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Michele Segal and husband Richard Worth ’91 with sons Gregory and Lawrence
Andrew gave a TEDx presentation titled “Finding Freedom by Living Tiny”; he gave another presentation on the movement at the Mother Earth News Fair over the summer. Andrew also continues to present about straw bale construction, which he describes as one of his many passions. Richard Worth is proud to announce the birth of Gregory Benjamin last May. Gregory joins his brother, Lawrence (2).
1992 Jessica Mayer Herthel’s first children’s book, I Am Jazz, was published in September by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin. The book is a first-person account of a transgender child, real-life teen activist Jazz Jennings. The book was recently named one of the top LGBT books for children by the Associated Press. Jessica lives
Jessica Mayer Herthel ’92 with her new book, I Am Jazz NEWARK ACADEMY
Baby Aria, daughter of Suzanne Paragano Kane ’92
in Fort Lauderdale with her husband, Jason, and their three daughters. She considers herself a passionate straight ally and currently serves as the director of the Stonewall National Education Project, which networks LGBT-inclusive school districts nationwide.
1993 Contact: Timothy E. Herburger burgermac@mac.com Jed S. Rosenthal jedrosenthal@gmail.com
After surviving a battle with a rare form of cervical cancer in 2011, Suzanne Paragano Kane is pleased to announce, along with her husband Jimmi Kane, the birth of their daughter, Aria, on May 16. They also have two boys: Dylan, an eighth grader, and Justin, who is in sixth grade at Newark Academy. Last August, Maria Teresa McNeilly-Anta ’93 and her husband celebrated their daughter Isabela’s First Holy Communion in Spain. The event was held at El Parador de Gondomar where The Pinta docked on its historical return voyage from the New World. To celebrate the joyous occasion Eva San Pedro ’97 traveled to Spain along with former faculty members
Maria Teresa McNeilly-Anta ’93 (far right), with children Kennedy ’20, Isabela and Sebastian, husband Brad, and Joseph and Carolyn Borlo
Dr. Teresa San Pedro and Joseph Borlo who carried out his godfather responsibilities perfectly.
1994 Contact: Pamela Helfant Vichengrad pamelavich@hotmail.com
1995 Contact: Rasheea S. Williams Hall rasheea@hotmail.com
Chris Jenkins married Lauren Braunschweiger on June 14 in Rochester, NY, with NA classmates Jennifer Feldman Foy and Matt Lillard in attendance. The couple met while working for the Buffalo Bills, where Chris is the team’s executive director of media relations. They now call Buffalo home.
1996 Contact: Jason S. Granet grizo1222@yahoo.com Andrew Slutzky andrewzky@gmail.com
Ryan Howard and his wife are happy to report that their daughter, Madison Joelle, was born on September 29, 2014.
Mom, dad and big sister Brooklyn (3) are so excited for their new blessing. Jamal Parker and Stephanie Baldwin were married last September in Jekyll Island, Georgia, joined by 120 family and friends.
1997 Contact: Amanda Rubinstein Black amandahblack@gmail.com
Ryan Howard and his wife, Stephanie, welcomed their second child, Madison Joelle, on September 29.
1998 Evan Michelson is happy to report that his second child, Seth Ezra, was born on July 3. Seth and big sister Mira are enjoying getting to know one another. Evan is a program officer for energy and science at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He recently earned a PhD in public administration from the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University.
1999 Contact: John C. Gregory Jcg681@gmail.com