Joseph Berkowitz Joseph and Phillip are brothers separated by only 13 months. With the age difference so small, Joseph is one of the closest people in Phillip’s life. Although Joseph lives in New York and Phillip lives in Washington DC, they still find time to visit each other a few times a year for fun as well as family events. This year they are training together for the New York City Marathon.

Ryan Faircloth Phillip met Ryan early at their time at the University of Central Florida. They mostly bonded through long hours of study groups, all-nighters trying to finish senior design project and inter-mural sports. After Undergrad they continued on to the same graduate program at UCF and suffered together trying to complete a thesis in computer vision. Still friendly today and in related fields, they still collaborate and help each other on projects at their respective jobs.

Dustin Keiser Phillip met Dustin senior year of high school through mutual friends. They both went to school in Winter Park, FL but to different schools. They soon became best friends after high school was behind them and were roommates shortly there after. Dustin and Phillip stayed friendly throughout their time at the University of Central Florida studying and going to many football games together. Dustin and Phillip remain close friends despite Texas being so far away, and Dustin even gave Phillip the grand NASA tour when he visited Houston.

Josh Caplan Lauren met Josh in bar review class. They became fast friends and studied for many hours together in the library. Following law school, the two have participated in Jewish leadership and social events together. The two share an interest in Orioles and Ravens and regularly cheer for their teams together.

Andy Chosak Andy and Phillip met at Object Video where they worked together. They became fast friends and have in common endurance training and music festivals. They have trained together for triathlons and marathons. Phillip and Andy often eat lunch together on Fridays and trade computer knowledge.

Laura and Caroline Egerman Laura is Lauren’s first cousin. Lauren looked up to Laura growing up wanting braces and a car just like Laura had! Although Lauren regretted envying Laura’s braces once she finally got hers, Lauren did enjoy attending law school as cousin Laura did. Lauren visited Laura, Josh, and Caroline several times in their Massachusetts home, and looks forward to a visit to their new home in New Jersey.

JR Halasz Phillip met JR in high school. Since then, they have remained close friends, moving to Connecticut together for a while, then ending up back in Orlando. These days even with JR living in Chicago and Orlando, they are still able to get together on business trips and vacations.

Stacy Crain Stacy is Lauren’s first cousin. The two spent nearly every Sunday evening together at their grandparents’ house and carpooling to Hebrew School. They used to play softball and wall ball in their grandparents’ backyard.

Damon Dicharry Damon and Phillip met in middle school with their families living in the same neighborhood. Damon is close friends with Phillip's brother as well. They were all close throughout middle school, high school, and college. With in the last couple of years, Damon moved to Virginia for grad school and since then, have been able to get together more frequently.

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