Seabury Hall Spring ‘Ohana 2016
Hanging up
his cleats
Mahalo Sumner Erdman for your 20+ years of coaching
Sumner Circa 1982
Ode to Erdman
BY FRED RAWE
former faculty and current Seabury Hall
grandparent ’17, ’19, and ’22
Became a father, Sumner did,
Lovely daughters: Danielle, Camille …
Preserving Erdman Dynasty.
From the slopes of far-flung Ulu
Palakua Place that is,
Came he, Sumner, skinny boy,
Came he to Seabury Hall.
Through all of this, and beyond,
Devotion to a game he made.
Call it soccer, Call it football …
Led him to unending fame.
Came he, son of Pard and Betsy,
For his schooling, math and English,
For maturation, hoped we all.
First he played, defended he,
Sacrificing life and limb.
Then as coach, assisted Fred,
Refined the sport, inside out.
But not before some pranks he pulled,
Fireworks , in school bathroom …
Though never caught , confessed he later.
Then suddenly, oh suddenly,
Grew he up, we all applauded,
Saw him rise to splendid heights.
To Student Body President,
To grandeur hailed far and wide.
Thence to college – Puget Sound.
Thence to manhood, married Angie,
Beauty from South Africa.
COV ER PH OTO :
PH OTO BY
When Fred left, Sumner rose …
Leading Spartans, girls all.
With shaved head and shining sunblock,
Strode he the sidelines, kicking sod.
Exhorting here, Pleading there,
He urged them … urged them,
“Do your best.”
“Defeat, defeat the Enemy !
Form a wall, pass it square !
Kick it low … to far post !
Pull offside the vanquished foe !”
The World Goes Round Musical Revue
Jack Grace
Yet, kind and gentle Sumner was,
To those distraught,
To those who wept,
To those who played, despite the pain.
So … when all is said and done,
We gather here to praise The Man.
To raise our glasses – lemonade !
For glories past and glories future.
Son of Erdman, Spouse of Angie,
Father, too, and Coach Heroic,
Laud we you, from the goalposts,
From the goalposts – hither … yon.
Go now, ye, to Game Alumni …
But careful, careful … Pull not hamstring,
Save your quads and tender knees.
Tape your ankles, Stretch Achilles.
So it is, as it should be,
With fame secure, you enter now,
The Pantheon of Soccer Greats !
BUT … as you must, return your sweats …
Return your cleats and whistle, too.
Perks are past, Sumner Erdman …
Though Glory keep ye, evermore !
Sumner, (above)
as he is honored
at the Alumni Winter
Games, and (below)
with past and present
team members
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2015  2016
Cordelia MacLaughlin
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
Dr. Bobby C. Baker
Jeremy Baldwin
Heidi Riecke ‘87 Bigelow
Zadoc Brown, Jr.
R. Lee Kajiyama ‘67 Carson
Sumner Erdman ‘83
The Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick
J. Stephen Goodfellow
Susan Graham
James Haynes
Paul Meyer
Father Austin Murray
Kit Okazaki ‘91
Printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based inks • Photography: Jack Grace • Design: joan selix berman design
Andrew Pells
Judy Siracusa
R. Clay Sutherland
Thomas Welch
Glenn Yamasaki
E A D
O F
S
C H O O L
M
E S S A G E
A
s an elite independent school, Seabury Hall strives to lead
the evolution of education, and continues to distinguish itself.
Our strong curriculum is continually enhanced to ensure integration
of 21st century skills in our academic and co-curricular programs.
Through the advanced training of teachers, coaches and advisers,
Seabury Hall nurtures lifelong learning, leadership towards social
change and student-centered global connections. As Seabury Hall’s
admission numbers in the last decade testify, families seek the school
for its many qualities – an abundance of unique programs, its stellar
faculty and staff and a diverse student body.
It is essential that our students are taught the skills necessary for the
future: critical thinking, collaboration, entrepreneurship, adaptability
– these must all be inherent to what we teach. To that end, technology
must be a distinguishing component of education today and into
the future. Seabury Hall will ensure that technology is implemented
effectively and used productively in learning and in campus life. This
is exhibited, in part, through flipped classrooms and project based
learning. Additionally, creative methods of harnessing technology
and evaluating student learning will be developed, including an MIT
Fab Lab, DNA sequencers, Green Sense Farms, and the latest model
3D printers, robotics and other scientific advancements. This allows
teachers to focus on important skills, such as critical thinking and
analysis, while providing students with easily accessible information on
a more flexible timeline.
With technology, the walls of the classroom can be opened, providing the
students with a broader perspective of the world.
It is a great honor and an extraordinary opportunity to serve as the Head
of Seabury Hall and to share my vision for its bright future. Together, we
have the ability to make a tremendous long-term impact on this finest of
educational institutions and on the entire island of Maui.
Head of School
Sarah Bakhiet
providing the
students with
a broader
perspective of
the world.
Aloha,
Sarah Bakhiet
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Sarah Bakhiet
Head of School
TRUSTEE EMERITUS
Betsy Erdman
John Baldwin
(deceased)
Roderick McPhee
(deceased)
MISSION
Seabury Hall is an independent school affiliated with the Episcopal Church designed to:
prepare students for successful college and university work;
move students to develop mind, body, and soul;
cause students to realize their responsibility to community.
