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41 Class Notes WINTER 2024 3 Nina DeSantis '98, MAT '00 marks her 23rd year as an English teacher at Ramsey (New Jersey) High School. She's also a certified Pilates instructor at PreHab Pilates in North Haledon. Diana Johnson '98, assistant professor of forensic science at Marian University of Wisconsin, received Alliant Energy Founda- tion's James R. Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. Brian Pesce '98 retired as police chief of Bordentown (New Jersey) Township. He worked in law enforcement for 25 years. '00s Gwen McNamara '01 is communications strategy and digital marketing manager at the Princeton (New Jersey) Plasma Physics Laboratory. PPPL is a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory managed by Princeton University. Who's in the photo? 1. Amanda Beck '20 wed Matt Fazekas '18 on Oct. 14. 2. John '10 and Jena-Rose '12, MA '14 Commander welcomed daughter Lilah James on July 18. Lilah joins big brother Lincoln. 3. Nick '11 and Tracy '10 Battilana welcomed daughter Roseline Lynn on May 13. 2 1 Stacey Nemerson Palant '94, a speech- language therapist at Princeton (New Jersey) High School, participated in the New Jersey Department of Education's Speech and Language Community of Practice. The CoP brings educators together to develop and implement high-quality programming for students with disabilities. Reverend Michael Gerald '97 is running for Congress in New York's 16th Congressional District. He is deputy commissioner of correction for Westchester County, and serves as the senior pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church in Tuckahoe, New York. Stephanie Junod '97 is principal at Cheltenham (Pennsylvania) Elementary School. She has earned several distinctions in the field, including being named Neubauer Senior Fellow by the Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders, and receiving the Centennial Award from the Union League of Philadelphia.

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