Atefeh Aty TOWFIGH, Class of '84
atyt@aol.com
What up my fellow class of '84 folk. Saw some of you at the 20 year, and for those I promised to call....ooops, has it been 2 1/2 years already??? After Samo I went to UCSB, finished in ONLY 4 1/2 years (too soon), spent a couple years in SF, moved back to LA for law school, and now I'm a public defender here in LA. I live in Cheviot Hills with my wife and 2 boys (6 1/2 & 4), and life is good. So close to all the old stomping grounds, so why don't I ever run into any of you around town anyways (only in court, under the worst of circumstances, it seems, but don't worry, I won't name names). Email me sometime.
I work as a legal assistant in the Family Law department of a major San Diego law firm. I love being mom to son, Alex (DOB 5-5-94) and daughter, Olivia (DOB 11-3-97). I'll celebrate my fifth wedding anniversary to husband, Dave, this summer with a trip to Hawaii (my first!) Life is good! Please e-mail me!
I am a proud mother of two adorable (yes, I am partial) boys, ages 5 and 2. They are my top priority and keep me very busy. I am happily married and practicing law.
No longer making smoothies at the old new mall but still being practical joked by Poobahs. I'm a physical therapist at Forster Physical Therapy next door to what used to be Zuckys on 5th and Wilshire.
Yes, I am still playing volleyball both on the beach and indoor. I am a background artist and an animator for computer games (children's educational). I was married on March 30th of '96, and am living happily ever after with my husband, Chris, and our dog in the mountains.(5/97)
Living in Topanga with husband Tom Woods and daughter and dogs and fish and birds and horses.
I have been practicing Family Medicine in Santa Monica since 1996. Am happily married and have a beautiful son born in 2000 and a daughter born in 2003. Wearing many hats these days but it's all good.
I managed to graduate and stay out of prison. I still live in the area and work as a Spacecraft Design Manager. I married in 2003 and have two girls, Gina and Nicole. Life is good.
I managed to stay out of prison and graduated college with an Engineering Degree. I still live in the area and work as a Spacecraft Project Manager. I married in 2003 and have two girls, Gina and Nicole. Life is good.
I'm living in Philadelphia, PA, now, still playing cello and working as a patent
and trademark paralegal (taking the PA bar next year, since California bar membership
is no good here). Say hi sometime, I'd love to catch up!
Right now I'm doing standup comedy and I'm a freelance writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Check out my website for jokes (updated weekly) and a handsome picture of myself.
Los Angeles, CA 90001
after samo went to unlv for 3 yrs played football hurt my knee came back home to los angeles work for mcdonnel dougles as part superviser married divoice a lovley 3 yr. old baby girl name robin crump currently working for the police department
In March 1997 I moved to Memphis 4 years ago to work for Federal Express in International Marketing. Most recently (Oct. 99) I transitioned to the Global Business Development department. It has been a fun experience.
Living in Cheviot Hills, CA with husband and 2 sons.
I'm stil living in West Los Angeles. Working for a marketing company in the accounting department. I hope to hear from someone soon.
hmmm... what I've done since hs... well... I worked for ITT Sheraton for a bit... was going to school... then moved to Ohio in 1992... did non-profit work while there... returned to los angeles in 1998... started back to college last year... Psych/Art Major with interests in Art Therapy... working full-time for a private corporation (run a business for them)... no kids (yet)... and becky: everytime nedra and I hear a marching band... well... the voice says "YOU DON'T KNOW JACK!"... and "my GRANDMOTHER can mark-time better than you! and she's dead... PRIDE... SAMOHI!" (yours was funny though!) LOL
Living in San Diego and and still have a home in Santa Monica. I stay in touch with my buddie Nicole (Hall) Sodaro. I am interior designing right now and have had great fun with Real Estate. Looking forward to the reunion in August. Anybody from John Adams? That was a fun time. Get in touch. Smile.
