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Mark Epker ’86, Lisa Amick DiAdamo ’86, Minnie Ames ’86, Meredith Ross ’86,
Amy Lloyd McCarthy ’86, host Garrett Solomon ’86 and Jay Livens ’86
Class of 1986 Reception
AP RI L 2, 2009
B
ecky and Garrett Solomon ’86 hosted the Class of
1986 at their home for a wonderful evening of
fun, food and friendship. Head of School Jerry Katz
provided the group with an informative update on the
School today. The highlight was everyone recalling
their favorite Park School memories.
going to need to try to remember
these days when they are feuding
teenagers.” (photo or in babies) Hats
off to David Wolman on the publication
of his new book, Righting the
Mother Tongue: From Olde English to
Email, the Tangled Story of English
Spelling.
1990 20th Reunion
Class Representatives:
Zach Cherry
212-863-3339
Alex Rabinksy
773-645-4381
arabinsky@hotmail.com
Sadia Shepard’s book, The Girl from
Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors,
Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of
Home, has received rave reviews.
1991
Class Representative Needed
After receiving her PhD from Harvard
in 2008, Ally Field moved to
Los Angeles where she is now an
assistant professor of cinema and
media studies at UCLA’s film school.
“I live in Santa Monica, not too far
from the beach, and I love it so far!”
1993
Class Representatives:
Jessica Ko Beck
917-691-3540
jessicako@gmail.com
Jamie Quiros
617-522-3622
qstips@yahoo.com
Ali Ross
646-528-4248
alross@gmail.com
Jessica Naddaff recently launched
her own business, Bite Size Marketing.
“A passionate ally for small business,
new products, and start ups,
Bite Size Marketing is an alternative
to the traditional marketing agency,”
says Jessica. The company’s website,
bitesizemarketing.com, is up and running.
That WAS David Walton you
saw on T.V! David was in the television
show “Quarterlife, ”and recently
appeared in episode of the USA Network’s
“In Plain Sight,” where he
played the role of a comedian who
had witnessed a murder and as a
result had to enter the witness protection
program. This fall, you can see
him in a new NBC comedy called
“100 Questions.”
T H E A L U M N I S E R V I C E A W A R D
Established in 1999, the Alumni
Award for Distin guished Service
is presented annually at graduation
to an alumna or alumnus
of The Park School for dedicated
service to the Park community.
Board Chair Kevin Maroni presented
the award on behalf of
the Alumni Committee.
Minnie Ames, Class of 1986
I
t is hard to imagine Park School’s
alumni community and not think
of Minnie Ames. A dedicated and
loyal leader, Minnie has consistently
demonstrated the power of the
strong connection among our
alumni, and between our alumni
and the School. In the twenty-three
years since Minnie Ames graduated
from Park School’s Grade IX, she has
remained an integral part of the
alumni community.
Minnie has been a very active
member of the Alumni Committee
since 2001, including service as
the Committee’s Co-Chair from
2007–2009. During this time, Minnie
played a key role in determining
ways to improve the Alumni section
of the Park website, rallied support
among classmates and friends at a
variety of Alumni events, and led
the Committee through two very
successful years of Alumni outreach,
programming and fundraising. In
the fall of 2006, Minnie stepped in
to help Park’s Alumni Relations
Office when the former director for
alumni relations was on maternity
leave. During this time, Minnie spent
countless volunteer hours planning
the Alumni holiday party and taking
on many additional responsibilities.
Minnie played a key role in establishing
the Class of 1986 Financial
Aid Fund, which supports Steppingstone
Scholars at Park. Minnie’s dedication
to Park extends beyond the
campus. As a former co-chair of the
Alumni Committee’s Volunteerism
Sub-Committee, Minnie organized a
volunteer event for alumni at the
Food Project in Lincoln and helped
to facilitate outreach at the
Women’s Lunch Place in Boston.
Now that Minnie’s daughter,
Lucy, is a member of Park’s Class of
2018, Minnie’s legacy at Park School
carries on in a multi-layered way. We
are grateful for Minnie’s many years
of thoughtful and dedicated service
to both Alumni and the greater
School community, and we know
her future service to Park will continue
to be an inspiration to us all.
42 The Park Bulletin | Fall 2009