RE Log - Fall 2022

FALL 2022 Ransom Everglades LOG 75 Pamela Sue Schatten , an AV-rated attorney, opened her law office in down- town Hollywood. She is practicing estate planning and real estate law. 1996 Class Agents: Veronica Alcorta (veronicaalcorta@ gmail.com ), Claudia Miyar Angles (claudiamiyar@hotmail.com) , Indi Avila (letticia@aol.com ), Roberto Eraña (rerana@hotmail.com) , Nelly Farra (nelly.farra@gmail.com ) Class of 1996 , see Lauren Sturges- Fernandez ’95 Jose Arguelles and his teammates took the leaderboard at REEF this year. The Aztec Group won Heaviest Dolphin and the Heaviest Combined Dolphin Awards. Angler Danny Ramos caught the heavi- est Dolphin at 20.4 lbs. and the team took the combined award at 38.2 lbs. L-R: Peter Mekras ’97, Jordi Olivella, Jose Arguelles ’96, Lou Moll ’97, Danny Ramos at their Coral Gables residence for the Classes of ’95, ’96 and ’97. They gra- ciously hosted 150 RE alumni at their home replete with live DJ beats, delicious eats, a video viewing room montage and more. They truly went above and beyond the call of duty when it came to celebrat- ing a trio of class reunions. Thank you, Lauren and Charles! Indi Avila accepted the position of Head of School at The Mandelstam School, a PreK-5th grade private elementary school in South Miami. Indi’s daughter, Ella Lombardo ’24, is a rising junior. This past spring Ella participated in RE’s TEDx event. She shared her experienc- es leading up to three brain surgeries and advocated for empathy over “toxic positivity.” You can check out her talk by searching on YouTube for Ella Lombardo and TEDx. Bjørn Jensen writes, “Our company, WhyReboot, is looking to hire network security specialists who want to join an amazing, award-winning team, ASAP! We are a fast-growing company in one of the coolest industries around, with the reputation of being the best networking provider for the home automation, inte- grated marine and commercial integra- tion industry.” Carrie Walpole was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame for her accolades in softball along with Kevin Grossfeld ’95 (baseball), L.B. Irigoyen ’12 (track and field and cross country) and Joner Strauss ’00 (swimming and water polo). Carrie was inducted by her classmate and dear friend Kimberly Arbuckle Goodwin ’95. L-R: 2022 Inductees and their present- ers, coach Mike Becker, L.B. Irigoyen ’12, Kevin Grossfeld ’95, Miguel Dueñas ’95, Carrie Walpole ’96, Kimberly Arbuckle Goodwin ’96, Joner Stauss ’00 and his father and coach Robert Strauss. See page 39. 1997 Class Agents: Enrique Conde ( enrique.a.conde@gmail.com) , Daniel Echavarria ( daniel.echavarria@gmail.com) , Roy Meyeringh ( roy.meyeringh@gmail.com) , Javier Millares (jmillares@millares.net ), Jessi Tamayo (jessitamayo@gmail.com ) Class of 1997 , see Lauren Sturges- Fernandez ’95 Rina Jakubowicz taught a children’s yoga class as part of Alumni Weekend. The founder of Rina Yoga, Rina is a bilingual yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, motivational speaker and author. She presents at yoga conferences worldwide and is a faculty member of the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y. With three Rina Yoga studios in Miami, Rina also created her own yoga app, Snooze Yoga, and a pioneering yoga curriculum for children and teens called Super Yogis’ Schoolhouse. Thank you to Rina for sharing her time, talent and energy with our little Raiders. 1998 REUNION APRIL 2023 Class Agents: Daniela Eraña Andrade (danielaerana@gmail.com) , Karim Aryeh (karim.aryeh@gmail.com ), Jaimie Gelman (thegelman@gmail.com ), Ruben Millares (rmillares@millares.net ), Ben Quevedo (quevedob@bellsouth.net ), Carlos Rua (charlierua@ruarealty.com ), Claudia Lipcon Winkleman (cw@claudiawinkleman.com )