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Alumni Spotlight good enough to form a rock band with a few friends. We played and composed ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT rock/blues music and soon wanted to GEOFFREY MAY , CLASS OF 1985 share our songs with others. The venues that we performed in around town were usic and diving have been a - Mr. Laird: The thing I learned most from appropriate, but we all really wanted to driving force in Geoffrey’s life. At Scott was how to manage notes and ideas play a “Woodstock” type outdoor festival. the age of twelve, while a student for future study. He was committed to The easiest way for this to happen in our Mat PBDS, he received his diving certification. teaching us an effective study guide. These opinions was to create the music festival He has been fortunate to turn his pass-time tools proved invaluable throughout my high ourselves. By this time I had a large group passions into successful careers. Twenty school and college years. Thank you! Mr. of musically inclined friends who all played five years of scuba diving has led Geoffrey Laird was also responsible for providing all in bands and toured throughout the South to numerous oceans, seas, rivers, caves, and East Coast, playing in bars and student and holes in the ground around the globe. venues, selling our cassettes and CD’s to He and his wife Carrie have three children. anybody that would buy them. A group of us They live in Gainesville, Florida, where he began to see the potential revenue that could is the CEO for sales at Dive Rite - a scuba be obtained from producing a larger music equipment manufacturer. festival that highlighted the Florida bands that performed original music. No “cover What are some of your fondest memories bands” were to be included. Our Mission of Palm Beach Day? Statement was to “promote and unify the My years at PBDS were filled with original music of Florida.” We went on to experiences that could only have occurred produce one of the largest music festivals in the unique town of Palm Beach with in the state, and it became an annual event the exceptional people and businesses that until 2001. Several bands were actually comprise it. The school environment for offered record deals after playing our stages. me was that of learning and expression 9th graders with their official ”nicknames.” The company was in existence for nearly a of ideas. The academics, drama, sports, - Mrs. Close: I really did not like Math at all decade before I sold my share. the administration and teachers were all but I enjoyed her classes. Thank goodness integral parts that helped to create this for the overhead projector! Her ink-covered What made you decide to change your atmosphere. hands must have led to permanent digit career and start a new career in scuba diving? - Mr. Butler: Headmaster and ringleader discoloration! Thank you for helping out the September 11th 2001! My festival for the community - always easy to talk mathematically challenged with a smile. production career continued as I moved from to no matter what your age. I remember - Mrs. Andre: Well I saved her for last Florida to New York City for a brief time in him during my initial interview and he because she was such an important part of early 2001. To make a long story short the reminded me of President Ronald Reagan - my entire experience at PBDS. I took drama events of September 2001 changed many eloquent and soft spoken, yet a stern leader every year, no matter what performance careers. I was no exception. After watching who earned respect. was presented. Her knowledge of acting the towers fall down in front of me I quickly - Mr. Bayless: Whether screaming “Hustle, was well beyond our understanding at moved my family back to Florida and went Hustle” on the soccer field or guiding us the time, but her presentation of it to us back to my basic rule about work - “find through our countless one minute speeches, was remarkably tangible. Along with her something you love to do, then figure out a he always offered enthusiasm and support. assistant, Mitch Sussnar, she led us on way to make money doing it.” Scuba diving His encouragement to each and every a journey each semester to find within was second in line behind music for me. student was genuine and passionate. ourselves a place to create new personalities - Mr. Greco: Teaching with a flair that only and form a cohesive team. She built What do you enjoy most about your job? “El Greco” could posses. I remember that confidence in each of us. The importance of I have a passion for scuba diving, and this the books he required us to read always drama to a child can never be understood enables me to immerse myself in a business seemed like the largest and longest books he until later in life when we realize that the that I truly enjoy. I have the freedom to scuba could find. His spelling tests often required entire world is a stage. Thank you Amy! I dive as much or as little as I wish throughout my mother to pull out the dictionary to appreciate all that you did for me. the year and around the world. assist me. His commitment to quality and his passion for teaching were transparent. After Palm Beach Day what schools did What do you think were the most valuable - Mr. Davis: A cool science teacher and a you attend to continue your education? aspects of our school? genuinely good man. The only teacher to I attended Cushing Academy for 10th The teachers and students. Although I do ever send me to “the office” for disrupting grade then finished high school at The not communicate with many of my friends the class - it was only because of my Williston Northampton School. I then from PBDS, I do think of them often. excitement about the projects he would received a BS in anthropology from the create for us. University of Florida. Other than the usual “stay in school” - Mr. Sarko: Mr. Space Shuttle himself. His admonishment, what real-world advice would ability to make all of his classes “fun” was Tell us about the concert promotion you give to students at Palm Beach Day? artistic. The trip to see the launch “live” was company you started while in college? Find something you love to do, then figure unforgettable. I bet he still has the plaque on This company was started because of out a way to make money doing it! his desk that reads “out to launch.” the passion I have for music. In 7th grade - Mrs. Mendoza: She was my Spanish while at PBDS I began to play the drums. Geoffrey can be reached at teacher and provided a wonderful I continued to hone my skills for the next [email protected] classroom environment - ripe for learning. several years until, in college, I became Summer 2009 9 LUMNI OTES ‘64 A N Fred Martin reports that he and his wife its corporate finance practice for clients or teachers can contact Jen at jenhayesny@ Janet now live in Minneapolis. They have in the entertainment industry. Prior to hotmail.com. two children and four grandchildren. that, she was head of the media and Fred and Janet would love to hear from entertainment corporate finance team at ‘89 Fred’s classmates at Palm Beach Day. SBC Warburg for North America and Latin Chris Fineburg, his wife Karen, and their [email protected] America. She earned her MBA degree from son Garrett recently welcomed their new Harvard Business School and a BBA in daughter and sister Ella. They currently international business and finance from reside in Pittsburgh, Penn. where Chris ‘66 Florida Atlantic University. Lisbeth will be Mike Garvan fondly remembers English works as a Director for Greycourt & Co. If involved in expanding the firm’s Media anyone happens to be located in the area or with Mr. Skinner and Entertainment advisory practice. and French with is passing through please drop him a note. Our apologies to Lisbeth for the errors in [email protected] Mme. Maddox. the last alumni edition. After graduating from St. Andrew’s ‘92 High School in Boca ‘85 Tiffany Marks is engaged to marry Simon Raton, Mike attended Erik Kirk lives in Tallahassee, FL with his Isaacs. Tiffany is a graduate of Emory Boston College and wife Kristen Scarola Kirk and their four University in Atlanta, Georgia. A spring the Graduate School children. Erik 2010 wedding is planned in Palm Beach. of Education at Mike Garvan is president Harvard. In addition of Kirk Christian Miller is engaged to Jessie to teaching, Mike joined the Boston Jazz Consulting Smith. They plan to marry on May 25, in Quartet. His most recent recording, Group, a Hendersonville, North Carolina. Christian Havana Nights, was influenced by music government is a graduate of The Benjamin School and broadcast from Cuba in the 1960’s. You relations Princeton University. He obtained his can find more information at www. lobbying firm doctorate of philosophy from the University mikegarvanmusic.com. Mike lives in with offices of Notre Dame in 2004. He is an assistant Orleans, MA. in Tallahassee Erik & Kristen Kirk and Family professor of philosophy at Wake Forest and West University, NC. Palm Beach. He remains in touch with PB ‘68 Day alumni Daniel Slotkin ‘85, Andreas Mary Hufty Alegria and her husband Bessenroth ‘85, Jen Scelfo ‘85, and Pepe ‘94 Daniel are celebrating their 30th wedding Fanjul ‘86. Brian Kirkpatrick recently joined anniversary.
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