It May Interest You To Know…
Bob Bergen (Cincinnati, OH/Los Angeles CA 1975-’77) is currently working on several animated films and games. As a voice actor, some of his recent films include Wicked: For Good, Zootopia 2, Toy Story 5, and the upcoming Netflix animated feature Steps. He serves as National Chair of the Voiceover Committee at SAG-AFTRA, on The Actors Branch Executive Committee at The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, teaches animation, is writing a memoir, and sleeps on occasion…
Matt Bernstein (Fort Worth, TX/Denver, CO 1991-’97) is Vice President of NexGen Properties, a commercial real estate company in Denver, where he lives with his wife, Natalie, and their daughters, Maddie and Halle.
Richard Beveridge (Lancaster, England, 1992) settled in Lancaster in the north of England, where he has been refereeing club rugby since 2010. By fall 2026, he will have refereed his 500th match! At 56, his wife is trying to persuade him to hang up the cleats and whistle, but he thinks he has a season or two left.
Peter Blair (Memphis, TN/Waxhaw, NC 1986-’90, ’92-’98, ’01) is the President and CEO of the Lynnwood Foundation, which owns and operates the Duke Mansion and Lee Institute. He loves the positive impact they are able to make on the greater Charlotte community through their work strengthening leaders and organizations in the non-profit and civic sectors.
Justin Blue (1987-’93, ’94-’95) has two children, Ava (2) and Gabrial (6). He is working for Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, and recently presented on the subject of Big Data and its role in the petrochemicals industry.
Buddy Blattner (Kansas City, MO/Sun City West, AZ 1969-’73) is beginning to slow down his work after selling his company in 2016 and then working as a management consultant in Phoenix. Now in “semi-retirement,” he’s turning his attention to writing a book.
Spencer Brown (Pepper Pike, OH/Cave Creek, AZ 1996-’00, ’02-’07, ’09, ’13, ’16-’18, ’24-’25) is in his 21st year in education as a teacher. He is currently teaching seventh grade social studies and is also the yearbook coordinator for Desert Shadows Middle School in Paradise Valley, AZ.
Zack Colman (West Bloomfield, MI 1994-’99, ’02-’06) Relocated to the Seattle area for an opportunity with Amazon on the Private Brands Team as a Senior Technical Product Manager (buy up those Amazon Basics and Whole Foods 365 products!).
Paul Craig (1959-’64, ’65-’71, ’74-’76) has retired from Iowa State University and is living large in Ankeny, IA. As he puts it, “Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa!” Paul and Kathy enjoy spending time with their five grandkids and three great-grandchildren.
Raven Deerwater (1970-’74, ’76-’85) has retired from the tax business, selling his practice. He still lives on the Mendocino Coast. In “retirement,” there are two programs which take up a great deal of his time. The first is a part-time job, through the University of Michigan, as a remote coach to mathematics teachers who are teaching underserved students. The second is called Copper to Gold, which is described as a transformative approach to racial amity, where he and his wife Rebecca serve as remote facilitators.
Jon Fawcett (Somerset, England/Brisbane, Australia 1991, ’92, ’94, ’96-’99, ’00, ’02, ’07, ’23) is currently Campus Manager at Kaplan Business School in Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Peter Fechheimer (Highland Park, IL /Nashville, TN 1951-53) is a lifeguard and believes he may be the oldest lifeguard in the country!
Dylan Fox (St. Louis/2012-’17, ’19-’21) graduated from UCLA with a BS in Cognitive Science in 2025! He hopes to pursue work at the intersection of neuroscience/psychological science, AI/software development, and science writing and research.
Bill Friedman (Evanston, IL 1985-’89, ’91) is the Vice President of Originals & Storytelling at the Big Ten Network in Chicago. He lives with his wife Marissa Jones Friedman in Bill’s hometown of Evanston, IL.
David Greenhouse (New York, NY/Berlin 1991-’93) lives in Berlin with his two kids and works for Microsoft as an advertising technology consultant.
Bill Guthman (Atlanta, GA/Hixson, TN 1970-‘75 has been the Sales Director for Tennessee Brown Bag, a Chattanooga-based, female-owned manufacturer of premium thin-cut homestyle beef jerky, for the past five years. Life keeps Bill and his wife, Cheryl, busy as they celebrate 25 years of marriage and raise three great-granddaughters—6-year-old twins and a 9-year-old, all girls!
Patrick Harr (Maryville, MO 1962-’66, ’75) has been a Family Physician in his hometown of Maryville, MO, for 38 years and has served as team physician for the local high school and Northwest Missouri State University since 1974. He has been active in the American Academy of Family Physicians, including serving as its national president, and his work in sports medicine has earned him selection to four sports halls of fame. Patrick has many fond memories of Camp as a counselor and from his time as Camp Doc in 1975!
Jay Kolbrener (St. Louis/Charlottesville, VA 1979-’83, ’87, ’91, ’94, ’95) continues to teach fourth grade at a diverse school where approximately 30 languages are spoken! He shares that Camp Nebagamon continues to have a profound impact on his career as an educator.
John Kupper (Milwaukee, WI/Wilmette, IL 1970-73, ’74-’76) is semi-retired from his political consulting business, which leaves plenty of time for two granddaughters who live in nearby Glenview, IL. He’s still in touch by email and Zoom with old camp friends Ken Brown, Jeff Pizitz, Gary Silversmith and Hugh Broder and former-counselors Frank Sachs, John Kander and Ken Kanter. And after more than 30 years in Chicago, he’s still a Green Bay Packers fan!
