Affinity Groups Raise Awareness of & Appreciation for Differences in Identity
At D-E, affinity groups are tightly knit spaces of community, growth, and identity. Always striving to engage with other students, spread culture and awareness, and celebrate diversity, they are an essential part of school life and co-curricular opportunities in particular. Below are some of D-E’s affinity groups and their accomplishments, memories, and hopes for this year and beyond!
D-E ’78
Nicholas “Nic” Apostoleris is the new CEO of a medical group, Tri-County Medical Group, which is looking to become a community health center organization based in Lima, NY. Lima is south of Rochester, near where Nic’s wife, Cathy, grew up and where her parents still...
D-E ’76
Lisa Diaz Nash was excited to be sworn in as a member of San Mateo’s Measure S Citizen Oversight Committee. The committee will review spending of a special sales tax to improve infrastructure and city services. We wish Rob Shafir the best as the new chief executive...
D-E ’73
Kudos to Alfred “Al” Drewes, who has been retained to teach at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.
D-E ’96
Karen Orzolek's band, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, reissued its debut album, Fever to Tell, this past October and held several concerts in the United States for the first time in four years. Go Karen O!
D-E ’00
Samantha Mann Raphael sent in this update this past December: “I have been living in Massachusetts for the last 13 years. My husband and I have two girls, Fraya (5 years) and Sydney (16 months), who keep us on our toes! This year began my 11th year teaching social...
D-E ’04
Matthew “Matt” Krane got a promotion recently. After seven years with Accenture, Matt has spent the past two and a half years with GEP Worldwide, a leading international procurement and supply chain consulting and technology firm. In December 2017, he was promoted to...
D-E ’17
Maxine Musto as a college freshman took first prize in Franklin & Marshall College's Solo and Concerto Competition playing the Concerto Number 2 for Violin by Henri Wieniawski. As a result, she earned the opportunity to perform the solo in concert with the...
Alumni and Community Happenings
Above: Heidi Skolnik ’79, Paul Marber ’78, Maria Sanchez Gardner ’78, Joanne Graf ’78, Linda Reiter ’78, Paul Lucas ’79, Michele Grodberg ’79, Illyse Kaplan ’79, Rob Linder ’79, and Soraya Zarghami Gage ’79 Each and every season, and for many great reasons,...
D-E ’01
David Machinist and Michael Machinist’s band, Shinobi Ninja, had their song "Genuine Is In" featured in episode three of the Netflix television show, She's Gotta Have It, created by alumni parent Spike Lee. The twins are pictured above (holding the posters) with Spike...
The Mapmaker’s Daughter
Katherine Nouri Hughes D ’67 Delphinium August 2017 The Mapmaker’s Daughter, a historical novel set in the 16th century, is the confession of Nurbanu, born Cecilia Baffo Veniero, the mesmerizing, illegitimate Venetian who became the most powerful woman in the Ottoman...