--- title: Pine Crest School Alumni | Alumni Newsletter description: Alumni Newsletter | Pine Crest School alumni are part of a community of lifelong learners. Learn, grow, network, and share your experience with the Pine Crest School community. --- [ 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) - [Home](https://www.pinecrest.edu/) - [Discover Pine Crest](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/pine-crest-future-ready) - [Pine Crest: Future Ready](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/pine-crest-future-ready) - [Vision and Tradition ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/vision-and-tradition) - [Administration & Board](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/administration-board) - [Pine Crest at a Glance ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/pine-crest-at-a-glance) - [Culture of Safety and Security ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/culture-of-safety-and-security) - [Community of Educators](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/community-of-educators/professional-development) - [Professional Development](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/community-of-educators/professional-development) - [Pine Crest Careers](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/community-of-educators/pine-crest-careers) - [Professional Learning Conferences](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/community-of-educators/professional-learning-conferences) - [Key Information](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/key-information/school-calendar) - [School Calendar](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/key-information/school-calendar) - [Schoology (eLearning)](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/key-information/schoology-elearning-) - [Campus Store](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/key-information/campus-store) - [Pinecrest.edu Accessibility Statement](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/key-information/pinecrest-edu-accessibility-statement) - [Admissions](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/the-pine-crest-difference) - [The Pine Crest Difference](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/the-pine-crest-difference) - [Visit](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/visit) - [Apply ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/apply) - [Inquire](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/inquire) - [Tuition, Fees, and Aid ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/tuition-fees-and-aid/tuition-and-fees) - [Tuition and Fees](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/tuition-fees-and-aid/tuition-and-fees) - [Financial and Inclusion Aid](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/tuition-fees-and-aid/financial-and-inclusion-aid) - [New Families](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/tuition-fees-and-aid/new-families) - [Returning Families](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/tuition-fees-and-aid/returning-families) - [Bus Transportation](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/tuition-fees-and-aid/bus-transportation) - [Uniforms](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/tuition-fees-and-aid/uniforms) - [Laptop Computers](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/tuition-fees-and-aid/laptop-computers) - [FAQs ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/faqs) - [Student Experience](https://www.pinecrest.edu/student-experience/your-future-starts-here) - [Your Future Starts Here](https://www.pinecrest.edu/student-experience/your-future-starts-here) - [STEM](https://www.pinecrest.edu/student-experience/stem) - [Athletics](https://www.pinecrest.edu/student-experience/athletics) - [Fine Arts](https://www.pinecrest.edu/student-experience/fine-arts) - [Student Media](https://www.pinecrest.edu/student-experience/student-media) - [Rooms to Learn](https://www.pinecrest.edu/student-experience/rooms-to-learn) - [After-School Programs ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/student-experience/after-school-programs) - [Academics ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/academics/lower-school) - [Lower School](https://www.pinecrest.edu/academics/lower-school) - [Middle School ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/academics/middle-school) - [Upper School ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/academics/upper-school) - [Academic Support ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/academics/academic-support) - [Social Emotional Education ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/academics/social-emotional-education) - [Summer](https://www.pinecrest.edu/summer/pine-crest-summer) - [Pine Crest Summer](https://www.pinecrest.edu/summer/pine-crest-summer) - [Summer Camp ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/summer/summer-camp) - [Registration ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/summer/registration) - [Alumni ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-alumni) - [Pine Crest School Alumni](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-alumni) - [Events & Registration](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/events-registration) - [Alumni Campus Tour](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-campus-tour) - [Share News](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/share-news) - [Give to Pine Crest](https://www.pinecrest.edu/give-to-pine-crest/supporting-pine-crest) - [Supporting Pine Crest](https://www.pinecrest.edu/give-to-pine-crest/supporting-pine-crest) - [The Pine Crest Fund](https://www.pinecrest.edu/give-to-pine-crest/the-pine-crest-fund) - [Ways to Give](https://www.pinecrest.edu/give-to-pine-crest/ways-to-give) - [Matching Gifts](https://www.pinecrest.edu/give-to-pine-crest/matching-gifts) - [Give Online](https://www.pinecrest.edu/give-to-pine-crest/give-online) - [News & Media](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media) - [All](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media) - [News](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media/filter/news) - [Videos](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media/filter/videos) - [Twitter](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media/filter/twitter) - [Magazines](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media/filter/magazines) - [Instagram](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media/filter/instagram) - [Photos](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media/filter/photos) - [Visit Pine Crest](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/visit) - [Apply](https://www.pinecrest.edu/admissions/apply) - [Summer](https://www.pinecrest.edu/summer/pc-summer-programs) - [Calendar](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/school-calendar) - [Campus Store](https://www.pinecrest.edu/discover-pine-crest/key-information/campus-store) - [News](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media/filter/news) - [Alumni](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-alumni) - [Give/Donate](https://www.pinecrest.edu/give-to-pine-crest/ways-to-give) - [my pine crest](https://pinecrest.myschoolapp.com/app#login) ## [Alumni Class Notes - June 2026](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2026) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 24, 2026 at 4:15 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202026/Nicole%20Odzer%20Wedding.