(April 17th- Due to problems with SPAM emails, all alumni emails have been removed from this website. CIC is happy to provide emails to alumni for legitimate purposes. Please email Carmen Sweeting, CIC's Alumni relations coordinator, with the name(s) of alumni for whom you want email addresses)
Ami IwakamiAmi is studying at the University of Manchester in the UK and would like to hear from her teachers and classmates. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Sarah Chen Lin" I'm just writing to let you know that I have received your email and that I'm currently attending the University of Southampton in England. It's a lovely place; I really do like the city and am enjoying my course. Could you give Mr. Russell a big THANK YOU from me, please? Tell him that he's taught me well, because right now Math is really really easy for me :) (I'm taking the Environmental Science course)." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Richard Jones"Hey Mr. B...I would be quite happy if you added my name and email to the alumni thing...I'm currently studying at Salford University just outside Manchester England." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Catherine Sweeting"Hey Mr. Boughton! Well over here I'm doing great at Dartmouth College! Loving the classes and already choosing my classes for next term. We go by trimester here so things go pretty quickly." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Misa Ochiai"Hi Mr. Boughton, by the way I'm doing very well in Japan. I had an entrance exam on November 8th, and I passed that exam.:) So, now I'm not attending any university. However I will be attending to "Shukutoku Junior College" in Tokyo from April 2007.
Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Ikechukwu Halliday (aka "Jay")"Well I'm currently at The University of Huddersfield in the UK. It's a great place, not too busy and not such a small town. I'm currently working at a bar serving drinks and promoting the club etc. I'm studying International Business and Entrepreneurship. It's a great course and most of my buddies from CIC are about 30 minutes away by bus/train. It's pretty cool." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Su Hong"Well, I'm currently in Korea, and I've been accepted into Seoul National University in the College of Pharmacy beginning next March. I've got an early acceptance for Seoul National University. Everything's great here!" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Jessica Phyllis(contacted CIC on March 31st, 2007)
"Since my CIC days I've had a few jobs, and I've taken a few courses. I am currently working on my art because I want to get into Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. I still live in Venezuela. Same place as always, but planning on moving out on my own. My favorite CIC memory would have to be in Curaçao when the whole class was in the swimming pool at night talking... it was great.... it was quality time..." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Giselle LopezGiselle is in Tilburg, Holland and is studying International Economics and Finance in Tilburg University. It's nice, she says, but very cold! Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Manuel PadronManuel is in Caracas attending Universidad Metropolitana and is doing well. He is studying business and likes the school, but is worried about losing the "little fluency" in writing and speaking English he developed while at CIC. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Chris Gloc"Well I’m doing well; I’m in Houston attending Texas Southern University…I’m still with the tennis scholarship…We won the conference last year as a freshman and we went to the nationals where we lost in first round with Baylor University…My season starts again in January. I’m doing well in school, I have an accumulated 3.9 GPA, but I don’t like it that much…I plan to transfer in August to University of Miami with tennis and academic scholarship…Take Care…. say hi from me to Steven, Zoe, the staff, and teachers…" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Marcus Nicholls" I'm doing well in Southampton. A bit of a hectic second year, rather a lot more work than the previous one. Plenty to keep me busy between lectures, hockey and work. How is everything going over at CIC?" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Janelle RodriquesJanelle sends her greetings from England, where she is studying English Literature at the University of York. She plans on visiting Caracas and CIC in December 2006. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Giselle Cancellieri"Hi Mr. Boughton, how are you doing? I'm doing great here in Argentina. I'm studying at Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21 in Córdoba since the beginning of 2005. Until now I've been up to date with all courses and I have to say CIC was an excellent preparation for college days. Besides, I really like the city because it has so many things to do entertainment and cultural as well). I hope everyone is doing fine over there, I remember all of you with a smile on my face. Say hi to everyone for me :)" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Xioan Rodriguez"Hi Mr. Boughton! Just letting you know I got the email. I'm attending La Universidad Central de Venezuela studying Medicine. Hope everything's alright with you and CIC!" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Jimena Albert "After graduating from CIC I moved to Geneva, Switzerland. I took a semester off and traveled around Europe for a while, then I went back to Switzerland to study in the European University, in Montreux (a little stinkin' town lol)... after a semester doing what I thought was Media Communications (and was really Management in disguise...) I went back to Geneva to Webster University. I loved it there and happily ended a second-first semester... still... the love wasn't enough to keep me there.
In August I moved back to Mexico City with my family. I'm currently studying Ciencias de la Comunicación at Universidad Iberoamericana and I'm doing great. I'm also working as Asistente de Contenidos in Ibero 90.9 FM (Radio Station-
www.ibero909radio.com
). I'm very happy and have lots of plans for the future... let's see how they turn out. I just finished my third-first semester lol... but this time I'm not going anywhere before I graduate.
I would love to hear from everyone and specially my teachers... I really do owe them big time..." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Bruno Aquino"Why, first of all thanks for the upgrade on my title. You asked me to tell you some more stuff, and I feel compelled to answer. It's odd, but it's that way. I'm in Brazil, São Paulo more specifically, and am studying psychology in the Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Even though it's a pretty famous university around these parts, you might not know about it. I hope that establishes that I'm ok. Send my regards to the teachers there, please. If there's anything else that you want to know to add to your data base thingy just reply and I might feel compelled to answer again. Maybe it's the chance to type in English again. Cheers, Bruno Aquino" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Naoki IchiryuNaoki is attending the University of York in England. She is in her third year in Biochemistry and she is currently in a placement year where she is working in the Research and Development department of the Abbott Diabetes Care company in the town of Witney. She'll be there until next summer when she goes back for her final year at York. She is enjoying her life in England, but misses her CIC class and Caracas. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Mariana Olsen"I remember Liseth and other people asking me about this Alumni project and if I wanted to help out, but I never heard about it since I graduated! I'm glad it's coming along though... Everything over here in New York City is great. I'm still attending Pace University currently studying International Management and hopefully, if I have the time, I'll do my Photography minor. I'm also working as Fashion Operations at an online retailer called NIMLI and we are currently in the process of expanding and launching a new line. Occasionally, I work for this place called Baby Loves Disco, which basically uses night clubs in NYC (and other locations around the US) and transforms them into child-proof afternoon dancing parties with real djs that play 70s and 80s music. Kids can dance, play, have fun and eat cookies and drink Yoohoos while parents can socialise and also drink! It's really great, I really enjoy it. Finally, occasionally, I also do volunteer work with New York Cares. (I bet Onalis would be really happy!) And OF COURSE, I'm still doing art. So I guess that's it!! Unfortunately, we are selling our house in Los Naranjos and my mom is moving to Colombia, so I really don't know when I'll get the chance to go back to Caracas, and of course, visit my lovely school CIC. Everyone knows I was there forever! Anyhow, I'm glad you are working on this Alumni site. I really hope everyone gets a chance to reply and see what everyone is doing. If anyone at the faculty still remembers my brother, Marius, he moved from NYC to Australia in June and he is going to get his Masters in Education at Griffith University in Brisbane, AU. Well, send my love to everyone at CIC. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Mariana Rueda Santana"I'm currently a second year student at the University of Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, England) doing a major in creative writing and minor in English Literature :) Everything cool here so far! Hope that helps and thanks for contacting us!!" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Erik Portillo Svensson"It's been a long time since I have had any contact with CIC teachers, it's really nice to hear from you. I am currently doing my third and final year of the Bachelors of Architecture in London at the University of Greenwich. Next year I am off to do a year of working experience, before I do my Diploma and Masters. I am loving architecture, the course is great and I am finally getting some pretty high marks. jejejeje. I hope CIC is doing just fine, I miss Caracas. My mom is currently in La Havana, Cuba. So I might just do a small visit during the summer to Caracas. Some other students from CIC here in England and I met up with Mr. Mike and Miss Carly almost a year ago now, and they seemed to be doing fine. I think they still are. Good luck, my best regards to you and all the teachers." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Cristhian Quintero"Time flies can't believe CIC was over almost 3 yrs ago. I'm attending Pace University in New York, currently on my Junior Yr. I plan to study abroad (London) for the Spring '07. I've worked on campus and had one internship with a financial firm last summer in NYC. And I am only three semesters short before obtaining my double major in Finance and Business Management. I wish well to all CIC Community and hopefully in January I'll be home and visiting the school." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Tomas ZunaHere is a little bit about me: After graduating from CIC I went back home and took an "involuntary" gap year (due to few unfortunate delays with my university application) which I used to improve my horrible Spanish. Right now I'm in a second year of International Studies with Economics at the University of Birmingham (UK). I like my course and unless I have to attend the infamous 9 o'clock morning lectures I'm actually enjoying what I'm doing. I like the campus as well, there is always something happening around here and so almost every day there is an opportunity to do something outside of our daily "stereotypical" lives. I hope you are all doing well and I would like to send my best wishes to all the teachers and students at CIC. Take care,Tomas Zuna" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Davin LosadaI would be very happy to participate in an Alumni program. I now study in The Universidad Metropolitana, just outside of Caracas. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Andres NavarroAndres is studying Veterinary Medicine at Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Amit SharmaAmit is at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa until June of 2007. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Clementina Palacios"I am studying Modern Languages in Caracas in La Universidad Metropolitana. I am doing well, this semester I finish the basic part of the career and I have already begun my mayor in Business Administration and Marketing. I am currently working on my Tesis de Grado and it is coming out great. After graduating from CIC, I started directly in the University but had to do las revalidas in order to get my Venezuelan Certificate. Thank God I finished that up on my first semester in University and now I have both my CIC diploma and the Venezuelan diploma." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Michelle Chapman"I graduated this summer from University of Exeter, UK, with a 2:1 in Psychology and Politics. Have also just become qualified teacher in English as a modern languages, did a Cambridge CELTA course. Nice to hear from CIC, hope all's well." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Alejandro Constantino"Hello. This Alejandro Constantino, I'm in Miami. I attend Florida International University and I'm graduating this spring with a Finance Degree. I have many work options to work with the family business." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Sarah Portillo"Nice to receive an email from CIC =) I have now finished my honours degree in Psychology at the University of Kent in England and I am currently taking a short gap year to reflect on what I have done and where I will be going. At the moment I am looking for a temporary job in England but I am planning on continuing my studies somewhere else with lots of things in mind, which is why I am now taking this time off. My mother is working in Cuba at the moment so I will definitely be paying her a visit for a short while in the near future...Will CIC be organizing reunions for our class in the future? I would like to attend it if that were the case..." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Jose Diodati"As you can see I got your email, I'm currently studying business
in Buenos Aires. and working for Verizon Business. I hope you're all doing well."
Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Marcos Silva"Hello Mr. Boughton, greetings from Indiana. This is one of my current email addresses along with the university one (mdiasesi@purdue.edu). I would like to tell you that I appreciate the effort in trying to keep the email lists updated so we can communicate with our former teachers and students. So thank you for that. As of now, I am still at Purdue, graduating in May 2008. Please send my best regards to Gaviria if you have the chance. Take care." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Kyle Lowery"Finishing off my third year at the Onderstepoort Faculty of Veterinary Science in Pretoria. Got four more years left after this one so not going anywhere else soon. But otherwise all is well down in the Southern Tip of Africa. Keep well, Kyle" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Schimaa Ahmed El-Deeb"Hi, it's me Schimaa Ahmed. I am fine and in my 4th year at Cairo University studying in the faculty of arts and English literature. I am also working at the British Council in Egypt as a young learner assistant. It's a fun job. I will be graduating this year. Tell all the teachers hi for me. Say hi to Onalis, Horowitz , mike and BIG hi 2 YOU" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Sandra Martinez(contacted CIC on April 3rd, 2007)
"Hi, it's Sandra Martinez from the class of 2003. I am currently studying Political Science at Saint Thomas University in Miami, Florida and am in my last semester. I am planning on taking the LSAT to attend law school. It is very nice to visit the CIC webpage and see how students still keep in touch. I hope every one in Caracas is doing well. Lots of hugs and kisses." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Susan Rhodes"Hi Mr. Boughton, I cannot tell you how much I miss CIC and the days when Jousi, Tino, Franky, Max and I would party by the pool and watch you walk your dogs! hahahahaha. Those were the days! I hope I can re- establish communication now. Ok, here goes my information: After graduating from CIC in 2002 I attended the University of Richmond, in Richmond, Virginia. I got my BA in Environmental Studies and International Studies with a concentration in Latin America. I graduated this May '06. After graduating from college I moved to California to start my new job as a Campus Organizer with the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), a non- profit organization that advocates on behalf of the public interest. I am the Campus Organizer at UC Riverside in Riverside, CA." Susan would love to hear from her former teachers and staff at CIC. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Reza FarivarReza is a senior at San Diego State University. He is pursuing a double major in anthropology and Geography. "I am doing excellent in beautiful California. I live about twenty steps from the sand. I love San Diego. I have been surfing almost every morning
