Mentor/Internship ProgramVolunteer - are you willing tooffer our graduating seniorsand college-age alumni opportunities to intern orserve as a mentor in your field E-mail:Susan.Ledbetter@pinecrest.edu

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’58 Richard stopped flying in 2002 after38 years and never "dinged" an air-craft. He spends time at the familyvacation house in the north Georgiamountains and still travels a great deal.

Jackie Peters Van Handel ’60 andher husband, Jack, purchased a secondhome in Phoenix, AZ. They still owntheir 115-year-old home with 45 acresin Pleasant Prairie, WI, with Jackiespending her summers there runningan antique shop.

1961Pat Carpenter Armstrong ’61 and her husband, Bert, have four grand-daughters. They all ski, and the eldestgranddaughter is a racer on the McCallSki Team. The two five-year-olds constantly compete. Baby Paige (2) isthe darling of the family with thesweetest disposition of all. Bert andPat keep busy skiing every day all winter and golfing everyday in thespring and summer.

1966Sheldon Kaplan, Ph.D. ’66 reportsthat his son, Kevin Kaplan, MD, hasaccepted a position as OrthopaedicSurgeon and Sports MedicinePhysician with the JacksonvilleOrthopaedic Institute and will be an assisting physician with theJacksonville Jaguars football team. LeeKaplan, Sheldon's older son, is anactor in New York (leejkaplan.com)and is owner of makeitreel.net, a digital video business website assistingother actors in their careers.

1968Ted Davis ’68 was the producer, host,and a performer for a National MSSociety fundraiser at the WheelerOpera House in Aspen, CO. The well-received production was televised andwill be distributed on cable networksthroughout the country. He hopesthat the rebroadcasts will raise moremonies for Find the Cure.

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Pat Carpenter Armstrong ’61 with her family

The program from Ted Davis’ show for theNational MS Society

1958Frederico “Fred” Pinero ’58 wisheseveryone a very prosperous new year.He still sails yachts and is very proudto be a graduate of Pine Crest.

1959Elizabeth Osborne Dickson ’59teaches high school in Panama City,FL. Last summer, Elizabeth and herhusband, Charles, took their two oldestgrandchildren to Paris, France and theNormandy area followed by a BalticCruise. Elizabeth said that travelingwith her grandchildren was “awesome.”Her husband, Charles, has been retiredfor about 10 years from the Navy Base,and Elizabeth plans to retire soon.Elizabeth and her husband have a new granddaughter, Katie, born inConnecticut last August.

1960Richard Malcolm ’60 lives inHarbour Island, Bahamas. His fivechildren and six grandchildren livethroughout the Bahamas and the easternUnited States. Richard continues towork albeit, at a lesser pace. He isinvolved in real estate, visitor rentalaccommodations (cottages), and variouscommunity activities for which he was awarded (Member of The BritishEmpire) by the Queen in 1999. Healso serves as Justice of the Peace.

1964Paul Rudd ’64 lives in Dallas, TX. He graduated from Case Institute of Technology in 1968. Paul is the General Manager of HensleyIndustries. He has four daughters andfive grandchildren. He plans to retireand live in New Hampshire andFlorida.

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Judith and her husband, Saul, are"recovering" journalists from the LATimes. Saul retired about two yearsago and has been teaching journalismat nearby Moorpark College. Judithleft the newspaper business 15 yearsago for family practice medicine.Judith’s medical career is on hold whileshe dabbles in local politics, now

1972Susan E. Kuhn ’72 married TomWingate last year. Susan took time offfrom nursing to plan the wedding,remodel her home, have foot surgery,and relocate her parents to WinterPark, FL. She is an avid cyclist and kayaker and loves traveling whenwork allows.

David Gross ’69, Bob Jones ’69, and ChrisCarlsen ’69 at Papa's Breakfast Nookwhich is a well-known, local gatheringplace in Spartanburg, SC

Susan Kuhn ’72, her husband, TomWingate, and her children, Sevilla (24) and Thomas (21)

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1969Bob Jones ’69 remains passionateabout his work as an addiction admin-istrator and project developmentconsultant. He works in Orlando, FLwith a large treatment provider toexpand medication-assisted treatmentprotocols around the country and continues his work with troubled kids.Bob looks forward to seeing everyonein April at the reunion.

serving her third term as president of the Chatsworth NeighborhoodCouncil, an arm of the Los AngelesCity Council. She is, in effect, the"mayor" of Chatsworth, which is inthe farthest northwest portion of theSan Fernando Valley.

In the summer of 1997, when Judithwas doing a rotation in the emergencyroom of Adirondack Medical Center,in Lake Placid, NY, she got into a con-versation with an older gentleman whotold her he was visiting from Florida.It was Mr. William Grimditch, whosename she obviously knew but had toconfirm that it was the Pine CrestGrimditch family.

Rev. Jeremy Stopford ’71 recentlywas called to become the new pastor atthe First Baptist Church of nearbyEarlville, NY. He and his wife will bemoving there in the late spring.Jeremy said, “Thanks for your emails.”Email Jeremy at:moxie17@frontiernet.net.

