RE Log Spring 2022

50 Ransom Everglades LOG SPRING 2022 Rosie Prohias Driscoll writes, “I’m ex- cited for the debut of my first full-length poetry collection, Poised for Flight , forth- coming in August 2022 from Finishing Line Press with a back cover endorse- ment by poet laureate Richard Blanco. It is a memoir-in-verse that explores family and identity, loss and renewal, grief and grace. In November 2021, I read one of the poems in the collection, “Havana 1974,” on the Latinx Lit Audio Mag podcast and was interviewed by host Teresa Douglas about the story behind the poem: www.latinxlitmag.com. I’m also thrilled to be back in the classroom after a 23-year hiatus teaching English at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Va., where I get to talk about poetry every day. I was happy to see Lissette Suarez Stancioff and Cristi Mendoza Edmunds in Miami last summer! Nick Ferber has over two decades of success in partnering with rapidly growing and highly successful compa- nies and connecting them with qualified candidates. Nick’s experience includes numerous successful placements in the following fields: accounting, finance, banking, brokerage, medicine/health- care, real estate, legal, marketing, infor- mation technology and advertising. Nick has deep ties to South Florida and sits on the boards of the Miami Finance Forum and Temple Sinai of North Dade. A small group gathered to visit with Pam Pennell Kelly and Julie Romfh this past February while in town. L-R standing: Ben Kalstone, Julie Romfh, Cristi Mendoza Edmunds, Elaine Broad, William Holly, Pam Pennell Class N e Melissa Krinzman , see Jeff Miller ’79 Jeff Williamson , see Vicki Carbonell Williamson ’88 1987 Class Agents: Adriana Atwill (lafuente@bellsouth.net ), Todd Poses (tsposes@aol.com) Tania Dominguez , see Class of 1986 1988 Class Agents: Adam Gelber (Aagelber@bellsouth.net) , Heidi Howard Tandy (heidi8@gmail.com ), Cornelia Taudt-Ehrling (ctehrling@gmail.com) Vanessa Mobley joined The New York Times a s Op-Ed editor, overseeing the newspaper’s team of editors and in charge of guest essays and contributing writers on politics, culture, international affairs, business, health, climate and much more. In its release, the paper stated, “Vanessa brings a fiercely creative mind, an insightful collaborative style, deep editing experience and a competi- tive hunger for exciting and smart pieces to Times Opinion. She is a clear thinker who loves crystalizing an idea and pair- ing it with a great author, and she is a thoughtful listener and empathetic col- league who wants the work on her team to be great — but also be a thrill to do. “Most recently, Vanessa was vice president, executive editor at Little, Brown and Co., where she published Clint Smith’s How the Word Is Passed , Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill and Beth Macy’s Dopesick , among other acclaimed books. She is widely respected in the publishing industry for her instinct for talent, narrative and excellence in writ- ing, and prized by her authors for her incisive feedback and edits.” Connie Taudt-Ehrling writes: “I am proud to announce that after spending nearly half of my 30-year architecture career focused on institutional and educational projects in and around Massachusetts and Florida, I have been promoted to Director of Independent School Initiatives at Zyscovich Architects. My duties of planning, designing and project managing some of the most prestigious educational projects in the state will continue while I also apply that gained knowledge to help our indepen- dent school clients strategize new cam- pus locations, existing campus expan- sions, and existing facility renovations. I am particularly proud of a new 60,000 sq. ft. LEED Innovation Center near- ing completion at Gulliver Prep’s MCK Campus, which I’ve had the privilege to work on since it was in the early dream phase four years ago.” Vicki Carbonell Williamson and her husband, Jeff Williamson ’86 , had the honor of attending the wedding of Thomas Bowden (grandnephew of Dan Bowden) to Troy Mann in Columbus, Ga., this past November. Their trip to Columbus was made complete with a visit to the cemetery to pay respects to Dan Leslie Bowden. L-R: Jeff, Vicki and Cindy Bowden-Nichols (niece of Dan Bowden). L-R: Troy Mann and Thomas Bowden. Kelly, and L-R seated: Dustin Nason, Lissette Suarez Stancioff and Tania Dominguez ’87.