--- title: Pine Crest School Alumni | Entrepreneurship description: Entrepreneurship | 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) ## [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) ## [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 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) ## [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) ## [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) ## [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) ## [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. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-alumni-and-entrepreneurs-focused-on-disrupting-private-equity) 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) ## [Meet Rhea Jain ’20: Entrepreneur and Data Analyst](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-rhea-jain-20-entrepreneur-and-data-analyst) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on July 22, 2020 at 10:09 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202020/YRBK-Jain-1790.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-rhea-jain-20-entrepreneur-and-data-analyst)   Rhea Jain ’20 has made a name for herself in Boca Raton as an entrepreneur and founder of Renoosh, a high-end clothing line for petite women. 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