RE LOG Fall 2024

FALL 2024 Ransom Everglades LOG 81 Teofilo Victoria, see REconnections 1995 2008 Class Ambassadors: Natalie Aguilar (Natalie.aguilar5@gmail.com) , Monica Mengotti (mmengotti1@gmail.com ), Natalia Reina (reinan1989@gmail.com ) 2009 Class Ambassador: Victoria Calleja (vcalleja@gmail.com) Daniel Becker writes, “In December of last year, Jose Bengochea , valedictorian of the Class of 2009, founded a publicly traded company [Iron Horse Acquisitions] and is the acting CEO. “The company is currently trading on NASDAQ as IROHU. Earlier this year we even got to ring the closing bell at NASDAQ to end a trading day. There aren’t many 33-year-old leaders of publicly traded companies. This is a big deal! “As for me, although I am technically only a consultant for Iron Horse, I do advise the company on all matters tech- related and will likely take an increased role in the operation after an acquisition is made.” David Gellman was elected to serve as President of the Breakthrough Miami Alumni Network. The organization provides philanthropic and networking opportunities for alumni of Breakthrough Miami, an academic enrichment program that uses a student-teaching-students model to ensure that motivated, under- resourced 5th-12th grade students have access to excellent educational opportunities, graduate from high school on time and attend college. Sammi Wyler and Dan Brener , pictured top right, first crossed paths in seventh grade at Ransom Everglades. 2010 Class Ambassadors: Alejandro Echeverria (aleecheverria@me.com ), Javier Henriquez ( javiahenriquez@gmail.com ), Carla Pacini (cpacini1@gmail.com) , Najib Wahab (najibwwahab@gmail.com ) Carina Lorenzen writes, “This June, I completed my residency at Baptist Health of South Florida in Family Medicine! I have elected to join a boutique private practice in Miami and will begin accepting new patients in August 2024. If anyone is searching for a new primary care physician, my office will be located at 8700 N. Kendall Drive, Suite 105, and can be contacted at 305 271 3373. Lastly, my most precious milestone to share — we welcomed a baby boy last August, Giano Díaz-Lorenzen (the star of the graduation photo)!” L-R: Javier Díaz, Giano Díaz- Lorenzen and Carina Lorenzen They tied the knot on March 30, 2024, at Coral Gables Country Club surrounded by numerous friends (including many Ransom Everglades alumni), and family. Rabbi Rachel Greengrass led the celebration of love. The newlyweds now reside in Denver, Colo. Michael Lloret, Dan Brener, Chris Petricone and Ghilan Golzar Jane Kislak, Sarah Powell, Chrissy Baker and Carina Zito holding a photo of Sammi and Dan on their eighth-grade trip to San Francisco. Alexandra Brener ’07, Chrissy Baker, Carina Zito, Sammi Wyler, Analise Palomo and Kat Collazo 2011 Class Ambassadors: Victoria Collazo (victoriacollazo@gmail.com ), Anto Iragorri (antoiragorri@gmail.com ), Camila Medina (cmedina.tufts@gmail.com) , Luz Stella Perez de Corcho (luzstellapdc@gmail.com ), Nick Swerdlow (n.swerdlow@swerdlow.com) Steven Dickstein , see REconnections 1995