Alma’s Update
Class of 1977
Max Hansen plans to open a 25,000 square foot farmhouse catering venue in Princeton, NJ, in the summer of 2017. The venue will host weddings, corporate events and other catered gatherings. Max operates Max &
transition of the next President, Secretary
environmental management. She also
of Transportation, and the agency’s
received a Fulbright Scholarship to
administrator when they take office.
continue her studies in Spain next year at the IE Business School in Madrid.
Class of 1999
David Shrank founded Empowerment
Me Catering, Max Hansen Caterer, and the
Behavioral Therapeutic Services as a way
Max Hansen Carversville Grocery in Bucks
to change mental health and improve how
County, PA.
various mental/behavioral health issues are handled. He is also a clinical supervisor of
Class of 1979
a diagnostic assessment program agency in
NC, whose goal is to preserve the quality of life,
Class of 2001
Fred Royal is a town engineer in Pittsboro, the environment, natural habitats and water quality. He is currently working to prevent the redevelopment of 8,000 acres of land.
Washington, DC.
Metalworker and artist John T. Howell creates artful metal installations from his North Philadelphia studio. His work has been commissioned by various
Class of 1981
Julia-Ann Silberman-Bunn has been a hospice chaplain for nearly a year. After almost 25 years of serving Unitarian Universalist congregations, she has found a ministry that feeds and inspires her soul. She was recently
Class of 2008
Mike Bardi is the cofounder of Project Toe, an app to help those going through life’s struggles, and is the author of “The Word Toe: How One Word is Redefining Mental Health.” In a recent TEDx Talk hosted by Solebury School, Mike shared his vision for improving mental health by empowering people to help one another cope with life challenges such as depression, addictions, and illness. He called it “social therapy” – the idea that we can leverage both technology and our personal struggles to help those currently working through similar experiences.*
establishments around Philly, but John has also been a lead fabricator for the Superbowl and helped revamp a popular music venue in New York City. John shares his work on Instagram @johnthowell.
Class of 2009
Technical analyst Anders Simpson-Wolf also presented at Solebury School’s TEDx conference defining what “big data” is – how corporate America studies your behavior
selected as the employee of the quarter.
online and how they use this information.*
Class of 1995
Valerie Minakawa-Parker recently moved
Class of 2011
to the Bay Area, south of San Francisco, to
Brett Marco Glauser performed in “Cats” on
teach Japanese at The Nueva School.
the Royal Caribbean
Class of 2005
cruise ship, Oasis of the
Steve Higgins
Noah Lyons received a master’s degree in art
October. “The job is hard
and his wife,
and religion from the Graduate Theological
work, and working on a
Erin, recently
Union. His thesis, defended and accepted with
ship is a crazy experience
had a baby
honors, was entitled “Prism, Mirror, Lens:
in and of itself, but the
girl named
Negotiating Religion, Apocalypse, and Science
rewards are enormous,” he
Adeline.
Fiction in Samuel R. Delany’s Dhalgren.”
told us. “I get to travel and
Steve was also
It explores how language and images of
make friends from all over
promoted to a
apocalypse in Dhalgren act as disruptions and
the world, all while doing
new position
reconfigurations to the novel’s form, and its
what I love. I feel very lucky
in the U.S.
reoccurring ends. Noah works at a bookstore
to have this job.”
DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety
and is applying to English doctoral programs.
Administration. He will be moving to
He misses Solebury very much.
Class of 1997
coordinate and promote the agency’s
Julia Oppong presented at Solebury’s Tedx conference last spring. Julia’s talk,
the Office of Government Policy, Affairs, and Strategic Planning, where he will
Seas, through the end of
Class of 2006
“The Power of an Open Mind,” discussed the importance of cultural competency
efforts with the legislative branch and other
Tristanne Davis received her master’s
and service, and the openmindedness and
federal agencies, including working on the
degree from Yale University in
humility necessary to make change.*
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Summer / Fall 2016