Mrs. Krutulis' 50 Years - Gulliver Schools
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Director<br />
Marian Krutulis<br />
Associate Director<br />
John Krutulis<br />
Director of Alumni Relations<br />
Laura Keepax ‘85<br />
Director of Commutations<br />
and Public Relations<br />
Jennifer Vaida<br />
Editor<br />
Jennifer Vaida<br />
Photography<br />
John Keepax<br />
& Donna Victor<br />
Printing<br />
Original Impressions<br />
Design<br />
Original Impressions<br />
contents<br />
The Atrium is published twice a year by the <strong>Gulliver</strong><br />
<strong>Schools</strong>’ Office of Communications and Public<br />
Relations and is distributed free of charge to all<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> alumni.<br />
Contributions of photographs and articles are<br />
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be returned.<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> is a private, non-profit, <strong>50</strong>1 (c) (3)<br />
independent, coeducational, nonsectarian day<br />
school.<br />
Message from the Alumni Director 4<br />
Alumni Events Gallery 2002-2003 5<br />
Meet your Alumni Council 6<br />
30 <strong>Years</strong> of History 7<br />
Associate Director’s Report 8<br />
<strong>50</strong> <strong>Years</strong> of Excellence 9<br />
Q & A with Rebecca Robbins ’88, spokesperson for Slim Fast 10 & 11<br />
News Around Campus 12 & 13<br />
Josh Schwadron ’00 is GQ’s Big Man on Campus 14 & 15<br />
Join Us at Ocean Reef 16<br />
Ocean Reef 2002 17<br />
All in the Family 18 & 19<br />
Alumni Roll Call 20 - 22<br />
In Memoriam: Mike Garvey 23
Message from the<br />
Alumni Director<br />
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Dear Fellow Alumni:<br />
Since returning to <strong>Gulliver</strong> as the Alumni Director, I’ve had the pleasure of reconnecting with so many<br />
of my old friends and classmates. It’s been great hearing about new careers and families, as well as<br />
remembering the wonderful times we shared in school. So many of you have been supportive of the<br />
school, and it’s encouraging to hear how many of you have kept in contact with each other. Every time I<br />
talk with fellow alums, I learn about others, and it feels great to know that many of you keep in touch,<br />
use each other’s business services, or just get together with your families. For a small school, <strong>Gulliver</strong><br />
has large and lasting friendships.<br />
This has been the perfect time for alumni to reconnect. Our homecoming BBQ was a great success<br />
and, of course, beating Ransom is always a plus. Many of you came and reunited with past friends and<br />
teachers, and the kids had a fun time climbing on the rock wall and making spin art. Our social event at<br />
the Taurus in March was also successful, with alumni from the 70’s to current years in attendance. <strong>Mrs</strong>.<br />
Laura Sochet Keepax ‘85<br />
K. and I just hosted a reunion in New York in April. John Phelan ’82 graciously donated his conference<br />
center for our use, and he provided all the delicious goodies. Tanya Hayes ’91, who works at Sotheby’s,<br />
arranged for an appraiser to value our treasures. Lastly, our family get-together at the Seaquarium,<br />
hosted by Andrew Hertz ’85, was a day of meeting everyone’s families and enjoying the dolphins and whales.<br />
We still have several alumni events coming up, and we want everyone to come and share in the good times. Our annual<br />
Get-Away Weekend at Ocean Reef is going to be fantastic. There will be events planned for everyone. You can join in our volleyball<br />
tournament, enjoy a round of golf, or just relax in a hammock on the beach. We are planning a zany scavenger hunt all<br />
over the island using golf carts. The weekend will wrap up with a delicious alumni reunion dinner. We will be honoring the classes<br />
of ‘73,’78,’83, ‘88,’93, and ’98.<br />
Next year is <strong>Mrs</strong>. K’s <strong>50</strong>th Anniversary as Director of <strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>, and we are planning many activities involving<br />
alumni. We would like all of you to join the festivities. We are looking for people to help out with morning announcements (in<br />
the atrium), to participate in an alumni Homecoming Half Time Show, and to be involved with Career Day, Founder’s Day, and<br />
more. If you are interested in volunteering to help coordinate these events, please let me know.<br />
We also are in the process of publishing our first Alumni Directory. It will have everyone’s names and addresses as well as<br />
business information. Also, we are currently updating our website and are beginning an alumni career networking database.<br />
More information will be available soon. Simultaneously, we are in the process of setting up internships with the high school<br />
students in an effort to connect alumni employers, who may offer summer internships or other internships, to students or recent<br />
college graduates. If you are interested in providing internships, please contact me at the Alumni House.<br />
There is a lot happening here at <strong>Gulliver</strong>, and we want you to be a part of it. I hope to see all of you soon!<br />
Laura Sochet Keepax ‘85<br />
Director of Alumni Relations<br />
Laura Sochet Keepax ‘85 and her twin daughters Haley and Samantha
2002-2003 <strong>Gulliver</strong> Alumni Events Gallery<br />
Alumni Homecoming BBQ - Miami, November 2002<br />
Sandy Hunter ‘74 Prep Students Kim Engel, Marshall Seeman, and Stephanie Dreyfuss Georgia Alvarez<br />
Cheree Padilla ‘94, Suzanne Parker ‘92, Social Networking Event - Miami, March 2003 Greg Washington ‘88, James Williams ‘84 & wife<br />
and Jennifer Mohney Green ‘94 Christi Acc ’90, Emily Bowles ‘89, and Monica Lopez Contera ‘90 Kevin Fine ‘88, Karri Waldrop ‘90, and Doug Brown ‘89 & guest Sarah Nesbitt Artecona ‘83, and Mike Maguire ‘79<br />
Anne London Dannacher ‘87 & husband, <strong>Gulliver</strong> Antiques Roadshow - New York, April 2003 Bobbie and Jamie Irving ‘ 91,<br />
and John Phelan ‘82 Tanya Hayes ‘91, and Appraiser Ben Maria Vendi Boss ‘82 (middle) and guests Tanya Hayes ‘91, and Alex Hayes ‘92<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> Family Fun Day at the Seaquarium - Miami, May 2003 Ed Hill ‘83, Hugh Schmidt ‘87, and<br />
Seaquarium trainer and Lolita the whale Andy Hertz ‘85 and son Joshua <strong>Gulliver</strong> Alumni Kids Elizabeth Greenfield Taintor ‘92<br />
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Meet your<br />
Alumni Council<br />
Dear <strong>Gulliver</strong> Alumni:<br />
Emilio Nunez ‘83, John King ‘92, Laura Socket Keepax ‘85, Sandy Hicks Hunter ‘74,<br />
Greg Martini ‘79, Maria Vendi Boss ‘82, and Daniel Rodriguez ‘82<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> has produced over 3, 600 alumni worldwide and is recognized as one of the premier private<br />
schools in Florida and the United States. The alumni program was created, and is committed to, helping<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong>’s global alumni community members connect to their alma mater and each other in ways that are<br />
meaningful and mutually beneficial. As part of the <strong>Gulliver</strong> tradition of excellence, the alumni program<br />
strives to create a unique bond with its alumni to involve them in a lifelong relationship with their school.<br />
The Alumni Council is focused on creating events for <strong>Gulliver</strong>'s alumni to gather and strengthen their<br />
affiliation with the school. Alumni events include bi-monthly receptions, family events at area attractions,<br />