Blair Waters Willis ’71 is a registerednurse and married to an Air Forcephysician. She has two sons, Hank, adentist, and Sam, an aspiring screenwriter. Blair and her family lived inGermany for six years, and Blairwrites, “Thank goodness I took fouryears of German at Pine Crest.” Blairand her husband of 34 years live in atiny town in Northern Idaho wherethey work together in the hospitalemergency room. Their two grand-children live nearby. Blair and herhusband also kayak, hike, scuba, andtravel. Blair’s most notable changesince high school is that she became aChristian.

1973Jeff Knight ’73 continues to serve asFlorida Chapter Co-Chair, for theRepublican National Lawyers Association,and during 2008, he was one of theleaders of the McCain-Palin legal teamin Florida. Jeff ’s daughter, Gabrielle,will be attending FSU in the fall of2009. His son is in the eighth grade inMiami, FL. Both kids won medals inkarate tournaments in 2008. The kids,Jeff, and his wife, Vivien, all have blackbelts in karate.

Gail Nutter Reid ’73 lives inBaltimore, MD, with her husband,Michael, and two sons, Stuart (15) andWilliam (11). Gail has been a clinicalsocial worker for 29 years. She coordi-nates advocacy services for victims ofsexual assault and domestic violence inBaltimore City and Baltimore County.She is an adjunct faculty member atthe University of Maryland, School ofSocial Work, where she teaches in theMaster Social Work program.

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1974Betsy Leonard Booth ’74 has beenliving in Pensacola, FL with her fourchildren for 19 years. This past summerthey went on a Mediterranean cruiseto Turkey. Because Betsy has beenunable to make the reunions, shewould love to hear from her classmatesat Pine Crest!

George M. Jones ’74 graduated fromthe University of Hawaii in 1980. Hedelivered yachts throughout the PacificOcean, helped build and manage aregional FM radio station in theColorado Rocky Mountains and nowpractices law in Long Beach, CA. In1994, George married MarleneAmaral of Los Angeles, CA. Theyhave a 12-year-old daughter who is thejoy of their lives.

Alvin Weinberg ’74 and his familylive in Los Angeles, CA. His familywent on a South Pacific adventure lastJuly. Stops included Fiji, New Zealand,Australia, and Hawaii. A definite high-light of the trip was the twilight

1977Mike Callery ’77 see Deneb LaBrosse ’76.

Greg Willenborg ’77 was selected byhis congresswoman, Loretta Sanchez, tobe a member of the Electoral College inCalifornia. On Dec. 15, 2008, he casthis ballot in Sacramento, CA, for BarakObama for President of the UnitedStates. During this experience, Gregsaid, “I thought a lot about AmseyBarber and what he instilled in his stu-dents about this country’s amazing his-tory. At Pine Crest, we studied aboutthe democratic process and the electoralcollege,” he said. “In the assembly dome,there is only one portrait, and it is ofAbe Lincoln. It was incredible to reflectupon this and realize that Abe Lincoln,a President from Illinois, brought our country together so many years ago. And now, 145 years later, I was sitting there, as a presidential elector, voting for Barak Obama, an African-American from Illinois, to be the 44thPresident of the United States.”

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Betsy, and Emily in Ephesus, Turkey

Alvin Weinberg ’74, his wife, Lisa, and children Alyson and Nash during a twilightbridge climb on the Sydney Harbor Bridge

Greg Willenborg ’77 with Rita Morenoand her husband, Lenny

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1975Joe “JB” Sirgany ’75 is captain of theFoxSea, a 53’ Hatteras. JB runs sport-fishing charters from the Bahia Marhotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

1976Deneb LaBrosse ’76 and MikeCallery ’77 made it through Katrinaand Gustav without any damage andstill continue to live in Kenner, LA,just west of New Orleans. Deneb isV.P. of Customer Service with CoFaceCollections. Mike has completed 20 years with Louisiana OrganProcurement Agency (LOPA), anagency that works to recover organs fortransplant patients. Deneb and Mikeare enjoying the tranquility of thehome they have been renovating thepast two years. They'd love to hearfrom any of their classmates, especiallyif traveling through New Orleans.Email Deneb and Mike at:mikecallery@gmail.com.

As an elector, Greg was required to goto his state capitol in Sacramento, CAon Dec. 15. Greg was permitted tobring five guests. Two of his closestfriends, actress Rita Moreno and herhusband, Lenny, were two of Greg’s

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Kevin O’Sullivan ’79 with his wife, Traci,and their son Padraig

Greg Willenborg’s ’77 electoral ballot

Daniel Yates ’77 earned an MS inElectrical Engineering from MIT in1985. He took two years off in themiddle of college to pursue an interestin flying, which led to a career in aviation. Dan was hired by Delta in1986 and has been with them eversince. He is a captain and instructorpilot on the Boeing 767ER flying fromJFK in New York to many destinationsin Europe. Dan goes to Moscow on aregular basis and has been trying tolearn Russian. Dan lives in Duxbury,MA, with his wife Debby and two children, Stephen (16) and Becky (13).

