GUL Atrium 3 - Gulliver Schools

WI NTE R 2 004
a magazine for friends and alumni
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Director
Marian Krutulis
Associate Director
John Krutulis
Director of Alumni Relations
Laura Sochet Keepax ‘85
Director of Commutations
and Public Relations
Jennifer Vaida
Director of Institutional Advancement
Rory Manaro
Editor
Jennifer Vaida
Contributing Writers
Christine Maresca
Julie Wolfson
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From the Communications Desk
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2004 College Acceptances
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Faculty Profile - Fran Chase
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Associate Director’s Report
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Gulliver 2004 Annual Report
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contents
Administrative Profile - Ken Loughry
Alumni Perspective - Julie Wolfson ‘90
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51 Years of Excellence
19
Q & A with Kim Barrett ‘00
20 & 21
News Around Campus
22 to 28
Message from the Alumni Director
R. Alex Acosta - A Civil Rights Champion
the atrium is published twice a year by the Gulliver
Schools’ Office of Communications and Public
Relations and is distributed free of charge to all
friends and alumni of Gulliver Schools.
Contributions of photographs and articles are
encouraged; items submitted, however, will not
be returned.
Gulliver Schools is a private, not-for-profit, 501 (c) 3
independent, coeducational, nonsectarian day school.
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30 & 31
Alumni Spotlight
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Photo Gallery of 2004 Alumni Events
33
“How We Fell In Love” - Stories from Married Alumni
34 & 35
Alumni Roll Call
36 to 38
Upcoming Alumni Events
39
In Remembrance
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From the
Communications Desk
I can’t believe we’ve already closed out 2004 with our winter
issue of the atrium, which now combines not only alumni news
but general school news as well. I know you’ll love seeing the
familiar faces of students long graduated from Gulliver and share
in their triumphs as they strive to make the world a better place
for all. Our current students continue to surprise and amaze every
year with outstanding accomplishments and countless hours of selfless service
to others. It is easy to see their inspiration – the teachers and administrators
who truly believe in the importance of education.
I hope you’ll join me also in a final farewell to the alumni lost this year. It is
hard to believe that with an alumni association as young as Gulliver’s we still
have to face the tragedy of untimely loss. We are keeping their families and
loved ones in our thoughts.
As the holiday season came to an end, it made me reflect on all for which
we have to be thankful. I thank you most of all for your support – it means the
world to the children, and it is what keeps the Gulliver spirit alive. Best wishes
for a happy and fruitful new year!
Jennifer Vaida
Director of Communications and Public Relations
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The 204 students of Gulliver Schools
Class of 2004 just completed their first
semester of college. Below is a
comprehensive list of colleges and
universities to which they were accepted.
We send them all our best for a
successful and enjoyable freshman year.
Alfred University
Allegheny College
American University
The American University of Paris
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Averett University
Babson College
Barnard College
Barry University
Bates College
Baylor University
Bentley College
Boston College
Boston University
Bowling Green State University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University
California Polytechnic State University
California State University/Long Beach
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University of America
Clark University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of William and Mary
Colorado State University
Cornell University
DePauw University
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University
Eckerd College
Class of 2004
College Acceptances
Elon University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Emerson College
Emory University
Eugene Lang College-New School
Fairfield University
Flagler College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International University
Florida Southern College
Florida State University
Franklin & Marshall College
Furman University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
Gettysburg College
Goucher College
Hamilton College
Hampton University
Hartwick College
Harvard University
Haverford College
High Point University
Hiram College
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Indiana University
Iona College
James Madison University
John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Louisiana State University
Loyola University/New Orleans
Lynchburg College
Lynn University
Manhattanville College
Marymount College/Tarrytown
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miami University/Ohio
Michigan State University
Mount Holyoke College
Muhlenberg College
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Northwestern University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Oxford College of Emory University
Pace University
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Purdue University
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute
Rhodes College
Rice University
Rollins College
Saint Leo University
Salve Regina University
Savannah College of Art & Design
Skidmore College
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Smith College
Southern Methodist University
Spelman College
St. John’s University
St. Lawrence University
St. Louis University
Stanford University
Stetson University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stonehill College
Susquehanna University
Syracuse University
Texas Christian University
Tufts University
Tulane University
Union College
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Arizona
University of California/Davis
University of California/Irvine
University of California/Los Angeles
University of California/San Diego
University of California/Santa Barbara
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Dayton
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hartford
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts
University of Miami
University of Miami/School of Music
University of Michigan
University of Nevada/Las Vegas
University of New Orleans
University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina/Charlotte
University of North Carolina/Wilmington
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Tampa
University of Texas at Austin
University of the South (Sewanee)
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of West Florida
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wagner College
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington University
Wellesley College
Whittier College
Widener University
Wingate University
Winthrop University
Yale University
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{Faculty Profile}
AFTER NEARLY THIRTY
YEARS AT GULLIVER,
FRAN CHASE STILL
LOVES WHAT SHE DOES,
ESPECIALLY BEING
SURROUNDED BY HER
STUDENTS ON A DAILY
BASIS. “THEY ARE SO
FULL OF LIFE, AND THEY
HELP KEEP ME YOUNG,”
SHE SAYS.
Fran Chase
T
eaching is a special calling, one that requires
unique, well-rounded individuals who are willing to
put the interests of others before their own.
Teachers must have the ability to play an active role
in the community as well as in the classroom. They
are essential to the educational process and to the
overall development of each student, as they
influence every stage of a student’s life throughout
their adolescence.
Teachers like Mrs. Fran Chase deserve
recognition for embodying these unique
characteristics and for inspiring students of all ages,
backgrounds, and abilities to achieve their potential.
Chase has been teaching Spanish and Italian at
Gulliver Prep since 1976. Today, she continues to
gain the admiration of students, parents, and
colleagues alike.
Before she moved to Florida, Chase studied
business at a private college in New Jersey where
she was raised. She eventually decided that
teaching was her passion. Now, after nearly thirty
years at Gulliver, she still loves what she does,
especially being surrounded by her students on a
daily basis. “They are so full of life, and they help
keep me young,” she says.
Chase’s goal always has been to encourage
students to enjoy learning another language and to
continue their foreign language studies beyond high
school. That explains why she has founded
numerous language-based programs at Gulliver
during her teaching career. She established the
Italian program, Language Level IV program,
Language AP program, Spanish Honors Society,
Italian Honors Society, and the Language Club.
In addition to her teaching appointment, Chase
also plays an active role in community
organizations. Over the years, she has been an
active member of organizations such as Alpha
Delta Kappa, an international honorary sorority for
women educators, and the Dade County
Association of Foreign Language Teachers. She
also serves on the state board of the American
Association of Teachers of Italian.
All of these experiences, combined with
Gulliver’s family-like atmosphere and overall
philosophy, have shaped Chase to be the kind of
teacher she is today. Her efforts to enhance the
educational framework for each individual student
have been admirable and ongoing. To this day, she
gains satisfaction from witnessing the learning
process in her students. “It is so much fun to see
students speak a different language and enjoy it,”
she says. Her hope is to leave an impression on her
students so that they look back and are proud she
a
was their teacher. ■
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Associate
Director’s Report
John “clowning around” at RaiderFest 2004
Dear Gulliver Friends, Families, Alumni, and Parents:
It has been an exciting year at Gulliver thus far. We’ve survived the first day of
school, an interesting presidential election (our students even became involved through
their volunteerism and mock debates), Homecoming weekend (of course we won!), and
RaiderFest, our most successful one to date, might I add. It is evident to me every
morning I drive onto campus and see the students eagerly discussing their day or the
teachers in their classrooms tutoring before school has even begun that we indeed have
the best of the best here at Gulliver. I am so proud to be part of that family as an
administrator, alumni, and past parent.
Last year, we celebrated 50 years of tradition and history at Gulliver. This year, the start of our 51st year as Gulliver
Schools, we began looking to the future and building on that well-established legacy. Our alumni continue to make us proud by
their dedicated service and success stories. It is such a pleasure to see them at our many alumni functions and hear how they
still hold the lessons they learned at Gulliver near and dear to their hearts. Our former students grace the covers of USA Today
with their technological contributions, write their own columns for the Miami Herald, compete in the Summer Olympics, work
hand-in-hand with President George W. Bush to bring an end to human suffering, and even design shoes for celebrities! What
better testimony of Gulliver success than these alumni who not only share their talents with the world, but also want to
contribute to the ongoing success of their alma mater? For that I say thank you, and thank you again. Keep coming to see us
and to share your stories.
In addition to our dedicated, enthusiastic alumni, Gulliver can proudly boast about its incredible parents’ associations, that
play more than an active role in the success of Gulliver. Any day of the week, you can spot a parent decorating a bulletin board
outside a classroom, buying a scrip at the bookstore to support student activities, preparing for an upcoming event, or dropping
off a note for a teacher or counselor. It is their involvement that is the key factor to our students’ success, and we are so
fortunate to have them. My thank you also to the many parents who have been instrumental in our development as a
not-for-profit institution by lending time, talent, and resources to help us in our efforts to expand the Gulliver Schools’ campuses
and enhance our existing facilities. It is a challenging task, but with so many committed to enhancing the quality of education
for your children, I see nothing but success.
My doors always are open to you. I wish you and yours a wonderful 2005.
John Krutulis
Associate Director
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2004
Gulliver Schools Annual Report
The
Director’s Report
Dear Gulliver Parents, Alumni, and Friends:
Gulliver Schools has a tradition of excellence that is unrivaled in the region. The transition to
not-for-profit status provides us with the opportunity to extend this to a tradition of extraordinarily
generous support from alumni, parents, and friends.
Giving a gift provides you with a tax-deductible opportunity to support your school and continue
to assist us in strengthening the programs we offer. All the money raised goes into the specific
program requested. That means it can pay for library books, soccer balls and baseball bats, staff
development for a teacher, paint brushes and the clay in the art studios, special equipment for the
chemistry lab, nourishment for performing arts, and much, much more. Your participation at any level
is essential to meeting our goals, and your gift keeps Gulliver’s mission strong. In addition, your participation speaks volumes about the
importance of Gulliver Schools in the world today.
Gulliver has experienced wonderful growth over the past four years in the philanthropic support it receives from its alumni, parents, and
friends. This support continues to be essential to the school’s ability to provide its students with the best possible education and experience.
As you may know, 2004 witnessed the establishment of the Gulliver Schools Endowment Fund as a result of monies raised for the
50th Gala. It is my hope that gifts to the endowment will grow, as this will provide the school with the resources necessary to continue
its journey of excellence. The endowment fund can be comprised of numerous restricted funds in support of faculty, academic, and
extracurricular programs, scholarships, and other areas of operation. Unrestricted endowment gifts, the most necessary of all gifts,
provide the school with the resources to support financial aid, respond to opportunities, and adapt to future needs.
Gulliver Schools is embarking on a number of capital projects totaling approximately $15 million. We have been fortunate to receive
some significant capital gifts for construction of new facilities. I am encouraged by the philanthropic support I have seen in this, our
not-for-profit infancy, and my fondest hope is that this will continue to grow and become a Gulliver tradition.
Warmest Regards,
Marian Krutulis
Director
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Financial
Report
Gulliver Schools, Inc., a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation, is committed to operating a financially stable, constant, and reliable organization that
carefully focuses upon the school’s mission and strategic plan.
The school is committed to fiscal compliance, financial accountability, and adequate disclosures as applied to non-profit organizations.
Please refer to the charts indicating the source and the applications of funds.
Gulliver operates a fiscally sound economic base which minimizes debt and tuition growth, and has implemented a system of internal controls
designed to reasonably ensure the safeguard of its assets and the proper authorization, execution, and recording of its transactions. In addition,
the school engages the services of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP as independent accountants to audit its financial statements and express an
opinion concerning said statements. Their audits include reviews and tests of the school’s internal controls to the extent they believe necessary
to determine and conduct the audit procedures that support their opinion.
Source of Funds
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Application of Funds
2004
Gulliver Schools Annual Report
A Letter from the
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Gulliver Schools
I am pleased and excited to report that Gulliver Schools exceeded its fundraising goals for this past
fiscal year. Thanks to the efforts of our parents, alumni, faculty, board members, and the continuing
goodwill of the community, the school has seen a growth in philanthropy to allow for the continued
enhancement of student programs and facilities.
We recognize that nearly half of our alumni remain Florida residents, and we want to continue to be
a resource for them and their families. As our alumni programs continue to strengthen, our contributions
Jeffrey Bartel ‘84
Chairman, Board of Trustees
to the community at-large become more and more evident. Gulliver Schools is proud of the
conscientious, responsible world citizens its graduates have become and recognizes the need to establish
and nurture relationships with its alumni.
All this said, our goals for the coming years are ambitious. We hope to soon grow the endowment to $2 million, complete
$15 million in capital projects, increase support for academic programs, and provide Gulliver with the additional development
necessary to maintain and raise even further the school’s high educational standards.
Your generosity and continued financial support of Gulliver Schools is most appreciated and deeply valued. Best wishes for
continued success.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Bartel ‘84
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Gulliver Schools
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Future
Building Projects
The following four projects are underway, and gifts are being made in support of the construction:
Multi-Purpose Complex – Academy Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,500,000
This project includes a 22,000 sq. ft. multi-purpose complex that will have three basketball courts, two volleyball courts, a climbing wall,
new locker rooms, coaches’ offices, and some classrooms for yoga, aerobics, etc. Additionally, there will be a theatre with
state-of-the-art equipment for the performing arts, including dance, music, and theatre. This space will include a stage and advanced
lighting and sound system. The cost of this project includes the construction of a 10,000 sq. ft. classroom building with ten new
classrooms. It also involves moving the tennis courts and building six new courts on Campus.
