Gail Korostoff C’80, Heidi Minkin C’80, and Margo Szabunia C’80 are delighted to announce that they are now laughing regularly on video, since they live on different continents.
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1954
Moshe Sonnheim C’54 SW’56, who published, The Helpers last year, has released a new book, In a Secret Garden: The Life and Times of an Author. This book is a collection of poems and short stories, arranged according to different life stages, with an illustration for each and a brief explanation of the stimuli that led to each story. He writes, “The stories deal with nostalgia, love and romance, sadness and death, crime and mystery, the paranormal, the Holocaust, war and antiwar.”
1957
Neal E. Krucoff C’57 see David C. Krucoff C’89.
1960
Peter T. Clark C’60 submitted a poem, titled “In Memoriam Barney,” when he learned about the passing of his classmate Barney Berlinger Jr. ME’60 [“Obituaries,” Sep|Oct 2025]. Peter writes, “Barney’s humble strength lives on, and I remember how he included the lost, the least, and the left out—a true leader. At times, as an athlete, and I am sure in business also, Barney could see a way to transcend himself and others in tight situations and transform defeat into victory (e.g., the Cornell game in ’59 when he caught the winning touchdown pass to propel Penn to its first Ivy League football championship.)” Peter’s poem can be read on our website.
Celebrate Your Reunion, May 15–18, 2026!
1961
Betty Boyd Caroli ASC’61 has a new book coming out in February, A Slumless America: Mary K. Simkhovitch and the Dream of Affordable Housing. Simkhovitch was a city planner, social worker, and one of the first members of the New York City Housing Authority. Betty is a former women’s history professor at the City University of New York and the author of several history books (bettyboydcaroli.com).
1962
Kent Douglass EE’62 GEE’63 writes, “At age 60, I restarted my basketball career by playing in the Masters Basketball Association, which hosts competitive tournaments for older players. I have won many state and a few national championships and recently won my third world championship in Lugano, Switzerland. In the 80-plus age group where I competed, there were 10 teams from four continents. I have played in five different countries and made many interesting friends in the competitions. I also enjoy competing in the Austin (Texas) Triathlon with my son and granddaughter. Kudos to the many doctors who have kept my body functioning along the way. Contact me at [email protected].”
1963
Michel Jeruchim GEE’63 GrE’67 wrote a memoir, Out of the Shadows, Survival in Nazi-Occupied France and Making a Life in America, that details how he survived World War II by hiding with a French Catholic family in Normandy, France, when he was just five years old. His parents did not survive, though it would take decades for Michel and his siblings to discover their fate. Other stories, including immigrating to America and becoming a pioneer in satellite communications, are told in his book.
Bernis Neiman von zur Muehlen CW’63 has published a new book with her husband, Peter von zur Muehlen. Prague Revisited: From World War II to the Velvet Revolution contains over 200 photographs the couple took between 1985 and 1992, “an epoch that saw Czechoslovakia’s transformation from Communist dictatorship to the restoration of democracy,” according to the book’s description. After graduating from Penn, Bernis taught English and creative writing for over 30 years. She began photographing in 1972, with her first exhibit of a male nude in 1973 in Washington, DC. In later years, she turned to other subjects, including still lifes, portraiture, and landscapes. Their book is available through Goff Books.
1964
Stuart Resor C’64 writes, “Bonnie and I just completed five years of living at the very nice Del Webb Community in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. We arrived in 2020 and recently moved back to family in Virginia. The first thing I noticed when we arrived was older men like me are just not there. And the ‘widows club’ packs the clubhouse and the church front rows. Men are not making it to old ages! Penn … you have got to stop everything and figure this out!”
1965
Dr. Arnold Weisgold GD’65 has received the 2025 Achievement Award from the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics. He is an adjunct professor at Penn’s School of Dental Medicine.
Celebrate Your Reunion, May 15–18, 2026!
