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DRAGON
Hong Kong International School
The Alumni Magazine of HKIS
Vol. 4
Winter 2004
Alumni Adventure Issue
Alumni Profiles:
Erik Weihenmayer ’87
- Climbing Mountains
Derek Kwik ’86
- Crossing Deserts
Faculty Profile: Karen Fish
Winter 2004
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Campus News
Annual Fund Ball Raises HK$4 Million
Interim Program Enriches High Schoolers
Stork’s Class Lunches with Nobel Laureate
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Faculty Profile
Karen Fish – It’s About Art All Around
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Alumni Profiles
- World-Class Blind Adventurer Inspires the World
Derek Kwik ’86
- Misery, Foot Blisters and Jelly Beans in the World’s Driest Desert
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Reunions
Aiiyaaah! It’s a Prom – Alumni Relive a Tradition
New York Reunion Exceeds Expectations
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Happy Hour
HKIS DragonTales is published
twice a year by the Community &
Resource Development Office of
Hong Kong International School.
Christina Tung
Director
Reena Khubchandani
Alumni Coordinator
Juana Cheung
Public Relations Manager
Jennifer K. Chan
Communications Manager
Doreen Lui
Secretary
May Cagulada
Secretary
Editor:
Jimmy’s Kitchen Provides Nostalgic Setting for Social
Reena Khubchandani
Alumni Board
Alumni Directory
Alumni Board Update
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Class Notes
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Faculty Notes
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Reunion Notices
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Dear HKIS Alumni:
Many of you may know me from my
21 years at HKIS, most recently as
high school principal (1990-2004)
and previously as elementar y
principal (1983 - 1990). I am enjoying
my new role as inter im Head of
School for the 2004/5 academic year.
Dr. Greg Sawyer, who is replacing me
as interim high school principal, will
also continue to serve in that position
throughout this interim period.
The new role has been both
rewarding and challenging. In
addition to facilitating better working
relationships among all groups in our
community, I am also responsible for
moving forward with our Board of
Managers and school wide projects
such as the Strategic Plan, new
structure for compensation and
benefits for faculty and staff, a revised
teacher appraisal system, and the
master facilities plan f or future
building and capital development at
HKIS. There are some e xciting
changes that we’re moving forward on
at HKIS, particularly with our Strategic
Plan. In addition, I will also work with
the Search Committee of the Board
during our process of identifying and
hiring a new head of school for Hong
Kong International School.
office is on the middle school
campus, fourth floor. It is always a
pleasure for me to welcome back
alumni. If you’re overseas and won’t
be able to make alumni events here in
Hong Kong or reunions elsewhere in the
US, do feel free to respond to me by
e-mail ([email protected]) or to
our alumni office ([email protected]).
We look forward to meeting you in
person or reconnecting with you.
If you return to the HKIS campus for
a visit, please stop by and introduce
yourself. I’m always interested in
your comments on what y our
education at HKIS has meant to you.
What was valuable about it? What do
you think we can do as a school to
prepare students even better? My
Blessings,
James A. Handrich
Head of School
Dear Fellow Alumni:
I am pleased to be able to give back
to HKIS through the Annual Fund
each and every year after benefiting
from a strong f oundation for a
solid education and having great
memories to share with man y
friends from HKIS . Despite the
high tuition costs (which I know all
too well with my twin daughters
Madison and Morgan enrolled in
Reception One), the actual costs of
running HKIS are considerable. The
Annual Fund is an additional and
impor tant source of income to
provide the highest standards of
excellence, hire the best faculty, and
to ensure the continuation of special
programs.
Please join me and Annual Fund
Alumni Co-Chair Ning Li ’76, this
year’s Ball Chair Wendy Hsu ’85
and other alumni b y making an
investment in excellence and at the
same time giving back to HKIS.
Sincerely,
Timothy Zee ’84
Alumni Co-Chair
Annual Fund Cabinet
HKIS Alumni Website: http://dnet.hkis.edu.hk/alumni 3
Annual Fund Ball Raises
HK$4 Million
Ball committee members
Gisa Lee ’80, Eva Shum
Patterson, Mira Yeh
The 5th Annual Fund Ball held in
May at the Grand Hyatt raised an
unprecedented HK$4 million for
the school. 470 members of the
HKIS community (including
alumni, faculty and staff, parents,
friends and corporations) came
out to show their support for the
Annual Fund, which provides
extra-learning experiences for
our students. Tireless co-chairs
Katherine Geicke and Sophia
Kao Lo led the superb Ball
committee that organized the
fabulous evening.
The theme of the Ball was “We
Are the World”, and the night was
a jour ney to inter national
destinations. Students and
guests were dressed in native
costumes.
Rosann Kao (Grade 10 counselor).
and Jim Handrich (High School
Principal)
Moses Tsang and daughters
Brietta ’04 and Alexis ’02
Maurice, Anna ’04, Diana ’02, Sophia Kao Lo
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There was something to keep
every guest entertained. HKIS
students, led b y faculty
members, perfor med in the
Strings Ensemble, Glenda Allen
Dance Academy, and Choirs.
The live auction, conducted by
auctioneers Moses Tsang and
Mahmood Rumjahn, saw furious
bidding between competitors,
and managed to r aise HK$1
million. A generous donor then
matched this $1 million, to the
delight of everyone present. The
sounds of the Tony Carpio band
then enticed patrons to continue
dancing until late into the
evening.
It was a f antastic way to
celebrate the most successful
Annual Fund Ball ever. In total,
the Annual Fund raised $9.45M
for the school.
Interim Program
Enriches High Schoolers
Interim is a weeklong off-campus
learning experience designed to
challenge the hearts, minds and bodies
of HKIS high school students. This
alternative education program forms an
integral part of the high school
curriculum and is a g raduation
requirement for all high school students.
Interim is an ambitious program with
many goals. By exposing students to
cultural diversity and challenging their
pre-conceived notions through
discussion and reflection, the program
seeks to develop communication and
leadership skills, self-reliance and
compassion. The Interim experience
aims to help students gain greater selfknowledge and a richer understanding
of the world around them, and is a truly
unforgettable part of HKIS.
Biking in New Zealand
Diving in Australia
Below is a list of the diverse,
challenging and enriching HKIS
2004 Interims:
Yunnan Nature
Conservancy,
photo by Calan
Spielman
Sun, surf and
sanctuary in
Australia
Australia – Horseback Riding in the
Snowy Mountains
Australia – Kangaroo Island
Australia – Out and About Down
Under, Perth
Australia – Perth and Surf
Australia – Reef and Rainforest
Cambodia – Community and Culture
China – Beijing, The Forbidden City
China – Children of Shangrila-Lijiang
China – The Southern Silk Road
China’s Wild West – Gateway to Tibet
China – Yunnan: The Nature Conservancy
Fiji – Habitat for Humanity, Nadi
Fiji – The Way the World Should Be
Hong Kong – Botanical and Zoological Art
Hong Kong – Performing Arts
Hong Kong – Service at Caritas Lok Yi
School
Hong Kong – Social Awareness
Hong Kong – Spin the Wheel Pottery
Workshop
Hong Kong – Wind and Waves
India – The Children of Calcutta
Japan – Chrysanthemum and the Sword
Japan on Foot
Japan – Winter Mountaineering, Outward
Bound
Mongolia – Exploring and Service in Ulaan
Baatar
New Zealand – A Bend in the River
Vietnam, North to South
New Zealand – Abel Tasman Sea Kayaking
New Zealand – Eco Challenge
New Zealand – Habitat for Humanity,
Hamilton
New Zealand – Lord of the Rings, South
Island
New Zealand – Meeting of the Nations
New Zealand – Mountain Biking
New Zealand – Rock Climbing and Culture
Philippines – Habitat for Humanity, Cebu
Sri Lanka – The Finest Island in all the
World
Thailand – Advance Scuba Diving Around
the Similian Islands
Thailand – Beginner Scuba Diving Around
the Similian Islands
Thailand – Golf in the Kingdom
Thailand – Sea Canoeing Around Koh Yao
Thailand – Service in Pattaya
Vietnam – Children of Hanoi
Vietnam – From North to South
Vietnam – Orphanage and Village Life,
Hanoi
Vietnam – Phu My Orphanage, Ho Chi Minh
City
Stork’s Class Lunches
with Nobel Laureate
HKIS class of 2005 students Jackson
Shih, James Hay, Kwan Chi Chan and
Jeffrey Weingard had a unique
opportunity to meet Professor Douglas
Osheroff, Stanford Nobel Laureate in
Physics, and lear n about the
investigation into the Columbia Shuttle
accident. Professor Osheroff, the
recent chair of the Physics Department,
was awarded the Nobel prize in Physics
in 1996 together with David Lee and
Robert Richardson for their discovery of
superfluidity in helium-3. In March
2003, he was appointed to the team
investigating the loss of the space
shuttle Columbia. Professor Osheroff
shared the team’s findings with Mr
Stork’s advanced math class and
discussed the implications of the
accident on the US human space
exploration program.
HKIS Students had lunch with Stanford Nobel Laureate
Professor Douglas Osheroff and talked about The
Columbia Shuttle accident and the normalization of
deviance
Karen Fish
– It’s About Art All
Working with this years AP art studio students
What’s kept me here?
The great faculty who
Karen Fish (high school art teacher)
was born in Sydney, Australia. She
received a B. Ed. in art education and
an M.A. in curriculum and teaching,
and has been teaching for 24 years.
She has been class advisor at HKIS
to the classes of 1996, 1999 and
2001.
Karen started in a country school
in New South Wales and lived in a
small town of 400 people… where
all the locals thought she was one
of those “weird ar ty types”. After
A l bu r y s h e w o n a p o s i t i o n
in Penang, Malaysia for three years
a t t h e R oya l Au s t r a l i a n A i r
Fo r c e S c h o o l , M a l ay s i a . S h e
then returned to Australia to teach
in a large suburban high school
in Sydney.
Karen enjoys spoiling her sister
Narelle’s children:
Te s s a , w h o j u s t
l i ke h e r a u n t i e
l ove s a r t , a n d
Alexander, a great
sportsman.
Karen Fish
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value learning, the
students who are always
fun, the special sense of
community that I have
never experienced
in any other school.
What brought you to HKIS?
I went to a recruiting fair in Sydney
not even 100% sure that I wanted a
new job… then I heard Earl Westrick
talk about HKIS. He described the
students and the ethos of the school
- a school that cared about students
and their development as whole
people. By the time Earl had finished
speaking I knew I HAD to have the
job! So what brought me to HKIS?
Earl Westrick! What’s kept me here?
The great faculty who value learning,
the students who are always fun, the
special sense of community that I
have never experienced in any other
school.
How different was it teaching
here as opposed to where you
came from?
Let’s compare… Penang - thatched
walls, tin roof, no air cons and snakes in
the storeroom… HKIS - three beautiful
rooms, wonderful facilities and oodles
of supplies, great colleagues - when
Jim Handrich first gave me a tour of the
art department I was sure I had been
transported to ‘art teacher paradise’!
As for the students, they were very
different. My knowledge of American
youth was based on w atching
television, programs like Beverly Hills
90210. The class of 1992 educated me
in the social habits and grooming of
‘the skater’, pile - ons, baggy jeans and
boxers, it wasn’t just different, it was a
whole new
culture! But
once you
went past the
surface, kids
are kids no
matter where
they come
from, each is
an individual
with his/her
own special
gifts
and
challenges. I
Karen and senior, Katharine
Watson
soon felt right
at home at
HKIS.
Drawing 1 class
The Fish family on
top of the Sydney
Harbour Bridge.
Around
Karen and a few friends catching
their reading in Bali!
What do you enjoy most
about what you do?
The students in my art classes and
seeing their artistic talent develop.
Another great par t of my time at
HKIS has been with the Hong Kong
Dancers. I have been one of their
advisors for quite a while now - this
m a r k s my 6 t h y e a r. I l o ve t h e
energy of HKD, it’s always exciting,
challenging and rewarding. When
we reach the last night of the
charity performance each year it is
always bittersweet. I’m happy for
t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e i r s h o w, t h e
chance to show off all their hard
work but it always means another
group of HKD seniors are leaving.
Also, hear ing from alumni; I get
such a blast out of getting emails
and catching up with past students
and hearing about their lives now
and what they are doing.
At the moment we are working on a
new web site for the high school art
department. The students suggested
t h a t w e c r e a t e l i n k s t o t h e we b
sites of HKIS Art Alumni. So if you
are a past HKIS art student with an
art related web site then send me
yo u r d e t a i l s ! I t ’ s g r e a t fo r my
current ar t students to see all
the amazing successes of HKIS
alumni.
up on
Tell us about your Interim
experience this year.
I have done lots of different Interims,
however the last 4 ha ve been to
Calcutta in India and I think they have
been some of the best weeks I have
spent as a teacher. It’s hard to put into
words how much we all learn and grow
in those 7 days of service learning. We
volunteer each morning in the homes
of the Missionaries of Charity and
spend the afternoons with Future
Hope. It is an incredible week. Interim
is such a g reat program and is
certainly a week of great experiences
and learning for everyone. When
alumni come to visit the conversation
often turns to past interim experiences.
What has been your greatest
accomplishment as a teacher?
All my students be it in an art class, an
activity, club, HKD or Interim who
walked away believing he or she had
grown as an artist or person - hopefully
there are a lot of them!
What has been your greatest
challenge?
Just before I came to HKIS I had
seriously considered giving up
teaching and moving in a new career
direction. In that process I realized
that I love teaching, it is who and
what I am, I’m proud to be a teacher.
Coming to that understanding was a
very important turning point. It set me
on the path to meeting Earl Westrick
and making the move to HKIS.
With students from
HKIS and Future Ho
in Calcutta Interim
pe
2004.
How have
HKIS students changed over
the years?
In a million ways and not at all. I don’t
think about the students as a group but
as a series of individuals, so when I
think back over my 12 years at HKIS so
many faces come to mind its hard to
compare. I know one way they have
changed - they come back as teachers!
Mary Chen ’98, Austin Harvey ’99
and Kay Reilly ’97, to name a few.
What else do you do besides
teach?
Travel! I look at my bank balance in
ter ms of air line tickets and
destinations. If there is a long
weekend and I’m not jetting off
somewhere, my friends wonder
what’s wrong. Great holidays of the
last few years include a summer in
Italy visiting all the museums and
churches that one art teacher could
ever desire to see, and taking a week
to brush up my cooking skills in
Tuscany. Another favorite is New
York. During my last trip I caught up
with some alumni which was really
rewarding. I loved hearing about their
great adventures in that fabulous city.
- World-Class Blind
Adventurer Inspires
the World
On May 25,
2001, Erik
Weihenmayer
’87 became
the first blind
man in history
to reach the
summit of the
world’s highest
peak - Mount
Everest. And
on September 5, 2002, when he
stood on top of Mt. Kosciusko in
Australia, Weihenmayer completed
his 7-year quest to climb the Seven
Summits - the highest mountains on
each of the seven land continents,
joining only 100 mountaineers
worldwide who have accomplished
that feat. At age 34, he was also one
of the youngest. Additionally, he has
scaled El Capitan, a 3300-f oot
overhanging rock wall in Yosemite;
and Polar Circus, a 3000-foot ice
waterfall in the Canadian Rockies.
Erik recently joined 320 stellar
athletes from 17 countr ies to
compete in the Primal Quest, the
richest and toughest multi-spor t
adventure race in the world.
A former middle school teacher and
wrestling coach, Erik Weihenmayer
is a world class athlete: acrobatic
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skydiver, long distance biker, and
marathon runner, skier, mountaineer,
ice climber and rock climber. Despite
losing his vision at the age of 13, Erik
has become an accomplished athlete
who has never let his blindness
interfere with his passion for an
exhilarating and fulfilling life.
Here are a few thoughts Erik shared
with the Alumni Office…
What brought you to Hong Kong in
1975?
When I was eight years old, my dad’s
company, Pfizer, a pharmaceutical
fir m, offered him a promotion,
heading its human resources function
in Asia. The job would require the
family to move to Hong Kong. It was a
huge leap, but my mother convinced
me it would be exciting. We moved
into an apar tment on W ong Nei
Chung Gap Road.
When were you at HKIS?
It’s great to be connected with HKIS
again. I was at HKIS for five years,
from 2nd through 6th grades from
1975 -1980. I was the skinny kid with
the really thick lenses on my glasses.
What did y ou take from y our
education at HKIS?
I took away a sense of diversity. My
friends were from all over the world
and had f or med into one tight
community. When I moved back to
the States, things seemed pretty
bland and boring.
