Alumni Talks - What are they?

The Vintage High School Alumni Association is proud to partner with Napa County Office of Education to bring "Alumni Talks" to the current students at Vintage High. The program helps to enlighten and educate students on the variety of careers in our community and brings them a more personal understanding of individuals who have quite literally sat in the same desks. It makes the idea of a future career more relevant and relateable. Several times a year, Alum of VHS share about their careers, educational path, how Vintage prepared them for their journey, and give advice they wish they had received when starting out.

This is an opportunity for our Alum to give back to the school community. These talks take place during the students' RTI period, which is on Wednesday and Thursday between 9:40 am - 10:45 am. We are excited to announce the upcoming 2018 Spring Semester Alumni Talks speakers: Arik Housley (entrepreneur), Staci Gregory (Lieutenant, Sausalito PD), Derek Moore (writer/journalist), Kathleen Phillips (CFO-Zillow Group), Elizabeth Simenstad (tug boat deck hand), Keith Rodes (veterinarian), Areli Hernandez (Fulbright Scholar)

Do you have a career that you think students may be interested in learning about? Could sharing your story make a difference in a young life? We want to hear from you! Please contact us to learn more! And if you know of someone who might enjoy participating in a talk, let us know! Email us at crushers@vintagealumni.org

For our inaugural VHS "Alumni Talks" we welcomed Jessie Maguire, PT, DPT, VHS Class of 2008. Jessie was the perfect first speaker for this new program at Vintage. Her presentation was professional, thorough, and refreshingly honest. At Vintage, she participated in extracurricular activities including water polo, swimming, diving, and badminton. She was a part of the VHS marching band for all four years and was flute section leader in her senior year. She also maintained a position on the honor roll all four years. Since graduating from Vintage she received her Bachelors of Science degree in Physiology with a minor in Anthropology in 2011 from the University of Arizona. In 2015 she graduated from the University of Southern California with a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy. Since 2015, she has been working at Napa Valley Physical Therapy Center in Napa as a staff Physical Therapist and has been working with the Vintage swimmers, divers, and water polo players on injury prevention.

It's also an opportunity for our Alum to give back to the school community. These talks take place during their RTI period, which is on Wednesdays and Thursday between 9:40 am - 10:45 am.

If you’re a VHS Alum and interested in participating in these talks, or know of someone who might be, please send us a short biography and your contact information to crushers@vintagealumni.org.