--- title: Alumni Class Notes - December 2024 description: Notes from Pine Crest School alumni about professional achievements, on-campus engagement, and more! image: https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Kassidy%20Angelo%2019.jpeg --- [ pine crest school ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/) [#PCFutureReady](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media?SearchExpression=#PCFutureReady) Fort Lauderdale Campus 1501 NE 62nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334 [(954) 492-4100](tel:9544924100) Boca Raton Campus 2700 St. Andrews Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33434 [(561) 852-2800](tel:5618522800) - [inquire](https://www.pinecrest.edu/inquire) - [apply](https://www.pinecrest.edu/apply) - [visit](https://www.pinecrest.edu/visit) # Alumni Class Notes - December 2024 Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 11, 2024 at 12:48 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Once a Panther, always a Panther. [Stay connected](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/share-news) with each other, and your Pine Crest family by sharing your success, life events, the good and bad, and everything in between. ## Professional Achievements ![Kassidy Angelo 19](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Kassidy%20Angelo%2019.jpeg?width=300&height=221&name=Kassidy%20Angelo%2019.jpeg) [Kassidy Angelo ’19](https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/restaurants/article293148609.html), Director at Gioia Hospitality, is part of a team opening Daniel's, A Florida Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale.        ![Lindsey Dresbach](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Lindsey%20Dresbach.png?width=300&height=241&name=Lindsey%20Dresbach.png) Lindsey Dresbach ’11 earned two awards recently for her work on two films. She earned “Best Supporting Actress” at the 40th Boston Film Festival for her role as Alaina Brennan in the film Max Dagan and "Best Actress" for the short film “SHE” at the Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival.   ![Danny Glass Spectrum Miami](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Danny%20Glass%20Spectrum%20Miami.png?width=300&height=378&name=Danny%20Glass%20Spectrum%20Miami.png)Danny Glass ’09 received the “Best Booth Design” award for Spectrum Miami 2024 during Miami Art Week. The award was based on the booth design and the paintings in the exhibit.             ![Josh_Aronson-1024x1024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Josh_Aronson-1024x1024.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=Josh_Aronson-1024x1024.jpg)[Josh Aronson ’12](https://www.mbartsandculture.org/josh-aronson/ ) was commissioned by the city of Miami Beach to transform a historic hotel into a site for art. Josh credits Pine Crest for nurturing his love of art that helped him become the artist he is today.  Josh's installation is eligible for a $10,000 prize, you can vote his work by [clicking here](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PYMZP88).      ![Frank Sobchek_PhD Candidate_Aug2018_sitecore](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/2018/December%202018/Frank%20Sobchek_PhD%20Candidate_Aug2018_sitecore.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=Frank%20Sobchek_PhD%20Candidate_Aug2018_sitecore.jpg)Frank Sobchak ’88 has published a new, ["Training for Victory: US Special Forces Operations from El Salvador to Afghanistan."](https://www.amazon.com/Training-Victory-Operations-Afghanistan-Transforming/dp/1682471330) The book covers the secretive U.S. Army's Green Berets' efforts to build foreign militaries over the last twenty years.         ## [![Share News with Pine Crest School](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3951591/7fb58b22-6924-4bca-93a7-4c526989e4b1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3951591/7fb58b22-6924-4bca-93a7-4c526989e4b1)   ## Spotted   ![Jorge Perez 07](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Jorge%20Perez%2007.jpg?width=300&height=400&name=Jorge%20Perez%2007.jpg)**Jorge Perez ’07** was on campus recently! Jorge is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Asset Dash, a consumer fintech company. Jorge was especially interested in learning more about the computer science, technology and entrepreneurship clubs and classes on campus.            ![Mona Kobishop 83](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Mona%20Kobishop%2083.jpeg?width=300&height=282&name=Mona%20Kobishop%2083.jpeg)Mona Kobishop ’83 visited campus on a trip to Florida from Denver, Colorado. Of her couple of hours on campus, Mona said, "It was great to see how the old traditions were intertwined with new. I loved it!"       ![IMG_5188](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/IMG_5188.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=IMG_5188.jpg)Pine Crest School Choral Instructor Gretchen Fasulo and Choral Director Michael Testa posed with William Prevor ’20 and Matthew Prevor ’22 while at Epcot recently. Pine Crest choral singers were invited to perform at the annual Candlelight Processional.      ## Marriages ![Olivia Paul Katzman 15 wedding](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Olivia%20Paul%20Katzman%2015%20wedding.jpg?width=300&height=450&name=Olivia%20Paul%20Katzman%2015%20wedding.jpg)Olivia (Paul) Katzman ’15 married Adam Katzman in Miami, Florida on November 16, 2024.                   ![Lyndsay Golden Jones 09 Wedding 1](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Lyndsay%20Golden%20Jones%2009%20Wedding%201.jpeg?width=300&height=450&name=Lyndsay%20Golden%20Jones%2009%20Wedding%201.jpeg)Lyndsay (Golden) Jones ’09 married husband Eric Jones on October 27, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.                     ## Babies ![Stuart Friedel 04 daughters Teddy and Casper](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Stuart%20Friedel%2004%20daughters%20Teddy%20and%20Casper.jpg?width=300&height=400&name=Stuart%20Friedel%2004%20daughters%20Teddy%20and%20Casper.jpg)Stuart Friedel ’04, wife Christy and daughter Teddy are thrilled to announce the birth of our daughter/little sister, Casper Colette Friedel born in Ocotber 2024.                ![Arielle K Grossman son Grey_2](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Arielle%20K%20Grossman%20son%20Grey_2.png?width=300&height=379&name=Arielle%20K%20Grossman%20son%20Grey_2.png)Ariel (Kendall) Grossman ’10, and her husband, Jason, welcomed the birth of their son Grey on November 29, 2024.                 [![Share News with Pine Crest School](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3951591/7fb58b22-6924-4bca-93a7-4c526989e4b1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3951591/7fb58b22-6924-4bca-93a7-4c526989e4b1)     Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) [![Share News with Pine Crest School](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3951591/7fb58b22-6924-4bca-93a7-4c526989e4b1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3951591/7fb58b22-6924-4bca-93a7-4c526989e4b1) ### Subscribe Here! 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