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Young Alumnae Brunch, Bambino's Ristorante, San Francisco, June 20, 2004
Club News
AAR Hosts Table at Senior Fair 2007
The Club of Northern California will be participating in the Alumnae Association's Senior Fair again this year. Sarah McLaughlin '00 of
For a few years now, the Alumnae Association has hosted this very successful program for the senior class. The purpose of the fair is to inform seniors about resources and opportunities available to them as young alumnae, and to give them information on how to stay connected to MHC and the Alumnae Association. Participants including staff from the office of Admission, Development office, and
Admissions Update - Winter 2007
The Admission Office is happy to announce that once again a college record has been set for first-year applications! As of February 12 3,156 students applied for admission, which bests the 2006 record of 3,065. 295 of those applicants are from
Fellowships Available to Alumnae from the Alumnae Association
Each year the Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College awards fellowships to selected candidates. If you already hold a bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College or will be eligible to receive one in May 2007, you are qualified to apply. Fellowship amounts range from $1,000 to $3,000, with one award of $7,500. The deadline is February 14, 2007. A brochure and application can be found at www.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/programs/lifelong/fellow. For more information or to request a brochure and application by mail, please contact Carrie Purcell at 413-538-2188 or catwood@mtholyoke.edu.
New Club Officers
We are pleased to announce three new members of our board. Anne Mercogliano '04 has joined as our Ivy Alliance Liaison, and Barbara Berska '05 has replaced Ann Blake as our Seven Sisters Liaison. We hope these two officers will help connect Mount Holyoke alumnae with other Northern California alumni groups, and keep us informed of all the best the other groups have to offer. In the area of student relations, Sarah McLaughlin '00 has replaced Kina Chadwick as an Alumnae Admissions Representative, and plans to work with high school students in the East Bay who are applying to Mount Holyoke. Thank you to these volunteers!
Alumnae News
San Francisco Chronicle Highlights Real Estate Agent's Marketing Prowess
The San Francisco Chronicle praised Maureen Kennedy's '79 "Renovator's Open House" in a Sunday, January 28, 2007 article in the newspaper's Open House pull-out section. Faced with the challenge of helping a seller command a higher price in a buyer's market, Maureen came up with a creative way to increase traffic - and interested offers - at the open house of an outdated home. She invited a builder, a designer, and a paint expert to help visitors imagine what the fixer-upper could be. In her past career, Maureen has led a United Nations delegation on housing to Geneva, managed the nation's single-family and multi-family rural housing loan programs as a presidential appointee, and advised HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros on housing and urban policy as his Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy. Now, as a Realtor, Maureen brings a breadth and depth of experience to her business of serving clients looking to buy or sell their homes in the East Bay Hills cities of Piedmont, Berkeley, and Oakland. She also devotes a portion of her practice to matching below-median income families with homes they can afford. Visit her online at maureenkennedy.net.
Reunion 2006- Members of the Class of 1956
Jean Dickinson Mazzei '81 had a mammogram about six years ago that called for a double biopsy. It turned out benign, but in the seven days that she waited for the results, she took a look at her life and decided to focus more on what gave her joy. Jean started a rock band at the age of 40! She bought an electric guitar, wrote songs, and found people to play with. She is now releasing her third CD, called "Face of a Nation". Some of the songs are socially conscious, some pop, but they all represent different viewpoints of American life. Jean looks forward to connecting with Mount Holyoke alumnae, and can be reached by email or phone at 415-467-9135, or through her website.
Business Owner Reaches Milestone
Suzanne Agasi '93, founder of Clothing Swap, was raised on hand-me-downs and felt forever fashionable. She built her business to share the idea that anyone can look like a million bucks with creativity and little cash. This month, Suzanne hosted her 100th Clothing Swap. She has organized swaps in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City for more than a decade. The events are for women only, and women of all ages, styles and sizes are encouraged to attend. Swappers bring clean, gently worn or new items. Once the swap begins, attendees try on clothes and keep the ones they like. All unclaimed items are donated to the local women's shelter/clothing bank the next day.
Alumna Stars in Livermore Shakespeare Production
Hannah Knapp '02 played Helena in Valley Shakespeare Festival's All's Well That Ends Well last summer at Retzlaff Estate Winery in Livermore. VSF Artistic Director Lisa A. Tromovitch directed a cast of local Tri-Valley talent and seasoned actors from the greater Bay Area.
Alumna Performs in "Bingo the Musical"
Tami Dahbura '84 is performing in "Bingo the Musical," produced by Center Rep, at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. This is the first production out of New York. Per Tami, "The show is a lot of fun and the audience gets to play along at BINGO." Tickets can be reached through www.dlrca.org . More information about the musical is available at www.bingothemusical.com.
Alumnae Parade 2006
Alumna Writes Play About Billie Holiday
Last summer, Fellowship Theater Guild presented the West Coast premiere of Lady Day in Love by Carol J. Verburg '70, author of Junior Show 1970. The play starred Kim Nalley as Billie Holiday with Lady SunRise, Ed L. Gillies III, and T. Hall. Directed and designed by Courtney Brown.
Alumna Founds School to Study Social Activism
In 2005, Kathy Emery, Ph. D. '77 joined with three others to create the San Francisco Freedom School. Inspired by the Freedom Schools that were part of ?Freedom Summer,? a project of the Southern Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in 1964, their curriculum and pedagogy are explicitly political. The group studies film, text, and eyewitness testimony to provide activists, educators, students and adults with an opportunity to analyze how social movements happen. This is done through studying the Civil Rights movement as a case study of how ordinary people, not just famous leaders, contributed to ending segregation in the South. The school is currently looking for participants as well as benefactors.
Visit the San Francisco Freedom School's website for more information: http://www.educationanddemocracy.org/SFFS/SFFSFilms.htm.
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