Thistletalk Autumn 2008 - Winchester Thurston School

class notes1983Eileen L. Heller-Stading isa Pediatric Perfusionist inPortland, OR. She and herpartner have three incrediblechildren, as Eileen gave birthto twins in March 2008. Lifeis absolutely amazing, fun,challenging, and hectic allat the same time!Eileenhccp@aol.com1979Ellen Krause Johnson wasdiagnosed with Stage III/IVOvarian Cancer in January 2008.She completed chemotherapyand received a clean bill ofhealth in August. “I want tothank all my WT comrades whohave been my cheerleaders andwho supported me throughmy journey! I am nowvolunteering for the OvarianCancer Alliance of Arizona,a subgroup of the OvarianCancer National Alliance. Ourgoal is to reach one millionArizona women to informthem of the symptoms ofEllen and Annette Leal Mattern, President ofthe Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Arizonaovarian cancer, leading to earlydiagnosis and more effectivetreatment. For informationand ovarian cancer symptoms,please go to the OCNA Web siteat www.ovariancancer.org. Ona lighter note, we’re lookingforward to our trip to Egyptand a cruise on the Nile inMarch 2009. I am also gettingready to assist in coordinatingour 30th reunion next falland look forward to catchingup with fellow classmates!”ellenjohnson@cox.netCarolyn (Laurie) Kapnerenjoys her life as a singlemom to Daniel, six. On theside (and full time), she is apsychotherapist in privatepractice and an instructor atthe University of PittsburghSchool of Social Work. Almostdaily, while driving to work,Carolyn gets a kick out ofseeing Ellen Silverman Garvinand Jodi Cohen Klein outwalking. Carolyn would loveto hear from any classmatesand looks forward to seeingeveryone at the next reunion.c.kapner@att.net1978Cindy Bulik reports fromChapel Hill, NC, where sheis a Distinguished Professorof Eating Disorders in theDepartment of Psychiatry,Professor of Nutrition, andDirector of the UNC EatingDisorders Program. Her eldest,Brendan, just started hisfreshman year at the Universityof California at Berkeley, wherehe is studying chemistry andSpanish. Younger daughtersEmily (14) and Natalie (12)are still in Chapel Hill withCindy and Pat. Cindy has anew book coming out inFebruary 2009, Crave: WhyYou Binge Eat and How toStop (Walker), as well as anew textbook, AbnormalPsychology (Beidel, Bulik &Stanley; Prentiss Hall). “Life’san adventure with the Bulik-Sullivan clan. I love hearingfrom my old WT classmatesand friends!”cbulik@med.unc.edu1977Jean Hetzel and her familyhave been in Atlanta, GA, forthe last 23 years. She and herhusband, Jeff, bought a smallChicago hot dog restaurantcalled Mike’s Chicago Hot Dogsand are trying to convincemost of Atlanta to increasetheir hot dog intake. They havetwo daughters, Abby, 21, andNancy, 17. Jean teaches secondgrade at their neighborhoodelementary school. “If you’reever in the area, come by for ahot dog. According to AtlantaMagazine, our hot dogs are thebest in Atlanta!”jean2259@earthlink.net1976Stacy Jannis Tamerlani isbusy working on media exhibitsfor the Grammy Museum,scheduled to open in LosAngeles later this year. Herson, Eric Tamerlani, graduatedfrom the Barrie School in SilverSpring, MD, and attends DePaulUniversity. jannisprods@earthlink.net1974Jane Goldstein Haas ’72, Susan Klein Salter ’72,and Dinnie Klein Herron ’69.Wendy Hoechstetterrecently restarted her privateinterior design practice.Her Web site, http://www.hoechstetterinteriors.com, isunder construction, but keepan eye out for it! She is in afabulous relationship with anamazing man, and thankfully,the family all seem to bewell. Her nephew, Ricky, 15,is a freshman at WT, and herbeloved old standard poodle,Fennel, is 14 and definitelyslowing down, but also blessedlystill with her. Wendy hasbeen actively involved in theleadership of the grassrootsopposition to proposed andexisting anticompetitiveinterior design legislation. InMay 2008, California DesignersAgainst Legislation (CADAL)(http://www.cadal-info.org)which she started, helpeddefeat a proposed practice actin California that would haveput thousands of people out ofwork. She even testified beforethe state senate’s Businessand Professions Committee inw w w . w i n c h e s t e r t h u r s t o n . o r g35