1966
Karen Weiner Escalera CW’66 shares that her blog on food, fashion, culture, and travel, MiamiCurated.com, has been named the No. 3 lifestyle blog in Florida by FeedSpot. This joins the blog’s other distinctions, including being in the top 10 fashion blogs in Miami and the No. 12 food blog in Florida. She writes that last year was the 45th anniversary of KWE Partners, her marketing and public relations firm specializing in luxury travel, hospitality, and lifestyle. The firm has represented all sectors of travel, from foreign governments, hotel companies and cruise lines, to credit cards and industry organizations.
1967
Dr. Stephen R. Permut C’67 has been awarded the Cristol Award by the Philadelphia County Medical Society (PCMS) for his work in organized medicine. He is a retired family physician who served as chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He also served as president of PCMS and the Medical Society of Delaware. He is the former chair of the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association.
Celebrate Your Reunion, May 15–18, 2026!
1971
Joel Brown C’71 writes, “I retired from architecture 12 years ago. My show of wood-fired ceramic sculpture opens at BAU Gallery in Beacon, New York, on December 13.”
Carl Feinberg C’71 shares that he established the Feinberg Center for Theoretical Physics at New York University and the Rees-Feinberg Professorship at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge this year. His hope and expectation is that these “investments in civilization will serve to advance and preserve civilization” and deliver a leveraged return on his philanthropic investment. He previously endowed the Feinberg professorship in theoretical physics and the Feinberg Cross Disciplinary Program in Innovation, both at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and the Feinberg Chair at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Joan Poliner Shapiro GEd’71 GrEd’78, Steven Jay Gross GrEd’80, and Susan H. Shapiro have released the third edition of Ethical Educational Leadership in Turbulent Times: (Re)Solving Moral Dilemmas. Publisher Routledge calls it an “engaging, case-study–based text that assists leaders in their ethical decision-making processes during a time of turbulence and uncertainty.” Joan is professor emerita of higher education at Temple University and former codirector of women’s studies and supervisor of intern teachers at Penn. Steven is professor emeritus of educational leadership at Temple University.
Fred A. Slone C’71 L’74, a member of the State Bar of Georgia for over 50 years, proudly announces the publication of his law review article, Default Is No Option: The Unconstitutionality of the Debt Limit Law, 52 UC Law SF Const. Q. 363 (2025), in the UC Law Constitutional Quarterly, Volume 52, Issue 4. He says his article presents “fresh perspectives on the unconstitutionality of any default by the United States due to the debt limit law and calls for its repeal, explaining that Treasury borrowing would still be limited by other laws already enacted by Congress which establish a variable debt ceiling that complies with the Constitution.”
1972
William J. Donohue W’72 is an adjunct assistant professor of legal studies at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. Previously, he worked as in-house counsel for 45 years for three Fortune 500 companies in the transportation, petroleum, and electric industries, specializing in corporate, environmental, and health and safety law. In recent years, he has had two articles published on the management trend of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)—the first in the American Bar Association’s Year-in-Review, 2021 edition; and the second a book review in the Dickinson Law Review, Spring 2024 edition. He has volunteered for a number of legal services organizations in the Philadelphia area and has been recognized for his pro bono service by the Association of Corporate Counsel, Exelon Corporation, and the Senior Law Center of Philadelphia. William and his wife, Margie, have been married for 51 years and have four sons and nine grandchildren.
Manuel García Jr. ME’72 writes, “I was asked by a teenage daughter a few years ago, ‘What was it like when you were in college?’ So, to give an honest answer, I wrote a little novella that blends fact and fiction with poetic license, drawn from my memories of 1968–1970 at Penn. Perhaps some alumni of similar vintage will find some resonances here.” Manuel’s complete book, A Tempering of Dreams, can be downloaded for free at manuelgarciajr.com /2022/05/30/a-tempering-of-dreams.
Dr. Harold Pincus C’72, professor of psychiatry and public health at Columbia University, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Christopher and Kathryn Colenda Health Policy Award by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP). This award honors individuals who have made substantive contributions to the geriatric mental health policy initiatives and transformation at local, state, national, and international venues. As noted about Harold by the AAGP, “Your career of contributions to public policy as it relates to mental health and aging is staggering, and we at AAGP would like to honor you for your work.”
