Denise Hotta-Moung (07) just moved to New York City. 2nd best city in the world!
Derek Smith (04) is married and expected baby #1! Hannah Madson (05) lives in Chicago, after finishing a MS in Ecology at Kent State.
Kelsey Heiner (07) just visited Singapore & SAS as part of a Southeast Asian vacation in June 2014.
Nina Rosche (05) is in graduate school at UCSF to become a pediatric nurse practitioner.
Julia Knight (07) is attending Yale’s School of Management for a joint JD/ MBA degree. Meanwhile sister Helen Knight (09) is in medical school at Johns Hopkins.
Daniel Szeto (05) is working for a commercial photographer. Christine Byrne (06) is the associate food editor at Buzzfeed, where she manages the test kitchen, creating original food features and hosting guest chefs.
Kathryn Bordwell (07) who studied art history at James Madison University, works as the personal assistant to the founder of a DC art museum.
Emily Blakemore (06) finished graduate school in May 2013, and started working at the White House Office in September 2013. She is currently working as Assistant Director of Cabinet Affairs Operations at the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs.
Kelly Fan (07) is working as a layout artist at Industrial Light & Magic Singapore. Patrick McNulty (07) received a master’s from Elliott School, GWU, in May 2013. He currently works at George Washington University managing the language center operations.
Liz Bowers (06) is living in Boston and working at Citizens Disability.
Jennifer Nockels (07) stopped by SAS during her visit to Singapore last year, and made sure to eat her favorite roti prata and char kway teow.
Samantha Barnes (06) just joined the alumni group. She can’t believe she didn’t join sooner. It is wonderful to relive life in Singapore. Emily Calasanz (06) graduated medical school in May 2014, from Texas Tech University Health Sciences School of Medicine. Living in Dallas, TX, she is now an OB/GYN resident at UT Southwestern. Sara Calvert (06) graduated from Elon University in 2013, and has been working and living in DC since then. Chilean Diaz (06) works as a Regional Operations and Supply Chain Project Engineer with Avery Dennison. He has the opportunity to visit SAS twice a year and excitedly eat Mr. Hoe’s classic szechuan chicken.
Mojgahn Emamjomeh (06) came back to Los Angeles from teaching middle school dance at SAS in June 2014. She started a master’s in education and single subject credential program at Pepperdine University to continue to teach dance and expects to graduate in 2015. Alex Lloyd (06) is a medical student at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC. He’s taking a year off to work on the web team for Dr. Oz. He recently asked his girlfriend of 7 years to marry him, and they’ll be getting married in June 2015.
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Jason Tsai (07) just moved to Boston for his MBA! Emi Kamemoto (08) graduated from George Washington University in May 2013. She now works as an executive assistant at the U.S.-Japan Council. Chi-Chi Lin (08) is working on a new exhibition at the National Building Museum, described by the Washington Post as obligatory for anyone who cares about architecture and museums. Patricia Mar (08) is living in Houston working as a Strategy Consultant at Deloitte Consulting. Pauline Mar (08) finished her 4th marathon, Houston Cheveron, on January 19, 2014. She works as a teacher in Houston. Kaitlyn Newlin (08) and sister Amelia (07) live together in Claremont, CA. Both graduated from Cal Poly Pomona. Kaitlyn works in contract management at Esri and is getting her MBA at University of Caverne. Amelia is getting a dual MBA/MPH from Claremont
Graduate University and currently has a fellowship with the county of San Bernadino Public Health Department. Andres Pazos (08) who graduated from Boston University in 2013, started a company in Singapore, called the ASP Media Group. He currently works as head of marketing for StreetSine Singapore. Kelly Procida (08) graduated from NYU with a master’s in global affairs and is now working with the US Fund for UNICEF. Maya Ranganath (08) is attending the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts in Boston. Prior to starting the graduate program, Maya completed a year as a research associate with MIT’s Poverty Action Lab in India, and for 6 months in Gujarat, worked on a project for farmers to receive better prices. Her previous job in Montreal had her working on a project to increase safety in cities and inclusion toward adolescent girls. Ken Yeoh (08) graduated Brandies in 2012. He works as a developer at HubSpot.
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Christopher Hussey (08) graduated in May 14 with Highest Honors and Highest Distinction in General Scholarship from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Development.
Caroline Joseph Lancaster (06) loves her job mentoring university students through a Christian non-profit. She and husband Mason (married almost 4 years hooray!) are slowly adjusting to life in Boston after moving from San Diego. Life is Good. Chelsea Roach (06) finished a second year at Michael Howard Studios Two Year Conservatory. Christina Romero (06) lives in San Francisco. She got married on April 26, 2014. Laura Remson (06) just got a new job as a social and digital analytics manager at Golin. Karyn Suwito (06) will be graduating in May 2015 with a master’s in social entrepreneurship. Joanna Tu (06) is a medical student at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Rohan Thatte (06) is working as an analyst for Pan Pacific Singapore. Tiffany Too (06) recently became a growth manager at Door Dash as an on-demand food delivery start-up. Denise Borsuk (07) spent a year as a third grade teaching assistant at SAS, and is now working at the Saylor Foundation, an organization developing online classes. Ee Chien Chua (07) attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and took a two-year break to serve a mission for his Church. He recently graduated and started his career at Goldman Sachs in July 2014. Kenneth Chen (07) recently moved to Boston and started a new job. Keri Dixon (07) lives in Boston and works as an associate in private equity at Audax Group.
SPRING 2015
Mr. Hoe’s Chicken Rice Directions Heat the oil. Saute garlic, shallots and ginger until fragrant. Add them to hot water, chicken stock, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. When the water boils, add chicken and pandan leaves and simmer for 45 minutes. Debone and take skin off the chicken. Cut into small pieces and glaze with soya sauce and sesame oil. Cook the rice in the chicken stock with 4 slices fresh ginger, 2 fresh pandan leaves, salt and pepper to taste. Serve the chicken over rice. Garnish with cucumber and tomatoes. Serves 10.
SPRING 2015
Ingredients 2 kg (4-5 pounds) bone-in chicken 60 g (2 oz) spring onion cut into 1-inch pieces 60 g (2 oz) peeled fresh ginger 150 g (5 oz) sliced shallots 60 g (2 oz) pandan leaves 3 cloves garlic 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1.5 chicken cube 1 tsp salt 2 tsp soya sauce 2 tsp sesame oil 3,000 ml water (12 cups) rice
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Notes & Quotes
Notes & Quotes
Devonne Edora (06) recently joined Society 6 working with customer operations management. She is living in Venice, CA.
Lauren Newton (07) works as a Well Planner at Gyrodata in Houston,Texas.
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