1994 Thom Bishops (Tarek Bishara) recently starred opposite Richard Gere, Steve Buscemi, and Jena Malone in the film Time Out of Mind, and appeared in The Tale opposite Laura Dern, Common, and Ellen Burstyn and The Jingoist, written by Norman Mailer’s son, John Buffalo Mailer. � Jon Marrelli is Director of Primary & Behavioral Health Integration at NYU-Lutheran. He works on innovative projects to bring medical and mental health services together to provide integrated care, a new approach that is a more effective way to treat patients and at lower cost. Those interested in psychology should feel free to reach out to him. 1995
Kate Bernstein has worked for reality show Made as a writer-producer, and subsequently as a supervising producer, co-executive producer, and executive producer overseeing the entire series. Now, as a screenwriter, she writes stories about gender, race, and social justice issues. � David Crystal’s company, Crystal Clear Tutors, is the first known SAT/ACT and college prep company to offer a money-back guarantee that clients will get into a top-50 university.
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Alyson Fox, who fell in love with liver transplant surgeries during medical school, now specializes in transplant hepatology. Fox takes care of patients before and after their surgery, acting as a counselor and forming a close relationship with them. Additionally, Dr. Fox is medical director for the living donor program at Columbia University Medical Center, along with working as an assistant professor in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at Columbia University, where
she teaches both medical students and interns. � Christine Tortora founded her own “Made in Florence” handbag brand in 2013 called ViaBuia (dark street in Italian)! This endeavor has been so rewarding, reconnecting Christine with many old friends through shared enthusiasm. Check out www.shop.viabuia.com.
2000s 2001 Rolando Mathias capped off
Matthew Wallack recently was promoted to Director of the Public Accounting Group at The Forum Group. The Forum Group is a New York Citybased, full-service, veteran-owned recruiting firm that has been in business for over 40 years. He leads a team that places mid-level and senior level positions within CPA firms across the country. � David Alperin’s clothing store, Goose Barnacle, keeps growing, and this fall he will launch his own collection of menswear. The store also had a recent full-page feature in The New York Times.
his modeling career with a full-page spread in GQ and a three-page spread in Men’s Health. He subsequently left the fashion game and moved on to his long-term plan and passion, working as a UX designer where he tries to design thoughtful, elegant interfaces for desktop and mobile applications. � Ksenia Winnicki presented her paper, “Declassifying and Reclassifying Medieval Werewolves,” at the University of Hertforshire in the UK last September. She is also a senior publicist at Tor Books. � Rudi Hanja is busy in the residential real estate market as one of the top agents at Brown Harris Stevens, alongside his father, Siim. They were recognized as the highest producing team in their new Flatiron office for 2015.
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Jennifer Behrends says, “People are a passion of mine! That’s why I work for Belfor, the leader in integrated disaster recovery. I also have a small private practice as a Transformation Coach. What drives me is being a proud wife and mother of three beautiful children, Layla, Orion, and Elijah. This world belongs to them, so if I can make a difference, I will do just that!” � Henry Greenidge returned to Brooklyn after living in Washington, D.C., for five years. He is now working at the New York City Mayor’s Office as a Senior Policy Advisor.
Chief Resident in Urology, and classmate Dr. Christian J. Zaino, M.D., Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, worked at the Brooklyn VA Hospital this summer. They enjoyed working at the VA, as their operating rooms overlook the back fields of Poly. Dr. Atallah is applying for a fellowship in laparoscopic endourology, and Dr. Zaino will be a fellow in hand surgery at the University of Chicago this summer. � Evangeline Arapoglou moved to Lima, Peru in 2013 to be with her husband, Alberto. Alberto and Evangeline met while studying for their MBAs at Duke University. Since living in Lima, she has been working as the Head of Fixed Income Distribution, Peru, at Credicorp Capital.
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Class of 1986 Front Row: Gabrielle Scarpaci, Alicia Maresco, Laura Torrado-Malley. Second Row: Christine Cochrane, Carla Sinatra, Deborah Guarna, Karen Rappaport, Naomi Kirkman. Third Row: David Wilson, Jennifer Baker, John Regan, Robin Bramwell-Stewart, John Williams. Fourth Row: Andrew Koven, Melissa Monahan, Caleb Epstein, Scott Katen, Julie Flansbaum, Bryan Lev-
ell. Class of 1991 Front Row: Ronald Cino, James Brusco, Frederick Lansigan, Jodi Quintiere, Tracy Factor, Jessica Brooks, Vincent Tortorella, Peter Volpe. Second Row: Michael Samuels, Joseph Tasso, Candace Ryan, Shawn Frankel, James Regan, Elizabeth Somers, Christian Davenport. Third Row: George Hubela, Marc Brownstein, Beth Jacobs, Taikwan Wright, Maria Tandon, Anna Tuyl, Glenn Prager. Fourth Row: Michael Sturtz, Michael Grossman, Timothy Harkins, George Staphos, Philip Kelly, Becket Sorce, Jeffrey Trimarchi. P O LY P R E P M AG A Z I N E FA L L 2 016
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