| Mark Andrews, his wife, Cherie, and their son Alexander (Alec) welcomed Ethan Richard on Jan. 9, 2007. |
 Dave Archer MBA and Marie Gibson were married on July 21, 2007. Marie is a professor in the University of Nevada–Reno’s College of Business Administration, and Dave is CEO of Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. |
| C.C. Chernev is assistant to the publisher at Sierra Club Books in San Francisco. She feels fortunate to be in a job, and a workplace, where her love of nature and her experience in the book industry are both greatly valued. She lives in Alameda with her unruly but loveable terrier, Dewey. |
 Catherine (Esnard) Owens and her husband, Mark, celebrated the birth of their daughter,Mary Catherine, on June 25, 2007. Mary joins brothers Paul, 14, John, 12, Claire Daisy, 9, and Kristina, 8. The Owens family lives in Austin, Tex. where Mark is an engineer with Applied Materials, Inc. and Catherine stays at home to raise their children. |
| Renee (Klemm) Veksler graduated this summer from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa with her master’s in health sciences (with an emphasis in health promotion) and works as a health educator at Guam Memorial Hospital. Renee and her husband, Yosi, live on Guam with their three teenage daughters, Ortal, 16, Lirone, 14, and Shiran, 14. |
| Ken and Melanie ’86 (Garner) Copas welcomed Addison and Aiden, born June 20, 2006. The twins join big brother, Drew. |
| Connie (DeSimone) Hasley and her husband, Phillip, have been making wine at home for 10 years, but are now chasing his dream of being a professional winemaker. They released the first vintage of Hasley Cellars Meritage in April, see www.hasleycellars.com. Connie also loves being a certified doula. They live in San Luis Obispo with their two children, Alexander, 8, and Liliana, 6, and their chocolate lab, Digger, 11. |
| Scott Kahl is in his 13th year with National Semiconductor in Arlington, Tex. He is the human resources director responsible for National’s Texas manufacturing facility. He has been married to Stefanie Kahl for 14 years and they have two children, Krista, 13, and Justin, 7. Scott is an appointed member of the Tarrant County Workforce Board, executive vice president of Arlington ISD Education Foundation and an advisory board member for the University of Texas’ Human Resources Master’s Program. Scott has coached youth soccer for eight years and is working on obtaining his national ‘D’ license. |
| Char (Reber) Rocha and her husband, Rob ’89, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on Oct. 3, 2007. They live in Aptos (Santa Cruz County) with their six children: daughters Jordan, 18, McKenna, 14, Madison, 12, Camryn, 8, and Quinn, 6, and son, Ryan, 16. Char has worked as the office manager and billing specialist for her sister Chris Reber ’90 for the past eight years at Reber Physical Therapy in Aptos. In April 2007, Char’s 1982–83 high school basketball team (a Northern California finalist) was inducted into the Aptos High Hall of Fame. In July, she and Rob accompanied their son to Las Vegas for the Main Event Showcase Basketball Tournament. Daughter Jordan began her freshman year at Fresno State, where she is studying to become a physical therapist. |
| Greg and Gina Smith are living in Florence, Italy from September 2007 through July 2008 with daughters Bailey, 11, and Sydney, 8. Bailey and Sydney will attend Catholic schools within walking distance from their apartment. Also in walking distance are the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and Basilica of Santa Croce. Greg and Gina had a blast at the SMC reunion and at the Schmitt estate in Tahoe visiting fellow Gaels. The Smiths plan to host an alumni event in Florence and will try to visit SMC students in Rome during Jan Term. Drop them an e-mail at gasmith4@pacbell.net (Greg) or ginaas@pacbell.net (Gina). |
| Rob Balko and Joylynn (Major) Balko ’90 have lived in Saudi Arabia with their six children since the end of 2005. Rob was recruited to work with Saudi Aramco supporting their drilling and workover procurement operations. And the weather is great, if you enjoy the hot, dry desert climate. |
| Pete Koukis works for Topcon Positioning Systems and is married to fellow Gael Ellen Angvick MBA ’91, a vice president at Bank of America. |
 Mike Stinson and his wife, Shawna, have a daughter Sophia who will be one year old on Dec. 21, 2007. The family lives in Folsom, where Mike is a swimming pool contractor. |
| Ana Robles Yamauchi has retired from Combe, Inc. after 16 years in sales. She will stay home to take care of her sons Coby, 11, Sam, 9, and Frida, her Goldendoodle puppy. Ana and her husband, Ken, are celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary in November. Ana enjoyed returning to SMC in April with her volleyball teammates and their families as they were recognized by the SMC Hall Of Fame Committee for their national championship title. |
Eric Koch, Ph.D. had an exciting April. On April 18, he passed his board exam to become licensed as a psychologist in California. Six days later, his first child, son John Patrick, was born. John Patrick has a rich Lasallian lineage to follow. His father enjoyed 13 years as a student or teacher in Lasallian schools (in Sacramento, Moraga, Brooklyn, Fresno and the Philippines) and his mother graduated from the University of St. La Salle (USLS) in Bacolod City, the Philippines. John’s grandfather also graduated and taught at USLS and his aunt and uncle were students at its grade school and high school. The family resides in Valencia (Los Angeles County). 
