Sid Liebes ’48

Linda and I sold our forested Atherton home of 50-plus-years that, when we moved in, had on one side an acre with a one-bedroom cabin and, on the other, 20 acres of foxes, raccoons and skunks. We moved to a retirement community in forested Portola Valley (the Sequoias). We’ve been covid-confined to the property for […]

Rodd Kelsey ’85

Greetings fellow Toads. In these uncertain times, I hope everyone is doing as well as possible and staying healthy. We are doing fine and while my wife works in healthcare, we’ve avoided any direct impacts so far. I’m still living in Sacramento after 17 years. I continue to work for The Nature Conservancy, now leading […]

Dawn Murray ’89

I was invited to the Kingdom of Bhutan as a professor in the BSc Environmental Science and Management Program at The Royal Thimpu College (RTC). I took a leave from my job as Chair of the Undergraduate Program at Antioch University Santa Barbara and my sons, 13 and 11 years old, and I have been […]

Katie Taylor ’11

Hi fellow toads! I recently graduated from Colorado College with an Environmental Policy major. I am now interning in Washington, DC, for both a wildlife conservation non-profit and a specific tiger conservation organization. I can’t wait to visit Thacher for our 5th year reunion in 2016! Katie Taylor CdeP 2011

Katie Taylor ’11

Hello Thacher Toads! I am currently studying abroad with a Wildlife Management program in Tanzania and Kenya! I get to learn all about wildlife management, ecologies of different species, the environmental policy of this area, as well as learn Swahili! I also get to go on a ton of safaris where we do field research […]

David L. Laylin ’55

Regarding last spring’s Scientific Information Exchange program for wildlife conservation and management, I acted as a liaison between the National Academy of Sciences, which was the official American sponsor, and the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation, in Iran (with which I am indirectly associated). PWHF then proceeded to arrange for an appropriate sponsor in Iran (the […]