Describing his memories of HKIS he
says, “I loved playing kick ball on the
roof. At HKIS, it was the first time I
asked a girl to “Go steady,” and she
told me that she only liked me as a
friend. It w as a good g rowing
experience. I thought the teachers
were very kind and accommodating,
especially since I wore huge thick
glasses and needed special attention.”
What is most important to you?
My family: my wife, Ellie, and fouryear-old daughter, Emma.
Where were you last month?
I wa s l e a d i n g a t e a m o f b l i n d
Tibetan teenagers up a 7000 meter
peak nor th of Everest. I hope the
project will continue to spread a
positive message of opportunity
throughout the globe. You can learn
about this educational project on
www.climbingblind.org.
Recognition
Erik’s feats have ear ned him an
ESPY award, recognition by Time
magazine for one of the greatest
spor ting achievements of 2001,
induction into the National Wrestling
Hall of Fame, an ARETE Award for
the superlative athletic performance
of the year, the Helen Keller Lifetime
Achievement award, and the
Freedom Foundation Award. He has
also carried the Olympic Torch for
both the Summer and Winter
Games.
His Book and Film
In addition to being a world-class
athlete, Erik is also the author of the
book, Touch the Top of the World. In
this memoir, Erik recalls his struggle
to push past the limits of vision loss.
Weihenmayer tells his extraordinary
stor y with humor , honesty and
vivid detail, and his for titude and
enthusiasm are deeply inspiring. He
writes movingly of the role his family
played in his battle to break through
the barriers of blindness.
Erik’s award winning film, Farther
Than the Eye Can See, shot in the
same stunning quality HDTV format
as the ‘Star Wars’ prequels, is an
intimate look inside one of the
most successful Mount Ev erest
expeditions ever. Bringing home Best
of Festival awards at both the Taos
Film Festival and the Montreal
Inter national Adventure Film
Festival, the film beautifully captures
the emotion, humor and drama of
Erik Weihenmayer’s historic ascent
as well as his team’s four other
remarkable ‘firsts’ on Mount Everest:
the first American father/son team to
summit, the oldest man to summit,
and the most people from one team
to reach the top of Everest in a single
day. To date, the film has raised
about $250,000 f or charitable
organizations.
Vision, teamwork and failure –
Life’s important lessons
Erik believes that people should have
the vision to dream big; the courage
to reach for near impossible goals;
and the grit, deter mination, and
ingenuity to transform our lives into
“something miraculous.” His daring
adventures have shattered the
perceptions of people all over the
world about what is possible in our
lifetimes. “Often,” he says, “we are
forced to throw out the expectations
of others and rise to the level of
our own inter nal potential.” He
emphasizes the impor tance of
having a vision. “A vision is deeper
than a goal, more complex. It’s from
where all our goals spring. It’s how
we see ourselves living our lives,
serving other people; and it speaks to
the kind of legacy we want to leave
behind.”
Since often the key to his endeavors
has been his superb ability to
combine his strengths and talents
with those of people around him.
“Imagine ever yone connected by
a giant rope, helping each other,
compensating for individual
weaknesses, using e ver yone’s
abilities to the fullest. We’d be an
unstoppable force.” While there are
some things he cannot do on a climb,
Erik refuses to be the token blind guy.
In fact, he works hard to pull at least
his share of the weight, wanting his
own contributions to far outweigh any
accommodations made for him.
Erik’s many dramatic successes
have not come without his share of
failures. Since Erik sets tough goals
for himself (most of his adventures
have never even been attempted by
another blind person), he knows he
will fail as often as he succeeds... at
first, but he’s learned a critical lesson:
that failure is simply a part of the
process of succeeding. “Success is
not just the crowning moment, the
spiking of the ball in the end zone or
the raising of the flag on the summit.
It is the whole process of reaching for
a goal and, sometimes, it begins with
failure.” When Erik does fail, he says
it rarely is the result of his blindness;
but is more likely because he just
hasn’t quite figured out the “system”
which will work for him. Too often,
he says, we are paralyzed by fear, so
we play it safe... and never reach out.
Erik speaks of his beliefs to
audiences around the w orld on
overcoming life’s challenges, the
impor tance of teamwork, and the
daily struggle to pursue your dreams.
Clearly, Erik’s accomplishments
show that one does not ha ve to
have perfect eyesight to ha ve
extraordinary vision. He has inspired
audiences from Bank of America,
General Mills, Proctor and Gamble,
Walmar t, Cisco Systems , IBM,
Computer Associates, AT&T, General
Electric, America On-line, Microsoft,
J.P. Morgan and UBS.
Erik has been published in Time,
Forbes, Reader’s Digest, Outside,
Climbing magazine, and Chicken
Soup.
His extraordinary accomplishments
have gained him abundant media
coverage, including repeated visits to
NBC’s Today Show and Nightly News
with Tom Brokaw, Oprah, Good
Morning America, and the Tonight
Show to name a few. He has also
been featured on the cover of Time,
Outside, and Parade magazines; with
features in Sports Illustrated, People,
and Men’s Journal. An ABC movie on
his life is now underway.
Misery,
Foot Blisters and
Jelly Beans in
the World’s
Driest Desert
By Derek Kwik ’86
Derek Kwik ’86 was born in Hong
Kong and attended HKIS from grades
5 through 12. His most memorable
teachers are of his French teacher of
6 years, Nancy Kroonenberg and his
7th grade homeroom teacher, Jan
Westrick (then Ms. Schalk). Derek
graduated from the University of
Southern California, Los Angeles with
a degree in finance and worked as an
investment banker before returning
to Hong Kong to continue his
professional career. He joined an
international management consulting
firm traveling the Asia-Pacific region
and was ultimately seconded to Tokyo.
Derek then returned to Hong Kong to
enter the dot-com fray as a Vice
President of a venture capital firm.
Derek has represented Hong Kong in
several world class adventure races.
He competed in what is arguably
the world’s toughest adventure
race, the Eco-Challenge, a 10-day,
500 kilometer, 24 hour non-stop
expedition race through the harshest
environments (Eco-Challenge Sabah
2000 and Eco-Challenge New
Zealand 2001). He is the only person
in Hong Kong to have run across the
Sahara Desert, the Gobi Desert and
the Atacama Desert. To date he has
raised over HK$500,000 for the
Society For The Prevention Of
Cruelty To Animals and the Hong
Kong Cancer Fund. Derek is also
a motivational and corporate speaker
at schools, corporations, conferences
and rotary clubs.
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I was once told, “What you do in life
echoes in eter nity”. That axiom
resonated in my head as I collapsed
from a rather nasty blend of high altitude cerebral edema, dehydration
and near h ypother mia at 4,100
meters. This was only Day One of a
seven day, 246 kilometer ultr amarathon somewhere in the middle
of the world’s driest wasteland, the
Atacama Desert.
Let’s rewind twelve months prior,
back to the bright lights, towering
buildings and tumultuous moneymaking commotion of Hong Kong.
My name is Derek Kwik, 36 years old,
single, MBA and one of the many
unemployed financiers that the global
economic meltdown has produced.
The incessant search for a high flying
direct investment job continues as
I listen to the drone of my headhunter
as he tells me that it will be at least
9 - 12 months of silence before the
banks relax their global hir ing
freezes.
I ponder m y options and
evaluate the paths that my
friends have chosen. Lif e
is shor t. Just what w ould
I regret not having accomplished
when I reach my 50th birthday?
I wanted to make a difference in
society - to inspire others, to
lead by example, to make a
positive impact on another’s life.
After all, if you aren’t the lead
dog pulling the sled, then the
view will always be the same.
Close friend, Mary Gadams, who
had started-up RacingThePlanet, a
company which organizes a series of
footraces in the world’s four largest
deser ts (the Gobi, the Sahar a,
Antarctica and the Atacama in Chile),
promised me a lifetime of memories
that I would not soon forget in the
upcoming Atacama Crossing.
The Atacama Crossing is a six-stage,
7 day, 246 kilometer footrace across
the Atacama Desert of Chile. All
competitors must carry all their own
food, gear and clothing while
navigating through 30 checkpoints
(CPs).
Everyone has heard of or at least
attempted a marathon. The ver y
thought of running 246 kilometers
a c r o s s t h e b a r r e n d e s e rt w h i l e
c a r r y i n g a we e k ’s w o r t h o f l i fe
sustaining supplies trespasses into
the realm of the impossib le and
unthinkable. I have never been to
South America and the
Atacama Crossing seemed like a
good place to start. But I am not of
character to jump into things on a
whim so careful due diligence was in
order. I quickly lear ned that the
Atacama Desert is 15 million years
old and is the world’s driest desert. In
fact, some parts of the desert have
never even seen r ainfall. The
Atacama is 50 times more arid than
California’s Death Valley. The terrain
is so inhospitable and unforgiving
that NASA routinely tests its Mars
space vehicles there.
backpack that will be filled with
tangible pieces of equipment rather
than a meaningless sack of rice.
A challenge of this magnitude where
perseverance overrides all else
intrigued me. I had 6 months to
prepare for one of the biggest
challenges of my life.
Since the race will involve a marriage
of sor ts between me and m y
backpack, I spent 75% of my time
training with it . This tra ining was
essential in getting my shoulders and
back muscles attuned to carrying the
weight of my equipment for prolonged
periods of time.
Since I am not a professional athlete
or even remotely talented at running
a very basic sub-four hour marathon,
much of my training doctrine focused
on the mental aspect of the ra ce.
I needed m y mind to be ab le to
comprehend and grasp the multitude
of challenges that I was going to face
because in situations in volving
intense physical stress, your body will
want to quit long before your mind is
ready to give up. It’s “Mind Over
Matter”, if you don’t mind, it don’t
matter.
My training began with the single most
important piece of equipment - my
backpack, affectionately nicknamed
by my friends as ‘Mini-Me’. I stuffed
my backpack with a laughable 16
kilograms of r ice. To the casual
observer, the dead weight has the
obvious benefit of strength training.
More importantly, the psychological
training is what I am seeking. Mini-Me
is substantially hea vier than m y
required mandatory equipment so I
will come to appreciate a lighter
It’s “Mind Over Matter”,
if you don’t mind,
it don’t matter.
I have gotten used to the bewildered
stares from passers-by as I was the
only person at the gym running with a
backpack, on the treadmill. As the
months drew closer to r ace day,
I replaced the ridiculous rice with my
actual equipment.
On the weekends, rain or shine,
I took to the hills for strength training.
Hong Kong lacks an adequate choice
of trails so the majority of my routes
were on pavement amid the hustle
and bustle of traffic. Together with
Mini-Me, I r an from the b ustling
shopping district of Causeway Bay,
dodging hordes of tour ists and
shoppers up to the island’s highest
point, Victoria Peak and then back.
Time past quic kly and m y eight
months of training had primed my
endurance on three le vels: in
the cardiovascular sense (this is
obvious) but more importantly the
psychological exertion to keep on
motoring (even when my body says
Stop, you moron) and to embrace
discomfort (because I know that pain
is inescapable). I was as ready as I’d
ever be and I promised myself that the
only way to get through this was one
kilometer at a time.
After 30 plus hours of leg cramping
flying and “chicken or fish” meals,
I finally landed in Chile and into the
arms of the mandatory registration
process of the Administr ative
Controls and Medical Re view.
Together with near ly 100 other
competitors from 21 countries, we
were herded like cattle to various
pre-race gear and medical checks.
The gear checks ensure that all
competitors will have the basic tools
for desert survival such as a sleeping
bag, 2,000 calories of food each day,
a headlamp, compass, pocket knife,
whistle, survival blanket and signal
mirror. The race organizers only
provide competitors with water and a
shared tent.
Day One — 32 Km Today — 214
Km To Go — 0 Km Completed
The alarm on my watch beeped ever
so faintly as I lay within the warm
confines of my sleeping bag. It was
6 A.M. and still very dark within my
tent but I made out 7 other slowly
waking bodies writhing in sleeping
bags. I slept restlessly in anticipation
of the eight months of training which
will all be put to the test in just a
couple of hours. No warm bed. No
hot showers. No real f ood. No
internet. No TV or newspapers. And
no sex. Dar n. For the next seven
days, my life would be reduced to the
most primitive of behaviors: running,
eating and sleeping.
only thing I didn’t do yet was vomit my
snack which consisted of jelly beans
and beef jerky.
We were at an elevation of 4,100
meters above sea level. I couldn’t
believe we were running at this
altitude. That’s sky diving altitude. No
wonder, the simple chore of rolling up
my sleeping bag left me gasping for
breath.
At the start line, I wait in anticipation
for the starting gun. There are lots of
nervous handshakes and smiles as
all of the competitors wish each other
luck on this 246 kilometer epic
journey across the old Inca Trail. The
air is crisp and the cold air is creeping
into my bones even though I am
bound in a parka, fleece tights, a hat
and gloves. My backpack weighs 10
kilograms and I welcome the added
warmth as it shields my backside.
The adrenalin coursing through my
veins blocked the sound of the
starter’s gun but the herd mentality of
100 runners instinctively got my feet
moving. Through the red tint of my ski
goggles I could see patches of snow
sprinkled along the path. Imagine
that. Snow in the desert. There is
something very surreal about this
sight.
Only 8 kilometers from the start,
I arrived at CP1 (Check Point 1)
with relative ease. I was feeling
abnormally winded but otherwise in
good spirits. Everyone was full of
energy and vigor but that would soon
change.
As I approached the Rio Grande river
valley, I began to feel woefully out of
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breath. In thin air, one is literally
sucking air rather than breathing air.
This is no longer an innate and
instinctive bodily function b ut a
laborious task that f eels like
breathing through a drinking straw.
I knew this was the onset of altitude
sickness and that the symptoms
would progressively worsen and
multiply. No training in Hong Kong
could have prepared me to cope with
this. Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak sits
at 396 meters and my 10th floor
apartment is only a scant 30 meters
above the street. Altitude sickness is
common in individuals who ascend
too rapidly to altitudes greater than
2,400 meters. The risk increases with
faster ascents and higher altitudes.
I was already at nearly twice that limit.
I had 6 months to
prepare for one of
the biggest challenges
of my life.
In the late afternoon, I pulled into
CP2. I still managed a weak smile
and the field doctor checked over my
pulse. I had all of the classic
symptoms of altitude sic kness:
throbbing headaches, nausea,
dizziness, and loss of appetite. The
The path to the day’s finish line and
campsite was a winding trail through
the canyons scattered with giant
cacti. My condition had deteriorated
to a point where I could no longer
run and all I could muster was the
shuffle of a 90 year old man. Getting
to the campsite was no longer the
goal for the day. Every ounce of my
concentration was set on putting one
foot in front of the other. Smaller
more attainable goals were in order
and all I wanted to do was move 20
paces to the next bend on the trail.
Once there, it was 20 paces to the big
boulder.
To catch my breath, I sat on a big
rock overlooking a 300 meter drop to
the river below and took in the
beautiful canyon landscape. Almost
immediately, the sky abo ve me
began to spin furiously and I shifted
my weight to corrected my balance
but in the wrong direction. I leaned
out into the canyon below and nearly
fell off my rock as the weight of my
backpack pulled me towards the river
below. Luckily, I reco vered my
balance and returned to my shuffle
towards the finish line.
The sun set m uch quicker than
normal as the crimson hue dipped
behind the high canyon walls. And
with that came the quiet hush of
freezing air. I took out my headlamp
and turned it on. Negotiating uneven
terrain in low light conditions is
precarious at best. I cursed the day’s
race but it would not be the first.
As I rounded a turn and began my
descent into the r iver valley,
my spirits lifted as I sa w the
unmistakable orange glow of a
campfire below. My approach to the
campsite was met with the sound of
rushing water. In the dar kness,
somewhere in front of me, I would
have to negotiate a small stream in
the dark. I was already suffering from
high altitude sic kness and
dehydration. The last thing I wanted
to do was get wet but I knew that was
wishful thinking. I carefully looked for
the widest channel which indicates
slow and shallow water. As my shoes
stepped into the river bed, icy cold
water hit my knees and continued to
creep up my running tights. I was so
cold and exhausted I could not step
up onto the dry river bank. Staff
member, Jan, reached out his hand
and pulled me out of the river.
With Day One officially completed, I
collapsed at the finish line. Joel from
Chicago helped me to the medical
tent. The doctor looked me over and
scolded me for breaking the number
one rule in running - hydrate, hydrate,
hydrate. One of the symptoms of
altitude sickness is loss of appetite
crawled into it. Paco took my muddy
wet shoes and soc ks out to the
campfire for dr ying. Paul from
Singapore took care of m y wet
running tights.
welcome sound (much preferred over
the sound of running water I must
say). Mary stood at the finish line to
congratulate me with a huge
finisher’s medal.
