--- title: Alumni Class Notes - March 2021 description: Notes from Pine Crest School alumni about professional achievements, on-campus engagement, and more! image: https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/DougDettman.jfif --- [ 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 - March 2021 Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 5, 2021 at 9:36 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Once a Panther, always a Panther. [Stay connected with each other](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/share-news), and your Pine Crest family by sharing your success, life events, the good and bad, and everything in between.   ## Professional Achievements ![RowenaRamnath90](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/RowenaRamnath90.jpg?width=300&name=RowenaRamnath90.jpg)**Rowena Ramnath** **’90** was promoted to Psychology and Psychiatry Program Manager at the Department of Veterans Affairs where she serves as a Clinical Psychologist.              ![SumitSood06](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/SumitSood06.jpg?width=300&name=SumitSood06.jpg) [Dr. Sumit Sood ’06](https://www.clinical-lung-cancer.com/article/S1525-7304(20)30150-9/fulltext#%20) served as one of the authors on a recent publication about the clinical outcomes of patients with recurrent non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors.           ![LaraColazzo](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/LaraColazzo.png?width=300&name=LaraColazzo.png)Lara Collazo **’**02 took a new job with Genentech as their Business Engagement Manager.             ![Elizabeth Ross 08](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/Elizabeth%20Ross%2008.jpg?width=300&name=Elizabeth%20Ross%2008.jpg)**Elizabeth Ross** **’08** recently took a position at Upstate Veterinary Specialists in Greenville, South Carolina. She is a board certified specialist in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care.               ![EnriqueColazzo-1](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/EnriqueColazzo-1.jfif)Enrique Collazo ’06 recently took a position with electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian as a senior software engineer.           ![GabbyWild-13_rev-copy](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/GabbyWild-13_rev-copy.jpg?width=300&name=GabbyWild-13_rev-copy.jpg)**Dr. Gabriela Wagner** **’08**, also known as [Dr. Gabby Wild](https://gabbywild.org/) has released a book in partnership with National Geographic. [National Geographic Kids’ Wild Vet Adventures: Saving Animals Around the World with Dr. Gabby Wild](https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Vet-Adventures-Saving-Animals/dp/1426338600) will be available on March 3, 2021 and is recommended for children ages 7-12.  ![EricColazzo](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/EricColazzo.png?width=300&name=EricColazzo.png)Eric Collazo ’13 recently started a new job as the Operations Manager at RoadRunner Recycling Inc.            ![OutsiderRulesRogerFleming74](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/OutsiderRulesRogerFleming74.jpg?width=300&name=OutsiderRulesRogerFleming74.jpg)[Roger Fleming ’74](https://www.amazon.com/Outsider-Rules-Roger-Fleming-ebook/dp/B08L3W1B93) recently published his second novel "Outsider Rules." In his second novel, readers explore the dual beasts of D.C. lobbying and the dark side of campaign finance.                  [![TheTenYearWarJonathanCohn87](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/TheTenYearWarJonathanCohn87.jpg?width=300&name=TheTenYearWarJonathanCohn87.jpg)Jonathan Cohn ’87 ](https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Year-War-Obamacare-Unfinished/dp/1250270936/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+ten+year+war&qid=1612539699&sr=8-2)recently published "The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage." Jonathan was called "one of the nation's leading experts on health policy" by the Washington Post.          ![Jill_Robbins 79](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/Jill_Robbins%2079.jpg?width=300&name=Jill_Robbins%2079.jpg)Jill Robbins ’79 retired from the University of California after 36 years in academia at UC and at The University of Texas at Austin. Her latest book, [Poetry and Crisis: Cultural Politics and Citizenship in the Wake of the Madrid Bombings](https://utorontopress.com/us/poetry-and-crisis-2), was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2019.       ## Marriages: ![Marie Eide 78](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/Marie%20Eide%2078.jpg?width=300&name=Marie%20Eide%2078.jpg)**Marie (Rhodes) Eide ’78** married her longtime partner, Mark Eide, on October 10, 2020, surrounded by their children, William Hickman and Marissa Eide, and family in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Marie is a freelance writer and editor.   ![JoeArduini10](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/JoeArduini10.jpg?width=300&name=JoeArduini10.jpg)**Joseph Arduini** **’10 **married Maddie McCosh in Kansas City, Missouri on November 1, 2020.                   ## Babies: ![AmyZelcer03](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/AmyZelcer03.jpeg?width=300&name=AmyZelcer03.jpeg)**Amy Zelcer ’03 **and husband Jason Richman welcomed their daughter Maya on November 23, 2020. They can't wait to deck her out in Pine Crest School apparel!               ## In memoriam: ![DougDettman71](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/DougDettman.jfif)[Douglas Dettman ’71 ](https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunsentinel/obituary.aspx?n=douglas-r-dettman&pid=197378142)proud alumnus and father of three Panthers passed away on December 26, 2020, after battling cancer. He is survived by his wife, four children, and six grandchildren.              ![Leigh Harris](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/Leigh%20Harris.jpg?width=300&name=Leigh%20Harris.jpg) We are sad to share that educator and coach, [Leigh "Tim" Harris](https://everloved.com/life-of/leigh-harris-ii/obituary/), passed away on Saturday, February 6, surrounded by his children, Donna, Leigh ’71, Dale, and Tim ’79.Here is an additional article published by [Camp Highlander](https://www.camphighlander.com/blog/2021/2/a-legacy-loving-memory).   ![Karl-Philippe Pflanzer 93](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/Karl-Philippe%20Pflanzer%2093.jpg?width=300&name=Karl-Philippe%20Pflanzer%2093.jpg) Karl-Philippe Pflanzer ’93 passed away in January 2021.             ![Martine White and Andy Werch '72](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/Martine%20and%20Andy.png?width=300&name=Martine%20and%20Andy.png) [Andrew Werch ’72](https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/boca-raton-fl/andrew-werch-9887260) lost his battle with lung cancer on November 2, 2020. 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