Aquatics Center – Prep Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,000,000
The master plan includes a new 50-meter pool on the Prep Campus. This pool will be utilized by all of our aquatic programs and will be
an enclosed facility.
New Athletic Practice Fields – Prep Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,300,000
Currently under construction, these fields will provide all of our teams with additional practice space. The project will be complete with a
building to house coaches’ offices, meeting rooms, a weight room, a training room, and locker rooms.
Library – Prep Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500,000
The library will be a 12,000 sq. ft. facility housing the latest technology.
These capital projects are planned on two of Gulliver’s campuses to support students’ academic, athletic, and extracurricular activities.
Mrs. Krutulis has taken the first step in ensuring Gulliver Schools existence for perpetuity. Your investment in Gulliver’s future will be
critical to the continued success of the school. Thank you in advance for your support.
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2004
Gulliver Schools Annual Report
A Summary of Giving for 2004
Mrs. K’s Society
$1,000,000 and over
Mrs. Marian Krutulis
Mr. Stuart Miller
Atrium Society
$250,000 - $999,999
Anonymous
GOYA Foods of Florida
Mr. and Mrs. John Krutulis ‘76
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Unanue
Half-Century
Society
$50,000 - $249,999
Academy Parents’ Association
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Davidson ‘86
Krutulis Family Foundation
Mr. Donald Rosellini and Mrs. Susan
Fox-Rosellini
Royal Caribbean International &
Celebrity Cruises
William Fox Jr. Foundation
Raider Society
$25,000 - $49,999
J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ginsberg
The Gintel Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gintel
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Knoepffler
Mr. Leonard Lewis
Original Impressions
Blue/Silver
Society
$10,000 - $24,999
Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Arguello-Carazo
Bacardi Global Brands, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Bacardi
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bartel ‘84
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Blank
Mr. and Mrs. Jared Block
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Breakstone ‘83
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chadsey
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Consuegra
Mr. Daniel Diaz
DiPauli Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert DiPauli
Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. James Field
Mr. and Mrs. Raul R. Garcia
Gardenscapes and Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hamer
Harley-Davidson of Central Florida
Interval International
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Nash
Ocean Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Posten
Prep Parents’ Association
Robert R. Bellamy Memorial
Foundation
Ruth and August Geiger Charity
Foundation
Ms. Sonia Sarmiento
SeaDream Yacht Club
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquin Soler
Mr. Rick Torcise
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trescott
Ware Foundation
Principal’s Society
$5,000 - $9,999
AA Uniform
AeroGal
Ms. Cristina Barcellos
Mr. Michael Battle
Mr. and Mrs. Gino Caliendo
Carnival Cruise Lines
Compagnie Bancaire Geneve (C.B.G.)
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cordero
Ms. Carmen E. De Abreu
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fuller
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hollihan
Independent Purchasing CooperativeIPC
Mr. and Mrs. Saffie Joseph
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kasbar
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Korge
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Lichter
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Marcus
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Millhauser
Pinecrest Parents Association
Popular Mortgage Corp.
Quantum Investment Partners, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Denis Rotolante
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Schrager
SG Private Banking (Suisse) SA
Mr. and Mrs. Patricio Sommerfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Marty Steinberg
Subway
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Zarmati
Faculty Society
$1,501 - $4,999
719 Irvington Food, Inc.
Mrs. Nieves Abascal-Saalinger
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Abbott
Air Express International, Inc.
The Amadi Companies, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Amedia
Mr. Norman Anderson
Anonymous Donor
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Ardila
Dr. and Mrs. Martin Arostegui
Artmarina
Baptist Health South Florida
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Barbara
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Belt
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Berwick
Bill Ussery Motors, Inc.
Blank Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Blank
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blumberg
Burger King Corp.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Camner
Dr. and Mrs. John Cassel
Certified Home Loans of Florida, Inc.
Mr. Tim Choate
Club Med
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Corona
Crispin Porter & Bogusky
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Davide ‘89
Mr. Alvin Davis & Ms. Kathleen
Monahan
Deborah Grooms Designs
Mr. Frank Dostaler ‘77
Excel Aerospace, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Fanjul
Ms. Victoria Franco
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Frati
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Grossbard
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grund
H & H Jewels
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hanrahan
Mr. and Dr. George Hernandez
Hotel Grande Bretagne - Athens
John Haynsworth, Inc.
Kaufman Rossin & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kuci
Mr. Howard Kusnick
Leon Loard Oil Portraits
Dr. and Mrs. Martin Madorsky
Mr. and Mrs. Christophe Maincourt
Maurice’s Jewelers
Mr. and Mrs. James McNamara
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nealon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nilsen
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Parents of Class of 2003
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pfenniger
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Reinken
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Riley
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Rosenfeld
San Diego Corp. t/a Extra
Supermarket
Sandals/Beaches Unique Vacations,
Inc.
Sage Dining Services
Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Sesana
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Sharkey
Mr. and Mrs. August Smith
South Miami Parents Association
Mr. and Mrs. Phillippe Vanier
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Veitch
Gulliver Friends
Up To $1,500
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abele
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Acosta
Action Uniform Co., Inc. of Florida
Actor’s Playhouse
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Adler
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Adler
Adrian Builders Financial
Management, Inc.
Aerospace Personnel Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Aguirre
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Aibel
Air Operations International
Alarm & Electronics, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Alduncin
All-Gentle Chiropractic, P.A.
Mr. and Mrs. David Allen
Almost Perfect
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Alvarez
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Alvarez
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Alvarez
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Alvarez
American Airlines
Anacapri Restaurant & Market
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Andersen
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Anderson
Mrs. Martha Anderson
Dr. and Mrs. Agustin Andrade
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Angulo
Anonymous Donor
Anonymous Donor
Mrs. Judy Applestein
Aquavations Corp.
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Aragon
Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Arguello
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Armada
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Armada
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Armas
Mr. Mike Arnspiger
Mrs. Sarah Artecona ‘83
Mr. and Dr. Eric Aserlind
Mr. and Mrs. William Ashley
Mr. and Mrs. Charly Assaly
At Ease on Sunset
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Auerbach
Aviation Instruments Repair
Specialists, Inc.
Aviation Procurement Specialists, Inc.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baer
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Baker
Banana Investment, Inc.
Mrs. Edna Barbosa
Mr. and Mrs. David Baron
Mrs. Marjorie Baron
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Battle
Dr. and Mrs. E. Joseph Bauerlein
Baxter & Elias, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Baxter ‘84
Dr. and Mrs. Jose Becerra
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beiner
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Benghiat
Dr. and Dr. Jose Bengochea
Benihana
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Benjamin
Mr. and Mrs. William Berenson
Ms. Janice Berger Landau
Berman, Swichkow, Farbish, Adler &
Aldecoa, P.A.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bermont
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berrin
Best Moments Formal Wear, LLC
Best Western Oceanfront Resort
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Beveridge
The Biltmore Hotel
Blake Chevrolet & Cadillac
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Blake
Ms. Barbara Blanck
Ms. Cindie Blanck
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Blanco
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Blaxberg
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blechman
Mr. and Dr. W. Barry Blum
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Boero
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bonner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Booth
Mr. Stuart Bornstein
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Bretz
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Galo Bueno
Dr. and Mrs. Redmond Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burlington
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burstein
Buywise Insurance Agency
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Gulliver Friends (continued) Up To $1,500
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Byrne
Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Cabrera
Cafe Tutu Tango
Mr. Jose Cajiga
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Calkins
Ms. Laura Calzolari
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Campos
Mr. and Mrs. Andres Campos-Cervera
Mr. and Mrs. William Canida
Capretto Shoes on Sunset
Capri Restaurant
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Carasa
Cardel Hotel Development
Care Plus Center-Westchester, Inc.
Care Plus Medical Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Carrillo
Mr. and Mrs. John Carullo
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Casuso
Cavanaugh’s Men’s Shoe Fitters
CCS Investment Group, Inc.
The Cellar Club at the Biltmore Hotel
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Cepero
CGSA Cargo Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Chasin
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Clemente
The Clothes Show Etcetera
Coastal Building Maintenance
Coconut Grove Playhouse
Dr. and Mrs. Gary Cohn
The Collection
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Colson
Comfort Service and Repairs Corp.
Commercial Bank of Florida
Computer Comprehensive Service,
Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Comras
The Concept Shop
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Connell
The Continental Group, Inc.
Continental National Bank of Miami
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Coots
Coral Oaks Tennis Club
Mr. and Mrs. David Corash
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Corse
Dr. and Dr. Andres Cowley
Mrs. Dawn Cram
Dr. Glenda Crawford
Creations Hair
Crowne Plaza, The Royal Palm on
South Beach
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Cure
Curl Up N’ Dye
Cutler Cleaners
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Cutler
Mr. and Mrs. Andrzej Czernecki
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Francisco Da
Costa Gomez
Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Da Silva
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Dalco Electric, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Dalla Rizza
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Dalmau ‘88
Damiani Men’s Clothing
Mr. Gerald Dangler
Mr. Thomas Dangler ‘88
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Daniels
Ms. Adrienne d’Annunzio
Mr. and Mrs. Riggin Dapena
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davison
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Dawson
DC Consulting Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Sebastiao De Aguiar
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos De La Vega
Mr. and Mrs. Julio del Rey
Mr. and Mrs. John DeLappe
Mr. Christopher Derks ‘88
Dermatology & Plastic Surgery
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Desimone
Diango Group, Inc.
Mr. Santiago Diaz Hernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan Dickinson
Mr. Enrique Dillon
Mr. and Mrs. William Dodge
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Doherty
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Domenech
dontics.center
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dopazo
Doppelganger
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dorfman
Mr. Bret Dorion ‘84
Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Dosal
Mr. Patrick Dowling
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dunberg
Mr. Joe Easton
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Eaton
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eckhoff
Edelstein, Salinero, Llanso, M.D., P.A.
Educating Hands
Edward Beiner Eyewear
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Ehrman
Mr. and Mrs. David Elan
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Eldridge
Embroidery USA, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Engelke
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Erro
Mrs. Lorna Escoffery
Dr. and Dr. Luis Escovar
Esslinger Wooten Maxwell-EWM
Mr. and Mrs. Evelio Estrella
Eye Care Optical Center, Inc.
F & W Building Account
Fairchild Tropical Garden
Mr. and Mrs. Errol Falcon
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Fantis
Mr. Alan Farago and Ms. Lisa Versaci
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Felcoski
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Fernandez
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Dr. and Mrs. Rafael Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferranti
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Ferszt
First Choice Insurance & Financial
Services
Flatotel
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Flick
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Floerke
The Floral Gallery
Florida Insurance Agency of Miami,
Inc.
Florida Panthers
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Foldes
Mr. Jose Fonseca
Form & Function
Mrs. Karen Franco
Frank’s Lawn Service, Inc.
Frenchtex
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Freyre
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Friedlander
Friends of Chamber Music
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Frohman
Mrs. Peggy A. Frum
Mr. Mark Frye
Gables Aquarium
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Gaebe
Ms. Joanna Gaines Barusch ‘72
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gallop
Mrs. Ileana Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Garcia
Dr. and Mrs. Jose C. Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Garcia
Mr. Rene Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Garcia
Gardner’s Market
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gautier
Gem Technology
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip George
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gerrits
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Getz
Mr. and Mrs. Claudio Giardinella
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Gilewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glick
Mr. Franklin Glinn
Mr. and Mrs. C. Douglas Gluck
Godiva in Dadeland
Dr. and Mrs. Norman Goldberg
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Golden
Mr. and Mrs. Guillermo Gomez
Dr. and Mrs. Hugo Gonzalez
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gonzalez
Mrs. Maria G. Gonzalez
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gonzalez
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gordon
Mr. Ken Gorin
Mrs. Eileen M. Goudie
Mr. and Mrs. James Gould
Graduate Services Miami, Inc.
Mrs. Marguerite Graham
Mr. Robert Greer
Ms. Zabrina Grillo-Pineiro
Mr. and Mrs. D.R. Grimes
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gruber
Guadalajara Restaurant
Dr. and Mrs. Guillermo Gubbins
Ms. Maria Guevara
Gunter Group, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gurkin
Mr. Andres Guzman ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Moreno Habif
Mr. Richard Haft
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hagen
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Halpern
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Erick Haskell
Mr. Joseph Hassan ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Heggie
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Helfman
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Henry
Heritage House
Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Hernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Hernandez
Mrs. Claudia Hersman
Mr. Andrew Hertz ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hessen
High Standard Aviation
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hillman-Waller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holzberg
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Horn
Hotel Place St. Michel Restaurant
Houston’s Restaurant
Mr. and Mrs. James Hunter
Hurricanes Subway, Inc.
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach
Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventurine
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
If Skin Could Talk
Dr. and Dr. Albert Ing
InSource Insurance Financial
Services
Interavia, Inc.
Iriondo & Rodriguez
J & Y Family Grocers, Inc.
Jadon, LLC dba Heavenly Touch
Jaime Ferrer Studio
Dr. and Mrs. Warren Janowitz
Mr. and Mrs. Lane Jawitz
Jeanne Bashein Designs
Pinecrest Jewelers
Jewish Community Center
Mr. and Mrs. Day Jimenez
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Joannou
Jordan, Abella & Company
Mr. and Dr. Lawrence Kantor
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Karl
Dr. Jonathan Kates
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Katz
Mr. and Mrs. John Keepax
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kelly
Dr. John Kemeny and Mrs. Bobbye
Shearer
Kenner Construction, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kerr
Kerzner International Resorts, Inc.
Dr. and Dr. Roger Khouri
Kidmover, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kiely
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas King
Mrs. Susan R. King
Kings Bay Athletics
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kinney
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kirsner
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Klotz
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koeppel
Mrs. Vicki Koller
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kolosna
Mrs. Tina Korres
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Koven
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kraftchick
Kramer & Associates, P.A.
