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for addressing ADD and ADHD— a job that is now being held by Jessica Neufeld ’07! Emily Capkanis ’07 is the latest alumna to return to Calhoun’s classrooms—but this time as a faculty member and coach! This spring, Emily taught Middle School art classes as a maternity replacement for Amy Konen. Earlier in the year, she served as head coach for the Middle School Cross-Country team while acting as an assistant teacher for photography classes in the Upper School. This summer, she expects to be teaching art classes at JCC Manhattan, on the Upper West Side. Sam Scarritt-Selman ’08 returned to New York this summer to take on a summer associate role at the law firm Dechert LLP. Sam is entering his third and final year at University of Michigan Law School, where he serves on the Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review. Daria DiLello ’09, who graduated from Bard College with a BA in photography in 2013, works in the
photo department at Vogue.com while continuing to do freelance photography jobs in her spare time. Many of her own projects focus on current feminist concerns, and her work is influenced by her background in psychology. See her work at www.dariadilello.com.
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s Lauren Capkanis ’10 appeared this past spring in a new play called Harper Regan, written by 2015 Tony Award winner Simon Stephens (Best Play for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time). In the “isn’t it a small world” category, the play was directed by Terry Schreiber— parent of alumna Katie Schreiber ’06—and neither actress nor director knew about the Calhoun
Gabe Berenbaum ’12 debuted his first album, Start Again, which was released on April 21 and features a collection of twelve pop-rock tracks. As a composer, singer-songwriter and guitarist, Gabe draws on elements of jazz, pop, rock and R&B to create his work. The album was the culmination of three years of work—including videos filmed in Vail, CO, last winter. Gabe graduated in May from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, magna cum laude, with a bachelor’s of music in media writing and production, and a minor in creative American music. The Start Again album is available on both iTunes and Spotify; listen to clips and see more at www.gabrielberenbaum.com.
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connection! Since graduating from Emerson College in 2014, Lauren has been performing onstage, in web series and in film, and in 2015 was named Best Actress by the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival for her role in the film Summer Breeze. When she’s not performing or auditioning, Lauren can often be found playing the role of substitute teacher at Calhoun! Laura Daar ’11 is back in New York after having graduated from the University of Connecticut, and she has taken a position as a research technician at the Hospital for Special Surgery. She attended her 5th Reunion with classmates in June. Denisse Jerez ’11: “I am currently working at a firm called Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, which practices intellectual property law. I am a legal assistant and planning to go to law school within the next two years. I am also on the board as president of a nonprofit organization called Kubemas, an after-school program that tutors students who go to school in the South Street Seaport district.” Willy Kane ’11 regrets he was unable to attend his five-year reunion, but the good news was, it was the day of his graduation from the City Year AmeriCorps program, a national service program that trains teachers and then places them in underserved public schools. As part of his training this past year, Willy taught an eighth grade English class in San Antonio, TX. Next year, he’ll begin teaching at YES Prep Public Schools, which operates 15 schools in Houston. Willy graduated in 2015 from Washington University in St. Louis with a BA in history.
Alumnae/i Babies Wear Calhoun Proudly! Let us know about your newest addition, and we’ll send you a Calhoun Baby-T as a gift from the Alumnae/i Office! Send details and hi-res photos to: Bart Hale ’00, Director of Alumnae/i Relations, bart.hale@calhoun.org, or submit online at www. calhoun.org/alumniupdates.
Thank you to baby Arya, daughter of Yokasta Tineo ‘03, for modeling our Calhoun Baby-T!
SUMMER 2016