NSU Horizons Fall 2017

44 NSU HORIZONS [ 1980 s ] Merik R. Aaron , Ed.D., ’82, of Hewlett Harbor, New York, received his J.D. from Touro Law College and is now a judge and acting supreme court justice for Nassau County Family Court in New York. James Silberman , M.S., ’82, of Venice, Florida, is a retired educator and part-time SCUBA diving busi- ness employee and has been married for 39 years. Kathleen Day , M.S., ’86, of Golden Valley, Minnesota, is an international sales administrator at Banner Engi- neering in Minnesota. Robert Gundling , Ed.D., ’86, of Alexandria, Virginia, is a deputy operating officer for Sunshine Early Learning Center in Washington, D.C. [ 1990 s ] Barbara Ellicott , Ed.D., ’90, has had a successful year in Florham Park, New Jersey, as a speech-language pathologist, learning consultant, and school psychologist. Ellicott has completed 11 full marathons including ones in Boston, New York City, Toronto, London, Vienna City, and Chicago. Helen H. Heightsman Gordon , Ed.D., ’90, of Santa Barbara, California, is now a retired English professor and freelance writer. She was named 2017 Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who’s Who and has been endorsed by Marquis Who’s Who as a leader in language edu- cation, authorship, and publishing. Andrea Ruth Gundersen , J.D., ’92, of Davie, Florida, is now a circuit court judge for the 17th Judicial Circuit in Florida. Brenda Pagliaro , J.D., ’92, of Coral Springs, Florida, is the gen- eral counsel for City Furniture in Tamarac, Florida. David Berman , D.O., ’95, of St. Petersburg, Florida, is an infectious diseases specialist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Rebekah Gibson , B.S., ’95, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is a health services staffing coordinator at the Virginia Department of Corrections. Peter Teague , Ed.D., ’95, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is the president of Lancaster Bible College. Evodie Antoine-Predestin , M.S., ’96, of Sunrise, Florida, opened Prema Counseling & Consulting Services, LLC , a private psycho- therapy office in Sunrise in 2017. Candice Brower , J.D., ’97, of Newberry, Florida, is a regional counsel at the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel First Region in Florida. Drew Brown , M.S., ’97, of Nevils, Georgia, is a Fort Stewart Integrated Training Area Management Coordi- nator for the U.S. Army in Georgia. Closel Pierre , M.B.A., ’97, of North Miami, Florida, is a sergeant in the Miami-Dade Police Department. Randolph Rahming , B.S., ’97, of Nassau, Bahamas, is a network sys- tem engineer at Cable Bahamas LTD. Adriana Repaci , M.S., ’97, of Pembroke Pines, Florida, is currently a professor at Keiser University. Manes Pierre , M.S., ’99, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, has been tasked to be on the host committee of the National Edu- cation Association Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. [ 2000 s ] Nicholas Mordwinkin , Pharm.D., ’04, of Oakland, California, is an associate director of Corporate Strategy at Ultragenyz Pharma- ceutical in California. Jacqueline Thomas , D.O., ’05, of Naples, Florida, is a physician at Physician Regional and is also a member of the clinical faculty at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. Annah Wolf , M.S., ’05, of West Palm Beach, Florida, is a vocational rehabilitation technician for the Florida Division of Blind Services. Hawanya Miller , M.S., ’06, of Plano, Texas, is the CEO of Enigma by HBM Inc. in Texas. Jacquelyn Parker , M.A., ’07, of Augusta, Georgia, is an adjunct faculty member at Strayer University in Georgia. Marjorie Bell , M.B.A., ’08, of Sunrise, Florida, is the director of Student Affairs at the NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. Heidi Kirlew , J.D., ’08, of Cooper City, Florida, is an attorney at the Kirlew Law Firm, PLLC in Miami, Florida. WANT TO BE FEATURED IN THE ALUMNI NOTES SECTION OF HORIZONS MAGAZINE? Alumni Notes Shelley J. Cooper, Ed.D., 2014, founded Diversity Telehealth, a telemedi- cine consulting firm that specializes in bringing health care to under- served populations in diverse communities. She founded the firm in 2014, and recently launched her first pediatric telebehavioral health pilot this past spring at Benjamin Banneker Charter Academy of Technology in Kan- sas City, Missouri, where students used laptops to speak with therapists. In addition to Diversity Telehealth, Cooper serves as president of Jack and Jill of America Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated. FISCHLER ALUMNA LAUNCHES DIVERSITY TELEHEALTH’S PEDIATRIC HEALTH PILOT