Milestones

Victor Geraci '97

has published “Wine By Design: Santa Barbara’s Quest for Terroir.” Geraci’s doctoral thesis produced the book “Salud! The Rise of Santa Barbara’s Wine Industry.” After receiving his degree he worked as a wine expert for the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. He is almost finished with a new book on John DeLuca and the California Wine Institute’s late 20th Century fight against neo-Prohibitionism. In 2017 he published “Making Slow Food Fast in California Cuisine.”

Stephanie Harris-Uyidi '97

is featured as The Posh Pescatarian on Emirates Airlines channels and has been featured in Cuisine Noir magazine. The Pescatarian diet is more of a lifestyle which eliminates pork, beef and chicken consumption. Pescatarians choose seafood as their primary source of protein. The diet is featured on Uyidi’s website and her YouTube Channel.

Diana Mittelberger '81

Diana Mittelberger, ’81, has retired after 37 years at AT&T. She continues to teach technical writing and career development at DeVry University. She has worked in marketing, information services and customer care at ATT.

Don Lake '65

Don Lake,’65, has just released his new book “One Lap Around San Diego Bay.” It features 100 different attractions around the San Diego region. He was a member of the first engineering class at UCSB and had a career in micro-electronics. He has published a number of travel and history books and took many of the photos for his most recent book.

Patty Flores '20

launched a new tech company called Festively. During the holidays the company opened an online marketplace featuring holiday gifts from more than 100 different women and minority owned businesses in Southern California.

Diana De Los Santos '14

Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science, founded a bilingual stationery company called Rose Splash Creations.

Terri Hillard Olson '82

Terri Hilliard Olson, ’82, was featured in the recent edition of the Pacific Coast Business Times as one of the “Who’s Who in Professional Services.” She is the president and founder of Terri Hilliard PC. Her legal practice centers on estate and business succession, asset preservation and special needs trusts. Her company has offices in Westlake Village, Burbank and Santa Barbara.

Bettelyle Westbrook '50

Bettelyle Westbrook '50, has helped 350 students with financial need for higher education costs with the The Bettelyle Westbrook Spirit Award.

Mayra Marquez '08

Earned in a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership & Organizations from UC Santa Barbara!