1978Michael A. Cohen ’78 has been aCPA since 1984 and has earned theCFE Designation from the Associationof Certified Fraud Examiners.Michael's practice consists of forensicand tax accounting, assisting individu-als, businesses, and attorneys in theareas of litigation support, expert wit-ness testimony, fraud examinations,and economic damage calculations.He also serves on the Duke University

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Larry Berg ’80 lives in New Jersey,just outside of Philadelphia. He hasbeen married 21 years and has twodaughters (13 and 15). Larry has beenpracticing law with the same firm for19 years.

Mary Lehtinen Brauer ’80 and herhusband, Bob, have been married for18 years. They live in Sudbury, MAand have 11-year-old fraternal twinboys. Having twins took them completely by surprise, and their liveshave been a wild and fun ride since thetwins’ birth. Mary documented theirantics when they were toddlers andended up writing a humorous columnfor the local paper called "Life withTwins.” Since then, she has publishedarticles in parenting books and magazines. Mary is also a career man-agement consultant and instructionaldesigner. She was in the corporateworld prior to the boys' birth and nowworks on a contract basis from home.

This past summer the family journeyedto South Africa. It was an amazingadventure; they were humbled by therugged beauty of the country, thewildlife and how we take our lifestylefor granted. The trip impacted Maryand her family, and they are nowinvolved in fundraising for malaria netsto be distributed to families in need.

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Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee,interviewing local high school seniorsfor acceptance into Duke. Michael'sdaughter, Rebecca Cohen ’16, is currently a seventh grader on the PineCrest Boca Raton Campus. He wouldlove to hear from PC Alums! EmailMichael at:mcohencpa@bellsouth.net

Marie Rhodes Hickman ’78 recentlymoved back to Palm Harbor, FL fromthe Middle East. After teaching inten-sive English to Kuwaitis at theAmerican University of Kuwait, she is pursuing a teaching certificate in Florida, and continues freelancejournalism, editing, and voiceovers.Son, Will (7), is in second grade. Formore updates visit her Facebook page!

1979Kevin O’Sullivan ’79, his wife, Traci,and their son, Padraig, now live inProvidenciales in the Turks and CaicosIslands. Kevin attended Pine Crestwhile living in the Bahamas. Islandlife has its challenges and living onProvo is no exception, but it also offersmany benefits. Kevin works as theInvestment Advisor for the ScotiaBankin the Turks and Caicos Islands. AnyPC alums can contact Kevin if they arevisiting the island.

Mary Lehtinen Brauer, her twin sons, andher husband in South Africa

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the flexibility to be home with her girls. Until then, she'll be a stay-at-home mom.

Richard Nathan ’80 lives in Rochester,NY with his wife, Lauren, and two girls, Caroline (18) and Jane (16). Janeis a sophomore in high school. Laurenteaches nutrition at two local colleges.Richard is one of four partners in a local investment advisory firm where heserves as director of investment researchand portfolio manager.

Richard has a small fruit tree orchardand an organic vegetable garden wherehe enjoys working during the summer.His daughter, Jane, is into ballroomdancing so he and his wife often travelto different cities for her competitions.

Richard Nathan ’80 with his daughtersJane and Caroline, and his wife, Lauren

Neal Caidin ’80 provides oversight ofDuke's Learning Management System(Blackboard) and support for CIT tech-nical activities. Neal worked as an ITproject manager at Nortel Networksbefore coming to CIT. Before that, hedeveloped software for a medical sys-tems start-up company. He holds abachelor's degree in mathematics fromthe University of Florida and is on theeducation committee of the NorthCarolina Project Management Institute.

Mark Glazer ’80 is a practicing radiologist in Milwaukee, WI. He ismarried to Barbara and has three boys(11, 9, and 8). Mark still plays tennisand golf when the weather allows. Healso enjoys good ski conditions andwinter sports.

Debbie Caruso Kolb ’80 has threedaughters, Taylor (13), Morgan (6),and Lauren (4). She has been happilymarried to a great guy she met atVanderbilt, Kelly, for 23 years. Theylive in Dallas, TX. Debbie took a sabbatical from her career as an architect when her second daughterwasborn. She is still trying to figure outwhat she can do professionally and have

Gizel Bartha Reeder ’80 married aNew Zealander (Kiwi) in 1983. Hermarriage lasted 16 years, and they had adaughter. Gizel has now been divorcedfor nine years and her daughter, Chelsea,is 16! Gizel has been living in Sydney,Australia for 23 years. After many yearsof being a chef and manager of a localrestaurant, she now runs her own business - a little shabby chic, rustic,retro, antique furniture shop nearManly, Australia, a well-known seasidetourist town. Gizel goes to auctions to hunt down pieces she can restore for resale.

