Kent School Alumni Council 2016-17
Philippe E. Alexandre 1984, P’17,’20
Old Greenwich, CT
President, Alexandre Gallery, New York, NY
Kenyon College
Email: phil@alexandregallery.com
Samantha J. Chu 2005
New York, NY
Attorney, NYC Department of Finance
Wellesley College
University of Connecticut School of Law
Email: samantha.j.chu@gmail.com
Beverly G. Cole Costello 1973
Old Lyme, CT
Cross Insurance, Boston, MA
Pitzer College
Email: Bevcoz1@gmail.com
Ashley L. Cooke 1998
New York, NY
Deutsche Asset Management
Skidmore College
Email: ashleylcooke@gmail.com
Jeffrey K. Crowell 2001
San Francisco, CA
Client Executive, Forrester (business and technology research and advisory firm)
University of Maine
Email: jeffrey.crowell@gmail.com
Meg E. Dodge 2004
New York, NY
Attorney, Goldman Sachs Trust Company
Colby College
Syracuse University College of Law
Email: medodge@gmail.com
Ernest W. Franklin IV 1987, President
Dallas, TX
Senior Vice President, Baylor Scott & White Health
Tulane University
MD, Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency in General Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
MBA, Washington University in St. Louis
Email: ernest.w.franklin@gmail.com
Adam W. Friedman 2003
Greenwich, CT
Friedman Equities, LLC, New York, NY
Vanderbilt University
Email: afriedman@friedmaneq.com
Leslie H. Gleason Smith 1966
Manasquan, NJ
Inlet Communications
University of Pennsylvania
MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Email: lsmith5893@aol.com
Paige L. Host 2010
New York, NY
Graduate student, NYU, Master of Public Administration (MPA) 2017
Elon University
Email: paigehost@gmail.com
Jesse B. Kimball 1998, Vice President
New York, NY
Founder, Windswept Royalties, oil and gas mineral and royalty acquisition company
Washington and Lee University
MA and MBA, University of Texas, Austin
Email: jessebkimball@gmail.com
Samantha A. Krupnick Sollof 2005
New York, NY
Dir. of Partnership and Audience Development, Paddle8 Auction House
Dickinson College
Email: SamanthaSollof@gmail.com
Peter E. Lewine 1965
New York, NY
VP Sales, Conrad & Associates, Potomac, MD
(formerly, Associate Publisher, Fairchild Publications; Foreign Assignment Desk, ABC News)
Colgate University
MBA, Columbia University
Email: plewine@gmail.com
James W. Mell 1960
Blairstown, NJ
Co-Founder, Step Ahead, Inc., outpatient addiction treatment agency
Washington and Lee University
Email: stepaheadcounseling@gmail.com
Jean A. Nihoul 2005
New Haven, CT
Museum of Food and Drink
Franklin & Marshall College
MA, Art History, University of Connecticut
Email: nihoul.jean@gmail.com
Catherine M. O'Brien Yaffa 1982
Harrison, NY
President, AAM Brand Management Group
Co-Founder, Bona Fide Beauty Lab, New York, NY
University of Vermont
MBA, Harvard Business School
Email: cathy@aammanagement.com
Paul A. Pavlis 1973, Secretary
Sherman Oaks, CA
Attorney (retired)
Stanford University
J.D., New York University School of Law
Email: pavlis@aol.com
Adam S. Peck 1982
Los Angeles, CA
President, Synchronicity Productions, Inc., film and television production company
Northwestern University
Email: theadampeck@gmail.com
Frederick B. Pickering Jr. 1965
Stamford, CT
Finance professional, including investment banking and private equity (retired)
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
MBA, New York University
Email: fbpjr2@aol.com
Benjamin L. Seidenstein 2007
New York, NY
Vice President, Investment Management, Goldman Sachs
Santa Clara University
Email: ben.seidenstein@gmail.com
Aisha R. Simpson Williams 1998
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Retail marketing, most recently with Brooks Brothers
Boston University
Email: asha98@aol.com
Charles R. Smith 1974, P’10
Groton, MA
Business Development and Marketing, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
University of North Carolina
MBA, Emory University
Email: crsmith2606@gmail.com
Brett I. Waibel 1997
Arlington, VA
National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), Washington, DC
Boston University
Email: bwaibel@gmail.com