--- title: Alumni Class Notes - March 2022 description: Notes from Pine Crest School alumni about professional achievements, on-campus engagement, and more! image: https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/OliviaPettee20.png --- [ 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 2022 Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 18, 2022 at 2:34 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 ![OliviaPettee20](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/OliviaPettee20.png?width=300&name=OliviaPettee20.png) Olivia Pettee ’20 was a panelist in the University of Virginia's [Mapping the Historic Green Books: Architectural History of the African American Travelers’ Guide ](https://engagement.virginia.edu/mapping-the-historic-green-books-the-african-american-travelers-guide-registration-146638274025)virtual event. She was the only student panelist.       ![BumbleNewYearNewYou2020-450_cropped](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/BumbleNewYearNewYou2020-450_cropped.jpg?width=300&name=BumbleNewYearNewYou2020-450_cropped.jpg)Sterling Champion ’08 launched [The SHE Mark](http://www.theshemark.com/), 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](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/obstacle-to-opportunity-how-brooke-bal-10-launched-bakebars-1).   ![walterbanks](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/walterbanks.jpg?width=300&name=walterbanks.jpg)Every year, the greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce recognizes investors for their roles as community and business leaders. [Walter Banks ’61](https://www.ftlchamber.com/index.php?src=events&submenu=eventsCalendar&srctype=detail&category=Events&refno=124806) is this year's recipient of the Terry Stiles South Florida Business Leader Award. ![Scott Shanbom 17](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/Scott%20Shanbom%2017.jpeg?width=300&name=Scott%20Shanbom%2017.jpeg)Scott Shanbom ’17 has started a new position with Marsh as a Senior Actuarial Analyst in Chicago. ![Franco Ripple 01_cropped](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/Franco%20Ripple%2001_cropped.jpg?width=300&name=Franco%20Ripple%2001_cropped.jpg)[Franco Ripple ’01](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/491528-personnel-note-franco-ripple-joins-direct-impact-and-bcw-global-as-vice-president/) 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 Budnick](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/Shannon%20Budnick.jpg?width=300&name=Shannon%20Budnick.jpg)[Shannon (Blackwell) Budnick ’89](https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2022/03/10/20-people-to-know-in-financial-planning-shannon-b.html) 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.              ## [![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 ![Creager-CSHOF](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/Creager-CSHOF.jpg?width=300&name=Creager-CSHOF.jpg)Andrew Creager ’86 is one of 11 inductees in the [Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022](https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2021/12/creager-to-join-mentors-in-chautauqua-sports-hof/).              ![Britta Strain '19](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202019/IMG_2896.jpg?width=300&name=IMG_2896.jpg)Britta Strain ’19 competed at the [Cowtown Christmas Championship Rodeo Triple Crown](https://wranglernetwork.com/news/webb-wins-cowtown-christmas-championship-rodeo-in-contention-to-be-first-victor-of-wcras-triple-crown-of-rodeo/) earning third place with her horse Golden. [Watch her compete.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k-tBAk2uH8)         ![21_Yared_Posed_WXC5](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/21_Yared_Posed_WXC5.jfif)Tsion Yared ’20 and her teammates on the Princeton Track and Field Team [broke the school record](https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2022/2/4/womens-track-and-field-womens-track-and-field-sets-school-record-at-the-dr-sander-invitational.aspx) in the distance medley relay, recently at the Dr. Sander Invitational.                 ![MiguelCorrea](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/MiguelCorrea.jpg?width=300&name=MiguelCorrea.jpg) [Miguel Correa ’85](https://jewishinsider.com/2022/01/general-miguel-correa-abraham-accords/) was interviewed for his involvement in advancing the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Sudan.        ## Marriages ![1165-JordynBenzandSamRubinoff-PhilipGabrielPhotography](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/1165-JordynBenzandSamRubinoff-PhilipGabrielPhotography.png?width=1362&name=1165-JordynBenzandSamRubinoff-PhilipGabrielPhotography.png) 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.   ![Arthur10andHopeFrisch](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/Arthur10andHopeFrisch.jpeg?width=300&name=Arthur10andHopeFrisch.jpeg) 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 ![MANSOUR_Emma_Emmeke Kuijpers](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/MANSOUR_Emma_Emmeke%20Kuijpers.jpeg?width=300&name=MANSOUR_Emma_Emmeke%20Kuijpers.jpeg)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.             ![EstherRamosMartin59](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/EstherRamosMartin59.png?width=300&name=EstherRamosMartin59.png)Esther (Ramos) Martin ’59 passed away on November 7, 2021.                 ![OmarBrown09](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/OmarBrown09.jpg?width=300&name=OmarBrown09.jpg)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. 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