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Jim Rice Is a principle software engineer for Dassault
Systemes. He and his wife have two daughters ages
7 and 5 and a son almost 1. “I still have family and a
summer home in Wolfeboro.”
Joanna (Lavarello) Robenson is an ER nurse. She
has been married for five years and became one of
Jehovah’s Witnesses 17 years ago. “I’m busy with
building projects, disaster relief, and teaching people
the Bible. So, actually, I’m saving lives in my secular
career and in my real career!”
Mark Roelli lives in Rockaway, New Jersey, and works
at General Electric’s corporate flight department as
an avionics technician. Mark and wife Simone have
two daughters: Gabriella, 5, and Sofia, 3. “Life is good,
but hectic!”
spent on the coast of Maine and the beaches
of Massachusetts. Winters include skiing and
snowboarding while spring and fall are full of
baseball, lacrosse, and horse riding.” He is vice
president of Risk Management and Operational
Security for Devonshire Investors in Boston, a part of
Fidelity Investments.
Peter Stein lives in Aventura, Florida, and has
two girls ages 4 and 11. “I’ve had my own online
marketing business (www.steindigital.com) for
over 10 years.”
Mike Sullivan is a partner at Schlesinger Associates,
a global market research company that specializes
in qualitative and quantitative research. He and wife
Catherine have three children: Nick 11, Will, 8, and
Cate, 2. “We spend a lot of time skiing in Vermont
and sailing in the Florida Keys and the Northeast
when we can get away from the kids’ sports
schedules.”
For 18 years, Matt Symmes has worked for the
Massachusetts Department of Corrections. His wife
is a nurse for a local Visiting Nurse Company in
Rhode Island. They have two boys, ages 12 and 9.
To support his car racing habit, Will Turner started
a BMW parts supply company in 1995. “Turner
Motorsport employs over 35 people in its parts
division and our three BMW race teams compete
in the Grand AM ROLEX Sports Car Series. In 2002
I married my college sweetheart. We have two
beautiful girls, 4 and 6.”
Betsy (Lurie) Ross and her husband have three
children: Ben, 11, Veronica, 9, and Boula, 4. She
volunteers with the Community Garden movement
in Columbus, Ohio.
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Tom Rossi, married to Jordana, is a self-described
“Brewster rebel/poet/musician” and current
“Brooklyn singer-songwriter/music producer/
multi-instrumentalist/music therapist.” He has
studied in Africa, Cuba, and Brazil, and taken spiritual
journeys to Turkey. He plays healing music for
hospice patients and has released several recordings
in a few musical genres (www.TomRossi.com).
Katie (Wolfe) Ruesch is a teacher assistant for St.
Ann’s School, working with a special needs class. “I
was hoping to get my degree in special education,
but with three daughters – Emma, 13, Charlotte, 12,
and Grace, 9 all playing soccer – I just don’t have the
time right now.”
Chris Seifert lives in Boston and is married to
Patricia. He is the father of Mila and Lily and
stepfather to Clementine.
Rob Shickel lives in Hingham, Massachusetts,
with his wife and two children. “Summers are
Bobcat Cheer: The first alumna/alumnus to identify all five of the cheerleaders
in this 1958 photo will win a $25 gift certificate to the campus store (on campus or
online). Send your answer to marcia_eldredge@brewsteracademy.org
Congratulations to Katie O’Brien ’06 who was the first person to correctly identify the
staff member celebrating her silver anniversary at Brewster. Katie identified Kate Turner
by her silver shoes and the silver anniversary clue that appeared in the Spring 2011 issue.
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