Brandeis Magazine

Debra Green Garfinkle writes, “My children’s novel ‘Violet and the Pie of Life’ was published by Holiday House in March. It’s about friendship, family, theater, math and pie. I wrote it over many very-early mornings before beginning my day job as an eminent-domain attorney.” During preparations for the Joe Biden administration, Dennis Kelleher served as a member of the Biden-Harris transition team and the Federal Reserve, Banking and Securities Regulators review team, and also worked with the Treasury Department and Justice Department teams. In February, Washingtonian magazine named him one of D.C.’s most influential people in the banking and finance arena. Rebecca Laszlo, formerly interim executive director of the Seattle nonprofit Powerful Voices, spent part of the winter in Palm Springs, California, with her spouse, Sara Intriligator. Rebecca says reuniting with Brian Saber was a Palm Springs highlight. Jill (Shamban) Metlin, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida, recently completed seven years at Centene Corp., working as a subject-matter expert in the development of patient-centered medical homes. Rachel Meyers is chief scientific officer at biotechnlogy company Faze Medicines. Robert Strickland, founder of global consulting firm M37 Ventures, has been named to the board of directors of Motive Infrastructure Solutions.