Unforgettable CLASS NOTES 1984 Jennifer Spar Brafman ’84 married Keith William Staffen on April 10, 2010 at the Ritz Carlton in Fort Lauderdale, FL. 1 Jennifer is the Director of SaaS Strategic Business Services for Ultimate Software in Fort Lauderdale. She graduated from Tulane University School of Engineering and received a master’s degree in Business from the University of Florida. Keith is the Talent Management Solutions Lead for Ultimate Software in Fort Lauderdale. He graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania Business School with a degree in Business Marketing.
1988 Bethenny Parisella Frankel ’88 married Jason Hoppy on March 28, 2010 at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York 2 City. The newlyweds welcomed their daughter, Bryn Casey Hoppy, on May 8, 2010. Bryn arrived five weeks early and weighed only 4 lbs. 11 oz. Bethenny told People Magazine, “We’re so thankful and lucky to have a healthy baby,” and that she’s looking forward to strolling around the Big Apple with Bryn. “This is the new me now.”
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1991 Lorann Birr Davis ’91 welcomed second son, Marshall, on October 17, 2009. Lorann said, “My sons, Mitchell and Marshall, are so much fun! I’ve definitely got my hands full but it is so worth it.”
1994 Jennifer Platz Bruda ’94, her husband Mike, and son, Glenn Turner Bruda (age 6), welcomed Margaret “Maggie” Alice Bruda on September 14, 2009. Maggie weighed 8 lbs. 1 oz. and was 19.5 inches long.
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Gregory Lakin ’94 married Margaret Hamm on November 28, 2009. Adam Bond ’94 and Ian Tussing (attended PCS ’82 - ’86) were groomsmen. Next year Greg will be chief resident in plastic surgery at the University of Rochester. He recently completed a two-year plastic surgery research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania 5 and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where he won several national grants and awards for his basic science research on cleft and craniosynostosis biology. Margaret is in the master’s program at the University of Rochester studying to be a nurse practitioner.
Alexander Guyott ’95 married Megan Elizabeth Ortiz on April 23, 2010 in Charleston, SC. PCS alumni Andrew Wetenhall ’94, Daniel Reiter ’95, and Juan Sanabria ’95 also attended the wedding. The newlyweds cur7 rently live in Santa Monica, CA. Jamie Marx Atlas ’95 and her husband, Jordan, were blessed with their first child, Harper Leonard Atlas, who was born on May 4, 2010 at NYU Medical Center in Manhattan. Harper weighed 6 lbs. 12.8 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. The happy 8 family lives in New York City.