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Ryan Jungwook Hong, chairman and largest shareholder of Herald Corporation, has launched a new corporate vision since he returned to the group in 2012 after four years as a lawmaker in the Korean National Assembly. The new vision, titled “Re-imagine! Life beyond Media,” is aimed at expanding the group’s presence beyond the media industry to become a unique lifestyle brand by adding eco-friendly materials and foods initiatives to Herald’s existing information and knowledge businesses. Spurred by the initiatives, the group expects to grow tenfold within next 10 years. Founded in 1953 as “Korea’s Window to the World,” Herald has continued to grow as an innovative information-knowledge company. Its information businesses include newspapers, television, magazines, and online and mobile news services, while the knowledge businesses offer customized language education via English villages, language institutes, and kindergartens. Herald and related companies were acquired by Hong in 2002 and have since achieved consecutive years of growth and profitability. In line with the new vision, Herald Ecochem, an eco-friendly materials producer, and Herald Ecofarm, an organic-natural food and beverage company, were founded in 2012. Herald Design Week, Asia’s leading design forum, and Herald Artday, Korea’s most popular online art auction service, have also been launched. Read more at www.jwhong.com/en Katie Handy Lesher writes, “I am living in Mill Valley, Calif., with my three children Eliza (12), Abby (9) and Jackson (7) and husband Andrew. I am loving my job as director of merchandising at Serena & Lily, a home decor company based in Sausalito. I just saw Nicole Clark Eades in NYC. I am looking forward to our 25th reunion next spring and seeing old friends.
Michael Minadeo ’90 and wife Lisette Pineda were united in marriage at St. Ireneaus Catholic Church on the October 20, 2012.
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Elad I. Levy has been appointed Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. According to Michael E. Cain, MD, Dean of ’90 Michael Minadeo and Lisette Pineda UB’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, were married at St. Ireneaus Catholic Church on after a comprehensive national search, “Dr. Levy the October 20, 2012. Michael is a game designer rapidly emerged as our top candidate possessing based in Los Angeles. Lisette is a CPA and controller the administrative, scientific, clinical, leaderfor a large engineering firm. The couple lives in ship, and visionary skills needed to move the Anaheim, Calif. Fellow Choaties Mark Doctoroff and Department forward.” Bob Vanech ’86 were at the wedding. Robert Rubey co-founded an environmental services business located in North Dakota ’91 Last April 20 was designated Dana Lawson focused on gathering and disposal of wastewater Pounds Day in Manatee County, Fla., in recognition associated with the production of oil from the of her contributions to the local community. In Bakken and Three Forks formations. The business 2007, she and her husband, Jim Pounds, founded employs 30 individuals and handles more than Nature’s Academy, which introduces students to 25,000 barrels of wastewater per day. sustainable agricultural practices and other ecological concepts. So far, it has involved more than 25,000 students from 41 states. Dana was also recently recognized by the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation as a “Community Hero” for establishing a program to provide free annual field trips to all Manatee County fifth-grade students. Martin J. Morrison, III, MD has completed his fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. After spending six years in Philadelphia, he is moving to Redlands, Calif., to join the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Loma Linda University School of Medicine as an assistant professor. He is being joined by his wife, Bronwyn Carlson, MD, who is also joining the faculty as an assistant professor in pediatrics, and their three-year-old daughter, Lakelyn. Along with fractures and orthopedic trauma, Marty specializes in pediatric hip disease, scoliosis surgery, pediatric sports disorders, limb deformity, and clubfoot care.
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Last April 20 was designated Dana Lawson Pounds Day in Manatee County, Fla., in recognition of her contributions to the local community. Her company, Nature’s Academy, introduces students to sustainable agricultural practices and has involved more than 25,000 students from 41 states.