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basis from women outside the studio at
Rockefeller Center. “I am not a ‘sexpert’,” Andy
insists, “I just play one on TV.”
Dr. David Silbersweig has moved from his
position as co-director of the Neuro-Imaging
Laboratoryof the Division of Neuropsychiatry
at Weill Cornell Medical College to Harvard
Medical School where he has been appointed
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry,
Chairman, Institute for the Neurosciences,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Stanley
Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of
Neurology. Dr. Silbersweig works closely
with his wife, Dr. Emily Stern, Co-Director
of Functional and Molecular Neuroimaging,
Department of Radiology, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, and Associate Professor
of Radiology, Harvard Medical School. The
doctors are the parents of Arielle, 12, and
Joshua, 8. They are living in Chestnut Hill,
MA. William Winokur’s film “The Perfect
Game” will soon be in theaters. Winokur
based his screenplay on his book of the same
title—which relates the true story of a team of
barefooted boys from Monterrey, Mexico who,
in 1957, defied extraordinary odds to become
the first foreign team to win the Little League
World Series. The film tells the story of how
their miracle changed not only their lives, but
an entire city’s destiny.
1979
On September 11, 2007, the sixth-anniversary
of the terrorist attacks, Evan Rosen gave
a speech to the United States intelligence
community. The speech was sponsored and
hosted by the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence. ODNI used Evan’s book, The
Culture of Collaboration: Maximizing Time,
Talent and Tools to Create Value in the Global
Economy, in developing both the 100-day and
500-day plans for integration and collaboration
of the intelligence community, comprised
of 16 federal agencies. Also, The Culture of
Collaboration received a gold medal in the
2008 Axiom Business Book Awards co-sponsored
by Inc. Magazine. Evan received the
award at a reception in midtown Manhattan
on March 10, 2008. Philip Huang received
his MBA from Wharton. He currently focuses
on business strategy in life sciences and
biotech/pharma.
1981
Bryan Barnett left JP Morgan Chase after
nearly 18 years to pursue a career as a financial
advisor at AXA. He helps individuals and
small businesses with financial, retirement,
and estate planning insurance. James Bloom
is now head of the Secondary Division at the
Cairo English School, Cairo, Egypt.
1982
Dr. Stephen Fabry, recently had a book
published by Jones and Bartlett titled, 100
Questions and Answers about Hepatitis C.
Check out their website or Amazon for more
details.
1986
Class of ’86 members Supervisory Special
Agent William Bronsteen, Shift Leader of
the Secretary of State’s Protective Detail and
Major Marc Weintraub, USMC crossed paths
in Baghdad in 2007.
1987
Dan Hoffman and Julie Oppenheimer are
proud to introduce Audrey Gigi Hoffman, born
December 3, 2007.
Jennifer Garfein Ashton signed a book
deal with Penguin for a book she wrote for
teenage girls about their physical development
and gynecologic issues. The book is due out
in the fall of 2009.
1988
Jordan Thomas is the founder of “Brooklyn
for Barack”, a grassroots movement that has
rallied support for Democratic presidential candidate
Sen. Barack Obama. Voter registration
is one of the major efforts of the organization,
Jordan was intensely involved with this activity
throughout the summer. Jordan is a filmmaker
living in Fort Green, Brooklyn.
1989
Michael Rakower and wife, Sali, are pleased
to announce the birth of their first child,
Rachel Dina, born on February 8, 2008.
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