CAS Class Notes

Annie Fassler BA ’11 and husband Jonah Geil-Neufeld BA ’11 have officially launched their new podcast production company, Puddle Creative. Check out their website: www.puddlecreative.com

Joanne Beck BA ’83 was named to the board of directors of Catabasis Pharmaceuticals. She brings 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical development, having served as executive vice president of global pharmaceutical development and operations at Celgene.

Laresa Beck BA ’00 and her husband, Jacob Pegg, recently celebrated the first birthday of their daughter, Annika Jewell. Beck is the school climate coach at Beach Elementary School in Portland, where she supports teachers and students in restorative justice practices.

Hadley Robbins BS ’79 was named president and CEO of Columbia Banking System in Tacoma, Washington.

John Venator BS ’66 is the retired past president and CEO of the Computing Technology Industry Association, a global industry trade association. In 2000, he and his wife, Dorianne, moved to a 400+ year old 18,000-square-foot hacienda in Valladolid, Mexico. They open their home, Casa de Los Venados, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily, for guided tours to raise money for local charities. Venator says it’s a “must see” for tourists both because it’s won four architectural prizes and it sports a collection of Mexican folk art that has been described as of “museum quality.” (For more information and photos, visit www.casadelosvenados.com.) He says two favorite trips of 2018 were to New York City for Hester Turner’s 101st birthday celebration and to Buenos Aires to participate for a second time in the World Travel and Tourism Council’s 2018 International Congress. Venator welcomes emails from L&C alums at javenator1@gmail.com and always enjoys greeting L&C alums who come for tours of their home.

Adam Wiedmann BA ’01, a single father of two daughters, lives in St. Helena, California, in the heart of wine country. His primary career focus is in the arts as a sculptor and owner of Wiedmann Sculpture Studios. His contemporary abstract forms can be found worldwide. He also works closely with Dana Johnson BS ’81 and her organization NIMBUS Arts, a community arts center that is fostering the next generation of creative minds. Over the past few years, Wiedmann’s love of adventure has led him down the road of photojournalism. He has documented California’s devastating wildfires, and his images have appeared in ABC News reports, the LA Times, the Guardian, and other media. His sculpture work can be found at www.hammerswinger.com, and his powerful images of wildfires can be found on Instagram @napafirephotos.

Jack Alley BS ’86 and Bruce Withycombe BA ’86 attended an outdoor presentation in anticipation of the rededication and grand opening of the Brigadier General James B. Thayer Oregon Military Museum, located at Camp Withycombe, in Clackamas, Oregon.

Jack Alley BS ’86 and Bruce Withycombe BA ’86 got together to cheer on the football team at Homecoming and Family Weekend in October. Alley says, “Go Pios!”

Ashley Moss BA ’10 recently completed her PhD in clinical psychology at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is now working as a pediatric psychology postdoctoral fellow in the Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine clinic at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Tani Roberts Girton BA ’81, executive vice president and chief financial officer for the Bank of Marin in Novato, California, was chosen as one of the recipients of the North Bay Business Journal’s 2016 Women in Business award.