Gizel Bartha Reeder ’80

Lori Kass Mahowald ’80 met her hus-band, Paul, at Northwestern University,and they’ve been married for 24 years.She lives in Sea Ranch Lakes, FL. Lorifeels like she really never left Pine Crest.Her son, Kyle ’05, was a "lifer" and is asenior at Harvard. He will be attendingOxford University in England next yearas a Marshall Scholar. As a hobby, Kyleconstructs crossword puzzles for the New York Times and for the in-housemagazine of Spirit Airlines. Check outone of his puzzles next time you flySpirit. Lori’s daughter, Megan ’09, isalso a “lifer” and has been acceptedearly to Northwestern University. Lorikeeps busy playing a lot of tennis andgolf. Her parents live in the same housein Bay Colony where the class of ’80had so many parties.

Leisa Johnsen Bryan ’80 lives inParadise Valley, AZ. She practices dentistry part-time as a volunteer. Shehas been married to Shep Bryan, avitreo-retinal surgeon, for 19 years.They are the proud parents of threeboys 15, 11, and 8 and a daughter, 13.

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Bob Wittman ’80 with his wife Elena, son,Andy, and daughter, Zlata in Red Square,Moscow

Mark Wutt ’80 is senior vice presidentin the Sales and Marketing division ofPenn Mutual in Horsham, PA. Mark,his wife, Michelle, and their four children - Alexa (15), Nicholas (13),Austin (10), and Mackenzie (4) - live inRumson, NJ.

The children of Mark Wutt ’80: Mackenzie (4), Alexa (15), Austin (10),and Nicholas (13)

Laurie Nigro ’81

Suezette Rice ’80 started a fashiondesign business in 1994. Her clothing,fashion accessories, and yoga wear aresold in boutique and specialty shops allover the United States with corporateoffices in Sarasota, FL and Dallas, TX. Suezette has a bichon puppynamed Merlot.

Bob Wittman ’80 and his familyrecently moved to London, Englandfor a long-term assignment withRaytheon to replace the UnitedKingdom's border entry system. Bob’sdaughter, Zlata, is in 10th grade at theACS International School and his son,Andy, is a freshman at FSU's Londoncampus. Bob still has his house inWinter Garden, FL where he and hisfamily lived for the past 16 years.

Laurie Nigro ’81 sends greetings fromDurham, NC, her home since 2004.For three years she worked for SigmaXi, The Scientific Research Society. In 2008 she joined ContinuumConsulting Services, innovators in lead-ership, community and organizationaldevelopment. Laurie's consulting spe-cialties are sustainable culture change,multicultural inclusion/engagement,and public understanding of science.She's also active with Initiatives ofChange, a global network of peoplededicated to building trust acrossdivides of race, faith, and class. LastDecember, Laurie hosted a Durhamcommunity dialogue on healthcarereform for the Presidential TransitionHealth Policy Team. She welcomescontact and visits from PC alumnaeand friends. Email Laurie at: ljnigro@hotmail.com.

Shari Olefson ’81 is author of thebook “Foreclosure Nation, Mortgagingthe American Dream.” The book demys-tifies the real estate bubble and sub-prime mortgage crises that followed.Shari practices with the Boca Raton lawfirm Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin.She specializes in business and realestate transactions. Shari has twodaughters, Devon ’17 and Brooke ’15,who attend Pine Crest School on theFort Lauderdale campus.

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Jill Samo's ’80 psychology practice,Center for Advanced PsychologicalSolutions, LLC, is continuing to grow.She has 16 therapists who work for her,including two psychiatric nurse practi-tioners, in four locations in New Jersey.Jill lives in Bucks County (Yardley,Pennsylvania) with her husband, CraigLipman, and two teenage daughters,Chelsea and Briell. Jill and her familyhave accumulated many creatures theycall pets including birds, cats, rats,mice, and a boa constrictor.

1981Marguerite Ann Robbins Germain ’81is a dermatologist in Mt. Pleasant, SC,a suburb of Charleston, SC.

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’83’82 1983Lauren Wolk Calig ’83 took a tripout west this summer with her mother,daughter, Gillian, and son, Ethan.Lauren lives in Shaker Heights, OH.Gillian will graduate in June. Laurenhas had the chance to catch up with alot of PC people on Facebook.

Lauren Wolk Calig ’83 far right, with hermother, daughter, Gillian and son, Ethan

Jacqueline Perez ’82 with her son, AidanKate Sullivan Hare ’83 with her son, Jack,shortly after he was born

Kate Sullivan Hare ’83 was sorry tomiss everyone at the 25th reunion lastApril but had a good excuse: She deliv-ered her son, Jack Ryan Hare, a fewdays later on April 8, 2008. Kate alsohas two daughters, Sophie (4) andElizabeth (2). She and her husband,Neil, live in Washington, D.C. Katestarted her own public policy firm,Health Policy Insight & Strategy, inSeptember 2008. She specializes inworking with employers who are com-mitted to major reform of the U.S.health care system and helping them

1982Roxanne Beckford Hoge ’82 has fourchildren. Her son, Cameron (11),plays basketball. Lila (8) enjoys art,and April and Georgia (3) are in pre-school. Roxanne and her husband,Bob, decided to open One HotMama’s in Studio City, CA, a nursing,maternity, and accessory store, rightbefore Christmas. California alums can visit Roxanne in Studio City –everyone else can visit online. In themidst of all this organized chaos,Roxanne still works as an actress whenshe gets a minute. Roxanne just did anepisode of Leverage and HannahMontana, and she will be on anupcoming Criminal Minds as a medical examiner.

