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EW T R U S T E E SCity for Time Warner’s publishing department,and studied graphic design atThe Pratt Institute and the Parsons Schoolof Design.Caroline ScherneckerAs transplants in Boston, Carolineand her husband, Fred, were unfamiliarwith the primary education optionsin the area. (She was born in North Carolinabut grew up in Connecticut, and hehails from Madison, Wisconsin). Whenlooking for the right school for their firstchild, Lily, they soon realized that Park’smission and educational environmentexceeded their hopes. “We were thrilledto find a community that offers such arich tapestry of individuals and experiencesfor our children,” Caroline recalls.“And, we have grown to appreciate thatthis is a family school. As parents, Fredand I receive as much from the Park communityas our children do.”Caroline’s first experience in the Bostonarea was as a boarding student at DanaHall School in Wellesley. After graduatingin 1985, she returned to her Tar Heelroots and attended the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). Carolinemoved back north to work in New YorkIn 1991, at a mutual friend’s wedding,Caroline met Fred, who was living in Newtonafter attending Harvard College.Eventually, despite a clash of Carolina Bluevs. Crimson, Caroline moved to Boston tomarry Fred and worked as the art directorat Reebok. After Lily was born, Catie ’17soon followed, and Caroline left corporatelife to pursue freelance graphic design.Caroline remains involved at UNC-CHsitting on the Board of Visitors and theWomen’s Leadership Board. When herdaughter Lily joined the Park School Classof 2014 in Kindergarten, Caroline joinedthe Parents’ Association, first as a libraryvolunteer. She served next as a Class Rep,then as the Class Rep Coordinator, cochairof fundraisers and community serviceprojects, and as an advisor to the P.A.“I’m honored to be serving the communitynow as the president of the Parents’ Association,and am looking forward to mytwo-year term on the Board of Trustees,”she says.Vincent ChiangWhen Vinny and his wife, Susanne,looked at independent schools,The Park School was the only one theyconsidered. “In our minds, Park reallydistinguished itself. Its commitment toacademic excellence, a diverse community,as well as a child-focused approach tolearning really resonated with what wewanted for our children’s educationalexperience,” says Vinny. All three of theirchildren, Molly ’15, Grace ’17, and Aidan’20, are now Park students.Born in Virginia, Vinny moved to Massachusettsat age 5, after a year in Taiwan,and has remained ever since. Followinggraduation from Weston High School,Vinny attended Harvard College and theUniversity of Massachusetts MedicalSchool. He completed his residency inpediatrics and fellowship in pediatric4 The Park Bulletin | Fall 2010