a Homecoming BBQ and football game, and the annual Ocean Reef Alumni Weekend. These events do<br />
not only occur in Miami; other events have been hosted outside of Florida. Alumni also participate in school events such as<br />
career day, where the alumni spend time with <strong>Gulliver</strong> students talking about different occupations. Information is shared via the<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> website and mailings.<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> has committed to the alumni program by acquiring an Alumni House, located at the Preparatory Campus.<br />
The facility is home to the Director of Institutional Advancement, the Director of Public Relations, the Dean of Faculty and,<br />
of course, the Director of Alumni Relations.<br />
As <strong>Gulliver</strong> reaches its <strong>50</strong>th year anniversary under <strong>Mrs</strong>. K’s direction, we are asking all of the alumni to participate in and<br />
celebrate this wonderful event. Information for this and other events can be acquired at the <strong>Schools</strong>’<br />
website: www.gulliverschools.com. Again, we encourage all of you to stay connected to your<br />
alma mater and contact us with questions, comments, or suggestions so that together we can<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> Alumni<br />
Council Committee<br />
build an association that serves you as effectively as possible.<br />
Jeffrey Bartel ‘84<br />
Joanna Gaines Barusch ‘72<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Maria Vendi Boss ‘82<br />
Lisa d’Adesky Cambell ‘84<br />
Lisa Lantinberg Engel ‘82<br />
Christopher Green ‘92<br />
Sandy Hicks Hunter ‘74<br />
Laura Socket Keepax ‘85<br />
Emilio Nunez '83<br />
Alumni Council President<br />
John King ‘92<br />
Melissa Birenbaum Leon ‘82<br />
Greg Martini ‘79<br />
Emilio Nunez ‘83<br />
Daniel Rodriguez ‘82<br />
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Albert Scalla ‘83
1976<br />
30 <strong>Years</strong> of History<br />
G U L L I V E R P R E P A R A T O R Y Y E A R B O O K S 1 9 7 3 - 2 0 0 2<br />
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Associate<br />
Director’s Report<br />
As a fellow alumnus, I am glad to see all of you coming back to <strong>Gulliver</strong> to support the<br />
many exciting current and upcoming projects. With Laura Sochet Keepax ‘85 on board as our<br />
new Director of Alumni Relations, we are confident that <strong>Gulliver</strong>’s alumni group will continue to<br />
grow in the coming years. Our local events, and even those in other states, have been well<br />
attended by so many of you that care about <strong>Gulliver</strong> and its future. Also, many of you have<br />
shared with me that it is fun to reminisce about old times and to meet up with friends you may<br />
not have seen in a while. I hope that you will continue to join us at our gatherings.<br />
As Associate Director of <strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>, it is my pleasure to report that we have experienced<br />
an outstanding year. From winning the state championships in several sports to garnering a national title for our music<br />
and engineering design programs, <strong>Gulliver</strong> continues to dominate the local media regarding education. We have many exciting<br />
changes in store for next year, including the commencement of an engineering program that we are confident will be a success.<br />
Our International Baccalaureate program continues to strengthen every year, and the Primary, Lower, and Middle school students<br />
always prove that success starts at an early age.<br />
The goal of <strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> is to provide a superior college preparatory education to all its students. As a way to enhance<br />
our nationally recognized programs and make <strong>Gulliver</strong> an even stronger preparatory school, we are embarking on several expansion<br />
projects that you may have read about in the spring issue of <strong>Gulliver</strong>. We greatly appreciate the support many of you have<br />
demonstrated in our efforts to provide our students with the best possible place to receive an education. Many of you comment<br />
on how <strong>Gulliver</strong> had a wide variety of courses, activities, and athletics for you to enjoy. This continues to be the case, and we are<br />
always looking for ways to improve the quality of these programs. Always remember that without your support, none of this<br />
would be possible. We are fortunate to have such a supportive alumni group.<br />
Best wishes for a relaxing and peaceful summer. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions about the<br />
future of <strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>. See you at Ocean Reef!<br />
John Krutulis<br />
Associate Director<br />
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<strong>Mrs</strong>. Krutulis and John Krutulis at the Prep graduation in 2003
During 2003-2004,<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> and the<br />
educational community<br />
will be celebrating<br />
<strong>Mrs</strong>. Krutulis’<br />
<strong>50</strong> <strong>Years</strong><br />
of extraordinary dedication.<br />
The anniversary is a year-long<br />
celebration, culminating in an<br />
Anniversary Gala<br />
in March of 2004.<br />
We want you to be a part<br />
of these historic activities.<br />
For updates on upcoming events,<br />
be sure to visit us at<br />
www.gulliverschools.com<br />
<strong>50</strong> <strong>Years</strong> of Excellence<br />
How Much do You Remember?<br />
1973 Boys Basketball Team<br />
1983 Chorus<br />
1993 Summer Fun<br />
1978 Cross Country Team<br />
1988 Cheerleaders<br />
1998 Pep Rally<br />
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QA &Rebecca<br />
Robbins<br />
with<br />
’88, Spokesperson for Slim Fast<br />
Rebecca Robbins ‘88 recalls her four years at <strong>Gulliver</strong> Prep and candidly discusses her transition from a self-conscious young<br />
adult to a national spokesperson for Slim Fast. A Pompano Beach resident, Robbins currently works as a make-up artist and<br />
says that helping women improve their self-esteem is what she likes most about her job.<br />
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Robbins on the cover of Woman’s World magazine<br />
Robbins 1988 Robbins 2002<br />
Q- Did you always know that you wanted to be a<br />
make-up artist?<br />
A-Yes, but I did try teaching for a while. It didn’t take long for me to realize that<br />
I wasn’t meant for that. I felt that I had difficulty with classroom management.<br />
I really just wanted to be a make-up artist.<br />
Q- Was education your major in college?<br />
A-Actually, I went to New York University, where I earned my Associate of Arts<br />
degree in Classical Literature. I then transferred to the University of Miami,<br />
where I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Theatre. At the<br />
University of Hartford in Connecticut, I worked on and earned a Masters in<br />
Education.<br />
Q- Did you go to school for make-up artistry?<br />
A-Yes, I went to Christine Valmy in New York City, where I studied make-up<br />
and skincare. I started doing make-up and infomercials even while I was in<br />
grad school.<br />
Q- What really motivated you to choose this field?<br />
A-I chose make-up artistry as a career because most of the time, when you’re<br />
doing make-up, you’re dealing with a happy occasion and helping women
improve their self-esteem. This is a serious issue<br />
