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41 FALL/WINTER 2026 also responsible for the Parxview Hotel and betPARX online gaming operations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, and Maryland. Clare Samuel '09, MAT '18 supervises grades 6–12 mathematics for Somerville (New Jersey) Public Schools. Samuel supports instruction and curriculum across the district while working collaboratively with teachers to promote student achievement and strengthen teaching and learning. '10s Nicol Nicola '10 was recognized by New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill as an INNOVATE100 leader for her role as director of economic and demographic research at the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Shakia Mayer '11 and Ashley Taylor '12 attended the Educational Opportunity Fund mixer at Consigliere in Newark in September. Lindsay Bernstein '11 was named a 2025–26 Educator of the Year for Trenton Public Schools. Bernstein teaches first grade at Benjamin C. Gregory Elementary School. In his newsletter, Countdown to 2026, election analyst Brad Van Arnum '11 wrote about American politics with a focus on the midterm elections that were held in November. Steven '12 and Makenzie '12 Stockhamer celebrated 10 years of marriage in September 2026. They have three children: Lillian, Sophia, and Calvin (above). Amy Pearl '14 is a partner in the Voorhees offices of Archer & Greiner. She focuses on commercial and civil litigation. Darius Lewis '18 and Aaron Wilson Watson '18 are producing a film to explore themes of Black men's health and the destigmatization of mental illness. The trailer for A Calm, Cool Face can be viewed at seedandspark.com. '20s Jessica Miele '22, a third-grade teacher at James Monroe Elementary School in the Edison Township (New Jersey) School District, was named the 2026 Teacher of the Year for Middlesex County. The Stockhamer family Quinn McLean, Ashley Taylor '12, and Shakia Mayer '11 Morgan Papp '22 is a marketing coordinator at Joseph B. Callaghan, Inc., a structural engineering firm based in Philadelphia. Danny Bodine '24, MBA '25 made the pros as video coordinator for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bodine played and coached basketball for the Lions. John Deignan '24 teamed up with TCNJ professor Jared Beatrice on the IMPERO Project excavations in southern Tuscany, Italy. The duo led a month-long field school focused on a cemetery and cathedral complex in the city of Rusellae. Noelle Halikman '24 is in a master's program for higher education at Temple University. Joe Soliwoda-Doan '25 is talent acquisition coordinator at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Sinead Cumiskey '25 is a United Airlines support representative in the chief pilot office at Newark Liberty International Airport.