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Professional Achievements
Hayden Grove ’11 released his new album "Feeling Good" on August 4.
Morgan Stemmer ’09 is the Senior Manager of UX and Design at EnergySage, the leading online marketplace for clean energy.
Layla Amjadi ’06 joined Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange, as their VP of Product after nine years at Meta.
Nicholas Manousos ’09, known professionally as Nick Waters, directed and produced "When We Dance," 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.
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 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.
Spotted
Choral Director Michael Testa met with Kobi Kassal ’15 and Alexis Kesselman ’15 while visiting New York City.
Sports Journalist Hayden Grove ’11 met fellow Panther and two-time NFL Super Bowl winner Kevin Boothe ’01 at a media event.
Rachel (Quigley) Gerli ’05 caught up with former English Instructor Tony Jaswinski in Fort Lauderdale.
Marriages
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 (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.
Elliot Brodzki ’07 and his wife Amanda are expecting their first child this October.
In Memoriam
Darek Robert Dziamałek ’07 passed away on July 3, 2022.
Colonel Kenneth Kone 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 C. O'Driscoll ’69 passed away at his home in Ft. Lauderdale on August 18, 2022.