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P A R K S C H O O L C L A S S O F 1 9 8 5 2 5 T H R E U N I O N B I O G R A P H I E Splayground and playing house under the tree,falling off the top of the slide and chipping myfront tooth, the tire swing, the smell of the concretestairwells, art projects, the house project(that my Dad basically built!), the sugar cookiesbefore recess (YUCK), May Day, feeling like agymnast at Gym Shows, The Harvest Fair… andmore….After Park I went to Nobles and then on tothe University of Vermont. After college, Iworked in marketing, and then went back toschool for my master’s degree in education. I thencombined the two and worked at Scholastic inNew York selling pre-K curricula to teachers.During graduate school, I came back to Park andtaught with Ann Kopp in Grade III. I loved beingback at the school after so much time. I realizedwhat a unique place Park is and how committedthe teachers are. Through my work on theAlumni Committee at Park, I have reconnectedwith so many wonderful people. I love being apart of such a dynamic and fun group. I am nowmarried to Rob Madden and live in Wellesley. Wehave three energetic, busy, and sweet boys. Life isbusier and more tiring than I could have everimagined. But we love being parents and laughingour way through both the challenging days andthe enjoyable ones! Our oldest is in Kindergartenthis year at Park and is thriving. He is very firedup for the Dining Room next year in first grade. Ihear the food is MUCH better than it was backin the ’80s… I feel very fortunate to be able tocome back to Park each day as a parent and experienceit again in a whole, new way.I really enjoyed working on the ReunionCommittee this year and getting back in touchwith some great people that I have not spoken tosince Park! Please e-mail me and let me knowhow you are doing.melissadmadden@comcast.netKatrina NewburyMaking up for past transgressions,namely not sending timelynotes for previous Park Bulletins, Iwill attempt a recap of life since1985. Here goes. . . AttendedNobles with Missy Daniels Madden,Rachel Levine Foley, and StephanieStamatos, then Mount HolyokeCollege [not with Missy and co.],followed by Harvard UniversityExtension School for a Certificate ofMuseum Studies and, finally, a masterof science from the University ofDelaware/Winterthur Program in artconservation. Living the requisitenomadic existence of the conservator, Imoved from DE to CA to MA to GA toVT to MA and worked in various capacities as apostgraduate fellow, intern, assistant and associateconservator in both regional lab and fine artmuseum settings. Presently, I work at theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston as the Saundra B.Lane Associate Conservator [of paper and photographicmaterials] and live in Waltham with mydearest bookbinder husband, Richard Lamb, andtwo children, Gillian (born February 2008) andBenjamin (born January 2010).Fond memories of Park include: The YuleFestival and Mr. Hurlbut’s rendition of theBoar’s Head song; art classes with Ms. Hale andMs. Gallo; consuming A LOT of Ritz crackersand milk in the cafeteria at the beginning ofrecess; being one of the lucky ones to spend11 years [?!!] - nursery through ninth grade—at171 Goddard Ave.Diana WalcottI have always looked forward to reading the 25thReunion bios in The Park Bulletin, and now that itis my turn to write one, I realize how daunting itis! After enjoying 11 years at Park, and walkingto school for the majority of those years, Iattended boarding school at Tabor Academy andthen moved on to Denison University. In myjunior year of college, I was fortunate to be ableto take a semester abroad and attend the Universityof Sydney. I was away for most of the year,exploring Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. Itwas quite an eye-opener, considering I had nevertraveled alone, or much outside of the U.S.During my senior year, I started to think aboutwhat I wanted to do with my life after college.It became clear how my teachers had influencedme and that I loved working with children.The place where that all began wasat Park.I applied to the Intern Program at Park and wasluckily accepted right before graduation! Iworked in the Pre-Kindergarten and Transitionprograms, as well as helped in the AdmissionOffice and coached field hockey. This transitionback to Park was one of opportunity, but mostlyof coming home and connecting to a communitythat was a huge part of my life. Working side byside with my former teachers, using their firstnames instead of “Ms. or Mr.,” learning fromthem in a new way, walking the halls and relivingmemories, all of this made my first job experiencean incredibly special one. The Alumni SteeringCommittee was created at this time, whichbecame a wonderful way for me to reconnectwith people, having been away for many years.After my internship at Park, I decided tointerview where I did my work-study in ninthgrade, The Apple Orchard School. I was hired toteach 3-year-olds and work in the After-SchoolProgram. I absolutely loved working with childrenon the farm, but also missed my experiencein the Admission Office at Park. I was fortunatethat a job became available as the director’s assistantand director of parent activities, where Iwas able to combine all the things that I love:connecting with people and children, admissions,development, and event planning. Seventeenyears later, I am still loving every minute of it!I look forward to catching up with many ofyou at the reunion.Left: Katrina Newbury with husband,Richard Lamb, and their children,Gillian (born February 2008) andBenjamin (born January 2010).Right: Dana Welshman Studley withdaughter River Studley ’16The Park Bulletin | Fall 2010 41