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Mark Newell
Insurance and Investments.
Father of two. 
Hobbies include tennis and 
putting miles on my bicycle. 
Living in Irvine, CA
Married to '71 grad Jodi Powell
E-mail:
marknewellinsur@aol.com
Kevin Barnes
Teacher and coach.
Married to Sally for 28 years. 
Son 23 and daughter 17. 
Hobbies: Writing childrens music, train photography and model trains.
Living in small town Minden, Nevada just below Heavenly Valley ski resort. 
E-mail:
kbarnes51@yahoo.com
Kris Porter-Nowicki
Just returned after 3 yrs living onboard a hospital ship serving W. Africa.  Working at Mercy Ships Int'l Office in Staff Dev.
Married to Roger, who also 
works for Mercy Ships. 
Mother of three children, 21, 19, 16. 
Living in Garden Valley, TX
E-mail:
nowickir@earthlink.net
Steve Croker
Auditor of a hotel
Father of five
Living in Penn Valley, CA
E-mail:
croker@direcway.com
Business Page:
www.mercyships.org








Claudia Boddington-ScottReal
Estate Sales w/husband Gary
1973 UCLA grad - degree in math. Computer programmer 
for several years.
Mother of 2 college students, 
ages 19 and 21
Married 25 years
Living in Scottsdale, AZ
E-mail:
scottazhms@aol.com
Web Site
http://azresales.com/
Pat Welch
Preschool cook
Dental Assistant student
Single mother of 14 year old daughter. Studying and applying my spiritual aspects to life.
Living in Santa Rosa, CA
E-mail:
patztiff@cs.com
Frank Johnson
Single
Two kids;  Monica 29, Ernie 10
Living in Sacramento
Can be reached though 
Charla's E-mail:
ccameron@beazer.com
Christopher Brown
Health Care Administrator
Chief Operating Officer
Married. One child.
Living in Oregon
E-mail:
cbrown3394@aol.com




Michael Schmidt
Regional for Memac United 
No. Calif. div
Work E-mail:
mschmidt@na.memecunited.com
Married with three sons 
Living in San Jose
E-mail:
michaelschmidt49er@yahoo.com
Tessie (Tess) Sheffer-Comley
Project Manager for 
GERS, Inc. San Diego
Single mother of one. I travel managing software implementation projects for major retail companies. When not traveling, I spend time with my daughter, son in law, grandson and granddaughter.
E-mail:
tcomley@gers.com
Website:
www.teegarden.net
Bob Bastanchury
Screen writer in Hollywood
Single
 
Frank Gerstel
Manager for a trucking company
Father of three daughters.
Living in Manteca, CA
 




Jim Grossett
Senior VP of Human Resources 
for Molson Breweries
Father of two sons and one daughter. Widowed.
Living in Toronto, Ontario
Email:
jmgrosse@molson.com
Kim L. Nelson
Senior Pastor of Northminster Presbyterian Church since '80.
Married to Rebecca with  two children. 25th season as a HS football official.  Volunteer diver for Monterey Bay
Aquarium www.mbayaq.org. A live video of me feeding the fish in the Kelp Forest can be seen every other Thurs at 4pm.
Living in Salinas, CA
Email:
knelson@ultimanet.com
Steve Test
Winemaker. 
Been making wine for a few different wineries since 1980.  Since 1998 have been Dir. of Winemaking at Merryvale Vineyards in St. Helena, Napa Valley. 
There is lots of information on the winery at www.merryvale.com
Have been married to my wife Carol for 23 years and we have two sons ages 21 and 18.  The elder is a senior at UC San Diego and the other is a freshman at UC Davis. 
Living in Santa Rosa, CA
Email:
stest@merryvale.com
Bill Farmer
Correctional Officer for the 
Nevada prison system
Married with two children.
Living in Dayton, NV
Wife's E-mail:
daytonitenv@yahoo.com




Marion Carle-Payne
Sales Manager for local mfg. co.
Married, 1 daughter and 3 grandchildren.
Living in Boise, ID and loving it!
E-mail:
marionandbob@juno.com
Rick Masciocchi
Tool/model maker for 
Seagate Technology in Scotts Valley
Married 22 years
Father of one daughter and one son.
Living in Felton, CA
E-mail:
rdm456@aol.com
Cheryl Nicolaysen-Bolton
Field Director for Girl Scouts
Married and mother of five.
Living in Manteca, CA
E-mail:
bltnfmly@inreach.com
Bob Van Wingerden
Quality Assurance Manager for a high tech aerospace outfit in Silicon Valley
Divorced with two grown kids. Living in San Jose and still visiting 
the old haunts. 
E-mail:
midwayvan1@aol.com




