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Chi Omega Association
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Oakland, CA 94623
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conferences. Recently she delivered a talk,
"Retiring into a New Career," to the Los
Angeles retired school district administrators.
Joan has served in leadership positions in
many professional organizations, including
the Ventura County Community Foundation,
local hospice board, president of the Ventura
School Psychologist Association, president
of the California Association for Counselor
Education and Supervision, and president
of the Epsilon Phi Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma. For eight years, she served as
member of the Ventura County Mental
Health Board, serving as chair for one year.
Joan encourages women in the chapter to
"get good grades and take part in offices in
the chapter and on campus. Take part in a
lot of activities; those are the things that will
put you in good shape when you graduate."
Living in Southern California, Joan has
found it difficult to remain as involved with
Chi Omega activities, but she has kept in
touch with Eleanor. Joan and her husband,
Norman, who is a Stanford graduate,
attend game days in the Bay area for their
respective schools. When there, she enjoys
visiting the chapter house and appreciates
the good care that the actives and alumnae
take of the house.
Between writing, counseling, and volunteer-
ing, Joan doesn't have much time for addi-
tional hobbies and she wouldn't have it any
other way. "I feel very lucky," she said. You
can contact Joan at blacher@callutheran.edu.
Save the Date
Mark your calendars to celebrate
Chi Omega's 120th Eleusinian
on April 5, 2015.
More details coming soon.
Joan Blacher '50
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Geary Krill Irwin '42 loves
her condo in Jacksonville,
Fla., which is almost walking
distance from her daughter
and granddaughter. This
fall she will be a leader for
her bible study fellowship
class. She writes, "It is a
pleasure to read about what
the new Mu alumnae are doing." She is pictured
celebrating her 90th birthday in Chicago, a trip
she took with friends in October last year.
Wendy Camp '67 has been an RN for 43 years
in Napa, Calif. She has three children and three
grandchildren. Mary has traveled extensively and
has several hobbies, including music, gardening,
and knitting. E-mail: wcamprn@aol.com
Roberta Franklin
'70 retired last
summer after 38
years of litiga-
tion practice that
included many jury
trials all over the
state. She is enjoy-
ing the change and the elimination of pressure
and stress. Her twins (pictured), Rachel and
Ryan, are seniors in high school. Roberta sees
Susan Lokerse Singleton '71 several times a
year and stays in touch with Despina Nicholau
Chuchas '69 and Debra Klohs DeZarn '71.
She looks forward to reconnecting with more
Cal and Chi Omega friends. E-mail: rlfrank-
lin1@comcast.net
Diana Hildebrand Locke '84 writes that she
is finally experiencing the idea of "do what you
love and the money will follow." She is a Realtor
and enjoys helping people sell or find their
dream home, handling the obstacles that come
up and providing a positive experience. Her
mother recently joined her in the business. Diana
and her husband, Craig, live in Sacramento,
Calif., with their two children, Claire (16) and
Alex (13). E-mail: locke@alum.calberkeley.org
Stacy Stebner McAlpine '95 is still close to her
Chi O roommate, Jenne Powell McCabe'95 as
well as Kara Kuchem Davison '94. "Sisters
for life!" Stacy lives in Montclair, Va., and
has two children, Riley and Brooke. E-mail:
stacymcalpine@hotmail.com
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