before and/or after school. I send my regards to all at CIC and hope to
visit in the future." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Bruno Raguzzani"This is Bruno Raguzzani and I came back to Brasil. Now Ii am working with Logistics at Maersk Line Company - a Denmark Ship Company. And also I am finalizing my studies at a university called Mackenzie... which I am doing the course of Administration with emphasis in Exterior Commerce." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Marbelys Velasquez"Hello Mr. Boughton!! I'm glad that you're updating the database of the CIC alumni. Right now I'm attending to Universidad Catolica Andres Bello which is a university located here in Caracas, Venezuela and I'm studying Industrial Engineering. I'm in the fifth semester and so far I'm doing very well. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
William BouzyWilliam reports that he will soon enroll in California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo in their blended BS + MS Engineering Program. "Below is a link** to my program as of Fall 2007. I've had some low-end busboy jobs, ran and managed a small cell phone shop in San Francisco called All wireless on 36 Battery Street, selling T-Mobil, Verizon, and Nextel contracts, phones, and accessories, as well as other wireless-related technology. I then decided to go back to school for some paperwork. I currently hold an A.S. in Computer Information Systems, several Network Security certifications from Microsoft, CCNA, and am a member of the Technology Committee at College of Marin in Marin County, California. I founded a Networking Club 2 semesters ago, and have now left it to newcomers of our Computer Information Systems program. I have a 4.0 in my CIS program, and a 3.6 in General Education Requirements applicable to California State Universities. I am currently enrolled in 24.5 units, but will conclude with 27.5 by the end of this semester as I have taken 3 during this summer break. I have done a few audio/visual technical projects in some businesses around the city of San Francisco, and maintain a mesh network in Washington DC. Please share my information with CIC Staff and alumni. Good to hear from you. Saludos y quisas hasta pronto!" William M.A. MARQUES BAPTISTA Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
**http://www.calpoly.edu/~acadprog/2005depts/cengr/ms_engr/engr_blend.html
Ben Leek"Hope all is well and good in sunny Caracas. I am currently in my fifth and final year studying Chemical engineering with management at Edinburgh university. Everything is going pretty well and, knock on wood, I should graduate with a first in June. Hoping to get a job in the oil industry when I graduate but am also thinking about doing a postgraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering at either Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh) or Imperial College London. Best wishes to everyone at CIC" Ben Cartledge-Leek. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Michael "Tino" JonesMichael is a man with a plan or two or three. He currently lives in Barbados and works as a scuba diving instructor. During his visit to Caracas this month, he's visiting the CIC counseling center to work on applications for university and hopes to be in England next year to study property development. This February he has plans to visit Dubai or maybe Spain. Eventually, Michael would like to be involved with Marine Conservation. He's seen too many damaged and lifeless coral reefs and wants to change this trend. He has fond memories of CIC like Mr. Relf's TOK and Geography courses, lunchtimes, and being barefoot in the CIC hallways. He keeps in touch with Frankie, Susan, Martin, Max, Nico and others. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Carlo Sollami"Thank you for coordinating this great program. I graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL on June 17, 2006. I am currently working for Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank here in Chicago at the Sears Tower 86th floor. I travel every summer and Christmas to Caracas, however I currently live in Chicago, Illinois. Please say hello to everyone on my behalf, I most probably will visit CIC next summer." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Paul Stern"Glad to receive an email from CIC. To keep CIC and all my friends updated: After graduating from CIC, I went on to attend Texas Tech University where I received my degree in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2006. After graduation, I moved back home to Houston, Texas and started with an oil service company, Subsea7, as an installation engineer. I now spend a lot of my time offshore trying to get as much experience as I possibly can. In the near future I hope to go back to school for my MBA and once again visit the beautiful city of Caracas. I really did enjoy the three years of my life that I had at CIC." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Martin SvangtunMartin attended CIC from 1999-2001 during his sophomore and junior years. He stopped by to visit during a "round the world" backpacking tour that he is taking with a friend. (See Martin's travel blog complete with pictures at: (http://www.discosuperfly.biz/travel/) Since CIC, Martin returned to Norway and completed his senior year at a local IB school. After that he attended and graduated from Aarhus School of Business in Denmark with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration. Before his current travels, he worked in a bank for about six months to save money. Next year he plans on attending the Cass Business School in London to pursue a Master's degree in Finance. Martin remembers roller hockey with Mr. Mike and Mr. Bird and fun lunches with his international group in the canteen where they always sat at the same table. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Brendan Mahoney(contacted CIC on Feb. 14th, 2007)
"My name is Brendan Mahoney and I attended CIC from middle of 6th grade until the end of my 8th grade year. (1996-1998 if I remember correctly) I started a group for CIC Students on the social network website called Facebook.com. We've already got nearly 150 students in the group that have been, or are going to CIC. I really miss the school and the country and for this reason I created such a group. Also I wanted to get in contact with old schoolmates! Martin Svangtun recently told me about the Alumni Contact page on the CIC website and I'd like to add my name in there, although I did not graduate from the school! After returning to South Dakota, USA from Caracas, Venezuela I finished High School and began studying Spanish at Black Hills State University. Upon the untimely and unfortunate death of my step father I returned home to be with my family. I dropped out of college (for the time being) and now I work as a
Bilingual Public Benefits Specialist assisting low income families get on medical programs. The Spanish I am so grateful of learning at CIC is proving very useful! I plan on getting my TEFL shortly and my dream job is to teach English in Latin America, maybe someday in Venezuela, where I am hoping to visit again soon! I miss CIC so much and wish that I had valued my time there more, as it has molded me into who I am today." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Chris attended CIC for one year in 1998. He has fond memories of CIC but limited ones because during his school years he moved frequently from the American to British to Australian systems. He lives in Southern River, Perth in Western Australia. He attended UTS in Sydney and currently works as a Petroleum engineer. He remembers the CIC blue shirt uniforms and the following students: Cobus Brink, Gerard Cebolla and Crystal Siegmann. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Marius OlsenIf anyone at the faculty still remembers my brother, Marius, he moved from NYC to Australia in June and he is going to get his Masters in Education at Griffith University in Brisbane, AU.