Jacqueline “Jack” Perez ’82 lives inChapel Hill, NC where she owns a boutique marketing and public relations strategy firm, Summit StrategyPartners. She has a son, Aidan (6).When not co-parenting or running herbusiness, she can be found training intae kwon do. Jack is thrilled to see thatmany of her classmates have foundFacebook and is enjoying keeping upwith them. If anyone heads towardsChapel Hill, let her know. She’d love tomeet for lunch or a drink.

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1984Jennifer Brafman ’84 is Director ofStrategic Business Services in Weston,FL. While on vacation in Lake Como,Italy, Jennifer had dinner with class-mates Sheryl Nigro ’84 and AnthonyCostantino ’84. Sheryl was in Genevaon business, and Anthony is temporarilyliving in Milan. Jennifer said, “We allconnected with each other and thoughtit would be fun to get together inNorthern Italy. We had an amazingtime!! We told stories and laughed all night about our years together at Pine Crest. All of us started in Lower School, so there was plenty totalk about!”

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Jeff Livingston ’84 lives in VeroBeach, FL. His sons, Liam and Jacob,are in kindergarten and third grade ata local magnet school. Jeff is enteringhis 10th year of practice in ear, nose,and throat surgery. For the past twoyears, Jeff has served as President of the Indian River County MedicalSociety. He also had the opportunity to teach medical students as an assistantProfessor for the Florida StateUniversity College of Medicine. Jeff islooking forward to his 25th reunion.

Kristen Moeller ’84 is a coach,author, speaker and radio show hostwith a Master's Degree in Counselingand over 19 years of experience in thefield of personal development and self-discovery. Her soon-to-be publishedbook, Waiting for Jack (www.waiting-forjack.com), delivers a heartfelt andinspiring message as well as a concreteaction plan to get off the sidelines ofyour life and uncover your innerpower. Jack Canfield, co-author andcreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soulseries and The Success Principles wrotethe foreword for the book.

Derrick Cole’s children, Maureen (10) andConnor (7)

Derrick Cole ’84 and his wife, Amy

Kristen Moeller ’84

Kristen's weekly radio show "What AreYou Waiting For?" is a dynamic conver-sation with expert guests. Through herradio show, her coaching programs, andher speaking engagements she bringscompassion, inspiration, humor, andaccountability while offering peoplepractical tools for self-expressed living.

Derrick Cole ’84 graduated MagnaCum Laude with a degree in HighSchool Math Education from WesternCarolina University in May of 1996and married his wife, Amy, the samemonth. After teaching in Florida for awhile, the mountains of NorthCarolina were calling. Derrick lookedfor a job there, but did not find whathe wanted, so he and his wife bought asmall motel in Maggie Valley, NC inJune of 1997. They renamed itApplecover Inn and renovated it quiteextensively. Their daughter, Maureen,was born in 1998 and son, Connor,came a couple years later in 2001.

Derrick and his family currently spendtime between Maggie Valley and PuntaGorda, FL.

The motel business is only about sevenmonths, April to the end of October.Derrick and his wife were ready to selland move on to something else in2006, but wound up buying anotherproperty in Maggie Valley, Three PinesLodging. They renovated this into amotel/apartment complex. Now theyare running two motels in MaggieValley! To see Derrick’s motels, youcan visit the web sites: www.applecov-erinn.com and www.threepineslodg-ing.net. He is looking forward to see-ing folks at the 25th reunion. Email:applecover@aol.com

A painting by Michael Pittari,Compatibility and Conflict #4, 2007,acrylic on wood, 24 by 24 inches

’851985Michael Pittari ’85 was awardedtenure and promoted to AssociateProfessor of Art at Lebanon ValleyCollege of Pennsylvania. He recentlyexhibited 16 paintings in a solo showat the Susquehanna Museum of Artand is currently on sabbatical creatinga new body of work.

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Barbie Doolittle Auger Ray ’85 married Gus Ray on November 23,2008, in a sunset ceremony on SunsetKey, FL. The couple reside inTallahassee, FL.