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2026) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2026) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2026](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2026) ## [Alumni Class Notes - March 2026](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2026) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202026/Nicole%20Hisam%20Gorton%2086%2c%20Francesca%20Garfi%2025%20%2c%20Mia%20Vitale%20Riedmiller%2084%20Robin%20Brown%20Holloway%20%2084.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2026) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2026) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2026](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2026) ## [Domingo Latorraca ’82: From Pine Crest to the Panama Canal](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/domingo-latorraca-82) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 31, 2026 at 9:44 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202026/Domingo%20Latorraca%2082.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/domingo-latorraca-82) By: Lilyanna Zameska ’28   When Domingo Latorraca ’82 arrived at Pine Crest as a sophomore, he was a boarding student, affectionately known as a “dormie,” who did not know a word of English. Still, adapting to a new environment was something he had already learned to do. As a child, Domingo, who was born in Panama, lived in several Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador and Venezuela, where he experienced not only cultural change but also political instability.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/domingo-latorraca-82) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2026](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2026) ## [From Pine Crest to Policy: Dr. Danielle Gilbert ’04](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/from-pine-crest-to-policy-dr.-danielle-gilbert-04) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 31, 2026 at 9:42 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202026/Dani%20Gilbert%20Headshot.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/from-pine-crest-to-policy-dr.-danielle-gilbert-04) By: Eliana Nitsberg ’28 [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/from-pine-crest-to-policy-dr.-danielle-gilbert-04) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2026](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2026) ## [Alumni Class Notes - December 2025](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-december-2025) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept%202025/IMG_7055.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-december-2025) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-december-2025) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2025](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2025) ## [Kassidy Angelo ’19: Redefining South Florida Dining](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/kassidy-angelo-19-redefining-south-florida-dining) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202025/Individual%20Photo.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/kassidy-angelo-19-redefining-south-florida-dining) When Daniel’s opened its doors as a new restaurant in Fort Lauderdale in October 2024, few could have predicted how quickly it would rise to prominence. Within six months, the modern steakhouse earned a coveted MICHELIN Guide recommendation—an impressive feat for any restaurant, let alone one introduced by a first-time hospitality professional who, not long before, was working in finance.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/kassidy-angelo-19-redefining-south-florida-dining) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Entrepreneurship](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/entrepreneurship), [2025](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2025) ## [Alumni Class Notes - September 2025](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-september-2025) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept%202025/IMG_7055.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-september-2025) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-september-2025) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2025](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2025) ## [The Pierson Family: A Legacy of Learning, Teaching and Community](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/the-pierson-family-a-legacy-of-learning-teaching-and-community) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept%202025/Pierson/BEI_4464.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/the-pierson-family-a-legacy-of-learning-teaching-and-community) For the Pierson family, Pine Crest is more than a school. It is the heartbeat of their family story, spanning four generations of students, educators and alumni. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/the-pierson-family-a-legacy-of-learning-teaching-and-community) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Athletics](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/athletics), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Faculty](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/faculty), [2025](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2025) ## [Alumni Class Notes - June 2025](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2025) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202025/Miraa%20Shukla%2023.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2025) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2025) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [Alumni Class Notes - March 2025](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2025) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202025/Steven%20Wenguer%20wedding.