Alexandra Gloc" I was in CIC since kindergarten and graduated in 2001. I graduated in 2005 from the University of Miami in International Finance and Marketing with a minor in Management. I am currently working at the International Bank of Miami as a senior credit analyst for commercial real estate. I really miss CIC and have the best memories. I think this alumni idea is excellent. I will be in Caracas in December to spend Christmas there. My brother Christopher who graduated from CIC in 2005 will also be in Caracas. I send regards and best wishes to everyone at CIC." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Pedro Herrera" Hello Mr. Boughton, how are you? I'm responding to your email I'm glad CIC wants to stay in touch with former CIC students. Well let me tell that I graduated from Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware in April 2004 with a Degree in International Business Management and recently I moved back to Caracas, after working at the hotel Cavalieri Hilton in Rome, Italy and now I'm looking for a job here in Caracas. Unfortunately, I haven't found anything yet I'll have to see what happens with the elections." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Joy Bautista"This is Jocelyn "Joy" Bautista from the class of 1999. I'm currently in Chicago, IL working as a makeup artist. I love my career, although I still love my previous studies in Psych. I've been getting my name around, doing some photo shoots and weddings. Next year I'm planning to attend one of the cosmetology schools in the area to get my Aesthetics and Cosmetology licenses. I am also planning to get married to my long-time boyfriend. So, lots of good stuff happening. I miss Venezuela so much! I've been in contact with some people from CIC. I know Rebekah Wrobble lives in Oak Brook, IL and is a teacher at one of the elementary schools there. I believe she got married but I don't know her new name. I also think she graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. That's all I know about her. I haven't talked to her in years. (Update - March 25th, 2007) - I also have become an educator for the company that I work with, Sephora. I get to travel and teach what I'm passionate about to all the new people who have come to join our company, which is exciting for me! I get to do everything I love all in one job. I'm still planning to get my Aesthetics and Cosmetology licenses, and am also doing photoshoots and weddings on the side. I miss CIC very much and still keep in contact with a lot of people from CIC. " Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Gilberto Canano(contacted CIC on April 13th, 2007)
"My name is Gilberto Canano. I graduated from CIC in 1999! I miss this place a lot and the friends I made there. For this reason I am here asking for help to find some friends. Carloz Barrozi, Nicholas Constantino all of the class of 1999. Thanks for helping me! Miss this place a lot!!! After CIC, I came back to Brazil, but CIC was one of the most special times of my life." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Alfredo Leal"Hello my name is Alfredo Leal and I attended CIC for 5 years from 3rd to 7th grade, so my graduation year would be the class of 1998. Since CIC, I studied at two other schools here in Caracas. Then I moved to Gainesville, Florida, but decided to return a year later to study Modern Languages at the Universidad Metropolitana. I should graduate in one more year. At this time, I also play soccer in my spare time in a league that is like semipro, so that's pretty cool. I have some excellent memories of CIC. I always remember when we played baseball with a tennis ball in the old basketball court and throughout the year we had a homerun contest to see who won, I think I always finished in 2nd place.. not bad, ha, ha. I've had some luck finding some friends from my years at CIC, but it's quite difficult. This alumni page seems to be an excellent idea and now we can all keep in touch. Some of you may know my mom, Marisol Brandt. She taught at CIC for a number of years. She's doing fine and also living here in Caracas. My brother also went to CIC for one year in prekinder. His name is Carlos Leal and he is studying Law at the Universidad Metropolitana." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Erin W. Clark (Porterfield)Erin attended CIC for fourth grade in 1988-89. She lives in Chesterfield, Virginia and attended Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice. Her current work is with Media General Broadcast Group, Inc. She is married with two children. She is trying to make contact with Jona Fletcher and any other students who attended CIC at the same time. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Marcus Lansdell"I'm glad someone is finally doing this as CIC was a very special part of my life and I have the best of memories from there. I wouldn't be who I am if it wasn't for my wonderful high school experience there. I graduated in '97 and have since graduated from Emerson College in Visual Media Arts. I currently live and work in New York City where I've been working in film production and development. I am happy to say that a film I co-produced will premiere in January '07 at the Sundance Film Festival. The name of the film is The Ten and stars Winona Ryder and Jessica Alba among many others. Hopefully everyone I know can go see it when it comes out in theaters some time in Summer '07" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Yasutomo Hunter"My name is Yasutomo Hunter, my friends during my time at CIC knew me as Yasa. I attended CIC during 1992-94 and should have graduated along with the class of '96. I have very fond memories of CIC and often look back with a wishful eye. I am now an airline pilot for British Airways based out of London, Heathrow. I attended Oxford Brookes University and completed my BSc in 1999. Despite numerous efforts to contact alumni I have only been successful in staying in touch with one other former student. I would be grateful therefore if you could add me to the alumni list of 1996." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Paula Panagiotidis"Hi. My name is Paula Panagiotidis and I got a message from one of my classmates, Andrea Flores, to contact you. I graduated from CIC in 1996. I went to Villanova University both for my undergrad (B.S. in Secondary School Education) and my master's degree (Spanish Language and Literature). Currently, I'm living in Greece where I teach Spanish. I don't know if you need any more information, but I'd be glad to help if anything else is needed." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Mike Gribben(contacted CIC on Feb. 27th, 2007)
"Hi. My name is Michael Gribben, I stumbled across this alumni page whilst googling one of my high school buddies name. I graduated from CIC in '96. I graduated from Manhattanville College, NY, with a BFA in Studio Art. Saw my fair share of the world, and have since relocated to the US. I now work for United Way of Broward County (Florida, USA) as their media architect." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Christian Schick(contacted CIC on April 10th, 2007)
"Hi, my name is Christian Schick and I graduated from CIC in 1996. I am a third generation Alumni from CIC. My sister Noelle graduated in 1986 and Graduated from Kent State University and now is married and working in Florida. She has a beautiful little Girl Raquel. My Sister Danielle graduated in 1990 and later graduated from the University of Cincinnati in Nursing. She now lives and works in Iowa City, Iowa. She is also married and has a beautiful little girl Gabriella and has another boy in the oven. I recently got married in April of last year to Christine. We both graduated from Louisiana State University. I graduated in International Trade and Finance and a Minor in Economics. I live in Houston, TX with her and I work as a Financial Advisor and recently got my C.F.P. designation. No kids yet, but I'll keep you posted. Thanks for having this site it is truly a pleasure to find out what has become of are fellow alumni." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Claudia Guerere(contacted CIC on May 14, 2007)
I went to the University of Tampa for undergrad and got a graduate assistantship for my MBA. Since graduating I have been working for an insurance company as the senior trainer. I have lived in Tampa FL since I went to university. My family is still back home in Venezuela though my father passed 7 years ago. My favorite CIC memory is laughing and getting in trouble in Mr. Licata’s English class with Paula Panagiotidis and Ariane Nicklaus… she is now Ariane Boyd. I made amazing friendships with people that have changed me and molded me to become the person that I am today. I hope one day if I ever have children to be able to give them the same experience I received growing up and going to CIC. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Romulo GuilarteRomulo lives in Florida. “I enrolled in CIC in 1991 (8th grade) and graduated with high honors alongside classmates such as Nina Young, David Moscol etc. CIC was one of the best educations / schools of my life. I will never forget it….. my sister, Rhona, actually spent more years at CIC then I did, but did not graduate from CIC.” Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Nesreen Abd-Rabbuh"My name is Nesreen and I am from Saudi Arabia. I graduated from CIC in 1995 and I found your website very useful, it is true that not many of my old classmates have info of where to be reached, but at least I managed to get in contact with one of my classmates. I would also like to be added to the CIC alumni database." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Dan Smith & Nina Young(contacted CIC on March 23rd, 2007)
"I graduated from CIC in '95 and went to Pomona College in Claremont, California. After graduation in 1999 I married Nina Young (also CIC '95, UPenn '98) and we settled in Los Angeles. I worked for the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and Nina got her Masters in Public Health at UCLA. I got my CFA charter and eventually moved to a startup consulting company called ACA Compliance Group. Nina went to work for the VA Hospital system. Last year I moved to Chicago to head up an office for ACA. Nina still works for the VA here in Chicago. Last September we had a daughter, Jasmine Smith, who is the light of our lives." Please email Carmen Sweeting for these alumnis' email addresses.
