Life after Browning

1950s

George Liebmann ’57 shared the news of the June release of his book Journal of Two Plague Years, which is a collection of 70 op-ed pieces, beginning with the presidential election of 2020 that appeared in The American Conservative Online, Baltimore Sun, Chronicles Online, the Washington Examiner, the Washington Times, and more. The book comprises the views of a writer discouraged by the indifference to constitutional values of former President Trump and the devotion to identity politics and moral nihilism of too many of his opponents. It is a sequel to Vox Clamantis In Deserto, a collection of articles written over a 25-year period, encompassing the Clinton, Bush Jr., Obama, and Trump administrations.

1970s

Ralph Gardner ’71 wrote a piece entitled “What am I supposed to do with my old yearbooks?” last December for The Berkshire Eagle, in which he included: “Indeed, the only autograph in any of my yearbooks comes from Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor, Democratic National Committee chair, and Browning School fifth grader. I brought along the 1959 yearbook when he was running for president of the United States in 2004 and I interviewed him for the New York Observer.”

1980s

Peter Gordon ’84 shared: I am the Head of the Adelson School, a PS–12 coed day school in Las Vegas, NV. My 11-year-old twins, Noah and Olivia, who are fifth graders at the school, love living in the Southwest. We moved here about six years ago when I took my second Head of School position in Arizona and moved to Las Vegas last year. The weather is amazing and opportunities for life experiences abound!

Bill Reed ’85 visited Browning in January to deliver a presentation to students on the Green Team and Robotics team, and in Grade 6 science classes regarding his career experiences, including his current role as a business development consultant at WheelTug, an industry leader in the e-taxi market.

Matthew Grieco ’87 has been appointed as a Judge of the Criminal Court, City of New York, by Mayor Eric Adams.

Jonathan Mason ’89 shared: After over 17 years working as an agent at Buchwald, a midsize bicoastal talent agency, I resigned in 2022 and started my own talent management company called JMason Entertainment. I will continue representing talent for film, television, and theater. My classmate, Peter Orphanos ’89 (owner of Orphmedia), designed my website: jmasonentertainment.com.

1990s

Reid Maclean ’91 and Andrew West ’92 caught up in January when their sons played against each other at a sixth grade basketball game between Browning and Cathedral.

Mike Anselmo ’92, who coaches baseball in Naples, FL, joined Browning’s varsity baseball team to provide support during its spring training trip over Spring Break in March.

Victor Catano ’94 started a new role as Director of Finance and Operations at the Calhoun School in January.

Jon Estreich ’00 proposed to Emily Shapiro, in Central Park on January 28. The happy couple will get married in 2024 in Savannah, GA. Jonathan is the founder of Natfluence, a career growth and thought leadership platform where top business leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators share their paths to success.

Andy Sandberg ’01 splits his time between New York and the Gulf Coast of Florida. He has various writing, directing, and producing projects in development for Broadway and London’s West End, and he is heading into his fourth year as artistic director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Sarasota County, FL. In addition, he wrote the scripts for two movies that aired on the Hallmark Channel this past year, Haul Out the Holly and Five More Minutes

Samora Legros ’03 was recently profiled by his employer, Signature Bank, as a part of its Signature Mosaic series. In the piece, Legros discusses Browning as “a key stepping stone in his educational journey” and describes his co-founding of the Panther

Mentors and his love of returning to Browning as an assembly speaker and student mentor.

Adam Dalva ’04 was included on Literary Hub’s list of the “10 Best Book Reviews of 2022” for his review of Stefan Zweig’s Chess Story, with the following note: “Dalva’s review is a great example of the power of a first-person point of view he doesn’t just examine the book, he narrates his own journey to understand it.”

Mike Serman ’06 and his wife, Hanna, welcomed their first child, Miles, on February 21. The founder of Browning’s rock band program in the 2010s, Mike is a sound engineer who works with Lauryn Hill as well as teaches music production online.

John Walthausen ’09 and his ensemble, Filament, performed a concert of French baroque music in February at St. John’s in the Village in New York City.

2010s

Ben Sheridan ’10 got married in February to his childhood friend and fellow New Yorker Maya Levine, in Brooklyn, where they live. Ben works as a regulator at the New York State Office of Cannabis Management, helping draft New York State’s regulations and organizing the rollout of licenses.

Andrew Blum ’16, who works in venture capital, bumped into Browning administrators Janet Lien and Kelly West at a holiday party. Ms. Lien remarked how special it is to meet up with former students and learn about their professional experiences.

Fernando Cohate ’21 visited Browning in January to speak to the affinity group of La Sociedad Latina about his experiences during his gap year and as a student at Lehigh University, where he is double majoring in finance and accounting.

Terrel Phelps ’11 premiered his photographicliterary chronicle Bodega Flowers & Seltzer Water for one night at the Caelum Gallery in New York City this past March. Through his lens, the show told the story of growth, love, and journey to understanding oneself in connection with New York City. A portion of the show’s proceeds went to Lodestar Children’s Services.

Chris Russo ’15, principal of Russo Strategic Partners, works with authors, experts, and media personalities to help them hone their message and grow their online business, as well as facilitates strategic partnerships with brands. One of his clients, Chef Danielle Sepsy, was a contestant on HBO Max’s The Big Brunch last November, where she cooked up some of her classics for the actor Dan Levy and the judges on the show.

Jackson Richter ’18 was featured in the Common Ground Committee’s podcast series, Bridging Divides on College Campuses, in the October episode, “Depolarizing America.” Jackson is currently completing his master’s degree in public policy at Stanford University, where he is the President of Stanford’s BridgeUSA Chapter, a national movement of students working to emphasize the importance of empathy, understanding, and ideological diversity.

2020s

Last December, Skyler Bell ’21 of the University of Wisconsin Badgers was named by College Football News as an Honorable Mention Freshman All-American.

Class of 2020 members Austin Stapleton, Zachary Brown, Wesley Baugher, and Chasen Hofmann visited Browning in January.

Robert J. Dalva ’60

Andrew Dean P’34

Phillip Goodwin ’52

Andrew I. Namm ’46

R. Treat Rinear ’68

Barbara Strouse P’96

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