Student Alumni News News CLASS OF 1974 Front, l to r: Joel Hozwasser, Jean Cotter, Sturdy Waterman Back, l to r: Nick Vantine, John Codman, John Neilson, Sal Giglia Not pictured: Bob Tremblay, Milt Yanofsky
I returned to Rivers Day Camp as a special counselor. Given my WRSB roots at Rivers, I agreed to a weekly DJ Fun class. Good to see Russ Halloran and Jim Navoni from the ‘70s. The spirit of Paul and Mark Licht (from Florida) can be felt. It was fun to be back on campus.”
1977
Joe Ansaldi and his wife of 30 years, Eileen, had dinner with Jack Jarzavek in Dublin. They have lived in Ireland for twenty years. Their 23-yearold daughter is working in London, and their 19-year-old son will got to university in Japan in the fall. Jeffrey Lowenstein wrote, “I received the prestigious Dr. Robert Burke Award from the Metropolitan District Dental Society for my volunteer efforts. I am currently the editor of the Metropolitan News: “All the News to Smile About” and will be district chairperson (once again) in June 2015. I am also working on a dental talk radio show with Rivers classmate John Sperber and Sophia Perry.” Neil J. Rosen and his wife, Nancy, have lived in Virginia Beach for the past 14 years. Neil is currently a hybrid asset-management property consultant. He works with lenders, investors, syndication firms and developers to optimize the value of an operating asset (see www.njrrcs. com). Nancy is an event planner for the Sheraton Oceanfront. They have three boys, Scott (26), at Care Core National—a health benefits provider in Hilton Head, SC; Matthew (18), a freshman at Virginia Tech, enrolled in the Pamplin College of Business (he has an opportunity to walk-on and pitch fall ball for the baseball team); and Daniel (16), a junior who will play varsity baseball this year. Stephen Simmons has tapped into the popular “Farm to Table’”movement in his two-year-old restaurant, Lincoln Park, in San Anslemo, CA, adding his own spin with a “Grapes to Glass” philosophy. Located just south of both Napa and Sonoma valleys and twenty minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge, he builds his menu and wine and beer list by utilizing the most local resources possible—diners know just how far their food and drink have traveled in order to reach them. Simmons has been a chef in the Bay area and beyond for the past 25 years, including Casa Madrona, Lark Creek Inn, and his own Bubba’s Diner. Eleven years ago he became the food service director at George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch and Letterman Digital Art Center. Today he still oversees the Lucas campuses as well as Lincoln Park.
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Steven Simmons ‘77
Norm Dobbs, Jack Jarzavek and Joe Ansaldi ’77 in Dublin.
1986
Bill Bullard wrote, “My wife and I with our twin boys just completed a month-long, rollercoaster road trip across the United States and Canada. We visited 28 states, 13 parks, and drove 9,200 miles over 31 days. Amazing trip! Only sorry we didn’t visit Rivers along the way!”
1987
Greg Stoller wrote, “We’re incredibly pleased that our daughter, Emily, just began Rivers in 6th grade, with her older brother, Bradley, who is now in 8th grade. I’m honored to be chairing the Career Development Committee, and we look forward to a productive year. Two years ago we began a TV show project on entrepreneurship which is slowly beginning to gain steam nationwide. Check out our latest episode at http:// www.bclob.com/category/media/video.
1991
Carolyn Kavanagh-Gaither emailed, “2014 has been by far our most trying year since my husband and I started living overseas. After finally managing to secure a paid position in Nigeria as a relocation consultant, my children and I chose a self-imposed evacuation in the wake of the Ebola crisis in West Africa. At first, we toured Ireland and the UK in an effort to create a great holiday out of a bad situation only
CLASS OF 1989 Kevin Clark, Chris von Rumohr, Niall Carney to return to a government enforced shut down of every school in Nigeria. I returned to Houston with our children and have been home schooling them since—out of a hotel. I think I finally understand the meaning of ‘hardship.’ Still, we love this life and are hoping to return to Nigeria to finish our assignment. If not, we will certainly welcome our next assignment with open arms. Stay tuned…!”
1994
Mark Szretter is engaged to Alicia Leece, planning on getting married in summer of 2015.
1998
Ian and Meg Meropol welcomed a new addition to their family, Tess Hayes Meropol, born on June 13th. Tess is the second daughter for Ian and Meg. Anna Rose was born in March of 2012.