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2025) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2025) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [Alumni Class Notes - December 2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-dec-2024) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 11, 2024 at 12:48 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202024/Kassidy%20Angelo%2019.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-dec-2024) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-dec-2024) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [International Business and Law: An Exploration in Global Citizenship](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/international-business-and-law-an-exploration-in-global-citizenship) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 19, 2024 at 1:31 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept%202024/DSCN2076.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/international-business-and-law-an-exploration-in-global-citizenship) After graduating from Pine Crest, Jocelyn Absher ’11, better known as Joy, attended Florida State University where she began studying international affairs. “About halfway through my degree program, I decided to also work toward a business degree,” said Joy. “I was able to earn both degrees in four and a half years, which was quite a feat!” [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/international-business-and-law-an-exploration-in-global-citizenship) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [Alumni Class Notes - September 2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-sept-2024) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 17, 2024 at 2:53 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202024/IMG_4411.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-sept-2024) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-sept-2024) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [Alumni Class Notes - June 2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2024) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 21, 2024 at 1:57 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202024/IMG_4411.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2024) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2024) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [Alumni Class Notes - March 2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-mar-2024) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 12, 2024 at 3:08 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202024/IMG_4411.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-mar-2024) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-mar-2024) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [Celebrating Pine Crest School Sweethearts John and Molly Chalmers ’62](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/celebrating-pine-crest-school-sweethearts-john-and-molly-chalmers-62) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 12, 2024 at 9:14 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202024/Molly%20Michaels%20Chalmers%20yearbook%20headshot%201962.png) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/celebrating-pine-crest-school-sweethearts-john-and-molly-chalmers-62) John and Molly Chalmers ’62 met and fell in love during their senior year at Pine Crest School.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/celebrating-pine-crest-school-sweethearts-john-and-molly-chalmers-62) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Giving](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/giving), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [From State Tennis Champion to Champion of State Economic Development](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/from-state-tennis-champion-to-champion-of-state-economic-development) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 7, 2024 at 10:55 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202024/Pam%20Rauch_Reszied%20for%20blog.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/from-state-tennis-champion-to-champion-of-state-economic-development) Pine Crest’s Class of 1981 held their junior prom at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Pam (McNierney) Rauch recalls it being a first for the school and her first glimpse into Palm Beach County.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/from-state-tennis-champion-to-champion-of-state-economic-development) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Innovation](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/innovation), [Athletics](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/athletics), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [Alumni Class Notes - January 2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-jan-2024) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on January 8, 2024 at 2:39 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Dec%202023/Austin%20Lubetkin%2015.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-jan-2024) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-jan-2024) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [Alumni Class Notes - September 2023](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-sept-2023) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 28, 2023 at 9:28 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept.%202023/Bryan%20WC%20Head%20Shot%201.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-sept-2023) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-sept-2023) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2023](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2023) ## [Alumni Class Notes - June 2023](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2023) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 13, 2023 at 1:02 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202023/Savannah%20Stocker%2019.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2023) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2023) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2023](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2023) ## [Alumni Class Notes - March 2023](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-mar-2023) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 20, 2023 at 2:31 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202023/IMG_9665.