[Jasnow's senior portrait]
As part of the senior editorial staff for The Black & White -- Whitman's award-winning student newspaper -- Danny Jasnow spent much of his time at Whitman in pursuit of the truth. So it might not surprise you to hear that Jasnow (who goes by Dan these days) went on to study politics and American Literature at NYU before returning to the DC area to attend law school at Georgetown. Or that he went on to work on Jeanne Shaheen's Senatorial campaign (they won), which led to a coveted job on her senate staff. But maybe it will surprise you to hear that Dan's least favorite part of high school was hiding his own truth or, in his words, "pretending to be straight." Fortunately, Dan says, "[I] got it off my chest a while ago" and these days, he and his husband, Greg, are loving dads to their daughter, Lucy, who just started kindergarten. And if a career in politics and law doesn't seem impressive enough, Dan was also recently elected to the school board in Garrison, NY, where they moved in 2021 after living in the NE DC neighborhood of Brookland for five years.
[The 2003 staff of The Black & White]
Question: What was your favorite part about high school?
Answer: B&Dubbs 4 eva’!!!! Loved being a part of our great newspaper team. Jon Ehrens’ blue utility van was also a highlight.
Question: What are you up to these days? Is it what you imagined yourself doing back in 2003?
Answer: I’m a partner at a law firm which I didn’t imagine even 5 years ago but I’ve been fortunate to have found a great place to work that exposes me to lots of fascinating and challenging issues.
[Editor's note: You can check out his professional profile here: https://www.afslaw.com/attorneys/dan-jasnow]
Question: Hit me with something unexpected, a Dan Jasnow fun fact.
Answer: The summer after freshman year of college, I performed an ACL repair on a cocker spaniel.
[Editor's note: I had some follow-up questions. Dan says, "My first real job was as a veterinary assistant at a vet in the Palisades"]
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