NewsNotes Robbie Bedi visited Hong Kong in January and had lunch with Keating Leung, who wrote, “We had great fun catching up. Robbie just finished a residency in Scottsdale, AZ, and officially became a spine doctor.” The Alumni Council welcomes Keating as a new member effective July 1. Keating will serve as our young alumni regional rep in Hong Kong. - 42 1999 • Arthur Chang is the new class agent for WSC Class of ’99. These days Arthur splits his time between Taiwan and Southern California. He and his wife Jasmine are expecting their first child. Kathy Chen Liu sent in this cute photo of her 2-year-old son Kyle. - 43
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Sarah Raser and Doc Lofgren met for coffee during his recent visit to Minneapolis. Sarah is co-chairing her 10-year Macalester College reunion committee. She married Mac grad Ben Sherwood in 2010 and has worked in fundraising for the YWCA of Minneapolis since 2007. Congratulations to Zee Wolters for being awarded a one-month research fellowship to Oxford and the Huntington Library, courtesy of the Huntington, to complete the research for her dissertation. The focus is on the history of medicine in 17th century England and how the struggle of medicine as a philosophy versus medicine as a practice played out in the public sphere. 2000 • A raw diet for dogs? That’s what Noa Martinsen says brought his rescue pup, Batman, back to good health. Using detoxification techniques to improve his own health, Noa applied these to his rescue pup, and the results were so convincing that he’s offering his services to others. Noa uses a simple hTMA lab test to identify toxins and mineral imbalances. He then develops a clinical nutrition guide to detoxify the animal and resolve its health issues. To learn more, visit www.animalelite.com - 44 Vincent Rhee and his wife, Kay welcomed a baby daughter in September 2012.
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Kelly Smith and Caroline Adler caught up with Jason Pasley ’96 at the alumni mixer at The Hamilton in Washington, DC, in January. Jason has signed on to represent the Class of 1996 as a class agent. - 45 2001 • Chiara Issa is the front of house manager at LA Spice Café in Culver City. Chiara relocated back to Southern California from New York last fall. Both a catering kitchen and a café, LA Spice opened in February 2013. Brie Widaman, Dorothea Buford-Levels, Jessica (Dunn) Shepard, Angela Scaletta and Aji Abiedu caught up with Chiara over brunch in March. Chiara encourages any alumni on the Westside to stop in and say hello! - 46
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2002 • Melissa and Michelle Fabregas are excited to announce their new business, Dribble Dots Edible Oils. “Our first line of products includes six flavored cooking oils and potato chips. We are co-branding this season with several reputable names, including David Guetta, Pacha, and Ushuaia (a hotel comparable to the Wynn in Las Vegas).” Kathy Sun, marketing manager for Natural Balance Pet Foods, got to snap a photo with SFC Eric Pazz before he reunited with his family. His surprise reunion was a highlight of the 2013 Rose Parade. Kathy joins the Alumni Council as a member-at-large this year. - 47 Jordan Taylor also joins the Alumni Council as a member-at-large this year. He has been involved as a Webb volunteer by chairing his 10-year reunion and speaking at Sophomore Career Evening. 2003 • Briana Curry, Lauren Martinez, Griffin (Gunderson) Miller, Daniel Smith and Robert Zondervan are co-chairing the Class of 2003 10-year reunion. There will be a party just for 2003 on Friday, September 20 and a full day of activities scheduled on September 21, at Webb. Chloe Lewis lives in San Francisco and is an institutional program manager-global expansion at Fisher Investments. She recently attended her cousin’s graduation at Pitzer. - 48 Lauren Martinez has enthusiastically signed on to the Class of 2003’s 10-year reunion committee. She and her fiancé Clinton live in Houston, TX. The couple will be married in Oregon in July 2014. Lauren looks forward to reconnecting with her classmates at the reunion.
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Caleb Morse returned to campus for Men in the Arena. This year’s theme was Leaving Your Legacy and Caleb spoke to the WSC students about his experiences after leaving Webb. He founded a non-profit company World Wide Impact in 2007 and has been traveling to Africa to oversee projects that will help to create a sustainable economy in countries like Kenya. Now at Stanford Business School, Caleb continues his outreach work throughout the year. - 49
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