WOW. I see a lot of names I recognize. I've got about 18 more months left in the Navy and then with 24 years, I don't know what I'll do when I grow up. If anybody knows of job opportunities in San Diego around Jun/Jul 08 let me know. TO THE MALIBU CROWD: It'd be fun to hook up and have a `BU party. I still keep in touch w/ a few people who still live there. Shoot me an email and we can catch up. LATER
I received an award for three years perfect attendence (10th, 11th and 12th grade) Currently, I'm a private computer consultant and a homepage designer.
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Married since Halloween 1990, 5 children (yes...five), currently a senior designer for Ameritrade, play guitar in a regional (intermountain west) metal/funk/punk band (see link above). I didn't know any of you nor did I care much at the time...high school...went to 6 different ones. Ended up at SMASH anyway. College was much more my cup of tea.
I AM MARRIED TO WIFE JUDY AND WILL HAVE OUR SECOND CHILD IN AUGUST. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SIMI VALLEY YMCA. LONG LIVE THE CLASS OF 84
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Making furniture and building houses, Reav General Building, Inglewood, Ca. I understand that David Corrado should not be held responsible for the beef additives.
Living in Myrtle Beach,SC. Single parent/business owner. I'm expanding my photography business (which currently has three locations) into the carribbean this fall. Working hard and traveling. Life is good!
After Samo went to CSUN and lived in various parts of LA before moving to Germany. I moved back to the US in '92 and settled the bay area, got married, finished grad school at USF, and had two kids. Hard to believe that it has been 20 years!
www.chem.ucsb.edu/~kwp/lmp.html
Santa Barbara CA
Happy to be back in sunny Southern California after some lovely, if wet, years in the UK and Pacific Northwest. I left chemistry to enter investment management some 14 years ago, which is what eventually led me to work in London. I have a 7 year old daughter and a 4 year old golden retriever and would be happy to connect with old friends that happen to find themselves on our bit of the coast.
Still married, but with 4 kids now. 2 boys and 2 girls. Working as a branch manager for Morgan Stanley. Looking forward to the 20 year reunion.
Everett, WA 98205
Currently living in Seattle; own computer networking and service company.
La Verne, CA 91750
Greetings!
After Samohi, I got my BS from Notre Dame, then been working in California,
London, Sydney & Melbourne (Australia), New Zealand, India, Malaysia and now
based in Singapore. I guess I won't be travelling that much since my marriage
to Linda. No kids yet, one coming very soon. Anyone living or planning to visit
around this part of the world, please send email.
Cheers!
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Back in Santa Monica and back in school after a career as a journalist. Currently
pursuing a Ph.D. in Spanish at UCLA. I'm married to Erika, but no kids just
yet. I hope to hear from some of you.
Currently Assistant Professor of Spanish at San Francisco State University.
Culver City, CA 90230
Married Russell, a British man, in 1998, and we are living happily in England in our new house (bought 12/00). Currently teaching (primary school) again after a three year break. Russell is a supervisor at a computer helpdesk company. Plans? Hopefully children! I would LOVE to hear from anyone who would like to write!
I'm a stay at home mom living the quiet midwestern lifestyle in SW Missouri. My husband, Michael, and I have been married almost 10 years and we have 2 beautiful kids: Kylie who is 3 1/2 and Connor who will be 1 in June.
I am a custom suit designer and self employed,I Married Walter Lawson who I went to junior high and high school with, but we never dated we just said hello to each other in those days. We are expecting our first child Dec. 2002 Walter is a Director of information technology and a happy father to be.
It was amazing seeing all of you the our 20th Reunion. After Samo I graduated from University of Colorado Boulder and embarked on a career in artist representation/production in sports and entertainment. Eventually I lost that loving feeling for "the industry" and went into the hotel management. Currently I serve the Crowne Plaza LAX as Sales Manager and have received several awards from Intercontinental Hotels Group for my expertise in my market segement including sports, military, education, religion, fraternal and weddings. Life is good! Playing the field and loving life!