Throughout the camp word quickly
spread among the competitors about
my weakened condition. I was feeling
so sick, I could ver y well be the
Atacama Crossing’s first drop out
before morning. Nancy from Chicago
prepared my hot dinner which
consisted of freeze dried beef stew.
Joel and Mary retur ned from the
campfire with a handful of hot water
bottles to put into my sleeping bag.
As I made my way thru the crowds,
I felt an overwhelming sense of
camaraderie with my fellow team
mates, a sense of dependability to all
my friends back home, a sense of
national pride to my country and a
sense of accomplishment unto
myself. I would now be able to justify
my bruised ankles, foot blisters and
bruised feet.
With hot water bottles stuffed
into my sleeping bag, I could
only manage a few bites of
my hot dinner before passing
out from exhaustion. I had no
idea what the race had in
store for me tomorrow or if I
would even be able to handle
six more days of this insanity.
Please see the rest of
Derek’s exciting Days 2 - 6 at
http://dnet.hkis.edu.hk
/alumni
At the finish line, with the SAR flag
and thirst. With my decision making
abilities impaired, I had only
consumed 10 ounces of water, a
handful of jellybeans and a stick of
beef jerky during the entire 32
kilometer section. No w, those
symptoms were taking effect.
In wet clothes, I began to
shiver uncontrollably. The doctor
recommended that I change into dry
clothes but I had no spares other
than the shirt on my back. Volunteer,
Clare, escor ted me to m y tent.
Leaving the warm confines of the
medical tent and out into the open
where temperatures have dipped to
2 degrees Celsius caused even more
violent shivering.
When I reached my tent, my tent
mates took o ver. A tr io of
Argentineans, Ernesto, Carlos and
Paco leapt into action. Car los
unpacked my sleeping bag and I
Day Seven — 13 Km Today — 0 Km
to Go — 233 Km Completed
With our bac kpacks containing
nothing more than a sleeping bag
and a few miscellaneous items of
mandatory equipment, we lined up at
the star t line. Having battled the
altitude, salt flats and the cold for 6
days, this would hardly even be a
sprint to the finish line.
The final run concluded in the urban
and suburban areas around San
Pedro de Atacama, finishing in the
town square in front of the historic
church, with roots dating back to
1641.
Racing down the street, I reached
behind me and pulled the Hong Kong
SAR flag from my backpack. The
crimson red and white flag flapped in
the wind as I rounded the corner and
made my final sprint to the finish line.
The roar of the competitors and the
applause from the crowds was a
After all, if you aren’t
the lead dog pulling
the sled, then the view
will always be the same.
This race is not about putting your
foot on the start line. And it’s not
about crossing the finish line. It’s all
about ever ything that happens
in between those 7 da ys. My
debilitating altitude sickness and the
love from everyone, the wrath of the
salt flats with Dan, the frigid cold river
crossings, the insanely cold nights
and even the Sw eet Tar ts that
I shared with Patrick. A race is a lot
like everyday life. You experience the
highest highs and the lowest lows
and that is no different from everyday
life. You learn to keep things simple.
You filter out the bad, keep the good
and stay positive.
No man was ever beaten by being
knocked down. A man is beaten
because he doesn’t get up.
If you would like to get in touch with
him, please email Derek at
[email protected]
Aiiyaaah! It’s a Prom –
Alumni Relive a Tradition
On May 8, 2004 HKIS alumni, teachers and
friends came together to celebrate an HKIS
tradition – prom. It was Alumni Board vice
president Todd Wong’s ’81 idea worked on
tirelessly by Rohini Balani Chotirmal,
president Kenneth Koo ’79, Todd, Kimberly
Whiley (Todd’s friend), alumni and CRD staff.
Lavish prizes included a 2 night Amanpuri
package for the Prom King and Queen
provided generously by Trina Dingler
Eber t ’72 and a $1500 bottle of wine
sent by good friend, Antonio Koo ’79.
Everyone commented about our emcee
extraordinaire, Andy Chworowsky ’81
whose wit was matched only by his blue
suit with ruffles and wig. Andy announced
the following prizes:
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Prom King and Queen - Sam Devnani ’90
& his wife Guddi
Best dressed lady - Leslie Choy Hsu ’85
Best dressed man - Peter Chworowsky ’77
Best dressed couple - Tara Whitehill ’75
and Paul
Best dressed teacher - Ken Rohrs
Best dancer - Mike Pepper
Oldest alum - Vincent Li ’73
The carefully chosen music kept teachers
and alumni dancing until the wee hours
and the gym had never looked better.
Thanks to May Cagulada, Juana Cheung
and all the volunteers who put in valuable
time and effort to create magic that night.
New York Reunion
Exceeds Expectations
George Coombs (high
school humanities teacher)
and Jennifer Doman ’96
pulled
off a most
successful reunion on
September 25, 2004 in New
York City. The Happy Hour
event
exceeded
all
estimates; the Alumni office
expected between 25 – 40
alumni, and 50 HKIS
Dragons and Cr usaders
showed up! The event was
meant to last from 6:30 pm to
a conservative 8:30 pm but
our Dragons remained until 1
am! New York alumni take the
cake. (The Februar y 2004
reunion organized by Metta Dael ’94
also had NY alumni swarming in after
hours!)
The Alumni Office would like to thank
Jim Handrich, Jennifer Doman ’96
and George Coombs for providing
alumni with the oppor tunity to
strengthen the HKIS bond overseas.
Are you looking for a Job in the
Greater China region?
Calling Amb
rosia Artists
Feel free to give me a call to have a chat about
your goals and aspirations, and we can try to place you
with a multinational corporation, a listed conglomerate, or
a SME. As an alumna from the class of 1992, I hope to assist all you
fellow alums. Currently I am working for Links Recruitment,
a generalist recruitment firm helping people like you to find work.
Whether you are a fresh grad, have a few years experience, or
are a specialist, we may have something for you.
Do not hesitate to contact me!
If you are fr
om the clas
ses of
1999-2003
and
would like
to keep the
Ambrosia
masterpiece
s that you su
bmitted for
publication,
please cont
act
Lauren Jack
son
at ljackson@
hkis.edu.hk
Ingrid Wong ’92
Consultant - Commerce Division
Links Recruitment Limited
Direct Line: (852) 3426 8653
Email: [email protected]
Ken, Victor, Elizabeth and Jim
The Alumni Board rang in a new school year
when an informal Alumni Happy Hour was
organized on July 29, 2004 over at Jimmy's
Kitchen in Central. Alumni Board president
Kenneth Koo ’79, Josh Begbie ’96, Ingrid
Wong ’92, John Hyun ’89, Matt Adams ’88,
Sam ’89 and Guddi Devnani, Victor Tsang
’83, Tom Warden ’79 and several other
alumni and faculty exchanged news and
HKIS memories.
Jimmy’s Kitchen
Provides Nostalgic
Setting for Social
The social was followed by a dinner meeting
attended by Elizabeth Wong ’98, Ken
Rohrs, Tim Zee ’84 and Simon Lau ’80
representing your Alumni Board. Jim
Handrich, Mike Lambert (upper primary
faculty), Reena K. and Christina Tung
joined us as w ell. The meeting w as a
wellspring of new ideas and concepts which
proved to be very exciting.
Victor, Elizabeth, Jim and Tim
Matt, John, Kiwan, Elizabeth, Christina, Mike Lambert, Ken Rohrs and Kenneth Koo
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Ingrid, Tom and Josh
Alumni Board Update
The Alumni Office would like to thank
those Board members who have
served our Alumni Association for the
last 2 years and whose terms have
ended this year. Your commitment
has been invaluable to HKIS.
Committees and committee members decided were:
Events:
Sam Devnani ’90 - Chair
Joyce Yin ’89 (service events only)
Board Members - terms ended:
Joseph Chan ’79
Shoumitro Goswami ’93
Emily Chan ’96
Brian Lee ’96
Timothy Chang ’03
Todd Wong ’91
Thank you all for your hard work and
your ser vice to HKIS . W e’ll be
counting on y ou as e x-Board
members to remain active with the
Alumni Association.
Keith Bradsher ’82
A hear ty congratulations to the
2004-2006 Alumni Board members
and the Board Officers who were
elected on August 31, 2004.
Newly elected Board Members
2004-2006
Matthew Adams ’88
Sam Devnani ’90
John Hyun ’89
Kelvin Limm ’79
Joyce Yin ’89
Simon Lau ’80 - renominated
Kenneth Rohrs (faculty) - renominated
Rohini Balani Chotirmal ’89
Alumni Resource Network:
Kenneth Koo ’79 - Chair
Matt Adams ’88
Rob Dorfman ’72
Communications / website:
Simon Lau ’80 - Chair
Justin Seliger ’05
Fundraising:
Timothy Zee ’84
Officers:
Kenneth Koo - President
Rohini Balani Chotirmal ’89 - Vice-president (newly elected)
Timothy Zee ’84 - Treasurer (newly elected)
Elizabeth Wong ’98 - Secretary
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Edmond Chan
[email protected]
Rebecca Lynne Byers Quirsfeld:
resides in Weston, CT. She writes,
“I attended HKIS during my first year
and my two sons attended HKIS from
1991 to 1993. My mother Irene Byers
taught at the school that first year.”
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David Vaughn
[email protected]
Christy McCaskill: currently lives in
Paris, TX. She went to HKIS in her
junior and senior years with sister
Sally McCaskill ’70 and brother
Dean McCaskill ’76.
’70
Rick Brackmann
[email protected]
’71
Wilfred Koo
[email protected]
Akinori Fukue
[email protected]
Victoria Peters Bonner: now lives in
Perry, GA. She went to HKIS in her
junior and senior years and went on
to get a degree in respiratory therapy
from the University of Montana.
“I have been a respiratory therapist
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for 27 years and have been in
management for 15 years.”
Kären D. Cheney: currently resides
in Novato, CA. She attended HKIS in
her sophomore and senior years with
brothers Philip B. Cheney ’70 and
Guy B. Cheney ’72.
Herbert Kwok: presently residing in
Hillsborough, CA. He went to HKIS
from his sophomore until his senior
years.
’72
Debbie Smiley
[email protected]
’73
Lynn BARRATT Frau
[email protected]
Bruce Kelsh – UP principal: Laurie
Yabayashi Dyste sends her greetings.
She lives in Detroit and is married to
Mike Dyste whose parents live just
down the road from my sister’s house
in Crosby, Minnesota (population
3,000). We were all attending the
saturday night service at Immanuel
Lutheran where my sister’s husband,
Paul, is the pastor. Small world. We
come from HK, she comes from
Detroit and we meet in Crosby.
Mike Koyama: attended HKIS
in grade 12. He went on to get a
BSEE and an MSEE from Harvey
Mudd College. Mike is now working
as an electronics engineer and lives
in McMinnville, OR.
’74
Scott Kendon Waterman
[email protected]
Amy Jocelyn Kwan Chan: presently
lives in Hong Kong. She went to
HKIS in her senior year with sister
Mabel Kwan Chin ’79. She also has
a daughter who went to HKIS,
Jennifer Chan ’03.
Shik Ming Chow: lives in Hong
Kong. He attended HKIS in his
senior year and went on to get a BS
in civil engineering from California
State University, Fresno.
Jeanne Turnipseed Guernsey:
went to HKIS in her sophomore and
junior years with brother Rob
Turnipseed ’72. Jeanne is now
living in Chester Springs, PA, and
works in testing for medical licensure,
certification and re-certification.
Bud Skennion
Bud Skennion: I am still happily
residing in Temecula, CA. I’ve been
employed for the last 19 years at
Sprecher and Schuh, a division of
Rockwell Automation as a Western
Regional Manager. My wife Gail and I
will soon celebrate our silver wedding
anniversary on September 8th and
we’re trying to manage a quick getaway celebration in between raising
the teens! Our daughter, Vanessa
graduated from high school in June
and has started college and her new
era. My brother Matt ’76 and his wife
Joy, in Ft. Lauderdale, and my dad
living in Houston, all joined us in
Temecula for Vanessa’s graduation in
June. Our second daughter Ashley is
a junior in high school. Gail and I are
regularly in touch with Judi Rower
’75, living near each other in
Temecula for the last 13 years. Gail
and Judi do lunch when they can get
free time and have recently enjoyed
some Broadway plays together this
summer. Patrick Gould (Ashley’s
godpapa) and I talk regularly and still
enjoy a love of horseracing that has
spanned the decades. I have also
been in touch with Mark Leonard,
Linda Schwartzendrubber, and
Sue Long over the years. Anyone
who comes by southern CA for a
visit, give us a call and we’ll
s h ow yo u a r o u n d t h e b e a u t i f u l
Temecula Valley wine countr y 28 or more wineries to visit at
our doorstep here in the Valley!
Looking forward to the next
reunion in Hong Kong sometime
in 07? Planning to be there!
complain about the schools - they’re
pretty good and that’s even by HKIS
standards...
Jen
Tracy
Harley
My little one is Harley (9) - he’s my
mellow, quiet baby. Jen is 16. She’s
wonderful, personable, pretty as all
heck and it’s hard keeping the boys
away. She’s a handful and, well you
know the old saying - what goes
around comes around. Sometimes I
wish I hadn’t given my folks so much
grief in HS - paybacks are a...
(bad word)!
I would love to hear from my former
classmates so please drop me a line
when you get a moment. My email
address is: [email protected]”
church members do ministry work in
some orphanages around Ensenada,
Baja California, and Mexico. Greg
’76 is living in King City, California,
with Denise, his wife of almost 26
years. They have two boys, Joshua, 9,
and Justin, 5. He is pastoring a
Southern Baptist church there and
they are active in a local theater
group in town. Jan ’79 is living in
Riverside and works at a local
Christian school in their development
department as a grant writer. Amy
’81 is living in Mason, Texas, with
Bob, her husband of 17 years. They
have a daughter, Beth, 11, and a son,
Ben, 8. Bob is the pastor of a Baptist
church in Mason. Their mom, Billy
Harvey, 77, has been living in Tim’s
home since 1999. Their dad,
Muerner, passed away in 1996.
Karen Kenny Held: went to HKIS in
grades 4 to 6. She got a BA in history
from Georgia State University. Karen
is now working as a CFO.
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’75
Brad Doyle
[email protected]
Judi PORTER Rower
[email protected]
Greg A. Harvey: is presently living
in King City, CA. He attended HKIS
in grade 6 to his junior year with
brother Tim Harvey ’74. He went to
get a BS in political science/public
administration from the California
Baptist University and a degree of
master of divinity from the Golden
Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
in Mill Valley, California. He has
been working as full time pastor of
churches for 20 years.
Judi Rower: Tracy Gouldon
Palmer now lives in Coral Springs,
FL. She went to HKIS in high school.
She writes, “Let’s see – to bring you
‘kinda’ up to date on me. I moved to
Florida about 15 1/2 years ago from
New York. After graduating from
HKIS, I went to the University of
Southern Carolina (for about 6 years
off and on) and then back to NY. I’ve
been married - I have two great kids
out of it all - but am single for the
moment. Currently, I’m a legal
assistant for an enter tainment
company and previously I managed
a riding stable/boarding facility for
about 65 horses. That was a dream
job but the money was terrible so I
had to snap back into reality and get
a real job... ya know kids just want to
eat (they’re funny that way). Florida
has its ups and downs but mostly it’s
a pretty great place to live. I can’t
Greg Harvey ’76, Denise Harvey (Greg’s wife),Neal
Har vey (Tim’s son – 23), Jan Har vey ’79, Tim
Har vey ’74, Samuel Har vey (Tim’s son – 19), Amy
Cheatheam Har vey ’81, Bob Cheatheam (Amy’s
husband), Joshua Har vey (Greg’s son – 9), Justin
Har vey (Greg’s son – 5), Billy Jane Har vey –
grandma, Ben Cheatheam – (Amy’s son – 8),
Jhocabet Har vey (Tim’s wife), Beth Cheatheam
(Amy’s daughter – 11), not present - Jonathan
Harvey - (Tim’s son – 18)
Tim Harvey ’74 is living in Riverside,
California, with Jhocabet, his wife of
five years and they are expecting
their first child in October. His three
sons live with them and are attending
local universities or working to save
money for school. Tim teaches high
school Spanish and, in September,
star ts his 20th year with a local
school district. They attend a church
in the Riverside area and help other
Brad Doyle:
http://www.xplgame.com
- Since my last update I have
star ted two new businesses. One
is a branded e-mail plug-in
for Outlook and Outlook Express.
A friend introduced me to the
concept and a par tner and I
redeveloped the product and
launched it in Februar y 2004.
(http://interbiz.onletterhead.com)
Also, I patented an online business
game patterned after the fantasy
spor ts model to
help businesses
increase productivity
and sales and
we are wor king
with several major
companies
in
building custom
versions for their
sales teams.