in our culture. Make-up was something I was talented<br />
in, and I never feel as if it’s a job. I feel like<br />
I am helping someone every time I go to work<br />
and that I’m doing something that I love.<br />
Q-Wasn’t there something else<br />
that inspired you to choose<br />
make-up artistry?<br />
A-I struggled with self-esteem issues myself<br />
because of my weight. That inspired me to help<br />
women find their own brand of beauty. That’s<br />
what I do, help them find it.<br />
Q-Was this also what motivated<br />
you to become a Slim Fast<br />
spokesperson?<br />
A-Well, I was heavy in high school, which made it<br />
difficult for me socially. I was also overweight during<br />
most of my 20s. I tried every diet imaginable,<br />
and the only one that worked for me was Slim<br />
Fast. It took me about 2 years to lose 81 lbs.<br />
Q- And you’ve kept the weight<br />
off for almost four years.<br />
Congratulations!<br />
A-Thank you. Soon, I discovered that Slim<br />
Fast has a website. I decided to write the<br />
company a letter because I was so thrilled<br />
that I was thin. I had never been slender or<br />
even at a regular weight. I sent them before<br />
and after pictures and they contacted me.<br />
They asked if they could post my photos on<br />
the website and I said “sure.” After that, I<br />
received another call asking me to be a<br />
spokesperson. At that point, I didn’t even<br />
know that their were spokespeople.<br />
Q-I understand too that you<br />
appeared on the cover of<br />
Woman’s World magazine.<br />
A-Yes, the PR agency for Slim Fast said that<br />
they had shared my testimonial with the<br />
magazine. Woman’s World ended up<br />
doing a feature on me and putting my picture<br />
on the cover.<br />
Q-This is all so exciting for you.<br />
When you were in high school,<br />
or in your 20’s, did you ever<br />
dream something like this would<br />
be possible?<br />
A-Never, but I always knew that I could take my<br />
experiences and help others.<br />
Q-Did you feel as though others<br />
were there to support you, in<br />
high school and college?<br />
A-<strong>Gulliver</strong> really had a wonderful support system.<br />
I remember there was a support group<br />
for kids going through a crisis called “Rap with<br />
Bob.” You always felt that no matter what you<br />
were going through, there was someone to listen.<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> is a very supportive atmosphere.<br />
Even though I felt badly about the way that I<br />
looked, I never felt that I was alone. I also<br />
was very involved with academics and activities,<br />
which helped me focus on something<br />
other than my weight.<br />
Q-What were your activities at<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong>?<br />
A-I was involved in student government and<br />
was on the editorial board for the school literary<br />
magazine. And I loved the school newspaper.<br />
I had an incredible time with that. I was the<br />
editor of the <strong>Gulliver</strong> Gazette and I worked<br />
with some great teachers and staff.<br />
I struggled with self-esteem issues myself because of my weight.<br />
That inspired me to help women find their own brand of beauty.<br />
That’s what I do, help them find it.<br />
Q-Who do you remember?<br />
A-Cynthia Ketzle, Christine Hinde (Schmidt),<br />
Yvonne Kerrington, <strong>Mrs</strong>. Thompson and <strong>Mrs</strong>.<br />
Fitzgerald.<br />
Q-Most of them are still here.<br />
A-It doesn’t surprise me.<br />
Q-And academically?<br />
A-I really liked my classes. There was unlimited<br />
after school help, and as you went up the ladder,<br />
there was more pressure for you to push yourself<br />
to do your best. Every student could decide his<br />
or her way academically.<br />
Q-So, are you pleased with the<br />
way things turned out?<br />
A-Very, and I’d love to come back and visit<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> soon.<br />
Q-We’d love to have you. ■a<br />
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News Around<br />
Campus<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> Prep’s Music Program Experiences a<br />
“Monumental Year”<br />
2002-2003 was an extraordinary year for <strong>Gulliver</strong> Prep’s<br />
music programs. Under the direction of Ron Castonguay,<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong>’s Music Director and Performing Arts Department<br />
Chairperson, five ensembles, including the String Ensemble,<br />
Vocal Ensemble, Concert Band, and Jazz Ensemble, proved<br />
to be some of the most talented in the country. All of the<br />
Prep’s music ensembles, including the first year Full Orchestra,<br />
received first place at the All-Star National Music Festival,<br />
surpassing all others groups in <strong>Gulliver</strong>’s classification.<br />
G-PAWS Raise Awareness of the Florida Manatee<br />
Did you know that hundreds of manatees are killed or<br />
injured every year by boats in Florida? Or that a statewide<br />
survey conducted in January of 2000 produced a count of<br />
2,222 manatees and that their population may be declining?<br />
The <strong>Gulliver</strong> Prep G-PAWS do, and the protection of<br />
manatees has become a passion of the club’s members.<br />
Founded in 2000 by<br />
new <strong>Gulliver</strong> Alumni<br />
Jennifer Messina ’03,<br />
G-PAWS, the <strong>Gulliver</strong><br />
Preparatory Animal<br />
Welfare Society, is one<br />
of the most popular<br />
clubs on campus and<br />
currently boasts nearly<br />
G-PAWS member and the manatees at the Manatee Rehab Center 100 members. They<br />
decided to make 2002-2003 the year of the manatee and<br />
began collections for a release belt for a manatee. The cost<br />
of the belt is $5,000, which includes tracking the mammal to<br />
ensure its safety.<br />
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<strong>Gulliver</strong> Prep Music Program 2003<br />
Collectively, the five groups attended and competed at<br />
more than twenty festivals and concerts around the country.<br />
The growth and success of the <strong>Gulliver</strong> Music Program<br />
continues to be a source of pride for all members of the<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> family.<br />
Maribel Toledo, the club’s sponsor, contacted <strong>Gulliver</strong><br />
alumnus Andrew Hertz ’85, Vice-President of Retail Sales at<br />
the Miami Seaquarium, concerning a field trip to the Manatee<br />
Rehab Center. On the trip, the students participated in a<br />
touch-and-feed session with the manatees and became even<br />
more steadfast in their dedication to helping the friendly<br />
marine mammal.<br />
A resident of the Manatee Rehab Center is <strong>Gulliver</strong>, a<br />
manatee given the <strong>Schools</strong>’ namesake due to a previous<br />
donation. <strong>Gulliver</strong> was wounded in a boat collision and has<br />
been at the Center for two years. He has been released several<br />
times, but has been brought back due to injury. Unlike<br />
many of the other manatees, <strong>Gulliver</strong> is a prospect for<br />
release, although he is not a priority at this time.<br />
For more information on manatees, visit the Florida<br />
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s website:<br />
http://www.state.fl.us/fwc/psm/. To make a donation, contact<br />
The Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership, an organization<br />
committed to using the post-release monitoring program to<br />
enhance public knowledge, appreciation, and support of<br />
Florida manatees.
