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Chagrin Falls Alumni Association

Keeping Tiger Pride Alive

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Chris Trinetti

Class of 2010

Chagrin has had a rich history in football dating back to 1898.  However, it will be in 2009 that the Tigers will make its first appearance in the state title game.  First Team All-Ohio quarterback Chris Trinetti would lead Chagrin to a 14-1 record that year with the only loss in the title game.  Chris would garner MVP – Offensive Player of the Year honors by the Cleveland Touchdown Club, Plain Dealer “Grid Iron Hero” and first team honors in both the county and conference that year.  He would finish his years at Chagrin with a 22-5 record as starting quarterback and as the record holder in several categories including career passing touchdowns (44) and career passing yards (3,831).  During the Spring Chris was an accomplished midfielder on the boys lacrosse team.  His 63 goals led the Tigers in scoring his senior year.  Chris would also be honored as three time All-Ohio selection.  After high school Chris would go on to Div. 1AA Davidson College where he earned three letters in football.  He played primarily as a receiver and kick returner before his career was ended by injury and he took on a role as Assistant Offensive Coach.  Chris was recognized on the Pioneer Football League Fall 2011 Academic Honor Roll.  

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Megan Takacs

Class of 2009

Megan Takacs was a two sport star at Chagrin earning All-Ohio honors four times in lacrosse and in her senior year in soccer.  While at Chagrin, she was named a first team All-American for three years and was a member of the Great Lakes Team 1 for the Women’s Division’s National Tournament team in her sophomore and junior years.  She led Chagrin in assists in each of her four years and had 221 career goals.  Megan would go on to the University of California Berkeley where she became Cal’s all-time leader in career goals with 148 and her 184 career points rank second.  She was recognized with several player of the week honors and for her academic success as well.  Megan was selected first team All-American as a senior and garnered IWLCA West Region First Team honors and the Player of the Year of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference in both her junior and senior seasons.  She ended her senior season ranked seventh nationally in goals per game.   Her senior season was even more impressive for Megan had to overcome an ACL injury that sidelined her for over half a year. After college Megan was an assistant coach for the University of California squad and went on to play in the 2013 World Cup for Team Canada, which won a silver medal.

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Leslie Cikra

Class of 2009

Leslie Cikra has had the most successful volleyball career in Chagrin Falls Schools history.  The MVP of the Chagrin Valley Conference, she was selected as an Under Armor All-American and was ranked as the 11th best player in the nation.  Leslie would go on to be a four year letter winner at the University of Tennessee.  During that period the Lady Volunteers had four straight NCAA Div. 1 tournament appearances and were the 2011 South Eastern Conference Champions.  She was on the SEC Academic Honor Roll all four seasons, a First Team All-SEC selection in 2011, and twice was the SEC Player of the Week.  She earned an All-American Honorable Mention Honor as well as All-South Region.  After college, Leslie was a professional volleyball player in France and South Korea.  She earned MVP honors in the South Korean Volleyball League and was second in total points during the 2015-16 season.  Additionally, Leslie has been a USA Volleyball Women’s National Team Practice Player.  Leslie’s passion for volleyball has continued in her role as a coach of a nationally recognized youth program in Colorado.

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Dr. Lisa Kroon

Class of 1988

Dr. Lisa Kroon is Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco.  In 2020, Lisa was appointed the Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer for Research, Education, and Clinical Services for the UCSF Health Pharmacy Enterprise.  She practices in the UCSF Medical Center’s Adult Diabetes Clinic and Diabetes Teaching Center, where she cares for people with diabetes and chronic illnesses. She co-directs the Fontana Tobacco Treatment Center.  Her research and practice efforts focus on evaluating the impact of pharmacist provider status and expanded scope of practice, diabetes therapeutics, tobacco cessation, and innovative practice models in the ambulatory and community pharmacy setting.  Lisa has received multiple awards including the prestigious “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” from the UCSF Pharmacy Class of 2012 and the 2019 Pharmacist of the Year by the  California Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

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Kevin Ryan

Class of 1981

Kevin Ryan is one of the leading Internet entrepreneurs in New York, having founded and is Chairman of several businesses, including AlleyCorp, Zola and Nomad Health.  Previously he founded and was Chairman of MongoDB, Business Insider and GILT.  Previously, Kevin helped build DoubleClick from 1996 to 2005, first as President and later as CEO.  In 2013, Kevin was named one of “The 100 Most Influential New Yorkers of the Past 25 Years” by the Observer.  Aside from his professional responsibilities, Kevin serves on the board of Mercy Corps, is Vice Chairman of The Partnership for New York City, is a member of the CFR Committee on Foreign Affairs, is on the Board of TECH:NYC and is Director Emeritus for Human Right Watch.  He previously served on the boards of Yale Corporation, INSEAD, the Direct Marketing Association, The Ad Council, HotJobs and the advisory board of Doctors Without Borders.

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Dr. Eric Pamer

Class of 1973

Dr. Eric “Rick” Pamer is an infectious diseases expert and currently the Faculty Director of the Duchossois Family Institute at the University of Chicago where he is a professor in the Departments of Medicine, Microbiology, and Pathology.  As a physician and scientist, Rick specializes in immune defense against infections associated with cancer treatment and whose research focuses on the microbiome’s impact on resistance to a wide range of microbial pathogens.  The institute is dedicated to investigating and developing new knowledge about the human biological defense systems, including the microbiome, and their therapeutic and commercial potential for preventing disease and maintaining lifelong wellness.  He came to Chicago from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where he has served as head of the Division of Subspecialty Medicine since 2011 and director of the Lucille Castori Center for Microbes, Inflammation and Cancer since 2010. He joined Memorial Sloan Kettering in 2000 as chief of infectious diseases and has served as professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine since 2001. Prior to his tenure in New York, he worked at Yale University from 1992 to 2000 as an assistant and associate professor of infectious diseases and immunobiology.

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Rob Crombie

Class of 1970

Selected by his classmates as “Most Artistic,” it is not a surprise that Rob Crombie has become one of the most sought after oil painters in our region.  However, Rob took a break from the brush for nearly 30 years for a career in the print world and to raise a family.  Once he returned to his passion, he would find joy and an opportunity to give back.  He travels quite a bit to small villages in France for inspiration.   His work is on display in Cleveland, St Remy France, South Carolina as well as in Summer shows around the region. While garnering success as an artist, Rob has gone above and beyond to open the world of art to adults and children throughout Northeast Ohio. He is a popular instructor at the Valley Art Center and gives considerable time to art groups as well as students in public schools to support their efforts to learn to paint.  Rob has also made it a priority to work in our most underserved schools in Cleveland and Akron where children may be most inspired and helped.

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Dr. Bill Albers

Class of 1970

Dr. Bill Albers was an orthopaedic surgeon for over 30 years.  For 23 years he had a private practice in Lynchburg, Virginia.  During that period, Bill volunteered as a coach in both basketball and softball at his daughter’s school, Holy Cross Regional School.  The school earned three state titles in girls’ basketball and four in softball.  Bill was voted the “State Coach of the Year” on three occasions and the school would later name their athletic field area, “William E. Albers Field.”  For nearly a decade, he successfully juggled a number of roles when he and his wife moved to Tennessee where he joined Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics.  In addition to his work as a surgeon, he wrote three chapters in what is regarded as the preeminent text on orthopaedic surgery, Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics.  Bill also taught 2nd year residents trauma surgery at the University of Tennessee Methodist Hospital and was voted as the “Teacher of the Year” by the residents.

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