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Christine S. Sisley, Kenneth B. Garen

Christine S. Sisley and Kenneth B. Garen are to be married on Jan. 3, 2010. Rabbi Uri D. Herscher, founder and president of the Skirball Cultural Center, will officiate in a private sunset ceremony at the center.
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December 16, 2009

Christine S. Sisley and Kenneth B. Garen are to be married on Jan. 3, 2010. Rabbi Uri D. Herscher, founder and president of the Skirball Cultural Center, will officiate in a private sunset ceremony at the center.

The bride is the executive director and treasurer of the Fletcher Jones Foundation, which supports private colleges and universities throughout the state. She received her bachelor’s degree in English literature after study at UCLA and University of Redlands, and attended Occidental College for graduate study in French language and literature. Sisley is also the mother of three adult children.

The bridegroom is co-founder and president of Universal Business Computing Company, which develops accounting software. A Chicago native, he received bachelor’s degrees in accounting and business education after study at Southern Illinois University and Oxford. He became a certified public accountant in 1972.

The couple will honeymoon in Africa and reside in South Pasadena.

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