Alumni Back at TanenbaumCHAT

On March 30, 2022, TanenbaumCHAT alumni returned to present at the annual StartUp TanenbaumCHAT business and entrepreneurship career conference. Hosted by the school’s Business Council, the event highlights professionals from various realms in the business world. This iteration was virtual, enabling guest speakers to Zoom in from all over the world. Russell Citron ’09 (pictured), founder of CrowdChange, was the Keynote Speaker. Other alumni who spoke included Ryan Freeman ’05 (Head of Enterprise at DoorDash), Rebecca Howard ’13 (Founder of Becked Goods), current board member Jordan Kupinsky ’90 (Partner, Windsor Private Capital Managing), and Joshua Pope ’14 (Co-founder, TrajekSports).

Fourteen TanenbaumCHAT alumni were judges at the TanenbaumCHAT ACED (formerly known as DECA) mock competition which prepares high school students to become business leaders and entrepreneurs. Alumni – all former DECA team members – who volunteered their time to provide feedback to our students were: Matthew Bogoroch ’14, Russell Citron ’09, Matt Cohn ’15, Dana Davis ’16, Jordan Fish ’08, Anna Frankel ’08, Jordan Hanser ’14, Jordyn Kimel ’15, Rachel Lebovic ’19, Adam Neumark ’15, Adam Pope ’12, Zoe Sebastien ’13, Jonathan Sharir-Smith ’16 and Zach Zittell ’13. This year, we were thrilled to welcome back the following alumni as staff members: Matthew Banayan ’15 (not pictured), and clockwise from top left: Krystal Barkhordarian ’15, Dalia Benchimol ’92, Orly Lewis ’16, Gilian Horenfeldt ’04 (who serves as our Social Worker from Jewish Family & Child Service), and Daniel Goldman ’13.

Noah Tile ’10 spoke to staff at a professional development session about mental health issues in a school setting and best practices and tools to focus on student wellbeing. Noah is a registered psychotherapist, business owner and cofounder of Resolvve, and an Orthodox Rabbi. His teachings concentrate on educating others on the relationship between Judaism and personal growth. He is devoted to helping others thrive and build resilience.