Engineering Team Wins National Competition<br />
The <strong>Gulliver</strong> Prep Engineering<br />
Team designed a suitcase to facilitate<br />
speed and accuracy in luggage<br />
searches at the airport and won first<br />
place at the National Engineering<br />
Design Challenge competition in<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
The students, working together<br />
very closely to not only design but<br />
defend and market the product as<br />
well, took a standard, soft-sided<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> Prep’s Engineering Team 2003<br />
carry-on bag and replaced the interior with clear vinyl and mesh compartments clipped<br />
with ring binders. This allowed the inspectors to simply flip through the suitcase rather<br />
than having to search through every pocket. The team won first place at the regional<br />
competition at Florida International University and was invited to participate at the<br />
national level in the state’s capitol.<br />
This little invention could bring $10,000 to the school. The team has entered<br />
their project in the Lemelson-MIT High School InvenTeam Grant Competition. If<br />
selected, their Time Traveler, a name they hope many will come to recognize, may be<br />
on the market soon.<br />
“A Landmark of Excellence” to be Unveiled<br />
For a greater part of the 2002-2003 school year, students in Beth Harrison’s<br />
Advanced Art class worked on a wall mural at the Academy Campus to celebrate<br />
<strong>Mrs</strong>. K’s <strong>50</strong> years with <strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>. The “masterpiece” details several landmarks<br />
around the Miami area, including Metro Zoo. At the center of the mural is <strong>Gulliver</strong><br />
Academy, with the caption,<br />
“<strong>Gulliver</strong> Academy<br />
2003 Celebrates <strong>50</strong><br />
<strong>Years</strong>. A Landmark of<br />
Excellence.”<br />
The official unveiling<br />
of the mural will take<br />
place on August 21,<br />
2003, to commemorate<br />
<strong>Mrs</strong>. K’s <strong>50</strong>th first day of<br />
school at <strong>Gulliver</strong>.<br />
“A Landmark of Excellence” wall mural, located at <strong>Gulliver</strong> Academy<br />
Students Attend Sex, Drugs,<br />
and Alcohol Seminar<br />
On March 3 and 4, the entire Prep<br />
and Pinecrest Prep student body, faculty,<br />
and staff were invited to participate in the<br />
on-campus seminar “Sex, Drugs, and<br />
Alcohol: When Are The Risks Too Great?”<br />
In place of regular classes, students attended<br />
professional-style seminars conducted by<br />
representatives from notable organizations<br />
around the community. Among the presenters<br />
were Abstinence Between Strong<br />
Teens, The Miami Coalition for a Safe and<br />
Drug Free Community, South Miami<br />
Hospital’s Addiction Treatment Program,<br />
Up Front Drug Information Center, Mother’s<br />
Voices, and S.A.V.E. Miami, a student antiviolence<br />
education program.<br />
Perhaps the most influential speaker<br />
was <strong>Gulliver</strong> Alumnus Saul Diaz ’99, who<br />
candidly spoke to the students about his<br />
drug addiction and his recovery. Diaz<br />
recalled to the students his experiences with<br />
substance abuse, what finally motivated him<br />
to seek help, and his long road to recovery.<br />
The goal of the seminar was to better<br />
inform the student body on the consequences<br />
of risky behaviors in which adolescents<br />
often engage. Recognizing the<br />
important role of parents in helping<br />
teenagers make wise decisions, a miniseminar<br />
was held the Thursday before the<br />
event for parents only. Sponsored by<br />
Mother’s Voice and organized by <strong>Gulliver</strong>’s<br />
Parent Connection, the main issue<br />
addressed was opening the lines of<br />
communication between parent and teen,<br />
allowing both to feel comfortable discussing<br />
potentially embarrassing topics.<br />
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Josh Schwadron ‘00<br />
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PINECREST RESIDENT JOSHUA<br />
SCHWADRON, A SENIOR AT THE<br />
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, HAS<br />
WON GQ MAGAZINE’S BIG MAN<br />
ON CAMPUS CONTEST.<br />
Schwadron, 21, in his third year at the<br />
Ann Arbor school, is majoring in economics<br />
and plans to return to school in the fall to<br />
earn his Master’s in accounting. He says he<br />
wants to be a New York investment banker.<br />
Calls for entry in the BMOC contest<br />
were issued last fall via campus media to<br />
students at universities across the United<br />
States. Students were asked to submit pro-<br />
files that included a list of their academic<br />
achievements and campus activities they<br />
were involved in, along with a photograph.<br />
Schwadron recalls that he was initially hesi-<br />
tant about entering.<br />
“I was sitting with a friend reading GQ, a<br />
magazine that I have been subscribing to for<br />
years,” he said. “We came across the con-<br />
test and it sounded cool, so he told me that I<br />
should enter. I thought I didn’t have a<br />
chance, but he convinced me and I entered.”<br />
More than 2,<strong>50</strong>0 entries were received<br />
in the contest co-sponsored by Pierre Cardin<br />
Grooming Essentials. GQ selected nine<br />
semifinalists to appear on its website and be<br />
featured in the Of Note section of the<br />
November issue. The semifinalists appeared<br />
on local television programs in Chicago,<br />
Memphis, and Dallas. Schwadron was not<br />
among the first to know that he was one of<br />
the nine finalists.<br />
“I didn’t give it another thought until a<br />
friend approached me in a bar and told me<br />
he saw my picture up on the GQ website.”<br />
he said. “It was then that I realized that all<br />
the emails that I had been receiving from<br />
GQ, that I had been deleting because I<br />
thought they were junk mail, were telling me<br />
that I had become a semifinalist.”<br />
Schwadron made his television debut in<br />
Chicago on the Fox network, where he<br />
modeled fashion alongside professional<br />
models. He and the other semifinalists were<br />
allowed to keep the $<strong>50</strong>0 worth of clothing<br />
they used for this appearance.<br />
After the television appearances, voting<br />
was opened up on the GQ website. People
were able to read the profiles and see the<br />
pictures of the semifinalists before making<br />
their final choice online.<br />
As the Big Man on Campus of 2003,<br />
Schwadron won an all-expenses-paid trip to<br />
GQ’s Hollywood Party on February 20 in<br />
Los Angeles, the day after the annual GQ<br />
Hollywood issue hit the stands. At the<br />
party, he had the chance to rub elbows<br />
with many of the celebrities featured in<br />
the magazine. Schwadron himself was<br />
pictured in the magazine, released on<br />
February 25.<br />
“His profile really attracted a lot of vot-<br />
ers because of his sense of style and the<br />
fact that he is well-rounded academically<br />
and socially,” said Carolyn Tribbla, senior<br />
publicist for GQ. “He is a good looking<br />
gentleman who deserves this recognition.”<br />
A former <strong>Gulliver</strong> Preparatory student,<br />
Schwadron played varsity basketball and<br />
was a member of the National Honor<br />
Society. In his senior year, he interned at<br />
Solomon, Smith and Barney in Coral Gables.<br />
Schwadron says he elected to attend<br />
the University of Michigan in order to experi-<br />
ence a change of seasons and escape the<br />
South Florida heat.<br />
“I didn’t like breaking a sweat going<br />
from my house to my car,” he said.<br />
At Michigan, Schwadron is president<br />
