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Board of Directors Events

2008 Pat on the Back Dinner  ---->  Here

2009 Pat on the Back Dinner  ---->  Here

2010 Pat on the Back Dinner  ---->  Here

2010 Board Meeting and 40th Birthday Bash ------>  HERE

 

Staff Meetings

Aug 26, 2005     April 2008    2009 Feb-April April 22 2010 + 40th Anniv Photos

 

VOLUME 42, ISSUE 1 . PAGE 7  Mar 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS Cinfonie Jong Bayone, S'70 - Cinfonie was born in San Francisco; raised in the Ingleside district. She attended Sheridan Elementary, James Denman Junior High School and Balboa. She attended City College of San Francisco. She married George M. Bayone, S'70 and they have one son and one daughter. She worked 30 years for one Telecommunication Company that has had many name changes. She retired in 2004 and currently works for See's Candies as a holiday helper. She also works at the Jefferson School District as a substitute Elementary School Secretary and Special Ed/Circumstances Aide. She became a board member in 2004 because she realized she could help the future Balboa students take pride in attending one of the best schools in San Francisco. Currently she is the Alumni Fundraiser Coordinator. She supports American Diabetes Foundation, The Hope Institute for Children and Families and various other organizations. Vickie Hackett, S' 71 - Vickie was born in San Francisco; raised in the Ingleside district; attended Farragut Elementary, Aptos Junior High School and Balboa. She retired in 2009 after working for Bank of the West and its predecessors for over 35 years. She became active with the Alumni Association upon graduation. She has been Vice President and Recording Secretary for many years and now is also the Editor of the Gangplank. She is also known as Vickie H. She has been a member of Ingleside Presbyterian Church for nearly 50 years which is where the Board of Directors have their monthly meetings. Barry Calero. S'72 - Barry was born in San Francisco; raised in Bernal Heights/Excelsior District. He attended San Miguel Elementary, Aptos Junior High School and Balboa. He has one daughter. He is a talented photographer and is interested in various artistic media. Three years ago he made contact with President Emily Powell to donate a photograph to the Balboa Museum and has been a board member ever since. He is a sponsor with Child Fund International. Thomas Booker, '73 - Thomas was born in San Francisco; raised in the Hunters Point, Fillmore and Lakeview districts. He attended Bayview and John Muir Elementary, Everett and James Denman Junior High School and Balboa. He attended City College of San Francisco and Healds Business College. He is married to Debbie and has two sons. For the past 23 years he has followed in his grandfather's and his mother's footsteps as being a MUNI Transit Operator. He became involved with the Alumni board through Vickie Hackett & Ed Baker. They all attend Ingleside Presbyterian Church. Rickev Bussey, '75 - Rickey was born in San Francisco; raised in the Ingleside district; attended San Miguel Elementary, James Denman Junior High School and Balboa. He attended the University of Washington (Seattle) and the University of Wyoming (Laramie). He is married to OkSook Kim and has one son and one daughter. He has worked for PG&E for 19 years serving in various positions and is currently in Consumer Affairs. Ten years ago through an invitation from Alumni President Emily Powell, he became a board member and serves as a Vice President. He is a volunteer spokesman for the "California Donor Transplant Network". As a former transplant recipient he speaks at schools, businesses and does radio and TV appearances promoting donor awareness. Catherine "Cathy" Pacheco. S'75 - Cathy was born in San Francisco; raised in the Crocker Amazon/Outer Mission in the same house she is living in now. She attended Guadalupe Elementary, Burbank Junior High School and Balboa, She attended Los Medanos College and City College of San Francisco. She has two sons and one daughter. All attended Balboa. She has two grandsons. Since 1982 she has been a Licensed Realtor and for the past 10 years she has worked for Century 21 Baldini Realty in the Excelsior District. A few years ago she became a member of the board through President Emily Powell. She was a board officer of the Outer Mission Merchant Residents Association. Dave Camacho, '79 - Dave was born in San Francisco; raised in the Excelsior district. He attended San Miguel and Bret Harte Elementary, James Denman Junior High School and Balboa. He attended City College of San Francisco. For the past 24 years he has been a Letter Carrier for the US Postal Service. He became involved with the Alumni board through his friend and classmate Leroy Miranda. Leroy Miranda, '79 - Leroy was born in San Francisco; raised in the Glen Park district. He attended Jedediah Smith Elementary, James Denman and Balboa. He attended City College of San Francisco and Skyline College. He is married to Eugenia and they have two sons. He has worked for Tyco Electronics as an extruder operator for 20 years. He became a board member five years ago through an invitation from Alumni President Emily Powell. He is involved with the San Mateo Police PAL program, s, Teresa Chavez , '82- Teresa was born in San Francisco; raised in the Bernal Heights/Mission District; She attended Junipero Serra and Burnett Elementary, Burbank Junior High and Balboa. She attended City College of San Francisco. She married Victor Loeza who is deceased. She has worked for her current employer for 6 years and is a litigation assistant/office manager. She became active with the Alumni Association a little over a year ago during the 80th Anniversary celebration.

 

The Following are Past Board Members and other Significant Volunteers .....

