Quenby Jackson Mott ’85
On a recent college trip to the University of Pennsylvania, the junior class meet with Quenby Jackson Mott, vice dean of admissions at Penn (pictured in the second row, far right), to discuss college life and the details of the university’s admission process.

Jean Marfizo King ’87 won the Dauphin County (Harrisburg, Pa.) primary election in May for Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court.  She will be representing the Republican Party in the Nov. 8, 2011 general election.  Jean has been married to Greg King ’84 for 17 years.  They have an 11-year-old son, Danny, and an eight-year-old daughter, Caroline. 

Shani Warner ’91 married Dave Horlick in November 2010 and welcomed baby Arcadia Calliope Warner on Aug. 31.  In between these life-changing events, Shani was elected Ward 2 City Council representative for Hyattsville, Md.  When she's not enjoying domestic bliss or attending community meetings, she works as an attorney at Williams & Connolly LLP, a law firm in downtown Washington, D.C.

Jessica Feinerman ’93 is living in San Francisco, Calif. and working as both an emergency department nurse as well as in nursing administration.  In the last several years, she has done medical relief volunteer work in Pakistan, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, and will be heading to Tanzania in 2012.

DJ Healey’94 and his wife, Dani, are the proud parents of Brinley Evelyn, born Sept. 9, 2011.  She was 7 pounds, 10 ounces.

Lindsay Adams ’97 is pursuing a master’s degree in international education policy at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.  After obtaining the degree, she hopes to focus on education in the Middle East.  Previously, Lindsay worked for several years at foundations funding NGOs in the Middle East, focusing on human rights and social development issues. One of the organizations she supported is led by Tawakkol Karman, a Yemeni human rights activist who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize.  Pictured here:  Lindsay in Yemen in 2010 with Tawakkol.

Ethan Titelman ’97 married Kirsten Keller June 26, 2010 in Harrisburg.  In attendance were several members of the Academy “family,” including best man Anish Vasisth ’97, groomsman Alex Kaplan ’97, Lindsay Adams ’97, Vishal Vasisth ’95, Coach Steve Pancoski, and alumni parents Richard and Marilynn Abrams (Ben ’92 and Neil ’96). 

Ethan and Kirsten reside in Los Angeles. Ethan is a vice president of media and entertainment research at Penn Schoen Berland, where he provides marketing consulting services to Hollywood studios.  Kirsten received her Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the University of Maryland and works at the RAND Corporation.

Daniel Strom ’97 married Amy Elizabeth Dutka on June 25, 2011.  Dan and his wife are living in Mechanicsburg, Pa.  Dan is enrolled in the nursing program at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), where he is on the dean’s list.

Anish Vasith ’97 and his wife, Jyoti, welcomed their first child, Kyran Vinod Vasisth, on July 14, 2011.  Anish and his family currently live in New Jersey.  Both Anish and Jyoti work for Nomura in New York City.

Eric Silverman ’99 is working as a research fellow at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.  His main focus is a multidisciplinary project called the Care Life Cycle, which brings together social scientists, statisticians, demographers, and computer scientists (like him) to develop ways to prepare for the impacts of the UK's ageing population.  The Care Life Cycle Project is building innovative computer models, based on principles of complexity science, which will allow the world to develop better ways of distributing and planning health and social care services in the coming years. 

This is Eric’s first experience working on a research project of this size and scope. As he puts it, “There's a lot to learn here, from finding ways to conduct sensible research in a large and varied group of academics, to getting to grips with interacting with government policy-makers.”  He feels fortunate to be working on something so ambitious and that provides him with so many opportunities to develop his skills and learn new methods of research.  To learn more about Eric’s work, go to: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/clc/.

Justin Able ’00 and his wife, Margaret, are the proud parents of Lillian Jane.  Lillian was born Aug. 16, 2011 and weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces.

AJ Dolan ’05 is a first lieutenant with the First Infantry Division out of Fort Knox Kentucky. He is currently deployed in Afghanistan and is a platoon leader at a combat outpost (COP) in the province of Ghazni.  In this role, AJ leads 30 enlisted soldiers at the COP and in the field.  When time allows, AJ enjoys establishing friendships with Afghan children.

Doug Friedman ’06 graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brandeis University in May 2010.  He received a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts and was awarded Highest Honors for the writing and staging of his original senior thesis, "Super Mario Brothers, The Musical!"

Doug is pursuing a master’s degree in music business and music technology at New York University, Steinhardt.  When he not in class, you can find him teaching audio workshops, leading class field trips, and specializing in Macintosh products at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue.  Doug is also an intern at the A&R department of Warner Music Group.

After graduating from NYU, he plans to earn a M.B.A. and eventually transition to Apple's corporate division in Cupertino, Calif.

Matt Grandon '08 had the opportunity to meet Mikhail Gorbachev at Lafayette College.  Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union who ended Communist rule in Eastern Europe and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, delivered a major address at Allan P. Kirby Sports Center on Oct. 19, 2011.  Matt currently attends Lafayette. 

Rachel Weyl '08 was inducted into Beta Beta Beta, the honor society for biology, at Ursinus College.  She spent six weeks in Singapore this past summer, visiting a friend and experiencing the culture.  She also explored Thailand while studying for the GRE test.

Steven Pecht ’09 is the project leader for the University of Michigan’s Solar Refrigerator Team. They are a subgroup of the M-Heal organization, a student group that strives to improve access to healthcare in underdeveloped countries through social entrepreneurship.  The goal of the Solar Refrigerator Team is to build a mobile and rugged refrigerator specifically designed to maintain vaccines in hot weather climates.  By utilizing a water absorption refrigeration cycle, the design of Steven’s team minimizes dependence on resources that are not readily available in underdeveloped areas and can therefore, be rebuilt using parts from a common hardware store.  A prototype of the refrigerator was completed this past summer.

While the majority of his time is being spent on the final construction of the solar refrigerator prototype, Steven is also heavily involved with the programming of a remote monitoring and reporting system for the refrigerators — the goal being to have the ability to monitor functionality for each deployed unit and to collect data to help further refine their design.

Andrew Kantor ’10 was inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society for college freshmen.  It is the oldest and largest freshman honor society and requires a 3.5 or better grade point average at the end of the freshman year to be inducted.

Sarah Weyl '10 received an honorable mention for the Whitesell Prize for Expository Writing in Franklin & Marshall College’s first year non-research category.  Her essay, "Oppression in the Russian Bureaucracy," is posted on the college’s website and can be accessed by going here:

Leah Hirsh ’11 has become a member of the Pennsylvania Ballet, one of the premier companies in the United States.  On Oct. 3 at age 18, Leah was handed a professional ballet contract, her dream.  Long days of rehearsals combined with being a part-time student at the University of Pennsylvania keep Leah busy.  But she believes her experiences at Harrisburg Academy and with the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet have prepared her to handle anything.