April 2010 Entries
Fun, games, enlightenment, entertainment. For participation and observation, these are the pleasures provided by the UVTO Activities Department. Did you know that the majority of on-campus programs and the excursions beyond the gates are the result of resident suggestions? With the broad range of interests among our people, the resources of southern California can be explored and made available to those who crave...well, the Committee Procedures define the task this way: "To recommend to the Activities Director a wide variety of social, creative, athletic and cultural activities for the residents of University Village."
Understanding that the Activities Director and her staff...
Emily Riley, Executive Assistant to Scott Polzin, was born and raised in San Diego. Volleyball was her life while growing up, and she was recruited to play at Pepperdine University, where she met her husband-to-be and earned a degree in advertising. After graduation, Emily and her husband JJ moved to Bend, Oregon to experience "seasons" and life in the mountains. Emily worked as office manager for The Lowes Group, a multi-faceted real estate company serving central Oregon, enjoying it particularly because it offered interaction with interesting people and used her management skills in directing many varied projects. While in Oregon,...
Nicole Sandefur, Activities Assistant to Tammy Worley, graduated from high school in Agoura Hills and attended Sonoma State University. As she studied toward a BS in kinesiology and a BA in psychology, she found time for flag football, being captain of the intramural dodgeball team and playing in intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse for Sonoma State. After graduating, Nicole established her own business, doing life coaching and personal training to help people develop and reach healthy lifestyle goals.
Engaged to her high school sweetheart, Konrad, Nicole hopes to be married next year. Their pet is a Manx/Siamese cat, Hercules, who has no tail...
- By Peggy Perry -
Lots of folks say they are happy here at University Village, but what is happy? Happiness changes at different stages of life; it's a product of attitude; it is contagious.
Were we "happier" when we were younger? Maybe there were more ecstatic moments among life's early milestones - graduation, the wedding, receiving the key to that first home, a new baby. In time we experienced opportunities for joy - involvement in community, increased living space, business and career successes, worldwide travel discoveries, fame and fortune for some in our midst. Most of us probably have moved...
- by Peggy Perry -
s philosophy of life is expansive - if you want to do it, just figure out a way. Jennifer's creative talents in music and writing complement Craig's entrepreneurial and artistic gifts. Their Villa home certainly reflects their myriad interests.
Born in England, raised in Canada, a resident of Los Angeles since the '50s, Jennifer earned a BA from UCLA in English (minor in music). At Western Publishing Company in Beverly Hills and as a free lance writer she has produced advertising copy, political speeches, newspaper articles, Yogi Bear stories, educational text on subjects from space programs...