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Dr. Ramon Ortiz (East, ’91)
Dr. Ramon Ortiz Jr.’s Journey of Achievement
Dr. Ramon Ortiz’s journey from Madison East High (Class of ’91) to his current esteemed position as dean of continuing education at Madison Area Technical College is a testament to the transformative power of education.
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Shana Dall’Osto
Making a Direct Impact on Other Families Who Need It Most
Madison West High School class of 1997 alumna Shana Dall’Osto is the executive director of Roots & Wings, a family foundation created in late 2019 with a special interest in funding nonprofits across four key categories: family safety, health, early learning, and basic needs. For Dall’Osto, it’s her dream job. Not only is the family behind Roots & Wings her very own – her mom is Judy Faulkner, founder of the Verona-based, multibillion-dollar health tech software company Epic Systems – but Dall’Osto also has an extensive background in nonprofits, and a passion for service work focused on early childhood.
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Paul Hendricks
The Art of the Pivot: From IBM Exec to Investment Advisor
West High class of 1974 alumnus Paul Hendricks is the managing director for a small, completely independent registered investment advisory business. Based in Charlottesville, VA, his firm uses state-of-the-art information processing technology to provide portfolio management services at a surprisingly modest cost to high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and small institutions. Simply put, and in his own words, he’s “just a humble guy helping a few of [his] friends amass more money.”
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Kendra Kuehl published Not yet 30, East High alum helps lead the way to a better Madison in Alumni Stories 2022-12-13 12:53:37 -0600
East High alum helps lead the way to a better Madison
Photo Credit: ArrowStar Photography Written by Lisa Gaumnitz
David Aguayo learned to value education from his mother, a daughter of migrant workers, who earned her teaching degree while raising a family.
He learned hard work and dependability from his father, an Ecuadorian immigrant.
And from Susie Hobart, his fourth and fifth-grade teacher at Lake View Elementary on Madison’s North Side, he learned he could do great things.
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