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--Comments and Feedback-- --Comments and Feedback-- Please tell us how we are doing, and/or what we could do better! If an item appears here that you would like us to remove or edit, let us know and we will do it right away. Send your comments to aalfny@gmail.com. Merci!! Back to Top --Editor's Highlights-- ● Our Feature Article -Performing artists of the LFNY- describes the backgrounds and accomplshments of 85 LFNY alumni who acted in movies, performed on the stage, sang in operas, etc. It is the 5th in a series of listings of alumni in various categories. This one, and the previous four -Les docteurs, Les auteurs, Les artistes, and Les 'YouTubiens' du LFNY, can be accessed by clicking on the links below. (24 new entries have been added to Les Docteurs du LFNY since the last newsletter) ● Alumni Awards: -- Philip Lasser ('81) received the 2006 Walter Hinrichsen Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. This prize is awarded in collaboration with the C.F. Peters Corporation to publish and promote the work of an American composer. --Vincent Laforet ('93) won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography (with two other photographers) as a member of The New York Times staff covering the post 9/11 events overseas that captured "the pain and the perseverance of people enduring protracted conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan." --Dr. Cascya Charlot ('93) won a prestigious 2011 Patients' Choice Award. "Of the nation's 720,000 active physicians, just 5 percent were accorded this honor in 2011." --Marie-Eve Piché ('96) was the "Jury's Choice" awardee of HEC Montreal's 2012 Prix Relève d'Excellence in the large company category. --Kimberly Colas ('03) was the recipient of a 2009 Fem’energia award. Sponsored by the EDF Group and Women in Nuclear (WiN) France, the award promotes encouragement and guidance to young women in or wishing to enter the nuclear industry. ● Les consuls de la promotion '84: Olivier Brochenin est Consul Général de France à la Nouvelle Orléans. Olivier Serot Almeras Latour est Consul Général de France à Washington. ● See Alumni Creative section of this newsletter for a story of two renowned physicists --the fathers of Irène Kowarski ('53) and Catherine Maulde Van Halban ('57)-- who were responsible for smuggling out of France the entire European supply of 'heavy water' in advance of the German invasion of France. Monika Skowronska ('74) also wrote a very touching (and historically fascinating) piece about attending an event commemorating the WW II massacre known as "Katyn." Her grandfather was one of the victims. (Click on links below) ● In Memoriam: One of the saddest aspects of the AALFNY being the repository of so much information is the continuing news of school friends who have passed away. The In Memoriam section of this newsletter gives details (click on link below) on those who we learned (since our last newsletter) had passed away.(For a full listing of all alumni who are deceased, to our knowledge, click on In Memoriam Archives link below) Also see class of '68 for poignant reminiscences from J.P. Harpignies ('68) on departed classmates. -- Performing artists of the LFNY -- 'Heavy Water' and the fathers of two LFNY alumnae -- 'KATYN: Let truth and justice prevail', by Monika Skowronska -- In Memoriam: This newsletter -- In Memoriam: ARCHIVES -- Les docteurs du LFNY -- Les auteurs du LFNY -- Les 'YouTubiens' du LFNY -- Les artistes du LFNY Back to Top --Former Professors and Staff-- Éric Thierry and his book  TOP: Anne Ricart; BOTTOM: Gerald Mazzalovo  Bénédicte Caneill and one of her printed fabrics  TOP: Tanya Anticevic; BOTTOM: Alain Vuong  Gregory Woodruff ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Marie-Nicole Turot († 26 juillet 2012) ● Claudette Kuffer († 12 janvier 2012) ● Jacques Habert († August 7, 2012) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. ● M. Benoît Anger Gréan (Prof. de lettres classiques et modernes, années scolaires 1986-1994) nous écrit: "J'ai le plaisir de vous annoncer la parution de mon dernier ouvrage (édition bilingue): Extinctions / Auslöschungen (hochroth, 2012)" (Click on link below) NOTE: "Benoît Gréan is a French poet living in Rome. He has published a number of volumes of poems in French, some in Frau und Hund, accompanied by German translations, others in Italian and Greek. As a classical philologist, he shows deep interest in ancient Greek verse and its fragmentary character." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_Gr%C3%A9an) ● M. Éric Thierry (Prof. d’histoire & de géographie, année scolaire 1989) "est né en 1964. Il est docteur de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), professeur d'histoire et de géographie au Lycée Paul Claudel de Laon et secrétaire général de la Fédération des sociétés d'histoire et d'archéologie de l'Aisne. Il dirige la publication des Mémoires de la Fédération des sociétés d'histoire et d'archéologie de l'Aisne. Il est également membre des conseils d'administration de la Société Henri IV, de la section française de la Commission franco-québécoise sur les lieux de mémoire communs, de la Société archéologique et historique de Vervins et de la Thiérache et de la Société historique de Haute-Picardie. Ses recherches portent essentiellement sur l'histoire de la présence française en Amérique du Nord. Il a été lauréat de l'Académie française en 2002." (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric_Thierry) ● Mme. Anne Ricart (Documentaliste, années scolaires 2001- 2006) “came to the United States for the first time as an exchange student when she was 18, lived with an American family for a year and graduated from the high school she attended. Back in France, she majored in English with a minor in French as a Second Language (Français Langue Etrangère) from the Université de Provence and spent another year in the States, this time as a French teaching assistant in a small college. She then obtained her Professional Secondary Teaching Credentials with an emphasis on Information Science. After 4 years as a school librarian in France, she was hired by the Lycée Français de New York where she worked for 5 years. She is now married to a Californian, and perfectly at home in San Diego where she joined the San Diego French American School team in 2006.” (http://sdfrenchschool.nuxit.net/index.php?page=ourteam.php) ● Dr. Guy Ely, MD (Prof. de sciences naturelles, années scolaires 1983 & 1984) "is currently a Senior Medical Consultant for Merck KGaA as well as serving on a number of scientific advisory boards. Prior to joining Merck, Dr. Ely was the Chief Medical Officer of Chemokine Therapeutics Corp., prior to that, he served as Vice President, Clinical and Medical Affairs at Biomira Inc., where he supervised the global clinical development of the Company's lead cancer vaccines. As Vice President, Clinical and Medical Affairs at Lorus Therapeutics, Dr. Ely directed the global clinical development of anti-cancer drugs, including leading the Phase III planning of the lead immunotherapeutic compound for pancreatic cancer in Canada and the United States. As Associate Medical Director at SmithKline Beecham Canada, Inc. (now GlaxoSmithKline), he directed all clinical research and development activities, including execution of approximately fifty international clinical trials in Canada....." (http://www.methapharm.com/about_us/scientific_advisory_board.php) ● M. Gerald Mazzalovo (Prof. de mathématiques, année scolaire 1974) “is in charge of developing and managing the Aravis Luxury fund, the first Swiss Limited Partnership focused on luxury industries. Before joining Aravis, he held positions of President and CEO at luxury companies such as Salvatore Ferragamo, Loewe, Bally and Robert Clergerie. He was a consultant at Arthur Andersen and advised many multinational firms, including Pininfarina and Cortefiel, on strategic brand management. He is also a Visiting Professor at IE Business School in Madrid, Université Paris-Dauphine and Université Lumiére in Lyon.He is the author of numerous academic articles and of the book Brand Aesthetics as well as coauthor of the books Pro Logo and Luxury Brand Management. Gerald holds a Chemical Engineering degree from ENSCS (Strasbourg), an MBA from Columbia University and an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration from Université Paris-Dauphine. He has been Conseiller du Commerce extérieur de la France since 1992.” (http://www.aravis.ch/company/member/dr-gerald-mazzalovo) ● Mme. Benedicte Caneill (Prof. de sciences naturelles, années scolaires 1982-1988) “is an award-winning artist who creates original dyed and printed fabrics that she uses to make one of a kind fine art pieces. Born in Paris and raised in Toulouse, France – she came to New York in 1981 and after a career in biology became a full-time studio artist. She has always been involved with art in many different forms: painting, music and the performing arts of acting and singing, including learning the traditional danced theater of Kathakali in Kerala, India. She always felt a passion for beauty and a need to create with her hands. Using her dyed, painted and printed fabrics she is creating a large body of work exploring line, color and movement. Whether small or large-scale, it falls in two seemingly opposite categories: one figurative, the other one abstract. Both express her multiple interests and experiences: her international travels, her life in France, interactions with different cultures, and her career as a biology teacher in international schools. Her work has appeared in exhibits nationally.....and internationally, and has been juried into Quilt National, Quilt Visions, Art Quilt Elements and Craftforms. She has won numerous awards, including First Places, Judge’s Choice and SAQA Cream Award. She lives and maintains a studio in the New York area.” (http://www.benedictecaneill.com/about.php) ● Ms. Tanya Anticevic (Prof. de kindergarten/grande section, années scolaires 1996-1999) “also known from past stage name as Tanya Tavereau, is an actress, voice-over artist, story-teller, teacher, leader and world traveler.....[She] is a first generation American with South African & Croatian origins. Growing up in New York City in a musical family she was surrounded by artists, theater, dance, musicians and all the creative energy NYC had to offer. She was by nature a performer and teacher from the very start. Tanya graduated from the celebrated “Fame” High School of the Performing Arts (LaGuardia) and went on to pursue a degree in Drama Studies – with a detour into Education & Language Arts. After teaching for 10 years she went back to pursue acting full time and received an MFA from the acclaimed “Actors Studio” Drama School.vAfter a little toe dip in the pool of celebrity real estate sales she went out to The Hamptons for a change of pace and to redefine her goals. There she became a member of.....The Naked Stage (no she wasn’t sans clothing, it was just staged without props and sets in case you were wondering) and became a popular radio voice-over artist for local businesses and events including The International Hamptons Film Festival. Her lifetime of experience with children and acting led her to develop a very successful Theater Games course called “ACTion Workshops” which she brought to schools and businesses. It would be impossible to write a biography without mentioning Tanya’s near death car crash in 2006. She suffered massive head wounds, broken neck and body, but what it didn’t break was her indomitable spirit – and unwavering determination to have no regrets!.....” (http://www.tanyaanticevic.com/tanya/) ● M. Alain Vuong (Prof. de classes élémentaires, années scolaires 2000- 2005) "est chargé de mission au Rectorat de Paris (EMAS) et Référent Académique pour la formation 'gestion de classe'." (http://www.linkedin.com) ● "Montclair High School teacher Gregory Woodruff [Prof. d'Anglais, années scolaires 1996-1998] has been named the [2009] Humanities Teacher of the Year by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH).....[His] vast approach to understanding the humanities, which calls on students to formulate their own beliefs through discussion, research and interactive projects, is one reason Mr. Woodruff has long been one of Montclair High School’s most popular instructors." (http://www.montclair.k12.nj.us/Article.aspx?Id=498) Videos on the internet of former LFNY professors and staff: ● Entrevue avec Éric Thierry qui publie au Septentrion une version moderne des voyages de Champlain en plusieurs tomes. (Click on link below) -- In Memoriam: Marie-Nicole Turot, Claudette Kuffer, and Jacques Habert -- Entrevue avec Éric Thierry -- Benoît Gréan's new book -- ARCHIVES: Former Professors and Staff Back to Top 1940-1946_Herter_final_INT_OK.jpg) Solange (Batsell) Herter ('46) and her book _Solvay_INT_OK.jpg) Marie-Claude (Boulin) Solvay ('46)  Michel de Bourbon-Parme and his book _Yevick.jpg) by Miriam (Lipschutz) Yevick ('41) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Elisabeth (Bertol) Moon (’44) († May 8, 2008) ● Gisèle (Van Berchem) de Marignac ('44) († 21 septembre, 2012) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. ● Miriam (Lipschutz) Yevick told us that she just published a book entitled "A Testament for Ariela" (available at Amazon.com). Mryriam "began writing letters to her two-month-old granddaughter, Ariela, in 1985, and continued right through to Ariela’s wedding in 2006 and her motherhood in 2008. In sharing her thoughts, her values, her self-awareness, and her rapturous relationship with art and with nature, Yevick reveals the inner life of a woman of science, of passion, and of deep philosophical insight. [Her book] is a testament about the trials of being a child refugee from Nazi-occupied Holland and Belgium; about the thrill and sacrifice of becoming the fifth woman in history to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from MIT; about the soulfulness of being a spiritually sensitive socialist and a highly cultured human being." (http://jewishcurrents.org/marketplace/new) In October 2012, Myriam appeared at Clark University in front of "an audience comprising about 60 students, faculty and staff members who listened intently as Yevick, 88, recalled her experiences in a talk titled Flight from Fascism: From Nazi Europe to MIT." (Click on Pdf file link below for a full report on her talk) ● Svetlana (Alexeieff) Rockwell nous a informé qu'elle a un nouveau site web (click on link below) et que ce site "montre les peintures que j'ai fait à travers les années. On peut les commander pour très peu sous forme de giclées. D'autre part je voudrais mentionner le fait que mes Memoires (SNAPSHOTS) qui ont été traduites en russe vont sortir en Russie. Un superbe livre avec les 115 illustrations que mon père l'illustrateur Alexandre Alexeieff a fait pour Don Quichotte vient de paraitre chez Syrtes, Paris." ● “If you don’t know Solange (Batsell) Herter ('46), you must have ready about her. If you haven’t read about her, you must have heard of her. If you’ve never even heard of her, are you in luck. Because you’re about to meet this roman candle of a woman, in the flesh. Solange Herter was born on the same date as the Virgin Mary, and that’s the last time she ever shared the spotlight. She hit the ground running, began a fabulous life, more often happening to things instead of the other way around. Hers is a tough and tender life, self-made and she’s still throwing off sparks, eight decades later. If this book isn’t a tell-all, we can’t imagine what she left out. From her abiding friendship with Jack and Jackie Kennedy, her mother’s surprising episodes with J. Edgar Hoover, becoming a seven-year-old queen Normandie on her first crossing, her boisterous run-ins with nuns in French and American schools, tangling with Barbara Walters on National TV, winning hundreds of thousands with a throw of the dice (and quitting while she was way, way ahead), opening her own art gallery in Saratoga, plunging into the wild-cat real estate of post-war Canada, singing at Carnegie Hall, playing piano at Camp David, getting into the gutter with Bobby Kennedy…..it’s all her story, she takes you through triumph and trial and she’s as honest about it as the day is long. Solange did it all while raising her family of children, who share her toe-to-toe approach to life. You’ll also meet her 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 husbands, each unique, each different, each an unusual partner, to say the least, and each leading up to today’s Number Five, Fred Herter, the New York surgeon, University President, and crooner who remains her suitor and swain to this day.” (http://www.xlibrispublishing.co.uk/bookstore/author.aspx?authorid=51943) ● « En 1940, la famille du prince Michel de Bourbon-Parme ['45 ou '46], chassée de France par les nazis, se réfugie à New York. Descendant de Saint-Louis par son père et du roi du Danemark par sa mère, le jeune homme ne se résigne pas à la défaite et s'engage dans l'armée américaine à 17 ans. Promu lieutenant, repéré par l'OSS, il intègre en Angleterre l'unité top secrète des commandos Jedburgh. L'équipe du lieutenant Michel de Bourbon-Parme, parachutée dans le Massif Central en juin 1944, harcèle les Allemands et retarde la progression de la Division SS Das Reich, en route vers la Normandie pour essayer de contrer le débarquement des Alliés. A 18 ans, après la Libération, il se porte volontaire pour l'Indochine, où les communistes viêt-minh viennent de déclarer l'indépendance et se battent contre la présence française. Le 28 août 1945, il y est parachuté avec cinq autres officiers. Ils sont faits prisonniers par les viêt-minh le jour-même. Les six Français vont alors passer huit mois en captivité, huit mois d'enfer dans des conditions inimaginables, qui se solderont par la mort de quatre d'entre eux au cours de multiples tentatives d'évasion. Michel de Bourbon-Parme, lui, réussira à gagner le Laos après avoir traversé à pied la jungle du Vietnam. » (http://www.neuillyjournal.com/actus/neuilly-actu/item/1939-rencontre-avec-michel-de-bourbon-parme-pour-son-ouvrage-intitule-un-prince-dans-la-tourmente)  -- Miriam (Lipschutz) Yevick's lecture at Clark University-- In Memoriam: Elisabeth (Bertol) Moon & Gisèle (Van Berchem) de Marignac -- Svetlana (Alexeieff) Rockwell's website -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1940 to 1943 -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1944 -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1945 -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1946 Back to Top 1947_Robertshaw.jpg) Anne (Boulin) Robertshaw ('47) -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1947 Back to Top 1948-- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1948Back to Top 1949 Max Marest's ('49) son Luc  by Eléonore M. Zimmermann ('49) ● It's always a special pleasure to "find" a former LFNY student from the school's early days --in this case Max Marest-- whose email address was shared with us by his son Luc Gerald Marest. (If you would like to write to Max, let us know and we will send you his email address.) Luc "is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Queens College, City University of New York. He also teaches courses on investment analysis and corporate finance." Luc told us that Max and his brother Gerald Marest ('51) live near each other in the Ile de France area. ● Eléonore M. Zimmermann nous écrit: "Après avoir vécu à Port Jefferson depuis 1972, oû je suis venue enseigner à l'université de StonyBrook comme professeur de français et de littérature comparée, je m'apprête maintenant à aller à Jefferson Ferry, un "Retirement Home" non loin d'ici, ce qui me permettra de ne pas trop m'éloigner de la mer, des oiseaux et des plages de ce nord de Long Island. Pour ce faire, je vais vendre mon appartement de trois pièces à Paris entre Bastille et République (cela intéresserait-il l'un ou l'une de vous ?), mais emportant évidemment avec moi les nombreux souvenirs que j'y ai accumulés pendant mes longs séjours depuis 1984. Mon camarade de classe, Sébastien Laurentie ('49), y venait à l'occasion. J'échange avec lui et Michel Cade ('49), de notre classe aussi, des cartons qui nous font rire ou sourire, sur les indignités de l'âge. Je vous envoie à tous mes meilleurs voeux pour que vous n'en souffriez pas trop maintenant ou à l'avenir, que vous puissiez rester entourés de famille et d'amis et surtout de curiosité en face de la vie. Le temps d'écrire des livres est passé pour moi: ils sont tous sagement alignés dans les bibliothèques. Je passe sans regrets aux mémoires et aux lettres." ● Francis Baudry shared this update with us: "I have been out of touch with the lycée for a long time. I have fond memories of my four years there. Since our graduation in 1949 a lot has happened, most if it good. I am a practicing psychoanalyst associated with Mount Sinai. I have been happily married to Christianne, a French girl, since 1957, and ready to sign on for another long term . We have three children scattered all over the US and we have also seven grandchildren. We love traveling, especially to France --hiking and biking and Yoga also. Next September we hope to do 120 km hiking on the pilgrimage road to Compostela." -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1949 Back to Top 1950 Robert Gutchen ('50) and at work on a portrait ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Dr. Marianne F. Schwob-Ferrara († April 20, 2012) ● Michel Henri Berthier († November 23, 2010) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. ● Robert Gutchen: "Retiring in 1997 after 35 years as a professor of history at the University of Rhode Island, Robert Gutchen took up watercolor painting. He and his wife moved to New Mexico in 2004. He is a member of The Artist Studio in the Hoffmantown Center. His work has been shown at numerous juried exhibitions, including the Watercolor Society of New Mexico, MasterWorks of New Mexico, the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies and elsewhere. He has a number of awards to his credit. His work will appear during October at the fall 2011 shows of the New Mexico Watercolor Society and the Portrait Society of America, both in Albuquerque. He was elected to the Board of ACS in 2011. He specializes in portraiture, and he is glad to accept commissions. He can be reached at 505-296-3887 ." (http://www.abqcs.org/bob/biography/index.htm) Robert also shared this with us: "My wife Sylvia and I enjoy our life in Albuquerque, where we continue to take part in a variety of social activities as well as in our work in music and art. We are also delighted when our children and grandchildren come to visit. " -- In Memoriam: Dr. Marianne F. Schwob-Ferrara & Michel Henri Berthier -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1950 Back to Top 1951 Pierre Gazarian ('51) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Francis Progneaux († May 23, 2011) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. ● Martine (Lazard) Higonnet wrote: "Madame Emile Mimran who was in my class under the name of Ellen Erlich ('51) recently stopped in Paris for an elegant celebration of her husband's 90th birthday. I was also in touch with George Steiner ('47) who wrote me from Cambridge, England, the nicest note to disclaim any artistic participation in the presentation of a poem I wrote and which was published in the 1945 Lycée Yearbook. As for my activities, I belong to a European garden club particularly focused on topiary art, its history and creations. I'm also much involved in the study of Othello, Shakespeare's character, his background and historical, geographical and social environment. I could use some help." Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Pierre Gazarian reads ‘Names’, a poem by Billy Collins, at the Veterans Day service, Orient Methodist Church, 2011. (Click on link below) -- In Memoriam: Francis Progneaux -- Pierre Gazarian on YouTube -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1951 Back to Top 1952 Marcèle (52) & Henri Elink Schuurman ('52) _de_Solages.jpg) Eliane (David-Weill) de Solages ('52) in Vogue magazine in 1962 ● BLAST FROM THE PAST: The above photo appears in the August 24, 1939 edition of the Sydney Morning Herald, with the following caption: "Brushing up on their geography are Henri and Marcèle Elink Schuurman who are showing their mother Mrs. T. Elink Schuurman their birth places on the map. Henri points to Singapore and Marcèle to Holland." ● BLAST FROM THE PAST: "Vogue Magazine, July 1962 featured an article about "The Beautiful People", which discussed what the rich and titled were doing for the summer. These gals were the Princess Diana's and Paris Hilton's of their time. The three Frenchwomen were considered fashion individualists, yet they all owned the same dress from Hubert de Givenchy's Spring/Summer 1962 collection. The short dinner dress was made of silk crepe, and the wide bateaux neckline dropped to a V in the back.......Countess Roland de Solages, the former Eliane David-Weill, was a member of the family that owned the Lazard Frères banking empire. She also owned the Givenchy dress in turquoise." (http://coutureallure.blogspot.fr/2008_12_01_archive.html) -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1952 Back to Top 1953● Irène Kowarski: See Alumni Creative section of this newsletter (or click on link below) for a story of two renowned physicists (the fathers of Irène and Catherine Maulde Van Halban ['57]) who were responsible for smuggling out of France the entire European supply of 'heavy water' in advance of the German invasion of France during World War II.● Peter Herford wrote: "I am still in China, ten years after coming to teach journalism. It is too early to tell where the new administration will take China beyond the obvious economic growth. If ever there was a "work in progress", China is it." He added: "As one of the truly anciens anciens, I throw out a plea and a challenge to those who may see this: Remember a colleague or the fate of colleagues no longer with us." -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1953 -- 'Heavy Water' and the fathers of two LFNY alumnae Back to Top 1954 TOP: Philippe Verlot ('54); BOTTOM: Fabrizia (de Ferrariis Salzano) Pratesi ('54)  Jean-Pierre Cauvin ('54) ● Le Général Philippe Verlot (retraité) est ancien président de la Fédération des Amicales de Chasseurs à Pied (F.N.A.C.) et a été capitaine commandant la 3 °compagnie du 31e bataillon de chasseurs à pied. ● Jean-Pierre Cauvin wrote: "I retired on August 31 from the Department of French and Italian at the University of Texas at Austin and am now Professor Emeritus. I'm enjoying my retired status and, most important, good health." -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1954 Back to Top 1955 TOP: Danièle (Gorlin) Lassner ('55); BOTTOM: Co-authored by Georges Ripka ('55) ● Danièle Gorlin Lassner "wife, mother, grandmother-- retired after 35 years at Ramaz where she served as Dean of Admissions, Foreign Language Department chair and teacher of French and Spanish. She owns hundreds of cookbooks. She has translated several children's books from French into English. She has recently translated A Memoir of Sanctity by Mayer Moskowitz (Mazo Publishers, Jerusalem, Israel) from Hebrew into English. No matter the language, food is a 'constant.' " (http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/book-reviewer/daniele-gorlin-lassner) ● Georges Ripka informed us that he recently co-authored a new book --"Unravelling the Mystery of the Atomic Nucleus" (Springer, 2012) -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1955 Back to Top 1956_Sonderegger_FB_OK.jpg) Colette (Yamaoka) Sonderegger ('56) -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1956 Back to Top 1957 Pierre Eichi Moffroid ('57) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Alec Wildenstein († February 18, 2008) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. ● “Pierre Pelanne saw a few of his [Lafayette College classmates] at a reunion. He and wife Peggy, both retired, live in Williamsburg, Va. Pierre had a long, successful career with the United Nations and lived in Connecticut. The Pelannes have two sons, who are doing well in business.” (http://magazine.lafayette.edu/files/2011/11/ClassNotesFall11.pdf) -- In Memoriam: Alec Wildenstein -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1957 Back to Top 1958-- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1958Back to Top 1959 Alain Hosking ('59) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● H.E. Umberto Plaja († 22 août, 2012) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. -- In Memoriam: Umberto Plaja -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1959 Back to Top 1960 Eunice Dauterman Maguire ('60) and her book  Frank Ferran ('60) ● Eunice Dauterman Maguire "is curator of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection. She is the coauthor of Ceramic Art from Byzantine Serres, and was formerly the curator of the Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign." (http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/33hrc3aq9781883015312.html) -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1960 Back to Top 1961 TOP: Charles de Croisset ('61); BOTTOM: Catherine Temerson ('61)  TOP: Pierre Perrolle ('61); BOTTOM: Hervé Segalen ('61)  TOP: Serge-Edward (Ned) de Bourmont ('61); BOTTOM: Bernard Edinger ('61) ● Charles Wiener de Croisset : « Né le 28 septembre 1943 à New York, est un administrateur français d'entreprises cotées au CAC 40. Son père, Philippe Wiener de Croisset (1911-1965), dirigea le magazine Marie-Claire ; ce dernier était lui-même le fils de Franz Wiener, homme de lettres, dit Francis de Croisset. Carrière : Il est membre de l’Inspection générale des finances (IGF). Il est président directeur général du Crédit commercial de France (CCF) de 1993 à 2004. Depuis mars 2004, il est conseiller international chez Goldman Sachs et vice-président de Goldman Sachs Europe. Il préside le conseil d’administration de la Fondation du Patrimoine depuis 2005. Il est membre d'honneur de l'Observatoire du patrimoine religieux (OPR), une association multiconfessionnelle qui œuvre à la préservation et au rayonnement du patrimoine culturel français. » (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Croisset) ● Catherine Temerson "was brought up bilingually in French and English and has advanced degrees from Harvard and New York University. She has worked in film and theater, taught language and literature, authored books in French, and translated fiction and non-fiction books, plays, interviews, essays, and screenplays. Her most recent translations include Elie Wiesel’s "The Sonderberg Case" (Knopf), "Rashi" (Nextbook) and "A Mad Desire to Dance" (Knopf), Amin Maalouf’s "Origins" (FSG, awarded a grant by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy), Florence Noiville's "Isaac B. Singer, A Life" (FSG) and Hiner Saleem’s "My Father’s Rifle: A Childhood in Kurdistan" (FSG). Her translation of "The Shadows of Ghadames" by Joëlle Stolz received a Batchelder Award and was on the IBBY Honor List 2006 for the quality of the translation." (http://www.pen.org/MemberProfile.php/prmProfileID/19696) ● Bernard Edinger told us that he was recently in Mongolia and sent us an article describing his trip: "An early bout of cold weather for Bernard Edinger in Mongolia (THE BARON, October 9, 2012): Paris-based former correspondent Bernard Edinger huddles in sub-zero weather at a Mongolian army base two hours from Ulan Bator on the latest of his trips leading members of Association des journalistes de défense, the French defence correspondents association. They spent ten days in Mongolia and South Korea. 'On this visit, the Mongolian army took us round the base where they train their troops for international peacekeeping missions in countries with climates as different as Sudan and Afghanistan,' Edinger says. 'Average winter temperatures in Mongolia itself hover between minus 20 and minus 30 centigrade while summer temperatures can reach plus 40 centigrade.' They also visited South Korea including two days inside and close to the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas. 'Incidents are relatively rare but a North Korean soldier killed two of his superiors and defected to the South the day after our visit.' " (http://www.thebaron.info/styled-3/styled-139/bernardedinger.html) -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1961 Back to Top 1962 TOP: Jean-Michel Cousin; BOTTOM: Dr. Christine (Lieberman) Flamm ('62) ● Jean-Michel Cousin wrote: “The Cousin's are fine and have now been living in Nice for 5 years. Diane (15) and Gabriel (12) are growing fast. Mariam frequently travels for her work at the Observatoire de Villefranche sur Mer.” ● Dr. Christine (Lieberman) Flamm is a pediatrician practicing in Vienna, Austria. ● Geoffrey Morson wrote: "Colette Friedlander ('62), Dyllia Zannettos ('62) and Geoffrey Morson enjoy the alumni newsletter and website; they keep in occasional contact by e-mail; and they have had some pleasant mini reunions in Paris, and look forward to more." ● Claude Lestelle a partagé ceci avec nous: "Je suis sur le point de rendre définitivement mon tablier de traducteur à l’ONU et de m’installer sous les cieux plus cléments de la région toulonnaise." -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1962 Back to Top 1963 TOP: Timberlake Wertenbaker ('63); BOTTOM: Sophie Reyre ('63)  Margot (Yanitelli) Birke ('63) ● Margot (Yanitelli) Birke wrote: "I am happy to say that I have a successful elder and disablitliy law practice in the lovely sea side city of Newburyport, Massachusetts. My husband Ted Birke and I have between us four children, two sons-in-law and one daughter-in-law, and five grand-children. I would love to hear from any old classmates and invite you to contact me at mgbirke-els@comcast.net. I have enclosed a recent photo. Hope all of you are doing well and again, please get in touch." ● "Dramatist Timberlake Wertenbaker became one of the most influential of Britain's contemporary playwrights in the late 1980s, after various of her award-winning plays including 'Our Country's Good' and 'Three Birds Alighting on a Field' were premiered at the Royal Court. Born Lael Louisiana Timberlake Wertenbaker in New York and raised in Northern Basque Country, France, she was the daughter of Charles Wertenbaker - a foreign correspondent for Time Magazine - and Lael Tucker Wertenbaker - author of various novels.........