Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1990s
| 1991Kim Green’s two novels, Is That a Moose in Your Pocket? and Paging Aphrodite, were published by Bantam-Dell. She is at work on several more books and lives in San Francisco with her husband, Gabe, and her daughter, Lucca. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) • David Del Testa, M.A. ’92, Ph.D. ’01, was named assistant professor of history at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) • Suzanne Chávez-Silverman, Ph.D., is a professor at Pomona College where she teaches in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and has chaired the Spanish and Latin American studies programs. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Mike Osaki became the station manager of the San Francisco office of Oriental Air Transport Service, an international freight forwarding company. He’s also the father of a new baby girl, Lauren Meihei. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • An article by Cheryl Welsh, director of the human rights group Mind Justice, was included in the addendum of Gloria Naylor’s book 1996 (Third World Press). In the book, Naylor wrote a first-hand account of her experiences with mind control by the government. Welsh currently studies law at Lincoln Law School in Sacramento. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Suzanne Chávez-Silverman, Ph.D., was promoted to professor of romance languages and literatures at Pomona College in Claremont. She is also the author of the bilingual literary memoir Killer Crónicas: Bilingual Memories (University of Wisconsin Press), released in late 2004. (appeared in the Winter 2006 issue) • Jesse Church was promoted to assistant principal at Long Beach Poly High School. (appeared in the Winter 2006 issue) • Laura (LaSalle) Tewnion recently moved to Boulder, Colo., with her husband, Angus, and son, Jordan. She is the director of research and development for WhiteWave Foods, a division of Dean Foods. (appeared in the Winter 2006 issue) • Howard Beck and his wife, Mariko, welcomed their first child, Talia Mirei, in January. Howard writes about the New York Knicks for the New York Times and the family lives in New Jersey. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) • Robert Bernardo was chosen to be a grand marshal at the 36th annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade and Celebration in June. A community activist for over 20 years, Bernardo has worked with the district attorney’s office to help solve hate crimes, as well as with the Asian AIDS project to promote health awareness. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) • Brynn (Borg) Gormley and her husband, Geoff, welcomed a baby boy, Vincent Michael, in November. Vincent joins big sister Caitlyn, who turns 4 in September. The family lives in Santa Monica where Brynn teaches elementary school. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) • Brad Nelson has been named a principal and senior landscape architect at LPA Sacramento Inc. He monitors and directs all aspects of the firm’s planning and landscape architecture studio. Nelson has 16 years of experience in landscape architecture and design. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) • Brad Pacheco has been named assistant division chief of the Office of Public Affairs at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. He directs the pension fund’s media operations, design studio and online services. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) • Kellie (Smith) Hays has begun the Eugene (Oregon) Junior Generals Special Hockey team. The team gives youths with developmental disabilities the opportunity to learn about sportsmanship and team spirit, as well as acquire fundamental hockey skills. Hays is a district sales manager for Paychex. She and her husband, Chris, have two children, Chloe and Carter, who has autism. (appeared in the Fall 2006 issue) • A short story by Mark Wisniewski, M.A., titled “Stricken” was the first-place winner of the Tobias Wolff Award in Fiction. “Stricken” will be published in the spring 2007 issue of The Bellingham Review. More than 100 of his stories have appeared in print. (appeared in the Fall 2006 issue) • Jason Biggs, senior counsel for M&M Corporate Services Inc. in Palo Alto, and his wife, Gaylene, welcomed the birth of their second son, Grayson Alexander, in February, joining brother Gage Dominic, 2. The couple lives in Mountain View. (appeared in the Winter 2007 issue) • Scott Elfen was appointed general manager of Vector Engineering’s Lima, Peru, office. He moved to Peru in 1999 as the engineering manager. (appeared in the Winter 2007 issue) • Barry and Kathy (Cleary) Fisher opened GROW The Produce Shop in Manhattan Beach, featuring organic and conventional fruits and vegetables. Barry has been exporting produce to Asia for over 15 years and recently decided to bring his knowledge to the Los Angeles area. (appeared in the Winter 2007 issue) • Shawn (Tiffin) Griffin was named bulk supply manager for Constellation Wines. Griffin has been with the company for 14 years and lives in Madera with husband Bill and sons Zach and Josh. (appeared in the Winter 2007 issue) • Jeff Randall was selected as teacher of the year by the Intermediate Schools Parent and Administrator Advisory Council. He teaches seventh-grade math at Arcade Fundamental Middle School in Sacramento County. He and his wife, Jeanine (Barbour) ’89, have two children and live in Antelope. (appeared in the Winter 2007 issue) |