Brandeis Magazine

Isabel de Koninck and Roni Handler, MA’05, welcomed a new daughter, Maayan Shevach, to their family on April 21. Big sister Dahlia and grandma Jessica de Koninck ’75, P’04, are equally excited about the new arrival. Anna (Natsume) Gribben is now senior marketing manager at Tommy Bahama in Seattle. On Sept. 14, Jeremy Hamburgh and his wife, Lisa Markman, welcomed Harris Gabriel. Jeremy also became a proud uncle to Jonah Max, born three weeks later to his sister, Michelle (Hamburgh) Cohlan ’07. Adam Herman completed the doctoral program in higher-education administration at Indiana University Bloomington. His dissertation explored strategic information use in enrollment management and admissions at four-year colleges and universities. Ada (Obrea) James and her husband, David, are delighted to welcome their daughter, Eleanor Nineta, who was born in June. Rachael Kostegan Jussaume and her husband, Adam, welcomed a baby girl, Aynslie Theresa, on July 23. She joins brother Ethan, and sisters Addison and Amelia. Rebecca Karp married Anik Côté on Aug. 12 at Gould Hill Farm, in Contoocook, New Hampshire. Rebecca teaches at the Derryfield School. Anik is a physician assistant at Concord Emergency Medical Associates. Craig Lareau and his wife, Thirza, live near Springfield, Massachusetts. Craig is an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at New England Orthopedic Surgeons, and Thirza is a pediatrician. They have two children, ages 4 and 6. Patrick McFadden is finishing his OB-GYN residency and will begin a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship at Penn State in the summer. Naomi Orensten and her partner, Hed Ehrlich, welcomed baby Shalev in December 2016 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jeff Rosenspan launched a website and smartphone app called FindaSoberHouse.com to help Massachusetts residents overcome addiction safely and successfully. Julia (Davis) Stevens and her husband, Marcus, welcomed their first child, Ari Nathan, on July 2. The family lives in Manhattan, where Julia handles digital marketing for Lincoln Center Theater. Eric Strauss and his wife, Dana, welcomed a baby girl, Maya Sophia, on July 5. In February 2017, Robert Tanenbaum and his wife, Phyllicia, welcomed Charlotte Isabelle into the world. She joins brother Jacoby.