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Meet the Residents

Get a glimpse inside our community through those who know it best: our residents. Our Meet the Residents series highlights the distinctive stories of those who call Vi home and a chance to take a peek inside the lives of the people you could one day call “neighbor.”
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Diversity Committee founder Dave Pollard

Residents come together over diversity and inclusion

For residents of Vi at Palo Alto, a rich and cultured life in retirement isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s indispensable to continue to grow, learn, and discover new passions. 

Amber Henninger.

Amber Henninger: still Stanford red

For Amber Henninger, everything in life runs Stanford red. Today she champions the Hoover Institution, a public policy think tank promoting economic opportunity.
Resident Joan Winden keeps music at the center of her life at Vi at Palo Alto

Resident Joan Winden keeps music
at the center of her life at Vi at Palo Alto

Joan Winden’s voice carried her around the world. Now her work with the Friends of Music at Stanford is keeping music front and center and sharing her lifelong passion.
Passion projects take center stage in retirement for Vi at Palo Alto resident Jerry Seelig.

Passion projects take center stage in
retirement for resident Jerry Seelig

“We have such an enormous diversity of entertainment and activities here, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it,” says Jerry Seelig, for whom passion projects are key.
Stanford coaching legend Dick Gould.

Stanford coaching legend Dick Gould

Stanford University coach Dick Gould stands alone with the most tennis championships won by an NCAA coach, and the most titles won by a Stanford coach in any sport.
Resident Eva Jones

Hula with Eva celebrates the Spirit of Aloha

When resident and lifelong dancer Eva Jones started to find ballet too strenuous, she searched for something that could keep her on her feet and challenge her in new and exciting ways. That’s when she discovered hula.