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Anita Hagstrom Faulkner '36 lives in an
assisted living facility near her daughters in
Rocklin, Calif.
Frances Carter Bidstrup '50 has worked
for Point Reyes Bird Observatory for 34
years. She has received several awards for
doing what she loves most. She lives in
Pollock Pines, Calif. E-mail: francesbid@
directcon.net
Virginia Andrews Cuthbert '51 and her
husband, Russell, have four children and nine
grandchildren and live in Danville, Va. They
enjoy visiting the Caribbean and have been
there at least once a year for the last 30 years.
Barbara Weeks Neely '51 taught for 36 years,
first as a classroom teacher, then a reading
specialist, and finally a literacy coach. She
and her husband, Don, live in Ebbetts Pass,
Calif., among the pines and cedars. E-mail:
neelybd@comcast.net
Joan Erbentraut Gordon '54 wrote and
published her first historical novel, Gra Im Thu!
I Love You!, in 2012. It is available on Amazon
and at Barnes and Noble. Joan lives in Salt
Lake City, Utah. E-mail: gordonjc@juno.com
Suzanne Vinson Silk '54 is a member of
the women's board of the Oakland Museum.
She resides in San Francisco, Calif. E-mail:
suzysilk@pacbell.net
Marlene Gherra Michelson '57 takes
annual trips with Susan Forbes '60, Carde
Chadwick '58, and Roberta Alleman '60.
She lives in Walnut Creek, Calif. E-mail:
marlene.michelson@sbcglobal.net
Katherine Abrott Brady '59 has been
married for 53 years to her high school
sweetheart. They have five children and
14 grandchildren. Katherine's life is
filled with travel, family, gardening, book
clubs, and charity work with a women's
homeless shelter in Orinda, Calif. E-mail:
kathie.brady@gmail.com
Judy McKay '60 is retired and living in
Boise, Idaho. She enjoys the outdoors and
the mountains. Judy sings with the Boise
Choristers, an organization that raises money
for music scholarships. E-mail: jamck2@
cableone.net
Sandra Sayre Flattery '64 retired in 2000
from residential real estate and moved
to Ketchum, Idaho. She stays busy with
volunteering,riding, and duplicate bridge
play. E-mail: ssflattery@aol.com
Lois Graves Musso '64 is in "grammie
heaven" with four grandchildren. She enjoys
her dance aerobics class and has served on
the Music on the Divide board for more than
20 years, bringing great music to Greenwood,
Calif. E-mail: loiemusso@gmail.com
Judith Coffman Ratcliffe '66 and her
husband, John, live in Berkeley, Calif. She
invites all sisters to visit their website, www.
johnandjudith.com. E-mail: johnandjudith@
grubbco.com
Debbie Klohs DeZarn '71 is active in her
Chi Omega alumnae chapter in Denver,
Colo. She will move back to California
this year and hopes to reconnect with other
alumnae. Now that she is retired, she plays
a lot of bridge and competes in senior games
at the state and national level. E-mail:
dezarn@cal.berkeley.edu
Connie Mahler Hansen '77 and her husband,
John, live in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The couple
loves the outdoor lifestyle, camping, skiing,
and hiking with their dogs. E-mail: sraebog@
yahoo.com
Dana Beernink Simonds '79 resides in
Santa Rosa, Calif. She and her husband, Jim,
will celebrate 25 years of marriage this year.
Dana's son will graduate from USC this year
and her daughter will apply for college in the
fall. E-mail: dsimonds@sonomacourt.org
Lise Vilas Wilson '83 is a mother of three
living in the Walnut Creek, Calif., where
she runs with the Orinda Roadrunners,
and serves on the Board of Children of
Faith, which houses 104 orphans and needy
children in Visakhapatham, India. She
visited India on a mission trip in 2013
and hopes to return this year. E-mail:
lise.vilas@yahoo.com
Sabrina Lahiri Field '85 has worked
in a plastic and reconstructive surgery
private practice for 11 years and lives in
the Woodlands, Texas. E-mail: sjdoc@
consolidated.net
Jennifer Laity Seat '85 and her husband,
Kevin, live in Spring, Texas. Their daughter,
Hayley, will attend college in 2015 and
is considering several California schools.
E-mail: jennseat@yahoo.com
Kristen O'Connor Hecht '87 enjoys
spending time with her children, supporting
her husband in his career, and serving
on a number of philanthropic, non-profit
boards. She lives in Hartland, Wisc. E-mail:
thecht1@wi.rr.com
Debbie Lupeika McLean '89 is the residency
program director for a newly established
family practice in Redding, Calif. She is a
volunteer clinical faculty member at UC
Davis Medical School and Rosalind Franklin
Chicago Medical School. In her free time,
Debbie volunteers at her children's school
and coaches a club volleyball team. E-mail:
dlupeika6808@charter.net
Sarah Bliss Cowen '91 lives in Memphis,
Tenn., with her husband, Curt, and their
two children, Corinne and Billy. She is
the director of communications for St.
George's Independent School. E:mail:
scowan@sgis.org
Kara Kuchem Davison '94 and her husband,
Ian, have two children and live in Oakland,
Calif. She has spent the last 10 years working
in marketing in the world of toys. She keeps
in touch with many sisters and looks forward
to getting involved with the chapter again.
E-mail: kara.davison@gmail.com
Natalia Garcia '06 is in her second year
of a clinical psychology Ph.D. program at
the University of Washington in Seattle.
She married Bryan Clark, a FIJI at Cal,
last summer, and they enjoy married life
and living in Seattle very much. E-mail:
nataliag@uw.edu
Allie Giovanelli '08 is studying
developmental and clinical psychology
at the University of Minnesota. E-mail:
alliegiovanelli@berkeley.edu
Alumnae Update
We would love to hear from more Chi Omega sisters! Please send any updates to be featured in future issues to calchiomega@gmail.com.