Ellis Weiner C’72 and Steve Radlauer have coauthored a new book, The Split, a satire that begins 15 years after the US peacefully divides itself into two countries. Former red states make up the Confederation of Conservative States of America (CCSA), while former blue states call themselves the USA. From the book’s description: “Like a divorced couple living in the same house, they share the continent in an uneasy, tenuous equilibrium.” The story follows Lorinda Moon, a 20-something bartender living in the CCSA when she discovers she’s pregnant. “But her plans don’t include spending months in a government breeding center followed by a forced marriage. On the lam from CCSA authorities, she is taken up by a scraggly army of volunteers dedicated to helping women like her get to the USA for medical attention.”
Deborah R. Willig CW’72, managing partner at Willig, Williams & Davidson, has been named to City & State Pennsylvania’s 2025 list of “Who’s Who in Labor.” This guide provides an overview of the most influential leaders in Pennsylvania’s labor sector.
1973
Seth Bergmann GEE’73 competed at the USATF Eastern Regional Outdoor (Open and Masters) Track and Field Championship Meet in Hightstown, New Jersey, on June 29. In the 5,000-meter run, he finished first in the men’s 75-and-older age group with a time of 30:13. In the subsequent 1,500-meter run, he finished third in the men’s 75-and-older age group with a time of 8:45.
Robert M. Steeg C’73 ASC’75, managing partner of Steeg Law Firm in New Orleans, has been included in Best Lawyers 2026 for Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law (1995–2025). He is one of a select group of attorneys who has received this honor for more than 25 years.
1974
Dr. Larry P. Bleier D’74, a periodontist and founder of Cutting Edge Technology (CET), shares that his 120-page clinical research article, “Minimally Invasive Periodontal and Implant Care: A CET-Based Clinical Advancement,” has been published in MAR Dental Sciences and Oral Rehabilitation (2025) 5:12, a publication of the open-access website Medical and Research Publications. He shares that he is licensing some of his patents for enhanced wound healing and that there’s “no slowing down” for him.
Ron Klasko L’74, chairman and a founding partner of Klasko Immigration Law Partners, has been honored in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Amy Pollack GEd’74 has published her third book for middle-grade readers in the Jelly Bean series, The Still Further Adventures of Jelly Bean. From the book’s description: “Faced with the departure of her best friend, Jelly Bean struggles to adapt to new dynamics in the classroom. Life also becomes more difficult when her grandmother, who had always had the time to listen to her, gets remarried and moves away. Together with her trusty and beloved dog, Roger-Over, and her wonderful new aunt who takes a keen interest in her, Jelly Bean continues navigating and adapting to life’s challenges.” Amy notes that she is available for speaking engagements at schools, libraries, reading groups, and more. Contact her at [email protected].
1975
Jay Rogoff C’75 has been named Poet Laureate of Saratoga Springs, New York, for the years 2026 and 2027. His most recent books are Loving in Truth: New and Selected Poems and Becoming Poetry: Poets and Their Methods.
1977
David E. Smith W’77 is the author of a new children’s book, First, You Need Pajamas. From the book’s description: “When the nightly bath-to-bed ritual gets derailed—because Danielle has other plans—this whimsical repetition book tells how her family attempts to get things back on track. This charming, illustrated story, appropriate for ages two to nine, captures how cute, fun, and challenging toddlers can be. Perfect for bedtime, First, You Need Pajamas will have little ones giggling—and parents nodding knowingly. This book also encourages a discussion about children with disabilities.” More information can be found on the book’s website fynpbook.com. David also invites alumni contact at [email protected].
1978
Ruby Wiles C’78 is the founder and director of Free Books for Kids Town, a nonprofit that promotes children’s literacy by providing books that match a child’s interests to spark their love of learning. Her latest endeavor is a new program called Read and Treat, where children get to pick out a book to take home along with a Halloween treat, and she invites anyone interested to participate in their hometown next year. The program’s tagline is “A treat for the mind as well as the sweet tooth.” Visit FreeBooksKidsTown.com/Halloween to register for the program and receive the guidance and promotional materials to get started, as well as help acquiring books.