Mr. and Mrs. James Kramer
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kravetz
Mrs. Merle Kravetz
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krell
Kristine Michael
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Kronberg
Dr. Steven Kurlansik
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kurzner
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew La Barbera
Mr. and Mrs. Emilio Lamar
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lamchick
Langer Krell Marine Electronic
Le Pavillon Hotel
Learning Center at Academy
Legal Title Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James Leigh
Dr. and Dr. Vance Lemmon
Dr. and Mrs. Irving Lerner
Lesley Clothing
Mr. and Mrs. David Levine
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Levine
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Levine
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levine
Mrs. Garlin Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Kongzhen Li
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Linares
Mrs. Donna Litman
Little Feet
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Loumiet
Lower School Jog-a-thon
Mr. and Mrs. R. Hugh Lumpkin
Mr. and Dr. Thomas Lumpkin
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Lundeen
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Lurie
Mr. J. Alexander Luty ‘91
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lyon
Lyons Salon
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Machado
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas MacMahon
Dr. Dominic Maggio
Mrs. Maryliz Maggio
Magic Man
Malik Motors, Inc.
Rory Manaro
Ms. Jennie S. Malloy
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Mandler
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Mantel
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Maratos
Ms. Anne Margulies
Maribelle Day Spa
Marisela
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Mark
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Markoff
Marod Supermarkets, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Martinez
Dr. and Mrs. Jose Martinez
Dr. and Dr. Mario Martinez-Lanza
Mr. and Mrs. Massimo Martinotti
Mathematics Department - Prep
Matoodles, Inc. dba Kiddie Kampus
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald May
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Mazer
Mazzei’s Designers
Ms. Eve McDowell
Mr. and Mrs. William McDowell
Mr. and Mrs. James McGrath
Dr. and Mrs. John McHenry
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Melamud
Dr. Jose Mellado
Mr. and Mrs. Uriel Mendieta
Mr. and Mrs. Leonardo Mendoza
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Menendez
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer
Miami Bay Diving Club, LLC
Miami Dadeland Marriott
Miami Dolphins
Miami Metrozoo
Miami Purveyors, Inc.
Miami Seaquarium
Miami Sites, Inc.
Miami Tux, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Rod Moffett
Mr. and Mrs. Javier G. Mora
Mrs. Margarita Morell
Ms. Christina Morgan ‘89
Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. James Moser
Mr. Robert Moser ‘85
Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Moses
Mrs. Brenda Moss
Motorola Foundation
Mr. Moe’s
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mullen
Mr. and Mrs. William Mullenix
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mulligan
Dr. Mark Multach
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mundy
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Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Murcia
Mr. Terence Murphy
Musical Theatre Ensemble
Nagin Gallup Figueredo, PA
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Namoff
National Junior Honor Society
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Neuman
New World Symphony
Mr. and Mrs. James Nolan
Norman’s
Mr. Emilio Nuñez ‘83
Mr. Ricardo Nuñez ‘82
Nursing South Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nusbaum
Ocean Air
Ocean Pointe Suites at Key Largo
Ocean Reef Club
Dr. Mandy Offerle
Old Lisbon Restaurant & Bar
Mr. Dane Olen ‘02
Olimpia Health Systems, Inc.
Mr. Edward Olmos
Ms. Esta K. Orovitz
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orshan
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Ortega
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Orzechowicz
Ms. Shayna Owen ‘96
Mr. Darwin Pace ‘91
Ms. Jill Paget ‘95
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Pantin
Paradise Gym, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Parent
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gill
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parsley
Mr. and Mrs. Dipak Patel
PBS & J
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Pearl
Mr. and Mrs. David Peckins
Pedraza Architects, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Pedraza
Mr. and Mrs. R. Donahue Peebles
Mr. and Mrs. Baldo Pellicer
Mr. Chris Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Perez
Philip Francis Hair Designers
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips
Photography by Oscar
Mrs. Maureen Marks Piero ‘80
Pitot Static Intrument, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pollack
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Polstein
Dr. and Mrs. Jose Portuondo
Pratesi Linens
Dr. and Mrs. Rafael Prats
Premier American Bank
Premier Skin and Body
Premises Cabling Systems, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Prenner
President Super Market, Inc.
Primary Health Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Prosper
Mr. and Mrs. William Rafferty
Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Rakofsky
Randazzo’s Little Italy
Ranole, Inc.
Mr. Bijan Razilou ‘00
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Redlus
Mr. and Mrs. C. Reetz
Mr. Wesley Reid ‘80
Reliable Home Inspection Co., Inc.
Rene Ruiz Couture
Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Renzi
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rey
Mr. Douglas Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rieder
Risk Based Solutions, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rivera
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rivera
Riviera Country Club
Mr. and Mrs. Marcos Rizzon
Capt. and Mrs. Stephen Robbins
Ms. Gay Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Rocafort
Mr. and Mrs. Luiz Rocha
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos J. Rodriguez
Mr. Diego Rodriguez ‘83
Mr. Javier Rodriguez ‘98
Ms. Rhonda Rose-Drecksler
Dr. and Mrs. Eliot Rosenkranz
Mrs. Arleen Rosenthal
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Roth
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rotolante
Mrs. Marsha K. Rowland
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ruhl
Mr. and Mrs. John Ruiz
Rumar Electric & Maintenance, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rummans
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Russell
Ryan Wheeler Headache Treatment
Center
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Saade
Sabor Havana Cigars
Dr. and Mrs. Efren Salinero
Samy’s Salon
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sanchez
Santayana
Mr. and Mrs. James Santoro
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Sanz
Ms. Angela Sarmiento
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sasso
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Saul
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schiffrin
Science Department at Prep
Scotty’s Landing
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Sepe
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Shapiro
Dr. Yevette Shapiro
Dr. Jerrold Sharkey
Mr. and Mrs. John Shepard
Mr. Matthew Shepperd & Ms. Claudia
Mendelsohn
Sherwood Avionics & Accessories, Inc.
Shiseido Burdines Dadeland
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shpiner
Shutts & Bowen, LLP
Mrs. Ada Siceloff
Mr. and Mrs. James Siegel
Silent World
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Silva
The Silver Hanger Drycleaners
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Silver
Mr. Mark Silverman
Ms. Marlene Silverman
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Simerly
Mr. and Mrs. John Simko
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Simon
Ms. Julie Simon
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Sinnreich
Mr. and Mrs. Uthai Sirichoke
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Skipper
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Smith
Mrs. Glenda Smith
Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Snay
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Snow
Snow’s Jewelers
Soccer Locker
Dr. and Mrs. John Sokolowicz
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Soria
South Beach Design Group-Showroom
South Miami Jewelers
Southern Wine and Spirits
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spado
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Speers
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Spillis
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sprague
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stebbins
Ms. Jody L. Steele
Ms. Helen L. Stein
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Steinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Stonebraker
The Store for Travel, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strauss
Dr. and Mrs. Alfredo Suarez-Sarmiento
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sukert
Mr. Matthew Sullivan ‘88
Sun Plastering, Inc.
Sunrise Video Productions
Sunset Corners
Suram Trading
Mr. and Mrs. John Sutton
Mrs. DeAnn Swerdloff
Mr. David Swetland
Swim ‘n Sport
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Tabas
Mrs. Marsha Talianoff-Sayet
Tamaya Hyatt Regency Resorts & Spa
Tan Solaire
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Targ
Teen Angel
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tegnelia
Terrabank, N.A.
Terratone, Inc.
Mrs. Laura Thaler
Dr. and Mrs. Seth Thaller
Mr. and Mrs. Franz Theard
Theatre of The Sea
Therapy Advantage, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas
Mr. George Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. John Thornton
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thornton
Those Girls Designs
Mr. and Mrs. John Tighe
Mrs. Patricia Timinsky
Tirmilitin Children’s Furniture
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tobin
Toby Rose’s College Prep
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Toland
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Toledo
Top Line Group, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David Torkington
Mr. and Mrs. James Traitz
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tramont
Travel Leaders
Treasure Cove Title Services, Inc.
Trigram, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Tropin
Two Chefs
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Tyson
Ugo di Roma
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ullman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Unanue
Dr. and Dr. John Uribe
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Vaida
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Valdes
Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Valdes
Mrs. Agnes Valencia
Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Valls
Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Van De Put
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vandenberg
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Vargas
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Vazquez
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vernon
Vertex Health Plans, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Boris Vichot
Victoria Electric, Inc.
Ms. Melie Viera
Dr. and Mrs. Luis Villa
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Villasante
Mr. and Mrs. Xavier Viteri
Mr. and Mrs. John Voith
Mrs. Mari L. Volta-de Saint Phalle
Ms. Elisa L. Wahler
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Walch
Washington Mutual Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Don Waters
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watts-Fitzgerald
Websavers.Com
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Weinstein
Mrs. Devorah Weintraub
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Weiser
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wenrich
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wessel
Westley Company
Dr. Emily White ‘79
Mr. and Mrs. Webster Williams
Mr. Anthony Wilson ‘83
Dr. and Mrs. Hector Wiltz
Mr. and Mrs. William Winegar
Dr. and Mrs. S. Wittels
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Woerner
Dr. Aizik Wolf
Mrs. Robyn D. Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wolofsky
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Wood
Worldwide Avionics, L.C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hayes Worley
Wyndham Grand Bay Coconut Grove
Yavelberg Studios
Mr. Joshua Yavelberg ‘98
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Yoder
Your Hometown Newspapers, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zagorski
Mrs. Anna Stempfel Zatkoff ‘79
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Zedan
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Ziffer
Zone Fitness
Dr. and Dr. William Zubkoff
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Zuckerman
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Zuver
At Gulliver Schools, our mission
is clear – educate the whole child,
turning out responsible world
citizens. We start with the building
blocks of character, from the
youngest of scholars to our college
students.
Thank you for helping us
secure the future for our next
generation of leaders, mothers,
fathers, teachers, and friends.
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{Administrative Profile}
KEN LOUGHRY
is not your typical principal.
“I compare running a marathon
to life in general. You train, you
work hard, and you finish the race.
Some finish faster than others,
but you’ve strived to accomplish
something and done your best.”
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On any given day, you’ll find him filling in for
absent teachers, making repairs to classrooms
or facilities, or even driving a bus to an athletic
event. In other words, no task is too great or too
small for Loughry.
Not seeing himself above any task is just
one of the things that makes Loughry one of
the most loved administrators at Gulliver. For
the past two-and-a-half years, he has headed
up Pinecrest Middle (PCM), the youngest of
the Gulliver campuses and an environment
where everyone’s attitude, perpetuated by
Loughry himself, is “Yes, you can.”
“He’s the ‘can do’ man with a smile,”
says Gulliver Administrator Glenda Crawford.
Remaining positive is an important
attribute for anyone in an academic setting,
and Loughry does an excellent job of
ensuring that even in the face of adversity,
the faculty and students always share that
“can do” attitude. Despite unique learning
challenges faced by some of the students,
success is something for which the students
are expected to strive. Failure is something
that is not tolerated at PCM, not because
expectations are too high, but because there
is a sense of achieving one’s personal best
that Loughry promotes.
“The one thing I want the students to take
with them to high school is understanding that
their actions have consequences, and that
they are primarily responsible for their own
achievements,” he says.
To ensure these achievements, Loughry
works in groups and individually with the
teachers on advocating organizational and
time management skills. He says that these
are the cornerstones for future success.
Mrs. Donna Fong-Ye, PCM assistant
principal, says that Loughry is a prime example
of all the lessons he imparts to the students.
“He has always been able to
communicate important goals and behaviors
by his actions,” Fong-Ye says. In other
words, he lives what he preaches.
Refusing to take all the credit for PCM’s
success, Loughry points to the teachers.
“When you are surrounded by truly
fantastic educators who care deeply for the
students, you cannot fail,” he says.
Many of the Pinecrest Middle teachers
feel they are the fortunate ones.
“Working with Ken is a dream. He is fair,
honest, and understanding, and never makes
up his mind about something until he hears all
sides of the story. And most importantly, he
takes the time to let the kids know how
wonderful they really are,” says Mrs. Kristine
Gordon, a PCM math teacher.
Gordon says that Loughry makes it a
point to stop by the classrooms in the morning
to welcome the students. “The fifth graders
just love it, especially when he comes in to
congratulate them on perfect attendance,” she
says. “In fact, they’re tremendously
disappointed when someone is out because
they don’t want to let him down.”
Loughry says he is not often disappointed
by his students, and that he can relate to the
difficulties they encounter, especially when it
comes to time management. He too has to
find time to study every day. Currently,
Loughry, who has a master’s degree in
emotional handicaps and learning disabilities,
is enrolled in a doctoral program at F.I.U.,
working towards a specialist degree in
educational leadership. He continues with his
own studies because aside from allowing him
to understand his students’ situation, he
believes it further enhances his understanding
of PCM’s unique environment.
Despite his busy schedule, Loughry, a
Pennsylvania native, still finds time to enjoy
the South Florida weather. He loves being
outdoors, exercising, and working on his
house. In addition to his administrative duties,
Loughry has served as the boys cross country
coach, a successful endeavor and one that he
says has taught him the importance of
discipline and perseverance.
“I compare running a marathon to life in
general. You train, you work hard, and you
finish the race. Some finish faster than
others, but you’ve strived to accomplish
something and done your best. And that is
what life is all about,” he says. ■
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opening our eyes to past and
present, Mr. Woodbury guiding us
through appreciation and creation
of poetry and prose, Coach
Gomez helping us hone our skills
for sports and for life, or Mrs.
