Before coming to D-E, History Department Chair, Arika “Ari” Easley-Houser taught at Rutgers Prep and several colleges and universities, including Montclair State University and New York University. A socio-cultural historian focused on United States history, she received her Ph.D. from Rutgers University and a certificate in school management from the Harvard Business School. She was recently selected for a National Association of Independent Schools Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads. Now in her third year of heading the department, Easley-Houser speaks to the importance of historical inquiry for students and how the history curriculum must reflect and respond to the diversity of students. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
D-E ’87
Jeanine Seitman Keller finally bought a house in Carmel Valley, CA. She is enjoying 70-degree winter days after 20 years in Breckenridge, CO.
D-E ’78
Nicholas “Nic” Apostoleris is the new CEO of a medical group, Tri-County Medical Group, which is looking to become a community health center organization based in Lima, NY. Lima is south of Rochester, near where Nic’s wife, Cathy, grew up and where her parents still...
D-E ’76
Lisa Diaz Nash was excited to be sworn in as a member of San Mateo’s Measure S Citizen Oversight Committee. The committee will review spending of a special sales tax to improve infrastructure and city services. We wish Rob Shafir the best as the new chief executive...
D-E ’73
Kudos to Alfred “Al” Drewes, who has been retained to teach at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.
D-E ’96
Karen Orzolek's band, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, reissued its debut album, Fever to Tell, this past October and held several concerts in the United States for the first time in four years. Go Karen O!
D-E ’00
Samantha Mann Raphael sent in this update this past December: “I have been living in Massachusetts for the last 13 years. My husband and I have two girls, Fraya (5 years) and Sydney (16 months), who keep us on our toes! This year began my 11th year teaching social...
D-E ’04
Matthew “Matt” Krane got a promotion recently. After seven years with Accenture, Matt has spent the past two and a half years with GEP Worldwide, a leading international procurement and supply chain consulting and technology firm. In December 2017, he was promoted to...
D-E ’17
Maxine Musto as a college freshman took first prize in Franklin & Marshall College's Solo and Concerto Competition playing the Concerto Number 2 for Violin by Henri Wieniawski. As a result, she earned the opportunity to perform the solo in concert with the...
Alumni and Community Happenings
Above: Heidi Skolnik ’79, Paul Marber ’78, Maria Sanchez Gardner ’78, Joanne Graf ’78, Linda Reiter ’78, Paul Lucas ’79, Michele Grodberg ’79, Illyse Kaplan ’79, Rob Linder ’79, and Soraya Zarghami Gage ’79 Each and every season, and for many great reasons,...
D-E ’01
David Machinist and Michael Machinist’s band, Shinobi Ninja, had their song "Genuine Is In" featured in episode three of the Netflix television show, She's Gotta Have It, created by alumni parent Spike Lee. The twins are pictured above (holding the posters) with Spike...