David Masri(contacted CIC on April 11th, 2007)
"Hi, my name is Mohammad David Masri. My friends and teacher used to call me Mohammad, Mo' or David. After I graduated from CIC, Class of '95, I moved to Jakarta, Indonesia (regarding my father has ended his mission at Indonesian embassy in Caracas). I started to work at Department Of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia in mid year 1998. In year 2000, got my Bachelor on International Relations at Jayabaya University, Jakarta. I've been requested to work at the office of the Vice President of Indonesia in mid of 2003 and trusted to handle Asia Pacific Sub Division up till now. I married on 2002 and got 2 (a pair) children. I missed my time in CIC, especially CIC Vollyball team, Soccer's team, art class with Mrs. Armas, English with Ms. Lentini, ESOL with Mrs. Boulton and "a hard time to survive" Mr. Kolb's Physics'." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
John Chung(contacted CIC on April 25th, 2007)
"I read through the alumni posting and found several of my classmates then. I left CIC in 1994 back to Seoul Korea and finished up my highschool there. Went on to college majored in international trade. After college and after being in the army for over 2 years, I moved to Boston for law school. I have been in Boston now for a little over three years and will be graduating next month. CIC was certainly an exceptional experience for me." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Elvia Hernandez(contacted CIC on April 14th, 2007)
“Hi Bill, I am very happy that you are taking the time to learn more about CIC's alumni. First of all, I will like to point out that I have wonderful memories of CIC. Studying at CIC is one of the best things that ever happened to me. I thank God and my parents for giving the opportunity to go there and meet all the wonderful people that still play a very important role in my life today. After I graduated from CIC, I went to University of Miami for a semester. However, I was forced to leave school for personal reasons and it was not until 2000 that I was able to return to school. I graduated from FIU in April 2004 with a Bachelors of Business Administration and a Minor in Economics. I worked at Office Max for a year as a Copy Max Production Associate. I also worked at a freight forwarder for 3 years as a Customer Service Representative and an Inside Sales Support Representative. Then, I worked at Belzona (manufacturer of polymers-protective coatings) for a year. Currently, I am working Part Time at the Miami Dade College and I applied at FIU to begin my Masters Degree in the fall. My personal life has not changed much. I have always lived in Miami, FL. I got married a year after I graduated from CIC. I am still married and I don't have kids. My favorite memory from CIC was a field trip that we did in 9th grade to Puerto Ordaz. We had a lot of fun. We even broke a bed. It was funny because we were trying to take a picture and there were like 20 girls in that bed and I was the last one to sit and immediately after I sat, the bed broke. It was very funny. That trip was memorable. Well, thank you for taking the time to learn about us. By the way, at CIC I met what is still today my best friend, Jennifer Gold. We had a cup of coffee together yesterday. If you would be so kind to please send me Mr. Gaviria's email. I miss him dearly and will like to say hello.” Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Lorena Garcia(contacted CIC on April 11th, 2007)
"I now live in Montreal and have a wonderful 3 year old son! Before Montreal I lived in Venezuela for a while and before that, in many different beautiful countries (Japan, Russia, Guyana, St-Lucia, Switzerland, Austria...) due to my father's job. After CIC I completed my Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration at the Metropolitana Univeristy in Venezuela. After graduating from univeristy I worked for sometime in Venezuela and sometime after decided to move to Canada with my husband. I am currently working in Canada and I am completing a Graduate Diploma in Accounting at McGill University. My favorite CIC memory is the day my friends surprised me at school on my Birthday!! Although I had not been at CIC very long, they surprised me with goodies and treats and I will never forget that. I had a marvelous class at CIC! Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Tanya Nieto(contacted CIC on April 25th, 2007)
"Hey Bill! Thanks for taking on this massive job! After graduating from CIC
in 1994, I went to Boston (sounds familiar, huh?!). I graduated in 1998
with a B.A. in Psychology and then I finished my M.A. in 2000 in Psychology
as well. After seven long , cold years in Boston I moved to Miami. I
worked for Knight Foundation for 3 years and then switched gears completely
and became a Pilates instructor. I taught Pilates for 2 years and worked at
the Pilates Method Alliance coordinating their yearly conference. I got
married to James Winzey (Joe Winzey's (class of '89) younger brother) in
2002 and our son Andrew was born in May 2006. I have been working part-time
for the Pilates Method Alliance from home ever since Andrew was born. We
currently live in Miami Beach. For those of you with a long history at CIC,
I'll give you a quick update on the other Nieto sisters. Lisa has 2 girls
and lives in Caracas. Victoria has 2 girls and 1 boy and lives in Caracas
as well. Mimi has 2 boys and lives here in Miami. I have tons of great
memories from CIC...too many to mention. I still keep in touch with
Florencia Mejia, Adelina Saldivia, Ivan Leon and Patricia Ayala. Great CIC
teachers like Tamara Moscol, Linda Silva and Maritza Crespo definitely are
imprinted in my memory. Ahhhh the good old days! Anyway, I would love to
hear from the rest of the alumni. Take care, Tanya" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Kashif Choudry(Contacted cic94@yahoogroups.com on May 29th, 2007)
Hey guys, what's up? I've got to say that finding this yahoo group is like rediscovering the internet... I've been reading through all of your posts over the last hour. I'm impressed with the accomplishments: families, PhDs, Bar Exams, etc. Seeing all your pictures made me feel like I'm back at CIC. Ok, now I guess I owe an update from my end. After CIC, I went to Georgia Tech, graduated with a Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering, went on to work for Deloitte. I've stayed in Atlanta since graduating and am still with the same company. I got married a year and a half ago. My wife's name is Sonya.. we met through family friends. No kids yet :) I've posted a picture of ours. We recently bought a home, and we're really excited about our new place. If any of you happen to be going by Atlanta, let me know. Any word about a reunion? I randomly ran into Priya at a wedding a couple of weeks ago and that's how I heard about the CIC'94 group. Write back! It's good to read about you all. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Tina Caballero(contacted CIC on March 21st, 2007)
Greetings all! I'm so excited to see that CIC is trying to keep people connected! This is great! I will spread the word! I graduated from CIC in 1993 and from there went to Washington DC to American University. I didn't like cold weather so I moved to Miami and finished my studies in International Relations at Florida International University. I stayed here and currently I work for Apple in their Public Relations department, I love it. Seven years ago I married Carlos Arrieta, my high school boyfriend (CIC Class of 1991), who opened a post-production studio, and in November of '06 we welcomed our first child, Nicolas. All is well, we try to get back to Caracas every so often, and we even stop by CIC to reminisce...We miss those days! My sister Patty who graduated in 1987 is living in New Jersey with her husband and two adorable little girls. Email me guys!!! Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
David Farkas(contacted CIC on March 23rd, 2007)
"After CIC I went to Boston University where I studied Manufacturing Engineering. Since I did like the cold weather I stayed there for five more years working as a consultant. In 2002, I moved back to Caracas to work for a financial services firm. At the same time I did the PAG and begun a Masters in Finance part time at IESA. In August 2004, as things started "heating up" in Venezuela, I moved to the UK to do my MBA at London Business School. I graduated last July, and been working with Honeywell Aerospace as a Project Manager. Currently living between Somerset, England and Moravia, Czech Republic." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Cecilia Castellanos(contacted CIC on April 3rd, 2007)
"I am so excited to have found this website really, I love reconnecting with people especially those with whom I grew up! I am a fourth generation CIC alum. (Well all my siblings graduated from CIC as well). After graduating from CIC I ventured to Boston and went to Regis College for what to me felt like an eternity, but was only for about a year and a half. After transferring out of Regis, I returned to Caracas and took a year off from college and worked part time. Really I did nothing interesting, but I did realize that I enjoyed the workplace. After my year-long sabbatical, I found a college that actually fit my needs and one where I felt at home (and could proudly wear my tie dyed jeans!) - but I digress. At Barat in Lake Forest IL, I cultivated my passion for writing poetry, and with every experience I wrote, which made my growing pains worth while. After my five year college career,(yes five years - I really did not feel like leaving) I moved to Miami and lived with my parents and for a while worked at a couple of jobs. Mainly, I found that I really enjoy customer service, and worked for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines for almost four years. I left about two years ago and now live with my boyfriend in San Francisco. I currently work at DHC (a Japanese Skin Care company) and I am loving it. If anyone out there can help me contact a couple of former CIC teachers, I would really appreciate it. I am looking for two English teachers - Linda Silva (who I believe is going by the last name Mishkin), and Kristen Schardt (not sure on that spelling)." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Erik Heinø (contacted CIC on April 3rd, 2007)
"Since graduating from CIC in 1993, I did a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering at Birmingham University (England), followed by a Masters at Imperial College in London. In 1998, I began a 5 year career at Kraft Foods in their coffee category, initially working in the engineering/technical realm, but gradually shifting to the commercial side. The work took me between the depths of Oxfordshire (Banbury) and the highs of Vienna, Austria (fantastic city!).
