Category: Class Notes

Kathleen James was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in November 2018, representing the Bennington-4 district. A Democrat, she serves on the Education Committee and has been appointed to the New England Board of Higher Education and also to the NEBHE Legislative Advisory Council. She’s the co-vice-chair of the Climate Solutions Caucus and a member of the Social Equity Caucus and the Women’s Caucus. She’s a proud graduate of Emerge, a hands-on program that trains women Democrats to run for public office. She’s also the executive director of the nonprofit International Skiing History Association and editor of its bimonthly journal, Skiing History. James lives in Manchester Center with her wife, Alexandra Heintz. Her oldest daughter lives in Chicago and her younger daughter is a junior at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Jennifer Tanaka was named senior editor of digital news at Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM. In her new role she’ll lead the digital content team “to amplify WBEZ’s position as an essential destination for outstanding journalism and news coverage in Chicago,” according to a station announcement. She formerly worked as an executive digital editor and deputy/senior editor at Chicago magazine. Since 2014, Tanaka has been director of digital communications in the alumni relations department at Northwestern University.

Dan Weinrib is the incoming president of the Jefferson County City Clerks Association for the 2020 term. This past August, he received his state municipal clerks certification after completing prerequisite continuing education in just under three years. In June, he will have completed his two-year term as Temple Beth-El board president.

Weinrib pictured here with Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench and Dan’s son, Jack, at the 2019 Opening Day celebration in Cincinnati.

 Stephanie Anton, President of Luxury Portfolio International, was selected for Forbes Real Estate Council, an invitation-only community for executives in the real estate industry. Anton was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of her experience, her track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, and her personal and professional achievements and honors. LPI is the luxury marketing division of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the largest global network of premier locally branded firms dominated by many of the world’s most powerful, independent luxury brands.

Dani Carlson, director of communications and digital strategy for The Center for Community Solutions, a Cleveland-based nonprofit think tank, launched a health and human services journalism grant for reporters in Northeast Ohio. Five journalists received grant funding, and the first piece funded by the grant was published in one of the final editions of daily Ohio newspaper The Youngstown Vindicator. Before joining the nonprofit, Carlson spent 12 years as a television reporter in markets across the country.