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Kalenach Wichter ’87 and family at a breakfast honoring her mother.
(Clydesdale Division), which
qualified him for the World
Championship Clydesdale Triathlon
in Miami for 200+ pound athletes.
He finished second in the world in
the 40+ division. He is presently
training for the Ford Ironman Lake
Placid in July 2008, which consists
of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike
ride, and a 26.2-mile run. D.J.
married his wife, Kristen, in 2003
and they live in Jupiter, Florida,
where he is in real estate and she
is a personal trainer and aerobics
instructor.
Kalenah Witcher is still employed
as a school psychologist in the
ever-evolving city of Newark. She
is completing her doctoral studies
at Rutgers University, and in her
spare time enjoys local politics and
recruiting for her undergraduate
school. Aliyah, her cousin, is now
11 years old and a blossoming
beauty who excels as a dancer and
fifth grader. Kalenah’s brother, DJ
Kaleem ’93, travels the country
sharing his musical talents from his
home base in Los Angeles. Her
sister, Kanileah ’89, with her
husband Mark, has a three-year-old
child, Kalimah, who is a joyful
addition to the family. She also
reports that her cousin, Amoni
Witcher ’97, recently had her
first child and is happy and doing
well. Dr. Michele Howard
Kinderman ’87 and her husband
have two children, Simon and
Calvin. Michele is a practicing
psychologist. In October 2007,
Kalenah and Kanileah met up with
Drs. Kia Calhoun Grundy ’89
and Onika Popo James ’88. They
were attending a breakfast honoring
both Dr. Grundy and their mother,
Kathleen Witcher. Kalenah is sorry
that she missed her 20th Reunion.
She thinks of her classmates often
and hopes all is well with them
and their families.
1988
20th REUNION
Wendy Genet Kaplan
83 Duxbury Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
wgkap@comcast.net
(917) 330-0656
Melissa Dollinger Shein
17 Broadview Road
Westport, CT 06880
msheinus@yahoo.com
(203) 227-4420
Joey Rae Siegel has had a very
exciting year so far, and she has
never been happier! In January, her
brother, Robert Siegel ’85, and his
wife, Julia, had boy-and-girl twins.
Joey was married on February 23,
and her new name is Joey Rae
Kenjorski. She is looking forward
to her 20th Reunion and can’t wait
to catch up with all her classmates.
Joey is presently the assistant
general manager of an upscale
catering facility in northern New
Jersey. She also breeds and shows
Dachshunds, and has done quite
well in shows such as Westminster.
Wendy Genet Kaplan just relocated
from Short Hills, New Jersey, to
Longmeadow, Massachusetts. She
is married with two children, Myles
and Lucy. Besides being very busy
with her children, Wendy has her
own business in market research.
She also operates another business
with her sisters, including NA alum
Jill ’83, selling cashmere products,
leather products and monogrammed
clogs (www.3sistersny.com).
Melissa Dollinger Shein is
looking forward to the upcoming
Class Reunion. She and Wendy
Genet Kaplan have been busy
trying to track down classmates
and encourage them to attend
Reunion this fall. It has been great
fun talking with old friends, and
Melissa looks forward to seeing
everyone in just a few short months.
She advises all her classmates to
get in touch with the Alumni Office
at Newark Academy and update
their information.
Jason Steinhart and his wife have
two wonderful children. Their