Ethan Schlesser ’85 and his wife,Joanna, welcomed Jaron HowardSchlesser in August. Ethan also wantedto share some news about his originalteen/family musical “It’s All In YourMind” published by Heuer Publishing.It is available for rental so that theatersand schools around the country canperform the show! It’s a fun and insight-ful look into the mind of a teenage girlas she goes on a journey inside her ownmind – based somewhat on Ethan’sexperience as a junior high school chorus teacher for four years and thevariety of “characters” that passedthrough his class. The music features avariety of styles including Motown,rock, pop ballads, jazzy swing, and soul-ful R&B. It was originally presented ata local arts festival in Brooklyn andmost recently at the Kumble Theater ofLong Island University as part ofCommunity Works NYC educationaltheater productions for young audiences.

Ethan Schlelesser ’85 with his son, JaronHoward

Jimmy Boylan ’86 and his daughter, Noraat Deerfield Beach

’861986Jimmy Boylan ’86 and his wife,Vickie, proudly announce the birth oftheir daughter, Nora Cecelia, onNovember 1, 2008. Nora was namedafter her grandmother, Noreen Boylan,who worked in the Pine Crest LowerSchool library for 25 year before shepassed away last May. Jimmy is the leadatmospheric computer modeler for theGeorgia Environmental ProtectionDivision. In his free time, he runs thelargest triathlon club in Atlanta(AtlantaTriClub.com) and is currentlytraining for his sixth full Ironman.

Stephen Copen ’86 and his wife hadtheir second son in June 2008; theirfirst son is almost three. He practicesnephrology and internal medicine inLos Angeles, CA. Stephen has thebest memories of his parents who senthim to Pine Crest and the communi-ty in which he grew up at Pine Crestand in Fort Lauderdale. His hope isthat he will be able to replicate thesame for his children.

K. David Meit ’86 and his family havebeen enjoying life in the Marylandsuburbs of Washington, DC for near-ly 13 years. He and his wife, Flo, havetwo children, Benjamin (11) andHannah (7). David operates andinvests in multifamily real estate.Active in the local business communi-ty, David has served as presidentand/or been on the board of many pro

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fessional associations (really not muchdifferent than running the FrenchClub!). Flo regularly volunteers attheir children’s schools. David works with Rebuilding TogetherMontgomery County, and they bothserve in lay leadership roles at theirsynagogue, Temple Beth Ami inRockville, MD.

This past summer the family traveledto Belgium (Flo’s home), France andItaly. They had a wonderful time inParis and then David and Flo enjoyeda romantic excursion to Rome whilethe children spent time with theircousins in Belgium.

David’s parents retired to Ft.Lauderdale so he’s visited Pine Crestover the years and plans to stop byagain in May. Max Thomas ’87 isBenjamin's godfather, and they lookforward to seeing him again in SanDiego this fall. If you are in the DCarea, look up David.

1987Kimberly Stuart Noska ’87 and herhusband, Doug, have a two-year-oldson, Dylan. Kimberly practices litiga-tion and labor/employment law forthe Houston firm of Crain, Caton &James, P.C. and recently argued

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Amber Bianchini Leach ’90, her husband,Peter, and their two children Savannah andSebastian

before the Texas Supreme Court. LastFebruary, they moved from downtownHouston to Katy, Texas (which was agood thing since their former homewas without power for three weeksduring Hurricane Ike). Kimberly andher husband are actively involved inthe Houston Livestock Show & Rodeoand try to get out to their place in thecountry when they can. She has keptin touch with Steve Parrish ’87 andChris Lunny ’87. Kimberly would love to hear from any of her class-mates who are planning to be in theHouston area.

1989Glenn Amdur ’89 and his familyreside in Atlanta, GA. He and hiswife, Danielle, have two boys, Jared(6) and Zachary (4). Glenn continueshis career in the Entertainment industry as VP of Finance for LiveNation. Email Glenn at:glennamdur@hotmail.com.

Jessica J. Krant ’89 loves life inManhattan and enjoys seeing PCalums once in a while. She is a board-certified dermatologist and skin cancersurgery specialist, with a private practice in Westchester County. She isalso on the faculty at SUNY BrooklynMedical Center. Jessica loves NewYork and enjoys her friends, theater,museums, and everything else in thecity that never sleeps. She can't waitfor the 20th reunion (but wouldrather ignore the fact that it's been that long! ).

Zachary Ross Leader son of Lara OsofskyLeader ’93

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Jack Mayo ’89 has been married to hiswife, Heather, for 10 years. They havefour daughters - Sophia (6), Stella (5),Sarah (4), and Sylvia (2). Jack lives inSouth Kingstown, RI, and works inEast Greenwich, RI where he owns anadvertising agency (Mayo AdvertisingGroup). Most of his clients are in theautomotive industry. Jack’s wife ownsand runs Sweet Peas Village, an earlychildhood school.

Sara Knapp Medrano ’89 and MilesMedrano ’90 have two children.Their son, Owen, attends pre-k on thePine Crest Boca Raton campus. Sarais looking forward to her 20th reunionin April!

Brian K. Roberts ’89, DVM,DACVECC married Sarah Roberts in1996. They have a son, Landon (2).Their second son is due in June 2009.Brian is the director of veterinaryemergency and critical care medicineat Veterinary Specialists of SouthFlorida. Brian is the only board-certified veterinary, critical-care specialistin South Florida. Brian plans toattend the 20-year-reunion for theclass of 1989.

