Three former Trees are veterinarians: Christina Hutson (’75-’77), Mary Boyce (’85-’86) and Erin Lashnits (’05-’06).
Pete Huyck (’91-’92) is a comedy writer who has been nominated five times for an Emmy award. He has written for the Larry Sanders Show, the Late Show with David Letterman, King of the Hill, Frasier and Veep.
Bob Siegel (’77-’78) is a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford.
Matty Merrill (’97-’98), a fashion and product designer, oversees the design of all football apparel and equipment at Adidas. And he married a Dollie—Emily Roley Merrill, ’99, MA ’00.
Nicoletta von Heidegger (’12-’13) is working toward her doctorate in sex therapy.
Charles Goodan (’93-’94) is a music producer best known for his work on Santana’s Grammy-winning Supernatural album and on Grammy-nominated albums by the Rolling Stones and Beck.
Mardi Dier (’84-’85) is executive vice president and CFO at Portola Pharmaceuticals, which develops treatments for blood disorders.
Two former Trees are venture capitalists. Andrew Parker (’02-’03) is a general partner at Spark Capital, while Tommy Leep (’06-’07) is a partner at Rothenberg Ventures.
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