Joe Marwil (Lexington/Irvine, KY 1992-’94, ’96-’00, ’05) has lived on his great-grandparents’ 100-acre farm in rural eastern Kentucky since 2016 with his wife, Kara, and their four kids: three girls aged 17, 12, and 8, and a 6 year-old boy and future camper! Joe stays busy project-managing and producing construction drawings for a wide range of public and private projects, including sports complexes, pools, water parks, and libraries.
Steve Reichert (Cincinnati, OH/Tenafly, NJ 1974-’79, ’81) ended up in New Jersey after medical school in Ohio, where he now works as a Palliative Care physician and serves as Director of Palliative Care at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. But, he says, the best part of being a doctor was spending several summers as Camp Doc while his sons, Sam and Harrison, were campers. One of his highlights was watching Sam’s Council Fire. Steve is already looking forward to Camp’s 100th!
Brady Rivkin (Lincolnshire, IL 2014-’19, ’21-’22) started singing in the Apollo Chorus!
Roger Rosenthal (Cincinnati, OH 1967-’70) is the owner of Roger’s Collectibles, where he deals in sports collectibles.
Edgar Rothschild (Memphis/Nashville TN 1961-’66) is retired after 41 years of law practice.
Rick Smith (Highland Park, IL 1971-’76, ’78, ’80) is the agent for Ben Johnson of the Chicago Bears, Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions, Dan Quinn of the Washington Commanders, and Klint Kubiak of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Donald Ullmann (Highland Park, IL/Longboat Key, FL 1969-’72, ’75, ’77) has been happily married for 41 years and has three married kids and one adorable granddaughter. Don has had a career on Wall Street and is still doing mutual fund and charity board work. He lives in Florida and New Jersey.
Tom Wall (St. Louis 1989-’91) is the second-generation owner and principal architect for Mitchell Wall Architecture and Design. With projects reaching as far as Oman, they do work all over the world.
Brian Zager (1993-’99, ’01-’03) has moved to Basalt, CO, outside of Aspen, with his wife Suzie and their two daughters, Cora and Isabel.
We are sad to report the deaths of the following alumni and members of the Camp Family:
Jeanne Aronoff (Austin, TX); Linda Blumberg (Highland Park, IL); Jed Dreifus (Memphis, TN 1940-’47); Gordon Frank (Dallas, TX 1938-’42); Gary Friedman (Highland Park, IL 1968-’70, ‘74-’75, ’78); Ralph Greil (Montgomery, AL/Atlanta, GA 1959-63, ‘65); Glenn Kiersky (Memphis, TN 1959-’67); Kari Lehrer (Herndon, VA); Augie Munoz (DeForest, WI 1956-’58); Jorgen Nielson (Denmark, 1963-’64); Louis Olswang (Highland Park, IL 2009-’13); Michael “Mike Rob” Robinson (Duluth, GA 1996-’01, ‘05-’06); Bill Sloan (Los Angeles, CA 1952-’56, ‘59-’64); Corky Steiner (Cincinnati, OH 1962-65); John Wasserman (Denver, CO 1960-’65, ’67-’69); Joseph Wolf (Hamilton, OH 1942-’51); and James P. Yalem (St. Louis, MO 1967-’70)
In The Bibs and Diapers Department:
Madeline Doris Quiat born in 2024 to Dan Quiat (New York, NY 2003-’07, ‘09-’11) and Lauren Starr; Elliott James Hensel born in 2024 to Joel Hensel (Chicago, IL 2003-’07, ‘09-’13, ‘15) and Caitlyn Bryski; Maxine Abigail Stone born in 2025 to Maggie Horvath (Jamaica Plain, MA 2010-’11, ‘15) and Alex Stone; Anna Lee Alicea born in 2025 to Katlyn Saltzstein Alicea and Antonio Alicea; Chloe Felsenthal born in 2025 to Charlie Felsenthal (New York, NY 2002-’07, ’09-’11) and Rachel Felsenthal; and Sunny Olive born in 2026 to Louis Olive (Chicago, IL 2005-’10, ‘12-’26) and Maggie Olive
Wedding Congratulations To:
Ben Chukerman (Chicago, IL 1999-’04, ‘06) and Laura Ackerman; Zack Halpern (Denver, CO 2006-’11) and Skylar Visnack; Peter Blair (Waxhaw, NC 1986-’90, ‘92-’98, ‘01) and Lori (Veis) Blair; Brad Ringel (2002-’07, ‘09-’10) and Rebecca Hanai; Jason Hirschhorn (Chicago, IL 2000-’02, ‘08-’15, ‘18-‘19, ‘22) and Dr. Emma Templeton; David Sachs (Minneapolis, MN 1997-’03, ‘05-’08, ‘12-’19, ‘21, ‘23) and Lizzy Hang; Daisy Mack (Nampa, ID 2014-’19, ‘21) and Nathan Tetzlaf; Nate Mendelsohn (Brooklyn, NY 2001-’07, ’09’-’11, ’23) and Bridget O’Toole; and Sam Feldman (Chesterfield, MO 2005-’10, ’17) and Brooke Hyman