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Highlights of the Year
Watercolor by
Tiffany Orite ‘16
Maui County
Fair 2015
Best in Show
Digital Art by
Holly Weisel ‘16
Arts Achievements
Hawaii State Foundation on Arts and Culture
awarded four Seabury Hall seniors high
honors for their artwork submitted to the
Hawaii Scholastic Art Awards.
Shown (left-right in photo below)
with art teacher Lenda McGehee,
Holly Weisel ‘16
• Silver Key in digital art
(not pictured in photo)
Jasmine Patel ‘16
• Silver Key in painting
• Silver Key in sculpture
Ally Smith ‘16
• Gold Key in photography
Ruby Turner ‘16
• Gold Key in illustration
• Gold Key in painting,
Painting by Ruby Turner ‘16
and art teacher
Wendy Romanchak.
A sampling of Seabury Hall’s Performing
Arts plays, Dancing at Lughnasa (above), sixth
grade play, The Mouse that Roared (left) and
Twelfth Night (below)
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Academic Achievements
▲
Team Smartans placed second in the state
in the Academic WorldQuest Competition
(which tests students on their “international IQ”.) (L-R) John Chen ‘16, Sophia
Jorgensen ‘16, Lauralei Singsank ‘16
and Jacob Alabab-Moser ‘16
Thomas Hayashi ‘16
was one of 15 high
school seniors
selected statewide
as an intern for
Senator Brian Schatz.
▲ The middle school math team was the top scoring
team in the state in the American Math Competition 8.
Steven Doan ‘20 (Right in photo above),
topped 551 other students across the state
to earn the top individual score in the state.
8th grader, Sean Janneck ‘20 (Center),
placed second overall only and 7th grader
Cole Uyehara ‘21 (Left) placed 10th overall.
Kalan Birnie ’17
(left and above) was
selected to represent
the United States at
the United Nations
Foundation in Geneva,
Switzerland.
“Be not afraid of
greatness.
Some are born great,
some achieve greatness,
and others have
greatness thrust
upon them.”
William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night
Congratulations to (L-R) Jacob Alabab-Moser ‘16,
Lauralei Singsank ‘16, and Milo Turner ‘16
for being recognized as National Merit
Commended Scholars.
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Highlights of the Year •
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Girls Cross Country State Champions Pictured (L-R) Makena Dougherty ‘17, Maile Dougherty ‘19,
Erika Preseault ‘18, Darby Mulligan ‘18, Ava Shipman ‘17,
Veronica Winham ‘18 and Chloe Gangnath ‘19
Athletic
Achievements
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Three lady Spartans signed letters of intent to
continue their volleyball careers at 4-year colleges.
(L-R) Anabela Cagen ‘16 signed with the University
of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Shayla Hoeft ‘16
signed with the University of Nevada at Reno, and
Amy Ozee ‘16 signed with the University of Hawaii
to play beach volleyball.
Girls Cross Country
MIL Champions,
State Champions
Girls Volleyball
MIL Champions
Boys Paddling
MIL Champions,
State Runner Up
Girls Paddling
MIL Champions
Mixed Paddling
MIL Champions,
State Champions
Boys Soccer
MIL Champions
Girls Soccer
MIL Champions
Boys Basketball
MIL Champions,
State Runner Up
Seabury Hall
led wire to wire
to garner the
school’s first state
championship in
mixed paddling.
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These boys made school history! This
squad of freshmen, sophomores and
juniors, under the leadership of Coach
Scott Prather, was the first Seabury
Hall boys basketball team to make it
to the state finals.
Notable Visitors
▲ Judge Joel E. August spoke to the AP United States History and Introduction to Law
classes about his experiences as an attorney and a judge, bringing real world experience
into the classroom to inspire our students to go out and change the world.
▲
The Rough Riders, featuring (L-R) John Cruz, Henry Kapono
and Brother Nolan played a few songs in Castle Library for
the students.
Robert Pennybacker, the executive producer of Hiki Nō Student News along with PBS
Hawaii board member, Susan Bendon, presented the award for the Best Middle School
Personal Profile to our winning team.
An impromptu moment…
Inspired to dance (below) is Kala’iakea Greig ’16.
▲
Head of School Sarah Bakhiet with
Willis Goldbeck, a renowned futurist
and Program Coordinator for Foresight
Education for the U.S. Department of
State Office of Overseas Schools spent
three days on campus working with
students, faculty and the board.
What makes Seabury Hall smile?
Check out this video produced by Seabury Hall’s journalism class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbodhdLqLCY
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Maunalei Notes
A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N
BOARD OF DIREC TORS
2015  2016
1967 • “WENDY BALDWIN
1975 • “CHERYL GIMA HOLDERBAUM
1968 • “KAREN HEWITT GUEST
1976 • “Volunteer needed
[email protected]
[email protected]
Francesca Cipro ‘99
In February Karen Hewitt
Guest (left) enjoyed brunch
with Alumni Relations
Director, Kimber Carhart,
in Larkspur, California.