1990Amber Bianchini Leach ’90 and herhusband, Peter, live in Hoboken, NJ. They have two wonderful kids, Savannah (4) and Sebastian (20 months). With work, kids, and

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volunteering, Amber stays busy.Sherecently started a home-based,part-time business with KimDonaldson Friedman ’90, JennaKnudsen Brantmeyer ’90 and ElenaDe Angelis ’89 called Ideal Health. Ithas been such an exciting venture,truly life changingfor everybody.

1991Bijan Taslimi ’91 and his wife, Dr.Karin Price Taslimi, just had their firstbaby in August, Nolan. Bijan and hisfamily live in Houston, TX.

1992Scott Rostock ’92 recently moved backto the Ft. Lauderdale area from MiamiBeach. Scott and his wife, Dr. JenniferRostock, are enjoying their new homein Parkland and their 9-month-oldson, Jack Riley Rostock. Scott is ashareholder at the law firm AkermanSenterfitt, where he practices businesslitigation.

1993Lara Osofsky Leader ’93 and her husband, Michael, announced the birth of their son, Zachary Ross.Zachary was born on October 10 andweighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Lara isan attorney and lives in Hollywood, FL.

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Caridad Wellington Perri ’93 andPeter Perri ’93 have one child. Theirson, Pete, a first grader, attends PineCrest Boca. Cari is teaching secondgrade on the Boca Raton campus. Sheoften sees Owen Medrano (pre-k), theson of Miles Medrano ’90 and SaraKnapp Medrano ’89, in the hallwaysat school.

Vanessa Porudominsky Weitzman ’93and her husband, Tal, recently movedback to Boca Raton, FL. Having finished her fellowship in Connecticut,Vanessa is working as a ReproductiveEndocrinologist and Infertility specialistwith IVF Florida located in Margate, FLand Pembroke Pines, FL. Vanessa has adaughter (2), and she is expecting hersecond in March. She would love tohear from fellow classmates.

1994Sima Taslimi Formica ’94 lives in FortLauderdale and just celebrated hereighth wedding anniversary with herhusband, Facundo. Sima has threechildren, Mila (5), Enzo (3), and Ella (2).

Kimberly Gilman ’94 married WilliamMulligan, Jr. in Kennebunkport, MEon August 16, 2008. In attendancewere Pine Crest alums: Robyn GilmanGill ’85, Lisa Gilman Regan ’91,Rachel Rosenthal Liersch ’94,Lauren Ferayorni Conroy ’94, Justin Ferayorni ’92, Liz Camp ’94,Jennifer Suzara ’94, AbrahamDonner ’95, Stephanie Camp ’96,and Carrie Driscoll ’96. After a honeymoon in Greece, the couplereturned to New York City and happilyexpect their first child in July 2009.

Patty Iragorri Bartoli ’95 and her husband,Greg Bartoli, with their daughter, JulianaMadison Bartoli.

Alisa Petti Hall ’95 with her husband,Shane, and daughter Hailey Brianna.

Paula Fabel Altschuler ’98 and her husband,Benjamin Altschuler

1996Brittany Cazel Bret ’96 and her hus-band, Jean-Sebastein Bret, welcomedLucien Antoine, born at 12:02 p.m.,Oct. 30, 2008 in Hong Kong. Lucienweighed 7 lbs., 15 oz. and was 21” long.

Paula Fabel Altschuler ’98 marriedBenjamin Altschuler on August 9,2008. Craig Taylor ’98 and a life-longfriend to both Paula and Ben, officiatedthe wedding at Sundance Resort inSundance, UT. Paula was so happy thather closest friends and family flew outto Utah for the weekend to celebrate theoccasion including Pine Crest alums:Lauren Wolf ’98, Lindsay StantonBaron ’98, Lindsay Drucker Mann’98, Susan Murray ’98, Paree Taslimi’98, K.K. O'Connor Hough ’98,Erica Fried ’98, and Andrew Foti ’98. Paula and Ben live in Park City, UTand spend their free time enjoying theoutdoors including skiing, snowboard-ing, hiking, and running. Last summer,they spent a month in Peru and hikedthe four-day Salkantay Trail to MachuPicchu with Craig Taylor ’98. Paula isthe Communications Manager for ParkCity Mountain Resort, a top-five skiresort. Ben is finishing his Master's atthe University of Utah in Parks,Recreation and Tourism and will beginhis Ph.D. this spring.Gabriel Saragovia ’95 graduated from

Duke University in 1999. He workedin South Florida for three years andthen moved to Costa Rica. For thepast six years, Gabriel has helped ownand operate, Costaplan, a well-knownTabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort inCosta Rica and developed hotel andcommercial projects mostly in the cap-ital. Gabriel has been married to wifePriscilla Barzuna, who is from CostaRica, since 2006. They were expectingtheir first child in February.

