93 20th Reunion If you would like to be part of planning the Class of 1993’s 20th Reunion please contact Jordan Bastien, Director of Alumni Relations, alumni@abingtonfriends.net or 215.576.3966.
1994 Katie Medori Barthelet writes, “My husband Bruno, son Luca (now 4 1/2) and I, welcomed our son and brother Gabriel into the world on May 5, 2011.”
1997 Mike Haberman writes, “I’m happy to share with you the newest addition to the Haberman Family. Justin Spero Haberman was born on Friday, August 31, at a fighting weight of 7lbs 4oz. Both Michele and baby Justin are home and doing well. Dad is thrilled. We were able to honor Michele’s Uncle with Justin’s middle name.” Brian Shaper writes, “I completed my MBA with a focus in Accounting this August from LaSalle University. I am still working at Merrill Lynch and am in the process of looking for a new job in compliance within the company. My girlfriend and I recently rescued a greyhound named Spanky, and have been having a lot of fun taking him on lots of adventures with us. I still live in the city by the art museum and have no intentions of moving as I love the city life.”
Ceremony, meditation with a Buddhist monk, and a Jewish ceremony. Jenna and Jeremy reside in New York City where he is a partner at 212 Media, and she is president of Press Play Productions and is about to launch a second company, I Will Save the World.
Laura Zingle writes, “I’ve been living in San Diego the last two years, pursuing an MFA in Stage Management from UC San Diego (one of the top two programs in the country). I recently joined Actors’ Equity Association (the professional union for actors and stage managers), and worked on the world premiere musical Hands on a Hardbody at La Jolla Playhouse, which is headed to Broadway in the spring. I still keep in touch with several friends from AFS, and miss being close enough to visit!”
2000 Dan Dratch is currently a history teacher at Church Farm School in Exton, PA. He and his wife Kristyna are the proud parents of one year old Joshua.
2001 Becca Ball and her husband, Jack Blacketer, are living and working in NYC as well as touring with the Philip Glass opera, "Einstein on the Beach".
2002 Jordan Campbell is living in Manhattan and teaching Technical Theatre at Brooklyn Friends School.
03 10th Reunion If you would like to be part of planning the Class of 2003’s 10th Reunion please contact Jordan Bastien, Director of Alumni Relations, alumni@abingtonfriends.net or 215.576.3966.
1999 Jenna Arnold wed Jeremy Goldberg of Dallas, Texas, this past August at the Seeds of Peace camp in Maine. The 3-day event embraced a range of traditions, in true AFS spirit, ranging from Color Games, a Talent Show, an Indian Baraat, a Red Tent
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Ben Conrad has graduated from the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Philadelphia University. He received a Bachelor of Psychology degree from Temple University in 2008. Leslie Groverman writes, “I just moved back to the area from Boston. I am working at Barberella salon in Ambler, PA, as a hairstylist!”
2004 Jeff Attix writes, “I graduated from University of Baltimore School of Law in 2011, and have been living and working in Baltimore.”
2005 Matthew Ball is living in Providence, RI, and is working as a software engineer in Boston. Andrew Baranak graduated with a Masters of Industrial Design from Georgia Tech in the spring and is now living and working full time in Atlanta, GA, as a Research Scientist and Industrial Designer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. David Staples has returned to Philadelphia and is working in Airport Operations at Philadelphia International Airport.
2006 Emily Deutsch writes, “I finished grad school in May with a masters degree in education, specializing in reading. I’m now living in New Hampshire teaching at a preschool and loving it! If anyone’s in the area, let me know! I hope everyone is doing well!” Rachel Gitlevich writes, “I’m currently an animator on Adult Swim’s show ‘SuperJail!’. We’re wrapping up the third season scheduled to air at the end of September!”
2007 As of June 2012, Jane Esslinger has completed her first year of a two-year program teaching Spanish at Chalmette High School in St. Bernard parish, suburban New Orleans, for Teach for America.
Becca Foxman writes, “I recently graduated from the Cornell Hotel School. Currently I am working with Valley Shepherd Creamery to open an on-premise creamery and grilled cheese shop at the Reading Terminal Market some time in November. I will be operating manager and chef at the location. Before Cornell, I graduated from the Culinary Institute of America with a degree in culinary arts. I left a job at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as a manager in order to work with Valley Shepherd.”