PRESIDENT
Alika Romanchak ‘92
PRESIDENT ELECT
Katrina Niehaus ‘00
TREASURER
Liana Mancini ’88 Horovitz
T R E A S U R E R S I G N AT O R Y 1
Zadoc Brown III ‘87
T R E A S U R E R S I G N AT O R Y 2
Renee Judd ’99 Friend
S E C R E TA R Y
DIRECTORS
Nick Meyer ‘04
WEST COAST DIREC TOR
Katrina Niehaus ‘00
EAST COAST DIREC TOR
John Bendon ‘96
Lisa Chappel ‘78
Terry Raikes ’88 Emde
Nicole Schindler ’99 Gonzales
Brad Liu ‘02
Ryan MacLaughlin ’99
Debbie von Tempsky ‘73
Grundhauser
Nathan Withers ‘92
1969 • “JEAN FIDDES
[email protected]
Kathy Law Czar
was paid a visit
by Peggy Cobble,
the daughter of
former Seabury
Hall French
teacher, advisor, and house
mother, Alice
Cobble. It was
Peggy’s first time
to campus and
she was delighted to be able to meet a former
student of her mother’s.
[email protected]
[email protected]
1977 • “JENNIFER BRUCE WINSTON
[email protected]
In addition to traveling to the Dominican Republic
this year, Michelle “Shelly” d’Arcambal has been
busy traveling all over the United States while on
the campaign trail, assisting with Hillary Clinton’s
presidential campaign.
Anne Melrose and brother, Jeff Melrose ‘69
(below right), joined their mother Charlotte (left
of painting), on a trip to Maui to present a gift of
a beautiful original painting of Cooper House, by
Guy Buffet, to the Head of School, Sarah Bakhiet in
February 2016.
1970 • “KATHLEEN HULL RUTLEDGE
[email protected]
Congratulations is in order for Lindy Shimizu
Belcher, who became a grandmother in February
with the arrival of her grandson.
1971 • “CANDY RUTHERFORD HIBNER
[email protected]
1972 • “JOHNNY MCWILLIAMS
[email protected]
1973 • “DEBBIE VON TEMPSKY GRUNDHAUSER
[email protected]
1974 • “DEBBIE ROBERTS HENDRICKS
After spending eight years in the Los Angeles
Police Department CSI division, W. Reef Hardy,
PhD became the LA County DNA Medical Examiner/Coroner in January of 2015. Reef is living in
Los Angeles and
enjoying life with
his twin children.
We caught up with
Holly Ficke Ho (right),
and her niece
Jenna Carvalho ’17,
and grandson Chasen
at the Alumni Keiki
Holiday party.
[email protected]
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These babies were rewarded with Baby Swag.
(left) Nicole Schindler Gonzales ’03’s son in his
Seabury Hall Daddy Would Go T-shirt;
(right) Brendan ‘04 and Kelly Paul ’04 O’Connor’s
baby Rowan, sporting the Seabury Hall
That’s How I Roll onesie.
1978 • “Volunteer needed
[email protected]
1983 • “MELISSA BURNETT
[email protected]
1979 • “AIMEE BOTT JOYAUX
Sumner Erdman
received well deserved
recognition and honors
at the Alumni Winter
Games in December for
his 20+ years of coaching
the girls soccer team at
Seabury Hall.
(More on inside
front cover)
[email protected]
1980 • “Volunteer needed
[email protected]
1981 • “ROBYN FICKE CARVALHO
[email protected]
1982 • “SUSAN KOCK OKIE
[email protected]
Bronwyn Dallow Seeto paid a visit to campus
with her daughter
Caitlin. Bronwyn
continues to
reside in Australia
where she is
co-owner and
Director of First
National Real
Estate Property
Group.
Sam Trimble and Rob Flowers (below, L-R)
had us all in
stitches at the
New York alumni
reception as they
shared stories of
their high school
shenanigans,
including one very
rainy night on
Kaho‘olawe.
Business is going
well for Sam at
Trimble Architecture in downtown New York.
Rob and his wife, Shawn, are also living in the city
raising two boys, Matthew (13) and Nate (10).
Check our Seabury Hall
Alumni Facebook group
page to enjoy a video
recording of this musical
treat! Late one January
afternoon Rob Cantwell,
Megan Loomis ‘84 Powers, and Chris Magee ‘84
decided to meet up at Cooper House for a little
acoustic jam session.
1984 • “BETH MACKNIK [email protected]
“Matthew Kresser [email protected]
Haleakala National Park’s newest Education
Specialist is our very own, Theresa “Malia”
Thomson Quiocho. Congratulations Malia!
1985 • “JULIA RIVAS FREY
[email protected]
Julia Rivas Frey visited campus in December
with her husband Kurt, daughter Harper, and
mother, Jane Thompson. They had the opportunity to meet the new head of school, Sarah
Bakhiet, and to visit the memorial bench that
Julia’s family put in place to honor her beloved
sister, Jennifer Elliott ’80 Callahan.
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In preparation for their trip from their home in
New York City to grandma’s house on Oahu,
Kevin Crane’s daughter, Grace (2), practiced her
shaka and a few
Hawaiian words
and phrases
including “all
pau”, which
she shared
enthusiastically
during her tour
of campus.
Grace, Kevin,
and his wife
Heather made
a special trip
to visit Seabury Hall, Linda Lindsay, and all of the
memorial benches on campus.
