Brandeis Magazine

Wendi Adelson is executive director of the IMPAC Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to fundraising for legal defense and working toward a permanent legislative solution for Dreamers in Miami. Samantha (Robbins) Atkinson and husband Ian welcomed their first child, Alexandra Parker, on June 7. Scott Bleiweis recently moved to Atlanta, where he serves as a student and scholar adviser in the Office of International Education at Georgia Tech. Lisa Cagnacci married Jo Kibble on March 4 in London. Dev Bondarin and Jane Kohuth were bridesmaids. Jennifer Silber Carr had twins, Audrey Fanad and Ezra Maxwell, on June 23. Tamar Grimm had a baby girl, Sophie. A documentary by Jason Kohn premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. “Love Means Zero” centers on the life and work of tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, whose legendary successes (with Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, among other players) have come amid controversy. Max Pearlstein was named assistant vice president for communications and external relations in the Brandeis Office of Communications. He had been director of communications at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Former minor-league pitcher Cliff Smith, who won a school-record 254 games in 11 seasons as baseball coach at Elizabethtown College, was named athletic director at Middletown Area High School, in Pennsylvania. Stacy Speiller, a family-law attorney in Modesto, California, was named a Superior Court judge in Stanislaus County by Gov. Jerry Brown. She has been a partner at Cash-Dudley Speiller & Torres since 2010.