RE Log Fall 2018

84 Ransom Everglades LOG )$// Class N e 2011 Class Agents: Luz Stella Perez de Corcho (puzstellapdc@gmail.com) , Victoria Collazo (victoriacollazo@gmail.com ) Emily Elkin was featured in a story LQ 1HZV#7KH8 DW WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI Miami: She plans to use her Master of Architecture to design impactful solutions to problems urban communities face. A Miami native, Emily spent her elementary school summers at the Lowe Art Museum, where she found joy in drawing and creat- ing. Years later, she returned to the same FDPSXV IRU WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 0LDPL¶V Master of Architecture program, where she continued designing and is now deter- mined to hone her skills for positive com- munity impact. Emily’s initial desire to PDNH D GLɣHUHQFH LQ WKH ZRUOG ZDV LJQLWHG during her formative years at Ransom Everglades, as well as an eye-opening H[SHULHQFH DW 6HHGV RI 3HDFH LQ 2WLV¿HOG Maine. As a teenager at Seeds of Peace, Emily was part of the American delegation that worked with young people from areas RI KHDWHG FRQÀLFW LQ WKH 0LGGOH (DVW DQG Southeast Asia. The participants, some of whom have remained close friends, would have a profound impact on how she viewed the world, opening her mind to view problems from all perspectives, and opening a window of understanding into KRZ GLɣHUHQW FXOWXUHV DQG FRPPXQLWLHV may be impacted by, and cope with, social, economic, environmental and political issues. Emily completed her Bachelor RI $UWV DQG 6FLHQFH DW 7XIWV 8QLYHUVLW\ majoring in architectural and urban stud- ies. Social conscience was at the core of her studies, combining her passions for tackling social issues with her love for in- novative design. In her senior year, Emily interned at Boston’s MASS Design Group, D ¿UP ZKRVH PLVVLRQ LV WR UHVHDUFK build and advocate for architecture that promotes justice and human dignity. She learned how a group of passionate profes- sionals could use their collaborative skill sets to empower communities worldwide through thoughtful design and planning of public spaces and special-purpose EXLOGLQJV (PLO\ UHWXUQHG WR 80 WR complete her Master of Architecture and transform these concepts and passions into real-world and applicable skills. She immediately began collaborating with professors and students, taking advantage of cur- riculum focused on resiliency, public health and com- munity culture. “I am grateful for the guidance of the School of Architecture’s Joanna Lombard, Carie Penabad, Allan Shulman and other faculty who enabled PH WR UHDFK LQWR GLɣHUHQW QLFKHV WKDW WKH VFKRRO KDV WR RɣHU DQG H[SDQG P\ HQJDJH- ment beyond the architecture studio,” she said. Emily also enjoyed the opportunity to apply what she learned about climate change, sustainability and resiliency while interning at Van Alen Institute in New York City. “As I graduate, I am devoted to working to successfully design impactful solutions to the problems urban commu- nities face today,” she said. Alexandra Hernandez was presented the Diamond Award this past spring for her work with Lotus House. 2012 Class Agent: Marli Scharlin (scharlins@gmail.com ) Lindsey Bernhardt writes, “I am excited to announce that I will be attending the 8QLYHUVLW\ RI Louisville School of Medicine this fall and joining the class of 2022!” Jacob Lenard , Class of 2009, who was hired in 2015 by Arquitectonica while he was working on his master’s in Design and Designed Objects at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was featured in Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida in an article entitled “The Prodigy” in April 2018. “It’s good to be back here,” Lenard said in the story, “since I was born and raised in Coconut Grove. Miami has done me well so far. I get to design large-scale interiors for hotels like the Mandarin Oriental in Santiago, which is a renovation project that will be complete by the end of 2018. And I’m working on the Lincoln Eatery, WKH IRRG KDOO RSHQLQJ Rɣ /LQFROQ 5RDG which will also debut in 2018. I also do consulting projects…” Read more here: https://bit.ly/2vadrmr ( This note has been corrected. ) Jack Lopez , see Alex Lopez De Leo ’10. Samantha Schnur. Her Naughty Fork account on Instagram is a hit with 645,000 followers. More in the New Times at https://bit.l\/2.ɵF;n* Jamila Stephens serves on the alumni board of Breakthrough Miami. 2013 Class Agents: Alex Boucourt (13aboucourt@gmail.com) , Briana Christophers (justbriithe@gmail.com ), Elizabeth Glass (lizzyglassre13@comcast.net) , Sebastian Yllanes (syllanes@gmail.com) Chris De Leo , see Alex Lopez De Leo ’10. 2014 Class Agents: Nathaniel Johansson (nathanieljo@me.com ), Andrea Wenrich (andreawenrich@hotmail.com ), Michael Zubizarreta (Michaelzubi96@gmail.com)