1980
Janney “Jay” Florey C’80 writes, “I got my first full-time job at age 17, working as a clerk in the mail room of a bank. Fifty years, two college degrees (psychology from Penn and geography from University of Washington), and a Coast Guard stint later, I decided it was time to find out what life would be like if my time was all my own. I retired on February 28. So far, most of my time has been dedicated to the slow recovery from a serious illness so I am still figuring out what retirement will look like. My lifelong fascination with maps led me to my favorite work study job at Penn, in the geology map library.”
Steven Jay Gross GrEd’80 see Joan Poliner Shapiro GEd’71 GrEd’7.
Lisa R. Jacobs W’80 was elected president of the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) in July, following more than 15 years of service. The ULC, also known as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, provides states with nonpartisan draft legislation to bring clarity and stability to key areas of state statutory law. Her ULC work has focused predominantly on business–related laws, including most recently chairing the committee drafting updates to the Uniform Partnership Act, the Uniform Limited Partnership Act, and the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Lisa is a partner in the Philadelphia office of the law firm Stradley Ronon and an adjunct professor at Penn Carey Law.
Gail Korostoff C’80, Heidi Minkin C’80, and Margo Szabunia C’80—former roommates at Penn—are delighted to announce that they are now laughing regularly on video, since they live on different continents. They have possibly accomplished a few things in the years since graduation, none of them important. This friendship is probably the most valuable thing they took away from their Penn experiences.
Jayne Davis Perilstein W’80 has been named executive director of development for the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism. Jayne is the former chair of the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women, the current president of her Penn class, and a recipient of the Penn Alumni Award of Merit [“Homecoming 2016,” Jan|Feb 2017].
Celebrate Your Reunion, May 15–18, 2026!
1981
Dale Bell MT’81 and Leslie B. Posnock C’81, copresidents of the Class of 1981, write, “Believe it or not, we are quickly approaching 45 years since our graduation from Penn. We are planning our next Reunion and look forward to seeing many of you this spring. Please save the date for Alumni Weekend, May 15–18, 2026, and in particular for our Class event on the evening of Saturday, May 16. Prepare to party like it’s 1981! There’s lots of work ahead to make this the greatest 45th Reunion Penn has ever seen, and we need your help! Join the Reunion Committee to assist with planning and outreach—every little bit helps, even if you can only connect with a few classmates. Please email Dale ([email protected]) or Leslie ([email protected]) if you’d like to get involved.”
Kem Hinton GAr’81 announces his new book, Nether Land: A Story of High School Temptation, Insurance Haze, Stolen Resolution, and Murder. In this book, Kem tells the story of his high school and undergraduate school classmate, Ed Netherland, who was murdered in the Virgin Islands in 2014. Publisher’s Weekly writes, “Equal parts illuminating and mysterious, the memoir provides a split-screen narrative of two men from the same town with the same background going on to lead vastly different lives, along with insights into the era. … Nether Land is a somber, gently provocative memoir suffused with loss.”
1983
Shaun Eli Breidbart W’83 G’25, a corporate stand-up comedian, recently earned a master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology from Penn. He writes that he “has just been booked by Armed Forces Entertainment to perform in such dangerous war-torn hellholes as the Bahamas and Curacao.” To get in touch with him, email [email protected].
Daniel Eng EE’83, a NASA systems engineer, was recently featured in a profile on NASA’s website. “From Garment Industry to NASA: Meet Systems Engineer Daniel Eng” tells how he dropped out of high school to serve in the US Army during the Vietnam War, later earning a GED and building a 40-plus career in the aerospace industry. Today at NASA, he helps design the future of urban flight. Read the story at go.nasa.gov/43VDZZ6.
Duane R. Lyons C’83 shares that he retired from the practice of law after 38 years. After graduating from Penn, he earned his law degree from Berkeley Law in 1986. He then moved to Los Angeles where he practiced for five years before joining the US Attorney’s Office. In 2001, he joined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as a partner. In 2023, he was appointed as a special assistant attorney general for the State of Colorado, where he helped secure the conviction of a police officer charged in connection with the death of Elijah McClain. He and his wife have three grown children, and they split their time between Los Angeles and New York.