Graham unveiling the novelties of
science, they were all teaching us
Julie Wolfson ‘90
not merely facts, formulas and
fiction, but also how to learn and
to love learning. This gift we carry with us each day is not
as ostentatious as a precious stone, not as banal as a
diploma, but something much more profound that affects
how we have approached each adventure, each obstacle,
each mountain in life.
For all that Gulliver gives us, it is always part of our
lives, it truly follows us. After finishing an undergraduate
eptember 1975...Gulliver was still only Gulliver Academy,
degree in English and teaching overseas for a couple of
still one campus. Mrs. K was still the witch at Halloween
years, I was faced with re-inventing a career at the green
and Coach Bowers was still Santa. I started the first of my
age of 25 and found myself home again in Miami. I was
15 years at Gulliver then. Like so many of us, I have very
taking science classes so that I could apply to medical
vivid memories of what Gulliver was, what it became as I
school and get started on a long journey (that seems as
grew up there, and what it was as I was leaving, returning
though
it may never end) into medicine. Gulliver welcomed
later, and always following from a distance.
me as a substitute teacher both at the Academy and the
“You’re from Miami?! Wow. What was it like growing
Prep and enabled me to take that next step into my future,
up in a place like Miami?” Don’t you hear that all the time? I
but also continued to teach, to reinforce those life lessons.
do. Everywhere I go people ask about Miami, and my
I first came to Harvard as an undergraduate in 1990,
answer is so often the same. “Miami and I grew up together,”
and moved back on campus during the year of my 10th
I say. I know that really our parents and grandparents should
college reunion as a Resident Tutor. If you’re not familiar with
say that, but Miami really did change in so many ways as we
the Harvard residential system, approximately 97% of
were growing up in the ‘70s and ‘80s. It is a different place
students live on campus; within the Harvard residential
today—still beautiful, now lusciously diverse in its population
system, the upperclass students live in a House, which serves
the way it always has been in its landscapes and sunsets.
as a more intimate academic and social community within the
While we still call it home, and it has whispers of what it was
larger context of the university. The system is based on the
for each of us, we obviously have to look a layer or two
English university model, and each House is overseen by a
deeper to see those memories, to evoke those whispers. The
House Master and Co-Master, senior faculty or administrators
same could be said for Gulliver. Our alma mater has become
who live there. In addition, there is a Senior Tutor or resident
a new school—large and diverse not only in campus size but
dean in residence, as well as a tutor corps who are graduate
also in course offerings, student population, extracurricular
students, professional students, and post-doctoral
opportunities—school (and Gulliver) has become a complex
professionals, all of whom have an area of expertise in which
world that we in our plaid skirts and collared pastel Gulliver
they advise the students. After the intern year of my
shirts could never have imagined.
Pediatrics residency, my husband and I were accepted to be
What has not changed is the heart of Gulliver. Our
Resident Tutors back at Mather House, where I had lived as
families obviously prioritized education or we would not share
an undergraduate as well. As one of two Resident Tutors in
the common bond that is Gulliver. The soul of this school
Medicine, I advise the roughly 100 upperclass students and
that we call home has been Mrs. K’s mission for a lifetime,
alumni affiliated with Mather House who consider themselves
and something that she and this special project of hers have
“pre-med” (although this elusive term continues to confound
shared with us, an education for a lifetime. This thing called
me) through the decision-making process, and the long,
education gave us a window into the real world, gave us the
detailed road that one takes into medicine. In addition, as
building blocks with which to start college with intellectual
Chair of our Medical Sciences Committee, along with a throng
confidence, to go out into the world knowing that we could
of non-resident tutors who take on one student each, I write
do whatever it was we set our minds to. Whether it was Mr.
the Committee Letter or Dean’s Letter that accompanies the
Langston giving us the foundations for mathematics, Mr. Fox
students’ medical school applications. As Resident Tutors, my
husband and I serve as the “entryway tutors” for 60 students
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who live in our dorm; we have them over for study breaks
every few weeks and address community issues as they
inevitably arise. My husband was hired to be the Business
Tutor and an Arts Tutor, and works with students and events in
these areas. You may be wondering how this plays into our
discussion about Gulliver’s travels -- two of the students who
live in our House are Gulliver graduates.
Gulliver truly follows us. Here I am, working as a
Pediatrics Resident yet living in a dorm, chatting in the
courtyard and eating in the dining hall with fellow Gulliver
alumni who are also part of this community I call home. We
shed a tear in the Mather hallway at the passing of Mrs.
Fisher and laughed about Life Science classes, which
although separated by almost 15 years still gave us the
same foundations and excitement. We touched base on
news of hurricanes and exchanged Miamisms. But we also
share this House life, this present that we are living, this
present of elections and world-altering events, this present
of learning and planning, of growth not only beyond who we
were at Gulliver, but with it inside of us.
“Our alma mater has become a new
school—large and diverse not only in campus
size but also in course offerings, student
population, extracurricular opportunities…”
So much of what Gulliver gave us was also the people
around us, our peers, our friends, these similarly motivated
people. Who, when we were playing on the “big playground”
ever would have thought that someday we’d be spread from
San Francisco to Boston to Memphis? That we’d be living
lives that connect to Gulliver in both past and present? My
friends from Gulliver are still the closest friends I have. We
met in nursery school, in fourth grade, in sixth grade. We
graduated kindergarten together, eighth grade together, high
school together…and still share not only the one-time
celebrations, but also the mundane daily events and changes,
the pregnancies and first steps. We are evolving from girls’
moments to girls’ trips and are watching each other’s children
grow up. I know that Gulliver follows them, too (not just
because I follow them!). They are lawyers and accountants,
executives and teachers, doctors and consultants. They meet
Gulliver in book groups, in San Francisco, in Memphis. That
I’d be a doctor living in a dorm with Gulliver alumni, advising
students on medical school, was never part of my dreams,
conscious or subconscious. But then again, what I left
Gulliver with was not a tangible dream, rather that sense that
any of us could go anywhere and do anything with the
strength of spirit and tools for a lifetime instilled in us at
Gulliver. That, and the vision of Mrs. K conducting the
rhythm band, leading us with that energy, that excitement
that she shared with us each and every day. ■
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51 Years of Excellence
How Much do You Remember?
Sports Awards (1990)
Z Club Officers (1990)
Senior Chariot (1980)
Senior Skit (1995)
Bonding (2000)
Seniors (1985)
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QA
&
with
Kim Barrett ’00,2004 Summer Olympian
Kim Barrett in 2000 as a Gulliver senior
COLLEGE SENIOR KIM BARRETT
REPRESENTED THE UNITED STATES IN
THE 2004 SUMMER OLYMPICS.
Kim, a three-time NCAA All-American, worked
hard and followed her dreams to Olympia,
Greece, to participate in the shot put event.
Q- So the question everyone wants to know -- how did it
feel representing your country in the Olympics?
A- It was a larger than life feeling. It was like coming full circle from love of my heritage
to love for my sport, track and field. It was really satisfying being able to represent the
two things I love most on the international stage.
Q- What was it like competing in Olympia, where the very
first Olympic Games were held?
A- It was an entirely different world, the ancient Olympia versus the modern Athens.
Q- When you say “ancient,” I picture crumbling structures,
not an area where sports events would be held.
A- Well, we were able to see foundations that were partially crumbling but still intact.
One of the greatest things about competing in Olympia was that it felt like we were in
some sort of athletic campus. It was thrilling to compete in a stadium that gave me the
sensation that I was in an archaeological site or graveyard.
Q- Were you prepared for what you experienced?
A- No! But I am thankful for the opportunity regardless. We were the first women to
compete in Olympia, and I am still trying to grasp this. I’m sure only time will help me
appreciate my experience. Right now I am training for the NCAA Championships, so I
am constantly busy. But I know my experience in the Olympic Games will stand out.
Q- You graduated from Gulliver not too long ago. Is there
anything you can recall from your experiences there that
have helped you get to where you are today?
A- Gulliver was a testing ground for me. I was a member of the cross country team for
four years, played JV basketball, and competed in five events in track and field at
different points in time. I am grateful for the variety of sports I was able to play. Now
Kim Barrett competing at the Summer Olympics in 2004
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that everything in college must be specialized, and you must have a major and a specific
track and stick to it, I am grateful for the variety of academics and athletics I
experienced before graduating.
“WHEN PEOPLE FIND OUT THAT I AM AN OLYMPIAN, IT GIVES ME
A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT
THEY SHOULD BE THEIR OWN PERSON. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
TO DO, EMBRACE IT, AND BE DILIGENT ABOUT IT.”
Q- It sounds like you put a lot effort
your ability, not for anyone else, but for yourself.
into sports in high school. Has that
Make it your primary mission, and I can’t see any
helped you on your path to the
way you can go wrong.
Olympics?
A- My experiences with Gulliver athletics have definitely
Q- Who would you say is your role
taught me how important it is to communicate with
model?
coaches and teammates so situations don’t erupt. This
A- I would have to say my mother, and how she
has been pivotal to my survival at the college level. It is
stays composed and does not get caught up in all of
important to know what you want and to communicate
the fanfare. Of course she is proud, and definitely
it with your coaches.
pushes me, but at the same time she gives me a
choice. She does a great job of being supportive but
Q- I know you are very passionate
not overbearing.
about shot put. What is it that you
like the most about your sport?
Q- Can you leave us with
A- Lifting weights, and the fact that I get to throw and
something memorable about your
build strength. It is a very fast sport – each throw is
experience during the Olympic
only a second – but it is very intense. I feel that it is
Games?
the best fit for me in track and field.
A- Sure. What I loved about being in the Olympics
was getting the opportunity to see the world. It was
Q- What types of goals does an
amazing being able to travel and see all of the
Olympian set for herself?
places I have seen only in history and art books.
A- I have many goals - from small ones like staying
Also, I was able to see how the sport of track and
on the team, to bigger ones like trying to make
field is so big and diverse, and how connected the
All-American and being a Conference Champion.
world is by sports.
Q- Do you realize that you are a role
Q- When can we see you around
model for not only Gulliver students,
Gulliver again?
but also for many young men and
A- I will most likely be around shortly after Christmas
women out there?
break, but if it will be sooner I’ll let you know.
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A- In a way I know people look up to me. When
people find out that I am an Olympian, it gives me a
sense of responsibility. I want everyone to know that
they should be their own person. Know what you
want to do, embrace it, and be diligent about it. If
there is something you love, then do it to the best of
Views of the ancient Olympic stadium,
venue for the 2004 Olympic shot put event
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Torres Helps Lead U.S.
Womans Softball Team
to Gold
Gulliver’s very own softball and baseball coach,
Hector Torres, returned home from Athens, Greece,
on Wednesday, August 25, and was immediately
greeted by television reporters, family, friends, and
Gulliver students and parents. This was a very
emotional time for Torres, who served as the assistant
coach to the U.S. Womans Softball team that won the
Olympic gold medal at the summer 2004 games.
Torres and team members after the gold medal ceremony
Torres, who played on the Cuban National
Softball team until 1991, when he won his third gold
medal at the Pan American Games, says he never
could have imagined such a victory. He came to
Miami 10 years ago and worked as an umpire,
making only $7 per hour. He was given the
opportunity to work as a pitching coach at the
Khoury League, and in 1997 he became a part of
the Gulliver family. Along with his coaching
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responsibilities, Torres was
president of the Miami Wildcats
Junior Olympic Team which
travels around the world. He
participates in clinics and
promotes the sport throughout
the world as a member of the
International Softball Committee.
Torres poses with the entire U.S. Olympic Womens Softball Team
Torres’ dream always has been to represent
the United States in the Olympics. He was given
this opportunity after being selected from among
hundreds to be a part of the women’s softball
team. Torres was chosen to work and travel with
the team as pitcher during their batting practices,
and was with them from their Aiming for Athens
Tour until they won the gold. According to Crystal
Bustos, the number one hitter in the world, Torres
was the reason they hit the way they did. Head
Coach Mike Candrea and the United States
Olympic Committee President refer to Torres as
one of the “Unsung Coaches at the Games.”
In Torres’ opinion, “The most amazing feeling
anyone could have is that of representing your
country in front of the world.” Torres came to the
United States from Cuba in hopes of becoming a
free man. He says that this country gave him his
freedom and that is why it was so special to
represent it in Athens.
The women’s softball team went through many
obstacles before coming to the Olympics, which
made the winning moment even more special. The
wife of Head Coach Mike Candrea passed away a
few months before the Games, and the team’s goal
was to win the gold for him. Every competitor in the
Olympic Games aims for this maximum goal, but to
Torres, the most important thing was his team’s
domination of the entire tournament. They were
considered the most outstanding team among all
sports in the Olympics.
Torres’ most memorable experience in Greece
was recognizing the importance of the United States
to the world. Everywhere he went people looked at
him with admiration and respect. As a former Cuban
athlete, this meant a great deal to Torres because he
was able to see how far he had come. He was very
impressed with how the United States stuck
together. They weren’t divided into individual sports;
they were one large team representing their country
as one. Because of this, he was able to meet many
“The most amazing feeling anyone
could have is that of representing
your country in front of the world.”
people and form close-knit relationships.
Torres wishes to thank Gulliver Prep and
especially the Krutulis family. For the past two years,
they have given him the opportunity to travel and
coach. They had confidence in him and welcomed
him into the Gulliver community, and for this he is
very grateful. Torres already can see the growing
popularity of softball at Gulliver and all over South
Florida due to the women’s team winning the gold.
Torres wants the students of Gulliver to know
that they can achieve anything in this country,
especially with hard work and dedication.
After the Olympic Games, Torres was given the
opportunity to coach college softball, but he wants to
stay in Miami and at Gulliver, where he says he feels
most comfortable. He plans to coach the women’s
softball team with the same staff in the 2008
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POLITICAL DEBATES HEAT UP ON CAMPUS
Fall 2004 was a time of intense political debate
across the country, and Gulliver Schools was no exception.