I was in San
Francisco in July
Brad Doyle
for the All-School
Reunion and it was
a tremendous success. Several of
us were reunited from the two
previous reunions in Washington,
DC and Portland. Thanks to Dave
Kohl, Chris Myers ’76 and Kelvin
Limm ’79 for organizing and
executing a fantastic reunion.
Chris Myers, Don Rabe , Nand
Harjani, and Jackie Hsu were also
there from the class of 76. I am
looking forward to the 2007, 40 Year
All-School Reunion in Hong Kong.
Make your plans to join us!
Just a few weeks ago I spent the
day with Mike McCoy ’75, his wife
Eliza, and their three children in
G r a n d H ave n , M I w h e r e h i s
p a r e n t s B o b a n d M i l l i e h ave a
summer home. He has a beautiful
family and a great life. Mike and his
family were on the tail end of a one
year vacation where they traveled
around the world. What a trip! It
was great to see Mike. Mike and I
were roommates for three years at
the University of Michigan and we
have kept in close touch over the
years. Mike can be contacted at
[email protected].
I am looking forward to seeing my
sister, Renee ’78 in September in
Minnesota where our parents live.
She is in the financial ser vices
business in Nairobi, Kenya and
d o i n g ve r y w e l l .
The only
negative is that she is so far away
and we don’t get a chance to see
her more than two or three times
a y e a r. I t i s h a r d e s t o n o u r
parents as they get older. She can
b e c o n t a c t e d by e-mail at
[email protected].
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’77
Rosemary Garvey
(Sweden Geographical Class Agent)
[email protected]
Tom Burkard:
www.surfboardjapan.com – resides
in Yokohama, Japan. He went to
HKIS in grades 7 to 10
and then in
his senior
year
with
brothers
Andy ’80 and
Darrell ’79.
He got a BEd
in art from the
University of
The Burkard family
Hawaii and is
now working as
a missionary. He writes, “It’s been 27
since graduating from HKIS. My how
time flies when you’re getting old,
I mean having fun! After marrying
Christine Rasmussen in 1986, we
moved to Japan in ’88 to serve as
missionaries and have been here
in Japan ever since. We’ve been
blessed with three beautiful
daughters and a very outgoing boy,
ages 6 -13. In the past couple of
years my son and I have taken up
surfing. This year we went on a surf
vacation to Bali as a family and next
week we are off to Hawaii for a
couple of weeks of work and surfing.
We’ve also opened a small business
on the side producing and selling
surfboards on the web. Last year my
son and I were able to visit Hong
Kong and hooked up with HKIS
former faculty, David Landdeck. We
stayed at the Silver Mine Bay Hotel, a
quiet little place on Lantau Island,
and took the ferry in to Central and
Kowloon every day to take care of
business. It brought back lots of
memories, especially those of the
many school day trips we took out to
the outlying islands. Feel free to visit
my site at www.surfboardjapan.com.”
Susan BURR Baechle: currently
resides in Eureka, MO. She went to
HKIS in her senior year with sister
Michele Fisher ’84, brothers Daniel
Burr ’78 and Robert Burr ’80. She
went on to get a BS in medical
technology from St. Louis University,
St. Louis, MO. Susan is now working
in medical technology and
microbiology.
Tony Chau: is presently living in
Chino Hills, CA. He went to HKIS
in his junior and senior years.
Dee SHEA Wong: resides in
Mountain View, CA. She went to
HKIS in high school and is now
working as a landscape designer.
Barbara Schwerdtmann Easton:
Well good old Crusaders! How time
is flying. My oldest, Craig started
college this past week. He’s
attending Cal State Monterey Bay
and studying earth science system
policy. It is a 7 hour drive from home
and the poor thing is stranded without
his truck. We’re dangling the keys for
when he gets a job on campus. Amy,
our high school sophomore, isn’t sure
about being an only child, but likes
getting the first choice in everything.
My husband Ian and I celebrated our
22 nd anniversary this year, and I’ve
announced we will celebrate our 25th
in HK in ’07. At long last, I anticipate
starting my MS in child development
this fall. I only consult part-time now
and currently am working full time
with the Riverside County Child Care
Consor tium on many interesting
projects. We had a great family
vacation last summer - took the kids
to Europe for 3 weeks and then up to
see the folks in Scotland for 2. It was
a wonderful, hot, trip and the timing
before college was great. If we ever
win that dang lottery...
Craig and
Amy
Coliseum
Ian Barbara, Craig & Amy at the
’78
’80
Richard Grayson
[email protected]
Patrick Pang
[email protected]
Kerry Cahill
[email protected]
David Brooks: I have just completed
an amazing journey around the world
with the Olympic Flame (check out
[email protected] for the
pictures and information), and also
the Olympics in Athens - a great
experience. Regarding my family, we
live in Atlanta and enjoy the
experience of living in the USA,
even amidst the drumbeats of war
and election-year rhetoric. These are
the best of times; these are the worst
of times! Oliver is 11 and in the 6th
grade and now runs cross-country - a
gesture to his dad’s favorite pursuit at
HKIS. Nick is now 10 and is a super
chess and soccer player. Both love the
feeling of being in America for the first
time. My role organizing the ATHENS
2004 Olympic Torch Relay took me to
27 countries this summer, and then
the family joined me in Greece for the
Olympics where we had an
unforgettable time... a very special
experience and timely reminder of
what is good with the world.
Pamela Gutlon: went to HKIS in
grades 5 to11 with brother Rick
Gutlon ’76 and received a BS in
theatre from Emerson College and a
EdM from the Har vard Graduate
School of Education. She is
currently residing in Durham, NC.
Kamla K. Prasad: lives in Viena, VA.
He attended HKIS in grades 8 to 10
with sister Sheela Prasad ’80. He
went on to get a BA from Williams
College and a MDU from University
of Connecticut School of Medicine
and now works as a physician and
anesthesiologist.
David Vogel: http://www.ehdd.com
- now resides in Berkeley, CA. He
attended HKIS in grades 5 to 11 and
in his junior year with sister Valerie
Vogel ’75. He received a BARCH
from the University of Oregon.
David works as an architect.
’79
Kenneth Koo
[email protected]
Christopher Brentlinger: currently
lives in Portland, OR. He attended
HKIS in grade 2 and went on to get a
BA in economics from Drew
University, Madison, NJ. He is now
working as a development director
and is involved in fund raising.
Kenneth Koo: presently resides in
Hong Kong. He went to HKIS in
grades 2 to 12 with sisters Sandra
Koo ’78 and Stephanie Koo ’79.
His children are now studying at
HKIS; daughters Emily 11, Ellen 5
and son Edward 9. Ken is the group
managing director of a shipping and
transport company dealing with the
operation of crude oil tankers and
ore/coal. He is also president of the
HKIS Alumni Board.
"I am a product of HKIS"
Kenneth Koo, class of '79 and president of the Alumni
Board welcomes new families into the HKIS
Community at the New Parent Coffee held on
September 15th. Thanks to tremendous support from
Susan Mustian and Lily Lew of the PFO, HKIS Alumni
were able to "give back" to the school by giving the new
parents a very special insight into the unique history
and tradition of HKIS in a way that only alumni know
how to convey. About 100 parents were in attendance
at a reception where Ken, an alum and a parent
explained the role of the Alumni Association as a
resource and as a repository of the history of HKIS.
Mabel KWAN Chin: is now living in
Mill Creek, WA. She went to HKIS in
her sophomore, junior and senior
years with sister Amy Kwan ’74.
Rochelle RHOADES Venckus: went
to HKIS in grades 2 to 11 with sisters
Suzanne RHOADES Angelides ’81,
Jessica Rhoades ’84 and brother
Matthew Rhoades ’86. Rochelle is
working as a realtor in Wheat Ridge,
CO.
Tom Warden: http://tomwarden.com
- currently lives in Hong Kong. He
studied in HKIS in his junior and
senior years with brother David
Scott Warden ’81 and sister Lisa
Warden ’83. We last saw Tom at the
Alumni Happy Hour at Jimmy’s
Kitchen this summer. Tom is a strong
supporter of HKIS alumni events.
Kelvin Limm: I have constructed a
web-based forum for all student and
faculty alumni, called The Dragons’
Lair. This forum is entirely web-based
and is for ALL alumni. There are
currently 80 members that have all
joined since the board’s inception,
which was shor tly after the San
Francisco Reunion in July.
http://leadcommander.com/cgibin/YaBB_HKIS/YaBB.pl
Please note that the URL address is
case-sensitive.
Denise COON Wallis: recently
re-located to St. Louis, MO from
Illinois. She went to HKIS from
grades 3 to 10.
Patrick
Pang with
Fred and
his family
Patrick Pang: After the reunion
(San Francisco), Tree and I traveled
along the California coast down to LA
(ver y slowly - took us 18 days to
finish an 11 hour journey). We met
up with Fred Hall ’80 at his home.
He is currently a lawyer in LA but
lives just over an hour north of the
city. We were fed an enor mous
amount of food including his favorite,
the thousand year old egg, before he
would let us leave. Here is a picture
of Fred, his wife Celia, his son
Brandon, and I. Their twin sons,
Reilly and Dylan, were sleeping in
another room after the meal. Several
days later, we met up in downtown
LA again and he treated us to
the best dim sum I ever had in
Chinatown!
Scott Reed with wife Lisa
and children Jessica and
Matt on a family vacation
in Colorado
Scott Reed,
Class of ’80
Scott Reed: Scott is lieutenant
colonel in the US Air Force. He
currently works as a squadron
commander at Vance Air Force Base
in Enid, Oklahoma.
down from Oregon that same
weekend and we decided to crash
the party in San Francisco. What a
blast we had, even though it was for
just a few hours! Everyone looked
fantastic and it was so much fun
reminiscing about the good old days
(the Peak Riders, the shack, tram
parties etc.). Turns out Bog Tan lives
15 minutes from me and we’re getting
together very soon.
If anyone comes to the San
Francisco Bay Area, please get in
touch with me by e-mail at
[email protected] or call me
at 510-799-0673 or if you have a
message for Johnny, just contact me
and I’ll make sure he gets it. Take
care everyone!
Simon Yan Lok Lau: currently
resides in Hong Kong. He went to
HKIS in grades 7 to 12 and taught at
HKIS in the year 1980. He received a
BA from the University of San Diego
and an MBA from University of Hull.
Simon is an Alumni Board member
and works closely with HKIS’
technology department.
’81
Anna Agell
[email protected]
Bill, myself and my
two boys, Justin
(13) and
Connor (11)
Linda REIZMAN Silvis: After
working at Pacific Gas & Electric in
Northern California for 10+ years, I
got married, had two boys, Justin
(13) and Connor (11 yrs), took a
work break to raise kids, got
divorced, and for the past five years
have been living with my extremely
significant partner, Bill. I’ve been
working as a legal assistant for a
workers’ compensation attorney for
five years.
It was so great to get a chance to
meet up with Mike Heeney, Sheila
and Julia Baker, Sheryl Wilcox,
Bog Tan, Patrick Pang, Mike Roth
and Julie Page at the 4th of July
reunion. My brother, Johnny, came
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Karen Staniek-Gerhardt
[email protected]
Anna Agell: Thanks everyone, we
got a ton of responses to the class of
1981 e-mail questionnaire we sent
out. Great to know you guys are still
out there! Just a note on the side, for
those of you whose names have
changed, given that we are all getting
on in years, we’ve got you down in
our files under your names at HKIS.
No offense intended, we just can’t
remember all those “new” names at
our age! We also got back a lot of our
emails as undeliverable … so anyone
who didn’t hear from us per email,
please send us a quick note at the
above addresses to let us know what
you are up to.
Our 25th Reunion is coming up in
Boston in the summer of 2006. The
actual dates need to be decided (any
preferences? Let us know.) We’re
hoping that as many of you class of
1981ers can come as possible while
we all still look somewhat like we did
in high school and can recognize
each other. We were thinking that in
lieu of the traditional commemorative
mug or T-shir t, we’d just opt for a
collective class of 1981 Botox
treatment, a low-carb menu and
some group Yoga/Pilates classes.
OK, only kidding...
Mike de la Pena writes from Boston
that he can’t wait to see everybody at
the reunion. He actually suggested
all of us to go and see a Red Sox
game together, since by then, the
Sox will be going for another World
Series title.
A short but happy update from Paul
Miller, who writes “I GOT TENURE!!!!”.
Congratulations, Paul! Now you can
finally kick back and relax, right?
Jill Amstutz Velasquez wrote in to
say that she and her husband Andres
Velasquez and kids Manuela (4 I)
and Sebastian (2) are living in a
somewhat rural area in California in
the coastal mountains between Palo
Alto / Stanford and the coast – which
is conveniently accessible to SF and
San Jose, yet is remote enough that
there is still no cell phone coverage.
“Works out great, because my
husband has a studio on the coast
near Half Moon Bay (he’s a sculptor),
while I commute to meetings in the
other direction, when not working out
of my home office.”
A quick note from Sanda MacMillan
to say that she has been living in
Denver since 1986. Sanda is
married, and has a twelve-year-old
daughter — GREAT KID, she notes.
Sanda star ted a public finance
company with two partners 11 years
ago. In her free time she dances
salsa and west coast swing.
Mike Harshfield wrote to tell us that
he and family relocated from
Philadelphia to Chicago on April 1st.
This was a “bittersweet move as my
wife was born and raised in Chicago
but yet all immediate family is either
in Phoenix, AZ or Jupiter, FL. We’ve
returned to pick up with long time
friends and are busier than ever with
the twins (Morgan and Shay), two
cats recently acquired through an
adoption (7 years old) as well as two
dogs we picked up yesterday from a
rescue organization. We moved
into Naperville, IL. Many projects
within our home as it is a 1978
contemporary that was never, and I
mean never, updated.” Mike works
for McDonald’s in US IT Deployment.
Jenny Isaacs writes “I arrived at the
20th reunion in L.A. newly pregnant
with our third child: Sophia Helen
Isaacs Perkins was born at home on
March 27, 2002 with dad Matt and
sisters Amelia and Susannah
helping out the same midwife who
caught Susannah in 1994. Sophie
turned 2 this year, while Amelia will
shor tly be 12 and Susannah
10...yikes! I can hardly believe that
our 25th (reunion) is right around the
corner.”
Jeff Cheng sent in an update saying
“I am residing in sunny Southern
California where I have been since
1985. Wouldn’t trade it for anywhere
else in the world! Not married
although I am living with my soon
to be fiancée. I am one of three
par tners in a 30 person company
that is involved in the automotive and
boat business. We own a number of
auction houses, salvage yards, etc.
around the country. We also deal in
classic and kit cars and high
performance boats. We started the
company in 1998 and it has grown in
double digit percentages every year
since then. Some may consider it
work but it is fun to us as we are
definitely “car and boat” guys.”
That’s all for this update. Please
keep sending in your news. And for
those who want to get in touch with
old classmates and don’t want to wait
until the reunion, check out the new
online directory at the HKIS alumni
site.
Karen KARR Nimarota: currently
resides in Doha, Qatar. She went to
HKIS in grades R1 to 12 with sisters
Janice ’86 and Beverly ’79.
’82
Margot HAMEL Hutchins
[email protected]
Sheila BAKER Gujral
[email protected]
Terence Richard Anderson: now
lives in Hanoi, Vietnam. He went to
HKIS in high school and received a
degree in economics from Ohio
Wesleyan University.
Rebecca SNAPP Chandler: I just
found the [alumni] site and it brings
back a lot of memories for me as a
little girl. I was there from ‘69 to 74’,
in K-4th grade!
Lori Diane Hitchcock:
http://mypage.iu.edu/~lohitchc/home.htm
– is currently residing in Bloomington
Indiana. She went to HKIS in
grades 6 to 12 with brother Reed
Hitchcock ’89. She received a
degree in english literature from
Kenyon College and an MA in East
Asian languages & literatures.
She also received an MA in
communication & culture and a PhD
(in progress) in communication &
culture from Ohio State University,
Indiana University, Bloomington. Lori
is now a post-secondary teacher.
’83
Brett Rossuck
[email protected]
Michaela Fountain: now resides in
Bilgola Plateau, NSW. She went to
HKIS in grades 6, 9 to 12.
’84
James Hamel
[email protected]
Chris Reed with wife Ami
and children Brian, Eileen
and Kevin
Chris Reed:
currently lives in
G e n e v a ,
Switzerland. He
went to HKIS
from 1979 to
1982 and now
works as a fund
manager. The
attached photo
was taken on a
family vacation
in London.
Chadwick H. Saxelid: Has it really
been almost 20 years? Here’s a photo
of myself and my son Christopher,
taken this year at Sonoma Train Town
in Sonoma, CA.
