Fall/Winter 2010 - Pingry School

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the pingry review
1989
Dr. Ezra Jennings and his
wife Alix hosted the Pingry
send-off on July 14 for students
attending Princeton in the fall.
He enjoyed reconnecting with
fellow Pingry/Princeton alumni
Ashley Pertsemlidis ’89,
Pingry’s Director of College
Counseling Tim Lear ’92, and
Mike Hilgendorff ’57, P ’89.
Lee Murnick, Jay Murnick
’93 and his wife Jodi, and their
children Evan and Jacquelyn
enjoyed coming back to Pingry
to cheer on their sister Amy
Murnick McKeag ’94 at the
alumnae soccer game last
September. Amy’s husband
Mark and their mom Maxine
Murnick also attended, and
the family had a great day at
the Martinsville Campus.
Andrew Pasternak writes:
“Things are great here in
Chicago, where my wife Susan
and I live with our three children
James, Emma, and Josh. It
was amazing seeing everyone at
our 20th Reunion—a surreal
experience. It brought back old
memories of the group of us
growing up together. Suddenly,
running around with shaving
cream on our heads at
Blairstown seemed like days,
not years, ago. I still keep in
pretty close touch with Aaron
Frank and Drew Merrill, but
would love to see anyone rolling
through Chicago. I can be
reached at andrew_pasternak@
yahoo.com. Best to you all.”
Alex Daifotis ’10 and Chris Spirito ’89.
Chris Spirito met Alex
Daifotis ’10 at Career Day in
2010 and helped bring Alex
into The MITRE Corporation
for a summer internship before
he headed off to Princeton.
Alex supported a research
team in the Information
Security Division focused on
the analysis of malicious software.
“We were fortunate to
have someone as creative and
capable as Alex work for us
last summer,” Chris says.
1990
Jackie Schlosberg Pick
writes: “I’m still feeling the
warm-n-fuzzies from attending
Reunion last May. Loved seeing
so many classmates! Life’s
been action-packed here in
Chicago. Since leaving teaching
three years ago, I’ve taken
classes at Second City and
have been working non-stop
as a performer, writer, director,
and choreographer (!) in the
Chicago theater world. After
my current show (a two-act
musical tribute to The Big
Lebowski) closes, I will begin
writing my first two-act musical,
which will hopefully premiere
in 2011. This all pales
in comparison, of course, to
raising my twin two-year-old
sons. Pales, but is less sticky.”
Although Gillian Vigman
makes her living mostly
from commercials, she has a
recurring role on CBS’ The
From left: Evan Murnick, Jay Murnick ’93, Jodi Murnick, Jacquelyn Murnick, Lee Murnick, Maxine Murnick, Amy Murnick
McKeag ’94, and Mark McKeag.
Defenders. You can also see her
in small roles in such films as
Step Brothers, The Hangover,
and Aliens in the Attic.
1991
20 th
Reunion
Dana Loesberg Baron, Mara
Baydin Kanner, and Jeremy
Goldstein write: “We are
excited to help organize the
20-year reunion party for the
Class of 1991! We can’t
believe it’s been 20 years—
this is not only a benchmark
reunion for our class, but also
the kick-off to Pingry’s 150th
Anniversary!”
Hunter Hulshizer writes:
“Still living on New York
City’s Upper East Side, I’ve
recently begun the next chapter
of my life with a career in
residential real estate sales and
am delighted to be working at
Warburg Realty. The firm is
featured on the current season
of HGTV’s Selling New York.
Please keep me in mind if you
or anyone you may know is
looking to buy or sell an apartment
in Manhattan. I’d love
to help! Additionally, I remain
active as a weekly volunteer
with the NYPD’s Auxiliary
Unit in the bustling Midtown
South Precinct. Covering the
Times Square beat for two
years now, I’m excited to
report that I’ve just been promoted
to the title of Sergeant.
As I approach my 20th
reunion this spring, I reflect
on the powerful and positive
influence that Pingry has had
on my life over the years.”
1992
Jennifer Koether Healey
writes: “The last year has
brought a lot of changes. Our
fourth child, Jessica, was born
in September 2009. Shortly
thereafter, we moved to
Raleigh. Now, we have moved
to a suburb of Dallas. If you’re
in the area, we’d love visitors!”