Prep students, many below the legal voting age, became
activists for candidates of their choice, sporting Bush,
Kerry, or Nader buttons and the ever-popular Rock the
Vote button. On any given day, conversations about the
candidates and their stance on issues such as the war in
Iraq, social security, and trade embargos were common.
Even the Lower and Middle School students were able to
voice their opinion at the end of October in a Mock
Election, where President Bush won by a one-percent
margin. The teachers and administrators, very pleased at
students’ interest in the election and the increased
awareness of the importance of voting among young
people, became involved in the action as well by
encouraging lively, non-partisan discussions.
Some teachers and administrators took it a step
further by participating in Mock Debates. The brain child of
Mr. Jorge Rodriguez-Walling, the Gulliver Prep Presidential
Debates 2004 got its start when students in his classes
exchanged “chatter” about how there was not much
difference between the two presidential candidates and how
the election was not going to significantly impact their lives.
The Debates began at the first meeting of the International
Baccalaureate’s DaVinci Society, where IB students and
advisors meet to discuss issues relevant to the IB program.
Six subsequent debates followed, with participants traveling
from campus to campus. The roles of Bush and Kerry
rotated between Mr. Pete Steedman, Prep dean of
students, and Mr. Ruben Valencia, IB coordinator, with
Walling serving as the facilitator and sometimes undecided
swing voter. Each debate, two or three issues ranging from
leadership styles to propaganda were discussed among the
“candidates,” with the intent that students would come to
understand the differences between the political parties and
be able to make an informed decision about their vote, says
Steedman, whether it would be legally counted or not.
For his part, Walling is pleased with the success of
the debates and student interest. He says that he
believes students were able to understand the point of
the debates, and plans to host follow-up round table
discussions in the spring 2005. ■
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NEW WIRELESS MATH LAB
AT THE ACADEMY
There is a new wireless math lab at Gulliver
Academy. Completed at the end of October, the lab
was created to allow the math department to
aggressively incorporate technology into the classroom.
Currently, the math department is conducting surveys
for the seventh and eighth graders to take using this
new technology.
The wireless math lab connects to all servers on
campus and allows the department greater freedom
when signing up for lab space. The wireless
capabilities allow faculty to customize programs on
each computer. An Accelerated Math program is
being integrated into tutorials for students with trouble
in specific areas; the program is self-paced and used
for mastery learning. In addition, Geometry students
Walton with a student in the Academy’s new Wireless Math Lab
can use a Sketchpad to explore the geometric
relationships discussed in class and construct
geometric figures. Students in Mr. Arthur Walton’s
algebra class already completed their first project,
powerpoint presentations on math lessons.
Thanks to the new wireless lab, teachers can now
incorporate more technology into their lessons. This will
increase students’ knowledge of computers and present
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GULLIVER DRIVES SUPPORT
BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS AND
HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS
Gulliver students became involved in
philanthropy efforts this fall and collectively
managed to raise over $7,500 for breast
cancer awareness and hurricane relief.
Breast cancer awareness has always
been a successful fund-raising effort at
Gulliver Schools, and 2004 was no
exception. The ever-popular Blue Jeans Day
in October 2004, raised over $2,500 at the
Academy. At the Prep, Health Interested
Students of America (HISA), the sponsors
of Breast Cancer Awareness Month at
Gulliver Schools, raised over $3,500 for
breast cancer research.
In addition to breast cancer awareness,
Gulliver students also orchestrated hurricane
relief efforts. The 2004 hurricane season
was one of the worst in Florida history, with
three hurricanes hitting the coast in less
than one month. Although the Miami area
was spared major damage, the students
became acutely aware of the destruction
their neighbors were facing and initiated
drives to collect money and supplies. The
Academy Lower School collected over
$1,000, which was donated to the
American Red Cross, and hosted a
successful food drive. At the Prep, HISA,
G-X, Kids Helping Kids, Model UN, and
Amnesty International all became involved in
relief efforts, and collectively raised $500
and myriad supplies for hurricane victims.
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PREP MUSICIANS TO MAKE THEIR CARNEGIE
DEBUT APRIL 24!
The Prep Music Department, along with Director Ron
Castonguay, has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall on Sunday,
April. 24. 110 of our musicians will be performing in the historic Hall,
which has been graced by legends such as Leonard Bernstein and Judy
Garland. Mr. Castonguay will be conducting the concert band, string ensemble,
and full orchestra, and the chorus will be singing Mozart’s Solemn Vespers under
the baton of well-renowned conductor Bruce Chamberlain.
Invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall is a very prestigious honor, reserved
only for the best musicians in the country. In order to receive an invitation, a
music group first must be recommended, and then must submit an audition
tape to the artistic director. Only a small percentage of groups make it
through this rigorous process.
“This is an incredible opportunity for our students,” says Castonguay. “I
know it’s an experience they will remember always.”
Though this is a great honor, the Prep’s music department is no stranger to
The “Carnegie group,” preparing for a busy 2005
success. In 2004, Gulliver Prep received the National School Orchestra Award
and the National School Choral Award, and in 2003-2004, the students
participated in more than 35 events, keeping a schedule that rivals many
performing arts schools. Year after year, students from the program consistently
are chosen as All-State musicians.
Tickets for Gulliver’s debut at Carnegie may be purchased through the
Carnegie Hall box office beginning in January 2005. ■
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FELDMAN HONORED BY NCCJ
On October 14, 2004, The Greater Miami Region of the National
Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) honored teacher Mrs. Brenda
Feldman for outstanding leadership and support of the NCCJ Media Awards
Program for High School Journalists.
Feldman, in her first year at Gulliver Prep, is a pillar in the student journalism
world. A retired Dade County Public School teacher, Feldman has been advising
aspiring journalists for over 35 years. When she retired from Coral Gables Senior High
School in June 2004, the Miami Herald published a story naming her a “journalistic
freedom fighter,” documenting her influence in the world of student journalism and
citing her influence on the many students she has advised through the years.
Feldman always has been a popular teacher, due perhaps to her
overwhelming dedication to teaching as well as her work in protecting free
speech. As a testament to their appreciation for her many years of service,
Feldman’s students composed a special edition of the school newspaper right
before she retired. The students wrote, edited, and designed the publication in
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Brenda Feldman with her Gulliver students
secret and presented the keepsake to Feldman.
“Mrs. Feldman is not a regular teacher,” says former student Yudislaidy
Fernandez. “Having the privilege to be around an educator like (her), you
comprehend the meaning of ‘love for teaching’.”
Feldman currently teaches writing at Gulliver, working with students who need
help in smaller settings. Though she no longer advises student publications, she still
passes on a lesson to all who are fortunate enough to learn under her tutelage:
personal responsibility.
“Students learn to be responsible for what they write and to be informed
about the things that interests them,” she says.
When asked if she misses being a journalism advisor, Feldman shakes her
head and says that it was time for her to move on to new challenges.
“I’m not leaving the students,” she says. “There is so much to do. I see myself
teaching for a while.” ■
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Prominent Illustrator
and Notable Author
Visit Academy
Illustrator Floyd Cooper during a presentation to Academy students
and erases wherever his hand leads him.
The Academy third and fourth graders received
The students had many question for Cooper,
a real treat when author Ruth Vander Zee and
the most popular about the “magic” eraser he uses
well-known illustrator Floyd Cooper visited the
(just a kneadable eraser, available for about 45 cents
campus in conjunction with the release of their new
at any art supply store) and how he comes up with
book Mississippi Morning.
Mississippi Morning tells the
story of a young man who
realizes that his father is involved
in the Klu Klux Klan and must
face disturbing realizations about
the man he thought he knew.
The book deals with the
sensitive issues of prejudice and
family dynamics in a gentle yet
realistic way.
Though the artists did
broach the subject of the novel
with the students, the real focus
Cooper and Vander Zee with Academy Lower School teachers
of the presentations, divided into
his pictures. For the latter question, he credited the
two sessions over a two-week period, was the
authors for their stories, and deferred to Vander Zee
process of writing and illustrating. The students
when discussing Mississippi Morning.
were preparing to write and illustrate their own
works in preparation for the Dade County Youth
Vander Zee, a former middle school teacher,
Fair and Exposition, held in Miami every March.
developed a love of story telling from her father,
Cooper’s message to the students was very
whom she says would “often tell the same story,
simple: “Follow your heart and you can’t go
day after day, in a different way.” She has spent a
wrong.” He shared the story of his childhood and
greater portion of her life connecting with people
of wanting to do nothing more than draw, yet
through music, storytelling, group workshops, and
realizing that he really couldn’t. But he persisted,
conferences, but it is the writing she loves the most.
and in the end won out.
After the presentations, the students were
“Drawing is something that can be learned with
enthusiastic about beginning their own literary
much practice,” he encouraged the students, who
creation and went right to work. It seems, as the
were mesmerized by Cooper’s technique of working
teachers report, that we have our own future
backwards with an eraser - instead of drawing, he
Vander Zees and Coopers in the making! ■
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takes a sheet of paper with a painted background
Whitney
Applerouth
Elected
to BBYO
Youth
Board
Gulliver Prep senior Whitney Appelrouth was
recently elected to BBYO’s International Youth
Board. In summer 2004, Whitney presented a
speech at the International Youth Convention in front
of 500 fellow BBYO members from around the
world. She competed against two students for a
position on the Youth Board and won.
BBYO, the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, is a
Jewish youth movement which provides opportunities
for Jewish youth to develop leadership potential, a
positive Jewish identity, and a strong commitment to
Israel. Through an extraordinary year-round program,
BBYO links Jewish teens with one another and
involves them in Jewish life through community
service projects, renowned leadership development
programs, and an array of social, political, spiritual
and cultural activities.
Whitney has been a member of BBYO for over
four years, and has participated in many volunteer
activities, including organizing toy drives for “Voices
for Children,” designing banners for a suicide
prevention program, and promoting and participating
in “Bras for Breast Cancer.”
According to Abby Strunk, Senior Manager of
Marketing and Communications of BBYO, “Whitney
is assuming a major leadership role in a large,
worldwide organization, preparing her as a future
leader of the Jewish community.” Whitney is excited
about her new leadership position and is confident it
will prepare her for future responsibilities. ■
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News Around CAMPUS
IB Students Successfully Organize
Model UN Conference
Members of the International Baccalaureate
helping hands at the conference. Steedman
(IB) and Model United Nations (UN) programs at
refuses to take credit, however, for administering
Gulliver Prep worked diligently during the fall to
the conference. Two exceptional students, Senior
prepare a conference promoting political
Claire Torkington, and Junior Ediz Andiroglu,
awareness and involvement in various programs.
worked thoroughly to make the conference a
The conference took place on October 30 and
success. Claire and Ediz are both in the IB
provided an opportunity for the entire South Florida
program at the Prep and ran the conference as a
high school community to enjoy an activity that is
part of their Creative Activity Service (CAS)
renowned worldwide.
requirement. They recruited students and
The Model United Nations program is an
members from the University of Miami’s Model UN
authentic simulation of the United Nations General
program to help chair the committees, which
Assembly and other multilateral bodies that help
included the Disarmament Committee, the Human
prepare future young leaders by promoting
Rights Committee, and the Political and Social
problem solving tactics on current issues. Students
Committee. The purpose of the committees was
in the program prepared topics to be discussed in
to draft resolutions on issues relating to the
committees during the conference.
situation in Iraq, peace and reconciliation in
Cyprus, and nuclear proliferation.
Two students, senior Claire Torkington, and
junior Ediz Andiroglu, coordinated every aspect
of the 1st Annual Model UN Conference.
Claire and Ediz, organizers of South Florida’s first Model UN
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thought of the idea in June of last
year, worked all summer planning
and organizing, and made this a
tradition that will continue from
Dean of Students Mr. Pete Steedman, along
years to come is amazing,” says Steedman. Over
with the coordinator of the IB program Mr. Ruben
75 students from five high schools in Miami-Dade
Valencia, assist and supervise the Model United
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THREE GULLIVER SENIORS ATTEND PRESTIGIOUS SUMMER PROGRAM
Three of the most notable performers at Gulliver traveled together to New York City in summer 2004 to
participate in New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Summer Drama Program. Ana Hernandez, Kelly
Rosenblatt, and Juan Torres were three of 48 students across the country to be accepted to the well-renowned
five-week program of intense work on method acting, TV/film instruction, speech training, and movement.
Ana and Kelly attended the Acting at the Lee Strassberg Theatre Institute Program, based on Strassberg’s
“method” which embraces the early teachings of Stanislavski and Boleslavsky and focuses primarily on emotional
recall. Juan chose to participate in CAP21’s Musical Theatre Performance Program, where acting, dance, and
musical abilities were honed in equal doses.
The trio was enthusiastic about the program, albeit the realization of life as a performer and the real meaning
of competition really hit home.
“There was a level of professional and personal best or else it wasn’t acceptable,” says Kelly. “Everyone
realized that sometimes even more than that was necessary.”
In addition to class instruction, the students participated in workshops led by notable New York acting
professionals, attended performances, and experienced life as a New Yorker, which is good practice for the
three, who have all applied for early decision admission to NYU.
When asked about additional college applications, a blank look comes across all three faces.
“There is no other place,” says Juan, and Kelly and Ana echo his sentiments.
Agreeing is easy for these three, who share the similar and intense passion to “create.” through theatre. They
often finish each other’s sentences and have worked together in Gulliver Prep’s theatre department for years,
mostly recently in The Diary of Anne Frank and The Fever. All three got their start early on, with a mixture of
Kelly, Juan, and Ana are NYU bound!
acting in community theatre, and taking voice and dance lessons. Currently, Ana runs her own non-profit
organization entitled “Laugh Out Loud Magic” and is working on a solo pop album. Kelly and Juan are involved in
just about every production at Gulliver, and all three students are engaged in other facets of student life as well.
