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Professional Achievements
Sterling Champion ’08 launched The SHE Mark, a social enterprise that is working to reach economic gender parity by making it easier to identify and support women-led businesses using a suite of certification marks: SHEruns, SHEmakes, and SHEowns. Since launching, The SHE Mark has certified a growing list of companies around the world and across industries. In fact, their first ever certified company was bakebars, founded by a fellow Pine Crest alumna, Brooke Bal ’10.
Every year, the greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce recognizes investors for their roles as community and business leaders. Walter Banks ’61 is this year's recipient of the Terry Stiles South Florida Business Leader Award.
Scott Shanbom ’17 has started a new position with Marsh as a Senior Actuarial Analyst in Chicago.
Franco Ripple ’01 joined BCW Global, the world's third-largest communications agency, as Vice President in their Direct Impact public affairs practice. He will work on grassroots corporate communications campaigns for some of the world's biggest companies.
Shannon (Blackwell) Budnick ’89 was featured in "20 People To Know in Wealth Management and Financial Planning" by the Louisville Business Journal. Shannon is director of investments at Stock Yards Bank Wealth Management & Trust.
Spotted
Andrew Creager ’86 is one of 11 inductees in the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022.
Britta Strain ’19 competed at the Cowtown Christmas Championship Rodeo Triple Crown earning third place with her horse Golden. Watch her compete.
Tsion Yared ’20 and her teammates on the Princeton Track and Field Team broke the school record in the distance medley relay, recently at the Dr. Sander Invitational.
Miguel Correa ’85 was interviewed for his involvement in advancing the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Sudan.
Marriages
Sam Rubinoff ’14 and Jordyn Benz were married on November 27, 2021 surrounded by family and friends, including this group of Pine Crest alumni and faculty.
Arthur Frisch ’10 and his wife Hope Frisch were married on February 5, 2022, in Old School Square in Delray Beach. (Photo credit: Krystal Zaskey Photography)
In Memoriam
Emmeke (Kuijpers) Mansour ’82 passed away on December 19, 2021 after a long and brave fight with breast cancer. Emma is survived by her sister, Miranda Kuijpers ’80, and her four children.
Esther (Ramos) Martin ’59 passed away on November 7, 2021.
Omar Brown ’09 passed away on January 4, 2022. He was living in New Hampshire and was a beloved teacher at St. Paul's School. He is survived by his wife Jessica Brown. Read a tribute to him from St. Paul's School.
