Sandia Prep - 532 Magazine - Fall 2016

’00s In June, Courtney
Lapham-Simpson
'04 completed
her emergency
medicine
residency at the
University of
New Mexico.
She celebrated
with a trip to see
her sister Cassie
Lapham-Simpson '02 in New Zealand.
Cassie moved to Gore in June 2015 to
further pursue her career as a veterinarian.
Courtney is working at the University of
New Mexico as a junior faculty member.
In April, Ali
Hashemian
'01 released
OVERTAXED:
Six Powerful
Tax-Free
Investment
Strategies
and How to Use Them to Lower Taxes.
Within 24 hours, the eBook was on
Amazon's bestseller list. Ali has a
bachelor’s degree in mathematics and
computer science, as well as a master’s
degree in business administration
with an emphasis in finance from
the University of San Diego. Ali also
has a degree in personal financial
planning from UCLA and a designation
as a Certified Financial Planner
practitioner. Ali owns Kinetic Financial.
Ross Cavin '02
and his wife
Erin Ness Cavin
welcomed
daughter
Brechin Ness
into the world
May 4, 2016.
The family lives
in Amsterdam where Ross works with the
advertising agency, Anomaly.
Scotti Russell
Sheehy '02 and her
husband, Bobby
welcomed their
son, Charlie into
their family in May.
Charlie joins big
sister Jordan, age 2.
Robert Hursig
'04 married
Berna Urioste on
June 18, 2016 in
Albuquerque. Robert
has a master's
degree in electrical
engineering from
California Polytechnic State University
and is currently working at Sandia
National Laboratories.
We appreciate our
Class Reunion liaisons!
Audra Gentry '06
Kyle T. Cowan
'07 plays the
role of "Pa" in
season one of
Preacher on
AMC. He also
plays a role in
the upcoming
film War On
Everyone, set to be released in the fall.
His book Sunshine is Forever is now
available for preorder on InkShares.com.
In May, Jo Anna Phillips ’07 graduated
with her master's degree in rhetoric
and writing from the University of New
Mexico. She will continue to teach at
UNM in the Core Writing department as
well as begin an adjunct professorship at
CNM, all while pursuing her doctorate,
also in rhetoric and composition.
Class of '07 Reunion
Dani Castioni '07 is planning
your 10-year reunion.
To learn more, please email
dcastion@salud.unm.edu
Kate
Brassington '08
graduated from
Pepperdine
University in
2012 and has
worked at PwC
in Los Angeles
and Dallas. In February, Kate accepted a
position as a senior tax consultant with
Ernst and Young in London.
Courtney
Groves '08 is an
implementation
specialist with
tech startup,
Stellar, a digital
marketplace for
private aviation in
Palo Alto, Calif.
Chase McCall
'08 is serving
as an intern for
Michelle Lujan-
Grisham, a U.S.
Representative
for New
Mexico's 1st
Congressional
District. His
duties include meeting with constituents
to pass along their thoughts to the
Congresswoman; attending hearings and
briefings to take notes and summarize
current legislation; as well as leading
guided tours of the Capitol Building.
In Remembrance
Betsy Blueher Truby '73
Terry Dean '71
Lindsay Harper Makepeace
Jason Wiesner '12
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