Most importantly, they all feel they can change the world through just one performance.
“I really feel that theatre inspires change in people. It helps make a difference in the lives of
others,” Ana says.
“And, it creates a tangible openness that can’t be recreated or falsely constructed,” adds Juan. “It’s the only
Update: Juan, Kelly, and Ana
reported that they have all been
accepted into NYU’s Tisch School of
the Arts. Congratulations to all three!
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Sloane wins Herald’s
Young Journalist of the Year Award
Currently, Sloane is the co-editor of Raider Voice, Gulliver Prep’s
newspaper that is published seven times a year and has a circulation of 800.
In the last issue of our magazine, we reported that Sloane Solomon,
She has applied for early decision at Northwestern University, where she hopes
currently a senior at Gulliver Prep, was a finalist for the Herald’s 2004 Young
to pursue a career in journalism. In addition to writing, Sloane has a keen
Journalist of the Year Award. At the end of the 2003-2004 school year,
interest in volunteerism and has an internship with NPR, where she is a panelist
Sloane, one of over 250 students to apply for the honor, was notified that she
for a talk show entitled Teen Speaks. Her newspaper sponsor, Maria Rubio,
was the recipient of this prestigious award. Application for the award involved
says Sloane is a knowledgeable reporter with a fresh approach to writing.
the submission of one story a month for a period of six months, for which
Sloane agrees that her approach is different from what one might expect
Sloane chose to submit political editorials. In June 2004, one of Sloane’s
from a teen writer, and she readily admits she is not sure where her interests
stories was published in the Tropical Life section of the Herald, and over the
will take her. “I may be a freelance writer, or maybe go into advertising. I am
summer, she participated in a two-week internship with reporter Jackie Charles.
not sure. But I know I’ll always write. Always,” she says. ■
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tax-deductible contribution will build
a better future for our students at all
grade levels and on all campuses.
Our diverse future building projects
will benefit our students while
allowing our campuses to utilize
resources more effectively. If you
haven’t already received a Bricks for
the Future packet, you may pick
one up from the main office on any
campus or download an order form
from our website at
www.gulliverschools.org.
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Message from the
Alumni Director
It is wonderful to see the
Laura in the thick of the action at the Alumni Thanksgiving soccer match in November 2004
tremendous increase of support
for the school and contributions
of the alumni over the last couple of years. Every social event brings more people back, and so
many alumni have volunteered their time and effort to contact their friends and participate in school
activities and functions. I am fortunate to have such wonderful friends always willing to help when it
comes to Gulliver functions. I feel as if I have many “cousins” and we get to meet at the family
reunions. Speaking of family, a new addition to the alumni family is Linda Fitzgerald, a.k.a. “Ms.
Fitz.” She now is working with the alumni and parents in developing ongoing relationships to foster
growth and reinforce their present and future connection with the school. We also welcome two
more people to our alumni council: Hugh Scmidt ’86, and Zachary Gruber ’97, who will help us
coordinate alumni events and support the school.
So much has happened since our last issue. We had a rockin’ time at Scotty’s Landing in Coconut Grove last Spring,
where we took over the entire patio, and the band, featuring Jeff Bartel ’84 and other Gulliver staff, got everyone on their feet
and moving. Thank you to the owners of Scotty’s, who also are Gulliver parents. Of course, our 3rd annual Gulliver Getaway
Reunion Weekend at Ocean Reef Club was a resounding success, with over 200 alumni and their families enjoying a great
weekend of fun, sun, and memories. The Beach Olympics tested our “athletes” skills in balloon tossing, egg rolling, and waterbike racing. Congratulations to all the winners. Lastly, our Fins vs Skins Football event starring Sean Taylor ’01 this past August
scored big time among the Gulliver family. Sean looked great as a defender for the Washington Redskins, and we are sure to
see more excellence from him. Look for the pictures of these events in the following pages and view more pictures in the
photo gallery on the Gulliver website at www.gulliverschools.org.
We have a big season planned for 2005 and lots of events which we hope you’ll enjoy. We kicked off the 2004-2005
school year with Homecoming in November. A great day was enjoyed by alumni and their families as we cheered on the
Raiders to victory. Our Alumni Soccer Game was a kickin’ success over the Thanksgiving Holiday, with 50 alumni and their
fans playing and enjoying the BBQ lunch at the Alumni House. This spring, Rob Kaplan ’86 and Jeff Kaplan ’86 will be
coordinating a career fair for the students. We are asking all alumni who are interested in participating to contact me at the
Alumni House. We hope to make this the most successful career fair ever. We will be traveling to New York on April 22, 2005,
for our third alumni event hosted by John Phelan ’82 in Manhattan and currently are coordinating our first Gulliver Alumni
Cruise to the Bahamas for the weekend of April 29-May 1, 2005. As you can see, we are growing by leaps and bounds due
to the generosity and support of our alumni. Gulliver is a small school but has a big presence near and far and that is a direct
reflection of its supportive alumni association. I am proud to be a part of it. See you soon!
Laura Sochet Keepax ‘85
Director of Alumni Relations
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R. ALEX ACOSTA
AT A GLANCE
• Member of U.S. Department of
Justice Civil Rights Division
• Assistant Attorney General for the
Civil Rights Division of the United
States Department of Justice on
August 22, 2003
• Member of the National Labor
Relations Board (“NLRB”)
• Principal Deputy Assistant
Attorney General in the Civil
Rights Division
• Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard
College
• Law Degree from Harvard Law
School
• Law Clerk on the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Employment and Labor Issues
Specialist at the Washington
office of the Kirkland and Ellis
Law Firm
• First Hispanic to serve as an
Assistant Attorney General at
the Department of Justice
• 2004 Recipient of the Arab
American Anti-Discrimination
Committee Michigan’s
Distinguished Leadership Award
• 2003 Mexican-American Legal
Defense and Education Fund’s
Excellence in Government Service
Award
• 2003 DC Hispanic Bar
Association’s Hugh A. Johnson,
Jr. Memorial Award
• Taught several classes on
employment law, disability-based
discrimination law, and civil rights
law at the George Mason School
of Law
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R. ALEX
ACOSTA
A CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION
Most people have a passion for something.
Some are passionate about sports, watching
or attending many games or religiously
following a team. Others are passionate about
music, learning all the lyrics to their favorite
songs and buying all the albums of their
cherished bands. For Gulliver Alumnus Alex
Acosta ’86, his lifelong passion is people.
A
costa, who is currently
the assistant attorney
general for the Civil
Rights Division of the
United States
Department of Justice,
works to protect civil
rights, including instituting and enforcing
discrimination laws based on race, disability,
religion, and origin. “These laws are the
bedrock of our nation’s promise of equal
access,” says Acosta, “and my goal as the
assistant attorney general is to enforce them
and enforce them vigorously.”
According to Acosta, many Americans do
not realize that humans are being mistreated
and assaulted in our country, and find it hard
to believe that such horrible situations, such
as prostitution and torture, exist. Currently,
Acosta is actively engaged in putting an end
to human trafficking, which to him is no less
than modern-day slavery. “It’s evil. It is
hideous. It’s one of the most horrendous
crimes of our society, and that it occurs at all
is unjustifiable. That it occurs here in the
United States, in the state of Florida, and the
other states of our union, is intolerable.” He
cites the example of a 14-year-old Mexican
girl, who came to the United States in hopes
of a better life and instead was exposed to
the injustices that still exist in our developed
nation, seeking shelter at a brothel and
engaging in prostitution against her will. One
of Acosta’s missions is to increase a national
and global awareness of these injustices.
“This is repugnant and evil. It is human
trafficking. And it occurs in South Florida,
where most of us don’t realize situations such
as these exist.”
Underage prostitution isn’t the only
injustice occurring in the United States.
There are cases of human torture in juvenile
detention centers, nursing homes, and
centers for people with developmental
disabilities, among others. Residents in these
institutions are locked in their rooms, not fed,
and not allowed to speak to one another.
Acosta has been especially active in nursing
homes because the elderly are not able to
defend themselves and often are victims of
neglect and abuse. Since Acosta has been
in office, 157 individuals have been charged
with human trafficking, three times the
amount since 2001. One case in 2002
involved three Florida citrus contractors who
held workers against their will. They were
convicted on federal slavery charges for
threatening workers with violence and keeping
them captive over alleged debts and were
sentenced to 10 or 12 years in prison. Acosta
has been highly successful in his plight, with
100 percent of offenders brought to justice;
currently, there are 180 open investigations.
Acosta became involved with the Civil
Rights Division soon after President George
W. Bush was elected into office. During that
time, he assisted a transition team and
served as principal deputy assistant attorney
general. He was appointed by President
Bush to be a member of the National Labor
Relations Board, where he worked on labor
issues. When this term expired, Acosta was
appointed as assistant attorney general, his
current position with the United States
Government. Acosta has the distinction of
being the first Hispanic to oversee the
Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.
This is a great honor, he says, and affords
him the opportunity to offer a unique
perspective on culture and diversity. Growing
up in a Hispanic home, Acosta learned to
appreciate the richness of his culture. He
has an understanding of different challenges
that minorities face in the U.S.
Acosta, born and raised in Miami,
attended Gulliver from fourth grade until he
graduated in 1986 at the age of 17. While
at Gulliver, Acosta says he took advantage of
myriad AP classes and a diverse curriculum.
He was a part of the Independent Leadership
Program and played a major part in several
extracurricular activities. In high school,
Acosta realized that school isn’t simply about
the classroom, but also about having the
opportunity to interact with other students.
Because of these valuable resources, he was
able to graduate a year early and attend
Harvard University. While at Havard Acosta
learned that sometimes the greatest teachers
are your peers. After receiving his bachelor’s
degree in Economics, Acosta went on to
pursue a law degree from Harvard Law
School, and began working as a law clerk
with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd
Circuit. He then worked for the Kirkland and
Ellis Firm in the Washington office, where he
specialized in employment and labor issues.
Acosta says he is thankful for the many
values he learned while attending Gulliver
Schools. The individual attention to each and
every student taught him that it is important
to look at things not just through the totality
of circumstances, but to remember that every
individual is affected by all decisions; this is a
skill he utilizes on a daily basis. “I felt like the
school cared about me, which helped me
learn that we can’t forget the individual when
we are making policy,” he says.
When asked about imparting some
wisdom to current Gulliver students and
recent grads, Acosta humbly admits he feels
odd doing so. “I still feel like I’m part of it”,
he says. Still, he does remind students to
dream big and challenge themselves. “The
more you reach for something,” he says, “the
more you will attain, especially with the
incredible opportunities offered at Gulliver.”
Acosta says he hopes the students at
Gulliver “continue to dream big and happy,
because we live in a country where these
dreams are achievable.” ■
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Other
Alumni News
Letter from a Serviceman (OCTOBER 2004)
Jason Salstein,
Class of 2001
Jason Salstein is working on his Fall 2005
shoe line and will be headed to Italy to
begin production this month.
Years at Gulliver: 6
Gulliver Activities: National
Honor Society, Key Club, Avid Gulliver
Sports Fan
Favorite Gulliver Class: Art with Mrs. Laurie Deane
College: Attended NYU and UM. Begins study at
Fashion Institute of Technology in New York
City in Fall 2005
Last Time He Visited Gulliver: Two months ago
First Job: Working as an office manager and sales
assistant at an optician’s office
Career: Shoe Designer. Jason recently designed
Italian-made shoes for Hollywood celebrity
and Broadway actress Sarah Jessica Parker,
who personally called him on his cell phone
to thank him for his work.
Family: Jason is a triplet! His brother Steven is a
psychology major at the University of Florida,
and his brother Craig is a professional
dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in
New York City.
For Relaxation, He: Hangs out with his friends,
lounges by the pool or catches rays on a boat
Role Model: “Obviously Manolo Blahnik. And Tom
Ford, the previous creative director of the
Gucci Group. He knew business, and he
knew what makes a woman go into a store
and have to buy a shoe or a bag. I admire
his business sense and his creativity.”
How He Wishes to be Remembered: “As someone
who was fun to be around and who made
people smile and laugh, often”
Favorite Gulliver Memory: Walking from class to class,
seeing his friends. “I really enjoyed my time at
Gulliver. It was never a chore to go to school.”
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Jordan Adler ‘03 in uniform at Annapolis Naval
Academy
Greetings from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis,
Maryland. I am having a great year so far. I see that homecoming
is this weekend and I wish I could be in Miami, but duty calls. I
have gotten off to a great start academically (3.47 after 6 weeks)
probably going down a bit. Our grading system does not have +/so, if you get a B+, it is still a 3.0.
Service selection depends 60% on your academic grades
and it is competitive here. Anyhow, everything else is going well.
I hope it is not too hot in Miami and I will be back for Winter
Break Leave, December 17th. I will not be back for
Thanksgiving. Please send my regards to everyone at Gulliver.
Finally, please remind Mr. Langston that he promised to come to
the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia on December 4. I also
recommend him to sit on the Navy side because Army is going to
get their butts whipped!
Hope to see you all soon.
Megan Rivera
Gulliver alumnae Megan Rivera graduated in 2001 and is now in her fourth year at Auburn University.