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-mar-2023) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-mar-2023) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2023](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2023) ## [A Dream Come True: Christie Raleigh Crossley ’05 on the Road to the 2024 Paralympic Games](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/a-dream-come-true-christie-raleigh-crossley-05-on-the-road-to-the-2024-paralympic-games) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 20, 2023 at 1:55 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202023/FB_IMG_1678887452379.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/a-dream-come-true-christie-raleigh-crossley-05-on-the-road-to-the-2024-paralympic-games) Christie Raleigh Crossley ’05 has dreamed of being an Olympic swimmer for as long as she can remember. In fact, swimming at Pine Crest under Coach Jay Fitzgerald was a big part of making that dream a reality. “He was a phenomenal coach,” said Christie. “He helped me learn to be humble, and he coached me through developing my own unique competitive edge.”   [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/a-dream-come-true-christie-raleigh-crossley-05-on-the-road-to-the-2024-paralympic-games) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Athletics](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/athletics), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2023](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2023), [2024](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2024) ## [How You Play The Ball in Your Court: Philippe Moggio ’91](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/how-you-play-the-ball-in-your-court-philippe-moggio-91) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 7, 2022 at 2:49 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202022/Philippe%20Moggio%2091/image0.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/how-you-play-the-ball-in-your-court-philippe-moggio-91) By Adam Shiff ’24 [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/how-you-play-the-ball-in-your-court-philippe-moggio-91) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Athletics](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/athletics), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Alumni Class Notes - December 2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-dec-2022) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 6, 2022 at 2:55 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202022/Alexis%20Kesselman%2015.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-dec-2022) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-dec-2022) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Building a Legacy of Service: U.S. Marine Corps Officer Hannah Montague ’13](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/building-a-legacy-of-service-u.s.-marine-corps-officer-hannah-montague-13) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 5, 2022 at 12:55 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202022/IMG_8990.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/building-a-legacy-of-service-u.s.-marine-corps-officer-hannah-montague-13) By Sara Pearl Adler ’24 Pine Crest Upper School proudly welcomed U.S. Marine Corps Combat Engineer Officer Hannah Montague ’13 as the guest speaker on Veterans Day. Hannah is a lifer, having spent 14 years at Pine Crest after joining the community as a pre-kindergarten student. As an Upper School student, she was an athlete competing on the cross country and track teams and was a member of the three-year science research program. She was also heavily involved in community service work, earning her an Honorable Mention in the Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards in 2013. After graduation, she matriculated at Wake Forest University, declaring a major in biology and a minor in Russian language. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/building-a-legacy-of-service-u.s.-marine-corps-officer-hannah-montague-13) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Alumni Class Notes - Sept 2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/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) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202022/986303C6-A28F-4B4E-A22F-65D40323BB5A.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-sept-2022) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-sept-2022) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Leveraging Technology to Provide Better Medical Care](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/leveraging-technology-to-provide-better-medical-care) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 1, 2022 at 9:11 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202022/Paige%20Finkelstein%2010.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/leveraging-technology-to-provide-better-medical-care) “I always told my parents I wanted to be a doctor,” said Dr. Paige Finkelstein ’10. “I have wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember.”  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/leveraging-technology-to-provide-better-medical-care) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Entrepreneurship](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/entrepreneurship), [Science](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/science), [STEM](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/stem), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Setting the Stage for a New Generation of Theater Talk](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/setting-the-stage-for-a-new-generation-of-theater-talk) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on August 16, 2022 at 3:17 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/August%202022/theatrely6.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/setting-the-stage-for-a-new-generation-of-theater-talk) The challenges of 2020 provided millions of people worldwide with the opportunity to take a fresh look at how the world worked. This was the case for Pine Crest School alumnus Kobi Kassal ’15, who was living and working in Boston at the time.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/setting-the-stage-for-a-new-generation-of-theater-talk) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Fine Arts](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/fine-arts), [Entrepreneurship](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/entrepreneurship), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Meet Jeremy Berkun ’22: A Grateful Musician](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-jeremy-berkun-22-a-grateful-musician) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on May 31, 2022 at 1:24 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202022/Berkun%2c%20Jeremy-0975.