Alumni News & Notes 1961 Nancy Steinhaus Zisson is a current Windward grandparent.
1974 Bill Wolfram and Giles Hunt had an unplanned meetup at their local Costco.
1993 Elan Etstein and his wife, Ira Cabrele, welcomed their son Leonardo Etstein on November 12. He was born at Mt. Sinai West in Manhattan. The family resides in New York City.
1994 Melissa Grubb Hailemelekot welcomed her daughter, Skylah Rae Haile, on November 21.
1997 In the winter, Farley Rentschler moved to London to finish a master’s degree in fine and decorative art at the Sotheby’s Institute. She is a painter and photographer. Before relocating, she traveled extensively within Europe in the UK, Spain, and Portugal. Previously, Farley owned a production company called Flotsam and Jetsam Productions, which created documentary films. She currently sits on two non-profit boards, The Purnell School in Pottersville, NJ and the American Heritage Center in Laramie, WY. Farley has two 12-year-old Maltese dogs, Muffy and Wimbley.
2000 Rachel Fehr Mankiewicz and her new husband, Chris, are happily married and celebrating life in San Francisco, CA. She is very proud to be the child development specialist at the Jewish Community Center San Francisco, helping children, their families, and teachers support students in the classroom. Rachel is also an author of the children’s book, Percy the Porcupine’s Anxiety. Crediting
Windward for helping her become the woman she is today, Rachel shared, “At Windward, I grew in more ways than I knew, and I continue to use the lessons I learned, such as study skills, organization, and how to enter into social situations, every day.”
2002 Tracey Lemle Levy attended the Windward Upper School from ninth to twelfth grade, when Windward had a high school program. Although she was falling behind and was getting lost in her classes, Tracey was initially hesitant about transitioning to Windward and leaving the familiarity of public school. Looking back almost 17 years later, Tracey is certain that she would not have accomplished all that she has without the skills learned and confidence gained from her time at Windward. She shared, “Windward not only made me feel smart but the school let me know that I was smart. The tools that I learned in those four years allowed me to go on to college with barely any need for extra help. I knew what I needed to succeed and how to excel in college.” In 2014, Tracey launched a health coaching practice called Kale with a Side of Fries where she helps burnt out sales and marketing professionals who want to gain more energy and learn strategies on how to balance their hectic life through food and lifestyle changes. She helps her clients find ways to implement a 90/10 lifestyle, where 90% of the time healthy foods are consumed and fitness becomes routine and 10% of the time there’s freedom to eat fries.
2003 Ali Blaser Pawlowsky is married with two daughters, Jessa and Noa.
2006 In the spring, Windward Trustee Denis O’Leary III was awarded the Harold Rosenthal Fellowship in international relations. He will act as an advisor to the Department of Defense on industrial policy throughout the summer. The selective fellowship allows foreign affairs scholars the opportunity to see the inner workings of agencies of the federal government, and fellows are chosen for their outstanding academic achievements, for their character, and for their commitment to the study of international affairs.
Note: At Windward, a student’s class year is the same as his/her high school graduation year.
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