Patricia Bossany
[email protected]
Chris Reed
Switzerland geographcal agent
[email protected]
Charles Kwai Chuen Ma: received a
BA in economics from UBC, Canada
and an MSc in logistics management
from Golden Gate University.
Charles lives in Hong Kong.
Kimberley BERGLAND Fry:
currently lives in Irvine, CA. She
received a BS from Skidmore
College and an MBA from Emor y
University - Goizuetta Business
School. She married in 2001 and
had her first son (Christopher) in
2003.
Virginia Todd: works as a quality
analyst with MBNA America Bank
and now resides in Wilmington, DE.
She writes, “I got divorced in October
2003. Things just didn’t work out, but
I am pleased to report that I am much
happier now. I’ve been busy doing a
lot of ballet and ballroom dancing
these days. I participated in my first
ballroom/Latin competition in
Philadelphia in April 2004 and took
several first places in my level. I have
a little dog named Jojo. I also have a
new boyfriend, David. David and I
share a lot in common including
enjoying ballroom dancing and
travel.”
Sandra WEBER Slappey: presently
resides in Chantilly, VA. She
attended HKIS in grades 7 to 9 with
brothers Steve Weber ’83 and Don
Weber ’86. She went on to get a BA
in social work from George Mason
University, Virginia and a master of
social work from the Catholic
University of America, Washington,
D.C. Sandra is now working as a
social worker. “I have been married
since 1992 to a wonderful man, Tom.
He was bor n and raised here in
nor ther n Virginia, so I guess I’m
settled! We’ve got two great boys Ben and Kevin - ages 6 and 8 this
year. I love my job at the National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and
Neglect Information.”
’85
Michael Taylor
[email protected]
Lori Delahunty
[email protected]
Brian Boggess:
http://www.spiffycox.com - currently
lives in Brooklyn, NY. He attended
HKIS from grades 9 to 12.
Stephen Doe: works as manager in
a department store and lives in North
York, Ontario. He went to HKIS in
grades 5 to 12 with sister Fiona Doe
’84 and went on to get a BA from the
University of Western Ontario.
John Tsung-Lin, Hsin: after HKIS,
John received a BSc in economics
with majors in finance and
multinational management from the
University of Pennsylvania. He
received an MBA in finance from
New Yor k University. John now
works in asset management as an
equity analyst and resides in
Manhassett, NY.
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Bryan C. Oaks:
http://www.msnusers.com/allthepiks
- presently lives in Simi Valley, CA,
Bryan attended HKIS in his senior
year.
Lucy Woodham Stewart: is working
as mar keting communications
manager of Eastman Chemical
Company and lives in Kingspor t,
TN. She attended HKIS as a 3rd
grader and stayed until 8th grade
(1976-1981). Lucy is interested in
finding some of her old classmates
in hopes of rekindling some old
friendships.
Christina MADDEN Vernon:
presently lives in Kanata, Ontario.
She went to HKIS in her sophomore
until her senior years with brother
Sean Madden ’86.
’86
Francine Jacome
[email protected]
Lorrie NANCE Larson: currently
resides in Leander, TX. She went to
HKIS in grades 6 to 12 with sister
Amy Nance ’89.
Francine Jacome: I’ve been
settling in nicely to my new life in
Souther n Califor nia. My son,
Nicholas is growing so fast it’s very
hard to grasp the fact that these
ear ly years will soon be gone! I
recently had the wonderful surprise
of bumping into a couple of former
classmates. Last Apr il at the
bir thday par ty of one of my son’s
friends, I saw a somewhat familiar
face and he
seemed to
recognize
me. It was
Jin Young
Chang ’84,
and it turns
out that he
is currently
living ver y
close - by
with his wife
and young
daughter!
Francine Jacome and son Nicholas
Then a couple of weeks later I
received word that another friend,
Antonio Tambunan ’86 had relocated
to Newpor t Beach as well. We’re
practically next-door neighbors! I had
a chance to get together with him and
his wife and son and swap HKIS and
child-rearing stories. It was nice to be
able to do a bit of reminiscing after so
many years away from Hong Kong.
I know our 20-year reunion is coming
up soon. Unfortunately, plans sort of
fizzled out for our 15th, but it was
difficult to organize something while I
was living in South America. Now I’m
back stateside and I don’t want to let
you down.
Plans are in the works for Las Vegas
the weekend of April 7-9, 2006.
Summer is not the best time of year
to be in Vegas as the temperatures
are usually over 100°F. NO THANK
YOU! Hopefully, I’m giving you
enough time to request a day off from
work, and if not, you can fly in on
Saturday and stay overnight.
An email with more details will get out
to you soon. If you’ve recently moved
or changed your email address,
please get in touch with me so I can
be sure to send you reunion
information: [email protected].
See you all soon!
CLASS OF 86: 20-YEAR REUNION
date
:April 7-9, 2006
place
:Las Vegas
organizer :Francine Jacome
email
: [email protected]
If you’re interested in attending our
reunion or receiving information,
please send your most current email
to the address above.
Russ Needels:
http://home.houston.rr.com/needels
- went to HKIS in grades 6 to 11
with brother Bill Needels ’84
and went on to get a degree in
journalism/marketing from Texas
A&M University. Russ initially
wor ked in public relations,
publishing and art direction and is
now in software sales. He lives in
Spring, TX.
Matthew Rhoades: currently lives
in Middletown, CA. He went to
HKIS in grades R1 to 9.
Sondra COWAN Stever: currently
lives in Spring, TX. She went to
HKIS in grades 8 to 9 and in her
junior and senior years. She went
on to get a BA in psychology, a BA
in Japanese language, and a BSN
in nursing from the University of
Washington and Seattle University.
Sondra is now a registered nurse.
She is staying at home with her two
boys, but is in the middle of an
online cer tification program in
forensics nursing. She loves the
Seattle area.
’87
Gareth Matthews
[email protected]
Jeffery Tsai
[email protected]
Michiko KAWSHIMA Iida: presently
resides in Matsudo Chiba, Japan.
She went to HKIS in her sophomore,
junior and senior years.
Robert Chan: works as a logic chip
designer with Intel as a project lead,
designing next generation server
chipsets. He resides in Saratoga,
CA. He went to HKIS in grades 8 to
12 and received a BSEE from Santa
Clara University.
Karen Anne Goepfert: received a
BA from the University of Colorado,
Boulder in 1991 and a JD from
Boston University School of Law in
1996. She attended HKIS from
grades 4 to 10 with brother Ian
Goepfer t ’80 and sister Laura
Goepfert ’82. Karen lives in New
York City and works as a lawyer.
Monique Elisabeth Disney: now
lives in Mt. Mar tha, Victoria,
Australia. She went to HKIS in
grades 4 to 7 with sisters Christine
Disney ’81 and Michele Disney ’82.
Julie Jones: presently works in
Chicago, IL. She attended HKIS in
grades 5 to 7.
Vivian Lo: received a BA from the
hotel management school ‘Les
Roches’ and now lives in Hong
Kong.
Bill Patterson:
http:/www.williamppatterson.com
–attended HKIS in grades 2 to 7 and
went on to receive a BA in
marketing from the University of
Georgia. Bill is now wor king in
sales for BellSouth in Boca Raton,
FL.
Christy (Boggess) Rosen: We are
still living in Toronto, ON - going on
our second year here. Our son,
Zachary, is entering 1st grade this
fall and our daughter, Zoe Marie, is
entering junior kindergarten. They
are both thriving as ‘Canadians’.
My husband, Noah, is still with
Procter & Gamble and I am
volunteer ing at my kids’ school,
teaching a women’s bible study at
my church and studying spanish at
the University of Toronto. Keeping
busy! We are hoping to settle in the
U.S. soon and find a place we can
call home for longer than 1 or 2
years, as we have moved every year
or two with my husband’s work for
the past 13 years. My e-mail is
[email protected] if any
old friends would like to get back in
touch.
Marc Suhr: I am currently working
in the airline business. I have also
been able to receive my commercial
pilots’ license. In my spare time I
coach football and baseball and am
also a volunteer firefighter.
Marc resides in Bethlehem, PA.
He received a BS in aviation
management/flight technology from
Flor ida Institute of Technology
(Florida Tech), Melbourne, FL.
Michael Taylor: lives in Toronto,
Ontar io. He went to HKIS from
grades 8 to 12 with sister Jennifer
Taylor ’83 and brother John Taylor
’81. He went on to get a business
degree from the University of
Windsor and George Brown
College. Michael now works as a
demand (forecasting) manager in
the beverage industry.
’88
Prescille CHU Cernosia
[email protected]
Molly GISS Wadhwani
[email protected]
Debby Tuck
[email protected]
Christine O. Dunn: now lives in
Belmont, Massachusetts. She went
to HKIS in her sophomore, junior and
senior years with sister Alison
Overholt ’94. She went on to get a
BA from Tufts University and a
master of arts in law and diplomacy
from the Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy. Christine is working as a
journalist.
Shannon Frame: To all I once knew
- I hope you are all as happy in your
lives as I am in mine. I work all over
the world but I am starting to find time
now to contemplate married life.
People that I am looking for are:
Chris Campbell ’89, Rekha Kuala,
Pat Bauman, Matt Abernathy ’89 or
any of the old group. Drop me an
email I would love to hear from you
all!
Alex Langley: attended HKIS in high
school and went on to get a BA from
UCLA. He is now working as a
systems engineer.
Suzette Shui-chin Lin: Hi everyone:
This is my first update to pals at HKIS
since I graduated! I went on to
college in Japan and in the US and
then finished law school at USF. I am
presently a health and disabilities
attorney at Legal Aid of San Mateo
County in Northern California, but will
be moving back to Hong Kong to
study international public affairs at
HKU. I hope to explore work
opportunities in the non-profit sector
in Asia. Feel free to e-mail me at
[email protected].
I am excited about the prospect of
moving back to Asia!
Angela (McKINNEY) Losieniecki:
currently lives in Caribou, ME. She
attended HKIS in her sophomore and
junior years.
Jeremy Palmer: currently resides in
New York, NY. He attended HKIS in
his junior and senior years and went
on to receive a BA from Stanford
University and an MBA from Kellogg
GSM.
’89
Jennifer Fresco
[email protected]
Angela STICH Easterwood
[email protected]
Michael W. Thompson
[email protected]
Stephanie Kay PARKS: currently
lives in Mauston, WI.
Kerry K. Ford: currently resides in
San Francisco, CA. She attended
HKIS from grades 6 to 12 with
brother Jonathan Ford ’87 and went
on to get a BA in inter national
relations and french from Lafayette
College. She also received an MBA
from Thunderbird, Garvin School of
International Management. Kerry is
now working as a marketing manager
at High Technology.
Madeline Ann Fountain: Her sister
Michaela Fountain ’83 also went to
HKIS. She is now working as a
designer and living in North Bondi
NSW, Australia.
Bradley R. Draper: I am temporarily
living in Phoenix as I finish up some
schooling at ASU (soon to be 2LT in
the Army National Guard). I will be
moving back to San Francisco as
soon as humanly possible.
Matt Spackman: currently resides in
Springville, UT. He went to HKIS in
his sophomore, junior and senior
years.
Christine Cheng:
http://martinandjunjun.keenspace.com
– “I am working as personal assistant
to a company director of a local
shipyard, in between HK & China.
The communication and people skills
I learnt at HKIS have equipped me in
my job and for life. I thank HKIS
everyday”.
Christine currently lives in Happy
Valley, Hong Kong. Her cousins
Colette Ho Cheng ’86 and Bernice
Cheng ’91 also went to HKIS. She
went on to get a BA in education and
visual ar ts from the University of
Melbourne & Victoria College of Arts,
Victoria, Australia.
Pauline CHAN Lewis:
http://www.oovoodesign.com - now
resides in Alexandria, VA. She went
to HKIS in grades 6 to 12 with sisters
Sue Chan ’93 and Mary Chan ’97.
She is now self-employed.
Kathy Chia-Tung Yao: has moved
from the UK and now lives in Hong
Kong. She received a BA in
economics from the University of
California, Berkeley and an MBA from
MIT, Sloan School of Management.
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Myself, my husband
Myles and our cat
(Felix)
Kanan Kappelman
(Sankalia): After I graduated from
HKIS in ’89, I went to Penn State and
graduated with a degree in
international relations and japanese
language in 1993. I moved to
Nagano, Japan and was a participant
on the Japan English Teaching (JET)
Program for 3 years. I met my
husband Myles in Japan while
on the program and got married in
1996. I have been living in West Des
Moines, Iowa for the past 8 years
and currently work at the Iowa
Department of Economic Development
as an inter national marketing
manager. My sister, Rupal Sankalia,
HKIS graduate from 1994 currently
resides in Falls Church, Virginia.
Special hellos to Bonnie Tucker,
Lavine Sur tani, Cynthia Tsai,
Belinda Bradley, Steven Wong,
Rohini Balani, Ambareen Yakoob
and Stephanie Parks. I can be
contacted at [email protected].
Tanya MCGUINNESS: Received a
BFA from Chapman University and
an MBA from UAB. She lives in
Naperville, IL.
Michael Thompson: My wife, Tara,
and I are still enjoying life in the Big
Easy. This is my fifth season in the
NBA, and I was recently promoted to
the position of cor porate public
relations manager for the New
Orleans Hornets. Occasionally I get
to fill-in for our public address
announcer - always a fun experience.
We have seen a number of HKIS
alums over the past 12 months,
including Stew Wennersten ’89 and
his wife Maria who spent the July 4th
weekend with us here in New
Orleans. We enjoyed a great meal at
one of Emeril’s restaurants in the
French Quarter, took a Mississippi
River cruise, and toured Oak Alley
Plantation. Sound like a lot of culture
for two HKIS alums? Don’t worry, we
hit some of Bourbon Street’s finest
destinations as well.
Michael lives in New Orleans, LA. He
attended HKIS in grades 6 to 12
with his sister Katy THOMPSON
Ottesen ’93. He went on to get a BA
in communications from Pacific
Lutheran University.
Vu Williams: attended HKIS in high
school and now lives in San
Francisco, CA.
’90
Betty Chung
[email protected]
Betty
Chung:
The
class
website has been moved to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hkis8
0sand ’90s. The website is primarily
for 80s and 90s alumni but is open to
all. Please check it out and add or
update your information.
Alexis Greeves wrote, “I’m living in
Washington, DC and working at
Gallaudet University, a university for
the deaf. I’m a mental health
counselor, specializing in play
therapy. My dad, step-mom and 3
year old sister have just moved to
Sydney and am hoping to move there
myself in October of ’05. My sister,
Eleanore (class of ’93) finished her
MBA and is working in San
Francisco. We meet up in New York
City from time to time and hope to
have a Altadena House reunion with
Warren ’92 and Cathy Symon ’89
sometime soon!” Cynthia Yeung
got in touch through the website.
Since graduation, she received a
BCA from the University of
Wollongong, Australia and then
worked in Hong Kong in the
adver tising field. She joined a
Buddhist Nun Order in Nov. 1999
and has a new name – “Chuen
Shing” which means passing on
faithfully. She is living in a Buddhist
Nunnery in the Diamond Hill area in
Kowloon and can be reached
through the class website. Kelly
(Cooke) & Lewis Reece had a
beautiful May wedding ceremony in
Princeton, New Jersey. Tara Butler
flew in from Europe and other HKIS
alumni who attended were her
brother Scott Cooke ’88, Leon
Kuan ’88, Pete Movisso ’89, Ned
Gallagher ’89, Sue Harris ’91,
Brooke Fierce Bronner, Jennifer
Price Smith, Pat Nihan, Ed
Altwies, Eric Yang, and myself.
I also spent some time with Jean Ku
over the summer. She is working hard
at the National Renewable Energy
Lab while getting ready for her
marriage to Minh Tsai. She can be
reached at [email protected].
Rhoel Dinglasan and his wife Trish
have moved to Baltimore, Maryland.
They were married in May on the
beaches of Jamaica. He received
his hard earned Ph.D and M.P.H. and
now works at Johns Hopkins
University’s Dept. of Molecular
Microbiology & Immunology. You can
contact him at [email protected].
Hope everyone is doing well! Stay in
touch and enjoy the rest of 2004!
Kathleen KO Hollowell:
h t t p : / / w w w. k a t h o l l o w e l l . c o m
- currently lives in Pearl City, HI. She
went to HKIS in grades 4 to 11.
Kelly Cooke: now lives in New York,
NY. She went to HKIS in high school.
Maki TAKAHASHI Kondo: attended
HKIS in high school and is now living
in Meguro-ku, Tokyo.
Madaleen STANDER Jonker:
resides in Roodekrans, South Africa.