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-jeremy-berkun-22-a-grateful-musician) A singer, song-writer, piano and guitar player, Jeremy Berkun ’22 says he was always drawn to music. As he approaches college in the fall, music has become more than a hobby. His passion to create and perform have served as a conduit for connecting with others. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-jeremy-berkun-22-a-grateful-musician) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Student Life](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/student-life), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Fine Arts](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/fine-arts), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Seeking to Change the World: Meet Shaurnav Ghosh ’22](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/seeking-to-change-the-world-meet-shaurnav-ghosh-22) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on May 31, 2022 at 11:05 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202022/Ghosh%2c%20Shaurnav-7929.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/seeking-to-change-the-world-meet-shaurnav-ghosh-22) It is no exaggeration to say that Shaurnav Ghosh ’22 is a global citizen.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/seeking-to-change-the-world-meet-shaurnav-ghosh-22) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Science](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/science), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Meet Emma Gómez ’22: An Avid Learner](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-emma-gomez-22) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on May 31, 2022 at 11:02 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202022/Emma%20Gomez%2022/Gomez%2c%20Emma-0416.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-emma-gomez-22) When you think of the type of student to graduate from Pine Crest School, the word “dynamic” comes to mind. A Pine Crest student is well-rounded, enthusiastic about learning, and a true scholar. As a yearbook editor, musician, athlete, and polyglot, Emma Gómez ’22 is someone who embodies all of those qualities, and more. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-emma-gomez-22) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Student Life](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/student-life), [Athletics](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/athletics), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Student Leadership](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/student-leadership), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Alumni Class Notes - June 2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2022) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on May 31, 2022 at 9:27 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202022/Amir-Arison.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2022) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2022) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Meet Ella Taub ’22: Future Educator](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-ella-taub-22-future-educator) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on May 25, 2022 at 10:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202022/Taub%2c%20Ella-7243.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-ella-taub-22-future-educator) A student at Pine Crest School since first grade, Ella Taub ’22 follows in the footsteps of her father and fellow Pine Crest alumnus David Taub ’91. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-ella-taub-22-future-educator) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Innovation](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/innovation), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Student Leadership](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/student-leadership), [Entrepreneurship](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/entrepreneurship), [STEM](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/stem), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Alumni Class Notes - March 2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/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) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202022/OliviaPettee20.png) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2022) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2022) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2022](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2022) ## [Alumni Class Notes - December 2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-december-2021) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 10, 2021 at 4:14 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202021/IMG_6113.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-december-2021) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-december-2021) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Creating a Space for Professional Women to Network and Connect](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/creating-a-space-for-professional-women-to-network-and-connect) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 10, 2021 at 11:39 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Geronemus_Jerles](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202021/ABD_edits_2021-8%20(1)-1.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/creating-a-space-for-professional-women-to-network-and-connect) Mara (Aronson) Geronemus ’95 and Lisa (Dean-Kluger) Jerles ’97 did not know each other during their Pine Crest School days.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/creating-a-space-for-professional-women-to-network-and-connect) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Entrepreneurship](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/entrepreneurship), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Paul Keung ’88 on Travel and Living in Hong Kong](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/paul-keung-88-on-travel-and-living-in-hong-kong) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on October 27, 2021 at 12:09 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Paul%20Keung%2088.