1984
Hon. Michael McCord G’84 has joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as an adjunct research staff member in the Cost Analysis and Research Division of IDA’s Systems and Analyses Center. IDA is a nonprofit that operates three federally funded research and development centers focused on US national security.
1985
Stephen M. Cohen C’85 is the 2026 winner of the American Chemical Society’s James T. Grady–James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public. The awards ceremony will be in March 2026 at the semiannual American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta. A freelance technical writer, Stephen has authored a graphic history of chemistry, a science-travel book, and a genealogy book, among other writings. His podcast, The History of Chemistry, is available at thehistoryofchemistry.buzzsprout.com.
Dr. Lee Schalop C’85 W’85 writes, “The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to dordaviprone (formerly ONC201) for the treatment of patients with H3 K27M-mutant glioma, an aggressive and previously untreatable brain cancer. I first began working on this molecule shortly after graduating from medical school in 2008 and went on to cofound Oncoceutics, where I served as CEO, to advance its development.”
Celebrate Your Reunion, May 15–18, 2026!
1986
Ralph H. Cathcart C’86 has been recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as a 2025 Super Lawyer (Metro New York) in the field of intellectual property. In addition, Managing Intellectual Property magazine named him as an IPStar for the year 2025, and World Trademark Review named him to the WTR1000 list of best trademark attorneys in the world. Ralph is the managing partner of the litigation department at Ladas & Parry, LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
Kevin Stirling WEv’86, a writer and documentary filmmaker known for his films exploring NASA’s historic Apollo lunar missions (gospacefilms.com)—including Moon Beat, Go for Landing, and March to the Moon—has expanded his repertoire to include American history and historical fiction. Stirling writes that his newest screenplay, Committee of Five, was recently named an Official Selection in the Hollywood Stage Script Film Competition and the Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship. In addition, Stirling writes that Committee of Five was also named a finalist in the New York Script Awards 2025 competition. He explains, “Just in time for our nation’s 250th anniversary in July 2026 in Philadelphia, Committee of Five brings to life the Second Continental Congress’ final, tumultuous days of debate, disagreement, and deal-making in sweltering Philadelphia in 1776, and its prescient if not pragmatic decision to form an elite committee tasked with drafting a Declaration of Independence, despite Congress not yet voting in favor of independence.”
1987
Scott A. Snyder EAS’87 GEng’90 Gr’94, a senior fellow at Wharton and an adjunct professor at Penn Engineering, is the author of a new book, Your AI Life. He says the book is “focused on personal AI transformation and helping everyone connect the benefits of AI to the life and work. The goal is to help bridge the looming AI divide and give everyone a chance to thrive in the AI wave.” It can be purchased on Amazon at a.co/d/2cFGF27.
1988
John P. Halfpenny C’88 writes, “I opened Halfpenny Law on July 28 in the historic district of York, Pennsylvania, right next door to the Central Market, and a block from the courthouse. And, best of all, it’s located in a super-funky, former ice cream parlor. Why an ice cream parlor? Because I immediately fell head over heels for the whole soul-refreshing quirkiness of the enormous loft-like space with its exposed brick walls and soaring 16-foot ceilings! We’re going rogue, retro, and radical, right at street level! Storefront retail law. For real people with real problems, who can drop in any time they like, put their feet up, let their hair down, and talk to a lawyer about whatever jam they’ve found themselves in. So, “Why not open a law firm there?” was all I asked after learning the building was available. And, since I couldn’t think of any reason not to, I hastily scribbled my signature on a boilerplate lease—and a few weeks later we opened!”
1989
David C. Krucoff C’89 writes that his father, Neal E. Krucoff C’57, passed away on July 19 [“Obituaries,” this issue]. David shares that his parents were married for 65 years and had two sons, David and Barney. He continues, “Neal loved taking [his wife] Ella to Penn reunions every five years and singing ‘The Red and Blue’ and ‘Drink a Highball’ with me, even though we can’t sing worth a damn.”