She went to HKIS in grades 8 to 10
with sister Cornel Stander ’88 and
brother Ampie Stander ’90.
Shelby Rae Mims-Lefkowitz:
currently lives in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Meghan Walsh: attended HKIS with
brother Michael Walsh ’94, and went
on to get a BA in chinese studies
from Wellesley College. Meghan
now works as a CRM software
consultant in San Jose, CA.
Amy Wilkins: Hi, I was in the HKIS
class of 90, although I left after my
junior year. Having received my PhD
in sociology from the University of
Massachusetts this summer, I have
begun a tenure-track faculty position
at the University of MissouriColumbia. I am currently working on
a book manuscript based on my
disser tation. I moved to Missouri
with my five year old son, Liam, and
my partner, James Rose.
Andrew K. Wong: Andrew is an
attorney and lives in Los Angeles,
CA. He attended HKIS in grades
6 and 7 with sister Rebecca Wong
’87. He went on to receive a BA in
histor y and geography, from the
University of California, Los Angeles,
and a JD and MA in theology
(pending) from Southwestern School
of Law, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Daniel Saul Tukaczynski (Tuck)
currently lives in Westfield, NJ. He
attended HKIS from grades 1 to 12.
’91
Desmond Chu
[email protected]
Angela Teng
[email protected]
Christine “Rio” Gaxiola Sikes
[email protected]
Heath Van Luchene
[email protected]
Lexi Garschagen : I am currently
living near San Francisco in the East
Bay and working as a 7th grade
language arts and history teacher in
Castro Valley Unified. I have been
teaching now for 7 years, and am
also going back to school at night
to get my MS in educational
administration. I will be finished with
Playing in my friend’s band
my degree in early 2005 and will
most likely be applying for jobs as an
administrator for the next school
year. Working full time and going to
school at night doesn’t leave too
much extra time for much else, but I
do find time to spend time with
friends and my dogs. I have been
playing guitar and bass a lot the last
few years and even play in a friend’s
band occasionally. I attended the
all class reunion in San Francisco
this year and was the only person
present who graduated in the 90’s!
Usually I feel old next to some of the
new teachers, so it was nice to be
the “young one” for a change. I have
been in contact with more Hong
Kong people the last few years
thanks to email. I still have the same
email address I have had since
college, so drop me a line if you
want to say hi - [email protected].
Franklin Bengson: now resides in
Timonium, MD. He attended HKIS in
grades 5 and 6.
Albert Sheu: is an attorney living in
Palo Alto, CA. He received a BA from
Cornell University and a JD from
Columbia Law School.
Jose Lamug Carreon: works in
adver tising/mar keting/public
relations in Falls Church, VA. He
attended HKIS in grades 2 to 12 and
went on to get a BFA from Maryland
Institute, College of Art and an MSM
from John Hopkins University.
Jun Chie (formerly known as “Jun
Ho Choi”): currently resides in
Colorado Springs. He went to HKIS
in his senior year.
Arsheya Devitre: now lives in
London. She went to HKIS in
grades 2 to 12 with brother Zal
Devitre ’93 and went on to get a BA
in languages from Georgetown
University. She also got an MBA
from Harvard Business School and
is working in public affairs.
Tiffany Kirchner-Dixon: currently
resides in Enumclaw, Washington.
She attended HKIS in high school
and went on to study at the University
of North Carolina.
Stephanie Lape de Vera : presently
a housewife resides in Omaha, NE.
and received a BA in psychology
from St. Peter’s College. She also
got a masters degree in education
from St. Lawrence University.
Ruth Lok Neighbors: works as a
web editor for corporate intranet &
inter net at The McGraw-Hill
Companies. She lives in Greenwich,
CT. She attended HKIS in her junior
and senior years with brother Mark
Neighbors ’96 and went on to get a
BA from Brown University.
Adaarema Sparks Kelly: lives in
Kailua, Hawaii. She attended HKIS
in her junior and senior years
and went on to get a BA from
Susquehanna University and an
MS from Bloomsburg University.
Adaarema is a stay-at-home mom.
Patricia Syu-Man Kung: daughter
of Joseph Kung (HKIS science &
math teacher, AV supervisor from
1969 to 1985, computer operations
manager since 1985), was married
to Felix Tian on March 6, 2004. The
ceremony was held at St Margaret’s
Church at Happy Valley - attended by
Jim Handrich, Larry and Carol
Eicher t, and Nestor & Natty
Roldan (Nestor was librarian in the
early 70’s). The banquet celebration
attended by 360 guests including 30
teachers and suppor t staff from
HKIS, was held at Jade Garden
Restaurant in Kowloon.
Bettina Hunt (now
Bettina Pfeiffer):
presently resides in
Cave Creek, AZ.
“Here is a picture of
my babies, Sara,
who is now 2, and
Thomas who is 5.
Thanks, keep the
newsletter
coming, I just
love it! Thanks!
Sara and Thomas
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Kyoko Matsubara: lives in Arakawaku Tokyo, Japan. He went to HKIS in
his senior year.
Alyssa Anne Walker TUROCZI:
I was married on August 14 at the
Jersey shore. Several HKIS’ers were
in attendance: Jenny Martin, Leesa
Maule, Arsheya Devitre, Bryan
Dooley ’92 and Mark Barrett ’92.
Alyssa now resides in Hoboken, NJ.
with brother Alex Turoczi ’92 and
sister Christine Turoczi ’03. She
went on to get a BA from Tufts
University and a JD from the New
York Law School. She is now
working in financial research.
Bijoy Goswami: has published his
first book, The Human Fabric which
outlines the MRE (Maven, Relater,
Evangelist) Framework. In true
technology and Bijoy fashion, an
excerpt of the book can be read at his
website:http://www.bijoygoswami.com/
book/ (click on “Read an Excerpt” at
the bottom of the page). The book
offers a simple way to understand
people and provides a prescription
for creating great outcomes in the
world. Bijoy also speaks about
its application in cor porations,
organizations, education and the
world, See www.aviri.com/events.htm
for his talks, and testimonials from
others at http://www.aviri.com/quotes.htm
In his brother Ranjan’s ’98 words,
“Bijoy has had a lifelong passion for
personal and organizational change
and this led him to the development
of the MRE Framework. The
Framework categorizes people into
one of three core types — Maven,
Relater, or Evangelist — and shows
how these types affect our
perceptions of the world. The book is
a synthesis of elements from eastern
philosophy, the social sciences, and
management theor y, offering an
insightful and practical tool for
understanding yourself and others,
for building better teams, designing
better products, and making sense of
social and economic policies. I guess
it straddles the bookstore sections of
self-help/organizational
theory/sociology/business.
True to Bijoy, the book weaves in
ideas and references from a myriad
of areas, relating in some way to just
about any reader. But I think what is
most impressive is how he has
captured the essence of each core
type. You read it and think, “this is
me” or “I know just the person”. For
me, it has been a one of those reads
of truly delightful discovery.”
Congratulation Dijoy!
’92
Timothy Chen
[email protected]
Iain McGlashan
[email protected]
Patrick Chu’s wedding
Patrick Chu: Everything is good with
me. I just had dim sum in NYC with
Anne Silin, Bonny Pratt and Derek
Chen and it seems like transition
time for all of us. Derek is getting
married in the fall, Anne is moving to
Seattle with her husband Doug
and Bonny is moving (at least
temporarily) to London. I was
married this past spring and all three
of them, as well as Cathryn Trotter
’92, and my cousins Prescille Chu
Cernosia ’88, Shamsi Chu Gravel
’91 and Jehan Chu ’94 were all
there. I also recently left the law firm
Skadden Arps in New York after five
years and will be starting at Wyeth, a
pharmaceutical company in New
Jersey, starting this fall.
Jason Rego: currently resides in
Phoenix, AZ. He went to HKIS in
grades 5 to 12. Jason works as a
software engineer with Rainbow
Studios.
Tracey SPRENGELER Harris: We
have recently moved from Singapore
to Hong Kong and I am getting used
to living here again after so many
years. It is strange to think that I now
have to fill out my son’s application
for HKIS! I had a great time at
when as SFS President he provided
his then SFS Secretary Aamir with
sage counsel, Shoumitro was able to
dissuade him from intercepting the
lead runner in the woman’s marathon
donning nothing but a smile, some
body paint and an ad for the family
business.
(L-R) is Bobby, Mark, Tracey and Tyler Harris
Tracey attended HKIS in grades 6 to
12 and went on to get a BSc in
accounting from the Califor nia
Polytechnic State University, San
Luis Obispo, CA. She is now working
as an accountant.
Luis Sison, Jr.: attended HKIS in his
sophomore, junior and senior years
and went on to get a BSc in hotel and
restaurant management from the
University of Santo Tomas,
Philippines, where he now lives.
’93
Timothy Gregg
[email protected]
Amy Ruhter
[email protected]
Spencer Chiu: lives in Hong Kong.
He attended HKIS in grades R1
through to his senior year.
Leontine Chuang: attended HKIS in
grades R2 to 12 and went on to get a
BA from Northwestern University and
a JD from Northwestern University
School of Law. She recently
transferred from her law firm’s New
York office to its Hong Kong office.
Elizabeth and
Tracey at
Elizabeth’s
wedding
rehearsal
Elizabeth McCauley
an
Bill Collard at the we d her husband
dding reception.
Liz MCCAULEY Collard’s wedding
in New York in July, and am looking
forward to catching up with some of
the class of ’92 that are living in Hong
Kong.
Tim Gregg: The onset of the Sydney
games - Shoumitro Goswami and
Charlie Soule make a pact to take in
each successive Olympic. Jobs,
girlfriends or wives, be dar ned!
Athens 2004 - the duo expect the
usual (sober) expat experience:
running into someone they know
from the US, HK, or points in
between. They are not disappointed.
Aamir Ahmed, MIA randomly every
two years, flew in from Karachi to
meet his family in Athens and just
happened to stumble across their
paths. Harkening back to the day
tro Goswami’93, Charlie
(Athens, August 2004) Shoumi
’93 par ticipating in the
Soule ’92 and Aamir Ahmed
sport: synchronized barion
trat
ons
dem
Olympics newest
hopping!
It was Shoumitro’s intention on his
way back to India, to stop in on
Manesh Balani, resident playboy of
Dubai’s Fork-and-Spoon Suppliers’
scene. While Manesh continues to
relish his unattached lifestyle, fellow
Hindu hear tthrob Vineet Dutt
relinquished the freedoms of
Bachelordom a few years ago when
he settled down and got hitched. It
was not until December 2003, that
Vineet became fully domesticated,
as he and wife Sweta welcomed the
bir th of their son, Rohan. Rohan
made pasty-skinned “Uncle” Tim’s
acquaintance kicking and screaming,
but Tim promises to take a different
approach on his next visit to the Dutt
estate, which by the way, is moving to
a spacious new abode in the Toronto
suburbs come November 2004.
San Fransiscoite Pankaj Bengani
would also like to make his way to
Toronto to see Vineet’s brood, but is
presently on the move attending
“friends” weddings in London, Delhi,
Laapland and (Survivor) Vanuatu.
Though Christoph Hoashi-Earhardt’s
attendance at weddings has been in
slightly less exotic locales, participating
in an Oregon ceremony, both he and
wife Wendy were quite convinced that
the Pacific Nor thwest (British
Columbia anyone?) was the next
obvious stop on their “Where to call
Home” Tour. Anticipating a Chicago
departure in December 2004, the
Haoshi-Earhardts intend to do some
skiing in Idaho before vacationing for
two months in South Africa. After an
extended stint as the only Caucasian
in his Church Choir and having the
film Barbershop filmed on his very
doorstep, Christoph, believes he now
possesses the requisite amount of
street credibility to validate his visit to
Mother Africa.
During her brief Toronto sojour n
Kathy Yang was still able to organize
an FTG (Feed Tim Gregg) Event, at
her Aunt’s modest 20,000 sq feet,
home/theme park. Kathy continues
to be Shoumitro’s meal ticket as well,
whenever he passes through San
Francisco.
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Rohan and wife Sw
Another, new addition to the
extended 1993 family, came in the
Spring of 2004 when Sean Kyric
McMillan was born to class agent
extraordinaire
Amy
Ruhter
McMillan and husband Kyric. After a
few months of reprieve and motherson bonding, Amy will once again
make the trek from the suburbs to
her job at IES in Chicago. Coming
home at the end of the day will now
be all the more worthwhile.
Having found the ideal wife,
(a woman so beautiful in fact, he had
to show her off in three 2003
wedding ceremonies at different
Asian locales), Yee Kee Lam, has
been taking it easy and spending a
lot of time with his Best Man: the
couple’s bichon frise. Eric Wong,
will be getting married in October
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intent on experiencing “the breath of
fresh air” to which the state’s musclebound governor so frequently refers.
Life in Prescott, Arizona has allowed
Danielle DRISCOLL Cummings to
find the perfect sense of balance:
raising her son Garrett and spending
time teaching math. She couldn’t
see herself doing anything else.
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Sean Kyric McMilla
2004 where one would not be
surprised to see guest Spencer Chiu
harassing/stalking all the single
ladies with embellished high school
soccer exploits and 450 SAT verbal
score as proof of his virility and TrueCantoneseness, respectively. Josh
Goldberg, is still slightly perplexed
why the security check for his State
department application has taken so
long (6 months and counting). Little
does he know that Spencer, as one of
his references, has taken it upon
himself to ‘educate’ the US government
about Josh’s shortcomings, including
questionable thoroughness when it
comes to cleaning along with his
suspect cultural sensitivity.
James Caradonna, continues to
make Hong Kong home and has
become ver y active in the Lance
Armstrong Foundation, trying to raise
its profile throughout Asia.
Anna Marie Bautista supplied the
following update to share with
classmates, and I quote “Angela
Gaspar gave birth to a boy! She and
her husband are in Spain currently. I
also got in touch with Joyce Weitz
recently, which was really great,
although only over the phone and
email. I also met up with Ann Choi
and Rana Cheng-Hwang who are
living in San Jose and Oakland,
respectively. And I’ve seen Sue
Chan a couple of times when she
comes to visit from Malaysia. Rana
was in HKIS from 8th to 10th I think,
while Sue left after 8th grade.” Anna
also provided her own little update —
she and husband Ron have moved
from San Francisco to Manila to start
afresh with their baby expected early
2005. Having left the wilds of
Colorado behind, Julie Faber has
moved to California with husband tobe Keith (October nuptials planned),
“Ozer, we’re Millionaires!” Ozer Onkal (right) and friend,
strike it rich at their fruit stand with the sale of their first
banana. (Minor sidebar: September 2004 currency
exchange 1 US Dollar=1,250,000 Turkish Lira)
Taking what he learned with partner
in crime Manesh Balani (i.e. party
planning, fleecing unsuspecting
teens of their belongings right down
to their last toga) Ozer Onkal has
embarked on an exciting new
business venture in Istanbul. When
not redesigning the home interiors of
the established Turkish jet-set, Ozer
and a friend have begun catering to
hungr y youth by setting up fruit
stands at local concerts. And word
from Ozer’s old housemate Lyman
Doyle? Rumour has it that he has
become indoctrinated in Columbia
University’s liberal leanings and for
the Summer of 2004 jumped on
board to help the Kerr y-Edwards
ticket. By mid November, we’ll see if
he made a difference.
Emad Khan: I’m currently working
with the Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce. I recently met up with
Shoumitro Goswami and got in touch
with Chris Tsou, Sean Ward, and
Alice Han. I would love to hear from
others: [email protected]
Emad currently lives in Toronto,
Canada. He attended HKIS in
primary, middle, and high school until
grade 10. He did his Engineering
degree from the University of
Toronto, an MBA from the Schulich
School of Business (York University),
and PMI qualification from Stanford.
Chris Mills Winkler: presently
resides in Chicago Il. He went to
HKIS in grades 2 and 3 and in his
sophomore, junior and senior years.
He received to get a BA from the
University of San Diego and is now
working in pharmaceutical sales.
’94
Tiffany Bissey
[email protected]
Michael Pemper
[email protected]
Norman Ho
(Singapore Geographical Agent)
[email protected]
Alexander Brose: visited HKIS this
fall. He resides in San Francisco,
CA. He received a BA in Asian
studies from Cornell University and
works as director of admission with
the San Francisco Conservatory of
Music. “I came to HKIS for the first
time since 1989 to recruit music
students. Things have definitely
changed!”
Taken during
my visit to
HKIS in Sept.
’04 to recruit
music
students
Michelle Katherine Hoeppner:
attended HKIS in high school with
her sister Sarah Hoeppner ’98 and
went on to get a BA in east Asian
studies, a BA in Spanish from
Wittenberg University and an MA in
international development studies
from George Washington University.