Fabian Rebelo is living in Sydney, Australia with
wife, Lea and their two boys Max (10) & Memphis
(8). Since graduating from University with an honors degree in economics, Fabian has been involved
in the retail and hospitality industry, and owned,
operated, and developed several retail locations
and brands. “Work is always exciting, as you never
quite know, who and what opportunity is going
to be knocking on your door. I’m looking forward
to bringing my family to visit Maui within the next
few years, visit Seabury Hall, and hopefully catch
up with some old friends and experience all that
the islands have to offer.”
1986 • “KRISHNA MCINTOSH RENAUER
[email protected]
1987 • “JENNIFER YAPP
[email protected]
ZADOC BROWN III [email protected]
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1988 • “DANIELLE CLEVELAND CADMAN
[email protected]
1989 • “HEATHER WILSON GERARD
[email protected]
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1990 • “JB GUARD [email protected]
“It’s all about the
kids’ school and
sports schedules”,
exclaims Jon
Tavares whose
three sons (left)
ages 8, 11, and
13 play football,
basketball and
baseball. Jon is the
Hawaii Regional
Manager for
Standard Parking
and is lucky
enough to visit
Maui on a regular basis for work. Jon mentioned
that he really enjoyed following the success of this
year’s Spartan basketball team as they made it to
the DII State Championship, “the school has come
a long way since I played on the first ever Seabury
Hall Varsity basketball team in 1988!“
1991 • “ROBB COLE [email protected]
Electronically from a Kibbutz in the center of Israel,
we were able to reconnect with Hila Perl ’91
Goren, her two kids and her husband Udi. Hila
works with a headline media firm specializing in
PR and strategic communications. “Being a former
journalist, I’m in charge of all media training, workshops, courses etc. I love my job. I get to meet and
work with students, diplomats, CEO’s and more!”
Hila is also working on a novel which she says is “a
marriage between ‘chick-lit(erature)’ and a good
crime story.” She notes that, even though it’s lovely
where she lives, “there is not a day when I don’t
miss Maui, and envy you lucky people who are still
living there. Much Aloha, Hila”
Dustin Tester was recently appointed by the
Maui Visitors Bureau as one of the Maui Mavericks
who will help to promote Maui on the Mainland.
Dustin’s Maui Surfer Girls surf camps continue to
grow, and when her marketing manager, Elizabeth “Liz” Warrick Smith ’95, asked what made
her most proud, Dustin responded, “Even more
than being successful in business for 15 years, I’m
most proud of the lives I’ve impacted, and the
connections I’ve made with all my students and
campers throughout the years.”
Sarah Hunter ‘87 O’Brien writes that her brother
Lono Hunter has a new baby boy, Micah. Congratulations Lono!
1992 • “DEVAKI MURCH
[email protected]
Maren Lau was able to take a little time off from
her busy life in Argentina working as Partner and
CMO of Latin America’s largest independent digital
marketing company, IMS Internet Media Services,
to visit us on campus in January.
Allan Anderson and a few
men from the Class of ’92
were spotted on Maui in
October. It turns out there
was a bachelor party for a
fellow alum…we’ll let him
spill the beans when he is
ready. Alan recently returned
to the islands to teach
reading workshop intervention for 6th-8th grades at
Waiākea Intermediate.
1993 • “Volunteer needed
[email protected]
In a grand celebration of her birthday, Mino
McLean (right) spent October 2015 in New York
City with Sara DePalma ’92 Smith (left) and
several Seabury Hall alumnae, and had the great
opportunity to visit classmate, Erin Dubin Ward
(middle).
1994 • “ROBERT JUDGE
[email protected]
1995 • “ALICIA MIDDLETON STEPHENS
[email protected]
Thanks to the media connections of Liz Warrick
Smith we were able to attend and capture this
photo of the new ambassadors for the next Maui
Visitors Bureau campaign. Of the 16 chosen, 5 had
Seabury Hall roots! Congratulations to: (above
L-R) Shay Smith ‘95, Dustin Tester ‘91, faculty
member, Kumu Napua Greig, Liz Warrick Smith,
Denby Freeland-Cole ‘89 (Seabury/Punahou),
and Kainoa Horcajo ‘00. The new MVB campaign
shares the stories of Maui’s next generation of
leaders. The MVB refers to them as the Maui
Mavericks. The MVB selected an ethnically diverse
and multi-talented group of individuals who are
considered to be moving Maui forward, while
preserving Hawaii’s culture and heritage.
Dr. Kit Yee Au-Yeung has taken her passion for
Biomedical Engineering and Health
and worked with her
team at ProfUSA to
develop a wearable
Biosensor that continuously monitors
one’s body chemistry and can monitor
oxygen and/or
glucose levels in
one’s tissue! The Lumee Biosensor has no metal
devices nor electronics. Instead it is made up of
“smart gel” bioengineered smart hydrogel. Data is
sent via light emitting fluorescent molecules, and
it syncs with your smart phone!
Prosecutors Annalisa Bernard Lee, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney at County of Maui, and Kristin
Coccaro, Partner at Coccaro & Navarro-Buckingham, LLLC , recently volunteered on campus as
guest speakers, sharing their insight and expertise
with the Intro to Law class in January.
