Brandeis Magazine

Adam M. Greenwald has been promoted to interim vice president of development at Aviva Family and Children’s Services, in Los Angeles. He is “happily partnered,” he writes, and his kids are 13 and 17. Gene Hashkes, sales vice president at real estate firm William Raveis in Newton, Massachusetts, earned the Chairman’s Elite Award, presented to the top 5% of agents companywide. He was also the No. 1 sales associate in closed units at the Newton Raveis and the No. 8 sales associate in closed units among the 32 Massachusetts offices. Toni Kelly is director of accounting in the Cheesecake Factory’s corporate office, where she has worked for 20 years. She lives in Huntington Beach, California, with husband Boris and 6-year-old daughter Valentina. Daniel Kramer, co-founder of vocal harmony group Jam Apple Zig Zag, in December released his debut album, “Mazel.” The album, which also features the Manhattan Transfer’s Janis Siegel, reimagines Yiddish classics through novel arrangements. Miriam Manglani is a technical training manager at Sonos, which develops and manufactures audio products. Gideon Rubin is co-founder and CEO of Pandio, a San Diego AI orchestration software company. Gideon has more than 20 years’ experience in launching and managing technology and data science-focused startups.