[She] graduated from St. John's College 1966 and began her career writing for Time-Life books. She then went on to professional teaching, lecturing in both Greek and French, before moving to London in the early '80s, where she first developed an interest in writing for the theater, and became a resident-writer for the small theater companies Shared Experience in 1983 and the Royal Court Theatre from 1984-85.......She is better known for her later play 'Our Country's Good' - adapted from Thomas Keneally's novel 'The Playmaker'. It chronicled the English arriving in Australia in the late 18th century and was premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on the 10th of September, 1988........ Since then she has continued adapting (and sometimes translating) various novels to the stage. These works include pieces by Marivaux, Anouilh, Maeterlinck, Pirandello, Sophocles and Euripides. She has also written several screenplays including the film adaptations of Edith Wharton's The Children and Henry James's The Wings of the Dove. She also wrote the television play, Do Not Disturb......Her most recent play - 'Galileo's Daughter' adapted from the Dava Sobell novel was premiered by the Peter Hall Company in Bath, July, 2004. She currently resides in England.” (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0921588/bio) ● “Wide-ranging experience brought Sophie Reyre to jewelry. She became a journalist, then a novelist. She has a passion for India (where she adopted her daughter) and for jewelry, especially the work of such 20th century innovators as Boivin, Verdura, Seaman Schepps, and others. She studied Chinese calligraphy, went to courses at the Institut de Gemmologie in Paris, learned jewelry design, and decided to start her own business.....” (http://www.sophiereyrecreations.com/index.html) -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1963 Back to Top 1964 Catherine Allegret ('64) and her book _Cherpillod.jpg) Clio (Exchaquet) Cherpillod ('64) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Patrick Desplanque († January 28, 2011) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................ ● "Catherine Allégret (born 16 April 1946 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French actress. She is the daughter of Simone Signoret and Yves Allégret. In 2004, she published a book titled World Upside Down (Un monde à l'envers) in which she contended that she had been sexually abused by her stepfather Yves Montand since the age of 5. In 2007, she portrayed Édith Piaf's grandmother Louise Gassion, in Olivier Dahan's take at the famous chanteuse's biopic La Vie En Rose (La Môme)." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_All%C3%A9gret) ● « Née en 1946 à Berne. Clio (Exchaquet) Cherpillod vit et travaille depuis de nombreuses années au Mont-sur-Lausanne. Son bel atelier est installé au milieu d’un jardin japonais; c’est dans cet environnement zen qu’elle crée, explore et décline l’art sous toutes ses formes; de l’estampe à la céramique, du bronze au verre, en passant par la photographie. De sa formation de graphiste, elle garde une grande rigueur, le sens des volumes, des matières et des couleurs. L’artiste - qui n’hésite jamais à perfectionner sa connaissance et sa maîtrise des différentes techniques - sculpte sans relâche, cherche de nouveaux défis, des pistes inexplorées. La création est pour Clio un impératif, une nécessité sans cesse renouvelée. L’exposition « Esprit du temps » est la mise en forme et l’aboutissement d’un questionnement sur la mémoire, l’histoire universelle, la nature, les strates du temps, le passé, le futur, hier et demain. Chacune des œuvres nous raconte une histoire avec une grande force intérieure. Entre un monde utopique et la nostalgie du passé, ces bronzes nous rappellent aussi l’impermanence de la vie. » (http://flonsquaregalerie.ch/wb/pages/exposition-ete-2010---clio/clio--biographie.php) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Catherine Allégret à propos de ses parents. (Click on link below) -- In Memoriam: Patrick Desplanque -- Catherine Allegret on Ina.fr -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1964 Back to Top 1965 TOP: Nicolette (Weil) Schwartzman ('65);. BOTTOM: Willet Weeks ('65)  TOP: Lionello Gasparini ('65) ; BOTTOM: Yves Le Scieller ('65)  Béatrice Tabah ('61) et son art  Béatrice Tabah ('61) & Victor de la Serna ('65) ● Béatrice Tabah nous écrit qu'elle était: "élève au lycée français de la 5eme à la première, dans les années soixante. Depuis, conservateur de musée au Musée de Saint Denis de 1977 a 1984, et au Musée d’Art Moderne de Troyes de 1984 à 2011. Et surtout, peintre et sculpteur. J’habite Troyes, dans l’Aube, en France. Vous trouverez ci-joint quelques photos d’œuvres provenants du catalogue de la retrospective de trente ans de peintures, edité par la ville De la Chapelle St Luc et l’Office regionale culturelle de la Champagne Ardenne." ● Nicolette (Weil) Schwartzman “comes from a French family of doctors and noted scientists. After earning her bachelor’s degree in biology and microbiology, she studied acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. In 1985, following her graduation from the Tri-State College of Acupuncture, she began her practice of acupuncture, using the theories of a number of schools of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as bioenergetic therapies and homeopathy. She is a National Board certified acupuncturist and is licensed to practice acupuncture in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Utah." (http://www.leggemethod.com/for_patients/about_the_developers.php) ● Willet Weeks “has four decades of experience in Africa, mostly in conflict and postconflict zones. He is especially knowledgeable about the cultures and the political and social dynamics of the Great Lakes region. Willet lived and worked for extended periods in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), first as a Peace Corps staff member, then as a founder and director of the Peace Corps Regional Training Center in Bukavu. He subsequently led the first USAID assessment in the DRC following the fall of the Mobutu regime for the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), and was OTI country representative for three years, developing a network with government and civil society leaders and playing an important role in facilitating the Lusaka agreements. Willet is currently serving as adviser to the Joint Technical Commission on Peace and Security and to the U.S. delegation to the peace talks. He is thus familiar with the key Congolese civilian and military leaders, the Programme Amani leadership, the key bilateral and multilateral actors in Goma, Eastern DRC policy matters, and the complex issues of donor and stakeholder coordination. Willet was DAI’s chief of party and senior adviser for four years for the implementation of USAID’s Peace in East and Central Africa program. In this capacity, he supported district-level governmental and civil society actors in key cross-border local-conflict clusters, using joint problem-solving initiatives between cross-border partners to build trust and experience in preventing, managing and, where necessary, responding to localized violent conflict. He offers proven expertise in building relationships and providing constructive solutions to ease conflicts. Earlier, Willet was team leader for sensitive conflict vulnerability assessments in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Northern Uganda, Mali, and elsewhere. Willet is bilingual in English and French and speaks basic Kiswahili.” (http://dai.com/who-we-are/our-team/willet-weeks) ● Lionello Gasparini is a project manager and partner at Micheletti & Partners, Yacht Design Division. Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Présentation de l'artiste Béatrice Tabah et son exposition "Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent ? " ● Navarra: el enólogo y sus vinos, Victor de la Serna ● Es la noche de César: entrevista a Víctor de la Serna (Click on links below) -- Béatrice Tabah on YouTube -- Victor de la Serna on YouTube -- Victor de la Serna on YouTube -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1965 Back to Top 1966 Miguel Do Rio Branco ('66) and one of his books ![TOP: Monique (Bérard) Kinsolving ('66); BOTTOM: Philip Engelhardt ('66) & René Asper ('66) [Geneva, 2012]](./webfiles/images/1966_Berard_Engelardt_Asper.jpg) TOP: Monique (Bérard) Kinsolving ('66); BOTTOM: Philip Engelhardt ('66) & René Asper ('66) [Geneva, 2012]  TOP: Luc Quinson ('66); BOTTOM: Sylvia (Hansen, Doreen) de la Montaigne ('66)  TOP: Gary Marton ('66) & Roger Liwer ('68); BOTTOM: Gary and family (Aruba, August 2012)  TOP: Jacques Fages ('66); BOTTOM: Lodovico Gasparini ('66) ● Irène Finel-Honigman wrote: "I continue to lecture and teach at Columbia University on the EU and US-EU relations. I am a frequent contributor to Bloomberg and francophone media, including programs on "France Info" and "France Culture" during the week of the US elections. I would like to see the Lycée renew an interest in our alumni network --we are an interesting , diverse group and should still be part of the LFNY community!" ● Lodovico Gasparini wrote: "In my teens I fell in love with movies and worked ever since in the field. I principally have worked and stil work for RAI, the principal italian television network. One can find, if interested, a list of my major films and television work on Wikipedia starting in 1982. I still love directing and am currently working on a 200 minutes film for television on a famous roman poet named Trilussa. Michele Placido, one of the great italian stars, plays the principal character." ● « Miguel da Silva Paranhos de Rio Branco: Photographe, directeur de photographie, peintre. Fils de diplomate, il passe son enfance entre l'Espagne, le Portugal, le Brésil, la Suisse et les Etats-Unis. Peintre autodidacte, il expose pour la première fois en 1964, dans une galerie de Berne, en Suisse. En 1966, il étudie au New York Institute of Photography et, deux ans après, à l'Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial - Esdi [Ecole Supérieure de Dessin Industriel - Esdi], à Rio de Janeiro. De 1969 à 1981, il réalise des films expérimentaux et travaille comme directeur de photographie et cameraman pour des cinéastes comme Gilberto Loureiro (1947) et Júlio Bressane (1946), tout en se consacrant à la photographie documentaire. De 1978 à 1982, il est correspondant de l'Agence Magnum, à Paris, et se distingue par l'emploi de couleurs saturées dans ses photos. Dans les années 1980, il fait des installations audiovisuelles en utilisant la photographie, la peinture et le cinéma. Il expose souvent au Brésil et à l'étranger. Il reçoit plusieurs prix, dont le Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique, en 1982, la Bourse d'Arts de la Fondation Vitae, en 1994, et le Prix National de Photographie de la Fundação Nacional de Arte - Funarte [Fondation Nationale d'Art - Funarte], en 1995. Il est l'auteur des livres Dulce Sudor Amargo, 1985, Nakta, 1986, Miguel Rio Branco, 1998, Silent Book, 1998 et Entre Olhos o Deserto, 2001.» (http://www.itaucultural.org.br/aplicexternas/enciclopedia_ic/index.cfm?fuseaction=artistas_biografia_fra&cd_item=1&cd_idioma=28558&cd_verbete=4793) ● Sylvia (Hansen, Doreen) de la Montaigne told us that she is now "living in a ski resort in the north Cascades..... just yesterday I completed my first ski tour of the season....13.5 km, no problem!!" ● Heidi Vanderbilt told us that she has "started a blog that perhaps my schoolmates might enjoy." (click on link below) ● Diana Mara Henry nous écrit qu'elle "s'est installée à Newport, Vermont, à cinq miles du Canada et à une heure et demie de Montréal. S'étant libérée de ses préoccupations, elle se plaît dans ce milieu amusant et serein, et projette de faire des voyages. Elle vous invite à venir la voir et vous arrêter chez elle près du lac Memphremagog. Elle se réjouit de l'acquisition de trois de ses collections par les archives du Du Bois LIbrary at U Mass Amherst: the Diana Mara Henry 20th century photographer archive (voir www.dianamarahenry.com), the Carl and Edith Entratter Henry collection of letters from World War II (voir www.frontseattowar.com), and the André Joseph Scheinmann Natzweiler/Struthof collection (voir www.callmeandré.com et www.natwzweiler-struthof.com)." ● “Frank Ponzio’s fingers began dancing on the piano keys, and another jazz concert was under way on the Upper West Side. Hilary Gardner.... began singing ‘I’m a Stranger Here Myself’ to a small audience that included Jacques Fages ('66), a 62-year-old retired elementary school teacher who sat front and center.....For the past 13 months, Mr. Fages has helped organize concerts that have brought together some of the world’s better-known jazz musicians.....On Sunday, the concert venue remained the same, and Mr. Fages, as usual, had the best seat in the house — which happens to be in his apartment.....Mr. Fages, a jazz aficionado, sits around his living room once a month listening to the stars of his preferred pastime perform live beneath the bright lights of the chandelier that hangs from his dining room. ‘There isn’t the distance of the stage, which removes that sense of aura,’ said Mr. Fages, who sat with two dozen guests, all of whom arrived on a snowy evening to what he refers to as one of ‘my little soirees.’.....Mr. Fages handles guest requests on a first-come-first-served basis. There is no admission fee, though Mr. Fages strongly suggests tipping the performers for their efforts.” (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/nyregion/19music.html) -- Heidi Vanderbilt's blog -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1966 Back to Top 1967 TOP: Gildas Lecomte du Nouy ('67); BOTTOM: Mira Schor ('67)  TOP: Andre Lubart; BOTTOM: Michèle Moss ('67) ![TOP: Gérard ('JJ') Lamarche ('67) & Barbara (Laszewski) Garner ('67) [Paris, April 2012]; BOTTOM: Jonathan Cardon ('67)](./webfiles/images/1967_JJ_And_Barbara_Cardon2.jpg) TOP: Gérard ('JJ') Lamarche ('67) & Barbara (Laszewski) Garner ('67) [Paris, April 2012]; BOTTOM: Jonathan Cardon ('67) ![TOP: Jean-Michel Vergès ('67); BOTTOM: the Laszewski sisters (Dorothy ['77], Marzena ['74], Barbara ['67])](./webfiles/images/1967_Verges_Laszewski_sisters.jpg) TOP: Jean-Michel Vergès ('67); BOTTOM: the Laszewski sisters (Dorothy ['77], Marzena ['74], Barbara ['67])  TOP: Mary Alpern ('67); BOTTOM: Francoise Fielding's ('67) granddaughter ● Marie-France Prosperi Forbin shared this news with us: " My husband passed away recently and I have been very busy settling down into my new life. I'm now living in sunny Florida, and enjoying this beautiful 80° weather!" ● Françoise Fielding wrote: "My first grandchild was born Feb 5, 2012: Arianna Kate Vinocour (picture attached). Although I was indifferent to the idea of being a grandmother, I have fallen in love with her. Other than that life continues as usual: commercial real estate is doing fine and I continue to travel (this summer: Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe). Unfortunately a trip to North Korea got aborted when my flight to Beijing got turned back about three hours in and the airline couldn't rebook me in time to join my group's flight to North Korea (you have to enter with your group -- no catching up with them later). Hoping to try again next summer or fall unless the political situation changes." ● Barbara (Laszewski) Garner shared this with us: "Mom, Zofia Laszewski MD, turned 90 on September 26th (which happens to be yours truly' bday as well). Both my sisters, Marzena ('74) and Dorothy ('77) , and both my nieces, Sophie and Emily (Marzena's fabulous daughters) traveled to Nashville to celebrate. We had a 3 day event starting with a lovely dinner outing the first evening, cooking a Polish meal all day the next day which included making pierogis, and Dorothy baking a favorite Polish walnut torte, and the final day ending with a lovely brunch which was cooked by the only male participant, my wonderful husband Ian. Dad, Boleslaw (Bolek) Laszewski turned 100! on Thanksgiving Day this year (November 22nd). The whole family except for Dorothy's husband Ted Polomis whose mother fell ill, traveled to NYC for this auspicious event. We were... sister Marzena, her husband Bill Ferguson along with daughters Sophie and Emily, sister Dorothy Polomis, and Ian and me; my cousin, Richard Torgersen whom I haven't seen since we were kids, also came from Houston - it was a real treat seeing him. His brother Robert also showed up on the 3rd day with his daughter Sofia. As with Mom, the celebration also lasted 3 days, all at Dad's apartment in Peter Cooper Village where he has lived for 45 years. We feasted on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for the actual birthday and after that we were treated to traditional Polish fare for the next 2 days. There was a huge write up about Dad in the Polish paper, Nowy Dzienik, in which he is one of the founding members. So much to be Thankful for." ● Gildas Lecomte du Noüy told us that he recently retired and that he is a Senior Advisor to Pictet in Paris. Prior to his retirement he was "directeur de la banque Pictet & Cie pour la clientèle privée au sein de la succursale de Paris...... Cinquante-six ans, titulaire d'un MBA de la Columbia Business School, il est entré en 1972 chez JP Morgan France. Huit ans plus tard, il est nommé directeur de la zone Europe du Sud de la division Corporate banking, dont le siège est à New York. De retour à Paris, il a ensuite pris la direction du groupe clientèle du négoce de JP Morgan France. Promu, en 1985, senior banker du département corporate finance, il exerçait depuis 1990 les fonctions de senior banker, responsable d'une clientèle privée et d'entreprises familiales." (http://archives.lesechos.fr/archives/2003/LesEchos/19056-57-ECH.htm) ● “Mira Schor, a painter and writer based in New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts, will participate in the College Art Association’s next Annual Artists’ Interviews, hosted by ARTspace during the 2013 Annual Conference in New York. This session will be the thirteenth installment of the popular series, which features two major practicing artists in back-to-back interviews....The talks will be held on Friday, February 15, 2013, from 2:30 to 5:00 PM at the Hilton in New York.....Mira Schor is a painter, writer, and educator who was born in 1950 into a family of artists in Manhattan. Entering her fifth decade as an artist, she has used the medium of painting to address a wide range of issues: language, corporal materiality, feminist politics, art history, and critical theory. She has also worked in artist’s books and sculpture and has a longstanding engagement with works on paper.....Schor has received awards in painting from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. In 1999, CAA recognized her writing with its Frank Jewett Mather Award. She is currently represented by CB1 Gallery in Los Angeles and by Marvelli Gallery in New York.....” (http://www.collegeart.org/features/miraschor) ● Jean-Michel Vergès "dirige plusieurs activités dont le point commun est la création. Que ce soit création d’entreprises ou création de prototypes, le maitre mot est effectivement la création. Jean-Michel Vergès a ainsi développé plusieurs activités allant de la stratégie industrielle à la décoration intérieure, de la production théâtrale au conseil média, de l’écriture à l’animation de galeries d’art....." (http://www.jeanmichelverges.com/) ● Patrick Sharrock est professeur à l'Université de Toulouse III. -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1967 Back to Top 1968 TOP: Left to right: Fred Cabaud ('68), Roger Liwer ('68), Eric Sliman ('68), Jean Polgar ('68) (Paris, July 2012); BOTTOM: Jean Polgar and wife Judith with their daughter Caroline, at her recent wedding  TOP: Andre Spears ('68); BOTTOM: Marc Salz ('68 --right) and brother Andre Salz ('69)  TOP: Joshua Cohen ('68) and spouse Pat Duffy (Paris, July 2012); BOTTOM: Roberto Gasparini ('68)  TOP: Valerie (Pierce) Dornan ('68) with husband Jack at their wedding in October, 2011; BOTTOM: Tristan Turenne des Prés ('68) and Caline  TOP: Stuart Scadron-Wattles ('68); BOTTOM: Myriam Braunschvig ('68) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Jody (Johnson) Rutherfurd († March 22, 2012) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. ● Valerie (Pierce) Dornan wrote that she is "now the proud grandma of Jacob and Kaelyn Mae. That really is THE important news and everyone is well and thriving. I have been designated 'teach the little ones fluent French'. A pleasure of course. OH, and we went to NY and saw that the Lycée on 72nd St is now a private residence and apparently the Lycée is now on the East River." ● Tristan Turenne des Prés wrote: "After living in the Southern California area (Carslbad), and finding myself single again, I re-connected with my American University of Paris heart throb, Caline Treillet Duchange, who invited me to join her, in her home near Toulouse, in Saint Thomas. I moved all my belongings, including a full audio post production studio (for film, video-games sound design, as well as music production) and relocated in France, after being in the US for 39 years! So happy to be 'home', and with Caline, on top of it all! I left my sons, Pascal (17) and Sébastien (14), who will undoubtedly join me, so they can fully enjoy their dual citizenship!" ● J.P. Harpignies wrote: "It turns out that some of my most long-lasting friendships emerged from my Lycée years. Here in New York I am in frequent touch with André Spears ('68), a good friend since we met in 6ème, and socialize a few times a year with his whole family. We always have lively discussions about politics, philosophy, music, film, and literature. André's brilliant poetic vision, his extraordinary level of enthusiasm, his intellectual curiosity, his playfulness, and his sheer zest for life have, if anything, all increased over the years. I have also on two occasions run into one of André's three sons, Luke, in Prospect Park's Great Meadow in Brooklyn, when I was doing t'ai chi and he was playing soccer à côté. Another ancien, Gérard Lamarche ('67) (aka "J.J."), also one of my oldest copains (and who actually was in 12ème with André when they were almost still toddlers), now lives in upstate New York, in New Paltz, but I see him a couple of times a year. Last time I saw him, this past summer, we went on a mountain hike together up in his neck of the woods. JJ is the fittest person our age I have ever met: besides being an ace veteran hang-glider pilot (though one of his two sons, now in his 20s, is surpassing him in skills), he is a passionate cycliste who must pedal thousands of miles each year, and he is also a fellow long-time t'ai chi practitioner. I also sometimes have the pleasure of chatting with Diane Williams ('68) (now Rafferty par mariage) who is living in Princeton where her husband Terry, who also writes great in-depth film criticism for the New York Times, is teaching. I just found out she has adopted a giant dog-Mozart, an apt name: Diane always had the most extremely refined, impeccable aesthetic sensibilities of any of us, even when we were adolescents. This past May I traveled to Europe to see family and friends (and to visit the Hergé Museum in Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium --Tintin was a major formative influence on my life), and I saw several former Lycéens during my 3 days in Paris: my very close friends Gilles Gelzer ('70) and Emmanuelle (Manouche) Rémy ('69), and their extremely hip, elegant young Parisienne daughter (also my god-daughter), Roxanne. I was extremely fortunate in that I got to see Manouche's mother, the great painter Hélène Valentin, whom I had known since the Lycée days and had always dearly loved, one last time before she tragically, suddenly died later in the summer. Gilles, a brilliant painter, now teaching drawing at the Beaux Arts, has, as a result of his prestigious teaching gig, a pass that permits him to go to any museum for free with a guest and to cut to the front of any line. He and I must have gone to 10 shows in 3 days. It felt like an episode of a cop show, akin to FBI agents flashing their badges to be allowed into a crime scene, as Gilles just waved his pass and we were ushered in, sometimes cutting ahead of thousands of people waiting in line. A fairly cheap thrill, I admit, but I guess I'm still infantile six decades on. I also got to see my old classmate Martine Aballéa ('68) and to hear about her latest brilliant Surrealist art projects. Martine is one-of-a-kind, a true original. I also spent a couple of hours with Lise Rosembaum ('68) whom I knew even before the Lycée when we were in the UN school in Parkway Village in Queens from kindergarden to 6th grade (Parkway Village was a housing project originally built for UN employees, where Lise and I lived as children). Lise is one of the most sophisticated, cosmopolitan, well-read, people I've ever known. As I recall she was first in every test in every subject during our entire academic career. She has long been a multilingual translator for international organizations, a logical career for a kid raised in the UN milieu, as I and Martine (and our classmate Muriel Soriano, now a painter living in Normandy) were. And I was lucky enough to be able to have a very pleasant chat over coffee with my old classmate Roger Liwer ('68), with whom I rode home on the subways after school and with whom I terrorized the part of Queens we lived in as wild teenagers, and who of course is the godfather, the moving force behind the Lycée alum association. Roger is one of the most remarkable social alchemists I've ever known. He gets genuine joy in helping people connect and reconnect, and we all owe him a significant debt for so selflessly devoting himself to helping us keep in touch with people and memories from some of the most formative periods of our lives. One last reflection: those of us in this class of '68 are all getting to that age when we are forced to confront mortality ever more often, and sadly, a surprising number of those in the Lycée in the turbulent sixties died long before their time. I've been surprised by how often I think of some of those I was close to. Georges Bibaud ('68), who sat next to me in class, died tragically when I must have been 11 or 12 years old. It was the first significant death I had to confront, and I can still feel the wrenching pain and shock of it 50 years later. The beautiful Eva Lewin ('69) who was one class below me, but who was such a warm, ebullient presence in the whole school, died in a plane crash in 1967. Alain LeBarbier, also in the class of '69, a good friend of mine, died in a mountain climbing accident in Africa when he was 17. And the one I think about the most often is Marc Vérine ('68), who was the class clown and still makes me laugh when I remember his gags 45+ years later. He was a deeply sensitive, really sweet guy, and a good musician to boot. He took me to acid rock concerts and turned me on to the Fugs and the Mothers of Invention, whose wild jams we imitated in Sylvain Chayet's basement. And I remember Everett Wetchler ('68) whose Bar Mitzvah in the Essex House was such a surreal event and with whom I attended the longest double-header in baseball history at Shea Stadium, and the very cool Michel Herckens ('68) next to whom I sat in the back row and played poker with for years, and the Hugueny [Carole & Frédérique ('68)] twins and the super-smart Jacqueline Wolff ('68) who seemed so mysterious to me. In a way it is heartening that these people are in a sense still alive, in my heart and memories at least. They all enriched my life, and I am deeply grateful I got to know them in their far too brief trajectories." ● André Spears “was born and raised in New York City, where he worked for some 25 years as a charter broker and part-owner in the Greek-American shipping business, from which he is now retired. He holds a doctorate in Comparative Literature, and lives in Greenwich Village with his wife, Anne; they are the parents of three sons. He is the author of the epistolary verse fiction for two voices Letters from Mu (Part I ), which was published as an artist's book in France in 2000 by Voix Editions, with over 50 drawings by the Swiss artist Gilgian Gelzer (’70), and is available through Printed Matter. Excerpts from this work-in-progress appear in First Intensity (#12, Spring 1999) and Pierogi Press (#9, Fall 2002). Other work includes a collaboration with the French artist Jean-Marc Scanreigh on the artist's books Lost in Space (Editions du Paon-Saint-André, Paris, 2001) and United States (Editions de l'Oiseau qui dit tout, Brussels, 2002). Academic publications include articles in Comparative Literature ("Evolution in Context: `Deep Time,' Archaeology and the Post-Romantic Paradigm," Fall 1996 ) and The Canadian Review of Comparative Literature ("Warlords of Atlantis: Chasing the Demon of Analogy in the America(s) of Lawrence, Artaud and Olson," 28.2-3, June-September 2001); republished online in OlsonNow, together with "Re: Sun @ Aquarius (Harmolodic projeKct for Charles Olson)," which originally appeared in Shifter #10.” (http://www.pangaeapress.com/) ● Marc Salz wrote: "Here is a photo of the two Salz brothers, Marc and Andre ('69), near a portrait of their father Sam Salz, by Edouard Vuillard, at the preview reception for the Vuillard show at the Jewish Museum in New York. The photo was taken by our cousin Irvin Schonfeld who also attended." ● “Robert L. Gasparini earned his MBA at Columbia University. His professional career began with Colgate Palmolive in New York. He then joined Booz-Allen & Hamilton, where he worked on various strategic and operational assignments throughout North America and Europe, across a wide array of industries including fast moving consumer goods, drinks, brown goods, automotive, textiles, steel, and energy. [He] moved to Fort Howard Paper Company, where he became European Managing Director after transforming and fundamentally improving its operations. He later joined Williams plc, a FTSE 100 UK conglomerate, where he drove profitable growth by acquiring underperforming branded companies around the world, rapidly turning these around, and integrating them into mainstream operations. At Williams, Mr. Gasparini was elected as Main Board Director upon completing successful operational turnarounds of Yale locks worldwide, Nutone in the US, and Polycell and Cuprinol in the UK as well as the launch of Atlanta-based Onity as the leading global electronic hotel lock provider.....He is fluent in French, Italian, and Spanish.” (http://monticellopartners.com/gasparini.html) ● Laurence Massenet est Responsable de la Direction des affaires Internationales au Comité des Constructeurs Français d'Automobiles (CCFA) à Paris. ● “Image is delighted to announce that.....we have a Director of Resource Development: Mr. Stuart Scadron-Wattles. This move, the result of an extended national search, has been made possible by a grant from the Murdock Charitable Trust. According to Image founder Gregory Wolfe: “.....In Stuart Scadron-Wattles we’ve found a superbly gifted development professional who’s also directed a non-profit arts organization. He will be a vital contributor to the next chapter of the Image story.” .....Stuart has been a resource development professional since 1978, when he joined Cornell University’s department of University Development as a writer at the beginning of its $230 million capital campaign, and stayed for ten years. During that time, he also founded two theatre companies. As founding artistic director of Theatre & Company in Kitchener, Ontario, he oversaw the strategic development that turned a small Canadian theatre ensemble into a nationally-recognized regional repertory theatre..... After spending some time as a consultant, Stuart worked in global development, where, as Director of Major Giving for Agros International, he was responsible for bringing in a transformational gift, the largest in the twenty-six year history of the organization. Stuart lives in the Magnolia area of Seattle with his wife Linda, who shares his passion for sailing and their five Seattle-area grandchildren.....” (http://imagejournal.org/imageupdate/227_111005.html) ● Maria Oppenheim shared this with us: " I am quite busy these days, actually more in my role as grandmother, so that is what I would like to tell you about. It is an amazing period in my life and a challenge in every possible way. It started out with my second daughter Jessica who is married to a nice Chinese man giving birth to the lovely “Tingya” --now 16 months old, learning German, Chinese and French. She isn’t speaking yet but she seems to understand us all. It’s quite a bit of fun and I’m curious how I will succeed in teaching her French. It more or less worked with my daughters but with grandchildren nothing is comparable. Then, my first daughter Evelyne who now lives in London gave birth to a boy. I was present during the whole hypno-birthing process which was a really deep experience for Mom, Dad and Grandma. Then came the challenge: little Tuffel Leo Brink Westenholz has no small bowel. He was doomed at first but then the doctors decided to try things out. So now, he is 10 months old, thriving on artificial feeding through his blood and looking like every other baby. Lately they sewed the upper and lower section of the bowel together to save him from running around with a bag, but he still has no small bowel and has to be changed every time he poos because he gets terrible rashes. That means getting up up to 7 times a night. Evelyne says: There is room for improvement. She teaches us a lesson on optimism and patience, I