After completing a Masters of Education in Technology, Innovation and Education, Garron Hillaire
is currently pursuing a PhD in Open World Learning at the Open University and has been selected
to present research on Learning Analytics at a
Doctoral Consortium in Edinburgh.
Annalisa Bernard ‘95 Lee and Intro to Law Class
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1996 • “LEILA MONROE
1998 • “JASON BELLO
Virginia Pyle See
brought her family
to Maui over Thanksgiving and had the
pleasure of spending
a day with Laci Farner
Kubler and her family.
In August 2015, Virginia
completed a huge
mid-life career change
and graduated with
a masters in speechlanguage pathology.
She is now working
as a speech-language
pathologist with
preschoolers in north Seattle. “It’s very fulfilling
and joyful work!” She adds this invitation to her
classmates, “Life in Seattle is an adventure, and
we always love visitors (hint) :) “
David Roth is currently the head of a middle
school in McLean Virginia. By incredible coincidence,
David was
a guest
speaker
at a NAIS
conference
at which
Seabury
Hall’s Scott Winham and Sarah Bakhiet attended.
[email protected]
[email protected]
Laura Paul McHugh
and her family
welcomed their
second daughter,
Aspen Aulani McHugh,
in February.
Congratulations
Laura!
2000 • “VICTORIA WAYNE
[email protected]
“MELISSA SCHWAB KEEPORT [email protected]
A January edition of the Maui News ran a story
highlighting Shay Belisle and her inspirational
work as the Executive Director of Book Trust
Hawaii. When we connected with Shay to con-
1999 • “NICOLE SCHINDLER GONZALES
[email protected]
gratulate her, she shared this, “I feel incredibly
honored! I owe a lot to my time at Seabury Hall. I’m
so grateful to have had the opportunity to attend
and graduate with the Class of 2000!”
1997 • “ERIC GERDES [email protected]
The art of
Chelsea
Fahsholtz
Bryce (right)
was featured
in the MarchApril issue of
Maui Nō Ka
Oi Magazine.
Chelsea stops
by campus
every now
and then,
and her sons,
Keenan and
Kelton, are two of our regulars at the December
Alumni Keiki Holiday Party.
Chrysalis Amour Levy and her husband are living
in Portland, OR and expecting baby number two a
boy! Daughter Amaya is proud big sister!
Illustrator and Cartoonist, Reid “Kikuo” Johnson’s,
work is getting a great deal of attention and even
made the Bloomberg cover story, 50 portraits of
the most influential people in 2015. Kikuo divides
his time drawing and playing the ukulele in Brooklyn, New York and teaching at the Rhode Island
School of Design.
Ashleigh Dixon (Dr. Dixon now!) stopped by to
visit Linda Lindsay and tour the campus in March.
A great deal has
changed since
she left Seabury
Hall in 1997.
After attending
Honors College
at ASU and
medical school
in Michigan,
Ashleigh became an anesthesiologist. She has
been working at Maui Memorial Medical Center,
and plans to move to New Mexico to become an
instructor at University of New Mexico. Ashleigh’s
sister, Dr. Alexis Dixon ’00 is now an orthopedic
surgeon. Brother, Neal Dixon ‘02, attended Whitworth University, obtained a Masters in Architecture from Michigan, and later a Master’s of Science
from the University of Texas at Austin.
Kainoa Horcajo served as host, emcee and
speaker at the Hawai’i Alliance for Progressive Action and Pesticide Action Network North America’s
event entitled, “Challenging Global Impacts of the
Agrochemical Industry: 2016 Food Justice Summit.”
Kainoa continues his
“passion for connecting
people, locals and visitors, with the Hawaiian
culture and its important messages for the
world” while working
as Hawaiian cultural
ambassador at the
Grand Wailea and most
recently became host of
the television show, Search Hawai‘i: Where
Food Meets Culture, a culinary adventure series
on KHON2.
Get updates, view the latest
photos, and find your friends on
Seabury Hall’s Alumni Facebook
page and LinkedIn.com.
Please send alumni updates directly
“or
to your CLASS AGENT
[email protected]
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2001 • “COURTNEY COLEARLIDGE
[email protected]
JEREMY STICE [email protected]
“
Courtney Cole-Arlidge and her husband, Tevia,
welcomed
their first baby,
Jagger, last
April. “He is a
cutie, but, wow,
nothing can
prepare you for
parenthood!!!”
exclaimed
Courtney. (Amen
to that!). In addition to having
her hands full
with baby Jagger, Courtney’s bridal boutique, The
White Flower, in San Diego was voted top 50 Bridal
Salons in the nation by Brides Magazine in 2015,
and received the distinction of being Yelp’s top
rated boutique in all of California.
Super Hero Alumnus, Herman Marfil, a Maui
police officer,
was awarded
the Silver
Medal of Valor
in August for
“going above
and beyond
the normal
performance
of duty of a
police officer,”
saving a grandmother from her burning home and
freeing a family dog that had been trapped in an
outside kennel. Way to go Herman!
Our SHAA Board
member and Maui
fireman, Brad Liu,
was seen volunteering his time in the
community at the
Go Red event for
Women.
