RE LOG - Spring 2017

SPRING 2017 Ransom Everglades LOG 53 It also ranked No. 2 on the list of Commercial Property Management Firms with 18 million square feet under manage- ment as of July 2016. The broker- age has about 200 employees in its Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton offices. Karson was responsible for about $1 billion in sales and development while at Related Group, in addition to helping the com- pany acquire distressed assets. With more than 25 years of experience in real estate, Karson previously worked for Lennar/LNR, Advenir, Tate Capital, CREC, Barrow Street Capital and Bank of America. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Maggie Pearson writes, “Just a quick note to let you know that I have moved to Baltimore and am now Director of the Annual Fund and Stewardship at St. Timothy’s School, www.stt.org .” John Tawa lives in West Linn, OR, near Portland, with his wife and three sons. A former attorney, John has operated PrepVolleyball.com for the past 13 years. It is the most popular volleyball website in the U.S. The big Tawa news revolves around his son Tim, a high school senior, who is considered one of the top five outfielders in the country. Tim also is quite a decorated high school quar- terback. He led West Linn to an undefeated large- class state title in 2016, owns every single-season and career passing record in the state of Oregon and is the only football player in the 32-year history of the Gatorade Player of the Year program to win state Player of the Year in any state three times. Tim also recently was named First Team All-American by Max Preps, one of only 30 players so recognized. (A story on the website maxpreps.com asked last fall “Is Oregon’s Tim Tawa the top all-around athlete in high school sports?”) 1981 Andy Ansin writes, “My wife, Tanya, and I are cornering the education market. Tanya is currently the co-chair of the board of directors at Lehrman School and I am vice-chair at RE. Both of us are deeply involved in seeing the schools improve and expand their buildings and campuses. At RE, I am actively involved in re-zoning the recently acquired La Brisa property and the design and construction of the new STEM building. Exciting times! Tanya and I both enjoy working with the schools’ leadership teams.” 1982 Jeanne Rosner says, “After completing medical school at University of Miami and an anesthesia residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital, I moved to California where I practiced as a pediatric anesthesiol- ogist at Stanford University Medical Center. In 2011, I began teaching nutrition, health and wellness classes at our local middle schools. This was a life-changing experience for me. I have since retired from anesthesia and now teach and learn full time about nu- trition. In addition, in 2014 I started SOUL Food Salon (soulfoodsalon.com ) where I host monthly events featuring experts in the health and wellness community. My mission is to educate and empower us all to be healthier. Follow us on Instagram @ soulfoodsalon and contact me jeanne@ soulfoodsalon.com if you want to be on our email distribution list.” 1983 Victoria Beach writes “I recently finished a term in elected office as vice-mayor and council member in Carmel, Calif. As a prac- ticing architect and moral philosopher (yes, you can get paid for that), it often surprised me to see how an unusual background could bring new dimensions to our community discussions. I found it fascinating to see how principles of good design and good ethics can unlock the intractable, so-called ‘wicked’ problems of the public sector. I certainly rec- ommend the experience of getting involved, or even elected, to anyone – especially to those who don’t think that their experience applies!” Scott Tornek writes, “Quick update from Alex ’86 and me: I’m starting my sec- ond year as chief strategy officer for Penn Medicine’s Center for Community Health Workers. My primary role is to partner with other health systems in implementing our IMPaCT model for their high-risk patient populations. Alex continues her eighth year as president of Tornek Design Associates, a boutique graphic design and branding firm. She’s worked with some really cool clients, including Jillian Michaels and most recently a manufacturer of jet packs. Kids update: both attend Wilmington Friends School. Kaely is now 12; her passions are competi- tive rock climbing and anything related to our dog Henry. Matt is in his senior year of high school and will be attending Penn next year. We know no one actually visits Delaware, but if you’re passing through on your way to Philly or New York, please say hi!”