I am currently working in marketing for a small company called U-POL based in London, which manufactures and distributes chemicals for the automotive refinish industry. Sparked during the senior year at CIC, my passion for playing music continues to this day. I have been playing guitar in multiple bands throughout university and beyond. I still am particularly fond of hard rock and heavy metal (with no signs of it abating as I grow old and grey; much to the displeasure of all around me!). However, these days, I am more content putting my skills behind the scenes by working with an underground record label, helping other bands get exposure and getting their music out there. I have been residing in London since 2003 and loving it here. This is the kind of place where someone with a diverse multi-national background can feel right at home. In September last year, I married my darling Aniko in her native Hungary. And the big news right now is that we are expecting our first child later this year! My folks retired in 1997 and have since moved away from Venezuela and hence my visits there have significantly decreased in frequency. Amazingly, I still have some friends/contacts from my days at CIC/Venezuela, but I think we graduated about 3 years before the whole "email thing" took off so most of us unfortunately dispersed without any real contact link. I would love to hear from anyone passing through London, though!"
As for CIC memories, there are so many to choose from: Mr. Berninzoni's crap biology jokes, my cacophonous live debut at the CIC talent show in 1993 (with my mum laughing louder than the P/A!), my rambling & never-ending speech at graduation, snorkeling club to Morrocoy, Mr. Shanks' faulty firework experiments, spirit days when we dress up (we should have these at work!), tutoring 2nd graders, turning down joining Honours Roll every year, Ayuda y Amistad, running wild in the streets of The Hague during THIMUN, all the teachers that inspired me (and also those that drove me up the wall), etc. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Audrey Jara"I am a pediatrician in Tampa, Florida. I am doing well and I hope to open my own practice soon. In the meantime I work in the ER at the local children's hospital." Audrey shared 1992 emails with CIC for these students: Shilpa Singh, Maria Mercedes Arteaga, Micol Biasetti, Dennis Krijt, Jennifer Bucalo, Tania Koike, Sami Abdel-malek. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Shilpa Singh"I went to NORTHLAND COLLEGE - ASHLAND WISCONSIN after CIC -majored in Business- Came back to India in 1995 - did a post grad degree in Management. I am currently working with a Law firm as the Head of Human Resources for approximately 200 people. I am divorced and am currently living in Delhi with my 6 year old daughter, Simran Parvati Singh." Please contact Carmen Sweeting at CIC to get Shilpa's email.
Jennifer Bucalo"I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 with a BA in International Relations. I have worked for the U.S. Dept of State since 1997, and have been a Foreign Service Officer for almost six years. I've served in Lima, Peru; Panama City, Panama; and am currently serving in San Jose, Costa Rica. I married my husband, Alexander Romero, in 2000, and he is also a Foreign Service Officer. Over this past Thanksgiving weekend, I had a mini-CIC reunion with Charles Shea (CIC class of 1993) and his wife Lillian, who were visiting Costa Rica on vacation. Charles' email is: charliemac12000@yahoo.com." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Maria Mercedes Arteaga"I'm class of 92 and one of Audrey's friends. Here is a summary of what I've been doing. After CIC, I went back home to study (Guatemala) and graduated as a Computer Engeneer and Systems Analyst. After that I got a Masters in System Reliability. I worked for a software company in Panama City, Panama for 5 years, mainly in the financial area. Today, I'm back home and working for a Software company, whose major work area is e-commerce and Web. I'm head of a team of developers whose client is in the Telephone business. I'm divorced and single for the moment, no children and enjoying life as it comes." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Richard Lopez(contacted CIC on April 5th, 2007)
"I was a graduate of CIC in 1991 and have been working in Washington, DC for about 10 years in politics. I now work for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities as their lobbyist and decided to look on the internet for the school and found the alumni page. I would love to find out how some of my classmates are doing as I've lost contact with most. Below is my contact information so please feel free to add this to your page in case any of the other graduates are reaching out as well. Please feel free to send me any information about the school or the association that you might have so that I can stay in touch. Thanks for your time." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Rean Monfils(contacted CIC on April 12th, 2007)
Rean Monfils- class of 91 here! Greetings from down under. I would love to hear from my friends at CIC. I am doing well and living in Australia. It will come as no surprise to my CIC friends that I am a marine scientist working as a marine pollution consultant. I run a consultancy called Sea Australia- website is: www.seaaustralia.com focused mainly on the effects of marine pollution from WWII wrecks. After leaving Venezuela I spent 2 years at the University of Miami before transferring my credits and my life over to Australia. Since then I have obtained a Masters of Science and have travelled extensively around the Pacific Islands. Just wanted to say hi and hope to hear from my class-mates. Cheers." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Carlos Arrieta(contacted CIC on April 12th, 2007)
"EPA! I graduated CIC in 1991. I stayed in Caracas for a year and half after graduation and opened up a company that is still operating successfully today, called Sound2 - we composed jingles for commercials. I sold my half of the company at the end of the year and moved to Virginia to study what I always wanted to do, Audio Engineering. I spent two years at Northern Virginia Community College and made my way to American University where I graduated with a BS in Audio Technology. After graduation, I moved to Miami and worked with Sony Music, recording artists and engineering their albums. I decided that I wanted to enjoy my life a bit more so I got out of the music industry and went into post-production. After a working for some great companies, I decided to go on my own and be my own boss. Last year I opened up my full service post-production company here in Miami. ROAR Post (www.roarpost.com) is a high definition facility and we do all sorts of post production from audio, video, graphic design, DVD authoring and more. I married Christina Caballero (CIC class of 1993) in November of 2000, and in November of 2006 we welcomed our first child, Nicolas - can you believe it??? I have a kid! I have great memories of CIC... too many to put on paper, but it was awesome." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Wu-Ning HuangWu-Ning Huang works for ExxonMobil and attended the University of Texas (B.S.), Louisiana State University (M.S.). Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Christina Zoghaib"I am a 1990 graduate of CIC and later, Notre Dame University in Lebanon. I still live in Lebanon and am now married and the mother of 2 boys Jad and Wassim. I own my own business, a children's clothing store in downtown Jounieh in Lebanon on the eastern seaboard of the Mediterranean." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
"I attended CIC from 1986 until 1990, and then returned to Israel to serve in the army. After that, I went to Guatemala to open my security company, got married and now have 5 wonderful kids. I have some great memories form CIC and would like to hear from my old classmates." Ohad is the "Gerente General" for Decision Ejecutiva in Israel. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Danielle Schick Gibson(contacted CIC on May 10th, 2007)