2003 • “KAIMANAMALIE LEE BRUMMEL
[email protected]
Elisa Brewerton Jago writes: Elizabeth (Izzie)
was born in
June 2015, in
New Zealand,
where I live
with my wife.
We were
married in
December last
year in Maui.
It was great
to be back
on island as I got to catch up with some Seabury
friends as well as enjoy the warm water! I’m lucky
enough to be a stay-at-home mom at the moment
and enjoying every minute of it!
Rebecca Serle (right), Scott Murrish, and Tiffany
Chou ’04 (left) were sporting our Seabury Hall
Alumni swag at Terroir Tribeca, NYC. Tiffany’s
New York based fashion and jewelry line is still
extremely successful, Scott says he is a recovering
2002 • “KAUILA RIVERA [email protected]
Kyle Ellison,
new father of
baby Tanner, has
lots to be proud
of! Kyle landed
the cover story
of the MarchApril issue
of Maui Nō Ka Oi
Magazine!
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law school graduate and will find direction soon,
and last but not least, the big news for this class
is, ABC Family has given a pilot order to Rebecca
Serle’s romantic novel, drama, Famous In Love, that
will be starring Bella Thorne. Seabury Hall students
had the honor of meeting Rebecca in September, when she paid a visit to campus as a visiting
author in 2015.
We looked out Cooper
House windows to find
Kyle Niehaus in the field
sporting work boots and
a shovel. He was part
of the Goodfellow Bros
team who offered to help
prepare the ground for a
new school garden.
2004 • “JENNA MEZIN
[email protected]
After Amherst College,
Sierra Cobb participated in
a pre-architecture program
at Harvard, then enrolled
and graduated from Yale.
While at Yale, she was selected to study in Rome, and
traveled and studied in Russia, Sweden, and Portugal.
Most recently, Sierra and the architecture firm she
works with, SHoP, won the U.S. Tall Wood Building
Prize Competition for the most innovative and
sustainable wood building system for a minimum
80-foot structure using mass timber, composite
wood technologies and innovative building techniques.
Though nothing truly can
prepare you for
the changes
that come when
you become a
parent, work as
an elementary
school teacher
on Oahu helped
prepare Emily
Turnbull Blaser
and husband Andrew for their new life with baby
Ellie (above).
Brendan O’Connor
and Kelly Paul
O’Connor welcomed
baby boy Rowan in
August. They are
currently living in San
Francisco.
ALL ALUMNI REUNION THIS SUMMER: June 25th, 2016 “Seabury HallaPalooza!” Alumni Music Fest
Nick Meyer ’04
with Head of
School Sarah
Bakhiet in San
Francisco
Members of the Class of 2005 gathered in Paia in
September to celebrate their 10th year reunion.
Mahalo to Nick Meyer for his efforts as host of the
fantastic alumni reception in San Francisco. Representing were alumni from the Class of ‘98 through
to the Class of ‘13.
[email protected]
2005 • “HALLEY ALLISON
[email protected]
“NATALIE BAKER SUGGS
[email protected]
Vanessa Gooding Cory got married on Maui in
Sept 2015 and
shares this with
us, “2015 was a
year of big lifechanges for me.
In addition to
getting married
(which was amazingly fun), we quit
our Seattle-based
jobs (Nordstrom
marketing), roadtripped all of our
belongings to
Denver, Colorado,
and then flew
down to South
America on a
one-way ticket.
We have been traveling for 4 months now and have
been to Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina.
We are currently taking some time to explore Patagonia. We plan to be back in Denver by the summer
to find new jobs and settle into our new life!”
Meryn MacDougall
and her husband,
Nigel, stopped by
campus in January,
visiting from Berkley,
California where
she is enjoying
stage acting.
2006 • “ALYSSA GARCIA MAYS
Danielle Travis’ photo and story appeared in the
January 2016 issue of Neighbors of Wailea Magazine
with this quote
that rings true,
“within moments one realizes the immense
strength of spirit
that simmers
just underneath
Danielle’s surface—reminding everyone
who’s fortunate
enough to meet
her that dynamite does come in small packages”.
Danielle has trained with the United States Polo
Team and was named All-Star Intercollegiate
Player four years in a row.
During her visit to Maui for the Class of 2005 10th
year reunion,
Katie Warrick
came by to see
Linda Lindsay
and tour the
campus.
On December 24, 2015 Alyssa Garcia Mays and
her husband Kyle welcomed their son Bennett
“Kai” Mays
to the
world. Kai
was born
in Houston,
Texas and
was 7lbs
and 19.5
inches. This
also means
that former
science teacher, Sherri (Garcia) Reed, is now a
grandma. One of the first visitors that Kai had was
from his Aunty, faculty member, Kathy Middleton
who happened to be in Houston at the time.
2007 • “EMMA BURNS [email protected]
Yahoo Beauty
News, December
issue, ran a great
fitness write up by
Bailey Rebecca
Roberts, and
included Bailey’s
photos of a model
sporting Olympia
Active Wear
designed by Kaili
Lickle ‘04.
2008 • “JORDAN EVERETT
[email protected]
The big news from Seattle is that Kimberlyn
Goodfellow and Blake Dunham got engaged
at Lake Chelan, Washington about 3 hours from
where they live in Seattle. The wedding is set for
June of 2016!
