Since its founding in 1938, the Bronx High School of Science
has developed a worldwide reputation as one of the best high schools in
the United States, attracting a diverse array of gifted students from
across New York City.
The Bronx Science Alumni Association is an independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to:
- building a sense of community among the school's 35,000 alumni;
- strengthening the relationship between alumni and the school; and
- providing financial aid to the school
in order to facilitate academic and extracurricular programming.
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The Alumni Association is governed by its constitution, and run by a 15-member Board of Trustees:
James Donegan '72
Bio coming soon ...
Susan Engel '54
Susan is a graduate of the
University of Michigan and has an MS in Education from Iona College. In 1977,
she founded Spotlight magazine, a lifestyle magazine for Westchester
County and built it into a tri-state magazine which she sold in 2000.
Her first husband, Alvin Meadow, an attorney,
passed away in 1994. She married Burton Engel, a businessman, in 1998, and they
moved to Boca Raton, FL and Lenox, MA, where she has pursued a second career as
an artist. She has three sons, Eric, Douglas and Peter, and five
grandchildren.
Susan has been a member of the Board of Trustees of
the Alumni Association for a decade and as editor of the Alumni News, she keeps
in touch with graduates through the class notes section of the newsletter,
reporting on their considerable accomplishments.
She is also a member of the Endowment Board
and says, "Bronx Science gave me a wonderful education and this is my way to
give back so future generations of students will have the same opportunities I
had."
Bart Holland '73
After Bronx Science, Bart got his bachelor’s degree from Columbia and his Ph.D.
from Princeton. He worked in the pharmaceutical industry and is currently
a tenured professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at New Jersey
Medical School. He also works as an expert witness in products liability
litigation. His daughter goes to Bronx Science, and his wife (Dr. Jean
Donahue, ’77) heads the Bronx Science biology department. Bart says,
“I credit Bronx Science with giving me an intellectual foundation
of depth and breadth. Our high school has done so much for so many people;
I would like to help ensure that it continues to do so.”
Marshall Jaffe '77
Marshall has
been a trustee of the Alumni Association since 1994, chairing it from 1995
until 2005. He has spent over 25 years in the investment advisory
business, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. A graduate of Brown
University and the Yale School of Management, Marshall lives in Westchester
County with his wife, Naomi (Stuyvesant ’78), and their two sons.
Bruce B. Jakubovitz '74
Bruce has been a Trustee of the Alumni
Association since 2001. He has served on the Publications,
Communications and Constitutional bylaws committees and has also served
as President of the Bronx High School of Science Endowment Fund, Inc.,
a separate 501c3 organization. Bruce is a Vice President at
Webloyalty.com, a ten year old internet marketing firm, and owner of
the Summit Resort Hotel in St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. He
lives in Westchester with his wife and three sons.
Rose Froehlich Lipman '54
Rose has been a dedicated member of the Board of
Trustees of the Alumni Association since 1989 and has served as
Secretary of the organization for the since '97. She is also a Director
of the Bronx High School of Science Endowment Fund. Rose began her
short teaching career as a math teacher at JHS 144 in The Bronx. She
later founded and directed Interim Systems, Inc., a successful
temporary employment service which she sold in 1987.
Since
becoming
a trustee, Rose has served the organization as an integral
member of almost every committee. She is currently a liaison between
the Endowment Board and the Alumni Association and is chairwoman of the
Scholarship/Awards committee. Rose is the mother of Science graduates
Deborah Lipman Callaghan '77 and Steven Lipman '79. Her aim is help
Science continue it’s mission of excellence in our present environment.
Sharon Manewitz
(Chairman) '65
After tasting many areas of
interest, including art history, graphic design, and city government, Sharon chose
a career in banking and finance. For over 25 years, she specialized in
the industry of working out and restructuring troubled investments for
creditors. Ms. Manewitz recently formed Manewitz Weiker Associates LLC,
to bring experienced restructuring talent to firms and investors that might not
otherwise have access to it. Prior to forming her firm, Ms. Manewitz was a
Managing Director at TIAA-CREF, where she enjoyed a successful 20 year career.
For eleven years prior to that, Sharon held positions in corporate banking at
Bankers Trust Company of New York. Ms. Manewitz has been an invited
speaker at financial industry conferences around the world. She is a
member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and sits on the
boards of companies in the profit and not for profit sectors.
Ms. Manewitz has a BA from Hunter
College with a concentration in Art and Art History. She later received
her MBA, with honors, from Pace University where she was awarded an Andrew
Mellon fellowship. A believer in lifelong learning, Sharon recently attended
NYU for a Certificate in Corporate Governance.
“Bronx Science changed the
course of my life. It was responsible for my getting my very first job.
It affirmed that I was smart and that I could do anything I put my mind to
doing. My greatest joy came on the day I learned that my daughter was
accepted to the school and that she too would enjoy the rigors of a Bronx
Science education.
I am a firm believer in giving
back to those who helped you along the way. My commitment to assuring
that those who follow me and my daughter is front and center in my mind.
My association with the Alumni Board of Trustees has been invaluable in knowing
that I am part of a very special community of talented and interesting fellow
graduates, and, that I have helped many bright youngsters to succeed in their
endeavors, whatever they may be.”
Nan Mead '90
Nan has been a Trustee of the Alumni
Assocation since 2004. Prior to that, she was an Assistant Coach with the Debate and
Speech team as a way to 'give back' to the
program she so enjoyed during her years at Bronx Science. Nan received a B.A. in Politics from
New York
University in 1994. Nan has been in the financial services industry for 17
years and currently works for an alternative investments firm, where she
focuses on business development and client relationship
management. She lives in New York City with her
family.
"What I appreciated
most about my education at Bronx Science was its diversity. Even by New
York City standards nothing compared to its richness...the exposure to other
students from so many different ethnic backgrounds, religions, and economic
circumstances taught me as much about the world as the
curriculum."
Craig Miller '75
Bio coming soon ...
Jonathan Roberts '77
Jonathan was Co-President of the Parents' Association
from 2005 to 2008. He has spent over 25 years in the insurance
industry, and is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. A
graduate of Harvard University, Jon lives in Manhattan with his wife,
Ming-I, and their three children.
Polly Schoenfeld '65
Polly became an English and
journalism teacher at Bronx Science in 1998 after a career as a trade
magazine journalist and corporate newsletter consultant. She is also
Faculty Advisor to Science Survey, the award-winning student
newspaper. A member of the Board of Trustees intermittently since
1988, she has served actively on the School Liaison and Appropriations
committees, and was Board of Trustees Chair in 1991-92. She is married
to fellow alum Alan H. Schoenfeld, '65, and the proud parent of Gaby,
'96 and Michael, '00.
Danny Shapiro '96
Danny is a social entrepreneur and passionate New Yorker,
always striving to connect people to causes and communities larger than
themselves. His career has spanned the
public, private and non-profit sectors,
including digital media deal-making at America Online, coalition
and community building at Hillel,
and economic development with the NYC
Economic Development Corporation.
Danny received his BA in Economics from Harvard College,
and his MBA and MPA from Harvard Business School and the Harvard
Kennedy
School of Government. He has also
completed the Coro Leadership New York Fellowship, a civic leadership
development program in New York City.
Barry Susman '70
Bio coming soon ...
Laura Wood '92
Bio coming soon ...
If you are interested in becoming a Trustee, please contact the Alumni Association.
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