of Future Business Leaders of America<br />
and is involved in Project Outreach to help<br />
underprivileged children in the inner city<br />
areas of Detroit. He says he is happy<br />
that the GQ award came to him.<br />
“I think the people in the Midwest<br />
think an award like this is cool and they<br />
get more excited than the people in<br />
Miami would,” said Schwadron. “In<br />
Miami, everyone thinks they are models,<br />
and it would not have been as big a<br />
B Y A D A M S H A F F E R<br />
(Reproduced with the Permission of the Pinecrest Tribune)<br />
wins GQ BMOC contest<br />
deal there. Midwestern people are so<br />
much nicer in general.”<br />
According to Tribbla, this award might<br />
open up a modeling career for Schwadron.<br />
“It’s nice to be recognized and have the<br />
brand name of the leading men’s general<br />
interest publication behind you,” she said.<br />
“The GQ name carries a lot of weight in the<br />
world of men’s fashion.”<br />
Schwadron enjoys receiving the atten-<br />
tion of the local and national media, but at<br />
least for the time being he does not have<br />
any show business or modeling aspirations.<br />
“I think the coolest part about this whole<br />
thing is that the title will give me bragging<br />
rights for the rest of my life,” he said.<br />
“When I’m 51, I can tell my kids that way<br />
back when I really was a Big Man on<br />
Campus.” ■a<br />
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Jeff Baxter ’84<br />
and Amy Cox invite you to the…<br />
July 25-27, 2003<br />
Ocean Reef Club<br />
Key Largo, Florida<br />
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Jeff Baxter ’84 and Amy Cox had known each other since high school, although Amy was not<br />
a <strong>Gulliver</strong> student. They had long since lost touch until Amy decided to join a friend at Ocean<br />
Reef for the 2002 <strong>Gulliver</strong> Alumni Reunion weekend. Jeff and Amy reconnected there and<br />
were recently married. Who knows what will happen or whom you’ll meet at Ocean Reef.<br />
See you there!<br />
Amy Cox and Jeff Baxter ‘84<br />
Pictures of Last Year’s reunion next page
<strong>Gulliver</strong> Alumni Reunion at the Ocean Reef Club 2002
“THAT HOUSE WE LIVE IN, THAT IS OUR HOME<br />
AWAY FROM HOME,” SAYS MIKE.<br />
Chuck Tobey, 1981<br />
In 1979, Chuck<br />
Tobey came down to<br />
Miami from Peabody,<br />
Massachusetts, to interview<br />
for an opening in the<br />
Physical Education<br />
Department at <strong>Gulliver</strong> Academy. An hour There are several administrators and fac-<br />
after the interview, Chuck called his wife ulty and staff members who have been at<br />
Donna with the news that they were moving <strong>Gulliver</strong> many years, and the Tobeys are<br />
down to South Florida.<br />
among them. For over twenty-four years,<br />
“There was no doubt in<br />
the family has been a fixture at <strong>Gulliver</strong><br />
his mind,” Donna said.<br />
<strong>Schools</strong>. Chuck Tobey has been Director of<br />
“He told me all about the<br />
Athletics since 1986, previously serving as<br />
interview with Hank<br />
Langston (currently<br />
Donna Tobey, 1986<br />
the Director of Athletics at the Academy.<br />
Donna has served as the South Miami<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong>’s Dean of Faculty and Director of Campus Principal since the campus opened<br />
University Corporate and Community Affairs) in 1994. Before that, she taught jr. kinder-<br />
and about the nice ‘little lady with red hair’ garten and grade one at the Academy. Both<br />
who had hired him.”<br />
their sons, Mike and Tim, are alumni of<br />
Chuck remembers his <strong>Gulliver</strong>, with Mike recently<br />
initial meeting with <strong>Mrs</strong>. K, joining the <strong>Gulliver</strong> faculty<br />
and says that he didn’t as a Prep History teacher<br />
realize at first who she and the boys’ cross-coun-<br />
Tim Tobey, 1990<br />
really was. “I went into the<br />
office with this little lady<br />
try and JV lacrosse coach.<br />
Even Tim, a sophomore at<br />
Mike Tobey, 1981<br />
with red hair. It wasn’t until later that I realized Elon University, comes back every summer to<br />
how powerful that little lady was,” he says. work as a counselor at Camp <strong>Gulliver</strong>.<br />
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“All<br />
in the<br />
Family”<br />
“That house we live in, that is our home<br />
away from home,” says Mike.<br />
Chuck and Donna have witnessed<br />
many changes at <strong>Gulliver</strong> over the past two<br />
decades, and they have been there to support<br />
the <strong>Schools</strong>’ growth. They are most<br />
impressed with <strong>Gulliver</strong>’s commitment to<br />
improving and expanding facilities. Through<br />
the years, the Tobeys have witnessed the<br />
opening of three new campuses, the addition<br />
of a band, dance, and drama room, and<br />
the new 400-wing.<br />
Chuck is very proud of how far the<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> Athletic program has come. When<br />
be became the Director of Athletics at the<br />
Prep, his main focus was to establish a<br />
more consistent coaching staff. He wanted<br />
to start a winning tradition, where the students<br />
and staff weren’t content with simply<br />
winning Districts.<br />
“My first year,” Chuck recalls, “I was
The Tobey’s Now<br />
coaching football at the Academy, and I<br />
remember getting back on the bus and<br />
hearing the cheerleaders cheer. When I<br />
asked them why they were cheering, since<br />
we had just lost the game, they told me that<br />
they were excited because this was the first<br />
touchdown we had scored in over two years.<br />
I remember being stunned and just thinking<br />
how that mentality needed to change.”<br />
The <strong>Gulliver</strong> Athletic Program has<br />
indeed established a winning tradition.<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> dominates its district, and it is<br />
unusual when a team does not win the<br />
district championship. In 2002-2003,<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> won two state championships, and<br />
was once again named the Miami Herald<br />
Best Small <strong>Schools</strong>’ Athletic Program.<br />
And to whom does Chuck credit<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong>’s success? “It all comes down to the<br />
students, their commitment and their enthusiasm,”<br />
he says.<br />
The Tobey’s Then<br />
The Tobeys’ interest in <strong>Gulliver</strong> over the<br />
years has been two-fold; not only were they<br />
employees who cared greatly about their<br />
students, but they also had two sons who<br />
were benefiting from the well-rounded education<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> provides. Both Mike and Tim<br />
were athletes. Mike ran cross-country and<br />
track, and Tim played football, baseball,<br />
lacrosse, and ran cross-country and track.<br />
Chuck and Donna always enjoyed being able<br />
to attend all the games and support their<br />
sons in their athletic endeavors.<br />
Mike, who was actively involved in Film<br />
Studies at the Prep, says that all the support<br />
he received from <strong>Gulliver</strong> and from his parents<br />
made him want to return to <strong>Gulliver</strong> in a<br />
professional capacity. He says, “I got the<br />
offer at <strong>Gulliver</strong>. I knew it was an offer that I<br />
couldn’t pass up. This is the best first job<br />
you can get.” He says that <strong>Gulliver</strong> allows<br />
him the flexibility to devise news ways to<br />
teach and that he incorporates a lot of technology<br />
into his classroom.<br />
According to Mike, the Prep staff has<br />
been warm and inviting, and, aside from the<br />