1995Alisa Petti Hall ’95 lives in Ventura,CA, with her husband , Shane, andtheir daughter Hailey Brianna whowas born on August 13, 2007.

1995Patty Iragorri Bartoli ’95 and her husband, Greg Bartoli, have onedaughter, Juliana Madison (2), whowas born on Feb. 15, 2007. Theyrecently moved from Manhattan toMorris Township, NJ.

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Erika Luceri Johnson ’98 graduatedfrom University of Florida in 2002 witha BS in Psychology, then went toFlorida International University andreceived her Masters in Public Health. She entered the physician assistant program at Nova SoutheasternUniversity and graduated in August

Erika Luceri Johnson ’98 and her husband, Matt Johnson

Lauren Nicole Hord ’98 and her son, Harley

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Ryan Ramagosa ’99 graduated fromGeorgetown University with a BS inChemistry in 2003, and subsequentlyreceived his MD from GeorgetownUniversity School of Medicine in2007. While at Georgetown, he was amember of the Georgetown Chimes,Georgetown's oldest all-male a cappellagroup, along with Sean O'Brien ’00.He and his wife, Amy, married in 2006with John Zaravinos ’99 serving as hisbest man. Amy is a first-grade andkindergarten teacher from Richmond,VA. After completing an InternalMedicine Internship at Georgetown,Ryan and Amy moved to Denver in July for a three-year residency in Dermatology at the University of Colorado.

2007. Erika now works as a PA atMiami Children’s Hospital, working inPediatric Dermatology.

Erika married Matt Johnson on April12, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66in Ft. Lauderdale. Matt is a projectmanager of a construction company inMiami, building luxury condos. Theyare anxiously awaiting the birth oftheir first child in July.

Leonardo Scheinkman ’98 lives inGermany. He manages two Braziliansoccer players, one who went to theOlympics.

1999Blair Preiser ’99 graduated fromVanderbilt University Law School inNashville in May of 2008 and wasadmitted to the Pennsylvania Bar. Blairnow lives in Pittsburgh, PA, and hasjoined the law firm of K&L Gates as anassociate, practicing in the areas of litigation and corporate transactionalwork, with a focus on intellectual property matters.

’981998Lauren Nicole Hord ’98 was due togive birth to her first child, a son, onApril 4, 2008, forcing her to miss her 10-year reunion which fell on that weekend, much to her dismay.Happily, a few days later, HarleyThunder Christopher Cooley was born on April 9, 2008, 7 lbs. 8oz., 21inches, in The Woodlands, Texas.

Lauren moved to Seattle when Harleywas a month old to be closer to herfamily and is currently living and work-ing there as a paralegal. Harley is ahappy and healthy baby boy.

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Benjamin Young Landis ’99 managedan aquatic ecology research lab at University of California, Davis. He is now finishing his Masters ofEnvironmental Management degree at the Nicholas School of theEnvironment at Duke University inDurham, NC. Benjamin hopes tobegin a career in science journalismand public outreach after graduationin May.

2000Lynne Abeles ’00 made her New YorkCity theater debut in September. TheCrucible was adapted by composerRobert Ward and librettist BernardStambler in 1961 from Arthur Miller'splay. In a review that was publishedon backstage.com, critic Ronni Reichsaid, “Lynne Abeles' Mary Warren isspellbinding in her bug-eyed fear anddesperation. Abeles also sings assuredly,her vocal control all the more impressive for her theatrical abandon.”

2003Cody Rae Gruber ’03 graduated CumLaude from the University ofRichmond in 2007 with a BA inSociology and Elementary Educationand a concentration in Italian Studies.She then moved to New Jersey andtaught at a Montessori school for one

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Cody Rae Gruber ’03 and Jesse Kedy at the Western Wall/Dome of the Rock inJerusalem, Israel

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’042004Anup Patel ’04 is halfway through hisfirst year at Florida State UniversityCollege of Medicine. He plans on pursuing either neurosurgery or ophthalmology.

Pavlik Paul Linden-Retek ’04 isspending a year in Prague working forthe Czech Ministry of Environment,the EU Division. He has been acceptedto Harvard Law School. Pavlik, a citedHarvard scholar, wrote a paper thatwas recently quoted in the Economist.

2006Jennifer Jay ’06 attends Ole Miss(University of Mississippi) where she isstudying for a double BA degree in History and German. Jennifer will be studying abroad in Germany this summer.

Max Minckler ’06 is spending his winter and spring semesters of his junior year at Oxford studying English.Max attends Lafayette College inEaston, PA.

Chris Wanka ’06 received his Bachelorof Arts degree in Criminology andCriminal Justice from the University ofMaryland on Dec. 21, 2008.

year. She currently teaches kinder-garten and Italian in Princeton, NJ.On Oct. 12, 2008, Cody Rae becameengaged to Jesse Kedy. Jesse, also aUniversity of Richmond graduate, isfrom Israel and England and works inthe marketing department for Acuraand Honda. A wedding is planned forNovember of this year.