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Maunalei Notes • 2008 •
Yacine Meyer
assisted with coaching the girls basketball
team. In July of this
year she will be heading to the Bay Area to
pursue a Masters in
Sports Administration
at USF.
2009 • “ARIEL DUELL [email protected]
2010 • “ALY CABRAL [email protected]
Over the holidays Michael Sugimura was home
from graduate school at
Georgetown University.
Michael has developed a
computer program that is
used in tracking and finding the source of online
communications of illegal
sex traffickers.
Since graduating from
Fordham University in
2014, Pierce White has been working at Vayner
Media, a social media-first digital advertising
agency in “Silicon Alley” based in New York City.
He was recently promoted to Senior Communications Associate at his company which services a
client roster of more than 180 Fortune 100 and 500
clients. Pierce hopes to move to the new London
office within the next 18 months.
Photo by Adja
Hiroki Ichinose was listed as one of the top 25
dancers in Dance Magazine, which printed this,
“Ichinose has the kind of facility that most dancers
dream of. But rather than relying on elegant lines,
he uses his abilities to push past his boundaries,
moving seamlessly through transitions that appear
nearly impossible to even the trained eye. He captivates audiences with his uniquely subtle approach.
It’s this quality that has no doubt led him to his
next dance venture overseas at Nuremberg Ballet.”
Congratulations Hiroki!
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After Inanna Carter (photo above, right) graduated from Harvard College she travelled to Africa,
Europe, Asia, Australia. She returned to Hawaii to
teach science at Hāna High School. In her free time
she gives back to her community by volunteering for Kupu, HILT, The Nature Conservancy,
Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission, DLNR
Natural Area Reserves, Pu’u Kukui Watershed,
Auwahi and many more organizations.
After graduating from UC Merced with a degree in
Engineering, Alyson “Aly” Cabral, went to work
as an engineer for IBM in Austin, Texas and is now a
mobile product manager.
2011 • “MICHELLE MALOTT
[email protected]
Conner Snow (above right) is in LA pursuing his
musical dreams, with the goal of “creating music
that spreads a message of expansive love – a love
that encompasses all aspects of life and is relentlessly shared”.
In the March-April
issue of Maui Nō
Ka Oi magazine
you will find some
of the fantastic
photographic works
of Zach Pezzillo,
visually enhancing
the story entitled,
“Hawai‘i’s Curious Critters. A Bug’s Eye View”.
Allison Smith and
William Cleghorn
are both back home
living and working
on Maui. William
was officially sworn
in as an officer with
the Maui Police
Department in July
of 2015.
Kapono Thibodeaux (right) was
home from Auburn Montgomery
University, and spent time working with Seabury Hall baseball
players. Kapono plans to pursue
his pro baseball dreams.
Since graduating from Wheaton
College, Lauren Naruse has
been working as a mental health
specialist at the Franciscan Children’s Hospital in
Boston. In January she was also hired as a research
assistant for a clinical psych research project at the
hospital. She is sharing an apartment with Amy
Singleton in Boston!
Ryan Glavor (right) was
home from college this
winter and returned to
Colorado for one more
year playing Volleyball in
the Mountain West league
at CU.
Mark Suzuki graduated
from The George Washington University in May
with a degree in Political Science and minor in
History. In August, Mark left his job at Sphere Consulting, a Washington based public relations and
government affairs firm, to return to Hawaii and
attend UH Manoa’s Richardson School of Law. Mark
plans to graduate from law school in 2018.
2012 • “TARA MCBARNET
[email protected]
“GREGORY SAYDAH
[email protected]
This love story began
in September of their
freshman year of
high school when,
Rocky DeLyon asked
Ashley Cooper
out in front of Mr.
Young’s classroom
with handpicked
flowers. In December
of 2015, they were officially engaged! Rocky will
graduate from California Baptist University and
Ashley will graduate from Chapman University
this year.
ALL ALUMNI REUNION THIS SUMMER: June 25th, 2016 “Seabury HallaPalooza!” Alumni Music Fest
Christy Haines will graduate from the University
of Virginia in the fall after
which she will attend
veterinary school. Before
graduation, Christy is
looking forward to
competing in Giant Slalom
at the Collegiate Nationals
with the UVA Ski and Snowboard Team.
Gregory Saydah
will graduate from
Georgetown University in May, after
which he will work
as an investment
banking analyst at
Houlihan Lokey in the
Mergers and Acquisitions practice.
We found Travis
Taylor featured in a
Cal Poly University
magazine article.
Travis is studying
Electrical Engineering and hopes to
find a career in
analog and power
electronics.
Jessica Patterson (above right) was just elected as
University of Utah Student Body Vice President of
Student Relations, and will serve on the executive
cabinet of ASUU with her running
mates. She is also the marshal for
University of Utah’s chapter of the
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and
is the communications chair for her
honors society.
Laura Mayron will
graduate from Wellesley
College in May with a BA
in English and Spanish.She
will attend a fully-funded
graduate program at
Boston University where she will be pursuing her
PhD in Spanish Literature.
2013 • “RUBY HOPKINS
[email protected]
When we checked in with Joe Bellafiore he had
just summited
Maccu Piccu in Peru.
