2006-2007 Fall/Winter Directions - Friends' Central School

Rachel M. Fertik ’91
Rachel M. Fertik ’91 sent a note from
Mongolia specifically intended for Jack
Briggs, her third grade teacher. “His lessons
on China, and the Great Wall particularly,
were incredibly memorable and vivid. So
much so, that when I recently visited there
for the first time, I thought back to those
days (1982-1983!) and recounted the stories
he told us to Jon, my boyfriend and
travel partner, as we were hiking along the
wall between Jinshanling and Simitai.”
Mara Collins Callihan ’92 writes: “My
husband Ryan and I were blessed with our
third child, Mary Katherine on April 9th,
2006. We are also blessed with Grace
Flynn, our four year old, and Joseph
Gabriel, our one year old.”
Ruth First Goldstein ’92 and Jeffrey
welcomed Samuel Matthew on April 5th,
2005. “Sam is an absolute joy and can’t
stop talking....just like his mom. We look
forward to showing him off at ’92’s 15th
reunion.”
Rachel Volkman Kishel ’92 writes: “My
husband Peter and I welcomed our first
child on October 24th, 2005. Rebecca
Emily Kishel arrived weighing 8 pounds, 2
ounces. We are moving to Fairfield, CT
this summer with our dog Rocky. Best to
all!”
Wynn S. Sanders ’92 is with the military
in Germany and writes that he was in
training for the Cologne marathon in
October 2006.
Betty T. Lam ’94 writes: “I graduated with
an MBA from the University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business with Honors
in the concentrations of analytic finance
and economics in June 2006. I am now an
assistant vice president in the derivatives
advisory practice at Kaufman Hall &
Associates in Chicago. I love living in
Chicago and am looking forward to
another Chicago summer.”
Beth Haviva Steinberg ’94 writes: “I had
the pleasure of attending the wedding of
Lauren Bishop Campuzano ’94 this past
June. It’s great when we can still be a part
of each other’s lives after all this time.
Congrats, Lauren!”
Daniel Colon ’96 writes that he has been
awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship
to Chile in Latin American and
Brazilian Literature. “Also, I was not able
to attend my tenth reunion this past spring
Daniel Colon ’96
because I am happy to announce that my
wife, Lilia, and I had our first baby:
Gabriela Elena Colon, May 10th, 2006, 6
lbs., 10 ounces, 19.75 inches.”
Heike Zulla ’96 writes: “Thanks to Grant
Calder, I was able to spend one year at
FCS (94–95). During the American
Literature class we read so many classics
that it helped me later with my university
studies. It was a challenging, but also a
rewarding and fun year. Thank you to
everyone who made it happen.”
Philadelphia Magazine reports that Brad
Messinger ’97 has two coffee shops in the
city (130 South 17th Street and 922
Walnut Street) noted for their gaufres or
sugar waffles.
Patrick Dostal ’98 writes: “I just finished
my first year at Mount Sinai Medical
School. Over the summer I will be learning
Spanish in La Ceiba, Honduras, and
Valladolid, Spain.”
Robyn Polykoff ’99 writes that she enjoys
seeing former classmate, Brennan
Hesser ’99, on VH1 in “So Notorious”
with Tori Spelling.
NOTES FROM FRIENDS
2000s
E.J. Klock-McCook ’00 received his B.S
(Cum Laude) in Mechanical Engineering
from Villanova University (2004). He
received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Washington in
Seattle (2005). Currently he is working for
Lockheed-Martin in Newtown, Bucks
County, doing research on communications
satellites. During the summer he races with
the Human Zoom Bike racing club, and
during the winter he skis, primarily in the
Northwest United States and British
Columbia. In March 2006, he spent three
months skiing the U.S. and Canadian
Rockies.
Frances Kreimer ’01 is working in Cairo,
Egypt for the refugee organization Africa
and Middle East Refugee Assistance
(www.amera-uk.org).
Martha Northcutt ’01 graduated from
Penn State in 2005 and is living in Los
Angeles, CA where she is working as an
executive team leader in the West
Hollywood Target.
Ryan Tozer ’01 has been named as an assistant
coach for men’s basketball at Holy
Family University.
Jessica English ’02 is working at Thomas
Jefferson Hospital as a nurse in Labor and
Delivery and loving it!
Sara Kankowski ’02 graduated from Sarah
Lawrence College in May, 2006. She is currently
working as an assistant second grade
teacher at Germantown Friends School and
coaching for Friends’ Central Aquatics
(FCA).
Courtnee Lundy ’02 graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania with her B.A. in
Health Policy. She vacationed in Thailand
before moving to Manhattan, where she will
be working as a consultant at Cambridge
Consulting. Courtnee plans to attend graduate
school in two years.
Steve Rubin ’02 graduated from the
University of Oregon in June and moved to
Israel where he resides on Kibbutz Ein
Harod Ihud. He began his Israeli Army
commitment in November, 2006.
Sarah Brown ’05 writes: “I am currently
senior editor of Vassar’s student newspaper,
run varsity cross country, and am the vice
president of the Vassar Animal Rights
Club.”
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