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Dave Aaron

Then Then
Now Now
Summary of your bio over past 50 years: Spent 6 years after HS working in Refrigeration/AC field then went to College Park and got BS/MS in Mechanical Eng. Married in 1989 to Gail Friedman (Pikeville) and have two daughters -Cara who teaches at St. Timothy’s Schools for Girls and Brianna who is an MRI tech. Still working full time at Baltimore Aircoil Co. in Jessup MD for 35 years, mostly working in R&D and as Plant Manager - have 30+ patents in heat transfer equipment. Enjoy golfing and keeping up with family and friends. Looking forward to seeing you all again! Some memories: Bruce the snake; dissecting cat with Jolie; Rovner’s white Renault & garage sound system; singing Zappas songs; the Rock; suspended 1st day of 10th grade; getting spanked in French; hurricane Agnes-Stacey’s funeral ☹; row boating to Annapolis field trip; Ricky’s Where-The-Fug-R-We, Mark’s goats; trip with Bob to see Rainbow Bridge & Yellow Submarine; Marty’s Vega-Steve’s VW: my White Dart, spitballs, Greg’s pool parties; wet nerf ball at Salvie’s; slap fights; 714s, the fine Columbian; hanging at Ilene’s on 7th street; Bernie’s yellow stick VW; climbing in Sara’s window 😊; Blaze Starr; football every thanksgiving; hanging with Hillcrest boys; funny cars; block parties; great concerts; Marty rescuing Kay; friendships & falling in love

Janet Abramowitz (Michael)

Then Then
Now Now
Summary of your bio over past 50 years: After graduation I attended UMBC with the goal of figuring out what I wanted to do for a living. After one year of taking whatever interested me I settled on Pharmacy. My husband Alan and I married the night before Thanksgiving in 1980. I completed my BS in Pharmacy at UMAB in May,1981. I have worked in Pharmacies ( Independent and Chain) all over Baltimore City and surrounding Counties. It has been an excellent profession which has allowed me to work while raising 4 children ( a daughter and 3 boys). Alan and I have had a great time raising our children and watching them mature and find their own paths in life. We have welcomed a son-in-law, 2 daughters-in-law amd 11 grandchildren ( 4 step grandchildren) into our family. All of our children have completed College and are working although not necessarily in their fields of study. Two sons have served in the IDF and have also both donated a kidney to strangers. In July, 2022 Alan and I moved to Israel where all of our children had already moved. We do not all live in the same community however we are no more than 2 hours away and as close as 10 minutes in one case. If anyone is planning to travel to Israel in the future, reach out we would love to see you. Fun Alumi fact Pam Platt and I were friends in High School but now we are second Cousins through our husbands.

Ron Alper

Then Then
Now Now
Summary of your bio over past 50 years: After high school and college, Ron (a.k.a. Ronnie) worked for a bank and then went to law school. He worked in various legal positions with law firms and as a corporate counsel and then went to the Public Service Commission of Maryland (the state agency that regulates utilities) and was with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the federal securities regulatory agency) for over 26 years. When not practicing law, Ron lost on the television game show Jeopardy! (but at least he made it on), was an extra in movies with Steve Gutenberg and Frank Langella, and backpacked across Europe and separately visited the former Soviet Union and Belarus. He met his wife Lisa at the wedding of one of our classmates. They are the proud parents of twins Marissa (a freelance photographer in NYC – you can see her work in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Teen Vogue and other digital publications) and Michael (a software engineer for a large financial services firm – you can see his work if you get paperless statements). Ron started skiing and cycling late in life. He tries to get out West to ski intermediate runs with his son at least once a year and is an avid road cyclist, cycling 60 to 100 miles per week at a moderate pace. Ron accepted the SEC’s retirement incentive (NOT the questionable DOGE FORK offer) and retired on 3/31/2025.

Jolie Ancel

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Now Now
Summary of your bio over past 50 years: After high school, I attended University of Maryland, College Park. I received a B.S. in Psychology. Not knowing what to do after college, I took off a year and sold art supplies. Then I applied to a PhD program in Pharmacology. I was waitressing at the time, and liked that better than grad school, so after 3 1/2 years, I left my program. I began interning on film and commercial sets and moved to Los Angeles. I ended up working on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as a Segment Producer for 17 years. I didn't meet Chuck, the love of my life, until I was 39 years old and then it took 4 years to get married. Sadly, he passed from leukemia, after we were married 10 years. He was only 61 years old. I then found work on a show called Home & Family on Hallmark Channel. That show ended after 8 years. Since work has been slow, I have become a Substitute teacher with LAUSD. We'll see how that goes! I'm also still single....