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/paul-keung-88-on-travel-and-living-in-hong-kong) A graduate from Pine Crest’s Class of 1988, Paul Keung did not expect to find himself living and working in Hong Kong. Growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Paul spent a majority of his time as a teenager working in his family’s restaurants. While that took up most of his time outside of school, Paul has fond memories of his time playing football. “I was not very good, but it was my escape,” said Paul. “I had a variety of friends who I spent time with when I wasn’t working. I was safe, and I had a school community that supported me despite my unusual upbringing.” Paul says he had many wonderful teachers at Pine Crest, but Mrs. Marcia Hunt ’12H, had the greatest impact on his career path. “My parents made it very clear that I was to attend either an Ivy League school and pursue a career as a doctor or lawyer, or attend a state school and return home to run the family restaurants,” said Paul. “Mrs. Hunt encouraged me to apply to Cornell and highlighted the Hotel School program. I applied to Cornell’s Arts and Sciences program and attended pre-med classes my freshman year. What Mrs. Hunt told me stuck with me and I transferred to Cornell’s Hotel program the following year. I had no interest in working in hotels or restaurants, however, the program was a lot more interesting than economics, and they had a wine and cooking class — free food and drink!” Starting his career as a valuation consultant for hotels, Paul traveled to properties across the country. “I loved the travel,” said Paul, “although as a fresh graduate, I was often assigned to due diligence hotels in places that more senior colleagues would prefer not to go. During that time, one of my early clients was an investment bank, and that connection introduced me to a 16-year career on Wall Street.” Following the crash of the dot-com boom in 2000, Paul transitioned to cover the internet travel sector. “I jumped at the opportunity,” he said. “I met Priceline and Expedia that year when these companies were trading for just a few dollars. In 2002, I started to look at ecommerce and covered Amazon and Ebay. Shortly after that, I started traveling to China to visit Chinese internet companies.” “I have met many incredibly talented entrepreneurs in my career,” he continued. “I love learning new things, and I find new technologies fascinating. The icing on the cake is when you have a real conversation with someone who has a vision to change our lives for the better with innovation.” [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/paul-keung-88-on-travel-and-living-in-hong-kong) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Alumni Class Notes - October 2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-october-2021) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on October 7, 2021 at 8:13 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/October%202021/ChelseaLunn10.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-october-2021) 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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-october-2021) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Being Mindful and Mindful Being: A Conversation with Jill Cressy '91](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/being-mindful-and-mindful-being-a-conversation-with-jill-cressy-91) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on July 9, 2021 at 4:02 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/October%202021/JillCressy91_Diving1.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/being-mindful-and-mindful-being-a-conversation-with-jill-cressy-91) Spending her senior year at Pine Crest, [Jill Cressy ’91](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillcressy/) has fond memories of her time diving and pursuing her studies. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/being-mindful-and-mindful-being-a-conversation-with-jill-cressy-91) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Social and Emotional Learning](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/social-and-emotional-learning), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021), [COVID-19](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/covid-19) ## [Meet Jonathan Williams ’21: Accomplished Science Research Student, Aspiring Mathematician, and Computer Scientist](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-jonathan-williams-21-accomplished-science-research-student-aspiring-mathematician-and-computer-scientist) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 22, 2021 at 11:44 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202021/Copy%20of%20Williams%2c%20Jonathan-1983.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-jonathan-williams-21-accomplished-science-research-student-aspiring-mathematician-and-computer-scientist) When Jonathan Williams ’21 first arrived on Pine Crest’s Fort Lauderdale campus in the ninth grade, his classmates and teachers quickly realized that they had a superstar among them.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-jonathan-williams-21-accomplished-science-research-student-aspiring-mathematician-and-computer-scientist) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Computer Science](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/computer-science), [Science](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/science), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Alumni Class Notes - June 2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2021) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 10, 2021 at 12:42 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202021/Laurel%20Mahoney%20Murray%20%E2%80%9956%2c%20John%20Leech%20%E2%80%9956%2c%20Larry%20Turner%20%E2%80%9956%2c%20and%20John%20Harrington%20%E2%80%9955.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2021) Once a Panther, always a Panther. [Stay connected with each other](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/share-news), and your Pine Crest family by sharing your success, life events, the good and bad, and everything in between. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-june-2021) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Meet Jonathan Valdes ’21: Athlete and Future Doctor](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-jonathan-valdes-21-athlete-and-future-doctor) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 4, 2021 at 2:41 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202021/Jvaldes21.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-jonathan-valdes-21-athlete-and-future-doctor) A dual sport student-athlete, Jonathan Valdes ’21 used his final year as a Pine Crest Upper School student to move into leadership positions.