Rey Balderas ’82

This year (2019), I am continuing to run, train, pace lead, and coach with the Dallas Running Club and the Rockwall, TX running club. In February, May, and September, I was able to pace lead half marathons. In April, I ran a Marathon and will run another in December followed by another Boston Marathon in […]

Will Shenton ’09

I’ve been loving my new job at The Richmond Neighborhood Center, a San Francisco nonprofit providing free and low-cost after-school programs, food pantries, home-delivered groceries for seniors, and neighborhood events. Since I last wrote in 2016, I became a founding member of the SF chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, and I’ve been proud […]

Jesse Gates ’12

I began a Master’s of Architecture degree in fall 2017 at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. I was offered a full scholarship after I attended the school’s Making and Meaning summer program. In my first semester I designed a public library for the Hyde Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. The two photos are of […]

Brian Bennett ’94

Carson Campe may no longer be my roommate in Matilija, but he does live just up the road from us in the Washington area. This means our little boy, who is now in kindergarten, gets to roll around in the dirt with the four Campe kids. I’m enjoying my work as the national security correspondent […]

Conor Farese ’06

I’m starting a company called Wisen, which is aimed at tapping in to the knowledge of the neighborhood and sharing expertise between neighbors. Essentially, recognizing that there are experts and teachers all around us, and we need to find a better way to access that information. Wisen has a growing community of experts all around […]

Arnie Moore ’63

Well, I’m finally a grandfather, at age 70! James Prentiss Moore joined life’s parade on March 26. He is now approaching 6 months, and is thriving and growing—this despite a difficult pregnancy, arriving 2 months premature, and undergoing heart surgery at the ripe age of 5 days. My son, Cosmo, honored my side of the […]

Chris Boyle ’48

I’m blessed with excellent health and work out vigorously twice a week in a class with friends. I am the principal caregiver for my wife, who has Parkinson’s disease, and that takes a good bit of my time. I’m an avid fan of University of Arizona sports and serve on two neighborhood boards of directors. […]