Michelle now lives in LaPorte, IN.
David Leventhal: presently resides
in Vienna, VA. He went to HKIS from
R1 until his senior year and went on
to get a BS from the University of
Arizona. He is now working in the
foreign service.
Aravind Balagopalan Menon: After
obtaining my dental degree at the
University of Connecticut School of
Dental Medicine, I decided to
continue my professional training by
specializing in pediatric dentistry. I
completed my specialty training from
the Connecticut Children’s Medical
Center/University of Connecticut
Health Center on June 30, 2004. I
got married on July 4th, 2004 to
Leena Bardwaj (my best friend and
soul mate; whom I’ve known for the
past 10 years).
Leena is a
pharmacist and obtained her doctor
of pharmacy degree at the University
of Connecticut. She is currently in a
residency/fellowship program in
psychiatric pharmacotherapy at the
Institute of Living in Har tford,
Connecticut. We live in the New
London County of Connecticut (near
Long Island Sound). I am one of
seven pediatric dentists at the
Children’s Dental Associates of the
New London County, P.C.
Michal Fisher PEMPER: now
resides in New York, NY. She went to
HKIS in her sophomore, junior and
senior years and went on to get a BA
in economics and political science
from Haifa University, Israel. She
also got a degree in infor mation
systems and management from New
York University. Micah is working as
a computer programmer/developer.
Brenda Renee PULITO Runion:
works as a physical therapist in
Sagamore Hills, OH. She went to
HKIS in grades 7 to 12 with sister
Andrea Pulito ’94. Brenda received
a degree in human movement
science, MEd and MPT from Bowling
Green State University and
Cleveland State University.
Alison K. Sasaki: presently resides
in Germantown, MD. She went to
HKIS in her junior and senior years.
Thomas Bong On Scollon: works
as a lawyer in Ft. Worth, TX.
Nazish Kamal Siddiqui: now lives in
Houston, TX. She went to HKIS in
grades 3 to 7 and in her junior and
senior years.
Maria '94 and Zach Silveira with the bridal party
Maria-Christina Rohrs: married
Zachary Silveira on June 19, 2004 in
San Diego, CA. Maria is the daughter
of Ken Rohrs (middle school teacher)
and Zach is the son of Cdr. Richard
and Lucy Silveira. Several HKIS
alumni were in the wedding party:
Maid of Honor - Irene Rohrs ’97,
bridesmaid - Ali Overholt ’94,
Bridesmaid - Sarah Silveira ’01 and
Best Man - Matt Silveira ’96.”
istina Rohrs Silveira '94
Alison Overholt ’94, Maria Chr
ira
Silve
h
Irene Rohrs '97 and Sara
,
Jeremy Thomas White: currently
lives in Rocky Mount, NC.
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Christie Yih
[email protected]
David Cheng
[email protected]
David Berman: attended HKIS from
grade 8 to high school. He went on to
receive a BS from Emerson College.
Erin STROUD Scott: Erin is a QA
analyst living in Alpharetta, GA.
After HKIS, she received a BA in
marketing form the State University
of West Georgia.
Charles Tsui: is program manager
of a software company and lives in
Arlington, VA. He attended HKIS in
grades 3 to 12 and went on to get a
BSFS from Georgetown University.
Katie TUCKER Casey: presently
lives in Hilton Head Island, SC. She
went to HKIS in grades 4 to 8.
Genevieve Handler: now living in
Oakville, Ontario, works in public
relations. She went to HKIS in grade
12 and got a degree in anthropology
and sociology from the University of
Toronto.
Edward Park: lives in San Francisco,
CA. He went to HKIS from grade 3
through to high school with sister
Christina Park ’97. He went on to
receive a BA from Connecticut
College. Edward is now working in
finance.
Karla May Portch: presently lives in
Toronto, ON. She attended HKIS in
grades 5 to 12 with brother Glenn
Por tch ’92 and went on to get a
degree in romance languages
(Italian and Spanish) from the
University of Georgia and a
Representations of Italy from Royal
Holloway, University of London.
Amanda (Mandy) Joan NALEVANKO
Settembre: currently resides in
Arlington, MA. She went to HKIS in
grades 8 and 9 with sisters Meg
NALEVANKO Falcone ’91, Katie
Nalevanko ’97 and Jill Nalevanko
’99. She went on to get a BA in
psychology from Cornell University
and an MEd (for thcoming) from
Harvard University.
Jimmy Yang: I have recently moved to
Shanghai, China from Los Angeles,
California and have started my new
job as business development director
for PG Design & Brand Consulting.
The company focuses on developing
brand strategy, brand marketing, and
brand communication for MNCs
entering China and local China firms
looking to export. It has been a great
learning experience, especially when it
comes to applying wester n
management techniques while
maintaining
easter n
cultural
sensitivities. Feel free to contact me if
you’re in Shanghai at [email protected].
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Christie Faith Yih: I have one more
semester at the Berklee College of
Music, studying contemporary writing
and production. I took the summer off
and worked as an internship in the
music industry in LA. While I was
there, I met up weekly with Katy
Wong who is doing well, working in
banking and living in Alhambra. I also
got to meet up with Jimmy Yang, who
was running his own successful retail
business after working in advertising
and promotion. At the end of the
summer, Jimmy moved to Shanghai to
star t a new career out there.
According to Jimmy, Chris Farrell is
doing well in LA, playing in a
successful band that performs
regularly around town. Dave Berman
is also in the entertainment industry,
editing Hollywood film scripts
(including the one for Lord of the
Rings). Perhaps we should organize
a mini-HKIS reunion in Los Angeles
since many classmates are there!
Eddie Park wrote in, “I live in San
Francisco, but I work for an
investment boutique in Menlo Park
after 2 years at UBS and JP Morgan.”
Kiran Rajasekhar also got married
this year and Tisha Wong is engaged!
Congratulations to them as well.
This summer, I also saw Karen P. Lee,
who is living and working in
Connecticut, but still spending her
weekends in New York. Karen tells me
that Caroline Wu and Yu Kurebayashi
got married this year! She planned
Caroline’s bachelorette party in Las
Vegas. Congratulations to the
newlyweds!
Coralie, Erin and
Danielle - May
2004, Danielle’s
birthday dinner in
HK
Coralie Charriol Paul: lives in NY
with husband Dennis Paul but travels
a lot for her business. She is now the
creative director for the jewelry and
leather goods of Charriol.
Chinatown NY last
winter - Dimsum
lunch with old
friends: (back row)
Coralie Charriol Paul,
David Cheng (just
got engaged), Kemal
Arsan, Danielle
Huthart, Gautam
Chhada (front row) Tammy Frankenberg and I in NY
Debbie Teng, Erin Jun e 200 4. We had not see n
Connor
each other since high school
in
Tammy is doing her residency
in
s
live
but
r
me
sum
the
for
NY
Argentina.
Susan Strebel recently became the
manager of special events for the
American Conservatory Theater in
San Francisco. Friends can email
her at [email protected].
’96
Fahd Hakim
[email protected]
Sara Dallaire
[email protected]
Jennifer Doman
[email protected]
Erin was leaving
Kelly Bissey
for South America
[email protected]
for a while, looking
for adventure....
Maria Cheng: is presently residing in
Danielle and I
have been friends
since 1st grade
and she was a
bridesmaid at my
wedding. She is an
independent
graphic designer.
Hong Kong. She attended HKIS in
grades 4 to 9 and went on to receive
a bachelor of economics degree from
Tufts University.
Brie NELSON Koenigs: attended
senior years and went on to get a BS in
education & social policy with a
concentration in human development
& psychological ser vices from
Nor thwester n University. She
is working in sales and lives in
Chicago, IL.
Kim Kuok: resides in New York, NY.
and then received a BSc from
Cornell University and an MSEd from
the Bank Street College of
Education.
Berinda Lee: currently lives in Hong
Kong. She went to HKIS in grade 7.
Ingrid Lee: is working as an
international management consultant
and lives in Henderson, NV. She
attended HKIS in grades 11 and 12
and received a BA in linguistics from
Cornell University and an MBA from
Thunderbird, the Garvin School of
international management.
Tomo Matsumoto: presently resides
in Kanagawa, Japan. He went to
HKIS in grades R2 through to 12 and
went on to receive a BSBA from
Washington University, St. Louis.
Gina Dawn Kent PAYNE: now
resides in Brandon, Suffolk England.
with brother Kevin Kent ’95.
Maile Sedler: Maile is working as a
financial analyst and lives in
Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended
HKIS in grades 7 and 8. She
received a degree in sociology from
the University of Washington.
Ashika Singh: currently lives in New
York, NY. She attended HKIS from
her sophomore up to her senior years
with her sister Ankura Singh ’03 and
went on to get an AB (government)
from Harvard, JD from the University
of Cambridge (UK), NYU school of
law and an PHD in inter national
relations.
Jonathan Weiss: attended HKIS in
grades 6 and 9 and went on to get a
BS from William & Mary and an MS
from the University of Hawaii. He is
working in marine geology &
geophysics and lives in Honolulu,
HI.
Mike Will: I went to a reunion in
NYC organized by Jen Doman, it
was amazing and inspired me to
check out the HKIS website. I’m fine,
live in Long Beach, NY and work in
NYC. I graduated from Hofstra
University in Long Island in May of
2000 with a degree in finance.
Toni Monaco Worden: I married
Jack Worden in Dec. of 1998, whom
I was dating in high school.
I graduated from Oklahoma State
University in 2000 with a BS in
elementary education and a minor in
spanish. I currently teach 2nd grade
in Joshua, TX. I had my first child, a
son in February 2004. We named
him Quar tus Xavier Worden.
I currently live in the country in a log
cabin home.
’97
Meghan Smith
[email protected]
Lisa Tan
[email protected]
Victor Yeung
[email protected]
Tim Lo
[email protected]
Peter Brown: I attended HKIS from
grades 3-8 then moved to Japan,
where I attended ASIS. I graduated
from Trinity College in Har tford,
Connecticut and returned to Tokyo to
take intensive Japanese. I was then
hired as consultant in the
International Division of A BEAM
(previously
Deloitte
Touche
Tohmatsu) in Tokyo in 2003.
Lisa YARZUMBECK Heintz: went to
HKIS in her junior and senior years
with brother Bradley Yarzumbeck ’01
and received a degree in associate of
science from Peninsula College. Lisa
is now working in USCG and lives in
Sequim, WA.
Diya Raj: lives in New York, NY. She
attended HKIS in her senior year and
went on to get a BBA in marketing
and inter national business from
Emor y University. Diya is now
working in BMW of North America.
Sophia SAYERS Gilsdorf: presently
lives in Camp Lejeune, NC. She
attended HKIS from grade 7 up to her
senior year.
Catriona McGregor: lives in
Queensland, Australia. She attended
senior years with sister Alison Jane
McGregor ’99 and brother James
Stuart McGregor ’01. Catriona on to
get a BSc in commerce, economics
and marketing from the University of
Melbourne, and a degree in graphic
design from Shillington College.
“I have recently started up my own
business called - Catalyst Design
here in Queensland. I have also just
arrived back from a white water
rafting trip in New Zealand!”
Ethan Miller: is presently living in
Chicago, IL. He went to HKIS in
grades 2 to 11 with sister Emily
Miller ’00 and received a BFA from
the School of the Ar t Institute of
Chicago. Ethan is now working as a
web designer.
Matthew O’Donnell: is presently
residing in Hornsby NSW, Australia.
He went to HKIS in grades 8 to 10
with sister Laura O’Donnell ’00.
Adam Oetting: currently lives in
Cedar Park, TX. He attended HKIS
from grades R1 through to his senior
year with sisters Jessica Oetting ’92
and Joelle Coutu ’95 and brother
Aaron Oetting ’93. He received
undergraduate degrees in liberal
ar ts, histor y and religion from
Concordia University. He is now
working as a sales manager. He
writes, “Happily married (for 4 years)
with 2 wonderful sons, Isaac and
Noah. A 3rd son is expected and his
name is Caleb.”
Joseph Walter Peace: currently
resides in Columbus, OH. He went to
HKIS in high school and now works
as a mechanical/electrical engineer
in an MEP firm that specializes in
retail work around the country.
Andrea Pierson: presently resides
in Herndon, VA. She went to HKIS in
her sophomore until her senior years
with brother Bryan Pierson ’01 and
went on to get a business, CIS
degree from James Madison
University. Andrea is now working as
an operations supervisor.
Jennifer Selvidge: went to HKIS in
grades R1 to 9 and received an ESL
education from Eastern Nazarene
University. She is working on a
masters degree at the University of
Kansas. Jennifer lives in Overland
Park, KS.
Ted
Westerman:
lives
in
Wilmington, DE. He went to HKIS in
grades 3 to 5.
’98
Cheryl Yip
[email protected]
[email protected]
Sarah Yeung
[email protected]
Walter Arnold: attended HKIS in
high school and went on to get a BA
in finance from the College of William
and Mary. Walter lives in West Point,
Virginia.
Rebecca Beteet: currently lives in
Waco, Texas. She went to HKIS in
her freshman and sophomore years
with brother William Beteet ’08 and
received a degree in public relations
from Baylor University.
Meghan BREEDLOVE Morris:
attended HKIS in grades 10 to 12
with sisters Sarah Breedlove ’00
and Laura Breedlove ’02. She
received a degree in culinary arts
from The Restaurant School and is
now working as a chef in Pittsburgh,
PA.
Mary D. Chen: presently resides in
New York, NY. She went to HKIS in
high school with her brother David
Chen ’96 and taught of HKIS in years
2002 – 2003. She got a BA in geology
from Amherst College and an MA in
secondary science education from the
Teachers
College
Columbia
University. She is now working as a
high school science teacher. “New
York City is fascinating... and produces
some pretty special kids. I have been
teaching biology to a bunch of
uniquely interesting students at a
great public high school this year. I
have also found 5 excellent
homemade ice cream shops. Mmm.
Ice Cream.”
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Charmaine Ching Li Lew: currently
lives in Victoria, Australia. She went
to HKIS in her senior year.
this December.
Any for mer
classmates can reach me at:
[email protected].”
Ryan Coyle: www.sias.net.cn: - now
lives in China. He went to HKIS in
grades 3 to 12 and received a degree
in TV production from Lee University.
He now works as a student activities
director (working with 10,000
students) in Chinese Business
University.
Lisa Talsness: she went to HKIS
from grades 7 to 12 with sister Brea
Talsness.
Ryan Coyle during
his visit to HKIS in
October 2004.
Kathryn Melissa Tynes: received an
undergraduate degree in radio,
television and film from Northwestern
University. She received a graduate
degree in fashion design from
Marangoni Instituto Milan, Italy and
has a career in fashion design.
’99
George Liao
[email protected]
Amanda Henck: presently resides in
Seattle, WA. She went to HKIS in
grades 1 to 12 with sister Jessica
Henck ’99 and brother Justin Henck
’03. Amanda is currently a graduate
student. “Currently I live in Seattle
and am a graduate student at the
University of Washington. I study
landscape evolution in Southwestern
China (NW Yunnan, Western Sichuan,
and SE Tibet). When I am not at school,
I like to road bike (on my very old beat
up racing bike), rock climb, and
backcountry ski. There seem to be no
other HKIS alums in Seattle, so I am
always jealous to hear about get
togethers in NY and Boston. If anyone
is ever in Seattle, please look me up!”
Anthony Joseph Ickes: went to
HKIS in grades 6 to 8 and received a
BSc in accountancy from ABE
International College of Business &
Accountancy. He lives in Tacloban
City, Philippines.
Calvin Koo: After working in a
corporate law firm for two great years
in New York City, I’m returning to
school to get my law degree.
Anna Svedberg: Hi to the class of
1998, I moved from Hong Kong to
Dubai in 1989. I graduated from ASD
(Dubai) in 1998 and am currently
studying at Stockholm University
in Sweden. I am planning to
graduate with a master’s degree in
business and a minor in mandarin
Kevin Kiwan Chung
[email protected]
Jonathan Ip
[email protected]
Eleanor Shing
[email protected]
[email protected]
Anna Ingrid Berthelius: currently
residing in Marina Del Rey, CA. She
went to HKIS in grades 5 to 12 with
sisters Kristina Berthelius ’05 and
Helena Berthelius ’96. She went
on to get a BSc in business
administration from the University of
San Francisco.
Melanie Elisabeth Black: lives in
Lake Waccamaw, NC. She went to
HKIS in grades 1, 3 to 7 with
brother William Black ’93. She went
on to get a BS in information science
and MA in teaching secondar y
mathematics from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Melanie is a secondary mathematics
teacher. “I will be traveling to
Namibia, Africa on October 19, 2004
to begin a 2 year service with the
Peace Cor ps. I will be teaching
secondary mathematics as well as
hopefully teaching computer
classes.”
