Each class since 1956 has stories of successes, plateaus and failures.
This article allows the Classes of 2002 and 2003 to reveal their outcomes after 20 years since they left with a high school diploma.
Standing row:
Dorm Counselor/ASBG Teacher Mike Anderson retired from CSDR in 2021 after 31 years of service. In his free time, he chairs Riverside’s Commission of the Deaf with thirteen ward representatives to focus on issues of concern for improving accessibility, housing, communication with city employees, etc. As usual, Mike is still involved with CSDR as a volunteer, wearing different hats.
Fadi Alberee, ‘03, now owns three liquor businesses: one in Menifee, one in Perris and one in LA County. While it is tough to obtain a city license to sell alcohol. Hence, it is rare for a deaf person anywhere to have a liquor license for sale. While home in Riverside, he is busy with his deaf wife from Cuba and a family with three children.
Kyle Bayarsky, ‘02, decided to call Riverside his permanent home after college. Following his two generations of employment at CSDR, he works as a teacher's aide in the high school department. He wears a different hat on campus as the president of the CSDR Alumni Association to focus on alumni and students as their stakeholders. Once home, he is super busy with his wife’s assistance with eight children, all enrolled at CSDR. The name of Bayarsky will stay at CSDR for a long time. The Bayarsky’s stranglehold started in 1960.
Tommy Korn, ‘03, is in his third generation of family enrollment at CSDR, dating back to 1953. Armed with a BA and an MA degree from Gallaudet, Tommy settled in Riverside with a contract position as a professor of American Sign Language at Riverside City College.
Sitting Row:
Faustine Hernandez, ‘02, is in her second family generation to receive an education at CSDR. She went on to Gallaudet for higher education.
April Getten, ‘02, finally completed her college studies at Gallaudet. Currently, she is an adjunct professor of American Sign Language at Mt San Jacinto College in Menifee and Victorville ValleynCollege. She lives with three children in Riverside.
Tamijo Foronda, ‘02, like her parents, grew up at CSDR for an education and an eventual diploma. On a strong foundation for school and sports, she excelled in both at Gallaudet. Her volleyball jersey number has been retired for her outstanding performance. She is now a teacher at the Maryland School for the Deaf where her husband also works.
Following her parents’ footsteps to Gallaudet, Jena Goul, ‘02, succeeded in completing the coursework for a degree. She teaches at the Learning Center for the Deaf in Massachusetts.
Kevin Struxness, ‘76, MA
Editor, CSDR Old Times
December 2024
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