Once a Panther, always a Panther. We are always happy to hear from alumni and share your success, life events, the good and bad, and everything in between.
Professional Achievements:
New Pine Crest School Trustee Ronnie Haligman ’85 was named President of Zimmerman Advertising.
Valerie Novakoff ’11 earned a Tony Award as the Associate Producer for "Once on This Island." The show received the award for Best Revival of a Musical.
John Decker ’14 was named NEWMAC's Track Athlete of the Week this past April, and Babson College's Male Athlete of the Class of 2018.
Laura Regensdorf ’02 was interviewed by Monogram, which was co-founded by alumnus Jeff Halmos ’98.
Lance Oppenheim ’14 had his film "The Happiest Guy in the World" shown at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Amanda Gibson ’17 had original artwork featured in three galleries this summer.
Dr. George Caldwell ’80 presented original research on opioid use to the Florida Orthopedic Society in June 2018.
Emily Bufferd ’07 produced The Young Choreographer's Festival, that took place on Friday, June 22 at Symphony Space in New York City.
Scott Singer ’94 became the 35th Mayor of Boca Raton on April 27, 2018, acceding to the role as the former Deputy Mayor to fill a vacancy. He is running in the August 28 special election to retain his seat as Mayor.
Sara Rosenberg ’09 graduated first in her class from Harvard School of Dental Medicine on May 24, 2018.
Aria Aloi ’07 is competing to be featured in Muscle & Fitness Hers.
Spotted:
Trustee Heather Geronemus ’97 was on campus with MADD to address Upper School students about destructive decisions.
Mr. Juan Solloso and Mrs. Cristina Solloso were on campus recently! Mr. Solloso was a teacher at Pine Crest for 28 years, and Mrs. Solloso was an administrator for 31, talk about Panther Pride!
Christopher Marzouca ’17 visited Sra. Patty Gomez.
Evin Rothschild ’17, and Amanda Gibson ’17 stopped by and caught up with David Clark, Head of School at the Boca Raton campus.
Marriages:
Leya (Edelstein) Kaufman ’07 married Joel Kaufman on November 12, 2016 in New York City, New York.
Guests included the following Pine Crest School alumni and faculty member: David Rubinoff, fourth grade teacher and parent of two alumni, Samuel Rubinoff ’14 and Max Rubinoff ’17, Mikela Warman ’10, Peyton Katz ’07, Laura Stremmer ’07, Robert Susi ’07, Elissa (Schneider) Faintuch ’07, Samantha Sullivan ’07, Jordan Sindledecker ’07, Lindsay Bernhardt ’09, Laura Diamond ’07, Deborah Reich ’07, Lauren Klein ’07, David Mainiero ’07, Jennifer Poon ’07, Audrey Gilfor ’07, Jorge Perez ’07, Amanda Courtney ’07, Mike Levy ’07, Jacob Katz ’10, and Joseph Katz ’04.
Daniela Nabuco ’04 married Andrew Castro on November 5, 2016 in Coral Gables, Florida.
Geoffrey Kerbis ’09 married his college sweetheart Alexandra Callahan on October 28, 2017.
Starlite (Stromer) Krusz ’12 tied the knot with Christopher Krusz on May 21, 2017.
Steven Greenberg ’88 married Isabelle Jung on January 21, 2017.
David Walters ’02 married Andrea Guevara on February 11, 2017. The two met at Pine Crest School and are proud members of the faculty.
Dallas Wharton ’02 married Marissa Wharton on June 5,2017.
Ariel Kendall Grossman ’10 married Jason Grossman on May 5, 2018.
Baby News:
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Cara (Lakin) McCallister ’00 and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Charlotte Lynne on March 5, 2018.
Maureen (Gremse) Straub ’02 is expecting a son in August 2018, at the same time her daughter Kayla will begin her first year at Pine Crest!
In Memoriam:
Karn Denice (Johnson) Rutulante ’91 passed away on Saturday, June 09, 2018.