CLASS NOTES

Charles Ghigna, English ’67, master’s in English education ’70, also known as “Father Goose,” is the author of more than 100 books for children and adults. His new book is “The Father Goose Collection of Poetry.” A collection of his children’s poetry, it features gold-gilded pages, a builtin ribbon bookmark, and a subject index for librarians, teachers and parents. Ghigna lives in a treehouse in Alabama.

Ed Silverman, education ’71, has been living and working in Sonoma County, California, since 1973.

Jasmine Lynch, education ’71, master’s in education ’79, retired as a guidance counselor at Suncoast High School after more than 36 years as an educator in Palm Beach County. She served as associate pastor of the West Palm Beach Seventh Day Baptist Church since 2014 and was a hospice volunteer for several years.

Bill Penney, finance ’78, has been president and CEO of Marine Bank in Vero Beach since 2010. He currently serves as chairman of the Florida Bankers Association.

Rick Ferrell, ocean engineering ’83, retired from the Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana, with more than 39 years of federal government service.

Kyle Forbes, education ’92, master’s in education ’07, is the head baseball coach at Palm Beach State College. He recently earned his 600th win as a college baseball coach.

Clara Bennett, international business ’04, received the corporate award on behalf of the Boca Raton Airport Authority from the Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative. She is executive director at Boca Raton Airport Authority.

Christina Rose Cernansky, political science ’04, was nominated for “Woman of the Year” by the Idaho Business Review for her work in suicide prevention. She has lived in Idaho for seven years.

Terry Dooley, master’s in history ’09, volunteers at the Elliott Museum in Stuart, which celebrates the history of the surrounding area through art exhibits, a collection of antique cars and more.

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David J. Haycock, finance and real estate ’02, was named regional vice president of sales, B2C - East Region, at MASA MTS. The company is based in Plantation, and provides coverage for emergency medical transportation.

Erick Solmes, management information systems ’06, received the Outstanding Small Business award from the Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative. He is the president of Simplitfy, an information technology professional managed service provider.

Rebecca Tobin, master’s in exceptional student education ’13, lives in Broward County, and is a special education teacher for Broward County Public Schools.

Janet Young, communications ’20, is a financial analyst and part-time yoga and meditation teacher.

Sharonda Boone, MBA and M.H.A. ’22, was promoted to director of corporate compliance for AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies. In her new role, she oversees Medicaid and Exchange health plans in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio and Delaware.