RE Log Spring 2023

SPRING 2023 Ransom Everglades LOG 57 The Marie and Edward Swenson Society A gift by will, also known as a bequest, is an easy and flexible way to make a meaningful contribution to Ransom Everglades. Help us continue our tradition of giving back by leaving a lasting legacy of your own. THE FUTURE STARTS HERE “I support Ransom Everglades because of the positive experience the school had in my life. Remembering RE in my will helps to ensure the long-term health of the school, making those same positive experiences available for future generations” - Steve Williams ’72 Contact Chris Speers at cspeers@ransomeverglades.org to learn more. Vivianne del Rio (née Vila) has been serving the citizens of Miami-Dade County as Circuit Judge in the civil divi- sion, working out of the historical Dade County Courthouse in downtown Miami. A new civil courthouse is in the process of being built next door and is expected to be finished in 2025. Monica Shandor Guza , see William Shandor, In Loving Memory Kate Pearson writes, “It was so much fun to be back on the gorgeous upper school campus last April! I got to hang out with old classmates like Bill Kunstler and teachers like Kenia Rebozo, (whom I still feel strange calling by her first name!) I live in Maryland and am the Managing Director of Programming & Acquisitions for Maryland Public Television, which is extremely fun and fulfilling work. My 26-year-old son also lives up here and works with an environmental group. If you are ever in the D.C. area, please give a shout!” L-R: Bill Kunstler , Kenia Rebozo Mestre and Kate Pearson 1983 REUNION APRIL 2023 Class Agent: Bill Bailey ( bill@baileyrealestateconsulting.com ) 1984 Class Agent: Eliot Gelber ( egelber@msn.com ) From Quentin Nason’s nonprofit, City Pay it Forward, “The cost-of-living crisis has underlined the importance and the need for financial literacy education as families must make tough decisions as they seek to do more with less. City Pay it Forward has redoubled our efforts in working with teachers, schools and corporate partners in providing impactful educational programs, entrepreneur- ial competitions and work experience opportunities, all of which are aimed to teach the next generation important life skills in financial literacy education as well as to foster aspiration and to seek to close the socio-economic gap in our com- munity. Some highlights of our work this year: Partnered with early year special- ists at the University of Miami’s School of Education to create a comprehensive six- hour elementary school program which was delivered in May to almost 30,000 fifth graders in the Miami-Dade school district (fourth largest in the U.S.). We have confirmation that the Los Angeles school district (second largest) will join Miami-Dade in rolling out our fifth-grade curriculum next year, bringing the total number of students using our program