"Hi my name is Danielle Schick Gibson and I graduated from CIC in 1990 and these are a few things I've been up to since then. I went to the University of Cincinnati where I studied Nursing and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 1996. I started working on a Medical/Surgical floor; soon became interested in the world of the Operating Room. I have been an Operating Room nurse since 1997 and have experienced almost all realms of surgery. I lived in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1990-2003, then moved to Greensboro, NC where we lived from 2003-2006. We are currently living in North Liberty, IA. I met my husband Jay Gibson after finishing college and we married in June of 2000. Jay is a Mechanical Engineer and works for Procter and Gamble. We have a 3 year old little girl Gabriela and just had our second child April 21, 2007 and his name is Stefan. My favorite memory of CIC, there are too many to say one in specific. All I can say is that I had a really good time in high school and will never forget all the great experiences I had there. Thanks for putting all this together, I'm sure it wasn't easy. As for the reunion I'm going to have to pass this one, maybe someday in the future." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
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Lisa Wynn(contacted CIC on Feb. 24th, 2007)
"I graduated from CIC in 1989 after transferring there from a tiny little school in Puerto Ordaz. I was just trying to put together a linked HTML version of my CV online (for the PDF version see http://www.princeton.edu/~lisawynn/CV.pdf) and I thought I might as well add my high school to the online version, so hunting around for a CIC presence online, I was delighted to find the very well put-together website, and wanted to add my contact info to the alumni list and see if I could get the contact info for my fellow classmates of 1989. I'm about to move to Australia to take up a job there and it would be a treat if I could find anyone either in the Princeton, NJ or Sydney, Australia area. Also, since my 20th high school reunion is coming up in a couple of years, I'd like to stay in touch so that I can try to drag my family out there to attend. Please tell me what info you are compiling of graduates so I can send you mine. The CV link above has all current contact info, and when I finish the HTML version (http://www.princeton.edu/~lisawynn/CV.html) in a few days there will be pictures and such. Thanks and best, Lisa Wynn" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Marina Romero-Hernandez(contacted CIC on May 9th, 2007)
"After CIC, I graduated from law school in Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. After graduating, I worked in Strategic Purchases for P & G for 3 and a half yrs., then I worked for other smaller companies in the same area. Currently and since the birth of my son in 2004 I´ve been a full time mom. In May 2005 my family and I moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Before that, we lived in Caracas. My husband works for P&G and my son is going to be 3 in June. We are also expecting our baby daughter for June 2007. I have wonderful memories of my time at CIC? Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Arnaldo Hernandez(Contacted CIC on May 6th, 2007)
Since my graduation in 1989 I came to Miami and establish a growing consumer electronics retail chain though out Florida. I met my wife at the Soccer world cup 1998 in Paris, France GOAO (She is from Puerto Ordaz) and we married a couple of month later and we have a two year old little me. (Jaja) I still enjoy ALL the fun memories at CIC like all the music events, parties (Minitecas), Soccer matches, Paralelas, etc,etc. I still play drums with my two year old for fun and do look at the year books once in a while. I have a great relationship with Peter Guzman who lives in Pacifica, California and have spoken to Luis Mendoza to whom I will forward this email. Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Ruben Lee"Thank you for your email. I have been located in Northern California (Fremont) since graduation and am in the technology sector." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Claudia AbateIt's nice to hear from CIC. My name is Claudia Abate I graduated in 1988. I moved to Margarita island on 1990 and have been here since. I have three kids, Nicolas who just turned 16, Mario who is 7 and Sofia who is 5 and a half. I would love to go to a class reunion if you could organize one. Thanks for contacting me and hope to hear from you soon." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Ernie Cayro(contacted CIC on March 16th, 2007)
"After CIC, I went straight to university. At first it was a bit rough though. I finally graduated from the University of Houston in May of 1994 with a Bachelors in Business Administration concentrated on Finance. During that time I took a semester off and got a temporary job with Procter & Gamble in Caracas and for the last two years at U of H , I did two summer internships, once again with P&G. Consequently, when I graduated I had a job offer with P&G in Venezuela. I started work at P&G in September of 1994 and to this day still work for them. I am currently the Assistant Controller for Latin America. In early 1997, I met my wife to be, Adele, and we got married on September 18, 1999. Adele also works for P&G. She is currently the Internal Controls Associate Director for the Global Supply Chain operation. Our first child will be born in May of 2007. It's a boy and we're very excited. I've lived in Venezuela all these years with P&G expect for a two year assignment in Sao Paulo, Brazil. My wife and I love to travel. We've done various trips over the years like French Polynesia, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Japan, Mainland China, Tibet, Hawaii, South Africa, Kenya and the Seychelles. We also travel a lot for work, so every place we go we also try to take a day to visit. There are too many memories to right down but some that I will never forget were: countless weekend get togethers a Simon's, Terri's, the Moe's, Gina's, Peggy's...; senior year trip to Margarita; the prom; '88 class rep elections; Linda's English class; '98 Class T-Shirts enterprise; Toto's B-Day parties; early morning weekday and weekend surf trips... and many more..." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Simon Purnell(contacted CIC on March 29th, 2007)
"I graduated from CIC in 1988 after years of incredible friendships, experiences and laughter. Despite all the partying, I made it out and spent a couple of years in England. After that, I came to Texas to attend college where I met my wife and graduated from law school in 1998. I was an assistant district attorney in Houston before heading out into private practice in Corpus Christi. I am now a partner at Anthony, Peterson and Purnell focusing primarily on product liability cases. My wife and I have four great boys (ages 7, 5, 2 and 6 months). She practices as a pediatrician. We spend most of the time relaxing with the family or staying involved at our church." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Griselle T. Garcia"I attended CIC from 1977 until 1981, when I was in 6th grade. Later, I graduated with a BS in Natural Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Afterwards I attended the Interamerican University School of Law, where I graduated in 1996. I currently live with my 9 year old daughter in Guayama, Puerto Rico, a small town at the southern end of the island. I have my own law practice in said town. I have very fond memories of my time in CIC and would love to hear from my old classmates." