenton, her husband, and daughter Lucy; Whitney MacDonald Gough and her son William; and Laura
James, son of Amy McCormick Vokey ’99
Ariana Ebrahimian ’99 and her sister Elena Ebrahimian ’04 doing dental aid work
Stenovec. Rochelle DeCastro Jones: A lot has happened this year. I was the maid of honor for the wedding of Angelina Yao Chu to Howard Chu, which took place in September 2015 in Jeju, South Korea, along with her other bridesmaids from Catalina: Carmen Choi ’97, Robin Hwang ’00, and Rene Leung. I also got married in May 2015 to Ian Jones. We had a very small wedding in Longboat Key on the west coast of Florida. My sister Crystal DeCastro ’04 was my maid of honor, and Angelina was my bridesmaid. Ashley Ensign Merlo and her husband, Mark, welcomed their first child, Ellis, in July. Ashley and Mark are loving their new roles as parents. Ali Schneider: 2015 was a big year for me as I left my job at Catholic Charities Oregon to start my own immigration law practice, Meadowlark Immigration PC, with my business partner, Michael Cowgill. As before, my practice will focus on serving survivors
Marissa Anschutz Hermer ’99 and family
Alaina McDonald Sylvester ’99, Katie Maloof Alden ’99, Adrienne Partridge ’99 in Reno, Nevada
of domestic violence and sexual assault as well as family-based immigration, and my partner will be focusing on asylum and people in court proceedings. Looks like Portland is my home for the long run! I have a lovely little house with a cute dog named Gizmo, and trying to get as much hiking in as possible. Alaina McDonald Sylvestor: We are doing well in Reno, NV. We welcomed Rustin in December 2015. He got to meet two of his favorite Catalina aunties, Adrienne Partridge and Katie Maloof Alden, while still in the womb at the baby shower in November and can’t wait to meet even more Catalina aunties in the near future. Amy McCormick Vokey: Nick, James, Basil, and I are still in New England. I have started to get back into fashion design and work freelance for BHLND while home with James who is now almost two. Lara Von Berg: I graduated from my residency in family medicine June 2015 from Overlook Medical Center. I am now working for Alatae Medical in Hillsborough, NJ in private practice. As for me, Laura Stenovec, I am a managing director and founding member with Beautycounter, a direct retail brand out of Santa Monica. Our mission is to get safe products into the hands of everyone. I coach and mentor a national sales team and absolutely love it. I just returned from a trip to the Yellowstone Club in