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Alumni News & Notes
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2005
Jarrett Bauer was featured in Forbes magazine on March 10 after his remote patient monitoring startup, Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), closed $70 million in Series C funding. HRS’ technology allows patients to record their vitals and share them directly with their clinicians via video or messaging.
2014
Harper Clark (pictured second from right) has been working for nearly two years as a public relations assistant at the Yunus Emre Institute in Washington D.C. The Institute is a Turkish cultural center under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and it serves as a cultural bridge between the Turkish and American people with events like concerts, art exhibitions, movie screenings, and language classes. Prior to this position, Harper graduated with his bachelor’s in international studies from Dickinson College. Harper believes Windward influenced him tremendously and fostered his passion for writing, language, and history. He said, “I simply must credit my amazing teachers at Windward who helped me work through my dyslexia and turned my learning difference in middle school into a learning advantage throughout my adulthood.” Harper continued on crediting Windward for spearheading his education which allowed him to be successful in high school, college, and his work at Yunus Emre. “To be a Windward alum is to be a lifelong learner with the mental skill set to not just see problems as challenges but also to tackle them from any angle.” Stephen Flaxman ’88 Proudly Supports Windward as Alumnus and Alumni Parent of Natalie Flaxman ’25
During the height of the COVID19 quarantine in Spring 2020, Axel Getz (pictured above) began to focus more seriously on his art as a form of expression and as a means to deal with the difficult realities of the pandemic. What began as a personal practice to soothe coronavirus woes soon turned into something more as Axel’s work started being featured in gallery shows and commissioned. A year later, his artwork continues to show in galleries, and Axel is now pursuing a fulltime career in painting and other creative projects. When speaking about his artwork, Axel said, “I always start with how my dyslexic mind helps me put together my puzzle like abstract oil and watercolor compositions. Strange as it might sound, when I look at a blank canvas or piece of paper, the composition begins to reveal itself to me and it really becomes a matter of putting it into reality. Though I cannot know for sure, I think I can do this in part thanks to my dyslexic wiring in my brain.”
Amanda Berger is a graduate student at Boston University.
2015
Rachel Wylie attended Edgemont High School in Scarsdale, NY, following Windward, and she graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 2019.
2016
Daniel Tanenbaum gradated early from Washington University in St. Louis in December 2019. After graduating, he moved to Chicago to attend Northeastern University, where he earned his master’s in communications. Daniel currently lives in New York City.
Benny Berger is working in the construction industry.
2017
Lizzy Topper was accepted into the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice for their master’s in social work program, where Lizzy will focus on elementary school students with disabilities. Lizzy recently completed her senior year at Brandeis University and has been assisting in the Student Accessibility Office, so she is looking forward to the opportunity to continue her advocacy work for the disability community. Lizzy said, “While at Windward not only did I learn organizational and time management skills, but also I learned how to advocate for myself. From telling my middle school teachers I have dyslexia to standing up for myself when I needed extra time in high school to now helping others do the same, I feel so appreciative that Windward gave me the confidence to do this.”
Lauren Blum graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies. She also minored in behavior change health science as well as health and society. Beginning this summer, Lauren will pursue her a master’s degree in public health at the University of Vermont at the Larner College of Medicine.
2021
Ava Goldfarb (pictured above) is a senior at Dwight School, and she completed a thesis paper that was a comparative study of Finland vs the United States on how education systems impact the learning of children with dyslexia. Her thesis was inspired by her time at Windward. “While I was lucky and able to attend a specialized school, so many others are not. I learned how to write and be confident in my reading and writing skills at Windward, and this paper is a reflection of that.” Lexie Goldman will be enrolling at Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology in the fall to study policy analysis and management.
Charlotte Ungar is graduating from Scarsdale High School. In the fall, she will be attending University of Connecticut to study geoscience.
Rachel Schenfeld (pictured above) graduated from John Jay High School. She is looking forward to majoring in fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
2025
Natalie Flaxman shares her experience as a legacy student, as she enrolled at Windward 30 years after her dad Stephen Flaxman ’88 graduated.