Lisa Niver C’89, a travel journalist, TV host, and founder of We Said Go Travel, shares that she is “celebrating a milestone year.” Her memoir, Brave-ish: One Breakup, Six Continents, and Feeling Fearless After Fifty, received 10 awards (read more about her book at lisaniver.com/braveish). She also received a Telly Award for her travel segment filmed in Ireland for The Jet Set TV (view the episode at youtu.be/h1rIvYuti6U). At the 67th Southern California Journalism Awards, hosted by the Los Angeles Press Club, Lisa was recognized with her first-ever First Place win in the Lifestyle Feature category for her podcast, Make Your Own Map (listen to the podcast at lisaniver.com/makeyourownmap). She was also awarded Third Place for Online Journalist of the Year and named a five-time finalist this year, bringing her career total to over 40 award nominations across categories including broadcast, print, digital, TV, and podcasting.
Michelle RhodesBrown EAS’89 has been named senior director of finance for Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women. As such, she will oversee all financial operations and spearhead the financial strategy for both Pi Beta Phi and the Fraternity Housing Corporation. Prior to this appointment, she served as chief financial officer of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
Celebrate Your Reunion, May 15–18, 2026!
1991
Linda Kneidinger C’91, a personal coach with a degree in neuroscience, has published her first book, Your Best Year Yet: Weekly Personal Growth Challenges to Unlock Your Best Self. She explains, “The book is a weekly guide to actions you can take to overcome common obstacles and [mistakes in thinking] humans are wont to make.”
Dr. Scott J. Loev C’91 has been appointed adjunct clinical associate professor of anesthesiology at Temple University. He currently serves as medical director of the interventional pain medicine program at St. Luke’s University Health Network and a faculty member of the interventional pain medicine fellowship at St. Luke’s.
Jeremy Shane C’91 is the author of a new book, Life for Health, which he says proposes “a new way to solve chronic disease using life insurance instead of health insurance. Part manifesto, part blueprint, the book explains why we need a second system, purpose built to address multi-decade disease challenges like metabolic disease, creating long-term alignment to improve Americans’ healthspan.” Jeremy is now bringing the book’s ideas to life through a Life for Health business, focusing initially on metabolic issues.
1993
Gideon Evans C’93 has launched a podcast with his friend and former officemate from The Daily Show, Kathy Egan-Taylor. Called Bad Elizabeth, each episode is about “a different person named Elizabeth (or any derivation of the name) from history or pop culture who is notorious,” he explains. Gideon is also working with Broadway performer Jill Abramovitz C’93 (who has appeared in Beetlejuice, Fiddler on the Roof, and many other shows), on a one-woman show about the music from the Borscht Belt era. Gideon writes, “The show is a humorous and sometimes moving look at the history of the many songs and singers who frequented the Catskills resorts and bungalows through much of the 20th century. Abramovitz sings many numbers, some classics and some more obscure.” Gideon and Jill cowrote the show, which was commissioned by the Borscht Belt Museum in Ellenville, New York. Jill will do a special performance of “Borscht Belt Serenade” at the Penn Club in New York City on November 20. They are looking forward to sharing it with fellow Penn alumni.
Jonathan S. Goldstein C’93 L’05, a founding partner at Goldstein Law Partners, was elected to the board of the National Rifle Association in April, where he is also chair of the organization’s Finance Committee. This fall, he is teaching a course on Second Amendment law at Penn Carey Law.
1994
Jennifer A. Brandt L’94, an attorney at Cozen O’Connor and chair of its Family Law Group, has been elected chair of the American Bar Association Family Law Section. When Jennifer was at Penn, she was senior editor of the Journal of International Business Law and an Arthur Littleton Fellowship Instructor in legal research in writing.
1995
Dr. Kenneth N. Sable EAS’95 has been appointed president of the Acute Care Hospital Division of Hackensack Meridian Health, overseeing 12 acute care and two children’s hospitals. Prior to this appointment, he led the organization’s southern market for six years. He is also currently assistant dean for integration at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
Celebrate Your Reunion, May 15–18, 2026!