initial occasional joke from some of his past<br />
teachers, he has been treated as an equal.<br />
Chuck and Donna are delighted to have<br />
Mike teaching at <strong>Gulliver</strong>. They say that it is<br />
a testament to <strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> that students<br />
desire to return and give back to their<br />
alma mater.<br />
“Our alumni are proud of our winning<br />
tradition and how strong <strong>Gulliver</strong> has become<br />
in all areas,” Chuck says.<br />
The Tobeys say that many of their most<br />
wonderful memories involve <strong>Gulliver</strong>, and<br />
that they are proud of the time that they’ve<br />
spent here.<br />
“I wouldn’t have it any other way,”<br />
Donna says.<br />
Her family agrees. ■a<br />
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Alumni Roll Call<br />
1970s<br />
Jim Hunter ’73 works for Miami Dade County Air Rescue as a<br />
helicopter pilot and has been married to Sandy Hicks ’74 for twentytwo<br />
years. Sandy works for <strong>Gulliver</strong> in the Alumni Office. They have<br />
two daughters, Bailey, 14, and Samantha, 9.<br />
Ms. Marilyn Roach ’73 is engaged to Keith Allen.<br />
Vinson Richter ‘76 has two sons, Davi and Andy, who attend<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong>.<br />
Lavigne Kirkpatrick ‘77 has five children: Christina Caren Wilson,<br />
d.o.b. 8/6/84; Melissa Ann Wilson, d.o.b. 8/6/84; Amy Elizabeth<br />
Kirkpatrick, d.o.b. 1/16/86; Bonnie Carole Kirkpatrick, d.o.b. 9/7/90;<br />
and Steven Neil Wilson II, d.o.b. 1/5/93. She has been a member of<br />
the Board of the Collier County Character Council since February<br />
2003.<br />
Tina Schrader ‘79 has been a pediatric occupational therapist<br />
since 1986. Tina married Gerard Collop in 1993 and moved to<br />
Charlotte, NC. They have two boys, Conner, 5, and Cameron, 3 1/2.<br />
Dr. Emily White ‘79 has a 7 month old daughter, Augusta. She<br />
recently returned from doing a piano concert in Leeds, England.<br />
1980s<br />
Meg Durshimer ‘80 returned to school after almost twenty years<br />
in journalism to get a Masters degree in Education. She would like<br />
to teach kindergarten or pre-kindergarten and says all her wonderful<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> teachers inspired her.<br />
Peter Ferris ‘80 and Petra Riechert ’80 are now married.<br />
Jodie Casanova ‘81 lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and<br />
her three girls and two boys, aged 3 to 11 years.<br />
Ms. Beth Notkin Goldberg ‘82 is married and has three children.<br />
She used to do legal recruiting work for New York City law firms but<br />
now stays at home with her children.<br />
Ricardo Nunez ‘82 has two children at the Academy in senior<br />
kindergarten and pre-kindergarten.<br />
Stuart Stephenson ‘82 is the proud recipient of the 2002 Alumni<br />
Award for “Most Changed - Who are you?”<br />
David Carroll ‘83 opened a brand new office in January 2003.<br />
Jane Chesebrough ‘83 is married with three children.<br />
Claudia Cockrell ‘83 has three children: Quinn, 7; Brooke, 4; and<br />
Grace, 2.<br />
Don d’Adesky ‘83 is married to another <strong>Gulliver</strong> alumni, Susan<br />
Pinosky ‘83. They have five children: Grant, Adam, Chelsey, Zachary,<br />
and Tari.<br />
Juan Robbin ‘83 continues nuturing his passion for airlines/flying<br />
and cars. He collects and races sports cars as a hobby.<br />
Diego Rodriguez ‘83 married on July 6, 2002.<br />
Don Weidenfeld ‘83 and his wife Julie have a 6 year old son,<br />
Justin.<br />
Shawnn Wieder ‘83 and her husband Rick have two daughters,<br />
Madison and Hunter.<br />
Malcolm Allen ‘84 has two children, Sophia (deceased) and<br />
Brandon. Malcolm became a licensed Lay Minister with The United<br />
Church of Christ and serves as Youth Pastor at the United Church of<br />
Sebastian.<br />
Jeffrey Bartel ‘84 is a member of <strong>Gulliver</strong> Board of Trustees. He<br />
is married to Cathy. Jeff won the 2002 Alumni of the Year “Big Red<br />
Award.”<br />
Mr. Robert Davis ‘84 and his wife Meghan have a baby girl, Mary,<br />
14 months.<br />
Lisa d’Adesky Campbell ‘84 has two children, Chaz, d.o.b.<br />
4/17/90, and Brittany, d.o.b. 8/16/92.<br />
Anna Feiler ‘84 has two children, Leah, 5, and Sarah, 4 months.<br />
Mark Fosmoen ‘84 is married to Susan.<br />
Piers Gisle ‘84 is married and has two children, Vivian, 6, and Carl, 2.<br />
Peter Hamilton ‘84 won a gold award for the annual report that<br />
he art directed and designed for the Federal Reserve.<br />
Susan Kirk ‘84 has two children, William, 4, and Benjamin, 1. She<br />
lives in Marietta, Georgia, with husband Scott and two sons. Susan<br />
owns a business which does event and floral design, and she also<br />
works for a shelter which provides crisis care for battered abused<br />
and neglected children and young adults. Her husband is an interior<br />
artchitect.<br />
Michael Kaminer ‘84 has accepted a new position as Associate<br />
General Counsel with WCI Communities, Inc., a residential real<br />
estate development company.<br />
Marco Lim ‘84 and his wife Carla have three children: Alexia,<br />
Sasha, and Marco Jr.<br />
Linda Golkar Monshizadei ‘84 is married to Dr. Ramin<br />
Monshizadei and has two children, Arman and Arezu.<br />
Joe Shostak ‘84 bought a new home in Elmurst (Chicago area),<br />
where he lives with his wife Judy and their daughter Jessica, 7,<br />
and son Jake, 5.<br />
Robert Skaggs ‘84 just became a father for the third time. He<br />
works as a Power and Natural Gas Trader for Teco Energy Source, Inc.<br />
Ms. Flora Stamatiades ‘84 is currently National Director of<br />
Actor’s Equity Association. She is working on her second Masters<br />
degree in Union Leadership & Administration.<br />
William Trattler ‘84 received the “Curtis D. Benton Jr. M.D.<br />
Outstanding Young Ophthalmologist Leadership Award” from the<br />
Florida Society of Ophthalmology. He is in private practice as a<br />
Corneal Transplant/Lasik Specialist with the Center for Excellence in<br />
Eye Care and is a voluntary assistant professor at the Bascom<br />
Palmer Eye Institute.<br />
<strong>Mrs</strong>. Joanne Field Weaver ‘84 is married to Gene Weave and has<br />
two children, Luke and Wyatt.<br />
Karen Amar-Saruski ‘85 is a Doctor of Chiropractic. She was<br />
married in 1995 to Stan Saruski. They have two boys, Elliot 4, and<br />
Justin, 1.<br />
Ana Hughes Freund ‘87 and Enrique Freund ‘89 with<br />
daughter Carolina<br />
Jodie Forman Casanova '81 and her children; Stefano, 11;<br />
Dillan Elizabeth. 9; Jordan, 7; Alexa, 5; and Arin Felicia, 3<br />
Courtney Julia Levinson, daughter of Matt Levinson '89<br />
Steven Clarkson ‘85 and his wife Becky have a 2 year old son,<br />
Holden.<br />
Lisa Coluccio Cearnal ‘85 is married and has a 3 year old daughter,<br />
Lauren.<br />
Nancy Crandall ‘85 has an daughter, 11, and a son, 4.<br />
Joseph Hassan ‘85 has 4 children: Christian, 5; Olivia, 4; Nicholas,<br />
2; and Carolina, infant.<br />
Deborah Heinl Johnson ‘85 is married to Todd. They have a 2<br />
year old daughter and another on the way.<br />
Andrew Hertz ‘85 is Executive Vice President of Retail Operations<br />
at the Miami Seaquarium. He is married to Jana and has a son<br />
Joshua, 1.<br />
Carmen Montoya ‘85 has two children, Stephanie Alexis d.o.b.<br />
12/17/96, and Christopher Alexander, d.o.b. 7/14/99.<br />
Jennifer Paulk ‘85 married Garland Paulk in November of 1999.<br />
She spent 2001-2002 in London working in sales.<br />
Gregory Roll ‘85 recently married to Vicki, has one daughter<br />
Ashley, 7, and two step-daughters, Kristen,12, and Lauren, 7.<br />
Gregory is back in Orlando.<br />
Peter Ferris ‘80 & Petra Riechert ‘80.<br />
their 20th reunion and married in<br />