She has been very successful as the goalkeeper for the women’s soccer team, setting records and
receiving many honors and awards. She became Auburn’s first All-American in soccer, and received this
honor for three consecutive years. She was named to the All-SEC second team, the NSCAA All-Region
second team, and the Soccer Buzz first team, among others. While at Gulliver, Megan played goalkeeper
for Head Coach Joe Mauer and also played basketball and volleyball. Her goal for the year is to help her
team advance further than the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Save the Date
Gulliver Alumni
Get Away Weekend
Ocean Reef
July 22-24, 2005
2004 Gulliver Alumni Events Gallery
Ricardo Nuñez '82 and wife Carmen, Eddie Nuñez '96
and Linda Wennerstrom, Emilio Nuñez '83 and wife Glenda
Ocean Reef - Key Largo, July 2004
Class of 1984
Jill Timmel ‘84, Mrs. Griego, and Mrs. Fitzgerald
Melanie and Alan Cordover ‘86, Adam Sochet ‘'83,
Emilio Nuñez ‘83, Linda Winnerstrom, and Eddie Nuñez
‘96
Fins vs Skins Tailgate Party and Football Game - Miami, August, 2004
Sean Taylor ‘01 supporters tailgating before the game
Alumni reminiscing with
Ms. Karch
Jasmine and Joey Taylor and family
Alumni Homecoming BBQ - Miami, November 2004
The challenging rock climbing wall
Alumni Director Laura Keepax, helping with the “decorations”
Alumni Soccer - Miami, Thanksgiving 2004
The two teams posing before the action begins
Michelle Weinberg ‘85, Kelly Bovard ‘85,
George Papazickos ‘85, and Lee Grahanm ‘94
Cathy and Jeff Bartel ‘84 and Billy Trattler ‘84
with their children
Two happy teams after a 4-4 tie
Coach Stewart, showing how much he misses the alumni
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DID YOU KNOW THAT GULLIVER
HAS 23 ALUMNI MARRIED
COUPLES? ENJOY OUR “WHO
WOULD’VE THOUGHT” SECTION.
WARNING: YOU MAY GASP
LOUDLY IN SURPRISE!
“How W
“I don’t know how many times Bobby and I
across from me. I had to leave early to pick a
passed in the halls of Gulliver or how many
friend up from the airport and when I stood up
Camila Gabay’90 and Michael Badia’85
times we stood next to each other in line at
to leave, he did too and said he was coming
Roxana Mesias’88 and Manuel Borges’88
school, but, looking back, I do have one clear
with me. We’ve been together ever since. And
Danielle Polley’93 and Michael Bowen’93
memory of him during a pep rally. The year was
that’s somewhat how our romance started.”
Susan Pinosky’83 and Don D’adesky’83
1984. I sat up in the bleachers inside the gym
Kim Clark Dunn’84 and Joe Dunn’80
and the band was playing. Bobby stood up by
Petra Reichert’80 and Peter Ferris’80
himself and boldly played his trumpet. I was
Ann Hughes’89 and Enrique Freund’87
impressed and remember thinking, “Who is that
at Gulliver
Mia Rosen’86 and Robert Glick’84
guy playing? He’s got guts!” After I graduated
Academy in 1970.
Alison Shevin’90 and Jason Glicken’90
from Gulliver, I had seen him a few times, once
I began Gulliver in
Jennifer Mohney’92 and Chris Green’92
at the beach where I took a short ride on his
Mia Rosen Glick ’86
“Jim and I met
ninth grade (1970)
Jim and Sandy in front of Mesa Verde
Mary McMath’73 and Andrew Hessen’75
Hobiecat. It was a windy day and I fell over into
Cheryl Hackney’87 and David Hoffman’87
his sail. Soon after that, we went on a double
Sandy Hunter’74 and James Hunter’73
date to a Grateful Dead concert - but he was
Patricia Hamm’85 and Danny Lazar’86
the other girl’s date. And then we had briefly
1973. I knew one person who was attending
Carla Daglio’85 and Marco Lim’84
worked together in the deli of a health food
Gulliver at the time, Julie Coleman (Ann Hicks’
Maria Cervantes’87 and Eric Meyers’84
store where his girlfriend at the time worked
sister). She introduced me to Jim and told me
Suzy Piccini’84 and George Pappas’85
too. Then, nine years later, we briefly spoke at
he was the guy for me, and he was. Since then
Collette Parker’82 and Wayne Powell’80
a party where he told me he loved me.
my sister (Linda Spencer) and sister-in-law (Ann
Julie Chevalier’96 and Eric Sapp’94
Surprised because I still didn’t know him well, I
Hicks) have taught here. Ann and Mark Hicks’
Amalie Atassi’91 and Kevin Skorman’91
just laughed and thought nothing about it.
three children attended Gulliver; Jim’s brother,
Ivonne Norniella’90 and Eddie Stephens’89
Throughout the following year, while I was living
Jeff Hunter, attended Gulliver since first grade
Elizabeth Greenfield’92 and Spencer Taintor’92
in NYC, my sister heard that he had a crush on
and was in the first graduating class at the Prep
Lucia Quinonez’85 and Mateo De Sola’85
me and she thought that we were the perfect
campus in 1979; Bailey currently attends and
match. After moving back home a year later,
Sam attended for two years.”
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and Jim began
Gulliver in sixth grade (1966).
Jim was in Gulliver’s first graduating class of
Sandy Hicks Hunter ’74
Alumni Stories - In Their Own Words
We Fell
In Love”
“Having friends
Elizabeth and Spencer Taintor
We recently
thought that the humor she disliked then would
in common, we ran
eventually bring us together? At our twentieth
celebrated our
in the same circles
class reunion, we fell in love and were married in
tenth wedding
since elementary
December 2001. We now reside in Southern
anniversary. We
school. Spencer
California, where I work as a national sales manager
and I finally met
and Petra as a nurse running a biopsy clinic.”
Peter Ferris ’80
when we were in seventh grade at a birthday
party and found we had a class in common. Our
met 17 years ago
Ivonne and Eddie Stephens
during my junior
year, and Ivonne’s sophomore year at Gulliver
Prep and then soon started dating.
first date was the Spring Dance at the
“Michael and I
After graduating, we both went to the
Academy. After that, we dated for six years and
met at Gulliver
University of Miami and pursued Bachelors of
then were engaged on Valentines Day. We
Prep. We were in
Business degrees. We both pledged and were
married after our first year of college and are
the same math
active in the co-ed business fraternity Delta
class (Mrs.
Sigma Pi. Upon graduation, we married at the
Armada), and his
Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.
living happily ever after.”
Elizabeth Greenfield Taintor ’92
Michael and Danielle Bowen with their
daughter Porter
mom was my college counselor at the time. We
were both on the basketball teams and actually
Ivonne stays at home with our two children,
class of 1980,
started talking on a basketball trip to Chicago.
Christopher and Matthew, and I am a family and
and throughout the
After four years of a long-distance relationship
marital lawyer.
years we shared
at different universities, we moved in together,
several classes
got engaged, and then married in November
together. Petra
2000. We have a 21-month-old daughter,
“We graduated
Peter and Petra at Christmas
We currently live in West Palm Beach.
was not fond of me in high school because I
Porter, and another baby due in March. We
always teased her. But, little did she know that
currently live in Belize, Central America.”
teasing meant a crush. Who would have ever
Danielle Polley Bowen (aka Dani) ’83
Eddie Stephens ’89
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Alumni Roll Call
1970s
Mr. Frank Balzebre ‘73 was a part of the first Gulliver school in
Coconut Grove.
Mrs. Pepi Gilmore Humphries ‘75 owns rental units and land.
She enjoys participating in car shows.
Mrs. Laurel Nichols Moreira ‘79 and her husband Vic have been
skydiving for 26 years and just opened their own skydiving
school.
Dr. Emily White ‘79 appeared in September 2004 as a piano
soloist in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with the Antara
Ensemble in New York City.
1980s
Mr. Kenneth Jurgensmeyer’s ‘80 son, Jacob, started first grade
at Pinewood Prep in Summerville.
Ms. Annette Abascal ‘81 has a new baby girl, Annabelle.
Mr. Brian Davis ‘81 is married and has three sons: ages 12, 15,
and 17. He is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operations
Officer for the Food Information Network, Inc., in Tennessee.
Ms. Melissa Felsenthal ‘81 is a training sales coordinator for
Comp USA in Missouri.
Mr. Francisco Pardo ‘82 is married to Maria P. Patino and is
Marketing Director for Parmac, Inc. in Coral Gables.
Mr. Noah Breakstone ‘83 and his wife Patty have two children.
Noah is the owner of a residential development company,
Breakstone Homes.
Ms. Eileen Damaso ‘83 ran for Florida House of Representatives
in District 113. The election was held August 31, 2004.
Mr. Richard Fechter ‘83 is engaged to Stephanie Langer and
recently purchased a home in Coral Gables.
Ms. Kathleen O’Brien ‘83 is a chairperson for “A Woman’s Affair”
in Spring, Texas. Kathleen is involved in job and career
opportunities education.
Mr. Paul Quentel ‘83 is the creator and president of Memory
Factory, a company specializing in video and audio transfers from
videotape to DVD.
Mr. Jeffrey Bartel ‘84 is the Vice President of Corporate and
External Affairs for FPL and oversees the company’s statewide
business unit.
Mr. Jeffrey Baxter ‘84 and his wife Amy have a baby girl, Ashley
Jordon, born on March 28, 2004.
Ms. Lee Claughton ‘84 is happily married and recently moved to
Indialantic.
Mr. Robert Dupre ‘84 is a proud father of daughter, Mica, born on
February 27, 2004.
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Mrs. Anna Prozillo Feiler ‘84 has two daughters, six-year-old
Leah and two-year-old Sarah.
Ms. Wendy Oberlink Goldstone ‘84 is married to Michael
Goldstone and they own an inn in Door County, Wisconsin.
Dr. Linda Golkar ‘84 is an assistant professor at Loma Linda
University Medical School. Her husband Ramin Monshizadeh is an
opthalmologist and they have two children, Armaan, five years old,
and Arezu, three years old.
Mr. Michael Kaminer’s ‘84 first child, Grant Michael Kaminer,
was born on November 18, 2003. Michael also was promoted to
Vice President of the Associate General Council.
Mrs. Donna Homa Kunkel ‘84 attended Gulliver from kindergarten
to tenth grade. She lives in Panama with her husband and four
children ages 10, 12, 17, and 18.
Mr. Jeffrey Smith ‘84 and his wife Jill have two daughters, Lacey
and Lexi.
Ms. Stephanie Transue Emmerson ‘85 and her husband Ray had
their third child, Grace Marie, born on November 29, 2003. Baby
Grace Marie was nine pounds and nine ounces.
Mr. Randal Kassewitz ‘85 married Lauri Cohen in February
2004. He is entering his eleventh season of radio and is a
play-by-play announcer on the Florida International University
Radio Network.
Mr. Blair Loveland ‘85 and his wife Jennifer have a daughter,
Kaci. Blair is in sales for JP Morgan Chase in Clearwater, Florida.
Mr. John McWicker ‘85 is in the Air Force and on duty in Iraq.
Mr. Raul Valdes-Fauli ‘85 is Senior Lending Officer for Union
Bank in Sunrise.
Mrs. Dawn Whelan Van Siclen ‘85 is showcasing her art mural
in an episode of Fox TV’s “Renovate My Family.”
Mr. Jeffrey Kaplan ‘86 is married with two young children and
works in sales and marketing.
Ms. Amy Kies McCormish ‘86 is married to Michael McCourmish
and they have two children, three-year-old Alex and
seven-month-old Nikki.
Mrs. Pamela Hand Copeland ‘87 and her husband Dan have a
one-year-old son. Pamela was recently promoted to Director of
Development at ILSI North America.
Mrs. Sharon Donsky Corman ‘87 is married to Andrew and they
have a three-year-old son named Ryan.
Mr. Gregg Grossman ‘87 is married to Alison and they have a son
named Jared.
Mr. Daniel Rakofsky ‘87 has been promoted to Captain of the
Detective Bureau of the Pembroke Pines Police Department. He
also began law school in the Fall 2004 at Nova Southeastern
University.
Stephanie Kirkpatrick Fealy ‘94 and husband
Elaine Ades Guzman ‘94 with baby
John Garner
Jim Hunter ‘73 and Sandy Hunter ‘74 with their
daughters Bailey and Sam
Alums catching up during a break
soccer match
Ivonne Norniella Stephens ‘90 with her sons Christopher
and Matthew
Max Winitz ‘03 with Tony Segreto
Mr. Alvaro Siman ‘87 is married to Sheila I. Siman. They have
two children: daughter, Maya, and son, Sebastian.
Ms. Elizabeth Kunz Walker ‘87 is a psychotherapist and has her
own practice in Orlando, Florida.
Ms. Catalina Jugo Corpas’s ‘88 daughter, Catalina Olivia, will be
two years old in September. She is expecting her second child in
February 2005.
Mr. Christopher Derks ‘88 swam the English Channel in
eight-and-a-half hours, the fastest time in 2001. In July 2004, he
received first place in a 30-mile swim around New York City.
Mrs. Nicole Murray Kraftsow ‘88 has two children, Corey and
Sloane.
Mrs. Marie Fernandez Leon ‘88 is Director of Communications
and Marketing of Imagery Source in Coral Gables, specializing in
advertising, marketing, and branding.
Mrs. Kristen Russel Martino ‘88 is married to Cliff and they
have five-year-old twin sons Nicholas and Spencer, and
four-year-old daughter Courtney.
Spaight Oliver and
Jonathan Aguilar ‘04 and Tess Hamilton ‘04 at Harvard
Lauren Gianna Bartel at a pumkin patch
Lucia Quinonez ‘85 and Mateo De Sola ‘85 enjoying a
romantic evening at Little Palm Island
Devin and Alexa, children of Karina Duenas Aragon ‘85
at the alumni
Michelle Weinberg ‘85, Kelly Bovard ‘85, and George
Papazickos ‘85 at the Fins vs Skins tailgate party
Our littlest Raider fans, the McCloskey girls
Carol and Joseph Dobrony '79
Elaine Ades Guzman ‘94 and Betty Llorente ‘94
and Jackie Nesperal
Melissa Mandell Paul, Trisha Teale Bonilla, Julie Wolfson,
Lani Kahn Drody, and Leah Millheiser Ettinger, all ‘90
Kelli Harris Gershon ‘88 with her husband Jason and
two daughters Kathryn and Kasey
Mr. Luis Perez ‘88 works for the City of Miami Fire Rescue and
has two children, four-year-old Andrea Karina, and four-month-old
Anabel Nicole.
