RE Log Fall 2016

Class Notes 1993 Ilan Arboleda’s presentation of his film “Thank You for Your Service” (page 40) to the alumni community in March 2016, was strongly supported by members of the Class of 1993. Pictured are Melissa Vick, Aliza Stern, Ilan Arboleda, Amy Sayfie Zichella, Catherine Irvin Block, Lola Arellano Pegg, Christy de Zarraga Roos, Mariana Santiesteban Pesin, and Becky Haggard McCarron . In other news, Ilan married Rojika Antanesian on July 19, 2016, in New York City. Becky Haggard McCarron was honored last March as a Woman of Substance and Style at Destination Fashion 2016. Becky was introduced that evening with former professional basketball player Shane Battier as her escort. The event raised money for The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard ’88 , Director of Major Gifts, Corporate Relations, Marketing and Events for The Buoniconti Fund and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, organized and co- chaired this very success- ful evening. Tara Narula recently sent in a picture of her newest daughter, Layla, proudly outfitted in RE gear! Last spring, Tara served as a panelist on the RE Alumni Connections in N.Y.C. (See page 40.) 1994 Angie (Aiduck) Erickson has been living in Frisco, Tex., for almost five years with her husband Kevin. They have three-year-old twin daughters, Morgan and Kaitlyn, and one-year-old daughter Lauren. Angie is a director of student ex- perience for University of Phoenix and her husband leads the management consult- ing practice at Credera. Rafael E. Millares writes “My two sons are thriving, Delio is 10 and Rafael Jr. is 4. I sold my shares in a previous law firm that I had co-founded and I started a new law firm named Millares Law Firm P.A. Thankfully, my staff and I are incredibly busy as the firm experiences very positive growth. Our practice areas are personal injury (auto accidents, wrongful death, slip and fall), social security disability and criminal defense.” 1995 Maria Andy- Tettamanti pens the award- winning Miami- based lifestyle blog, thewordy- girl.com. Maria was recently featured on CNN news in a seg- ment focused on bloggers’ influ- ence on the retail sector. She was also interviewed on Sirius XM’s Wharton School of Business channel where the topic of the business of blogging was explored. A pio- neer in Miami’s blogging scene, Maria also teaches others how to blog with her online classes. As of late, she is focusing on grow- ing her brand as a digital influencer. When not busy Spachatting, she’s taking care of her two small children, Ava and Yiani, and college sweetheart/husband, Sebastian.