can tell you! Anyway, now that we know he isn’t growing any bowel and a transplant is very problematic considering the immune suppression, our hopes go toward the possibility of creating a bowel from stem cells. Has anybody any information on that topic – especially for bowels (it’s the most complicated organ)? I go and visit them in London about every 6 weeks, try to pep them up, cooking, organizing, cleaning etc. Back home in Germany, I try to sell some of my paintings, give some art courses, care for my horse, try to learn Chinese and of course play with Tingya. I wouldn’t even know how to spell “boredom." I would love to hear what the other classmates are doing." -- In Memoriam: Jody (Johnson) Rutherfurd -- Tristan Turenne des Prés on YouTube -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1968 Back to Top 1969 TOP: Catherine (Golebiewski) Oryschak ('69); BOTTOM: Jacqueline (Moreau) Bernard ('69) & Alphonse Bernard ('69)  TOP: Dominique Eichi ('69) ; BOTTOM: Francis Dumanoir ('69) and family  Dr. Stewart Wetchler ('69)  TOP (left to right): Claudie (Frohwirth) Gvertz ('69), Nancy (Roskein) Vines ('69) and Denise (Raab) Jacobs; BOTTOM: Sandra (Kremnitzer) Mintz ('69) and Denise  TOP: Nadine Joseph ('69); BOTTOM: Frederic Grousset ('69) ● Denise (Raab) Jacobs wrote: "“Bonjour à tous. I missed the last letter, so time to catch up. Still living in New York with my husband Alan and son Alexander. My Lycée best friends remain my best friends: Claudie Frohwirth Gvertz ('69), Nancy Roskein Vines ('69), Sandra Kremnitzer Mintz ('69) and Viviane Kaneff ('72). I see Albert Knapp ('73) and often run into Ronald Grelsamer ('71). And of course, there are my precious visits with our most special Roger Liwer ('68) whenever I am lucky enough to be in Paris. Although I lived in Paris for many years, Roger is an endless source of new discoveries, from architecture to history, from the best bread and cheese sources to the most interesting corners of the city. He is amazing! In between my happy visits to Paris, I translate books from French to English, mostly on fashion (McQueen, Chanel, Dior, Cardin, Le Bon Marché), culture, the arts (Ballets Russes), travel and just recently a biography of Toto Koopman. My son has followed my path (good or bad) into publishing and works for the Elyse Cheney Literary Agency, working with writers and foreign rights. New York becomes more Parisian by the minute… Eric Kayser just opened on 3rd Avenue and 75th street and is typically filled with Lycée kids in their updated uniforms. Where has the time gone???” ● Una Copley wrote: "I am married for the second time, this time to somebody wonderful -- a painter, like myself. I own a corner of NYC, on the fabulous Lower East Side where I have lived for some 33 years. When I first bought my building it was on the "Corner of Heroin and Cocaine." In fact, my corner made the NY Times front page in 1980 as the worst one in America. :-) Yep, that's my corner!! I have been here since 1979 and I love it. Now, my neighborhood has become a fashionable destination, and we have some 65 galleries here! I never would have thought it back when I bought my windowless, abandoned building, filled with junkies' needles and promise. I like to say I have grown long roots here. Watching my parents' friends, artists who were being shooed out of Soho and forced to move to places that gallery dealers didn't want to go to, I knew I had to do something so I could stay in the city. It was the wild and crazy 70s' and I knew I had to do something for not only my future but also my parents, who are also artists. So here we are!" ● Francis Dumanoir shared this with us: "After announcing her engagement to her long-time beau, Bailey Curzadd, in December of last year, our eldest daughter Danielle got married on June 2nd in Houston, with families and close friends present. The newlyweds both graduated from Texas A&M (2011 and 2012). Bailey has a job working for NYU (!) in Abu Dhabi, installing and managing a new Mech Lab at the University extension. They moved there in July and have adapted pretty quickly to their new life and environment. We had the double joy of seeing my sister Sophie [Sophie Dumanoir ('71)] and her husband Mike, first when we all went to Hawaii where they have lived since 1986, and then when she, Mike and children Julie and Seiji came to the wedding. Our second daughter, Katherine continues at U of Arkansas where she is hitting full stride and enjoying her sophomore year. Mariam and I were able to take a break and see the "Fall leaves" in Maine, NH, Vermont, Mass and Connecticut in October. We also walked our feet off in Boston. We were saddened and concerned to see the ravages and devastation caused by "Sandy" in the NY, NJ and surrounding areas. We hope that anyone affected is recovering. We know about hurricanes in Houston - and know that lives stay disrupted long after the media move on to other stories.Mariam and I continue working, but talk more and more about retiring so we can enjoy more traveling and hopefully reconnecting with old friends. We wish everyone Happy Holidays and the best of new years!" ● Catherine (Golebiewski) Oryschak nous écrit: "J'habite à Staunton, Virginia depuis huit ans avec mon chien, Pirate, et ma chatte, Chloe, âgée de 22 ans. J'enseigne l'espagnol à deux colleges à Rockingham County, VA. De mes 4 fils: Mon ainé, un des jumeaux, est un Major dans l'Armée et a passé un an en Iraq et 10 mois en Afghanistan. Il est marié et m'a donné un petit-fils qui a 3 ans. Son jumeau est marié aussi et lui et sa femme habitent en Virginie. Mon 3eme fils habite à San Francisco et travaille pour une compagnie 'dot.com'. Mon plus jeune est ingenieur aero-spatial et est lieutenant dans la Air Force. Il habite à Kirkland Air Force Base à Albuquerque, NM. Cet été j'ai passé trois semaines en Provence chez des amis et j'en ai profité pour visiter les anciens quartiers de ma jeunesse. Cet été aussi j'ai visité mon fils à Albuquerque et nous avons passé des moments inoubliables à grimper dans des caves datées de 5.000 ans dans les montagnes à Bandalier State Park, NM. J'aimerais bien avoir des nouvelles de mes anciens camarades et je vous donne mon email: cathyoryschak@hotmail.com. J'ai attaché une photo lorsque j’étais sur la Cote d'Azur cet été." ● Michel Alix sent us a piece that "that describes what I'm doing in painting and a key to the esthetics behind it. My recent artwork is available for viewing at http://www.flickr.com/photos/59988337@N06/sets/" (Click on link below to view his recent artwork. Click on PdF link below to read his piece.) ● Carmel Rodriguez-Walter “was born in La Habana, Cuba. After the Revolution, her family lived in Paris for five years before answering the call of friends and family and moving to Madrid, Spain. She attended French schools and received the French Baccalauréat, staying in close contact with her classmates for the last 40 years. Her professional choice of a teaching career, after receiving her BA and MA in Romance Languages from the University of California campuses at Chico and Santa Barbara, allowed her to discover that the boarding-school lifestyles of New England were best suited to her talents and vocation. Currently, she serves the Spanish-speaking population as a medical interpreter and translator at a local community hospital, while also volunteering in a variety of activities such as tutoring children and working in a local thrift shop. A passionate traveler, reader, amateur watercolor painter, choral singer and music lover, Carmel devotes her time to her small family and circle of friends. She finds fulfillment in doing so. She hopes to travel to Northern Spain with her husband, Chris, in June 2011 and finally heed the Camino's call." (http://www.caminodocumentary.org/volunteers.php) ● Dominique Eichi "was born in New York City from talented parents, lived in Europe 16 years [and] studied Interior Architecture and General art studies. [She] now resides in San Diego where [she has] been self-employed doing art work, murals and faux-finishes for the past 17 years." (http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/dominique-eichi.html) ● "Northern Lights, Mr. Wonderful and Bodega add Nancy (Roskein) Vines as Director of Business Development.....With over 25 years of agency experience as a Producer and an Executive Producer, Vines has worked on accounts for such top brands as Revlon, Hershey, American Express, General Motors, Chase, Maybelline and Office Depot. More recently, she served as an Executive Producer at JWT where she worked on the Macy’s Corporate Marketing, Stouffer’s and Schick accounts. Over the years, Vines has contributed to numerous campaigns that have taken home One Show, Cannes Lions, Clio, Andy and Effie Awards to name a few....." (http://www.screenmag.tv/story/2011/nov/15/9014/) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Tristan Turenne des Prés plays with his high school band Plum Pudding, 30 years later (Click on link below) -- Mike Alix's thoughts on his professional painting in 2012-- MIke Alix's artwork -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1969 Back to Top 1970 Daniel Sorine ('70) and one of his books  TOP: Jeannine Perrin ('70); BOTTOM: Alexandr Neratoff ('70)  TOP: Doris Ullendorf ('70); BOTTOM: Philippe Dauman ('70)  TOP: Sherry Morse ('70); BOTTOM: Henry Lieberman ('70)  TOP: Jessie Pinkham ('70); BOTTOM: Elisabeth (Rosenberg) Clark ('70) ● Jacques Luben wrote: "After 15 years years in the mining industry in NYC, I co-founded an international business consulting company in Delaware with my wife, Caroline Quigley in 1992. We have a son, Teddy, who will be graduating from College this year. It would be a pleasure to work with the Alumni Association on matters that will advance the goals of this excellent organization." ● “Born in Paris, France, Daniel Sorine received his education at Le Rosey in Switzerland and The School of Visual Arts in New York. Many of his images have appeared worldwide in leading journals such as LIFE, Time, Newsweek and The New York Times as well as in advertising for major companies such as Sony, Du Pont and American Express. Daniel has co-authored numerous books, with his wife, Stephanie, including the highly acclaimed "Dancershoes" published by Alfred A. Knopf. He is also the author of the novel “The Marigold Murders.” Daniel lives in Westchester County, New York........” (http://www.edaab.com/danielsorinephotos_1/profile/index.html) ● Ilona Ross told us that she "works and lives in the NYC area." ● “Alexandr Neratoff is a native New Yorker (b. 1952) who grew up among the Russian émigré community that settled here and in Paris after the Russian revolution. His primary education was French (Lycée Français de New York). His architecture degree is from Cornell University, which he attended in the early 1970's, the last decade of Colin Rowe's residency (the influential British architectural theoretician who defined the concept of urban design). His office (opened in 1980) continues a family tradition: his father was an Architect-Artist graduated from the St. Petersburg (Russia) Academy of Arts.” (http://www.neratoff.com/) ● “Doris Ullendorf has been in practice since the late 1970's. She received her MA in psychology at the New School for Social Research and completed her Masters in Social Work at New York University. While working at St. Vincent's Hospital and later at Roosevelt-St. Luke's Hospital she did pioneering work caring for survivors of domestic violence and rape. This included training Ob/Gyn medical and nursing staff, NYC Police officers and lay volunteers to care for the special needs of sexual assault victims in the Emergency Room. She completed her post-graduate training at the Ackerman Institute for the Family where she further honed her skills with families, couples and individuals, adding a specialization in divorce mediation. She also taught for the Institute’s summer intensive training in Family Therapy. At My Sisters’ Place, a shelter for battered women in White Plains, Doris supervised social work interns and was a consultant for the staff. At New York Presbyterian Hospital, Doris coordinated interdisciplinary consultation for the craniofacial surgery and rehabilitation service. During the past ten years she has added cognitive behavior therapy skills and parent training workshops to her arsenal. Doris has a special interest in working with parents on adjusting to everyday parenting responsibilities, as well as handling such challenges as acting out, learning disability, separation anxiety, toileting and school refusal.......” (http://www.commonsensetherapy.com/Doris-Ullendorff.html) ● An article about Philippe Dauman appeared in the September 22, 2012 issue of the New York Times: “.....Today, working from a 52nd-floor corner office high above Times Square, [Philippe Dauman] sits at the center of one of the world’s most powerful media companies, with holdings like the cable channels MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and VH1. Yet some industry executives call Mr. Dauman “the last man standing” — the one who managed to stay in his master’s good graces even as Mr. Redstone drove out executive after executive. Mr. Redstone is famous for his outbursts involving top executives and stars — including a public falling-out with Tom Cruise in 2006. Through it all, Mr. Dauman has not only survived but prospered — and, as C.E.O., has improved Mr. Redstone’s beloved company.....” (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/business/media/philippe-dauman-the-man-who-would-be-redstone.html?pagewanted=all&_moc.semityn.www) ● "Une des particularités du travail créatif conduit par Gilgian Gelzer depuis plusieurs années est de se développer concomitamment sur plusieurs domaines plastiques. L’artiste produit alternativement des peintures, des dessins, des photographies. L’exposition qui vient de débuter à la Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris, et qui se prolongera jusqu’au 19 mai 2012, propose de découvrir des créations récentes dans ces trois techniques artistiques avec chacune sa spécificité." (http://www.lacritique.org/article-gilgian-gelzer-les-trois-temps-de-l-oeuvre) ● Henry Lieberman is a Senior Geoscience Consultant at Canadian International Oil (USA) Corp. ● Jesse Pinkham is the managing broker and owner of the Ultimate Realty Group, a brokerage in Hyde Park near the University of Chicago. -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1970 Back to Top 1971 Piero Grandi ('71)  TOP: Patrick (Brassloff) Hamilton ('71); BOTTOM: Patrick Blangy ('71)  TOP: Mary (Deschamps) Cornu ('71) with daughters Morgane & Eloise; BOTTOM: Avec textes anglais signés Mary Deschamps  TOP: Jean-Loup Taieb ('71); BOTTOM: by Kem Knapp ('71) ● Chris Brun shared this with us: " [Le Père] Matthieu Rougé ('83) has now left his parish at Sainte Clotilde [in Paris] and is spending a year in Madrid. I'm not sharing this as a question of religion but because he is an exceptional individual contributing to the development of the church, a theology master, and a human being having great interest in emerging countries. I would not be surprised to see him at a higher level in the next few years. He is only 43 years old. Here's a little story: When my dad passed away, Mattheiu allowed gospel singers at the ceremony rather than the more conventional sad and boring music. He had a doubt as to the justification and potential feedback but went ahead with it anyway. He admitted that it was a great idea afterwards, which is proof of his ouverture d'esprit. Let's keep track of him." ● Kem (Knapp) Sawyer wrote: "A new book this year: Nelson Mandela: Champion of Freedom -- a biography for young readers. Jon and I get to spend time with our five grandchildren (ages 1 to 8) and that's very wonderful. Two of our daughters and their families live close by. Our youngest daughter lives in Congo (DRC) and works for Human Rights Watch. (She's staying very busy now.) I work as an editor at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, an international journalism organization Jon founded seven years ago. We're expanding our educational programs into Europe -- please get in touch if you'd like to learn more. Our journalists visit schools and universities to talk about their work and to get students more engaged in global issues. And, on a final note, it's a little bewildering to think most of us are turning 60 this year. I didn't make the last reunion -- but plan to be at the next. Would love to see all of you." ● Mary (Deschamps ) Cornu shared this with us: "The 2012 holiday season is soon going to be in full swing and I decided it was about time to shake myself up and reach out to former classmates in order to recall those wonderful days in the mid Sixties (il y a 44 ans.....forty four years ago!) when the Lycée was on East 72nd street, when the girls still wore pleated skirts and grey knee socks to school and we definitely did not have smart phones or internet. The world has certainly sped ahead since I came back to Paris in 1968. But many names that used to be called out during “l’appel” are still well imprinted. Now a little bit about myself, having quickly realized in 6ème that I would never be a rocket scientist nor build bridges, my professional choices went towards more literary vistas. Being bilingual and knowing how to touch type on a mechanical machine proved to be my strongest assets. After a Master’s in Journalism at Boston University, I worked for five years at the New York Times in Manhattan, followed by ten years at Vogue in Paris. I now run a communication and translation company specialized in fashion and “art de vivre”. Check me out on www. Fashionlanguage.fr. In addition, I have been local editor for the Paris Zagat Survey of Restaurants for 15 years and also work for a very Parisienne site called Do it in Paris, that recently published “Paris c’est Chic”. A great Christmas gift idea! Last but not least, I have two Franco-American girls: 22-year-old Eloïse, who just returned from a semester abroad in Australia and is now finishing an MBA in luxury marketing, while 17-year-old Morgane is in her Junior year at an all-girls boarding school in Massachusetts. Hooray for bi-cultural education! Alors chers amis, anciens et anciennes du Lycée Français de New York, voici en quelques lignes mes dernières nouvelles qui j’espère seront l’occasion de retrouvailles à travers le monde. J’en profite pour chaleureusement remercier le dévoué Roger Liwer et l’association AALFNY qui se donne tant de mal pour nous garder en contact… Merry Xmas to all et Bonne Année 2013." ● See Alumni Creative section of this newsletter, or click on link below, for an article by Rafael Rodriguez: "End of Year Thoughts" (with a neat discussion of old cars) ● Jean-Loup Taieb is membre du Conseil d'Administration de Planète Copropriété. He wrote and referred us to their website, which lists his bio as follows: "Architecte D.E.S.A., fondateur en 1996 de la Compagnie des Architectes de Copropriété et des salons "Copropriété et gestion de biens" et "Ecobuilding Performance". Réalisateur associé du Salon de la copropriété de Montréal et membre du bureau du Cercle Immobilier France Québec C.I.F.Q., intervenant au sein du Chantier copropriété et de l'association Planète Copropriété." (http://www.planetecopropriete.com/index.php/en/theassociation/membresduca) ● Piero Grandi: “Managing Director Lloyds TSB International Private Banking, in May 2008. Since 2003 he managed his own consultant firm in Geneva, served as a Director on two International Boards and operated as an entrepreneur in Italy. Piero has an academic background in Economics. He joined Citibank in Rome in 1976 as an executive trainee to Board. He has held various positions with Citigroup in Rome, Milan, London, Frankfurt, Naples and New York and was an Executive Committee member of Banco Centrosud and Head of the Consumer and Private Banking business until 1989. Piero worked for American Express for 10 years in various locations (Paris, London & Milan), progressing from CEO for Italy to Head of International Personal Financial Services and Insurance, covering 29 countries.” (http://www.cwf.ch/pdf/CWFWAVE_bio_panelists.pdf) ● Patrick Blangy "has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at Taj Boston. In his new capacity, Mr. Blangy will oversee the marketing, reservations, sales and public relations strategies, managing a staff of twenty-five professionals at this luxury hotel situated in the landmark location of Newbury and Arlington Streets adjacent to the Public Garden.....Mr. Blangy's range of experience as a Director of Marketing & Sales includes the luxurious boutique style hotels of Orient-Express, high profile resorts such as the Grand Wailea Resort & Spa on Maui and a corporate director's position with Renaissance Hotels International." (http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2009_1st/Jan09_PBlangy.html) ● Alessandro Castaldo "CFA, is a researcher and trader for Manchester Trading. Dr. Castaldo wrote his PhD dissertation on stock market volatility at the City University of New York, and taught courses in finance and options to undergraduates at Baruch College (CUNY) from 1998-2001. He has been associated with Circle T Partners, LP (equity hedge fund)and Willowbridge Associates (commodities trading adviser). [He] holds a B.S. in electrical engineering/computer science and an M.S. in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and worked as a software engineer at SEI Corporation/TMI Systems, Software Research Corp. and Systems Constructs Inc. before entering the finance profession." (http://www.zoominfo.com) -- 'End of the Year Thoughts', by Rafael Rodriguez -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1971 Back to Top 1972 TOP: Pierre Erville ('72) and spouse Kathleen; BOTTOM: Nahed Ghorbal ('72)  Susan Amussen ('72) and her book  TOP: Fabrice Florin ('72); BOTTOM: Viviane Kaneff ('72)  Bruno Combe ('72) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● François d'Anethan († March 21, 2011) ● Laurence (Loewy) Hagerman († October 15, 2008) ● Jamie (Stanforth) Shoemaker († November, 2000) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................ ● Alumni from the class of '72 celebrated a 40-year reunion in NYC. Belinda Aberbach wrote: "The Class of 1972 held a reunion this Fall. On October 6th, 2012, there was a lovely Cocktail Party at the Lycée where a number of Class of 72 members gathered to reconnect and to tour the new building. We then gathered together for drinks and food at a local bar/restaurant. Pierre Erville ('72) spearheaded this wonderful project and a good time was had by all! (For more details, go to Reunions, Events, and Gatherings section of this newsletter, or click on link below) ● “Kathleen Patricia McShea and Pierre Raymond Erville were married Saturday [September 15, 2012] at the Washington Club, an event space in Washington.......Mrs. Erville, 49, works in Washington as the director of Web communications at the Department of Homeland Security. She graduated from Georgetown. She is a daughter of Margaret A. McShea and Michael J. McShea of Mount Laurel, N.J. Mr. Erville, 57, works in Washington as the associate director of the lead-and-healthy-housing division at the District Department of the Environment. He graduated from Tufts and received a law degree from Northeastern. He is a son of Herta Erville of Mount Vernon, Va., and the late René Erville......” (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/fashion/weddings/kathleen-mcshea-pierre-erville-weddings.html) ● Hervé Cerisoles sent us this report, regarding the above event: "Pierre Erville ('72) was married to Kathy McShea in Washington, DC on Saturday September 15, 2012 at the Washington Club. Lycée alumni in attendance were as follows: -Pierre’s siblings, Philippe ('74) & Danielle (‘76 ) -Baudoin sisters, Patricia ('72) & Marina (’75) -Classmates Nina Schlossman, Willy Spears & Hervé Cerisoles (all ’72) It should be noted that all five classmates from that class of 1972 started together in onzieme in 1961 (and may even have started together in Madame Correa's kindergarten in 1960). Their long friendship continued into college, where four of them went to Tufts together, while Willy was just down the road at MIT. Everyone had a great time, the tall tales flowed freely and many laughs were shared.” ● Professor Susan Amussen “is a social and cultural historian of Britain in the early modern period (roughly 1500 to 1750). She is particularly interested in the various hierarchies and structures of power that organize society. Her published work has focused on issues of class and gender, and race and slavery. Her most recent book, Caribbean Exchanges: Slavery and the Transformation of English Society looks at what English people had to learn to become slave-owners in the Caribbean, and what they brought back to England from the island colonies. They brought more than the sugar for which the islands were known; they also brought ideas about race and work, about the organization of work, and law and punishment. Professor Amussen's current work includes a synthetic essay on gender in the early modern Atlantic world, a project on England as a cultural crossroads in the early modern period, [and] an article on the relationship between history and literature; specifically, the historical contexts for Shakespeare. Education : Ph.D., 1982 — Brown University; A.B., 1976 — Princeton University” (http://www.ucmerced.edu/faculty/directory/susan-amussen) ● Fabrice Florin “is executive director and founder of NewsTrust, where he manages creative and business development for this next-generation social news network.....Fabrice’s previous wireless venture, Handtap, was a leading provider of multimedia content for mobile phones.....As Macromedia's VP of online entertainment, Fabrice launched shockwave.com, a popular website featuring games, cartoons, music and greetings.....Before joining Macromedia, Fabrice was president of Zenda Studio, an award-winning software and multiplayer game developer. There, he created innovative user interfaces and software environments for market leaders including Disney, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Philips and Sony. Prior to Zenda, Fabrice was executive producer at Apple Computer, where he produced widely acclaimed educational CD-ROM titles and interactive TV applications.....Before joining Apple, Fabrice was president of Videowest, an innovative TV production studio, where he created a new genre of video journalism, widely distributed on outlets ranging from ABC to MTV and public TV. Fabrice produced and directed many acclaimed TV specials, such as Hackers, a classic documentary about the midnight programmers that created the personal computer revolution. Fabrice was recently elected an Ashoka Fellow for his work as a social entrepreneur in journalism (Ashoka: Innovators for the Public is the world's largest community of social entrepreneurs). Fabrice has also been honored with four US patents as inventor of interactive TV technologies at Apple, and has received numerous media industry awards, including Emmies, Cindies, and NewMedia awards. His pioneering work in digital media has been widely covered by the press, including the BBC, NewsWeek, Scientific American, Time, Washington Post, Wired, Le Monde and many more." (http://www.newstrust.net/about/bio_florin) ● Viviane Kaneff is a Nutritional Educator, giving "group wellness presentations on the benefits of proper nutrition for all ages and lifestyles." She is also "a decorative painter and faux finisher offering Home Styling techniques, including Faux Wall Finishes and Faux Furniture Finishes, as well as Color Consultant services in New Canaan, CT, Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY. She has studied and continues to study at The Isabel O'Neil Studio Workshop, New York, and The Finishing School, New York and Pennsylvania.....Viviane is a member of The International Decorative Artisans League.....She is also an ASID Industry Partner and a member of the Connecticut Green Building Council....." (http://homestylingbyviviane.com/about-the-company/) ● Bruno Combe is the CEO and founder of OVIV Security Technologies "Créée en 2005, OVIV développe des systèmes de sécurité pour les avions et notamment les avions d’affaires. Pour son président Bruno Combe, la société doit beaucoup à Aerospace Valley en terme de réseaux." -- In Memoriam: François d'Anethan, Laurence (Loewy) Hagerman, & Jamie (Stanforth) Shoemaker -- Class of '72 40-year reunion -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1972 Back to Top 1973 TOP: Beatrice Rhodes ('73); BOTTOM: Nancy (Connaly) Zamboni ('73)  TOP: Marie-France Vareilles ('73); BOTTOM: Philippe Caste ('73)  TOP: Charles Masson ('73); BOTTOM: Leslie (Shulman) Hearne ('73)  TOP: Virginia Cox ('73); BOTTOM: Berthe Aké ('73) ● Marie-France Vareilles wrote: "After working in New York, I have been in the Washington DC area for over 25 years. Most of it has been working as the General Manager in charge of the textile factories operating inside Federal Prisons. It's been interesting to run a business inside the Federal Government. I have a 24 year old son and live in Falls Church, Virginia, just outside Washington DC." ● Yves Cloarec wrote: “In addition to tending to the Information technology consulting firm he has headed since 1995, this past September, Yves Cloarec (LFNY 1966-1973) started teaching English at Queens College, a division of the City University of New York. Yves is also pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Literary Translation and Applied Linguistics, and is constantly on the lookout for new and interesting pieces of literary or poetic interest and value to translate from the French into English. If any AALFNY members know of up-and-coming writers or poets who write in French and would like to be translated into English, please contact him at Yves.Cloarec@QC.CUNY.EDU. Best and warmest regards to all AALFNY for the holiday season.” ● Pierre Poullain, sent us a poem -- L'Arc en ciel. (Go to Alumni Creative section of this newsletter, or click on link below) He wrote: "Je dédie cela à Mme. Halmoy [ Prof. de Francais-Latin, années scolaires 1967-1970] et pour faire un bravo au fondamental American Wildlife Federation." ● Dominique Noel wrote: "Sandy was a hell of a storm! Hope all the tri-state residents are well. Paris Gourmet, the company my brother Xavier Noel ('76) and I operate in the Meadowlands came very close to flooding but we came out ok. I still reside in Ridgewood N.J., married with two kids. Sophie 17 is driving. Alex, 14, the king of the skateboard. I see Francois Gendron ('73) four times a year." ● Deborah (Lewis) Sutherland tells us that she "is very happy following in her parents' footsteps and teaching film and English in the Finger Lakes area." ● Beatrice Rhodes “has been a resident of Bedford, hamlet of Katonah, for 22 years. She is the mother of two, Katie and Eric. She has two dogs and a cat, all rescues! She has volunteered tirelessly in the community for the past 18 years; some of these volunteer positions have included the Northern Westchester Hospital Auxiliary, the Town of Bedford Meals on Wheels program; the Northern Westchester Swim Conference in the position of VP, and Caramoor Antique Show Volunteer Coordinator. Current volunteer positions include the Bedford Tree Advisory Board where she serves as a Board Member and Secretary. Her energy and outstanding organizational abilities have been channeled into the Bedford Democratic Committee with the mission of seeing good Democrats elected; she joined the committee in 2006, soon thereafter became a District Leader and was elected as Secretary on the Executive Committee in 2007. Her professional experience includes her current position as Office Manager of the Junior League of Northern Westchester, a position she will have held for ten years in the fall of 2011. In 2006 she received an Honorary Member Award for her outstanding commitment and years of valuable service to the League.” (http://bedforddemocrats.wordpress.com/executive-committee/) ● Nancy (Connaly) Zamboni “has a B.A. from Yale, where she received her basic art training, a B.F.A. in painting from Boston University, and an M.F.A in painting from Queens College in New York. She teaches at Mercer County Community College, the Princeton Adult School, the Princeton YWCA, and at NCZ Studios, in the Trenton / Hamilton area of NJ. Locally, she has exhibited at The Gallery at MCCC, Artworks, and at Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum, as well as other venues in New York and New England.” (http://nczstudios.com/about/) ● Albert B. Knapp, MD, FACP, AGAF is an academic board certified internist and gastroenterologist practicing in New York City. (Click on link below to access his website) ● Philippe Caste: « Gérant, PCA conseil. 