ary-pushing Latin artists. Currently, she is at work on her fourth album, a children’s record and a series of accompanying books, to be released in 2015.
and I are expecting our first child, a baby boy, and we are over-the-moon excited about it. I hope my newfound motivation to write a class note will inspire some of you who we haven’t heard from in a while to let us know how you are doing. Sending all my best wishes to everyone! From Mandy:
Missy Woodruff Mccormick ’95 with her husband Kevin and her children (left to right): Cameron, Jackson, and Connor
Cy Shafto Bernardoni ’94 with her husband and sons Cynthia (Cy) Shafto Bernardoni may be found on the North Shores of Chicago with her husband Michael and sons, Charlie and Beckett.
Emelia and Audrey Batcha, daughters of Alex Batcha ’94
Alex Batcha lives in Montclair, NJ with wife Kari, daughters, Emelia and Audrey. He has been working in advertising with Disney/ABC in NYC for 15 years. He also continues to write/perform stand-up comedy, keeping the dream alive!
1995
Melissa Woodruff Mccormick 257 South State Street Newtown, PA 18940 215-550-6596 mwoodruf99@yahoo.com Hi everyone!
It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since we all graduated! I had the pleasure of attending one of the performances of the Upper School musical, Once Upon a Mattress, and being back at PDS brought back so many wonderful memories. Things are great with me here in Newtown, PA. My kids, Connor (9), Jackson (5½) and Cameron (3½), keep us busy! I am still directing/choreographing the middle school musical at Chapin School, and this year I am teaching a “mommy and me” class at my kids’ pre-school. Earlier in the winter I met up with Blythe Quinlan and her four amazing kids. We spent the day in Princeton, and it was so cool to see our kids picking up where we left off. It is so great seeing all of the wonderful things our class is up to on Facebook. Running
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Once again I hope this Journal finds you all well, that you’ve weathered the winter, which could have been quite the challenge depending on your location, and that you are ready for a wonderful spring. As always, it is great to hear from those of you who reach out.
marathons, having babies, making wine and winning Oscars — yes, that was Carolyn Sivitz appearing in my newsfeed both on the red carpet and alongside her clients after they won best original screenplay for Birdman. It is pretty incredible to see what directions our lives have taken. And it would be so great to hear from you, to have you tell us in your own words what your life is like. Hoping to see many of you at our reunion.
1996
Stephen Nanfara 5 Pegg Road Flemington, NJ 08822 908-310-9724 nanfara@yahoo.com
1997
Ellyn Rajfer Herkins 6 Anvil Court Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-970-8122 ellynrajfer@gmail.com L. Amanda Rabinowitz Plonsky 59 W. 12th Street, Apt. 9A New York, NY 10011 609-937-6348 mandyrab@aol.com From Ellyn:
Hello! Surprised to see a class note from me? Sorry for being MIA from the class notes section for a while, but I am making an effort to get back involved. I want to say a huge thank you to Mandy, who has been doing a great job keeping our class represented in the Journal. I think I was probably one of the last people on earth to join Facebook, but I joined this year and it is nice to see all the amazing things that people in our class are doing. We have a ton of international travelers and some of the most adorable kids! Hilary (Kate) Harris is rapidly making a name for herself as one of the premier photographers in New Hampshire and Hawaii. Check out Kate & Keith Photography to see beautiful wedding and event photographs and portraits. As for me, I am still living in New Jersey with my husband, Luke, and working as an assistant prosecutor for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. This March, Luke
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Marina Gershman Martin is living in Milford, Pennsylvania with her husband and daughters, Inessa and Veronika. She is a licensed professional counselor, working in mental health for the past 15 years. She is currently working with children and adolescents. In their spare time, they enjoy the great outdoors.
From Kate Harris: “Aside from no longer going by Hilary, I’m doing some pretty awesome things. I just launched a new business Kate and Keith Photography (www.kateandkeithphotography) doing destination wedding photography and commercial work. The business operates out of New England and Hawaii and we have been all over the world the last year (Tuscany being a favorite!). In 2017 we will be following a couple who is getting married on every continent! We’re also doing some awesome non-profit and commercial work, from hospitals to local bakers and maple sugar distributors, real estate investment firms and national yoga festivals! I love the diversity in being a photographer and have made it my life’s passion. Who else gets to say that their client list ranges from Fortune 500 CEOs to Suri Alpacas?! PDS was without a doubt at the foundation of this life with an amazing teacher and inspiration in Mrs. H! The further away from high school I become, the more grateful and appreciative I am for all the opportunities and enrichment. Am I too old to return?”
Andrew Breitenberg wrote, “My wife Mariah and I have two babes. Me with kids! Craze. But I love it more than anything! Wills Moses Matthew is three and Isobel Grace is one. We were in Cape Town, South Africa for seven years and moved back in late 2014 to pursue a career change (from street artist to tech startup CEO...only slightly less insane than having two kids).” I was able to catch up with some of our classmates this summer as well. Janie Egan Bertelson, Louse Sturges, and Tom Anderman
Mandy Rabinowitz ’97 with her new husband David Plonsky Spring 2015