Got a good shrink, a good man, a tooth that needs a root canal, a gnawing concern about the purpose of existence, and an outstanding vegetable garden.
Cheers
Still in U.S. Naval Aviation: aerospace physiology, human-systems integration, safety, survival, and flight training. Two years till retirement.
http://members.aol.com/bmgnedra
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Hmmm...well I wonder if its cool to be here, since I actually was at Olympic
when I graduated via CHSPE about six months ahead of schedule in Jan. 84. I
am well and living in NY these days. I am still playing music. I have actually
traveled the most playing tuba in a jazz group called "Howard Johnson and
Gravity" ( my father's band of 6 tubas and a rhythm section). I am also
singing and writing songs which you will see/hear if you check out my site.
My CD "Testify" came out in Feb 97. And speaking of "coming out",
I did that way back in 1985. I'm sure some of you knew before I did. That's
why sometimes I say I "came to". I was waiting for boys to stop being
yucky. =) Thank god for the option...(nothing against you fellas). Anyway, I'd
love to hear from folks. And I wish you all well.
www.kaucherdesignwerks.com
www.kaucherdesignwerks.com
costa mesa ca
Married to Laurie (about 5 years ago) and have a great daughter Megan who was born 8.16.96. Work for Microsoft in the Exchange (E-mail) doing Program Management.
Hi Everyone, It is great to see a web site like this and I hope that I will hear from some of you. I joined the Navy fairly soon after hs and I am still enjoying it. I married Cristina almost 15 years ago, and have travelled all over Southeast Asia many times. Keep In Touch, Dion
Wow!!!! how neat!! hope all is well with the class of 84.....Ive seen a few people I know, If anyone recognizes me, please e-mail me it would be great to hear from my old pals....Well, I was married, know divorced and very happy, I have 4 boys and am very busy mom..... I work or rather teach speacial ed....am now living in oregon, met a very special man. So happy to know there is a way to connect....thank God.....for technology.
Let's see... 18 years in fewer than that many lines... Went straight into UCLA for 4 years, then UCB for grad school (Theoretical Computer Science), started working in 1990 as a computer programmer and have been doing it ever since. I've worked at TCSI (when it was in Berkeley), the UCLA Computer Science Department, a startup (now shutdown) in San Francisco, then 10 years at Forte Software / Sun Microsystems, and finally started working at Google in 2008. Got married in 1996, had a son in 1997, and life just keeps going on. Sadly, missed the 2004 reunion, but hope to catch the next one -- is that 25 years or 30?
Hey all you guys, hope all is well, and life has been good.
Hope all is well with everyone! Sorry to have missed the 20th Reunion, but hope to make the quarter century! Still in entertainment advertising, and doing well as a designer and account supervisor. Wishing you all a good life and see you at the 25th!
Life has kept me busy. First of our 6 LAIs sibling sailed through SAMOHI and we had our parents and aunt's family to thank for as they sponsored us over. I went onto CAL and has settled in the bay area since. I am happily married with 2 adorable boys (18 months and 2 1/2 yr old). Aloha.
Hello! I grew up in Malibu, went to Malibu Park Junior High. Then Samohi. Then SDSU. I moved to the Bay Area in '92 but just moved back to LA in spring '07. Would love to reconnect with classmates. Cheers, Joe
San Francisco, CA 94132
I currently reside in San Francisco and work for an Internet startup company called Groundswell. While it has been several years since my time at Samohi, I look back on the memories that were created there as some of my most treasured.
enjoying Colorado very much
I moved to Maine in 1994 and couldn't stand being away from the California weather. I have been back in CA for the past 9 years and living in Pasadena. As I get older I am getting more sentimental. Email me and let me know what you up to?
www.blackkalima.com
Hey there Class of 84! I'm still being cool and rockin' out with my band! Don't
get to body-surf or hang out w/ my buds from thre Poobahs of Leisure as much
as I'd like to but that's cool. I'd be totally stoked to hear from any of you
guys (or gals). And if you're in the Bay Area, you should come see my band,
Black Kali MA -- I'll put you on the list!!
