RE Log - Fall 2022

82 Ransom Everglades LOG FALL 2022 Class Notes 2013 REUNION NOVEMBER 2022 Class Agents: Alexander Boucourt (13aboucourt@gmail.com ), Briana Christophers (christophersbri@gmail.com ), Elizabeth Glass (elizglass17@gmail.com ), Sebastian Yllanes (syllanes@gmail.com ) Emily Keyes and Jared Ertel are married! Their relationship started as ninth graders at RE, when they were canoe partners on Outward Bound. Jared proposed on their 10-year anniversary in 2020, and they were married in Miami in February 2022. Emily graduated from medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in May 2022, and is doing a dermatology residency in New York City at Weill Cornell. Jared has been a trader in New York at Citibank since graduating from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2017. Natalie Fredman writes, “I am honored to serve as a 2022-23 U.S. Fulbright Grantee to Mexico. I am participating in the Fulbright-García Robles Binational Business Program. I am working at Dalus Capital, an impact investment firm with a focus on sustainability and inclusion, and taking graduate courses at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). I would love to connect to any RE alumni or family members in CDMX and can be reached at nataliefredman@gmail.com .” 2014 Class Agents: Adam Chiavacci ( chiavacciadam@gmail.com ), Nathaniel Johansson ( nathanieljo@me.com ), Michael Zubizarreta ( Michaelzubi96@gmail.com) Cheyenne Range , see James G. Weaver, Jr. ’90 Alec Rodriguez is a water resources engineer in Denver, Colo. In addition to his day job, he co-founded the non- profit Resilience Youth Network with RE associate alum Rob Fetell. The Resilience Youth Network’s mission is to develop the next generation of leaders in climate resilience by connecting them with resources, peer and professional networks, and opportunities for action so as to advance a safe, sustainable and equitable future. RYN has launched a nine-month virtual fellowship program for high school and college students – the program will teach climate change basics, adaptation solutions and advocacy skills. Learn more at www. resilienceyouthnetwork.org. Dara Weiss-Frenkel , see Max Weiss ’12 2015 REUNION November 2022 Class Agents: Tatiana Balabanis (tatianabalabanis@gmail.com ), Cole McWilliams (colecola8@gmail.com) , Carter Shoer (cartershoer@gmail.com ), Liana Tellez (lianat05@gmail.com) Class of 2015 was well represented at the New York area reunion this past June at the Yale Club. Photo above L-R: Martina Lentino, Laine Morgan, Tatiana Balabanis, Gabriela Hurtado, Ashlee Aizenstat Natalie Austin , former White House staffer, was recently featured in an article by The Miami Times. Here’s a snippet: “The Columbia University graduate originally set out to pursue a career in industrial engineering, but veered down another path in search of a way to contribute meaningfully to her community. Growing up in an era where the nation saw its first Black president, Austin could not pass up an opportunity to help usher in a Black woman as the country’s second-in-command. Austin was among the 41% of Black Americans under the age of 30 at the time of the 2020 presidential election – the most politically active cohort in that election cycle according to a Harvard Kennedy School youth poll – who turned to voting power to fight injustice. Leveraging that power for Austin also meant encourag- ing others to do the same, inspiring her to become a field organizer for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign in Des Moines, Iowa. She then worked for Bloomberg 2020, Organizing Together 2020 and The Florida Coordinated Campaign. Following the Biden-Harris victory, Austin joined the White House Office of the Press Secretary. ‘Natalie has been a critical part of our team and a joy