Peggy Howard-Barnes
Living in Saratoga, CA
E-mail:
flitestar7@aol.com
Jack L. Hutson
Senior Consultant in 
Hospitality and Ex. Chef. 
Owner of a catering company; 
Carefree Catering, Haos Inc.
Single having fun with some of the old gang the past few years. 
Living in Seattle, WA
E-mail:
cyclops@gte.net
Cheryl Reynolds
Living in Malibu, CA
E-mail:
cherlann@worldnet.att.net
Harry Katz
Professor at Cornell University
Married 21 years, father of two
Living in Ithaca, NY
E-mail:
hck2@cornell.edu




Jerri Batson
Teaching elementary school 
in North Monterey.
Happily married with one daughter. Traveled and taught overseas in 
E. Africa and S.E. Asia.
Living in Santa Cruz 
E-mail:
tjscruzn@pacbell.net
Janet Jones
Working for the Carson City 
Convention and Visitors' Bureau, 
Carson City Nevada as 
Group Sales Manager
Single
E-mail:
jjtyg@hotmail.com
Janice Carter-Shaver
Work for the Placer Union High 
School District in Educational 
Services in Auburn.
Mother of two grown children 
and married to Westmont '70 
grad Ken Shaver
Living in Rocklin, CA
E-mail:
jarylike@hotmail.com
Peggy Smith-Rasch
Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner. Work for CPA firm in Oakland auditing governmental and nonprofit organizations.
Married with two children who are 
both attending college. Enjoy volunteer tutoring at the Lafayette School Mentoring Program
Living in Alameda, CA
E-mail:
peggyrasch@juno.com




Donny Fagalde
Living in Imperial Beach, CA
E-mail:
afagalde@home.com
Dianne Mietzel-Browning
Self-employed as a seamstress for interior designers. 
Happily married for 27 years - no children, just dogs. Love to travel. 
Spend my leisure time skiing, golfing, mt. biking, hiking and doing aerobics.
Living in Bend, Oregon and loving it!
E-mail:
bobanddi@bendcable.com
D. Scott Hamilton-Corbett
Industrial Process Equipment Sales Rep.
Married to Alicia. Father of two girls, 
Kate and Madeline and one son, Brian.
Living in North Waterboro, ME
E-mail:
hamiltons@sacoriver.net
Rick Winer
E-mail:
rwiner@ulms.lake.k12.ca.us




JoAnne Frank-Clennon
BSBA; I work as a claim 
litigation specialist for a huge 
insurance company.
Newlywed, remarried 8/99. 
Three wonderful kids. 
Carpe diem!
Living in Rhonert Park, CA
E-mail:
jojo102090@aol.com
Peter Baiko
Living in San Jose, CA
E-mail:
baiko@us.ibm.com
Pam Thurnher-Clifford
Living in San Jose, CA
E-mail:
pam.clifford@lamrc.com
Judy Bernritter-Rief
Married for 22 years; two children, Scott 19 and Kerry 16. 
Active in USTA tennis
Living in Pleasanton, CA
E-mail:
mauichick51@hotmail.com




Susan Baldwin-Carruth
Living in San Jose, CA
E-mail:
johncarruth@juno.com
Jim Beatie
hey! wassup? 
Run the water treatment plant for Grass Valley, have been for the last 22 years.
Divorced, have two kids ( I think they're grown, still at my house alot). 
What a long , strange trip it's been... :)
Living in Grass Valley, CA
E-mail:
jb@ncwebsurfer.com
Ken Morse
Self-employed since 1971.
Previously owned bakery businesses 
in San Jose and Concord. Currently own 
a tow company in Santa Cruz.
Married with one 25 year old son 
and twin 11 year old girls.
Active in local politics...
and still crazy after all these years.
Living in Santa Cruz / Panther Beach CA
E-mail:
towjamn@aol.com
Barbara Fagan-Black
Work for a medical specialty supplies company as a Clinical Consultant.
 Two daughters, Courtney and Chanhom; Courtney is at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Chanhom will be graduating from CSUC this May. They are magnificent and certainly my greatest accomplishment! 
I look forward to hearing from you. 
I am currently loving working and living in Chico, Ca. 
E-mail:
ron_5352@email.msn.com