C U L8r! MM
Still living in San Diego and married to hubby,Eric (class of 84) who is a PE teacher/volleyball coach at a local private school. I went back to school 4 years ago and now work as a cardiac sonographer at a hospital in La Jolla. 2 dogs,no kids...kind of boring,but we like it!
Last October I married my lovely wife, Anne. Several Samohi graduates were there. I am a partner in a group of 44 radiologists in Phoenix's East Valley. I am looking forward to the reunion.
After Samohi, went to France for a year, then UCI, then taught at Samohi briefly, then married and moved to Vegas, got a Masters at UNLV and promptly quit working and became a stay at home mom when we moved back to SO Cal. In the O.C. now with 3 kids and great husband. It has been nice to be close to my sister and parents. Still keeping up with friend, Barbara LEVI Andrade. She got married at my house last November after recovering from a bad horse accident. Just been very busy trying to keep up with my Life!
Livermore CA 94551
After saying farewell to Samo, I went on to get a BS at UCLA; then, went East to Harvard Medical School. Now, after 11 years in Boston, I'm happy to be back in Santa Monica, practicing Dermatology. I got married 7 years ago to a wonderful guy, Peter, and we have a terrific 2 1/2 year-old daughter named Katie. It would be great to link up with old friends again!
After Samohi I attended UC Santa Cruz and spent the next twelve years living in various parts of the Bay Area - mostly in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains. After an extended stint working in the biotech industry (clinical trials), my partner and I made the decision to go back to school. I am currently a graduate student in the German Department at the University of Minnesota, where I am happily pursuing a Ph.D. and teaching German. My partner of 11 years, Andrea, is starting law school in St. Paul in August. We have no children, but three wonderful furballs of the feline sort. I ditched the official 10-year reunion with high school friends Joe Earley and Elizabeth (Libby) Laurencot (WILKES).
Hello my high school friends from once upon a time. I hope you are doing well. I'm up in Seattle managing a growing web development company of about 20. We give discounts to Samo Alumni. : ) I have a wife, Barb, a baby Alex, a rabbit Bubba, a dog Scarlet, a cat Felix another cat Ernie and that's about it. Email me if you're in the neighborhood or if you would like to touch base.
I am loving my job as an elementary school principal in Utah. Before doing this, I taught art and was an assistant principal at a junior high school. My wife and I have been married 14 years and have four children.
I live in West Hollywood with my husband Chris and my son Finn. I'm pretty much a stay at home mom but am still teaching a little yoga and doing a couple other things for part time work. I hope you all happy and healthy. PEACE!
Hi, I have been living in Finland for the last 4 years. I teach business English. Check out my homepage in case the photos jog some memories http://www.clinet.fi/~giselle/ I think it's neat to see what happened to everyone. My nick name at SAMOHI was Chi Chi.
Howdy to all... Missed the 20 year reunion so maybe I'll make the quarter-century reunion. Went to UCLA for undergrad and UC Berkeley for M.S. (computer science) and Ph.D. (applied math). Met my Brasilian wife in Spain. Our son was born in Hong Kong. Now we live in Texas. Life is good and we're still hoping to travel some more...
It's been great reading about the classmates from Samohi. If anyone reading this is having problems or difficulties of any kind, don't hesitate to email me. I'm very interested in helping out my classmates in any way I can. My email is shmucking@yahoo.com
San Francisco CA
Sacramento CA
Running a Physical therapy Clinic in the Sacramento area. Also a Athletic trainer/ high school football coach. Left Samohi to accomplish great things in football. Was a member of Taft college's 1984 national championship team. Was a member of the 1985 J.C. All-American Team.I Played Three years for U.N.L.V., starting my final two seasons. I finished my Career by becoming All-conference for U.N.L.V. I'm Married to a beautiful woman and have three wonderful children. The secret of sucess in this life is to be able to look back on your life and see how much you truely have accomplished and be proud of it. Hope we all can be able to say that, Live well.
