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| ISB ALUMNI NEWSLETTER Spring 2017
Welcome to the spring edition of ISB Today! | |
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| Director Lee Fertig Visits Alumni in Five North American Cities
From 29 January to 5 February, ISB Director Lee Fertig undertook a marathon alumni tour or 5 events in 5 cities in 8 days. As always, there were great connections, lots of nostalgia, and many demonstrations of ongoing commitment to this school community that has wonderfully served so many for 65 years. | |
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| Join the ISB Online Alumni Community!
We now have almost 1000 former ISB-ers digitally connected with each other: looking at photos from these alumni gatherings, using the online directory to find each other, viewing old yearbooks, and much more! If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to register at www.alumnisb.be to see photos from these recent events and to make sure you stay connected with our alumni community as well. | |
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| ISB Speech and Debate Alumni Return to Campus
On the 2 - 4 December 2017, ISB hosted the New European Speech, Debate, and Acting Association Speech and Debate Tournament, both a responsibility and a pleasure which comes around every five years. A number of ISB alumni who were former speech and debate protégés' generously offered to come back to help judge the tournament and to give something back to their former school and speech and debate coaches. | |
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| Upcoming ISB Alumni Events Both at Home and Abroad! | Following the great success of the 65th Anniversary & Homecoming Celebrations last October in Brussels, as well as a number of well-attended alumni gatherings this winter, including events in Toronto, Minneapolis, Seattle, Los Angeles, Seattle, and of course, Brussels, we are very pleased to announce further alumni events and gatherings in the 2016-2017 school year.
We hope to raise a glass with you at one of these events very soon! | |
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| Spring Cocktail Reception Thursday, 6 April 2017
16:30 - 18:30
ISB Chateau Register Now | |
5 Year Reunions Friday, 9 June 2017
12:00 - 17:00
ISB Campus
Register Now
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10 Year Reunions Friday, 16 June 2017
12:00 - 19:00
ISB Campus
Register Now
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| See more Upcoming Alumni Events | |
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| Remembering Middle School Teacher Frank Morandi
ISB Today regrets to share the sad news that former Middle School colleague - and very good friend to many of us - Frank Morandi, has passed away. A talented teacher, Frank was also an accomplished basketball coach who had an exceptional rapport with students both inside and outside the classroom. ISB Faculty Members Lisa Schubert and Former Faculty Member James Bell, Paul Boucher and Laura Boucher remember Frank. | |
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| A Tribute to Roger Vanderhye, Former Head of the ISB Elementary School
Roger Vanderhye (1956-2017) served as Elementary School Head at ISB from 2000 to 2002. A dynamic leader, he was known for his innovative approach to education and his willingness to listen to people who sought him out. He was a hands-on international educator, dedicated to and successful at enabling the people he worked with. Phil Hesse remembers Roger in this tribute. | |
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- Eliane Van Stichel writes about enjoying retirement.
Barbara & Peter Huenink remembers teaching 6th grade for two years at ISB. Mariana Parks '67 writes about visiting ISB last fall and keeping up with far-flung classmates. Linda Chaves '68 writes about spending over 30 years at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
| Angela Hills '81 writes to announce the death of her mother, Sheila Hills (née Stewart) wife of John Hills also former athletic director and soccer coach at ISB for many years. Don Cuffel '74 writes about his travels around the world. Jennifer Meltzer (nee Spencer) '75 writes about enjoying life on the western coast of the USA. Camille von Eberstein '75 writes about working with Apple. Jim Recker '76 writes about living a good life in the Silicon Valley. Laura Spalart ' 77 writes about working in IT at Microsoft and traveling extensively. Robin Basham (nee Silver) '79 writes about owning a Tech Compliance Consulting Company.
| SRachel Simons writes about painting in her retirement. - Kimete Mitrovica-Basha writes about working to preserve, digitise and make publicly the holdings her husband's vast archive.
Robin Louks and Loren Bennett write that they retired from teaching a few years ago. J Meere writes about his career in teaching, and software. Andy Vorhees writes about raising 3 wonderful kids. Maureen Manley '81 writes about living and working in Minneapolis Minnesota. Peggy Weaver '83 writes about looking forward to seeing our classmates next year at our 35th reunion. Sam Ross '83 writes about living in California. David Webb '83 writes about working in technology in California. Kim Zimmerman '83 writes about her career s a singer. Tur Yates '85 writes about enjoying life. Michelle Townsend '85 writes about the many things she has done since her years at ISB. Marc Huebner '86 writes about spending the past 25 years in the Home Technology field. Carlton Schuyler '87 writes about programming and travel. Peter Marteinson' 87 writes about a career in teaching. Steven Fox '88 plans to make a brief stop in Brussels en route to Malta in the spring of 2017. Amy Guttery '88 writes about living in St. Paul, MN for the past three and a half years. Jessica Lindsey '89 writes about getting together with her ISB girlfriends. Mark Scott '88 writes about working at Lockheed Martin Space Systems.