Back row:   Lyn Anderson,   Rudy F'46,  Thomas S'73, Teresa '82,  Rick S'75,  Ed F'59,  Nick Kafkas,  Pat F'53,  Don S'63,  Ric M. F'46,  Leroy '79 Front row:   Dorothy F'45,  Emily F'46,  Gladys S'43,  Greg F'66,  Vicki H. S'71,  Sandy S'63,  Cinfonie S'70,  Vicki J. S'66

 

 

Pioneer Board of Directors from Aug 2008 Gangplank *Front row  Jane Lacy McLeary, F'37; Gladys Oliver Shannon, S'43; Dorothy Benvenuti Orchid, F'45; Back row (left to right) Emily Powell Palmer, F'46; Ric Micheli, F'46 Not pictured, Rudy Ramirez, F'46

 

 

Board of Directors, Balboa Alumni Association, at 5/14/05 "Variety Show" 2005 Alumni Association Board 2005 Left to Right: Gladys Oliver Shannon, S '43; Vickie Hackett, S '71; Ed Baker, F '59; Greg Price, F '66; Emily Powell, F '46; Rudy Ramirez, F '46; Rickey Bussey, S '75; Pat Kenney Perruquet, F '53; Bill Naughton, S '53; Dorothy Benvenuti Orchid, F '45     This picture shows the board members that attended last years kick off. (2007?) Left to right: Nick Kafkas, Cinfonie Jong Bayone (S '70), Pat Keney Perruquet (F '53), Gladys Oliver Shannon (S '43), Sandy Carlomango Silva (S '63), Emily Powell (F '46), Dorothy Benvenuti Orchid (F '45), and Rudy Ramirez (F '46)

 

 

 

 

*VOLUME 40, ISSUE 2 GET TO KNOW YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS  (This is the first of a three part series. We are beginning with our pioneer Board of Directors) Aug 2008 Jane Lacy Me Leary- F'37 Native San Franciscan. Lived on Paris Street, went to Excelsior, Monroe and Balboa. Worked for Pacific Bell for 43 years. Married to "Mac" Me Leary for 49 years. He was a Pearl Harbor Survivor of USS Pennsylvania (December 7, 1941) deceased. Avid Giants fan, Executive Secretary for the Alumni for many years and now Assistant Executive Secretary. Jane was one of the original board members. Gladys Oliver Shannon- S'43 Was raised in the Excelsior District in a home on Brazil. She attended Cleveland, Monroe and Balboa graduating in the class of S'43. She married Daniel Shannon a San Francisco Police Officer who is deceased. They had two daughters. She has been a board member for about 22 years and is very active at the Doelger Center, the Outer Mission Residence Association, dance clubs and other organizations. Dorothy Benvenuti Orchid- F'45 Born in Berkeley in 1928, parents purchased an Excelsior District home when she was one year old. She attended local schools of Excelsior, Monroe, James Denman, and a graduate of Balboa, F'45 class. She married classmate, Robert Orchid, F'45, a S.F. Industrial Arts teacher; deceased. They had two sons. Dorothy earned an Associate of Arts degree from the College of Marin, and was an employee of that College for twenty years. Dorothy became an active member of the Board of Directors in 1997. She is called "Bronze Lady" because through her efforts classes prior to 1938, when tradition started, were able to be represented with Bronze Numerals of each class from June 1931, the first graduating class of Balboa. Emily Powell Palmer- F'46 Emily is a native of the Excelsior District. She attended Excelsior, Monroe, and James Denman Junior High, and Balboa. At Balboa she was involved in student government, sports, was concert mistress of the orchestra, and was a speaker at graduation. Emily attended San Francisco State College for two years and later attended University of San Francisco and attained a Bachelor of Science Degree. A charter member and executive director/secretary of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists for 18 years and Vice President of Montgomery Capital Corporation for 30 years. Emily has two children, twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren from her marriage to classmate, Leifur Magnusson II deceased. She is now a widow, having lost her second and third husbands, Ben Sumrall and Dr. James K. Palmer. Emily has been involved with the Balboa Alumni Association since April 1970 when it was organized by Nick Kafkas and the 100 Bucs Service Society. Enrico "Ric" Micheli-F'46 He was born in San Francisco and raised in the North Beach neighborhood and moved to the Portola District in 1940. He attend Cooper, Hancock, Taylor elementary schools and went to Portola Junior High before attending Balboa. He became interested in music at an early age and played in all the school bands, and played saxophone professionally in the Bay Area from 1945 to 1951 and 1953-1955. He also worked in a sporting goods store through Junior High and Balboa. He served in the Army from 1951 to 1953. He was married to Ramona Juarez, a graduate of St. Peters Academy in San Francisco for 51 years. He has a daughter and a son. He attended San Francisco State College from 1948-1951 and 1954-1959 earning a BA and MA, leading to a teaching career in the San Francisco Schools for 37 years as a teacher and administrator. He was brought to the Alumni Association by Emily Powell, a classmate at Balboa. Rudy Ramirez- F'46 He was born in San Francisco on November 4, 1928, in a flat on 17th Street. He attended Franklin and Marshall Grammar schools, Evert Junior High and Balboa. He was raised in the south of Market area, then the Mission and then the Excelsior. He graduated from Balboa in F'46. He married Janet in 1958 and they have just celebrated their 50th Anniversary. They have two children, one son and one daughter. He says becoming a librarian wasn't something he planned on doing, it just happened. He got drafted in the Army and that changed whatever direction he was headed. The guys he met while in Korea were college grads/ students and they told him that he was smart and should go to college, so he went after he left the Army. He was the librarian at Mission for 7 years, Poly for 1 year, McAteer for 7 years and then Balboa for 16 years. He joined the Alumni in either 1984 or 1985. He still goes to Balboa to help out in the library at least once a week. Rudy said " Whenever I meditate about my life has turned out. . . I sometimes think about what I want to do when I grow up". . .