Life is good in San Diego. Still teaching/coaching in middleschool. My girls volleyball team won the California State Championships in 2004. Have been happily married to Karoline(Martin), also 1984 grad for 14 years. Still play volleyball on the beach and surf every opportunity I get.
Practising HIV medicine and working on clinical trials in Pittsburgh since 2000. Happily married and mother of two beautiful boys, 5 and 1. Moving to Seattle in 07.
Despite what you may have heard in the press, I really didn't do it. Living in SM with my artist girlfriend. So what if I have to register. Knew half of you half as well as I would have liked and half of you half as well as you deserved.
After Samohi, I attended UC Davis where I majored in Plant Science/Horticulture. I've worked on the Westside, here in So. Cal., as a Landscape Contractor with my husband, Eusebio Martinez, for the last several years. We have 1 daughter (22 months old) with another on the way next October. We do tree trimming, install and repair irrigation, and install new gardens (or renovate old ones). Please email if you'd like to get in touch; I'd love to hear from you.
Happy being a mom of three little rascals and a wife of a cool dude...
After coaching the UCLA Women's track team and getting my degree in Kinesiology I went to the Palm Springs area to teach Sports Medicine. Currently I tutor math and sciences and do some physical therapy while I try to break into the online gaming industry as a Virtual Economist.
I'm doing great. Living in Las Vegas with my husband of 8 years and our 2 children. My son is 6 and my daughter is 4. We left California to go into buisness with my parents and now own 6 hair salons. Hope all is well with everyone and would love to hear from any of you.
wuusssss uuppppp!!!!!
Holland
Hi, it has been a very very long time. I was an exchange student with YFU and I spent one semester at Samohi. The second semester I went to stay with a family in San Diego and I attended Crawford Highschool. I wonder if there are any people or teachers who remember me and vice versa. After that one exciting year in the States I went back to Holland were I got my degree in business. After my studies I moved to Spain and I lived, studied and worked there for 3,5 years. At the moment I am working with an IT Services company in Holland.
I live in West L.A. and have been into drag racing for the last few years driving an alcohol funny car for DLS Motorsports (2001 Rookie of the Year, 2002 Champion). I'm Pretty close to doing the racing thing for a living but for my real job I am the manager of Quality Control at a post-production facility in Burbank. I'm divorced and have a 3 1/2 year old little boy named Mikey. Life is actually pretty damn good! Hope everyone is doing great!
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www.upintheairband.com
Morro Bay CA
Livin' up in Morro Bay, CA where I work as Executive Director of a regional land trust for San Luis Obispo County. We protect open space for wildlife and agriculture and do fisheries and coastal dune restoration. In my spare time I play bass for a latin / worldbeat band, compete in adventure races, and manufacture / distribute divining rods. I also have a nice red-headed girlfriend named Amy (Thiel) Zatlin :) I hope you are all living great lives!
Valley Village CA
Well, I'm happy to report my hair survived the 80's. I can't seem to leave Santa Monica, getting ready to teach Pre-school. Have a gorgeous dog, a fluffy cat and wonderful boyfriend (also a teacher). I dare you to e-mail me to say "hello"...(any from John Adams...Will Rogers??) I've surprisingly heard from a few of you (yay!). I'm REALLY looking forward to our 20-year reunion this summer!!
I really miss being in history class staring out the window at the Pacific (second floor, main building), thinking, "What the hell am I doing here?" I've made a life from journalism and PR. I covered the NATO bombing campaign of Yugoslavia back in 1999 (so many wars ago!), the fall of Milosevic, and still do stories from the region, mostly for British papers, but also some American. Teacher I miss the most - Peter Sawaya. Married with two young boys - ages 2.6 and 8 weeks (as of July, 2005). Final thought, "If only I knew then what I know now."