Blair Loveland ‘85 and daughter, Kac<br />
Stephanie Dreyfus ‘84 and her son
i<br />
They met during<br />
December 2001.<br />
Julien<br />
Doug Eaton ‘90 and his wife Molly married on March<br />
15, 2003.<br />
Children of Claudia Schmidt Cockrell ‘84<br />
Nicholas and Kyle, sons of Craig Atkison ‘86<br />
Andrew ‘85 and Tara Hertz<br />
Lucia de Sola ‘85, Mateo de Sola ‘85, with their children<br />
Mateo and Daniela<br />
Jack, son of Trisha Teal Bonilla '90<br />
Laura Sochet Keepax ‘85 became <strong>Gulliver</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> Director of<br />
Alumni Relations in January 2003.<br />
Lucia de Sola ‘85 is the mother of two, Nicolas, 4, and Daniela, 2.<br />
Stephanie Transue Emmerson ‘85 has two children, Raymond,<br />
d.o.b. 2/13/00, and Renee, d.o.b. 1/27/02.<br />
Craig Atkison ‘86 and his wife Jodi have two children, Nicholas, 4,<br />
and Kyle, 18 months.<br />
Meredith Ann Tattler ’86 married Scott Lowell Podvin on May 31,<br />
2003. She graduated from Emory University and received her MBA<br />
from the University of Miami. She owns an office supply and coffee<br />
service company.<br />
Keith Warshofsky ‘86 started his own criminal defense firm. He<br />
has two children.<br />
Crystal Blaylock ‘87 has two children, Matthew, 3, Cameron, 1.<br />
Anne Dannacher ‘87 graduated from Wharton Business School.<br />
She is married with two children, Charles and Caroline, and works<br />
as an investment banker.<br />
Jose de la Hoz ‘87 is married to Nilsa. They have a son, Lucas<br />
Javier, born 8/12/01.<br />
Anabelle and Patrick Jr., children of Patrick Dean ‘85<br />
Pamela Webb ‘95 and her parents<br />
George Pappas '85 and Suzy Piccini'84 on their<br />
wedding day<br />
Enrique Freund ‘87 has been married since 1998 to Ana Hughes<br />
‘89. They have a daughter named Carolina Victoria, 2. Enrique<br />
recently was appointed Director of Trade Committee for the British<br />
American Chamber of Commerce.<br />
Lisa Grisson ‘87 married Daniel M. Grissom on October 7, 2001.<br />
Rebecca Kollaras ‘87 married Dimitri Kollaras in May of 1999.<br />
Brian Lawrence ‘87 has a son, Drew Steven, 2, and a daughter,<br />
Stacy Jill, 7 months.<br />
Jonathan Tyson ‘87 works for Autodesk, a software development<br />
company that makes programs such as AutoCad. He also owns 3D<br />
Power Tools and is starting a children’s resale clothing store with<br />
his wife.<br />
Jill Kotkin Bershad ‘88 and her husband have two children,<br />
Jessica, 2, and Jack, 2 months.<br />
Lauren Ilvento Curtin ‘88 married Dale Curtin in May 1997. They<br />
have a son, Timothy, 2.<br />
Peter Dreyfuss ‘88 has two children, Andrew, 2, and Samuel 9 months.<br />
Aura Duque ‘88 left her job to be with her son, Daniel Joel Duque,<br />
2, full-time.<br />
Lisa Lantinberg Engel '82 and son Dillon<br />
Raquel Salume ‘93 and husband Robert Rebres<br />
Danielle, daughter of Laura Cohen ‘89<br />
Ramon Martinez ‘88 completed his MBA in September and is<br />
expecting his second child.<br />
Carolyn Swanson ‘88 was married to Brody Highland in Portland,<br />
Oregon, on October 12, 2002.<br />
Pam Taddeo ‘88 gave birth to Matthew Ross Taddeo on January<br />
21, 2002. She is a retired teacher. Pam’s husband Ross is an orthodontist<br />
in East Orlando.<br />
Francisco Di Mise ‘89 and his wife Maryalejandra had a baby<br />
boy, Francesco, in December 2002.<br />
Ena Diaz ‘89 was elected to serve as Vice President of the Cuban<br />
American Bar Association and was appointed to serve as a Director<br />
on the Friends of WLRN Board.<br />
Doris Ruiz-Dopazo ‘89 has two children, Heleina Anne, d.o.b.<br />
8/14/98, and Nicholas Alexander, d.o.b. 1/24/01. Heleina started<br />
school at <strong>Gulliver</strong> Academy in 2002.<br />
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Maria Casares ‘89 is completing her dissertation for a Ph.D. in<br />
Counseling Psychology.<br />
Kim Nevins ‘89 has a daughter, Elizabeth Lynn, 2. She established<br />
a private practice in Internal Medicine in August of 2002.<br />
1990s<br />
Trisha Bonilla ‘90 has a baby boy, Jack, 1.<br />
Lea Cilbrith ‘90 just finished her Masters in Special Education at<br />
Georgia College and State University. She has been married to Bob<br />
Cilbrith for six years. Lea lives in and is restoring a historical<br />
Victorian house built in 1909. She has been teaching for nine years<br />
at the elementary level in public school.<br />
Lani Drody ’90 gave birth to first child, Eugene William Drody IV<br />
(“Will”), in May 2001.<br />
Douglas Eaton ‘90 married Molly Osendorf on March 15, 2003.<br />
Federico Grande ‘90 married Annette Barreau on March 1, 2003.<br />
Shelley Margolis ‘90 had her first child in January 2003.<br />
Nicole Martinez ‘90 has a daughter, Caitlin, 2.<br />
Ivonne Norniella Stephens ‘90 has two children, Christopher, 3,<br />
and Matthew, 10 months.<br />
Lisa Roth ‘90 is a member of Actors Equity, and a founding member<br />
of “A Live Act,” an educational theater company. She is working<br />
on her Ph.D. in Expressive Arts Therapy.<br />
Maria Silva ‘90 stays at home with her three children.<br />
Ivonne Stephens III ‘90 married Eddie E. Stephens III ‘89 in 1994.<br />
They have two sons, Christopher Trent, 3, and Matthew Tate, 1.<br />
Carlos Gomez-Estefan ‘91 married Holly Coleman on June 7, 2003.<br />
Erik Herzfeld ‘91 lives in Tokyo and trades FX options.<br />
Vanessa Villacian ‘91 is a licensed psychologist.<br />
Sonia Arraut ‘92 has moved back to Miami and is currently<br />
attending U.M to receive her M.B.A.<br />
Otto Borroto ‘92 is working on his fourth spec home on Key<br />
Biscayne. He recently completed a design for a residential building<br />
on Tiger Tail and 27 Avenue intersection.<br />
Christine Brennan ‘92 had her first baby in August of 2001 and<br />
her second in February 2003.<br />
Eliza Graham ‘92 left EMI Music after six years and just started a<br />
new job with Big Bang.<br />
Philippe Diener ‘92 is in charge of Data/IP services for Central<br />
America and US.<br />
Maitee Fernandez ‘92 married on November 18, 2000.<br />
Jason Hersh ‘92 has a son, Brendon, 1.<br />
Jeffrey Kalish ‘92 married in May 2000 to Bonnie Sherman, Ph.D.<br />
He is working on research in Vasculary Surgery.<br />
John King ‘92 has a daughter, Sophia, 1.<br />
Patrick Larco ‘92 has a son, Tyler Patrick. They are expecting their<br />
second child.<br />
Bianca Solorzano ‘92 moved to New Jersey to become a news<br />
anchor/correspondent for MSNBC.<br />
Tori Tucker ‘92 is getting married on July 12, 2003.<br />
Cristina Fernandez ‘93 graduated from law school in May 2001.<br />
She passed the PR Bar Exam. Cristina married Fernando Dellano in<br />
August 2002 and is working at the law firm Totti & Rodriguez Diaz<br />
in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.<br />
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Uri Fisher ‘93 publishes papers and conference presentations on<br />
National Security and the Information Age.<br />
Miriam Rebres ‘93 married on July 27, 2002, to Robert A Rebres.<br />
Josh Wien ‘93 recently married.<br />
<strong>Mrs</strong>. Brandy Murphy Keenan ‘94 is married. She is an art gallery<br />
director and painter and has been in a few group shows in Manhattan.<br />
Dawn Medina ‘94 was in a show called Tis Pity She’s a<br />
Whore, Katie and is currently in The Foundation.<br />
Fernanda Pinzon ‘94 graduated from FIU in 1997 and moved to<br />
London, England, to work for Lloyd’s of London Insurance for almost<br />
two years in the Marketing Intelligence Unit. Fernanda then moved<br />
to Los Angeles, California, to work in product placement for<br />
Universal Studios. In 2002, she moved back to Florida to work for<br />
the Cisneros two non-profit foundations, Venezuela Sin Limites and,<br />
