Our Wildwood, Summer 2017, Volume 41

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Serena Elkaim ’13 graduated in May from Sarah Lawrence College in New York and returned to Los Angeles where she hopes to volunteer with Sen. Kamala Harris. She also plans to do some traveling and apply to graduate schools for programs in sociology . and psychology. Maya Steinberger ’14 is a rising senior at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. She is studying commercial real estate at the Wisconsin School of Business and just completed a semester abroad studying entrepreneurship at Tel Aviv University. While living in Tel Aviv for five months, Maya visited 22 different cities around the world. Last summer, she worked in Los Angeles at Coldwell-Banker Richard Ellis as a retail brokerage intern, and this summer, she will be moving to Chicago to work for Cushman & Wakefield as a research and special projects intern.

Mason Allport ’15 is completing work on an album that he is recording and mixing. This summer he is also working for the concert staff at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. Carly Rosenberg ’15 is conducting an independent research project that will implement vertical gardens into dining halls at the University of Michigan, where she is a student. They will be used as an educational tool to provide information about how to live sustainably and the importance of local, seasonal produce. Carly is working with the director of student engagement for Michigan Dining and another student to accomplish this goal. Francesco DeSantis ’16 was featured on GW Today as one of George Washington University’s 12 inspiring freshmen ready to take on the university and the world. He is currently enrolled in GWU’s Politics and Values Program in the department of political science, and he hopes to work in politics after graduation. As someone who is passionate about gender equality and the environment, Francesco campaigned for Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, and he has attended the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.

Lilli Kay ’13 recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and was cast in a lead role in Napoli, Brooklyn a new off-Broadway play at The Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. The play is a coming-of-age drama set in the 1960s in Park Slope and will run through September 2017. Bella Levy ’13 is a junior at the University of Chicago majoring in psychology and pre-med. She is currently studying abroad in Paris. This summer, she plans to work with two Wildwood parents of alumni, Dr. Small and Dr. Irwin, at UCLA. In addition to shadowing the doctors, Bella will be conducting psychiatric and neuroscience research. Oliver Okun ’13 graduated from Oberlin College this year. In the fall, he will begin a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Russia, where he hopes to foster a deeper understanding between the people of the United States and Russia, while enhancing his teaching skills. Harry Small ’13 recently graduated from the University of Redlands with a bachelor’s in psychology. Bennett diDonna ’13 graduated summa cum lade from American University in Washington, D.C., where he studied international relations and Spanish and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Later this year, he will begin a master’s program at University College London in Latin American economic development.

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Paola Le Varrat ’14 is studying abroad in Paris.

Elliot Friedman ’16 started a production company, Aethos

Lily Cohon ’15 is a rising junior majoring in screen studies at The New School’s Eugene Lang College in New York. In the fall, she will attend King’s College in London for a semester abroad. Lily is currently working on a documentary and hopes to submit her work to several film festivals.

Productions, which creates custom aerial videos for clients. Based in Los Angeles, Elliot is a freelance drone pilot and drone videographer with a unique artistic vision.