RE Log Spring 2021

SPRING 2021 Ransom Everglades LOG 71 Act especially incentivizes taxpayers to donate this year, of all years, due to the disproportionate effects the pandemic is having on underserved communities. We are only a drop in the bucket with the enormous toll it is taking on our country, but hoping to help make a positive impact in any way we are able. :)” 2011 REUNION YEAR Class Agent: Victoria Collazo (victoriacollazo@gmail.com ), Luz Stella Perez de Corcho (luzstellapdc@gmail.com ) 2012 Class Agents: Manuel Al Abdallah (manuel.abdallah@gmail.com ), Maria Mesa (mcmesai@gmail.com) , Marli Scharlin (mscharlin@gmail.com ), Max Weiss (maximilienjweiss@gmail.com) Pravan Chugani , see Luis Martinez-Moure ’81 Max Weiss started his MBA studies at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Max also attended the University of Chicago for an undergraduate degree in economics before spending four years working in healthcare buy-and-sell-side investments. Max has also recently joined the RE alumni board. 2013 Class Agent: Alexander Boucourt (13aboucourt@gmail.com ), Briana Christophers (christophersbri@gmail.com ), Elizabeth Glass (elizglass17@gmail.com ), Sebastian Yllanes (syllanes@gmail.com) 2014 Class Agents: Adam Chiavacci ( chiavacciadam@gmail.com ), Nathaniel Johansson ( nathanieljo@me.com ), Andrea Wenrich ( andreawenrich@hotmail.com ), Michael Zubizarreta ( Mzubipr@gmail.com ) Cheyenne Range was RE’s featured speaker for the MLK assembly on January 19, 2021. (See page 45.) Cheyenne currently serves as the Manager of Executive Initiatives for March of Dimes, the national nonprofit committed to the health and wellness of all moms and babies. In her role, she reports directly to the President & CEO on special projects, assists with communication to members of the board of trustees and coordinates with the Office of Government Affairs to ensure legislative priorities are achieved. Prior to joining March of Dimes, Cheyenne served as Special Assistant to Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was responsible for coordinating Congresswoman Wilson’s activities in Washington, D.C., managing stakeholders and advising on issues including labor, women’s health, housing, Hayley Mendelson married Kolm Smith on January 16, 2021, in a small family ceremony at their home with safety measures in place. gun violence, education and civil rights. Cheyenne is the great-granddaughter of beloved Florida civil rights icon, M. Athalie Range. “Mama Range” as many referred to her was the owner and operator of three funeral homes, the first Black female city commissioner, the first Black woman appointed as head of a Florida state agency, the Department of Community Affairs and later appointed to the Amtrak Commission by President Jimmy Carter. Cheyenne was inspired to pursue a career in public service at an early age after watching her grandmother work tirelessly to improve the lives of the disenfranchised. 2015 REUNION YEAR Class Agents: Tatiana Balabanis (tatianabalabanis@gmail.com ), Cole McWilliams (colecola8@gmail.com) , Carter Shoer (cartershoer@gmail.com ), Liana Tellez (lianat05@gmail.com) 2016 Class Agents: Dimitri Godur (dimitrigodur@yahoo.com ), Alyssa Lloret (alyssalloret@gmail.com ), Ahan Malhotra (ahan.tm@gmail.com ), Mariana Sanchez-Medina (msanchezmedina@college. harvard.edu) , Owen Zighelboim (owen.zighelboim@gmail.com ) Sam Chaneles graduated in December from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Highest Honors. Sam lives in Seattle, Wash., and works as a project manager for Genie, a division of Terex Corporation, a worldwide manufacturer of industrial lifting and material-handling equipment for a variety of industries, including construction, infrastructure, energy, transportation and utilities. In his spare time, Sam enjoys mountaineering and back-country skiing in the Cascades.