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Bernadette Austin, class of 1998– After two years as the development manager for a non-profit organization, New Connections in Concord, CA, Bernadette received a Fellowship Grant at UC Davis to complete a Master’s degree in Community Health Development. She is joining her fiance, Michale Bower, class of 1998, who is currently in his sophomore year for a doctorate in Environmental Science & Ecology.
Peter Trudelle ran his fastest time ever in his leg of a relay at the NAIA Track and Field National
Francis Byun, class of 1998– has a new job with Samsung Securities as an equity research analyst. Her fiance, Championships. Charly (sic.) works for Samsung Global Strategy group, and they will be one of the many, many, “Samsung
couples” in Korea, she said.
Doug Kirkland, Class of 1998– has been promoted the rank of Captain in the United States Air Force. Doug is currently serving in Space Command with the 490th Missile Squadron at Malmstrom AFB in Montana.
Suzi Kovacs, class of 1998– has been working in San Francisco for Healey Motor Sports for the past six
years. She is now in Budapest, Hungary, attending the Balint Institute for a one-year program in Hungarian language, history, culture and current events. Once the program ends, she will take the nationwide Hungarian language exam. She hopes to find a job in Budapest and also be involved with tutoring English and Spanish while interning at a multinational corporation or a government agency. She loves Budapest and Europe and speaks fluent Hungarian, so this is a natural career choice for her, she said.
Laura Timpe, class of 1998– just completed a nine-month culinary arts program and five month externship in the Napa Valley of California. She is now a pastry chef at Bouchon Bakery, owned by Thomas Keller (of French Laundry fame) in Yountville, CA.
Lauren Hannigan, class of 1999– completed her credential and is now teaching third grade at Lincoln School in Cupertino, CA.
James Cirino, class of 2000– is working as a Research Assistant for the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University College of Business. He also is completing an internship with the Daytona Beach International Airport, learning airport operations and administration. He will be graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a BS in Aviation Business Administration on December 16, 2005.
Alexandra DeMartini, class of 2000 – graduated from Santa Clara University in June 2005 with a degree in Art History. She is working for Heritage Bank of Commerce as a New Accounts Representative.
Maria Ferencova, class of 2000– completed her undergraduate degree in International Trade at the University of Economics, Prague. She is continuing on for a Master’s at the same school. She has a little sister who
is almost 5 years old, born after Maria returned from her senior year at the Priory. Maria says she enjoys teaching her a little English.
Mike Hon, class of 2000– reports that he followed a dream of two or three years and hiked the entire Pacific Crest Trail from the border of Mexico to British Columbia, finishing up this past summer.
Soong Kim, class of 2000– is finishing his studies in engineering at UC Berkeley.
Zolton Kovacs, class of 2000– was pleased to have his family visit him at Fort Bragg, NC during the Mother’s Day weekend last spring. He has now been deployed and is serving his first rotation in the Operation
Iraqi Freedom. He belongs to the 65th Military Police Company (Airborne); 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne) out of Fort Bragg, NC and is located at FOB Camp Kalsu about 30 miles south of Baghdad.
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