most recently, ChildWeb.<br />
Morgan Fitz McDonald ‘95 and her husband Brent are moving to<br />
North Carolina after she finishes Vanderbilt Medical School.<br />
Georgette Amaro-Mustelier ‘95 works as an account executive<br />
in charge of marketing for a title insurance law firm.<br />
Justin Firestone ’95 was named Vice President of Sports<br />
Marketing for Marquis Jet Partners, Inc.<br />
Mathew Plasky ‘95 is living in and loving New York City. He<br />
works as Project Engineer Coordinator for A.C.S. (Audio Command<br />
Systems).<br />
Danielle Polley Bowen ’95 is married to Michael Bowen ‘95 and<br />
they have a daughter, Porter Anne, 5 months.<br />
Bryant Tenorio ‘95 is working on his Masters in Latin America<br />
Studies and Journalism.<br />
Manolo Zubiria ‘95 recently spent eight months working in<br />
Geneva, Switzerland, in private banking. He returned to the United<br />
States to work on a graduate degree.<br />
Tanya Van Kampen ‘95 moved to Chicago in 2001 to work at a<br />
photography studio in Evanston.<br />
Briana Garman ‘96 married Russell Garman on August 10, 2002,<br />
on Miami Beach.<br />
Ms. Brigitta Herzfeld ‘96 works for Lehman Brothers. She moved<br />
to Japan to study Japanese<br />
Ms. Virginia Pedroletti ’96 has been attending law school since<br />
the fall of 2002.<br />
Luimar Martinez ‘97 is working on a Masters in Marine Biology<br />
and working full time in a research lab.<br />
Catalina Ochoa ‘97 is getting married in July 2003.<br />
Gina Pelaez ‘97 started teaching SAT Prep and British Literature at<br />
<strong>Gulliver</strong> Pinecrest Preparatory School last August.<br />
Eduardo Testa ‘97 is an active member of the USA National Beach<br />
Soccer Team that travels all over the world.<br />
Mr. Ryan Gardner ‘98 is opening an art gallery.<br />
Kimberly Gonzalez ‘98 graduated with Honors in Spring 2002.<br />
Kimberly Hinds ‘98 graduated in 2002 and plans to attend<br />
graduate school.<br />
Megan Leo ‘98 is attending medical school at the University of<br />
Florida.<br />
Ariana Paraskos ‘98 is a teacher and is working on a Ph.D. in<br />
Child Behavioral Psychology.<br />
Daniel Simon ‘98 married on May 26, 2002, to H. Lyla Simon.<br />
Dana Bushong ‘99 is attending University of San Diego Law<br />
School. She married in May 2002.<br />
Morgan Sall ‘99 is in her junior year at University of Colorado at<br />
Boulder. She is currently at a semester at sea around the world for<br />
103 days.<br />
Mr. Tyler Schwartz ‘99 made the Dean’s List of the University of<br />
Colorado in 2002 and National Dean’s List for Outstanding College<br />
Students in 2002.<br />
Michael Spies ‘99 is a three time College Gymnastics Association<br />
All-American Scholar Athlete.<br />
2000s<br />
Kimberli Barrett ‘00 is attending Junior College.<br />
Mr. Brian Dosal ‘00 made the Dean’s List for three out of four<br />
semesters and is a member of the Varsity Men’s Fencing Team.<br />
Isidro Jauregui ‘00 spent his spring break surfing in Costa Rica.<br />
Cristina Koniver ‘00 successfully completed a summer internship<br />
at Univision in Miami.<br />
Lara Paraskos ’00 successfully completed her studies at Emory<br />
University and is applying to medical school.<br />
Christina Smith ‘00 starred as Hermia in A Midsummer<br />
Night’s Dream main stage production at FSU.<br />
Sarah Smith ‘00 has the part of Atlanta in the opera Xerxes at<br />
New England Conservatory Light Opera Company.<br />
Daniel Figueroa ’01 is attending the University of Miami as a<br />
sophomore this year. He is on the Hurricane Baseball team and<br />
may land in the school record on his way to becoming one of the<br />
best leadoff hitters in all of college baseball.<br />
Charles J. Koniver ’01 started in all twenty-three games in soccer<br />
at American. The team went on to the NCAA Division I Playoffs and<br />
ranked 15th in country.<br />
David J. Thornton ‘01 made the Dean’s List first year, and he is<br />
enrolled in the Jerome Fisher Management Technology Program at<br />
the Unniversity of Pennsylvania. He is an officer for Signa Alpha<br />
Epsilon Fraternity.<br />
Christian Agudelo ’02 is entering his sophomore year at Duke<br />
University.<br />
Amanda Blakley ’02 is playing on the Baylor Soccer Team and is<br />
loving school.<br />
Nelson Dellis ’02 is entering his sophomore year at the University<br />
of Miami.<br />
Jacqueline A. Savinon ’02 is entering her sophomore year at St.<br />
Mary’s College, Notre Dame.<br />
The <strong>Gulliver</strong> Alumni Association is developing a<br />
business network online. Information will be<br />
available soon.<br />
Also, if you are interested in offering internships to<br />
our current students or alumni in college, please<br />
contact us with details.
A letter from Robert Moser<br />
to the many friends of Mike Garvey:<br />
Dear Friends,<br />
It was really unbelievable to hear that Mike<br />
Garvey passed away. What a horrible tragedy. I<br />
wish I was writing about a celebration, but<br />
instead I am writing about remembering our<br />
friend and classmate. It was great to see some<br />
of you at Mike's funeral, and I know many of you<br />
didn't even know the news until now. I apologize<br />
for that. Everyone who knew Mike liked him very<br />
much. Sometimes life just isn't fair. His wife<br />
Paula and their infant son, Mike Jr., were over at<br />
my parent's house for a "Video Party" and<br />
beach/pool/beer/BBQ on March 15. It was suggested<br />
that we create a video of Mike's friends to<br />
tell Mike Jr. stories about his father and collect<br />
photos of Mike and his friends to be put into an<br />
album courtesy of Pat Deen.<br />
I also must let you know that Mike's widow and<br />
son are experiencing great financial difficulty and<br />
need some financial assistance during this most<br />
difficult time. They have very little to live on and<br />
we would like to make a special collection for<br />
them to help with their living expenses. A donation<br />
on their behalf will be greatly appreciated.<br />
Additionally, please don't forget about the trust<br />
that was created to assist Mike Jr. with his future<br />
educational needs.<br />
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Robert Moser<br />
In Memoriam:<br />
Mike Garvey<br />
giving and charismatic…<br />
will be missed by his many friends and family<br />
Michael Garvey ‘85<br />
GARVEY, MICHAEL OGDEN, 35, passed away<br />
unexpectedly on December 27, 2002 in Watertown,<br />
Connecticut. A native Miamian, his life-long love of the<br />
ocean and nature led to several entrepreneurial enter-<br />
prises, including the care and breeding of exotic rep-<br />
tiles, and Reef Concepts, a business which supplied<br />
clients with custom designed and built salt water<br />
aquariums. He was president of Rapid Modular<br />
Building, and upon his move to Connecticut in 2002, he worked as lead installer<br />
with Sunrooms of Connecticut. A giving and charismatic person, Michael will be<br />
missed by his many friends and family. Michael is survived by his loving wife,<br />
Paula Velicka Garvey, and their infant son, Michael Ogden Garvey, Jr.; parents,<br />
Betty Ogden Garvey and Malachi Garvey of Miami, FL; brother, David Batcheller,<br />
Jr. (Patrice), of Charlottesville, Virginia; sisters, Wesley Van Leer and Jan<br />
Fransella of Miami, FL; nieces, Sophia and Emma Tsaoussis and Yvonne<br />
Batcheller; nephews, John Fransella and Edgar Batcheller. A memorial service<br />
was held at 3:30 p.m. on January 8th, 2002 at Church of the Epiphan.<br />
Donations may be made for the benefit of Michael Ogden Garvey, Jr. payable to<br />
trust account #0209611636 in care of Webster Bank, 712 Main St.,<br />
Watertown, CT 06795.<br />
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