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Malibu CA
I am the middle sister, older sis: Abbasseh Abby (Podiatrist,) younger sis: Maryam (Communications) and the youngest of us all Abdullah Abdi Towfigh(Lawyer). The 4 of us went to SAMO and then to UCLA. It took 1 month for Leukemia to take our amazing 30 year old brother from us last October and our lives have not been the same... Trying to cope with this Tragic Loss & Concentrating on raising money for his fund: "The Abdi Towfigh Fund to Fight Leukemia" so we can help other families. (Please visit the web link.) Make sure you & your loved ones get an annual check-up & blood test, the symptoms are like the Flu. Leukemia is not inherited. He was so healthy, never suspected it. I got married to my best friend: Mohammad Shirloo on October 24, 1998. Have a successful business with a great partner: Gary Bolles, as independent Manufacturers' Representatives of Medical Supplies/Equipment in SOCAL. Our parents have moved back in the Georgina house in S.M. where we have most of! our childhood memories with Abdi. We all had an amazing experience at SAMOHI & will never forget the amazing teachers we had. This horrible experience proved to us that Love & True Friendship are the most important things in life. Cherish every minute you have with your loved ones, Life Really is Too Short...
Married to Claire, daughters: Sophia & Talia, son: Trifon. Went on to undergraduate at Pepperdine and received my masters at Biola. Currnetly the SVP of Sales Capital H Group. Living in the West Hills, CA. Regards -Pete
New York, NY 10021
Hi.... I've decided to leave my whereabouts info with SAA. Since I move
around quite often... Maybe this is a good way to stay in touch with old pals.
(Guys, send an email if you still remember me)
I am currently working in the financial field...Fixed Income & Equity Derivatives.
(Santa Monica City Finance Board should avoid me)
I've taken a job in ASIA for the past 2 years 1996-1998. Although I can't say
I've contributed to the Asian financial crisis, It's "totally a drag",
career wise. I will flee as quickly as I can back to the cradle of New York
soon, dispite the talks of potential global financial meltdown. If that really
happens, my destined beach-bum-dom awaits me back in old Santa Monica. Well,
no more small talks... Greetings to those who remembers...
Chungchi Ueng
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
I am very excited to announce that I moved my practice from UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute to the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Beverly Hills. We provide specialized vision correction procedures for distance and reading vision as well as annual eye exams.
Married 9 years, baby on the way, working at Fox Studios as a graphic artist and loving life. Spent a year and a half traveling around the world, amazing experience. Hard to believe it's almost 20 years!
Even tho' my dearest Ali (G)-Pal misspelled my name, hey, when you've known somebody for over 20 years, you realize you're both getting way too old and are apt to forget things! Latest news: I married a wonderful MIT geek, have a 12-year-old and a 2-year-old, and, after various attempts at finishing a dissertation in linguistics, I left to edit papers that *other* linguists write (much more fun!). Hope everyone's doing well, and hope to hear from you if you get to Boston!
I moved from Malibu 1 year before graduation and now live in San Diego. I am very interested in connecting with people from Malibu and friends that I made at Samohi!!
Email me...
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north las vegas NV
4 YEARS AGO, I RELOCATED TO TO LAS VEGAS NEVADA WITH OUR FAMILY BUSINESS. I HAVE 2 DAUGHTERS, REBECA(16) & MARISA(13). I WAS REMARRIED IN MAY OF 2007.
General Contractor/Builder specializing in residential remodels and new construction, commercial tenant improvements and recording studios. Married to Kelly Brumfield and living in Topanga with our daughter, Hadley, and our animals.
Happily married and living in Venice (CA) with my son, 2 y.o., wife and dog.