Feeling some survivor guilt for having missed the Napa quake entirely — for good reason, though. We spent a leisurely week in Ojai dropping off both daughters to Thacher (whiplash, double-take! they’re one year apart, freshman & sophomore, where did the time go?). Dan and I returned to some broken glass, but nothing significant except […]
Archives: 1986
Sarah O’Brien ’86
It is wonderful to be back in Santa Barbara with my family. Our son Ronan just started kindergarten and Pierce is in second grade. They are following in my footsteps at Crane Country Day School and love it! After living in San Francisco for 20 years, I do miss the City but Aaron and I […]
Heidi Evans Girardoni ’86
Johannes ’85 and I are honored to be Thacher’s Parents Association Chairs this year for several reasons. Thacher has, once again, become the central focus of our family, ever since Helena ’18 joined her sister Julia ’15 as a Thacher Toad, and being PA Chairs adds legitimacy to our frequent presence on campus. We also […]
Doug Kirkpatrick ’86
Carolyn Reed Kirkpatrick (’86) and I are getting back to the Ojai more often now that our oldest son, Liam ’17, chose to attend Thacher. On the work front, I left my 15-year career as a portfolio manager and analyst at Artisan and Janus to launch an online investment advisory startup called AlphaGlider. It strives […]
Mark Holman ’86
Mark Holman and Mr. Shagam enjoy a moment together on campus in May. Note their position in the dining hall. Mark Holman CdeP 1986
Kate Twichell Mason ’86
Since we moved from SF to Lafayette, CA, a year ago, my husband, Paul, completed his eMBA, I am still working as a Sr. Manager of Organization & Employee Development at AECOM and our son, Cole, is busy with cub scouts, playing soccer and everything related to being in first grade. Kate Twichell Mason CdeP […]
Julian Pridmore-Brown ’86
In August I joined a friend riding the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route… I completed about 500 miles of the 2700 mile route, so there’s plenty left for next time! I started in Butte, MT, and rode south into central Wyoming crossing the continental divide several times. We camped the whole way and saw some […]
Sarah Lavender Smith ’86
Last May, Carolyn Reed Kirkpatrick ’86, Morgan Smith ’85 and Sarah Lavender Smith ’86 bought an item at the Thacher Parents’ Auction for three nights in August at Golden Trout Camp. We recruited Rebecca (Bucky) Clyde Tennant ’86, Eric Gross ’85 and his wife Carmen, and several of our kids to join us. We enjoyed […]
Chris Diener ’86
In October 2013, Chris took a position as Senior Vice President, Analytics, at AbsolutData — an international Big Data analytics solutions firm and started a blog at analyticsleadership.com. Chris Diener CdeP 1986
Samantha Hartley Hewitt ’86
September brings the warmest weather to San Francisco just as the kids have to head back to school. Cate has started 2nd grade and is loving soccer and dance. We had a few wonderful adventures in August with a trip to London and Mallorca and weekends at Echo Lake. We got to spend time with […]