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Class Notes NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell receives the oath from Glenn Leuschner, Associate Director for Corporate Leadership (l. to r.) and was appointed as the General Counsel of the National Security Agency. He was sworn into office on Aug. 3, 2015 in a ceremony at the agency's Fort Meade headquarters. A leading legal expert in technology and cybersecurity matters, he served for 18 years as the managing partner of Milbank's Washington, D.C., office, and previously led the firm's Singapore and Hong Kong offices. Glenn has a strong background in homeland security issues and a record of public service. He recently served on the D.C. Homeland Security Commission, and was appointed by President Obama as a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. Gerstell is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and was an elected member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He served as an adjunct law professor at the Georgetown University School of Law and New York Law School. In announcing this appointment ADM Michael S. Rogers, Director, NSA/ Chief, Central Security Service, said, "Glenn is a gifted lawyer. His extensive background in managing a global law firm and the breadth of his international experience will provide a fresh perspective that will serve to benefit our mission." Gerstell said he was extremely grateful for the opportunity. "Given my lifelong interest in homeland security and international matters, it is an honor to be able to assist NSA in a mission that is now more vital than ever." https:// www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2015/ nsa_announces_glenn_gerstell_general_counsel.shtml ]NSA announcement. 1970 Classmate names appear in bold on first reference. The Class of 1970 celebrated its 45th reunion in New York on October 24, 2015. As he contacted classmates while organizing the reunion Class Correspondent and Class Agent Dr. Frank Lowe gathered news updates presented here. Following the reunion Dr. Lowe reached out to classmates again, writing "Dear Friends: I am so glad that the reunion was such a success. 48 Horace Mann Magazine Summer 2016 The reunion and the emails have enhanced our connections. For example (David) Wollins, Eric Wachtel and Jeff Wachtel, (Ken) Flatto and (Andrew) Ansorge had a five-way reconnect. Hal Oringer was contacted by Dan Baldwin, Steve Ross and Dan Klein. Jeff Fenster was contacted by Jeff Wachtel and was reminded of his parts in eighth and ninth grade plays they were in together. As result of the reunion, I decided to reach out to those who were MIA. So far, I have spoken with (David) Apfel, Ansorge, Fenster, (Phil) Blumberg and (Les) Mitchell. Updates: Phil Blumberg wrote a long letter in which he reported that he has been living in the tiny mountain town of Mountainair, N.M. (pop. 1,200) for 10 years. He is also completing a novel Brooklyn's Glacier: An American Fable. Apfel is still practicing law in Boston. He is in frequent contact with Roger Meltzer '69, Rich Barasch '71, and Robert Rechtschaffen '68. Ansorge is still working at Swann Galleries. He still attends 50-70 rock concerts per year. Fenster is settling in LA. He was very glad to hear from Jeff Wachtel. Les Mitchell has been living in Naples, Fla. for about 10 years. After graduating Fordham Law School, he had a 30-plus career with Xerox with about 10 of those years in Florida. He is now doing real estate for Caldwell Banker. He has two children-his daughter is a recent college graduate. Les still has frequent contact with Lewis Jones. Jeff Wachtel wrote: "About two years ago, my bosses created a new position at NBC Universal's cable assets called "Chief Content Officer" and I'm now the CCO. I'm in charge of our scripted and unscripted studios (Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios). We do around 17 series including "Suits," "Royal Pains" and a really interesting new show called "MR. ROBOT" (ask your kids) (Horace Mann Magazine adds: A breakout hit!). I also partner with our network presidents on all content decisions. It's probably one of the best jobs on the planet. On the family front, my daughter Emily is at Tulane (loving it), my son Jesse is at Campbell Hall High School, and my amazing wife Sheryl continues to be the light of my life." Fonzi (Alfonso) Thornton wrote that, "After a summer (2015) of Aretha (Franklin) dates and recording with Chic" he was in Germany performing on Bryan Ferry's Autumn (2015) Tour, and then returned to the studio with Bryan Ferry recording new material. Ken Flatto is doing consulting work in Connecticut. He writes: "Family doing really well. My wife's still teaching reading to middle schoolers. Among our four kids, one is working at Fairfield U., another at Swann in NYC (Swann Auction Galleries), and another graduated from U Michigan in 2016. Our oldest daughter, also living in NYC, was honored "with an article in the McGill University alumni magazine." Norman Bloch wrote: "As an update for those of our classmates who are interested, I still represent companies and individuals in white collar criminal matters as a partner in the New York office of a 400-lawyer firm, Thompson Hine. I am now in my 38th year of practice (the first 12 of which were as a State and federal criminal prosecutor). My wife retired from the practice of medicine. She is clamoring that I do the same, but I am not quite ready. We have a granddaughter, the child of our oldest daughter, who, after graduating from Dartmouth and Vanderbilt's medical school, is now an internal medicine and pediatrics intern at UPMC in Pittsburgh. She is married to a pediatric ICU fellow also training at UPMC. Our granddaughter is the most photographed human being on the planet. After graduating from Vanderbilt and earning a master's degree from Harvard's education school, our middle child is now a high school guidance counselor at a public school outside Boston. Our youngest child graduated from Northeastern University in January. He works outside Boston as an analyst writing data-mining computer code to generate reports for an international travel company and its clients. My wife and I are ecstatic that we have a grandchild, that all three of our children are working and not living at home, and that we are not receiving any more tuition bills. Hope to be around for the next reunion. All the best, Norman." Jonathan F.P. Rose wrote, "Dear Frank and Friends, I have been reflecting on your emails, updates of your lives. It seems that we have a higher rate of stable marriages/ partnerships than many of our age, that our children are mostly doing well, and that we are living in comfort. How lucky we are. And, how lucky I am. I have been married for 31 years, and my family and I are healthy and happy. I have three grandchildren from my older daughter, Ariel, who was a wonderful teacher before her children, and is now on the boards of several schools and organizations serving low http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2015/nsa_announces_glenn_gerstell_general_counsel.shtml http://www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2015/nsa_announces_glenn_gerstell_general_counsel.shtml]NSAannouncement

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