--- title: Alumni Class Notes - Sept 2022 description: Notes from Pine Crest School alumni about professional achievements, on-campus engagement, and more! image: https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202022/986303C6-A28F-4B4E-A22F-65D40323BB5A.jpg --- [ 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 - Sept 2022 Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 21, 2022 at 10:35 AM - [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 [![986303C6-A28F-4B4E-A22F-65D40323BB5A](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202022/986303C6-A28F-4B4E-A22F-65D40323BB5A.jpg?width=300&name=986303C6-A28F-4B4E-A22F-65D40323BB5A.jpg)Hayden Grove ’11](https://haydenfrankgrove.com/) released his new album  "Feeling Good" on August 4.            ![Morgan Stemmer 09](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/Morgan%20Stemmer%2009.png?width=300&name=Morgan%20Stemmer%2009.png)Morgan Stemmer ’09 is the Senior Manager of UX and Design at EnergySage, the leading online marketplace for clean energy.       ![Layla Amjadi 06](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/Layla%20Amjadi%2006.png?width=300&name=Layla%20Amjadi%2006.png)[Layla Amjadi ’06](https://www.gemini.com/blog/welcome-layla-amjadi-our-new-vp-of-product) joined Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange, as their VP of Product after nine years at Meta.         ![when we dance](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/when%20we%20dance.jpg?width=300&name=when%20we%20dance.jpg)Nicholas Manousos ’09, known professionally as Nick Waters, directed and produced "[When We Dance](https://vimeo.com/726115402)," a documentary about the war in Ukraine told through the lens of some of the world's top ranked Ukrainian and Russian ballroom dancers. The film has been selected to the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival taking place November 4 to 13, 2022.           ![KBootheCropped](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Advancement/The%20Magazine/Winter%202020/KBootheCropped.jpeg?width=300&name=KBootheCropped.jpeg)Kevin Boothe ’01 has been named to The Athletic's third annual list of the rising young power brokers around the National Football League (NFL). The 40 Under 40 NFL recognizes players, coaches, and executives. Kevin is a two-time Super Bowl champion and now works as Director of the NFL's Management Council.        ![brandon shore 04](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/brandon%20shore%2004.jpg?width=300&name=brandon%20shore%2004.jpg)Brandon Shore ’04 has been named to The Athletic's third annual list of the rising young power brokers around the National Football League (NFL). The 40 Under 40 NFL recognizes players, coaches, and executives. Brandon currently serves as Senior Vice President, Football and Business Administration with the Miami Dolphins.             ## [![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 ![Kassal_Kesselman_Testa](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/Kassal_Kesselman_Testa.jpg?width=300&name=Kassal_Kesselman_Testa.jpg) Choral Director Michael Testa met with Kobi Kassal ’15** **and Alexis Kesselman ’15 while visiting New York City.       ![Kevin Boothe and Hayden Grove-1](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/Kevin%20Boothe%20and%20Hayden%20Grove-1.jpeg?width=300&name=Kevin%20Boothe%20and%20Hayden%20Grove-1.jpeg)Sports Journalist Hayden Grove ’11 met fellow Panther and two-time NFL Super Bowl winner Kevin Boothe ’01 at a media event.            ![Rachel Gerli and Tony Jaswinski_cropped](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/Rachel%20Gerli%20and%20Tony%20Jaswinski_cropped.jpg?width=300&name=Rachel%20Gerli%20and%20Tony%20Jaswinski_cropped.jpg) Rachel (Quigley) Gerli ’05 caught up with former English Instructor Tony Jaswinski in Fort Lauderdale.             ## Marriages ![carolineharrison-761_Cropped](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/carolineharrison-761_Cropped.jpg?width=300&name=carolineharrison-761_Cropped.jpg) Caroline Brand ’10 and Harrison Lieberfarb ’09 were married on October 2, 2021, in Aspen, Colorado. They met on the Pine Crest crew team in 2007 and attended the prom together in 2009. Fellow alumni Abby Lieberfarb ’11, Jake Lieberfarb ’17, Hannah Itzler ’10, Ross Epstein ’09, and Dan Weiss ’09 were in attendance.       ## Babies ![Danielle Escobar](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/Danielle%20Escobar.jpeg?width=300&name=Danielle%20Escobar.jpeg)Danielle (Burgs) Escobar ’00 and her husband welcomed their fourth child, Natalia in January. Natalia has been enthusiastically welcomed by her siblings Juliette, six, Rafael, four, and Vivienne, two.      ![signal-2022-04-11-12-59-59-849](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/signal-2022-04-11-12-59-59-849.jpg?width=300&name=signal-2022-04-11-12-59-59-849.jpg)Elliot Brodzki ’07 and his wife Amanda are expecting their first child this October.   ## In Memoriam ![Darek Robert Dziamałek 07](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/Darek%20Robert%20Dziama%C5%82ek%2007.png?width=300&name=Darek%20Robert%20Dziama%C5%82ek%2007.png) [Darek Robert Dziamałek ’07](https://www.barbarafalowski.com/obituaries/Darek-Robert--Dziamaek?obId=25310703) passed away on July 3, 2022.                 ![Colonel Kone](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/Colonel%20Kone.jpg?width=300&name=Colonel%20Kone.jpg)[Colonel Kenneth Kone](https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/colonel-kenneth-kone-usa-ret-obituary?id=36263477&fbclid=IwAR0kVKN08F5kosp7O60anxklJUU9dfR4i0NKG64N2qCwBODM6encblrWlbQ) passed away on May 27, 2022. Colonel Kone served for 27 years as a Business Manager and eventually Vice-President of Pine Crest School. A funeral will be held on October 14, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Old Post Chapel of Fort Myer Army Base in Arlington, Virginia.          ![Daniel ODriscoll](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/Daniel%20ODriscoll.png?width=300&name=Daniel%20ODriscoll.png)[Daniel C. O'Driscoll ’69](https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sunsentinel/name/daniel-o-driscoll-obituary?id=36476974) passed away at his home in Ft. 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