17 ans d’expérience en Marketing et Développement puis Direction Générale de filiales de groupes ou de PME, en charge en particulier de projets importants de mutation ou de restructuration. Depuis 2001, manager de transition, conseil opérationnel et administrateur indépendant. » (http://fr.viadeo.com/fr/profile/philippe.caste) -- Albert Knapp's website -- L'Arc en ciel, by Pierre Poullain -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1973 Back to Top 1974 Odette Springer ('74) and documentary she produced  TOP: Algis Kucinskas (''74); BOTTOM: Catherine Blanc ('74)  Kathryn Deane ('74) and book she co-authored  TOP: Peter Basch ('74); BOTTOM: Han-Maurits Schaapveld ('74)  Amy Strage ('74) ● Peter Basch wrote: “Peter is a Technical Editor/Writer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. He edits technical documents, journal articles, publications, and proposals. He also has written for JPL's newsletter, Universe.” ● Avram "Butch" Kaplan wrote: "I just finished the latest Spike Lee film a remake of the Korean film "Oldboy" shot on location in New Orleans. The film starred Josh Brolin, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley and Lizzie Olsen. The film will be released in October of 2013. Our eldest daughter Ariella is celebrating her first year of marriage anniversary on December 17th. She continues her work at Twentieth Century Fox Feature Post Production. Our younger daughter Ma'ayan is moving to San Francisco and starting work at Pixar Animation Studios this December. Our son Elan is continuing his studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson." ● Monika Skowronska wrote a very touching (and historically fascinating) piece about her attending in September an event commemorating the WW II massacre of 22,000 people (including 8,000 Polish army officers) known as "Katyn." Her grandfather was one of the victims. (See Alumni Creative section of this newsletter, or click on link below.) ● Amy Strage wrote "I still live in Berkeley, CA, and I now direct the Center for Faculty Development at San Jose State University." Editor's Note: "Professor of Child and Adolescent Development Amy Strage considers herself 'an always-wanting-to-help sort of person.' San José State agrees with Strage, who is the recipient of the 2009-2010 Distinguished Service Award [that recognizes a faculty member for exemplary service in a leadership capacity to the university.] The highlights of Strage's contributions to San José State since she joined the faculty in 1987 include unwavering support of faculty development, tireless promotion of student success and dedication to service learning and building strong professional partnerships.....Strage earned a baccalaureat from Lycée Français de New York, a bachelor's degree from Barnard College, Columbia University and a doctoral degree from UC Berkeley.”(http://www.sjsu.edu/president/facultyawards0910/strage/) ● Algis Kucinskas “is an earth and space scientist currently lecturing at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris la Villette(ENSAPLV) on space and geo-information technologies applications for socioeconomic and environmental benefits and development. He has authored/co-authored several peer-reviewed publications and numerous presentations in various areas such as planetary geosciences, space geodesy, the development of interactive geodatabases and web-based educational information systems, as well as climate change and associated disaster risk reduction/management. From 1992 to 2007 Algis worked as planetary geoscientist at JPL/NASA on several international research projects and space missions. In the past several years he cooperated with and supported activities of the UN-SPIDER Programme of the UNOOSA, participating in several UN meetings and workshops.....A graduate in civil engineering from Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics in Paris, France, he holds a M.A. in Astronomy from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Earth & Planetary Sciences from Cornell University, USA.” (http://www.planet-action.org/web/195-ensaplv-2012.php) ● “Born and raised on the Columbia campus, Lavinia Lorch earned her B.A. summa cum laude from Barnard College as a Senior Scholar and her PhD in Classics from Columbia University where she taught both Latin and Literature Humanities. Lorch’s teaching career includes Latin and Greek at Vassar College and French at New York’s New School for Social Research as well as language and literature classes in several private city high schools. She is the recipient of the Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship for Greek Studies, the Lawrence H. Chamberlain Fellowship, the President’s Fellowship, the Murray Fellowship for the Humanities, and the Mary Allison Prize for General Excellence in Scholarship. She has published on Euripides as well as Ovid and Dante, has translated poetry from Greek, Italian, and French, has lectured both in the States and abroad, and played the lead role in Euripides’ Medea performed off Broadway in ancient Greek. In 2008, in recognition of her contribution to French education, the French Republic bestowed on her the honor of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques.....In the Fall of 2000, Lorch was hired to design, implement, and direct the Scholars Program at Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Until 2005 she also directed the university’s Fellowships office which prepares and advises students for prestigious national fellowships. Lorch’s previous experience in educational administration includes ten years working in New York City's private school system, specifically in bilingual bicultural settings. She served as the founding Headmistress of La Scuola New York (now La Scuola d’Italia), and later worked at the Lycée Français de New York as Director of the English Program, Director of Admissions, and Academic and Administrative Director..... Lorch spends weekends at her Catskills New York farm with her husband, Michael van Biema, and their children, Fiamma and Tristan, raising a barnful of animals including llamas, alpacas, a donkey, peacocks, and chickens.” (http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/scholars/admin) ● Odette Springer “is an independent film producer and classically trained composer/lyricist. She started playing piano at the age of three and began writing songs at the age of thirteen. She has been published.....and has recordings on Capitol and Prelude Records, a number of which hit on the Pop and R&B charts. As Vice-President of Worldwide Music for Concorde/New Horizons Pictures, she supervised music and negotiated contracts with composers and songwriters for over 50 films and served as the liaison between directors, producers and the company management. Odette has also been a singer/songwriter and composer for over 25 films.....[Her] first feature documentary about Hollywood's B-Movie industry premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. She shot 48 hours of footage and obtained the rights to use clips from over 30 erotic/slasher/action adventure feature films. Her film eventually evolved into 90 hours of footage that became a harrowing personal journey and resulted in the critically acclaimed Some Nudity Required, which sold out at the Sundance Film Festival and immediately secured worldwide distribution. From Janet Maslin to the Los Angeles Times to Entertainment Weekly and Variety, Springer's film has been hailed as "thought provoking, insightful, provocative, impressive and required viewing....." She is currently writing a book and one- woman show based on this acclaimed documentary. At Ara Kara, LLC, she wrote and directed Garden of Eatin', a documentary film about the life of food giant Al Jacobson, who, in his fifties, went from poverty to riches in 1990….She also produced and directed a series of shorts and documentaries on health, vegetarianism and the environment. With a belief that the voices of children are powerful and uplifting, she wrote, co-produced (with UNICEF), and directed the music video In the Spirit of Love which premiered at the First Annual Common Ground Santa Barbara Documentary Film Festival..... Born in Manhattan, Odette graduated with honors from the Lycée Français de New York and earned a B.A. in Piano from the Manhattan School of Music. She has both taken and taught numerous classes in film and television at UCLA and USC..... Odette is fluent in French, Spanish and Dutch. She is currently an MA/Ph.D. candidate at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Mythological Studies and Archetypal Psychology. In the realm of her life experience, she includes having traveled extensively around the world, enmeshed herself in the study and practice of Zen and Taoism and having a quirky sense of humor.” (http://creativeprojectsgroup.com/who-we-are/54-board-of-advisors/330-odette-springer-board-of-advisors.html) ● "A lifelong photographer and writer, Kathryn 'Kathy' Deane grew up a seventh generation New Yorker who spent her summers in Bermuda. Kathryn recently retired from her position as President and CEO of The Tobe Report, a prestigious international fashion-merchandising consultancy, which Vanity Fair has referred to as “the bible” of the fashion industry.....A graduate of Duke University, Kathryn and her husband Richard were married in Bermuda, and have three wonderful children, Tarara, Tucker and Tyler, all of whom consider Bermuda their home. She is one of the authors of Bermuda Spirit....." (http://www.whomyouknow.com/2012/04/movers-and-shakers-kathy-deane-author.html) ● Han-Maurits Schaapveld "was born [in] 1957 at Bloemendaal, The Netherlands. In 1977 he graduated from the London School of Economics (Bachelor Economics & International Relations), and in 1981 he received a Master’s in International Law, University of Leiden. [He] joined the Diplomatic Service of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981. Thereafter he served un the Embassy of the Netherlands in Lagos, Nigeria; and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Between 1988 and 1991 he served as Assistant Secretary of the Council of Ministers, The Hague and in Netherlands Embassy in Dakar, Senegal (from 1991 till 1994). Mr Schaapveld then worked at the West Africa Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the Netherlands Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia (1998 – 2002). In 2002 he was appointed Ambassador of The Netherlands to Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou and since 2006 he has served as Director Migration and Asylum at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague." (http://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/shared/shared/mainsite/microsites/IDM/workshops/return_migration_development_070708/bio_schaapveld.htm) -- 'Let truth and justice prevail', by Monika Skowronska -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1974 Back to Top 1975 TOP: Francois Maisonrouge ('75); BOTTOM: Anou Mirkine ('75) avec 'Sasha'  TOP: Debra Werblud ('75); BOTTOM: Denis Castelet ('75)  Catherine Tréboux ('75)  TOP: Jean-Gilbert Fabri ('75); BOTTOM: Alexandra Schaapveld ('75)  TOP: Philippe Duleyrie ()'75); BOTTOM: Brigitte Aversano ('75) ● Anou (Anne) Mirkine “ has a Masters degree in Architecture from the University of New Mexico where she wrote a thesis called HEALING ENVIRONMENTS: PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN ARCHITECTURE THAT PROMOTE HEALTH. She is very concerned about health and the environment, and hopes to inspire her clients to use healthy materials and products in both their lives and their homes. Since receiving her degree, she has focused on establishing her own business. In 1993 she began offering manual drafting services to architects in Santa Fe. Her business has grown, and now she can also offer state-of-the-art, 3D parametric design and modeling. She has a certificate in Bau-Biologie, which certifies that she has knowledge of many alternative materials and building techniques that will not cause health problems or toxic buildings.....” (http://anoumirkinedesigns.com/) ● Baina Masquelier (a photo restoration artist) has found a bunch of photos she took in 1975 and has posted them on her "redbubble.com" webpage. She was kind enough to share the link with us, which is (or, click on link below): http://www.redbubble.com/people/ba1na/collections/128225-lfny-1975 ● Philippe Duleyrie "serves as Non-Executive Director of MCB Finance Group Plc since 20 June 2007. [He] brings over 15 years' experience in financial services for the under-banked. He is a Senior Advisor at The Rye Group LLC, a strategic advisory firm in global money transfer, electronic payments and pre-paid cards. Previously his roles have included President of Americas at Polar Electro Inc.; President - Consorcio Oriental, SVP Marketing and VP of Worldwide Business Development at MoneyGram and Director of Business Development at Western Union. He graduated from New York University with a B.A. in Economics and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania." (http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=MCRB.L&officerId=1185139) ● Alexandra Schaapveld “spent her entire career at ABNAMRO Bank, which she joined in 1984. The first eight years, she was involved in Corporate Banking and subsequently eight years in Investment Banking..... In 2001, she was made senior executive vice president responsible for sector expertise and in 2004 became the head of the business unit global clients and investment banking..... She became head of Europe for Royal Bank of Scotland during 2008. She is presently the nonexecutive director of Vallourec S.A. in France, a member of the supervisory board of Holland Casino, member of the Board of the Amsterdam University and the University Medical Center and member of the Advisory Board of Plan Nederland (a not for profit organization). She was educated at the Lycée Français in many countries, graduated with a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University in the UK and subsequently obtained a Master in Development Economics at Erasmus University in the Netherlands.”(http://www.bumiarmada.com/226_226/Web/WebPage/Alexandra-Elisabeth-Johanna-Maria-Schaapveld/Alexandra-Elisabeth-Johanna-Maria-Schaapveld.html) ● Debra Werblud “nata a New York nel 1957, residente in Italia dal 1982, dal 1996 è veneziana d’adozione. Ha vissuto a New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Atene (Grecia), Delft (Olanda), Camaiore (LU). Laureata nel 1979 all’University of Pennsylvania a Philadelphia in Antropologia/Archeologia e Design of the Environment, è stata progettista e consulente in Conceptual Design con architetti e urbanisti dal 1979 al 1992 per enti pubblici come. Nel 1994 inizia la sua produzione artistica caratterizzata dall’uso costante di tecnologie luminose (dalla serigrafia alle video-animazioni) e dal 2000 in un contesto di installation art. Ha tenuto lezioni e conferenze presso università europee e statunitensi ed è mentor e visiting critic al Transart Institute di Linz. Dal 1996 espone le sue installation con gallerie e istituzioni in Italia e negli USA. Vince due borse di ricerca alla Yaddo Corporation, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA (2004 e 2006). Nel 2008 è invitata al Festival del Film Locarno, sezione Play Forward, con la sua ultima opera Il Ciclope.” (http://laboratorio08.wordpress.com/borgheriniwerblud/) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Catherine Treboux talks about her father’s restaurant, Le Veau d’Or, in NYC (Click on link below) -- Baina Masquelier's school photos -- Catherine Treboux on YouTube -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1975 Back to Top 1976 TOP: Alice Harrison ('76); BOTTOM: Veronique Dickhaut Richards ('76)  TOP: Lisiane Droal ('76); BOTTOM: Olivier Martin ('76)  TOP: Andrew Bausili; BOTTOM (left to right): Sharon Kahn ('76), Fadhima Thiam ('76), Jenny Skoble ('76) (NYC, December 2011)  TOP: Marc Jensen ('76); BOTTOM: Caroline Van der Klaauw ('76) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Sharon Lissauer († June 2012) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. ● Alumni from the class of '76 held a reunion in Paris on November 10, 2012. (Go to Reunions, Events, and Gatherings section of this newsletter, or click on link below) ● Lisiane Droal "has 24 years of experience in HR management at an international level, including 18 in high tech companies. Before joining Hightech Partners, she was EVP Global Human Resources and Member of the Executive Committee of Ipsos, a publicly traded Market research company.....Prior to that, she spent 11 years at AOL/Time Warner which she joined as Director HR Europe for Netscape.....Prior to this, she worked at Apple for 7 years where she held pan-European roles in executive recruitment, internal communications and management development..... She holds degrees in Clinical Psychology (Sorbonne René Descartes University, Paris), Occupational Psychology and in HR & Organizational Development (Columbia University, New York). She is both American and French, and lives in Paris." (http://www.hightechpartners.com/lisiane-droal) ● Alice Harrison wrote: "I am now the Convenor (and have been for a few years) of the UN Staff 1% for Development Fund. As such I recently ran into Joshua Cohen ('68), mari de Pat Duffy, at a fund-raising book reading given by the fund. We discussed life after the Lycée in American colleges which is quite amazing because we both graduated about 30 years ago. What I really want to tell you is I have written a novel, my first on Mid-Manhattan, and should be self-publishing it through Amazon. HOWEVER, if any of you know of a literary agent or publisher who would like to read another book, MY book, svp fais-moi suivre." ● Michael Ramon nous écrit: "J'habite et je pratique la chiropractique sur l'île de Noirmoutier. Je suis divorcé depuis 7 ans, à la recherche de l'âme sœur. Je suis papa de 3 grandes filles." ● Olivier Martin est "Professeur de Physique, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay. [Il a été] été Vice-Président Recherche du Département de Physique de l'UFR d'Orsay pendant 3,5 années. [Il est] détaché à l'INRA. [Son] activité de recherche se concentre sur les réseaux biologiques, la méiose, les méthodes algorithmiques et les applications à la biologie des systèmes....." (http://lptms.u-psud.fr/membres/martino/) ● Jenny Skoble wrote: "I live in Los Angeles and I have started my own law practice representing nonprofit organizations." -- In Memoriam: Sharon Lissauer -- Class of 1976 reunion -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1976 Back to Top 1977 TOP:Leslie (Levine) Xuereb ('77); BOTTOM: Chantal (Dupuis) Frank ('77)  TOP: Jean-Marc Van Laethem ('77); BOTTOM: Laurence (Edeline) Collomb ('77)  TOP: Raphaèle Herbin ('77); MIDDLE: Michel Cariou ('77); BOTTOM: Alexandra Villegas Sanne ('77) ● Béatrix (Peponnet-Morlot) Fougeron sent us this update: “Après 2 ans à Singapour me voici maintenant en South Korea.” ● Dr. Thierry Folliguet told us that he is "currently Professor and Chairman of the Departement of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation at the university hospital of Nancy in France." ● Michel Cariou wrote: "I've been living in Los Angeles since graduating college. I have had some contact with a few of my classmates but would enjoy getting back in touch with many more." ● Chantal (Dupuis) Frank told us that she "is currently working as a Human Resources Consultant specializing in Compensation and Employee Benefits program design. She lives in Manhattan and has one son, who recently graduated from college. He lives and works in Baltimore and spent his junior year studying in Montpelier, France." ● Debbie Teicholz “is a freelance photographer based in New Jersey. She has exhibited internationally, and has work in the collections of: The Skirball Museum, L.A., The Tweed Museum of Art, MN, The Tampa Bay Museum, FLA, and The Yad Vashem Museum, Israel. Her work is included in anthologies on post- holocaust visual art- such as: Witness and Legacy, edited by Stephen C. Feinstein , Impossible Images, edited by Shelley Hornstein, Laura Levitt and Laurence J. Silberstein, and Breaking Crystal-Writing and Memory after Auschwitz, edited by Efraim Sicher. She has a M.F.A. from The International Center of Photography/ New York University and a B.F.A. from The School Of Visual Arts, both located in N.Y.C.” (http://www.debbieteicholz.com/profile.asp) ● Leslie (Levine) Xuereb : Née à New York en 1959..... « Les images et les œuvres des grands peintres comme Picasso, Chagall, Miro ou encore Dubuffet, m'ont accompagnée dès mon enfance dans les musées de cette ville. Mon admiration, mue en une véritable fascination que ces créations ont exercée sur moi, m'a dicté très tôt ma propre vocation. J'ai ressenti, aussitôt la nécessité de m'exprimer à mon tour par le dessin et la couleur. Pratiquant la gouache, le pastel ou la peinture à l'huile, ma quête et ma démarche d'artiste furent également portées par un élan intellectuel. Mes études d'histoire de l'art aux USA, à Paris et à Jérusalem ont nourri ma soif de connaissance et m'ont donné les moyens d'enrichir ma propre sensibilité. Depuis mes premières expériences de la gravure, je n'ai jamais cessé de la pratiquer avec Passion. Je puise mes sujets dans des thèmes qui sont bibliques, mythologiques, historiques ou d'expression artistique. » (http://www.imagesleslie.com/) ● Michael Strage “was VP of Business Development of AngioGenex Inc. since 1999. [He] was a cofounder of Axonyx Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company engaged in the development of drugs to treat Alzheimer disease. As a founding Officer and Director he was responsible for all business and administrative aspects of Axonyx from its inception in 1996..... As Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Axonyx, [he] was responsible for negotiating all of the company corporate transactions including the agreements under which Axonyx first acquired..... the commercial rights to the preclinical research and development programs at New York University School of Medicine and the National Institute on Aging.....In addition, Mr. Strage directed all aspects of the administrative operations of Axonyx including finance..... budgeting, human resources, infrastructure, corporate communications and investor relations. As Chairman and founder of AngioGenex, [hw] recruited and assembled the AngioGenex management team and its Scientific Advisory Board..... Prior to joining Axonyx in 1996, Mr. Strage was an associate at the Los Angeles law firm of Hancock, Rothert & Bunschoft and prior thereto an assistant district attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney office.” (http://www.macroaxis.com/invest/manager/AGGX.PK--Michael_Strage) ● Jean-Marc Van Laethem is the Chief Technology Ofiicer and co-founder of "Coyote Systems, a French provider of radar detector based on a peer to peer community." ● Raphaèle Herbin est "membre du Laboratoire d'Analyse, Topologie et Probabilités (LATP), responsable de l'équipe de recherche Analyse Appliquée du LATP, et co-responsable de la licence de mathématiques de l'université d'Aix-Marseille." (http://www.cmi.univ-mrs.fr/~herbin/) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Dans la ville de Chartres, à quelques encablure de la cathédrale, Leslie (Levine ) Xuereb nous ouvre les portes de son atelier/galerie plein de couleurs. Rencontre avec l'artiste. ● Dr. Thierry Folliguet is interviewed. (Click on links below) -- Leslie (Levine) Xuereb on Libertivi.com -- Thierry Folliguet on YouTube -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1977 Back to Top 1978 TOP: Frédéric Jaeger ('78); BOTTOM: Jean-Pierre Cléjan ('78)  TOP: Andrew S. Penson ('78); BOTTOM: Isabelle de Geofroy ('78) (left) , Chantal Mariani ('78), & Monique O'Brien ('78) ![TOP: ('78) Carla Rosen Vacher ('78) with classmates Stéphanie (Carson-Parker) Lancesseur ('78) & Ghislaine (Carson-Parker) Desbois ('81) [Paris, Harry's Bar, March 2012]; BOTTOM: Carla with Pia de Brantes ('78) [Maastricht, Netherlands, March 2012]](./webfiles/images/1978_Carla_Rosen_pics_of_her_and_classmates.jpg) TOP: ('78) Carla Rosen Vacher ('78) with classmates Stéphanie (Carson-Parker) Lancesseur ('78) & Ghislaine (Carson-Parker) Desbois ('81) [Paris, Harry's Bar, March 2012]; BOTTOM: Carla with Pia de Brantes ('78) [Maastricht, Netherlands, March 2012]  Claude Cernuschi ('78) and his latest book  TOP: Lianne Coleman ('78); BOTTOM: In her role as a speakeasy dancer on the HBO show 'Boardwalk Empire' ● Annabelle Cone wrote : “I am spending the fall of 2012 in Paris directing the Dartmouth foreign study program. After my regular checking in with my very good friend Stephanie Carson-Parker, I had coffee with JP Brandt, whom I hadn't seen in a very long time, at a cafe on the Boulevard de Montparnasse, near Reid Hall where I teach. It was also with great pleasure that I met Roger Liwer ('68), the Lycée newsletter author, editor, master culler himself, who, among many pleasurable attributes, mixes a wonderful martini. Paris is quite overwhelming at times. If I were to pick out one moment that seemed very Parisian (there have been many), on a late Saturday afternoon, walking back to the apartment rue de Rennes, walking through throngs of people outside the FNAC, I saw the actress Sandrine Kiberlain walking out of the FNAC onto the busy sidewalk. I was amazed at her anonymity amongst the crowd of shoppers. Otherwise, I have added quite a few entries to my blog on consignment shops and vintage clothes (just google "fringarde"). 2012 will have been my year in France, first Lyon, then Toulouse and now Paris!” ● Lianne Coleman shared this with us: "I'm still acting on TV and in films. In addition to that I have decided to completely embrace my creativity. I have always loved photography and I use many of my photos to design cards, gifts, etc. You may see my designs on my website at www.liannescreations.com or in my online store on zazzle at www.zazzle.com/liannescreations. Attached is a recent photo, and for fun I thought I'd add another photo of me when I worked on the HBO show Boardwalk Empire (season 3 episode 2). I was very briefly seen as a dancer in the speak-easy. ● Carla Rosen Vacher told us that she "enjoyed going "home" to vote in person the first week of November and to party with close friends in Pittsburgh, PA, my last place of residence before moving to Luxembourg ten years ago (already!) Thanks to the President's re-election, our great Ambassador Robert Mandell will be staying on for a while --excellent news for us staff at the Embassy. On the hobby (investment) front, have been actively helping start-up L.A. film production company Royal Road Entertainment with its first feature, for which I will earn a producing credit! Best wishes to all for very happy holidays." ● Sandra (‘Chantal’) Setton-Mariani wrote: "I want to share that it brings me great joy to remain friends with several of my classmates of '78: Isabelle De Geofroy, Monique O'Brien, Kareen Sain-Aude Millard, and Lianne Coleman. I have a few pictures of us on my facebook page (under my professional name of Chantal Mariani): http://www.facebook.com/chantal.mariani." (Editor's note: To access Chantal's professional website, click on link below. Chantal also sent us a poem entitled A Hero's Journey on Earth. See Alumni Creative section of this newsletter, or click on link below) ● For news on Frédéric Jaeger see class of 1984, below, for an article about him and his sister Véronique. ● Jean-Pierre Cléjan ""is the Technology Executive for GreenLogic LLC, headquartered in Southampton, NY with offices in Roslyn, NY. He is well versed in the use of technology and alternative energy systems. He gained his background while earning an Engineering and Applied Science degree from California Institute of Technology and from his many years of fieldwork. His engineering background includes fluency in solar electricity systems, solar water and pool heating systems, geothermal heating/cooling systems, wind turbines, and energy efficiency. He is a recognized public speaker, and trains architects, engineers and LEED APs throughout the tri-state area. His current focus is in engineering 'zero-energy buildings' with no energy consumption and carbon footprint. Mr. Cléjan is also a graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass." (http://www.greenlogic.com/Bios/Jean-Pierre-Clejan/) ● Andrew Penson "is the President and Founder of Argent Ventures LLC. He has been involved in all phases of the firm’s development since its founding. Prior to Argent, Mr. Penson led the real estate investment division of Amroc Investments Inc., a leading investment firm and the predecessor to Avenue Capital, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund. Previously, Mr. Penson practiced law with Jones Day. He is a member of New York Law School’s Board of Trustees. Mr. Penson earned a B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a J.D. from New York Law School." (http://www.argentventures.com/#!team) ● Claude Cernuschi sent us this update on his latest publications: - Barnett Newman and Heideggerian Philosophy (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2012) - "Paul Klee and Language" in John Sallis (ed.) Paul Klee: Philosophical Vision; From Nature to Art (Chestnut Hill: McMullen Museum, Boston College, 2012), pp.106-33. - “Defining Self in Kokoschka’s Self-Portraits” German Quarterly 84 (Spring 2011): 198-219. - “Painting with Drops, Jets, and Sheets,” (with Andrzej Herczynski and L. Mahadevan) Physics Today (June 2011): 31-36. - “Depth and Surface, Will and Representation: Egon Schiele and Arthur Schopenhauer,” in Jill Lloyd (ed.) Birth of the Modern; Style and identity in Vienna 1900 (New York: Mirmer Verlag, 2011), pp. 172-97. -- Chantal Mariani's website -- Chantal Mariani's poem -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1978 Back to Top 1979 TOP: Lindsay (Negreann) Harms ('79); BOTTOM: Adolfo Taylhardat ('79)  TOP: Annyvonne (Messing) Bourrigaud ('79); BOTTOM: Gildas Allanic ('79)  TOP: Afidi Towo ('79); BOTTOM: David Reich ('79)  TOP: Mico Zinty ('79); BOTTOM: Dominique (Mai Tam) Fortems ('79)  Anne Adelman ('79) and book she co-authored ● Annyvonne (Messing) Bourrigaud wrote: "I am now living in Auvergne, heading a psychiatric institution. This new job coincides with my children growing up (they are now 27, 25 and 18 respectively). All is well, knock on wood!" ● Anne Adelman shared this information about her publications: "My first book, co-authored by Kerry Malawista and Catherine Anderson, came out last year, entitled Wearing My Tutu to Analysis: Learning Psychodynamic Concepts from Life, published by Columbia University Press. My forthcoming book, The Therapist in Mourning: From the FarAway Nearby co-edited with Kerry Malawista, will be coming out this spring, also with Columbia University Press." (Editor's note: "Adelman is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst and has taught and supervised in a variety of settings, including the Yale Child Study Center, the George Washington University Psy.D. program, and the Chinese American Psychoanalytic Alliance. She is a faculty member for New Directions at the Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis and maintains a private practice in Chevy Chase, Maryland." [http://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2011/10/03/adelman/] ) ● Lindsay (Negreann) Harms “a Managing Director & Director of GLP LLP, co-founded Global Leisure.....in 2004. Prior to this, she was a Vice President of Sales at Merrill/Corporate Printing and Bowne of New York, and a senior sales representative at R.R. Donnelley Financial. Lindsay also was Assistant Corporate Secretary of US Trust Corporation and the United States Trust Company of New York. Lindsay is also responsible for GLP’s marketing efforts, and she is a member of the Executive Committee. Lindsay graduated from Skidmore College with a BA in Business and French. She is fluent in French.” (http://www.globalleisurepartners.com/team.shtml) ● Adolfo Taylhardat "is the founder of Latamics. For the past 10 years he has provided business development and financial advisory services in Latin America. [He] has advised companies in the consumer goods, food, and beverage and telecommunications industries." (http://www.latamics.com/) ● Gildas Allanic: "I have been working in computer technology for the past quarter century as a programmer, Project Manager and Manager. I grew up in NYC and came out to the Bay area 11 years ago to chase fame and fortune. My wife Debbie recommended that I take acting classes through Stanford Continuing Education as a way to de-stress. I am not sure that I’m any less stressed, but since 2006 I have had a blast taking classes and performing....." (https://sites.google.com/site/studio33ca/Home/ensemble/gil-allanic) ● Eric Jensen is the Chief Executive Officer of Health Monitor Network. “[He] has more than 21 years of experience in healthcare communications. He began his career in medical publishing by launching Today in Medicine, a series of journals that monitored and reviewed the current medical literature for doctors..... In 1995, he launched Health Monitor Network, a leading multimedia consumer/patient-education publishing company. The company’s ten publications are distributed in physician offices and to patient homes around the country to promote and support a continuing educational dialogue between patients and their doctors..... The Health Monitor Network successfully integrates physician and patient education along with database development and marketing. Eric holds a BA and MA degree from Columbia University and lives in Westchester County. “ (http://www.healthmonitornetwork.com/node/92) ● Mico Zinty is Associate Director, Career Education/Advising for Executive MBA students at Columbia University's Business School. -- Class Notes Archives 1979 (Dec. 2009 to December 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1979 (July 2001 to Jan. 2009 newsletters) Back to Top 1980 TOP: Marc Cléjan; BOTTOM: Valérie (Wernicke) Corbia ('80)  Peter Frumkin ('80) and one of his books  Suzanne Riss ('80) and book she co-authored  TOP: Andrew Warne ('80); BOTTOM: Brigitte (Dauman) Suerez ('80)  TOP: Stéphanie Morrell ('80); BOTTOM: Daniel Salomon Sicart ('80) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Philip Siegel († April 1, 2012) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. ● Béatrice Boeglin wrote: "I switched firms at the end of February, and I am now working for a Private Equity firm in Briarcliff Manor, NY. The name of the firm is Saw Mill Capital LLC. Prior to that I was working at UBS (in Stamford) for almost 7 years. My daughter Gabriella (my only child) is a sophmore at West Point, she is class of 2015. She declared her major as Systems Engineering and is also doing a Math Track. I am extremely proud of her! I am engaged to be married - wedding date not set yet - but will be sometime next year (2013). It's a second marriage for both my fiancé and me. He has two teenage children from a previous marriage." ● Hani Morgan wrote: "I still work for the University of Southern Mississippi. I wrote an article about school bullying which was published in August. I also created my own website." (Click on PdF link below to read the article and on other link to access Hani's website) ● Marc Cléjan is the co-founder and CEO of "GREENLOGIC, a for-profit company aligned with his growing desire to help make the world a better place. In preparation for this new focus, he earned a Masters Degree in Environmental Management from New York University.....The company provides alternative energy solutions for residential, business, institutional and governmental customers. Previously, he was president of Odyssey Capital Corp., a Manhattan real estate investment and management firm.....Prior to establishing Odyssey Capital, Mr. Cléjan was a corporate vice president at Health Management Systems, Inc.....Mr. Cléjan earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Cornell University. He lives in East Hampton, N.Y., with his wife and two children." (http://www.greenlogic.com/Bios/) ● Peter Frumkin “is Professor of Social Policy and Faculty Director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania. His research and teaching focus on philanthropy, nonprofit management, and social entrepreneurship. Frumkin has written articles on all aspects of philanthropy..... His book, Strategic Giving: The Art and Science of Philanthropy, was published by the University of Chicago Press in 2006. It has been touted by reviewers as the “benchmark text for the field”..... Frumkin is the author of On Being Nonprofitwhich won the best book award from the Academy of Management’s public and nonprofit section…..In 2010, two books by Frumkin were published: Serving Country and Community co-authored with JoAnn Jastrzab, and The Essence of Strategic Giving: A Practical Guide for Donors and Fundraisers..... Prior to coming to Penn, Frumkin was Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin. He has taught at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and served as a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. Before academics, Frumkin worked as a foundation program officer, a nonprofit manager, and as a program evaluator in both nonprofit and public agencies. Frumkin received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago.” (http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/people/faculty/frumkin/index.html) ● Andrew Warne “has been elected President of Australians in Film (AiF), the preeminent organization for expatriate Australians in the entertainment industry..... [He] is Showtime Australia’s longstanding host of Showtime Movie News. He presents interview segments with the actors and directors responsible for Hollywood’s finest films, regularly covers major international film festivals, red carpet premieres and production set-visit stories. Prior to Showtime, Warne worked for six years as a U.S news correspondent for Network TEN Australia, covering major news stories from North America, and presented his own weekly entertainment segment on TEN News and Good Morning Australia. Locally, he worked as a news reporter for KTTV Channel 11, the Fox Network affiliate station, Reuters and E! News. In 2002, Warne was presented with the prestigious International Media Award by the Publicists Guild of America. The award recognizes outstanding journalists who cover the entertainment industry, and is voted on by the Publicist’s Guild entire membership.” (http://australiansinfilm.org/andrew-warne-elected-as-new-aif-president.html) ● Suzanne Riss “is Editor-in-Chief of Working Mother, the voice of 2.4 million working moms. She leads the magazine’s editorial coverage, which blends personal, professional and family related stories..... A working mom herself, Suzanne has held senior positions at national magazines for more than ten years. Before joining Working Mother, she served as Managing Editor at American Demographics, where she helped guide the magazine's coverage of emerging trends, particularly those involving women and their choices relating to work and family. At Heart & Soul, a consumer magazine for African American women, she oversaw special projects on health and money. As Editor-in-Chief of Ticker magazine, she spearheaded the popular Wall Street 100 list of highest earners. At [the] New Jersey Law Journal, she contributed to the signature investigative surveys, including the law firms that engaged in the best practices for advancing women. An advocate for the issues that matter most to working moms, Suzanne is interviewed extensively by national broadcast and print media and speaks on a variety of work/life and parenting related topics. Her appearances and interview credits include Good Morning America, the Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press and USA Today. She graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a BA in comparative literature. She received her MA in journalism from Columbia University." (http://www.workingmothermediainc.com/web?service=vpage/689) ● Stephanie Morrell "is half Australian, half English, born in New York, raised in Switzerland. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and the Centre for Counseling and Psychotherapy Education in London, and practiced psychotherapy in London for 15 years before moving to Charlottesville in 2007. She is fluent in French and Italian and speaks enough Spanish and German to get by in a pinch! She has a 23-year-old daughter living in New York, and an 11-year-old son living in Charlottesville, as well as two dogs (Yogi and Eigg), three cats (Beep, Elizabeth and Kat) and a number of interesting fish. Stephanie is currently completing her 500-hour yoga teaching training with Dharma Mittra. She is certified in First Aid, Adult/Child/Infant CPR and AED and as a yoga instructor with Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level, having completed a 300-hour training with the Yoga Studies Institute in Arizona." (http://studio206downtown.com/pages/teachers/stephanie-morrell/) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Suzanne Riss offers tips on how best to handle your kids who are nothing like you.(Click on link below) -- Hani Morgan's article on school bullying-- In Memoriam: Philip Siegel -- Suzanne Riss on CBS News -- Hani Morgan's website -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1980 Back to Top 1981 TOP: Olivier Picard ('81); BOTTOM: Zanita Smedley-Aston ('81)  TOP: Jason Kliot ('81); BOTTOM: Lamine Sylla ('81) and spouse  Philip Lasser and book he co-authored  By Baret Boisson ('81); TOP: 'Harvey Milk'; BOTTOM: 'Eleanor Roosevelt'  TOP: Philippe Massonet ('81); BOTTOM: Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard ('81) ● Baret Boisson told us that she was commissioned by Jimmy Fallon (actor and host of TV show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) and Nancy Juvonen (film producer and co-owner with actress Drew Barrymore of the production company Flower Films) to do a wedding portrait of Ms. Barrymore and her husband Will Kopelman. In the “small world” scheme of things, it turns out that Will Kopelman (an art consultant) is the son of Arie Kopelman, the former CEO of Chanel, who is the husband of Coco Kopelman, known to her Lycée classmates as Corinne Franco ('68) !! Baret also wrote: "My painting of Harvey Milk will be used by the SFGMC for their huge upcoming project called "Harvey Milk 2013: Living the Legacy" which will take place in June 2013. They are saying will be a "moving and monumental concert/performance experience" and my art work will be included in the first Act. I am now finishing a wedding portrait for Seth Rogen, although it hasn't been photographed yet. My latest portrait in my series of "Great Americans" is Eleanor Roosevelt, which I've attached." ● Lamine Sylla wrote: "I worked in San Francisco with Four Seasons and Intercontinental Hotels ten years. I also worked in the Maldive Islands two years, Hilton in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt, two years with Sheraton Gambia, and now I am General Manager at Savana Warwick international, Dakar Senegal. Yes, it is home. You can see the 'Love of my life' in the attached photo, and we have two girls so far. I dont want to be old because I have so much to do......and to see." ● Olivier Picard "is the former director of photography at U.S. News and World Report. He has also worked as an editor in the National Geographic book division. In the 1980’s and early 1990’s he worked for the news agencies Sygma and Sipa Press. He is the recipient of numerous picture editing awards." (http://www.pdngallery.com/contests/photoannual/2009/judges.shtml) ● Zanita Smedley-Aston “was born in England and educated in London, New York and Paris. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Financial Economics from the University of London and a License in Corporate Management from the Sorbonne University in Paris. Zanita joined Michel and Laurent at Credit Suisse in 2003 in the Private Client Services Division. Prior to this, she worked in Fixed Income sales at Lehman Brothers London, Currency Trading at Crédit Industriel et Commercial London, and Equity Market Making at Crédit Lyonnais London.” (http://www.lmgpartners.com/people.htm) ● “Jason Kliot (born 1963) is an American independent movie producer based in New York. Kliot emerged with the American indie wave of the 90s, producing alongside his wife and business partner Joana Vicente. In 1995 Kliot and Vicente associate produced Todd Solondz's feature debut, Welcome to the Dollhouse, which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. Kliot and Vicente have since worked with directors such as Steven Soderbergh, Brian De Palma, Hal Hartley, Nicole Holofcener, Jim Jarmusch, and Alex Gibney. Kliot was also one of the founders of City Harvest, the first food redistribution organization in the United States. He now serves on the Board of City Harvest. He is a graduate of Amherst College and was a Fellow at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris. In 2010 Kliot was a jury member at the Sundance Film Festival.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Kliot) ● Philippe Massonet “is scientific coordinator at CETIC, a Belgian ICT applied research center. His research interest covers the areas of software, service and security engineering, as well as distributed systems such as Grids and service oriented infrastructures. He was recently coordinator of the GridTrust IST European project (Strep) dealing with trust and security in next generation grids, and is responsible for dissemination and security in the RESERVOIR IST European project (Integrated project) led by IBM research. He is currently the coordinator of the PONTE eHealth project that is looking into using semantic web technologies to build decision support systems for the design clinical trials.....At CETIC he also works as a consultant for industry and government.....Previously he was manager of the requirements engineering team at CETIC. He has experience in the management of international R&D projects.....and is involved in several IST FP6/FP7 research projects...." (http://www.cetic.be/Philippe-MASSONET?lang=en) ● Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard "is a social psychologist. She is presently living in Strasbourg, and offers consultancy on issues of learner-centred education, intercultural understanding and promoting educative practices that offer equal chances in schools. Her current practice focuses on new competences for teachers, and how education can develop young people’s capacity to become informed, active citizens in democratic societies. Pascale holds university diplomas in psychology, sociology, medical anthropology and an M.A in social psychology, and has worked for the past 20 years in the areas of intercultural communication, project management and leadership training in France, Senegal and the US. Today, and since 2006, she works in the field of teacher education with international and French institutions as a consultant." (http://www.ibp-kosovo.org/?cid=2,55) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Jason Kliot talks about the the 2010 Cannes Film Festival (Click on link below) -- Jason Kliot on YouTube -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1981 Back to Top 1982 Liane Curtis ('82) and one of her 'B' movies  TOP: Christian Baudat ('82); BOTTOM: Antoine Fobe ('82)  TOP: Cécile Fairhead ('82); MIDDLE: Mischa Zabotin ('82); BOTTOM: Catherine Sardari ('82)  TOP: Mafalda Pinto da Silva ('82) with daughters Renee and Natasha; BOTTOM: Claudia Orenstein ('82) ● Alumni from the class of '82 celebrated a 30-year reunion in NYC on June 29, 2012. (Go to Reunions, Events, and Gatherings section of this newsletter, or click on link below) ● Antoine Fobe shared this update with us: "In 2008 [after my previous job at Amnesty International in Paris] I moved to work as director, External Liaison, for the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). As of January 1, 2013, I will be working in Paris again as Chargé de liaison, Affaires européennes et internationales at the Commission nationale Informatique et Libertés (CNIL), the French data protection authority." ● Liane Curtis: “Daughter of Jack Curtis and Paulette Rubinstein, was born in NYC on July 11, 1965. She made her debut on the pilot of "Sesame Street" (1969) at the ripe age of 4. Liane went to the Lycée Français de New York and then to the Rudolf Steiner School. She studied acting with Anthony Mannino and Bill Alderson. Liane worked behind the scenes throughout her childhood, dubbing several foreign films into English. Liane was a member of the Metropolitain and City Opera children's choruses. Liane's feature film debut was in John Sayles's Baby It's You in 1983. She was given special permission by SAG to work as an adult even though she was still a minor. Liane currently lives happily in Los Angeles with her husband and three children. She has written several songs which she has been known to play at coffee houses on the Westside of LA from time to time and works in TV and Film as often as she can.” (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193421/bio) ● ".....the Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk is now the largest Hilton property in Asia Pacific......The man at the helm of this formidable enterprise is Swiss native Christian R. Baudat. Bringing 25 years of experience to the table, he says that to successfully run a hotel, 'you have to understand who your customers are and offer them something they want – in the end, it’s not rocket science.' " (http://fukuoka-now.com/article/christian-r-baudat/) ● Magali ('Maggie') Beaumier is Senior Partnership Marketing Manager at LesConcierges. "In [that] role, Maggie manages the global network of preferred partners that offers LesConcierges clients and their customers access to the best-in-class experiences in travel, dining , retail and entertainment. She brings over 15 years of marketing and business development experience with a successful track record in managing strategic partnerships in the travel and tourism industries . The co-founder of a digital mapping company, she has a keen interest in the market space where positioning technologies, social media, and consumer lifestyles converge. A former baker and pastry chef , Maggie still loves to experiment in the kitchen. Her lemon-ricotta beignets and lavender pound cake are favorites on her friends’ brunch circuit." (http://lesconcierges.com/leadership) ● Mischa Zabotin is the Head of International Banking at Credit Agricole Securities (USA). He also "serves on the board of trustees and chairs the finance committee of the French American School of New York, and as a trustee of the Loewy Family Foundation. He also serves on the Columbia College alumni representative committee, as well as several advisory committees for private equity and mezzanine funds. Zabotin received a bachelor's degree from Columbia College, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a master's of international affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs." (http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/gcprogram.taf?EventID=GC08&SPID=3156&function=bio) ● Mafalda Pinto da Silva is a registered nurse (RN) specializing in neonatal intensive care for the UCLA Health System. ● Cécile Fairhead est Professeur, Enseignant chercheur et Responsable d’équipe à l’Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie à l'Université Paris Sud. ● Claudia Orenstein is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre at Hunter College. She “is a scholar, actor, and director, who has worked and studied in the US, France, and Japan. Her current research focuses on the use of mixed media in contemporary performing object theatre. She has also written on political theatre and interculturalism in Asian theatre. Her articles and reviews have been published in Asian Theatre Journal, Theatre, TDR, Theatre Symposium, Animated Encounter, Puck, and Mime Journal. She enjoys stylization in performance and has trained in various physical performance traditions including kabuki, kyogen, Balinese dance, commedia, and puppetry..... She serves as Associate Editor of Asian Theatre Journal and as Board Member of both the Association for Asian Performance and UNIMA- USA. She is currently Chair of the International Community of the Center for Performance Research and Cultural Studies in South Asia, and she also holds an appointment at the CUNY Graduate Center.” (http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/theatre/faculty-staff-1-page) -- Class of 1982 30-year reunion -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1982 Back to Top 1983 TOP: Pavelle Wesser Mitra ('83); BOTTOM: Henri-Frédéric Hibon ('83)  TOP: Felix Partow ('83); BOTTOM: Druce Vertes ('83)  TOP: Luis Vaz Pinto ('83); MIDDLE: Sabrina Birner ('83); BOTTOM:Patricia (Miller) Hatesuer ('83)  TOP: Isabelle Alexandre ('83); BOTTOM: Matthieu Rougé ('83)  TOP: Alexander Duff ('83); BOTTOM: Françoise Moës ('83) ● Paola (Tettamanzi) Buckley wrote: "I spent several days in Paris this summer and enjoyed a long visit with Sabrina Birner ('83)! We shared many memories, delicious food, lots of walking and had an all-around fabulous time!" ● Felix Partow wrote that he "and his band 'Big Dog Party' rocked out at Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest, a charity concert for A Leg To Stand On, which provides prosthetic devices and treatment to children with limb disabilities in developing countries. Reminiscent of the short-lived, but fondly remembered Lycee supergroup 'Nomad' (1982-1983). Press coverage at: http://www.businessinsider.com/altso-hedge-fund-rocktoberfest-2012-10?op=1 (or click on link below). When he is not rocking, Felix lives in NYC with his lovely wife and two adorable daughters." ● Druce Vertes wrote: "I launched a startup social news aggregator for financial market news at http://www.linkfest.com (or click on link below), which finds the most popular news stories on the Web, as determined by how often they are shared on Twitter, social media, blogs and the Web, as well as user votes. It's at a proof of concept stage, and I'd love to hear any feedback!" ● Chris Brun ('71) shared this update on Matthieu Rougé with us: " [Le Père] Matthieu Rouge has now left his parish at Sainte Clotilde [in Paris] and is spending a year in Madrid. I'm not sharing this as a question of religion but because he is an exceptional individual contributing to the development of the church, a theology master, and a human being having great interest in emerging countries. I would not be surprised to see him at a higher level in the next few years. He is only 46 years old. Here's a little story: When my dad passed away, Mattheiu allowed gospel singers at the ceremony rather than the more conventional sad and boring music. He had a doubt as to the justification and potential feedback but went ahead with it anyway. He admitted that it was a great idea afterwards, which is proof of his ouverture d'esprit. Let's keep track of him." ● Pavelle (Wesser) Mitra “holds a Master's degree from Teachers College - Columbia University in the field of English Education. Her teaching experience ranges from high school to adult education with a strong emphasis in English as a Second Language. She currently teaches English Composition at Southern Connecticut State University, and has been a writing tutor…. since 2007……” “Pavelle is from New York City but now lives with her family in Connecticut, where she teaches English. She’s published stories in several e-zines, including DemonMinds, MicroHorror, and Short Humor.” (http://www.newhaven.edu/academics/29135/) and (http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue303/wesser_welcome.html) ● “DFDL Mekong is pleased to announce that Henri-Frédéric Hibon has joined DFDL’s Regional Energy, Mining and Infrastructure, and M&A Practice Groups. Henri-Frédéric has twenty years’ experience as a lawyer in international law firms and multinational corporations including Shearman & Sterling in New York and Rio Tinto Alcan in Paris. Prior to joining DFDL, he was managing a legal group in charge of mergers and acquisitions for Europe with Rio Tinto Alcan. His main area of expertise has been focused on Mergers and Acquisitions and will be utilized on a regional basis. At DFDL, Henri-Frédéric will be responsible for the continued expansion of the M&A Practice Group, as well as providing advice on energy, mining and infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asia region, with a special focus on Myanmar.....Henri-Frédéric holds an LL.M in Corporation Law, a Masters in International Affairs concentrating on International Banking & Finance, a Juris Doctorate equivalent as well as a Masters in Government equivalent. He is admitted to the New York State Bar.”(http://www.worldservicesgroup.com/releases.asp?action=press&pressid=3605) ● Patricia (Miller) Hatesuer (Alsace International) "est en charge de la prospection et de l’accompagnement d’entreprises étrangères relevant du secteur de la santé, Pharma/Biotech, Technologies Médicales et hautes technologies, qui envisagent de s’implanter en Alsace. Elle assure également la promotion économique de l’Alsace sur la Grande-Bretagne et l’Israël.....Après une licence effectuée aux Etats-Unis (Amherst College) et un Magistère de Relations Internationales (Sorbonne, Paris I), Patricia travaille depuis les années ‘90 au sein de l’agence de développement économique à l’international de la région Alsace. Elle y a exercé des fonctions dans le domaine de l’export, du montage et de la coordination de projets européens et du suivi des marchés publics internationaux avant d’occuper ses fonctions actuelles." (http://www.alsace-international.eu/alsace-international/notre-equipe/prospection/patricia-hatesuer/) ● Françoise Moës est infirmière à la Clinique de la Présentation. ● Isabelle Alexandre "Chef Exécutif, Sofitel So Mauritius, a la particularité d’être la seule femme Chef de l’industrie hôtelière mauricienne. Isabelle Alexandre, chef du Sofitel So Mauritius, contribue à sa manière à faire de ce palace situé dans le sud de l’île Maurice, un lieu d’exception avec ses créations culinaires qui sont autant de clin d’œil à son long parcours. Cela fait un peu plus de 20 ans maintenant que ce chef de caractère promène son talent et sa curiosité infinie là ou ses envies l’ont mené. Etats-Unis pendant cinq ans, au Portugal pendant huit ans et au Sofitel So Mauritius depuis l’ouverture ......" (To access the full interview with her, click on link below) (http://ilemaurice-tourisme.info/article.php?id=1165) ● Luis Vaz Pinto "was appointed Deputy Global Head of Corporate Finance and Global Head of Equity Capital markets [at Société Générale] in April 2012..... Luis started his career in 1991 in London at Baring Securities as Head of Portuguese Sales and Research. In 1996, he joined Merrill Lynch where he spent 10 years, holding positions in Equity Syndicate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance. Notably, he was Head of ECM for France, Belgium and Iberia. In 2005, he joined JP Morgan where he was Head of Europe Middle East and Africa Equity Syndicate and Corporate Broking. Three years later, he joined Troika Dialog in Moscow, as Head of Syndicate and Corporate Broking. [He] graduated from INSEAD, as well as Bristol University (Engineering)." (http://www.sgcib.com/journalists/spokespeople/businesses/coverage-and-investment-banking-division#Luis-Vaz-Pinto) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Le Père Matthieu Rougé discute le célibat sacerdotal. (Click on link below) -- Felix Partow at the Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest -- Druce Vertes' Linkfest.com -- Matthieu Rougé on DailyMotion -- Conversation avec Isabelle Alexandre -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1983 Back to Top 1984 TOP: Alexandra (Agenet) Loiselet ('84); BOTTOM: François Picard ('84)  TOP: Olivier Serot Almeras ('84); BOTTOM: Olivier Brochenin ('84)  TOP: Véronique Jaeger ('84); BOTTOM: Alexis Lasser ('84)  TOP: Stéphane Massonet ('84); MIDDLE: Julia Julia Roederer-Paretti ('84); BOTTOM: Christopher Dufau ('84) ● Nicolas Zart wrote: "Still in Long Beach and writing more about electric cars, plug-in hybrids, while continuing my Coaching practice. I've also launched an SEO boutique with my business partner and doing business development with it." ● Alexandra (Agenet) Loiselet "42 ans, rejoint Groupe Pasteur Mutualité, premier acteur mutualiste des professionnels de santé, en tant que Directrice de la Stratégie, en charge du reporting financier et des plates-formes de gestion. La Direction Comptable et Financière et la Direction des Services aux Adhérents lui seront rattachées. Diplômée de l’ESCP, d’un DEA de finances et après une première expérience d’audit chez Price Waterhouse, Alexandra Loiselet a exercé différentes responsabilités dans le contrôle de gestion, la comptabilité, le back-office prévoyance et assurances collectives au sein d’Aviva pendant 11 ans. En 2007, elle rejoint la société d’investissement Schroders (gestion d’actifs) avant d’intégrer AXA France en 2009 pour assurer le suivi de filiales. « Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir Alexandra Loiselet en tant que Directrice de la Stratégie, son arrivée est un nouveau pas dans la croissance de Groupe Pasteur Mutualité. » déclare Jean-Marc Boyer, Directeur Général de Groupe Pasteur Mutualité." (http://www.gpm.fr/le-groupe/presse/32-communique-de-presse/857-madame-alexandra-loiselet-nommee-directrice-de-la-strategie-de-groupe-pasteur-mutualite.html) ● François Picard is the Paris-based anchor of The France 24 Debate at France 24. ● Olivier Brochenin est Consul Général de France à la Nouvelle Orléans. ● Olivier Serot Almeras Latour "ancien chef de cabinet de Rama Yade, 44 ans, a été nommé consul général de France à Washington.....[Olivier] a 2 enfants de 15 et 13 ans scolarisés à Rochambeau. Son épouse Irène est chargée de mission au service culturel de l’Ambassade, chef du service de la coopération non-gouvernementale. Ancien élève du lycée français de New York, Conseiller des Affaires étrangères, Olivier Serot Alméras est entré au Quai d’Orsay en 1994 après des études d’histoire et de sciences politiques (Sciences Po et troisième cycle de science politique). Il a été nommé Auditeur de l'Institut diplomatique en 2007. [Olivier] a occupé des postes successifs au ministère des Affaires étrangères : Ambassade de France à Kiev (1992-1993), Direction d’Europe continentale (1994-1997), Détaché auprès du ministère allemand des affaires étrangères (1997-1998), Ambassade de France à Bonn puis Berlin (1998-2000), Ambassade de France à Rabat (2000-2004), Protocole du Quai d’Orsay (2004-2007), Chef de cabinet de Rama Yade, Secrétaire d’Etat aux Affaires étrangères et aux droits de l’Homme (2007-2009), Responsable du Protocole à la présidence de la République (2009-2010)." (http://www.rochambeau.org/etablissement/board/membres/serot.html) ● Véronique Jaeger ('84) & Frédéric Jaeger ('78): "C’est une jolie histoire. Celle d’un frère et d’une sœur qui se retrouvent pour prendre la direction de la galerie fondée quatre-vingts ans auparavant par leur arrière-grand-mère, Jeanne Bucher. Avant de se lancer dans cette superbe aventure, chacun a eu « une longue biographie ailleurs ». Pendant dix-sept ans, Frédéric a assisté le directeur de la fondation Dubuffet, une expérience dont il garde un très bon souvenir et surtout la mémoire des dix mille six cent soixante et onze fiches d’œuvres de la fondation. De son côté, Véronique a travaillé aux États-Unis pour une société de conseil en art, puis chez Leslie Waddington à Londres et, pendant dix ans, pour la Fiac. Il y a quatre ans, ils ont décidé de reprendre les rênes de cette « vieille institution » afin de lui redonner son lustre d’antan. Hors de question cependant de chercher tout de suite à briller : les deux enfants Jaeger veulent d’abord s’immerger dans la galerie et tout restructurer pour repartir sur des bases solides. Si l’un, méticuleux, se charge du fonds et de l’exposition des œuvres, l’autre, intuitive, est responsable des relations avec les artistes et de l’ouverture vers l’extérieur. Tous deux ont en commun la passion de leur métier, mais aussi une véritable gentillesse. Un trait de famille qui leur vient sans aucun doute de Jeanne Bucher, mais aussi du grand-père maternel, prix Nobel de médecine." (http://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/index.php) ● Alexis Lasser is the CEO of AxessMD LLC. Prior to holding that position, she was "Managing Director and Head of Private Capital Markets at Nomura, for the Americas..... Prior to joining Nomura, Alexis was Head of the Illiquid and Private Placements Group at Standard Chartered Bank where she worked across sectors including financial institutions, healthcare, industrial, natural resources and power. Previously, she worked for 12 years in Private Capital Markets at Lehman Brothers, most recently as the Head of the Private Capital Markets Group. Lasser graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economics from Barnard College, Columbia University, and received her Master of Business Administration from Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University." (http://www.nomuraholdings.com/news/nr/americas/20100701/20100701.html) ● Youssef Bennani "is a Senior Managing Director in Kaufman Bros., L.P.’s Investment Banking department which he joined in 1995. His responsibilities range from public and private financing transactions to general financial advisory for mergers and acquisition, restructuring, acquisition financing and recapitalization. Prior to joining Kaufman Bros., L.P., Mr. Bennani was an investment banker at Barington Capital, L.P., where primary industry focus was technology. Mr. Bennani received his MBA in international finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He also received his Masters in computer science as well as a BS in mathematics and physics from the University of Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris....." (http://www.forbes.com/profile/youssef-bennani/) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Behind the Scenes at FRANCE 24 with François Picard ● Olivier Brochenin, consul general of France in New Orleans, talks about French relations with the United States. (Click on links below) -- Francois Picard on YouTube -- Olivier Brochenin on C-SPAN -- Class Notes Archives 1984 (Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1984 (March 2000 to Jan. 2009 newsletters) Back to Top 1985 TOP: Anne-Sophie Pastel ('85); BOTTOM: Melissa Unger ('85)  TOP: Philip Plottel ('85); BOTTOM: Stephane Dehais ('85) _Snollaerts_final.jpg) Claire (Durand Ruel) Snollaerts ('85) and one of her books  TOP: Maud Leclair ('85); BOTTOM: James Lasry (left) ('85) at Merchant Taylors Hall with Gibraltar's Chief Minister, the Hon. Fabian Picardo MP  TOP: Zouera Youssoufou ('85); BOTTOM: Laurence Abensour ('85) ● "Née à Paris, Anne-Sophie Pastel a fondé et dirige avec son mari Marc-Antoine Dubanton le site Auféminin.com. [Elle] est loin de représenter les start-upper type de la fin des années 90 qui pensaient faire fortune en quelques mois avec un projet loufoque. [Elle] est une X (Ecole Polytechnique), qu'elle a obtenu en 1991. Sa formation se poursuit à l'Ecole des Ponts et Chaussés où elle est diplômée en 1993. Sa carrière professionnelle commence au sein du groupe Carnaudmetalbox en tant que responsable marketing opérationnel......... En 1997, elle découvre Internet. Une étape clé dans la vie de cette femme qui deviendra quelques années plus tard la présidente d'Auféminin.com. L'idée d'Auféminin.com est née en même temps que sa fille, Fanny. Le manque de sites sur les jeunes mamans pousse Anne-Sophie Pastel à créér un site dédié aux femmes. Introduit en bourse le 20 juillet 2000, Auféminin.com est l'une des rares start-ups encore en activité. Auféminin.com se décline désormais à l'international avec notamment sofeminine.com. Le groupe est finalement cédé en 2007 à Axel Springer....."(http://www.edubourse.com/biographie/anne-sophie-pastel.php) "aufeminin.com is a French Internet portal dedicated to women's content. Founded in 1999 by Anne-Sophie Pastel,it is now one of the leading websites in its field. According to comScore data, it is one of the 25 most popular websites in France and rivals American women-focused web portals like iVillage.com and SheKnows.com." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aufeminin.com) ● Our "poet in residence" Gabin Langue Tsobgny, sent us another of his poems -- Success or Failure. (Go to Alumni Creative section of this newsletter, or click on link below) ● Melissa Unger wrote: "I have founded a non-profit initiative called Seymour (in memory of my father). This is the website with all the associated information: http://seymourprojects.com/. Seymour's mission is to help individuals cultivate authentic creative self-expression by encouraging them to nurture their imagination and explore their subconscious mind. We're just getting started and will be seeking funding & partners for our efforts in 2013. Other than that, I still live in Paris and continue to provide consulting services to individuals, arts-related organizations, as well as consumer brands seeking insights into the arts and international creative culture: www.melissa-unger.com. Here is a recent article from the Huffington Post about what I am up to: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicole-garton/melissa-unger_b_1943636.html" (Or, click on link below) ● James Lasry wrote: "James Lasry has been in Gibraltar for the past 13 years. He is a partner at Hassans International Law Firm, where he heads their Funds Department. Recently, James was re-elected as chairman of the Gibraltar Funds and Investments Association. He recently organised an event showcasing Gibraltar's investment funds regime in London at Merchant Taylors Hall which featured Gibraltar's Chief Minister, the Hon. Fabian Picardo MP." ● Philip Plottel "is founder and chief executive officer of Telshire LLC, a boutique consulting firm with a mission to help companies and institutions understand, strategize, and implement their life science, real estate, and facility needs. Plottel has over 20 years of domestic and international management and consulting experience.....Prior to starting Telshire, [he] was global head for design and engineering and head of Cambridge real estate, engineering, and construction for the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research ..... In addition, [he] spent a year as a program executive for Novartis’ Shanghai Campus; authored guidelines for the “laboratory of the future”; and implemented energy conservation measures.....Before his tenure at Novartis, Plottel was a principal consultant at Price Waterhouse Coopers..... Plottel earned his BS in civil engineering and engineering mechanics from Columbia University. He also holds an MS in engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from Yale University School of Management, and is a licensed professional engineer in New York state." (http://engineering.columbia.edu/philip-plottel-bs88) ● Stephane Dehais has worked in the Advertising and Communications Industry for 25 years, as an Art Director, Photo Retoucher and Motion Graphics Artist. Today, he offers his Motion Design services to 110RPM’s clients. Using industry standard tools such as After Effects, Cinema 4D and FInal Cut Pro, Stephane is able to design and produce 2D and 3D animation for broadcast and web media.....When he’s not creating high-end Motion Graphics, Stephane can be found enjoying the great Northern Virginia outdoors with his wife and two sons." (http://www.110rpm.com/meet-the-experts/steph_dehais/) ● Claire (Durand-Ruel) Snollaerts is "an art historian and a direct descendant of the famous art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel. [She] has devoted the past ten years to researching and writing the Pissarro critical catalogue at the Wildenstein Institute." (http://www.rizzoliusa.com/book.php?isbn=9788876245251) ● Maud Leclair: "Co-fondatrice de la SOFICA EDCA et de la société Roscoff (société de conseil spécialisée dans les industries culturelles), Maud Leclair travaille depuis 20 ans dans le financement du cinéma et la gestion de SOFICA. Elle a notamment construit son expérience du crédit et du financement de la production audiovisuelle chez Cofiloisirs entre 1991 et 2006, tout en gérant les SOFICA Sofinergie.....et a participé en 2004 au lancement de Soficinema avec BNP Paribas. En Septembre 2006, Maud Leclair a également contribué à la création de Fortis Mediacom Finance, filiale de la Banque Fortis spécialisée dans le financement en trésorerie du cinéma." (http://www.haussmann-patrimoine.fr/SOFICA.awp?Placement=SOFICA_EDCA) ● "Operation HOPE is pleased to announce that Zouera Youssoufou, Country Manager for the World Bank covering Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, is confirmed to speak at the HOPE Global Financial Dignity Summit on November 14th-15th, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia." (http://www.johnhopebryant.com/john_hope_bryant_/2012/08/zouera-youssoufou-country-manager-for-gabon-and-equatorial-guinea-at-the-world-bank-to-speak-at-the-.html) ● Laurence Abensour is the co-owner of Purple Cactus Studios, "which specializes in high-end custom faux finishes, murals, and stenciling." (http://www.purplecactusstudios.com/) -- Melissa Unger interviewed by HuffPost Arts and Culture -- Success or Failure, by Gabin Langue Tsobgny -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1985 Back to Top 1986 TOP: Benoît-Laurent Durteste ('86); BOTTOM: Alessandra Gagliardi ('86 -left) & Claudia Pucci ('86)  TOP: Diane Feeney ('86); BOTTOM: Abderhamane (‘Abder’) Mounkeila ('86)  Gilles Dard ('86)  TOP: Selcan Kirca ('86); BOTTOM: Lamia (Abuhaidar) Moukheiber ('86) ● Planned reunion in NYC: Alex Gagliardi wrote: "Hi Class of 1986 and its alentours: A few of us will be getting together for hot chocolate & real drinks on Dec. 20th in midtown, NYC. Please join us and feel free to invite other classmates with whom you are in touch! Exact time and venue to be announced. (Apologies if you live too far away to attend, but we wanted to be inclusive. Plus, some people may be in town visiting for the holidays, like Cecilie Birner, who got the ball rolling for this get-together!) If you would like to join us, please email alexgagliardi[at]hotmail[dot]com" ● Benoît-Laurent Durteste "has been Managing Director and Executive Director of Intermediate Capital Group PLC since May 21, 2012.....Mr. Durteste is the Head of the mezzanine business in Europe and is responsible for France and South Europe. He joined the firm in 2002 and is based in London. Mr. Durteste served as an Investment Director at ICG since November 2005. He served as Mezzanine Executive of France and Executive Officer of France at Intermediate Capital Group Plc. He joined ICG from Swiss Re where he worked in the structure finance unit in London. He worked six years at BNP Paribas leveraged finance and for GE Capital in London, notably taking Chief Financial Officer position at a GECC portfolio company for GE Capital in London. Mr. Durteste speaks French and English. He is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris." (http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=9737233&ticker=ICP:LN&previousCapId=21145&previousTitle=INTERMEDIATE%20CAPITAL%20GROUP) ● Diane Feeney: "As FACT’s [French American Charitable Trust] first staff member, Diane was instrumental in designing the Trust’s grantmaking program and hiring the other U.S. and French staff. Before becoming active full-time in her family’s foundation, Diane worked as a campaign assistant at Greenpeace in Washington, D.C. Diane is currently Chair of the Board of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), and serves on the Board of the Center for Community Change. Her specific interests include philanthropic reform (making foundations more accountable, transparent and accessible to grantseekers) encouraging greater collaboration across sectors and between multiple stakeholders, and increasing funding to community-based organizations and intermediaries. Diane was born in France and visits often for vacations and foundation business. She has a BA in history from Cornell University and an MA in philosophy and social policy from George Washington University. Diane currently lives with her husband and three children in Costa Rica." (http://www.factservices.org/staff.html) ● Abderhamane (‘Abder’) Mounkeila est professeur au Lycée Korombé à Niami, Niger. ● Selcan Kirca is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Galatasaray University, Turkey. Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Gilles Dard (président de Merrill Lynch - France): "Fonds souverains : rentabilité à long terme ou contrôle sectoriel ?" (Click on link below) -- Gilles Dard on Sénat Video -- Class Notes Archives 1986 (Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1986 (March 2000 to Jan. 2011 newsletters) Back to Top 1987 TOP: Gilles Coccoli ('87); BOTTOM: Judith Greciet ('87)  TOP: Charles Di Piazza ('87); BOTTOM: Laure (Devèze) Bories ('87)  Judith Greciet ('87) and Mark Shashoua ('87)  TOP: Senda Zaanouni Mahbouli ('87); BOTTOM: Vincent Larroque ('87)  TOP: Alexandra LaGatta ('87); MIDDLE: Stephen Siegel ('87); BOTTOM: Beatrice Le Pechoux ('87) ● Raviv Laor wrote: “I was surprised to come across [the In Memoriam] page [of the AALFNY website] as I never thought of my mortality in the context of my years at the Lycée. Of course it is fitting, since the Lycée was such a defining experience that shaped our lives. I was saddened to learn of some of my favorite teachers as having passed. But [I was shocked] when I came across students whose years came after mine. In any event Lisa Bilotti ('87) should be added to the list. (In fact as I recall Didier Martheleur (’87) who sadly also appears on this page had a HUGE crush on her in 2nd grade.) Though she left the Lycée before graduating, she was an integral part of the class in our very early years. It is fitting that she should appear on its page. She passed sometime in 1989 of cancer. I've thought of her and her parents often. She was their only child. And she was my friend!” (Editor’s note: Thank you Raviv for bringing this sad news to our attention. We have added Lisa to the In Memoriam page) ● Stéphane Barbe nous écrit: "Je suis à présent engagé dans un projet de plantation en très grandes surfaces au Sahel de nérés, arbre sanitaire qui peut pousser dans la savane et qui permet aux populations locales, affamées, d'obtenir les apports nécessaires en protéines (30%), fer (30%), acides aminées, iode, vitamines, sels minéraux. L'iode notamment permet de lutter contre le goître, qui touche près de 15% de la population, et se révèle dramatique pour les femmes enceintes (naissances d'enfants anormaux). Nous avons besoin de dons, n'hésitez pas à impliquer votre entreprise..... En savoir plus sur www.TerraParkia.org." (click on link below)" ● Charles Di Piazza wrote: "Prior to co-founding di Piazza & Cobb Architecture in Austin, Charles worked for the internationally recognized offices of Foster & Partners, and David Chipperfield Architects, both in their London offices. He worked on projects in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Charles became an Associate at Foster & Partners in 2007 and was Project Architect for the BMCE branches in Rabat, Casablanca, and Fez in Morocco; the Commonwealth Institute in the United Kingdom; and two new office buildings in Masdar, in the United Arab Emirates. While at David Chipperfield Architects he was Project Architect for the Marrakech Gallery of Photographic Arts in Marrakech, Morocco. Since returning to the US, Charles has taught an undergraduate design studio at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. He also founded Mediterranean Modern, a travel company dedicated to guiding travelers in the exploration and study of Art and Architecture in and around the Mediterranean region. He lives with his girlfriend and her two dogs." ● Gilles Coccoli is the “managing Director of PrePay Solutions, a UK based prepaid solution provider.....six languages, boasts more than a decade of experience in the international prepaid market.....An internationalist, he spent his younger years living in France, Brazil and New York, which prepared him for a global career in prepaid. Coccoli graduated from the Lycée Français de New York in Manhattan and earned a computer science degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a private, research-based university in Troy, NY. He completed his graduate studies with a major in International Business Management (HEC) in France. Coccoli previously worked as an auditor at Arthur Andersen in Paris. After completing his studies, Coccoli joined Accor Services (now Edenred) in 1993 in Brazil, where he contributed to modernizing the business’ operations from paper-based voucher programs to prepaid cards. He worked with small distributors, service providers and financial institutions to adapt traditional business models to the evolving market.....” (http://www.globalprepaidexchange.com/what-we-do/voices-of-prepaid/conferences/speakers-and-presenters/gilles-coccoli/) ● Senda Zaanouni Mahbouli is a legal consultant at the Cabinet Mahbouli in Tunis, Tunisia. She has a DEA (Master Degree) in Law and Political Sciences, University of Tunis I, and a Bachelor in Economics and International Relations, University of Tunis I. ● Vincent Larroque is Group Sales Director at Monaco KMarine France. ● Judith Greciet « Directeur Général, BioAlliance Pharma : Docteur en pharmacie, Judith Greciet est diplômée d’un 3° cycle de gestion et marketing pharmaceutique. Président du Laboratoire Eisai France, Judith Greciet a dirigé pendant trois ans cette entreprise focalisée sur des produits à haute valeur ajoutée dans la maladie d’Alzheimer où Eisai est un des leaders mondiaux. Elle avait rejoint le laboratoire EISAI France en juin 2007, après un parcours réussi au sein de Wyeth Pharmaceuticals France (aujourd’hui Pfizer), du LFB (Laboratoire Français du fractionnement et des Biotechnologies), de Zeneca et de Pharmacia avec une envergure managériale et des responsabilités opérationnelles et stratégiques croissantes. Judith Greciet s’est tout particulièrement attachée à l’optimisation des liens de proximité avec l’ensemble des acteurs de santé (chercheurs, hospitaliers, médecins, associations de patients, pouvoirs publics…). Elle a exercé son talent dans les domaines de la cancérologie et de l’immunologie avec des produits d’innovations comme l’Enbrel (en rhumatologie). Elle a été Directeur de la Division Oncologie au sein de Wyeth puis de la Division Hôpital avec en particulier des projets d’antibiothérapie hospitalière. » (http://www.bioalliancepharma.com/fre/The-Group-s/Corporate-governance/Executive-team) ● Beatrice Le Pechoux “was born in Milan, Italy..... While growing up, she attended schools in Italy, U.S.A., France and Japan, and had many opportunities to travel within and around those countries. In 1987, she graduated from high school with honors at the Lycée Franco-Japonais in Tokyo, Japan. She attended Paris-IX Dauphine University in Paris, France, where she complete a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Economics..... On an exchange program with Nichols State University, she moved back to the United States in Thibodeaux, Louisiana, to complete a Master of Business Administration in 1992. Internships and short-term job opportunities, allowed [her] to gain work experience in various textile and apparel related activities (from quality control, buying and import coordination, to sales, marketing research and public relations) in Japan, India, Korea, U.S.A. and France. Her interest in the multiple aspects of the textile/apparel industry prompted her to attend the French Fashion Institute in Paris, where she completed a post-graduate program, focusing on design, management and technology in 1995..... In August, 1996, Beatrice started the Textile Technology Management Ph.D. program at North Carolina State University.” (repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/5109/1/etd.pdf) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● i2i Events Group CEO Mark Shashoua outlines his vision for his company. ● Interview de Judith Greciet, Directrice Générale de BioAlliancePharma, "La Bourse et la Vie" (Click on links below) -- Mark Shashoua on YouTube -- Judith Greciet on YouTube -- Stephane Barbe's project: Terraparkia.org -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1987 Back to Top 1988 Sandrine (Pettit) Moussally ('88) and her children  TOP: Georges Pigault ('88); MIDDLE: Shawn Fields Rodriguez ('88); BOTTOM: Cyrill Rothermundt ('88)  TOP: Olivier Lengignon ('88); BOTTOM: Alexandra Cavignaux ('88) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Marc Meltzer († December 12, 2012) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................ ● Sandrine (Pettit) Moussally nous écrit: "Quelques nouvelles d’une ancienne du LFNY : nous avons accueilli l’arrivée d’Olivier le 13 février 2012, qui rejoint sa sœur et ses 4 frères… Mais cette fois c’est bien le dernier !" ● Laurence Meneboo-Guiheux "assure le suivi juridique de France Télécom SA et de filiales (françaises et internationales) du groupe. Dans ce cadre, elle organise les Conseils d'Administration et Assemblées Générales et participe à la réalisation du rapport annuel, des résolutions, des convocations, des avis et des procès-verbaux." (http://www.comundi.fr/formateur/30990/laurence-meneboo-guiheux.html) ● "Neopost..... provider of mailing and shipping solutions, has promoted Olivier Lengignon to Vice President of Marketing..... In his new role, Lengignon is responsible for the conceptualization and implementation of market strategy and achieving marketing targets..... [He] graduated from the Business School in Strasbourg, France and has a Postgraduate degree in International Business from the University of Strasbourg and Manchester. In 2001, Lengignon joined Neopost Group in France as an International Product Manager. He was promoted in 2003 to Mailing Systems Strategic Marketing Manager. In 2004, he joined Neopost, Inc. as Marketing Operations Director." (http://www.parcelindustry.com/ME2/) ● Georges Pigault is Vice President at Liberty International Underwriters (LIU). He "has focused on professional liability coverage for more than a decade and now oversees LIU’s A&E Professional Liability product... [and is] responsible for..... operations in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. In addition to being multilingual, Georges has been involved with U.S. and international risks for over fifteen years." (http://www.liu-usa.com/omapps/ContentServer?pagename=LIUUSA/Views/Main&ft=5&cid=1139967114676&fid=3237827903256&ln=en) ● Shawn Fields Rodriguez is a Spanish language teacher on the Modern Languages Faculty of the Nightingale-Bamford School. "..... A marketing professional in consumer brands for the bulk of her career, [she] shifted her focus to education four years ago and has been working as an education marketing consultant and a substitute teacher in New York since then. Ms. Fields received her BA in Italian from Boston University and her MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, where she was a recipient of a Fuqua Fellowship and a Dean’s Recognition Award." (http://www.nightingale.org/news/08-28-2012/meet-the-new-faculty-and-staff-for-2012-2013) ● Laurence Meneboo-Guiheux "assure le suivi juridique de France Télécom SA et de filiales (françaises et internationales) du groupe. Dans ce cadre, elle organise les Conseils d'Administration et Assemblées Générales et participe à la réalisation du rapport annuel, des résolutions, des convocations, des avis et des procès-verbaux." (http://www.comundi.fr/formateur/30990/laurence-meneboo-guiheux.html) ● Alexandra Cavignaux is a translator-terminologist at the Ministère de l'économie, de l'industrie et de l'emploi. ● Charles Thiemele "founded DAMALEX SA in 2007 after a career in finance in Europe & the US. He began his career as an Auditor at ANDERSEN in Paris and later joined GENERAL ELECTRIC in the US where he spent six years as a Manager in charge of Business Development..... In 2005, Charles joined SAHARA ENERGY as Managing Director of the Geneva office..... He has a recognized experience on the oil and energy trading industry and on deal structuring in the Oil & Gas sector. His other skills include internal and external financial audit as well as M&A Advisory. Charles holds a B. Eng. from POLYTECHNIQUE Montreal (CANADA) and a M.Sc. Entrepreneurship from HEC School of Management, Paris." (http://www.damalex.com/en/team.html) -- In Memoriam: Marc Meltzer -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1988 Back to Top 1989 TOP: Sumaya Abu Haidar ('89); BOTTOM: Vincent Chriqui ('89)  TOP: Paul Denamiel ('89); BOTTOM: Coralie (de Viel Castel) de Clermont-Tonnerre ('89)  TOP: Sophie Frydlender ('89); BOTTOM: Pascaline Lopes ('89)  TOP: Olivier Peardon ('89); BOTTOM: Alexandre de Beauharnais Romanovsky ('89) ● Pascaline Lopes nous écrit: "Je suis professeur d'arts à Lyon depuis 9 ans après avoir été styliste dans le textile dans cette même région 8 ans. Le fait d'avoir été à New York durant l'année 1984/1985 m'a permis de connaître ses beaux musées et m'a donné cette passion pour l'art. Depuis, j'essaye de transmettre cette passion et même si Lyon est une ville bien plus petite, nous avons l'occasion d'avoir de belles expositions de temps en temps." ● Sophie Frydlender nous a envoyé ceci: "J'ai crée ma société de peintre en décor NINA FRYDLENDER CREAZIONI en 2010 et j'expose toute l'année mon travail chez le parfumeur anglais Penhaligon's situé au 209 rue Saint-Honoré dans le 1er arrondissement (métro Tuileries). Ma prochaine exposition se déroulera du 20 décembre 2012 au 20 janvier 2013 dans leur très belle boutique-écrin parisienne. J'espère faire découvrir mon savoir-faire aux anciens élèves du LFNY qui passeront par là." ● Sumaya Abu Haidar “was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. Fleeing the civil war, Sumaya and her family moved to the United States when she was 12. After completing high school, she attended Dartmouth College, and majored in political philosophy with an additional concentration in education. The combination of these two areas of study gave Sumaya a lens through which to understand the political and social chaos that had defined her childhood in Lebanon. As her studies progressed, she became increasingly committed to exploring the ways in which schools can strengthen and re-vitalize a democracy by educating responsible and engaged democratic citizens. After graduating from Dartmouth, Sumaya spent two years teaching high school and middle school in Alabama, an experience that further fueled her desire to study the relationship between education and democracy. She left Alabama for a Ph.D. program in political theory and education at the University of Colorado at Boulder. During her five years of graduate work in Boulder, Sumaya's research, teaching and community work all focused in different ways on the relationship between democratic theory, education and social justice. Sumaya is the mother of Owen.....” (http://www.watershedschool.org/about/about_advisory.html) ● Vincent Chriqui "a été nommé sur proposition du Premier Ministre, Directeur Général du Centre d’analyse stratégique en Conseil des Ministres du 13 janvier 2010." (http://www.strategie.gouv.fr/Le_directeur_general) ● Paul Denamiel “is the owner and executive chef of Le Rivage, a traditional French restaurant located on New York’s historic Restaurant Row..... Born on New York’s Upper East Side, Paul has been submerged in the restaurant world from birth, spending time in the kitchen of his family's restaurants, Le Cafe Du Soir, Le Colony and La Côte D'Argent. Paul's true love for French food developed as a youth during summers spent in France where his grandparents taught him the secrets of traditional French cooking. While still in school, Paul went to work in the kitchen of La Duchesse Anne, where chef Frederique Puichaud took him under his wing and showed him what it takes to work in and run a restaurant. After high school, armed with a love for food and with some experience under his belt, Paul went on the attend The Culinary Institute of America..... While in school, Paul had the opportunity to do his externship at Le Cirque, learning from French masters Daniel Boulud and Jacques Torres. When his time at CIA came to an end, Paul traveled to France, spending a year exploring the country soaking up as much culinary knowledge as possible. Upon returning to the states, Paul made the decision to return to and take charge of the family restaurant business..... Paul has been at the helm of Le Rivage for the last 15 years creating French fare that has been heralded by many as one of the last true traditional French restaurants in New York. Paul has recently completed filming a French based documentary detailing his family's journey to New York and their success in the restaurant industry. Paul lives in Manhattan with his family and beloved dog Jo Jo.” (http://nycwff.org/p/paul-denamiel-28) ● Coralie (de Viel Castel) de Clermont-Tonnerre est chargée de mission RH & Formation chez APPUI RH. ● Denny Kalenzaga is the Director of Finance and Administration at Yale University's Office of Cooperative Research (OCR). He is "responsible for all financial, legal and administrative aspects of OCR, including financial management, patent administration, government compliance, license compliance, information technology, and human resources." (http://www.yale.edu/ocr/about/who/kalenzaga.html) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Introduction de Vincent Chriqui, Directeur général du Centre d'analyse stratégique à la journée d'étude organisé : Le vieillissement cognitif : Quelles caractéristiques ? Quelles stratégies préventives ? Quels enjeux pour les politiques publiques ? (Click on link below) -- Vincent Chriqui on Daily Motion.com -- Class Notes Archives 1989 (Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1989 (Nov. 2000 to July 2008 newsletters) Back to Top 1990 TOP: Marc Becker ('90); BOTTOM: Florence Bastin ('90)  TOP: Charles Walckenaer ('90); BOTTOM: Florence Hamel ('90)  TOP: Amaury Leibig Van Huffel ('90); BOTTOM: Anouk Van Huffel ('90)  TOP: Jean-Marc Rety ('90); BOTTOM: Erwan Rambourg ('90) ● Diego Colas nous écrit: "J'ai quitté mes fonctions de Ministre conseiller à l'Ambassade de France à Alger et suis devenu, depuis l'été, sous directeur du droit de l'Union européenne à la Direction des affaires juridiques du Ministère des affaires étrangères, à Paris." ● Marc Becker « est diplômé de l'ESCP-EAP (95BE). Il a débuté sa carrière en banque d'affaires à New York et à Londres chez BNP Paribas et JP Morgan avant de rejoindre le conseil en stratégie à Londres puis à Paris, avec des missions principalement en Private Equity et en Corporate Finance. Au sein du Boston Consulting Group, Marc est un membre permanent de la practice Corporate Development. » (http://www.bcg.fr/join_bcg/rencontrer/esco_eap/default.aspx) ● Florence Bastin : « Après une carrière d'une dizaine d'années au sein de sociétés de consulting, j'ai décidé de changer d'orientation professionnelle et de suivre mon rêve faire du coaching et de la psychothérapie. Principalement guidé par mon envie de trouver une approche holistique, qui prend en considération l'être humain comme faisant partie d'un tout, je me suis formée aux thérapies stratégiques brèves, énergétiques et transpersonnelles. Mes principaux outils sont la thérapie systèmique, l'Intelligence Emotionnelle, EFT (Emotionnal Freedom Technique), Zensight, la lithothérapie, le Reiki, l'hypnose Ericksonnienne Humaniste, la psychocologie transpersonnelle. Toutes ces approches visent une approche interpersonnelle, permettant à l'être humain de faire ses choix de vie en conscience.....Depuis 2006, j'organise en partenariat avec le Forem Conseil, des sessions de coaching avec pour objectif, la réorientation professionnelle. » (http://users.skynet.be/fb062309/formation.html) ● « Charles Walckenaer, 37 ans, Inseec Paris, intègre le groupe AOS Studley en tant que directeur international du pôle Real Estate Services. Ce pôle compte aujourd’hui 47 consultants.....Il a pour mission de développer cette activité au sein du groupe AOS Studley à travers l’Europe.....Avant de rejoindre AOS Studley, Charles Walckenaer était directeur associé du département Bureaux au sein du groupe Knight Frank. Il fut consultant senior chez Savills de 2002 à 2003 et a débuté sa carrière en 1996 au sein de la société DTZ en tant que responsable des clients internationaux. » (http://www.adi-inseec.com/) ● Amaury Leibig van Huffel is a French teacher in Rio de Janeiro Area, Brazil. ● Anouk Van Huffel is an Events Services Professional in Paris, France. ● Jean-Marc Rety is the Director of Product Line Sourcing at ALSTOM GRID, in Paris, France. ● Erwan Rambourg is head of consumer and retail, global research at HSBC in Hong Kong. Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Erwan Rambourg, Head of Consumer and Retail, HSBC explains why he sees upside in stocks of Prada and Coach. (Click on link below) -- Erwan Rambourg on CNBC -- Class Notes Archives (Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives (March 2000 to July 2008 newsletters) Back to Top 1991 TOP: Alejandro Muñoz-Ledo ('91); BOTTOM: Carine Salvy ('91)  TOP: Macha Eliad Sène ('91); BOTTOM: Marcel Faivet ('91)  TOP: Gaëtan N.R. Ouedraogo ('91); BOTTOM: Sonia Marcus ('91)  Maite Carcedo ('91) and her boys ● Maria-Teresa ('Maité') Carcedo wrote: "In February, we welcomed the birth of my second son, Nicolas Benjamin. Big brother Noah (4 years) is very excited to have a brother to play with (et pour taquiner!), as is the rest of the family. We still live in Dallas, y'all, and I still work for Ericsson as a Solution Architect. I wish everyone happy holidays and the best for 2013!" ● Alejandro Muñoz-Ledo: "Born in Mexico City in 1973, was raised in New York and studied at the prestigious Lycée Français de New York. He holds a joint Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration and Political Science; he also holds a post-graduate Executive Diploma in International Finance from the University of Georgetown in Washington DC. Mr. Muñoz-Ledo has primarily worked in the Mexican and International Financial sector where he worked for the first 10 years of his professional career, holding several positions in Nacional Financiera (Mexcio’s Development Bank) and Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior-Bancomext (Mexico’s Export Eank). He acted as financial agent for the Mexican Federal Government in Washington DC with Multilateral Organizations such as World Bank, Interamerican Development Bank and US Eximbank, and was appointed Financial Counselor to The Mexican Embassy in the United States. During President Fox’s Administration, Mr. Muñoz-Ledo held sub-cabinet Government positions, Including Under Secretary for International Affairs in the Ministry of Tourism as well as Chief Operating Officer for the National Tourism Board..... He is currently a Managing Partner in Axis CGM Consulting based in Houston TX.....” (http://www.axiscgm.com/aml.html) ● “Paris, 04 April 2012 – Carine Salvy joins POWEO as Chief Executive Officer..... Already a Board Member of POWEO, [she] will now manage the company during the operational merger process with Direct Energie. Since 2010 [she] has been working as an independent consultant in finance and corporate governance. She had previously worked for five years as a portfolio manager at Ecofin Ltd in London, an investment management firm specialized in the global utility, alternative energy and environmental sectors. Carine Salvy graduated from French business school ESSEC, and started her career in New York at Paribas Capital Markets, where she worked as an equity research analyst on Latin American utilities. She then joined Booz Allen Hamilton in London, as a strategy consultant in the energy sector. From 1999, successively at Lazard, Société Générale and Dresdner Kleinwort, she worked as an equity analyst covering the European Utilities sector for institutional investors." (http://medias.poweo.com/uploads/media/20120404_CP_POWEO_appointment_Carine_Salvy_as_CEO_vUK.pdf) ● Macha Eliad Sène est Associée fondatrice de Eliad-Sène Avocats. Elle est spécialisée en Propriété intellectuelle/Médias. ● Sonia Marcus is a "freelance sustainability specialist covering campus sustainability efforts worldwide, especially outside North America. [She is] the former Director of the Office of Sustainability, Ohio University." (http://vimeo.com/parlezvousgreencampus) ● Gaetan N.R. Ouedraogo is a Procurement Analyst at the United Nations Development Programme in the Republic of Benin. ● Marcel Faivet is the Director of Operations & Planning at Tommy Hilfiger Watches/Lacoste Watches -- Class Notes Archives 1991 (Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1991 (March 2000 to Jan. 2009 newsletters) Back to Top 1992 Tamim Al Kawari ('92)  TOP: Etienne Lenack ('92); BOTTOM: Caroline Barsoum-Giff ('92)  TOP: Alexandre Demetrio ('92); BOTTOM: Emilie Bouhet ('92)  TOP: Daniela (Zubritski) Chobor ('92); BOTTOM: Sarina Basta ('92) ● Stan Wojewodzki wrote: “After 3 years as media partner to the Council of Foreign Relations in New York, advising governments in Central America and the Caribbean on international communications, I have joined the Haitian government on a full time basis as special advisor to the co-chairman and executive coordinator of the Presidential Advisory Council for Economic Growth and Investment. This international advisory board, co-chaired by President Clinton and a senior Haitian presidential envoy, is comprised of seven former heads of state, CEOs of multinational companies, international bankers, private equity investors as well a Nobel peace laureate. It has as its principal mission advising the Haitian government on its economic development and investment attraction efforts. I welcome any LFNY alumn and students to inquire about this country's efforts to rebuild following the earthquake which devastated its already weak economy and institutions. This is a true nation building effort, as challenging as it is noble. Students and alumni of Haitian origins should inquire about what is going on in their country. The country needs investments and talents to participate in this reconstruction.” ● Tamim Al Kuwari “joined QInvest from Goldman Sachs where he was a Managing Director and Country Head for Qatar. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Tamim was the Chief Financial Officer for Qatargas Transport Company (Nakilat). At Nakilat his main achievement was implementing a US$ 8 billion program to finance 27 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels that ship LNG from Ras Laffan to end users worldwide. Prior joining Nakilat, he served as the treasurer for Qatargas Company. Prior to joining Qatargas Company, Tamim worked as a trader with Qatar National Bank, where he traded a range of financial products. Tamim holds a BA in International Business with a minor in Political Science from George Washington University, and an MBA from the American University - Washington, D.C.” (http://www.qinvest.com/QInvest_NewDesign/QInvest/English/Q_ARTICLE.ASP?SecID=58&PageID=117) ● Etienne Lenack nous écrit: "Angela Daketse, Etienne Lénack (’92) et leur fille Juliette ont la joie d’annoncer la naissance d’Elie et Adèle, nés le 6 février 2012. Etienne a fondé à Paris l’agence Lénack Architectes Urbanistes en septembre 2011" Editor's Note: « Etienne Lenack est né en 1974 à Rouen. Il passe son adolescence à New-York où il décide de devenir architecte. Diplômé de l’Ecole d’Architecture de la Ville et des Territoires à Marne-la-Vallée (ENSAVT) depuis 1999, il obtient en 2010 la qualification d’urbaniste (OPQU). Étienne Lénack a collaboré avec Yves Lion pendant 15 ans dont 8 ans en qualité d’associé de 2003 à 2011 (Ateliers Lion Associés)..... En 2011, il créé l’agence Lénack Architectes Urbanistes qui propose un travail de convergence entre architecture, infrastructure et développement territorial..... Etienne Lénack est par ailleurs enseignant et administrateur à l’Ecole d’Architecture de la Ville et des Territoires à Marne-la-Vallée. » (http://lenack.com/#presentation) ● Alexandre Demetrio has "..... ten years in the financial services industry. He is one of a small number of UBS Financial Advisors who have earned the designation of “Wealth Advisor"..... He is the Branch Manager in New London, CT where he serves the needs of high net worth individuals and their families. Alex lives in Madison, CT with his wife, Christine, and their two children, Emma and Jack." (http://financialservicesinc.ubs.com/fa/alexdemetrio/biography.html) ● Emilie Bouhet is the Director of Trade Marketing & Travel Retail at Lacoste SA. ● Sarina Basta “is an independant curator based in New York. She joined SculptureCenter as Curator from 2006 to 2009 where she also ran the organizations public program series. Previously, she was Manager and Designer at Acconci Studio in New York and Head of Communication at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Geneva, Switzerland, where she curated her first exhibitions. Since then she has worked with several hundred artists, on more than sixty exhibitions, worldwide..... Sarina received her B.S. degree in Political Science from the University of Geneva (1996) and a M.A. in Post-War and Contemporary Art from the University of Manchester and Sotheby’s Institute, London (1998). She also participated to the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Independent Studies Program (2005) in the Urban Studies and Architecture Department." (http://brooklynartmfa.blogspot.fr/2009/10/sarina-basta-oct-22nd-bc-visiting.html) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Interview vidéo d'Etienne Lenack, des ateliers lion, qui remporte le concours pour l'aménagement de la cité Descartes, organisé par l'Epamarne. (Click on link below) -- Etienne Lenack on YouTube -- Class Notes Archives 1992 (Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1992 (March 2000 to Jan. 2009 newsletters) Back to Top 1993 TOP: David Schilansky ('93) ; BOTTOM: Sara De Wilde Mooradian ('93)  Dr. Cascya Charlot ('93)  TOP: Alex Vikati ('93); BOTTOM: Daye Kaba ('93)  TOP: Alexa Michl ('93); BOTTOM: Vincent Laforet ('93) ● “BAGNEUX, France, Dec 6, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DBV Technologies announces the arrival of David Schilansky as Chief Financial Officer. [He] will supervise all financial activities of the company as well as partnerships and Business Development initiatives. David will be a member of the Executive Committee..... Prior to joining DBV Technologies, David Schilansky was Deputy CFO of Ipsen, that he joined in 2006. David has held important positions within the Finance & Administrative Department, and participated in several external growth transactions as well as the creation of an Investor Relations Department..... Prior to joining Ipsen, David spent three years at UBS Warburg, in Mergers & Acquisitions, and three years at Thomson as Investor Relations' Officer. David graduated both from Paris Dauphine University and the Imperial College London. (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dbv-technologies-proudly-welcomes-mr-david-schilansky-as-its-new-chief-financial-officer-2011-12-06) ● Dr. Sophie Bartsich told us that she recently opened her own "plastic surgery practice in New York [and] joined a private practice group based in Great Neck, with an additional office on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. [Procedures she performs include] breast and body cosmetic surgery, facial cosmetic surgery, botox and fillers, breast reconstruction, reconstructive surgery of the body, abdomen, and lower extremity, and body contouring following large volume weight loss, hand surgery, and burn care." Sophie graduated from Cornell University School of Medicine in 2005, and is affiliated with New York Hospital Downtown, NorthShore/ Long Island Jewish Hospital System, New York Hospital Queens, The Center for Specialty Care (outpatient surgery center), Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, and Flushing Hospital Medical Center. ● Sylvie Volel "founder and president of the Volel Consulting Group, has more than 12 years of experience in the US Federal Government and in private industry, delivering strategic and advisory services in organizational and project management, strategic planning, public policy, information technology (IT) management, and economic and decision analysis. Ms. Volel has held leadership positions in government and in the private sector focused on information technology governance, budgeting and planning, economic and cost analysis, and capital asset portfolio management. She is a recognized expert and published author in federal IT governance and program management, with extensive expertise in the implementation of related Office of Management and Budget circulars.....She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, and a Master’s degree in public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband Brian." (http://www.volelgroup.com/Our_Leadership.html) ● “BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A select few physicians were honored with the prestigious 2011 Patients' Choice Award, and this year they include Dr. Cascya Charlot. Only doctors who have received top scores by their patients and pass other quality measures are awarded [this award].In fact, of the nation's 720,000 active physicians, just 5 percent were accorded this honor in 2011. Every month, millions of patients across the U.S. access websites like Vitals (http://www.vitals.com) to share feedback about their experiences with their doctors. Patients rate various components of the care they receive......Patients' Choice ranks the top reviewed physicians and looks at other quality measures to compile its yearly list. Dr. Cascya Charlot commented on the recognition: "This is quite an honor for me. I am very pleased to have been selected and grateful to my patients who went out of their way to rate me and give me positive reviews." Dr. Cascya Charlot is board certified in Allergy and Immunology and Internal Medicine. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School [in 2000] and went on to complete a residency in Internal Medicine at NYU Downtown Hospital and a fellowship in Allergy at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Charlot is well respected in her field and is a vocal advocate of asthma awareness in the community. She is the medical director of the Allergy and Asthma Care of Brooklyn which has 2 offices in Brooklyn (Park Slope and Williamsburg)." (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dr-cascya-charlot-selected-for-patients-choice-award-2011-137779118.html) ● “At Tribune Media Services, Alex Vikati is responsible for product strategy and innovation focusing on multi-platform video search and discovery technologies, data and related services. [She] was Co-Founder and President of San Francisco based CastTV, a pioneer in online video search….. Prior to CastTV, Alex co-founded and built FileFish Inc., a software company that pioneered enterprise cloud computing and was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2003. At Oracle, Alex was the principal product manager behind the successful launch of Oracle Content Management (which leveraged FileFish technology) and represented the product globally to customers. Prior to Oracle/FileFish, Alex worked at ThinkLink Inc., a venture-backed start-up, where she was the original product manager for a web-based VoIP product that was acquired by Microsoft. Alex is a Stanford alum.” (http://www.thetvoftomorrowshow.com/speakers/alex-vikati) ● Daye Kaba “is an associate in the Global Mining Group [of Fasken Martineau].. His practice focuses primarily on mining-related securities and commercial law matters. On the securities side, he is involved in advising corporations and securities dealers on equity and debt issues by way of public offerings and private placements. He also advises on stock exchange listings, redomicilings, compliance with continuous disclosure requirements, and assists companies with regard to M&A transactions and asset purchases. On the commercial side, Daye advises companies with respect to the acquisition of mineral rights in domestic and foreign jurisdictions, and drafts and negotiates commercial mining agreements, including option, joint venture, royalty, and other mining-related agreements. He is also involved in advising governments with respect to the drafting and updating of their mining legislation. Prior to joining the firm, Daye worked in the project finance department at the Paris office of a New York-based law firm.” (http://www.fasken.com/lawyers/detail.aspx?professional=5919&tabId=overview) ● Alexa Michl is The McGraw-Hill Companies' Senior Director Strategy Planning and Business Development. ● Vincent Laforet is “a three-time winner at the prestigious 2010 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. [He] is a director and Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer who is known for his forward-thinking approach to image-making and storytelling. In addition to having been commissioned by just about every important international publication [he] is considered a pioneer both for his innovative tilt-shift and aerial photography and in the field of HD-capable DSLR cameras. [His] short film Reverie, the first 1080p video shot with a still camera, was seen by more than 2 million times on the first week of its release in 2009. Vincent is a member of the Director’s Guild of America..... Born in 1975, [he] began his photography career at the age of 15. He started as a photojournalist, honing his abilities by landing internships with newspapers such as The Los Angeles Times and with Reuters. By the time he was 25, he had established himself as the youngest staff photographer for The New York Times, and by the time he left, he had a Pulitzer for feature photography..... In 2005, American Photo named him one of the “100 Most Influential People in Photography”.....Vincent currently resides in Manhattan Beach, California, with his wife, Amber, son, Noah, and daughter, Eliana.” (http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/about-the-author/) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Dr. Cascya Charlot talks about what you can do to help with spring and summer allergies (Click on link below) -- Dr. Cascya Charlot on YouTube -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1993 Back to Top 1994 Andrea V. Zarate ('94)  TOP: Thomas Nutt ('94); BOTTOM: Alexandra Phanor Faury ('94) ● Benoît-Laurent Durteste "has been Managing Director and Executive Director of Intermediate Capital Group PLC since May 21, 2012.....Mr. Durteste is the Head of the mezzanine business in Europe and is responsible for France and South Europe. He joined the firm in 2002 and is based in London. Mr. Durteste served as an Investment Director at ICG since November 2005. He served as Mezzanine Executive of France and Executive Officer of France at Intermediate Capital Group Plc. He joined ICG from Swiss Re where he worked in the structure finance unit in London. He worked six years at BNP Paribas leveraged finance and for GE Capital in London, notably taking Chief Financial Officer position at a GECC portfolio company for GE Capital in London. Mr. Durteste speaks French and English. He is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris." (http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=9737233&ticker=ICP:LN&previousCapId=21145&previousTitle=INTERMEDIATE%20CAPITAL%20GROUP) ● Diane Feeney: "As FACT's [French American Charitable Trust] first staff member, Diane was instrumental in designing the Trust's grantmaking program and hiring the other U.S. and French staff. Before becoming active full-time in her family's foundation, Diane worked as a campaign assistant at Greenpeace in Washington, D.C. Diane is currently Chair of the Board of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), and serves on the Board of the Center for Community Change. Her specific interests include philanthropic reform (making foundations more accountable, transparent and accessible to grantseekers) encouraging greater collaboration across sectors and between multiple stakeholders, and increasing funding to community-based organizations and intermediaries. Diane was born in France and visits often for vacations and foundation business. She has a BA in history from Cornell University and an MA in philosophy and social policy from George Washington University. Diane currently lives with her husband and three children in Costa Rica." (http://www.factservices.org/staff.html) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Gilles Dard (président de Merrill Lynch - France): "Fonds souverains : rentabilité à long terme ou contrôle sectoriel ?" (Click on link below) -- Andrea V. Zarate explores the world of film -- Alexandra Phanor Faury' s website -- Class Notes Archives 1994 (July 2008 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1994 (Nov. 2000 to Dec. 2007 newsletters) Back to Top 1995 TOP: Donia Jemail ('95); BOTTOM: Gwenaëlle Chabert ('95)  TOP: Olivier Lauzon ('95); BOTTOM: Maria Cristiana de Giovanni di Santa Severina ('95)  Emilie Jagut ('95) and her new book ● Emilie Jagut shared this with us: "My first book for children was recently published. It's in French, and it's called La Magie d'Emy. It is the story of a young witch's rite of passage, a fantastic journey in Brittany and an attempt to unravel its secrets. A young French artist created the illustrations on location, after walking the same winding paths the little witch roams in her travels. Here are the Amazon.com and Facebook.com links....." (click on links below.) ● Nicolas Remy wrote: "This year, we pretty much finished crossing the Pacific Ocean. Highlights of our "voyage à la voile" have been the Marquesas and the Tuamotu Islands in French Polynesia, Suwarrow in the Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga, two months in New Caledonia, and now New Zealand. To learn more, please visit us on http://journal.belle-isle.eu/. And if you wish to support us, please do so at http://dons.belle-isle.eu/, See you soon!" ● Donia Jemail is a Communication Associate at the The World Bank in Tunisia. ● Gwenaëlle Chabert is an international HR professional based in Canada. ● Maria Cristiana de Giovanni di Santa Severina is claim manager at Maire Tecnimont in Milan, Italy. ● Olivier Lauzon is a software engineer at Movable Ink in NYC. -- Emilie Jagut's book at Amazon.com -- Emilie Jagut's book at Facebook -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1995 Back to Top 1996 Marie-Josèphe Horner ('96)  TOP: Omran Al Kuwari ('96); BOTTOM: Lucie (Almasi) Smith ('96)  TOP: Marie-Eve Piché ('96); BOTTOM: Olivier Chevallier ('96) ● Sarah Kember Byers told us that she "welcomed a second daughter, Ava Aria, on 30 September 2012. All are well." ● Gaia Albertini shared similar good news: "My daughter's name is Ella, born on the 4th of September, and she's our first child." ● “In November 2009, Marie-Jo Horner, M.S.P.H., accepted a position with the Centers for Disease Control and Preven¬tion (CDC). In her new role based in Cairo, Egypt, she will conduct infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigations.....Since joining the Surveillance Research Program in 2005, Ms. Horner was involved in a number of projects, including editing the Cancer Statistics Review.” (http://surveillance.cancer.gov/newsletters/winter2010.pdf) ● “Omran Al-Kuwari (iQ Fellow for Energy Policy) is an energy professional with over 10 years experience in the energy industry. After joining Qatargas, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier, in 1999, he worked for several joint ventures, Qatar Petroleum affiliates, and ExxonMobil in Qatar, and the U.K. His positions held include roles in information systems, marketing, commercial negotiations, and management, with experience working with European, Japanese, and North American customers, and partners. He was General Manager and Director of the London operations of South Hook Gas Company, Qatar Petroleum’s first major LNG trading venture abroad, and the U.K.’s largest LNG importer, until August 2009. Mr. Al-Kuwari is now the Chief Executive Officer of GreenGulf Inc., a leading clean technology advisory business based at the Qatar Science & Technology Park, in Doha. [He] graduated from the George Washington University in 1999 with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration , and completed a Master’s in Business Administration at Cass Business School, City University London with a thesis on ‘Renewable Energy in Qatar’ in 2009 and was awarded his post-graduate MBA degree in November 2010. He is in fluent Arabic, English, and French.” (http://www.quraysh.com/22/15/professionals.aspx) ● Marie-Eve Piché is the Director of Finance & Business Analytics at AppNexus. She is the "Jury's Choice" awardee of HEC Montreal's 2012 Prix Relève d'Excellence in the large company category, which honours alumni who are 35 years of age and under. ● Olivier Chevallier est fondateur de Projexium SAS, "une société experte en développement d'outils de maîtrise financière.... [Il est] diplômé de l’ICN Business School et titulaire d’une licence de droit. [Il est aussi] ancien consultant SSII auprès d’Axys Consultants, et entrepreneur dans le domaine de la distribution de musique en ligne." (http://www.projexium.com/) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Interview with Omran Al Kuwari, CEO of Green Gulf (Click on link below) -- Omran Al Kuwari on Vimeo -- Class Notes Archives 1996 (Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1996 (July 2001 to Jan. 2009 newsletters) Back to Top 1997 TOP:Beatrice Limouzineau ('97); BOTTOM: Myriam Benlamlih ('97)  TOP: Valerie (Gallet) Lukac ('97); BOTTOM: Bruno Guélaff ('97)  TOP: Celine Gabriel Sabatier ('97); BOTTOM: Yannick Demoustier ('97)  Eric Thomas Weber ('97) ● Jean-Nicolas Pestieau told us that his sister Sarah Pestieau "who is a doctor, has been going on extended missions with Médecins Sans Frontières to Africa in the past two years. I believe she's about to leave to Pakistan for three months." ● Christopher Lavelanet "is the creative drive behind CLDesigns working as an international design consultant/project manager within a variety of industries. Christopher is now working as a Footwear Designer within Sketchers' Performance Division." (http://www.coroflot.com/clavelanet) ● Valerie Gallet Lukac is a program director at Canada Health Infoway in Montreal. ● Beatrice Limouzineau was interviewed by LePetitJoural.com in November 2011. She is currently the Senior Innovation Manager at Diageo in the U.K. She said: "Entre Londres et moi, c'est une longue histoire marquée de départs et de retours. Durant mon cursus à l'ESCP (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris), j'ai effectué un stage de 6 mois chez Dior, à Londres. Une fois mon diplôme en poche, j'y suis revenue de 2006 à 2008. J'ai alors travaillé chez Dunnhumby puis en marketing chez Reckitt Benckiser. Ensuite, j'ai réalisé un vieux rêve, retourner à New York, où j’ai habité pendant mon adolescence. Là-bas, je me suis occupée de la marque Clearasil pour le même groupe en tant qu'Associate Brand Manager. Cependant, en septembre 2009, avec la crise j'ai perdu mon emploi et par la même occasion mon visa de travail. Depuis avril 2010, me voici donc de retour à Londres où je travaille actuellement pour Diageo. Un rôle, que pour la première fois de ma carrière, j'affectionne particulièrement....." (To read the full interview, click on link below) ● Myriam Benlamlih "joined InterMedia in August 2009 and is responsible for managing quantitative and qualitative research projects in the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on Afghanistan and Iran. Before joining InterMedia, Myriam lead consumer and marketing research at Procter & Gamble, Morocco, pioneering several techniques for conducting research among illiterate and rural populations..... She also conducted economic research, analysis and forecasting at an American bank. Myriam holds a double Masters degree in Global Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. She also holds a Bachelors Degree from Mount Holyoke College in Economics and Psychology. She speaks French, English and Spanish fluently, and is proficient in Arabic." (http://www.intermedia.org/about/people/research-and-technical/) ● Bruno Guélaff: "Born in New York City as a Frenchman; early educational years at Lycée Français de New York followed by a US bachelors in sociology, Bruno still searched for his passion. After four years of studies at New York School of Interior Design, his niche was revealed. First recipient of the B.F.A. Travel Prize gave Bruno the opportunity to tour the globe stopping in 15 countries and over 22 cities, an experience that has greatly influenced his design flair. A head designer for some years at a prominent New York firm, he continues to develop his craft at studio bruno guelaff." (http://www.katika.ch/resources/user_files/media/ARTECOMAGbruno16-19.pdf) ● Solenne Anthonioz Liénard est Chargée des relations presse chez CANAL+ OVERSEAS. ● Yannick Demoustier: "Journaliste fort d'une dizaine d'années d'expérience dans la presse quotidienne, magazine et Internet, francophone ou anglophone, je traite de sujets de société, d'économie et de politique. Ayant vécu plus de 15 ans à New York, je suis l'actualité et les nouvelles tendances outre-Atlantique pour le JDN." (http://www.journaldunet.com/account/yannick-demoustier-2021) (To read some of Yannick's latest articles, click on link below) ● Celine Gabriel Sabatier is the Director of Guest Services at Sofitel Luxury Hotels and Resorts in San Francisco. ● Eric Thomas Weber: "My early education was in New York City at the Lycée Français de New York and then in Atlanta at the Lovett School. I next attended Vanderbilt University for my undergraduate education. While at Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN, I met my wife, Annie Davis Weber, who in 2011 earned her doctorate in Higher Education through the executive Ed.D. program at Vanderbilt. Annie and I both earned our master's degrees at Ohio University before we moved to Illinois, where I earned my doctorate in Philosophy at Southern Illinois University. We have a beautiful little girl named Helen Davis Weber, who was born on the day I was to receive my doctoral diploma in August of 2007. My passion for philosophy started in my time at Vanderbilt University. Quickly I became interested in the practical applications and value of philosophy to real-life problems. In my position in Public Policy Leadership at the University of Mississippi, my main focus is precisely to work with students and to write about those important lessons that philosophy has to offer for practical and moral leadership. Beyond academics, I love music. I learned to play classical guitar at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt and started Tempest Records, my fun hobby business, while I was in college. I play guitar and bass, I sing, and I dabble on the piano too. I've written many songs and hope to return to them someday." (http://www.ericthomasweber.org/bio.htm) -- Beatrice Limouzineau interviewed by LePetitJournal.com -- Recent articles by Yannick Demoustier -- Class Notes Archives 1997 (Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1997 (July 2001 to Dec. 2007 newsletters) Back to Top 1998 TOP: Gabriella Kessler ('98); BOTTOM: Abrima Erwiah ('98)  Marina Kawagishi ('98) ● Benjamin Kummer wrote: "I'm now in my second year of Neurology residency at Columbia Medical Center in Washington Heights. Email me to get in touch." ● Jean-Nicolas Pestieau wrote: "I'd like to inform the group that my wife, Christina Pestieau, is pregnant. We are expecting our baby in early June." ● Julia (Lutzke) Evans shared this with us: "I am now living in Boston with my husband who got a new job. So far it has been wonderful. We are also expecting our first child in March!" ● Gabriella Kessler “is a French-American documentary filmmaker based between New York and Paris. Her films vary from a short documentary on a baked bean factory in Maine to the importance of video for an NGO in India. Gabriella has made films for Etsy, Dowser, and Video Volunteers, among others; and assisted on documentaries for Pennebaker-Hegedus Films, Link TV, Les Films d’Ici, Arte, France 5 and the Sundance Channel, as well as major feature films. She has taught editing at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York and has worked on film and video workshops at the Maine International Film and Television Workshops, Video Volunteers, and Barefoot Workshops. Since 2008, Gabriella has been a member of TN2020, the British Council’s network for emerging leaders. Gabriella obtained a BA in Comparative Literature from NYU and an MA in Screen Documentary from Goldsmiths College in London. Her thesis film debuted at the Sheffield DocFest and was nominated for an RTS Student Award.” (http://www.gabriellakessler.com/about.html) ● Marina Kawagishi is an event specialist in San Francisco. Earlier in her career, she was bartender in S.F., and you can read an interview with her in 2007 by clicking on the link below. -- Meet your mixologist: Marina Kawagishi -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 1998 Back to Top 1999 TOP: Jennifer Cazenave ('99); BOTTOM: João Mateus Cordeiro Estrela ('99)  TOP: Jessie Friedman ('99); BOTTOM: Sékou Coulibaly ('99)  TOP: Sébastien Boutebel ('99); BOTTOM: Constance (Hervé) Roux ('99)  TOP: Nicky Samson ('99); BOTTOM: Edouard de Schepper ('99) ● Jennifer Cazenave "is a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literary Studies and French. She completed a B.A. in Languages and Literature at Bard College. Her research primarily focuses on visual and textual representations of the Holocaust, with a particular focus on survivor testimony. Her larger interests include twentieth century French and German literature, autobiography, cinema, and photography. A former Teaching Fellow at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, Jennifer is also a fellow of the Twelfth Annual Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Studies. A recipient of a 2008 Mellon Writing Grant from the Alice B. Kaplan Center for the Humanities Center, Jennifer was also a fellow at the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., where she conducted archival research for her dissertation. Jennifer is currently finishing her dissertation in Paris, where she has been undertaking a dual-degree with the Université Paris-Diderot since 2008……..Jennifer Cazenave, who undertook a dual-Ph.D. program with the Université de Paris 7, successfully defended her dissertation in Paris in April 2011 and received the highest honors. She plans to remain in Paris and is currently applying for a teaching position in Film Studies in France." (http://www.frenchanditalian.northwestern.edu/people/gradstudents/cazenave.html) ● Jessie Friedman: “Blue Heart Hour is a French-American electro-pop artist. Her music has been described as dark and raucous, angelic and vulnerable, teetering on the raged edge between Nine Inch Nails and La Roux. Blue Heart Hour is AKA Jessie F. The only child of an eccentric painter, Jessie lived in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Spain; all by the age of 10. During her teenage years in New York, she lived mostly in hotels, among them the infamous Chelsea Hotel…..Having had such unusual experiences has certainly given Jessie F. a lot to write about.” (http://www.bluehearthour.com/music/Home.html) ● Sékou Coulibaly is a National Account Director at L'Oréal USA. ● Sébastien Boutebel: "Âgés respectivement de vingt-neuf et trente ans, le concepteur-rédacteur Jean-Laurent Py et le directeur artistique Sébastien Boutebel constituent le premier team embauché au sein de l'agence Herezie, qui fête tout juste sa première année d'existence. Après avoir essuyé les bancs de l'école Sup de création, le duo est parti prendre l'air pendant quatre ans à Montréal, de 2006 à 2010 (agences Bleu-blanc-rouge et Palm+Havas). Avant de poser leurs valises chez Herezie, les deux jeunes créatifs feront tout de même un petit détour de trois mois en 2010 par Grey Paris. Au sein d'Herezie, Jean-Laurent Py et Sébastien Boutebel sont logiquement sur de nombreux budgets de l'agence: Isla Délice, Well, Samsung, Futureo, Cofidis, Essilor, Nespresso ou encore Chevrolet." (http://www.strategies.fr/actualites/agences/164392W/4-jean-laurent-py-et-sebastien-boutebel-herezie.html) ● Constance Hervé-Roux "specializes in corporate tax and mainly handles structuring and investment financing transactions, particularly in the real estate industry. She advises French groups as well as international investors. Admitted to the Bar in 2007, she graduated from HEC (2005) and holds an advanced degree (DESS) of Business legal counsel from the University of Paris XI Sceaux (2005). She joined the firm [De Pardieu Brocas Maffei] as an associate in 2007." (http://www.de-pardieu.com/webeng/De-Pardieu-Brocas-Maffei/Team/Associates/Constance-Herve-Roux) ● Nicky Samson is the Director of Rooms at the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in the United Arab Emirates. ● Edouard de Schepper is the Head of Brands at British American Tobacco. -- Class Notes Archives 1999 (Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 1999 (July 2001 to June 2007 newsletters) Back to Top 2000 TOP: Basil Agrocostea ('00); BOTTOM: Caroline (Vikati) Shields ('00)  Mayssoun (Chakir) Akhabbar ('00)  TOP: Guillaume Xavier-Bender ('00); BOTTOM: Maya Landau ('00) ● Basil Agrocostea wrote: “It has been many, many years since I have been in touch with anyone from LFNY. Though I did not attend LFNY through premiere/ terminale, I attended it for my first 8 years of schooling -- onzieme through quatrieme. LFNY has had a Profound, with a capital P, impact on my life: I attended it through my young, formative years. I went on to an American, middle-class high school and to a private college in Westchester, and I can tell you the way I think, talk and carry myself is a reflection of my French background to this day. It is a bittersweet thing, truly. Through the years, I have thought much about LFNY and my old classmates. I have Googled LFNY before, and I have seen the school's alumni page..... Many times I wish I had maintained some -- any -- contact with the school and my old friends. To keep things short, my family and I -- my sisters Anne (Anne Helen) [‘02] and Gabrielle [‘02] were students there too, and my mom Gabriella [Prof. de Sciences Naturelles, 1991-1996] worked at the school....I would love to be in touch with people from LFNY, particularly my old classmates. Perhaps it's too late, as it's been many years and some may view those years as "only grammar school." Yet, it would bring me happiness to connect with LFNY again.” ● Christopher Dulac "is a Managing Director of Red Stone Partners, where he is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, structuring, and closing tax-exempt bond, mezzanine and equity investments. [He] is a member of the firm’s acquisition and investment management teams. Mr. Dulac received a B.A. in Economics from McGill University. He is based in Red Stone’s New York office." (http://redstoneco.com/our-people/red-stone-partners/red-stone-partners-acquisitions-originations/christopher-dulac/) ● Guillaume Xavier-Bender "joined the German Marshall Fund of the USA (GMF) in November 2010. Based in Brussels, he is a Program Officer coordinating programming related to trade, development, and the transatlantic economy. Mr. Xavier-Bender monitors EU policies and politics in relation to the program, and liaises with the economic policy community in Brussels. Prior to joining GMF, he worked for the French Prime Minister’s Services in Paris. His range of experience includes EU economic affairs, international trade negotiations, and global and national security. He holds a master’s degree in international economic policy from Sciences Po in Paris, a master’s degree in diplomacy and strategic negotiations from the Université Paris-Sud XI, and a bachelor’s in International Law from the Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas." (http://www.gmfus.org/expert/experts_dirc/guillaume-xavier-bender/) ● Maya Landau est Directrice de clientèle chez Vogue/Condénast. ● Stéphane Gamard is Chief Technology Officer for Searchbox. "After his M.S. in Cognitive Science at the Institut National Polytechnic of Grenoble (INPG), Stéphane was a PhD candidate at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He is an acknowledged and published expert in the fields of cognitive modeling, language acquisition and algorithmic development." (http://www.searchbox.com/company/management/) -- Class Notes Archives 2000 ( Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 2000 (July 2001 to Jan. 2009 newsletters) Back to Top 2001 TOP: Bahij Tamer ('01); BOTTOM: Camille Wiart ('01)  TOP: Maria Livia Brauzzi ('01); BOTTOM: Charles Millet ('01)  TOP: Constance Smith ('01); BOTTOM: Nathalie Bonnet ('01) ● Camille Wiart: “Director of Global Partnerships: Camille comes to Source4Style by way of the world of luxury fashion & culture. As the Director of Business Development at the French Trade Commission, Camille worked directly with Paris-based fashion brands, offering counsel specifically related to import/export decisions. In 2005, Camille played an integral role in bringing Premiere Vision to New York, where she marketed the show directly to both designers & suppliers. At Source4Style, Camille is building relationships with suppliers, trade commissions and designer associations across the globe. Camille grew up in France and the US and is fluent in French and Spanish. She is also proficient in German, Italian and Portuguese." (http://www.source4style.com/about/meet-the-team/) ● Bahij Tamer "is currently the Marketing Manager on the Dior Skincare category at LVMH.....His prior positions include brand management on the Fragrance category at Coty Beauty and global marketing/product development on the Haircare category at L’Oréal.....He pursued a bilingual education at the Lycée Français de New York and passed the French Baccalaureate with honors in 2001. In 2005, he completed a B.A. (double major) in French Studies and Sociology from Duke University (magna cum laude) and was the recipient of the Robert J. Niess/Alexander Hull Award. He spent his junior year in Paris at the Sorbonne and Jussieu. Mr. Tamer is fluent in French, Arabic and Spanish and has studied Italian." (http://www.fitnyc.edu/12547.asp) ● Charles Millet is a sales account manager at Bonjour USA in New York. ● Maria Livia Brauzzi is the promotion manager of the laboratory at the Coop. Soc. Welcome Onlus (L'Accoglienza Onlus) in Rome, Italy. ● Constance Smith is Digital Communications Manager at Lacoste in Paris. ● Nathalie Bonnet is an energy management specialist at Nestlé in Switzerland. Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Maria Livia Brauzzi describes her workshop project “From All Countries”, for immigrant women in Rome. -- Maria Livia Brauzzi: workshop project “From All Countries” -- Class Notes Archives 2001 (Dec. 2009 to Dec 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 2001 (Nov. 2001 to Dec. 2007 newsletters) Back to Top 2002 TOP: Alain Haspil ('02); BOTTOM: Rasha Jerandi ('02)  Rémy Franzoni ('02) and his book  Marine Duroselle ('02)  TOP: Christopher Pirklbauer ('02); BOTTOM: Dimitra Theodoropulos ('02) ● Marine Duroselle told us that she "graduated from l'École Nationale Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs (Paris) Class of 2009. [She] most recently graduated from the Royal College of Arts (London) Class of 2011. [She is] now living in London, UK, doing artistic direction and freelance graphic design." ● “Margaux Larroche is an expert in the real estate sector.....Originally from France, Margaux has lived and studied internationally. She's lived in Cambridge in the UK, Sao Paolo in Brazil, Paris in France and New York, where she has resided for the past 15 years. Margaux is fluent in French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and English. She loves interacting and working with people of every background. As she puts it herself, "Being a third-culture kid gave me great socio-cultural adaptability which in turn helps me understand people's personalities and tastes in real estate." While she's always lived on the Upper West Side, Margaux studied in Morningside Heights at Columbia University, where she received a Bachelor degree in Economics and Mathematics, and on the Upper East Side at the Lycée Français de New York. Margaux also passed her French scientific baccalaureat in Paris, France. She comes from an entrepreneurial family who inspired her own entrepreneurial spirit .... Prior to residential real estate, Margaux co-founded and managed a short-term vacation rental company in New York City, and worked as an international business developer. In her free time, Margaux enjoys meeting new people and traveling, especially to Europe and South America. She's also involved in various communities including Lycée Français de New York (LFNY) Alumni, Columbia University Alumni, Columbia Alumni Arts League, Accueil New York, and of course, the Real Estate Board of New York.” (http://www.elliman.com/real-estate-agent/margaux-larroche/6617) ● Rémy Franzoni is a course lecturer at HEC Montreal and a business intelligence professionnal. ● Rasha Jerandi est traductrice et rédactrice bilingue (Français/Anglais) à Paris. ● Dimitra Theodoropulos is a corporate strategic analyst at Al Ghurair Investment, in the United Arab Emirates. ● Chris Pirklbauer is an account executive at Jumptap in NYC. ● Nicolas Duminil wrote: "I started a company which is the 1st international network for referrals and business development. It is a professional platform where international companies and intermediaries connect. I also do freelance Social Media Strategy and Community Management. I'm based in NYC, but I'm used to working remotely." (click on link below to access Nicolas' LinkedIn page.) -- Nicolas Duminil's LinkedIn page -- Class Notes Archives 2002 (Jul. 2008 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 2002 (Dec. 2003 to Dec. 2007 newsletters) Back to Top 2003 TOP: Adrianna de Svastich ('03); BOTTOM: Noel Adekambi ('03)  TOP: Noémie Bonnet; BOTTOM: Blasco Brauzzi ('03)  TOP: Maxime Renard ('03); BOTTOM: Laureen Lembé ('03)  TOP: Justine Cheng ('03); BOTTOM: Kimberly Colas ('03) ● "Originally from Tuxedo Park, New York, Adrianna de Svastich began her ballet training under Leonid Kozlov in Ramsey, New Jersey. At 14, she was accepted at The School of American Ballet in New York City, where she trained from 1999-2004. She also attended various summer programs with American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet, and The Royal Ballet School in London. While a student at The School of American Ballet, Ms. de Svastich performed in two annual workshop performances which included roles in George Balanchine’s Chopiniana, Serenade, Le Tombeu de Couperin and Union Jack: Royal Navy, as well as Bournonville’s Ballabile from Napoli. She also performed in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at the Palace Theater in Stamford, Connecticut, for two years. While attending The School of American Ballet Student Choreography Workshop, Ms. de Svastich choreographed two original pieces, Street Scenes in Hong Kong and Salvador. During her final year at the school, she performed with the New York City Ballet in Balanchine’s Serenade and Chopiniana, and in Susan Stroman’s Double Feature. Ms. de Svastich was a member of Pennsylvania Ballet II for two years before becoming an Apprentice in August 2007. She has been promoted to the Corps de Ballet for the 2009-2010 Season. Her performing experience with Pennsylvania Ballet includes George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Ballo Della Regina, and Serenade; Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake; John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet; Matthew Neenan’s Carmina Burana; Giselle; and The Sleeping Beauty. In addition to being a member of the Company, Ms. de Svastich is also pursuing a B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania." (http://www.paballet.org/dancers/corps_de_ballet/Svastich.html) ● (New York , New York -- 22 October 2012; ArtfixDaily.com) Noémie Bonnet “has been appointed Executive Director of Asia Week New York, it was announced by Henry Howard-Sneyd, Chairman of Asia Week New York 2013 and Sotheby's Vice-Chairman Asian Art, Americas.....Working with the group's Asia Week Planning Committee of gallery and auction house representatives, Ms. Bonnet will oversee the strategies and operations necessary to continue raising Asia Week New York's profile as a premier destination on the international Asian art calendar. She will execute the organization's plans for branding, communications, development, and events.....[She] is an experienced consultant for various institutions, companies and non-profit organizations. Following full-time tenures in program management at the Art Directors Club and business development at Internet Week NY, she has collaborated on a consulting basis with the French-American Foundation, TED, YouTube, Chapin School, Moleskine and the French Embassy in Washinton, D.C., to name a few. Ms. Bonnet has also worked as a contributing writer for the Art section of Flavorpill NY. Born just outside Paris, France and raised in New York, she was educated at the Lycée Français de New York, followed by Brown University, where she earned a B.A. in the History of Art and Architecture, magna cum laude and with Honors. Her travels overseas have taken her throughout Europe and Asia, including Thailand, Laos, China and Japan.” (http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/4342-no%C3%89mie-bonnet-appointed-executive-director-of-asia-week-new-york) ● Maxime Renard is a portfolio manager for a Swiss pension fund in Lausanne. ● When not auditioning or performing as an actress, Laureen Lembé works part time in retail for Apple in New York. ● Justine Cheng is an architect at Rogers Marvel Architects in New York. ● Kimberly Colas obtained a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering in 2012 at Pennsylvania State University and is presently employed as a research engineer at CEA --the French Atomic Energy Commission (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique). In 2009 she received "received a Fem’energia award, sponsored by the EDF Group – a European energy leader with a growing presence in the gas industry – and Women in Nuclear (WiN) France. Touted as a “springboard for your nuclear career,” the Fem’energia awards promote encouragement and guidance to young women in or wishing to enter the nuclear industry." (https://www.mne.psu.edu/news/news_detail.cfm?nid=107) -- Class Notes Archives 2003 (Dec.2009 to Dec. 2011 newsletters) -- Class Notes Archives 2003 (Nov. 2001 to Jan. 2009 newsletters) Back to Top 2004 TOP: Alexandra Zelman-Doring ('04); BOTTOM: Julian Harper ('04)  TOP: Nicolas François-Dainville ('04); BOTTOM: Nadia Sommereyns ('04)  TOP: Esther Delbourg ('04); BOTTOM: Valerie Meausoone ('04) ● Alexandra Zelman-Doring “is a co-founder of Throes Theater. She is the 2008 first-prize winner of the Glascock Poetry Prize which boasts Sylvia Plath and James Merrill among its past winners. Her recent poetry and translation has appeared or is upcoming in The Oxford Magazine, LIT Magazine, The Indy, The Brown Literary Review, The Saint Edmund Hall Magazine, The Strip, Potsherd, The Saint Ann’s Review, Porchlight, The Round, La Prensa, among other places. The writer studied at Brown University, Wadham College, Oxford, and holds a Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia University’s Program in Poetry. Her poems have been translated into Georgian, Turkish, and Spanish. They have been set to music by composers such as Andile Khumalo, and Jiří Kadeřábek, and she recently collaborated with composer David Adamcyk to produce ‘Cheval mémoire,’ 2011, for solo piano, electronics, and sound installation. She is the author of numerous plays including “Light in the Dust” and “To Hold an Apple,” selected by academy award winning playwright and screenwriter Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons, Atonement) to be performed in Oxford’s New Writing Festival 2011, and recently performed to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She studied acting at HB studios before beginning to work with Polina Klimovitskaya at Michel Howard Studios; Klimovitskaya, innovator and international master teacher, has been her teacher and mentor since since 2004. She appeared in “Act Before You Speak”(as Hamlet )—Burton Taylor Studio 2011, “To Hold an Apple” (as Sonia) directed by Jamie MacDonagh—Burton Taylor Studio, 2011, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011, Krapp’s Last Tape (as Tape) directed by Arabella Currie —BeckettOnaBoat, “It is So, If you Think So” (as Amalia) directed by Chisato Wada, written by Luigi Pirandello –Producers Club, NY, 2010....." (http://www.throestheater.com/?page_id=2) ● "Diplômé d’HEC et de Science Po Paris, Nicolas François-Dainville a travaillé dans des PME, en France et en Chine, avant de rejoindre la Présidence de la République en 2009 pour travailler auprès du Conseiller en charge des nouvelles technologies. Il est aujourd’hui collaborateur parlementaire et Secrétaire général d’un think tank sur l’entreprise." (http://www.economiematin.fr/les-experts/itemlist/user/325-nicolasfrancoisdainville) ● Nadia Sommereyns "graduated from the University of Southern California where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a minor in Business Administration. She also received her French Baccalaureate and is fluent in French. Nadia interned at the United Nations in New York, working as French translator for the UN website and was able to partake in several public diplomacy debates, which have enabled her to enhance her negotiation skills. She then worked at Blaze Public Relations, where she managed accounts for clients, such as 7-Eleven and the Sheraton Universal, and maintained strong client relations. In her free time, Nadia enjoys traveling, photography, and writing her food blog." (http://www.voklaw.com/site/Nadia_Sommereyns.php) ● Esther Delbourg is a Ph.D. candidate at Ecole Polytechnique (France) working on climate change and water conflicts. She is also a lecturer in microeconomics at Sciences-Po (Paris). And, "as a member of the China Institute, an independent think-tank on french-chinese relations, [she is] in charge of the Sino-French Media Forum, an annual event gathering the CEOs of top french and chinese media." (https://sites.google.com/site/delbourgesther/) ● Valerie Meausoone is a data manager at Stanford University's School of Medicine in San Francisco. -- Four poems by Alexandra Zelman-Doring -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 2004 Back to Top 2005 TOP: Paul Boulat ('05); BOTTOM: Chloé Benoist ('05)  TOP: Diama Victoria Ciss ('05); BOTTOM: Mathilde de Bausset ('05)  TOP: Alexandra Cassar ('05); BOTTOM: Martin Hendel ('05) ● Paul Boulat "was born in Paris, France, but was raised by his globe-trotting parents in London, England, and the greater New York area. After a year and half spent at Providence College, in Rhode Island, Paul finished his undergraduate studies on the small liberal-arts campus of Wesleyan University in Central Connecticut. Meanwhile, his parents and youngest sibling continued their travels to Chicago, exposing him to yet another cosmopolitan and vibrant environment. All throughout his college years, Paul has returned to Mis en Scene as a summer intern.....Now, after graduating with Honors from Wesleyan University’s College of Letters, Paul has joined the Mis en Scene staff full time, assisting in the development of the firm’s presence online and facilitating communication with current and prospective clients, while furthering his knowledge of retail practices and the interior design industry." (http://www.misenscenegreenwich.com/about_us_paul.php) ● Chloé Benoist is "a journalist currently living in Beirut, Lebanon, where [she is] also finishing a master’s in political science at the American University of Beirut. Before moving to this small Middle Eastern nation, [her] life has been split between [her] native France, Chicago and New York City, where [she] grew up, studied and worked. In 2009, [she] graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a specialization in written journalism and political science. In 2011, five years after taking [her] first Arabic class, [she] decided to jump into the unknown and move to Lebanon to further [her] understanding of the political, social and economic complexities of the region." (http://chloebenoist.wordpress.com/about/) (Click on link below to access her print, photography and multimedia work) ● Savinien Caracostea is currently a student at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. ● Diama Victoria Ciss is a strategy consultant at Deloitte in the United Arab Emirates. ● Martin Hendel is a research engineer at EIVP – Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris. ● "Véritable globe-trotter, Daphné Paret a parcouru le monde durant treinze ans, elle prend alors goût à la photographie. Une passion qui ne l'a jamais quittée et qu'elle continue d'approfondir, aujourd'hui, par des formations successives à l'EFET, à l'International School of Photography de New York et au Maine Media Workshops lors de ses étés passés aux Etats-Unis....." (http://www.mariages.net/photo-mariage/daphne-paret--e37902) ● Alexandra Cassar is a fine fragrance evaluator and an evaluation and marketing coordinator at MANE USA. She works "to support both marketing and evaluation teams, contributing to all aspects of fragrance concept ideation and creation and has previous fragrance experience with Victoria Secret and IFF." (http://www.perfumerflavorist.com/networking/news/people/123344333.html?page=2) ● Mathilde de Bausset est entrepreneur et Présidente fondatrice chez Je Vis Mieux: "Aurore a signé en septembre un nouveau partenariat qui contribuera dès le début de l’année 2013, à l’accompagnement des personnes accueillies : l’entreprise solidaire « Je vis mieux » permet aux personnes en difficulté d’accéder à des produits de première nécessité, à prix réduit. A 25 ans, Mathilde de Bausset, sa fondatrice, nous explique plus en détail son projet et son engagement....." (http://aurore.asso.fr/les-personnes-accueillies-ont-leur-partenaire-du-quotidien.html) (To read the full interview, click on link below) -- Chloé Benoist's website -- Mathilde de Bausset parle à Aurore -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 2005 Back to Top 2006 TOP: Geoffrey Jean-Baptiste; BOTTOM: Violette Masco ('06)  TOP: Allegra Clark ('06); BOTTOM: Charlotte Doutriaux ('06)  TOP: Jeff Aziakiou ('06); MIDDLE: Elektra Yao ('06); BOTTOM: Denise Buna ('06) ● Geoffrey Jean-Baptiste, writer and director “acted in plays and commercials starting at the age of 7. In those early years Geoffrey gained camera experience being in commercials for Nickelodeon and ESPN. At age 10 he was a part of a VH1 half hour special: rock of ages. He attended and graduated from the Lycée Français de New York. During that time, he was in school productions of classic French and Greek plays. He also began developing clever literary prowess that led him to being published in several poetry anthologies. He would later apply his literary skills to develop an effective scriptwriting method. Many years later after his tenure as a production assistant for Sam Bassett, a renowned photographer and intriguing filmmaker, he decided he had acquired the filmmaking skills and began pursuing endeavors of his own." (http://www.mariolarrea.com/txt/text.txt) ● Allegra Clark is a marketing coordinator and editorial assistant at CEW in New York. She is also a freelance voice-over artist whose past clients include StriVectin, BeepBeep.com, and the Smithsonian Institute. (Click on link below to hear a voice demo.) ● Charlotte Doutriaux wrote: "I just finished my apprenticeship contract at Kraft Foods and will be working as a "VIE" for a year or two in San Francisco starting in January. My new title will be Trade Advisor at the French Consulate of San Francisco." ● Jeff Aziakou is an analyst at Olam International in New York. ● Elektra Yao is a 2011 graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School and is presently an attorney in Madrid. ● Until August 2012, Denise Buna worked "in the Consulting division of Analysys Mason. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in consulting and market research. Denise has a Commerce degree and a Master's in International Business from the Queen's School of Business in Canada, and an MSc in Marketing Management from the ESADE Business School in Spain." (http://www.analysysmason.com/People/Denise-Buna/) Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Violette Masco in "Les Chacaux réveillent le New Morning" (Click on link below) -- Violette Masco on YouTube -- Allegra Clark voice over demo -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 2006 Back to Top 2007 TOP: Tora Fisher ('07) sings at the Citi Military Appreciation Day event to honor U.S. veterans and current service members in Bryant Park (NYC) on November 11, 2011; BOTTOM: Guillaume Lavin ('07)  TOP: Gwen Madeline ('07); BOTTOM: Margaux Michel ('07)  TOP: Mathieu Chamlou-Foroughi ('07); BOTTOM: Carlotta Morteo ('07)  TOP: Olivia Pei ('07); BOTTOM: Andre Lorenceau ('07) ................................................................................ In Memoriam: ● Patrick Karorero († July 3, 2008) (See In memoriam section of this newsletter for further details, or click on link below) ................................................................................. ● Adrian Landon wrote to us after the hurricane: "I have recently been unable to sculpt in my metal shop due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. My shop, right off the Gowanus Canal, got 4 feet of water during the storm, and the power has yet to be restored. Luckily I am on the second floor and my equipment was untouched, but I was just in the middle of making a new horse sculpture for an upcoming event in Palm Beach, Florida, The Winter Equestrian festival, where I will be exhibiting 4 life-size horse sculptures for several months." ● "New York City singer/songwriter Tora Fisher found her voice – and salvation – through heartache and loss. After all, it’s not many people who like Tora, walk away as the sole survivor of a tragic plane crash. In her debut CD, SPILLING OVER, a passionate ode to these very themes, Tora explores these feelings track by track and word by word, having written or co-written all the songs on the album, and delivering something that is nothing short of highly personal and intensely moving.....With a powerful voice and edgy, eclectic style (not to mention those wordsmith prowesses).....twenty-two year old Tora Fisher is a musical force to be reckoned with. As the daughter of Broadway producers, Fisher spent her early years surrounded by music and the arts, her days filled with singing and dance lessons.....Life took an unexpected and cruel turn when Tora was in an accident at thirteen years of age. A plane carrying Tora, her father, stepmother and four others crashed into the back of a sheet metal factory building Tora was the only survivor. Miraculously she walked herself out of the plane, and when Rescue arrived they found her standing in the snow nearly unscratched.....To avoid being surrounded by the life she once shared with those she had lost, Tora left New York for Connecticut, where she began studying at the illustrious Choate Rosemary Hall college-preparatory school .....[and] graduate with Cum Laude Society Honors. After graduation.....Tora enrolled in Columbia University. Feeling artistically constricted, she took a leave from studies to focus on her music career. Within two short years she was signed with Chris Keaton Presents and began working on her new album. She has since performed aboard the USS Intrepid, had shows in New York and released her first single, Man of Steel, proceeds of which benefit veterans and their families (philanthropy being another of Tora’s passions)." (http://officialtora.com/bio/) ● Andre Lorenceau is a student at the University of Texas at Austin, and expects to graduate in 2013 with a BBA in Finance. ● Guillaume Lavin est Officier Élève à l’École Navale de Brest. -- In Memoriam: Patrick Karorero -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 2007 Back to Top 2008 TOP: Laura Belmont de Gunzburg ('08); BOTTOM: Sophie Loretan ('08)  Giselle Brasseur ('08)  TOP: Ivan de Quercize ('08); BOTTOM: Natalia Cote-Muñoz ('08) ● “Laura Belmont de Gunzburg is an equestrian who has competed in the Hampton Classic for the past 8 years. Born in Paris, then moving to New York City when she was 6 years old, Laura has ridden almost all of her life. She attended the Lycée Francais School, which became difficult for her competitive show schedule. She moved to the Trevor Day School on 88th and Central Park West and began to home-school while on the road in order to compete. “My friends did not understand at all. While they were all doing other activities, I was traveling and going to train with my horses before and after school. They didn’t get it at all,” says Belmont. “I was obsessed with it. It is what I loved. I studied. I rode. I had a lot of structure because of it. I love it more than anything. I love my animals. They are so sensitive. They feel everything. They sense everything. That is how you communicate. It is the one thing I do for hours a day, the one feeling where I am completely present. Nothing else matters while I am on one of my horses. I do not hear anything else. I am very attention-deficit, and this brings me peace. I am at one with my horse. They all have such different personalities. We have formed such a bond.” Laura [was] an Art History major and senior at Miami University, and [trained] most of the year out of Wellington, Florida while at college..... “People do not realize the commitment, hard work and dedication it takes to be competitive in this sport. I have gym workouts 5 days per week for strength and endurance. I have a 90-minute drive to and from the stables from the University of Miami each day, plus my classes and studies. It is a lot.....” (http://box388.blogspot.fr/) ● Sophie Loretan: « A l'âge de 10 ans, j'écrivais des chansons basées sur des mélodies déja connues et demandais à ma mère si elle était d'accord que je devienne chanteuse. C'est avec elle que j'ai commencé à chanter à Singapour, au karaoké qu'on avait à la maison. En 2002, j'ai rejoins la troupe de comédie musicale du Lycée Français de New York et ai obtenu des rôles principaux à plusieurs reprises (Hope Hartcourt, dans Anything Goes, Sarah Bernardt dans French Toast). Je prenais des cours de chant en parallèle avec la chanteuse et coach vocale Tina Shafer. De retour dans mon pays natal en 2006 j'ai intégré l'école de musique le Funambule à Nyon, toujours en parallèle de mes études. Etant à l'internat à Coppet, ces cours au Funambule étaient le rayon de soleil de ma semaine, le seul endroit où je me sentais vraiment bien entourée d'artistes avec qui je pouvais partager ma passion et des moments très forts lors des représentations. Après avoir passé mon baccalauréat littéraire en juin 2008, j'ai pris une année sabatique pour pouvoir faire l'école des musiques actuelles, ATLA, à Paris où j'ai eu l'occasion de chanter quelques chansons dans le célébre club de jazz, le New Morning. En 2009, je fais la connaissance de Robin de Haas et de Valéry Maury, au sein des ateliers du Funambule. Robin est toujours mon coach de chant actuel. Une heureuse rencontre, sa méthode me permets de beaucoup progresser, de comprendre ma voix, comment il faut l'utiliser sainement et de me développer dans ma carrière artistique. Valérie, chorégraphe du spectacle auquel j'ai participé au Funambule, Le Quai des Reves m'a apprit l'importance de la posture et du mouvement sur scène. Elle m'a aidé à être plus à l'aise dans mon corps lorsque je suis sur scène. Aujourd'hui en 2011, j'ai décidé de suspendre mes études universitaires pour pouvoir me consacrer à mes passions le chant, le théâtre et l'apprentissage de la langue chinoise. C'est grâce au chant que je me suis épanouie, c'est à travers lui que j'arrive le mieux à m'exprimer et mon rêve est de pouvoir un jour vivre de mon art. J'ai plusieurs projets qui avancent cette année dont Le Casino Show à Montreux avec Deeva-Dance, avec qui j'ai vraiment hâte de débuter cette aventure! » (http://www.deeva-dance.com/fra/index.php?p=122&pp=81) ● "American/French actress Giselle Brasseur has spent the beginning of her career studying at the prestigious Lee Strasburg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. Shortly after finishing, she landed her first feature film and lead role as Maggie in PerfectMatch." (http://longstockingdesign.com/tuberville/cast-crew/giselle-brasseur/) ● Natalia Cote-Muñoz is a Research Fellow for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. Her article, Mexico’s Drug War: Not Another Colombia, can be accessed by clicking on the link below. Videos of LFNY alumni on the internet: ● Sophie Loretan interprète "cabaret" au casino show de Montreux. (Click on link below) -- Sophie Loretan on YouTube -- Mexico’s Drug War....., by Natalia Cote-Muñoz -- Class Notes Archives: 2008 Back to Top 2009 TOP: Raphaëlle King-Houis ('09); BOTTOM: Robert Lawrence Smith ('09) ● Raphaëlle King-Houis "is a junior graduating a year early from Emory University with a major in Economics and a minor in Visual Arts. Born in Paris and raised in New York, Raphaëlle is passionate about creative ideas and is honored to help spread “ideas worth spreading” as Director of Public Relations for TEDxEmory." (http://tedxemory.org/team-2011/) -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 2009 Back to Top 2010 TOP: Alex Assouline ('10); BOTTOM: Anne-Catherine Moyse ('10)  TOP: Léa Recton ('10); BOTTOM: Michael Moison ('10)  Benito Solomon Fernandez ('10) ● Benito Solomon Fernandez wrote: "My favorite Lycée memories are the celebrations I attended from the Petite Section through the CM2 years. They were a great deal of fun and I still fondly remember those times." Benito is presently studying at Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut) and expects to graduate in 2014 with a major in Public Policy and Law. After that, he plans on pursuing an MBA/JD joint degree and practicing in the USA and Europe. ● Marie Moriani: "Actuellement étudiante a l'ESSCA , j'étudie les bases du commerce tel que le marketing, le management, la comptabilité et les mathématiques de gestion. De plus je suis bilingue en anglais ayant vécu dix ans aux Etats-Unis." (http://www.amplement.fr/marie-moriani) ● Michael Moison is a student at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, and expects to graduate in 2014. ● Léa Recton est étudiante à l'Institut des sciences de l'entreprise et du management et espère obtenir sa Licence 3 (Marketing/Vente) en 2013. -- Class Notes ARCHIVES: 2010 Back to Top 2011 TOP: Clara Cassan ('11); BOTTOM: Wetia Porquet (('11)  TOP: Francis Hani ('11); BOTTOM: Maryam Breguet ('11) ● Clara Cassan: “French and American, Clara graduated from the Lycée Français de New York (LFNY) in 2011 with a Baccalaureat specialized in literature. She received a national award for founding LFNY ‘s Literary Magazine featuring texts and works by young writers and artists. In a previous internship, she worked as assistant for the American artist Steve Miller and helped organize his installations and exhibitions. In the Fall 2012, Clara will be entering Scotland’s St Andrews University to study for a double major in Art History and Film Studies. For her internship at RU, Clara is keen to expand her knowledge of the art world by working as administrative and project coordinator.” (http://www.residencyunlimited.org/team/2011/12/clara-cassan/) Back to Top 2012 TOP: Daniela Suarez-Rebling ('12); BOTTOM: Olivia Adechi ('12)  TOP: Adrien Boublil ('12); BOTTOM: Iris Leretour ('12)  Loïs Masson ('12) ● July 16, 2012: CollegeSwimming.com: “[The] Head Coach for Harvard Women's Swimming & Diving, has announced the addition of 11 incoming freshmen for the 2012-13 season [including].....Daniela Suarez-Rebling, Freestyle, New York, N.Y.....Before Harvard: Four-year letter winner at Lycée Français de New York.....Member of AGUA club swim team for seven years.....Captained school swim team senior year.....Participated on the Mexican Junior National Team at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships (CCCAN) and the 2010 Central American and Mexican games in Guatemala.....Won both a gold and silver medal at the CCCAN....Qualified for Eastern Zone Sectionals in 2009.....Selected as school swim team MVP in 2011.....Played cello in the school's orchestra from 2005-2012.....Traveled with Medical Missions for Children to Peru.....Performed community service in Guatemala.....Worked at a daycare center for homeless children and orphans from 2010-2012 .....Co-chair of a fundraiser for Mount-Sinai Hospital's Adolescent Center.....Interned in the New York Presbyterian Hospital Emergency Room and the Brooklyn Hospital Center shadowing a neurosurgeon and a pediatrician.....Member of the National Society of High School Scholars … Recipient of the 2010 Lycée Français de New York Music Award and German Language Award.....Four-year recipient of Prix d'Excellence Award.....Peer tutor." (http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2012/jul/16/harvard-womens-swimming-and-diving-adds-11-for-201/) ● Adrien Boublil “was born in Paris and raised between London and New York, living in a multicultural environment led him to his passion: cinema. He studied at the Lycée Français de New York specializing in French Literature. He spent summer 2011 interning and learning from the master on Woody Allen's set of To Rome with Love. Adrien also interned during the production of the movie Les Miserables in London. Today, his attention lays on his new short movie Yelo." (http://yelofilm2012.com/Cast___Crew.html) ● Iris Leretour is an undergraduate student at Concordia University - John Molson School of Business. Back to Top --Interested in organizing your Class Reunion? E-mail us at: contact[at]lfnyalumni.org, for assistance. Also, see our newsletter section Reunions, Events, and Gatherings (sub-section Advice from Alumni who have Organized Reunions) for valuable tips! Back to Top  Notices that arrived too late to be included in the current newsletter will appear in the next edition. Stay tuned and keep the news flowing! / Les annonces qui sont arrivées trop tard pour être publiées dans le bulletin actuel, paraîtront dans la prochaine édition. To submit your own news or volunteer to edit your Class Notes, contact us at: /Si vous souhaitez nous aider à rédiger les messages de vos camarades, contactez nous à: contact[at]lfnyalumni.org Back to Top --Your Contact Information-- If you change your email address, please don’t forget to send us your new one. Keep your contact information current. Write to aalfny[at]gmail.com, or contact[at]lfnyalumni.org Back to Top |
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