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CLASS NOTES ( Continued )
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“ I always look forward to what alumni and current students are up to and am proud to be a Triton ! We started Aloha Surfing Ohana the North Shore of O ’ ahu . Aloha !
— IRIS KAHAULELIO , WARREN ’ 94
Robert Thomsen , Warren , an
anesthesiologist at Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore , Md ., was elected to the board of directors of the American Society of Anesthesiologists .
Anna Vos , Roosevelt , is married and has two daughters , Natasha and Samantha . Vos is a teacher in Wauwatosa , Wis .

1998

Christopher R . Cowles , PhD ,
was recognized as a “ Rising Star in 2016 ” by Massachusetts Super Lawyers . He is a partner in the Life Sciences and Intellectual Property Groups at Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston , Mass .
Marie Galaz , Roosevelt , was named principal of Bernardo Heights Middle School in San Diego . She was previously assistant principal at Del Norte High .

1999

Chris Andon , Muir , was named one of Portland Business Journal ’ s “ Forty Under 40 .” He works as a senior patent expert in the global digital innovation department of Nike , Inc .
Laura Ruberto , PhD , wrote a book , New Italian Migrations to the United States , Vol . 1 : Politics and History since 1945 , published by the University of Illinois Press .

2000

Justin Miyai , MPIA , is an administrative
law judge with the Office of Administrative Hearings & Appeals in the Department of Health Care Services in Sacramento , Calif .
Riaz Tejani , Marshall , wrote a book , Law Mart : Justice , Access and For-Profit Law Schools , published by Stanford University Press .

2001

Joe Ames , Warren , is the
owner and winemaker of BK Cellars Urban Winery in Escondido , Calif .
Kelley Gardner , Marshall , served on the Women in Animation ( WIA ) panel at San Diego Comic-Con , discussing gender equity in the animation industry . Gardner works as the senior director of current animation series at Nickelodeon .

2002

Adrian Webber , Roosevelt ,
was named a “ Northern California Rising Star ” by Super Lawyers Magazine .
Mat Smart , MFA , premiered his new play , Kill Local , at the La Jolla Playhouse .

2005

Cole Paffett , Muir , earned a
medical degree from the University of New Mexico School

2006

Evy Baca , Revelle ; M . Ed . ’ 07 ,
is a kindergarten teacher at Rancho de la Nacion School in National City , Calif . She was selected as the National School District Employee of the Month in January 2017 .
Stayce Beck , PhD , was named a finalist for the Samuel J . Heyman Service to America Medals by the Partnership for Public Service for assisting with the creation of the first FDA-approved artificial pancreas .
Jenny Chien , Roosevelt , M . Ed . ’ 07 , was named one of the five 2017 California State Teachers of the Year . Chien teaches STEM classes , leads a fourth-grade journalism class , and runs the DREAMS lab at the Casita Center for Technology , Science , and Math in Vista , Calif .
Robb Kulin , MS , PhD ’ 10 , was selected as one of 12 members of NASA ’ s astronaut candidates for 2017 . At the time of his selection , he was senior manager for flight reliability at SpaceX .
Brandi Rhoads , Roosevelt , was named Ms . Vacaville 2017 at Solano County Pageants in Northern California . With this title , she hopes to advocate for women and share her experience with metastatic ( stage IV ) breast cancer .
of Medicine in May 2017 .
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