Ariella Hanker

Ariella Hanker (Col ’04) and Lior Klirs (Col ’04) welcomed twins, son Natan Daniel and daughter Sarit Tova, on Nov. 13, 2015. Natan and Sarit join sister Yakira, 3. The family lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where Ms. Hanker is a research scientist at Vanderbilt University and Mr. Klirs works on implementing English and language arts curricula at Great Minds.

Ariella Hanker (Col ’04) received a doctorate in genetics and molecular biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in July. She and her husband, Lior Klirs (Col ’04) reside in Nashville, Tenn. Ms. Hanker is a postdoctoral research fellow at Vanderbilt University and Mr. Klirs teaches high school English.