ALUMNI CLASS NOTES UPDATES 1 | Thomas Marshall ’14 was production designer/SFX on the short film “Manifest Destiny,” released in July. He is currently working on season four of the Comedy Central show “Nathan for You.” 2 | Jacob Gardenswartz ’14 led interactive anti-bullying sessions at Parker Grade 9 orientation in September through his organization, ImpACT on Stage. 3 | Tara Reed ’09 was featured in the September 2016 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine for her app, Kollecto, which she created without coding experience, and for her work consulting with other entrepreneurs. 4 | Robert Battaile ’65 wrote and produced the “Valley Fire Song” and music video to thank and benefit the firefighters, first responders and those affected by last year’s fire in Northern California. 5 | Emily Wier ’06 spent the summer of 2016 as an intern in the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change. While there, she worked with the Domestic Policy Council to support implementation of the President’s Climate Action Plan. In September, Emily returned to Yale University where she is working on her master’s degree. Her research focuses on urban climate change mitigation policies, with an emphasis on transportation and land use. After graduation, Emily hopes to work on developing effective climate 50
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policy for the federal government. 6 | Kramer Sharp ’05 is co-founder of Certified Employee-Owned (Certified EO), a program that gives employee-owned companies the tools to grow their businesses and recruit top talent while spreading awareness of employee ownership worldwide. 7 | Jason Snyder ’93 and his son Matthew enjoyed a Cardinals game at Busch Stadium (not pictured: Jason’s wife, Kathryn). Jason teaches physical education and coaches the golf team at Southwest High School. He is on track to complete his dissertation this spring and receive a doctorate in education through Azusa Pacific University. 8 | A group of past and present AP Photo students gathered in June 2016 to catch up with photography teacher Mark Byrne. Back row: Briana Sanchez, Class of 2018, Erika Sanchez ’09 (Loyola Law School), Alexa Sherman ’09 (master’s program at Chapman University), Jona Plevin ’15 (Carleton College), Mark Byrne, Alejandra Goines ’16 (Barnard College), Matthew Greer-Gentis, Class of 2017, Margaret Oswald, Class of 2017 Front row: Emma Considine, Class of 2017, Shannon Partrick ’09 (co-founder and Creative Director of Bookish), Catherine Brandon ’16 (University of California, Davis), Alia Kiran ’10 (master’s program at London School of Economics) PHOTO CREDIT: Andrew Rubin ’05 (manages Symptom Media with his brother Matthew Rubin ’02)
9 | Melissa Arbar ’02 and Kristin Faulk ’07 graduated with Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees from Western University Health Sciences in May 2016. Melissa is starting an anesthesiology residency at Riverside University Health System and Kristin is starting a pediatric residency at University of New Mexico.
10 | Holly Bauer ’87, Assistant Director of Writing at UC San Diego, received the university’s Saltman Distinguished Teaching Award in May 2016. Holly was selected for her creativity, innovative teaching methods, ability to motivate students to actively seek out knowledge, and extraordinary level of teaching commitment. She thanked Sally Ramert, a beloved retired Parker teacher, in her acceptance speech. 11 | Quan Bui ’08, Alex Gipsman ’08 and Josh Hillman ’08, founders of “Future Physicians of Francis Parker Club” in 2006 with Zac Jurkowski ’08, are pictured here with Alex’s 14-month-old daughter. Quan graduated from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and is starting an internship in internal medicine at UCSD. Alex was married in 2014 and is attending Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Josh is attending Sachler Medical School in Tel Aviv. 12 | Austin Martin ’13 presented his interactive education tool, Rhymes with Reason, at TedxBrownU in April. Rhymes with Reason integrates hip-hop music with a culturally relevant curriculum designed to engage underrepresented students in middle school and high school and increase their academic proficiency. 13 | Audrey Yang ’14, Patrick Riley ’14, Torri Johnson ’14, Kim Svatos ’14 and Megan Roudebush ’15 attended the Relay for Life in April at Drake Stadium. The UCLA students attended to support cancer survivor and Parker faculty member Dave Johnson (pictured center). Torri was a team captain for the event.