Class agent: Mr. Matthew Metzger 707 East Saddle River Road Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 metzgemb@bc.edu Julian Waksal, an MD Candidate at Tufts School of Medicine, together with brother Zachary ’04 and Julia Fehrenbach, is one of the co-founders of Building Blocks for Change, a charity that is dedicated to setting up sustainable projects with international aid. Most recently, they have set up a health clinic and education facility in Kibera, Kenya, which Julian visited this summer. In a March update to classmate Matt Metzger, Julian, who heads up the sustainable healthcare development endeavors arm of the charity, wrote: “The childcare and nutrition class/feeding program is up and running. The benefits this will have on children’s development and nutrition is enormous. In addition, mothers have the ability to attend class and work throughout the rest of the day, which is an incredible benefit to the women of the community. This area of the program has already doubled since February, and the demand is outstanding. The HIV/AIDS testing, maternal care and cervical cancer screening will begin once we have health board approval, which we are waiting on now. We have the rooms set up now (2) and all equipment purchased for this Phase 1 launch. We plan to start the pilot phase this summer when I go to Kibera. We have a local nurse and community leader, named Lameck, dedicated to the project as well.” Find out more at Buildingblocksforchange.org.
Many Congratulations to Matthew Johnson ’08 on his marriage to Jackie Conese in Newport, RI on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Among the guests were many MKA grads: Back row l-r: Omar Ahmed ’08, Best Man Derek Philips ’07, Will Johnson ’10, the bride and groom, Sarah Johnson ’06, Kathrine Philips ’09, Annie Johnson ’19, Yaz Bhote ’13, MH Johnson ’13 Front row l-r: Andrew Culbreth ’08, Johnny Borbone ’08 and Mark Philips ’13
2009 5TH REUNION OCTOBER 25, 2014 Ms. Jane Stanton 240 South Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 jrs670@aim.com Class agent: Mr. Brian Purcell 89 Davis Avenue Bloomfield, NJ 07003 prephockey98@aol.com Congratulations to Kaan Yarar on receiving a yearlong financial coaching fellowship at the Capital Good Fund in Providence, RI. Kaan, who graduated from the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business Administration in May, plans to join the Peace Corps and continue his quest to fight poverty around the world.
Jane Stanton ’09 (far right) with her parents, Tom and Anne, and younger sisters Bridget ’14 and Charlotte ’16 enjoying Bridget’s graduation from MKA.
2010 Ms. Devon Barrett 109 Llewellyn Road Montclair, NJ 07042 dlbarret@princeton.edu Class agent: Mr. Matthew Palmisano 51 Grover Lane West Caldwell, NJ 07006 nbovals@att.net First and foremost, congratulations to the Class of 2010! It has been four years since our graduation from MKA, which means
that many in the class have just recently graduated. A special congratulations is extended to Matt Palmisano, who graduated from The University of Richmond with a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership Studies and a double major in Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Law, concentrating in Economics. At graduation, Matt was the recipient of the Richard A. Mateer Award which is a Commencement Award given to the Richmond College senior who has made the most outstanding contributions to student life. Following graduation, Matt will be joining Governor Chris Christie’s Advance Team as a full-time employee.
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