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-jonathan-valdes-21-athlete-and-future-doctor) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Athletics](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/athletics), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Student Leadership](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/student-leadership), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Meet Daniela Tejada ’21: Social Entrepreneur Changing  the World One Child At A Time](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-daniela-tejada-21-social-entrepreneur-changing-the-world-one-child-at-a-time) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on May 12, 2021 at 9:21 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202021/Meds4Kids%20Dani%20Tejada%2021_1.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-daniela-tejada-21-social-entrepreneur-changing-the-world-one-child-at-a-time) Daniela “Dani” Tejada ’21 has been an engaged leader in the Pine Crest community since starting on the Fort Lauderdale campus in seventh grade.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-daniela-tejada-21-social-entrepreneur-changing-the-world-one-child-at-a-time) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Entrepreneurship](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/entrepreneurship), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Meet Sabrina Kreiss ’21: Dancer and Future Instructor](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-sabrina-kreiss-21-dancer-and-future-instructor) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on May 10, 2021 at 3:32 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202021/P1079288.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-sabrina-kreiss-21-dancer-and-future-instructor) A dancer since the age of three, Sabrina Kreiss ’21 has taken advantage of every dance opportunity available at Pine Crest. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-sabrina-kreiss-21-dancer-and-future-instructor) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Upper School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/upper-school), [Student Life](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/student-life), [Fine Arts](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/fine-arts), [Dance](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/dance), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Finding Strength Through the Generations](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/finding-strength-through-the-generations) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on April 15, 2021 at 1:06 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202021/Alex%20on%20My%20House%20set%202.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/finding-strength-through-the-generations) As the grandson of an Armenian immigrant, [Alexander Edep](http://www.alexanderedep.com/) ’17 has drawn on his family’s painful history as a source of education and strength in his work as a filmmaker.  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/finding-strength-through-the-generations) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [Entrepreneurship](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/entrepreneurship), [Digital Media Production](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/digital-media-production), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Alumni Class Notes - April 2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-april-2021) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on April 12, 2021 at 11:06 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202021/LeyaKaufmanBabyTheo.png) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-april-2021) Once a Panther, always a Panther. [Stay connected with each other](https://www.pinecrest.edu/alumni/share-news), and your Pine Crest family by sharing your success, life events, the good and bad, and everything in between. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-april-2021) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Alumni Class Notes - March 2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2021) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 5, 2021 at 9:36 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/DougDettman.jfif) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2021) Once a Panther, always a Panther. 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[Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/alumni-class-notes-march-2021) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021) ## [Michele Stocker ’83 Leads Board of Trustees in DEI Efforts](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/michele-stocker-83-leads-board-of-trustees-in-dei-efforts) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 5, 2021 at 9:13 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Advancement/The%20Magazine/Winter%202020/Suzanne%20Sandow%20Vice%20Chair%2c%20Dr.%20Dana%20Markham%2c%20Michele%20Stocker%2083%2c%20Board%20Chair.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/michele-stocker-83-leads-board-of-trustees-in-dei-efforts) Michele (McNichol) Stocker ’83 has been a valued member of the Pine Crest School community for more than 40 years, most [recently as the Chair of the Board of Trustees](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/coming-full-circle-from-student-to-board-chair).  [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/michele-stocker-83-leads-board-of-trustees-in-dei-efforts) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [Alumni](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni), [2021](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2021), [DEI](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/dei) ## [Pine Crest Alumni and Entrepreneurs Focused on Disrupting Private Equity](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-alumni-and-entrepreneurs-focused-on-disrupting-private-equity) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on February 11, 2021 at 11:10 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202021/JonathanFSandMateoPB16.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-alumni-and-entrepreneurs-focused-on-disrupting-private-equity) Recent college graduates, college roommates at New York University (NYU), and friends since their sophomore year of Upper School, Jonathan Farchi-Segal ’16 and Mateo Pugliese-Bassi ’16 knew that the corporate world was not for them. 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