Mr. Robert Ray ‘88 and his wife Cristy are proud parents of their
first-born child, Caitlin Elizabeth Ray.
Mr. Jeffrey Sharmat ‘88 is married to Dona Sharmat and they
have a two-year-old daughter named Ashley.
Mr. John Hopkins ‘89 is a database administrator and web
application programmer for a national research consortium that
investigates complications of diabetes. He is responsible for a research
data repository that allows consortium members to share their findings.
Mr. Anton Maratos ‘89 traveled to the summer Olympics in
Athens.
Mrs. Jill Soman Reiter ‘89 is married to Jack Reiter and they
have two sons, Gabriel and Noah.
Mr. Andres Restrepo ‘89 has been married for nine years and has
a three-year-old son.
James Williams ‘84, Lisa d’Adesky Campbell ‘84, Bill Trattler ‘84, Paul
Wallace ‘84, Lance Campbell, Jeff Bartel ‘84, and Jonathan Messinger ‘84
1990s
Mr. Kevin Aizenshtat ‘90 and his wife Jacqui are proud parents of
Max Jordan Aizenshtat, born on June 11, 2004.
Ms. Kathleen Sheppard Curry ‘90 is married to Paul Curry, an
insurance fraud investigator. Kathleen is a project architect for an
architecture firm in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Leah Millheiser Ettinger ‘90 completed an OB/GYN residency
at Stanford University in 2004. She will be starting a Menopause
and Female Sexual Dysfunctions Clinic at Stanford.
Mrs. Gina Derks Gardner ‘90 became a proud grandmother this
Thanksgiving.
Mr. Ryan Helman ‘90 has a new addition to his family, daughter
Isabella Rose Helman, who was born on January 12, 2003.
Ms. Georgette Jaquet ‘90 owns a travel agency specializing in
cruises.
Ms. Wendy Ford Moffett ‘90 has a new addition to her family. Her
daughter Alexis was born October 21, 2002.
Trisha Bonilla ‘90 with children Jack and Kate
Mr. David Renton ‘90 is a surgery resident at the University of
Alabama. He and his wife have a five-year-old son and twin baby
boys, Jack and John.
Mrs. Ingrid Merry Candela ‘91 is married to Carlos Candela and
they have two children, four-year-old Nicolas and two-year-old
Christian.
Mr. Carlos Gomez-Estefan ‘91 and his wife Kelly have a baby
girl named Mary Elizabeth.
Ms. Michelle Aroix Miller ‘91 has a four-year-old daughter
named Amanda and a ten-month-old son, Bradley.
Ms. Katherine Galindez Yannucci ‘91 recently became a
certified yoga instructor in April of this year. She is very happy
about her new career change.
Ms. Evelyn Birbragher ‘92 is married and working in Costa Rica.
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Mrs. Victoria Tucker Fraedrich ‘92 was promoted to Account
Manager at Office Depot. Her husband was chosen to participate in
six sigma black belt training with BMW.
Mr. Ilan Melnick ‘92 is married to Gina Marcus.
Mr. Ernesto Roedenbeck ‘92 is the proud father of new baby girl,
Anaja Roedenbeck, born on January 21, 2004.
Mr. Constantine Scurtis ‘92 has a new baby, Constantine
Jonathan Jr., and recently celebrated his five-year wedding
anniversary with his wife Hillary.
Ms. Christine Capo Hernandez ‘93 and her husband Arthur have
a daughter named Isabella.
Ms. Lynn Holtzman ‘93 is engaged to be married in February
2005.
Ms. Monica Neuman Numa ‘93 is married to Dr. William Numa.
Mr. Ryan Yusko ‘93 married naval officer Deb Beck in 2001; both
of them are now stationed in Norfolk.
Ms. Carolina Buia ‘94 writes for Celebrity Justice and CNN. She is
publishing a lifestyle book called Tall, Black, and Chic.
Mr. Alejandro Tovar Caicedo ‘94 was married to Claudia Naffah
on February 14, 2004.
Mr. Jason Chase ‘94 is engaged to be married.
Ms. Ariadne Leon DelValle ‘94 is married to Estefan Delvalle.
They have two children, Kristien, seven years old and Marcelo, three
years old.
Mrs. Stephanie Kirkpatrick Fealy ‘94 and her husband have four
children, Aelis, 9, Amber, 8, Paris Jr., 18 months, and Aubrey, two
months.
Ms. Margaret Gomez Moreira ‘94 is a realtor associate for her
family’s business, Mitchell International Realty in South Miami. She
and her husband, Domingo, have a baby girl named Olivia.
Mr. Roger Oprandi ‘94 is married and has one 13-month-old
daughter, Sophia Alexandra.
Ms. Cheree Padilla ‘94 is a mother of two girls, Taylor, 5, and
Madison, 2. She is currently a fourth year medical student at the
University of Florida.
Ms. Maria Pinzon ‘94 is the program officer for Kids Org Network.
They help out other foundations throughout South and Latin America
and raise funds for children in need.
Ms. Debra Rostorfer ‘94 is a Certified Paraprofessional. She
began her first assignment on September 27, 2004.
Mr. Jamie Weinstein ‘94 works for Tishman Speyer Properties in
New York City.
Mr. Jonathan Hoch ‘95 married Wendy McBrayer on May 2, 2004.
Mr. Ian James ‘95 recently purchased a Chevron gas station on
Sunset and 62 Avenue.
Mr. Joseph Shine ‘95 was married on February 14, 2004. He is a
proud father of a daughter, born in August 2004.
Ms. Christina Curl ‘96 is an Account Executive for Pitney Bowes
Mail Systems in Miami.
Ms. Sandra Jacquemin ‘96 owns a marketing company
specializing in the music industry with clients Calvin Klein, Reebok,
G Unit, 50 Cent, Universal Records, Elektra Records, Adidas, and others.
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Dr. Benjamina Brown Rowe ‘95 was married in May 2004.
She is now a Resident Physician in Portland, Oregon.
Mr. Justin Ziegler ‘96 recently opened his law practice in the
Datran Center in Miami. He specializes in all areas of law and is a
Florida Supreme Court trained court mediator.
Ms. Beatriz San-Martin Barzana ‘97 was married on May 30,
2003, to Danny Barzana.
Ms. Maria Cruz ‘97 just opened up a new company, Trust
Mortgage USA, with her husband. They will be doing mortgages and
real estate.
Ms. Shawn Garbis ‘97 has been with her boyfriend for six years.
She was recently promoted to the position of field training officer at
AMR Ambulance Services.
Mr. Zachary Gruber ‘97 is the Director of Leasing and
Management for a commercial real estate firm called PS Business
Parks.
Mr. Jeffrey Kolokoff ‘97 recently completed his first year of law
school at Mercer University, where he earned Dean’s List and a Law
Review membership. He is also a partner in Global Entertainment
Management, a management service for established and emerging
recording artists.
Mr. Hal Lucas ‘97 recently graduated law school at the University
of Texas.
Mr. Gregg Safinski ‘97 is currently studying to be a Naval aviator.
Mr. Alexadre Saverin ‘97 is working in the Research and
Development department at Motorola Corporation in Chicago.
Mr. Adam Schwartz ‘97 recently graduated from University of
Miami Law School and is studying for the Florida Bar Exam.
Ms. Cristina Johnson Torrent ‘97 married Gabriel Torrent on
July 26, 2003.
Mr. Daniel Barboni ‘98 is now an uncle!
Mr. Nilo Cuervo Jr. ‘98 started law school this fall.
Mr. Ryan Gardner ‘98 became a proud father of a baby girl in
October 2004.
Ms. Melissa Keaster ‘98 is an inspector for the Department of
Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General.
Mr. Jorge Ortega ‘98 is responsible for the development of a YYO
Condominium project in Jacksonville.
Ms. Jessica Paar ‘98 lives in Washington D.C. and works for
APCO Worldwide, a communications firm that specializes in public
relations for companies and the government.
Mr. Andre Cardim ‘99 started an internet business that sells tours
in San Francisco: www.alcatraztourtickets.com
Mr. Chris Doherty ‘99 recently became a member of the rotary
and bought his first house.
Mr. Karl Garcia ‘99 is in his second year of law school at the
University of San Diego, and interned with a record label company
in Los Angeles.
Mr. Alexander Lorido ‘99 is working in the film business.
Mr. Steven Sanchez-McEvoy ‘99 is a Risk Analyst for an
insurance company in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Jonathan Wright ‘99 is attending flight school to be an
airline pilot.
2000s
Ms. Kimberli Barrett ‘00 finished second place in the NCAA East
Regionals in shotput with a personal best of 59.11 feet. She
competed for Jamaica in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, in
August, and placed 25th in the world.
Mr. Lucien Jacquemin ‘00 , a.k.a. D.J. Entice, is an international
D.J. who travels all over the world and also works for WEDR radio
JAMZ. Lucien is the official D.J. for the Miami Dolphins at Pro
Player Stadium.
Ms. Cristina Koniver ‘00 graduated from the University of Florida
in May with a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications.
Mr. Allan Medina ‘00 is attending American University of
Washington, College of Law.
Ms. Lara Paraskos ‘00 is a Phi Beta Kappa member of Gamma of
Georgia. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Emory University and
is attending the University of Miami School of Medicine.
Ms. Melissa Selem ‘00 is attending the University of Miami to
receive a Master’s in mental health and/or counseling.
Ms. Elizabeth Villacian ‘00 graduated from Art Institute and is
working for the Information Technology department in a firm called
TekSystems.
Ms. Kati McCain ‘01 is an intern at Elizabeth Arden and is
currently working on the marketing aspect of the new Britney
Spears fragrance.
Ms. Nataly Restrepo ‘01 is going to law school to study Real
Estate Law.
Ms. Andria Rodriguez ‘01 will be attending medical school in the
fall of 2005.
Mr. Eduardo Saverin ‘01 is graduating from Harvard University in
the spring. He is the co-founder of The Facebook website:
thefacebook.com
Mr. Peter Simon ‘01 held a summer internship position with
Commercial Bank of Florida. He received the NED Doyal
Scholarship for Athletics at Hamilton College.
Mr. Fernando Alvarez ‘02 attends the University of Miami where
he is majoring in English and minoring in philosophy and business
law. He plans to be an attorney. He is the recipient of the Sigma Phi
Epsilon 2004 Best New Spring Member.
Mr. Jordan Dresnick ‘02 is currently attending the University of
Virginia and studying quantitative finance.
Mr. Jordan Adler ‘03 is attending Annapolis Naval Academy and is
a Midshipman 4/C.
Mr. Jonathan Anderson ‘03 attends Duke University and plays
baseball. He will be playing against University of Miami in the
spring 2005.
Mr. Gregory Barnard ‘03 transferred from the University of Florida
and began studying at New York University in the fall of 2004.
Ms. Michelle Pellicer ‘03 participated in an archeological dig in
Siena, Italy. She is enjoying college life.
Mr. Blake Ross ‘03 As a freshman, Blake is a teaching assistant
in the computer science department at Stanford University.
Mr. Alain Squindo ‘03 began his third semester in college this fall.
Mr. Maxwell Winitz ‘03 worked as an intern with NBC 6 in
Miami.
Upcoming
In Rememberance
Alumni Events
ALEX NUÑEZ ‘94 passed away
suddenly on Sunday, November 7, 2004.
He is survived by his wife Shannon,
Alumni Social
February 2005
We will be holding another alumni social evening in early February 2005. Check the alumni
Dax Nuñez ‘94, and parents Lourdes and
Alejandro Nuñez.
section of Gulliver’s website (www.gulliverschools.org) for more information.
New York Reunion Evening
daughters Taylor and Cameron, brother
April 22, 2005
For the many alumni who have moved up to the northeastern U.S., John Phelan ‘83 will be
KELLY SUZANNE ADORNO ‘97
passed away suddenly at her home in
San Francisco on November 2, 2004.
hosting a reunion evening in New York City on April 22, 2005. Check the alumni section of
She is survived by her mother, Kay
Gulliver’s website (www.gulliverschools.org) for more information.
March Adorno, her father, Hank Adorno,
Alumni Bahamas Cruise
step-mother, Lisa Adorno, and siblings,
April 29 - May 2, 2005
Our first alumni reunion cruise will be a three-night Bahamas get-away on Royal Caribbean’s
Sean, Josh, Rachel, Samantha, Zachary,
Lucas, and Nikki.
Majesty of the Seas®. The itinerary includes stops in Nassau, Bahamas, and CocoCay - Royal
Caribbean’s private island in the Bahamas. For more information, check the alumni section of
Gulliver’s website (www.gulliverschools.org) or e-mail [email protected].
Ocean Reef
Get-Away Weekend
July 22 - 24, 2005
The Gulliver Alumni Association is developing a
business network online. Check our website for
more information.
Also, if you are interested in offering internships to
our current students or alumni in college, please
contact us with details at [email protected].
Our annual get-away weekend at Ocean Reef will begin on the evening of July 22,
2005, and last until July 24, 2005. Come down for the day or the whole weekend for lots of
fun and games. Meet old friends or make new ones. Last year we had over 200 alumni at
Photography
In Focus Studios
this great event!
Design
John Keepax
Printing
Jes Graphic Resources
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