CARL BALTON

Now Now
Summary of your bio over past 50 years: I went to Salisbury State College for Fr/So years and majored in Lacrosse and Biology. Transferred to U of MD, College Park for Jr/Sr years and got a degree in Microbiology. Took a position as a Research Asst., at an NIH lead Bio Tech Company (Bethesda Research Laboratories) in the early days of Genetic Engineering and DNA coding. Two years later I moved back to Baltimore. MBA from Loyola College focusing on Accounting and Finance. Accepted a position at Ernst and Whinney and decided one month before my start date to move to Los Angeles. Took acting classes at The Groundlings and Second City while Temp. Accounting at Studios. Signed with Wilhelmina Talent and Modeling Agency where I became a member of SAG/AFTRA, did over 50 National Commercials, and slowly built a Business Management/Accounting and Tax practice for individuals in the Entertainment Industry. In 2005 I bought and remodeled a 1928 Spanish House and became enamoured with the final stage, Landscape Design. Studied Landscape Architecture at UCLA for two years and slowly built a Landscape Design practice (www.carlbalton.com), while continuing the Business Management and Acting. Design work has been published in Architectural Digest, Dwell Magazine, et al. Currently it's all winding down. I’m very selective about Landscape projects, no longer audition, have released 50% of my accounting clients and spend as much time as possible in my garden practicing Bonsai. My life has come somewhat full circle as I visit Philadelphia (similar accent to Baltimore!) regularly with my wife of 23 years to visit my step daughter who is pursuing her PhD at UPENN in virology/microbiology.
LinkedIn or other public profile URL, if applicable.: WWW.CARLBALTON.COM

Cindy Bergstein (Epstein)

Then Then
Now Now
Summary of your bio over past 50 years: I live in Columbia, Md. I am retired from the Howard County School System. In March my husband Joe and I will be married 39 yrs. We have 2 daughters. Erica works for University of Maryland Medical Systems as a Director of the Epilepsy Unit. Our younger daughter Sherri and her husband work for the Federal Government in the Navy. We are expecting our first Grandchild in May.

Richard Bernstein

Summary of your bio over past 50 years: After graduation, Hopkins 79 BA 83 MA, married Carol Dreyer from Lancaster PA. 3 children, 4 grandchildren. Many years in the investment world, almost 25 years at Brown Advisory. Analyst, Research Director, Investor. Founded First Fruits Farm, Inc, a Christian farming ministry as family project with my wife Carol, in 1998. Today the ministry farms over 250 acres of vegetables all donated to people in need. Last year, over 20,000 volunteers helped harvest and distribute over 4.7 million lbs. Come for a visit!

Barry Bogage

Then Then
Now Now
Summary of your bio over past 50 years: After Milford, I went to University of Maryland, College Park. After graduating, I built a career in economic development, first in PG and Howard Counties and then internationally for the Welsh Development Agency and Maryland/Israel Development Center, from which I retired in 2021. I raised my kids in Montgomery County and moved to Columbia about 10 years ago. I have twin sons who both got married recently and, lucky for me, still live locally. I spend my time reading, writing, working out and playing golf (when my back lets me).

Denise Braunstein (Braunstein)

Lynne&Mark Braverman (Tannenbaum)

Then Then
Now Now
Summary of your bio over past 50 years: Mark and I have been married for 46 years this November. Mark worked in the Steamfitters Union for 30 years before retiring and starting his own Handyman business. He totally retired when we moved to Round Rock, TX (suburb of Austin) in 2016. I have worked, managing dental offices for the last 40 years. I am now the National Dental Services Administrator for Vivent Health, a company that provides medical, dental, social services and financial assistance for those living with HIV. We have two wonderful sons, both musicians, and 2 beautiful grandchildren, 12 and 10. We all live within 20 miles of each other. I am still rocking out to the Grateful Dead and am fortunate that our younger son plays in Deadeye, a very popular Dead cover band here in Austin. We travel 3-4 times a year, one family trip with the whole crew and the others on our own or with friends. We try to go places we haven't been (I'd like to do all 50 states), or our favorite place, Bermuda. Life is good and it's wonderful to be able to share.