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gave birth to second son, Paxton. Enjoying motherhood and also enjoy keeping up with my Catalina friends via Facebook!”
2001 Sheila Callahan sheilacallahan@gmail.com Amy Franson franson.amy@gmail.com Kendel Qvale Duford and her husband Brian welcomed Finley Rose this past May. The Dufords are settling into life as parents and enjoying plenty of Catalina visitors. Mother of two, Elsa Maria Gonzalez, checked in with us from Monterrey, Mexico, where she has been happily married for the past seven years. “I’m mother of Juan Carlos (5) and Elsa (2), and I’m 23 weeks pregnant. It’s a boy, and we are very excited! These past years have been amazing; being a mom can be very challenging and fun at the same time. Every minute with my kids is a gift.” Brandy Maloney: “After several years starving and struggling as an actress with an English degree in
Caroline Collins ’01 and her husband Frank Goldberg
Andrea Robertson ’02 on her wedding day with her sisters and other Catalina alumnae: Emily and Ariel Robertson ’06, Justyna Maslowska ’05, Emily Intersimone ’06, the bride, Greer Murphy ’02, Gina Intersimone ’02, Hue Hoang ’02
N.Y.C., I switched some serious gears and am now in my second year of veterinary school in New Zealand. And loving it! I only have three more years to go. If any Catalinians find themselves down this way, or are looking for an excuse to adventure to one of the most beautiful places on earth, get in touch and come visit me!” Congratulations to Caroline Collins on her marriage to Frank Goldberg in September 2012. She writes: “We were married at the modern wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, and we continue to live here in S.F. Fellow Catalina girls there to share the weekend were: Annie Hilby, Diana Ernst McKibben, Mzilikazi Kone, and my sister-in-law, Brett Davis Collins ’93.” Also recently wed, Emily Lawrence Long and husband Kurt celebrated with a beautiful ceremony last July, surrounded by friends and family. She says: “After honeymooning in Saint Lucia, I returned to teaching first grade. This September, we will expand our family when we welcome our first daughter. I loved catching up with Laura Stenovec ’99 on her recent trip home to San Luis Obispo.”
2002 Sasha Irving sasha.irving@gmail.com
Olivia Nilsson olivianilsson@gmail.com Mary Anderson: “I’m still teaching at the Durham Nativity School, which is a private, tuition-free school for underprivileged boys in Durham, NC. I also develop curricula and teach for the Duke Talent Identification Program. Additionally, I’m the head concert manager for the Duke Chapel Choir, in which I also sing. Katherine Carnazzo: “I am continuing to work on my Ph.D. in educational psychology at UC Santa Barbara and am really enjoying my time there. I keep busy as a TA and with my research, which centers around early intervention and universal screening for mental health in schools. It is a subject that remains very close to my heart and keeps me in local classrooms connecting with students and working with teachers. I am pleased to run into Sheila Callahan ’01 every so often. When I do visit Monterey, I am lucky enough to get to see Cassie Mills Long and her