Local historian Chuck Langerman has highlighted the current professional statuses of three Cheltenham alumni:
Rebecca Creskoff (above left)
Rebecca Creskoff, a 1988 graduate, is currently an actress who performed a starring role in the 2024 comedic thriller “ClearMind.”
The Elkins Park native plays Nora, a grieving mother, who uses her virtual reality simulation to crash the weekend getaway of her former friends, beginning an exercise in therapeutic healing which becomes a night of deadly revenge.
She has guest-starred in a number of notable television series including: “Law & Order,” “The West Wing,” “Mad Men,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Hannah Montana,” and “Justified and Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Rebecca has had recurring roles in “The Practice,” “Girlfriends,” “Jonas,” and the HBO series “Hung.”
She has also been seen in the films: “Finding North,” “Friends and Family,” “Stroller Wars,” and Libertyville.”
She is married to Dr. Michael Glassner, a Philadelphia-area fertility doctor. The couple was married at Rodeph Shalom synagogue. Creskoff went to college at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University where she received her Master of Fine Arts degree.
Gabe Tabak (above middle)
Tabak, a 2002 graduate, serves as Assistant General Counsel for the American Clean Power Association (ACP), a leading voice of today’s multi-tech clean energy industry.
As part of ACP’s legal team, Tabak represents the clean energy industry before a range of federal and state agencies, courts, and legislatures. He has experience advocating before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy, state public utility commissions, and regional grid operators, among others.
Prior to joining ACP, Gabe worked on behalf of a range of energy industry clients in private practice.
He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Wesleyan University. In 2002, Tabak was a Cheltenham High School Alumni Association Scholarship winner.
Morgan Pastner Jaffe (above right)
Pastner Jaffe, a 2010 graduate, was recently honored by the University of Maryland Global Campus as the Volunteer of the Month. She was recognized for her commitment to youth empowerment and development in both academics and athletics.
Pastner Jaffe’s early experiences tutoring young athletes motivated her to join Philadelphia Youth Basketball (PYB) where 1985 Cheltenham graduate Kenny Holdsman is co-founder & CEO. She is a leader of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) subcommittee in PYB’s Next Gen Committee and has launched programs to amplify underrepresented voices.
A Bilingual Digital Product manager at Bank of America, she is a graduate of West Chester University and holds a Master’s Degree in Digital Innovation in Marketing from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.
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