Page 16 - Priorities #35 2006-October

Suzi has found her dream job. Lots of alumni families have new babies. Jim Irving admits to 11 years at a fun job. The Benedictine beat goes on.
Alumni News & Notes
Jim Irving, class of 1965 is currently Chairman of the Land Use and Environmental Committee of the California Association of Realtors, and also serving the association as an alternate trustee on the Issues Mobilization Political Action Committee. He has been a realtor in Paso Robles, California for the last 19 years. He tells us he worked as a boatman in the Grand Canyon for 11 years before becoming an “adult.” His note to new graduates—it’s ok to not settle down too quickly.
His daughter Alexandra (a Santa Catalina graduate), is entering her senior year at Georgetown University in the School of Foreign Service. His son Ian (Dunn School), will begin his first year at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. His wife’s art can be seen at www.anneladdon.com.
Jim Dugoni – class of 1982, has accepted the position of Director of Annual Giving with the University of Pacific’s Division of Institutional Advancement. He will begin his new position on June 12.
Chris Galli – class of 1984 and his wife volunteered along with the Priory faculty and students at Rebuilding Together. Chris is in construction and both he and his wife spent the entire day along with the crew from the Priory. He said it was a good way to keep involved with the school.
Guillermo Maafs – class of 1985 is now working with TMM (Mexican Maritime Transportation) which is a large logistics company. He will be directing the new Air Cargo / Freight Forwarding business.
Jim Ringham – class of 1985, is proud to announce the addition of Ryan James Ringham to his household. Ryan was born on February 19, 2006 and joined his older sister Madison, who is now 2 years old. Jim and his wife Ursula and their two children live in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose and Jim is in his sixteenth year of employment at Adobe Systems as Senior Field Marketing Manager for graphic design products
Salvador Garcia-Atance, class of 1991 and his wife welcomed their second child, Salvador IV, in April. His older sister, Olivia, turned two June 18.
Andras Gereben – class of 1994, is living in Budapest. He is a partner in an investment company that he helped to start in 1995. Today it is the third largest independent investment company in Hungary, providing brokerage and corporate finance services for private and institutional clients. He and his wife, a cardiologist, are expecting their first child in August 2006.
Diana Kincaid – class of 1995, writes that she and her husband, Chris are the proud parents of twins born April 17, 2006. Donovan was 4 pounds 11 ounces, Delaney was 5 pound 4 ounces. They were 6 weeks premature, but are healthy and doing great.
Suzi Kovacs – class of 1998, is living and working in Hungary. At this time she is the Administrative Assistant/Office Manager for USAID (US Agency for International Development). This is an independent federal government agency under the US State Department that works with the US Embassy in Budapest. The local office has 28 employees, both European and American. She says it is her “dream job.”
Anne (Mecham) Hawkins – class of 1998, and her husband, Jacob, are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter, Rilyn Mona Hawkins. Rilyn was born weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz. on May 8, 2006, in Tucson Arizona. Rilyn is named after her grandmother and former Priory French teacher, Merrilyn Mecham (a plaque dedicates the foreign language classroom in her honor). Carolyn Dobervich, Director of Communications at the Priory, is Rilyn’s honorary grandmother.
William Reinhardt, Middle School graduate in 1998, is using a fellowship from the Princeton in Africa program to work with the Green Belt Movement. The organization is involved with growing trees and managing safaris.
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Peter Bodik (center), who spent his senior year abroad with the Priory class of 2002, visited the campus this fall and here is with Al Zappelli, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, and Head of School Tim Molak. He was hosted by the Alexander Schilling family and has stayed in regular contact with them.