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the Pittsburgh office of the law firm Jones
Day as director of firm library services.
Debbie Albert, BA ’83, president of Albert
Communications, started “Guess Who’s
Coming to Shabbas,” a program designed
to engage and retain synagogue members
with home-based Friday-night dinners.
The program is used by more than 45
synagogues in North America.
Gregg Berman, BA ’84, JD ’87, of
Thompson & Knight LLP, was recognized
in the 2015 edition of New York Metro
Super Lawyers.
David Lyle Kaplan, MBA ’84, is
completing his second (and final) term as
mayor of Des Moines, Wash.
Nancy Frankel Pelletier, JD ’84, was
recognized for civil litigation in the 2015
edition of Massachusetts Super Lawyers.
Ms. Pelletier has been recognized
by Super Lawyers for more than 10
consecutive years.
Paul Fires, JD ’85, a managing partner
at Weber Gallagher, joined the board of
trustees of the Jewish Federation of
Greater Philadelphia.
Luis J. Fujimoto, BS ’85, was confirmed
as chairman of the Joint Commission on
National Dental Examinations for the
American Dental Association in Chicago.
Barry Spielman, MA ’85, published From
Gettysburg to Golan: How two great battles
were won—and the lessons they share
(Hampress, September 2015). The book
is a comparative history of two similar
battles: Gettysburg during the American
Civil War in 1863 and Golan Heights (a
plateau located between Israel and Syria)
in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War.
R.E. Burnett, MA ’86, was named
associate dean of academics-faculty at
the National Defense University at Fort
Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C.,
where he’s also professor of international
security affairs. He was the keynote
lecturer for the Australian Department
of Defense’s conference on emerging
disruptive technologies, at the University
of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia,
as well as the plenary speaker at a
similar conference at the University of
Melbourne.
George F. Indest III, LLM ’86, an attorney
at The Health Law Firm in Orlando, Fla.,
obtained a decision and recommendation
from an administrative law judge for the
dismissal of all charges against a Florida
high school teacher accused of making
statements to two students that offended
them. The teacher also was charged with
using a minor vulgarity in a text message
to a student.
Kim Rowland Copperthite, MBA ’87,
received the bronze medal award from the
U.S. Department of Commerce on Sept. 30
for “superior service and work as a federal
employee.” In the past, she’s also been
awarded gold and silver medals.
Heide Koenitzer Clark, BA ’86, MA ’89,
published The Robin Stories (CreateSpace,
September 2015), a novel about an
emotional young man struggling through
life and family as he attempts to write a
great work of literature.
Greg Altieri, BBA ’87, MBA ’90, launched
OurLittleHero.net, a website where
boys, ages 7 to 12, fill out personal details
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