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Ivan Fernandez"It was great to visit CIC after so many years. My party animal years are over, but as the years creep up on me it still keeps me of semi sound mind and body. Unfortunately, when I graduated the Internet as we know it did not exist and I lost contact with almost all of my friends. I have run into several ex-alumni such as Jaime Signiori from class of 1986, John Farrell and Joe Winzey from class of 1988. I will forward your email so that they can incorporate their contact information to your alumni database. In the professional level, I graduated in CIC in 1987 and in 1988 had to revalidate 4th and 5th year in a Venezuelan school to obtain my Bachillerato degree. I graduated from the Universidad Simon Bolivar as a Materials Engineer in Polymer Science in 1995. From 1995 to this day I have been working with the Grupo Telares Maracay and I am currently a minority partner in one of their affiliate companies. I also have an independent company in the medical industry called Hospitalaria 2020, C.A. In the personal level, I got married in 1999 to Karina Rubio and we have two girls. Karina Alejandra was born in January 2003 and Valeria was born in August 2004. We are currently strongly considering that both attend CIC beginning in the 2007 - 2008 school year. There are so many memories from CIC that it is very difficult to point just one. The senior trip to Margarita, prom night in the Hilton, all the parties, our celebration of the last day of school in Paseo Las Mercedes and all the friends and teachers. Please keep updated on the events for ex-alumni. It will be 20 years this June from my graduation and I would love to participate in any reunion that you can put together. If I can help with anything, please let me know. Sincerely, Iván Fernández" Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Sylvia Levy(contacted CIC on Feb. 26th, 2007)
"Since I left CIC I went to live in Miami where I studied Fashion Retail and Management. When I graduated from The Fashion Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1991. When I graduated I worked in The San Francisco Music Box company which is owned by Woolworth as an assistant manager. In 1993, I moved to live in Marbella, Spain with my mother. When In Spain I started my own catering company making children's parties. I was responsible for making all the food and decorating the halls. I enjoyed it so much that in 1995 I went to Res Roche's Hotel Management School which opened in Marbella. I was lucky because it was in English instead of French like in Switzerland. When I finished I started working in Gibraltar in Real Estate where there was money to be made. I was an administrative secretary and was in charge of all the clients' accounts. In November 1999, I came to live with my partner and started to work in the Body Shop as an assistant manager. I worked there until 2003 when I had my first child Raphael and then in 2004 I had my second child Andrew. In 2006 after being on leave from work, I decided to go back to college and I am taking a course in Child learning and development because I intend in the future to open a child care nursery. I have also started working as a support worker in a care home working with disabled people which I am enjoying very much. As you can see I have been very active and have changed many times my field of work. My family is still in Miami. My brother Andrew Levy, whom graduated in 1986 from CIC, lives in Ft. Lauderdale and has a company dedicated in buying old houses and refurbishes them. He has been doing this for over five years. I also know that Teddy Sassy, who graduated with me, lives in Miami and is an architect. What I remember from CIC was when I had Mrs. Crespo as my Venezuelan history teacher and that she would help us with fundraising for the orphan house she sponsored. I always remember the canteen where we used to hang out for lunch." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Suzanne Purnell(contacted CIC on March 29th, 2007)
After C.I.C. I went to college in Venezuela (Universidad Metropolitana) and graduated in business administration in 1991. Since College, I have been working with Procter & Gamble in the finance department. I got married in 1993, with Mark Roberts, who I met at C.I.C. during my Sophmore year. Mark and I have 2 boys, Christian (12) and Alan (7) who are also following the tradition by attending C.I.C. Interestingly, Mark's father Daniel also went to C.I.C. (previously Colegio Americano) during the mid fifties. My brother Simon graduated from C.I.C. in 1988. He currently lives in Corpus Christi, Texas where he practices law in his own firm. He met his wife during his college years in Houston, and they are the happy parents of 4 boys. From my days at C.I.C. I cherish many memories (i.e. Prom party in Tamanaco where Mark and I started dating, Ms. Moscol's typing class, Senior trip to Margarita)." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
David M. Lite-Ingunza(contacted CIC on March 30th, 2007)
"Suzanne Purnell sent me this mail. I think it’s great that CIC is pulling together an Alumni Program. I graduated from CIC in 1987 as an Accelerated Junior (as the program was called then). After graduating I moved to Philadelphia where I went to college and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. I worked for P&G in Finance at various locations including Cincinnati, London and Caracas. It is at P&G where I reconnected with Suzanne. After that I started my own short lived consulting firm which brought me to my current business named Empresas C.M., an importer/distributor with operations in Colombia and Venezuela. I am STILL single. I also remember fondly my time at CIC – though I am told that it has changed a great deal and much for the better. I remember my French teacher (Madame Camacho) and my Economics Teacher who, without knowing it, helped define my career as I ended up an economics/political science major at PENN." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Annick Lenoir-Peek(contacted CIC on April 18th, 2007)
"I attended CIC from 1983 to 1986. I have been married for 15 years to a US Marine and we have 2 boys ages 11 and 9. I practice appellate juvenile law in the state of North Carolina although we currently live in San Antonio, TX. I would love to hear from others that attended CIC." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Gabriel Lee" This is Gabriel Lee. I live in Fremont, California (San Francisco Bay area). I work in Lifescan (a Johnson & Johnson company that makes Medical diagnostic devices). I did graduate from College with a BA in Biology." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Paul CliffordPaul attended CIC from 1983 through 1985. Paul lives in Australia. He would love to hear from other CIC students from the years of 1983-85. “I am married to Debra Clifford (nee Bull). We have two children Evelyn who is 2 and 10 months (3 in January) and Annalise who is 15 months old (2 in July). I live in Adelaide, South Australia, famous for its wine regions like the Barossa, Clare Valley, the Coonawara and MClaren Vale, just to name a few. I'd be interested in getting in contact with other Class members of '85.” Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Peter Theodorides"Good morning! My name is Peter Theodorides, alumni class of 1985, and I recently got an email from Paul Clifford, who is trying to get some of us back together. I went to CIC from 1983-1985 and was school president in my last year. I am living in Athens, Greece for the past 21 years, married with two daughters, Kelly, 8 years old and Nathalie, 7 years old. I am the Managing Director of an advertising company, Vision Ltd, www.vision.gr <http://www.vision.gr/> and hope that we can someday get a class reunion on. Should you need anything, I can gladly assist, and hope to keep in touch with you. All the best." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Valerie Hummel (Leach)"My name is Valerie Hummel and I'm a CIC 1985 graduate. My married name is Valerie Hummel Leach. Thanks so much for your hard work on the alumni website - you've done a great job and it's very much appreciated. I live in Key Biscayne, Florida." Please email Carmen Sweeting for this alumnus' email address.
Helen Emegbagha