Alums hook up in Hollywood for deans' SoCal reception

Alum Jesse Morrow, left, is pictured with his fiancee, Melissa Kennedy, a documentary film maker. Second from right is alum Erica Louis and, right, is alum Dimitria Cook. Morrow is an editor at Klaskycsupo studios, producer of animated feature films and commercials. Louis is a producer at Cream Cheese Films, which produces live television specials and the Rolling Stones Four Flicks DVD boxed set. Cook is a multicultural recruitment coordinator for Cal/West Educators Placement. She recruits administrators and teachers of color for positions in California private and independent schools.

Hollywood's Renaissance Hotel was the place to be on Nov. 11, when 33 alums and friends of the School gathered for an evening of catching up with old friends and chatting up new ones.

Dean Paul Voakes, who with Associate Dean Stewart Hoover hosted the event, updated alums on recent events at the School and introduced guest of honor Heather Hach ('93).

Hach wrote the screenplay for one of the summer's biggest box-office hits, "Freaky Friday."

Nonie Lann ('48), a veteran of many alumni gatherings in the Los Angeles area, said she was particularly impressed by the turnout: "It's the biggest crowd I've seen for an alumni event that didn't involve a football coach."

Other SJMC alumni at the reception included:

Leslie Friedman ('01), Jesse Morrow ('97), Chris Livingston ('99), Wendy Fick ('02), Julie Zafiratos ('82), Justin Jeager ('98), Jason Maddox ('01), Scott Greenberg ('00), Dimitria Cook ('92), Eli Cook (MA '02), Erica Louis ('03), Bill Blackwell ('73), Keri Barron ('97) and Judi Reich Goodfriend ('75).