Charles V. Chen: received a BSBA
in management information systems
from the University of Alabama in
Huntsville.
Alicia CHENN Abelmann:
www.pbase.com/abelmanns – went
to HKIS in grades 5 to 12 with sister
Jennifer CHENN Isom ’93 and
brothers Mason CHENN ’98 and
Todd CHENN ’96. She went on to
get a BA from Brigham Young
University. “Hey everyone! As some
of you already know, my husband
Rick is just finishing up law school
here at Washington University in St.
Louis and we will soon be on our way
to the West Coast or Asia after that.
In the meantime, I have been
working doing marketing for a local
company here. We also started a
non-profit organization called Help
One Future to
allow underpriveleged children in the
Philippines get a basic elementary
education. I would love to hear from
any old friends and see what
everyone else is up to.”
Erin Anderson: received a BA from
The George Washington University.
Erin is now working with the
Interamerican Institute for Social
Development,
Interamerican
Development Bank.
Ingrid Chen: now resides in
Cambridge, MA. She went to HKIS in
grades 7 to12 and went on to get a
BA in psychology and studio ar ts
from Wellesley College.
Michelle Cheung: attended HKIS in
grades 2 to 12 and went on to get a
BA from the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor.
Kiwan Chung: went to HKIS from
middle school to high school and
went on to receive a BA in
economics from Washington
University in St. Louis. He lives in
Hong Kong.
Nicole C. Gibbs: presently residing
in Vancouver, BC. She went to HKIS
from grades 2 to 10 with brother
Mark Gibbs ’96, and went on to get
a BSc in commerce from Queen’s
University.
Pamela Heijmans: lives in Los
Angeles, CA. She received a BS in
applied math from UCLA and is
working as a SEC - examiner.
Frank Kwok: received an BA from
Brown University and a JD (2006)
from Georgetown University Law
Center and lives in Washington, D.C.
He attended HKIS in grades 8 to 12.
Jill Nalevanko: currently resides in
Alstead, NH. She went to HKIS in
grades 4 and 5 with sisters Megan
(Nalevanko) Falcone ’93, Amanda
Joan (Nalevanko) Settembre ’95
and Katie Nalevanko ’97. She went
on to get a BA in music from Cornell
University.
Ethel Tungohan: received a BA
double major in political science (with
honors) and women’s studies from
the University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC and MSc in gender
from the London School of
Economics. She is currently residing
in Vancouver, BC.
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Theresa Cheng
[email protected]
Meridith Aldridge: currently lives in
Elon, NC. She attended HKIS in
grades 8 to 12 with brother Zachary
’98 and went on to study at Elon
University.
Sachin Chopra: now resides in the
US. He attended HKIS from grades 1
to his freshman year and went on to
get a degree in finance from
University Duquesne and a graduate
degree in business management
from Wharton Business School. He
is presently a student.
Rosalia Marie Brown: She went to
with brother David Michael Brown ’03
and went on to receive a degree in
foreign affairs from the University of
Virginia. Rosalia is now working as
a sales and marketing associate
at Dow Chemicals Company in
Chesterfield, VA.
Christopher Griffin: graduated
from the University of Pennsylvania
in August 2004 major ing in
economics and english and is
currently in the mar ket for jobs
preferably in finance, consulting,
marketing, and advertising. He is
looking to move back to Asia again.
Mountain View, Northern California.
except grade 3. She received a BSc
in computer science in 2004 from
Stanford University.
She is
currently working at Google as an
associate product manager.
Mary Pashalidis: currently resides
in Miami, FL. She attended HKIS in
grades 8 to 12. She went on to
received a BA in English and
biology from the University of Miami
and a JD (in progress) from the
University of Miami.
Stephanie She: attended HKIS in
grades 8 to 12 with cousins Jeffrey
Lui ’94, Jennifer Lui ’97, Tiffany
Yip ’94 and Kevin Lui ’00. She
went on to get a BA in business
administration from the University of
Michigan Business School.
Lauren Anne Williams:
h t t p : / / w w w. a u t o b a s e. c o m
- presently resides in Indianapolis,
IN. She attended HKIS in grades
8 & 9, and received a BA in
communication at Hanover College
in Hanover, IN. She now works as a
training specialist. “After searching
for a job in the Midwestern US for
three months, I finally found the
perfect one working for a software
company out of Indianapolis. I will
be traveling all over the countr y
training buyers of the software, and
hope to see many old friends.”
Art Wong:
http://www.greenwoodrock.com –
went to HKIS in grades R2 to 12
with brother Allan Wong ’00. He
now lives in Jackson, TN. He went
to get a BA in teaching english as a
second language from Union
University.
’01
Lauren Tanner
[email protected]
David Munho Choi
[email protected]
Michelle EMMA James
[email protected]
Jessica Lee: presently resides in
Lydia Wing Bing Ho: presently
resides in Hong Kong. She attended
HKIS in high school with sister Tania
Ho ’03 and cousin Adriana Mok ’01.
She went on to receive a degree in
biological sciences & psychology
from Wellesley College.
Sachin Chopra: attended HKIS from
R1 to 12 and went on to get a degree
in finance from Duquesne University.
He is studying business management
at Wharton Business School.
Vandana Duggal: now resides in
New Delhi, India. She went to HKIS
in grades 2 to 6 and received a
degree in public communications
from American University.
Kenneth Kee Hang:
http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/dake
nsian – currently lives in Katy, Texas.
He went to HKIS in grades 2 to 8 and
went on to receive a BA in finance
from the University of Texas in Austin.
Brandon Hsiung: attended HKIS in
grades 5 to 12 with his brother
Robert Hsiung ’98. He went on to
receive a BS in electrical and
computer engineering from Carnegie
Mellon University and a master’s
degree in infor mation systems
management. Brandon is now
working in information systems and
finance in Pittsburgh, PA .
Mika Mokko:
http://slvrk155es.tripod.com
– currently lives in New York, NY.
She went to HKIS in grades 6 to 8.
Sharlene Tan: now resides in
Toronto, ON. She attended HKIS
from middle school to high school.
Mei Yee Mak: attended HKIS from
middle school up to her freshman year
and went on to get a BA in Economics
from the University Bates College.
’02
Andrew Chan
[email protected]
Angela Ho
[email protected]
Bob Pan
[email protected]
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Joseph Assi: went to HKIS for
8 years and is now studying
economics at Carleton.
Sarah-Jane Lee: is currently living in
Hong Kong. She went to HKIS in
grades R1 to 12 and received an AA
from Mar ymount College, Palos
Verdes CA. She would like a job that
has something to do with ar t
management (art curator, art gallery
owner, art auctioneer).
Alaina Heather Messick: I haven’t
attended a college yet, but as stated
before, I’m getting my AA while I’m
here at DLI as a linguist in the USMC.
I’m more than happy to offer any and
all the information I can about joining
the Armed Forces.
Rebecca Ann Whittle: is pursuing a
degree in equine science from the
North Dakota State University.
Ryan Christopher: currently lives in
Somers, NY. He attended HKIS from
grades 3 to 7 and is pursuing an
associate degree in criminal justice
from the University of Tampa SUNY
WCC. After that, he will be attending
the Black Water USA Training
program to become a cer tified
personal security specialist.
’03
Timothy Chang
[email protected]
Kristen Chin
[email protected]
Candace Ho
[email protected]
Bradley Archie: presently resides in
Pittsburgh. He attended HKIS in
grades 1 to 9 and is studing for a
paramedic degree from CCAC, an
automotive degree and a psychology
minor.
Hanson Chan: currently resides in
Waterloo, Ont. Canada. He attended
HKIS in grades 5 to 8 and went on to
study at the University of Waterloo.
Jennifer Jamie Chan:
http://xanga.com/jenniferjcs
- lives in Mill Creek, WA. She went to
HKIS in high school with cousin
Francis Shih ’01 and is now studing
at Seattle University.
Micah Chan: lives in Mid-Levels,
Hong Kong. She went to HKIS in her
sophomore, junior and senior years.
Laibond Cheng: lives in Hong Kong.
He went to HKIS in his junior and
senior years.
Garth Sheldon-Coulson: presently
resides in Riverdale, NY. He
attended HKIS in grades 2 to 9 and is
working on a BA from Swarthmore
College.
Emily Elisabeth Eliot: currently lives
in Belvedere, CA. She went to HKIS
from grades R1 to 7 with sister
Caroline Eliot ’01 who is studying at
Middlebury College.
Meera Jain: currently lives in
Ridgewood NJ and is studying at
Bryn Mawr College. She attended
HKIS in grades 6 and 8 with brother
Karan Jain ’07.
Isaac Liew Jing Hui: presently lives
in Australia. He attended HKIS in
grades 7 and 8 and is currently
studying engineering at Melbourne
University.
’04
Emily Ann Keith: presently resides
in Charlottesville, VA. She went to
with brother Andrew Keith ’07.
Amit Krishnan: currently lives in
Nanuet, NY. He attended HKIS in
high school.
Randy Ma: now lives in Hong Kong.
He went to HKIS in grades 2 to 12.
Peter Westrick: and family are now
living in Valparaiso, IN. Peter went to
HKIS from R1 to 12.
Do you want a hard copy
of the Alumni Directory?
Yes or No - please let us know
at [email protected]
Barbara LeMond. About 100
faculty and staff attended the
reception.
Rich Pearson: currently lives in Mill
Creek, WA. He taught at HKIS from
1976 to 1979.
Victor Guy: I taught music
and band with Werner Von
Behren from 1970 - 72. At
that time I was known as
Victor Lee but I have changed
my last name since 1972.
William D. Rutherford: taught at
HKIS from 1971 to 1974 and now
resides in Houston, Texas.
Victor lives in Nor th
Vancouver, BC and works as
a music teacher.
Ken and Karen's wedding reception
Ken Rohrs: Ken Rohrs and Karen
Cook were married in Sydney on
August 7, 2004 at Our Lady Queen
of Peace Church in a Catholic
ceremony amongst family friends
and faculty. Best Men were Wil Chan
and Peter Dratz with Jeanne Yasso
as bridesmaid. Greg and Jo Ladner
attended from HKIS. A reception
followed in Hong Kong, at the HK
Cricket Club on August 14, organized
by Kay Lambert, Marie Murphy and
a Han on
brother-in-law Kyihl
Right: Victor with his 13, 2004
July
his visit to HKIS on
Lois Meyer Voeltz: a 1969 graduate
of Concordia University, was
awarded the Church Leadership in
Outreach Award by her alma mater.
Lois and Fritz now live in Arizona.
Phil Koester, Ken Rohrs, Hugh Striker, Denny Strootman,
Jerry Markin. Biking through Vietnam. Easter 2004.
Donna Farquar: taught in HKIS from
1996 to 2002. She now resides in
Ramona, California.
Pati Weintraub: currently lives in
Manhattan Beach, California. She
taught at HKIS in the years 1988 to
1994. Her daughter Nancy Randall
’92 went to HKIS.
William Luen Lee: taught in HKIS
from 1991-1994. He is now working
as a counselor/mathematics teacher
in Mountain View High School and
lives in in Mountain View, CA. His
children Korey Lee ’01, Jeremy Lee
’04 and Klarissa Lee ’05 went to
HKIS from 1991 to 1994. Korey is
now a senior at UC Berkeley, Jeremy
a freshman at UC Berkeley and
Klarissa a high school senior at
Mountain View High School.
Diego Estrada: I hope this email
finds you all well. We had a great
summer. Our wedding (thanks VJ for
your wise words -we had them in
mind that day) went very well. Both
Alexiss family and mine had a
wonderful time. After the wedding,
we spent a few days in Santander, in
the nor th of Spain. Pleasant
weather, green landscape and
excellent food. It was a deserved
break.
We also visited the U.S., and we
spent the last 10 days of our summer
in Andalucia, the South of Spain.
He became Director of Biology
Education at Emporia State
University in Kansas in 1986
and, after 18 years, was asked to
chair the Biology Department.
The night before the
wedding
We have rented an apartment in a
nice area of Madrid, with a guest
room, just in case someone wants to
stop by. Alexis is feeling much better
since we moved. She is working for
her father and is going to teach
english classes. I might start my own
practice again, but we would love to
work at an international school here
in Madrid, so we will pursue that path
for next year.
I hope everything is going well at
HKIS.
Thank you all for your help and
support last year. And please keep in
touch.
Richard Schrock: It has been 26
years since Richard Schrock taught
biology at HKIS. Schrock returned to
the U.S. in 1978 to pursue a
doctorate in entomology at the
University of Kansas, studying
Chinese for his foreign language
requirement.
“That was with the agreement that I
could continue traveling back to
China each year,” he emphasizes.
Since 1993, he has lectured at East
China Normal University, Shanghai
Normal University, Nanjing Normal
University, Wuhan Education
College, Beijing Normal University,
Beijing Education Institute, Henan
Normal University, Hebei Normal
University, Inner Mongolia Normal
University, Qufu Normal University,
and Shaanxi Agricultural University.
“China has endured several
thousand years of teaching-to-thetest,” he says, “but the memorization
that it promotes does not get Nobel
Prizes. They bring me to China
to help the new generation of
teacher-trainers learn questioning
techniques, practice open-ended
labs, etc. The expansion and
modernization of China’s university
system since 1998 is unprecedented.”
Schrock is also an overseas editor for
Shengwuxue Jiaoxue, the Chinese
journal for biology teaching produced
in Shanghai, where he is asked to
interpret new Western developments
in education.
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“HKIS from 1975 to 1978 provided
me with a model of what a school
could accomplish with hard-working
and excellent students combined
with exper t and compassionate
teachers,” says Schrock. “When it
comes to changing students’ lives,
helping them develop good
character, and decide on possible
career paths, the high school teacher
is so much more important than a
university professor. It wasn’t about
tests scores. It was about being a
caring community.”
Hong Kong also provided him
the oppor tunity to contrast the
professional freedom of an American
teacher with the scripted role of the
British and Chinese teachers.
“When I was in Hong Kong, I wrote
ar ticles about insects for the
Hongkong Standard. Today, I
produce commentaries for our
newspapers and public radio to
defend the teachers’ professional
responsibility to make the decisions
on what, when, and how to teach.
Not a week goes by without my
remembering some HKIS students or
reflecting on how we did it right, back
then.
Alumni Homecoming
Wednesday
January 5
2004
38
Reunion Notices:
Class of 1981 – 25 Year Reunion
Remember, we’re having our 25th Reunion in Boston
Jennifer Doman ’96 has offered to be in charge
in 2006 - contact Karen Staniek ’81 or Anna Agell ’81
of the 10 year reunion in Vegas Summer of 2006,
or email [email protected]
so get prepared!! Email [email protected]
Class of 2001 – 5 year Reunion
This reunion is in the preplanning stages. To help
A Class of 2001 reunion is being planned for this
and to send your contact information, email Sheila
coming academic year and if you have not heard
Baker Gujral ’82 at [email protected]
about it yet please email Lauren Tanner ’01 at
[email protected] if you would like to come!
Hong Kong Reunion 2007
April 7-9, 2006
For information contact Kenneth Koo ’79 -
Las Vegas
Contact Francine Jacome’86 at
[email protected]
[email protected]
Calling All Class Agents
The reunion will take place sometime next
year in 2005. We are still in the preliminary
stages of getting things organized, so any
suggestions are welcomed. The most
important thing we need right now is to
get as many names and addresses as
we can. Please forward any contacts that
you have of any former classmates of
ours. Email David ’95 at
[email protected] or Christie ’95 at
To submit content to the HKIS Alumni site:
1. Go to http://dnet.hkis.edu.hk/alumni
2. log on (on the left, or click on register, if you
haven't already) and an extra menu will appear
3. One of the options will be SUBMIT CONTENT
4. Click on that and you'll get a page where you can add content
5. In the category box, be sure to select your class!
6. Once you're finished, hit save.
7. It will go to the Alumni Office before going live.
8. It will then appear on your class page.
[email protected].
Do you want a hard copy of the Alumni Directory?
Yes or No - please let us know at [email protected]
39
Our Alumni
continue to
give back to
HKIS.
The Annual Fund gives me an opportunity to reaffirm my connection
to HKIS and to play a part in its quest for excellence.
— Rob Dorfman ’72
Like Rob and many other alumni, you can help HKIS move to the next level of
excellence, and support extra-learning experiences for our students. You will
be helping to benefit both today’s and tomorrow’s students. Please contact the
Community & Resource Development Office today with your gift to the HKIS
Annual Fund. It’s all about excellence.
1 Red Hill Road, Tai Tam, Hong Kong
http://giving.hkis.edu.hk
(852) 3149-7820
[email protected]

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