ONLNEWS Karin Florencio (nee Melling, 1987). I left NLCS after O Levels in 1985, when my mother moved to the Midlands. From an all girls school, I experienced a complete culture shock by going to a boys school (Solihull School - which at that time only took girls in the sixth form). I obtained my BA in German at the University of Bristol, where I stayed to complete an MA in Legal Studies to convert to Law. I trained as a solicitor at Allen & Overy in London, where I qualified into the Litigation Department in 1996. I left A&O in 2002 to become JP Morgan Chase's first in-house litigator to be based in London (and outside of the US), where I had responsibility for the Bank's litigation in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In 2007, I was invited to be Standard Bank Plc's first Head of Litigation, where I currently enjoy sparring on their behalf in jurisdictions as diverse as North America, South America, the Far East and (slightly nearer to home) Jersey and the High Court in London! In April 2011, I married Fernando Jorge Lopes Florencio ("Jorge") at The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great in Smithfield, London. We had a beautiful day, marred only by the fact that Jorge's immediate family from Portugal (and a number of our guests) were stranded overseas due to volcanic ash. Two of our overseas guests who made it, however, were Sabina Roth and her brother Peter, the children of Loni Loeffler who led the Ludwigsburg end of the NLCS German Exchange and with whom I have been friends since I went on the exchange in the early '80s!
Suzy Taylor (nee Field, 1987) has held her first solo exhibition at the Oak Studios in Hampstead. Suzy specialises in papercutting art pieces and has been running workshops from her studio at her home in Oxhey. She has recently won two prestigious commissions: one is to produce papercut designs for the Pottery Barn in the US which will be used as part of their teen bedding range (The Pottery Barn is part of the famous American retail group Williams-Sonoma); and the other is for The Movement for Reform Judaisim in the UK where she is producing papercut artwork for a new Passover Hagaddah to be used in communities across the country. Annabel Sowemimo (2008) was ranked No. 2 Rare Rising Star 2011 in the Rare Rising Stars Awards in September. The awards showcase the incredible achievements of the best black students in the UK, as judged by Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP, Trevor Phillips, Chair of the
Commission for Equality and Human Rights, and Jean Tomlin, HR Director for London 2012. The ceremony at the Palace of Westminster was the culmination of a year-long search that considered thousands of black students and whittled them down carefully to produce the final list of ten Stars. The candidates were judged across five different categories: determination, depth of achievement, contribution to community or society, breadth of talent, and initiative and leadership. Roberta Klimt (2006) has been awarded a Graduate Research Scholarship from UCL for her PhD in Milton’s Latin and Italian poetry as well as being granted full funding for her course. Razmi Farook (1992) writes to say that she is currently based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia working for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Her role covers 36 countries
Alison Moore (nee Sale,1968) has entered into the heady world of retirement in 2011. Alison previously worked at the Information Department at the national HQ of Citizens Advice. She is now enjoying a different life in the Scottish Borders with her husband who also retired as a GP from his Watford practice. Sophie Ratcliffe (1993) has edited the book PG Wodehouse: A Life in Letters published by Hutchinson in November 2011. Susannah Price (1995) has produced a docu-drama The Boarding School Bomber. The programme was shown on BBC 3 in November 2011.
in the Asia Pacific region where she is involved in the areas of advocacy, policy and diplomacy. Previously she was Head of Core Programmes for the IFRC in Sri Lanka during the war and throughout the initial post-conflict phase. Rachel Busse-Reid (nee Busse, 1984) is living and working in Hertfordshire. Rachel is involved in the pharmaceutical industry in Early Development. She was married in 2008 to Brian after 10 years and two children together. She tells us that ‘sisterhood prevails’ and she is constantly bumping into ONLs, most recently at a rehearsal with the Hertford Choral Society. Vanessa Engle (1980) has produced a three part documentary series entitled ‘Mon£y’ for the BBC. The series aired on BBC 2 in November/December covered three episodes of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Couples and finally Forty Grand.
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