Pam Petersen
Teaching since '72 at a correctional institution for youth. 
I write curriculum for "at risk" youth. Also train nationally
and internationally for health education and teacher development.
Moved to CO after graduation to go to college, still here. 
It reminded me of the Bay Area before the orchards 
were taken out for growth, now it's a sprawling city. 
 Married in 1975 to Ed Buckingham, a lawyer and legal 
strategist. One son, Taylor 23, getting married this summer, 
and hopes to attend medical school in the fall.
Living in Littleton, CO
E-mail:
pbcol@aol.com
Doug Phelps
Assistant Headmaster at The John Thomas Dye School in W. Los Angeles
BA and MS from Pepperdine Univ.
Married, two sons, Matt 16 yrs. old 
and Chris 12 yrs. old.
A 3.5 tennis player dreaming about 4.0
Living in Woodland Hills, CA
E-mail:
dphelps@jtdschool.com
Ken Ruano
Owner and Head Instructor of the,
” Bobby Lawrence Karate Training Center”, 
in Sandy, Utah.
4th Degree Black Belt in Kwon-Shu. 
2nd Degree Black Belt in Ed Parker’s, American Kenpo. 
Father of two, daughter Jennifer 24 and son Jason 29. 5 Grandchildren. Divorced, but currently engaged. Fiancé is Marcie. She has 2 children. A son, Zachary 10 and a daughter, Taylor 4 years of age.
Living in Utah
E-mail:
blktcsandy@aol.com
Kris Mosher
Dental Hygienist in Saratoga for 20 years, but now changing careers and getting into Private Placement Funding (Venture Capital stuff)
Three beautiful children 
ages 29, 15, 13.  Single. 
Living in Corralitos, CA
(5 miles inland from Aptos)
Would love to get e-mail from anyone!
E-mail:
krismosher@charter.net




Sue Shoemaker
Married with three children. 
Living in Pasadena, CA
E-mail:
sclark558@yahoo.com
Susan Londerville
Geriatrician in Berkeley/Oakland Area, Medical Director of a Hospice
Living in Berkley, CA
E-mail:
susanl649@aol.com
Leonard Ward
Chiropractor in a small rural Southeastern Idaho community for 17 years after 7 years of college as a Chiropractic Physician. 
Served in the Army as a Helicopter pilot for 5 years.  Involved with Agriculture for 7 years. My wife's name is Penny and we've been blessed with 5 children (4 boys, 1 girl), 
and 7 grandchildren. 
Living in Preston, ID 
E-mail:
lewdc@msn.com
Gil Vasquez 
Assistant VP, Account Executive 
in the Specialty Finance Div., 
Silicon Valley Bank.
Married and father of two graduates of Prospect HS, Jennifer, age 26, and Gil, age 20. Hobbies include but not limited to....RV'ing, Snow Skiing, Water Skiing,
Boating and Working on Cars. Was coach Baseball and Soccer until the children grew up.
Living in San Jose, CA
E-mail:
gvasquez@svbank.com




Hannu Himanen
V.P. for Security and Governance, EastWest Institute
I spent one year at Prospect as an AFS exchange student.  I completed my university studies in my native Finland (Univ. of Tampere, 1976). I then joined the Finnish Foreign Service. For 25 years, I served the Government in both Helsinki and abroad (New Delhi, New York, Moscow, Vienna, Jakarta). September 2001 I joined the New York-headquartered EastWest Institute and am 
based in Prague.
E-mail:
hhimanen@iews.org
Elaine Russell-Blanco
Geriatrician in Berkeley/Oakland Area, Medical Director of a Hospice
Living in Berkley, CA
E-mail:
b.blanco4@attbi.com
Lora McGhie-Caine
Married 32 years. Lived last 27 years in Southwest Washington. 
Blessed with 4 children. Lucky to be a homemaker most of that time.
Very involved in my community -- 
Leader and member of several boards including Washington Conservation Voters, Friends of Clark County, Governor's Task Force for the I-5 Trade Partnership. Active in my church, the last 3 years organizing a girls camp for 240 people.
E-mail:
lcaine@attbi.com
Cindy Erickson-Elliott
Currently massage therapist.
Living in Temecula with 2nd 
husband of 16 years. 1 daughter, age 25, & 2 wonderful grandkids. 
Husband is a farrier (horseshoer) & we have worked with people & horses in one way or another for nearly 20 years. Taught riding lessons for 15 years, was publisher's assistant & traveling 
companion to author. 
Life is great!
E-mail:
rainbowranch26@hotmail.com




Tom Ordon
I am an accountant.
One of Jehovah's Witnesses.
I've been married to Lori for 27 years. We have 4 horses, 2 dogs, and 2 cats. No kids.
Living in Taylor, TX
E-mail:
tordon@flash.net
Cherie Wood-Spitze Esq.
Attorney. Private practice.
Vice-President Tuolumne County 
Bar Association.
Single. 
Three children: Raini (born '80),
Chelsea (born '84), and
Bryce (born '85). 
I'm waiting to hear from you!
E-mail:
cas@mlode.com
Judy Siner-Block
E-mail:
block@rivercalm.com
Maria (Mary) Pesavento
Websitedesigner & IT trainer
G'day from farOutNorthQueensland, Australia (just south of New Guinea.)  We've built our own house and planted five acres of rainforest trees around it. Blissfully married to Rob Grant (Blackford High, class of 67.) He builds mandolins, I wear 'em out. We enjoy bushwalking, local history and music. Next time you're in the neighborhood, call in for a cuppa!
E-mail:
robaria@cyberwizards.com.au




Peter Heninger
E-mail:
peter.heninger@gci.net
 Dan Pruitt
Living in Fresno, CA
E-mail:
danlp@pacbell.net








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