1996
Scott Harris C’96, founder of New York-based Magnetic Real Estate, is pleased to share that his first book, The Pursuit of Home: A Real Estate Guide to Achieving the American Dream was published in October with Matt Holt Books. He writes, “Thanks to alumna and fellow author Dara Lovitz C’00 for her advice and guidance.”
1999
Andrea Canepari GL’99, an Italian diplomat currently on leave, has returned to Pennsylvania as Professor of Practice at Penn State School of International Affairs, where he teaches public diplomacy. He also teaches comparative law at Penn State Dickinson Law. Andrea was also recently appointed senior affiliate for the Partnership for Innovation, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Leadership, and Organization (PICCLO) at Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS). Among his several responsibilities as an Italian diplomat, he served as ambassador in the Dominican Republic and consul general in Philadelphia. He shares that his wife, Roberta, accepted a position as assistant professor of international business at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State.
John Legend C’99 see Aaron Karo W’01.
2000
Dara Lovitz C’00 see Scott Harris C’96.
Meryl Koenig Sole C’00 is delighted to share the publication of her second coauthored book, Seeking the Mystical Child: Nurturing Young Children’s Identity, Faith, and Belief, written with Danette Littleton.
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2001
Nathaniel Calhoun C’01 G’01 has been named chair of the board at the Edmund Hillary Fellowship and the Hillary Institute of International Leadership. The organizations, based in New Zealand, are focused on providing answers to climate change, poverty, disease, and peace justice.
Aaron Karo W’01 and Matt Ritter L’05 have released an audiobook exclusively on Audible, titled The Buddy System: A Modern Man’s Guide to Mastering Friendship and Leveling Up Your Life. The book is based on their popular podcast Man of the Year, which is dedicated to helping men make and maintain friends. To celebrate the audiobook’s release, Aaron and Matt appeared on Chrissy Teigen’s podcast Self-Conscious, alongside John Legend C’99. Aaron and Matt share that they’re “still basking in the glow” of their appearance on the cover of the Pennsylvania Gazette [“We Should Be Friends,” Mar|Apr 2024]. Learn more about their work at manoftheyearpodcast.com.
2002
Tania Gentic G’02 Gr’07, an associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Georgetown University, is the author of Geographies of the Ear: The Cultural Politics of Sound in Contemporary Barcelona. In this study she “examines the language and soundscape of post-Franco Barcelona to listen for the remnants of a globalized colonial ear,” according to the book’s description.
2003
Adam Lubow C’03 has entered private practice as a civil rights lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, after 18 years of public service as a public defender and US Department of Labor attorney. His practice focuses on plaintiff-side wage and hour litigation, employment discrimination, Section 1983 actions, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and criminal defense. He also teaches continuing legal education courses.
2005
Matt Ritter L’05 see Aaron Karo W’01.
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2006
Katelyn O’Brien C’06 has joined the board of directors for the Boston-based Home for Little Wanderers, one of the nation’s oldest child welfare agencies. Katelyn is a partner at the law firm Proskauer, where she represents clients who develop, own, and invest in commercial real estate.
Fletcher Wilson EAS’06, CEO and cofounder of Throne Labs, was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal for his company’s “smart bathrooms,” portable, ADA-compliant, solar-powered public restrooms that employ user-provided data to keep them clean and secure. The bathrooms have been deployed in cities such as Los Angeles and Detroit. The article, “The ‘Smart’ Restrooms That Can Solve America’s Public Bathroom Crisis,” appeared in the July 18 issue of the Wall Street Journal.
2008
Emily Ozan Rosen C’08 has published her first children’s book with illustrator Esther Diana, titled Waiting for Max: A NICU Story. Emily writes, “It’s based on my personal experience with my son Max (now six) spending time in the NICU after arriving six weeks early.” Publisher The Collective Book Studio describes it as a “heartfelt and imagination-filled picture book” that will help families “navigate the NICU journey from a sibling’s perspective—offering comfort, connection, and a big dose of hope.”
