Alumni Board

Ben was the recipient of the Headmaster's Cup in 2004. During his time at MA he was a member of the boys' soccer team, played in the school's jazz band and was active in the MA theater for various productions by the music department. After attending the University of California, San Diego, he now lives in Orange County, California, where he runs an independent European automotive repair shop. Ben is an active sailor, competing primarily in offshore ocean races coastally to Mexico and across the pacific to Hawaii. He is also a private pilot flying out of Fullerton Municipal Airport and frequently returns to the bay by air to visit old friends and family. Ben has been involved in fundraising at MA in various capacities since 2008.

Milton graduated from MA in 2015. He spent one year at Santa Rosa Junior College before transferring to USC, where he received his B.A. in Political Science and minored in Business Administration in 2019. During his time, he served as Chief Diversity Officer of Undergraduate Student Government and was a member of Trojan Knights.  

Milton went on to start a post-graduate career in Logistics and Operations for companies including McMaster-Carr, Flexport, and startups in Los Angeles. He also coaches youth softball and baseball in South Central. 

Candace Hamilton attended the University of Southern California after leaving Marin Academy in 2000. She spent years working in Public Relations in Chicago and San Francisco before pausing to teach English through a French Embassy program in the West Indies. Her focus then shifted to language education and cultural exchange.

Since 2010 she has shared her time between California and Guadeloupe operating the education and travel association, The English Solution.