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CHI OMEGA
Patricia Yim Cowett '66 lives in Santa
Monica, Calif., a few minutes drive from
Pacific Palisades, where her son and three of
her five grandchildren live. On the East Coast
in Brooklyn, her daughter's family enjoys
living near Prospect Park; she enjoys visiting
her other two grandchildren there. At home,
Patricia is a docent at the Virginia Robinson
Gardens, where they also support curriculum
enrichment for Title 1 schools. She continues
to act as a neutral in arbitrations by Zoom. Her
hobbies include reading, artwork, and golf.
Email: patricia.cowett@gmail.com
Margy Wattron Molenkamp '66 shares that
she is, "Enjoying retirement so much! We are
continuing to be active with our family, friends,
and church. Looking forward to more travel in
our future, especially in our little motor home."
She resides in Livermore, Calif.
Email: mmole1@sbcglobal.net
Aletta Horton Moore '69 traveled to Egypt
last year and Machu Picchu in 2019. She
spends her time showing and breeding her
champion Airedale terriers in Carver, Minn.
Email: epoch@isd.net
Debbie Klohs DeZarn '71 was widowed in
2008 and continued working in Colorado until
her daughter finished college and got a job. As
soon as she finished treatment for breast cancer,
she moved back to Stockton, Calif., before
retiring for good. Debbie now plays duplicate
bridge three days a week and has reached
Silver Life Master Status.
Email: debdiet@yahoo.com
Kathy Wakai '74 is living the semi-retired
life with her husband and two dogs. She
recently moved to Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Email: kwakai2020@gmail.com
Diane E. Tussey '76 is teaching violin and
playing in a few musical groups, both
classical and Americana. She loves to catch up
with sisters even if it has been over 40 years!
Diane resides in Murphys, Calif.
Email: dianetussey@gmail.com
Mary Anne Hays Whitaker '76 shares, "My
husband and I moved to Livermore, Calif.,
after I retired three years ago to be closer to
our grandchildren. We love being an active
part of their lives, and we really enjoy all that
Livermore has to offer us!"
Email: mawhitaker2001@yahoo.com
Connie Mahler Hansen '77 retired in March
2023 after 20+ years as the Life Enrichment
Director at Sage Living in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
She continued as president of the hospital
auxiliary and volunteers at the local senior
center. Email: sraebog@yahoo.com
Amy Herberholz Scherschligt '77 enjoyed
visiting Connie Mahler Hansen '77 and her
husband, John, in Jackson, Wyo., in June 2023.
"The Tetons and Yellowstone are gorgeous
places. Connie is an excellent guide and
hostess. Jim and I celebrated our 35th wedding
anniversary in July." They live in Carmichael,
Calif. Email: ascherschligt@icloud.net
Dana Beernink Simonds '79 is working full-
time as a superior court judge in Santa Rosa,
Calif. She is adjusting to life as a widow,
playing tennis, and raising service dogs for
people with severe disabilities.
Email: danasimonds@yahoo.com
Kathy Matlock Evans '80 is starting an
organic farm with a fruit orchard, vegetables,
and eventually, reindeer. She is also restoring
a 200-year-old farmhouse and a large market
barn on her property in Camden, Maine. Email:
evansase@aol.com
Gwynnae Byrd '82 has twins at the
University of Oregon; she is enjoying being
an empty nester in Sacramento. Gwynnae
is a professional home organizer and also
volunteers with those who are food or housing
insecure. She and her husband enjoy their
season tickets to football games. Email:
gwynnaeb@gmail.com
Anne Chickering Wagner '83 is still living
and working in San Francisco, Calif.
Email: acwag64@gmail.com
Jennifer Laity Seat '85 celebrated her 28th
anniversary with her husband, Kevin, in
spring 2022. Their daughter, Hayley, now
lives in Orlando and is a CPA working for
Disney. Jennifer works and volunteers at Texas
Childrens Hospital and is active in the Junior
League of The Woodlands.
Email: jennseat@yahoo.com
Margaret Chang Meenaghan '86 lives in LA
with her husband and three daughters, who are
21, 17, and 16. They love the sunshine and city
life. Email: margaretmeenaghan@gmail.com
Deborah Roter '86 is still teaching fourth
grade after more than 30 years. She lives with
her husband and dog in Benicia, Calif. She
goes on diving adventures and competes in
whale boat races. Email: debroter1@gmail.com
Brigette Wilds '86 serves on the Board of
Directors of the North Carolina Opera and is a
member of the Society of California Pioneers
and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She lives in Cary, N.C.
Email: bwilds3@gmail.com
Katja Rytokoski Kamangar '87 shared,
"After years in residential real estate at big
firms, I struck out on my own and started a
consulting business providing strategic real
estate is Los Altos Hills, Calif."
Email: kamangarfamily@sbcglobal.net
Jeanine Segalas Bogart '88 has a private
practice as an LMFT psychotherapist in
Folsom, Calif. She is engaged and building a
home on 10 acres in Shingle Springs, Calif.
She is also traveling to bucket list destinations
of France, Spain, Italy, and the Greek Islands.
Email: jeaninebogart68@gmail.com
Debbie Lupeika MacLean, M.D. '89 is
a residency program director for a family
medicine program and won a national award
for clinician of the year at ACU. Debbie lives
in Redding, Calif.
Email: dlupeika6808@charter.net
Sara T. Hawley '90 has a family of five,
including three teenagers, and lives in Tahoe
City, Calif. She is still working as a principal
engineer at a transportation consulting firm
while trying to find time to go mountain
biking with her husband, kids, and their sweet
labradoodle. Email: sarahertel@hotmail.com
Sarah Bliss Cowan '91 was ordained as an
episcopal priest in February 2022. She resides
in Germantown, Tenn.
Email: sarahblisscowan@gmail.com
Katie Tunnell Ryan '92 enjoyed attending the
wedding of sister Ariane Gorin '93 in Paris in
2022 along with Michelle Reysa Barth '91,
Bridget Hamre '92, Lisa Grant '92, Kerry
Lotts Klein '92, Tara Braun Marusich '92,
and Big sis Emily Smith '91. Katie lives in
Danville, Calif. Email: kjtryan@yahoo.com
Stacy Stebner McAlpine '95 is expanding
her company with the mission of helping
people live lives they love waking up to. She
hails from Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Email: smcalpine211@gmail.com
Vironica Marie Schreiner Dawson '00 has
been happily married for 14 years. She has
four kids (11, 9, and twin 6-year-olds). She is
currently a kindergarten TA at St. Patrick's
Catholic School. She is also a photographer
and fit model for Belk. Vironica lives in
Charlottesville, N.C.
Email: vmsdawson@gmail.com
Taylor Andelman '14 graduated from
Georgetown Law in 2022 and is an attorney
in Washington, D.C.
Email: andelman.taylor@gmail.com