| Suzanne O'Donnell-Fuks writes about life after teaching at ISB from 1989-2008. Mary-Ann Sullivan writes her positions at international schools after leaving ISB in 1997. Rebecca Dragonfly writes about teaching in Minnesota since she left ISB in 2000. Tobias Ragoczy '91 writes about living in Seattle since 2001. Vikram Goel '92 writes about living in India, La Reunion, Texas and Toronto Aron Shafran '93 writes about becoming an esthetician. Kelley Trahan '94 writes about working as an Environmental Librarian at the San Francisco Public Library. Danielle Tooley Montegut '94 writes about waking at a telecom company in Louisiana. Jason Washington '94 writes about working in the Film and Television industry in Canada. Anne Leinfelder '95 writes about living in San Francisco for the past 14 years practicing employment law. Steve Hilbert '96 writes about working in the Puget Sound Region. Bryan Clapper '98 writes about a career in real estate in the Twin Cities.
| Amy Domingo writes about returning back to Canada after teaching at ISB from 2008 to 2010. Mary Ellen Cochran writes about enjoying traveling after teaching at ISB from 2001-2016. Rebecca Dragonfly '00 writes about teaching as an Instructional Specialist. Michael Bernard '05 writes about living in LA and working as a reliability engineer. See more in the Alumni Spotlight below. Dodd Gray '06 writes about his academic career since leaving ISB. Tatianna Manzon-Gutzman '06 writes about working at Sony Playstation. Thomas Pinnington '07 writes life as a committed outdoor enthusiast. Naved Syed '07 writes about working at EDF in Paris as an Electrical Engineer and Project Manager. Nao Shindo' 07 writes about keeping up his hobby, with over 50 countries travelled! Sabina De Duonni '07 writes about working at Google in Dublin. Kevin Hutchison '07 writes about living north of Toronto. Julien Van de Casteele '07 writes about working in Brussels at Doctors Without Borders. Sophie Helsham '07 writes about working in Michigan and Illinois. Marie Bodet '07 writes about staying in Belgium after graduating from ISB. Annie Thigpen '07 writes about working as a CRNA in Charlotte, NC. Rory O'Brien '07 writes about working as an architect in Oxford. Felix Bragman '07 writes about his studies since leaving in 2005. Sacha Nacar '09 writes about working at Cisco in San Francisco Bay Area. James Horton '09 writes about launching a new Major League Soccer franchise in Minnesota.
| Danny Neville writes about teaching in Toronto. Elini Milissis '10 remembers her ISB friends. Jennifer Light '10 writes about taking part in the 5k Race For Life. Laura Weir '12 writes about working as a business consultant for IBM in London. Tara Ennis '12 writes about working at Unilever. Zechariah Miller '12 writes about joining the U.S. Army. Stijn Kruidenier '12 writes about interning at Nike European headquarters. Alison Galetti '13 writes about beginning a career at Amazon.
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| From ISB to Building Rockets - Michael Bernard Shoots for the Stars
During the recent Alumni Events Tour in North America, ISB Today was able to meet with Michael Bernard '05 who now works at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. Michael shared his memories of his time at ISB and how it helped inform his work at Space X today. | |
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| Sam Horn '10 Creates a Little Alchemy
The ISB Alumni Office was delighted to connect alumnus Sam Horn with the Middle School/High School Library. On 27 January, Sam visited the ISB campus and received four copies of The Alchemist from Librarian Charlotte Veuger to support the refugee aides that are working with him in Serbia. | |
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| David Richard and Family
David Richard '79 was in Brussels over the Christmas holidays and wanted to bring his family by to see ISB and show them where he spent my high school years from 1975-1979. | |
Gloria Schwammlein P'92, P'94
Gloria Schwammlein P'92, P'94 and her husband Gary lived in Brussels from 1982 to 1990, and their children Brian, Karin and Allan all attended ISB. On a recent trip to Europe, Gloria brought Brian's '92 children to ISB for a visit to their Dad's old school.
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| Ece Artan
Ece Artan '16, Class Representative for the Class of 2016, visited ISB with a friend from London so she could show her around her former school. | |
Edward Flaherty
Edward Flaherty '64 attended ISB for his senior year and has never forgotten his time here. This trip to Brussels was his first visit back to ISB since he graduated so many years ago.
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