Joe is continuing
his studies at the
University of Denver,
pursuing a finance
degree with a minor
in environmental science. While studying abroad in Chile,
Joe decided that he
would work to help build a recycling and waste
management plant in an isolated region of the
Chilean Patagonia. He reminds us all, “life moves
pretty fast; don’t forget to enjoy it!”
22nd Annual
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Saturday, September 24
WAILEA EMER ALD COURSE
Proceeds support student scholarships, financial
aid, athletics, and programs at Seabury Hall
2014 • “Volunteer needed
[email protected]
In the gym over the winter
holidays, we found this
track star & heptathlete,
Alyssa Bettendorf, training hard. Alyssa’s coaches
at University of Northern
Colorado report that she
is not only a great athlete,
she is also a stellar student!
Alyssa made the Dean’s List
and is an Honors Athlete!
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Seabury Hall freshmen were greeted by the friendly
face of Andie Matayoshi (left, in photo below) when
they arrived for the College Winterim at Chapman
University.
Kaimanamalie Lee ’03 Brummel
2016 Event Chair
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The college Winterim trip with the freshman class to California was blessed with several alumni encounters:
Thanksgiving brought us low lying clouds in
Maunalei and these rays of sunshine, (left to right)
Shun Harima ‘15, Daniel Pietsch, and Brandon
Smith ‘15! We captured this “mug shot” of them
before they went off to visit all of their former
teachers. Daniel is running track at Emory University and took 1st place in the 400 meter dash at the
All-University Athletic Association Championship
in 2015.
2015 • “Volunteer needed
[email protected]
Just when we were
about to go into
alumni winter holiday
visit withdrawals,
Anna Ezzy and Brian
Lavongtheung
stopped by before
heading back to
college in California. And, as with all
alumni who visit, we
showered them in gifts. So when on island or in
Makawao, do come visit!
It was no surprise to learn that Gabrielle Ratte
was named Eastern
College Athletic Conference
Women’s Volleyball
Co-Rookie of the
Week in 2015 while
playing volleyball
at Colby Sawyer. Go
Gabby!
Meanwhile at the Rhode Island School of Design...
with snow piled
high behind her,
Sabrina Futch
celebrates the
completion of a
Design class with
her instructor, who
was none other
than Seabury
Alumnus, R. Kikuo
Johnson ‘99.
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Rowan Mulligan ‘14 with Casey
Asato at Claremont McKenna College
Shun Harima ‘15 was happy to play host to Seabury Hall freshmen on
his Chapman University campus.
Savanah Janssen ‘15
with retired Coach Steve
Colflesh at Chapman
University.
Rika Inaba ‘15 with
Casey Asato at
Chapman University
In January a fantastic turnout
of our youngest alums, the
Class of 2015, shared great
insight and advice about the
college experience with
our current juniors and seniors.
Faculty
who are
Alumni
(L-R) Sean Wilson ‘86,
Gladys Lacanienta ’93 Saenz,
Nytn Yashiro ’10,
Francesca Cipro ’99,
Kathy Law ’69 Czar, and
Stephanie Nelson ’04 Walsh
The Magnetism of Maunalei… for some it is the stellar beauty of this place
that draws alums back to campus, often bringing their new families for a tour. For others it is the
opportunity to visit their favorite instructors who most inspired them. And then there are those
alumni, for whom the impact of their experience at Seabury Hall was so great, it led them to return
to campus to become members of the faculty. Pictured here are the current alumni faculty on the
teaching staff. Yet this photo does not tell the whole story; the athletics department has also been
blessed with many alumni who return seasonally as coaches, year after year, and some as volunteers.
Their desire to return to Seabury Hall to become a part of the faculty and staff is one of the
greatest compliments an institution can receive.
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A dash of
Maunalei Magic…
…at the Alumni Keiki Holiday Party
This Christmas, Cooper House was filled with
the joyous energy of over 100 alumni and their
keiki, future Spartans, who attended the Annual
Alumni Keiki Holiday Party. The keiki enjoyed
crafts, photos with Santa, brunch, caroling, and
storytelling with Annie Lowson ’86 Queirolo,
her daughter Daisy, and very special guest,
Head of School, Sarah Bakhiet.
Please join us this December for Maunalei Magic 2016 at the Alumni Keiki Holiday Party
Golf Tournament
Congratulations to the Seabury Hall Alumni “Dream Team” whose hard work obtaining sponsors,
auction items, and prizes, made this the most successful benefit golf tournament in the event’s
21 year history! Net proceeds exceeded $80K! Mahalo to the Golf Tournament Committee:
Kaimanamalie Lee ‘03 Brummel (Event Chair), Kimo Haynes ‘84, Rob Stoner ‘80,
Ryan MacLaughlin ‘99, Zadoc Brown ‘87, Lisa Chappel ‘79, Lisa Judge, and
John Bendon ‘96.
Title Sponsor-Team Browning, and the Adventure
Quinn Team: Greg Burns, Aaron Brummel, Jerry King,
Ryan Silva, John Browning, and Adam Quinn
SHAA Board Member, Kimo Haynes ‘84, golfing with
Earl Stoner, Alan Battersby, and Mike Morris
Seabury Hall Athletes extending their aloha and
appreciation to the event organizers and sponsors.
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