2009
T. Andrew Huddleston C’09 has been promoted to director of the newly created Advocacy Department at the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union representing federal employees. Prior to this appointment, he led AFGE’s Communications Department for the last seven years. Andrew writes, “I’ve positioned AFGE at the forefront of the fight against the Trump administration’s DOGE initiative—initially spearheaded by fellow Penn alumnus Elon Musk C’97 W’97—and the broader anti-union agenda of President Donald Trump W’68, mobilizing workers and allies to defend federal employees and public service.”
Amin Osman C’09 is a coauthor of Bordergrams, which he describes as “a combination spy-novel-and-word-puzzle collection.” He shares that one of his coauthors, Greg Karber, is creator of Murdle, “a murder-mystery-logic-puzzle book series currently in development as a TV series at Amazon Prime Video.”
2010
Abigail Fine C’10, assistant professor of musicology at the University of Oregon, has published a new book, The Composer Embalmed: Relic Culture from Piety to Kitsch. The University of Chicago Press describes it as “the first granular study of nineteenth-century composer devotion—a network of devotees who preserved tangible traces of composers through relics, rituals, pilgrimage, exhumation, and embalming.”
Marissa Rosen C’10 writes, “I married Benjamin Ehrenberg in sunny Somis, California, on July 13, in a lush ceremony in the botanical gardens with several Penn alumni by my side.”
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2011
Brandon Bloch C’11 published his first book, Reinventing Protestant Germany: Religious Nationalists and the Contest for Post-Nazi Democracy, with Harvard University Press in August. Brandon is assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where his research focuses on human rights, religion, and the politics of memory in 20th-century Germany and Europe.
Mark Lester C’11 was awarded the 2025 Manfred Lautenschläger Award for Theological Promise from Heidelberg University for his book, Deuteronomy and the Material Transmission of Tradition. The book also received an honorable mention for the 2025 SHARP Book History Book Prize, awarded by the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP).
Lilly Wyden C’11 shares that she has a podcast and Substack called Shared Narratives where she explores “the ideas, trends, and people shaping tomorrow.” Lilly writes, “Penn was instrumental in instilling a love of learning and storytelling.”
2013
Chevahn Brown C’13, an author and educator, has released a new book, 5-Minute Story Prompts for Kids. She writes, “This collection is designed to spark imagination, encourage creativity, and nurture emotional maturity in young learners through short, engaging storytelling exercises. In today’s world—where screens and instant gratification often replace slower, more reflective forms of expression—creative tools like these are more important than ever. Storytelling cultivates curiosity, empathy, and resilience, and I believe it offers children an essential balance to the pace and pressures of technology-driven life.” More information can be found on her website, chevahnbrown.com.
2015
John A. McCabe LPS’15 shares that he has entered the contest for the next poet laureate of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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2016
Mikah Sellers WAM’16 GrEd’24 has published Forging Emotionally Intelligent Leaders in the Age of AI. Mikah writes, “Drawing on original research and immersive fieldwork with senior executives, the book makes the case that emotional intelligence is the defining human advantage in an AI-driven world. It offers a new blueprint for leadership development rooted in neuroscience and adult learning theory, with insights from hundreds of hours of interviews with C-suite leaders.”
2017
Christopher DiLeva C’17 see Briella Meglio C’18.
2018
Briella Meglio C’18 and Christopher DiLeva C’17 were married in July on Long Island, New York. They first met at a Penn Phi Delta Theta fraternity party, later reconnected by chance in New York City, and now reside in Brooklyn. Briella and Chris are deeply grateful to all who attended, especially the many fellow Penn alumni. Special thanks to their wedding party: Elliot Bok W’17, Morgan McKeever Bok C’18, Brian Broder C’17, Alexander Ehat C’17, Haley Wickham Ehat C’17, Catherine Moore Egan W’18, Aidan Kelly W’19, Michael McCurdy C’17, Christine Park W’18, Amar Patel W’17 C’17, Michelle Pereira C’18, Jessica Ryan C’18, and Aimee Stephenson C’18.
2025
Savanna Cohen C’25 shares that she has been accepted to the four-year doctor of philosophy program in neuroscience at the University of Oxford.
