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Join Us for Alumnae Weekend 2025!

A time to return to campus to celebrate Westridge ties and lifelong friendships with classmates and fellow alumnae.

The event includes opportunities to learn about Westridge classes, explore campus, hear from this year's alumnae award winners, and mingle with alumnae and guests, faculty, staff, and administrators. The 50th Reunion Class is also invited to a special meet and greet tea with the current 4th grade class.

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Thank you to all who attended last year's Alumnae Weekend from the classes of 1969 through 2023—over 60 years of Westridge graduates!

 

Alumnae Weekend Schedule

Friday

1:45 pm—Gathering of the 50th Reunion Class of 1975

2:15 pm—Meet & Greet with 50th Reunion Class & Class of 2033 (4th grade)

5:30-6:30 pm—Class Presentations Hosted by Faculty Members and Students:

  • Ethics: An Introduction
  • Hand-on Ceramics
  • Permaculture Garden Exploration
  • Perspectives in English Literature: Animals
  • Rocketry

6:30-8:30 pm—"Twilight at Westridge" Cocktail Reception

 
Saturday

10-11 am—Affinity Gathering

11 am—Coffee & Registration

11:30 am—Q&A with Ranney Award and Young Alumna Award Winners

12 pm—Class Photos

12:30 pm—Luncheon

2 pm—Campus Tours led by Student Ambassadors + Tiger Tail Boutique Open

 

Sunday

9-11 am—Family Fun Day & Breakfast

New Event:

Sunday Family Fun Day

Alumnae and their families are invited to join us on campus for a morning of breakfast and play with fellow alumnae families. This new Sunday event is organized by Olivia Moore ’01, who chairs the Tiger Cub Club (TCC)—a social group for Westridge alumnae with toddlers and elementary-age kids to connect and support each other through various family-friendly events and programming.

Questions? Contact the Alumnae Office at alumnae@westridge.org.

 


Honoring Distinguished Westridge Alumnae

Each year Distinguished Alumnae are nominated by fellow alumnae to be honored at Alumnae Weekend. The first recipients were chosen in 1988 and were two members of the Westridge student body from its founding in 1913. Today, two alumnae are selected—the Mary Lowther Ranney Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient and the Distinguished Young Alumna Award Recipient. These alumnae embody the spirit of the Westridge motto Surgere Tentamus, have made meaningful impact in their community and notable strides in their chosen fields, and are an inspiration to the Westridge community. Learn more about these awards here.

2024 Mary Lowther Ranney Distinguished Alumna
Lena Alfi ’05

Lena is CEO of the Malala Fund, an international nonprofit founded by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai that works to ensure all girls have access to 12 years of free, safe, and quality education. Deeply passionate about women's and children’s causes, Lena has more than 15 years’ experience in developing strategic visions and building transformative partnerships in the education space. Prior to joining the Malala Fund, she worked to support women’s micro-finance and empowerment programs in India and West Africa and created strategic partnerships supporting the educational and humanitarian needs of women and children in the Middle East for organizations including Project Concern International, Mercy Corps, and the Middle East Children’s Institute.
Lena holds a bachelor’s in arts history and international relations from USC and a master’s degree in global human development from Georgetown University. She is a mother of two and resides in Los Angeles.

2024 Distinguished Young Alumna
Alana Pacheco ’10

Alana is committed to building resilient food systems with an eye toward a more sustainable future. As the executive director of the nonprofit Ecosystem Services Market Consortium, she leads efforts to decarbonize the agricultural supply chain by engaging farmers in conservation practices and creates partnerships that support food and beverage companies in sustainable sourcing. Her prior work focuses on agricultural technology and operations, with experience through the Larta Institute, Q Farms, and Cold Picnic. Alana, based in Los Angeles, holds a bachelor’s in economics and social history with a minor in political science from Barnard College and a master’s in environmental protection and management from The University of Edinburgh. She is a Westridge lifer and a proud Roman.


 

Class Reunion Organizers

 A special thank you to reunion committee members for organizing your class’s attendance at Alumnae Weekend and reunion activities. 
Need contact information for your classmates? Please contact Director of Alumnae Relations Fan Wang at alumnae@westridge.org.

Class of 1965 – 60th reunion:
Kathy Gilbert Levin and Patricia (Pat) Mullin Jakle

Class of 1970 – 55th reunion: 
Brooke Garlock

Class of 1975 – 50th reunion: TBD

Class of 1980 – 45th reunion:
Pamela (Pam) Wilson McNeely

Class of 1985 – 40th reunion:
Debra Suh and Mercedes Tovar Sisco

Class of 1990 – 35th reunion:
Michelle Noble Barnett

Class of 1995 – 30th reunion:  
Katherine (Katie) Kirwan Moore and Marisa Chandler Jamieson

Class of 2000 – 25th reunion:
Betsy Roth Smith, Alexandra Cacciatore, and Eszter Lengyel Neuman

Class of 2005 – 20th reunion:
Kelsey Holmes Foster, Annie Jewell, and Pinky Farnum

Class of 2010 – 15th reunion:
Sha'Trece Slaughter and Jessica Yang

Class of 2015 – 10th reunion:
Cheryl Lee 

Class of 2020 – 5th reunion:
Nicole Aivazis and Elisabeth (Ellie) Mak


Thank You to Our Sponsors:

Monica Hsu
HomesByMonicaHsu.com


Cheng Chun Chen

 

Andy Huang
Key Academy

Ashwini Lakshmanan ‘97 &
The Lakshmanan Family

Jessica Yang ‘10


Henry Hsieh

Theresa Wong ‘08

 
Questions? Contact us at alumnae@westridge.org.