Our New Trustees 2016-2017
Our New Trustees 2016 -2017 Krista Nicklaus moved from
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Rice Lake, Wisconsin to Orlando in 1990 to attend the Southeastern Academy of Travel and Tourism, after which she re-located to North Palm Beach to manage the Travel Incorporated agency, an industry leader in executive, individual and group travel. In 1997, she opened Eloquence Fine Jewelry & Gifts in North Palm Beach, the area’s most trusted a n d re c o m m e n d e d j e w e l e r, offering custom-designed pieces.
co-Chief Investment Officer of Lighthouse Partners, a global alternative investment firm. He made the South Florida area his home after several years working for a hedge fund based in Bermuda. Kelly, a graduate of the College of William and Mary, recently served as grade chair for The Benjamin School Annual Fund. He resides in North Palm Beach with his wife, Lily, and two children: Alexander, a TBS third grader, and two-yearold daughter, Annabelle.
Krista and her husband, Steve, a 1981 TBS alumnus, have three children who currently attend The Benjamin School (since PK4): Stevie (grade 11), Nicole (grade 6) and Taylor (grade 3). For the past two years, the couple has served as co-chairs of the BASH Gala. Krista remains actively involved in her children’s school and sports activities, and enjoys volunteering in the classroom as a “Team Mom.”
Sandy O'Connor is a 1982 graduate of Boston College School of Management, where she received a BS in Finance. After earning her MBA from Babson College, Sandy was employed at Copley Real Estate Advisors in Boston, Massachusetts, where she served in various capacities, including financial analyst, asset manager and portfolio manager. She became a principal of the firm in 1988 and remained until 1996 when the firm merged to form AEW Capital Management, L.P. Sandy was married to the late Joe O'Connor for 24 years and together they have four children: Jerry, a 2014 Benjamin graduate and current junior at Yale University, and triplets Chris, Katie and Joey, members of the TBS Class of 2017. Sandy has been an active Benjamin parent since relocating from Boston in 2001, serving as co-chair of BASH Pizza Days, Grandest Friends’ Day and the BASH Gala, as well as volunteering on numerous committees during her 15 year tenure as a Benjamin parent.
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Christopher Sorenson, o r i g i n a l l y f ro m Av o n P a r k , Connecticut, is a graduate of Rollins College where he majored in English literature and minored in business. After working in San Francisco at Salesforce. com, he returned to the East Coast and earned an MBA from Emory University. Since 2006, Christopher has been employed with Carling Technologies. The business, founded by his greatgrandfather in 1920, focuses on the design, manufacture and sales of industrial electrical/electronic products. Currently, Christopher oversees the company’s international operations, which consist of European sales and distribution, manufacturing in mainland China and sales throughout Asia-Pacific. Christopher and his wife, Christine, are involved in several School activities as active volunteers at TBS. The couple’s two daughters, Sage (grade 4) and Elle (grade 1), have attended TBS since PK3. The family enjoys traveling, fitness, boating and many of the outdoor activities South Florida has to offer.
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