RE Log - Spring 2020

54 Ransom Everglades LOG SPRING 2020 Class Notes 1990 REUNION YEAR Class Agents: Vanessa Chartouni-de la Serna (vchartouni@aol.com ), James Weaver (jgweaver@sbcglobal.net) , Paige Meginley Winburn (meginburn@mac.com ) Vanessa Chartouni-de la Serna and her husband, Ricardo “Calin” de la Serna, along with their two business partners (and fellow special-needs parents) co-hosted an evening to celebrate the opening of their new school, Steps for Success, on November 14, 2019. Steps for Success is an inten- sive, therapeutic program for adolescent boys affected by developmental delays such as Fragile X Syndrome and autism. Through evidence-based methods, im- mersive experiential activities, functional academics and a real-life home setting, their students grow emotionally and socially, while learning and applying valuable skills for life. This is a unique program and is a dream come true for Vanessa and Calin, as their eldest son is affected by Fragile X Syndrome. It was a great event, attended by many families, educators, therapists and other profes- sionals from the community. While the overwhelmingly positive feedback received by all those who attended was very gratifying for Vanessa and her fam- ily, she stated that the presence and sup- port that evening of some of her fellow RE alumni was truly priceless. For more 1991 Class Agents: Christian Falk (cvfalk@gmail.com) , Marika Lynch (marikalynch@me.com) , Lisa Sayfie (lsayfie@yahoo.com) , Tracey Stokes (tstokesmd@bellsouth.net ) Adam Elegant writes, “After 19 years at Goldman Sachs and KKR, I have joined Baker Street Advisors, a boutique invest- ment and wealth advisory firm in San Francisco. Baker Street manages about $9.5 billion for about 300 families and was founded in 2004 by Goldman Sachs alumni. I live in Kentfield, Calif., with my wife and three children.” Jon Madorsky continues to follow RE’s mission of giving back by found- ing KowBees, which works with local beekeepers to harvest micro-local honey. Jon reports that 100 percent of profits support the Block Ko-Op, a local initia- tive he helped start to transform urban information about Steps for Success, please visit https://steps4success.net . Vanessa is photographed with her busi- ness partner Michele Kaplan. Vanessa is also a member of the RE Alumni Board and is chairing The Fund for RE alumni effort for the second year in a row with Michiel van de Kreeke ’88 as her co-chair. Thanks to her leadership, the alumni had a very strong presence at The Fund for RE Kick-Off in October 2019 (pictured below). We are once again working hard to achieve our goal of $1 million and to get as close as we can to 30 percent participation. Gifts of all levels are welcome. Visit www.ransomever- glades.org/make-a-gift to participate in this year’s campaign. Alicia Gerrits Hawkins , see Kevin Grossfeld ’95 Catherine Kim Park , see Roxana Vadia Morgenstern ’75 Thank you to Luke Dann for serving as RE’s contact at The Yale Club for the New York area alumni reception in January. Luke was joined by alumni board member Vanessa Chartouni-de la Serna, Jody Drulard, Paige McGinley Winburn and trustee Konky Arellano . Konky, Jody and Vanessa made a special trip from Miami to help build momentum for the Class of 1990 30-Year Reunion in April.