RE Log Fall 2018

)$// Ransom Everglades LOG 79 A.J. Nahmad joined the Endeavor Miami Board of Directors ( Endeavor.com ) . Nahmad currently serves as president of Watsco, the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment in the HVAC/R industry. Nahmad joined Watsco in 2005 and served as the director of global business development, and as vice-president of strategy and innovation until his election as president in 2016. He has also been a member of Watsco’s Board of Directors since November 2011. He leads the FRPSDQ\¶V PLVVLRQ WR HQKDQFH SUR¿WV YLD strategic technology initiatives and tech- nology-enabled new ventures. “My time as an Endeavor mentor at a local panel opened my eyes to the value of Endeavor to Miami’s entrepreneurial ecosystem,” said Nahmad. “I hope my contributions as a board member will help to grow and strengthen our presence in South Florida, and I am looking forward to helping more entrepreneurs accelerate their growth.” A.J. serves on the board with fellow RE alumni Daniel Echavarria ’97 (Co- Chair) and Maurice R. Ferré ’79 . Lindsey Zohn Parker writes, We welcomed a little girl into our family on April 26, 2018, Leah Grace Parker. :) Photo of Leah with her big brother, Emerson, who loves his sister very much. Renee Sterling writes, “On 26th May 2018, I was inducted into The Links, Incorporated and was also named a char- WHU PHPEHU RI WKH /RQGRQ 8. &KDSWHU and elected to be the chapter’s treasurer. The Links, Incorporated is an internation- DO QRW IRU SUR¿W FRUSRUDWLRQ HVWDEOLVKHG on the 9th November 1946. The member- ship consists of nearly 15,000 women in 289 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, The Bahamas and WKH 8. ,W LV RQH RI WKH QDWLRQ¶V ROGHVW DQG largest volunteer service organizations of women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.” Jonathan Strauss writes, “Check out our new addition: Kiara Grace Strauss, Born on May 10. She is our third, joining Siena (5/9/11) and Henri (2/13/14).” 2001 Class Agents: Josefina Farra MRVH¿QD IDUUD#JPDLO FRP Blair Reinarman (blair44@gmail.com ) Eugene Montoya Alessandri (ekmontoya@outlook.com) Micha Tregembo Gross writes, “We, Michaela (Tregembo) Gross ’01 and Todd Gross ’01 sent our son, Tanner Gross, to the RE summer camp!!! :) Along with another alum Kali (Elias) Bensaadon ’01 and her husband Gal Bensaadon. Her boys’ names are Asher and Chase. They were all in the same summer pre-K class, the ‘Russia’ bunk. Very nostalgic to be back on these grounds and to see Ms. Armas again!!! Now the cannon we used to paint for each other’s birthdays is in our sons’ lives too!! Go Raiders! See Carlos Carbonell ’93. Jonathan Lubin writes, “In June, I became the president of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, a Chicago-based bar association and the oldest Jewish bar as- sociation in the country. I live in Chicago with my wife, Chana Raizel, and my eight wonderful children. I am a civil OLWLJDWRU ZLWK D IRFXV LQ SODLQWLɣ VLGH civil rights litigation.” 2002 Class Agents: Christian Fong (christian@cfonglaw.com ), Chris Malek (cmmalek@gmail.com) , Cory Needle (cory.needle@gmail.com ), Billie Schwartz (billie.schwartz@gmail.com ), Danielle Marks Williamson (marks. danielle@gmail.com) Jacqueline Lewis Denault , see Alexandre Denault ’00. 2003 Class Agents: Lauren Miller (laurenrachelmiller@gmail.com ), Annie Stamps (annie.stamps@me.com ) Jenny Gragg Carson and Brian Carson are thrilled to announce the birth of Maureen Anne Carson, who arrived on February 13, 2018, at 12:19 a.m. She weighed 6.1 lbs. and measured 19.75 inches long. Maureen Anne is named for both of her grandmothers. Baby Maureen is wearing a hat crocheted by our own Doreen Johnson, a member of the Middle School faculty.