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Andy Schilling, class of 1978, is happy to share the news that his oldest daughter, Alec, is now attending Woodside Priory School and loving every minute of it.
Dr. Jose Monarrez-Cardenas, class of 1980, attended Saint Mary’s College in Moraga for his pre-med training and later graduated from medical school at ITESM in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico. He continued his training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is now an orthopedic surgeon and lives with his wife in Ensendad, Baja California, Mexico.
Shinji Nagamine, class of 1981, is living in Japan. His company, a manufacturer of computerized spring-making machines in Japan, just opened two offices in Europe, so he is keeping very busy.
Jim Dugoni, class of 1982, has spent the past six years working for the Athletic Department at the University of the PacificinStockton. JimservesasAssistantDirectorofAthleticsforExternalAffairs,overseeingannualgiving,special events,andmarketingandpromotions. Heandhiswife,Lisa,liveinModestowiththeirtwosons,Tyler,ten,andJack,six. Paul Gogan, class of 1983, and Ann Swarney are delighted to announce the birth of Thomas Hyland Gogan, who finally arrived on March 27, 2002, weighing 9 pounds—a brother for Patrick and Katie.
Babak Dehnad, class of 1984, lives in San Francisco with his wife of three years, Kristal. They plan to move back to Menlo Park as soon as they can find reasonably priced housing. Babak has started his own consulting firm called People Business (www.peoplebusiness.com). The company specializes in human resources consulting. He is launching a new part of the business soon, a facet which will provide free services to non-profit organizations.
Alfredo Ochoa, class of 1984, is living in Mexico, where he studied business administration. He is married and has three children, a boy, age nine, and two girls, ages six and five. He has started a shrimp farming business with his brothers and says everything is looking great so far.
Chris Pieper, class of 1985, surprised his niece, Lauren Evans, by coming from Taos, New Mexico, for her graduation. He also stopped in at the Priory for a visit.
Derek Gibbs, class of 1986, and his wife of almost ten years, Suzanne, are living in Napa California, where he works at the Queen of the Valley Hospital as a decision support manager. His job is so close to his home that he rides his cruiser bike to work in just eight minutes. Derek’s spare time is spent riding or fixing his other bike, working around the house, and playing with his two boys – Colby, five, and Jeffrey, three.
Mike Hines, class of 1986, and his wife, Colleen, are the proud parents of Ethan Michael Hines, born January 23, 2001. Mike is a test manager for Microsoft Corporation. In his free time he is president of the Microsoft Gun Club. He is a certified firearms safety instructor and instructor trainer and a "wanna-be" race car driver, he says. Before Ethan was born, he also played French horn in the Microsoft Symphony and tackle for the Microsoft Flag Football team.
Chris de Sibert, class of 1989, lives in London and works for the Royal Bank of Scotland in foreign exchange markets.
Mauricio Beugelmans, class of 1991, is now living in San Francisco and working as an in-house corporate Attorney for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Salvador Garcia, class of 1991, is living in London and working for an investment bank dealing with equity derivatives. He will be married in September in Barcelona, Spain.
Simon Wong, class of 1994, is currently attending San Francisco State University to attain his MBA. He plans to finish in a year and a half.
Sara Schmidt, class of 1995, received a Master of Social Work last year from the University of Washington. She is now employed as a social worker in a continuing care retirement community. Her work is mainly in the skilled nursing section, caring for our most frail and elderly adults. Sara has lived in Seattle for the past three years and says she loves it. Raymond Lau, class of 1996, graduated from Boston University with a (double major) degree in Economics and Business Management and Administration. He is currently working on mutual funds at State Street in Boston. Bernadette Austin, class of 1998, was a speaker for the graduation ceremony in Nursing and also was recipient of the Scholastic Award at St. Mary’s College in Lafayette.
Michael Bower, class of 1998, graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Environmental Science from St. Mary’s College. He also received the college’s John Muir Award.
Annamarie Pacheco, class of 1998, is a June graduate of Notre Dame DeMure (formerly de Namur, Belmont, CA) with a BA Degree in Liberal Studies and a minor in Art.
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