Portland, OR - McMenamin's Kennedy School - March 2007
Portland, OR - March 2007
San Francisco, CA - View from the Purple House - March 2007
Ezra Provost, Amanda Witherell '00, Linda Gregory '89 and Pam Wellner '84 - San Fransisco, CA -
March 2007
Chelsea Mooser '00, Liz Miller '00, Pamela Stone '87, Jenn Del Regno '95 - Santa Monica, CA -
March 2007 |
Alumni West Coast
Gatherings –
What we did, who was there…
by Milja Brecher-DeMuro
In March of 2007
there was a flurry of COA alumni activity on the west coast. Three alumni gatherings took place; one in Portland, Oregon another
in San Francisco, California and the last in Santa Monica California. All events were fun and festive and truly connected
practical neighbors that didn’t even know there was another person that had even heard of COA for at least 500 miles.
The Portland, Oregon
event took place on Saturday, March 10th at McMenamin’s Kennedy School in the evening. Over thirty people
comprised primary of alumni and a few family members. There was ample supply of pasta, salad, beer, dessert for everyone and after
opening remarks by alumnae Rebekah (Resnick) Padget, class of 1991, the room came alive with introductions, memories, and career
networking.
Invitations for this event
were sent to all alumni in Washington state and Oregon via email, snail mail and phone. If you did not hear about this event,
perhaps we do not have your most current contact information. Please update us so that you can participate in the next
gathering. Laurie Harris, class of 1999 and Michael Whitehead, class of
1991 are in the process of making plans for this next Washington/Oregon
bash.
Alumni
Attendees:
Genevieve Angle, class of
2000
Teak Wall, class of
2001
Ben Walters, class of
1981
Laurie Harris, class of
1999
Michael Whitehead, class of
1991
Alessio Tognetti, class of
2002
Ryan Ruggiero, class of
1996
Jamae McCanna, class of
2001
Melissa Bluesky, class of
2000
Lisa Conway, class of
1991
Rebekah Resnick Padget,
class of 1991
Melissa Carroll, class of
2000
Matt Carroll, class of
1999
Sydney McKay, class of
1976
Julie Massa, class of
1993
Oliver Waldman, class of 1996
Tripp Royce, class of 1979
On Friday, March
16th 2007 an alumni gathering was held at the Purple House, the home of Chrystal Schreck, class of 2003, in San Francisco,
California. You wouldn’t believe the back yard on this in-city vegetarian co-op house! A tire swing, a
garden and chickens overlooking the cityscape will surely give you the perfect mental picture. The evening was perfect and the
food was incredible. Our caterer, Katie Weber from Katie’s Catering, was out of this world. If you ever
need a caterer in the bay area, I highly recommend her (katiewendtcatering@comcast.net),
the food was amazing and the price was perfect. Again, at this event, the chatter was lively and the networking
fantastic. There’s certainly a lot you can get accomplished with a room filled with reporters, environmental lawyers,
scientists, mothers, fathers, artists and entrepreneurs.
Here’s who
was there:
Taj Chibnik, class of
1995
Pam Wellner, class of
1984
Doug Lerch, class of
2003
Sara (Frankenstein)
Ridgway
Chrystal Schreck, class of
2003
Amanda Witherell, class of
2000
Justin Mortensen, class of
2001
Erin Chalmers, class of
2000
Thupten Norbu, class of
2006
Nishad Jayasundara, class
of 2005
Ezra
Provost
Linda Gregory, class of
1989
On March 18th,
2007 a alumni gathering was held at the home of Sally Crock and Stephen Mooser in Santa Monica, California. Although small, this
event was a wonderful opportunity for alumni who rarely get the opportunity to return to Maine to gather and connect. Food and
beverage was prepared by Milja Brecher-DeMuro and Chelsea Mooser and although rainless LA, threatened sprinkles, we all remained happy and
dry.
Here’s who
was there:
Liz Miller, class of
2000
Pamela Stone, class of
1987
Chelsea Mooser, class of
2000
Adam McPherson, class of
2000
Gergory Rainoff, class of
1981
Jared Crawfrod, class of
1989
Jenn Del Regno, class of
1995
If you attended one of
these events and were not listed as an attendee, I offer my deepest apologies. Feel free to email me with comments, suggestions
for future gatherings, or really anything else that suits your fancy. Milja@coa.edu
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