Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1990s
| 1992Mark Mizrahi was named to Super Lawyers 2011 listing in the intellectual property and intellectual property litigation categories. He is a senior attorney based in Brooks Kushman’s Los Angeles office. He practices intellectual property law, emphasizing patent, trademark and copyright litigation. (appeared in the Spring 2011 issue) • Julie Weng-Gutierrez, supervising deputy attorney general, argued on behalf of the California community colleges in the state Supreme Court case Martinez v. Regents of the University of California upholding in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. (appeared in the Spring 2011 issue) • JENNIFER (OLIVER) AIST wrote Babes in the Woods: Hiking, Camping & Boating with Babies & Young Children (Mountaineers Books, 2010). A parent educator for the past 15 years, she lives in Anchorage, Alaska, with her four children and husband. (appeared in the Summer 2011 issue) • BRIAN EBBERT, assistant chief clerk of the California Assembly, in April marked his 20th year of working for the Legislature’s lower house. (appeared in the Summer 2011 issue) • Scott Carney was recently appointed director of administration for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He previously served as the associate secretary for the Office of Legislative Affairs at the California Health and Human Services Agency. He and his wife, Laurie (Dunn) , live in Davis with their two daughters. (appeared in the Fall 2011 issue) • Laura Engelken was ordained in May as a reverend in the United Church of Christ. She is the current director of spiritual and religious life at Mills College, and previously worked in student affairs at the University of Vermont and UC Santa Cruz. In 2008, she received a Master of Divinity at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. During 2005–06, her field study internship was spent working with UC Davis undergraduates involved with the Cal Aggie Christian Association’s CA House. (appeared in the Fall 2011 issue) • Brian Ebbert has been certified as a registered parliamentarian by the National Association of Parliamentarians. He received a near-perfect score, missing only one question on a 1,200-question exam. A legislative staffer for more than 20 years, Ebbert is the assistant chief clerk/assistant parliamentarian of the California Assembly. (appeared in the Fall 2011 issue) • Matthew Kennedy, M.A., was named Honors Faculty of the Year by the Bay Consortium of Honors Program Coordinators for “outstanding contributions to honors students education and program development.” He received the award at the Northern California Community College Honors Symposium held at Stanford University in May. He has taught anthropology at City College of San Francisco since 1994. In May, David Miramontes was appointed medical director for the Washington, D.C., Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. He previously worked as an emergency physician, faculty member and emergency department director at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, a Level 1 trauma/burn center in Toledo, Ohio. (appeared in the Fall 2011 issue) • Debora Varon, M.S., Ph.D. ’94, founded Izzy’s Chocolate in Baltimore, Md., where she makes chocolate-dipped fruit clusters inspired by her Peruvian roots and her experience as a scientist. Her preservative-free and gluten-free products are currently selling at Whole Foods Market, The Fresh Market and other stores in the Baltimore-Washington metro area, as well as online at www.izzyschocolate.com (appeared in the Fall 2011 issue) • Alison Vidal recently became a regional sales account manager for the United States Tennis Association, overseeing nine field representatives in Northern California. She previously worked three years as a sports account executive for Comcast Spotlight. (appeared in the Winter 2012 issue) • Randy Scott Wong recently built and opened a 5,000-square-foot photography studio in San Francisco. His portfolio is available at www.randesignstudio.com. He also operates I-5 Self Storage in Tustin. (appeared in the Winter 2012 issue) • John Craik of Gardnerville, Nev., was among 11 people who died in September after a World War II-era plane crashed into spectators at the National Championships Air Races in Reno. He was 45. While attending UC Davis, he played tenor saxophone for the Cal Aggie Marching Band, and after graduating was a member of the Cal Aggie Alumni Band. A contractor, he owned Big John Construction. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Lorraine; son, Ethan; daughter, MacKenzie; mother, Virginia; and his sister, Kelly Meyer. (appeared in the Winter 2012 issue) • Patricia “Trish” (Doskocz) Ekiss, D.V.M., of Granite Bay died in May. She was 51. She was a certified public accountant, veterinarian and animal rights supporter. She is survived by her children, Kara and Daniel; parents, Barbara and Gene Doskocz; sister, Donna Rodriguez; and brother, John Doskocz. (appeared in the Winter 2012 issue) • Christopher Koehler, M.A. ’93, wrote his third novel. First Impressions (Dreamspinner Press)—a gay riff on Pride and Prejudice—is due out in April. He lives in Davis with his husband, Burch R. Bryant Jr., M.D. ’93, and their son. (appeared in the Spring 2012 issue) • 1992 Hollee King received her Masters in Public Administration from California State University, Northridge, in May. (appeared in the Summer 2012 issue) • Emily (Morton) Hirsch, died last November in Portland, Ore. She was 42. She was an avid bicyclist, chef and a proponent of nutrition. She is survived by her husband of 19 years, Justin; children Josie and Ethan; and mother, Laura Barnett. (appeared in the Summer 2012 issue) • Dina (Dibenedetto Collins) Linkenhoker earned her doctorate in educational leadership from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., in April. Her dissertation is titled, Teachers’ Perspectives and Suggestions for Improving Teacher Education to Facilitate Student Learning. Linkenhoker was selected as the 2012 Bedford County Teacher of the Year, and has been a semifinalist for the past two years for a regional McGlothlin Award for Teaching Excellence. She is also a candidate for National Board certification in social studies–history/early adolescence. She teaches world history at Staunton River Middle School in Moneta, Va., where she lives with her husband, Jim, and their children, Mason and Marina. (appeared in the Fall 2012 issue) • David Whitacre, Ph.D., edited and co-authored Neotropical Birds of Prey Biology and Ecology of a Forest Raptor Community (Cornell Press, 2012). The book reports findings from his nine years of research with the Peregrine Fund in Guatemala’s Tikal National Park. He now teaches biology and statistics at the Treasure Valley Math and Science Center in Boise, Idaho. (appeared in the Fall 2012 issue) • Christie (Weller) Johnson was honored as Natural Resources Management Recreation Employee of the Year by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in August. She lives with her family in Cottage Grove, Ore. (appeared in the Winter 2013 issue) • Ken Koop is the deputy director of environmental programs for the California Military Department and a lieutenant colonel in the California Army National Guard. He is currently leading a security forces assistance team in Afghanistan. (appeared in the Winter 2013 issue) |